Infinity, starting from eternity

Chapter 615 The World Beyond the Gate of Immortality! The Truth!
The Immortal King of Creation entered the Gate of Immortality before Li Ping'an.

Endless radiance shone down, illuminating his face, and the entire world changed in an instant. There was no longer a trace of filth or restlessness; everything was clean and free of any gloom.

"This is a world of immortality!"

The Creation Immortal King was taken aback. His gaze fell upon countless worlds, like the heavens and earth that had been destroyed time and again since the beginning of the three thousand eras, each inhabited by countless living beings.

Mortals, supernatural powers, immortality, immortals, golden immortals, holy immortals... This is exactly the same as the cultivation system in the outside world.

The only difference is that in these countless worlds, all living beings are immortal, even mortals and the smallest microorganisms are immortal, never die, and exist forever.

Yes, immortality!
Fang Han did not deceive them; crossing the Gate of Immortality meant immortality!

It is not the realm of eternal life that has mastered the gate to eternal life, but rather an immortal life that is neither dead nor destroyed by any external thing, and is completely under one's own control.

"This is..." The Creation Immortal King looked down at himself, and saw his body tremble as a black, filthy, and toxic aura was expelled and vanished in endless radiance.

He realized the root of the problem.

Outside the gate of immortality, all living beings are tainted with the malignant energy from birth. As heaven and earth are born and die time and time again, this malignant energy rooted in the very essence of every living being remains forever.

This is the fundamental factor limiting their lifespan.

The Creation Immortal King felt his body lighten. After the Supreme One shattered, his cultivation level, which had been 30 epochs, instantly surged, doubling to 60 epochs. Moreover, from now on, he would never have to worry about the limitations of his lifespan again.

These extra thirty eras originally belonged to him, but half of them were devoured by the toxic energy parasitizing his body. Now, they are returning to their original state.

"There is no malignant aura here. The source of the malignant aura has been reincarnated as Hua Tiandu, and everyone here is immortal."

"As long as you don't want to die, this immortality will last forever."

"Fang Han didn't lie to us..."

The Creation Immortal King looked at these countless worlds with an unknown expression. Each world was countless times larger than all the other worlds, including the Heavenly Realm and the Upper Realm, combined.

Here, everyone is like a dragon, and everyone lives forever.

From ordinary people to the highest levels.

To become a Heavenly Lord here, one does not need to undergo the Great Tribulation of an Era. As long as one cultivates to the peak of the Supreme Immortal realm, one can break through directly. The opportunities here are also countless. Such a vast world has provided for countless Heavenly Lords, Immortal Kings, and even beings who have comprehended the Supreme Dao of Shattering.

There's absolutely no need to argue!
For everyone to achieve immortality, starting as a mortal and cultivating to become an immortal is as simple as eating and drinking. Becoming a Heavenly Lord is considered a small goal, while becoming an Immortal King or the Supreme Shattering Realm are their true pursuits.

The number of supreme shattered beings here is as numerous as the sands of the Ganges. There are even great beings that are imperceptible, seemingly nonexistent, yet with a hint of something amiss, as if they are looking at me.

Half-step to immortality?!
Perhaps even a stronger form of immortality exists.

Immortality is not the end.

The Creation Immortal King's face was numb; the world beyond the Gate of Immortality was beyond his comprehension.

The world beyond the Gate of Immortality is peaceful.

If everyone were immortal, all the anxieties, disputes, battles, limitations, and so on that come with lifespan would naturally disappear.

"But what about resources...where do resources come from?" The Creation Immortal King looked at the limit of the world he could observe. An endless portal still stood at the end of heaven and earth, seemingly a phantom yet also a real object.

He has been spewing out countless worlds, each one extremely vast and rich in resources, enough to support the cultivation of any Immortal King, Supreme Shattered Being, or even more powerful being.

"The Gate to Immortality!"

The Creation Immortal King trembled. Compared to the Gate of Eternity outside, this Gate of Eternity was far larger, surpassing everything and exceeding the limits of his understanding and imagination as a supreme, broken being.

The concepts of energy conservation and finite matter are utterly laughable in the face of this Gate of Immortality, completely defying common sense.

"The Immortal King of Creation?"

At this moment, Li Ping'an also entered the Gate of Immortality and saw this boundless and limitless world of immortality, as well as countless powerful immortal beings radiating incredible auras.

He was equally shocked.

However, compared to the Creation Immortal King, Li Ping'an had the experience of transcending the Chaos Origin Space and witnessing the creation of beings by those who had transcended, so he calmed down immediately.

At the same time, a conclusion was reached.

"This Gate of Immortality is the original Gate of Immortality, the Gate of Immortality after transcendence!"

This is completely different from the otherworldly gate to immortality outside, and Fang Han is a completely different concept.

Li Ping'an had considered what he might encounter here, but he never expected Fang Han to be so straightforward and so calmly arrogant in telling them the truth behind the Gate of Immortality.

All speculation and jealousy are completely unnecessary.

"Do you know what this is?!" The Creation Immortal King turned his head, his gaze fixed on Li Ping'an.

"I don't know, but I can roughly understand."

Li Ping'an stood with his hands behind his back, looking at this absurd world of immortality with an almost admiring gaze. Behind the Gate of Immortality lay a new era where everyone could truly live forever—the Era of Immortality.

"Burning, killing, looting, and plundering—all evil thoughts originate from a malignant tumor."

"With the removal of the malignant energy, the fighting spirit of all living beings has diminished countless times. Coupled with the fact that everyone is immortal and enjoys unlimited resources, there is no need to compete for anything."

Unlike the Immortal King of Creation, Li Ping'an didn't stand still. Instead, he took a leap and arrived in those worlds to truly ponder and understand the concepts and thoughts of these 'immortal' people.

There are disputes here, and the need to compete for resources has been lost, but some cultivators will still fight and do evil. They are by no means mindless, unwise, immortal puppets who only know how to pray.

"If one could achieve immortality, would there still be any fighting over it?"

The Immortal King of Creation followed behind him, his expression puzzled.

He had no intention of taking action, and as for the plan he had devised with Fang Han, the Primordial Demon Lord, and others, he had long since forgotten about it.

Having witnessed the horrors of the world beyond the Gate of Immortality and come to terms with reality, he simply couldn't muster the will to resist. The disparity was incomprehensible, and he had no way to fight back.

The Creation Immortal King even felt that even if all the reincarnators from the Main God Space were summoned here and granted the cultivation of an Immortal King, they would still be no match for the cultivators of one of these countless worlds.

No doubt about it, it's that terrifying.

"Immortality allows you to slack off and do nothing, or you can choose to have everything, gradually acquire everything, and pursue your dreams."

Li Ping'an did not doubt the possibility of humans. There were not only humans here. There would naturally be friction between life forms. Where there is friction, there will be struggle. Although they are all immortal, some small grudges and hatreds can accumulate to a certain extent and lead to a fight to the death.

The cultivators' method of dealing with their enemies was suppression and sealing—an eternal suppression and sealing that was more terrifying than death.

Therefore, for most practitioners, the first step into cultivation is to practice suicide techniques in order to end their immortality.

"Without a doubt, the immortality that Fang Han bestowed upon them is true immortality. Even if they commit suicide, they will still be immortal. Their origin will not perish, and death is merely a new life. They will be reincarnated, severing past karma and erasing their memories, and then being born again in some other world."

"Reincarnation... It seems Fang Han hasn't forgotten his original intentions, but isn't this kind of world a bit too outrageous?"

Li Ping'an shook his head. In such an environment, the appearance of Heavenly Monarchs and Immortal Kings was simply too easy.

Even if reincarnation exists, the majesty of the strong is still not to be challenged. If the gap is too large, they will be easily suppressed for eternity, making no one dare to easily provoke the strong.

"The necessary existence of class?" Li Ping'an looked at the portal at the end of the world. He knew that if Fang Han wanted to, such suppression methods might be useless, but their existence in this world must have its reasons.

At least it won't turn the world into a stagnant pool. "Greetings, fellow Daoists. It's been a long time since any outsiders have visited our realm. Welcome, welcome."

The world Li Ping'an descended into clearly also had powerful beings who sensed their arrival and radiated goodwill.

The mere approach of the other party caused cold sweat to pour down the forehead of the Creation Immortal King. He couldn't even see the other party's true form. How many epochs of cultivation? Ten thousand? Or twenty thousand epochs?
This far surpasses the ultimate shattering.

Li Ping'an sensed an aura similar to that of a half-step into nothingness emanating from him, which might be the same as that of a half-step into immortality.

How many eras of cultivation would it take to achieve half-step immortality?

With the reference point before him, and combining it with the God Realm Origin, Ruler, True Demon, and Immortal Slayer King at the Half-Step Boundless stage, Li Ping'an instantly arrived at the answer: "Three thousand epochs. With just three thousand epochs of cultivation, one can step into the Half-Step Eternal Realm."

To become a half-step into nothingness, one needs a mental scale of at least 300 billion!
The number three thousand may sound ordinary, but it actually has a special meaning. It symbolizes the three thousand Great Daos. One must fully master the three thousand Great Daos, including the Great Destiny Technique, and thoroughly understand all of them in order to evolve the Dao Fruit of half-step immortality.

As for achieving immortality, that's another realm altogether. It requires the accumulation of countless epochs, perhaps billions of epochs, or even countless epochs. It might take hundreds of billions of epochs, or even the next moment to break through.

This requires a special opportunity.

Li Ping'an realized that it required the approval of the Gate of Immortality, and the realm of 'immortality' meant leaving one's name on the Gate of Immortality.

This is the most basic truth from heaven and earth, almost universally known, just as a baby knows how to breathe, a bird knows how to fly, and a fish knows how to swim. This is the rule of the eternal world.

"You two are welcome to visit here, but please remember not to harm those mortal cultivators, as it concerns my assessment in the Nebula Hall." The half-step immortal seemed to sense the Creation Immortal King's unease and fear, and without approaching, he gave this reminder before disappearing.

"The Nebula Palace?"

Li Ping'an's heart skipped a beat. It sounded like it was related to Nebula Baby. Could it be one of the forces under his control?

Without a doubt, anyone who enters the gate of immortality must bring Nebula Baby along; he is far more popular than the Creation Immortal King. Even in other worlds, few would dare to harm him.

"Brother Li, are you looking for me?"

The baby Nebula's innocent voice rang out, and a massive phantom of the Holy Infant appeared, its power overwhelming countless eternal worlds. It was as if one were at the center of the universe, with countless galaxy vortexes flowing around it. However, the stars here were terrifying worlds where Immortal Kings, Supreme Shattered Ones, and even those on the verge of immortality existed.

"Baby Nebula!!"

Li Ping'an was shocked when he first saw the other party. There was no doubt that this was a being from the realm of immortality. He then gave a bitter smile.

"That's right. If it were you, leaving your name at the Gate of Immortality would be a piece of cake."

Even without Nebula Baby's help, those who followed and helped Fang Han would probably have their names engraved on the Gate of Immortality long ago.

"But now that things have come to this, would you still be willing to call me 'Big Brother'?" Li Ping'an sighed. The difference in their cultivation levels was too great, and he was embarrassed to acknowledge it.

The Immortal King of Creation followed beside him, suppressing his aura, which was also an extremely absurd feeling.

That Nebula Baby actually attained immortality and is still in the state of an infant; it's simply outrageous.

In short, the Creation Immortal King dared not move an inch, fearing that the other party would remember him as a 'bad guy' and slap him to end the matter.

"Lord Nebula?!"

The half-step immortal expert stationed in this realm was also shocked. How could two such weak cultivators be related to the great Nebula Palace Master, and even be his elder brother?!
The great Nebula Palace Master, isn't that the only one...? For a moment, this half-step immortal expert didn't even dare to think about it.

"Hehe, Brother Li is Brother Li. Just because my cultivation is weak doesn't mean Brother Li won't acknowledge me as his younger brother." Nebula Baby laughed foolishly, but his eyes revealed a hint of shrewdness.

Having lived through countless eras, even if its appearance hasn't changed, it must have grown in some way.

"You, you," Li Ping'an said with a wry smile, though he felt a sense of relief.

"You're new to the world of immortality, so you probably don't understand anything yet. Come with me." Nebula Baby smiled, and with a chubby little hand, she scooped up Li Ping'an and the Creation Immortal King and took them away.

With another casual gesture, a beam of starlight landed on the head of the half-step immortal expert. "You have passed the immortality test. Cultivate diligently from now on."

The next moment, the half-step immortal expert's aura surged wildly, reaching an incredible level. He was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Palace Master, thank you, Palace Master."

He was now genuinely grateful to those two weak cultivators. Without them, he would never have been able to break through to immortality. This saved him countless eons of arduous cultivation.

"Shh!"

Li Ping'an and the Creation Immortal King were led by Nebula Baby to a grand hall. This seemed to be Nebula Baby's territory, and there were countless experts outside who surpassed that half-step immortality.

"This is the Nebula Palace. Experts who have reached the half-step immortality stage can enter to cultivate in seclusion. If they pass the test and their cultivation level meets the standard, they will have the opportunity to leave their name on the main body of the Gate of Immortality. However, they will still have to go through countless tribulations."

"Achieving immortality is not so easy."

Nebula Baby yawned and said, "As for after immortality, there are still many realms. There are ten realms of immortality. Leaving a name at the Gate of Immortality is only the first realm. Each realm after that has countless trials and tribulations, and every step is arduous."

"These are the rules set by our eldest brother."

Li Ping'an understood immediately and naturally knew who Nebula Baby was referring to.

The world beyond the Gate of Immortality is one where everyone lives forever, yet it is not stagnant. There is certainly progress and a direction for advancement, forever moving towards the most perfect, beautiful, and complete world, never satisfied.

This is the true meaning of the era of immortality.

He seemed to have grasped Fang Han's intention: transcendence is not the end, nor is creating a world. Just as his Path of Eras demonstrates, the cycle of eras is endless.

The Age of Immortality, where everyone lives forever, will not stop there.

Li Ping'an still had many questions for Nebula Baby, but the next moment he felt dizzy and was instantly sent away from the place. When he regained his footing, he saw Fang Han smiling faintly at him.

"How do you feel about a peaceful world of immortality?" Fang Han asked.

Without hesitation, Li Ping'an replied, "That's excellent. Everyone lives forever, moving forward endlessly, developing without end."

Fang Han nodded and then shook his head. "It's both good and bad. This immortality all comes from me. I am their origin. They have achieved immortality and cultivated to the tenth realm of immortality, but they still cannot transcend it."

"They no longer have that possibility."

Fang Han said calmly, "I will open up the eleventh realm, the twelfth realm, and even countless realms, but they can only ever get close to me, never become me, never become a transcendent being."

"What?!" Li Ping'an was shocked. The truth was extremely cruel. The world beyond the Gate of Immortality was not as wonderful as he had imagined.

"That's normal, isn't it?" Fang Han laughed. "Everyone is like a dragon, everyone lives forever, there are dragon heads, there are leaders!"

Immediately, Li Ping'an felt resentful. Was this all the immortality he sought?

Even the Ten Realms of Immortality are worthless here.

"No, it's not."

“Every experience and every achievement has its purpose.” Fang Han smiled faintly. “You are not from the original world of immortality, but from the myriad realms of the heavens, where new original worlds are being conceived. Aren’t you shaping your own transcendence?”

Those who transcend all are above everything, omnipotent, capable of creating countless realms and countless worlds, but they cannot foresee all of this; there is still hope, however faint it may be.

"Then my coming to immortality is also your arrangement."

Li Ping'an's eyes lit up with understanding; he realized everything.

Fang Han nodded and readily admitted, "I saw that you have good talent, so I gave you a chance."

"Clearly, you haven't disappointed me; you're already on the path to transcendence."

(End of this chapter)