Immortals of the End Times

In the Void Heaven of Extinction, all dharmas are extinguished, and everything is forbidden.

Zhao Wuji felt as if the spiritual energy around him was trapped in amber, invisible and untouchable, and impossible to mobilize.

Even the nascent soul within his body seemed separated by thousands of mountains and rivers; the magical power that he used to be able to control with ease was now completely undetectable.

"I can't even sense spiritual energy, so I can't cast any spells."

His heart sank. In such a desperate situation, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch was as fragile as a mortal, and it seemed that he could only die in this hopeless environment.

Fortunately, his spirit remained and his will was not extinguished.

"Without the support of magical power and spiritual energy, and separated from the nascent soul, the primordial spirit is like a tree without roots or water without duckweed."

Zhao Wuji's primordial spirit flickered like a candle flame.

In this environment of vacuum and annihilation, what can be accomplished?

It seems that nothing other than overthinking can help him out of his predicament!
His mind was in turmoil, and for the first time since he began cultivating, he felt a trace of panic.

The feeling was like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, quietly creeping into my heart.

"town!"

But the next moment, this nascent sense of panic was suppressed by his powerful divine soul force.

The seven divine wheels shone with golden light in the sea of ​​consciousness, crushing all distracting thoughts.

Zhao Wuji forced himself to calm down.

If panic is allowed to spread at this time, it will inevitably lead to chaos and confusion.

When one is weak, it is most easy for inner demons to arise. If these inner demons take advantage of one's weakness, it is a major taboo in spiritual practice.

He immediately calmed down and carefully considered his options.

Since Jin Linzi was able to pass through the real Nine Heavens back then, and even return to create this pseudo Nine Heavens, there must be a law to follow.

"Although Senior Jin Linzi has profound cultivation and may have more methods, I cannot imitate him."

He thought to himself, "But after all, what I am in now is just a replica of the Nine Heavens, which is far less despairing than the real Nine Heavens."

Thinking of this, Zhao Wuji felt somewhat relieved.

"Fortunately, I didn't go directly to the real Nine Heavens, otherwise even if I could have made it to this Dharma-Destroying Vacuum Heaven, I would still have been doomed."

In that split second, a flash of inspiration struck him, as if he had grasped something crucial, and a solution began to emerge in his mind.

His mind suddenly sank, and his primordial spirit rushed into the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness like lightning.

The Yin-Yang Pearl was suspended within the sea of ​​consciousness, its golden light flowing as before, completely unaffected by the external void-extinguishing law.

"The seven supreme treasures of heaven and earth are indeed not limited by this pseudo-annihilation Dharma Void Heaven."

He felt a slight sense of relief, but a new doubt arose: "I wonder if this treasure can also function like this in the true Void Heaven of Dharma Annihilation?"

In the blink of an eye, his mind had already ventured into his dantian like a swimming dragon.

The illusory image of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass swayed gently in the inner realm.

The Gate of the Mysterious Female still stands, and the mysterious land behind it is clearly discernible in perception.

But the weird thing is.

Even though they could clearly sense the sea of ​​spiritual energy within the Third Heavenly Chamber and the surging tide of ancient spiritual energy behind the Gate of Mysterious Female, it was as if there was an invisible barrier between them, and they could not stir it in the slightest.

"Um!?"

He suddenly noticed that the meteorite core he had obtained in the seventh heaven was also clearly perceptible.

The star patterns on the surface of the stone ball were clearly visible under the probing of divine sense, and the Daoist charm contained within was as bright as a candle flame in the dark night.

"This item is not a priceless treasure, why?"

In a moment of sudden enlightenment, he realized: "Destroying the Dharma does not destroy the Dao! This void heaven only restricts magical power and techniques, but it cannot stop the flow of Daoist principles!"

A thunderclap seemed to explode in his mind.

No wonder the Immortal Saint Sect has a saying since ancient times: "Before reaching the Divine Transformation stage, do not even think about the Nine Heavens!"

"I haven't yet grasped the essence of the Dao, I've only come into contact with it. Since the essence of the Dao can still be preserved..."

Zhao Wuji's mind raced, and he immediately calmed himself down, carefully recalling the scene of playing chess on the mountainside of Sword Immortal Mountain.

On the chessboard, black and white pieces are arranged like stars.

Each move of the chess piece caused the stars to shift, a marvelous skill of the wandering immortal Daoist boy who used the stars as chess pieces, and also a kind of Daoist charm.

Using the universe as a chessboard and the stars as chess pieces, we lay out our plans between heaven and earth.

The Daoist Rhyme of Stars!

Zhao Wuji focused his spiritual energy, guiding the Daoist principles he had previously encountered.

Instantly, the dormant meteorite core beside him burst forth with faint starlight.

The Daoist aura on the surface of the star core was even more intense, like fireflies twinkling brightly in the absolute darkness.

The moment this ray of starlight appeared, it was as if light had finally appeared in the darkness.

It ignited the illusory image of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass in the interior scene like a fuse.

This precious sword shadow is completely unaffected by the prohibitions of the Dharma-Destroying Vacuum Heaven.

"Zheng!"

Starlight ignites sword light.

Create something out of nothing.

The blades of grass trembled slightly, and the nine blades of the leaves suddenly straightened, like nine divine swords that could cleave the heavens.

laugh! !

A chaotic sword aura burst forth from the phantom, initially as thin as a hair, but in an instant it surged like a galaxy falling down.

Where the sword energy passed, the vacuum shattered like glass, creating visible ripples of the laws.

The seemingly unbreakable shackles of the Dharma-destroying barrier were now being torn apart like a hot knife cutting through oil, leaving a crack hundreds of feet long!

"Click! Click! Click!"

A crisp cracking sound echoed through the void, and the entire vacuum sky was like a shattered glass dome, with spiderweb-like cracks instantly spreading for hundreds of miles.

Each crack burst forth with brilliant sparks, like fireworks exploding in the night sky, illuminating the absolute darkness of the vacuum as if it were daytime.

"This is the moment!"

Zhao Wuji seized this fleeting opportunity, his divine sense surging like a torrent.

The moment the barrier of the third heavenly realm was pierced by the sword energy.

The ancient spiritual energy that had been accumulating for a long time poured out like a flood bursting its banks, forming a vortex of spiritual energy around him.

"Boom!"

The void of annihilation of Dharma has thus been broken!
Zhao Wuji's three-colored nascent soul suddenly opened its eyes, and the seven divine wheels forcibly opened an inch of spiritual light.

Taking advantage of this fleeting moment, Zhao Wuji let out a long roar and simultaneously summoned two Yu Cauldrons from his sleeve.

"Boom!!"

The Qingzhou Cauldron trembled as if thunder roared from the heavens, and the wind, thunder, and cloud patterns on its body were all illuminated.

As the thunderbirds cried out, a thunderbolt descended like divine punishment, shattering the reconstructing vacuum barrier once more.

The Yangzhou Ding then stirred up a surging tide, and the dragon-shaped patterns on its body suddenly shone with a dazzling blue light.

"hold head high!"

A dragon's roar resounded through the void, and the phantom of the Chiwen leaped out from the mouth of the cauldron, carrying liquid spiritual energy to form a giant wave thousands of feet high.

The spiritual energy solidified into a tangible substance, transforming into countless crystalline water dragons that coiled and roared. Within each wave of water, there seemed to be the phantom of an ancient water palace floating and sinking, creating a spiritual energy zone within the environment of destruction.

"Bang!!"

As Zhao Wuji took a step forward, spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the void beneath his feet.

The two Yu Ding tripods hang like the sun and moon overhead, their imposing presence like an ancient divine mountain pressing down on the battlefield.

With each step, starlight exploded, as if carrying the entire blue sky on my back.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the sixth Yin Pearl and the Yang Pearl trembled together.

The last tadpole-shaped character on the surface of the Yang Pearl, which had not yet been lit, suddenly burst out with golden light and slowly emerged as the two characters '寄杖' (Ji Zhang).

The Staff Transfer Technique is extremely mysterious; once cast, it can transfer damage to another object.

Although the Yin Pearl was not yet unlocked, it faintly emitted a ghostly light, as if some mysterious magic was about to emerge.

"Shh!"

Just then, the meteorite's core suddenly erupted with dazzling starlight.

A beam of starlight, solid as a tangible substance, descended from the void, striking precisely the chaotic sword energy emitted by the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.

"Zheng!!"

The sword energy suddenly surged ten thousand times, transforming into the first sharp edge that split the heavens and the earth.

Wherever it passed, the vacuum of the last few dozen miles was torn into pieces like thin paper, revealing the most primitive chaotic scene.

"Crack!"

Deep within the shattered vacuum, an almost transparent ancient mirror slowly emerged.

The mirror is crystal clear, as if it contains nothing, with only nine mysterious Daoist patterns flowing around the frame.

The mirror's surface is as deep as the starry sky, revealing a magnificent scene of stars rising and falling, and the sun and moon revolving within.

Even more astonishingly, strange, transparent ripples occasionally appeared at the edge of the mirror, completely erasing even the slightest fluctuations of spiritual energy wherever they passed. This was clearly a characteristic of the Annihilation Void Heaven!
"Another level-seven magic weapon, the Annihilation Vacuum Mirror?"

Zhao Wuji's pupils contracted slightly as he saw two ancient seal characters on the back of the mirror, appearing and disappearing with the flow of Daoist energy.

Sometimes it is called "Dongyou", sometimes it transforms into "Guantian", and finally it settles on the two words "Zhenkong".

At this moment, the entrance to the ninth heaven appeared like the rising sun.

The blazing sunlight of the Burning Soul Sunny Day surged down from the cracks in the sky like a waterfall of lava.

"laugh!"

Zhao Wuji's expression changed slightly. His outer robe was completely engulfed in flames, and smoke instantly rose from his exposed skin. His soul felt as if it were in a furnace.

Nine crimson suns hung high in the sky, each spewing forth golden flames that scorched the heavens.

The light solidified into a tangible substance, transforming into thousands of golden needles that pierced through the protective spiritual light. Even the nascent soul within the dantian began to show scorch marks, slowly melting away like wax!

"The art of boiling stones!"

He suddenly made a hand seal, and a dim yellow spiritual flame rose from his body. The rolling spiritual flame surged through his meridians, forming a heat-insulating barrier.

However, the nine red suns suddenly changed position, and the fire intensity changed drastically.

"boom!"

The blazing fire, as if alive, coiled around the stone, enveloping the boiling stone spirit flame within it.

Zhao Wuji groaned, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, the swirling spiritual flames scorching his meridians.

"Covering the sun!"

In the critical moment, his hand seals suddenly changed, and he used the Sun-Covering Technique.

In an instant, the sky darkened.

A vast black curtain, like wings hanging from the sky, spread out, completely obscuring the blazing sunlight.

However, it was only three breaths.

"Crack!"

The black curtain suddenly cracked, and the nine suns merged into one, transforming into a pure white blazing sun.

A blinding white light struck down like a celestial sword, shattering the black curtain that had been obscuring the sun!
"puff!"

Zhao Wuji spat out a mouthful of blood, which instantly burned and evaporated as soon as it left his mouth.

His mind was shaken violently.

At this critical moment of life and death, the seventh Yang Pearl, which had been dormant in the sea of ​​consciousness, suddenly shone with golden light!
"Buzz!"

The seventh Yang Pearl reveals a new Earthly Fiend Technique.

But now, at this critical juncture, Zhao Wuji had no time to spare. He quickly had a flash of inspiration, clasped his hands together, and used a qi-sealing technique.

"ban!"

The moment the pure white, blazing sun's Soul-Burning True Fire touched the body's surface, it was as if it had struck an invisible barrier, producing a metallic clang.

The Qi-Suppressing Technique is a wondrous method for restricting all Qi, capable of controlling water and fire, repelling wind and thunder, and preventing weapons.

He seized the fleeting opportunity and simultaneously activated the Light-Generating Technique.

"Huaguang!"

In an instant, his figure burst forth with dazzling golden light, and his entire being transformed into a stream of light, resonating with the blazing sun and true fire.

The blazing heavenly fire pierced through the light body, but its power was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, and its lethality was reduced by seven-tenths!
"Not enough"

His pupils contracted, and he saw the remaining true fire, like a bone-deep sore, creeping along his meridians straight towards his sea of ​​consciousness.

The nascent soul trembled violently within the dantian, its seven divine wheels flickering uncertainly, like a candle burning in the wind.

"Send a cane!!"

He pointed his fingers like a sword and suddenly pointed them towards his brow. The Seventh Yang Pearl immediately unleashed a terrifying suction force that devoured the heavens and the earth.

"Boom!"

The Soul-Burning True Fire that surged into his body was swallowed up by the Yang Pearl, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.

The unlit tadpole-shaped characters inside the bead flickered wildly, and the second set of Dao patterns was solidifying at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The pure white sun trembled in fury, and the nine crimson suns suddenly merged into one, transforming into a destructive fireball with a diameter of a thousand feet.

The terrifying heat scorched spiderweb-like cracks into the void, and the entire sunny sky seemed to be boiling!

"Destroy the Dharma!"

Zhao Wuji let out a long roar.

The Extinction Vacuum Mirror flew out from the sleeve.

As the mirror surface shifted, a vacuum zone hundreds of feet in front of him was created.

When the Heaven-Burning True Fire touches the vacuum, its power is reduced by another 30%!
The remaining flames were swallowed up by the Yang Pearl, and the Dao patterns inside the pearl became brighter and brighter.

When the last wisp of true fire entered the pearl.

"Crack!"

The second technique within the Seventh Yang Pearl has been fully revealed!

The raging inferno suddenly reversed direction, and the nine blazing suns shattered one after another.

The sky shattered like glass, and the spatial barrier of the pseudo-ninth heaven collapsed inch by inch.

At that very moment, a fist-sized, crimson-gold fireball fell from the crack in the shattered sky.

Its light was so intense that it stung Zhao Wuji's eyes, so strong that it was dazzling, and the temperature was so high that it scorched the surrounding void with distorted ripples!

The Soul-Burning Radiant Sun Pearl!
The pearl hovered about a foot in front of him, and the pulsating solar fire on its surface gradually subsided, like a wild horse submitting to its fate.

Within the pearl, the faint phantoms of nine golden crows could be seen circling, each flap of their wings unleashing boundless heat waves, imbued with a trace of Daoist charm.
"boom!"

At the very moment when the Nine Heavens were completely cleared.

An overwhelming and irresistible Daoist aura and spiritual power poured down from the heavens like a celestial river.

Zhao Wuji's body suddenly sank, and his mind felt as if it were under heavy pressure.

He looked up and saw that the numerous restrictions within the secret realm were writhing like living creatures.

Ultimately, it transformed into countless chains of laws, rattling and suspending a mysterious figure shrouded in the aura of calamity in the sky.

"Crash!!"

As the chains rattled, the figure slowly turned around.

His withered face was frozen with the contemplation and coldness of death.

Her long, gray hair still cascaded down like a galaxy, radiating an immortal aura.

What's most astonishing is the cold indifference in the eyes of this corpse, which is exactly the same as the Heavenly Dao in the Nine Heavens outside, as if it itself is imitating the Heavenly Dao that transcends the Nine Heavens!

"Could this person be... Jin Linzi?"

Zhao Wuji was shocked, and the Yin-Yang Pearl in his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly began to rotate spontaneously.

In that split second, he caught a faint connection, like a thread of cause and effect.

To establish a faint connection between him and this figure.

"Summon the immortals!"

A sudden inspiration struck him, and without hesitation, he made a hand seal and bowed respectfully.

The next moment, the golden light of the summoning magic rose like the morning sun.

Scenes of possessing Jin Linzi of the ancient immortal court flashed before my eyes.

The figure of a Nascent Soul cultivator chosen at random back then seems to have formed a perfect closed loop at this moment.

"Cause and effect, reincarnation."

Zhao Wuji's consciousness, like a weary bird returning to its nest, traveled upstream along that causal line.

In a daze, it seemed as if I saw two rivers of time converging.

One is a choice born from the possession of the past, the other is an encounter from the remains of today.

Is it that one sees the remains first and then chooses the body, or one attaches oneself to the body first and then sees the remains?

This paradoxical cause and effect is like the yin and yang of a pair of fish, head to tail.

In addition, another scene appeared before my eyes, emerging from the blood-moon-like double pupils.

It was related to the former King Xiang, and was the ancient painting that he had seen in Yang Xiong's memory, passed down through generations of the Yang family.

In that ancient painting, Xiang Yu, with disheveled hair and bathed in blood, stares angrily with one eye wide open, holding his Overlord Halberd and pointing furiously at the sky.

And above that shattered sky
Aside from that cold, single eye representing the will of Heaven, what's even more chilling is...
Two blurry figures, bound by decaying chains, were shattering the clouds as they approached, their bodies enveloped in a heavenly pressure that made all living beings tremble.

In that earth-shattering battle, Xiang Yu wielded his halberd to cleave the heavens, and one of the figures bound by chains was shattered into pieces by the Overlord Halberd, turning into a sky full of turbid black mist.

The chains binding the other figure were severed by the halberd, and after breaking free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao, they disappeared into the depths of the sea of ​​clouds.
"Could it be."

Zhao Wuji's primordial spirit trembled violently as he looked up at the withered figure suspended in the sky, instantly comprehending the cause and effect.

Jin Linzi was probably already corrupted by the calamity of the Heavenly Dao and turned into a soulless person, but he managed to escape when he fought against Xiang Yu because Xiang Yu cut his chains.

After that, he may have had a period of clarity when he retreated to the mortal world, and secretly opened up the Tiannan Secret Realm, both to leave behind the inheritance of his lineage and to pave a path for future cultivators to bravely ascend to the Nine Heavens.

However, Jin Linzi ultimately failed to completely escape the erosion of the calamity, or perhaps he could not withstand the dramatic changes of the Dharma-ending Age. In the end, he sealed himself away and passed away within this secret realm.
(End of this chapter)