Immortality begins by swallowing the stars

On the rocks at the edge of Star Island.

Lu Jing stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the other dozen islands in the distance, but the words of Cang Yu Daojun, the Palace Master of Shengmie Palace who had just left, were still echoing in his mind.

"The fourth volume of the "Shenyuan Sutra"... the perfect integration of mental power, divine power and magical power... the cycle of life and death..." Lu Jing made up his mind in an instant, "Well, it would be a pity not to try such a good opportunity."

Although he was able to directly comprehend the eternal ultimate way of the origin of the universe under the summoning gravity of the drop of blood at the origin of the chaotic universe after he cultivated the Indestructible Body of the Nether Sea.

But this alone is not enough to create your own ultimate path of destruction.

The Tao of the origin of the chaotic universe can only be used as a reference but cannot be followed completely. The path of every Tao Lord here is unique.

This "Shenyuan Sutra" gave him greater hope.

“If that’s the case, then we must obtain Daoist Master Yuchang’s inheritance of mental power.

“There is no rush to leave Xingchen Island. Others need the Origin of Destruction and Trial Cave Heaven in the second and third volumes of the Divine Abyss Scripture to help them comprehend the Way of Destruction.

“But what kind of source of destruction, what kind of teacher can compare to the eternal ultimate way of destruction of the source of the chaotic universe?
"What I lack is only a guide, a set of superior methods to climb up. The first volume of the Shenyuan Sutra itself is the general outline of practice, which is completely sufficient."

Lu Jing shook his head slightly, then sat cross-legged on the rocks at the edge of the island, overlooking the endless void abyss.

The biggest benefit of reaching the fifth level is that you can completely calm down and practice.

Because only practitioners at the same level or the level above can challenge you.

And everyone on the fifth floor, including Qian Xingzi, was swept away by him.

Moreover, Lu Jing is immortal, and there is no other result if you challenge him to a duel. Even Qian Xingzi, who is slightly stronger than him, has lost his temper because of him. No one wants to make trouble for himself.

However, Betale on the sixth floor has not challenged him to a duel.

However, Lu Jing suspected that Betale might not have much desire to fight him.

The top special life 'Water Walker' thousands of years later in the original timeline also had an extremely immortal body, but his soul and mental strength were not enough, so he naturally had no power to resist Betale.

Lu Jing is a practitioner of mental power. Even if his mental power world is far weaker than Betale's, he will hardly be deceived by the illusion. As long as he does not admit defeat, Betale will be in trouble.

"There are a total of nine paths of destruction in this "Shenyuan Sutra". Theoretically, there is a chance to realize the strongest way at the end of each path. Which one should I choose?" Lu Jing pondered.

The top priority now is to improve the level of the mystery of Tao as quickly as possible, so he has no plans to practice all nine paths at the same time.

……

The Palace of Life and Death, the ancient pagoda forest.

The deputy palace master of Shengmie Palace, Lixue Daojun, who looked like a beautiful woman in red robes, frowned and said, "Does Minghai still not want to leave Xingchen Island? He knows that the inheritance of mental power is in Betale's hands, right?

"Doesn't he know Betale's strength? Is he still harboring illusions?"

The Lord of the Cangyu Palace, dressed in white, shook his head slightly: "He has already challenged all the world realms on the fifth level. Even if he has never fought with Betale, he can know Betale's strength from Qian Xingzi and the others."

Xing Hui Daojun, who had silver hair and looked like an octogenarian, chuckled and said, "I don't think it's impossible to defeat Betale. Don't forget that Ming Hai is also a practitioner of mental strength.

“Plus, he is immortal, so Betalea may not be able to do anything to him.

"If he refuses to admit defeat, it is possible that Betale will admit defeat."

Lixue Daojun sneered: "A monster like Betalea can only respond to soft tactics and not hard tactics. Trying to force him to surrender in this way is asking for trouble.

"It's unknown how many years since Betale got the 'Heart Power Inheritance'. If he really gets serious, with the strength of his heart world, he can use 'Illusionary World', one of the three great heart power secrets of Taoist Master Yuchang. Even the heart power practitioners in this dark sea will not be able to fight back."

Taoist Xinghui was stunned and could not help but remain silent.

Betale had taken action many times on Star Island, but he had never used his full strength, not even 10% of his strength.

He has already comprehended the three most powerful ways and is able to integrate them.

It can be said that he ranks among the top two among all the world-level geniuses in the Twelve Zodiacs.

Even if he has not yet broken through to the Dao Lord level, his strength is probably beyond that of the second-step Dao Lord.

The Taoist masters of the twelve zodiac signs were also speechless about his continued stay on Star Island.

Daoist Cang Yu chuckled and said, "Geniuses are more or less stubborn, weren't we the same back then?
"Anyway, the Dark Sea has been protected by the Star Island, so Betale can't kill him with his mind power. He will give up sooner or later after hitting a few snags. We can still afford to wait for thousands or tens of thousands of years."

Taoist Xing Hui nodded: "Even if Ming Hai enters the Palace of Life and Death, it will take a long time for him to successfully practice the "Shenyuan Sutra" with the mystery of his Tao. It is still too early for him to play a role on Jueya Star.

"It is the meeting on Jueya Star that will take place more than 4,000 years from now. We must prepare now."

After these words were spoken, the expressions of the Lord of Cangyu Palace and Daoist Lord Lixue both darkened.

"I just got the news that the Eternal Kingdom has sent people to the Ten Thousand Gods Palace again." The Lord of the Cangyu Palace sighed, "If they get that drop of 'Eternal God Blood', I'm afraid that in this battle for the Absolute Tooth Star, the Eternal Clan's World Realm monster will be even more powerful."

Taoist Lixue sneered and said, "The Taoist Alliance and the Eternal Kingdom are both coveting the Eternal Divine Blood. They have sent world realms to explore the Ten Thousand Gods Palace more than once or twice. The Twelve Palaces of our Mangya Kingdom have also sent world realms to the Ten Thousand Gods Palace before.

“Many have passed the test of life and death, but the gifts they received were only ordinary treasures. No one could obtain the most precious Eternal God’s Blood.

“The old man Wanshen has extremely high standards. Only the living practitioners who perform best on the grinding wheel of life and death have the chance to obtain the Eternal God Blood.

“But what does it mean to perform well?

"If you ask me, I'm afraid only Betale will be recognized by the Ten Thousand Gods if he goes there. As for the Eternal Clan, it's even more wishful thinking. Considering the hatred of the Ten Thousand Gods towards the Eternal Clan, will he give the Eternal Blood to the World Realm of the Eternal Kingdom?"

The Lord of Cangyu Palace sighed secretly. No matter whether the Eternal Kingdom could obtain the drop of eternal divine blood left by the Lord of Ten Thousand Gods, it would be difficult for the Palace of Life and Death to win on Jueya Star in the next million years or even longer.

Once the reserve of Purple Jade God-Repelling Pills is exhausted, it would become extremely dangerous for the World Realm genius of the Life and Death Palace to set up the Life and Death Furnace, and they would probably decline for a long time.

Unfortunately, the original agreement between the Great Ruler and the Eternal Clan was that only the Palace of Life and Death could participate in the battle for the Jueya Star, and the other eleven palaces and even the royal family of the Mangya Kingdom were not allowed to interfere.

Who let the Eternal Clan have the fourth volume of "Shenyuan Sutra"?
If it weren't for their fear of the Great Lord, the Eternal Clan would never have allowed outsiders the opportunity to comprehend the fourth volume of the "Shenyuan Sutra".

……

The days on Star Island were peaceful and leisurely, and Betale on the sixth floor did not challenge him to a fight.

No one from the other demonic world realms on the fifth level challenged him to a battle, and even Qian Xingzi was helpless against his immortal body.

Lu Jing devoted himself wholeheartedly to the practice of the way of destruction.

Every day, the soul and true spirit follow the summoning gravity and sink into the source of destruction of the chaotic universe, and comprehend the eternal and ultimate way of destruction that constitutes the origin of the universe.

After one realization, it would take most of the day for the soul to recover.

But every time of enlightenment he could make a step forward on the path of destruction.

Lu Jing was completely obsessed with the feeling of rapid progress in the mystery of Tao, until he encountered a crisis that nearly killed him.

The source of destruction of the chaotic universe is also extremely dangerous. The eternal ultimate way of destruction of the origin of the universe is constantly changing, and the source of destruction will also change accordingly.

Some were even so dangerous and strange that they were unimaginable. As soon as he sensed a hint of the mystery of the eternal ultimate path of destruction, his soul began to dissipate on its own.

Once the soul dissipates, the remaining true spirit will begin to disintegrate and it will be difficult to reverse.

If it weren't for the energy transformed by the mysterious gate, his soul would probably have died many times.

After escaping death twice, Lu Jing became more cautious when he comprehended the eternal ultimate destruction path of the origin of the universe and did not dare to go beyond the line.

In this way, more than four thousand years passed in the blink of an eye for Lu Jing on Xingchen Island.

On this day, there was darkness inside the treasure cave.

With Lu Jing as the center, the area within a radius of thousands of miles was empty. Nothing existed. Everything was completely destroyed, and it seemed that even the void no longer existed.

Everything lost its color and fell into endless darkness, like an abyss of destruction.

Silent and eternal.

After a long time, Lu Jing opened his eyes, and the sense of power that ended destruction, solemnity and silence disappeared in an instant, as if it was just an illusion.

"There's someone new coming in?"

Lu Jing stepped out of the cave and came to the edge of the island, looking down. Tens of thousands of star islands emerged from the dark abyss and flew to the height of the first layer.

Such a huge commotion not only alarmed Lu Jing, but also attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of other world realm masters on the Star Island.

"newcomer?"

"So many new arrivals? There must be a lot of treasures!"

"Grab it quickly."

"Hurry up and make an appointment for a fight!"

Lu Jing had no interest in exploiting the treasures of these newcomers. His long period of training had also affected his emotions with the Way of Destruction, and his eyes were indifferent.

Suddenly, a ripple appeared in Lu Jing's eyes: "Oh, I almost forgot, I have been in Xingchen Island for more than 4,000 years. This is the third batch of world realms abducted by the Lord of Mangya Country after me. I wonder if Ji Ning is among them?"

Lu Jing himself had already left the Three Realms, and only Ji Ning's second soul remained in the Three Realms.

So he didn't know what Ji Ning had experienced over the years.

"However, if Ji Ning wants to go to Tiancang Palace, he must cross the Dark Sea. As long as he is sensed by the ruler of Mangya Country, he will most likely be abducted." Lu Jing said secretly.

Moreover, if Ji Ning was really abducted, with his strength he should be able to quickly reach the fifth floor, and they would naturally meet then.

……

On a star island on the first level.

Ji Ning looked at the hundreds of thousands of densely packed islands in the distance with a surprised look in his eyes: “I didn’t expect that I was also abducted here by the great ruler of Mangya Country.

"I wonder if Brother Minghai is still on Xingchen Island, or if he has left Xingchen Island and joined the Twelve Palaces..."

More than four thousand years ago, when Lu Jing's second soul was abducted to Mangya Kingdom, he once told the top powers in the three realms about it.

Therefore, Ji Ning also has some understanding of Mangya Kingdom.

"If Brother Minghai is still on Xingchen Island, I might be able to give him a surprise this time." Ji Ning smiled, "Over the past thousands of years, my progress has definitely far exceeded your imagination."

Minghai Taoist, who once single-handedly killed the Lord of the Inner Demon, expelled the Wujian Sect, and became a Chaos Immortal, left the Three Realms and his whereabouts are unknown shortly after Ji Ning broke through to the Ancestral God.

For thousands of years, if there were not countless immortal cultivators in the Three Realms who were determined to achieve the second-level golden elixir and were still practicing the "Tian'e Dao Jing", I am afraid that the Taoist Minghai would have been forgotten by ordinary people and immortal cultivators.

As for this undisputed number one in the Three Realms, whose status has even surpassed the once invincible strongman Nuwa after the invasion of the three black dragon beasts, Ji Ning had long wanted to compete with him after experiencing various adventures and greatly improving his strength.

The deadline for the natal oath to go to Tiancang Palace is one Chaos Era, so even though Ji Ning was abducted to Mangya Country, he was not in a hurry.

On the contrary, he was extremely excited because he had heard Lu Jing's stories about the Mangya Kingdom thousands of years ago.

This is definitely an unprecedented opportunity for him.

"The goal is to get to the fifth floor first!" Ji Ning's eyes revealed a strong fighting spirit.

Only by reaching the fifth level can one obtain protection and not be afraid of being killed.

……

Three months later, accompanied by a 'boom' sound, an island broke away from the fourth layer and slowly flew upwards.

"We can reach the fifth floor so quickly?"

"There's actually such a monster among this group of newcomers!"

"I wonder if he can stand firm on the fifth floor..."

"Shabafui and Minghai have kept a low profile for thousands of years. I'm afraid Qianxingzi will be the first to challenge them."

On a star island on the fifth floor, Qian Xingzi, who looked like a dark child, looked at the golden scroll and said, "Yes, to be able to reach the fifth floor so quickly, your strength must be extraordinary.

“But apart from the pervert Betale and Minghai who relies on his immortality to act like a rogue, I, Master Qianxingzi, am not afraid of anyone.

"Hehe, such a monstrous newcomer must have a lot of treasures on him...

"Battle!"

Qian Xingzi was excited, but suddenly he showed surprise: "Huh? Ming Hai accepted the challenge from this newcomer?!
"Idiot, hasn't he heard of the immortal body of the Nether Sea in the lower level? Apart from the pervert Betale, who is sure to defeat him?"

……

On the only floating star island on the sixth floor.

Two figures sat opposite each other.

One was a white-haired young man wearing a loose white robe.

The other was a thin middle-aged man with white hair.

The thin middle-aged man asked in surprise: "Are you planning to leave Xingchen Island?"

This thin middle-aged man is none other than the deputy palace master of Xinli Palace, Fu Yidaojun.

Betale looked calm and his eyes were deep: "It's been so many years, it's time to leave."

Fu Yidaojun's expression changed slightly: "Are you going to break through?"

The mystery of the Tao of Betale in front of him is one of the best in all the worlds of the Twelve Zodiac Signs, and he can become a Taoist master at any time.

It’s just that it seems that the other party still wants to comprehend the new strongest way and then integrate it, which is why he has not made a breakthrough yet.

Even at this point, if one realizes two of the strongest ways and combines them, realizes three of the strongest ways and combines them, or even realizes five of the strongest ways and combines them, the difference in strength is not that big.

But there is still a gap in strength.

Just like among the Dao Lords in the Endless Territory, there are twenty or thirty Dao Lords at the highest level, and there are still differences in levels among them.

For a monstrous genius like Betale, he either wants to be at the top or he must want to become the strongest Taoist, as famous as the Wine Saint throughout the world.

The stronger the Tao you understand, the lower the probability of successfully achieving harmony with the Tao.

Since the possibility of becoming the Eternal Emperor is extremely slim, it is natural that more attention should be paid to whether one can become the most dazzling star. Even if it is a meteor, one must be the brightest one.

Fu Yidaojun looked at the young man opposite him and sighed in his heart.

During his communication with the other party, he had a hunch that Betale would probably not choose the Heart Palace after leaving Star Island.

In fact, ever since Betale was abducted by the Great Lord, the Dao Lords from the Palace of Heart Power and the Palace of Light would come to Betale's Star Island from time to time to maintain relations with him.

The purpose is naturally to make Betale finally choose his own Taoist palace.

"How strange! The only three mental practitioners on this Star Island, whether it is Minghai, Shabafui or Betale, have no intention of joining my Mind Palace..." Fuyi Daojun smiled bitterly in his heart.

People who practice mind power are very rare, so the Mind Power Palace is also sparsely populated, and there are even less than ten Mind Power Masters.

After much difficulty, he met three practitioners of mental power, but none of them wanted to join the Mind Power Palace. Fu Yidaojun couldn't help but feel a little sad and angry.

"Hmm?" Fu Yidaojun, who was worried, was startled and said with a smile, "The new kid is the first to challenge the Dark Sea."

Ji Ning is the newcomer who reached the fifth level the fastest, and he will definitely enter the Twelve Palaces in the future, so his husband Yidaojun is also paying attention to him.

Betale's expression remained calm, but his eyes moved slightly: "Underworld Sea..."

The only one on the fifth level that he had not challenged was the immortal Ming Hai.

The main reason was that the opponent's Tao mystery was too weak, his strength depended entirely on his incredible body, and he was immortal. Betale felt that there was nothing to gain from fighting with him, so he was too lazy to challenge him.

"I don't know what the mystery of this newcomer's Tao is. I wonder if he can give me some surprises before I leave." Betale looked indifferent.

Fu Yi Dao Jun pointed with one finger, and the scene of the battle island appeared in the void. (End of this chapter)