Chapter 244: "My... My Hometown is Gone???"

Chapter 244: "My... My Hometown is Gone???"

In a sense, this could be considered living as long as the heavens.

Wang Jiu sighed deeply and remained silent, for he had no other choice. Although he possessed the term 'Immortal Life', granting him infinite longevity, it didn't offer much else.

Facing such a crisis of heaven and earth, all he could do was wait.

Wait for someone to resolve this matter or wait for death.

The price of eternal life was that his cultivation was forever fixed at the Refining Qi stage. Although his cultivation couldn't increase, it wasn't without its benefits.

At the very least, his combat power at this cultivation level was unmatched.

Not to mention, infinite longevity meant he could use spells that consumed his lifespan, and these spells often had one thing in common: immense power.

Whether it was an escape technique or an offensive spell, when the cost of using them was one's lifespan, their might would become extraordinary.

Until now, he had never encountered an opponent.

Of course, this was under the premise that they were at the same cultivation level.

...

Mystic Heaven State, Cloud City.

This was a city without a cloud in sight, never seeing a trace of cloud throughout the year.

"It's over."

Zhang Kui's expression turned grim as he spoke, "This time it's completely ruined. I don't know what happened, but this world seems to be on the brink of destruction."

"Do you know of any way to solve this?"

"Solve what?"

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect Master impatiently replied, "What's there to solve? This world will be destroyed in ten thousand years. By then, we'll all be dead. Why worry about it?"

"The lifespan of a Body Fusion Stage cultivator is only ten thousand years. Do you think we can break through to the Body Fusion Stage?"

"Even if we're lucky enough to reach the Body Fusion Stage, what can we do? Just wait for death."

July Cat, lying under the table, pouted but remained silent.

Wait for death?

She was familiar with that; it was her specialty.

However, she felt the situation wasn't that simple. If Chen Qiu wanted to take action against her, she thought it was time to wait for death. After all, she had died many times at Chen Qiu's hands, and it had become a familiar routine.

But the problem now was that the world was about to be destroyed.

She felt this was different. Her confidence in Chen Qiu was strong; she believed he could solve this. It was an inexplicable confidence, perhaps stemming from one thing.

She had witnessed Chen Qiu's rise step by step.

Since Chen Qiu was at the early Foundation Establishment Stage in Daxia Country, she had been there to witness it all.

She had accompanied Chen Qiu every step of the way to where he was now.

Although Chen Qiu didn't know her at all, and probably didn't even know her name, she had seen him many times, but theoretically, Chen Qiu seemed to be unaware of her existence.

Each time Chen Qiu killed her, it wasn't intentional; it was just convenient, no more difficult than killing a chicken.

It was because she had been by Chen Qiu's side all this time that she trusted him more than anyone else. Others might not be able to do it, but Chen Qiu certainly could.

Moreover, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect Master wasn't wrong.

Compared to dying in the destruction of the world ten thousand years later, it seemed more likely that she would meet her end at Chen Qiu's hands.

"Meow~"

July Cat, lying under the table, stretched lazily and instinctively meowed like a cat.

This unconscious sound caused the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect's true disciple, Xiao Yue, who was sitting nearby, to exclaim in surprise. She then stuck her head under the table, looking puzzled, and asked, "Did you just meow?"

"You're not a fox?"

"Why did you meow?"

"..."

July Cat rolled her eyes and remained silent, adjusting to a more comfortable position and feigning sleep. In truth, she wanted to say that foxes had many different sounds, and even a regular fox meowing wasn't that strange.

But...

She couldn't speak with this body, so she had no choice but to keep quiet.

At this moment, Chen Qiu, startled out of his cultivation state, sat solemnly in the Heaven Sovereign Throne, gazing at a small table in front of him, deep in thought.

He had a rough idea of what was happening in this world.

It was a bit more serious than he had imagined.

Beneath a Second Rank Continent were twelve First Rank Continents. Although he wasn't sure about the Third Rank Continents, he could guess that beneath a Third Rank Continent, there should also be twelve Second Rank Continents.

Above the Third Rank Continents, there might be Fourth, Fifth, and even Sixth Rank Continents.

The entire world was like a stack of building blocks.

If the bottom layer collapsed, the layers above would follow suit. He didn't know how many First Rank Continents there were in this world.

After all, if there were Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and even Seventh or Eighth Rank Continents, the number of First Rank Continents would be infinite.

He currently resided in the Vast Continent, so he learned about the destruction of Pingxi Continent from the Heavenly Dao Edict, but he was unaware if other First Rank Continents had been destroyed, which was beyond his scope.

In other words—

If enough First Rank Continents were destroyed, these 'First Rank Continents' that served as pillars would completely crumble, causing all Second Rank Continents to collapse, followed by Third, Fourth, and higher-rank Continents, all falling like a stack of building blocks, one after another.

"..."

Chen Qiu, expressionless, looked at the small pile of building blocks he had rhythmically arranged on the table before him. He then continuously removed several blocks from the bottom layer, causing the entire stack to collapse instantly.

Yes.

The world he inhabited wasn't just the Vast Continent; it was the entire world, structured like a pyramid!

The higher one went, the denser the Spirit Qi, the more opportunities, and the higher the combat power ceiling, bringing one closer to the path of immortality.

But in reality!

What truly supports this world are not the high-grade continents, but the low-grade ones. Even if the high-grade continents are powerful and filled with opportunities, if the low-grade continents continuously perish, they will be unable to resist and will follow their own continent into oblivion.

The low-grade continents are far more important and contribute more to this world.

Chen Qiu could guess this, and those on the high-grade continents should not only be able to guess but also see it clearly and take action.

For instance, Chen Qiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of regret flashed through his mind. It seemed that he had killed the Holy Maiden of Xuan Tian Sect too early!

He had clearly sensed that there was some secret about her. This Holy Maiden, who had obtained a hundred billion virtue points a hundred years ago, was so young and had a low cultivation level, yet she had some connection with a disciple of Mock Heaven Sect from thirty thousand years ago.

There must be something fishy going on.

At the time, he had simply thought that it might be some sort of reincarnation or a third party interfering in the original relationship, but he hadn't thought too deeply about it. After all, the Holy Maiden of Xuan Tian Sect had acted as if she were the original partner, and the old lady in the virtue golden house was just a third party.

But now it seemed...

This Holy Maiden of Xuan Tian Sect appeared to have come from a high-grade continent. Perhaps she was a clone, or she had seized someone else's body; he wasn't sure about the method, but her purpose was to repair the 'Heavenly Hole' of Xuan Tian Continent and prevent its collapse and destruction.

Those from the high-grade continents, knowing the importance of the low-grade continents, would definitely find a way to come to the low-grade continents to repair or prolong their collapse.

Wait a minute.

He hadn't killed the Holy Maiden of Xuan Tian Sect either; he had exiled her. When she took out the virtue attack order from her embrace, he couldn't hold back. Initially, he had considered interrogating her, although the idea wasn't strong, but there was a hint of it.

However, upon seeing her take out the virtue attack order, his idea vanished instantly, and he immediately activated the entry, sending the Holy Maiden of Xuan Tian Sect into that unknown little world.

Being exiled to that little world was as good as being dead. He didn't know if others had a way to go to that world or if those in the little world could come out. In any case, he had tried, and now he couldn't find a way to return to those little worlds himself.

Suppose...

Suppose the Holy Maiden of Xuan Tian Sect was indeed sent by the high-grade continent to repair the 'Heavenly Hole' of Xuan Tian Continent.

Then a question arises.

Why didn't anyone come to repair the second 'Heavenly Hole' on Xuan Tian Continent?

Nearly a month had passed, and no one had gone to repair it. In the end, he had to do it himself.

And why was the 'Heavenly Hole' on Pingxi Continent also left unrepaired?

Most likely, it was because the high-grade continents didn't have enough manpower, and there were too many first-grade continents. As the saying goes, when the army collapses, it's like a mountain falling. With so many first-grade continents having 'Heavenly Holes' all the time, those on the high-grade continents were simply too busy to handle it all.

Of course.

These were just his speculations, and no one knew if they were true. But in theory, the Netherworld and the Mortal World should never intersect; this was an ironclad rule. Otherwise, if someone could travel back and forth between the two worlds, wouldn't the entire world fall into chaos?

However, on Xuan Tian Continent, both the Mortal World and the Netherworld could create gaps due to collisions, which was enough to indicate that the space of the entire Xuan Tian Continent was no longer stable. There was always a possibility of another 'Heavenly Hole' occurring.

The 'Heavenly Hole' could only be repaired using Malevolent Wood.

Malevolent Wood on Xuan Tian Continent was quite rare, especially after it had been bought up a hundred years ago, making it even scarcer.

The most Malevolent Wood he had encountered in his life was in Feizhou, Daxia Country.

". . ."

After a long while, Chen Qiu shook his head and didn't say more. Instead, he continued to enter his cultivation state. No matter how the world changed, one thing was certain: only when his cultivation was high enough would he have more room for error.

And this world...

Currently, it felt to him like a pyramid of ice on a vast ocean, slowly melting as the temperature rose. When the bottom layer completely melted, the rest would collapse.

Time to cultivate.

In this chaotic world, only cultivation could be his foundation.

He sat cross-legged on the Xuan Tian Throne again, circulating his heart technique and beginning his cultivation for the day. His goal was the Soul Transformation Eighth Layer!

"My hometown is gone??"

Pingxi Province, Taiping Fu, an old man with white hair and a withered face stood in the courtyard, shocked and incredulous at the Heavenly Dao Edict he had just heard. He had just been excited that he was favored by a fairy again, and the long-lost red entry had returned. But soon after, he received this Heavenly Dao Edict.

Pingxi Continent was one of the twelve lower continents of the Vast Continent.

He had just returned from Pingxi Continent.

He had just finished eating with his parents' descendants, with whom he didn't have a deep bond, but they were still his relatives. Hearing the news of their deaths, he couldn't help but sigh.

With a long breath, he sat down in the rocking chair, feeling helpless.

Since this had already happened, there wasn't much he could do. He could only offer more incense and be grateful that he had returned early, or else he would have been buried with Pingxi Continent.

However, the old man's face gradually turned strange. Those people on Pingxi Continent were his father's descendants. In other words, if his father hadn't had any issues, those people on Pingxi Continent should also be his ancestors' descendants.

But why did those two Fairy Maidens say that his ancestral line had dwindled down to just him?

There was no doubt that he was fine.

After all, he had been acknowledged by two Fairy Maidens. So, the reason why the Pingxi Continent's family wasn't recognized by the Fairy Maiden might have something to do with his mother?

".

He quickly shook his head, not daring to think further. He didn't dare to continue thinking about it either. The dead should be respected, and his parents had passed away many years ago. There was no need to bring up the events of the past now, no matter what had happened. Everything should have faded away with the passage of time.

The destruction of the Pingxi Continent had a significant impact on the entire Vast Continent, but the most affected was still the Pingxi Province. After all, the Pingxi Province was connected to the Pingxi Continent. In the past, if someone from the Pingxi Continent broke through to the Refining Void and was willing to go to the Vast Continent, they would directly arrive in the Pingxi Province.

Although the impact was not small.

Many people felt a sense of sorrow, even if they had never met anyone from the Pingxi Continent. Hearing about its destruction, they couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.

As a result.

Many people even forgot about Chen Qiu's "Supreme Twelfth Rank Heavenly Body" for a while.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and nearly a month had gone by.

The day of the "Unique King's" decisive battle was drawing closer.

Meanwhile, in a sealed and unknown Little World above the Xuan Tian State.

".

Qi Gongzi sat in a corner of this Little World, looking dazed and lost. He had just woken up.

To be honest, since his cultivation had broken through to the Refining Void, he hadn't felt sleepy for a long time, nor had he slept. But a few hours ago, he suddenly felt very tired, perhaps due to the depletion of his Spirit Qi. These days, he had always felt sleepy.

Under extreme boredom, loneliness, and despair, his mental state was on the verge of collapse.

But today—

He decided to find something to do.

The next moment!

His Soul Transformation Clone suddenly appeared in front of him, floating in mid-air. Its body was semi-transparent and milky white, without a nose or cheeks, like a faceless person.

This was his Soul Transformation Clone.

It had the exact same build as him and shared his Spirit Qi. At this moment, his Spirit Qi had been depleted, so naturally, this Soul Transformation Clone had no Spirit Qi to use either. It had no combat power to speak of, but for him at this moment, combat power wasn't a concern.

What he needed now was entertainment!

This place was completely isolated from the Vast Continent. He couldn't hear the Heavenly Dao Edict resonating in the Vast Continent, and he had no idea what was happening outside. Qi Gongzi struggled to get up from the ground and slowly walked towards his Soul Transformation Clone.

The Soul Transformation Clone didn't resist.

It didn't have its own consciousness; it just stood there quietly until Qi Gongzi pounced on it and lifted its legs onto his shoulders.

There were many people in this world, and many things had happened.

Qi Gongzi forced himself on his Soul Transformation Clone.

He wasn't sure if this had ever happened on the Vast Continent or if anyone had ever done it, but at this moment, with his breathing becoming rapid, Qi Gongzi had only one thought in his mind: to feel... and it was a bit stimulating.

There was a sense of overpowering himself.

To be honest.

If the Soul Transformation Clone wasn't faceless and had not only the same build but also the same face as him, the experience might have been even better. Or if the Soul Transformation Clone's appearance could be freely changed, that would be great.

Thinking of this.

Qi Gongzi's eyes reddened slightly, and he gritted his teeth, continuing his actions. Damn Chen Qiu!!

If it weren't for Chen Qiu, he wouldn't have fallen to such a miserable state, even starting to disgracefully abuse his Soul Transformation Clone. His Soul Transformation Clone was a Ninth Tier, and once he left this place, he would definitely tear Chen Qiu into pieces to vent his anger!

But it was quite tight.

Damn Chen Qiu!! ".Huff."

At this moment.

In the Xuan Tian State, within the Heavenly Palace, Chen Qiu, seated cross-legged on the Xuantian Throne, exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the cultivation panel floating above his Dantian—

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"Cultivation": Soul Transformation Eighth Layer (0%).

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His cultivation had finally broken through again, reaching the Soul Transformation Eighth Layer. At this point, his "External Body" was already prepared, and he only needed to break through to the peak of Soul Transformation before he could start preparing to advance to the Body Fusion Stage.

He was eager to see what kind of Entry he could draw at the Body Fusion Stage and what the Supreme Entry would be like.

So far.

The Supreme Entry was basically confirmed to be an enhanced version of the ordinary Entry, so theoretically, the Rainbow Entry should also have a corresponding Supreme version.

For example—

Supreme Rainbow Entry, Ascend Continuously.

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Supreme Effect: Every random Entry obtained when breaking through each minor realm will be a Supreme Entry.

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Although he hadn't seen it, he had already imagined the effects, and it was perfect.

If only he could get a Supreme version of Ascend Continuously.

Without thinking further, he looked at the panel floating above his Dantian, shrouded in clouds, ready to select the Entry obtained from this cultivation breakthrough.

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"Cultivation Surge, officially entering the Soul Transformation Eighth Layer."

"Please choose one of the following three random Entries within a hundred breaths."

1:

"Entry Name": Time Freeze.

"Entry Level": Purple.

"Entry Effect": The duration of all your summons can be extended up to a century.

2:

"Entry Name": Herd of Beasts.

"Entry Level": Purple.

"Entry Effect": The summons you create through Entries will randomly gain an additional Entry from your collection.

3:

"Entry Name": Purple Aura.

"Entry Level": Purple.

"Entry Effect": The effects of all your purple Entries will be doubled, but the effects of all other Entries, regardless of their level, will be significantly weakened.

-

"Hmm?"

Chen Qiu looked at the three entries before him, his eyebrows slightly raised, and remained silent.

He was given two entries about summoning objects at once.

Entries about summoning objects were actually quite rare. For example, his "Hammer Ant" was a summoning entry, which could summon an ant.

Chen Qiu lowered his head and looked at the little ant lying quietly in his palm, its body pitch-black like a statue. In theory, this ant was completely under his command.

However, it was limited to when he ordered it to attack.

Other than that, he couldn't make the ant drop its hammer, change its weapon, or perform any other such actions.

He could only give it a few commands, such as ordering the ant to cling to someone like a vicious ghost and then use its hammer to strike the enemy's head, scratching them like an itch. This attack would rarely cause harm unless the target was a mortal Refining Void cultivator.

But it was understandable; after all, the entry was named "Hammer Ant." If the ant threw away its hammer, the entry's name would need to be changed.

This entry was purple, possibly because it had too many rule effects.

For example, the ant was absolutely immune to death.

During the days when he consolidated his cultivation realm, he had tried to explore other ways to use the ant, such as compressing the Thunder Summoning Art into a small thunderball and having the ant rush towards the enemy at high speed, achieving a remote bombing effect.

The experiment was successful.

It was indeed possible.

He didn't order the ant to attack a specific person but instead let it run a thousand miles away. Once he ordered it to attack someone, he couldn't give it any further commands until that person died.

Although it was effective, his Thunder Summoning Art was powerful not only because its individual power had been amplified to a terrifying level but also because, under the Infinite Spirit Qi Domain, it was like a tidal wave, crashing down in waves.

After compressing it into a thunderball, he could only use it once.

Unless...

He tried having the little ant carry several thunderballs, and it worked. He placed hundreds of small thunderballs on the ant's back, making it look like a snail's eggs, although they weren't pink but rather a purple-blue color that was both alluring and cute. The only drawback was that the target was a bit too eye-catching.

He felt that the gameplay he had developed was rather ordinary. He mainly wanted to utilize the ant's absolute immunity to death and indestructibility, turning it into his scout and defensive shield.

In the future, when exploring a dangerous forbidden land, he could let this ant go first to scout the situation.

He even gave this ant a name.

He named it "Little Ant."

So far, he only had this one entry about summoning objects. The first entry, "Time Freeze," was naturally excluded, as his summoning entry had no time limit and could exist indefinitely.

Moreover, even if he died, the little ant might still live, as the entry didn't specify that it would die with him.

The first entry was completely useless.

It was a waste of a good name, "Time Freeze." The entry didn't seem to fit the name at all.

The second entry was "Herd of Beasts."

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu hesitated slightly. To be honest, he was tempted to choose this entry, which would allow his summoning object to randomly gain one of his entries, and he didn't have any weak ones.

Combined with the ant's immunity to death, it would be powerful.

He felt that as long as it didn't randomly gain the "Cataclysmic Burial After Death" entry, any other entry could have a significant effect and might even create a monster-level existence!

After all, the absolute immunity to death seemed like a powerful addition to any entry.

If...

Chen Qiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a glint of gambling spirit flashed in his pupils. If the ant could randomly gain his rainbow entry, "Ascend Continuously," it would be incredible, meaning that it would be completely useless.

After all, the ant's summoning object cultivation was fixed at the Refining Void stage, and there was no way it could break through. In this case, the "Ascend Continuously" entry would be meaningless.

However...

If, in the future, he could randomly gain other entries related to "summoning objects," allowing his summoning object to share one of his entries, he thought he could create quite a few monsters.

This entry was quite suitable for him.

It wasn't just because he had entries related to summoning objects, but also because the entries he could share with his summoning object were somewhat overpowered. Any one of them was an absurd existence.

"Herd of Beasts."

Chen Qiu's gaze fell on the second entry, almost decided to choose it. As for the third entry, he completely excluded it, although he did have a fair number of purple entries.

This entry could enhance his purple entries, but his other entries were also important, even the green or white ones. Entries should be viewed in groups, not just by their individual rank, as their combined effects were far more powerful than just having purple entries.

He didn't hesitate.

He immediately activated the "Fortune Arrives" entry, reselecting the third entry. The third entry on the panel gradually blurred and then became clear again.

"Ah?"

When he saw the third entry clearly, Chen Qiu's mouth slowly opened, and he stood there in a daze, unsure how to react.

It wasn't that it was too strong.

It was just too bizarre.

(End of Chapter)

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