allonlinenovel Chapter 1058 Prologue
Chapter 1058 Prologue
Feeling the power within his body more than double, Su Mo felt little joy, but rather a sense of solemnity. The primordial energy required for this final breakthrough of the Primordial Boundless True Immortal Scripture was far more immense than he had anticipated—the four petals of the Nirvana Fire Lotus contained energy almost comparable to that of five perfect half-step Golden Immortals like the Fierce Profound Ancestors, yet they only raised his Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body by one minor realm.
The next stages of mastery and perfection will be far beyond what the remaining sixty-eight lotus petals can support. Even if he were to refine all the eighth and ninth-grade true immortal medicines he had stockpiled, plus all the resources of the Fire Crow Ancestor, the number one figure in the Fire Crow Clan, there would still be a considerable shortfall.
Immediately afterward, Su Mo seemed to realize something, his gaze shifting slightly as he glanced in the direction of the Fire Crow Domain. His eyes were deep and unfathomable, as if they could pierce through the endless void and see all the secrets hidden beneath that valley. A meaningful smile gradually curved his lips, carrying a hint of understanding and calculation, before vanishing in an instant, as if it had never appeared.
"There's no rush for this plan; there's still plenty of time," Su Mo muttered to himself, lightly tapping the Chaos Futon with his fingertip, stirring up a tiny ripple of chaos. "It won't be too late to activate it once I've completely refined this Nirvana Fire Lotus."
The next second...
Su Mo's aura receded once more, like the tide receding into the deep sea, instantly returning to a state of calm and stillness, even the energy escaping from his pores was firmly locked within his body. He closed his eyes again, his consciousness sinking into his natal universe, eliminating all distracting thoughts, leaving only a clear and pure Dao heart.
"boom......"
Within his natal sea of cosmic energy, the fourteenth petal of the Nirvana Fire Lotus exploded without warning. A torrent of purple-gold energy, even more refined than that of a perfected half-step Golden Immortal, surged forth, sweeping across the entire natal sea of cosmic energy like a stampede of ten thousand horses. Wherever it passed, countless universes matured and expanded under the impact of the energy. Then, through the connection between the natal sea of cosmic energy and his physical body, it flowed into Su Mo's limbs and bones. The meridians it passed through were instantly imbued with the immortal Daoist essence, and the golden light seeping from the gaps in his bones became even more intense.
Every muscle fiber greedily absorbed energy, emitting a subtle yet dense hum, as if millions of invisible hammers were striking it simultaneously, making it more resilient and stronger. Nourished by this torrent, the Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body, like a seedling receiving rain after a long drought, began to slowly and steadily advance towards the Great Completion Realm, each step of progress accompanied by the sedimentation of Daoist essence.
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Time flies, and 180 billion years have passed.
At a time flow rate 450 million times faster, these 180 billion years are enough for oceans to turn into mulberry fields and for the universe to be born and die countless times. Within the hidden cave, the chaotic energy is still as dense as ever, enveloping everything like viscous amber; the starlight of the Twenty-Eight Constellations Array flows endlessly, like dazzling galaxies encircling the area, firmly locking Su Mo's aura within the array, revealing not a trace. Even an Immortal Golden Immortal's divine sense could not detect the slightest clue.
For 180 billion years, Su Mo remained immersed in cultivation, like an unchanging sculpture. Within his natal sea of time, the petals of the Nirvana Fire Lotus shattered one after another, unleashing a dazzling torrent of energy—the fifteenth, the sixteenth… until the twenty-eighth petal, amidst a roar, transformed into the source that nourished his immortal body.
Each burst of a lotus petal was like a top-tier half-step Golden Immortal self-destructing within his body, frantically cleansing his entire being. Every muscle and every bone underwent a transformative tempering. Streams of dark golden immortal light continuously bloomed on his muscles and bones, then quickly receded, merging into the depths of his physique. Under this tempering, his immortal body's defense advanced by leaps and bounds, even surpassing a ninth-grade True Immortal artifact and rivaling a quasi-Golden Immortal artifact. Ordinary attacks from early to mid-stage half-step Golden Immortals could barely leave a trace on him.
When the last bit of energy in the twenty-eighth lotus petal was completely absorbed, Su Mo's Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body finally ushered in a qualitative leap.
"Om..."
A soft hum emanated from his body, as if some invisible shackles had been completely broken, and the Daoist aura spread out like ripples. The chaotic energy around him suddenly contracted inward, forming a thin film of light that clung to his skin. Purple and gold patterns flowed on it, like two intertwined divine dragons wandering about. These were the marks of the primordial chaos and the immortal Daoist aura intertwined, radiating a heart-palpitating pressure.
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After a few breaths.
Su Mo slowly opened his eyes. There was no earth-shattering divine light in his eyes, only a bottomless calm, yet it carried a kind of majesty that looked down upon all living beings. He gently clenched his fist, and no amazing sound was released from his knuckles, but the rules of the entire cave world, and even the newly restored Ten Directions Limitless Array and the outer Twenty-Eight Constellations Array, all paused slightly, as if controlled by an invisible force.
"The Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body, Ninefold Completion".
Su Mo muttered to himself, his voice calm yet filled with undeniable certainty. At this moment, he didn't even need to use the power of the Primordial True Immortal. With just the power of his immortal body, he could sweep away most half-step Golden Immortals and contend with peak half-step Golden Immortals.
However, looking at the remaining fifty-four petals of the Nirvana Fire Lotus in his natal sea of consciousness, Su Mo frowned slightly, completely extinguishing the last glimmer of hope in his heart.
Breaking through to the Great Completion Realm required fifteen Nirvana Fire Lotus petals, almost four times the amount needed to break through to the Minor Completion Realm. To advance to the Perfection Realm, at least sixty Nirvana Fire Lotus petals would be needed. Even with other resources at hand and the massive battle merits accumulated to nearly forty trillion, there was still a gap of seven or eight Perfection Half-Step Golden Immortals.
However, not long after, Su Mo's tightly furrowed brows relaxed again.
All of this was within his expectations; it's just that he hadn't given up until he was completely convinced of the situation.
Although there are many perfect half-step Golden Immortals, it is not impossible to gather them all in this Nine Realms Immortal War if one plans and succeeds.
next moment......
With a thought, Su Mo's twenty-ninth Nirvana Fire Lotus petal shattered within his Natal Universe Sea, transforming once again into a vast amount of primordial energy that poured down like a waterfall, continuing to nourish his immortal body and slowly propelling him towards the realm of perfection.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, billions of years have passed.
Suddenly, Su Mo, who had been focusing all his energy on refining the petals of the Nirvana Fire Lotus with his eyes closed, frowned, slowly opened his eyes, and looked toward the Cloud Dragon Immortal City in the center of the Iron Arm Mountain Range.
Nearly 800 billion years after entering the Nine Realms Continent, the Iron Arm Mountain Range finally faced its first major crisis. Two fourth-grade True Immortals from the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm set their sights on the Iron Arm Mountain Range. Although True Immortal Yunlong managed to barely withstand the attacks of the two True Immortals by taking advantage of the terrain, he could only cower in Yunlong Immortal City to barely protect himself and had no spare strength to rescue the thousands of fortresses scattered throughout the Iron Arm Mountain Range.
They could only watch helplessly as fortress after fortress was breached by the forces of those two True Immortals. The Void Immortals and Celestial Immortals within were slaughtered, their resources were plundered, and even the foundations of the fortresses were burned to ashes by the flames of war.
Given the speed at which the armies under those two fourth-rank True Immortals advance, it won't be long before they reach Fortress 507, where he is located.
"It seems that it is time for my divine consciousness avatar to retire after achieving its purpose!"
With a sigh, Su Mo closed his eyes again, showing no intention of making a move to save him.
He had absolutely no connection with True Immortal Yunlong, nor with the illusory immortals and celestial immortals of Yunlong Immortal City. In the Nine Domains Continent, a meat grinder for immortals, the number of illusory immortals and celestial immortals who died was in the tens of millions. Even among True Immortals, the number of those who perished far exceeded six figures, no less than True Immortal Yunlong and the immortals under his command.
In any case, even a ninth-grade True Immortal would have difficulty detecting the Cave Heaven World now, let alone two mere fourth-grade True Immortals. Even if they were within a zhang of the Cave Heaven World, they would have difficulty discerning anything from it.
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Seasons changed, and time quickly passed to ten thousand years later.
"Boom..."
With a loud bang, the defensive array of Fort 507 was completely destroyed. With a "poof", Su Mo's divine consciousness avatar, which had been upgraded to "First-Rank Celestial Immortal", was instantly killed along with two Second-Rank Celestial Immortals under the attack of a Fifth-Rank Celestial Immortal.
In less than three days, dozens of Celestial Immortals and nearly ten thousand Void Immortals in Fort 507 were slaughtered, all resources were looted, and the entire fortress was reduced to a scorched ruin. Dried bloodstains and broken weapons remained among the broken walls and rubble, just like other fallen fortresses in the Iron Arm Mountains, exuding death and desolation.
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Twenty-eight thousand six hundred years later.
The vast Iron Arm Mountain Range, except for the Cloud Dragon Immortal City in its center which was still struggling to hold on, had seen all of its thousands of fortresses fall. The array light screen on the city walls was dim and lifeless, with faint, fine cracks appearing. The Cloud Dragon True Immortal stood in the center of the immortal city, his brows furrowed, gazing at the war-torn mountains outside the city. Despair gradually crept into his eyes, and his aura was filled with the despair of defeat.
Although the protective array of Yunlong Immortal City has not yet suffered much damage, it is bound to fall if it is held for too long. Without reinforcements, it is only a matter of time before it is breached; it is merely delaying its fate of destruction.
At this moment, beneath the ruins of Fortress 507, the hidden cave remains serene.
Su Mo sat cross-legged on the Chaos Futon, his body enveloped in a flowing light membrane, completely unaffected by the flames of war outside. He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze reflecting the bloodstains and broken blades remaining in the ruins outside, but he remained unmoved, glancing at them only once before returning to his cultivation in tranquility.
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Eight million years later.
"Boom..."
With a deafening roar, the entire Iron Arm Mountain Range trembled. The protective array of Cloud Dragon Immortal City shattered completely, breaking into pieces like a broken eggshell. Cloud Dragon Immortal City followed in the footsteps of thousands of fortresses, engulfed in flames. The screams of the immortal soldiers and the clash of weapons intertwined into a tragic song of despair.
Even Yunlong Zhenxian, a perfected third-grade Zhenxian, couldn't escape. He only managed to self-destruct his divine soul at the last moment, causing the two fourth-grade Zhenxian to pay a price.
Of course, for Su Mo, this was just a trivial episode in his long life, which made him pause for a few moments before he stopped caring too much about it.
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Time flies, and soon another 250 billion years have passed.
As the last petal of the Nirvana Fire Lotus transformed into a purple-gold torrent within his natal cosmic sea, and was completely devoured by trillions of cells within the cosmic sea, a dragon-like hum suddenly erupted from Su Mo's body. The light membrane clinging to his skin abruptly lit up, and the purple-gold patterns flowed as if they had come alive, ultimately condensing into profound primordial runes, embedding themselves into every inch of his flesh and blood, and every wisp of his soul.
At this moment, the Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body, though not yet perfected, has already traversed more than half of the path to great achievement. The dark golden luster flowing around his body is as deep as an abyss; even the slightest movement creates ripples of rules, its defensive strength sufficient to withstand a direct hit from a quasi-Golden Immortal artifact. Within his natal sea of time, the Twelve-Petal Primordial Dao Lotus floats quietly, the True Immortal Laws inscribed on its petals becoming increasingly condensed, forming a perfect closed loop with Su Mo's immortal body and divine soul, every gesture carrying a natural Daoist charm.
"That's about it. We can begin the plan with Qingxu now."
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