Simply conquering the Southern Barbarians couldn't enable the Fortune Dynasty to ascend; it had to be during the Spiritual Energy Era.
And in a non-Spiritual Energy era, the difficulty of conquering the Southern Barbarians Divine Mountain was akin to hell-level.
Just the "Cutting Off Heaven and Earth Communication" of the ten Heavenly Witches was enough to make people despair.
In the past life's experience, Emperor Wu accomplished the heaven-defying feat of conquering the barbarians, drinking water from the Southern Desolate Divine Mountain.
However, he still failed to lead Great Zhou to ascend, only extending his life by a hundred years beyond the millennium Emperor's lifespan.
In the late years of Emperor Wu, the legend of ascension became widely known among players.
