454: Battlefield of Eternal Calamity

Xuanhuang Great World, inside the boundary wall.

The surrounding space rippled slightly as Gu Changge and Xing Tianao stepped out from the chaotic void, once again treading upon the earth of this world.

Pure and peaceful Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi instantly enveloped the two, dispelling the dead silence and oppression brought from beyond the boundary.

Below, the mountains and rivers were magnificent, and the sea of clouds churned—a scene full of vitality, forming a sharp contrast with the shattered and withered fragments of the Immortal Realm outside.

Xing Tianao took a deep breath, feeling the familiar scent of his homeland. His tense mind finally relaxed slightly, but when he looked at the white-robed figure before him, the shock and reverence in his eyes had not diminished in the slightest.

"Just how strong is His Honor?"

Gu Changge stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping across the vast world beneath his feet. Deep within his calm eyes, an imperceptible trace of solemnity flickered.

He turned to look at the still-emotional Xing Tianao beside him and spoke:

"Tianao."

His voice was flat, yet it instantly made Xing Tianao restrain all stray thoughts. He bowed and stood at attention: "Your Honor, your subordinate is here."

"Although the two people who came this time have been dealt with, from the information obtained from their remnant souls, the Immortal Domain is no pure land."

"In the eyes of true Immortal Realm forces, those two just now were nothing more than pawns.

Today, two True Immortals may come; tomorrow, it might be Earth Immortals, or even Heavenly Immortals arriving in person."

Xing Tianao's mind suddenly tightened as a heavy pressure, like a mountain, bore down on him.

He knew Gu Changge never spoke falsely; this was by no means alarmist talk.

"The power of the Xuanhuang Great World is still too weak!"

Gu Changge withdrew his gaze and looked at Xing Tianao.

"The true storm may still be ahead. Relying on the strength of one person alone, one can protect for a moment, but it is difficult to protect for ten thousand generations."

"Since the Dao Zang Academy has opened and the world's heroes have gathered, cultivate them as quickly as possible."

"Your subordinate obeys Your Honor's decree! I will not fail your trust and will temper an unbreakable backbone for our Xuanhuang!"

"Go then." Gu Changge nodded slightly.

Understanding the intent, Xing Tianao bowed once more and turned into a streak of light, flying toward the Dao Zang Academy.

After Xing Tianao left, Gu Changge took a step forward, and his figure vanished into the clouds.

In the next moment, he had returned to that familiar Purple Bamboo forest.

At Zizhu Peak, everything remained the same.

A gentle breeze blew past, causing thousands of Purple Bamboo stalks to sway with a soft rustling sound, peaceful and serene.

"System, sign in."

Gu Changge murmured in his heart, starting his daily mandatory task: signing in.

"Ding! Sign-in successful!"

"Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a cultivation reward of 10,000 years!"

"Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 10 portions of World Origin!"

"Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Secret Realm: Myriad Tribulations Battlefield!"

As the System's notification sounds rang out one after another, Gu Changge's gaze swept over the cultivation reward and fixed on the last two items.

"More World Origin?"

"And the Myriad Tribulations Battlefield? What is this?"

With a slight thought, he looked at the reward description.

The Myriad Tribulations Battlefield is a special space-time, trial-type Chaos artifact.

Its core functions are the manipulation of time flow and combat trials.

It contains phantoms of myriad races; life-and-death combat can temper everything, and defeat does not result in true death.

One day outside can equal one hundred days inside, and it can also be adjusted in reverse, making the internal time flow much slower than the outside.

The Host can freely divide internal regions and set different time flow rates that do not interfere with each other.

"Sounds pretty good!" Gu Changge muttered to himself.

His Divine Sense, like invisible water, quietly flowed into the Myriad Tribulations Battlefield.

In an instant, it was as if he had stepped into another vast world.

The mountains and rivers here were no less magnificent than those of the Xuanhuang Great World, the Spiritual Qi was even more pure and majestic, and the movement of the sun, moon, and stars naturally contained Dao Rhyme.

Phantoms of countless races from Foundation Establishment to the Great Emperor Realm were condensed as if real, emitting varying degrees of Battle Intent and pressure—it was truly a complete world born for battle.

With a shift of his mind, the time flow in one area suddenly accelerated, reaching a hundred times that of the outside world.

In another area, it was nearly stagnant. Territories could be divided at will, and rules were determined by his heart.

"Not bad."

Withdrawing his Divine Sense, Gu Changge's eyes were filled with understanding.

A trial world more vast and bountiful than the Xuanhuang Great World.

This item was practically tailor-made for the Azure Profound Sect's current situation!

"It seems the System also feels that the strength of the Xuanhuang Great World needs to be bolstered."

"With this realm, it will be enough for the Elders and Disciples of the Azure Profound Sect to rapidly increase their strength."

Gu Changge pondered for a moment.

"I'll just connect the entrance of the Myriad Tribulations Battlefield to the Azure Cloud Secret Realm and hide it, then let them go in and toss about."

His mind made up, Gu Changge looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the endless void.

He whispered to himself in a calm voice.

"System, open the personal panel."

Host: Gu Changge

Identity: Azure Profound Sect, Zizhu Peak Master

Cultivation: True Immortal Realm, Ninth Heaven (Stored Cultivation: 31.3 million years) [Stored cultivation can be extracted at any time]

Cultivation Technique: Hongmeng Primordial Formula

Divine Abilities: Eye of Illusory Breaking, Word is Law, Untouchable by All Techniques, Invincible Domain (Range: 100 million miles radius; within the Domain, everything can be suppressed with a single thought)

Great Dao Laws: Time Law, Space Law

Physique: Hongmeng Divine Body

Special Items: Small World (Currently comparable to the size of ten Xuanhuang Worlds)

Skills: Alchemy (Immortal Rank), Artifact Refining (Immortal Rank), Formation (Immortal Rank), Talisman (Immortal Rank), Puppet (Immortal Rank)... Disciples: Xiao Ruobai (Early Stage Saint Realm), Fang Hanyu (Saint Realm), Ling Xi (Peak Saint Realm), Qin Yuechen (Peak King Realm)

Gu Changge looked at the mountain of mundane items within the System space.

Supreme Emperor Weapons, Innate Spirit Marrow, undying divine medicine, divine gold and immortal materials, top-grade fine wine, various Medicinal Pills, even great emperor dao fruits... It was time to clear out the inventory. Thinking of this, with a wave of his hand, Gu Changge took out a portion of the treasures and quietly placed them in some hidden or challenging spots within the Myriad Tribulations Battlefield.

"The things are given to you; it's up to you to explore for yourselves!"

Then, with a light lift of his fingertip, the chaotic artifact carrying the Myriad Tribulations Battlefield merged soundlessly into the void.

In the next instant, it had perfectly integrated with the Azure Cloud Secret Realm at the core of the Sect, turning into a seemingly ordinary but internally vast vortex entrance deep within the Secret Realm. The entrance was shrouded in mist, its Dao Rhyme naturally concealed.

Next, a Divine Thought containing only information about the Myriad Tribulations Battlefield was precisely transmitted into the Seas of Consciousness of the five Old Ancestors and Xuan Yangzi.

Deep within the Azure Cloud Secret Realm.

The five Old Ancestors were in secluded cultivation when their bodies suddenly stiffened!

The information forcibly surging into their Seas of Consciousness caused their thoughts to instantly come to a halt.

An independent, complete trial world that even surpassed the Xuanhuang Great World?

Controllable time flow?

Endless war phantoms of myriad races from Foundation Establishment to the Great Emperor Realm, available for life-and-death combat without the worry of true death?

This information was too shocking, completely overturning their understanding.

Five powerful auras fluctuated uncontrollably. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with unmaskable shock and disbelief.

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