Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 349 All Laws Aspire to Immortality

"How can we stop all of this from happening?"

This was the first thought that came to Lin Chen's mind.

The countless cultivators and billions of lives in Yunzhou will be annihilated within half a day.

But after careful consideration, Lin Chen realized that there was no other way.

Although Lin Chen has entered the late stage of Mahayana cultivation, there is still a considerable gap between him and Wanfa Daozu, the number one cultivator in the cultivation world.

Lin Chen's expression turned solemn, and he prepared to perform the deduction again.

This time, he saw a different scene in the river of time, and he stepped forward.

He tried to stop it, but Yunzhou collapsed. However, he was caught by Wanfa Daozu with one hand. The power of cause and effect was applied to him, and his hundreds of years of hard cultivation turned into nothingness in an instant.

The screen suddenly went black. Upon seeing this, Lin Chen instantly knew that if he forcibly stopped it, he would only face certain death.

The two consecutive simulations had taken a toll on Lin Chen. He drank dozens of drops of World Water and waited until his true essence was restored before he could think about it carefully.

"Unfortunately, my cultivation is too shallow to stop all of this from happening. Since that's the case, I can only try to save my own life..."

Lin Chen pondered to himself.

It is difficult to stop the Dao Ancestor of All Laws, but it is easy to escape with one's life.

Having cultivated for countless years, the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws undoubtedly possesses greater magical power than Lin Chen. Most importantly, the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws has already perfected his Great Dao of England, becoming a Tribulation Transcending cultivator, while Lin Chen's Great Dao of Time is not yet perfected, remaining a Mahayana cultivator.

In the vision he foresaw, he used the Dao of Time to try to stop the Dao Ancestor of All Laws, but the Dao Ancestor of All Laws imposed a great karmic burden on him, ultimately causing his life and death to perish.

This is the difference between the realms of the Great Dao. So even though there is only one realm difference, it is as if they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.

Having foreseen what would happen in Yunzhou, Lin Chen did not hesitate at all.

He first found the decorations he had brought from the Great Xia Dynasty, quickly gathered them all, and put them into the Xuan Tian Small World.

Lin Chen then found Jiang Liqian.

He concealed some of the things he had deduced, but revealed everything else.

Fortunately, the two had no ties in Yunzhou. Therefore, they had no need to worry about anything else. After learning of Lin Chen's premonition, Jiang Liqian did not hesitate at all and immediately prepared to return to Qingzhou with Lin Chen.

So the two returned to the lake where they had smuggled themselves there, and jumped off the lake, traversing countless distances before finally leaving Yunzhou and flying towards Qingzhou.

All of this happened in just a short two-quarters of an hour.

After Lin Chen left Yunzhou, he vaguely sensed that a barrier enveloped the entire Yunzhou.

This prevents cultivators from outside from entering and prevents cultivators from Yunzhou from leaving.

Fortunately, the two had already escaped. Otherwise, if they had been trapped by the barrier of Yunzhou, it would have been much more difficult for them to escape.

Upon returning to Qingzhou, Lin Chen once again used his divination skills, attempting to foresee the future through the flow of time. Fortunately, although Yunzhou had suffered a great calamity and widespread devastation, Qingzhou remained safe and sound.

At this moment, Lin Chen could still see everything that was happening at the critical point clearly through the Heavenly Gate.

For a century, the demonic forces of Qingzhou ravaged the land, causing immense suffering to countless lives. Countless cultivators returned to the heavens, and in addition, three major upheavals in recent years have made the spiritual energy between heaven and earth more abundant than ever before, bringing blessings to all five continents, including Yunzhou.

However, the one most affected was undoubtedly the Spirit Realm, which was a land of outstanding people and abundant resources, gathering all the fortunes of the five continents.

At this moment, the density of spiritual energy in the spirit realm is no less than that of Tianxu in Jiang Kingdom tens of thousands of years ago.

In the world of cultivation, there has been no immortal for hundreds of thousands of years.

This is because the Heavenly Dao is incomplete and the spiritual energy is scarce. Even tens of thousands of years ago, when the spiritual energy was abundant, a person of extraordinary talent like Jiang Baiyi was ultimately blocked from entering the Immortal Gate.

The further one progresses, the slimmer the hope of becoming an immortal becomes.

On the contrary, the last few decades have been one of the few times in the cultivation world when there is the greatest chance to become an immortal.

Because of the light boat, cultivators suffered heavy casualties. The three anomalies in the spirit realm caused cultivators' cultivation to return to the heavens, creating an opportunity for immortality in the world.

And it is clear that the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws seized this opportunity.

"No, rather than saying he seized the opportunity, it's more accurate to say he created it all..."

Lin Chen took a deep breath, his expression solemn. At this moment, he understood everything.

The so-called rampant demonic forces in Qingzhou, causing immense suffering to all living beings, are meant to restore the Dao to Heaven, but not for the sake of the entire Spirit Realm.

Rather, it was Wanfa Daozu who wanted to use this opportunity to increase the possibility of his own immortal tribulation.

As for the three subsequent critical anomalies, thousands of powerful cultivators perished, and the mastermind behind it all was none other than the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws.

Imagine, there aren't many who can do all this in the entire critical realm. Even for a cultivator undergoing tribulation, it wouldn't be easy to do all this. But the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws is most skilled in the Dao of Cause and Effect.

The law of cause and effect is unpredictable and can even kill without leaving a trace.

Perhaps tens of thousands of years ago, the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws began to plan all of this, planting the seeds of cause and effect. He caused these Great Completion Integration Stage Void-Reversing cultivators to suffer the consequences, ultimately triggering the karmic explosion and leading to their untimely deaths.

And all of this was done with the ultimate goal of becoming an immortal.

But clearly, in the future Lin Chen foresaw, the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws failed.

That's why Yunzhou suffered such a great calamity, and the entire Yunzhou was devastated.

It was because the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws failed to transcend the Immortal Tribulation, and he wanted to gamble with the fortune of the entire Yunzhou to increase the possibility of returning to Heaven. This was also the preparation made by the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws.

"So, after all that preparation, did he actually succeed?"

Lin Chen was unaware of this. So he used the Great Dao of Time to try and capture the scene again from the river of time, to see whether this matter would ultimately succeed or fail.

The River of Time was summoned once more, and Lin Chen saw many scenes. His mind raced, trying to find the ending of the tribulation blocked by the myriad laws. But it was as if the Heavenly Dao had shrouded it in a layer of gray mist, making it impossible for him to see or hear clearly.

After trying for a long time, Lin Chen was exhausted and had no choice but to give up. He took out the Water of the World to restore his true essence and magic power.

Clearly, it's unlikely that Lin Chen, with his current cultivation level, could witness all of this. It's possible that the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws, burdened with immense fortune and karma, is attempting to transcend the tribulation of immortality, making it impossible for anyone below the level of an immortal to foresee the outcome.

Perhaps only the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws in the entire world knows a little about it.

But since he chose to undergo tribulation at this moment and even paid such a high price, willing to bear eternal infamy, the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws has clearly reached the point where he has no choice but to undergo immortal tribulation.

Without becoming an immortal, one cannot achieve eternal life. Even the most venerable ancestors who have transcended tribulations and whose lifespan is hundreds of thousands of years will eventually run out.

Wanfa Daozu was a powerful figure from an era older than Jiang Baiyi. He was already a Tribulation Transcending Ancestor before Jiang Baiyi became famous.

He simply focused on cultivating his own path.

Perhaps it was because the lifespan of the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws was coming to an end, or perhaps the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws simply couldn't wait any longer; at his level, becoming an immortal was the only pursuit.

But at this moment, Lin Chen was just an observer. Whether the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws became an immortal or not, it had little to do with Lin Chen at the moment.

On the contrary, Lin Chen might be able to glean some insights from the great tribulation of the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws as he transcended to become an immortal, which could be helpful to his future path.

Thinking of this, Lin Chen's originally anxious emotions gradually calmed down. He looked up at the Heavenly Gate in the sky, and through the Heavenly Gate, he could see everything that was happening in the Spirit Realm clearly.

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws stood atop the roof of the Lord of Ten Thousand Laws. He raised his hand to look at the sky. He exuded an unparalleled aura, and even from this vast distance, Lin Chen could feel the power of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws' Great Dao of Cause and Effect.

As the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws pushed his power to its limit, the sky in the Spirit Realm darkened.

No, it wasn't that it got dark, but rather that a lightning tribulation had been born in the sky. However, the scope of the lightning tribulation was so large that it enveloped the entire spirit realm, making it appear dark.

"The Dao Ancestor of All Laws succeeded. Did he really summon the tribulation lightning?"

Lin Chen was shaken.

However, at that moment, an incomparably ancient and emotionless voice pierced through the spirit realm and spread throughout the five continents.

"My destiny to become a celestial being has not yet arrived."

These four simple words, however, are enough to extinguish any thought of resistance. They seem to speak the truth, making them utterly convincing.

Because it wasn't the forest that uttered these words, but the Heavenly Dao of this world. The cultivator undergoing tribulation staked their own cultivation, communicating with the heavens to request a tribulation lightning strike to transcend and ascend to immortality. But the Heavenly Dao sensed this and coldly uttered only four words: "The opportunity for immortality has not yet arrived."

These four simple words seemed to sever all hope of the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws.

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"I refuse to accept this."

All paths are blocked, so I raise my eyes to the sky. He then proclaimed:

"Heaven is merciless, treating all living beings and all things as straw dogs..."

"For millions of years in the cultivation world, no one has ever become an immortal... But I will break this shackle; I will become an immortal!"

In just a few words, all living beings in the world could see the resolute determination in the heart of the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws.

However, becoming an immortal is not something that can be achieved solely through belief. The Heavenly Dao says that if one's destiny for immortality has not yet arrived, there must be a reason.

Perhaps the Great Dao Ancestor of All Laws has not yet achieved his ultimate goal, and his blessings are insufficient. Or perhaps this world is not yet capable of giving birth to an immortal.

Then Lin Chen saw the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws unleash the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror.

The Myriad Laws Mirror flew up into the high sky of the Spirit Realm, growing larger and larger, from the size of a palm to a zhang, a hundred zhang, ten thousand zhang, and ten thousand zhang until it was as big as the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the Myriad Laws Mirror emitted a beam of light, which pierced through countless distances and illuminated Yunzhou.

In an instant, the entire land of Yunzhou seemed to have turned into a living hell, with countless lives lost. An immense karmic consequence descended upon the entire Yun Realm.

Lin Chen saw the scene he had foreseen.

It was the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws who, with his supreme cause and effect, turned all the living beings of Yunzhou into stepping stones on his path to immortality.

Although he couldn't see it, Lin Chen could imagine that the entire cloud was currently a scene of utter devastation. Under such a great karmic consequence, mortals would probably not be able to hold on for even a single breath, and even cultivators with cultivation could only last for a few breaths at most.

Even powerful cultivators like those at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages could only hold out for a few dozen breaths. As for those at the Deity Transformation stage, and even a few unlucky Nascent Soul stages in Yunzhou, they were unable to resist this great causal force and could only desperately resist the power of causality in an attempt to escape Yunzhou.

But the power of the Transcending Tribulation Ancestor is further aided by the Myriad Laws Treasure Mirror, so how could these cultivators possibly withstand it?

Heaven is ruthless, treating all living beings as mere straw dogs. But in Lin Chen's view, aren't these high-level cultivators also treating low-level cultivators as straw dogs?

After cultivating for hundreds of years, Lin Chen also came to understand a principle.

The distinction between righteous and demonic cultivators in the cultivation world is laughable. In reality, for all cultivators, there are only four categories:

Immortal, Ant, Little Friend, Fellow Daoist.

Those with lower cultivation levels than oneself are ants. If killing ants brings benefits, then one should kill them.

For powerful cultivators, everyone below their level is an ant, unless that ant has a powerful backer and can be called a friend.

As for fellow cultivators, they are those of similar cultivation levels. They address each other as such, as they cannot harm each other, yet can gain benefits from their connection.

At this moment, it is clear that to the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws, all the cultivators in the Cloud Realm are nothing but ants.

All the cultivators in the Cloud Realm endured several long and agonizing hours until their deaths.

As for cultivators in the spirit realm, even those Mahayana cultivators undergoing tribulation dare not obstruct the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws.

Even those cultivators who are powerful patriarchs in the borderlands, and even the descendants of their disciples in Yunzhou, dare not defy the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws. If they defy him now, it would be an act of obstruction to the path of cultivation, and the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws would naturally turn that person into a stepping stone on his path of cultivation.

Soon after, as countless cultivators from Yunzhou returned to the heavens, the spiritual energy of the entire cultivation world became even more abundant, with more spiritual essence being absorbed by the Heavenly Dao.

As the Way of Heaven becomes more and more perfect, it seems as if colorful clouds are drifting across the heavens.

It was as if the opportunity to become an immortal had arrived.

Wanfadao silently watched all of this. From beginning to end, he didn't even glance at Yunzhou, as if he never cared about the rise and fall of the entire Yunzhou.

Upon seeing the colorful clouds in the sky, the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws finally spoke again.

"You say I have no affinity for immortality? I have cultivated diligently for a million years, and I believe my cultivation and magical power are no less than those of the great masters of the past!"

"You say I have no affinity for immortality? I have already achieved the Great Dao, and the Great Dao of Cause and Effect has been perfected for hundreds of thousands of years!"

"Today I offer this sacrifice to all living beings of Yunzhou, bearing the immense karmic burden, which will surely allow my path of cause and effect to advance further!"

"If you say that there is no destiny for immortals in this world, then I will sacrifice all the cultivators of Yunzhou to return the Dao to Heaven, and restore a bright and clear world to this realm!"

"Is there any connection to the immortals?"

The Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws asked the heavens a question, seeking a predestined connection to immortality.

All living beings in the world have witnessed all of this, including Lin Chen.

At this moment, even though Lin Chen despised what the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws had done, and even though Lin Chen felt that the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws' actions were inhuman.

However, Lin Chen had to admit the immense power of the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Laws and the unwavering resolve of his Dao heart.

In the millions of years of the cultivation world, no one has ever become an immortal.

To achieve immortality, one must use every means at one's disposal, even if it means bearing immense karma and infamy.

Lin Chen watched all this, a myriad of thoughts surging through his mind, but in the end he could only sigh:

"Wanfa, his cultivation in this path... is flawed!"

Lin Chen shook his head. Even though his cultivation was not as high as that of the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws, and even though he had not cultivated for long, his understanding of the Great Dao was not as good as that of the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws.

But Lin Chen knew that sacrificing living beings to fulfill one's own path was absolutely unacceptable.

But if we change the perspective, what if Lin Chen cultivates for a million years but fails to become an immortal, and his path to immortality is about to end...?

Looking at that figure in the celestial palace, Lin Chen was filled with thoughts, as if he had gained some insight...

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared above the Heavenly Palace.

He spoke slowly, his voice traveling across countless distances.

"You old man of all laws, you're attached to appearances!"

(End of this chapter)