Chapter 1067, The Path of Transcendence Has Always Been Dangerous; Should I Use This Book to Catch a Fish or Cast a Wider Net?

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

“W-What… was that just now?”

 

Many of the supreme existences outside the Azure Sky Realm looked at each other with fear in their eyes. Some of them were so scared that their voices trembled.

 

Although the scene from earlier had vanished without a trace, the chilling and bloodcurdling sensation that resembled a sword pressed against their backs made them shiver in fright even now. Not to mention, they could not forget the cold and petrifying gaze that had swept over them. It had felt as though their Souls would be extinguished along with Spacetime and the universe.

 

Numerous worlds withered away in the aftermath, removed from the course of history forever. Even Spacetime was completely distorted to the point of collapse.

 

“Just what is inside the Azure Sky Realm?” After recovering from their shock, many supreme existences whispered among themselves with a sense of lingering fear in their hearts. Hence, they quickly planned to leave the area so as not to become involved in the situation.

 

Meanwhile, Li Motian held his sword horizontally in mid-air. His majestic aura was so overpowering that others cowered in fear before him. However, he was too scared to move right now. His entire body seemed almost rigid as a result.

 

Be that as it may, his expression remained cold and indifferent. His Dharma Body stood tall in the universe, as large as the world itself. It was only upon a closer look that one would notice the beads of sweat covering his forehead and his slightly ashen complexion.

 

The others might have witnessed the same scene earlier, but they had not experienced the situation as deeply and as explicitly as he did.

 

The dreadful sense of oppression had given off the impression that a terrifying creature in an unknown land had slowly opened its eyes to observe the world. That being had look down on the innumerable living creatures living within. And its sole gaze had happened to land on him.

 

Despite cultivating for so many years, it was his first time experiencing the feeling of such insignificance and fear. It was as though he were a tiny insect facing a True Dragon.

 

The situation left him in utter disbelief. As the Leader of the Divine Eternal Clan who wielded the Eternal Divine Sword, he should have been able to ward off his enemy to a certain extent even if his opponent was a figure like Zhuo Fengxie.

 

In fact, was there anything in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation that could incite such fear and horror in him?

 

“Just what is hidden inside the Azure Sky Realm?”  At this point, Li Motian no longer dared to act rashly. He had the feeling that his continuous attempts to break into the Azure Sky Realm had annoyed and angered the indescribable existence inside the Azure Sky Realm.

 

Prior to this incident, he never even imagined that there would be such a horrifying existence inside the Azure Sky Realm.

 

The Eternal Divine Sword hummed loudly in his hands, and the billions of sword-like beams gradually vanished into nothing. Then, the universe returned to its original deathly silence.

 

He did not choose to attack again. On the contrary, he simply stood there as though he was deep in thought about something.

 

As for the numerous ancient existences who had been observing the situation, they quietly withdrew their gazes and hastily departed from the area. They were reluctant to become involved in the situation. In fact, the incident was so shocking that many of them believed the Azure Sky Realm could not be that simple.

 

Li Motian might seem motionless, but he was actually facing a huge dilemma. After all, he had aggressively arrived with the Eternal Divine Sword in hand and behaved as though he would never stop until he had destroyed the Azure Sky Realm.

 

The supreme figures of countless Forces were watching him right now. Would it not be embarrassing if he were to retreat at this juncture? In the eyes of others, would it not seem as though he had been frightened away?

 

…

 

In the distant battlefield outside the world of the Zhuo Clan and the Wu Clan.

 

Although Zhuo Fengxie and Hun Yuanjun were fighting with other beings of the same level, they were also paying attention to the situation at the Azure Sky Realm.

 

“It seems that we have no reason to worry anymore…”

 

“The actions of the Divine Eternal Clan’s Leader have clearly angered Young Master Gu.”

 

Even though they were engaged in their respective battles, they exchanged a glance and saw the look of fear in each other’s eyes.

 

*Boom!* The fighting on the battlefield was indescribably intense.

 

Standing before Zhuo Fengxie and Hun Yuanjun were the same-level beings of the Wu Clan and the Gou Clan, whose strength was equally terrifying.

 

Their appearances were all vague and mysterious. One of them was shrouded in dense fog. The other was wrapped in heavy chains and wielded iron chains that seemed to drag at the sky with every move he made. The tremendous force applied destroyed everything in his path.

 

Zhuo Fengxie attacked and collided with his opponent. Following the sound of metal clashing, countless Runes appeared in the air. The sky shattered to pieces, and then the stars flickered and came crashing down one after another.

 

The battlefield was located in a special area. When the comets would come crashing down. The River of Time became turbulent and surged across the world. As a result, countless fragments of energy residue blasted in all directions. If not for the fact that the battlefield was located in an empty Space outside the Great Universes, the surrounding land would have been destroyed a long time ago.

 

Even so, the aftermath of the battle still affected the entire Immortal Spirit Civilisation.

 

Those with lower cultivation were mowed down like weeds and reduced to dust in an instant. In the aftermath of a battle between Dao Realm experts, even Immortal Emperors would have a hard time protecting themselves. They would have to bring out their full strength just to avoid danger.

 

Numerous Spacetimes were annihilated in the process, and experts hiding within those Spacetime died before they could even scream. Likewise, the Great Universes nearby were demolished beyond description. There were no traces of life remaining in these lands.

 

…

 

Inside the Azure Sky Realm, Gu Changge had already retrieved the other Eternal Divine Artifact from the cave. It was an ancient book that resembled a catalogue. However, the book unfolded at his touch and transformed into a picture scroll that surged with vast and unpredictable Dao Energy.

 

The Eternal Divine Diagram, which contained a genuine Ancient World, had the ability to seal and trap enemies. It was unfortunate that the power was not very useful to him in his current state. Nevertheless, he took the treasure since he was already here.

 

There were other rare and Unique Treasures inside the cave too. For example, various ancient jade scrolls and rare treasures such as the Five Elements Mother Gold and the Chaos Divine Materials. He allowed Mu Yan to choose some for herself and then stored everything else away with a flick of his hand.

 

Afterwards, Gu Changge casually browsed through the handwritten notes left behind by the original owner of the cave, the Founding Ancestor of the Divine Eternal Clan known as the Eternal Prime God.

 

This place was just a cave that the Eternal Prime God occasionally used as his place of seclusion for enlightenment and cultivation. It was not his practice ground. Therefore, these handwritten notes were only a part of his reflections after receiving enlightenment.

 

In the eyes of his descendants, these reflections were considered extremely profound and mysterious. His insights were exceptionally precious and highly sought after in the world.

 

However, Gu Changge simply glanced through the notes and quickly lost interest.

 

Most of these records were deductions regarding the Indomitable Matter and the Evolution Matter.

 

The Eternal Prime God had attempted to gain insight into these materials and how they affected ones’ cultivation and the strength of the Dao Realm experts. Unfortunately, he could only gain a vague understanding of the importance of these materials with the level of his cultivation at the time. Furthermore, he spent countless years just to extract and condense a small portion of them from the ever-ethereal Fortuity.

 

Fortuity meant change, which naturally also meant the existence of possibility. He speculated that the process of cultivation was the process of constantly perceiving changes and shaping possibilities.

 

In Gu Changge’s view, the Eternal Prime God’s insight was merely a rough explanation and understanding of the Great Dao. Nevertheless, the ability to reach such a conclusion was enough to indicate just how extraordinary the latter had been.

 

Based on these handwritten notes, the Eternal Prime God had nearly achieved the Supreme Dao Realm. In other words, he had survived Nine Decay Tribulations and stood on the threshold of the Door of Transcendent.

 

The Ninth Decay of the Dao Realm was actually the final Major Realm before the Transcendent Realm. Only by getting through the Ninth Decay Tribulations could one reach the end of the road and glimpse at the door of the Supreme Dao Realm.

 

After breaking through the ‘door’, one would then enter the Supreme Dao Realm.

 

To be precise, the Supreme Dao Realm was not actually part of the Transcendent Realm. A person in the Supreme Dao Realm had yet to truly establish themselves in the Transcendent Realm. They simply opened the door to the Transcendent Realm and obtained a glimpse of the next stage.

 

The Eternal Prime God could only be considered a Last Stage existence at most. In fact, there was a long way to go before he could reach the Supreme Dao Realm.

 

As for the reason for his death, there were no records in these handwritten notes. After all, he was still alive when he made these records. Even if he had perceived his future in advance and learned about the disaster looming over him, it was impossible for him to deduce the exact time or reason for his death.

 

Be that as it may, Gu Changge made an unexpected discovery while flipping through the handwritten notes. A strange look gradually appeared in his eyes.

 

“The Path of Transcendence has always been dangerous, and there are generally no guidelines or shortcuts. That is an evil book that will eventually lead a person down the road of no return… I must destroy it… It must not be allowed to exist in this world.”

 

Those few words could not conceal the anxiety and unease that filled the Eternal Prime God at the time. However, there was no further elaboration or allusions to the matter aside from those few sentences. The handwriting of those words was also very sloppy, almost as if they were written with great difficulty during a struggle of some sort.

 

“The Path of Transcendence? An evil book?”

 

Gu Changge stared at the handwritten notes in front of him, the strange look in his eyes becoming increasingly intense. He was abruptly reminded of something at that moment.

 

When he previously encountered the Spirit Ruin Royal Family, he had gotten the feeling that Heaven’s Will had done something to every single living creature in the world. It was to the extent that countless cultivators had been confused at the mention of slaying Heaven.

 

It was important to note that such a taboo title was extremely disrespectful in the Expanse Domain. Be that as it may, memories regarding the heaven-slaying incident seemed to have been forcibly removed from their minds.

 

At the time, he had a vague feeling that an indescribable existence had done something to the world. He initially attempted to use his remaining strength to deduce and reconstruct the incident.

 

Time went blurry, and endless scenes flashed through his eyes. However, he unexpectedly ran into an obstacle just as he was about to witness the scene of the incident.

 

A hazy layer of fog emerged from nowhere and obscured the scenes in front of him. Spacetime became fragmented and blurry. Various colourful bursts of mist surged in the distance, seeming to show a vague and hazy figure standing there. It was just that a closer look revealed there was nothing there but a never-ending stretch of fog.

 

After his deductions reached this point, he spent some time considering the matter before he ultimately decided to stop.

 

“The entire Spacetime has been obscured. If I touched upon anything involving that matter, my actions will be perceived by the other party… “

 

“So, even Last Stage existences have been affected Should I use this book to catch a fish? Or, should I cast a wider net instead?”

 

Gu Changge suddenly let out a soft laugh with unknown meaning, sounding as though he had already guessed the identity of the perpetrator. If he had not seen these notes by chance, he would have remained oblivious to the truth until now. He might even suffer a small loss over this matter in the future.

 

At this moment, Mu Yan was studying her surroundings carefully. She had noticed the vague traces of text on several ancient rocks that were as tall as a man. They seemed to have been written down by accident. Every single word was very blurry, but they transformed into thousands of illusionary scenes when she glanced at them.

 

It was as though there was an exalted figure sitting cross-legged in front of her, chanting ancient scriptures, expounding the essence of the Great Dao, and explaining the Supreme Principles of Transcendence. The scene was extremely mysterious and profound.

 

Her forehead shone brightly with a dazzling light, so much so that her cheekbones seemed slightly transparent. She could feel the flow of blood in her body becoming much faster. At the same time, countless images appeared in her mind. Strange runes simultaneously flew out from within her Bloodline, resonating with the images in front of her.

 

[Is it the Bloodline Inheritance that skipped several generations? The attainments left behind by a Last Stage existence… I guess that saves me the trouble of guiding her.]

 

Gu Changge glanced at Mu Yan without seeming astonished. It would seem that there was indeed an opportunity that belonged to her in this place.