Chapter 1799 : Cosmic Strike

"Ah—"

In the blink of an eye, an unprecedented shriek tore through the air.

Everyone looked up and saw the Ancient Nether Ancestor instantly cleaved in half by the sword radiance, immediately obliterated into ashes.

"Damn it."

Witnessing the instantaneous demise of Patriarch Minggu, the remaining ancient immortals scattered in terror, fleeing desperately into the distance. Yet, alas, it was already far too late.

The residual might of that overwhelming sword aura swept forth unabated. Its blade force cleaved through the vast, chaotic void, reducing all in its path to utter annihilation. Several ancient immortal powerhouses standing in the way had no time to react before they were instantly obliterated into dust by the sword energy.

Even more astonishingly, the Primordial Sword Aura's residual power did not dissipate. After piercing through the boundless expanse to reach the heavens' end, it continued its trajectory, cleaving toward the farthest reaches of the void.

"Insolence!"

And at that very moment, a furious roar erupted from where the sword aura terminated.

But then, an elder in gray robes stepped out into the void, unfurling the Heaven and Earth 6 Harmony Divine Aura, and actually managed to barely block this peerless slaughter sword.

6 Harmonies Divine Aura (Cultivation Art)

It was the 6 Harmonies Ancestor.

High above the void, the ancient immortal elders witnessing this scene could not help but show a mix of shock and exhilaration.

Elder Liuhe was a renowned ancient immortal of the Taihan Celestial Realm, and 1 of its most venerable figures. Whispers claimed he had long since departed from the realm, yet to everyone's astonishment, he now stood revealed in this very place.

Yet such a figure had been hiding within the Taihan Immortal Domain all along, and they had remained completely unaware. This realization truly astounded them.

In that moment, everyone understood—the sword strike that had emerged from the Chaos Nest was never meant to slay the Ancient Netherlord, but to confront the Sixfold Patriarch.

"Bzzz—"

But then, a soft hum echoed through the air, drawing all eyes toward the Chaos Nest.

At the site of the Chaos Nest, a fair-faced youth with rosy lips and pearly teeth stepped forth unhurriedly, his expression serene as he gazed upon the assembly.

Humanoid form?

Everyone’s hearts skipped a beat, but a moment later, they sensed something was amiss.

The Hexad Patriarch slowly drew a deep breath, his expression turning profoundly solemn as he spoke, "A 6-Calamity Chaos Beast King taking human form... It appears you are not far from becoming a 7-Calamity Chaos Beast King."

"Since this is your esteemed sanctuary, I must beg your pardon for this intrusion."

At these words, Patriarch 6 Harmony transformed into a streak of escaping light that shot skyward, preparing to make his exit.

At that very moment, the young man sneered coldly, "Since you've come, why be in such a hurry to leave?"

"Boom—"

As his words faded, 7 dazzling immortal lights erupted from the shattered celestial realm.

But within the 7 heavenly realms, several ancient artifacts rose up 1 after another, their dazzling radiance illuminating the boundless chaos.

These ancient artifacts were divided into 7 types: ancient swords, celestial halberds, divine furnaces, treasure pagodas, immortal cauldrons, and others. Each artifact brimmed with primordial light, containing within them the embryonic marvels of the Great Dao—all were exceptionally rare Primordial Ancient Treasures.

Most importantly, these 7 treasures were intrinsically connected to the 7 Heavenly Realms, seemingly blessed by their profound power in ways beyond mortal comprehension.

Thus, the 7 ancient artifacts rose up, transforming into a primordial immortal formation that enveloped the boundless chaos, forcibly sealing off the shattered immortal realm.

"Damn, it's the Heavenly Dao Artifact of this broken celestial realm."

“Who would have thought that these Heavenly Dao Source Artifacts had long been refined by this Chaos Beast King.”

At this very moment, all the immortals were utterly astounded.

The Chaos Beast King wielded a damaged Innate Spiritual Treasure, its power barely 1-tenth of what it once was. Yet even so, its might remained extraordinary. If they could seize this treasure, they might still have a sliver of hope to escape with their lives.

But with their escape route now sealed, how could they possibly flee from the grasp of this 6-Calamity Chaos Beast King wielding a damaged Innate Spiritual Treasure?

With this thought in mind, they were all seized by overwhelming terror.

Taking a deep breath, the Ancient Immortal of the Frigid Night instinctively turned his gaze toward the 6 Harmonies Daoist and said, "Elder, we implore you to take command and lead us in breaking through this encirclement."

At this very moment, seeing his retreat cut off, the Hexaunity Daoist turned his gaze toward the juvenile Chaos Beast King. With an exceedingly grave expression, he declared, "Does Your Excellency truly intend to fight to mutual destruction with this venerable 1?"

"The fish may die, but the net shall never tear."

The young man sneered, gripping a broken sword as he soared into the air. Boundless sword energy pierced through the vast chaos, striking with overwhelming force toward the 6 Harmonies Daoist.

Witnessing this, the 6 Harmonies Daoist could no longer retreat. With an exceedingly grim expression, he soared into the sky and declared.

"Merely a 6-Calamity Chaos Beast King. Don't think possessing a single flawed innate spiritual treasure grants you the right to act insolent."

"Do you know, each barrier of the Celestial 9 Heavens Ascension represents a distinct realm of the heavens."

"Today, you shall witness the supreme divine art I used to shatter the 7th Heavenly Barrier."

"Remember, this move is known as the Cosmic Strike."

Eldrin looked up and saw the 6 Harmonies Daoist manifest the 6 supreme powers of the Eastern Wastes, Western Extremity, Northern Abyss, Southern Blaze, Upper Firmament, and Lower Nether simultaneously with a mere turn of his palm.

6 Half-Step Patriarch Level Divine Abilities.

An ancient immortal elder murmured, a trace of astonishment flashing in his eyes, soon overtaken by wild exhilaration.

It turned out that Patriarch 6 Harmonies cultivated the Way of 6 Harmonies, and the 6 divine abilities he created encompassed all directions of heaven and earth, each possessing profound and boundless applications.

In the past, Daoist 6 Harmonies relied on this divine ability to roam the Frigid Immortal Domain unchallenged, even defeating an ancient immortal ancestor who had shattered the 6 Heavenly Barriers to break through to the realm of a 7 Tribulations Ancient Immortal.

Yet today, the 6 Paths Elder took action once more, simultaneously wielding 6 supreme powers. Astonishingly, he merged these 6 divine abilities into 1, manifesting the ultimate force of 6 Paths Converging as 1—a power capable of restarting the cosmos.

Above arched the firmament, below stretched the abyss—the 4 poles of heaven and earth formed the cosmic hexality of the 6 directions.

The Sixfold Daoist now wielded the power of 6 harmonies, merging them into a singular force that manifested as a primordial strike rarely witnessed across the cosmos.

In an instant, the cosmos-shattering strike collided with the fractured ancient sword.

The very heavens and earth quaked as primordial chaos surged backward. Waves of annihilating force rippled across the 8 directions of the cosmos, instantly reducing to dust numerous Celestial Immortals and primordial chaos beasts who had been observing the battle from afar.

"What a formidable divine ability."

Witnessing this scene, Eldrin could not help but exclaim in awe.

Such a strike, even the slightest, most negligible remnant of its power, would be enough to utterly annihilate a Great Perfection Heavenly Immortal into dust.

Ancient Immortals below the Fourth Tribulation likely didn't even qualify to intervene, not daring to approach the heart of the battlefield lest they be annihilated by a casual strike from either combatant.

Tianya Ancestor was equally astounded. He took a deep breath and said, "The 9 Great Celestial Passes of the Grand Luo are: the Great Dao, the Physical Body, the Dao Fruit, Magical Power, the Primordial Spirit, the Dao Heart, Divine Abilities, Immortal Treasures, and Fate."

Breaking through this seventh layer, the "Divine Ability Heavenly Barrier," is said to require mastering a Patriarch-level "Great Luo Divine Ability."

The 6 Paths Ancestor shattered the Seventh Heavenly Barrier. It seems he integrated 6 quasi-Patriarch-level divine abilities into 1, ultimately creating this cosmic strike of 6 Paths Convergence—a single blow that ascended to the Great Perfection Realm.

Upon hearing this, Eldrin was utterly astounded.

This was a supreme divine ability of the Patriarch level. Any Ancient Immortal who mastered it could dominate the Ancient Immortal realm, finding few worthy opponents.

Yet even such a figure remained stagnant at the Seventh Heavenly Barrier, demonstrating how exceedingly difficult it is to break through to the Great Perfection Realm.

Observing his expression, Patriarch Tianya understood his thoughts and said, "A Great Luo Golden Immortal transcends the cycle of reincarnation, an existence equal to the Great Dao itself."

"Such an existence is truly deathless and indestructible. Even if slain, they can resurrect from the fabric of spacetime, making it nearly impossible to achieve permanent annihilation."

Unless a being who has completely mastered the Great Dao emerges within the very Dao they cultivate, it would be possible to control their life and death. Otherwise, even a Dao Ancestor or Immortal Sage would be incapable of slaying them.

Hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod.

Those capable of fully mastering a Great Dao are all supreme beings of the rank of Daozu or Immortal Sage.

Yet even such a figure could only maintain absolute dominion over his own path of cultivation, incapable of utterly eradicating other Great Luo Golden Immortals who pursued different Daos.

By this calculation, as long as there existed no Dao Ancestor or Immortal Sage-level figure at the pinnacle of the Great Path 1 cultivated, achieving the Da Luo realm would render 1 virtually indestructible and eternal.

Of course, Eldrin believed that while existences at the level of Dao Ancestors and Immortal Saints might not be capable of completely eradicating a Great Luo Golden Immortal, they undoubtedly possessed numerous means to deal with 1.

For instance, that indescribable existence who once slew the Great God Qing Cang—though that single strike failed to completely eradicate him, it traversed the River of Time to deliver a blow that instantly annihilated every resurrected incarnation of the Great God Qing Cang.

By that reckoning, even if the great god Qing Cang could not be completely annihilated, what difference was there between that and being truly dead?

Getting back to the main topic, after understanding the might of a 7 Tribulations Ancient Immortal, Eldrin couldn't help but ask, "If a 7 Tribulations Ancient Immortal possesses such power, how formidable must an 8 Tribulations Ancient Immortal be?"

"I'm not entirely sure either."

Tianya Ancestor shook his head, pondering for a moment before speaking: "However, the Eighth Heavenly Barrier is the Immortal Treasure Barrier. I once heard Elder Zi mention that to shatter the Eighth Heavenly Barrier, 1 must refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure."

"Innate Spiritual Treasure?"

Eldrin and Lyra both felt a jolt of alarm in their hearts, their expressions tinged with traces of dread.

The Celestial Maiden also nodded slightly before speaking, "Breaking through to the Great Perfection Realm is exceedingly difficult. Those who achieve it merge their spirit with the Great Dao, transcending the River of Fate. Merely possessing the Primordial Indestructible Radiance does not guarantee a breakthrough."

Ancient Immortals who have survived 7 or more heavenly tribulations often possess certain Great Luo-level abilities, yet breaking through to the Great Luo Realm itself still requires undergoing mortal tribulations of life and death.

Generally speaking, only by refining an Innate Spiritual Treasure and breaking through the eighth spiritual treasure barrier can 1 qualify to shatter their own destiny and step into the Great Luo Realm, where reincarnation holds no sway.

Eldrin listened in silence, his heart growing heavy with an indescribable weight.

Throughout his lifelong cultivation, he had always prided himself on being invincible within his realm. Yet now, he finally felt a trace of pressure.

According to his own projections, Eldrin calculated that before breaking through to the Great Perfection Stage, he would be able to comprehend at least 1 Ruler-level supernatural power and advance a Connate Spiritual Treasure through the use of Primordial Purple Qi.

With such profound foundations, he had believed it would be enough to reign unchallenged across the Ancient Immortal Realm, effortlessly crushing all foes all the way to the Great Perfection Stage.

Never did Eldrin imagine that any existence capable of shattering the Eighth Heavenly Barrier would possess such profound foundations and formidable strength—this far exceeded his expectations.

"To think that even those who have shattered the 9 Heavenly Barriers and cultivated to the Great Perfection Realm would face such immense hardship."

No wonder the Great Cold Immortal Realm has existed for countless eons, producing innumerable ancient immortals who have survived 7 heavenly tribulations, yet only 13 have ever broken through to the Great Perfection Stage.

Eldrin whispered inwardly, then lifted his gaze once more toward the heavens above.

Yet the 6 Harmonies Daoist and the Chaos Beast King fought fiercely, yet he seemed to gradually fall into a disadvantageous position.

Seeing this, the Celestial Maiden could not help but sigh, then shook her head and said, “Although the power of a Sect Master–level divine ability is immense, it requires a Great Luo Golden Immortal to unleash its full potential.”

The 6 Harmonies Daoist was, after all, merely a 7-Tribulation Ancient Immortal. The disparity between his power and that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal was immense. Such divine abilities could only unleash a fraction of their combat prowess in his hands, still insufficient to contend against an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

In stark contrast, the humanoid Chaos Beast King, though only at the Sixth Tribulation realm, could unleash the full power of the incomplete innate spiritual treasure.

"With such power, I dare not claim to rival an 8-Calamity Ancient Immortal, but it certainly surpasses the vast majority of 7-Calamity Ancient Immortals."

Lyra listened quietly, never uttering a single word.

After observing for a considerable time, she finally cast a glance toward the Chaos Nest and inquired of Eldrin, "With both sides locked in this fiercely contested battle, should we venture into that central Chaos Nest to investigate?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into a somber silence.

Previously, the Ancient Nether Ancestor had already perished in the Chaos Nest. Now, the ancient immortals of various races were suffering repeated defeats. To think of exploring the Chaos Nest instead of fleeing for their lives at such a time was truly far too audacious.

Eldrin took a deep breath, then spoke up, "We should still go. It would be a true pity to miss this opportunity."

The Celestial Maiden and the Ancient Cliff Ancestor, seeing the situation, both concurred with the 2's opinions.

They had no idea that Eldrin possessed the innate spiritual treasure, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, and believed they would likely never make it out alive this time.

Since I couldn't leave this broken immortal realm, I might as well venture into the central Chaos Nest—perhaps I could still find a thread of opportunity there.

Having made up their minds, the 4 of them stealthily made their way toward the Chaotic Lair.

They pressed onward, and before long, they had ventured deep into the Chaos Lair. Along the way, they discovered countless rare and extraordinary treasures.

"So many treasures."

Gazing at the rare treasures along the path through the Chaotic Nest, the 4 of them couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

This Chaos Lair truly lived up to being the den of a 6-Calamity Chaos Beast King. Within its depths, innate treasures were countless, alongside all manner of rare mineral veins and chaos divine materials.

Unfortunately, the Chaos Nest was guarded by ancient beasts of chaos. To avoid alerting the Chaos Beast King, Eldrin (Person Name) still refrained from intervening.

Thus they journeyed onward, traversing all the way to the heart of the Chaotic Lair, until finally halting before a cavern.

This was the very core of the Chaos Nest, yet the 4 of them halted before the entrance, their expressions turning grave.

Tianya Ancestor carefully observed for a moment before speaking, "The lair of this Chaos Beast King actually possesses a sophisticated Innate Grand Formation. It seems we're facing some trouble."

Lyra furrowed her brow slightly before speaking, "This formation is no trifling matter. Without the intervention of a being at the Ancient Immortal realm, I'm afraid it would be impossible to break through."

Eldrin (Person Name) furrowed his brow slightly and observed intently for a moment before stating, "That Chaos Beast King has cultivated to the realm of a 6-Calamity Ancient Immortal. Its wisdom may very well rival our own."

Fortunately, without a proper inheritance, the formation was rather crudely arranged. As long as he could identify its weakness, there remained a possibility to breach it. However, doing so would inevitably alert the Chaos Ancient Beast guarding the lair.

Upon hearing this, everyone was momentarily taken aback.

Elder Tianya took a deep breath, then performed a brief finger-calculation before speaking, "Within the Chaotic Nest, there are still over 30 primordial beasts remaining. Among them, 4 have reached the Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm—this may prove rather troublesome."

Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly before speaking, "If you can hold them off for a moment, I may have a chance to break through."

(End of Chapter)