Chapter 1694 : Di Yang, Chi Wu
1 100 years of mortal life—without attaining immortality, 1 must ultimately face birth, aging, sickness, and death.
Watching his beloved grow old and die in his arms, Chen Xianzhu experienced, for the first time in his life, that overwhelming sense of powerlessness.
他将素素葬在寒魄冰棺之中，护其肉身不腐，此后他便守在柳絮山庄，性子变得沉默寡言，不再问红尘之上。
Thus passed 3 100 years, until this realm could no longer sustain itself and began its descent into silent annihilation.
And at the moment the world-ending calamity erupted, Chen Xianzhu sat atop the snow-capped peak, his heart engulfed in utter stillness.
The earth shattered, and molten lava spread across the land.
Vast as it was, this realm had already become a land of death for 1 100 years. Even those once-revered Divine Ability Venerables could not survive in such an environment.
Chen Xianzhu stood guard atop the snow-capped peak, holding the ice coffin in his arms. His gaze fell upon the world below—a living hell—yet his pupils remained enveloped in profound silence.
"Boom!"
Until much later, the heavens and earth shattered, 1 void rift after another emerged, and countless streams of void energy surged forth.
The world crumbled and shattered amidst ceaseless roars, while strands of primal power slowly emerged between heaven and earth.
For Chen Xianzhu, this was originally a joyous occasion. By absorbing this trace of primordial power, he would be able to restore a fraction of his strength and subsequently retrieve the Innate Spiritual Water.
Yet, at this moment, his heart remained as still as dead water.
As the energy of the world's destruction swept through, the void energy capable of eradicating all things surged forth, rushing to his side.
Even as he defended with all his might, he could only watch as the figure within the ice coffin dissipated into dust and ashes.
"No—"
Roars, despair, defiance.
Yet they remained powerless.
No 1 knew how much time had passed. Chen Xianzhu stood expressionless in the void, silently drawing upon the power of origin.
Vast Azure Immortal Realm.
Since the 5 Heavenly Domains submitted, the conflicts within the 6 Western Heavenly Domains had temporarily ceased.
In the ensuing thousands of years, the Abyssal Immortal Alliance gathered 1,000,000 immortals to deploy 5 grand formations across the 5 Celestial Domains.
He collected water from the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, fire from the Pure Yang Celestial Domain, metal from the Western Pole Celestial Domain, wood from the 10 1000 Spirits Ancestral Domain, and earth from the Great Desert Celestial Sands Domain, forming a supreme 5 Elements Grand Formation.
Such a formation required as many as 5 innate treasures just to anchor its core, not to mention the countless Great Ultimate immortal treasures, World-Originating artifacts, and other celestial treasures consumed in its construction.
Thus time flew by, until the 30,000th year of the Dao Calamity, when the grand formation was finally completed. News spread that the Abyssal Return Daoist (Cultivator) would enter seclusion here, harnessing the 5 Domains Elemental Field Formation to condense a flawless Taiyi Dao Fruit (Cultivation Realm).
Meanwhile, protagonists scattered across the distant Qiangcang Immortal Realm also received this intelligence.
"You defeated the Twin Scions of Taicang before even consolidating your Dao Fruit?"
Southern Ridge Celestial Domain, Golden Crow Celestial Domain.
Within a grand hall, at the summit of the towering steps, a golden figure stood. Like a golden sun, He radiated light that bathed heaven and earth, making it impossible to gaze upon Him directly.
In the grand hall below, a figure clad in crimson robes stood with a trace of solemnity etched across his face.
These 2 were the strongest prodigies of the current Golden Crow generation: the Golden Crow Saint Son and the Crimson Crow Saint Son.
The Eldrin Saint Son had cultivated 3 Great Primordial foundations, his combat prowess even stepping into the forbidden realm, rivaling either of the Twin Emperors of Taicang without the slightest disadvantage.
The Golden Crow Saint-Child, bearing the Daoist title Diyang, stood as the most prodigious talent his clan had produced in a 100 million years. As 1 of the central figures in this Heavenly Tribulation, he was regarded by the Golden Crow Ancient Progenitor as the Primordial Seed capable of attaining the Great Perfection of the Dao.
At this moment, the Eldrin Saint Son gazed at the figure seated at the head of the hall, his expression turning gravely solemn as he declared, "This Daoist of the Returning Abyss has attained the Innate Primordial Body. His combat prowess can no longer be measured by conventional standards of dual Taiyi foundations."
"Cousin Diyang, this individual may not be 1 to be taken lightly."
"Oh?"
The Golden Crow Saint's Son's eyes flickered slightly, yet his tone remained placid as he said, "Cultivating the Innate Body ahead of time indeed grants combat prowess surpassing that of the 3 Primordial Unity foundations."
However, the more formidable 1's foundation, the lower the success rate of condensing a Flawless Dao Fruit. Having achieved the ultimate Innate Physique, his endeavor to cultivate the 3 Primordial Foundations would now face a difficulty increased tenfold.
"Even with the grand formation leveraging the energy fields of the 5 Great Celestial Domains and riding the momentum of conquering the 5 Western Extremity Domains, the likelihood of a successful breakthrough should be no more than 10 to 20 percent."
Hearing this, the Crimson Crow Saint could not help but pause briefly.
A flicker of delight crossed his face before he inquired further, "According to your judgment, clan brother, should we not intervene in this matter?"
The Son of the Solar Emperor shook his head and spoke, "Once this individual consolidates the 3 Primordial Foundations, they will at the very least attain a supreme forbidden realm comparable to the 12 Heavenly Tribulations. With the aid of their Innate Physique, they might even transcend this realm entirely."
"Even if such a formidable foe only has a 10 percent chance of breaking through, we cannot allow him to attempt it."
At this point, the Eldrin Saint Son instructed, "Chiwu, with the war in the 6 Southern Celestial Domains now settled, take a dozen or so disciples and head there."
"Red Crow receives the command."
The Crimson Crow Saint Son nodded, then after a moment of contemplation, inquired, "What about Brother Diyang..."
"I won't be going."
The Holy Son of Emperor Yang shook his head, his gaze profound as he said, "I intend to enter seclusion to reverse my innate true form and cultivate the Golden Crow Body of Primordial Chaos."
"Impossible." The Eldrin Saint's expression shifted slightly before he spoke again, "Though you have cultivated the 3 Primordial Foundations, you have yet to break through to the Celestial Immortal Realm."
"Should you prematurely cultivate the Innate True Body, it will inevitably invite an additional heavenly tribulation when you ascend to the Cosmic Realm."
As the Crimson Sun Saint spoke, a trace of solemnity flickered in Emperor Yang's gaze, his expression growing weighty.
An immortal at the Taiyi Realm could refine the Primordial Qi to reverse-construct a Primordial True Body, thereby cultivating a Primordial Foundation.
However, this approach would inevitably leave behind numerous hidden dangers, the foremost being the increased difficulty in consolidating the foundation of the 3 Elders.
Secondly, once 1 cultivates the Innate True Body, they essentially become a pseudo-Celestial Immortal powerhouse. At this stage, ascending to the Greater Cosmos would provoke backlash from the boundless dimensional void.
For the Dimensional Void, a Terran Immortal advancing their realm to elevate the cosmos signifies the sublimation of both the world and their cultivation base. Though it may resist, it will not obstruct such ascension.
However, if a Celestial Immortal mighty 1 were to attempt to ascend into a universe within the dimensional void, they would be stealing the very essence of the void itself. This act would provoke a violent backlash from the dimensional void, summoning a terrifying and catastrophic Dimensional Tribulation.
A tribulation of such magnitude was utterly terrifying. Even for those with the most exceptional Triple Great Unity Foundation, attempting this would be a 9-in-10 chance of death.
Thus, since ancient times, it has been exceedingly rare for a Half-Step Celestial Immortal to refine Primordial Qi and reverse their innate form before achieving a full breakthrough to the Celestial Immortal realm.
The Solar Scion of the Empyrean was well aware of this fact. Yet after a moment of contemplation, he still resolved,
"This tribulation of the Dao has gathered countless heroes. Not just 1, but several Great Luo ancient sects have made their moves. With my current strength alone, I fear it may not be enough to safely dominate this Dao tribulation."
"If I can reverse to the primordial state and cultivate the Primordial Golden Crow Body, my chances of forcefully overcoming the Dao Tribulation will increase significantly."
"Even if the Dimensional Cataclysm proves perilous, by then I shall possess the power to conquer all tribulations, granting me substantial confidence to transcend it."
My apologies for the poor condition lately, the recent updates have been rather lacking. (End of Chapter)