The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 287 Light emerges after calamity, life arises from the depths of death.

Outside Burial Sky Island, chaotic mist surged, shimmering with specks of silver light.

This mysterious ancient land has begun another fantastical journey. In the blink of an eye, the endless starry river behind us has condensed into a winding ribbon of light, which disappears in an instant.

Its speed was so fast that even a Quasi-Celestial Venerable would be ashamed.

However, the one chasing it was Chu Xiaoyao, who possessed the unparalleled speed of the Immortal Realm and moved ahead in just one step.

In fact, at his current level, the Word Movement Secret has become almost instinctive for him. He doesn't need to use it deliberately; every step he takes creates ripples of time.

Several Great Sages inadvertently witnessed this scene and gasped in shock.

"If we're talking about the ultimate speed in the world, nothing beats this!"

"This is truly a case of being so close yet so far; throughout history, who has ever been able to match it?"

The group couldn't help but sigh. The realm of the Carefree Celestial Venerable was beyond their comprehension; he was truly high above, looking down upon all ages.

As for the two forbidden zones of life, Immortal Mausoleum and Kunlun Immortal Mountain, the supreme beings inside had been paying attention from beginning to end, but they fell silent.

"It's quite surprising that a dojo can also possess such extreme speed."

Chu Xiaoyao stood at a distance, gazing at the suddenly halted Burial Sky Island, his eyes gleaming with an inexplicable light. It seemed that some kind of acceleration formation was set up inside, allowing it to escape into the void.

"I have been fortunate enough to attain the Great Dao, and I have come to ask you, senior, for the true meaning of longevity."

As the resounding Daoist chant echoed across the starry sea, Chu Xiaoyao dispersed his divine light, revealing a stunningly beautiful figure in a blue robe, imbued with wisps of supreme Daoist aura.

Then, he solemnly bowed in the direction of Burial Sky Island, his fingertips drawing divine marks in the void to represent the ritual of discussing the Dao.

Who is this senior?
Everyone in the universe was utterly shocked upon hearing this.

Throughout history, the number of powerful figures qualified to instruct the Immortal Venerable of Immortality is extremely small. Could it be that such a forbidden being is slumbering within the Burial Sky Island?
"Amitabha Buddha, is He not dead?"

Even the Devouring Heaven Venerable and the Rending Heaven Venerable in the Immortal Tomb could not remain calm, and several exclamations were heard.

Back then, when the Chaos Celestial Venerables were conquering the path to immortality, their divine senses had once ventured out to investigate and even discussed the Dao with the Boundless Celestial Venerable who had handled the aftermath.

Therefore, Devouring Heaven Venerable and Rifting Heaven Venerable had a deep impression of Boundless Heaven Venerable and subconsciously associated him with that person.

Only the Celestial Venerable of Immortality fell silent, his eyes gleaming.

After a long while, he suddenly murmured to himself, "Perhaps it is not immeasurable, but rather, eternal!"

……

On the other side, Chu Xiaoyao, who had been longing for this moment, finally received a response.

A magnificent bronze palace flew out from Burial Sky Island. It appeared to be covered in rust, but in fact, it exuded an aura of immortality and was filled with auspicious colors, as if it had endured the ages and existed forever.

"A true celestial artifact!"

Chu Xiaoyao's gaze narrowed slightly. With his current level of cultivation, he no longer cared about ordinary mundane things, and only rare immortal artifacts could stir his mind.

Boom!
The next moment, the palace doors burst open with a resounding tremor.

This celestial artifact has fully revived, absorbing the sun, moon, stars, and galaxies; all the brilliance from the depths of the universe converges and enters the palace.

Chu Xiaoyao lowered his eyes and saw countless chains formed from tribulation energy clanging in the void. At the same time, a voice suddenly reached his ears.

"No need for such formalities, just come in. I've been waiting for you for a long time." The voice was ancient and weathered, as if it carried the Daoist charm of the chaotic ancient era.

Without hesitation, Chu Xiaoyao stepped into the Immortal Palace.

Soon after, he met the supreme being he had long admired—the Eternal Calamity Celestial Venerable.

"Junior Chu Xiaoyao greets Senior Yongjie."

However, when he saw the figure clearly, he was greatly surprised.

……

A figure sat quietly in the deepest part of the bronze immortal palace, his body emaciated and his face withered.

The other person's long, gray hair was spread out and fell naturally into the winding, blood-red patterns on the ground, with each strand of hair wrapped in a halo of light that had been obliterated by time.

Chu Xiaoyao remembered that hundreds of years ago, he had experienced a time reversal in Lingbao Tianzun's sea of ​​wheels and had the good fortune to witness an earth-shattering chess game.

Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, it can be confirmed that the players were the Tribulation-Crossing Celestial Venerable, the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable, and the Eternal Tribulation Celestial Venerable.

The three of them, separated by hundreds of thousands of years, somehow ended up together, a fact that still seems unbelievable to this day. What's even stranger is that, despite only a few hundred years having passed since their last meeting, the Eternal Calamity Celestial Venerable has inexplicably entered his twilight years.

Suddenly, the person in the hall opened his eyes and looked over, his gaze deep and penetrating.

"Greetings, Senior Yongjie!" Chu Xiaoyao cupped his hands in greeting.

For some reason, he always had a feeling that he was being seen through, as if he had been thoroughly scanned inside and out.

"sit down!"

Chen Wu finally spoke, flicking his finger, and a futon immediately appeared out of thin air and landed beside Chu Xiaoyao.

"Intertwined laws, creation from the void?"

Chu Xiaoyao's pupils contracted slightly.

One can only marvel at how the other party truly deserves to be recognized as the First Heavenly Venerable of the New Era, having existed for over 500,000 years, with unfathomable strength.

"I've come here mainly to ask you, senior, if the path to immortality exists? Is there a true method for achieving eternal life in this world?"

After a moment of reflection, Chu Xiaoyao got straight to the point and stated his purpose directly.

"Don't you already have your own ideas? All you lack is practice." Chen Wu said calmly. "Anyway, whatever the result you get from me, it won't affect your Dao heart."

"Senior is joking."

Chu Xiaoyao said sincerely, "I do have my own ideas, but you have lived from the beginning of the new era to the present, and your lifespan and strength are unprecedented and unmatched throughout the ages. If a senior could give me guidance and provide insightful advice, it would definitely be of great help."

After a moment of silence, Chen Wu sighed, "Then expound your Great Dao!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaoyao was overjoyed, "Thank you, Senior!"

……

The bronze immortal palace floated silently in the sky, exuding a vast Daoist aura.

Below, a red bird and a white turtle peered out and pointed at the grand hall, seemingly discussing something.

Inside the hall, Chu Xiaoyao demonstrated his Dao, which was based on the secret of "Xing" (行), aiming to leverage the power of time and thus prevent the aging process from affecting him, achieving an alternative form of immortality.

In his view, the so-called immortals are actually people who are ageless and immortal. Instead of studying how to prolong life and slow down the loss of life force, it is better to go straight to the core and start from the time level.

"The senior who transcended tribulation once warned me that only by focusing wholeheartedly on one field can one truly achieve the ultimate sublimation."

The bronze palace trembled slightly, and faint flashes of lightning occasionally shot out.

Chu Xiaoyao's brow lit up with the original runes of the Xingzi Secret, and his entire body transformed into a stream of light, weaving through the lightning. When he solidified his form again, his palm was already holding a miniature universe that was collapsing.

"As long as I'm fast enough, fast enough to stay ahead of time, aging won't affect me!" Chu Xiaoyao said confidently.

"Stealing future lifespan using the laws of time?" Chen Wu asked expressionlessly. "Do you know that a severed river of time will eventually turn into a poisonous blade that backfires on you?"

Having said that, he lightly pointed his finger into the void.

Boom!
The miniature universe in Chu Xiaoyao's hand exploded, scattering fragments of order everywhere.

"Alright!"

Chen Wu's aged body suddenly became ethereal, transforming into countless swirling immortal runes of calamity energy, each piercing through the starry sky of different eras.

Chu Xiaoyao stared blankly, his eyes reflecting a scene that shook the universe: a calamity aura tore through the dark creatures in the desolate borderlands of the Chaotic Ancient Era, devouring the power of the calamity; a calamity aura commanded thousands of troops in the vast and majestic pass that occupied the sky, awe-inspiring; a calamity aura endured hardships at the bottom of the endless abyss, steadfast and unyielding... Reincarnation and death, a thousand sails racing.

Subsequently, the calamity began to dissipate, triggering a terrifying catastrophe. Fortunately, this was just a demonstration of magic, confined within the Bronze Immortal Palace.

Otherwise, Chu Xiaoyao had no doubt that the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would be affected.

"When calamity ends, enlightenment will follow; when death reaches its extreme, life will emerge. Can your secret time-manipulation technique withstand the erosion of immeasurable calamities?"

When countless calamities were annihilated, a wisp of energy escaped its fate of destruction and shone alone in the void.

Against this backdrop, Chen Wu's body was already covered in a golden luster.

"This is the true method of achieving immortality, transcending the cycle of reincarnation and attaining nirvana in annihilation!"

In the blink of an eye, a completely new Chen Wu appeared, so young that it was unbelievable.

As he looked around, Chu Xiaoyao suddenly had a feeling that if there were immortals in the world, they must be the Eternal Calamity Celestial Venerable before him.

(End of this chapter)