Chapter 1252
[Immortal Realm Chapter] Immortals Fall, Misty Kongtong
This is a Xuanwu spirit boat, nearly a thousand feet long and a hundred feet wide. Rows of Xuan birds soar along both sides, trailing long streams of flames, making it a magnificent sight!
"The Xuan Tian Spiritual Treasure Warship, which the Heavenly Court's Preparation Department specially built for the Immortal Army, has finally been brought out. This ship is a huge consumer of spiritual energy!"
The three Void Realm masters at the bow of the ship stood with their hands behind their backs, their conversation filled with sighs.
"There's no other way. In order to avoid the constant monitoring of the Microcosm, only the Mysterious Heavenly Treasure can conceal our presence and cover up all our movements."
"But you're manipulating it all the time, can your internal energy sustain it?"
Upon reaching the Void Transformation stage, the quality of the power within a cultivator's body undergoes sublimation and tempering, evolving from the Divine Essence of the Primordial Spirit stage to Void Essence. Only Void Essence can activate the Mysterious Heavenly Treasure!
As a large spiritual treasure, the Xuanwu Spirit Boat, not to mention carrying so many people and maintaining the concealment formation for space travel, is a considerable drain on even Void Realm cultivators.
"It's alright, we can still hold on."
Behind them on the deck, many cultivators emerged from their cabins, chatting in twos and threes, gazing down at the wonders of the universe, their words tinged with excitement.
The main reason is that they found traces of living immortals, which has stirred the hearts of many people!
Immortal.
This is a great word, which is found in ancient and modern books and contains admiration, respect, and longing. It is the ideal of all cultivators throughout their lives.
The Immortal Remnant Alliance has survived to this day, and there has always been a spiritual leader who makes the remnants, young and old, feel that there is still a glimmer of hope even when they encounter great difficulties.
After all, if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.
It's the legendary immortal, the 'Old Man of Dongting'!
During this time, through Zhang Tong's introduction, the Silent Avatar has been integrated into the Immortal Legacy Alliance and has gained some understanding of the three major spiritual realms.
The three Void Realm Ancestors at the bow of the ship are Ancestor Yanling, Ancestor Xuling, and Ancestor Yuling. Each of them has a unique lineage and is said to possess immortal cultivation techniques!
It's just that the world in the Dharma-ending Age cannot be broken through; otherwise, with their talent and heritage, they would have been able to glimpse higher realms long ago.
The only way to achieve a breakthrough is to ascend to the Immortal Realm!
However, the Immortal Realm has unilaterally blocked the passage to the Microcosm. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Immortal Army was cut off from its reinforcements and suffered a crushing defeat.
Countless generations of sages racked their brains, longing to return to their hometown, but all their attempts failed.
Now that they are old and have lost the support of the three great spiritual realms, they can only place their hopes on the Elder of Dongting.
Seeing the semi-circular black hole ahead, the orange light seemed to create the world from nothing, presenting a beautiful halo in the deep darkness of the universe, which was stunning and captivating.
In the very center is a small island, about five feet square. At first glance, it looks like just a tiny dot, but only when you get closer can you see the withered tree on the island and the motionless figure under the tree.
"A living immortal!"
“This is a true immortal! I have seen the portrait of the Old Man of Dongting Lake before, and it is exactly the same!”
"Finally, finally we've seen him! We're saved!"
"Sages and worthies of the past are all lonely, only immortals leave their names behind."
"The last beacon of the Immortal Alliance, the alliance leader who can see through all the affairs of the world without missing a single flaw, has finally been found! Waaaaah!"
Overjoyed, everyone wept tears of joy, wishing they could rush over.
Ancestor Yanling asked everyone to calm down and activated the defensive spiritual light of the Xuan Tian Ling Bao. After all, the gravity of this black hole was enormous and not to be underestimated. Without its protection, ordinary cultivators really couldn't stay there for even a moment.
The island appears to be in the center of the black hole from a distance, but it is actually quite far away from the real black hole. When their spirit boat arrived, they discovered that the space here was almost at a relative standstill!
According to the theory of the faint universe, getting close to a black hole does indeed create a temporal spectacle; it is said to be infinitely close, but there is also a so-called critical point.
The Xuanwu Spirit Boat was stuck in front, and its hull began to shake violently. The light screen crackled and popped wildly, and everyone on board looked terrified, vaguely sensing the horror of the place!
Ancestor Yanling stopped the boat and looked at the small island ahead with a solemn expression.
This step is like a chasm, as if an insurmountable barrier lies between us, making us feel as close as we are yet worlds apart!
It's right in front of me, yet I just can't get close.
"Alliance Leader!!!"
He shouted, but received no response.
The old man of Dongting sat cross-legged under a tree, surrounded by fallen leaves suspended in mid-air. The Bodhi tree behind him was old and weak, its branches bare and withered, as if in late winter.
The other two patriarchs were also calling out incessantly, and hundreds of cultivators behind them crowded onto the deck, standing on tiptoe and shouting loudly.
But the cold universe is empty and devoid of any echo, with only the lonely island, the solitary tree, and the solitary figure.
a long time.
They only just realized it.
The Old Man of Dongting has long since passed away peacefully, his passing in the depths of the universe, the exact year and time of his passing unknown.
This legendary pillar of the sea, a true immortal familiar to all, has long since vanished into the long river of history, silently departing from the civilization of immortals.
As a parent in everyone's heart, I feel like the sky has fallen at this moment!
His lair was destroyed, and the true immortal passed away.
There's nowhere left to hide in this vast universe, and no tall person can hold up a collapsing building!
The support I had always relied on turned out to be nothing.
"and many more!"
In the midst of the pessimistic and despairing atmosphere, a voice suddenly rang out, attracting everyone's attention.
The wisteria queen walked to the bow of the boat and looked at the scene thoughtfully.
"The Old Man of Dongting was once a commander of the Celestial Expeditionary Force. Logically speaking, he should be able to seal his own essence, resist the leakage of immortal energy, and sleep in a state of tortoise-like breathing for hundreds of thousands of years without any problem, even in the Dharma-ending Age!"
"Now that he has fallen so unusually in the twilight universe, I suspect that he may not have died peacefully, but was perhaps murdered!"
"Otherwise, if even I could survive from back then until now, a true immortal couldn't possibly not be able to do it!"
These words immediately aroused the doubts of the three patriarchs. They carefully examined the old man from beginning to end again and found that there were no marks on his body, as if he had passed away naturally one day.
“Fellow Daoist, the Alliance Leader has not appeared in the world for hundreds of thousands of years. He is elusive and even the Immortal Remnant Alliance does not know his whereabouts. How could he be killed? Besides, he is an immortal, a legendary being who can even falter during a great epochal calamity. Who could kill him?”
"You're wrong." As someone who has been through it all, the Wisteria Queen is an ancient relic who has lived for countless years. She once served as a grain transport officer in the Immortal Expeditionary Force and has experienced trials of blood and fire, so her knowledge far surpasses that of others.
"Technology and Star Martial Arts are the two pillars of extraterrestrial demons. When they develop to the later stages of transformation, they can both reach the ultimate height of immortal civilization, and even be on par with it!"
"Back then, when the two universes clashed, the battle was magnificent, vast, and incredibly brutal. I once witnessed a powerful expert from the Star Martial System charging into the midst of a massive army with his bare hands and forcefully severing the head of an immortal!"
In the technological universe, such people are called Star Forgers.
Star Forger!
This is a transformation of the Star Martial System, similar to the evolution of the Immortal Path System from human to immortal, representing a huge leap in the level of life, a mysterious sublimation of the gene spectrum!
He can refine stars with his bare hands, cover the sky with his own, create or destroy a country with a single palm strike, and shatter stars with his full power!
They are the ultimate form of Star Warriors, capable of threatening a world and refining stars into their own power, hence they are known as Star Refiners in the technological universe!
The current Twilight Universe is merely a colony, and due to limited space conditions, there has been no news of any native Star Forgers rising up. However, this does not mean that there are none among the people sent by the Technological Universe to monitor it.
"The power and terror of the Star Refiner are unimaginable to those who have never seen it. They are like cold, humanoid cosmic weapons. Their absolute power has transformed into a high-dimensional crushing force, enough to pierce through all supernatural abilities!"
The wisteria queen still feels lingering fear when she recalls the past.
That's why it's not surprising to see immortals fall; only in the era of war between the two great universes could one see such great figures, whom we never saw before, fall from grace.
This is experience, and also a lingering nightmare.
Upon hearing this, the three patriarchs could only take a deep breath and sigh heavily, regretting why they hadn't discovered this sooner. Only after the immortals perished did they learn of it, and their last hope collapsed. Not only did they not know how to go home, but their spirits also dissipated.
Many people began to feel uneasy, and some even unknowingly developed second thoughts, wondering if they should abandon the path of immortality and turn to technology and star martial arts.
The death of their leader was a huge blow to their spirits, leaving them utterly devastated!
If one is destined to wander and drift through life, then what is there to pursue or what is the meaning of life?
Just as everyone was sinking into despair and pessimism, the island in front of them suddenly moved, and then the leaves fell silently, merging into the soil and disappearing.
Then, a flash of inspiration struck, and the body began to become ethereal and transparent, with green light spots scattering and breaking apart, as if a fairy rain were falling.
Ok? ? ?
Everyone on the ship noticed this and turned to stare intently.
The ancient tree began to decay, slowly withering and softening before completely seeping into the island. The figure of the Old Man of Dongting became increasingly blurred, with circles of light dancing around it, and finally a screen appeared in the sky above.
"In the era of the extinction of magic, spiritual energy disappeared, heaven and earth were cut off, and all things were desolate."
"Space is lost, laws are abandoned, immortality declines, and stellar martial arts soar."
In the scene, the old man from Dongting is full of energy, making hand gestures to divine the future. He draws lots, throws them up and picks them up again, and throws them up and again. He gets the same result many times, and can't help but sigh to the sky.
Everyone outside was stunned by what they saw!
Could it be that this is not the remains of an immortal, but merely a lingering image left behind by the old man, waiting for a descendant to come and enlighten him?
No one dared to speak; they just watched the video with tense expressions.
It recalls the efforts of the Old Man of Dongting over thousands of years, traveling through various times and spaces in the universe, seemingly searching for something. His persistence is puzzling, and although he has a clear purpose, he always fails at the last minute.
He even mutters to himself from time to time, seemingly communicating with no one. Sometimes he angrily curses at the air, completely baffling!
Finally, somewhere deep in the universe, they discovered just the tip of the iceberg.
The enormous white phantom flashed by, disappearing in the blink of an eye before anyone outside could even get a clear look!
But the old man of Dongting exclaimed with delight, then burst into wild laughter:
"Hahaha, the Kongtong Realm, I've found it! I've finally found it! As long as I can awaken the Immortal Lord Xuheng, who was buried by the hands of countless soldiers, I can escape this universe of the Age of Absolute Laws."
Before he could finish speaking, suddenly, from a distant place, somewhere on the other side of the universe, a cluster of red light locked onto him with lightning speed!
As the surrounding space solidified, this living immortal was completely trapped!
The old man from Dongting immediately changed his expression and turned to look around, exclaiming in surprise:
"Impossible, Monitors! You've been watching my every move the whole time?"
No one answered him, as if the other party did not understand these words. They were simply manipulating space remotely through high-tech means. This kind of science and technology was even more powerful than the laws of nature. Even someone as powerful as the Old Man of Dongting could not unravel it in a short time.
Meanwhile, on the other far side, a violent red light was emitted, and the massive energy storage was fully loaded. Then, based on the lock-on of the long-range fire control radar, a giant cannon tens of thousands of meters long and tall was ready in outer space!
The sheer volume of energy was immense, radiating outwards in concentric rings of shimmering light. Then, the powerful shore-based logistical support finally activated one of the most powerful weapons in the technological universe.
"A planet-destroying cannon?!"
The old man of Dongting was frantically alerted by his spiritual senses. He could feel that he was being locked onto by the Grim Reaper. That despair and fear permeated his entire body, leaving him with no strength to resist. It could even make a high and mighty immortal feel truly insignificant!
This is absolute power, the culmination of technological advancement, and the ultimate trump card to suppress the universe.
The monitors, through unknown means, had been keeping a close watch on the movements of the Old Man of Dongting. Finally, just as he was about to find the legendary Kongtong Realm, they decisively took action, setting up a trap to seal off the space, and then simultaneously activating the Star Destroyer Cannon!
On that day, in the seventy-two great worlds of the faint universe, people from all countries and regions looked up and saw that red meteor streaking across the night sky and striking its target at a speed exceeding that of light!
Finally, isolated and helpless, this only true immortal among the remnants of the immortal path died silently under the siege of technological civilization.
That's when the screen began to change, showing them the ins and outs in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
Knowing that the road ahead was fraught with peril, the Old Man of Dongting had long ago prepared a backup plan: to seal his words in a black hole, ensuring that future generations would be able to see them while time stood still.
"The Kongtong Realm, we must find Kongtong."
The old man of Dongting spoke with a voice filled with the vicissitudes of life. It was the only contingency plan and insurance he left behind before his death, allowing later generations to awaken the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force.
Immortal Lord Xuheng!
Only true immortal masters can lead the remnants of the Spirit Realm back home, completely leaving this godforsaken place, the Microcosm.
"My hometown is in the north; I cannot be made to die facing south."
The old man of Dongting sighed sadly. The last image was a glimpse of the iceberg of Kongtong Realm that he had seen before it completely collapsed and disappeared. The screen, along with everything on the island, sped across the universe and plunged into the abyss of the black hole.
The message has been delivered, and the mission has been accomplished.
This secret must be forever eradicated from the world, so that it cannot be monitored or eavesdropped on by the subsequent universe of luminosity. The only way to achieve this is to destroy it completely by severing itself in a black hole.
Everyone on the Xuanwu Spirit Ship was speechless for a long time after witnessing this scene.
"The immortals are all dead, and now they want us to go find the Kongtong Realm?" (End of Chapter)