Chu Yang hadn't expected that this little white bear would actually create a series of recruitment videos.
However, his concerns were not unfounded, because although there were many cultivators on Blue Star, those who could fight on the battlefield, meaning those at the Golden Core stage and above, were far from sufficient.
Given the scale of the Heaven-Slaying Clan's army invading the third immortal cultivation world, the cultivators of Blue Star would certainly not be able to contend.
But Chu Yang had also not told them that he could open a dimensional portal and seek aid from other dimensions.
From this perspective, it was a good thing, giving the cultivators of Blue Star a sense of urgency.
All verbal admonitions were not as deeply impactful as real videos.
...
On this day, the skies of Blue Star suddenly changed.
The people were somewhat panicked, but Jiang Chen quickly informed everyone that this was Chen Xiaohan's ascension ceremony.
"Immortal Emperor..."
Everyone gazed up at the sky, a little dazed, yet also excited.
Would their Blue Star finally have an Immortal Emperor?
But why Chen Xiaohan?
"Although I highly acknowledge Chen Xiaohan's strength, in terms of talent and cultivation techniques, it doesn't seem reasonable for her to become an Immortal Emperor first."
"What about Li Qingyun? Daoist Bai? Have they lost their momentum?"
"Don't joke. Brother Immortal explained before that Immortal Kings can ascend to the Imperial Throne by challenging the Heavenly Dao at any time. Theoretically, whoever defeats the other first becomes the Immortal Emperor."
"So, is she going to confront the Heavenly Dao now? What is the Heavenly Dao? I want to see!"
"Holy crap, wouldn't that be very dangerous? I heard that failure means the destruction of body and soul!"
"..."
Many people looked up into the void and saw lightning flashing in the sky, followed by clouds transforming into a poisonous purple.
Shortly after, these purple clouds condensed into a person identical to Chen Xiaohan.
This was the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao; to become an Immortal Emperor, one had to defeat and replace her.
Therefore, she was undoubtedly at the strength of an Immortal Emperor.
Chu Yang was also watching Chen Xiaohan's ascension ceremony. Despite the influence of the [Immortal Emperor Guarantee Card], he had never witnessed an Immortal King ascending to the Immortal Emperor realm.
Chen Xiaohan looked at the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao, feeling an extremely powerful oppressive force.
This oppressive force was inescapable; just a glance allowed her to feel the gap between a subordinate and a superior.
Her blood seemed to freeze at that moment, and the Gu worms within her seemed to have lost most of their vitality, yet the opponent hadn't even made a move.
"So why can I defeat you? The power of karma?"
Chen Xiaohan was speechless. Her individual combat ability was already quite poor, and at this moment, she saw little hope.
However, she was not one to wait for death. She clenched her fists and forced out all her natal blood Gu.
Bloody butterflies, one by one, circled Chen Xiaohan, emitting faint golden light.
She had three thousand natal blood Gu, which could even devour an Immortal King whole.
The Heavenly Dao manifestation lunged at Chen Xiaohan, carrying with it an ocean of purple, the most terrifying poison in heaven and earth, the primordial essence of poisonous Heavenly Dao.
For the first time, Chen Xiaohan felt what it was like to be poisoned; her entire body felt as if it would rot away in an instant.
But then she suddenly froze, because she realized... it didn't seem particularly painful.
Upon closer inspection, she discovered that through cultivating the 《Poison Gu Scripture》 and the 《Poison Soul Scripture》, almost all her blood and cells had been formed by poisonous Gu.
Her soul had long been divided into billions of fragments and then reassembled to form the individual known as "Chen Xiaohan."
Therefore, whether this poison targeted her body or her soul, the damage was within an acceptable range.
Furthermore, while this Heavenly Dao was of the poisonous path, Chen Xiaohan now possessed formidable Gu worms in addition to poison. These Gu worms had even survived the lightning tribulation when she ascended to immortality, growing alongside her.
"Before I get poisoned to death, it seems there's a chance..."
Chen Xiaohan immediately had an epiphany. She dissolved her own body, transforming into countless blood butterflies, which from afar looked like a bloody ocean surging towards the Heavenly Dao manifestation.
The Heavenly Dao manifestation had no consciousness; it engaged in combat instinctively.
"Boom!"
Facing Chen Xiaohan's counterattack, the purple poison surged, then erupted with a violent roar.
The potent poison exploded.
All the blood butterflies seemed to have been destroyed.
Those watching this scene displayed expressions of horror.
"It's over! She's been blown up!"
"Damn, that's terrifying!"
"She's going to fail, isn't she? This is too frightening!"
"..."
The skies over half of Blue Star were enveloped in purple, obscuring the sun.
If not for knowing it was Chen Xiaohan's ascension ceremony, many might have believed it was the end of the world.
Chu Yang, observing through his [Piercing Gaze], knew that Chen Xiaohan was likely on the verge of success.
Although it appeared Chen Xiaohan had been instantly annihilated, he clearly saw several blood Gu enter the Heavenly Dao manifestation's body.
Then, they began to devour...
The Heavenly Dao manifestation split its body, attempting to expel the Gu worms within.
But Chen Xiaohan's division was even more potent; she even sacrificed her life force to divide herself into more Gu worms.
This Heavenly Dao manifestation was the power of primordial poisonous essence, and it began to devour madly.
The Gu worms were continuously destroyed, yet continuously regrew.
The Heavenly Dao manifestation could not instantly eliminate Chen Xiaohan, as doing so would also destroy itself.
Thus, the two sides could only engage in a constant tug-of-war, fighting through division and consumption.
And then, in this peculiar manner of combat, the purple hue in the sky gradually faded, and the cold gaze of the Chen Xiaohan manifested by the Heavenly Dao began to regain color.
Subsequently, as the sun's light reappeared, the bell of the Great Dao chimed nine times.
A colossal throne materialized behind Chen Xiaohan, as if congratulating her on becoming the first Immortal Emperor.
Chu Yang stroked his chin, realizing how unfathomable the law of karma truly was.
Because now, everything about Chen Xiaohan appeared logical; her growth trajectory and the cultivation techniques she practiced allowed her to greatly mitigate the damage caused by poison, while consumption and division were abilities she already possessed.
"Could it be that she could have achieved the Immortal Emperor realm so easily without this? Was the [Immortal Emperor Guarantee Card] wasted?"
Just as Chen Xiaohan successfully ascended to the Imperial Throne, a "ding" sounded in Chu Yang's mind.
"Congratulations to the host, the progress of the Immortal Cultivation Era has reached '90%'. You have received a phased gift package. Do you wish to open it?"