Chapter 579
Heavenly Court Ruins
He was called a skilled old fellow by Jin Guang Gu Xian.
no doubt.
This means that some slumbering Golden Immortals have awakened and want to use the Golden Light Ancient Immortal as a bridge to establish a communication channel with Su Chen.
The Golden Immortal can only talk to the Golden Immortal.
The current Golden Light Ancient Immortal is no longer a Golden Immortal, so naturally he is no longer worthy of conversing with Golden Immortals.
The person these Golden Immortals want to talk to is probably Su Chen.
They simply wanted to use Jin Guang Gu Xian's words to relay the message to Su Chen.
"Ancient balance?" Upon hearing this, Su Chen's eyes flashed with a cold smile. "A bunch of old fogies who only know how to hide in the shadows, dare not face the catastrophe, and have no way to deal with it, dare to talk about 'balance'?"
He knew that this was by no means the reason he took action.
Although his battle was earth-shattering, his level of power was ultimately still within the laws of this universe.
But that tainted sun, in essence, comes from a foreign power behind the "door"!
It is not itself that can affect it.
"It seems that during the years I was in seclusion, some changes that I was unaware of have occurred in the Star Sea."
Su Chen's gaze deepened.
He realized that simply possessing the power to suppress everything was far from enough.
The hidden threat behind the scenes, the ultimate secrets about the "gate" and the "tainted sun," will never bring true peace to this sea of stars unless they are thoroughly resolved.
He needs more information.
A deeper level of knowledge is needed.
Just as Su Chen was thinking.
A sudden thought struck him, and his gaze seemed to pierce through the many restrictions of the Taiyi Palace, looking towards his secluded meditation room.
There, without anyone noticing, something had quietly appeared.
Su Chen's figure vanished from the main hall in an instant.
The next moment, he appeared in his heavily guarded secluded meditation room, which was covered with countless layers of Taiyi restrictions.
The quiet room was completely empty.
Do not!
should say.
Normally, this place should be completely empty.
But just a moment ago, something appeared.
It appeared out of thin air right in front of Su Chen's senses, and even with Su Chen's foundation of annihilating ordinary early-stage Golden Immortals with a flick of his finger, he could not find its origin.
"what's the situation?"
"Could it be that a powerful Luo Immortal has his eye on me in this vast starry sea? But that shouldn't be the case."
"strangeness."
Su Chen narrowed his eyes.
He looked at the thing that had appeared out of nowhere.
In the main hall.
Above the central prayer mat, a jade slip, entirely of bluish-green color, with an ancient Daoist aura flowing across its surface, exudes an aura of vicissitudes that does not belong to this era, floats silently.
Su Chen's pupils contracted slightly.
He was certain that this jade slip was not here before he entered the meditation room!
Someone secretly delivered this jade slip without his knowledge, and without even triggering the Taiyi restriction he had set up!
How can this be? !
It should be noted that his current strength has already reached the Taiyi Heavenly Immortal realm, and his divine sense is strong enough to cover the entire Tianxu Starfield in an instant!
The restrictions he personally set up incorporated the essence of the array formations from the "Taiyi Demon Suppression Record" and the mysterious stone tablet. He was confident that even a true Golden Immortal would not be able to enter so easily and silently!
Who is this visitor?!
How unfathomable must his true strength be?!
A long-lost feeling called "solemnity" surfaced in Su Chen's heart.
He did not immediately touch the jade slip. Instead, a faint golden light shone in his eyes as he carefully examined it with his "Taiyi Heavenly Eye".
Under the watchful eye of Taiyi, there were no malicious restrictions or curses on the jade slip, only an extremely ancient and pure Daoist charm that seemed to originate from the beginning of the Immortal Dao Era.
"It seems they are not enemies."
Su Chen felt slightly relieved, but his vigilance remained undiminished.
He stretched out his hand and made a gesture from a distance, and the jade slip slowly flew into his palm.
It feels warm to the touch, yet carries a hint of coldness that seems to see into the past and the future.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Chen finally sent a wisp of his immortal consciousness into it.
boom--!
In an instant, a vast and boundless torrent of information surged into his sea of consciousness!
It was neither a cultivation technique nor a supernatural power, but a short but profound statement filled with supreme authority.
"Master Taiyi, Fellow Daoist Su Chen, it is as if we are meeting in person upon reading this letter."
"I am Tianjizi, and I humbly rank third on the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking."
"I am deeply impressed by your presence in the Star Sea, which is awe-inspiring throughout the universe. However, the Star Sea may appear calm, but it is actually as precarious as a bed of eggs. Above the sky, the corrupt sun grows ever more rampant; deep within the Star Sea, the shadow behind the gate stirs restlessly."
"This world is facing an unprecedented upheaval."
“I know that you are eager to find a solution. Fortunately, I discovered a clue about the origin of the ‘tainted sun’ in an ancient ruin.”
"This matter concerns the survival of Xinghai and is of great importance. It cannot be accomplished without the joint efforts of the two of us."
"Therefore, I take the liberty of inviting you, fellow Daoist, to visit the 'Heavenly Court Ruins' three months from now."
"Let's discuss a grand plan to save the world."
Signed: Tianjizi
The message ends here.
Su Chen withdrew his divine sense, held the cold jade slip in his hand, and fell into a long silence.
Tianjizi?
Third on the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking?
He had never heard of this name before.
He stopped paying attention to the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking after his rise to power. But there was no doubt that every one of the former powerhouses on the list was mysterious and unfathomable.
even.
Su Chen suspected that there might be hidden great cultivators on the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking, or someone like him who had found another path to heaven below the Golden Immortal level.
Especially this "Tianjizi," who has never appeared yet consistently ranks third, must possess extraordinary strength and background.
The fact that he was able to deliver the invitation to me so quietly is enough to prove that he possesses at least the same level of mastery over spatial laws as me, or that he has some kind of supreme treasure related to "heavenly secrets" that I am unaware of.
Su Chen had also heard of the "Heavenly Court Ruins" mentioned in his letter.
That was the legendary core area of the ancient immortal heavenly court, which collapsed in the great battle with the entity behind the "gate".
There, spacetime is disordered, laws are broken, and endless dangers are rampant. It also holds the last secrets of the ancient Heavenly Court.
Clues about the 'polluted sun'
"A grand plan to save the world"
A thoughtful glint appeared in Su Chen's eyes.
He told the Golden Light Immortal about the jade slip.
"What?! Tianjizi?!" Jin Guang Gu Xian exclaimed in shock. "My lord! This is absolutely not possible!"
"Why?" Su Chen asked.
"My lord, you are unaware of this!" Jin Guang Gu Xian's face was filled with deep apprehension. "This Tianji Zi is the most mysterious and enigmatic existence on the Xuan Yu Immortal Ranking! No one knows his origins, and no one has seen his true face! All that is known is that every time he appears in the world, it is accompanied by a massive conspiracy that is enough to change the landscape of the star sea!"
"I suspect he might be the incarnation of some ancient immortal."
"This man's actions are both righteous and wicked, and he is unfathomable! His invitation to you, sir, is probably a case of a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—he has no good intentions!" Jin Guang Gu Xian tried his best to dissuade him.
Upon hearing this, Su Chen frowned slightly.
Things seemed to be more complicated than he had imagined.
An incarnation of an ancient golden immortal.
Therefore, it is not impossible.
after all.
To deliver this jade slip silently, one must be at the Golden Immortal level.
but……
Su Chen looked at the jade slip in his hand, but a resolute look flashed in his eyes.
"I must go."
"Why?!" Jin Guang Gu Xian asked, puzzled.
“Because he was right.” Su Chen’s voice was calm and firm. “This sea of stars is indeed facing an unprecedented upheaval.”
"And that 'polluted sun' is the root of everything. If it is not resolved, the so-called peace and the so-called holy land are nothing but illusions."
"not to mention--"
A cold smile curled at the corners of Su Chen's lips.
"I'm also very curious to see who this 'Tianjizi' is, who was able to secretly send out invitations right under my nose."
"If he is a friend, I will treat him with courtesy."
"If he is an enemy—"
"I have many enemies, but they are all dead, and only I am still alive!"
Su Chen spoke coldly.
His greatest source of confidence is his strength.
Taiyi Tianji Immortal.
He has now reached the limit of the Taiyi Second Realm, equivalent to the ineffable Xuan Yu Immortal within the Taiyi Realm.
Just how strong is he now?
Even he himself didn't know.
If Tianjizi wanted to die, he would be willing to give him a taste of his own medicine.
……
……
The three-month period will arrive in the blink of an eye.
Su Chen didn't bring anyone with him, and didn't even inform the other people in Taiyi Palace.
He simply gave some instructions to the Golden Light Ancient Immortal, and then, alone, followed the spacetime coordinates left on the jade slip and quietly left the Heavenly Void Star Region.
Those coordinates do not point to any known location in the sea of stars.
Instead, it is a chaotic region located in countless spatial crevices, enveloped by raging temporal turbulence and shattered storms of laws.
This is a true "no man's land".
Even the ancient immortal Jin Guang back then dared not venture into this place lightly.
Su Chen's figure appeared at the edge of this chaotic region.
He could clearly sense that the space in front of him was extremely unstable, like a piece of glass that had been struck countless times and was full of cracks, which could collapse completely at any moment.
Without hesitation, a faint nine-colored immortal light appeared on his body. With one step, he merged into the turbulent flow of spacetime.
With his current mastery of the laws of space, these turbulent currents, which are powerful enough to tear apart a Xuanxian immortal, no longer pose any threat to him.
He moved like a ghost among countless fragments of shattered space.
After an unknown amount of time, a colossal spatial rift, exuding an aura of ancient vastness, finally appeared before his eyes.
Behind that crack was not a cold void, but a broken world filled with vicissitudes and sorrow.
"The ruins of the Heavenly Court!"
Su Chen knew he had arrived.
He stepped into the crevice.
In an instant, an intense, overwhelming, ancient divine obsession filled with sorrow, resentment, anger, and despair surged towards his immortal soul like a tidal wave!
"Humph!"
Su Chen snorted coldly, and in his sea of consciousness, the illusory figure of "Taiyi Daozun" sitting cross-legged in the cosmic star sea suddenly opened his eyes!
A supreme and all-purifying Daoist aura erupted with a thunderous roar!
In an instant, all the obsessions that were trying to erode his mind were purified!
After doing all this, Su Chen began to take in the legendary world before him.
Everywhere you look, there are broken walls and ruins.
The once magnificent and ethereal palaces and pavilions have long since collapsed and crumbled, turning into enormous ruins that float silently in this gray, starless sky.
The divine bridges that once connected the various immortal islands, paved with white jade from the heavens, are now broken into several pieces, like the severed remains of a giant dragon.
The ground is covered with huge rifts and bottomless pits, eternal scars left by the ancient war.
The whole world was shrouded in an atmosphere of deathly silence and desolation.
The air was filled with a faint smell of blood, as well as the chaotic aura unique to the collapse of the laws.
As Su Chen walked through this shattered divine kingdom, his heart was filled with endless emotions.
He could imagine how glorious and prosperous this place must have been in the distant ancient times.
All the immortals came to pay homage, and all the gods revered them.
That was the most brilliant golden age of the immortal civilization.
However, a catastrophe from behind the "door" completely destroyed everything.
Just as Su Chen was feeling sentimental.
The scene before his eyes suddenly blurred.
The surrounding ruins began to slowly return to their original state!
The shattered palaces and pavilions have been restored to their former glory and splendor!
The broken Nine Heavens Divine Bridge has once again connected the fairy islands in the sea of clouds!
Above ground, the rift valley disappeared, and celestial flowers and jade herbs grew everywhere!
Countless celestial soldiers and generals, clad in magnificent armor and exuding powerful auras, patrolled in formation amidst the clouds!
Countless ancient immortals with smiling faces and otherworldly demeanor discussed scriptures, enjoyed tea, and played chess among the pavilions and towers!
The whole world has returned to its most prosperous and glorious state!
"Cause and effect?"
Su Chen frowned slightly. He knew that this was not an illusion, but a kind of time and space double image produced by the strong "historical imprint" left in this place and stimulated by him, an outsider.
He saw a magnificent temple, the most imposing of all, located at the very center of the entire Heavenly Court.
Above the temple's plaque, three large characters were written in a flowing, elegant style—
Lingxiao Palace!
He saw a middle-aged emperor wearing a nine-dragon imperial robe, with a majestic face and unfathomable aura, sitting on the throne in the Lingxiao Palace, receiving the worship of all the immortals.
That was the Immortal Era, once ruled by Emperor Yuantian!
This is merely a projection of history from that time.
Even as a projection of history, it still exudes a terrifying pressure, causing Golden Immortals to submit and the Supreme Beings to tremble. Even Su Chen's mind was slightly shaken.
But at this very moment, another unexpected event occurs!
Without warning, the sky above the magnificent Lingxiao Palace suddenly cracked open!
A gigantic, indescribable, pitch-black "door" that seemed poised to devour the entire Heavenly Court slowly emerged from the crack!
Behind the door lies an endless, chaotic, and insane turmoil!
"Enemy attack!!!"
The piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire Heavenly Court!
A decisive battle that would determine the fate of the immortal civilization erupted abruptly! (End of Chapter)