Chapter 134: The Land of Ultimate Immortality

"It is still quite a distance from that Celestial Palace."

Gazing at the sacred temple far in the distance, Li Changsheng’s eyes revealed a hint of contemplation. After a brief pause, he flew directly toward the bridge nearest to him. Three breaths later, he arrived abruptly. Without delay, the River of the Underworld manifested behind him, and he took a step forward.

Boom!

Hum...

A thunderous explosion erupted, and a terrifying pressure emerged. Li Changsheng remained calm, ignoring it entirely. Nine steps in succession, and he crossed the bridge in an instant.

Crack... crack, crack...

The sound of something shattering within his body rang out, and nine strands of sacred power surged toward Li Changsheng once more. Within him, nine robust, sacred meridians rapidly took shape. With the nine meridians opened, his momentum surged again. He took another step, heading straight for the next celestial bridge.

If one were to look down from a great height, they would surely notice: beyond the endless Celestial Palace, nine vast, illusory rivers flowed, and above each river stood a celestial bridge. Visibly, within mere dozens of breaths, the nine celestial bridges shattered one after another.

Having crossed the nine bridges, Li Changsheng had opened eighty-one meridians within his body. With eighty-one celestial meridians now superimposed, his cultivation had become incredibly solid. His aura, furthermore, was terrifying. It was as if each meridian represented half of his current cultivation; eighty-one meridians meant the power of over forty versions of himself. With this accumulation, let alone techniques, even the force of a single punch could shatter the void.

"The power of the celestial meridians is increasing..."
"If I open another eighty-one, will the power of each one reach the level of my own?"

Thinking of this, the light in Li Changsheng’s eyes grew brighter. Without further delay, he took a step and flew straight toward the endless Celestial Palace.

Boom!!!

However, the moment he stepped into this area, an intense, deafening roar erupted. A pressure even more terrifying than before descended, as if intending to crush anyone who entered into dust.

"Hiss..."

Sensing a pressure even more formidable than the bone dragon in the River of the Underworld, Li Changsheng was startled and took a sharp intake of breath. Before he could dodge, that pressure had already landed on the River of the Underworld.

Whoosh... whoosh...

A sound like water flowing from the dawn of the world, flowing toward the ultimate end of all things, gurgled into existence. Under this sound, that terrifying pressure instantly collapsed. At the same time, the air throughout the entire sacred Celestial Palace went silent in an instant. It was hard to imagine that the vast, boundless Celestial Palace had suddenly become deathly still. Not only was there no sound, but even the flow of celestial energy across the entire Land of Immortals became incredibly sluggish.

"So... strong..."

Perceiving the sudden silence, Li Changsheng was somewhat stunned. As his Adam's apple bobbed, he took a deep breath, barely suppressing the shock of this formidable reality. With a flicker of his figure, he flew toward the nearest celestial palace.

A few breaths later, he arrived. The hall before him was entirely translucent white, its doors shut tight. Surrounded by dense celestial energy, it gave the impression that great treasures must lie within.

"Must I... break this door open?"
"This power is above the Dao Realm... it seems to connect to... the Source."

Sensing the immense sealing power radiating from the palace doors, Li Changsheng’s eyes flickered with thought. With a flick of his mind, his consciousness entered the system mall. He spent 330,000 Destiny Points to exchange for the long sword he had seen earlier, named "Seal."

As the long sword rapidly manifested in Li Changsheng’s hand, a chill that seemed capable of sealing all things in time and existence emerged. At the moment the sword took shape, the Celestial Palace itself trembled, as if it had seen something terrifying! As the temperature throughout the palace plummeted, large swathes of the sacred hall became coated in white frost. Even the dense celestial energy flowing through the air showed signs of freezing.

"Shatter!"

Noticing the anomaly, Li Changsheng chuckled softly. Once the word left his lips, he waved his hand and slashed through the air.

Hum...

As a faint hum resonated from the long sword, a streak of piercing cold light shot toward the grand hall. It arrived in an instant!

Crack... crack, crack...

The scene of the hall shattering with a roar did not occur. Instead, the moment the cold light touched the hall, it instantly merged into it. On the palace structure, crisp cracking sounds rang out incessantly, and white frost spread visibly. In just a few breaths, the entire hall had turned snow-white. It no longer looked as sacred as before, appearing instead like an ice sculpture!

Bang!

Following that, a muffled thud came from within the hall. As cracks rapidly spread across the structure, it suddenly exploded, dissipating into endless specks of light! Within, three incredibly miraculous auras were revealed.

These three auras were several times purer than those that had appeared after the celestial bridges shattered! The two were simply not on the same level! After the three miraculous auras appeared, they did not linger, surging directly into Li Changsheng’s body!

Crack... crack, crack...

The sound of minor fractures echoed again as Li Changsheng opened three more meridians!

Hum...

At the same time, the entire Celestial Palace trembled! As a faint hum resonated, a subtle force of repulsion appeared!

"This is somewhat strange..."

Seeing this, Li Changsheng did not delay. He raised his hand, swung his sword... several celestial palaces were frozen, then shattered into specks of light! The cracking sounds continued within him as he opened a dozen more celestial meridians. Now, Li Changsheng’s celestial meridians had reached ninety-nine. Opening one more would reach the level of an Ancient Celestial Sovereign. But what Li Changsheng wanted was not to stand side-by-side; he wanted to surpass!

Surpass the Ancient Celestial Sovereigns! Break the limit of the Hundred Meridians!

"By now, I have encountered two qualities of celestial meridians..."
"The deeper I go, the higher the quality of the meridians should be..."

Feeling the increasingly intense force of repulsion, Li Changsheng’s eyes grew profound. After a slight pause, he took a step and appeared directly in the depths of the endless Celestial Palace! The sacred halls here were several times larger than the previous ones, and the sealing power within them was the same.

"Shatter!"

Li Changsheng’s expression remained unchanged as he spoke faintly. With the word uttered, he raised his hand and slashed down with his sword!

Hum...

The ultimate cold light appeared, and a faint hum resonated! A sword light, hundreds of times more terrifying than before, descended, pouring into the vast expanse of the celestial halls! As the temperature here plummeted once again, endless white frost instantly enveloped those massive halls! As the cracking sounds echoed, the palace structures revealed a intense white radiance!

Bang...

The same muffled sound echoed, and those vast halls shattered abruptly, exploding into specks of light! The hundreds and thousands of terrifyingly sacred auras within seemed to have found an outlet, rushing madly into Li Changsheng’s body! At the same time, the entire Land of Immortals began to tremble violently! A terrifying aura exploded, and the repulsion here instantly intensified to a horrific degree, surging crazily toward Li Changsheng, as if desperately trying to expel him!

Can't handle the game???

Noticing the sudden change, Li Changsheng raised an eyebrow and let out a cold snort. The River of the Underworld behind him trembled, releasing a terrifying, chilling power to resist firmly! His pores opened to their maximum extent, greedily absorbing those hundreds and thousands of celestial meridians. For a moment, the River of the Underworld actually held that terrifying repulsive force at bay!

After the celestial palaces shattered, those thousands of sacred auras surged into Li Changsheng’s body within a dozen breaths! This was a truly marvelous sensation. The pain of his body being torn apart and the ecstasy of his cultivation constantly climbing... both extreme sensations erupted simultaneously. In just a few dozen breaths, Li Changsheng experienced the dual sensations of heaven and hell. His cultivation climbed continuously during this time!

Until all the massive amount of sacred energy within him had transformed into celestial meridians, Li Changsheng’s cultivation broke through abruptly! As he opened his eyes, a streak of divine light flowed through them! His aura surged, and an energy several times more terrifying than a Half-Step Dao Realm expert erupted!

Hum...

At the same time, the River of the Underworld shone brilliantly! It trembled, a faint hum sounded, and the chilling power radiating from it increased sharply! The force of repulsion in this place collapsed instantly at the moment this change occurred!

Whoosh...

A cool breeze swept through, and the Land of Immortals suddenly shook! Endless celestial energy rolled back into the Celestial Palace, and the scene here rapidly blurred! In just a single breath, it had vanished completely from before Li Changsheng! Not even a shadow, nor a single trace of aura, could be detected!

Uh...

Looking at the scene before him, Li Changsheng was stunned, his lips twitching. Was it just because he took a little advantage? Running faster than a rabbit, was he really that terrifying?

"Ding~ You have damaged the opportunity of the Child of Destiny to a great extent. Wang Yu's Destiny Value has decreased. Awarding the host extra Destiny Points."

It was at this moment that the system’s voice rang out, and Li Changsheng raised an eyebrow. Wang Yu? The Ancient Dao Immortal Wang family? This woman was actually connected to this Land of Immortals...

Thinking of this, a profound look flashed in Li Changsheng’s eyes. If this woman controlled the Land of Immortals, there would be plenty of fun to be had in the future...

After a brief pause, Li Changsheng shook his head slowly. As his divine sense swept through the 1,281 celestial meridians within his body, a smile curled on his lips. Ancient Celestial Sovereigns, the Hundred Meridians Slaughtering Gods.

With the superposition of my over a thousand celestial meridians, how terrifying should I be? Li Changsheng discovered that when he had opened only eighty-something meridians, the power contained in each was only half of his own cultivation. Now that the total had reached over a thousand, each one was comparable to himself! In other words, the power of a single punch was as if over a thousand versions of himself were striking simultaneously! With this superposition, let alone a Half-Step Dao Realm, even a true Dao Realm expert would be pulverized by a single punch!

Hiss...

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought. What level of immortal was he at this moment? What was beyond the Heavenly Dao Immortal? It seemed that being too invincible was also a sin...

After a slight pause, Li Changsheng sighed softly, his eyes filled with regret. A cultivator who didn't even know his own realm—if he said that out loud, it would surely invite ridicule. It would be better to be more low-key in the future...

"Ding~ The host's cultivation has surpassed the Ancient Dao Immortal level, meeting the requirements to unlock the second seal of the River of the Underworld. Do you wish to unlock it immediately?"

"Unlock."

Li Changsheng remained calm, whispering in his heart. Immediately after, the River of the Underworld behind him trembled, and an aura that seemed both illusory and real, both false and true, emerged! The entire River of the Underworld suddenly began to boil! It seemed to be transforming from an illusory state into a solid one, flowing across the Azure Spirit Continent!

"The Source of Truth and Falsehood?"

Sensing the extremely illusory aura radiating from the River of the Underworld, Li Changsheng’s mind stirred, and he did not stop it. If the River of the Underworld could truly take root in the Azure Spirit Realm and gain control, then this world could become his domain in the future! And he could replace the Heavenly Dao!

Whoosh... whoosh...

The sound of water, as if flowing from the eternal past, approached from afar and gradually solidified... As the illusory River of the Underworld grew, it radiated an immensely powerful force of integration! It was as if it intended to merge completely with this world!

Hum...

As a faint hum resonated, the entire world trembled! In the dark, a will seemed about to be born! But under the surging, chilling power of the River of the Underworld, it instantly fled! Although it was only for a split second, it left Li Changsheng looking solemn!

This world actually possessed a terrifyingly powerful will!! If not for the River of the Underworld entering the Azure Spirit Realm today, Li Changsheng would never have imagined that this world harbored such a terrifying will!! That will was clearly beyond the Dao Realm! It was not something a mere cultivator could compare to! It was extremely like... the Heavenly Dao!!!

"Is it the Heavenly Dao's own will, or is it a cuckoo in the nest..."

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Li Changsheng’s eyes were full of solemnity! This was the first time Li Changsheng had been so serious about a matter! His desire to explore the secrets of the ancient past had reached an unprecedented level!

In the modern era, the Heavenly Dao had not undergone any major changes. Only in the ancient era were there gods standing side by side and demons rising everywhere! There were countless beings who could manipulate the rules of the Heavenly Dao with a wave of their hands! Only the cultivators of that era could have made such a layout! The change in the Heavenly Dao must have occurred during that period!

"Such a bizarre event must be related to the Ancient God-Demon Calamity..."

As he muttered in his heart, Li Changsheng’s eyes grew profound. He could not be sure whether the calamity that wiped out all gods and demons would return. And he dared not guarantee whether he would have the power to protect himself when the great calamity arrived...

The Demon-Cultivating Seabed, the Ruins of the Gods... It was time to prepare...

"Ding~ Chu Tian has fallen. First kill of a Child of Destiny. Awarding the host extra Destiny Points."
"Ding~ Lin Hao has been severely injured, his state of mind distorted. Destiny Value reduced by 1000. Awarding the host extra Destiny Points."

The system’s voice rang out, interrupting Li Changsheng’s contemplation. Chu Tian had fallen, but Lin Hao had survived...

Hum...

Following that, a faint roar sounded, and the entire world trembled! A profound and mysterious aura flashed by; the River of the Underworld had completely merged with this world!

"It is truly possible to replace the Heavenly Dao!"

As his divine sense merged into the River of the Underworld, a bright light flashed in the depths of Li Changsheng’s eyes! He discovered that he could easily perceive everything happening in this world! The bedraggled blood shadow fleeing in the depths of the canyon, Zhao Wan'er waiting quietly on the mountain peak, Liu Ruyan and Xiao Tianding in the main hall of the Immortal Forest Sect, Zhao Ming and Sword Elder in the Chu Mausoleum lands... Even the Northern Territory, Western Desert, Southern Border, the Three Mausoleums and Six Seas, and the major top families... Every blade of grass and every tree was within the reach of Li Changsheng’s divine sense!

However, in less than a few breaths, Li Changsheng suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him. His soul throbbed with pain.

"Can the Immortal Realm divine sense not sustain this for too long..."

Muttering in his heart, Li Changsheng withdrew his divine sense. He flipped his hand, took out a high-quality Spirit-Condensing Pill, swallowed it, and closed his eyes to meditate. A few breaths later, he opened his eyes, a streak of divine light flashing within them. The weariness in his soul had been swept away!