Free Web NovelChapter 511: Chapter 7: Primordial’s Contingency, Attaining the Celestial Realms Today
With this in mind, the Blind Daoist slowly exhaled. In a single thought, he returned to the Beginning of Ancient Times.
"Fellow Daoist, I need to borrow your body and soul."
He spoke with a smile to the world’s first wisp of Nine Yang Essence Qi, and then pointed to the world’s first measure of longevity.
"I need to borrow your body and soul as well."
Two True Spirits shattered and dissipated, and two incarnations instantly took their place as the flow of Years shifted.
’No, that’s still not safe enough,’ the Blind Daoist muttered to himself. He looked down at the earth beneath his feet and dug out a Daoist who was hiding deep underground.
"Fellow Daoist..."
Zhenyuan Zi was on the verge of tears.
"Great Celestial Venerable, I didn’t see anything... I’ve always kept to myself and never stepped out of line! My body and soul are rotten—rotten!"
The Blind Daoist chuckled in spite of himself.
"I will not be using your body and soul, Fellow Daoist. I only hope you might be able to lend me some assistance."
Zhenyuan Zi breathed a sigh of relief, only to let out a long sigh a moment later, as if he could see a thousand calamities about to befall him. He bowed and said with a defeated air,
"I accept the Great Celestial Venerable’s Decree."
The Blind Daoist nodded. He walked to another period within the Beginning of Ancient Times, arriving at Jade Capital Mountain.
"Second Master!"
A young boy quickly bowed in greeting.
He smiled and said softly,
"Take this for now."
As he spoke, a Great Banner materialized in the Blind Daoist’s hand, and he passed it to the boy.
"This is the Heaven-Opening Banner. It is the Supreme Treasure that my incarnation, Pangu, used during the Creation of Heaven and Earth. It can be considered a Heaven-Opening Transformation. Shaking it allows one to pierce through the Years."
After a pause, the Daoist continued in a low voice,
"Now, I will speak, and you will listen."
.........
「Current World, Eastern Immortal Court.」
Lu Xuan felt numb with shock.
’Nine Nether?’
’Hongjun Daoist?’
’How come I don’t know any of this myself?’
He was completely baffled. A thunderclap seemed to explode in his chest, yet his expression remained as calm as a placid lake, showing no sign of turmoil.
He stared at the seven approaching [near-Daluo] beings. Including the Barefoot Great Immortal, a total of eight [near-Daluo] had gathered here.
If nothing unexpected happened, then all the strongest experts of this era were now here!
’Nine Nether... Hongjun Daoist...’
As a thousand thoughts raced through his mind, a faint smile appeared on Lu Xuan’s extremely aged face.
"So, all of you want me to surrender without a fight... What if I refuse?"
The Charming Demonic Fox spoke slowly,
"Profound Clarity Celestial Venerable, you must be joking. Your methods are indeed mystical, to have withered the Barefoot Immortal’s body in a single instant. But..."
She let out a delicate laugh.
"Even if all eight of us near-Daluo were to wither, you would still be no match for us, would you, Profound Clarity Celestial Venerable?"
The Five Ghost Emperors now stood in five cardinal directions, seemingly activating a grand formation that made it feel as if Yin and Yang themselves were descending.
Meanwhile, the Victorious Fighting Buddha spoke with indifference,
"As per Hongjun Daoist’s instructions, I will not harm you. I simply need you to surrender and cooperate with the Demon Ancestor to force out the one known as the Goddess. That is all."
Lu Xuan’s pupils shrank slightly. He gave the Victorious Fighting Buddha a long, hard look, and a sense of understanding dawned on him.
’Is that [Hongjun Daoist] trying to tip me off?’
The Five Ghost Emperors also spoke up at this moment,
"Supreme Profound Clarity, give up the struggle. Don’t delude yourself into thinking someone will come to your aid. We have been waiting here for you for two years since our descent. You have nowhere to run. Force out the Goddess, and we will grant you your freedom!"
Lu Xuan lowered his eyelids slightly and was suddenly struck by a realization. A past memory had changed—one from the Beginning of Ancient Times, on Jade Capital Mountain.
In his memory, his Second Master had bestowed a treasure upon him and told him certain things about the [Current World]. The real and the illusory had merged, truth and falsehood had collided.
A [future] that might have happened in the [past] had been solidified into reality...
’So that’s how it is.’
Lu Xuan understood everything in a flash. He could feel a new Supreme Treasure within his Spiritual World, and his heart pounded in his chest.
’The Heaven-Opening Transformation, the very instrument of creation...’
Lu Xuan raised his head, gazed at the eight [near-Daluo], and suddenly smiled.
"So you all came here for the Goddess..."
He glanced to the side and, mustering the last of his strength, hurled Chong Shanhu and the others—all wrapped in the Two Realms Cloth—in the direction of Taishan.
Then, Lu Xuan put his palms together, lowered his gaze, and said slowly,
"Actually, I have yet to reach the Celestial Realms."
The eight near-Daluo froze, then recoiled in horror. Peering at him closely, they were astonished to discover that this withered old man truly didn’t seem to be at the [Celestial Realms] level!!
He wasn’t at the Celestial Realms level, yet he could battle a [near-Daluo] at the Fifth Level of the Celestial Realms and had even come close to felling the Barefoot Immortal. This...
The Victorious Fighting Buddha exclaimed in amazement,
"I thought that I, having achieved [Upper Grade Immortal], was the greatest master of the weak defeating the strong. But I never imagined that you, Supreme Profound Clarity, would be even more ferocious than I am!"
After a pause, he chuckled.
"But that’s of no use now. You’re completely depleted, and you don’t have the ability to reach the Celestial Realms in an instant..."
"Who says I don’t?"
A gentle smile appeared on Lu Xuan’s face as he sighed.
"This has been quite a successful fishing trip."
The near-Daluo were stunned for a moment before it dawned on them. ’He’s saying he was... fishing?’
The Charming Demonic Fox chuckled lightly.
"Profound Clarity Celestial Venerable, this is hardly the time for empty boasts, is it? You’re depleted. Where would you find the strength to ascend to the Celestial Realms? You must be..."
In the next moment, a profound and mysterious Dao Rhyme pulsed from Lu Xuan’s body. There were seven strands in total. Six of them fell upon the Fox Demon and the Five Ghost Emperors,
dragging them down into the same state as him. Their bodies withered, their Physiques riddled with grievous wounds from the passage of Years. It was a miserable sight!
And the seventh strand of Dao Rhyme landed on the Victorious Fighting Buddha, but this time, it was different.
This time, Lu Xuan was [equalizing] himself with the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
A Yuanrong aura enveloped him. His Physique instantly returned to a state of Perfection, and the grievous wounds from the Years vanished completely. His white hair turned black, and his aged face gradually grew young again!
Lu Xuan transformed from a decrepit old man on the verge of death into a middle-aged man, then a young man, then a youth of sixteen or seventeen,
before finally stopping at the appearance of a two or three-year-old child.
"How can this be?"
Little Lu Xuan was vexed for a moment, but then he understood and looked at the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
"You’re still in your infancy? What being are you, to have such a long base lifespan?"
After a pause, Little Lu Xuan chuckled.
"Ah, well. No matter..."
He struck out, attacking in all directions.
"Come! Come and fight me!"
It wasn’t just him.
In that instant, across All Realms and all worlds, countless beings suddenly looked up and spoke with a smile:
"Come! Come and fight me!"
The Infinite other-selves he had manifested upon achieving Upper Grade Immortal, now empowered by the Innate Immortal state he had additionally gained as an [Innate Divine Demon],
all became Innate Immortals!
’Almost there, just a little more...’
Before the terrified eyes of the Five Ghost Emperors and the Charming Demonic Fox,
a brilliant light erupted from Lu Xuan’s body.
He threw a punch, his fist seeming to contain all worlds and realms, and clashed with the Victorious Fighting Buddha. The immense power of their collision surged outward, shattering the barriers between all the different realms!
Lu Xuan smiled.
"Many thanks to you, Buddha, for your help!"
With that, he gazed upon the Celestial Myriad Realms, which had briefly appeared before him now that all barriers were gone. He faced his Infinite other-selves. Their minds were one and the same—they were him, and he was them. They merged into a single being!
[Celestial Realms], First Level, achieved. Celestial flowers rained down from the heavens.
But it didn’t stop there.
The three hundred sixty-five realms around his body had already been pioneered, allowing him to enter the Second Level. Golden Lotuses bloomed from the ground.
The process of Reversing the Innate had long since begun, allowing him to enter the Third Level. A thousand auspicious omens manifested.
He had long possessed an Innate Physique, allowing him to enter the Fourth Level. All manner of wonders appeared.
Little Lu Xuan smiled and spoke in a childish voice,
"So, everyone... how about now?"
His voice rose majestically, echoing throughout the magnificent world that the Ancestor Star had become!
One great figure after another opened their eyes. Countless gazes turned toward him, only to see...
A child who looked no older than two or three was cutting down the Charming Demonic Fox, smashing the Barefoot Great Immortal to pieces, sweeping through the Five Ghost Emperors, and finally locking in a desperate battle with the Lord of Buddha Land, fighting until the very heavens and earth grew dark!
"Am I... seeing things?"
On the slopes of Taishan, Zhuge Shang rubbed his eyes and stared again.
The chaotic secrets of the heavens vaguely indicated that this truly was a two- or three-year-old child, not just an illusion of form!
"This is insane! Insane!" Zhuge Shang felt his head spin.
Meanwhile, near the Demon Country, an actual toddler glanced over, her gaze piercing the void as she exclaimed in surprise,
"Hey, how come he looks exactly like me? Did Mom have another baby behind my back? But Dad’s been missing for years, hasn’t he? Don’t tell me..."
The little girl, who carried a large sack of Innate Chestnuts and wore her hair in two pigtails, sucked in a sharp breath, her expression growing heavy with worry.
After a long while, she stared at the little child who was fighting the Great Buddha all the way from the east to the west, and muttered worriedly,
"Cause and Effect shows that he’s definitely a close blood relative. He looks younger than me, too. Is he my baby brother?"
"What the hell!"
