Chapter 1078, Chu Gucheng’s Bad Premonition; Might Encounter Great Horror Somewhere?

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Located in the Land of Celestial Suffering of the Primary Hope Civilisation, the Suffering King City was an indescribably magnificent and majestic ancient city that seemed to stand at the centre of the vast universe.

 

The city seemed to be constructed from the accumulation of various types of Primordial Source Metal, and divine light soared into the sky amidst the splendour. The numerous Celestial Islands scattered around gave off the illusion that the city was composed of many universes.

 

Just the grand and ancient city wall that stretched into the sky alone was very intimidating. In fact, it was impossible to see the boundary of the wall at a glance. To make a comparison, the living galaxies seemed almost as insignificant as dust compared to the city walls.

 

Numerous ancient cities also lingered around the vicinity of the city. Like stars surrounding the Moon, they sprayed out a mixture of rainbow-coloured Immortal Mist and Chaos Divine Light. The brilliance seemed to reflect the living and hold boundless anomalies of the world.

 

Moreover, each city could accommodate countless people. It was an extremely orderly system. The number of caravans and cultivators that came and went out the city gates was impossible to count. Even the ancient battleships that traversed the Great Universes seemed small and insignificant amidst the crowd.

 

Aside from that, numerous ancient beasts, comparable to Stars, could be seen everywhere. It was just that they had long since been tamed. Nowadays, they were tasked with transporting various cargo and resources across the starry sky under the order of specialised cultivators.

 

Bubbling Fortuity permeated the air, gushing out from the universes and the worlds to constantly gather. An individual with more advanced cultivation would definitely be able to see the River of Fortuity that sparkled like the Milky Way, as its turbulent waves circled around the Suffering King City.

 

The scenery was not only breathtaking but also stunning. The River of Fortuity condensed into various shapes, including the True Dragon, the True Phoenix, the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Palace. These brilliant scenes were so stunning that they could enthral the entire world. Even a Dao Realm expert would be speechless from amazement when they witnessed these sights.

 

Everything seemed to reflect the Truly Ancient Heavenly Court, and the mystical scenery was reshaping the mortal world. Naturally, there were rumours that the Land of Celestial Suffering once wanted to establish the Heavenly Court but ultimately failed for some reason.

 

In any case, the Celestial Suffering King had always yearned to reestablish the Truly Ancient Heavenly Court and recreate its mythos. Even the layout and the territory of the Land of Celestial Suffering vaguely corresponded to the Legendary Heavenly Court depicted in legends.

 

Be it the Thirty-Six Heavenly Palaces or the Seventy-Two Treasure Palaces… or the many Heavenly Soldiers, Heavenly Generals, and Star Kings.

 

Deep inside the Suffering King City was a magnificent palace known as the Rising Sky Treasure Palace. At this moment, there was an ordinary-looking man dressed in common turquoise robes inside the palace. He seemed to be writing something with his head lowered slightly.

 

There were no Qi fluctuations coming from his body, so he seemed no different from an ordinary man. Aside from his bright and intelligent eyes, he would not have attracted any attention even if he were thrown onto the streets in the Mortal World.

 

However, he was none other than the current king of the Land of Celestial Suffering, Chu Gucheng.

 

To the millions of living creatures in the Land of Celestial Suffering, Chu Gucheng was almost a figure of legends. His rise to power was close to a mythical story, filled with mysteries and miracles.

 

“Was this sent by the Elder Jin from the Rising Dawn Civilisation?”

 

Chu Gucheng raised his hand and casually wrote something on the board in front of him. His handwriting was neat and elegant but did not lack power either.

 

Whenever he wrote a word, a Celestial Beam gleamed slightly as though something was being created. However, if anybody were to glance over at this time, they would discover that the board was completely blank. Only an extremely mysterious fluctuation seemed to linger in the air.

 

He nonchalantly asked the question while writing.

 

Below Chu Gucheng stood a white-haired old man with a long beard. He was dressed in white robes and held a whisk in his hand. Moreover, the old man had a celestial aura to him and an aloof appearance. Hearing those words, he nodded his head slightly and answered. “That was indeed sent by Elder Jin. Not too long ago, he detected a terrifying malicious intent emerging out of nowhere as though spying on the Rising Dawn Civilisation from a distant Spacetime.”

 

“He later joined forces with many Seniors to deduce the source of the malice, but they ultimately failed in their endeavour. Hence, he suspected that it was related to the Black Disaster of the past. After so many epochs, the remnants of the Black Disaster are no longer as rampant as before. In fact, there were signs that they are disappearing. But, Elder Jin is worried that these signs are simply a precursor to the coming storm.”

 

The white-robed old man was a Star King in the Land of Celestial Suffering. His name was Bai Mei, and he was highly valued by Chu Gucheng.

 

It went without saying that his strength was immense. Those who could serve as Star Kings in the Land of Celestial Suffering were Ancestral Dao Realm experts that had survived at least Seven Decay Tribulations.

 

Unlike other cultivation realms, there was a profound difference in those who could reach great heights in the Ancestral Dao Realm despite equally surviving Seven Decay Tribulations. Thus, strength and methods of those in the Ancestral Dao Realm could vary greatly.

 

“The remnants of the Black Disaster?” When Chu Gucheng heard those words, he finally stopped what he was doing and picked up the jade tablet beside him. Then, his expression became rather strange.

 

Following a light shake, the jade tablet in his hand immediately began to shine with misty light. These lights intertwined with each other in the void and transformed into various images.

 

Star King Bai Mei raised his head and stared at the images. His expression became increasingly solemn and stern over time. It might not be his first time seeing the contents within the jade tablet, but he still could not hide the shock and fear in his heart.

 

“Am I going to die?” Chu Gucheng wondered aloud as he calmly watched the situation depicted in the images.

 

The image showed an unknown land filled with darkness. He could see himself in the image. He seemed to be somewhere in the vast and cold universe. All of a sudden, an icy halberd light seemingly tore through the eternal never-ending Spacetime and struck him between the eyes. There was no possibility of resistance, and he was penetrated by the halberd without a fight.

 

The images could not be considered clear. They were not only blurry but also lasted for an instant. Nevertheless, the scene revealed within them was enough to make one’s scalp go numb with shock and horror.

 

Star King Bai Mei’s expression turned grim at the sight, and he fell into silence.

 

It could be said that an Ancestral Dao Realm expert was practically invincible in the world, standing at the pinnacle even in the Boundless Expanse. Despite being in the Ancestral Dao Realm himself, he could not help feeling scared. It was almost as though he himself was experiencing what happened in person.

 

He understood why Rising Dawn Civilisation had urgently delivered the jade tablet over after they accidentally discovered such a situation.

 

If the scene from earlier was spread to the other Forces in the Primary Hope Civilisation, there was bound to incite an incredible commotion throughout the world.

 

The Celestial Suffering King, Chu Gucheng, would be struck by a halberd light in the near future and perish in the incident. How terrifying and shocking would that be?

 

It had to be said that he was truly an important figure who had authority over everything in the Primary Hope Civilisation. Even the authoritative figures of Forces such as the Purple Sky Mountain, the Imperial Celestial Palace, the Towering Divine Cave, the Bright Light Temple, the Endless Demon Territory, and the Tathagata Buddha Realm were significantly weaker than him.

 

Therefore, the Rising Dawn Civilisation did not dare to publicise this news. They could only deliver the jade tablet to inform him about the matter because of the close relationship between him and Elder Jin.

 

After all, the news would definitely incite great shock and horror if spread to the masses. It might even cause great turmoil throughout the Land of Celestial Suffering and the Primary Hope Civilisation.

 

“Although Elder Jin meant well, suddenly informing me about this matter at such a juncture has only affected my chances of successfully advancing in my cultivation. Looking at the current situation, I can only delay my progress for now…”

 

Chu Gucheng returned to his senses. Despite witnessing the scene of his own death, he did not show much fear and appeared very calm on the surface. Shaking his head, he crushed the jade tablet in his head.

 

On the other hand, Star King Bai Mei was shocked to hear those words and accidentally blurted out a question. “Your Majesty, what you said earlier… Are you saying that you are about to face the next Tribulation?”

 

Chu Gucheng might be a rising star who only appeared recently, but his cultivation had even surpassed that of Elders like themselves who had lived for a very long time. In fact, he was on the verge of taking on his Eighth Decay Tribulation.

 

Those words filled Star King Bai Mei with a sense of disbelief.

 

The Eighth Decay was an extremely terrifying threshold that far exceeded any previous calamities. Even if he were to accumulate for another ten million epochs, he would not dare to attempt to challenge the Eighth Decay. He had no confidence in his success.

 

“I only have a slim chance of success. Unfortunately, this matter has somewhat affected my Dao Heart. Looking at the current situation, I’m afraid I will have to delay this matter for some time.”

 

Chu Gucheng shook his head. His gaze deepened as he glanced outside the Rising Sky Treasure Palace.

 

To be honest, even if the Rising Dawn Civilisation had not sent the jade tablet, he already had a vague premonition that he would encounter great terror somewhere.

 

That was why he had made some deductions of his own and discovered that the fate of the Eight-Headed True God under his command had changed. The Eight-Headed True God was about to encounter a life-threatening crisis. Hence, he hastily used various means to send a message across the astronomic distance and instructed the Eight-Headed True God to turn back.

 

The Immortal Spirit Civilisation was currently shrouded in an unknown layer of dark fog, and neither of its Fate nor its Heavenly Secrets could be foreseen. It was for that reason that even Chu Gucheng became scared and reluctant to intervene in the affairs of the Immortal Spirit Civilisation for no reason.

 

After all, the Eight-Headed True God was a steady and serious man. Be that as it may, he would never return alive from the Immortal Spirit Civilisation if he went there. His remains would simply be buried there forever.

 

Consequently, Chu Gucheng began to speculate whether the great horror and the life-and-death crisis that he had sensed looming over him came from the Immortal Spirit Civilisation. [Is this matter really related to the surviving remnants of the Black Disaster?]

 

In any case, he was planning to send the wordless letter on the board in front of him to the Primary Hope Holy Church. He had planned to make a request to the Primary Hope Saintess on account of their friendship in the past and implore her to help him deduce his fate with the help of the Mirror of Reincarnation.

 

When the Primary Hope Civilisation was previously devastated by the remnants of the Black Disaster, he had joined hands with the Primary Hope Saintess to eliminate the Black Disaster. It was also during that encounter that they became friends with each other.

 

“Bai Mei, please visit the Primary Hope Holy Church in person. If you can meet the Primary Hope Saintess, that would be great. If not, then please ask somebody to pass this letter to her.”

 

With that thought in mind, Chu Gucheng shook his head. He picked up the letter on the table that he had prepared beforehand and handed the letter to Star King Bai Mei.

 

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Star King Bai Mei took the letter with a solemn expression. Knowing that the matter was very important and could not be delayed, he immediately departed for his destination.

 

The Primary Hope Civilisation was extremely vast, but it did not take very long for him to travel from the Land of Celestial Suffering to the Primary Hope Holy Church thanks to his strength as an Ancestral Dao Realm expert.

 

To his dismay, he arrived at the Primary Hope Holy Church in a rush and requested to meet the Primary Hope Saintess only to be informed that she was currently comprehending the Great Dao.

 

Furthermore, she did not wish to meet any guests or be disturbed in any way. His efforts were ineffective even when he mentioned Chu Gucheng’s name, and the letter was also rejected.

 

In the end, neither his message nor the letter was delivered to the Primary Hope Saintess.

 

Star King Bai Mei could not help feeling slightly stunned, wondering why the situation had turned out in this manner. Did the Primary Hope Saintess really enter seclusion to comprehend the Great Dao at such a time?