Living in the deep palace

Every punch landed squarely, the divine light and the power of annihilation constantly colliding and annihilating each other!
This battle lasted for several days!

Su Chen was covered in blood, and the consumption of his Taiyi Immortal Essence had reached a terrifying level, but the fighting spirit in his eyes burned even brighter! The life-and-death struggle with such a powerful enemy was also rapidly improving his understanding and application of the "Taiyi Power"!
Finally, after Su Chen relentlessly activated the Taiyi Dao Seed and unleashed the forbidden killing move "Taiyi Returning to the Void Finger" from the "Taiyi Demon Suppression Record"—

laugh--!
A nine-colored finger beam containing endless vitality and destructive power pierced through the brow of the last head of the Nine Nether Annihilation Dragon Beast!

"Ouch..."

This ferocious ancient dragon beast let out a mournful cry of resentment, its massive, mountain-like body collapsing with a crash, transforming into the purest power of annihilation and dissipating into the darkness.

"Huff...huff..." Su Chen gasped for breath, his face as pale as paper, but his eyes were filled with the joy of victory.

He succeeded! He slew an ancient dragon beast at the Golden Immortal level!

"Hahaha!"

"really."

"I am currently at the peak of the early stage of Taiyi Xuanxian, which means I am no weaker than a normal fallen Golden Immortal, and there are also some weak Golden Immortal beings at the initial stage."

"In that battle, I was no match for Wanmu Laogou. He ambushed me. I never expected that he would not fall into a deep sleep, but would stay awake all along."

"Moreover, he is a rare mid-stage Golden Immortal. Although he is a fallen Golden Immortal, he is still a mid-stage Golden Immortal powerhouse!"

This time.

Ignoring his injuries, Su Chen rushed towards the oasis of life and grabbed the dark golden heartwood hanging on the strange little tree!

boom! ! !
The moment he got his hands on the tree heart, a life force more vast and pure than ever before surged into Su Chen's body like a river bursting its banks!

The Tree of Immortality within his body emitted a joyful roar at this moment!
That cultivation level, which had already reached the peak of the initial stage of Taiyi Xuanxian, began to loosen again under the impetus of this vast life force!
Click!

It was as if some invisible constraint had been broken!
Su Chen's aura began to surge wildly at an incredible speed!

"What terrifying energy!"

This last tree heart, nurtured for countless years in this desolate land on the edge of the vast starry sea, has absorbed terrifying energy.

No wonder this golden immortal dragon beast has been staying at home guarding it.

perhaps.

The fact that this dragon beast was able to transform into a Golden Immortal being is also closely related to this tree heart.

The creation of this third tree heart caused Su Chen's aura to surge rapidly, instantly reaching the perfection of the initial stage of Taiyi Xuanxian.

Followed by.

That is, to advance towards the middle stage of the Taiyi Xuanxian realm.

And this moment.

boom!
Taiyi Xuanxian Intermediate Realm, Achieved!

"Such powerful strength!" Su Chen felt the unprecedented surge of power within his body, and his eyes shone with dazzling divine light!

He could feel that at this moment, the essence of his life seemed to have undergone some kind of... leap!
And at the very moment Su Chen's cultivation broke through and his aura surged—

Rumble rumble rumble!!!

The entire silent black tide, and even... the entire vast star sea, seemed to tremble violently at that moment!
A terrifying aura, indescribable in words, brimming with boundless vitality and creation, seemingly transcending all laws, and even faintly carrying a trace of the divine charm of "creation," suddenly erupted from the deepest part of the silent black tide!
That aura, like a nine-colored sun spanning the universe, instantly illuminated the endless darkness!
Its brilliance was so great that it even penetrated the layers of star field barriers, causing countless ancient beings in seclusion in the vast star sea, Golden Immortals who had been sleeping for countless epochs, and even mysterious giants hidden in the depths of unknown dimensions... to suddenly open their eyes at this moment!
"What kind of power is this?!"

"Such terrifying vitality?! What has happened? Could it be a Great Luo Immortal, or perhaps the Ancient One has awakened?"

"No! This aura... is somewhat similar to the Longevity Tree from back then... but it seems... purer! More... close to the origin!"

"The direction of the Annihilation Black Tide... What exactly happened there?!"

"Send men to investigate immediately!"

In an instant, the entire vast starry sea was shaken!

Countless powerful divine thoughts swept across the void, and countless blurry figures tore through space, converging towards the direction of the annihilating black tide!

They were all startled by this sudden, unprecedented sense of terror!

Even the remains of Zuo Qingcang, which had been completely transformed into a murky black sun and hung high in the starry sky, seemed to tremble slightly, emanating an even colder and more violent aura...

At this moment, Su Chen was unaware of the terrifying, towering waves that his breakthrough in cultivation had already stirred up throughout the vast starry sea.

He remained immersed in the joy and insights of his sudden surge in power.

The illusory image of the Longevity Tree behind him became increasingly solid and dazzling after absorbing the last tree heart, resembling a true... immortal divine tree rooted in the origin of the universe!
"He has reached the middle stage of the Taiyi Xuanxian realm."

"I wonder if I can go and hunt down the old dog, Wanmu!"

"no!"

"It's still a bit risky. The power of this last tree heart hasn't been fully digested yet. Once it's fully digested, I might be able to break through to the peak of the middle stage of the Taiyi Xuanxian realm."

"It would be much safer to seek revenge then, or even later, when one has reached the late stage of the Taiyi Xuanxian realm!"

"only……"

"This last tree heart was obtained far too easily."

Su Chen muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with doubt and suspicion.

He looked back on the past.

The first tree must be obtained from the ancestral god's land, the place where the mysterious old tortoise guards the Immortal Cleansing Pool.

The second tree whisker was obtained by killing the Sky Patrol God King. It was once inside the body of the Heartless Immortal, and later ended up in the hands of the gods.

The third tree stump is still in the hands of the Taoist Wanmu.

The first tree heart came from the Ebony Merchant Guild. He discovered it by chance and obtained it. The second tree heart was obtained by replacing the heart of the Heartless Immortal. It was once the supreme artifact of the Green Wood Immortal Clan.

Thinking about it this way, Su Chen suddenly realized.

"So it turns out I've become so powerful."

"so."

"This tree heart was obtained so easily!"

Su Chen suddenly realized.

Only then did he realize that he was now a Golden Immortal warrior walking in the world, the kind who was not affected by Zuo Qingcang's tainted sun.

This is unique in the entire vast starry sky.

A fallen golden immortal exists.

The Sleeping Golden Immortal exists.

Other terrifying beings in the third realm, even the Great Luo and the Ancient Ones, are not few in number, but so what?

They dared not wake up, and none of them could freely roam the vast sea of ​​stars.

Because... Zuo Qingcang!

This is the extent of distortion in our times.

It can be said.

If it weren't for the repeated resonances that caused Wanmu Daoren, a fallen Golden Immortal, to awaken prematurely from his slumber, he would have been a different story.

Su Chen had already obtained the third tree tendril.

Su Chen might not be able to fight Wanmu Daoren head-on, but stealing the tree roots while he was asleep and then making his escape would be a piece of cake.

By the time Wanmu Daoren awoke and tried to attack Su Chen, Su Chen had already vanished without a trace.

"I am now the undisputed number one powerhouse in the Star Sea!"

"none of them!"

Su Chen realized it belatedly. ...

……

at the same time.

In the ancestral land of the gods, the Western God King and the Southern God King were pale-faced. They sensed this earth-shattering aura and almost fell off their divine thrones!

"This...this power...could it be Su Chen?!" The voice of the Western God King trembled with uncontrollable fear. "He...he's broken through again?!"

The Southern Bright God King's face turned ashen, and he murmured, "Golden Immortal!"

"This time, he has probably reached the Golden Immortal realm!"

"The gods...are in grave danger..."

Others might still be wondering if this was the resurgence of the Great Luo or the Ancient Cang, but the two top clan god-kings who had carefully studied Su Chen and had clashed with him in secret several times knew exactly what was going on.

This is definitely Su Chen!
That terrifying immortal!

They had previously stepped forward together, knocking on that ancient, secluded temple, hoping to persuade a forbidden being to intervene.

However, he was met with an immediate and firm rejection.

Northern Emperor God King!

Do not!
The former Northern Emperor God King had long ago forgotten about the three great God Kings—Eastern Pole, Southern Brightness, and Western Absolute—and left them far behind.

The current Northern Emperor is supreme.

They are also the only third-realm god-like beings who have been able to briefly make a move so far.

however.

The Northern Emperor rejected both of them, famously saying...

"Su Chen, I've been keeping an eye on him for a while now. He's probably not much weaker than a Golden Immortal!"

"Even if I were to take action, I wouldn't be entirely confident."

“Forcing a move would only make us a laughingstock and create an enemy of him. Who knows, he might grow stronger and come looking for us to kill us one day.”

"So, you two better get as far away from me as possible!"

……

……

at the same time.
In the hidden dojo of Emperor Yuan, the Celestial Emperor.

This former Celestial Emperor, now a mysterious powerhouse on the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking, suddenly opened his eyes.

He felt that powerful aura that was both familiar and unfamiliar, and his face showed an unprecedentedly complex expression.

"The Tree of Immortality... he's actually almost finished repairing it..."

"Tsk, tsk."

"It's incredible."

"This is the middle stage of the Taiyi Profound Immortal realm... This is the legendary Taiyi Path! How did he manage to do it?"

"This speed is simply unbelievable!"

For the first time, Di Yuan felt a slight wavering in his own plans and schemes.

Meanwhile, in another magnificent divine palace, the Di Xuan of the Divine Emperor also sensed this fluctuation sweeping across the starry sea.

His body was enveloped in divine light, and his eyes were filled with solemnity and a hint of... indescribable excitement!

"What a shrewd Su Chen!"

"Every time I thought I had seen his limits, he always managed to bring an even bigger surprise, or rather, a shock!"

Di Xuan muttered to himself, then chuckled coldly, "This starry sea is becoming more and more interesting because of your existence!"

……

……

The first to make a clear response was still the well-informed Tingxian Pavilion.

Almost the instant the nine-colored pillar of light shot into the sky, the Pavilion Master and Deputy Pavilion Master of the Listening Immortal Pavilion were alarmed by the terrifying fluctuations.

The two individuals, renowned in the Star Sea for their divination and intelligence gathering, now looked at each other in bewilderment, their eyes revealing a deep sense of shock.

"Sect Master... this... this divination... is both unprecedentedly ominous and unprecedentedly auspicious!" the Deputy Sect Master said in a hoarse voice.

The ancient tortoise shell in the hands of the Pavilion Master of Listening Immortals was now covered with fine cracks, as if it could not withstand the backlash of the vast heavenly secrets.

"What the hell happened?"

"You ask me, I can't figure it out by divination, let alone guess. I guess a Golden Immortal has been born, or perhaps an even stronger being has awakened?"

"If I want to get a clear answer through divination, I reckon I'd have to become a Divination Immortal at the third realm."

The Pavilion Master of Tingxian shook his head.

In an instant, the entire Star Sea was in an uproar over Su Chen's breakthrough! Countless forces moved at the first sign of trouble, and countless powerful figures were eager to make their move.

Some people have already guessed it.

A brand new Golden Immortal has been born!
Does this mean that Zuo Qingcang's filth has dissipated and he can now embark on the path to becoming a Golden Immortal, or that these slumbering Golden Immortal beings can awaken and roam the vast sea of ​​stars?

"Perhaps, we can give it a try."

then.

An unprecedented and massive storm is sweeping wildly across the entire vast starry sea, centered on the Annihilation Black Tide!

Su Chen, who was at the center of the storm, was completely unaware of the commotion outside.

He sat cross-legged in that lonely oasis of life, the last piece of the longevity tree heart completely integrated into the Dao tree within his body.

At this moment, the illusory image of the Longevity Tree behind him was no longer an illusory outline, but rather a real, nine-colored divine tree rooted in his immortal universe, with lush branches and leaves, each leaf shining with Dao runes and exuding a captivating life Dao charm.

"Ha ha!"

"Not bad!"

"It's truly impressive to have reached the middle stage of the Taiyi Profound Immortal realm!"

Su Chen could clearly feel that his immortal body, immortal soul, and even his understanding of the Great Dao had undergone a tremendous transformation.

Every drop of his blood contains immense Taiyi Immortal Power; every thought he has can resonate with the laws of the universe.

He even vaguely touched the threshold of the legendary "Golden Immortal Dao Fruit"!

The ineffable immortals cultivate only three things: Dao Fruit, Immortal Essence, and Immortal Aperture.

now.

Su Chen has already faintly touched upon the power of the Great Dao Rules that only Golden Immortals can control, which means that he is about to cultivate the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.

As for his immortal essence, he was confident that his Taiyi immortal power was absolutely no less than that of any Golden Immortal, otherwise he would not have been able to kill that Golden Immortal tomb guardian of the Heavenly Palace Treasure Vault!
The immortal aperture may still be a little short of perfection.

But it shouldn't be too far off.

"Not even close..."

Su Chen opened his eyes, his eyes shimmering with nine-colored divine light. "The Taiyi Heavenly Immortal is one who has completely integrated the Taiyi Dao Seed into his own body, transforming it into a true 'Taiyi Dao Body,' living as long as the universe and being as revered as the Great Dao."

"Although I have now formed my Dao Seed and entered the middle realm, achieving some success, I still have a long way to go before I can truly take that step and become a Taiyi Heavenly Immortal!"

This opportunity might be a sudden enlightenment, a life-or-death battle, or perhaps... some special primordial power of the universe. (End of Chapter)