The True Taboo One, the Chaos Immortal Ascension Pool Manifests
The True Taboo One, the Chaos Immortal Ascension Pool Manifests
Changge’s expression was utterly cold. He did not answer the crowd’s words. With a sweep of his great sleeve—
Heaven and earth trembled violently. A terrifying fluctuation surged forth, as if it would overturn the very universe itself.
The Grand Flask descended, accompanied by boundless black light, enveloping this entire star territory.
Even the Grey Fog sweeping toward them trembled, on the verge of collapse.
The surrounding star territories exploded in unison, reduced to countless motes of dust.
This devouring power was simply too horrifying—it was as if it would swallow even the souls of Cultivators whole. The Hidden Experts imprisoned within the Dark Cages were seized with dread and terror, their entire bodies shaking.
They could feel their cultivation, their very Source, leaving their bodies, about to be devoured by that flask floating ahead.
“How could something this taboo appear on your person?!”
“So you are the true Successor of Demonic Arts hiding behind everything—the entire Beyond has been toyed with in the palm of your hand!”
Someone’s eyes bulged wide, filled with terror and disbelief, recognizing the Grand Flask that existed only in taboo legends.
In a single instant, they pierced through to Changge’s true identity, their faces turning deathly pale.
He was not merely the reincarnation of an Absolute Being from the Forbidden Epoch—he was suspected to be the very one who had caused the epoch to shatter and the River of Time to be severed. His very existence had become a taboo that none dared mention.
Even the ancient histories and records dared not document him, for doing so would invite calamity and heavenly retribution—a terrifying backlash of unimaginable magnitude.
Such a being had actually appeared in this era, and had even become the heir of the Longevity Gu Family, the leading figure of the current generation in the Beyond.
No one had ever doubted his existence. None had ever truly suspected that he was the one behind the scenes, the Greatest Villain who had orchestrated the Demonic Arts and thrown the entire Beyond into chaos.
Before this, when Forces like Sky Star Mountain and the Endless Fire Kingdom had tried to pin the title of Successor of Demonic Arts on Gu Changge, it had sparked public outrage, and they were cursed by countless people.
But who could have imagined that things could be so coincidental—that the true Successor of Demonic Arts really was him?
At this moment, the Hidden Experts who had glimpsed the whole truth all had ashen faces—some shaken with rage, some with terror, some with regret, and some with unwillingness to accept it.
At this point, they could not fathom how Gu Changge had schemed all of this, nor how he had secretly orchestrated everything behind the back of the entire Beyond.
“Even if you know all of this now, what use is it?”
“The entire vast Beyond shall become nourishment for my ascension as a Flying Immortal.”
Gu Changge spoke coldly and softly, his gaze profound and unfathomable, standing in the depths of the universe, watching all of this without the slightest ripple of emotion on his face.
The Grand Dao Chains trembled, descending from all directions, finally coiling around the Hidden Experts like shackles, rendering them utterly unable to move.
At that moment, boundless black light erupted before him, like a black sun of ultimate brilliance.
Then, that black sun exploded. Black light cascaded down across the sky, transforming into a Chaos Black Hole that hung above Gu Changge’s head.
Blood Qi permeated the air, celestial light swirled, and Chaos Mist spread out. Endless Principles interwove here, as if forming a Chaos Immortal Ascension Pool.
The next instant, this Chaos Immortal Ascension Pool abruptly expanded and grew, sweeping toward the Hidden Experts before him. Amid their terror-stricken expressions, it gradually submerged them, until at last not a single sound escaped.
Boundless blood-red mist pervaded this place, spreading like a great fog, covering every star territory.
Gu Changge quietly closed his eyes. Upon his flawlessly handsome, peerless face, all emotion seemed to have frozen.
At this moment, he seemed to have transformed into the true Heavenly Path itself—devoid of the slightest emotional fluctuation, cold and eternal, regarding All of Heaven and Its Thousand Worlds as mere ants.
In the distant Gods’ Ruins, Tao Yao watched this scene, equally silent and speechless.
At this moment, she felt as though Gu Changge was gradually merging and overlapping with that figure from countless ages past—though this fluctuation quickly dissipated.
Five-colored celestial Qi emanated from Gu Changge’s body. He opened his eyes, and within them seemed reflected countless scenes from across the ages—the River of Time flowing backward, Astral Rivers collapsing, suns and moons rumbling.
Merely by standing here, he exuded a terrifying aura that made all heavens submit and all domains tremble. This entire universe seemed unable to contain his figure.
“As expected, I’m still far from that threshold. I truly do need to summon the genuine Celestial Path, and achieve Immortality upon it.”
Gu Changge shook his head. He felt that although his cultivation had reached the peak of the Dao Realm, without the bathing of celestial light, without the baptism of Immortal Realm laws, his Primordial Spirit could not cultivate the light of the Immortal Dao, and his Physique could not truly ascend into the Immortal Realm.
And for his Physique to ascend into the Immortal Realm, it had to undergo the tempering of Immortal Realm laws—which meant welcoming the arrival of the Immortal Tribulation.
Although heaven and earth had begun to change drastically and the laws of the world were becoming complete, to experience the Immortal Tribulation, one would have to wait at least several hundred years into the future.
The only possibility now was to set foot upon the Celestial Path and undergo the tempering of the Immortal Tribulation upon it.
Gu Changge controlled the Epoch Dao Fruit, so he could naturally allow his Primordial Spirit to cultivate the light of the Immortal Dao with ease. But if he wished to break through to the complete Immortal Realm, he still had to stand upon the true Celestial Path.
“The true Celestial Path has yet to show any trace. I’ll need to return to the Beyond first, then guide the Celestial Path to descend.”
Gu Changge already had other plans in mind.
In the days that followed, more and more Hidden Experts of the Beyond arrived outside the Resplendence Universe. Their armies stretched vast and mighty, with no end in sight.
Terrifying fluctuations collided there, different Great Daos interweaving, tearing dreadful fissures across the firmament.
However, they were all extremely cautious. Sensing that the auras of those who had gone before had already vanished within that universe ahead, they chose not to set foot inside.
They remained outside the universe, choosing to divine and deduce, or employing other methods, waiting for the most opportune moment to charge into the Resplendence Universe.
From where they stood, they could feel the dense fluctuations of the Tree of Epoch spreading from the depths of the Resplendence Universe, carrying an aura that made every pore of their bodies relax—as if they were about to become Flying Immortals.
A place of brilliant, radiant light—that was where the Northern Dipper Star Territory lay, the entire firmament illuminated in dazzling splendor.
Everyone could see an ancient, luxuriant towering tree standing at the very center of the universe, Chaos Energy rising and sinking around it, countless stars suspended about it—profoundly mysterious and magnificent.
“This universe harbors an incomparably ancient being whose cultivation has absolutely surpassed the Immortal Realm. It was he who stole the Tree of Epoch and schemed for countless ages, waiting for us to come and become his nourishment.”
“The Tree of Epoch is within, and the Opportunity to Become an Immortal is within as well. How should we choose now? Fellow Daoists, what are your plans?”
Outside the Resplendence Universe, these Hidden Experts all revealed themselves, their numbers truly terrifying—involving at least several dozen immortal orthodoxies and supreme Forces.
The One-Eye Daoist of Sky Emperor Mountain had already arrived, his expression shifting uncertainly as he conversed with several old friends beside him.
They had captured beings from other universes who had previously resided within the Resplendence Universe, and from their memories had gleaned many details of its origins—including the origins of the Gods’ Ruins.
Hidden Experts such as the Ancient Buddha of the Instant and the Gifted Lady Jin Yang had all appeared here, now following alongside Sky Emperor Mountain’s One-Eye Daoist, frowning as they gazed at the scenes within the Resplendence Universe.
“This place holds great risk, great peril. This old monk has decided to leave after all. My Buddha has informed me that this place carries the danger of death.”
The Ancient Buddha of the Instant pressed his palms together, his white eyebrows drooping down to his cheeks, his countenance kind—yet now unable to conceal his solemnity.
Those eyes that had remained closed for years abruptly opened, as if to see through the scenes within the Resplendence Universe.
Hearing his words, many of the Hidden Experts present changed expression slightly, feeling a sense of unease.
It was no exaggeration to say that the vast majority of the Beyond’s peak combat power had now gathered outside the Resplendence Universe. Many orthodoxies had even brought the entirety of their Clan’s foundations, staking everything on this one throw.
“Before us, at least a dozen Hidden Experts rushed to this place, yet they have all vanished without a sound—along with their armies, which disappeared as if evaporated.”
“You must know, someone must surely have used an Immortal Grade Artifact—the residual aura has yet to fully dissipate...”
The Gifted Lady Jin Yang of the Godly Illusion Clan now spoke as well.
She had already restored her original appearance—golden hair radiant, breathtakingly beautiful, no longer the white-haired elder she had appeared to be before.
For this Opportunity to Become an Immortal, she had made every preparation, restoring her body to its peak condition.
But now, she too hesitated, entertaining thoughts of retreat. Compared to becoming an Immortal, she was even less willing to die here without knowing why.
And just as all the Hidden Experts, gripped by dread and unease at the dark strangeness of this Resplendence Universe, dared not set foot within—
The Resplendence Universe ahead suddenly trembled. A wisp of celestial Qi overflowed from between heaven and earth, mysterious beyond measure, causing every heart to shudder.