All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 124 The Truth About Ascension!
"Damn! An 'immortal' who transcends the Three Realms and Five Elements and can disregard the rules of nature is actually locked up by the 'Qi formation' within this earth? What's going on?"

Chu Xiu reacted quickly and separated Gao Erzhuang from the "baby's" body.

This will prevent her from being in a "fairy" state.

The next moment, the Qi formation that had been locking onto her returned to the earth, disappearing without a trace as if it had never existed.

However, this applies to both her and the group of temporary workers.

Even Xu Xin looked shaken and asked Chu Xiu, "What was that?"

"You ask me, who should I ask?"

Chu Xiu examined Gao Erzhuang and, finding no damage, turned to look at the "baby" she had previously possessed. He discovered that although the baby appeared intact, its life force and energy had been completely drained.

It still looks plump and radiant, with no difference from before.

But in reality, it can no longer move!

Even if the parts are not damaged, even if it is lifelike, it is already dead—something made from immortal flesh is dead!
Just because he became an "immortal" for a fleeting moment.

"What exactly is that thing?" Zhou Wushang asked. "It seems to be a Qi formation, but it's too vast and too complex. Why does it give me the feeling of a 'planetary will'?"

These words startled Chu Xiu.

Planetary will?

"Damn, could it be that we've encountered a big boss like 'Igor,' the kind that only exists in sixth-tier worlds, in a third-tier world?"

If that's the case, why is this only a third-order world?
"Erzhuang, get me Zhao Fangxu!"

"what?"

Erzhuang was stunned.

"Have him get me the data. I don't believe he hasn't checked the deployment of Qi bureaus across the country. He should also try to get the detection information of Qi bureaus from abroad!" Chu Xiu said in a commanding tone, "I need to know exactly how large an area that Qi bureau just covered!"

These words startled Zhao Fangxu.

He immediately said with a dark face, "We are after you!"

"I know, hurry up!"

"You are a wanted criminal, the number one most wanted criminal in the entire network!"

"Understood. Organize the information yourself, just tell me if there have been any changes in the Qi formation!"

Are you even listening to what I'm saying?

"speed!"

Chu Xiu urged him on.

Zhao Fangxu: "..."

Ultimately, wanting to know the reason, he followed Chu Xiu's instructions and retrieved the information. The results were astonishing.

In that instant, the Qi system trembled almost everywhere in the world.

However, the tremors varied in magnitude.

The core area is the "Twenty-Four Heavenly Valley"!
"Tongtian Valley? Tongtian?" Chu Xiu looked thoughtful and said, "There are no immortals, only demons. Does that mean that immortals are not as wonderful as people imagine, but are just an obsession of cultivators after they become demons?"

Anyway, it's not what people imagine.

But there are only ghosts, no gods. Does this mean that no one can live to become a "god," but can only abandon perfection, self-castrate from godhood into a "ghost," and thus eke out a living?
Just like Erzhuang!
Chu Xiu looked at the "baby" again.

This is metamorphosis!
The truth about ascending to immortality is that it triggers that massive Qi field, and then it is drained and turned into a "feather image".
"So from the very beginning, the path to immortality in this world was a complete hoax?" Chu Xiu wondered. "Then who orchestrated this scheme, and what is its connection to the Eight Extraordinary Techniques? What was the Old Celestial Master upholding? Couldn't he just tell the world the truth about ascension?"

And who is it that prevents the secret from being passed down in the world?
The mastermind, or a transcendent immortal?
"Looks like I have to take the initiative to see the Old Celestial Master; I can't wait for him to come to me!" Thinking this, Chu Xiu turned his head and said to Zhao Fangxu through Erzhuang, "Hey, Xiao Zhao, how about we make up?"

Zhao Fangxu was speechless upon hearing this.

I'm the chairman of Nadutong, and I'm called "Chairman Zhao" everywhere I go. At the very least, at my age, I should at least be called "Old Zhao," right?

What the heck is this "Little Zhao" you're talking about?

"What's wrong? I'm a thousand-year-old demon, is there a problem with me calling you Little Zhao?" Chu Xiu said, "Stop talking nonsense. If we don't reconcile, I'll send Ru Hua to deliver some packages to you right now! If we can reconcile, I'll release these temporary workers, and then you can remove the 'little cutie' above my head. I need to find the Celestial Master. Don't accidentally blow up the Celestial Master's Mansion!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless.

At this moment, Zhao Fangxu coughed and said, "Well, in principle, I agree to a settlement, since you committed the crime at least a hundred years ago, which is well past the statute of limitations. However, we actually don't know where those 'little cuties' came from, and we're still looking for the source!"

Chu Xiu: "???"

"Not you?"

"They have absolutely nothing to do with us, and they're not even colleagues!"

Chu Xiu instantly flew into a rage upon hearing this, angrily retorting, "You damn system, that's enough! So what if I, a third-tier player, defeated a fifth-tier player and captured a city, becoming its lord? Why are you targeting me like this?"

It's now basically confirmed that the system is targeting them.

What's with this so-called balance?

However, to Chu Xiu's surprise, the system responded: "This is the content of the instance, not an elimination mechanism. Please do not misunderstand!"

This puzzled Chu Xiu.

Just then, Zhao Fangxu produced an ancient book from somewhere, flipped through it, and said, "Heavenly tribulation is a blessing for tempering with lightning, and heavenly punishment is a calamity that takes form from lightning. It is ever-changing and cannot be described in detail!"

Chu Xiu: "..."

So, the little cuties that occasionally fall down might not be real little cuties, but rather little cuties that have been transformed by divine retribution?
But where did this inexplicable divine retribution come from?

It's as if he's committed heinous crimes, incurring the wrath of heaven and man.

That shouldn't be the case.

“What if there’s something wrong with ‘Heaven’ itself?” Zhou Wushang suddenly said, “You didn’t do anything when you first came in. The only reason you might be punished by Heaven is that ‘Heaven’ itself felt threatened!”

"so?"

"If the Heavenly Dao is not the original thing, but has been taken over by someone's will, or has mutated and developed its own self, then everything can be reasonably explained!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu looked towards Longhu Mountain and nodded, saying, "That must be it! The secret of the Celestial Master's Degree is probably related to the abnormality of the Heavenly Dao. Let's go to Longhu Mountain!"

……

When Chu Xiu and Zhou Wushang arrived, the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony had already begun.

However, just as Zhang Chulan, who had been enhanced by him and possessed five times the Qi of the "Two Heroes," was about to show off and truly "break through the heavens," the arrival of a group of uninvited guests disrupted the event.

It was a group of players led by the "Eight Eccentrics".

Upon learning that Chu Xiu had also come to Longhu Mountain, fearing that they would lose their kills, they eagerly challenged the Old Celestial Master: "Abandoning benevolence and righteousness, the virtue of the world begins to be mysterious! Today, we, the 'Eight Extraordinary Men' of Quanxing, have come to challenge you, the pinnacle of the extraordinary world!"

(End of this chapter)