The five continents blazed with light, concentrating the power of the primordial universe, drawing in great path fragments and vital essence from all eight directions, constructing a vast immortal formation — then erupting in a flood of surging light that struck toward the Immortal Ascension Path, slamming against that gate!
This was a terrifying great assault — sweeping through the universe, enough to shake the world. Such divine power was capable of threatening a Great Emperor — this was an incomparable formation array.
There were those who had once speculated this was a formation that could carry all the world into immortal ascension. Ye Fan had also suspected it was connected to immortality. Today it had reawakened — stirring for the first time, displaying its offensive face.
Boom! A massive beam of light plunged into the gate that had been swallowed by primordial chaos, producing the most brilliant cascade of light rain upon impact. The earth and sky cracked open at this location, expanding outward to extreme distances.
The crowd was horrified. Fissures from the Southern Region spread all the way to the outer regions, tearing through countless stars, swallowing many great celestial bodies — utterly terrifying.
Yet the ancient ground of life within the Northern Dipper remained intact, protected by the Great Emperor formation array. Light rose from every direction, guardians of radiance shielding the ten directions in all their forms.
“Forward!”
The seven supreme beings roared. They too swung their imperial weapons, launching their assault, striking toward that gate, demanding to see the final outcome. This lifetime, too, must now draw to its close.
Imperial weapons of every kind flew and danced, shattering heaven and earth, crashing into that pair of stone gates, producing chanting sutras that shook the ears.
Boom!
Heaven and earth swayed. Cracks appeared on that gate — for a single moment it swung open, but then slammed shut once more, still standing, still not destroyed.
“The shackles of worldly toil — see through them to behold the immortal!”
Those eight characters became an imprinted mark once more, reverberating through this place. Faint as they were, nearly faded to nothing, they were yet undeniably real.
“Do we need your instruction?!” The Stone Emperor roared. Gripping his great black halberd, he brought it down in a single mighty cleave, unleashing his unparalleled divine power.
Clang!
The Heaven-Desolating Great Halberd was sent flying, bursting out a cascade of sparks. Every spark that shot into the outer regions extinguished dozens of stars — terrifying beyond measure.
Pity the masses? That had nothing to do with him. He had once been one of the greatest masterminds behind the dark chaos — bathing all the heavens in blood, all to better await this lifetime’s arrival.
This gate could not be opened. As powerful as the Ancient Celestial Lords, Emperors, and Imperial Sovereigns were, even they struggled greatly. In a short span of time, it could not be moved at all!
The five continents continued to glow — but this time, the light that surged forward was somewhat different. The five-elemental beams reversed and merged, becoming a primordial chaos, fusing every fragment of the great path together, ten thousand paths becoming one.
And in that moment, the great paths of the seven supreme beings began to align in parallel, tending toward unity, finally mounting a true combined assault upon that gate.
Previously, they could not attack in concert — only one by one — because they repelled each other, incompatible and at odds. Only now, for the first time, did they truly join forces, striking out together at that gate.
Boom!
This was an earth-shattering campaign. The azure-gold Qilin Staff, the radiant Longevity Sword, the dark and vast Heaven-Desolating Halberd — all erupted simultaneously. Seven emperors struck together. The entire universe trembled.
Boom!
In this world, if seven supreme beings could truly unite, there was no road that could not be opened, no obstacle that could not be swept away! The five continents crystallized into a unique radiance, achieving the unity of ten thousand paths — their Daos seemed to fuse together as one!
“Long ago, this great formation cost the various clans no small measure of effort and blood. After the true primordial chaos embodiment fell, it was refined and consecrated by the Immeasurable Celestial Lord, and then augmented and constructed by the people of the world across the ages,” the Longevity Celestial Lord said.
In that moment, the light beams of the seven supreme beings converged into one and pierced straight through the stone gate — shattering it utterly. Past, present, and future — all of it was reduced to dust and fragments.
Great Emperor-level powerhouses stood at the absolute pinnacle, needing no instruction from others, with no one who could serve as their teacher. They cut directly forward, charging into the immortal realm.
In the outer regions, the people were shaken — rendered nearly speechless. It had required all seven supreme beings acting together just to open that gate. No wonder some supreme beings of the past had ultimately fallen — their blood splashed upon the immortal path — for this was terribly difficult. They could not have opened it alone.
The result of this lifetime had now emerged. They had succeeded, cutting their way through.
“Can it be that they were right, and I was wrong?” Within an ancient primordial mine, someone murmured — and there were those who had still not entered the world!
“Forward!”
The seven supreme beings, aided by the formation array, shattered the immortal gate and cut their way in. Upon arriving, a vast immortal world seemed to come into view — faint traces of boundless vitality were visible in the distance.
A breath of air wafted toward them. It seemed capable of slowing the deepest decay within their bodies, capable of extending their lives. For beings of this level, what else could that signify? Only something connected to immortality remained!
“At the immortal path’s end — there is a primordial chaos cave!”
At last, they reached the final end of the road. There was nowhere left to go. Everything would conclude here.
Blood energy swirled through the air. An ancient cave blocked the way ahead, suffused with drifting chaos mist — mysterious and unfathomable.
To enter or not to enter? There was no longer any choice!
This lifetime permitted only success. Failure was not permitted.
“My fellow companions — is there any unfinished matter in your hearts? To leap inside is the difference between life and death. It may lead to immortality, or it may mean ten thousand ages of nothing — an ending here and now!”
The Longevity Celestial Lord spoke. Of all those present, he had existed for the longest span of ages. His bronzed face was utterly expressionless, not a trace of emotion visible. His ash-white long hair hung loose over his ancient, worn robes.
“Ha ha ha…” The Stone Emperor laughed loudly, his face full of cold hardness. “I came into this world for immortality. Death has nothing to do with me. No matter what, I intend to live!”
“Go in.”
Another ancient supreme being said only these three words — resolute and unwavering, not a moment of hesitation. He was the first to move, striding directly before the primordial chaos cave.
The Qilin Ancient Emperor stood with magnificent bearing, his thick hair hanging loose, his eyes fathomlessly deep. He was even more straightforward — without a word, he leapt directly inside, Qilin Staff of azure-gold in hand, plunging into the cave.
Seeing this, the others naturally refused to fall behind. At this level, all who had entered the world together had, by this point, become open and upright, fearless. Their goal was singular; there was nothing left to worry over.
One by one, they went in. Last were the Stone Emperor and the Longevity Celestial Lord, who also leapt forward, disappearing into the primordial chaos mist, vanishing beyond the road ahead.
From this point on, the outside world could no longer sense their presence. Even those within the ancient primordial mines, even the towering giant with golden fur in the ancient forbidden zone — none of them could detect anything any longer.
This cave was far too mysterious. It severed all things, impossible to probe — separated from heaven and earth, as though in another realm entirely.
The seven supreme beings had vanished. Not a sound remained!
In the outer regions, silence reigned for a long time. People waited — waited for a long while. No one spoke. Every heart was wound to its utmost tension, waiting for the outcome.
But as time passed, not a single stir came from within. All of it remained as it had always been — except that the great rift of the immortal path had extended further into the outer regions, becoming even more terrifying.
“Did they succeed?”
“Have the seven reborn ancient supreme beings become immortal?!”
…
The outer regions boiled over. People could contain themselves no longer. After ten thousand ages of waiting — would there finally be an outcome? All of them had broken through and entered, the curtain falling just like that.
Success?!
Many believed it must have been. The most difficult passage had been like nothing before the combined force of seven supreme beings — utterly incapable of halting their steps.
Yet this kind of success left people feeling something was missing. It was too quiet, without a trace of the grandeur and magnificence one would expect when ascending to immortality.
In the eyes of the world, soaring upward with the evening glow, transforming and ascending to immortality — that was the true form of becoming immortal. That kind of serene and magnificent scene was what should shake the world and inspire reverence and longing.
“Perhaps… this is immortality. Ordinary and unremarkable — ascending to immortality in perfect stillness.”
“No one has ever seen an immortal, nor ever known how one ascends. Perhaps this is the truth — the final outcome.”
A quasi-emperor murmured to himself, lost in wonder, yet hesitating over whether to follow them in.
After all, that immortal gate had been blown open and had yet to close. This might be the final opportunity. Yet their hearts remained uneasy, a lingering hesitation.
As for certain elderly individuals — those whose lives were nearly at an end — they had no choice left. With supreme beings going before them, what did they have to fear? They would attempt to break through, following in their wake.
This time, a group of aged cultivators transformed into streaks of divine radiance and charged forward — yet before they could draw near, cries of anguish erupted. Ahead were endless phantom forms of divine spirits and demons; immortal path laws had appeared.
This was a tragedy — a scene of sorrow. A single drop of light rain pierced through an entire group of people. Even a Great Saint could not survive — they could only die in vain. To say nothing of the sky full of light rain that rained down without end.
The Immortal Ascension Path had never harbored the weak. Neither in the past nor the present. Without reaching that level, one had no right even to draw near.
“Have they succeeded? Can it be that we were wrong — that this is the lifetime?!” Within an ancient primordial mine, someone murmured, breathing heavily — a sign that a revival to the absolute peak was imminent.
In addition, within the divine ruins, someone let out a low roar that shook the universe!
As time wore on, the great rift of the immortal realm was gradually closing — it was beginning to disappear. The right moment, the right place — this lifetime was coming to an end!
And it was happening so fast, far beyond anyone’s expectation!
“Now is the moment!” Someone roared. Those within the life forbidden zones who had not yet moved — did now. In that instant, four figures from four different directions transformed into the most brilliant streaks of light surging skyward, cutting into the immortal path, shattering the ancient road, arresting its closure.
In the end, they had entered the world. The masters of the life forbidden zones had no desire to miss this lifetime’s immortal path.
These individuals had once believed this lifetime was wrong — that the time had not yet come. But in the end, they had wavered and changed their minds!
Four figures — devastating and unstoppable, impossible to resist. They slaughtered millions upon millions of divine spirits and demons, cleaved through endless immortal beings, shattered all immortal path laws, pressing through the rain of light that fell like ascension itself, charging into that shattered immortal gate and leaping forward — plunging likewise into the ancient primordial chaos cave.
Suddenly, in that very instant, the primordial universe shuddered as one. Wisps of immortal breath seeped out across heaven and earth — mysterious and inexplicable, causing every heart to lurch.
“What is happening? Is the entire world going to ascend? Look at that cave — it is glowing. Light rain for immortal ascension is pouring out!”
“I have a premonition — this universe is about to undergo the greatest upheaval since the beginning of time. My entire body is trembling, beyond my control!” An aged Great Saint with only days left to live faintly glimpsed a corner of the future in the moments before death.
“What is happening to this world? I cannot say why, but my heart pounds and every hair on my body stands on end. What is about to come?” A quasi-emperor was suddenly seized with terror.
“Can this be the greatest transformation since antiquity — unfolding in this very moment? The Celestial Lords of the mythological era, the Emperors of the Primordial Age, the Great Emperors of the Desolate Antiquity — what have they done since entering? I feel this entire universe is filled with a presence I cannot name or describe!”