Chapter 492 - 490: How Did They Ascend?

Chapter 492: Chapter 490: How Did They Ascend?

Celeste Grant didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

All children learn to walk at a certain age. Some just start a little earlier, some a little later. Even so, seeing her own daughter wobbily take her first steps, Celeste Grant couldn’t hide the joy on her face.

Celeste Grant smiled gently, stepping forward to kiss her daughter’s little cheek. "My Elise is so amazing! Such a good job. Mommy’s kisses."

Javier Sinclair happily planted a kiss on Celeste Grant’s cheek. "My dear, you’ve worked so hard raising her."

The little girl in his arms giggled and, copying her father, leaned over to give Celeste Grant a kiss on the cheek.

"Mommy... Mommy."

Her daughter slobbered a kiss all over her face, but Celeste Grant couldn’t conceal her smile. This was the daughter she had carried for ten months; how could she not love her own child?

Javier Sinclair held his daughter with one arm and pointed to his own cheek with his other hand. "Sweetheart, Daddy wants a kiss too."

"Daddy..."

His daughter leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek, making Javier Sinclair overjoyed. "Good, good, my sweet girl."

With his daughter in one arm, Javier Sinclair wrapped his other arm around his wife’s waist. He lowered his head slightly and said softly, "My dear, having you two is wonderful."

Celeste Grant glanced at him and said softly, "Archfiend, having you two is wonderful for me, too."

Life like this was true happiness.

Even in Cultivation, the long immortal path required companionship.

Just then, their little girl looked down at Javier Sinclair’s hands and started babbling.

"Bun-bun."

"Bun-bun."

Hearing this, Javier Sinclair smiled. He held out his hand and said, "Right here."

He dangled the rabbit in front of his daughter. "Do you like it, Elise? This is a snow rabbit Daddy caught for you. Look, isn’t it pretty?"

"Giggle... Bun-bun."

His daughter reached out and grabbed it. The rabbit struggled for a moment, but after being swept by the Fiend King’s gaze, the snow rabbit immediately became docile.

Children her age love to grab fluffy things like this and laugh happily once they get a hold of them. Placing the snow rabbit on the floor, Javier Sinclair set his daughter down and coaxed her to keep walking.

And so, the rabbit hopped ahead while his daughter wobbled along behind it. Her dear father followed carefully, his hands always ready to catch her, while Celeste Grant helped guide her from the side. She even said, "It’s fine if she falls on this floor. You don’t have to be so tense."

That’s just how it is for children learning to walk; they fall after just a few steps.

Javier Sinclair’s heart ached, and he moved to pick her up, but Celeste Grant stopped him with a hand. "You have to let her get up by herself. After doing it a couple of times, she’ll get the hang of it. Otherwise, she’ll just cry every time she falls and be too scared to walk again."

And just like that, her daughter learned to walk.

Likewise, as their daughter grew older, her Cultivation Talent also began to show.

Their daughter was born with a Demon Cultivation Constitution. At two years old, she performed Energy Introduction on her own and entered the Qi Refinement Realm. By the time she was five, her Cultivation had reached the Ninth Level of Energy Refining. The most crucial point was that the child hadn’t cultivated at all—she just ate, drank, and slept every day.

And yet, despite this, her Cultivation rose on its own. At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before their daughter broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Even Celeste Grant was amazed by this Cultivation Talent. ’This must be the legendary chosen one.’

The Immortal and Demonic Realms were not peaceful. To compete for territory and resources, fighting and killing were inevitable. Empyria remained quiet, but from the Lower Realm of Nimbos, Cultivators continued to ascend to the Upper Realm one after another.

Among them were Cultivators from the Seven Great Celestial Sects and from the Demonic Sects. They arrived in the Upper Realm through ascension channels scattered across the Immortal and Demonic Realms. As a result, the moment they ascended, their arrival would be known, and someone would immediately go to recruit them.

The immortal path is long, and Cultivation is endless.

Cultivation is like going from the novice village of a small place to a much larger world.

Of course, it wasn’t just Cultivators from Nimbos who ascended to the Upper Realm. Some came from other, smaller worlds. Because of this, Cultivators from the same place would subconsciously stick together for warmth and support.

Being in a higher-level realm meant facing greater dangers and the possibility of being bullied by the local natives. So, generally speaking, those who came from the same place knew each other’s backgrounds and could look out for one another.

Celeste Grant had people keeping an eye on the ascension channels connecting the Immortal and Demonic Realms to the Lower Realm. So, whenever one of their own ascended, disciples from the Demonic Domain would be there to greet them immediately.

Over the past two years, dozens of Cultivators had ascended from Nimbos to the Upper Realm. The numbers were split evenly between the Immortal and Demonic Paths. What did this imply? It implied that in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, all beings are equal. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao would not allow one side to dominate; balance was required.

After the Demon Cultivators among them ascended and learned that the Sovereign Lord of the Demonic Domain was Javier Sinclair and its current lady was Celeste Grant, they chose to join the Demonic Domain directly.

In the Lower Realm, they had followed the Madam. Arriving here was like finding their way back to the organization. They understood a simple truth: following The Exalted One meant protection, and following the Madam meant being well-fed. So, even in a new place, they knew that sticking with these two great figures was the right choice.

As for the Immortal Sect Cultivators, some chose to join other Cultivator Sects. A few became Loose Cultivators and were taking a wait-and-see approach. None of them chose to join the Demonic Domain, the most important reason being their different Cultivation paths. Besides, there was a clear distinction between Celestials and Fiends; as practitioners of Cultivation, they would naturally continue to choose Immortal Sects for their training.

「During this time.」

Celeste Grant also ran into some familiar faces.

Elder Sawyer and her younger sister.

After that came Yvonne Sawyer and her husband, Victor Rhodes—the man who had married into their Demonic Sect. He was the one who had quipped that "a son married off is like water splashed out."

Even Celeste Grant couldn’t help but be surprised when she saw the two of them. She had thought Nerida and the others would be the first to ascend; she never expected Yvonne Sawyer and her husband to do so before them.

’Is this what they call a dark horse?’

When Yvonne Sawyer saw Celeste Grant, she was so excited she ran over and hugged her. She was usually a quiet, cold-faced female cultivator, but at this moment, she was as happy as a child.

"Madam, I finally get to see you!"

"Before, when those Demon Cultivators said I’d be able to see you, I didn’t believe them. I can’t believe you’re really in the Demonic Domain, Madam."

"Me too!"

Victor Rhodes, who was behind her, also lunged forward happily, but a hand caught his shoulder and yanked him aside. "This is my wife. You don’t want those hands anymore? Get lost."

Seeing Javier Sinclair appear,

Yvonne Sawyer pulled Victor Rhodes down to a single knee.

"Greetings, Exalted One. Greetings, Madam."

Seeing the two unexpected arrivals, a hint of surprise appeared in Javier Sinclair’s eyes as well. But then he remembered that some people in this world were bound to have fortunate encounters, and with that thought, their appearance no longer seemed so strange.

"You’ve actually ascended."

After rising, Victor Rhodes chuckled and said, "Exalted One, Yvie and I had a small fortunate encounter. We obtained a treasure and received an Immortal’s legacy. After that, our Cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and then we ascended to the Upper Realm."

Celeste Grant understood.

She nodded lightly and said, "I see. No wonder you were able to come up first."

’So this is what it means to be blessed by fortune.’