allonlinenovel Chapter 1026 The Nine Realms Immortal War Begins
Chapter 1026 The Nine Realms Immortal War Begins
Time flies, and another three thousand Chaos Eras have passed.
The chaos in the Azure Spirit Sea had long since subsided, and the murderous aura that once permeated the universe gradually dissipated like the tide. The entire Azure Spirit Sea fell into an unusual tranquility—the calm before the storm. The air was filled with the oppressive atmosphere of an impending rainstorm, and even the wind seemed to carry a silent warning, stirring up tiny ripples of law as it swept through the void.
Inside the quiet room of Jiuling Manor.
Su Mo slowly opened his closed eyes. At first, chaotic energy and purple-gold divine light intertwined and surged in his eyes, as if two miniature universes were being created and destroyed within them. In an instant, they settled into a clear, still well, so deep that they could reflect the phantoms of all things in heaven and earth.
"There are only ten thousand years left before the start of the Nine Realms Immortal War. It is time to summon back all the illusory spirits that have been traveling outside."
The battlefield of the Nine Realms Immortal War is set on the Nine Realms Continent, a Golden Immortal-level continent jointly created by the nine Immortal Golden Immortals. That continent is heavily fortified by the nine Immortal Golden Immortals, its rules in disarray, and its spatial barriers as hard as the bodies of the Immortal Golden Immortals themselves. Once one enters, their spatial coordinates are blocked by these restrictions. Unless he summons his illusory avatar beforehand to accompany him into the Nine Realms Continent, he will be unable to summon his clone to his side within the continent, significantly diminishing his overall combat strength.
next second...
Suddenly, ripples spread through the quiet room, like the surface of a lake tossed with pebbles, spreading out in layers. Within these ripples, countless illusory figures of the creation and destruction of the universe could be vaguely seen. One after another, ethereal figures flashed through the ripples. Some were dressed in coarse linen, some in black armor, and some dressed as scholars. Their faces varied greatly, including handsome young men, white-bearded old men, and refined scholars. The immortal energy surrounding them was either powerful or restrained, but all carried the same chaotic fluctuations from the same source. Like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, they quickly merged into Su Mo's body without leaving a trace.
Ten breaths later, all 1,499 illusory spirit bodies that had been searching for resources returned without exception. Su Mo's aura surged in an instant, erupting like a volcano and soaring into the heavens, only to recede in a flash, returning to silence. The True Immortal power within his body became increasingly condensed and profound, as if it had fused together all the insights, combat experience, and immense power accumulated from his more than a thousand avatars, transforming them into a part of his own foundation. This made his aura even more unfathomable, like an ancient dragon hidden in the abyss, still until it moves, and then its power is earth-shattering.
This time, Su Mo did not intend to leave any illusory spiritual body in the outside world. Nowadays, below the level of Immortal Golden Immortal, basically no one can truly threaten his life—even if he encounters an opponent he cannot defeat, it is not difficult for him to leave if he is determined to do so; at most, he will only have to pay the price of some immortal crystals or true immortal medicine.
If an Immortal Golden Immortal were to attack him, all his backup plans would be in vain. The difference between an Immortal Golden Immortal and a Half-Step Golden Immortal, though only half a step, is worlds apart. The gap is several times deeper than the chasm between a Ninth-Rank True Immortal and a First-Rank True Immortal, something he cannot currently contend with. Leaving an avatar outside is merely a way of weakening his power.
If one day, due to the lack of assistance from a few illusory spirit bodies, the half-step Golden Immortal who was about to be devoured escapes, he will surely regret it so much that he will beat his chest in despair.
Then, with a thought, Su Mo caused the thirty-sixth-grade Primordial Black Lotus beneath him to sway gently, its petals closing layer by layer, like a black bud about to bloom. Finally, it transformed into a stream of chaotic light, which he absorbed into the depths of his natal sea of time, where it resonated with the lotus platform of the Heart of the Universe, emitting a warm halo.
At the same time, he dispersed the long river of time that lingered in the quiet room. The flowing fragments of time gradually dissipated, and the flow of time returned to normal. The time outside and inside finally flowed in sync, without any deviation.
Having done all this, Su Mo slowly rose and walked towards the exit of the meditation room. He didn't plan to spend the remaining ten thousand years in seclusion cultivating.
After eight hundred chaotic eras of seclusion, his mind constantly focused on cultivation, even with the strength of his divine soul, he couldn't help but feel somewhat weary. It was time to step out of the meditation room, allow his tense divine sense to relax for a moment, and experience the atmosphere of Nine Spirits Manor.
Moreover, even with time acceleration, a mere ten thousand years wouldn't be enough to refine a seventh-grade true immortal medicine. For him, who has already reached the seventh level of the Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body, this amount of time wouldn't even allow him to improve his cultivation by the slightest. It would be better for him to completely abandon cultivation and calmly await the arrival of the Nine Realms Immortal War.
The stone door to the meditation room slowly opened before him, making a dull creak. Sunlight from outside, carrying a faint ethereal aura, streamed in, falling like scattered gold onto his plain Taoist robe, reflecting the faint, chaotic patterns on the fabric.
The subtle sounds of plants growing within the villa reached his ears, and the fresh air filled his nostrils, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees and a long-lost sense of vitality and freedom. Su Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, savoring the tranquility, a faint smile playing on his lips.
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Spring comes and autumn goes, and the millennia flow slowly in the rare tranquility of the Azure Spirit Sea. Flowers bloom and wither, clouds roll and unroll, and the scenery of the Nine Spirits Manor changes with the seasons, yet it always maintains a sense of peace, as if the hustle and bustle of the outside world has nothing to do with this place.
Inside the stone pavilion in the center of the lake at Jiuling Mountain Villa.
Su Mo sat on a warm, white jade stool, his fingertips lightly twirling a crystal wine cup. The cup's translucent surface reflected his serene face. The immortal wine within was as clear as amber, shimmering with a faint golden light. An intensely rich, almost tangible, immortal aura wafted from the cup—just a sip of its fragrance was enough to save a celestial immortal from ten thousand years of arduous cultivation. This was the superior immortal wine, "Myriad Spirits Immortal Wine," brought by Yu Yuan from the Star Sea Merchant Guild. It was brewed from the essence of ten thousand kinds of spiritual roots, making it incomparably precious.
He took a small sip, the celestial wine transforming into a warm current that nourished his soul. Su Mo's gaze fell upon the rippling lake outside the pavilion, watching the colorful koi carp darting and playing among the emerald lotus leaves, their tail fins slicing through the water, creating ripples. Their expressions were relaxed and serene, as if they were just ordinary reclusive cultivators, detached from worldly affairs, simply enjoying this tranquility.
Behind him, ten maids from the manor stood with their heads bowed. Their simple palace dresses accentuated their slender figures, and their auras were calm and composed. They were all at the ninth rank of the Foundation Establishment stage.
Although these maids were only bought temporarily to make do, and their status in Su Mo's heart was far inferior to that of Gu Tong and others who had always stayed in his natal universe, Su Mo had not mistreated them during these eight hundred-plus Chaos Eras. The resources he bestowed upon them were enough to drive some fifth or sixth-grade Void Immortals crazy.
If they hadn't advanced to the Void Immortal realm, they would have been forced to participate in the Nine Realms Immortal War. They have already broken through to the Void Immortal realm.
Suddenly, Su Mo seemed to sense something. His hand holding the wine cup paused slightly, and he looked up into the void. On the once clear sky, faint streams of light flickered, and an overwhelming pressure that transcended the universe was slowly descending. He slowly put down the glass wine cup in his hand, the bottom of the cup touching the stone table with a crisp sound, breaking the tranquility of the stone pavilion. He said softly, "They've arrived."
The words trailed off.
"Boom..."
The entire Cangling Sea suddenly trembled violently, as if some terrifying behemoth had torn through space. The void at the center of the Cangling Sea burst open, and a colossal immortal gate appeared out of thin air—a gate towering for hundreds of millions of eons, even larger than a fifth-level True Immortal continent. Intricate cloud patterns and True Immortal runes were carved on the gate frame, and the two characters "Nine Domains" shone brightly above the gate, radiating an aura of majesty that suppressed eternity. Endless divine light radiated from within the immortal gate, cascading down like a waterfall, dyeing half the sky crimson and illuminating the Cangling Sea in a dazzling display.
Any cultivator above the Void Immortal Realm, no matter where they are in the Azure Spirit Sea, can clearly see the massive immortal gate floating in the sky and feel the summoning power originating from the Nine Domains Continent. Their immortal power trembles slightly, as if echoing the distant battlefield.
Su Mo stood up, turned around and looked at the ten maids behind him. His voice was gentle but carried an undeniable authority: "You all take good care of the manor and keep the protective array tightly closed. No one may enter without my personal presence."
"I will obey my master's orders."
The ten maids bowed in unison and responded, their voices clear and crisp like jade striking each other.
Su Mo said no more. With a slight movement, he disappeared into the stone pavilion like an ink droplet merging into water, leaving not a trace of his presence.
next moment......
Inside the Immortal City Guard camp of Yunlong Immortal City, a figure clad in standard immortal armor suddenly looked up, a profound light flashing in his eyes, completely different from that of ordinary Void Immortals. It was Su Mo's divine consciousness avatar that had infiltrated the Immortal City Guard—at this moment, the power of his true self had quietly merged into it, giving this avatar, originally only a ninth-grade Void Immortal, a profound and dignified aura, like an ancient sword concealed in its sheath, seemingly ordinary, yet harboring hidden sharpness.
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After tea time.
The sky above the military camp suddenly darkened, as if shrouded by a giant curtain, casting shadows over the entire camp. Looking up, a colossal divine vessel stretching three thousand light-years in the air hovered in mid-air. Its hull was like a piece of white jade carved from millennia-old ice, spotless and immaculate. Lifelike white dragons were engraved on its surface—their heads held high, their whiskers flowing, their scales shimmering with a chilling light in the dim light, as if they would burst through the wall at any moment, soaring through the clouds and flying high into the heavens.
This was none other than the Cloud Dragon Immortal's mount, the Cloud Dragon Immortal Boat, a quasi-third-grade True Immortal artifact. The oppressive aura emanating from the boat was as heavy as an abyss, causing the Void Immortals below to hold their breath and instinctively lower their heads, not daring to look directly at it.
Immediately afterwards, a majestic voice emanated from the center of the divine ship, carrying the power of the laws of a third-grade True Immortal. It swept through the entire military camp like thunder, and every word was clearly imprinted in the ears of all the cultivators: "All soldiers, quickly board the immortal ship and follow me to the Nine Domains Continent."
"I will obey the Lord's decree!"
Tens of millions of Void Immortals and tens of thousands of Celestial Immortals responded in unison, their voices converging into a torrent that shot straight into the void. Immediately afterwards, led by a group of celestial immortal generals with steady auras, squads of Void Immortal soldiers clad in standard immortal armor marched in neat formations, stepping onto the cloud dragon immortal ship in the sky via the condensed immortal light staircase. Their movements were orderly and without the slightest chaos.
Su Mo mingled in the crowd, his pace unhurried, indistinguishable from the surrounding immortals. Only when his gaze swept over the dragon patterns on the immortal boat did a subtle, almost imperceptible, understanding flicker across his face.
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Less than half an hour later.
In the vast Cloud Dragon Immortal City, not a single Void Immortal or higher-level expert could be found. All qualified cultivators had already boarded the ship, leaving only a few Immortal Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators and below in the entire city, who gazed at the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship in the sky and whispered among themselves.
Immediately afterward, the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship erupted in a burst of white light, and the engraved white dragons seemed to come alive, emitting deafening roars that echoed through the heavens. The giant ship slowly turned its course, its bow pointing directly at the center of the Azure Spirit Sea. Then, it transformed into a dazzling white light, tearing through the sky with a sonic boom, hurtling towards the massive immortal gate suspended in the heavens, leaving a brilliant trail before disappearing into the horizon.
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