Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 1111 - 696: The First Heavenly Pride Suppresses All Heavens, True Monarch Yanmeng Tours the Great Abyss

Since both bodies of Buddha and Demon have confirmed Dao transformation, the true self is bound to do so as well, and I'm afraid the Tribulation Immortal Realm won't pose a challenge for this fellow.

Could it be, reaching the Chaos Realm?

For a moment, a vast number of innate and acquired gods and demons all turned their attention to Tao Qian.

If it weren't for him being completely immersed in the Dao Nightmare, he would certainly be subjected to countless scrutinies at this time.

Yet despite this, numerous gods and demons still cast their gaze toward the Penglai Sea, observing the Ascending Immortal Star Acupoint.

And during the endless discussions, many strong ones and talents had no choice but to act as stepping stones for Tao Qian, all being suppressed by him.

"Cultivating the Three Teachings and dividing into three bodies, all entering the realm of Dao transformation? What a fierce Spirit Treasure Daoist, it was expected his body would be overwhelmed by the Dao Nightmare and unable to handle it, thus being trapped at the Star Acupoint, his position to be inevitably surpassed by Taishang Daoist King Zen and Yu Yanshi of the Primordial Sect, who would have predicted he'd hold back such a monumental move?"

"Tribulation Immortal Realm might not obstruct this Daoist talent, perhaps the Daoist lineage will produce another chaos god and demon?"

"Impossible, Taishang, Primordial, Lingbao, these three revered gods are all innate gods and demons, their majestic power isn't acquired through cultivation, but born with it. Although Tao Qian is a world-class talent, at most he shall reach the Tribulation Immortal Realm, akin to figures like Randeng Daoist and Subhuti Ancestor."

"That is already impressive, these two had extraordinary foundations, and only attained Dao after years of cultivation—a mere human descendant catching up in such a short period is like a miracle."

"Hahaha... But the most unfortunate one is Yu Yanshi, who as the Primordial Daoist Son was already overshadowed by the Spirit Treasure Daoist in the Mortal World within the Longevity Realm. He seemed poised to accomplish the grand enterprise of the [Longevity Immortal Dynasty], even recently entered the Dao transformation realm, probably feeling triumphant, only to be suppressed by his peer once more."

"This individual emerges, suppressing far more than just Yu Yanshi; other talents in the major worlds couldn't escape either."

"Indeed, the Earth Immortal Realm has recently seen the emergence of a [Formless Demon Emperor]. This figure also confirmed Dao transformation and unified the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, commanding a multitude of devil beasts numbering in the millions. Rumor has it that his backing is the most mysterious innate god and demon [Formless Void Demon] within the Source Sea. This god and demon's strength can be compared with the three Daoist respected gods, Emperor Wa, and others. It was initially thought this individual was the strongest talent currently across realms, yet compared with the Spirit Treasure Subduing Evil True Monarch, he pales in comparison."

"The Mountain and Sea Realm has also seen a [Ancestral Tribulation Demon Emperor] emerge, who with extraordinary divine skills has gathered many demon path forces, including the Taishang Demon Sect, and proclaimed himself as the new Sect Master of the Taishang Demon Sect, leading millions of demons. It's heard his true form is the offspring of the Chaos Demon Ancestor among innate gods and demons, and yet his cultivated magical treasure is merely the half-finished Taishang Limitless Demon Subduing Abyss Array, not yet complete... Alas, even his demon child avatar cannot surpass Tao Master, pitiful indeed."

"In the Great Thousand Dharma Realm, a [Yellow Robed King] has appeared. Considering the name, this individual belongs to the lineage of the Source Sea Yellow Robe, assisted by three evil gods Hidden Dragon, Fire Heavenly Monarch, and Wind Granny under the Yellow Robe, unrivaled within the Great Thousand Dharma Realm, and also confirmed Dao transformation early on. It's heard this individual once boasted of invading the Longevity Realm to seek revenge on the Spirit Treasure Subduing Evil True Monarch for his younger brother 'Ying Qingdi'... Now, he dares not proceed."

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In the Heavenly Realms of the Great Abyss, the name Tao Qian could be said to explode in popularity, mentioned over tens of millions of times.

If he followed the "Divine Dao Path," just the discussions alone could establish a god demon.

Within the Longevity Realm, similar heated discussions arise.

There are both praises and sarcastic remarks.

"Ha, Duobao just doesn't know what kind of luck he stumbled upon to pick up such an incredible disciple."

"Previously sympathizing with this old rascal for his forced corpse reincarnation to save his disciple, now it seems such worries were in vain. With a disciple like this guiding his next life, Duobao probably won't have to pay any price before he proves to be a Tribulation Immortal."

"Hahaha... The value of my collection of Tao Master secret love tales will skyrocket again."

"For insight, the direct inheritance disciple of Doumu Yuanjun should be recognized, who married Tao Master before his rise. Remember back then when the True Monarch single-handedly blocked at the Gate Outside, even when avatars of the [Ten Vicious Beasts of the Great Abyss] and [Ten Thousand Filth Double Ancestors] were dispatched by gods and demons, they couldn't invade at all."

"The Divination Technique indeed is profoundly mysterious, back when the Spirit Treasure Sect took advantage of this technique by Duobao True Monarch to pit against the Primordial Sect, and after so many years, it's happening again. Truly the Primordial Sect suffers."

...

These storming affairs, for the time being, Tao Qian's original self doesn't know.

In fact, the ensuing events in the Search God Realm, he knows nothing of.

He fell into the Source Sea from the collapse of the Search God Realm, at the moment when endless filth churned forth, observing secrets from the depths of the Source Sea, causing the Dao Nightmare inside him to erupt completely, dragging his Heart Soul into an abyss, unable to sense the external world.

This time, the ferocity of the Dao Nightmare rendered useless even the Taishang Red Son's Asking God Needle and the Toad God Avatar.

Directly consumed into oblivion by horrifying and shocking nightmare energy.

Though it looks terrifying!

Unexpectedly, this encounter doesn't invoke fear in Tao Qian's heart.

His heart soul pursued "Endless Nightmare Qi," sinking into the infinite abyss of the Source Sea. In the process, it was as if he had cultivated some supreme Divine Skill, allowing him to glimpse the events occurring in the Great Abyss Origin Sea and all heavens and myriads of worlds. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Or perhaps it was that the scenes of these worlds were flickering before his heart soul like a revolving lantern.

The events within a world could not even occupy a moment before flashing past.

This had completely surpassed the realm of Escape Technique!

Indeed, it could no longer be described by the words "Divine Skills."

Even beings like Lingbao Tianzun or Chaos Demon Ancestor, these Innate Gods and Demons, at best relied on their Divine Skills to observe all heavens and all worlds, yet could not achieve an experience like Tao Qian's at this moment.

He also gradually came to an understanding:

"The cause of everything!"

"Perhaps it's related to that 'Nightmare Qi' and to my Abnormal Soul."

"I can see Nightmare Qi, I can pursue it to the unknown places of the Source Sea, and it should be because of this Abnormal Soul."

But the more he witnessed, the more uncomfortable his heart soul became.

This was because almost all the worlds reflected in his heart soul were undergoing various cataclysmic changes.

Without exception, they were all falling into war, and it was all expanding.

Moreover, one after another, pure chaotic, evil Evil Gods were continually awakening.

With each awakening, a world would be destroyed, costing the lives of billions of beings.

And calamities and filth like the "Tarnished Compassion Poison" were inexplicably breeding throughout the Source Sea.

Seeing these, Tao Qian felt a sense of bewilderment, yet suddenly recalled the words previously spoken by the [Buddha Tarnished Compassion] who came from the Suffering Realm:

"Nothing matters, all fate is preordained!"

"All Buddhas of the Spiritual Mountain and the Great Abyss Gods, even all Innate Gods and Demons like the three Daoist Deities, their ending is the same; they will fall into madness, dullness, and confusion like [Ten Thousand Qi Ancestor], beyond redemption, and all heavens and all worlds will shatter like illusions..."

Tao Qian, well-read in scriptures, knew who the Ten Thousand Qi Ancestor was.

This was an incomparably powerful Acquired God Demon, rumored to be the first Human Clan, the Human Ancestor of all heavens and all worlds.

His talent was terrifying, his wisdom immense, comparable to those Innate Gods and Demons.

Born as a weak life form, yet he cultivated forcefully to stand alongside the Great Abyss Gods.

Though Acquired, his combat power paralleled Innate.

Even the foundational Cultivation System used in the Cultivation World today—Energy Introduction, Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Transcend Mortality...—its embryonic form was also created by him.

And there was that ironclad rule: Everything in cultivation comes with a price.

Similarly, it was spoken by him.

The Human Clan's survival through the dark, ignorant era to eventually spread throughout the Great Abyss, with countless strong individuals, known as the leaders of all living beings, was primarily due to his contribution.

Alas, according to many ancient records: Ten Thousand Qi Ancestor ended up over-consuming "Evil Gods," ultimately unable to pay the price, resulting in a fallen heart soul, madness, and dementia, fleeing into the depths of the Source Sea, whereabouts unknown.

Although Tao Qian was unwilling to believe that beings like Lingbao Tianzun and other Gods and Demons would meet the same fate as Ten Thousand Qi Ancestor,

or that all heavens and all worlds would ultimately be destroyed,

yet the scenes imprinted in his heart soul cruelly corroborated Buddha Tarnished Compassion's prophecy.

The entire Great Abyss was clearly, like the previous Search God Realm, irreversibly sliding towards collapse and shattering.