Living in the deep palace

Su Chen's footsteps finally stepped out of that ceaseless river of time, which contained the secrets of eternity.

One step, as if crossing eternity.

The moment his feet touched solid ground, an unprecedented sense of weight, completeness, and vastness, like the weight of billions of universes, crashed down upon his "Taiyi True Spirit".

Compared to the degenerate age of Dharma he lived in, where the laws were incomplete and the Great Dao was fading, this place was simply the supreme paradise that cultivators dreamed of!

"Immortal spiritual energy!"

"Such abundant celestial spiritual energy! Cultivating to become a true immortal here is more than ten times easier than in the vast starry sea of ​​the future!"

"Even the Xuan Yu Immortal Spiritual Energy was leaking out!"

Even a slight perception was enough to astonish Su Chen.

The spiritual energy of immortals, in the vast starry sea of ​​later generations, only spread on a large scale in the ancient immortal realm of the Ninth Era.

This is because there is more than one immortal vein in the ancient immortal realm!
In the mythological era of these ten eras, the land was filled with the spiritual energy of immortals who were transforming from immortals to true immortals and condensing the Dao fruit.

Furthermore, he was even able to detect the spiritual energy of the Xuan Yu Immortal, which was highly beneficial to the breakthrough to the Xuan Yu Immortal realm.

"Tsk."

"Back in the day, I risked my life countless times in the Five Realms Star Sea in search of the Xuan Yu Immortal's spiritual energy! In the end, I finally obtained a severed Xuan Yu Immortal's hand from the Shadowless Immortal..."

Su Chen smacked his lips in amazement.

He raised his eyes, and those strange pupils, half of which were the primordial chaos and the other half of the torrent of information, reflected a vast and magnificent starry sea that he had never seen before.

Fourteen magnificent star fields, far more grand and immeasurable than any star field of his era, were like fourteen most dazzling imperial pearls, inlaid on this deep cosmic canopy.

Each star field exudes a unique yet equally powerful divine aura of the Great Dao, together forming a flawless and ever-renewing cosmic cycle.

"This is a fifth-realm inner universe that surpasses the Five Domains Star Sea and is truly of the fifth level. It is incredibly vast!"

"In later generations, the Azure Sky Star Sea weakened to the point that only five star regions remained. The universes within the bodies of some powerful immortal cultivators, who were only half-step fifth realm cultivators, were probably much more vast than the Azure Sky Star Sea."

"Looks like I came to the right place!"

Su Chen's eyes lit up.

The Age of Myths!

This is the mythical era, far surpassing the later era of the celestial cosmos!

it's here.

In the central star region, there is a supreme divine court, majestic and vast, ruling over all laws. The aura it exudes even makes Su Chen, with his current "Heavenly Dao" status, feel a faint sense of suppression.

The four star regions are like the four sacred beasts guarding heaven and earth: the Azure Dragon's wood energy is endless, the White Tiger's golden spear is terrifying, the Vermilion Bird's fire burns for eternity, and the Black Tortoise's water nourishes the void.

Furthermore, in the Nine Nether Star Domain, demonic energy surges to the heavens, seemingly connecting to a true Avici Hell; in the Ten Thousand Buddha Star Domain, chanting Buddhist hymns echoes, as if three thousand Bodhisattvas are preaching the Dharma…

The spiritual energy here is so dense that it has transformed into a tangible ocean, flowing slowly between galaxies.

The laws of the Great Dao are as omnipresent as air, so clear that they seem within reach. Even a mortal, simply by being born here, can easily comprehend a trace of the ultimate principles of heaven and earth through constant exposure.

The laws of the Great Dao correspond to the Mysterious Jade Immortal.

To wield the Great Dao is to become a Golden Immortal!
It can be said that if one can absorb even a trace of the ultimate principles of heaven and earth into one's body, the possibility of becoming a Golden Immortal can be increased by half.

Half a percent may seem like a small amount, but it corresponds to the Golden Immortal level, which is already a terrifying improvement.

"Is this... the Age of Myths?"

Su Chen murmured softly, a tidal wave surging in his heart.

He simply stood there, took a deep breath, and felt his essence, which had been depleted in the battle with the remnant soul of the "Creator," rapidly recovering at an incredible speed.

His newly comprehended Dao was like a seedling that had been parched for a long time receiving rain. Nourished by the perfect laws of heaven and earth, it emitted a joyful buzzing sound, and countless previously obscure and difficult obstacles suddenly became clear at this moment!
With just a fleeting glance, his divine sense, already at the "Heavenly Dao" level, detected no fewer than ten hidden yet powerful auras in this ancient sea of ​​stars, auras so terrifying that they were enough to make even him take notice!
Every aura emanating from them far surpassed any "immortal giant" he had ever seen. They were beings who had truly entered the fourth realm, living in harmony with the universe and enduring as long as the Great Dao... Supreme beings!
The Great Luo of Immortals! The Ancient Gods!
In this era, they are not rare legends, but real beings who suppress a star field... giants!
"There are ten fourth-realm experts on the surface..."

"This……"

"The fourth realm already has the power to threaten my status as a Taiyi Golden Immortal..."

However, just as Su Chen was awestruck by the prosperity of this era and felt fortunate that he had come to the right place,

But he noticed something strange was amiss.

It's so quiet.

The whole world is too quiet.

This magnificent mythological era, which should have been brimming with endless vitality, now resembles a painting that has been paused.

The stars are still in their orbits, no longer moving.

The flowing ocean of spiritual energy solidified into amber-like crystals.

The beings of the fourth realm that he sensed, though powerful, were like ancient, unchanging sculptures, without any fluctuations.

The entire universe was presented in an eerie gray-white tone, and everything was trapped in the eternal "previous second".

"I see……"

A flash of understanding crossed Su Chen's eyes.

"This place is ultimately the history of the 'past'."

"It has already happened, and it has already settled. What I see now is merely the most profound mark it has left in the long river of time."

"It is a 'program' that has ended, a 'history' that has been archived. Unless there is external interference, it will remain 'still' in this last frame forever."

And Su Chen, without a doubt, is the most powerful "external force" capable of breaking this stagnation!
He is a "variable" from the "future"!
The instant his will and breath intersected with this still space and time... *Whoosh!*

It was as if an ancient god who had been asleep for countless eons had finally opened his eyes!
Centered on the spot where Su Chen was standing, an indescribable "vitality" rippled outwards like a stone thrown into a calm lake!
That gray-white color that had imprisoned people for eternity receded rapidly like a tide!
Instead, it is dazzling, vibrant, colorful... and real!
The frozen ocean of spiritual energy has begun to surge and roar once more!

The billions of stars that had been still have begun their solemn rotation once more!
Those powerful beings of the fourth realm, who were as still as statues, began to slowly undulate their auras, as if they were slowly awakening from an endless slumber!
The wind is blowing, the light is moving, and from the depths of the distant star field, one can even hear the faint clamor of living beings and... the booming of the Dao!

This painting, sealed away for countless years, has come back to life once again because of Su Chen, the "observer" from the future!
Time began to flow again.

Because of Su Chen's arrival!
Since then.

Every move Su Chen makes here will influence the future.

Of course, in this forgotten past, even Su Chen would find it difficult to truly influence the post-Ten Epoch Era, which was marked by a break in civilization.

However, at the very same moment that this ancient universe was revitalized!

An immense, suffocating will, filled with absolute control and unquestionable majesty, suddenly awakened from the very core of the Central Divine Court Starfield!

Su Chen was all too familiar with that will!

That was precisely the aura of the "Creator" that he had just personally "erased" at the end of the river of time!

Do not!
wrong!

This aura was hundreds of millions of times stronger than the remnant will he had encountered before!

If the remnant soul of the previous "creator" was a flickering candle that could be extinguished at any moment...

The one who awakens at this moment is an eternal blazing sun, capable of illuminating the entire universe and causing all the great Daos to submit!
He is complete! He is at his peak! He is the true, supreme being who holds all authority over this universe!
"who?!"

A cold, majestic voice, devoid of any emotion, yet seemingly the highest decree of the universe, resounded throughout this newly revived world!
"How dare you... trespass into my 'Era'?!"

"This is the past!"

"How did you enter the imprisoned past, the history buried in dust?"

"In my fallen era, the starry sea was born, and the mythical era was revitalized, how did you manage to enter?"

"Who are you!?!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Su Chen felt the space and time around him suddenly tighten!
At this moment, the laws of heaven and earth of the entire mythological era seemed to transform into the most solid cage and the sharpest swords, pressing down on him, the "intruder," from all directions!

Su Chen's expression instantly became extremely solemn!

"Damn it!"

"How could this be?! Wasn't I supposed to have completely obliterated that remnant soul of the 'Creator'? Why is there still a... past version of him in this mythological era?!"

A storm raged in Su Chen's heart!

He instantly understood the key to it.

What he erased was merely the remnant soul of the "Creator" who had lingered on for countless years from the "Mythological Era" until his time.

But what he was facing was the Creator himself, who had just fallen at the height of his power during the "Mythological Era"!
The two do not exist at the same "time" at all!

It's like Su Chen killed his "old" enemy, but after reversing time, he encountered the same enemy in his "youth" years, at the peak of his life!
"We're in big trouble!"

Without hesitation, Su Chen made a thought and immediately tried to communicate with the "Palace of Origin" that he had already begun to refine!
His only advantage now is that he holds the treasure that the creator of the "future" transformed into after his fall!

However, before he could summon the giant bronze gate...

Boom—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the distant Central Divine Court Starfield, the sky suddenly split open!

A colossal bronze palace, even more magnificent and ancient than the "Palace of Origin" in Su Chen's hands, with more complete Dao patterns engraved on it, and even exuding a trace of the "chaos" aura at the beginning of creation, slowly appeared.

The colossal bronze gate, carrying the primordial divine might of the beginning of creation, slowly descended from the rift in the sky of the Central Divine Court Starfield.

It stands in stark contrast to the "Palace of Origin" in Su Chen's hands, which is stained with the dust of future years. One is restrained in its brilliance, ancient and desolate, as if it has accumulated the deathly silence of eternity.

The other one shone with divine light, with flowing Dao patterns, and was filled with supreme divine power that suppressed the present and dominated everything!

"A thief who steals time!"

The voice of the mythical Heavenly Dao is no longer a simple transmission of will, but has transformed into a substantial Daoist hymn. Every syllable causes the laws of the entire universe to resonate and vibrate!
"What you hold in your hand is my 'future' body. It was meant to completely decay and return to nothingness at the end of the era. By stealing it from that predetermined 'death,' you have become an enemy of the cause and effect of the entire universe!"

"Today, I will show you what... the true 'Return to the Source' truly is!"

The moment the words fell, the bronze giant gate at its peak, controlled by the Mythical Heavenly Dao, suddenly burst forth with a dazzling divine light spanning billions of feet!
"boom--!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It moved!
Without any fancy supernatural powers or superfluous evolution of laws, it is simply the purest and most unreasonable... suppression!
The colossal gate loomed overhead, as if all fourteen star domains of the entire mythological era, along with the endless dimensions of space and time, had been condensed into an absolute "point," and crashed fiercely towards Su Chen!
Su Chen's expression was more solemn than ever before!
Locked down by that colossal gate, he felt that the space-time around him had been completely transformed into an unshakeable "absolute barrier," and all his escape routes and all his "possibilities" of evasion had been wiped out from the very source!

Hard fight!

This was his only option!

"In the future, even a wisp of your remnant soul can be obliterated by me! Today, I will let you, the so-called 'original self,' taste the bitterness of death ahead of time!"

Su Chen let out a thunderous roar, pouring all his remaining primal power into the slightly dim bronze giant gate in his hand!
"Palace of Origin, awaken for me!"

Buzz—! ! ! !

Driven by Su Chen's will, the "Palace of Origin" from the future in his hand seemed to awaken from an endless slumber!
Although its radiance was far less dazzling than its opponent's, and although its Dao patterns were incomplete, it still unleashed an indomitable will belonging to a supreme treasure!

It also transformed into a bronze stream of light that traversed the chaos, and crashed fiercely into the towering gate that was pressing down upon it!
This is a collision between the "future" and the "past"!

This is a showdown between "imperfection" and "perfection"!

This is a fateful battle between two generations of "Palace Masters," bound by the same celestial Dao of the same star sea, spanning endless time and space! (End of Chapter)