Visitors from the Southern Immortal Domain, the Clan Behind Yue Mingkong?
Visitors from the Southern Immortal Domain, the Clan Behind Yue Mingkong?
The Western Immortal Domain bordered the Other Domain. Ever since the Western Heavenly Gate was breached a million years ago...
The beings of the Other Domain could come and go freely, without any obstruction.
The Western Heavenly Gate was a gateway constructed by the various Immortal Kings after the Forbidden Epoch, condensed with supreme Principles.
It could withstand and resist invading Immortal Kings from the Other Domain.
Therefore, once that gateway was breached a million years ago, the Western Immortal Domain of today was effectively left wide open, no longer able to stop those Other Domain armies.
Now, in every universe of the Western Immortal Domain, Other Domain clans could be seen occupying the land. The original Daoist traditions and Forces had been purged.
Even True Daoists had gone extinct.
Let alone those True Immortal existences.
Before the Heavenly Ancient City, Gu Changge’s expression was calm, returned to simplicity. Not the slightest ripple of magic power emanated from him, making him seem like an ordinary mortal.
But in the eyes of all living beings and Cultivators, he appeared transcendent and peerless. Upon his tall, upright figure, traces of the Great Dao seemed to flicker in and out of sight.
Among the descendants of the Immortal Domain, many young men and women were filled with reverence and fervor, having long since regarded Gu Changge as an Immortal King who had walked out from the Source World.
At this moment, he gazed at the distant sky, where waves of immortal light cascaded down, accompanied by a crystalline, translucent golden avenue stretching all the way toward them.
Phenomena even arose between heaven and earth. Pegasi with immortal light flowing over their entire bodies pulled a carriage, hurrying toward this place. The driver, too, had Chaos Energy hidden within him—he was a True Daoist.
Behind them, streak after streak of divine light followed. Several figures were rushing over at great speed, none of them weak in aura.
Some rode divine rainbows, others auspicious beasts.
They were most transcendent, carrying immortal energy about them, an aura of immortality pervading their beings—utterly different from the ordinary Immortal Domain clansmen of the Western Immortal Domain.
Their cultivation had also reached the True Immortal Realm.
Moreover, in the carriage leading at the very front sat a figure wreathed in immortal light, with threads of Great Dao fragments interweaving around him.
This was a Quasi-Immortal King existence, and one from the Immortal Domain’s side at that.
However, seeing this group of powerful Cultivators descend, the expressions of the many Immortal Domain descendants did not change in the slightest—they even carried hostility and indignation.
The Big Red Bird was somewhat taken aback. “I thought the Immortal Domain no longer had any True Immortals left.”
“They are Cultivators of the Southern Immortal Domain. When our Western Immortal Domain was breached, they even sent experts over to plunder, trying to seize the foundational Supreme Treasures of our Immortal Domain, and they even coveted the remains of our King.”
“They’re just like the Other Domain—not good people at all.”
Some descendants of the Western Immortal Domain recognized this group of descending Cultivators and could not help but speak with fury in their eyes.
Their gazes carried immense resentment and hatred. They regarded these Southern Immortal Domain Cultivators as being in league with the Other Domain, showing them not the slightest courtesy.
Thus, before Gu Changge, they stated the facts without any concealment, hoping Gu Changge could uphold justice on their behalf.
Hearing the words of these Western Immortal Domain descendants, the expressions of the group of Cultivators rushing toward the Heavenly Ancient City all shifted slightly.
However, Gu Changge’s expression did not change at all. He even acted as though he had not heard their words.
He had not the slightest intention of standing up for the Western Immortal Domain.
Coming to the Immortal Domain this time, aside from verifying his own conjectures, his greatest purpose was actually to incorporate the Immortal Domain into the Beyond.
With the rules of the two worlds colliding and merging, as the true master of the Beyond, he could naturally and rightfully take over the Immortal Domain.
Besides, according to the original course of events, he was the Overlord who had once drowned all the heavens—how could he possibly have the leisure at a time like this to help the Immortal Domain?
Gu Changge truly had no interest in this whatsoever.
He waited before the Heavenly Ancient City, naturally, to wait for a figure with the authority to speak to appear.
However, the Immortal King of the Southern Immortal Domain was clearly very cautious. After sensing his aura, they chose to observe from afar, and then sent a Quasi-Immortal King existence to come.
It had to be said, such a prudent and careful attitude did make Gu Changge take a second look.
“We pay our respects to... Daren.”
Soon, streaks of divine rainbows descended from the high skies. These several True Immortals all came before Gu Changge with respectful expressions and spoke.
They did not know how to address the incomparably young Gu Changge. They had originally wanted to call him Qianbei, but changed their wording, addressing him as Daren instead.
In their eyes, Gu Changge’s strength was unfathomable—even the Profound Earth Immortal King of the Other Domain had been frightened away by him.
Moreover, his bone age was incomparably young, something that simply could not be concealed.
One had to know that even in the Immortal Domain, during its most flourishing periods, achieving the Dao within tens of thousands of years already counted as peerless talent.
Among those True Immortal Families and Immortal King Families, such a one would be a first-rate genius, a monster among monsters.
But Gu Changge’s bone age was merely a few hundred years.
This was simply unimaginable in the Immortal Domain, especially since he had walked out from that Source World with its withered and incomplete laws. They could not help but suspect that Gu Changge was some being from within the cycle of reincarnation who had awakened.
Gu Changge swept his gaze over this group of True Immortals. His gaze was very calm, but falling upon their eyes, it was like true thunder exploding within their Knowledge Seas, making their souls feel as if they would shatter, leaving them utterly terrified.
Earlier, a True Immortal of the Other Domain had been subjected to Gu Changge’s Soul Search and then devoured. They had witnessed that scene from a great distance, so now they were all trembling with trepidation, deeply fearful.
No matter what, since Gu Changge had walked out from the Source World, he was more or less connected to the Immortal Domain.
If the Southern Immortal Domain pretended to know nothing of this, what would they face next...
They had, in truth, steeled themselves to come. In the current era, the various Immortal Domains had long since split apart from one another. Over so many epochs they had nearly all gone their separate ways—who would still concern themselves with the affairs of the other Immortal Domains?
They were also somewhat worried whether Gu Changge would blame them over the fall of the Western Immortal Domain.
“Jin Yuan pays his respects to Daren.”
At this moment, the Quasi-Immortal King in the carriage also revealed himself and stepped out.
His face even looked somewhat childish, like that of a child, yet he had the body of a middle-aged man. He wore clean, pure-white immortal robes, his entire body glowing, wreathed in Great Dao fragments.
A Quasi-Immortal King existence, one of the renowned supreme experts of the Southern Immortal Domain. Setting aside the Immortal Kings...
In the Southern Immortal Domain, there was practically no Cultivator who did not know him. Many admirers addressed him as...
But he was still very far from the true Immortal King Realm. The gap between an Immortal King and a Quasi-Immortal King was like that between a True Immortal and a True Daoist.
“Who rules the Southern Immortal Domain now?”
Gu Changge casually glanced at this person and asked.
“Reporting to Daren, the Southern Immortal Domain is now led by King Bodhi and Queen Lunar.”
Jin Yuan spoke, and when mentioning King Bodhi and Queen Lunar, his face carried an expression of reverence.
Of course, King Bodhi and Queen Lunar were not their true names. After all, for existences of the Immortal King level, ordinary beings merely mentioning their names would induce a resonance.
These were merely the honorifics by which all living beings had addressed them over the years.
“Queen Lunar comes from the Yue Family?”
Gu Changge could not help but raise an eyebrow. What came to his mind was that this Yue Family might be connected to the Unrivaled Celestial Dynasty, for the surname Yue was quite rare.
If that were so, then this Yue Family might be related to the clan behind Yue Mingkong.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
The vast and boundless Northern Immortal Domain, compared to the Western Immortal Domain, was a rare pure land of peace, without strife or great turmoil.
Immortal energy stretched boundlessly. Every universe presented magnificent sights—towering Mystic Mountains, cascading immortal waterfalls.
Immortal islands floated in the air, with Cultivators coming and going, some meditating in enlightenment, others discussing the Dao with one another.
The heaven and earth here were filled with an aura of tranquility, giving one a sense of peace.
In some places the immortal mist was extremely dense, swirling and dancing there. Purple light shimmered upon the mountain peaks.
Within the lakes, auspicious birds and beasts cried out, spreading their wings to soar between heaven and earth.
Between the various regions of the Immortal Domain, gateways and barrier Grand Arrays separated them. Even an Immortal King would find them difficult to breach, requiring a long time and considerable cultivation to crack.
Therefore, the Northern Immortal Domain was now extremely peaceful, unlike the Western Immortal Domain, which had fallen into occupied territory of the Other Domain, its many Immortal Domain descendants fleeing in all directions, becoming blood food for the Other Domain.
In the Northern Immortal Domain, one could even see quite a few True Immortal figures moving about, at various Dao...
The Northern Immortal Domain of today had a full three Immortal Kings presiding over it—the three most ancient Immortal King Families.
Beyond that, there were also many True Immortal Families and True Immortal traditions, multiplying and thriving. It could be said they were cut off from the world, not participating in the great wars of the other Immortal Domains.
Back when the Western Immortal Domain was breached, experts had once come seeking aid.
But they were all refused outside the Northern Heavenly Gate. Those who drew near were even suppressed and killed by the guarding heavenly soldiers—most cold-blooded.
For the three Immortal Kings of the Northern Immortal Domain, they harbored no great ambitions, nor did they wish to meddle in the affairs of the other Immortal Domains.
They only wanted their own Practice Grounds and territories to remain unaffected, standing independent beyond the mortal dust of the world, transcendent above all worldly matters.
“A shocking change has occurred in the Western Immortal Domain.”
“It is suspected that the gateway to the Source World has reappeared. Through that Heavenly Ancient City, one can travel to that world. A being from within the cycle of reincarnation has awakened and walked out from it.”
The Practice Grounds of the three Immortal Kings happened to be situated at three corners of the Northern Immortal Domain.
They formed a flawless, stable triangle with one another, guarding the Northern Immortal Domain and rendering it impregnable.
Now, within an ancient city surging with boundless immortal mist, a splendid ancient tree bloomed, its light raining down.
An old man with white beard and white hair sat cross-legged in its depths. Beneath his Platform stretched endless chaos.
His countenance was weathered, his expression serene, as though containing thousands upon thousands of ancient histories. His temperament was profound and transcendent. Now he spoke softly, as if conversing with someone.
Hong long long—
The void trembled, then split apart, revealing a vast and boundless starry universe.
A crimson-haired figure strode out, Great Dao fragments swirling around him. His features were blurred, and an aura that could crush all the heavens pervaded the air.
“Even if the Source World has appeared once more, it has nothing to do with us.”
“The Immortal Domain of today is no longer what it once was. Epochs have crumbled, myriad ages have turned to ash. Those existences of the past have long since perished, utterly extinguished within the cycle of reincarnation.”
“Even though we stand within the Immortal King domain, we are but a single ripple in the torrent of that great age, utterly incapable of making any difference.”
“Rather than that, we might as well cling to life for one more era, and prepare one more measure of survival before the Great Purge descends.”
The crimson-haired figure spoke coldly, paying no heed whatsoever to what had happened in the Western Immortal Domain.
The white-haired old man sitting cross-legged beneath the ancient tree now sighed softly and said, “I keep having a sense of unease. Somewhere in the unseen, I fear certain things are about to come to pass.”
As an Immortal King existence, and one who had stood firm in this domain for a long time, he did not feel...
“You mean, those beings from within the cycle of reincarnation are going to return?”
The crimson-haired figure’s gaze sharpened slightly, abruptly thinking of certain matters.
That they could cultivate to the level of Immortal King—aside from their own peerless talent, crowning their generation, being the true Fated Ones of several epochs, bearing the Fortuity of all the heavens...
There was also a great key factor: they had obtained the legacies and blessings left behind by those Progenitors who had perished in the past.
True Immortals were common, but Immortal Kings were not.
Even for an Immortal King Family, with an Immortal King presiding and personally instructing the younger generation, it was hard to say they could cultivate another Immortal King.
The conditions were so harsh as to be simply unimaginable, inconceivable.
Having walked to this step, they could be said to have reached the end, finding it difficult to see the road ahead.
They did not even know where the road ahead lay.
Or rather, they had already exhausted all their talent and fortune.
They could leave behind their own methods and paths for later generations to study and comprehend, but for those later generations to reach heights such as theirs was absolutely impossible.
Of course, for their descendants, achieving True Immortal was not difficult. Relying on techniques, resources, and fortunes piled up, then grinding through long stretches of time, they could naturally endure their way to that step.
For these families and traditions of the Immortal Domain, time was the one thing they did not lack.
“That is possible. After the Forbidden Epoch, the heavens within the Mountains and Oceans True World were annihilated. At that time, we were merely minor Cultivators, following our elders to the Immortal Domain, and from then on we were cut off from the Source World, severed as heaven from earth.”
“In the blink of an eye, countless epochs have passed. Those supreme beings of the past either vanished or passed away in meditation, and we too have reached this level.”
“Even we can easily live through so many ages—so how could those supreme Progenitors have perished without rhyme or reason?”
“The further I advance to this step, the more I can feel the gap between us and those Progenitors. Perhaps they laid out a heaven-shaking grand scheme over one epoch after another, and then waited for an opportunity.”
“That opportunity, as I see it, may well be the moment when those people from within the cycle of reincarnation reappear in the world.”
The white-haired, white-bearded old man shook his head, the light of wisdom blossoming in his eyes.
Hearing these words, the crimson-haired figure’s pupils could not help but contract, and then he fell silent.
In truth, a great reason the Immortal Domain of today had split into five regions was that those Progenitors of the past had all disappeared.
These juniors of theirs had walked to this realm, then established clans to rule the present...
If one wished to seek traces of those Progenitors of old, one would still have to go to the Central Immortal Domain. Some of the clans that had once evacuated the Source World had, in fact, all taken up residence within it.
However, the Central Immortal Domain was isolated on all four sides by the Chaos Heavenly River, with peerless Grand Arrays laid down. It had long since ceased to concern itself with outside affairs, even more transcendent than the four outer Immortal Domains.
Some speculated that those Progenitors, their blood and qi withered, had passed away in meditation somewhere. Others speculated that they had suffered grievous wounds in the war of the Forbidden Epoch, wounds that simply could not heal, and died afterward.
For many of those Progenitors had once been ranked among the Immortals of the Immortal Palace that unified all the heavens of the Mountains and Oceans True World.
Moreover, the Great Palace Lord of the Immortal Palace back then had a cultivation that surpassed even Immortal Kings. With a single sword strike, he had even forced the Ancestor of an Emperor Family of the Other Domain to cede vast universes of the Other Domain, keeping far away from the Immortal Domain ever since.
Such an existence, it was said, suffered unimaginable wounds during that battle of the Forbidden Epoch. He was struck and gravely injured by that Forbidden Existence, nearly perishing on the spot.
Not long after, he fell and passed away in meditation, but where his true remains lay remained a mystery.
The Immortal Palace crumbled and fell apart, and the might with which it had once unified all the heavens disintegrated entirely. Many of the ranked Immortals of that time were shattered and buried along with that epoch. The Immortals who came after arrived at...
...the Immortal Domain, where they attempted to rebuild the glory of the Immortal Palace of old.
But in the end they also failed... no one knew what taboo they had triggered.
And thus, the five Immortal Domains came into being.