Qin Renhuang just became an immortal, and you told me this is the prehistoric time

Finally, the scene before him changed dramatically once again!

No longer a monotonous sea and sky, but instead eight enormous springs, slowly rotating like stars, gushing forth various colors of light and boundless spiritual power... These eight springs, arranged in some mysterious orientation, guard the very center area.

In that central region, a pillar of light, over a hundred miles in diameter, composed entirely of chaotic light, seemingly connected to the origin of the universe and radiating a terrifying aura that makes all things tremble, is rising straight up from the deepest part of the seabed and plunging into the depths of the sky above where the fragments of laws are most concentrated and violent!

But what attracted Ying Xuan's attention the most, and what made him tense up to the extreme, was not the towering pillar of light, but the four sword lights that floated around the pillar of light!
The four sword lights were of different colors: one was called Immortal Slayer, which was deathly white and merciless; another was called Immortal Slayer, which was scarlet and bloodthirsty; another was called Immortal Trapper, which was dark and deep; and the last was called Immortal Annihilator, which was ethereal and blue.

They are not physical swords, but four manifestations of sword energy that have been condensed to the extreme, seemingly containing all the ways of killing, destruction, and ending in the world!
Just a glance from afar, and Ying Xuan's incomparably powerful Earth Immortal-level primordial spirit felt as if it had been pierced by four invisible ice needles, sending a sharp pain and warning signal through him!
The Taoist robe he wore, made of cloud brocade and imbued with the power to purify and avert calamity, instantly activated on its own, emitting a soft, clear light in an attempt to isolate the terrifying killing intent that had seeped in from him—an intent powerful enough to shatter even a saint's soul!
"The Four Swords of Zhuxian...are truly here!"

Ying Xuan's heart pounded wildly, and his eyes flashed with an unprecedented brilliance, but it was quickly replaced by boundless solemnity.

He could clearly sense that the four rising and falling sword lights seemed to possess some kind of faint "consciousness" or "instinct." One of the deathly white and merciless sword lights seemed to "sense" his gaze, slightly adjusting its direction. A more concentrated, colder, and purer intent of "annihilation" locked onto him from afar, like an invisible blade!

Ying Xuan had no doubt that if he took another step forward and entered a certain area that the sword light tacitly designated as a "forbidden zone," he would immediately be met with one, or all, of these four sword lights... a thunderous strike!
The power of that attack... Ying Xuan, relying solely on his spiritual perception and the array's warning, came to a chilling conclusion—it absolutely exceeded the limits that his current Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array could withstand! It was beyond his ability to resist!
To take it head-on? Certain death! To continue forward, get closer to the pillar of light, or attempt the Four Swords, unless... you fight desperately, using all your trump cards, possibly even some forbidden techniques from the Stone Gate space, and even then the outcome is still uncertain, with a 99% chance of death!
Ying Xuan's expression changed, his mind racing as he recalled various legends and information about the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

He vaguely remembered that in the story of "Covering the Sky," these four swords seemed to ultimately... not be obtained by Ye Fan or the ruthless one? Or did they fall into the hands of others? The details were already blurred. But one thing he was very clear about.

Deep within the mythical ancient road of this world, these four sword lights are by no means ownerless. They are guarding something here, and their ferocity is far beyond his current ability to touch.

More importantly, he keenly sensed that above these four sword lights, in the depths of the chaotic sky filled with fragments of laws, there seemed to be a much larger, more ancient, and majestic array phantom that exuded heavenly might...
The aura of that giant array faintly connected with the Bitter Sea Star Sea below, as if they were jointly suppressing some kind of being within the pillar of light.

Behind the pillar of light, the outlines of some dilapidated palaces were faintly visible, along with several extremely subtle auras that carried ancient divine fluctuations, seemingly... remnants of the gods.

Ying Xuan's gaze lingered for a long time on the four sword lights that rose and fell, radiating a killing intent that made the heavens tremble. Greed, desire, reason, fear... all sorts of emotions intertwined in his eyes.

Finally, he slowly exhaled a long breath, a complex, bitter smile filled with regret and helplessness on his face, and slowly shook his head.

"The Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Formation is my strongest reliance at present. It is a prototype of a celestial artifact, combining offense and defense, with endless wonderful uses."

He sighed inwardly.

"If it can't even withstand a single strike from any one of the four sword beams, then even if I use other means and manage to get close, I will have absolutely no chance of taking any of the sword beams. The ferocity and level of this sword beam... are too high! If I confront it head-on, I will surely die."

To risk one's life for a potentially viable but unbearably risky magical artifact? This is not Ying Xuan's style.

Although he has an adventurous spirit, he is also good at weighing the pros and cons and cherishing himself.

His goal was transcendence, to lead the Qin world towards eternity, not to be sacrificed for some external object.

After taking one last, deep look, filled with endless regret, at the four astonishing sword lights that seemed capable of severing eternity and destroying everything, Ying Xuan no longer hesitated and began to slowly retreat...

Each step back felt like a huge burden being lifted, but the stinging pain and warning signs lingering in the primordial spirit gradually diminished as the distance increased.

Only after retreating a sufficient distance and completely eliminating the feeling of being locked by the sword light did Ying Xuan stop. He took one last look at the direction of the towering pillar of light and the four sword lights, his eyes now clear and resolute.

This opportunity was not meant for him.

He turned around, no longer lingering, and followed the "spiritual energy veins" he had come from. His figure transformed into a streak of light, swiftly leaving the core forbidden zone of this star sea and returning the way he came. The Mythical Ancient Road may be vast, and its opportunities plentiful, but not all are worth risking one's life for.

Gazing at the four sword lights that rose and fell, filled with murderous intent, Ying Xuan was unwilling, but reason ultimately prevailed.

He was already close to the realm of an Earth Immortal, ruling over a realm with a promising future. How could he easily gamble his life for a few powerful but unpredictable magical treasures? Taking risks and dying are two different things.

However, since he had already come all this way and gone to great lengths to get to this place, it would be quite unlike him to leave empty-handed.

His gaze shifted to the nine enormous life springs that slowly rotated and gushed forth around the core pillar of light. The spring water was no ordinary water; it was composed of extremely pure, almost liquefied life essence, radiating boundless vitality and spiritual energy fluctuations. For body-refining cultivators, this was simply a supreme treasure they dreamed of!
Of course, the most central spring has the most vast energy and is faintly related to the inheritance or restrictions of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao. Without his cultivation method or special opportunity, it would be difficult to enter or even get close to it.

Ying Xuan believed that his physique might not be compatible with the Daoist lineage of Lingbao Tianzun, and he did not want to cause any further trouble by touching the core restrictions that might be related to the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

However, these eight auxiliary springs on the outer perimeter... are unclaimed, and at least for now, they seem to be accessible!
"Even if we can't take the Four Swords of Zhuxian, taking these life essences with us will make our trip worthwhile."

Ying Xuan's eyes hardened, and his figure flashed, arriving above the nearest life spring.

This life spring is over a hundred miles in diameter, and the pale golden spiritual liquid gushing from its depths contains unimaginable life energy.

Ying Xuan did not enter the spring directly, but instead used his abilities in mid-air. He connected with the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array in his mind, and the power of the array transformed into an invisible giant hand that penetrated deep into the life spring. Instead of drawing water from the spring itself, he forcibly "extracted" a massive amount of the purest life essence from the gushing torrent of spiritual liquid, just like scooping water with a ladle!

These spiritual liquids were enveloped by the power of the array, transforming into a golden torrent that flowed directly into the array space, spreading evenly across the 108 star islands.

"Whoosh..."

The life essence elixir descended like sweet rain from heaven, and all the spiritual roots and herbs on the island, whether they had just been tempered and reborn by the Taiyin Seawater or were old herbs left over from before, fell into a state of frenzied growth once again the moment they came into contact with this purest life energy!
The branches and leaves grew thicker and more translucent at a visible speed, and the flowers and fruits rapidly ripened, fell, and regenerated. The fragrance of herbs mingled with spiritual energy, forming a colorful, hazy glow that permeated the entire array space. The age and spiritual energy of many medicinal herbs surged even further than before!

Following the same method, Ying Xuan moved swiftly, scooping up a considerable portion of the life essence from the other seven auxiliary springs and injecting it all into the array space.

The essence of the eight life springs entering the formation brought astonishing nourishing effects. The vitality within the formation space was so rich that it was almost overflowing, and the transformation of the spiritual herbs had almost reached a temporary saturation point.

Having done all this, Ying Xuan did not linger, nor did he attempt to probe the last possible source of the main spring that might be connected to the core.

His figure transformed into a straight streak of light, bypassing the terrifying pillar of light and the area of ​​the four swords, and sped towards the deeper part of the Bitter Sea Star Sea, which is the so-called "other shore"!

According to fragments of ancient texts, beyond the Sea of ​​Bitterness lies a mysterious region known as the "Other Shore of the Gods." Legend has it that it was an important stronghold or sanctuary of the ancient gods on the mythical path, where a wondrous creature called the "Tree of Life" grows.

A single leaf of this tree contains a vast amount of life essence and fragments of laws, enough to transform ordinary land into spiritual soil and cause common spiritual herbs to grow exponentially! If one could obtain the entire tree, or even just a portion of its branches…

He couldn't afford to offend the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the array diagram, but what was there to fear about the remnants of the God Clan? A cold glint flashed in Ying Xuan's eyes.

These gods occupy the other side, enslaving or driving out other races; they themselves are the best "resource"!
After flying for tens of thousands of miles and traversing an even more violent and chaotic energy turbulence zone, a scene completely different from the desolate and lifeless star sea around him gradually came into Ying Xuan's divine sense.

It was a "land" floating above the sea of ​​bitterness, or rather, an enormous "floating island" made of some strange divine metal and soil.

Above the floating island, mountains rise and fall, rivers meander, and one can even see the ruins of palace complexes, each with a distinct style, yet all exuding antiquity and magnificence. Although many places are dilapidated, one can still feel the former glory and splendor of the gods who once lived here.

What caught Yingxuan's attention even more was that in the central area of ​​this floating island on the "other shore," he could vaguely sense a unique aura that was powerful, gentle, yet contained boundless vitality—it was the legendary Tree of Life!
"found it."

Ying Xuan's lips curled into a cold smile.

He made no attempt to conceal his presence or suppress his aura, and simply hovered over the edge of the "Other Shore" floating island. His powerful divine sense swept across the interior of the floating island like a tide, focusing on the core area where the Tree of Life was located.

To the remnants of the gods, his actions were nothing short of a blatant provocation and invasion!
"You audacious ants! How dare you covet the sacred ground of the gods?!"

A roar filled with authority and rage exploded from the depths of the floating island like a thunderclap!

Immediately afterward, an incomparably powerful aura, at least at the Saint level, shot into the sky like a volcanic eruption, directly impacting Ying Xuan's location! At the same time, from various parts of the floating island, several equally powerful figures followed closely behind, transforming into streams of light of various colors, rushing towards Ying Xuan with murderous intent!

These remnants of the divine race, though their clan has declined over the years, still retain their inherent arrogance and dominance.

They regard this "other shore" as the last pure land and place of revival for the gods, and they would not tolerate outsiders, especially human cultivators who are "inferior" in their eyes, being so presumptuous.

Ying Xuan ignored the roar and the impact of the attack, his sneer growing even stronger.

With a thought, the black and white jade pendant at his waist shone brightly!

"Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, Overturn the Sea!"

With a low shout, the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Formation was activated once again! But this time, it was not used for defense or storage, but was directly "integrated" into the Bitter Sea Star Sea below!
The illusory landscape formed by the array, like a giant, invisible "sponge" or "vortex core," instantly established a deep connection with the seawater below! The power of the array began to operate wildly, forcibly drawing in and pulling the vast and boundless seawater around itself!

"Splash—!!!"

Centered on the formation, the sea surface within a radius of tens of thousands of miles was instantly churned with terrifying waves! The seawater seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, and began to rush and flow wildly towards the location of the formation! A huge whirlpool with a diameter of tens of thousands of miles was rapidly forming!
The formation itself is like a bottomless pit, frantically devouring the surging seawater, refining and absorbing all the Taiyin Law, water essence, and the residual energy of the powerful beings in the sea of ​​suffering. Part of it is used to nourish spiritual herbs, part is used to temper the water area of ​​the formation itself, and the rest is stored away.

Ying Xuan's sudden and massive action thoroughly enraged the gods on the floating island on the other side.

"court death!"

The first to charge out, possessing the aura of a saint—a middle-aged divine general clad in tattered golden divine armor, sporting a single horn on his head and a majestic face—roared, a dim yet still sharp divine spear appearing in his hand. Carrying the power to pierce the heavens, he was the first to arrive! Behind him, dozens of divine cultivators at least at the Immortal Platform Realm also unleashed their magical weapons, forming a battle formation. Their murderous aura surged into the rapidly forming vortex, aimed directly at Ying Xuan, who was shrouded in the illusory array at its center!
However, as soon as they stepped into what appeared to be just a whirlpool of churning seawater, the scene before them suddenly changed!
Where were the whirlpools of the sea? They seemed to have instantly fallen into a separate, starry world! Beneath their feet were vast, azure waves; above them, dazzling stars; and all around them, majestic mountains! A terrifying pressure, heavy as a mountain and isolating them from the world, instantly descended upon them! (End of Chapter)