A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 682 Not Cultivating Immortality
Purple Star (Ziwei Guxing).

As Jiang Chen reviewed the information transmitted by his forces through the [Spirit Realm], his expression grew increasingly subtle.

He kept flipping through the pages, browsing through billions of pieces of information, especially the information about the Holy Spirit that had entered his lineage of divine calculations, which he had thoroughly analyzed in his mind. However, he still hadn't found the Holy Spirit he wanted to encounter, nor had he found even the slightest trace of the Holy Spirit who should have already existed.

"It's been almost a million years. Since the God Emperor abdicated, three Holy Spirit Emperors specializing in combat have taken the Heavenly Heart and abdicated again. However, the one with the potential to break through to King and become Emperor has yet to appear. The secrets hidden deep within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths—wasn't it said that this prodigy who is expected to break through to King and become Emperor has already been nurtured?"

"Or is it that I haven't found the right entry point from the Holy Spirit Clan, and therefore I'm unable to deduce the correct heavenly secrets?"

"But that doesn't make sense either. We clearly agreed that it was the Holy Spirit Clan. To eliminate the risk of interference with the heavenly secrets, I personally sent people to gather so much information, so why is it still like this?"

Jiang Chen's expression suddenly froze. He looked towards the direction of the Mythical Battlefield, where a terrifying Qilin Dao Shadow covering hundreds of millions of star fields appeared. With a single stomp, thousands of Extreme Dao Emperors were killed on the battlefield, their corpses lying in the void.

Within the information database of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in the [Spirit Realm], a special heavenly secret quietly resonated, which Jiang Chen captured using the Ziwei Doushu (Purple Star Astrology).

"Uh... the consciousness of the universe has shifted and is no longer paying attention to the Holy Spirit Race?!"

Jiang Chen glanced at the Qilin Dao Shadow, which resembled a war beast, then at the terrifying aura rising from it, and at the Qilin Staff stained with broken bones and imperial blood.

He was silent.

Similarly, many Celestial Kings who specialized in divination of celestial secrets also fell silent at this moment.

"Good heavens, truly good heavens! So, the one who might defeat King Chengdi with sheer combat power in the future is this giant Qilin?"

"Are you kidding me?!"
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Prehistoric Star.

Located atop the sacred mountain in the East China Sea.

Just as the Qilin Emperor merged with the will of Heaven, eight or so holy spirits dressed in simple robes and resembling apes, along with several small apes that looked similar to them but were not holy spirits, bowed to Heaven and Earth in unison, drawing the gaze of the will of the universe.

The next moment, they said in unison, "From this moment on, we will form a new star race, called the 'Divine Ape'."

Strands of new life silently converged, giving the ancient star an extra special destiny. However, the destiny of the Holy Spirit Clan remained unchanged, neither increasing nor decreasing in the slightest. Their destiny remained at the pinnacle of all races, without any sudden changes.

Seeing their destiny take shape, these simply dressed divine apes slowly breathed a sigh of relief. The royal bodies of the eight divine apes with extreme cultivation exhaled this breath, releasing wisps of extreme laws, creating a phenomenon similar to the ultimate sublimation of extreme beings in the human world before death.

The only difference between this and a normal emperor dying of old age is that these ultimate laws did not manifest themselves on this overseas immortal mountain. It was as if they were all bound here with all their might, integrated into one, and forcibly created a great creation that was almost like the immortal path.

In the blink of an eye, the peach trees all over this overseas immortal mountain blossomed, spreading the fragrance of countless sacred medicines. The peach tree in the center of the immortal mountain, under the earth-shattering creation brought about by the collapse of the extreme laws of the eight supreme emperors, possessed the essence of a demigod medicine and bore a green peach of immortality.

"woo"

Several little monkeys, watching the eight elders' forms about to dissipate, all whimpered, tears welling in their eyes.

One of the most powerful elderly divine apes, with immense willpower, defied the Dao transformation and walked up to each of the little divine apes, gently patting their heads.

He said with a smile, "Don't cry. This is our choice, and it's the best arrangement fate has made for us."

The old divine ape's expression became slightly solemn, and he still gave some advice with some concern, "You must remember not to easily cultivate the scriptures in your bloodline inheritance, nor to easily embark on that path of battle that seems to lead directly to immortality."

The old divine ape pointed to its increasingly illusory form, "Without sufficient heaven-defying talent and ability, there is no way out, and one is destined to end up like us now."

His words carried a hint of resentment, yet his eyes revealed a calm and serene acceptance. It was as if, just as he had said, he felt this dissipation was the best arrangement Mingyu could have made for them.

One of the smaller divine apes bit its lip, staggered a few steps, and loudly questioned the old divine ape, "If that's the case, why did Heaven and Earth bestow this damned scripture upon us! And why did you choose to cultivate it?! Isn't this courting death?!"

The old divine ape's smile remained as kind as ever, full of affection for his juniors. "No, it's not that the scriptures are to be destroyed, but that we lack talent and ability, we have poor comprehension, and we are incompetent."

"This path to immortality, known as 'Battle Immortal,' was traversed by a Celestial Venerable in the mythological era. He was Yuanshi Tianzun, the mythological Heavenly Emperor who, in legend, called himself 'Emperor Venerable.'"

"This path leads to the heavens."

The old divine ape glanced back at the seven of its kin who had vanished completely behind it, then raised its hand, looking at its own body, which was almost dissipating. Even with a will comparable to that of an early True Immortal, it was difficult to maintain its form for more than a few minutes.

With a serious expression, he continued to give his last words of advice to the younger generation.

"As for why we need to cultivate, it is because the eight of us are Holy Spirits, the Great Perfection Holy Spirits born from the birth of heaven and earth. This is a responsibility that exists from birth."

"For us, Heaven and Earth are our parents and teachers, and for all the races in the starry sky, the eight of us are truly the 'chosen ones of Heaven.' We can choose to abandon this responsibility, and Heaven and Earth will not blame us for it; they will continue to favor us."

"However, we are unwilling. The path to becoming a War Immortal is right before our eyes. How can we give up this responsibility bestowed upon us by heaven and earth? None of us eight are willing to put it down."

The old divine ape paused slightly before continuing, "But you are different. You are the descendants of the eight divine apes, but you are not born holy spirits. You do not have this innate responsibility on your shoulders, nor do you need to bear this responsibility."

"You can go on the path you want to take. You can choose to ignore the laws deep in your bloodline. This will not affect your future attainment of the ultimate path in the human world, nor will it affect your path to immortality in the mortal world or the path to true immortality."

"The interference of the extreme laws deep within your bloodline on your future path was silently washed away by this descending fortune when the 'Divine Ape' clan became independent."

The whimpering from the small, somewhat petite ape's throat was even more intense.

He actually understood that the so-called "Path to Immortality" of cultivation was the inherent responsibility of the eight elders, but they could first become immortals and then "reincarnate" to re-attain the immortal fruits of the path of immortality. This should be feasible!

Within the Spirit Realm, many Celestial Kings have openly and selflessly shared their secret methods during their sermons. Moreover, other Great Perfection Holy Spirits who have emerged in the past 100,000 years to cultivate and fight have done the same.

Why, why must it be like this? So ungrateful and lacking in self-awareness.
Is it worth it for a so-called "Battle Immortal"?! It was as if the most stubborn question could be seen in the eyes of the little divine ape. The old divine ape stood tall with his hands behind his back. Even though he was about to die, his expression was still proud.

"Having come into this world, I am fortunate to have been bestowed with the Scripture of Immortal Battle. If I do not live a spectacular life and witness the scenery along the 'Path to Immortal Battle,' wouldn't my life have been in vain?!"

"I don't know how the other Great Perfection Saints view this, nor do I know how the other immortal lineages view it."

"But none of us eight cultivate immortality; we only cultivate invincible combat power for one lifetime!"

Looking up at its elder who had completely vanished, the little divine ape could no longer hold back its tears.

He murmured repeatedly, "I don't cultivate immortality, I only cultivate invincible combat power for one lifetime."

"Then I will walk up, and see all the scenery along the way, to see if it's really worth it."

The little divine ape then picked up a clod of mud and used its divine power to inscribe three characters for "Dao," which already contained traces of divine intent to fight against heaven and earth. It then threw the clod into the shallow sea and named this overseas immortal mountain.
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Cangwu Mountain.
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Ancient stars in the primordial universe.

The Qilin Emperor held over a thousand royal corpses in his hands, looking at the ancient star of life beneath his feet, and was filled with worry.

"The depths of this ancient, primordial planet are almost overflowing with corpses. What am I supposed to do with this batch I have?!"

"These immortal lineages and star-sky clans are too ruthless. Over the years, they have not only secretly buried the corpses of their own clan's supreme emperors here, but they have even buried the corpses of quasi-emperors here. They are simply indiscriminate in their actions."

"Over a million near-royal corpses, and more than one hundred thousand supreme-level royal corpses. What a tragedy!"

Left with no other choice, the Qilin Emperor began to use his special authority to communicate with the will of the universe and to use the power of the [Spirit Realm] to deduce a solution to the current predicament.

Before long, a significant portion of the power of the Great Universe's will descended directly, transforming into a Thunder Eye wrapped in earth-shattering tribulation lightning. Instead of looking at the Qilin Emperor, it peered with immense power into the deepest reaches of the ancient primordial star.

Terrifying scenes flashed across the indifferent eye of calamity. Even the Qilin Emperor, with his cultivation as the Emperor Light Immortal King, could see a faint reflection of an illusory ancient road with a hint of reincarnation within it.

This is as if a supreme giant who cultivates the "Secret Realm Method" is expounding on his own "Sixth Secret Realm" and the Immortal King Method that has evolved into a profound ancient path of reincarnation.

"Wow"

A corner of an ancient robe drooped down, revealing a weathered magic that concealed everything. It did not belong to this world, nor was it related to the previous era called "Mythology." This was a much older magic, even more primitive and barbaric than the era when the Desolate Heavenly Emperor was in the Immortal Realm.

The Qilin Emperor's pupils contracted slightly as certain childhood memories resurfaced. He subconsciously murmured, "The Ten Fierce Techniques are similar; they are all techniques engraved in the bones, belonging to the laws of the Chaotic Ancient Era. How is this possible?!"

He was stunned. He never expected to see such an ancient technique on this ancient star, especially one that was at the level of a quasi-immortal emperor!
Besides Laozi, there is another unknown emperor hidden deep within the ancient star of the primordial era, belonging to the chaotic ancient time!
The Qilin Emperor swallowed hard, instinctively taking several steps back, feeling an urge to turn and run away.

It wasn't that he was cowardly, but rather that it was too terrifying.

If a Celestial King were to face a Quasi-Celestial Emperor, regardless of the Emperor's condition, the Emperor would be nothing more than an ant, easily annihilated with a wave of his hand. This was a crushing defeat on a matter of life level.

Even cultivators of the "Spiritual Root Method," unless they have embarked on that transformative path from which no end is known, are no different from ordinary Immortal Kings when facing Quasi-Immortal Emperors. At most, when shattering the "Great Universe," a Quasi-Immortal Emperor might feel a slight discomfort, perhaps allowing an Immortal King practicing the "Spiritual Root Method" to struggle for another half a breath.

Of course, for the Qilin Emperor, the focus is not here. As for his main body, he is protected by the Emperor's light of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor. It doesn't matter if his clone perishes.

What terrified him and gave rise to the urge to flee was that the situation of this supreme being was unknown. It was nothing like the familiarity he felt with figures like the Cloud Cauldron Dao Ancestor, the Candle Dragon Heavenly Venerable, the Golden Peak Dao Ancestor, and the Silent Future Buddha, whom he knew almost inside and out.

Countless thoughts stormed through the Qilin Emperor's mind, but a message from the Great Universe's Will through the [Spirit Realm] instantly brought him to an end this near-self-destructive behavior.

Solution:

1. Using spatial and temporal techniques, they expanded into new territories on the ancient star, thus burying the royal corpse.

2. Buried directly deep within the ancient star, near its core.
Seeing the stream of information rising before he could even register it, the Qilin Emperor chose the first option without hesitation.

He must have been insane to bury the emperor's corpse there, near the star core of the ancient primordial world. If his hand had slipped while setting up the tomb and the ultimate laws had impacted the star core, he would most likely have faced questioning from Laozi and this unknown emperor.

As if knowing that the Qilin Emperor had made his choice, the Eye of Thunder Punishment dissipated, and the ancient hem of the robe also disappeared without a trace. The entire ancient star remained unaffected, continuing its stable operation as always, and the creatures on it were completely unaware.

"The waters of the nine heavens and ten earths are truly deep."

"I sensed something was wrong with the ancient star a long time ago, and for years I thought it was because of Laozi, but I never imagined..."

"With such a great deity around, the origin of this corpse-raising ground on the ancient primordial star can probably be explained."

The Qilin Emperor shook his head and began to use the ultimate laws he had cultivated to expand the space within this ancient life-bearing star. He carefully carved out thousands of large tombs that conformed to the appearance of an ultimate emperor and buried the imperial corpses in his hands one by one.

Incidentally, he inscribed various Dao patterns on these thousands of expanded spaces, arranging them into an ultimate Dao array that could continue to expand, resembling small fragments of void surrounding the ancient primordial star.

In the future, any living beings who come here to bury their bodies will be able to successfully bury their corpses as long as they continue to expand according to his spatial array, until the entire spatial expansion array is filled.

The Qilin Emperor glanced at the ancient primordial star again and clicked his tongue.

"Blessed are the beings born on this ancient star, for so many supreme laws exist."

"A myriad of paths stretch across the sky, truly living up to its name."

(End of this chapter)