657: Chapter 657 The Immortal Path Appears

Wang Zhan raised his hand to wipe the blood and grime from his face. Although his Emperor's body was weary, the light in the depths of his eyes grew increasingly blazing.

He leaned his Imperial Weapon against the Void Realm, watching the orderly formation of Azure Profound Sect Disciples escorting captives, and looking at the steady figures of Xuan Yangzi and the others standing in the sky.

He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse yet every word clear: "Only after today's battle do I know the vastness of heaven and earth, and the distance of the Dao path."

Yuan Tiangang withdrew his True Body of the Demon Emperor. The blood on his body had not yet dried; hearing this, he nodded: "Previously trapped in the Great Emperor Realm, I actually thought it was the end. Looking at it now, it is but a handful of soil before the gate of the Immortal Path."

Ling Canglan picked up the broken fragments of his Imperial Sword, his fingertips stroking the cold blade, his eyes filled with determination: "The gap is large, but it is not unbridgeable. What we saw today shall be the lamp for our path ahead."

The group of Great Emperors looked at each other in silence, yet they all saw the same thing in each other's eyes.

It was a heart for seeking the Dao that had been reignited and burned even more fiercely after their pride had been crushed.

Above the Great Emperor, there was still such a vast world. The combat power they were proud of was merely a starting point in the face of the True Immortal Dao.

They were no longer the high-and-mighty Peak of the Xuanhuang World, but seekers of the Dao standing at the starting point of the Immortal Path. Today's shock and tempering had become the most precious marks on their Dao path.

Gu Changge stood atop the Zizhu Peak, taking in everything below.

"The heat is just about right."

He whispered to himself, his voice dissipating into the drifting clouds at the Peak.

It was time to pave that road leading to the true sea of stars for this world that had already been tempered to a sharp edge.

He flicked his fingertips, and the isolation barrier shrouding the Great Emperors quietly dissipated.

A gentle surge of Origin power slowly fell, landing on Wang Zhan and the others, smoothing over all their injuries and even sorting out the hidden ailments within their dao foundations one by one.

Following that, under the gaze of countless bewildered eyes, at the very zenith of the Xuanhuang Great World's sky, an indescribably brilliant golden light suddenly lit up!

"Look! What is that?!"

Exclamations rose one after another as countless people suddenly raised their hands to point at the sky, their eyes filled with extreme horror and bewilderment.

This golden light was too abrupt, too majestic, instantly drowning out all the clamor of the battlefield.

The golden light was not piercing; instead, it carried a gentle yet overbearing Dao Rhyme, like the first ray of dawn when Chaos first opened, instantly tearing through the remaining smoke of the battlefield and illuminating the world with clarity.

Even more terrifying was that wherever the golden light passed, even the Chaos currents bowed in submission, the Void Realm automatically smoothed its ripples, and even the cracks in the earth below were slowly healing.

A majestic aura of immortal spirits, so vast it was suffocating, poured down like a tsunami, causing the Spiritual Qi concentration of the entire Xuanhuang Great World to instantly explode tenfold!

Everyone looked up, only to feel as if the golden light before them had turned into a boundless sea of stars; they themselves were as tiny as dust, and even their breathing became hurried.

This Aura far exceeded an Immortal King, and even surpassed all their perceptions of power!

The heart for cultivation that had just been ignited was instantly washed even more blazing by this extreme pressure and yearning.

Countless fine Immortal Dao runes surged from the golden light like stars across the sky, interweaving, flowing, and condensing in the heavens, finally transforming into a ladder to heaven that spanned across the world!

The grandeur of the Immortal Path was far beyond imagination.

Stretching across the sky like a bridge connecting the Mortal Realm and the Immortal Domain, its majestic Aura made heaven and earth lose their color.

Merely by existing there, it caused the spatial structure of the Xuanhuang World to let out overburdened groans and caused time to produce slight turbulence around it.

The Immortal Path was automatically layered with clear distinctions; the lower sections were shrouded in mist, where trial phantoms of the True Immortal and Earth Immortal Realms could be vaguely seen.

As the light screens flowed, trial scenes of basic dao foundation tempering and immortal power transformation could be seen, suitable for the local Cultivators of Xuanhuang to enter the Immortal Path.

The middle layer was filled with blazing immortal light and the Dao Rhyme of the Heavenly Immortal and Immortal Lord levels; the trial phantoms included scenes of Law collisions and Secret Realm explorations, making it an excellent place for advanced Cultivation;

The high layer was hidden within Chaos, only occasionally leaking a trace of pressure that made even Great Emperors' hearts palpitate, and was locked by an invisible layer of Origin power.

The entire Xuanhuang World, gazing at the heavenly path that had suddenly appeared in the sky, fell into an absolute, vacuum-like dead silence.

All sounds vanished, and even the wind froze.

Billions of living beings—whether ignorant children, Great Emperors who shook the world, or those immortal Cultivators of the Hundred Immortals Alliance who had become captives and had broader horizons—

All were as if struck by a binding spell, staring blankly and absent-mindedly at that indescribable 'Dao Trace' in the sky.

Their brains were blank, their cognition completely washed away, leaving only the most primitive and pure—shock and awe.

That was the truest reaction of life's instinct when facing an 'absolute existence' that far exceeded one's own scope of understanding.

The dead silence continued to spread as the gazes of billions of beings were deathly glued to the Immortal Path spanning heaven and earth, even forgetting to regulate their breathing.

This kind of trial path encompassing True Immortals to unknown Realms, this kind of great power that could cause Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to surge tenfold, fundamentally exceeded all their imaginations of 'power.'

Heavenly Secret Master leaned on his Imperial Weapon, his whole body trembling violently; the lingering fatigue on his Emperor's body was instantly replaced by wild joy and awe.

The residual Origin power in his palm resonated from afar with the Dao Rhyme emitted by the Immortal Path, and an absurd yet incomparably clear thought suddenly crashed into his mind: "This road, this road was definitely not born naturally from heaven and earth!"

This thought was like a thunderclap exploding in his Sea of Consciousness, immediately spreading to the hearts of Yuan Tiangang, Ling Canglan, and all the other Great Emperors.

"Are you saying that such a Heavenly Immortal path was actually forged by man?!"

Right at this moment, a gentle yet incomparably heavy voice, not transmitted through the air and not relying on any power, directly resounded in the deepest part of every living being's Divine Soul.

It was Gu Changge's voice, calm and without ripples, yet carrying the supreme majesty of looking down upon all living beings, like the resonance of the Heavenly Dao, each word weighing a thousand tons, striking the heart of every listener:

"Beings of Xuanhuang."

With just four words, all the clamor was instantly silenced.

"Today, you have seen the vastness of the Immortal Dao and know your own insignificance. With realization in your hearts and determination in your wills, this is the beginning of the Dao path."

Gu Changge's voice rang out slowly.

"This battle is to warn the world that there is a heaven beyond heaven, and there are immortals beyond immortals. Working behind closed doors makes one ultimately a frog at the bottom of a well; arrogant self-importance inevitably leads to disaster."

These words contained no impassioned reproaches or deliberate preaching, yet they were more piercing than any sharp blade.

Everyone's heart shook as they recalled their previous pride and narrow-mindedness, and remembered their pathetic state and the shock during the great battle. All showed expressions of shame, while only the determination in their eyes grew clearer.

Those kneeling captives of the Hundred Immortals Alliance buried their heads even lower, their whole bodies trembling, no longer possessing even half a heart for resistance.

"The Heavenly Dao values life, and it also values progress. Know shame and then be brave; see the worthy and strive to equal them."

Gu Changge's voice paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over all beings, "Now that external threats are temporarily settled, it is the time for internal cultivation."

As his voice fell, he raised his hand and waved lightly. The Immortal Path in the sky suddenly burst forth with even more brilliant light, and the trial phantoms of each layer became increasingly clear.

"This road is named the xuanhuang immortal path."

Gu Changge's voice dropped the final annotation for this most magnificent sight between heaven and earth.

"Any being of my Xuanhuang, regardless of whether they are immortal or mortal, or of what race, may enter for trials. In the trials of the path, life and death are one's own responsibility, and Opportunities are for one to take.

Those with stable dao foundations shall gain immortal power; those with firm wills shall gain Legacies; those with pure Heart-Natures shall gain providence."

Gu Changge's voice completely dissipated, but the billions of beings were still immersed in this awe and shock, not yet having come to their senses.

Right then, countless pieces of Immortal Dao knowledge quietly surged into the Sea of Consciousness of every living being like spring rain nourishing things.

The complete framework of the Immortal Dao system, easy-to-understand basic breathing techniques, secret techniques for stabilizing the dao foundation, the Profound Truths of transforming immortal power...

There was not half a bit of obscurity, as if this knowledge was originally carved in the depths of their Divine Souls; they only needed to concentrate to master it thoroughly.

"It's the Immortal Dao Legacy! It's the complete Immortal Dao Legacy!"

A white-haired old Cultivator was the first to come to his senses. His cloudy eyes burst with blazing light, tears instantly rolling down as he repeatedly bowed toward the sky, his voice choking, "This kindness is greater than building a seven-story pagoda; it is comparable to being born anew!"

Exclamations and gasps instantly swept through the entire Xuanhuang Great World.

Some people clenched their fists tightly, their nails digging into their palms, using the pain to wake themselves up and confirm that everything before them was not a dream.

Those captured Cultivators of the Hundred Immortals Alliance were even more full of horror at this moment.

"This... this is impossible! This kind of Immortal Path, this kind of Legacy method, is unheard of even in the Immortal Domain! Just what kind of existence stands behind this Xuanhuang World?!"

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