Born with immortal seed

Chapter 832 What is a Successor of the Heavenly Emperor?
Can't catch it!
Can't escape!

Each strand of golden hair is comparable to a full-force strike from a cultivator at the peak of the Void Refinement stage, and carries an extremely sharp power to shatter the void.

If you can block one strand of golden hair, how can you block thousands upon thousands of golden hairs?

Such is the method of fusion, which is overwhelming against those who have reached the Void Refinement stage.

With a star field as its backing, the elemental power is inexhaustible and can be used lavishly.

Stepping into the past!

Previously, I had only traversed the river of time by relying on my own power of control over it, without actually entering it.

But at that moment, before the golden-haired creature was launched, its form completely disappeared.

The dense golden rays lost their lock on and could only slam into place due to inertia.

The open space was blasted to pieces, and countless fragments drifted back and forth, all merging with the void.

Even supernatural powers that have vanished into the void will be unearthed under such power and subjected to relentless bombardment without exception. No one can take a shortcut.

The Sky-Gazing Beast roared again in unwillingness, and golden light merged into one, like a sudden rain.

Such void rifts were instantly smoothed out by the powerful corrective abilities of heaven and earth.

At this moment, however, it is getting bigger and bigger, and denser and denser.

But the human cultivators, who were as insignificant as insects, not only unleashed terrifying time-manipulation abilities, but also inexplicably vanished from their original positions.

If even with the Starry Sky Method's control over star regions, it can't be detected, then it truly doesn't exist.

Otherwise, even if only a single hair or a drop of blood remains, no matter how well it hides, it cannot escape its eyes.

……

Countless rivers flow into the river of time, and at the same time, countless tributaries extend out.

Here, a single step can lead to a world transformed, a single breath carrying eternity.

If you take a step upstream, you might find yourself in the Immortal Realm, where hundreds of races stand side by side. The human race has not yet produced any Mahayana True Immortals; it is just an ordinary race among all the heavens and myriad realms.

That must have happened tens of millions of years ago, or even longer.

Taking a step downstream might reveal the end of the Dharma era, the return of all worlds to nothingness, and the end of the universe.

Although these are extreme cases, in the long river of time, tens of thousands of years is just a short segment.

Even powerful beings at the combined level dare not venture into it lightly, for fear of being permanently trapped and never being able to find a way back.

At this moment, Youdao strolled around as if he were in his own backyard, as if walking on flat ground.

It was Bai Zichen, who activated the supernatural power of stepping on time, that placed himself completely in this river of time that was both real and illusory, severing his connection with the real world.

To influence the river of time, one must be a fellow practitioner of the Great Dao of Time or a powerful being in a combined state.

"Let's stay in the river of time as long as possible, until the offensive ends and the Sky-Gazing Hou is completely swept away... If not, there will be another bitter battle."

With five breaths remaining, Bai Zichen deftly dodged a wave, contemplating the scene after he left.

"The true meaning of time has been exhausted, and it is too difficult to harm it by other means. If it is still alive after going out, the only hope is to rely on the annihilation of the Dao and the power of annihilation under extreme collision."

In his last breath, he clearly felt uneasy; the river of time was no longer gentle, but revealed its harshness.

Pushed forward, every tributary hides enormous risks.

One wrong choice could mean the complete ruin of the rest of one's life.

"what is that!"

At the bend in the river, I saw a bald monk sitting cross-legged on the riverbank, his body a deep reddish gold, like a statue.

There was no breath, no signs of life, but the complexion was still rosy.

One finger points to the sky, and the other to the earth.

"The remains of a powerful being who passed away here? Even the river of time only exhausted his lifespan, without completely destroying his body..."

Previously, when I entered the river of time, I only dabbled in it briefly; I never stayed as long as I did this time.

He had a premonition that if he continued to travel along the river of time, he would see more new things and unravel many mysteries of history.

"If I get caught up in this, will I end up like this too... No, my physical body is not strong enough to withstand the long erosion of the river of time, and I will turn to dust in no time."

"Or perhaps, like the physical body of the Guangyin in the legend, it will eventually become a part of the long river of time..."

The ten breaths of time had passed, and Bai Zichen gritted his teeth, not retreating immediately.

If it appears even a moment later, the golden light will diminish, and the Sky-Gazing Beast might be swept into the river of time, unable to escape.

If you go out now and run into the golden light, you won't even know how you died.

I'd rather take the risks and stay in the river of time as long as possible.

It seems that we have lost the concept of time, cannot feel the passing of youth, and cannot judge how much time has passed.

This is a very dangerous thing. What you think is a moment or a second could actually be a day and a night, or the changing of the four seasons.

By the time they realized it, their black hair had already turned white, and they had entered the five stages of decay.

"One breath, two breaths, three breaths..."

This state of confusion and bewilderment lasted only a moment before he was awakened by the sudden sound of an ancient cicada's chirping, and his mind became clear.

It is possible to clearly feel the passage of time, which may be unique in history. Refining the Void means mastering the passage of time and breaking through the upper limit.

Five breaths later, Bai Zichen realized he had reached his limit.

Continuing down this path will only trigger a backlash from the true meaning of time, the consequences of which he cannot bear.

But as they retreated, they flew backward and saw the bottom of the River of Time from a high-altitude perspective for the first time, where a huge black shadow lay.

Even though it's impossible to tell clearly through layers of river water, it's certain that it comes from an extremely powerful being.

"There are the remains of a powerful cultivator on the riverbank, and who left these traces at the bottom of the river, possessing such a terrifying body..."

Bai Zichen felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that he might have glimpsed another ancient secret.

This was a scene that was difficult for anyone to witness, not only for him but also for any powerful being who had achieved a fusion of powers.

To be able to lie completely uncorrupted and decayed in the long river of time, whether living or dead, is a miracle.

Back in the real world, the golden light had indeed completely faded.

The place where I stood was like a shattered mirror, with small, broken pieces everywhere.

But like a painting rapidly rewinding, the rifts in the void are decreasing quickly, returning to their normal state.

Judging from this, the golden light attack should have just subsided.

Fortunately, he managed to stay in the River of Time for five more breaths; otherwise, he would have had to come and face it in person.

It's unimaginable how he, with his current strength, could withstand a full-force attack from the Starry Sky Dharma Image.

This also indirectly exposes the problem: apart from the Great Dao of Time, none of his supernatural powers are useful when facing truly powerful opponents.

This is an area that needs to be strengthened and improved in the future, otherwise it will become a significant weakness.

Looking at the Sky-Gazing Hou again, its entire starry sky form had been absorbed, leaving only its original body struggling to hold on.

However, the blonde hair that touched the edges, like around the legs, started to become dry and frizzy, falling to the ground.

Even a near-seventh-tier star beast could not withstand the power of the River of Time.

As soon as he appeared, the Sky-Gazing Beast roared in frustration upon seeing him, seemingly unable to understand where this human had gone and how he had escaped a fatal blow.

A moment later, it finally succumbed to its weakness and gradually disappeared amidst feeble cries.

The body fell into the river of time, rising and falling on the surface of the water several times, without making a ripple.

In the long river of time, let alone quasi-seventh-tier star beasts, even if a real seventh-tier star beast came in, it still wouldn't cause any waves.

After passing through several tributaries, only the stiff body remained floating on the surface.

With each step forward, parts of the body would scatter into starlight, drifting and wandering in all directions.

The near-seventh-tier star beast was clearly not on the same level as the remains of the bald cultivator he had seen before.

"What a pity, otherwise, picking up the remains of a near-seventh-tier star beast for free could have yielded a considerable amount of cultivation resources..."

Bai Zichen felt a little regretful; such an opportunity was rare.

If it were a human cultivator of the same level, it wouldn't be so easy to deal with; they might have secret techniques or rare treasures to help them overcome this calamity.

This Sky-Gazing Hou ultimately failed to reach the seventh rank, but it possessed some of the characteristics of the seventh rank.

A large portion of the remains are transforming into seventh-order creatures, making them more than ten times more valuable than the sixth-order Sky-Gazing Hou that Master Qijue originally had his eye on.

Unfortunately, they were all swept away by the river of time and turned to dust.

Just as the river of time was being controlled to gradually shorten, a slightly curved, glowing bone fell down, as if it had been left from the body of the Sky-Gazing Hou.

The entire body shattered into tiny fragments, yet this bone remained completely still; it was obvious without even thinking that it was no ordinary object.

Otherwise, it would have long since become part of the countless fragments of starlight along with the body.

The key point is that he felt a throbbing sensation as soon as the bone appeared.

Bai Zichen activated the last trace of time essence within his body, causing a wave to bounce off his bones, which flew out before disappearing from the river of time.

It felt warm and smooth as jade when grasped, radiating a subtle warmth.

There is also a sense of peace and tranquility, like Zen, surrounding the bones.

"It's actually this bone..."

A flash of insight struck Bai Zichen, and he had an epiphany.

After carefully putting away the bones, he looked at the spot where the Sky-Gazing Hou had been standing. Master Qijue was still lying there, having luckily escaped a calamity.

The Sky-Gazing Beast had no time to kill him; the River of Time only targeted the Star Beasts and did not affect him.

They were just stuck there, looking rather pathetic.

Bai Zichen stepped forward, extended his palm, and after a while, he finally released the restriction on the other party.

Fortunately, the Sky-Gazing Hou was already dead; otherwise, the restrictions left in the Starry Sky Dharma Form state would not have been so easy to break.

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Bai for your great kindness. I will never forget it. I will offer you all the gains from this trip. I never expected that you would be the successor of the Heavenly Emperor. My previous behavior was somewhat laughable."

The shock on Master Qijue's face had not yet subsided when he bowed deeply to the ground.

"There's no need for that. Saving others is also saving yourself... What do you mean by saying he's the successor of the Heavenly Emperor?"

Bai Zichen couldn't understand how he could be connected to the legendary Heavenly Emperor.

This important figure has been missing for almost a million years, and I have only been in the Immortal Realm for a short time, without experiencing any extraordinary encounters.

"Eh, fellow Daoist, you don't know about this? Have you not yet received your inheritance in the Central Immortal Realm?"

The Seven-Character Master's pupils dilated, and his tone rose sharply, like the beating of a broken gong.

“Every cultivator with the Guangyin body will be listed as the Longevity Heavenly Venerable and honored as one of the Six Emperors. This is because the first Longevity Heavenly Venerable of the Dao Court was a Guangyin body possessor... and all his Guangyin supernatural powers were taught by the Heavenly Emperor. He was His only disciple.”

"Although many of the Celestial Venerables who followed in the Dao did not even have the honor of seeing the Heavenly Emperor, they all inherited this lineage and walked on the Great Dao of Time... Therefore, each Celestial Venerable was regarded as a successor of the Heavenly Emperor and held a special position in the Dao Court."

"Fellow Daoist, you have such strength even before receiving the Longevity Inheritance, and you have cultivated the Time Divine Power to this level. In the future, you may very well reproduce the glory of the first Longevity Heavenly Venerable."

Master Qijue slightly bent down.

The mere fact that he is a candidate for the Celestial Venerable of Immortality and a successor of the Heavenly Emperor is enough to elevate his status to that of the Lord of the Nine Departments.

Furthermore, Bai Zichen has reached where he is today through his own abilities. After obtaining the longevity inheritance, he will likely soar to great heights.

(End of this chapter)