Reason, dead end

Considering the damage to the Teleportation Array after annihilating an entire sect, Xiao Fan specifically left a Two-World Gate in the Eternal Immortal Domain.

The other gate he carried with him.

This kind of essential item for home travel, murder, and arson was very necessary to carry around.

Along the way, Xing Daorong grew increasingly afraid. "He's not really going to kill me, is he?"

"Senior, after annihilating the sect, what are your plans?" Xing Daorong asked softly, smiling.

"Is that something you can ask?" Xiao Fan slapped him, leaving a large handprint on his chubby face.

The force was just right, enough to stun him without causing injury, making Xing Daorong spin in a circle, stars twinkling in his eyes.

However, instead of getting angry, Xing Daorong became even more submissive, saying, "Senior, such a vast Kill God Immortal Domain, aren't you planning to take it over?"

"Look, the Killing God Sect is the largest force in the Kill God Immortal Domain. Since you are so confident you can destroy the Killing God Sect, why not seize the Opportunity and claim this Kill God Immortal Domain for yourself?"

"Even if you don't need it, your descendants or disciples and grand-disciples will eventually need a place to Cultivate and live, right? Wouldn't it be wonderful to incorporate this into your sphere of influence?"

Xing Daorong spoke endlessly, explaining the various benefits of controlling the Kill God Immortal Domain to Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan had said he would kill him, so to survive, he had to step forward and prove his worth.

However, Xiao Fan consistently ignored him, which made Xing Daorong feel like he was sitting on pins and needles. "Am I really going to die?"

"Having Cultivated for billions of years, will I not survive the great tribulation of this epoch?"

He couldn't help but recall his experiences, having survived three epochal tribulations, yet he didn't expect to die before this current epoch's tribulation even arrived.

Wait, he seemed to have thought of something!

Yes, the epochal tribulation!

Perhaps this would interest him.

A glimmer of hope rose in Xing Daorong's heart. Everyone wanted to survive the great tribulation, and presumably, this Senior in front of him was no exception.

Therefore, Xing Daorong said, "Senior, the benefits of controlling the Kill God Immortal Domain are countless, such as surviving the great tribulation."

As expected, as soon as Xing Daorong said this, Xiao Fan seriously asked, "You know how to survive the great tribulation?"

Xing Daorong was overjoyed; he had found the right topic!

He quickly said, "This humble one, having barely survived, has also endured three epochal tribulations, so I have some experience."

Xiao Fan had never truly understood the real meaning of the great tribulation, but now that there was a firsthand witness in front of him, he had to learn thoroughly.

"Tell me everything you know," Xiao Fan immediately said.

"Senior, don't you know?" Xing Daorong asked curiously.

"Your cultivation is higher than mine, so you should have lived longer than me."

"Just say what I told you to say, you talk too much nonsense."

"Senior, then my life, will it..."

Xiao Fan smiled kindly, "If you don't speak, do you believe I'll kill you right now?"

Xing Daorong dared not play coy anymore and immediately revealed everything he knew.

"At the end of each epoch, a Saint will appear. This is a common occurrence, and it gives many Primordial Great Luo Cultivators hope of becoming a Saint."

"For them, the end of the epoch is a time to pursue the Opportunity to become a Saint; it is their stage for competition."

"But for Cultivators below the Primordial Great Luo, it is a great disaster."

"I read in the ancient texts of the Killing God Sect that only when the living beings of all realms wither and only one in ten thousand remains will the Opportunity to become a Saint appear."

Xiao Fan was somewhat puzzled. "Could this be the meaning of the great tribulation?"

"Living beings of all realms, one in ten thousand, how many people would die then?"

As if sensing Xiao Fan's confusion, Xing Daorong continued:

"Senior, this is just one aspect."

"There are others?"

"Of course."

Xing Daorong continued, "According to legend, the reason for the great tribulation is that the Divine Tree that nurtured the myriad realms no longer supplies the heavens, and the barriers between realms will weaken, or even disappear."

Xiao Fan knew this; the System had mentioned it to him before.

Xing Daorong continued, "If it were merely that the Divine Tree no longer supplied the myriad realms, we wouldn't expend such great effort to plunder other realms."

"When the Divine Tree no longer supplies the myriad realms, death will descend."

"I don't know if this is true, because that's how it's recorded in the ancient texts."

At this point, Xing Daorong was very serious.

He earnestly said:

"Legend has it that the source of immortality in the Immortal Dao lies in the legendary Divine Tree. The reason we Immortal Dao Cultivators can live forever is that the Immortal Qi nurtured by the Divine Tree contains the secret of eternal life."

"Based on my experience over three epochs, if there are no Immortal Stones, Immortal Pills, or various Heaven And Earth Treasures available for Cultivation, even with my Da Luo Realm cultivation, I would still age."

Xiao Fan couldn't help but be shocked. He said in surprise, "Grand Unity Golden Immortals also age?"

"Yes, but it doesn't matter."

"As long as you plunder enough Immortal Stones, refine enough Immortal Pills, and prepare sufficient Heaven And Earth Treasures, it's very simple to resist the erosion of time."

"Hence, there are cross-realm plundering activities. The more treasures plundered before the great tribulation descends, the greater the probability of survival during the tribulation."

"Of course, only small figures like us need to struggle bitterly. An existence like you, Senior, can easily obtain vast amounts of treasures with a casual move, so naturally, you don't need to worry about these matters."

"Your goal is the Opportunity to become a Saint; you won't linger on these mundane affairs," Xing Daorong said respectfully.

A dignified Grand Unity Golden Immortal calling himself a small person, truly shameless.

"Currently, those low-level Golden Immortal Realm Cultivators who don't understand the truth don't know why they are plundering. When they finally realize, it will already be too late."

"At that time, there will only be plunder and confrontation between people, which is the greatest killing intent during the great tribulation."

Xing Daorong revealed the inside story. Few people currently knew the future direction. By the time they saw the trend, they were already at the edge of a cliff.

A survival crisis!

Xiao Fan listened, lost in thought.

It seems that even a slight change in the Chaos Divine Tree causes the entire world to change with it.

The Chaos Divine Tree merely falling into silence is a great tribulation for all the myriad realms.

If it were truly cut down, wouldn't the Immortal Dao be severed, and the world enter an age of dwindling magic?

Seeing Xiao Fan deep in thought, Xing Daorong said:

"Senior, if you keep me as your lackey, I can handle small tasks like collecting these Heaven And Earth Treasures."

"Even if you don't need the Heaven And Earth Treasures I collect, you can give them to your family, disciples, and grand-disciples."

To save his life, Xing Daorong's words were extremely humble.

He called himself a small person and a lackey, full of the desire to survive.

Xiao Fan couldn't help but laugh; the contrast with Xing Daorong's high-class demeanor when he first appeared was too great.

"I do have a need."

Xing Daorong thought he would survive, and his attitude became even more respectful, his words and actions more humble.

After exiting the teleportation array, the group of four headed straight for the Killing God Sect and soon arrived at its main entrance.

"Senior, do you need me to lead you in?"

"The Killing God Sect is deeply sinful, and I've long disliked it. Senior is a righteous person, and I know you want to destroy the Killing God Sect."

"Before, I had no choice, but now I want to follow in Senior's footsteps and be a good person," Xing Daorong said righteously.

Xiao Fan looked at him disdainfully, raising his right hand, on which the Divine Thunder of Life, Death, Illusion, and Annihilation surged with endless creation and destruction.

"Die!" A detached voice, devoid of emotion, came from Xiao Fan's mouth.

The Divine Thunder in his hand surged, striking directly at Xing Daorong.

Xing Daorong's pupils constricted. "No, you're really killing the donkey after it's done its work!"

"Senior, I'll be your lackey, I'll genuinely be your lackey, please believe me."

"I said you would die; no amount of sweet talk will change the outcome," Xiao Fan said indifferently.

The Divine Thunder of Life, Death, Illusion, and Annihilation fell, directly piercing into his crown, rampaging through him, and shattering his internal organs.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortal's Divine Soul was also entangled by the Death Qi within the Divine Thunder, completely torn apart.

Even his Karma was severed along with it!

Xing Daorong, dead!

The Divine Thunder was too powerful, reducing Xing Daorong to nothing but a pile of dust.

Chen Miaoli looked at the flying dust, her face filled with heartache. "Another Grand Unity Golden Immortal's food gone, what a waste!"

The sudden surge of killing intent startled the people of the Killing God Sect.

Two Golden Immortal Realm gate guards soared into the sky, their eyes flashing with cold light as they looked at the three people in front of them.

One of them said coldly, "Who are you, daring to cause trouble at the gates of my Killing God Sect!"