A Celestial Path That Cannot Lead to Immortality, the Celestial Domain Draws Near
A Celestial Path That Cannot Lead to Immortality, the Celestial Domain Draws Near
In the current Beyond, the fall of a Hidden Expert was an indescribably terrifying loss for any orthodoxy or force.
This was especially true for some orthodoxies that had only a single Hidden Expert holding down their foundation. Once that person died, everything was over.
Moreover, many forces had chosen to go all in, placing all their hopes on their Hidden Expert, hoping that he could fight his way onto the Celestial Path and attain an Immortal throne.
Such a gamble required enormous courage and boldness, and the consequences they had to face were unimaginable. If they failed, they simply could not bear the cost.
After all, this was tantamount to a massive gamble, staking the entire future of their sect and force.
The situation grew ever more brutal and chaotic. Even Hidden Experts could not guarantee their own survival, let alone all other living beings.
On top of that, during this period, the Dark Heaven emerged into the world, expanding at a speed that could only be described as terrifying.
The number of True Daoists within the Dark Heaven was simply too great, far exceeding even those extremely ancient orthodoxies.
How could those forces that had lost the Hidden Experts holding down their foundations possibly resist?
At this point, only those forces that possessed Immortal Grade Artifacts to suppress their foundations, whose ancestors had truly given birth to Immortal Realm figures, had the confidence and qualification to remain undisturbed amid this great chaos, standing aloof from the world.
In truth, for the Beyond, this was also a thorough and complete reshuffling.
For many years, numerous orthodoxies had proclaimed themselves immortal, but their foundations were actually far inferior to those of the old-established immortal orthodoxies and Longevity Families. They were simply not on the same level.
So at this time, these orthodoxies were, without exception, the first to bear the brunt, rapidly collapsing and disintegrating, their hollow foundations laid bare for all to see.
In the days that followed, due to the drastic changes in the environment of heaven and earth, the very rules of the Beyond began to transform. Certain life substances grew denser, and strange energies permeated the void. Even ordinary Cultivators could feel the change.
Some of the older generation of experts, who had long been unable to break through their shackles, suddenly broke through at this very moment.
There were even some exceptionally talented Cultivators who directly fell into a strange state of enlightenment, the crowns of their heads glowing, their entire bodies igniting from head to toe, as if they had entered the mythical ascension of feathered immortality.
Although the Beyond was now in great chaos, it was undeniable that it had become increasingly suitable for Cultivators to cultivate.
This was a calamity, but it was also an opportunity—an opportunity belonging to everyone.
Many experts’ eyes gleamed with light. At first, they had thought this Age of Immortal Ascension did not belong to them, but now it seemed that everyone actually had a chance.
Heaven and earth were undergoing drastic changes, and the broken rules were being mended. Fast, it would take a hundred years; slow, a thousand years, or even ten thousand.
As long as this period passed, it might not be impossible to restore the prosperity of ancient times.
By then, with their aptitude, it might not be impossible for them to advance another step, or even attain the Sacred Emperor Realm, or achieve the Dao, or even covet that Immortal throne?
During this period, many prodigies also broke through one after another, striving forward with all their might, beginning to seize this opportunity.
Of course, some forces and orthodoxies inevitably walked the road to extinction. In just a few short months, the number of forces across the many star domains of the Beyond had decreased by nearly twenty percent.
Most were destroyed in internal strife and great wars. Orthodoxies that had already hated each other before were now like fire and water, constantly fighting and slaughtering one another, blood and fire interweaving, blood flowing so deep that shields could float upon it.
Such days lasted for a full several months, and then astonishing news emerged once more.
In the depths of the universe, a Hidden Expert discovered a blurry passageway, like the legendary Celestial Path, reflected across the vast distance of space.
That passageway was extremely blurry, making it difficult to distinguish truth from illusion, but it was undeniable that it contained immense killing intent. Even Hidden Experts felt their hearts tremble with fear, not daring to approach too closely.
Afterward, after careful consideration, some Hidden Experts decided to give it a try. Although their current strength could not yet touch the Immortal Realm, if that blurry passageway truly was the Celestial Path...
If they could blast it open, it might not be impossible to prove their Immortal throne within it.
Once this idea appeared, it grew wildly in their minds like weeds, impossible to suppress. And so, several Hidden Experts made the attempt, deciding to bring out an Immortal Grade Artifact and unleash its vast might, to see whether they could blast through that blurry passageway.
“If it is the Celestial Path, we shall blast it open. Even without having touched the Immortal Realm, we will still have a sliver of a chance.”
In the end, they struck out together, jointly bringing out a weapon like an Immortal sword. The moment it awakened, Immortal light washed over the River of Time, illuminating time and space itself.
The entire universe trembled. All living things quaked. Countless billions of Cultivators and living beings, their souls seized with terror, prostrated themselves beneath that aura.
The terrifying momentum, as if it would split heaven and earth apart, smashed directly into that blurry passageway, causing chaos to explode. All the rules and order of the surrounding space were instantly evaporated, forming an absolute nothingness.
That scene was far too horrifying. Even from an extremely, extremely far distance, it was as if countless suns had exploded there, dazzling and blinding, causing many Cultivators’ tears to stream down, unable to look directly at it.
Many ancient worlds near that region collapsed and disintegrated at the first moment, turning into nothingness and dust.
The Beyond, which had been silent for countless ages, finally came to understand what Immortal might meant. Of course, that was merely a single strike unleashed after an Immortal Grade Artifact had fully revived. Compared to true Immortal might, there was still a considerable gap.
Yet even so, such an aura was still enough to make one’s hair stand on end. Even from far away, one’s soul felt as if it were about to freeze.
Under such aftershocks, even True Daoists would explode at the first instant, becoming dust, let alone other living beings.
And after this strike, that blurry passageway also cracked open.
Although it was only a very small fissure, a substance resembling the Immortal light of the Northern Pole flew out from within, directly causing the bodies of the Hidden Experts near that area to explode, flesh and blood flying everywhere, with no time to dodge at all.
The severed sections of their bodies that fell away were directly ignited and incinerated by chaotic firelight, falling and dissolving into the depths of the universe.
In an instant, the entire Beyond erupted into an uproar. Countless Cultivators were shaken.
There was no doubt about it.
That was the Celestial Path. Apart from the Celestial Path, there was no other explanation.
A single wisp of Immortal light that flew out had nearly claimed the lives of Hidden Experts.
“It is indeed a Celestial Path, but it is not a path to becoming an Immortal. It seems the drastic changes in the environment of heaven and earth have directly drawn the Celestial Domain into descending.”
Within the Longevity Gu Family, Gu Changge, upon receiving this news, was not surprised in the slightest.
He knew very well that the true Immortal Path had not yet appeared, because the Epoch Dao Fruit was in his hands. Whenever he wanted the Immortal Path to appear, it would appear.
What those Hidden Experts had discovered was actually only a road leading to the Celestial Domain, by no means that path which could lead to becoming an Immortal.
However, this news did give Gu Changge some other ideas.
If the Celestial Domain suddenly descended and began to border the Beyond, it would greatly affect his plans going forward.
Originally, Gu Changge had planned to wait until the Beyond had been in chaos for a while longer before releasing the news about the universe where the Tree of Epoch was located. But looking at it now, the time was actually about right.