Otherworld Merit Upgrade System

Chapter 275 One Step to Heaven

Chapter 275 Ascending to Heaven in One Step

The entire ceremony of sealing the heavens and worshipping the ancestors lasted for a full hour before all the procedures were completed.

After the grand ceremony of sealing the heavens and worshipping the ancestors concluded, Lin Fei officially took over the throne of the Southern Tang Dynasty. From this day forward, he was the true emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the reign title was changed to "Tianyou Year 1".

Standing beside Lin Fei, Du Qingmu slowly said, "The Heaven-Sealing Ceremony and Ancestor Worship are complete. The new emperor has officially ascended the throne!"

Du Qingmu clearly already knew Lin Fei's entire plan. He knew that besides the enthronement ceremony and the formal ascension to the throne, Lin Fei had other important matters to attend to. After speaking, he stood beside Lin Fei and whispered to him, "Your Majesty, please speak. With me watching over you, no one will dare to act rashly."

Everyone assumed that the enthronement ceremony would be over once the ancestral worship ceremony concluded. At most, the Southern Tang Kingdom would hold a grand banquet to invite the guests who had come to witness the event to celebrate together.

But judging from the current situation, it seems that this enthronement ceremony is far from over.

The guests below couldn't help but look up at the altar with some curiosity, wondering what the new emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty was really up to.

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Lin Fei cleared his throat and said loudly to the guests below, "As you all know, besides being the emperor of the Southern Tang Kingdom, I am also a cultivator."

This was something everyone naturally knew. In fact, even without becoming the emperor of the Southern Tang Kingdom, Lin Fei's talent for cultivation would have allowed him to make a name for himself throughout the land. Among the younger generation of experts at the Acupoint Realm, Lin Fei was among the top-ranked.

Lin Fei continued, "As a cultivator, one's own cultivation level is of course the most important. Therefore, the reason I invited heroes from all over the world today is not only because of my enthronement ceremony, but also because I want to take this opportunity to break through my cultivation level and achieve the Dharma Aspect!"

As everyone knows, Lin Fei's current cultivation level is already top-tier within the Acupoint Realm. If he were to break through again, he would reach the Dharma Aspect Realm. Given Lin Fei's cultivation level and his status as the Emperor of Southern Tang, a breakthrough to the Dharma Aspect Realm would absolutely not be a grand affair, let alone something done in front of all the heroes of the world.

Given Lin Fei's status and cultivation level, even reaching the Three-Part Return to Origin stage is nothing to boast about.

Hearing Lin Fei say this, many people below had already vaguely guessed what Lin Fei was thinking.

"Could this guy be trying to rise to the top in one step?" Among the crowd, the head monk of Leiyin Temple looked at Lin Fei on the sacrificial altar with great interest, chuckling to himself, "This kid is quite interesting!"

"A meteoric rise to power! A meteoric rise to power!" Qin Zhongshan gritted his teeth in hatred: "What merits does this kid have that he dares to dream of rising to power in one step?"

"A meteoric rise? Senior brother has finally reached this level!" Ming Tong was excited, clearly genuinely happy for his senior brother.

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Amidst everyone's speculations, Lin Fei nodded in acknowledgment, "As you may have guessed, yes, I intend to seize this opportunity to ascend to the heavens in one step and attain the Dharma Aspect!"

Although everyone had already guessed as soon as Lin Fei spoke, they were still surprised when Lin Fei admitted it himself.

Ascending to heaven in one step is the most difficult path among all the ways to achieve the Dharma form. Throughout history, very few have achieved this. And those who have done so are invariably great beings who have left their mark on history.

A single leap to heaven is the foundation of heaven and man! Only those who achieve this leap have the opportunity to reach the realm of heaven and man.

The last person to achieve such meteoric success was Liu Buhui, who held the top spot on the popularity charts for ten years. In people's minds, Liu Buhui, who dominated the popularity charts for a decade, was clearly far superior to Lin Fei.

Lin Fei's ambition to achieve instant success seems like a joke to most people. If Lin Fei weren't the emperor of Southern Tang, with a Grandmaster like Du Qingmu at the Celestial Realm by his side, many would likely have mocked him.

Even though they were wary of Lin Fei's identity and Du Qingmu, a Grandmaster of the Celestial level, no one dared to mock them, though their faces were still filled with disbelief.

Liu Buhui held the top spot on the Power Ranking for ten years, enduring countless near-death experiences before finally achieving the Dharma Aspect Realm. Although you are the Emperor of Southern Tang, of extraordinary status, what merit or ability do you possess to be compared to Liu Buhui?

Looking at the expressions of the crowd below, Lin Fei could see that their faces were clearly filled with disbelief. But this was exactly the result Lin Fei wanted. The more they didn't believe he could achieve such a meteoric rise, the greater their shock would be when he actually did it.

This was precisely the effect Lin Fei wanted to achieve—he wanted to use this opportunity to make his name known to everyone in the world. And not because of his identity as the Emperor of Southern Tang, but because of his talent in cultivation, which was enough to make any expert in the world wary.

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Although with a Grandmaster like Du Qingmu at the Celestial Realm level present, no one dared to mock Lin Fei. However, some still tried to dissuade him.

“Amitabha Buddha, to ascend to heaven in one step is to face nine deaths and one life. Your Majesty, as the ruler of a country, is responsible for the nation and its people. You must not act impulsively.” A tall, thin monk spoke up. This man was a guest from Bodhi Square Inch Temple, one of the three major Buddhist temples known as the Mind Sect.

The monk's words were fairly reasonable, but there were also those who looked down on Lin Fei from the bottom of their hearts, who directly said, "Rising to the top in one step is not something that just anyone can do. In my opinion, Your Majesty should prepare for a few more years before making any moves!"

Some, always eager for a good show, said to Lin Fei, "Your Majesty, when Liu Buhui broke through to the Dharma Aspect stage, he sought out a young master to stimulate his potential. There are quite a few masters here today. Why don't we exchange a few blows with Your Majesty? Perhaps it will increase our chances of a successful breakthrough?"

Lin Fei smiled slightly and said to the people below, "No need. I am different from Liu Buhui. My potential has been fully unleashed, and I no longer need to fight with others."

He smiled and said to the crowd, "I've invited everyone here today simply to witness my ascension to the heavens and attainment of the Dharma form. You can all just watch from the sidelines!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sky and earth changed color, and a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged towards Dragon Head Mountain, gathering into a huge vortex of spiritual energy at the top of Dragon Head Mountain.

Lin Fei broke through to the next level without any warning, which was something no one expected.