Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

Chapter 557 - 461: Plot for Longevity, Invasion of the Demon Corpse

Upon hearing the words of the young Luo Changsheng, Zhang Kui was instantly filled with a sense of horror, a chill rushing up his spine.

If it had been anyone else saying these words, even though he was an Immortal King, Zhang Kui would have simply dismissed them as fear-mongering with ulterior motives.

But this Longevity Immortal Monarch was different.

He had cultivated the Path of Time law, glimpsed his future thousands of years hence, left behind the Magical Treasure Immortal King Tower, destroyed his Tao Foundation to seek the future... All these situations forced him to believe.

Will the future truly be a dark place?

Zhang Kui was deep in thought but immediately sensed something amiss and said in a deep voice, "As you say, the future will be shrouded in darkness. Why are you doing all this?"

Luo Changsheng looked at him calmly and said, "After glimpsing that dark future, I was once disheartened, believing that all things in heaven and earth would eventually return to nothingness, that the Great Path was no more than this, and even isolated myself, no longer concerning myself with anything. Yet, there’s always been an unwillingness in my heart..."

"Since my Tao Foundation is damaged, I will never be able to progress further. So I decided to ignore everything else, and like a madman, I continually explored the river of time, and unexpectedly gained a deeper understanding of the Path of Time."

As Luo Changsheng spoke, a look of obsession appeared in his eyes, "I discovered that the concept of a river of time is not accurate. There are countless possibilities in this world, and the river of time has innumerable branches which may deviate, fracture, or converge. Therefore, the future is also not predetermined!"

"However, no matter how hard I searched through these possibilities, all I saw was darkness until the last time..."

At this point, Longevity Immortal Monarch paused, his face turning somber, "I saw the eve of everything returning to nothingness. In that instant, I saw my master who had completely transformed into another form of existence, indifferent and aloof, with gigantic shadows looming behind him."

"Everything was being manipulated from behind!"

Zhang Kui’s pupils contracted upon hearing this, recalling how, during his cultivation, he removed imprints from various laws and Spiritual Qi within his body—those entities somehow managed to inscribe their spiritual imprints within everything in heaven and earth.

He had suspected these guys were orchestrating things from the shadows, and now it was confirmed!

Thinking of this, Zhang Kui could not help but ask, "Who are they?"

The young Luo Changsheng shook his head, "I don’t know; those beings are shrouded in mystery. Perhaps my master knows, but it’s likely he’s already in league with them, so why would he tell us..."

Zhang Kui remained expressionless, but his heart was full of surprise.

Could it be that this Longevity Immortal Monarch doesn’t know that those entities have hidden their imprints within everything in heaven and earth?

Yes, his Nine Breaths Qi Cultivation Skill is a powerful Magic Technique from another world, which perhaps allowed him to expel those things.

But what about the Fire of Time burning those imprints?

Although he had many questions in his heart, Zhang Kui did not reveal them easily, as this matter was significant, and the human heart is difficult to discern; who knows what the Longevity Immortal Monarch’s true intentions are.

He said nothing, but the young Luo Changsheng continued speaking excitedly, even gazing at Zhang Kui with rare excitement in his eyes, "When I saw them, I also saw a beam of light, weak, but capable of resisting them."

"This light is hard to detect, and I can’t even see what it is. I could only seize the power of an ensuing force to see past nodes and then tie causation using the Immortal King Tower."

At this point, Luo Changsheng paused and stared at Zhang Kui, as if trying to discern something from his face.

Zhang Kui felt uneasy under his gaze, snorted coldly, and said, "Maybe it’s just a coincidence."

Luo Changsheng laughed, "That beam of light is very mysterious, mastering the Path of Time no less than me. There’s not a second person in the entire Infinite Immortal Dynasty who can do this. You obtaining the Immortal King Tower could not be a mistake!"

Zhang Kui was silent for a moment, "What do you want?"

"Rest assured..."

Seemingly sensing his suspicion, Luo Changsheng gave a bitter smile as he looked around, "Having leaped out of the river of time to glimpse the secrets of the heavens, I now vaguely feel as if I’m being watched constantly, so I can only play the fool and feign madness to escape their sight."

"The greatest function of this Immortal King Hall is to erase all causality, so there is no longer a Longevity Immortal Monarch in this world, only Luo Changsheng, the Artifact Spirit of the Immortal King Tower who can never leave."

"I just want to see... if someone can truly break the ultimate fate!"

...

While Zhang Kui and Luo Changsheng were conversing, the vast Celestial Essence Star Realm continued traversing through the Underworld Starry Sky.

The All Heaven Star Array had been activated, concealing even the smallest fluctuations in the void, so the peculiarities attracted from the Underworld lost their target and drifted away as meteorites once more.

Yet, everyone dared not be careless.

The Taishi Golden Body floated among the starships, expressionless, "The identity of the demon corpse has been identified by the Sect Leader. It is the corpse transformation of the Netherworld Realm Master who fell during the ancient war. The Netherworld Realm is one of the Three Realms of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty, inhabited by Heritage Giants, with its center being the Infinite Immortal Dynasty, which is skilled in the Disaster Qi Cultivation Skill..."

Although the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty doesn’t engage in deceit of the people, some things are indeed unsuitable for public announcement. Thus, Zhang Kui categorized the intelligence he obtained during his exploration, with some parts suitable for public release when necessary.

Now that Zhang Kui was isolated from the outside world in the Immortal King Hall, Taishi took the opportunity to disseminate the demon corpse intelligence.

After listening to Taishi’s account, the Divine Dynasty’s people became even more vigilant.

From the analysis of the Desolate Ancient Battlefield intelligence, the terror of this demon corpse might only be slightly inferior to that of the Starry Sky Dominator, and its Disaster Qi Magic Technique is even more bizarre and unpredictable.

At this moment, the Stargazing Disc’s star map burst into a great red light.

"There’s a situation!"

Helian Wei’s brow furrowed, and Tai Shi immediately fully activated the mystical detection. The divine light of the Kunlun Upper Upper Star Gazing Disc shot out in all directions, and the scene outside a Star Zone instantly appeared before everyone.

In the blood-red starry sky, two star giants lay dead in the void, one a two-headed blackbird and the other a massive insect beast. Their bodies were mottled and dim, all their spirit charm drained, and they were disintegrating into pieces.

"It’s the Star Beast Ancestors from the Desolate Ancient Battlefield!"

"They’re dead, their remnants like debris, and not even the Underworld monsters dare to come close. It’s a demon corpse, right nearby!"

Everyone felt a chill down their spine, turning alert.

The Star Beast Ancestors are remnants from the Ancient Era, immensely powerful, capable of conquering an ordinary Star Realm with just two of them. Now, they’re dead without a trace, showing how terrifying the creature that the Netherworld Realm Master transformed into must be.

Helian Wei’s brow furrowed, and she said in a grave tone:

"Halt the Star Realm, no one is to act recklessly, stay on full alert!"

Upon receiving the order, the massive Celestial Essence Star Realm immediately halted. At the same time, Tai Shi also engaged fully, unleashing a golden divine power light from Kunlun Mountain, sensing the starry sky for any anomalies.

"It’s up ahead!"

At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, Tai Shi’s golden body illusion stood over a thousand meters tall. His eyes suddenly focused, and with a wave of his golden sleeve imbued with a spell, divine power surged forth. Centered around the Celestial Essence Star Realm, golden light shone brightly, illuminating the entire starry sky.

"Disaster Exorcism!"

With Tai Shi’s words, a harmony descended upon the starry sky.

Roar!

A shrill roar shook the starry sky, even passing through the grand array into everyone’s minds.

At the same time, a three-headed, six-armed demon corpse, emitting black smoke, revealed its form. It had already discovered them long ago, using an unknown Magic Technique to hide in the void.

Others might struggle against Disaster Qi techniques, but the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty, armed with the Disaster Exorcism Skill, handled it with ease. Tai Shi’s divine power further amplified its potency, immediately causing damage to the demon corpse.

But it wasn’t over yet. The Star Shining Thunderfire Shuttle was also activated. The grand array, already at full operation, flared with thunderous lightning and silver fire, erupting in an instant.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning a hundred meters thick, wrapped in silver fire, thundered forth, tearing open vast black scars in the void, like a silver sword piercing through the darkness.

It was the first time the people of the Divine Dynasty had seen the Star Shining Thunderfire Shuttle unleash its full power. They felt their surroundings shake, their ears filled with roaring sounds, and their vision dominated by a single silver light brimming with lethal intent.

The demon corpse, newly wounded, didn’t react in time and was instantly enveloped by the terrifying silver light.

"Good!"

Many eyes gleamed with excitement, unable to hold back their praise.

They, too, were witnessing for the first time the mighty strike of the Taishi True God, awed by its terrifying power.

However, soon enough, everyone was stunned.

A massive void formed around the demon corpse, with a faintly shimmering crystalline shell visible. The terrifying attack of the Star Shining Thunderfire Shuttle coursed right through it.

"Cosmic Membrane Embryo!"

The dragon demon Wu Tianya, knowledgeable and experienced, turned pale. "I forgot, this creature’s former body was a Starry Sky Dominator, an entity unto itself, impervious to even the Thunderfire Shuttle."

Tai Shi’s expression remained calm as he performed the spell for the Disaster Exorcism Skill once more. Unfortunately, the demon corpse was already prepared, containing its Disaster Qi within the Cosmic Membrane Embryo, remaining unscathed.

Whoosh!

The demon corpse instantly teleported, evading the Thunderfire Shuttle, appearing above the Celestial Essence Star. Its six arms suddenly spread wide, unleashing disaster fire, cold tides, and evil light throbbing through the entire starry sky, even emitting earth-splitting Disaster Qi, causing violent tremors around the nearby Celestial Essence Star Realm.

Buzzing sounds filled the air as the All Heaven Star Array activated simultaneously, flooding the sky with brilliant starlight. Two formidable forces clashed fiercely, akin to the collision of heaven and earth.

The demon corpse was indeed powerful. Even unable to enter, it managed to single-handedly contend with the entire grand array.

Inside the flagship, Helian Wei’s eyes were filled with intense focus. "Hold steady!"

The All Heaven Star Array could only attack beings trapped within, but who would have thought the demon corpse perceived the danger, refusing to enter? Yet, for the moment, it couldn’t breach the array either.

Just then, in the eastern Star Zone of the Longevity Star Realm, a violent tremor suddenly erupted, the dreadful heartbeat once more echoing from the depths of the starry sky.

"Ah—!"

Even those at the Immortal Level clutched their heads in pain. The operation of the entire array became sluggish, showing signs of instability...