News of the Tree of Epoch, the Distant Resplendence Universe
News of the Tree of Epoch, the Distant Resplendence Universe
Changge’s idea of forging the Sealing Immortals List was not something that had only occurred to him now. Long before this, he had already been considering it. Since he possessed the Epoch Dao Fruit, how should he make use of it?
He did not consider himself great enough to make every Hidden Expert in the entire Beyond achieve immortality.
However, there were still quite a few difficulties in actually refining the Sealing Immortals List. First of all, he would need sufficient immortal materials—at the very least, they would have to be things that even beings of the Immortal Realm could not deduce.
“This plan can only be carried out after I attain the Immortal Realm,” Changge thought to himself, his gaze profound.
Half a month later, he left the Family of Immortals without informing anyone, setting out alone toward the universe where the Tree of Epoch currently resided.
Although he had left a Dharma Body at the Gods’ Ruins where the Tree of Epoch was located, Changge’s ambitions were vast—he was fishing the entire Beyond, so his true body would naturally go in person.
Moreover, he had already chosen the day on which he would attain the Immortal Realm. Now, he only needed to wait for all the big fish to swim into the net.
When the time came, he would certainly go to reel in the net.
And on the very day Gu Changge left the Family of Immortals, a shocking piece of news that rocked the entire Beyond suddenly arrived—one even more sensational than the appearance of that Celestial Path before. It was like a meteorite plunging into the deep sea, stirring up boundless ripples and towering waves.
Every living being and Cultivator who heard the news was stunned where they stood, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.
The whereabouts of the Epoch Dao Fruit had appeared—in a remote universe extremely far from the center of the Beyond.
That universe was called the Resplendence Universe. In a place called the Northern Dipper Star Territory, someone had sensed the dense fluctuations of the Tree of Epoch.
This news came from a True Daoist.
He was currently very close to that universe. Fearing he might startle the snake in the grass, he dared not approach rashly on his own, so he had no choice but to send the news back. He never expected, however, that it would be intercepted by other Hidden Experts.
Once this news spread, the entire Beyond exploded like a boiling pot, erupting into a frenzy.
From Hidden Experts at the top to ordinary Cultivators at the bottom, everyone was excited beyond measure.
How many epochs had passed? How many years? They had finally learned of the Tree of Epoch’s whereabouts.
For the sake of the Tree of Epoch, how many great wars had the Beyond launched against the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains? And in the end, all of them had come to nothing.
Some of the older generation were so moved that tears streamed down their faces—tears of both joy and great sorrow.
In an instant, all the Daoist traditions and forces sprang into action upon hearing the news, dispatching vast armies toward that universe. One Ancient Battleship after another crushed across the sky, brimming with terrifying auras, all going to seize the Tree of Epoch.
In their eyes, the Tree of Epoch was the supreme divine object of the Beyond, capable of nurturing the Epoch Dao Fruit and repairing the broken heavenly rules of the Beyond.
The drastic changes in the Beyond’s environment now were absolutely a sign that the Epoch Dao Fruit was ripening.
For the Hidden Experts, the significance of the Epoch Dao Fruit was even greater, for what it nurtured was precisely the comprehension of heaven and earth that they had always lacked.
Obtain the Epoch Dao Fruit, and one could become an immortal.
Many Hidden Experts’ eyes gleamed with sharp light, unable to conceal the excitement in their hearts. One after another, they left the central regions of the Beyond and set out on the road, rushing toward that universe.
The upheaval previously caused by the changes in the environment of heaven and earth grew even more intense because of this news.
Many truly ancient and immortal Daoist traditions—such as Buddhist Mountain, the Ancient Immortal Races, the reclusive immortal clans, the Longevity Wang Family, the Primordial Lake...—only now finally revealed their heavy and terrifying foundations.
The number of Hidden Experts emerging into the world alone exceeded three or four per tradition.
Those traditions with only one or two Hidden Experts holding the fort, by contrast, appeared utterly shabby at this moment—somewhat embarrassing, unworthy of the word “immortal.”
By this day, they had almost stopped concealing anything. Their foundations were unfathomable, beyond imagination.
They carried many Immortal Grade Artifacts passed down since ancient times, as well as treasures capable of unleashing power surpassing their limits.
Moreover, some ancient figures whose vitality and lifespans were nearly exhausted were sealed within divine objects and brought along as well—to be used as weapons at critical moments.
Those existences, fighting with the resolve to die, might even be able to drag a Hidden Expert down with them.
This was a hair-raising, terrifying foundational power. The most ancient Daoist traditions and forces were all beginning to wade into the waters to compete. Boundary-breaking Transportation Arrays released boundless radiance, tearing apart the Great Universe and forming a dreadful Space Tunnel that directly pierced through and connected to the other side.
The mighty, sweeping armies were like torrents traversing the cosmos, rushing along the Space Tunnel toward the Resplendence Universe.
Within Sky Emperor Mountain, in the underground palace, the One-Eye Daoist’s face could not hide his excitement as he paced back and forth.
On the prayer mats before him sat two Hidden Experts whose auras were incomparably terrifying, no weaker than his own. They sat cross-legged with eyes closed, wisps of Chaos Energy cascading down around them, as if it could crush the heavens.
“Two fellow Daoists, this opportunity is truly once in a thousand lifetimes. I have already confirmed the news of the Tree of Epoch’s location—it is completely true, absolutely no deception,” the One-Eye Daoist spoke, his words full of certainty.
He was extremely cautious. Even during this period of great turmoil in the Beyond, with Hidden Experts everywhere searching for news of the Tree of Epoch, he had chosen to remain in Sky Emperor Mountain, not leaving even half a step.
In the back of his mind, he had a feeling that behind this great chaos in the Beyond, there seemed to be an invisible hand pushing everything along.
After learning that Changge was the reincarnation of some Absolute Being from the Forbidden Epoch, the One-Eye Daoist had become even more careful. He worried that amid the current chaos, if he left Sky Emperor Mountain alone, he would encounter Gu Changge’s ambush.
Previously, he had discussed with Hidden Experts from other traditions about finding a way to eliminate Gu Changge, lest the man one day cover the sky with one hand in the Beyond.
But who could have imagined that the drastic change in the environment of heaven and earth would come so quickly? Those Hidden Experts who had agreed with him before no longer cared about Gu Changge’s affairs—they had all gone off to seek their chance at immortality.
At a time like this, anything could be set aside, let alone a grudge against a junior.
So the One-Eye Daoist was helpless about it. How could he alone dare to move against Gu Changge?
Gu Changge’s strength was unfathomable, long since reaching the heavens. Ordinary Hidden Experts were absolutely no match for him.
On the day of Gu Changge and Yue Mingkong’s wedding, he had sent experts to ambush them. How could such a grudge be so easily dissolved?
The One-Eye Daoist did not believe Changge would fail to trace it back to him.
However, when news of the Tree of Epoch arrived, the One-Eye Daoist truly could no longer sit still. Every day he saw the Ancient Battleships of other traditions and forces tearing open great passages through the universe, rushing toward the Resplendence Universe.
After all, becoming an immortal—he yearned for it too.
And according to the information he had obtained, the Resplendence Universe was incomparably far from the Beyond, extremely remote, with incomplete heavenly rules. There were absolutely no Hidden Experts holding the fort there.
No one knew why the Tree of Epoch would appear there, but there was no denying that it was incredibly tempting.
Even Hidden Experts could not sit still—their longing for immortality burned scorching hot.
“Sky Emperor Mountain now has only three of us Hidden Experts holding the fort. If we all leave, Sky Emperor Mountain will be nothing but an empty shell. If a powerful enemy attacks, how will we resist?”
“Gu Changge of the Longevity Gu Family—doesn’t he have a grudge against you? Have you seen him leave?”
Hearing the One-Eye Daoist’s words, the old man sitting cross-legged on the right slowly opened his eyes and spoke in a calm tone.