Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1364: Chapter 1332: The First Citizen Monk of the Ten Thousand Clans

“The first Ascension Citizen is about to emerge…”

“Will it succeed?”

Huo Baosan stared at the white jade skeleton in the starry sky, his mouth dry and his heart pounding with excitement.

The hope of becoming a citizen was right before his eyes!

The radiant Immortal Ascension Path was right before him!

“Immortal Sect Citizen, Immortal Sect Citizen…”

All around, many cultivators—including Blood River King, numerous Divinity Transformation cultivators from the Minor Thousand Worlds, and Nascent Soul monks—watched the sky with eager and envious gazes, their imaginations running wild, wishing it was they standing beneath the lightning clouds of Ascension.

Among them were the Stone People Race, the Fire Spirit Clan, the Fox Tribe, the Bull Clan…

They had grown accustomed to being inferior, beneath others.

Throughout the reign of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, during the rebellion, or even farther back in ancient times, they were slaves. Their vital souls, their lifespans, their flesh—all belonged to their masters.

In the era of the Immortal Sect, their lives had transformed profoundly—they no longer had to fear being arbitrarily killed or having their souls extracted and refined.

Yet deep down, everyone understood that they could never be truly equal to the Immortal Sect citizens, nor could they ascend beyond Divinity Transformation. A cold, unbreakable boundary existed.

But now, a glimmer of hope had appeared!

Four hundred years ago, the Great Sun God Transformation Strategy emerged, shaking the entire Domain and the Endless Starry Sky. An uncountable number of minds across the Star Domain collectively saw their moral score increase by a full tier, and cultivators of ten thousand races had never before been so enthusiastic about the course on moral cultivation.

Despite this, doubts still lingered.

Now, a tangible example had arrived. From the Skull Blood Vine Demon Clan, Hua Teng was currently facing the trial of the Ascension Heavenly Tribulation, poised to pass through the citizen Ascension Heavenly Tribulation!

Boom!

Boom-boom-boom!

Under the gaze of countless captivated onlookers, from the Ten Thousand Clans and innumerable cultivators, the first bolt of lightning struck, causing the skeletal figure under the starry sky to tremble as its bones fractured and its arm turned charred from the tribulation lightning.

The first tribulation was already like this.

Everyone’s hearts were jolted.

“I will not fail!”

Hua Teng growled under her breath.

Clang!

A thousand white bone flying swords soared, forming a Bone Sword Formation, attacking the heavens and shattering tribulation bolts. But when the second heavenly tribulation descended, cracks appeared in the thousand flying swords, and the slender white jade skeleton trembled, her aura visibly diminishing.

How could the power of a cultivator ever compare to the might of the heavens?

Boom!

Boom-boom!

Lightning struck down one after another, further shattering the delicate skeleton’s bones, cracking them and causing the flying swords to wail as they plummeted into the starry void. The figure amidst the lightning seemed about to be engulfed by the thunder entirely.

The lightning contained immense majesty and relentless destruction, as the Heavenly Dao tested one’s heart.

While enduring the tribulation, various internal demons arose in the cultivator’s mind.

Hua Teng’s gaze grew dazed.

In this dreamlike trance, she had already passed through the Ascension Heavenly Tribulation and was personally received by the Great Sun Celestial Lord.

The Great Sun Celestial Lord warmly addressed her as a peer, his eyes devoid of distance or polite courtesy, greeting her sincerely, and then escorting her to Qingfeng District’s Civil Affairs Bureau in Xiandu to handle her ID card and household registration.

The Great Sun Celestial Lord further introduced her to various aspects of the Immortal Sect, recommending that she enroll in a university to receive citizen education and solidify her foundations.

He then guided her on how to use the Xianmen Library to access knowledge heritage. Millions upon millions of priceless doctrines, capable of triggering upheavals and wars across entire Star Domains, were freely accessible to her…

These experiences convinced Hua Teng that she had truly entered the Immortal Realm!

From this moment onward, I am no longer who I used to be!

Thus, Hua Teng grew, fought, killed, researched, and contributed immensely within the Immortal Sect. Five thousand years later, she acquired an opportunity for Refining Void and advanced further.

One day, when the Immortal Sect faced a mortal enemy, at a critical juncture, Hua Teng, now a True Venerable of Refining Void, made her choice…

One day, a lowly mortal citizen insulted Hua Teng, a Refining Void True Venerable, to her face, even mocking her flirtatiously. Her anger flared…

…

Twenty-five thousand years later, Hua Teng ascended to the Harmonization stage, becoming the strongest in the Immortal Sect, reigning over countless beings. No one could surpass her—not even the Great Sun Sword Master, who was still only in mid-stage Void Refining.

She sought to…

Ninety thousand years later, Hua Teng transcended Harmonization, overwhelming the Eight Great Immortal Sects. Even the Central Array Spirit Computer of the Immortal Sect could not restrain her.

Numerous children of the Skull Blood Vine Demon Clan knelt before her, including her favorite daughter—her blood relative who took ten thousand years to be born, the closest kin she had in this world.

Her daughter’s eyes gleamed with desire, a murderous intent directed at the surrounding Immortal Sect citizens.

Hua Teng understood her daughter’s wishes and showed a hint of hesitation…

…

These scenes surfaced within Hua Teng’s heart demon.

They also appeared in the minds of the Nine Participatory Politics members of the Immortal Sect, transmitted to them by the Central Array Spirit Computer for their decision-making.

Far, Great Sun Celestial Lord, Divine Machine True Venerable, Wanji True Venerable, and the others quietly watched.

“At the Refining Void stage, her resolve remained firm.”

“At the Harmonization stage, cracks formed.”

“Beyond Harmonization, those cracks widened significantly, jeopardizing the Immortal Sect…”

Divine Machine True Venerable sighed, “Is there truly anyone in this world who is pure and entirely trustworthy?”

“If citizens were subjected to such trials, what would happen then?”

No one responded to his question, including the Great Sun Celestial Lord, who had proposed the Great Sun God Transformation Strategy.

“Members of the Political Council,”

“Please cast your vote on the citizen Ascension Heavenly Tribulation of Hua Teng, the Divinity Transformation cultivator of the Magic Vine Minor Realm.”

The voice of the Central Array Spirit Computer rang out.

The votes of the Political Council members would directly determine Hua Teng’s destiny—even the most brilliant Divinity Transformation cultivator could not match those in Harmonization.

This was the first potential Immortal Sect citizen from the Ten Thousand Clans. Power had not been decentralized; it remained entirely in the control of the Central Array Spirit Computer.

Jiang Ding cast his vote in favor.

He closed his eyes slightly, not attempting to persuade the surrounding Refining Void True Venerables.

There was no need.

The Dao Heart of Refining Void True Venerables was too steadfast for anyone to convince them with words.

The Immortal Sect and Jiang Ding were one; no matter what the future held, they would journey together, step by step. All citizens would bear full responsibility for the decisions they made.

Such decisions should not be influenced by outsiders.

“Ding!”

“Voting is complete.”

“Votes in favor: seven. Votes against: two.”

“The resolution has been made.”

The Central Array Spirit Computer announced the result and issued an administrative order: “Hua Teng, cultivator of the Ten Thousand Clans, with outstanding battle merits, remarkable scientific creativity, and a moral score exceeding 130, fulfills the qualifications for Immortal Sect Ascension Immigration. Permission is granted to pass the citizen Ascension Heavenly Tribulation.”

“Today, the number of citizens rises by one.”

…

In the starry sky, the lightning gradually dissipated.

All Outer Realm cultivators held their breath.

In that shattered expanse, as the Spiritual Light faded away, a battered and broken skeleton was revealed.

Her body was covered in cracks, many parts reduced to powder by the destructive force of the lightning, her entire being weak and teetering on the brink of death.

In the next moment,

The destructive lightning transformed into pure vitality!

The fractured bones healed, the severed arm recovered; on the white jade-like bones, strands of meridians appeared, followed by blood vessels, then flesh, hair, eyes, and a heart…

In an instant, a graceful woman stood before everyone.

The sharp-eyed among them showed a look of shock.

In their Divine Sense, this was undeniably human—from her Divine Soul to her flesh, to the energy she emitted, every aspect indistinguishable from a human.

The flesh was entirely real, not an illusion technique.

“I am stronger now, my talents are enhanced…”

Hua Teng murmured as though still in a dream.

Buzz!

Buzz-buzz!

In the void, countless spatial runes weaved together, golden lotuses emerged from the earth, celestial flowers cascaded from the skies, celestial maidens danced in the heavens, golden boys and jade girls paved the path; dragons and phoenixes soared, unfurling a road ascending to the sky.

At the end of the road stood a mysterious and hazy portal.

The Immortal Sect!

This was the gateway to the Immortal Sect!

“Citizen Hua Teng, welcome home.”

From within the portal, a gentle voice resonated—it was the Great Sun Celestial Lord personally offering his welcome, his tone exceptionally warm, embracing a long-wandering soul finally returning home.