Chapter 1923 - Nine Lives Immortal Ascension
This area of the cosmos was extremely quiet, and also extremely barren. There were only ruined star remains around him, lacking brilliant great stars. It was dark and ice-cold, many years since signs of life have appeared.
“Master, are you still there?”
That day, a shout sounded from the distance. This was a crimson dragon, its length several hundred zhang, winding about here, revealing an expression of worry.
Hong!
On a ruined great star emerged a metal stele. Then, it began to drip out blood, a person walking out from within, his body covered in wounds. Blood dripped out continuously.
This was naturally s.h.i.+ Hao. Ever since he came back, he risked life and limb, cultivating here bitterly, using the Void Immortal Gold Stele to fight against himself.
After several years pa.s.sed, the soul lamp s.h.i.+ Hao left behind in Imperial Court became dim dozens of times, many times even completely going out. This truly frightened Imperial Court’s people badly.
This was especially true this time, his soul lamp really did go out, clearly completely going out. The crimson dragon immediately hurried over to find out what happened.
“You really had us scared! The Heavenly Horned Ant, Mu Qing and the others were also startled out of their seclusion, having me come over to check. We really were scared that you pa.s.sed on in cultivation.” The crimson dragon released a breath of relief.
“I’m fine!” s.h.i.+ Hao shook his head. He dragged his ruined body out, sitting in the cosmos, devouring the essence energy all around him. Stellar brilliance became dim, surging over from the distance, entering his body.
The crimson dragon released a cry, “You are still saying you’re fine? You almost lost your life dozens of times! Master, you shouldn’t put yourself at risk like this!”
During these past few years, there were signs of s.h.i.+ Hao almost dying dozens of times. It was obvious just how intense his cultivation was, there was the danger of pa.s.sing away at any time.
This was indeed the case. During these years, s.h.i.+ Hao remained in the Void Immortal Gold Stele, fighting dozens of battles against himself, both sides suffering each time, even he himself almost dying.
It was to the extent where several times, he entered a dead state. In the end, he used the True Phoenix Precious Technique and Willow Deity’s method to revive and become reborn, only then did he make it through.
“Master, don’t do this anymore! If something really happens to you, you shouldn’t think that Imperial Court is flouris.h.i.+ng, it will definitely immediately collapse!” The crimson dragon advised.
At the same time, he pointed out that if the ghost immortals weren’t suppressed by s.h.i.+ Hao, there would be a huge disaster in the future. Meanwhile, without him being there, the Seven-Colored Immortal Gold Man would also definitely leave.
Perhaps only those heroic spirits would remain. However, they didn’t have physical bodies in the end, like duckweed without roots.
“I know. Nothing will happen. I won’t allow myself to die.” s.h.i.+ Hao said.
Even though he said this, in the following hundreds of years, he continued to fight against his true self, comprehending the dao. The Void Immortal Gold Stele was scarlet red like blood in these hundreds of years, essence blood flowing out from time to time.
During the most severe instance, s.h.i.+ Hao’s soul lamp completely went out, even the restricted region lord was startled, personally coming to find s.h.i.+ Hao.
In the end, they found him floating in the cosmos alone, his body cold. Mu Qing helped him drink three containers of immortal blood great medicine, and only then did s.h.i.+ Hao revive.
“I was careless!” He was apologetic. He looked towards everyone. This time, he truly worried them.
“Do you even know how serious this situation is?!” The restricted region lord was extremely stern, berating loudly.
This time, it really was dangerous. If they didn’t find s.h.i.+ Hao, he might truly have entered eternal rest, dying in the cosmos depths.
“You used up a life, died once! In the future, using this immortal blood great medicine already cannot preserve your life!” The restricted region lord said seriously.
This was extremely serious. s.h.i.+ Hao already ingested undying immortal medicine, previously extending a life in the Age of Emperor Collapse. Now, immortal blood great medicine was also useless.
“I know. This time, I want to achieve immortality, I won’t consider these things anymore.” s.h.i.+ Hao said.
When he thought about it closely, it really was extremely terrifying. He fought against himself in the Void Immortal Gold Stele, their strength the same. However, as long as he died, he really will fall.
Just how terrifying of a thing was this?
The Void Immortal Gold Stele was a strange treasure, truly rarely seen in the world. However, it was also dangerous, cultivating inside by fighting oneself had the danger of sending oneself to the afterlife.
During these years, s.h.i.+ Hao always walked on a tightrope, a single moment of carelessness and he would be consigned to eternal d.a.m.nation. As long as he entered the Void Immortal Gold Stele, encountered that self, there was no possibility of compromise, the two could only fight a b.l.o.o.d.y battle.
It was precisely because of this that the insights gained through life and death, the comprehension through b.l.o.o.d.y battles, all of this was acc.u.mulating, slowly changing him. He wanted to achieve immortality through this type of cruel grinding.
For the sake of breaking through, he basically lost a life, dying once!
“This life was rather short, I only lived thirteen thousand years.” s.h.i.+ Hao said quietly. Strictly speaking, if the Age of Emperor Collapse experience was included, s.h.i.+ Hao now lived nine lives.
Time was ruthless. Another eight hundred years pa.s.sed.
During this period, s.h.i.+ Hao experienced endless battles without dying. He was always fighting, fighting many great battles each year, each time almost dying!
This was the cruelest way of cultivation, everything for the sake of rus.h.i.+ng into the heavens. He wanted to achieve immortality, wanted to cross the insurmountable heavenly moat through h.e.l.l-like torment.
He approached death over ten thousand times, basically dying!
Who could endure this type of experience, every single year like this, every month like this, gain enlightenment through the most terrifying confrontations, fight crazily against oneself?
Hong!
Heaven overflowing light erupted in the depths of the cosmos, making even the great star domain grow dim.
“What? That is?!”
Many people were stunned, even the sleeping existences within great restricted regions becoming alarmed. All of them opened their eyes, looking towards this starry sky, into the depths of the cosmos.
“Immortal Ascension Light, illuminating past and present!”
“How is this possible? In this Cultivationless Age, how can anyone achieve immortality?”
Forget about other cultivators, even the restricted regions released cries of alarm, finding this a bit hard to believe. However, this was reality.
Immortal Ascension Light illuminated the universe. In that instant, a rain of light scattered down, directly sweeping towards the Nine Heavens Ten Earths.
It was because this was the Cultivationless Age. Once one achieved immortality, it would be unimaginable, directly affecting the entire cosmos, all clans and sects would know. This left everyone deeply shocked.
Right now, the heavens produced sweet dew, divine springs surging from the earth, countless golden lotuses appearing in the void. All types of irregular scenes that were difficult to describe appearing, this entire world becoming a sacred land.
The clans were all shocked!
Heaven and earth were splitting. In this Cultivationless Age, someone achieved immortality, defying normal reasoning. Just how difficult was this?
Achieving immortality in the world of mortals, rising up in the Cultivationless Age, this type of difficulty was comparable to climbing the heavens, basically impossible!
Even if one cultivated for an endless amount of time, it was pretty much impossible to achieve immortality in this type of age.
It was too difficult!
Cultivationless Age, even becoming a supreme being was extremely difficult. How could one possibly achieve immortality?
The entire world was shocked, erupting into commotion.
Honglong!
World shocking thunder radiance descended, making the cultivators of all clans quickly close their mouths, immediately becoming quiet. It was because that lightning radiance was too terrifying. Even though they were extremely far away, it still left them inwardly shaken.
This was primal chaos thunder radiance, immortal dao lightning. There was too much of it, densely packed, drowning that starry sky.
Kacha!
In that instant, the star domain was completely destroyed, no longer existing.
In the immortal radiance, in the primal chaos, s.h.i.+ Hao moved with extreme speed, rus.h.i.+ng towards the Realm Grave. He made his way through the ancient world formed from ruined worlds, achieving immortality here.
Otherwise, he was scared that this universe would be directly blasted through and destroyed. That lightning radiance was too terrifying.
According to the information he learned from the bone books, his Immortal Ascension Tribulation would be even more fierce than what true immortals normally faced, even more terrifying.
“Kill!”
s.h.i.+ Hao released a great shout, doing everything he could to resist this immortal tribulation.
At the same time, he was on guard, checking if any darkness or inauspiciousness would appear. In the past, Great Elder failed within sight of success, ultimately ending up being corroded by darkness and inauspiciousness.
Thunder radiance surged endlessly, in the end, the Immortal Killing Guillotine appeared again.
s.h.i.+ Hao spent several days crossing this great tribulation, the scene as terrifying as terrifying could be, incomparably horrifying.
This was Immortal Ascension Tribulation, destroying many ruined worlds in Realm Grave. Wherever the lightning pa.s.sed, many ruined ancient realms would turn to nothing, completely blasted to pieces.
In the end, the Sea of Reincarnation within s.h.i.+ Hao’s abdomen shone, the Dao Palaces within his inner viscera releasing scripture sounds. His four limbs’ corresponding to four extremes operated divine force, a great dragon rus.h.i.+ng out from his back, entering the heavens, releasing a draconic cry, shaking the Nine Heavens. In the end, his skull became extremely brilliant, an endless rain of light appearing, the Immortal Platform within rumbling with noise.
s.h.i.+ Hao used the body as a seed, creating his own method. Right now, the five great secret realms, Sea of Reincarnation, Dao Palaces, Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation and Immortal Platform, all of them resonated, releasing dazzling immortal light.
He successfully crossed tribulation, becoming an Immortal Dao Domain expert!
Achieving immortality in the world of mortals made him far greater than similar ranked individuals in Immortal Domain. He could sweep through all enemies in the world, possessing immeasurable divine might.
“I’ve waited too long for this day!” s.h.i.+ Hao spoke. His mortal core was cleansed, the surface of his body swirling with brilliance, immortal radiance hazy. He possessed immeasurable fighting strength.
Now, s.h.i.+ Hao’s flesh was perfect, his primordial spirit imperishable, magical force surging without end. He achieved immortal dao within the Cultivationless Age!
