All of Heaven Boils Over, the Power of the Dao of Fate
All of Heaven Boils Over, the Power of the Dao of Fate
The Nine Heavens Heavy Azure Armor and the Four Directions Cloud Realm Flag were both unimaginable Supreme Treasures, capable of suppressing a clan’s foundation for countless years. Yet now, both transformed into two streaks of divine light, sinking into the Immortal Ascension Altar.
There, temporal radiance pulsed in waves, and even the sound of the Great Dao emerged, resounding through the universe of All of Heaven. Golden lotuses spun, then bloomed with dazzling brilliance. All the ministers and subjects watched that place with utter astonishment.
The Immortal Ascension Altar was like a bottomless black hole, pitch-black and unfathomably deep, as though it connected to a vast and boundless world within.
The aura that seeped out from it made everyone’s bodies tremble lightly. None dared approach, fearing they would be devoured.
Even Gu Changge, along with Yue Mingkong and the others behind him, quietly watched this scene, waiting for a halo of light to emerge at the Heavenly Dao Steles.
Two Immortal Grade Artifacts in exchange for one Immortal Ascension Token—by current standards, that counted as a fair trade.
Xi Yin, dressed in formal attire, dignified and elegant, stood behind Gu Changge alongside Jiang Chuchu, half a step behind Yue Mingkong.
Now, gazing at the radiance appearing there, she murmured softly to herself.
She had been fully in charge of the forging process of the Heavenly Dao Steles, so she was very clear about the current exchange standards.
“Then won’t it become very difficult to exchange for an Immortal Ascension Token later?” Jiang Chuchu’s eyes shifted slightly as she couldn’t help but ask Gu Changge.
Gu Changge nodded and said, “Immortal Ascension Tokens aren’t so easily obtained. And right now is precisely the moment for these forces to demonstrate their resolve.”
“They will hesitate and struggle, worrying that their lifelines will be under my control from now on, never able to rise again for all eternity. But this is also the only benefit and opportunity I’m giving them. Those forces watching from the sidelines, though cautious and prudent, wanting to see how the winds shift before making their decision—”
“It is precisely because of this that they will miss this best opportunity.”
“If they wish to enter the Immortal Ascension Register in the future, the price they’ll have to pay won’t be nearly so simple.”
As he spoke toward the end, Gu Changge smiled somewhat meaningfully.
With his explanation, Jiang Chuchu immediately understood. This was actually no different from taking a stance in a gamble. At the very beginning, one wagered small to win big; those who came later, if they wanted a share of the spoils, would have to pay a far greater price.
This was, in truth, the simplest aspect of human nature.
And as Gu Changge’s words fell, boundless immortal light suddenly burst forth from all around the plaza. Even phantom images of ancient palaces and pavilions emerged, converging there.
It was a grand and awe-inspiring scene. Everyone saw an ancient Immortal Domain appear there—palaces and towers magnificent and vast, divine halls and temples stretching in rows, immortal mountains towering, immortal mist thick and dense.
Every single Heavenly Dao Stele trembled, and the radiance pouring forth was simply too resplendent, practically illuminating the entire universe.
“Is this a real Immortal Domain, or just a phantom image...?”
Even the foundation-level existences felt longing arise in their hearts, gazing at that glowing world where dense Life-Extending Matter permeated the air.
The head of the Longevity Ji Family, kneeling at the very front, felt unprecedented excitement and exhilaration surge within him. He sensed dense immortal-ascension factors enveloping his entire body, every pore devouring and absorbing them, giving rise to intense yearning.
These immortal-ascension factors seeped from his skin into his organs, blood vessels, and bones, finally converging within his Spiritual Sea.
Everyone saw the head of the Longevity Ji Family glowing all over. At the Spiritual Sea in his abdomen, immortal light surged, and a blurry, hazy phantom of an immortal even appeared, sitting cross-legged there, overlooking heaven and earth.
This was a terrifying aura that shook the Eight Wastelands before it had even fully condensed, leaving every minister and subject in the plaza shaken and horrified.
“This is the power of an Immortal... I’ve received the recognition of the Immortal Ascension Register!”
The head of the Longevity Ji Family could not conceal the shock and excitement on his face. His entire being seemed on the verge of sublimating into light and ascending.
Behind him, the expressions of many Ancestors of the Longevity Ji Family changed—some excited, but also envious, regretful, and even fearful in hindsight. The Longevity Ji Family had, in fact, deliberated for a long time before making this decision.
After all, these were two Immortal Grade Artifacts capable of suppressing their foundation. To say their hearts didn’t bleed over it would be impossible.
Moreover, who knew what shackles and restrictions one would face after entering the Immortal Ascension Register? Whether being conferred by the Divine Empire and becoming a True Immortal was real or fake?
So, after lengthy deliberation and discussion, they unanimously decided to put forward the current family head as the test subject. This family head’s strength had only just reached the Sacred Emperor Realm, immeasurably far from the Quasi-Nirvana Realm.
Even within the Longevity Ji Family, he was merely a junior, someone the decision-making Ancestors could replace at any time.
“This truly is the power of an Immortal...”
The foundation-level figures of the Longevity Ji Family paled, sighing with regret and lament, deeply feeling that heart-palpitating aura.
Compared to the Longevity Ji Family’s reaction, the other orthodoxies and great clans reacted even more intensely, practically staring fixedly at the scene before them.
Kacha!!!
The sky split open. The Immortal Ascension Register bloomed with boundless radiance, and then a cluster of light cascaded down.
Within it, a token, shrouded in five-colored misty brilliance, finally descended toward the head of the Longevity Ji Family.
“That’s the name of the Longevity Ji Family’s head!”
Many ministers cried out in astonishment, watching with their own eyes as ancient, vast characters emerged upon the Immortal Ascension Register—silver hooks and iron strokes, carrying a solemn and sacred radiance.
That was the name of the Longevity Ji Family’s head, now being recorded by the Immortal Ascension Register, engraved upon it.
After offering two Immortal Grade Artifacts, he had received the recognition of the Immortal Ascension.
This scene was reflected across All of Heaven. Cultivators and living beings of many universes, across immeasurably vast distances, witnessed that earth-shaking sight.
The radiance of the Immortal Ascension was simply too dazzling, continuously converging upon the plaza, leaving many unable to open their eyes.
“He succeeded just like that?”
“We witnessed the birth of an Immortal?”
Upon the plaza, immortal mist billowed, crowds stretched like a sea, and every minister was shocked and astounded.
They watched the head of the Longevity Ji Family kneeling prostrate before the imperial palace, watched the wildly ecstatic expression on his face as he kowtowed and worshipped Gu Changge again and again.
“I’ve become an Immortal! This is the power of an Immortal!”
“Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace! The Longevity Ji Family is willing to serve the Divine Empire for all eternity!”
The head of the Longevity Ji Family was already so excited he was incoherent.
Originally, he had just been a chess piece pushed out to test the waters after his family’s deliberations.
But who could have imagined that he would truly obtain unimaginable power upon the Immortal Ascension Register—in the blink of an eye gaining the qualifications to truly overlook the Longevity Ji Family, making those Ancestors lower their brows and bow their heads.
At this moment, his spirit platform was clear and luminous, immortal light faintly glowing. Chains of order coiled and emerged around his limbs, overwhelmingly powerful.
Even the True Daoists and foundation-level existences he had once revered now felt their hearts palpitate under his gaze, as if facing a terrifying beast, not daring to meet his eyes.
Only under Gu Changge’s gaze did he still feel deep fear, as though a single thought from the other party could reduce him to ash countless times over.
“If I possess Immortal Dao power now, then His Majesty’s current strength...”
“He’s probably long since above the Immortal Dao. This is simply too inconceivable...”
The heart of the Longevity Ji Family’s head was entirely filled with excitement and exhilaration.
“So this is the power of an Immortal. I have already stood at the pinnacle of this world.”
It had to be said, this kind of power was extremely alluring and tempting. Even knowing that flames lay ahead, one would still throw oneself in like a moth, heedless of life and death.
Seeking flowers~
The Ancestors of the Longevity Ji Family now felt indescribably complicated emotions—both excited and thrilled, yet also bitter beyond words.
A junior whose fate they had casually controlled just moments ago had, in the blink of an eye, become an existence who overlooked them, one whom even they had to revere.
This was a genuine Immortal position.
Even though it was conferred by the Divine Empire and differed greatly from a true Immortal Dao existence, before it, they were still like ants.
Watching the head of the Longevity Ji Family kneeling on the ground, kowtowing and worshipping Gu Changge repeatedly, the many ministers and subjects behind could hardly restrain themselves, nearly going mad.
Many immortal orthodoxies trembled with excitement to the extreme. Their ancestors had never produced an Immortal Dao existence, so they could not be called Immortal-level orthodoxies.
Yet today, all of that seemed capable of changing.
“The 108 Sea Clan of Boundless Mountain offers one Immortal-refined Golden Radiance Robe and one piece of Sacred Nine Heavens Mysterious Jade, seeking an Immortal Ascension Token!”
“The Supreme Taibai Dao of the Divine Empire offers thirty-six... a Nine-Leaf Immortal Flower and one Earthly Immortal Pure Moon Vase, seeking an Immortal Ascension Token!”
“The Godly Gold Clan offers the remnants of the Hongmeng Tower, one Burgundy Scripture, and one Immeasurable Golden Body Technique!”
At this moment, the plaza boiled over, and all corners of All of Heaven were shaken into uproar. The leaders of every race stepped forward; no minister could remain seated.
Even the Ancestors of the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, who were practically imperial relatives, had fervent gazes—let alone everyone else.
The Immortal Ascension Register stretched across heaven and earth, reflecting immortal light after immortal light. In the unseen depths, strand after strand of imprints were branded upon it.
Gu Changge stood calmly at the entrance of the imperial palace, watching scene after scene, his eyes as still as an ancient well.
The emergence of the Immortal Ascension Register, in his view, was merely the prelude to the Divine Empire unifying All of Heaven and launching the next phase of his plan.
Within the unseen void, his true body sat cross-legged. A hazy river appeared, within which different thoughts and intents rose up.
“What is this ’Sealing Immortals’? Nothing but a bunch of false immortals, unrecognized by heaven and earth, conferred by a single nation—rootless duckweed, entrusting their lives to another.”
“Since ancient times, there has never been such an act. This is no different from seizing the future of this heaven and earth into his own hands.”
“Sooner or later, I will overthrow this dark empire.”
Gu Changge’s deep, cold eyes shifted, catching the origin of this strand of intent—it actually came from a certain stretch of spacetime in the future.
His expression turned slightly strange. With the emergence of the Immortal Ascension Register, its radiance covered All of Heaven and Its Thousand Worlds, and even the River of Time was illuminated.
But he still hadn’t expected that it would actually cause a change in the future, giving birth to an Anomaly of heaven and earth.
“Is this the power of fate?”
Gu Changge murmured softly. Across the boundless, unseen void, he struck a palm down toward that stretch of future spacetime.
The sky collapsed and the earth caved in; the universe fell silent. With a honglong, the river of fate blurred, and immediately after, the youth who had uttered those bold words watched in utter horror as a palm descended from the heavens.
The rules of heaven and earth retreated; all Daos resonated in unison.
Before he could realize his grand declaration, he exploded, silently and soundlessly annihilated, as if he had suffered the backlash of heaven itself. Then heaven and earth returned to stillness once more.
This had not involved the power of the River of Time. Rather, the karma of fate in the unseen depths had played its role, allowing Gu Changge to sense and comprehend that a mutation would occur in that stretch of future spacetime.
With his current strength, traversing the River of Time was not difficult, but it required enduring enormous backlash—it would not be so effortless.
The Dao of Fate was even more mysterious and profound than time.
And because Anomalies existed outside the established trajectory, even if they were erased, it would not affect the workings of the world’s course in the slightest—naturally, there would be no backlash.