I can't keep a low profile when cultivating immortality; the sixth one is actually myself.

The Dafeng Dynasty was divided into four regions and seventeen prefectures.

Guangling in the eastern region governs four prefectures: Qingzhou, Luozhou, Pingzhou, and Quzhou.

At the border of Qingzhou and Luozhou, there is a vast mountain range called the Qingluo Mountains.

In the heart of the Qingluo Mountains stands a massive, towering peak called Qingluo Peak.

Qinglu Peak is the highest peak in the Qingluo Mountains and is also considered the main peak of the Qingluo Mountains.

Qingluo Peak is shrouded in clouds and mist year after year.

Moreover, the clouds and mist were very strange; ordinary people would lose their way if they entered them.

Many people who enter never come out again.

The government can't do anything about it, and they don't dare to.

Over time, Qingluo Peak became a forbidden area.

Today, Qingluo Peak, which usually inspires fear like a tiger, suddenly revealed a deep passage hidden in the clouds and mist.

A short while later, a girl dressed in a purple dress strolled out.

The girl had skin as smooth as cream, bright eyes and white teeth, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and a well-proportioned body.

The surface of the purple fairy dress shimmered with a faint purple glow, making the girl appear as radiant and beautiful as a fairy.

At this moment, the girl was holding a Bagua compass in one hand, and her other fair hand was occasionally fiddling with the compass.

The compass needle swung back and forth, as if searching for something.

A moment later, the compass needle stopped and pointed in the direction of Qingzhou.

"Huh, that's strange! Didn't Master say that person was in Qinghua Prefecture? Why is it pointing to Qingzhou Prefecture?" the girl in the purple dress asked in confusion.

"Never mind, let's carry out the sect's mission first."

When we pass through Qinghua Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture, we'll take the opportunity to investigate further.

That child bears the master's mark; we'll find him sooner or later.

Although the girl in the purple dress was puzzled, she prioritized her sect's mission and immediately came up with an idea.

He then mounted his flying sword and soared into the clouds, heading towards the nearest city, Qingyun Prefecture.

At the same time, cultivators emerged from various sacred mountains and blessed lands.

Each of them went to different mortal kingdoms to carry out the same mission—the Immortal Ascension Assembly.

The Immortal Ascension Assembly is held once every sixty years, a grand event shared by both the mortal and immortal realms.

To understand the origins of the Immortal Ascension Assembly, we must start with the unique environment of the Tianlong Continent.

Tianlong Continent, a dazzling and vast world.

Here, two suns can share the same sky, and three moons can share the same night, hence it is also known as the Land That Never Sleeps.

One of the two suns is called 'Taiyao', and the other is called 'Tai'an'.

Taiyao, with its dazzling brilliance, hangs high in the sky like a furnace, shining brightly.

Tai'an, on the other hand, was only half the size of Taiyao. It emitted a dark red light, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

During the daytime, two suns always hang in the sky.

When night falls, the strange phenomenon of three moons appearing simultaneously will occur.

Of course, for the people of Tianlong Continent, this was already commonplace and nothing to be surprised about.

After all, even the most amazing scenery becomes tiresome if you see it every day or every month.

What's so strange about that?

The three moons are respectively called the Jade Rabbit, the Divine Osmanthus, and the Heavenly Toad.

The Jade Rabbit is shaped like a plate and resembles jade.

It is named 'Jade Rabbit' because the shadows on its surface converge, making it resemble a rabbit.

It shines like a bright pearl, and moves like a rabbit in flight.

The largest of the three cassia trees in March has a bright, silvery-gray sheen.

It is also named 'Divine Osmanthus' because the shape of the shadow on its surface resembles a thousand-year-old osmanthus tree.

The Heavenly Toad is also known as the 'Heavenly Cripple'.

According to legend, in ancient times, the light of the celestial toad was bright yellow.

It is named 'Tianchan' because the shadows on its surface resemble a golden toad.

According to later legends, a tremendous war took place on the continent in ancient times.

This battle affected the entire world, even the moon was not spared.

The Heavenly Toad was the most unlucky, as it was caught in the crossfire of that great battle, resulting in half of it being broken, hence the name 'Heavenly Cripple'.

Nowadays, whenever the toad is in the sky, you can see that one half of it is intact, while the other half is broken.

On its broken side, countless fluorescent dots of varying sizes and brightness are scattered.

Besides the fact that it takes two days and three months to travel, the starry sky of the Tianlong Continent is also quite peculiar.

Every night, the sky is filled with stars, their distribution subtly rhythmic.

Among them, 108 stars are the brightest, forming a natural celestial constellation that envelops the Tianlong Continent.

The Tianlong Continent, due to its unique environment of the sun, moon, and stars, has generated a rich and special energy.

Later generations called it spiritual energy.

Legend has it that in ancient times, the spiritual energy of the entire continent was extremely abundant.

Many places are shrouded in spiritual mist, which lingers all day long, and all kinds of rare and precious treasures are everywhere.

However, after the great ancient war and the shattering of the Heavenly Toad, the spiritual energy of the entire continent began to wither and gradually became thinner.

Even now, although there is still a lot of spiritual energy on the continent, it is distributed very unevenly.

After the great ancient war, towards the end of the ancient era, due to the drastic changes in the spiritual energy environment of the continent, cultivation became extremely difficult for cultivators of all races.

Therefore, the powerful beings of all races had no choice but to temporarily set aside their hatred and join forces to set up sealing formations in places across the continent where spiritual energy was abundant.

From then on, the Tianlong Continent was divided into two realms: the mortal realm and the immortal realm.

After the Primordial Era, the places that were not sealed off lost all their spiritual energy and became completely barren lands.

The various places rich in spiritual energy that were sealed off became blessed lands and grottoes.

From that time onward, a situation completely separated the mortal and the immortal realms.

However, if this continues, it will hinder the development of both the mortal and immortal realms, so the powerful beings set new rules.

“Every sixty years, a grand ceremony for the ascension of immortals is held.”

They select promising talents from the mortal realm and send them to the world of cultivation.

The Immortal Ascension Ceremony is about to begin, and there is still one year until its official opening.

Therefore, all the sects in the cultivation world sent people to the mortal realm early on to search for promising immortal talents.

A girl in a purple dress flew across the sky on a flying sword.

They landed in a desolate place not far from Qingyun City.

Sheathed his flying sword and continued on foot, walking all the way to the official road and heading straight for the prefectural city.

An hour later, the girl arrived at the city gate of the prefecture.

Without pausing, they entered the prefectural city directly and headed straight for the prefectural government office.

After an incense stick had burned, the girl arrived at the government office.

With a wave of his hand, he produced a black token.

The token is square on the outside and round on the inside.

The square edges are carved with auspicious cloud patterns.

A yin-yang symbol is carved in the middle.

Below the yin-yang symbol is a seal pattern with the words "Crossing to Immortality" engraved inside.

The girl in the purple dress walked up to a guard at a government office, handed him the token, and said:

"Please inform the Prefect that someone has come to visit. The Prefect will understand everything once he sees the token."

The guard noticed that the girl in the purple dress did not resemble an ordinary commoner and possessed an air of nobility.

Not daring to delay, he accepted the token with both hands, said "Please wait a moment," and headed straight for the inner courtyard.

A moment later, a man in his forties, dressed in an official robe, hurriedly came from the inner courtyard.

The visitor was none other than the Prefect of Qingyun Prefecture.

The prefect of Qingyun saw the girl in the purple dress from afar and, not daring to be careless, walked up to her and bowed.

"Your humble servant is Meng Zhizhou, the Prefect of Qingyun Prefecture."

"I was unaware of your arrival, sir. I apologize for not greeting you properly. Please forgive me," Meng Zhizhou said.

The girl in the purple dress said, "Your Excellency is too kind. I am new to the city and have come to bother you. Please forgive me!"

Prefect Qingyun: "Your Excellency is too kind. Please come inside. Tea has been prepared in the mansion."

Seeing the girl in the purple dress nod slightly, Prefect Meng turned around and led the way into the government office, arriving at a side hall.

After everyone was seated, Prefect Meng asked, "May I ask how you are addressed, Immortal Master?"

The girl in the purple dress replied directly: "This humble woman is Murong Ziling from the Qingyun Sword Sect."

"Greetings, Immortal Master Murong! Your presence at my humble abode is truly an honor!" Lord Meng complimented.

"Lord Meng, there's no need for such formalities. I'm just here on a mission ordered by my sect, and I'll have to rely on you a lot!" Murong Ziling said politely.

"You're too kind, Immortal Master Murong. It is my honor to serve you!" Lord Meng replied.

Murong Ziling then asked, "I presume Lord Meng already knows the purpose of my visit?"

Prefect Qingyun: "Reporting to the Immortal Master, I received a secret imperial edict at the beginning of the year."

If you encounter a celestial master who comes with a celestial crossing token, you must unconditionally and fully cooperate with the celestial master to complete the mission.

However, the specific details remain unknown.

Murong Ziling: "Yes, I have come here for the Immortal Ascension Conference. I wonder if you are aware of this, sir?"

The prefect of Qingyun shook his head and said, "In my more than ten years of service, I have never heard of such a thing."

Murong Ziling: "Then let's have a word with Lord Meng!"

The prefect of Qingyun was startled: "May I ask, Immortal Master, does this matter involve any secrets?"

Murong Ziling: "The Immortal Crossing Ceremony is not a secret, and we will eventually need your help, so it is no problem to talk to you about it."

Murong Ziling then began to recount her story:

"There has always been a distinction between immortals and mortals."

Mortals have short lives and weak bodies, while cultivators live long lives and are strong and healthy.

Ordinary people live a fleeting life, barely a few decades.

Cultivators typically live to be at least a hundred years old, and living to several hundred years is quite common.

At a high level, living to a thousand years, ten thousand years, or even immortality is not impossible!

However, cultivators possess immense power, making them far too dangerous for mortals.

Many demonic cultivators would readily wipe out entire families and massacre entire cities, leaving ordinary people unable to even put up a fight.

Therefore, it is unknown when, but a powerful being intervened and separated the immortals from the mortals.

This allows mortals to rest and recuperate, undisturbed by cultivators.

However, once one enters the path of immortality, one generally emphasizes self-cultivation and character building.

Very few infants can be born in the cultivation world, and even fewer possess the aptitude for cultivation.

However, the separation between immortals and mortals, if continued, may lead to the decline of the immortal path.

There are many ordinary people, and therefore a great many infants and young children are born.

Those with cultivation aptitude are extremely rare, almost one in ten thousand.

However, due to the large number of mortals, the overall number of people with cultivation potential is still very large.

Thus, the Immortal Crossing Ceremony came into being.

One purpose is to select promising young immortals with cultivation potential from the mortal world and send them to the cultivation world to ensure the longevity of the immortal path.

Secondly, it also provides mortals with a path to advancement, giving them the opportunity and right to pursue immortality and longevity.

The Immortal Ascension Ceremony is held once every sixty years.

The reason for setting it at 60 years is to prevent cultivators from frequently disturbing the mortal world and causing widespread suffering.

Ultimately, it is for both the protection of mortals and the continuation of the immortal path.

Now, sixty years have passed since the last Immortal Ascension Assembly.

The new Immortal Ascension Conference is about to begin.

Within the territory of Feng Kingdom, the Qingyun Sword Sect will take the lead and preside over the operation.

Murong Ziling recounted the origins of the Immortal Ascension Assembly to Prefect Meng in one breath.

Then he said, "I won't say much more. Although the Immortal Crossing Ceremony is a grand event for both the cultivation world and the mortal world, it is not appropriate to make a big fuss about it."

"Adhering to our consistent principle, we must not disturb the mortal world too much. Therefore, I hope Lord Meng will provide assistance and cooperation," Murong Ziling said, cupping her hands in greeting.

After listening to Murong Ziling's explanation, Prefect Meng finally understood.

So this is the Immortal Ascension Assembly. No wonder I've never heard of it before; it's held once every sixty years.

I've only been an official for twelve years at most.

The new session is about to begin, and the last Immortal Ascension Conference was more than forty years ago, before I became an official.

It's estimated that the mortal world has long forgotten about the Immortal Ascension Assembly, especially since it was held in such a low-key manner.

Then Prefect Meng cautiously replied, "What are you saying, Immortal Master? To be able to serve you is a blessing I have accumulated over many lifetimes. I just don't know how I can help you."

"It's simple, I have a lot of talismans here."

The prefect only needs to send someone carrying a talisman to walk in populated areas.

When we encounter the person we need, the talisman will light up to give us a hint.

"The closer you get, the brighter the light becomes," Murong Ziling replied.

Then Murong Ziling said:

"Furthermore, although the talisman can make judgments and identify qualified people."

However, having qualifications does not necessarily mean that one meets our requirements.

Therefore, some simple screening is still needed.

Firstly, those over thirty years of age are not eligible.

Secondly, children under the age of ten should not use this method.

Thirdly, those with physical disabilities should not be employed.

Fourth, those who voluntarily give up will not be employed.

In addition, those who meet the requirements will be given priority, especially the younger ones, the literate ones, the scholars, and those who have passed the state examination.

The time limit is six months, and the more qualified applicants, the better.

In addition, each of the final selected candidates should ideally prepare a biographical file.

A reward will be given for completing the task well:

One Longevity Pill can extend one's life by ten years;

One disease-curing talisman can cure all diseases;

One Ascension Token. With this token, those who meet the requirements can directly enter the inner sect of the Immortal Cultivation Sect.

Those who complete the tasks best in each prefecture will receive additional rewards.

"That's all I have to say. Does Prefect Meng understand?" Murong Ziling asked after explaining the situation in detail.

"Reporting to the Immortal Master, I understand. I will do my utmost to assist you in completing the mission," Prefect Meng replied sincerely.

Upon hearing that the Longevity Pill and the Disease-Curing Talisman would be offered as rewards, Prefect Meng's heart pounded and his eyes burned with desire.

This is a divine item, capable of extending one's lifespan by ten years. Tell me, which mortal could resist such temptation?

Moreover, there is also the disease-removing talisman, which can cure all diseases. And which mortal has never had a minor illness or ailment in his life?

"Furthermore, those who meet the requirements can be sent to the prefectural city with the assistance of the prefectural city after six months," Murong Ziling said.

"I understand, I will send someone to do it immediately. I humbly request the Immortal Master to bestow the Immortal Talisman," Prefect Meng replied.

Murong Ziling immediately took out a stack of spirit talismans, about ten in total.

Prefect Meng accepted the talisman with both hands and immediately went down to dispatch his trusted men, each carrying a talisman, to form ten groups and head towards the prefectural city and the surrounding counties.

After giving her instructions, Murong Ziling vanished and headed to the next prefecture.

Within just a few days, all six prefectures of Qingzhou had taken action.

The chosen person looked completely bewildered, not knowing what the government was planning to do.

After making some inquiries, he realized that he had received an incredible blessing. He was so excited that he danced with joy, and even the constables were envious.

Some people heard about it but remained unmoved, and did not do anything extra.

After all, the servants followed the principle of voluntariness when performing their duties.

Murong Ziling was already inside Qingzhou City at this time.

When she passed through Qinghua Prefecture, she sought out the person her master had entrusted to her.

However, the compass remained unchanged, still pointing towards Qingzhou Prefecture.

Murong Ziling didn't dwell on it too much and went to the next prefecture.

Now that they have arrived in Qingzhou City and completed their sect mission, they are searching once again.

The compass reacted shortly after it was taken out.

Murong Ziling followed the direction indicated by the compass.

Soon, they arrived at the gate of a house.

Above the main gate of the mansion were two large characters: “Feng Mansion”.