A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 638 Waiting for the Strange and Ominous
Outside the Central Divine Realm.

In the far distance of the boundary membrane, which is supported by a network of laws woven together by thousands of supreme laws and filled with countless king-level laws, one after another supreme beings with slightly frenzied expressions have rushed from the depths of the chaotic ocean.

At this moment, they were surrounded by wisps of eerie and ominous aura that were visible to the naked eye, revealing a trace of seemingly well-hidden madness. They carried an unease that even normal beings at the King Realm could sense. They stood slowly beside this world, which even they found somewhat frightening, in a way that created an encirclement.

This situation should not have occurred.

In the chaotic ocean, there are many bubble worlds that cannot last forever and are at risk of dissipating at any time. Even if many supreme Dao Ancestors emerge from them, they are basically looking out for themselves and it is difficult for them to band together, let alone for many supreme Dao Ancestors from different bubble worlds to unite.

However, under some unusually secretive and covert influence, they succeeded.

They even stood outside the special nodes of the boundary membrane with great "tacit understanding," examining each other's "Dao" and "Dharma," ignoring the unusual things about each other that even normal King Realm beings could detect, and having a very "normal" conversation.

The newly arrived, quasar-like supreme being looked around and immediately said with a hint of schadenfreude, "The number of fellow Daoists who have rushed to the outside of the Central Divine Realm is several times more than I imagined. This is truly astonishing. Those supreme deities in the Central Divine Realm who cultivate the 'Ordination Method' are definitely going to be in trouble."

A purple, semi-fluid substance mixed with various special substances slowly "rolled" and opened one eye gleaming with great desire. It casually said, "The three thousand supreme gods joined forces to attack. Even if there was a reason for it, the fact that we were truly affected and our cultivation level and practice dropped has already offended the vast majority of fellow Daoists."

This supreme being chuckled with a hint of madness, "This is something that takes countless years to cultivate. In just one moment, the foundation of cultivation becomes unstable. We now rely on our own cultivation and spiritual power to forcibly stabilize our 'existence.' These wealthy gods cannot be resolved without paying a price."

The next instant, this half-fluid carrying terrifying desires let out a low, sharp laugh, saying with inexplicable hatred, "After all, which supreme being can guarantee that losing such a small amount of memory and insight will not mean that the probability of attaining the ultimate path, escaping self-annihilation, and turning into that final bit of distance to eternity?"

The supreme being, resembling a quasar, and the supreme being, resembling a purple semi-fluid, exchanged glances, confirming that they were both beings who wanted to extort resources from the Central Divine Realm. That special and subtle "tacit understanding" thickened again, and they even exuded wisps of almost identical, strangely pleasant consciousness fluctuations.

In just a few days, hundreds, even thousands, of strange consciousness fluctuations that had completely converged had formed, all looking toward the central divine realm with extremely eerie and ominous gazes. The undisguised malice brought by their desires was even clearly perceived by the many god-kings whose bodies radiated wisps of supreme light, even through the barrier of the boundary membrane.
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Within the Central Divine Realm.

The divine city, which had not been used for a long time, once again hung high in the sky, emanating forty-eight divine auras leading different types of supreme laws.

Through the intermittent polishing and upgrades over the long years, this "tool," which was originally just a tool to assist a god-king who wielded the "authority of all spirits" in performing great miracles, has been transformed into a terrifying artifact of faith. The patterns engraved on its surface even flow with wisps of bright yellow, revealing a vast and unchanging aura.

This is an unparalleled weapon that is infinitely close to the level of a Celestial Emperor's weapon.

It now contains boundless supreme divine power and extremely profound divine power of the end of the road. The densely packed "Dao" and "Dharma" woven within it are extremely strict, and even ordinary supreme beings of the end of the road cannot underestimate it.

Inside the temple that was transformed in the center of the divine city.

The forty-eight supreme Dao Ancestors clearly sensed the profound malice within. They silently raised their heads and looked out of the membrane, scrutinizing the uninvited supreme beings with their gazes. Their expressions were extremely calm, as if they had expected it all along.

The old tree shook its canopy and sighed with a hint of helplessness, "Nearly 100,000 beings at the level of an Emperor. This strange and ominous force has completely erupted."

He slowly looked at the Dao Ancestors around him who had paved their own paths, and finally focused on the witch. "Just like your latest deduction after using that new information to perform divination again. These strange and ominous things do have natural activity and instinct. Once they come into contact with them, they will parasitize the cultivators and eventually affect their thinking and judgment."

The young man, having finished sealing the card in his hand, looked up at the old tree and said with a hint of confidence, "It's alright. These people who have arrived are just numerous. In terms of their realm, cultivation, and understanding, they are nothing but dead fish and rotten shrimp."

"None of the supreme Dao Ancestors who have emerged and are able to open up a new path are close to the pinnacle of their respective realms. As for those supreme beings who have ascended to the top through various paths, in terms of combat power alone, they are not as good as the thousands of subordinate emperors of the forty-eight great gods of my Central Divine Realm."

“The true top Dao Ancestors outside did not even show up. Or rather, after our reminder, they have already sensed the eerie and ominous terror, and have also realized that some ‘non-self’ things are being born in their bodies. They are actively saving themselves and have no time to cause trouble in the Central Divine Realm.”

The young man put down the perfectly sealed card in his hand and slammed it into the divine city. After completing his part of the preparations, he said with a hint of nonchalance, "As for the nearly 100,000 dead fish and shrimp, we can just use a purification-type ultra-wide-area divine spell to destroy the strange and ominous things that have tainted them."

A significant portion of the Supreme Dao Ancestors present nodded slowly, expressing strong agreement with the young man's statement. Those who remained silent or silent showed an almost tacit acceptance.

The "ordination method" they practice directly points to the highest level of the path, a cultivation path that stands on the precipice of the Dao, an evolutionary system that reaches the end of cultivation. Whether in terms of its mystery, perfection, or combat power, it far surpasses the cultivation systems created by ordinary supreme Dao ancestors.

The forty-eight supreme Dao Ancestors who had already established the branch of the "Ordination Method" were like this, and the subordinate emperors who followed the path were even more so.

This is a strong foundation in spiritual practice.

With the "Ordination Method" passed down by the "Central Yellow Emperor" as a guide for cultivation, over the years, many supreme Dao Ancestors who have forged their own paths have long since used the divine talismans they have cultivated to receive the faith of all sentient beings, thus escaping the predicament of an impure cultivation path. Step by step, they have purified themselves, becoming extremely firm and strong, and have approached the level of half-step supreme Dao Ancestor from the level of ultimate Dao Ancestor.

Ascending the path, no longer hoping to attain the supreme status of a subordinate emperor, one instead completely integrates the divine talismans into oneself, allowing one to continuously enhance one's strength by consuming the faith of all living beings. As long as one is willing to sacrifice enough of the faith of all living beings, one's combat power in the supreme realm can infinitely approach that of a peerless Dao Ancestor.

As long as they don't truly face enemies from all corners of the world, attracting unbearable and ominous events, the many emperors of the Central Divine Realm don't care how many adversaries arrive from beyond the heavens.

The forces outside the boundary membrane were not enough to frighten them.

Time passed slowly, and the terrifying atmosphere hovering in the sky grew increasingly heavy.

The aura emanating from the divine city gradually receded, dissipating one after another. Even the last supreme Dao Ancestor, Emperor Zhong Hao, slowly withdrew his divine power, gazing indifferently at the heavens.

Having already ascended the altar, Tianzhou, who was waiting, had a peculiar glint in his eyes, reflecting threads that seemed to exist nowhere in this world.

He slowly formed a hand seal and said softly, "Then, I will begin."

This is the "Nine Seals of the Primordial Beginning: Seal of the Dao".
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Outside the Central Divine Realm, numerous supreme beings, their auras already at their most violent, had reached the limit of their endurance in such a siege.

One of them had an unstable aura, like a supreme being who had been dead for a long time and had a putrid smell. It was clear that it had not been long since it had entered the supreme realm. It grinned and roared, "We have been standing here long enough. According to the time of the Central Divine Realm, seven days have passed, and those supreme gods who have returned have not even shown their faces!"

A four-armed giant with millions of terrifying single eyes, whose aura was close to the second transformation and who had penetrated a certain distance into the supreme realm, also roared, "Our aura is pouring out like this outside the Central Divine Realm. Even a God-King could sense something was wrong. Yet these supreme gods are not reacting at all. They are completely ignoring us!"

A figure with multi-limbed, insect-like legs grinned maliciously, "It seems they have no intention of 'compensating' us. How domineering. In that case, why don't we just storm into the Central Divine Realm and force them directly?"

Upon hearing this proposal, numerous supreme beings immediately became restless. Looking at the already enormous and ever-expanding Central Divine Realm, their eyes turned faintly red, and the eerie and ominous aura surrounding them became even more active and agitated, almost like living beings.

Suddenly, they fell silent, gazing at the vast central divine realm. For some reason, they felt a strange impulse—a dubious urge to shatter this central divine realm, place it on an altar, and perform a sacrifice.

Not only the central divine realm before them, but also the countless bubble-like worlds that they remembered, each with its own clear location and corresponding beacon, they too felt an urge to shatter them completely, place them on an altar, and perform a sacrifice.

As for which living beings, what things, and at what time the sacrifices are performed?

Subconsciously, they completely ignored the fact that all that remained was the impulse to put everything on the altar.

If one could open their sea of ​​consciousness and see the souls of these supreme beings, one would see wisps of ominous aura slowly emanating from their backs, continuously merging into them from the very foundation.

The "non-self" born from within them, the madness born from the back of consciousness, that is, the dark soul, is also gnawing at the "true self" bit by bit, seizing the "Tao" and "Dharma" cultivated by the "previous body", and constantly replacing them.

All of this, which should have caused pain and fear, was completely blocked by a strange and ominous force.

However, the consciousness of these supreme beings had become obsessed, almost becoming part of their "ego." Meanwhile, the dark souls had mostly occupied the "true self," pulling out the strange and ominous things that had been sealed away and swallowing them.

Suddenly, the "Dao" and "Dharma" of a supreme being trembled, violently shattered into dust, and then were reshaped. Its energy was completely reversed, transforming it from a "normal" being into a dark being, and the heavenly order was reversed.

Silently, strands of supreme dark matter spontaneously emerged from his body, wriggling like earth dragons, causing his entire body to undergo a "divine" evolution.

This being broke through, its aura and combat power both soaring to new heights. This caused the expressions of the other supreme beings whose consciousness had already been affected to change constantly, their hearts to waver instantly, and the barrier passively formed by their will to have obvious loopholes. This allowed the erosion to go from being silent and "dark" to being completely open and unmasked.

"This is eerie and ominous! No! Don't come any closer!"

The quasar-like, supreme being awoke, but his "original self," which had almost transformed into the "ego," had been crushed by the "new self" that had taken over the dominant position, and he had completely lost the ability to resist.

"Save me. Save me."

This supreme being, resembling a quasar, turned its body, which still possessed some control, and looked at its fellow cultivators beside it, crying out for help.

Silence. There was no response whatsoever.

He strained to look into the distance, trying to call for help from fellow cultivators of the same realm who were further away and more powerful. But all he could see were fellow cultivators struggling in silence, or indescribable beings who had already been completely transformed.

This supreme being, resembling a quasar, revealed its terror.

But thanks to his naturally powerful divine soul, he was still forcibly holding on, delaying the time before his body was completely taken over, and looking towards the Central Divine Realm not far away, his eyes filled with pleading.

"Fellow Daoists of the Central Divine Realm, save me!"

A response has emerged.

The boundary membrane that had been shielding the outside world from fluctuations unfolded, revealing everything within the Central Divine Realm.

The supreme being, still struggling to survive and fighting with all its might, couldn't help but show a look of joy as it looked at the Heavenly Boat Emperor, who stood on the altar in the divine city suspended high in the sky, forming a hand seal.

However, after waiting for several breaths, the sky boat did not move.

Looking at the supreme Dao Ancestors who stood in various places in the Central Divine Realm, and the thousands of subordinate Emperors, they did not make any move and remained very quiet.

Anyone could see that they were waiting.

The supreme being, resembling a quasar, murmured, "These emperors of the Central Divine Realm are waiting for us supreme beings to transform into something sinister and ominous."

Joy gradually froze, turning into a long, dark night of despair.

In just a quarter of an hour, all the supreme beings who had rushed to the outside of the Central Divine Realm were completely subjugated into indescribable chaos.

(End of this chapter)