Other than the imperial clans of the nine majors, which had special heritages that ensured their members would safely overcome the tribulation, very few could make the ascension. That was why all the ancestors of the top clans were arcane dao immortals, rather than origin dao immortals. Almost no arcane dao immortal could emerge victorious over the guardians to pluck their dao fruit.

Other than the nine celestial emperors, anyone who’d tried had damaged their foundation during the process and become incredibly vulnerable. They then went into hiding.

The head of the Panorama Pavilion might be powerful, but he knew he was much weaker than the arcane dao immortals who’d...