# Chapter 1769: Immortal Ascension and Parting
Two women had become immortals and entered the Immortal Realm, causing the Supremes to hate with madness. How could this be? People who hadn't become emperors passed through so easily?
They naturally refused to accept it, attacking wildly, wanting to break in, even trying to kill the mother and daughter pair through the Heavenly Gate.
But it was useless. All laws and principles couldn't pass through the Heavenly Gate; they would be "baptized," decomposed and reorganized.
"Leaf..." Ji Ziyue cried out, wanting to rush back. She didn't want to become an immortal, only wanted to be with Ye Fan. She knew Ye Fan couldn't enter easily, and forcing his way through would be life-threatening.
Why could those with weaker cultivation pass through while the strong encountered so many tribulations? No one could understand.
"Father!" Little Zi also cried out, rushing back together with Ji Ziyue, but they were blocked by a rain of light. From head to toe they began to glow, quickly completing a baptism, sacred and pure, unable to come back.
"Boom"
The Heavenly Gate became unstable, showing signs of collapsing. This made people anxious. One or two people becoming immortals in an era—this was like a curse echoing in people's hearts, making several Supremes uneasy and anxious, very unsettled.
No matter how they attacked forward, they simply couldn't pass through. To become immortals, to cross the Heavenly Gate, they had to accept the baptism.
A great battle was inevitable. Ye Fan wanted to gaze at his wife and daughter for a moment longer, but suddenly felt a wave of sadness. This... was actually going to be an eternal farewell!
Too sudden. Today, none of this was under his control; he had been forced to this point.
Becoming an immortal was originally a beautiful wish. Now it had come true, yet he was to be separated from his wife and daughter across two realms. There was no beauty or peace, only a chill he felt, an unstable mind, and a great sorrow that surged uncontrollably.
"Father, we want to be with you!" Little Zi cried out, but couldn't rush through that gate, blocked by a rain of light. Their transformation was complete.
"Ye Fan..." Ji Ziyue stretched out her hands, tears filling her eyes. How could parting be so sudden? They had only come to assist in battle, yet had become immortals like this.
If they had a choice, they wouldn't want to become immortals at all. This was a great anguish. From now on, they could never see Ye Fan again.
"Ah..."
Several Supremes roared loudly, their hearts aching even more. They had waited for ten thousand ages, only to get this result? Imperial Dao Supremes couldn't become immortals, yet they let two mortals in their eyes take that step.
The unstable Heavenly Gate was shaken by their attacks but still couldn't be opened. The Supremes were desolate and helpless. They had schemed their entire lives, used every means to survive until now, only to end with regrets, watching a magnificent fireworks display, ending in emptiness.
"Kill!"
The few of them charged desperately, and Ye Fan also wanted to gaze at his wife and daughter a moment longer. But with four Supremes blocking him, this battle was unavoidable, even more intense than before.
Unfortunately, there was ultimately no resolution. Seeing the Heavenly Gate unstable, they grew more anxious.
"There's still one spot!"
White Tiger Daoist, Beast Emperor, and the other two charged forward together, wanting to break in. They all crowded before the Heavenly Gate, stuck halfway, with endless Dao light rushing toward them.
Ye Fan attacked coldly, wielding the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and striking forward. The four cried out as they were all knocked back. They hated, grieved, and raged. At this final juncture, if they didn't break through, they would truly have no chance.
But with Ye Fan guarding outside, they had no way, unless three of the four sacrificed themselves for one, helping that one guard the gate.
"Two Dao friends, since you've come, if you don't wish to contend for this Immortal Gate, can you restrain the others for me? If I become an immortal, I will surely guide you into the Immortal Domain in the future!"
The four couldn't hold back anymore, almost simultaneously transmitting their voices, seeking help from the two Supremes who had just arrived. Now, anxiety spread through their hearts. Every one of them was drenched in cold sweat, truly at the point of unbearable urgency.
The two sighed. They knew that no matter what, they couldn't enter this era. The Heavenly Gate was already unstable; there wasn't enough time!
And they hadn't yet undergone ultimate sublimation, not wanting to waste their life essence here. Very calmly, they turned and left, disappearing in the blink of an eye, departing decisively.
"Ah..."
"Sacred Body, what exactly do you want?!" Beast God roared.
No one had expected that at the final moment, the Sacred Body would become the greatest obstacle to their entry into the Immortal Domain.
"Even if I don't act, only one of you can enter. How will the other three face that? Will they just watch?" Ye Fan countered.
As he said these words, he kept looking at the other realm inside the Heavenly Gate, where two hands were reaching out desperately but couldn't reach him.
"Benefactor, you go in. We'll hold them off for a moment." Shakyamuni and Laozi walked over, ready to act.
Hundreds of years had passed. These two had long achieved profound cultivation, attaining the Dao through alternative means, many times more terrifying than in the past, qualified to battle Supremes.
"Father!" Little Zi cried out hopefully, her face full of longing.
Ye Fan's heart trembled. He looked at his wife and daughter, wanting to step in just like that. But he thought of his promises, of leading the Heavenly Court's forces in battle. If he left, what would happen to those people later?
He didn't need to think to know. If he became an immortal now, these four Supremes would surely unleash the most terrifying Dark Calamity. Not a single member of the Heavenly Court would survive; they would all be found and killed.
Even if these four had little life left and might not last long enough to find the Heavenly Court, there were still supreme Imperial Dao experts in the Forbidden Zones of Life who had great enmity with him. If he wasn't there, the Heavenly Court forces still wouldn't survive.
"Ye Fan..." Ji Ziyue's fair face was filled with despair and sorrow. She knew, she understood Ye Fan, understood his intentions. What more could she say now? Only a heart-wrenching call.
"I will become an immortal. We'll meet again another day!" In the end, he only said these eight words, his throat feeling blocked by something, his eyes blurring.
These eight words decided the rest of his life. This would be a parting of life and death, meaning separation between heaven and earth, perhaps never to be seen again.
The path to immortality wouldn't open often. The next time might be hundreds of thousands or millions of years later. Those eight words were heavy as mountains, pressing down on Ye Fan until he could barely breathe, his body trembling.
"Father, I really can't leave you!" Little Zi cried loudly.
Ji Ziyue's tears had long blurred her eyes. She was filled with helplessness and sorrow, whispering: "The years I've spent with you, I've been happy. I... will wait for you!"
"Ah..."
Ye Fan roared, his black hair standing on end, grieving and helpless. He wished he could shatter the sky with one fist, break through the Heavenly Gate, and charge straight in, but he couldn't.
"Two seniors, please become immortals. Take care of them for me!"
In the end, Ye Fan roared out these words, pushing Shakyamuni and Laozi inside, then turned sharply to face the four Supremes alone.
"Father!" Little Zi's face was covered in tears, struggling and crying out.
"Your father has his own choice. The brothers and sisters of the Heavenly Court can't do without him. He must fulfill his promises. In the future... we will meet." Ji Ziyue comforted her, but her own heart felt like it was being twisted, tears continuously falling.
They gazed blankly, enduring their grief.
Shakyamuni and Laozi didn't want to become immortals like this, but Ye Fan used the Immortal Ascension Cauldron to knock them in, blocking them in the gate to accept baptism and undergo transformation.
Beast God, Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor, White Tiger Daoist, and the others were naturally furious. In their despair, they unleashed their strongest combat power, battling fiercely here.
Ye Fan was covered in blood, his body shattering several times, but he refused to retreat, using the Immortal Ascension Cauldron to resist.
"Boom"
Inside the Heavenly Gate, a torrent swept in, formed by the gathering rain of light. It swept away Ji Ziyue and Little Zi in an instant, disappearing into a golden ocean.
Those were the last two calls. They waved their hands desperately, sorrowful and helpless, tears falling like rain.
Tears rolled down Ye Fan's eyes. He shouted: "I love you!"
He wasn't someone good at expressing his emotions. These four words had never been spoken, only now, with difficulty, did he force them out, facing the world inside the Heavenly Gate.
Ji Ziyue smiled—a happy smile, a sorrowful smile. In nearly a thousand years together, she had never heard these words, but she had always understood his heart. She wanted to shout something, but a rain of golden light drowned them.
"Boom!"
The Heavenly Gate collapsed. The lower halves of Shakyamuni and Laozi were severed on this side, while their upper halves entered the Immortal Domain, barely passing through this trial.
"Only two or three become immortals in one era!"
"I refuse to accept this!"
"A millennial deception!"
The four Supremes roared, madly attacking Ye Fan.
At this moment, the path to immortality began to collapse completely. Endless large cracks spread. The Heavenly Gate closed. Everything would cease to exist. This era was over.
"Boom"
With a final thunderous sound, the entire immortal path exploded. Light rain scattered, like a dream, leaving nothing behind.
The four Supremes charged up, madly pursuing Ye Fan, wanting to fight to the death. They were utterly despairing, with no hope left in this life.
They had struggled their entire lives, fought for a thousand ages, only to end with such a disappointing outcome. With no possibility of ever stepping onto the immortal path again, how could they not be sorrowful and fearful?
"I want release. I don't want to be a mindless weapon anymore. I'd rather be an ordinary mortal, just to break free!"
The Immortal Ascension Cauldron spoke to Ye Fan, its obsession deep.
"Alright, I'll grant your wish!" Ye Fan said, fixing his gaze on the four Supremes, wanting to use their hands to shatter the cauldron, hoping to destroy the four in the process.
"Heavens, someone really became an immortal!"
"Rising with radiance, ascending to immortality in broad daylight!"
At this moment, light rain scattered from the immortal path, rushing to all corners of the universe, brilliant and dazzling, as if immortals were dancing, as if the Immortal Realm had opened wide, connecting with this world.
Seeing all this, Ye Fan could only sigh desolately, his face full of sorrow. Too sudden. Just like that, he was separated from his wife and daughter. Would they ever meet again in this life?
"The next time the path to immortality opens will be a million years from now!"
Someone in the Forbidden Zones of Life sighed long, with regret, desolation, and helplessness. This time, their deductions had been wrong. This era truly could achieve immortality, and they had missed it!
"Building the path to immortality for a million years... hahaha..." Ye Fan laughed loudly, tears streaming from his eyes. This time, it was an eternal farewell!
"Kill!"
The four Supremes were utterly mad, charging to attack at close range.