Legend of Zixia

Chapter 294 The Other Shore
"The four killing swords of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao!" Dao Yi's breath hitched. Even as an imperial prince with the foundation of the ultimate Dao, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness in the face of this number one killing formation that even ancient emperors had trouble with. "Without the formation diagram as a key, no one can take them away."

"If it's impossible, then don't do it. There's no need to waste time here. Let's move on." Zixia glanced deeply at the four killing swords and then decisively looked away.

“Good! Then let’s continue on our way.” The Great Sage responded, activating his magic power to prepare to maneuver the ancient ship around this deadly sea area.

"and many more--"

Dao Yi suddenly raised his hand, stopping the Great Sage. He frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the dark sea beneath his feet and the distant Fountain of Life, as if a bolt of lightning had struck his mind.

“This cannot be judged by common sense… Since the Sea of ​​Bitterness is part of the body of the ancient Celestial Venerable, could the so-called ‘dwelling place of the gods’ also be a manifestation of the secret realm of the human body?”

Zixia whirled around, her purple eyes instantly lighting up. Their exceptional comprehension resonated perfectly at that moment. She finished Daoyi's sentence, enunciating each word clearly:
"The Sea of ​​Bitterness, the Spring of Life, the Bridge of Divine Power, and the Other Shore... These are the four minor realms corresponding to the chakras in the human body. If one follows the basic principles of cultivation here, then sailing alone is not enough to truly cross this Sea of ​​Bitterness and reach the other shore."

"We need to find... or bring to light that 'divine bridge' that spans the chasm!"

Even knowing of the existence of the Divine Bridge, the Sea of ​​Bitterness was vast, and the Divine Bridge remained hidden; it could not be forced. Zixia simply calmed down and, together with Daoyi, settled down in the center of the Life Spring, beginning a long period of secluded cultivation.

For a full six months, the three of them stood on the edge of this most powerful killing formation in history. Zixia used the Divine Mark Purple Gold Dao Scroll to capture the wisps of dark red killing light overflowing from the void, honing her own Daoist essence.

Old Mo appeared somewhat anxious. Over the past three years, he had practically turned the nearby Bitter Sea upside down, even reaching the edge of this star field with the help of his Supreme Immortal Robe. However, beyond the edge lay only a despairing void, a true void rift. Standing at the edge of the void, gazing at the pitch-black seawater, he could only sigh, "The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but turning back is the shore."

At this moment, Zixia and Daoyi at the bow of the ship had their auras rise to a terrifying critical point.

Both were exceptional individuals with unparalleled bloodlines, and under the immense pressure of the Heavenly Venerable's Sea of ​​Wheels, their potential was pushed to its limit. Looking at the flickering divine light emanating from the two, a glint of light suddenly flashed in Elder Mo's eyes.

"I understand... This life spring is dead, there must be a 'variable' to activate it!" Old Mo slapped his thigh, a crazy and bold idea surging into his mind.

He looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice, "Young Master, Fairy, since we can't find the Divine Bridge, then we'll forcibly build one! Above this Heavenly Venerable's Life Spring, your breakthroughs will trigger a lightning tribulation, piercing through this black ocean and completely activating the Ancient Heavenly Venerable's dormant Wheel of Life! This will cause the nine Life Springs to erupt fully, turning into liquid to form a bridge that leads directly to the other shore!"

"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Dao Yi laughed loudly and suddenly leaped into the air.

"Elder Mo, step back." Dao Yi's golden eyes stared straight at the sky, where black tribulation clouds suddenly condensed out of thin air in the originally silent starry sky, and lightning bolts as thick as mountains began to leap wildly.

Zixia, her robes fluttering, exuded a purple aura that stretched for 30,000 miles to the east. She stood on the other side, her body as smooth and lustrous as jade, yet concealing a world-destroying power: "After seven years of suppression, the baptism of the Heavenly Venerable's Life Spring is precisely our opportunity."

Boom!

Two towering bolts of lightning descended without warning. This was not only a tribulation for the two of them, but also an event that disturbed this ancient divine body that had been dormant for millennia.

Because their bloodlines and destiny were too extraordinary, the two tribulations intertwined and transformed into a bolt of lightning powerful enough to pierce through an era, directly striking into the deepest part of the Heavenly Venerable's Life Spring.

"Boom—!"

In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, and ghosts and gods howled!
The entire black ocean seemed to be boiling, roaring wildly as it surged into the depths of space. The towering waves knocked down several large stars floating nearby, causing them to explode into dazzling fireworks in the void.

Amidst this terrifying turmoil, from the depths of the black abyss, an unprecedented divine light burst forth. It was the Ancient Celestial Venerable's Wheel of Life reviving! The nine previously independent springs of life instantly merged into one, endless divine liquid evaporating and sublimating, transforming into a dazzling, ten-thousand-mile-wide divine bridge, swiftly rushing towards the distant starry sky.

"The divine bridge has appeared! Cross the divine bridge and reach the other side!" Dao Yi shouted and rushed forward first.

Boom!

The construction of the divine bridge was extremely brutal, with the terrifying impact sending many ancient beasts and cultivators lurking around flying. Zixia and Daoyi stood on the dazzling divine bridge, needing no movement at all; their entire bodies transformed into rainbows, carried by the divine bridge directly to the distant depths of the heavens.

In an instant, the gate to the void opened wide!

It was a wondrous experience; they weren't gliding on the sea, but rather piercing through the void, traversing an entire ancient star field. Looking back, the vast starry sky was pierced by this divine bridge, stretching for billions of miles, breathtakingly magnificent. Those normally enormous stars appeared as insignificant as dust before this bridge.

"We've arrived...that's the dwelling place of the gods!"

When the rainbow light of the divine bridge dissipated, five incredibly massive continents appeared before everyone's eyes.

One piece is as fiery as a star, another is as vast as a swamp, another is as golden as the sky, another is as lush as green, and another is as weighty and steady as a mountain.

“The Five Elements Continent… Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lungs, Kidneys.” Zixia looked at the five continents, her heart filled with indescribable shock. “This is indeed the body of the Celestial Venerable. We have actually arrived at his ‘Dao Palace’ secret realm!”

The five elements intertwine and converge across the continents, transforming into a hazy, chaotic mist. At the center of these five continents, a colossal, vibrant ancient star teeming with life floats silently, receiving nourishment from the five elements.

Above that great star, an aura of supreme Dao swept over us, and faintly, it seemed as if gods were whispering on the other side.

"The other side of the gods is right before my eyes." Dao Yi clenched his fist, his golden eyes filled with excitement. "I can sense that the ancient tree is on that star!"

The rainbow light of the divine bridge dissipated into the chaotic mist interwoven with the Five Elements Continent, and Zixia, Daoyi, and Mo Lao finally stepped onto this huge ancient star nourished by the Five Elements Qi.

At dawn, mist drifted through the mountains, carrying a unique, primordial dampness. The morning dew refracted five colors and ten lights in the sunlight, a manifestation of the five elements' energy being so concentrated that it had liquefied. Zixia, dressed in white that was as pure as snow, walked barefoot on the spiritually vibrant vegetation, her purple eyes sweeping across this vast land.

"The laws here are extremely stable; even the void is several times heavier than the outside world," Zixia murmured, her divine sense spreading out like a tide.

"Boom—boom—"

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from the distant horizon. A colossal figure, hundreds of feet tall, tore through the mist like a moving mountain. It was a giant ape covered in pale golden fur, with a wide mouth and fangs, carrying a massive club like a stone pillar on its shoulder, from which hung a ferocious creature tens of feet long.

Dao Yi raised an eyebrow, a hint of interest flashing in his golden eyes: "The creatures on this ancient star are quite imposing in size."

Mo Lao snorted coldly, unleashing the divine might of the Great Sage, instantly imprisoning the void. Before the rampaging giant ape could react, it felt an immense pressure, as if the sky were collapsing, descend upon it. The stone staff crashed to the ground, raising clouds of dust.

"Don't kill him, bring him over and ask him questions." Dao Yiman waved his hand.

(End of this chapter)