Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect
Chapter 417 - 255: Half-Immortal Body

Chapter 417: Chapter 255: Half-Immortal Body

"You really surprised me."

The avatar of Tian Lan Immortal Venerable spoke.

Less than fifty steps into the Return to Void, yet able to pass the test and reach the summit of the celestial ladder.

"Immortal Venerable..."

Li Qian intended to be modest, but the avatar of Tian Lan Immortal Venerable smiled slightly and said, "Since you have passed the test, you are now my registered disciple."

Li Qian was stunned for a moment, then realized that this so-called immortal fate test was essentially Tian Lan Immortal Venerable selecting disciples.

"Greetings, Master."

Li Qian bowed immediately.

The avatar of Tian Lan Immortal Venerable nodded, then pointed to a light not far away, "This is a wisp of immortal spiritual energy, which can gradually transform your spirit body into a half-immortal body, ensuring no bottleneck on the path of return to void."

"Master, what is the difference between a half-immortal body and returning void perfection?"

Li Qian asked curiously.

"There is a big difference. Although returning void perfection allows you to forcibly remain in the Upper Realm through solidification during the Return to Void... this method cannot gain you immortality status and only makes you an undocumented, which poses great risks and makes future achievements nearly impossible."

The avatar of Tian Lan Immortal Venerable explained, "But after transforming your spirit body into a half-immortal body and then achieving returning void perfection, you can take the path of ascension and gain immortality status with much better prospects for development thereafter."

"Does that mean returning void perfection cannot lead to a normal ascension?"

Li Qian was quite surprised.

All along, he thought that reaching returning void perfection would provide a chance for ascension.

"It’s not that simple. To take the path of ascension, you must have a guide."

Tian Lan Immortal Venerable chuckled, "Therefore, in the Lower Realm, although there are many with returning void perfection, because they cannot take the path of ascension, they have to remain in the Lower Realm, and although they cannot advance further, they gain a high status, which is a million times better than becoming undocumented in the Upper Realm."

Li Qian was greatly shocked upon hearing this, not expecting that the ascension to the Upper Realm contained so many mysteries.

If he were in that situation, he wouldn’t willingly take the shortcut of returning void, to become an undocumented.

Just from the term undocumented, one can infer the difficulties faced in the Upper Realm.

No wonder the reactions of those thirteen people were so intense.

Cutting off someone’s path to wealth is like killing their parents.

Especially since he had blocked their qualification for the immortal fate test?

Probably, those people hated him to the core.

However, he didn’t care.

After all, the immortal fate has now become his own.

"Alright, quickly merge with this wisp of immortal spiritual energy, and when you ascend later, just show this token, and I will immediately send someone to receive you."

The avatar of Tian Lan Immortal Venerable waved his hand, and an extraordinary token flew in front of Li Qian.

"Yes, Master."

Li Qian quickly put away the token.

Then he approached the wisp of immortal spiritual energy, and as he reached out to touch it, the immortal spiritual energy instantly entered his body, and shortly after, Li Qian was enveloped in a peculiar eggshell.

It felt just like a longevity embryo.

Strange patterns circulated on the surface of this peculiar eggshell.

After a while, the eggshell gradually melted away, receding into Li Qian’s body.

Li Qian closed his eyes, sensing the enormous transformation in his body.

It felt like a rebirth.

This enhancement was somewhat similar to the transformation from a mortal body to a longevity spirit body during the breakthrough to the Longevity Realm.

Moreover, he felt that the immortal spiritual energy was not entirely consumed, as he had just absorbed a part, with much still stored in his body.

Therefore, he summoned the system interface to check the latest information.

The dimension upgrade progress had not increased.

He was quite surprised by this.

"Master, by absorbing immortal spiritual energy to transform into a half-immortal body, doesn’t it increase return to void progress?"

Li Qian curiously asked.

"What do you think Return to Void is?"

The avatar of Tian Lan Immortal Venerable chuckled.

"It should be about adaptability to the Upper Realm. Logically, as my longevity spirit body is transforming into a half-immortal body, the adaptability to the Upper Realm should greatly increase, right?"

Li Qian pondered and replied.

"Yes and no."

The avatar of Tian Lan Immortal Venerable said, "Rather than saying it’s adaptability to the Upper Realm, it is more of an assimilation dimensional upgrade by the rules of the Upper Realm, hence any enhancement apart from the Upper Realm won’t aid in Return to Void."

Li Qian understood.

Whether it’s spiritual energy or immortal spiritual energy, although it can enhance his longevity spirit body and enable him to enter a half-immortal body, it cannot increase the dimension upgrade progress.

To increase dimension upgrade progress, he must go through the Return to Void to enter the Upper Realm.

However, after the Chen Bell upgraded to a Dao Artifact, it significantly increased his dimension upgrade progress, indicating that apart from the Upper Realm, it is indeed possible to increase dimension upgrade progress; it’s just that Tian Lan Immortal Venerable did not have an understanding in this area.

It also indicates that Tian Lan Immortal Venerable does not have the capability to increase the dimension upgrade progress for him.

"I must take my leave too. The token I gave you earlier can control the array pearl before the Immortal Mansion closes. If there’s anything left in the Immortal Mansion, you can take whatever you want..."

After saying this, the avatar of Tian Lan Immortal Venerable gradually dispersed.

Immediately, Li Qian felt an invisible force envelop him, and when he regained consciousness, he had already returned to that Great Hall.

The thirteen people were still present.

Upon seeing Li Qian’s appearance, they stared at him fixedly, with expressions of wanting to devour him.

Li Qian didn’t look at them but instead at the array pearl. With a wave of the token in his hand, the array pearl trembled slightly and then flew over, falling into Li Qian’s palm.

Everyone present had their pupils shrink upon witnessing this scene.

"You, you obtained the immortal fate?"