Living in the deep palace

"I really miss those days!"

"Those glorious years!"

"pity."

"Zuo Qingcang has fallen, and I am like a filthy remnant soul, barely clinging to life. Zuo Qingcang has been corrupted into a malignant tumor, so what does my depravity count for?"

Cang Daoren calmly looked at these "past" events that had already occurred.

His face remained calm and expressionless.

These tragic memories, which would have shattered the Dao heart of any cultivator, could no longer stir any ripples in his heart.

For him now, looking back at his past self is like looking at a completely different person.

He is old.

When the heart grows old, the body grows old too.

If he were to return to the first era, to the time when he was a Great Immortal, the second Immortal Venerable after Zuo Qingcang, would he still pick up his sword and fight against those outside?

Do not!
will not.

He valued protecting his homeland highly back then, but now he sees that his beliefs and protection as worthless.

"So, I'm getting old."

"Taiyi Golden Immortal".

"The rest of the starry sea is entrusted to you. I hope you can truly protect this starry sea."

"Don't let down the person I was back then, or Zuo Qingcang..."

Cang shook his head.

Subsequently.

He continued to go against the current.

He traversed the era of the collapse of the "Ancient Immortal Court".

We passed through those nine "brilliant eras" created by different "summiters".

There are eras of mythical beasts, eras of immortals and demons, eras of demon gods, and countless other eras pioneered by ancient life forms.

Humanity has only had three eras: the first Ancient Immortal Civilization Era, the ninth Immortal Realm Civilization, and the tenth Divine Path Era.

The only era that can truly be considered the orthodox one in this star sea is the First Era, the era of Zuo Qingcang.

Because it was the first era of the vast starry sea after the fall of its master.

At that time.

The vast starry sea, or rather, the fourteen star regions!

At that time.

The vast starry sea, and the inheritance of the Fifth Realm!

At that time.

There really is a Zuo Qingcang in the vast star sea, who has the potential to leave the star sea and become a being of the fifth realm.

But he gave up.

To protect the starry sea and the life here, it gave up everything and transformed into the sun inside the Remnant Immortal Pavilion, forever guarding the world outside the gate.

At that time, even the Second Immortal Venerable of the Ancient Immortal Court was moved by this and joined him in defending the city to the death.

"madness."

The Taoist Cang murmured.

It's unclear whether he was referring to Zuo Qingcang, who was giving up the possibility of reaching the fifth realm, or to himself, who was moved back then.

After that, there was a moment of silence.

Cang Daoren just kept walking and walking!
finally.

He arrived at one of the "sources" of this long river of time.

Here stands a black pavilion shrouded in endless "filth" and "ominousness".

of course.

This is not the real Fairy Pavilion.

Rather, it is a projection left behind in the long river of time!

The true immortal pavilion, along with its last remaining filth and remnants, had long been expelled and erased by Su Chen's Taiyi Heavenly Dao.

In the pavilion, one can vaguely see a solitary immortal emperor dressed in imperial robes, who has suppressed this universe for millions of years!

Zuo Qingcang!
Zuo Qingcang's last lingering regrets vanished the moment Su Chen attained the Dao of "Taiyi Golden Immortal".

That "tainted sun" that suppressed all ages has also ceased to exist.

However, the "unwillingness" and "regret" he left behind, as well as his obsession with protecting this world even if it meant becoming the sun, still remain here, transformed into a projection in the river of time.

Cang Daoren hovered silently in front of the empty black pavilion.

He and his former "comrade-in-arms" and "close friend" gaze at each other across the endless years.

The First Immortal Emperor and the Second Immortal Venerable met again after nine eras apart.

"Fellow Daoist Qingcang..."

There was a long silence.

Cang Daoren let out a long sigh filled with complex emotions.

"Back then, we were both defeated."

"You chose to become a 'prisoner' with your own body, using your failure to delay the opening of that 'door' and to fight for that faint glimmer of hope for this universe."

"But I can only eke out a living like a stray dog ​​in the cracks of time, unable to do anything."

"I am not as good as you."

The Taoist Cang's tone carried a hint of heartfelt admiration.

Immediately, a soaring fighting spirit rekindled in his deep eyes!

But today is different!

“That junior named Su Chen has traversed the legendary path to becoming a Taiyi Golden Immortal, a path that even someone as talented as you has failed to traverse!”

"A new 'Heavenly Way' has been born!"

"The heavy responsibility of protecting this world is now entrusted to him."

"but me……"

Cang Daoren slowly turned around.

His gaze seemed to pierce through the barriers of time, looking towards that "dark hole" located in the vast starry sky!
That is, the Gate of Collapse!
"It's time to do what I should have done a long time ago!"

"The 'chains' I failed to break back then!"

"The 'scenery' I failed to see back then!"

"This time, I will personally settle them one by one!"

"Death without regrets!"

"To die on the road to pursuing the fifth realm, even just to catch a glimpse of the scenery, is a good thing."

After speaking, Cang Daoren did not linger any longer.

He transformed into a sharp cyan sword light and soared into the sky!

He is going to do what he failed to do in that "battle that caused the sky to fall"!
He wanted to go outside the "door"! To that place, filled with the "unknown" and "terror"... the real battlefield!

boom--!!!!!!!!

The azure sword light, with an unparalleled momentum, crashed fiercely into the "dark hole" that spanned the entire universe!
The "Heavenly Dao" barrier, which even the "giant immortals" could not shake, was actually torn open by Cang Daoren's sword strike, which was imbued with his lifelong obsession, leaving an even larger gap!
Without the slightest hesitation, Cang Daoren charged directly into that otherworldly space filled with "chaos" and "rage"!

The instant he rushed through the "door".

Su Chen, the "new Heavenly Dao" who was in seclusion in the Taiyi Dao Palace, suddenly opened his eyes.

He sensed the departure of the Taoist Cang.

"Cang Daoren..."

Su Chen murmured softly.

He knew that the "time-traveling soul" who had been lonely for countless eons had finally embarked on his own path.

Can Cang Daoren reach the fifth realm?
difficult!
It's as difficult as ascending to heaven. Even when he was a Great Immortal in his prime, his chances were slim, let alone now that he only has the strength of a Third Realm Immortal Giant.

Not to mention.

In the vastness outside the gate, the Immortal Path may only be one of the Three Thousand Great Paths, containing far too many unspeakable lives.

Even so, Su Chen still sent his blessings.

"Take care of yourself."

May your wish be fulfilled.

Su Chen nodded slightly towards the empty void.

He owes Cang Daoren a debt of gratitude.

But it seems there's no hope of repaying it in this lifetime.

He will probably never step outside the door again in his life. And if he does, it may be the last time they ever meet!
immediately.

After doing all this, Su Chen closed his eyes again.

Next.

All he can do is protect this homeland.

We will not allow those "bad guests" from outside the "door" to set foot in this world!

……

……

Time flies, and years pass quickly.

Under the will of Su Chen, the "new Heavenly Dao," the entire vast star sea entered an unprecedented and rapid "golden age."

In the blink of an eye, three hundred years have quietly passed.

Over the past three hundred years, under the subtle and pervasive restoration of Su Chen's "Heavenly Dao" power, the "Great Dao" laws of the entire universe have become clearer and more complete than ever before!

Its concentration far surpasses that of the legendary ancient celestial court era!

Countless cultivators who were stuck at their bottlenecks broke through.

An unprecedented golden age is dawning!
In an instant, throughout the vast star sea, True Immortals and Profound Jade Immortals sprang up like mushrooms after rain!

Even the "Golden Immortal" realm, which was considered "legendary" in the "Dharma-Ending Era" and the Tenth Divine Path Era, has produced seven such beings in just three hundred years!

The entire universe presented a thriving and prosperous scene, with all paths contending!
As the creator of all this, Taiyi Dao Palace has become the supreme "holy land" in the hearts of all cultivators!
Although, the Taoist temple remains closed.

However, every day, hundreds of millions of beings still travel long distances from all corners of the universe to reach us.

They only wanted to be outside the Dao Palace, in that star field that had long since been transformed into the "Enlightenment Plaza," to admire that supreme palace that exuded the aura of the "Heavenly Dao," and to feel the grace of the "Great Dao" personally bestowed by the "Dao Lord"!
……

Inside the Hall of Longevity.

Su Chen slowly opened his eyes after three hundred years of seclusion.

His eyes remained as deep and unfathomable as ever.

However, if you look closely now, you can see that in the depths of that chaos, there seem to be billions of stars constantly being born and dying in a cycle.

His aura is even more pure and natural than it was three hundred years ago.

Three hundred years of the operation of the "Heavenly Dao" has allowed him to reach a completely new and flawless level of control over his "Taiyi Golden Immortal" realm!
Now, with a single thought, he can turn a vast world from life to death, and from death to life.

The ability to make one's words lawful is already a basic skill.

"Three hundred years of Taiyi power repair has finally stabilized the 'foundation' of this universe."

"Next."

"That collapsed gate, even if it cannot be healed, will not continue to expand."

A hint of satisfaction flashed through Su Chen's mind.

The vast starry sea of ​​today, although the strength of its "laws" is still incomparable to those mature "great universes" that have given birth to "Great Luo" or even higher-level existences.

However, its "potential" is limitless!
Because its "Heavenly Dao" is him, Su Chen, and it is also the "Primordial Power"!
The Primordial Power, transformed within the Taiyi Golden Immortal, is a brand new and perfect "Heavenly Dao" with infinite "possibilities"!
"The foundation is already solid."

"Next, it's time to prepare some 'troops' for the upcoming 'war'."

Su Chen's gaze seemed to pierce through the barrier of the Hall of Longevity and landed deep within the Dao Palace, in a secluded blessed land.

That was the place where the Ancient Insect Immortal secluded himself.

There, there lay a slumbering, ancient insect shadow, its body semi-transparent and surrounded by a "strange" Daoist aura.

Indeed, it was him from his humble beginnings who had followed him all the way to where he is now—the Ancient Insect Immortal!

"Old friend."

Su Chen murmured softly.

"The promise made back then should be fulfilled today."

For an instant.

As Su Chen reached out, the ancient insect immortal, which had been sleeping in the blessed land, appeared in front of him.

Su Chen's thoughts sank into his own "Taiyi Universe".

This is a world that is more expansive, more real, and more advanced than any other "paradise on earth"!
Here, chaos is being created.

Earth, fire, water, and wind are evolving into the original... Heaven and Earth, black and yellow.

Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, are intertwined with the most fundamental... primordial universe.

A brilliant star, formed from the purest "primordial" power, is constantly being born and constantly being destroyed.

Each birth and death is like a complete cycle of the universe!
Su Chen's will is the sole and supreme ruler of this universe!

In the center of this universe, he created a void of eternal silence and chaotic color.

This is the place he prepared for the transformation of the ancient insect immortal.

He carefully placed the sleeping true spirit of the Ancient Insect Immortal in the center of this void.

Then, a thought struck him!
Two orbs containing the purest essence of immortal giants, enough to drive any Golden Immortal mad, emerged from the void!

It was a mass of seven-colored glass, within which seemed to float and sink countless illusory worlds that were constantly being created and destroyed!
This is precisely the perfected Golden Immortal origin of the "Lord of Myriad Illusions"!

The other was a deathly gray, filled with an aura of decay and decay that could bring everything to its "end"!

Indeed, it was the perfected Golden Immortal origin of the "Ancestor of Heavenly Sorrow"!

This is the advancement material he prepared for the Ancient Insect Immortal!
The only thing that Su Chen regretted was that even with his status as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, the highest-ranking being, he couldn't find any trace of the [Letter] when he looked down to search.

The strange beasts of the third realm.

Even those who reached the summit couldn't find a trace of him!
If possible, transforming the Ancient Insect Immortal into [Faith] would be the right path, as it would make him even more powerful!

"But it's enough."

"The essence of the two immortal giants is enough to allow the ancient insect immortal, who has transformed into a golden immortal, to strive towards the late stage of the golden immortal realm, or even become an immortal giant!"

"Old friend, I've come to keep my promise!"

Su Chen murmured.

He intends to use the essence of two genuine immortal giants to forge an unprecedented golden immortal body for the Ancient Insect Immortal!

In the future, the Ancient Insect Immortal will at least grow into a Golden Immortal giant!
even.

The Greatest Immortal!

Such a feat, if word got out, would be enough to drive the entire vast starry sea into a frenzy!

after all.

The Golden Immortal had already overlooked ten eras.

The giants of the immortal realm were truly behemoths even in the most glorious and brilliant First Era.

"How could an ordinary Golden Immortal's body be worthy of my friend?"

Su Chen's eyes gleamed with confidence.

His task is not just to help the Ancient Insect Immortal advance to the Golden Immortal realm.

What he aims to do is create a future immortal giant with limitless potential! There's even a chance he could challenge the Great Luo realm!
This is also an experiment.

"Taiyi is the furnace, and Taichu is the fire!"

Su Chen roared!
He pushed his "Heavenly Way" will to its limit!

At this moment, the entire "Taiyi Universe" seemed to transform into an enormous... alchemy furnace! (End of Chapter)