Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Chapter 1077 Yuanjin Immortal Kingdom

Su Mo's heart jolted. Before that supreme and majestic voice, he, a newly promoted Immortal Golden Immortal, was as insignificant as an ant. The difference between them seemed to be as vast as an endless galaxy, completely on different levels. If the owner of that voice wished, he, a Perfected First-Grade Golden Immortal, would be like a piece of meat on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of the slaughter, without even the slightest strength to resist.

He even had a vague premonition that even if he used all his trump cards and summoned 1,500 illusory spirit bodies to set up the Thousand Gods Formation, the result would not change in the slightest. In front of such an existence, any struggle would be futile, like an ant trying to shake a tree, not even worthy of being looked at by the other party.

In an instant, the slight smugness and pride that had arisen in Su Mo's heart from proving immortality vanished without a trace, as if extinguished by ice water. Compared to the truly top-tier powerhouses of the Ancient Immortal Realm, he, a First-Rank Golden Immortal, was still far, far behind. He was merely a child who had just touched the threshold of immortality, and the road ahead was long and endless.

"Immortal King? Could this be a realm above the Immortal Golden Immortal? And what is that Void Star Abyss?" Su Mo frowned, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. He had searched the soul memories of half-step Golden Immortals like the Primordial Ancestor Lie Xuan, and considered himself quite knowledgeable, but neither the Primordial King Yuan Jin nor the Void Star Abyss had ever appeared in his memories. It was as if they were forbidden secrets deliberately sealed away, leaving not even a trace.

at this time……

"boom......"

Su Mo's sea of ​​consciousness trembled slightly once more, as a vast torrent of information surged in like a burst dam, carrying ancient and majestic Daoist principles, filling his soul in the blink of an eye. It was an explanation of the Immortal King realm, a map of the Void Star Abyss...

An hour later.

Su Mo slowly opened his closed eyes, a hint of realization in them. Just as he had guessed, the Immortal King was a realm beyond the Immortal Golden Immortal, wielding the power of the Eternal Great Dao, which surpassed the Immortal Great Dao. They were true giants standing at the pinnacle of the Ancient Immortal Realm, veritable kings among immortals. They could establish an eternal immortal kingdom within the Ancient Immortal Realm based on their own Great Dao, dominating a region and existing eternally, their mark indelible even by the river of time.

The Immortal King Yuanjin was the founder of the Immortal Kingdom he now resides in. This immortal kingdom has a vast territory, comprising one hundred and twenty-eight star abysses, each containing countless immortal realms, like dazzling stars adorning the chaos. Anyone who breaks through to immortality or attains the Golden Immortal realm within the territory of the Immortal Kingdom will receive an immortal edict left by the Immortal King Yuanjin, instructing them to travel to the star abysses on the kingdom's borders to open up new immortal realms and expand the kingdom's territory.

The Void Abyss is a new domain that was incorporated into the Immortal Kingdom's territory only 100,000 cosmic eras ago, and it is adjacent to the Void Origin Star Abyss where he is currently located. In the past 100,000 cosmic eras, all the newly promoted Immortal Golden Immortals within the Yuanjin Immortal Kingdom have been sent to the Void Abyss to open up Immortal Domains, until this desolate land was completely transformed into a solid bulwark of the Immortal Kingdom.

"It seems I have no choice but to make a trip to the Desolate Star Abyss." A hint of helplessness flashed in Su Mo's eyes. He had thought that once he attained immortality, he could truly roam freely in the Ancient Immortal Realm, unrestrained. However, he did not expect to be taught a lesson as soon as he attained immortality—there are still higher beings above immortality.

The Immortal King's decree is not something he can disobey at present—if he cannot establish an Immortal Realm in the Void Star Abyss within a hundred Chaos Eras, the Immortal Kingdom's will will strip him of his immortal authority, cast him into the Avici Hell, and make him suffer the torment of his soul being burned for eternity. Even escaping the territory of the Immortal Kingdom will be of no use.

From the moment he attained immortality within this immortal kingdom, he was branded with the mark of the Myriad Tribulations Immortal Kingdom, like an invisible shackle. No matter where he hides, he cannot escape the detection of the immortal kingdom's will, unless he can break through to the Golden Immortal realm, attain the Immortal King realm, and break free of the shackles with his own eternal Dao; or he can obtain the protection of another Immortal King and join the ranks of another immortal kingdom.

But how easy is that? The threshold for becoming a Celestial King is extremely high. At the very least, one must have an Immortal Golden Lotus blooming to the ninth grade, condense one's own eternal true meaning, and comprehend the true essence of the Great Dao of "no birth and no death" before being qualified to attempt it. Even with his cheat-like abilities, he had little confidence in achieving Celestial King status within a single cosmic era. As for seeking protection from other Celestial Kings, Su Mo hadn't even considered it—it would simply be a change from being driven by this Myriad Tribulations Celestial King to being enslaved by other Celestial Kings. Apart from the change of master, what difference would there be? It would just be a change of cage.

"However, there's no need to rush. A hundred Chaos Eras should be enough time." Su Mo flicked his fingertips, calculating in his mind. The Void Origin Star Abyss and the Void Silence Star Abyss are adjacent. At the speed of a First-Rank Golden Immortal, if nothing unexpected happens, he can arrive in two or three Chaos Eras at most. And with his cultivation level, he can arrive even faster.

"Now that I have attained immortality, it is time to settle that karmic debt."

As he spoke, Su Mo's gaze suddenly shifted, his eyes like two sharp swords piercing through chaos, fixed on the direction where the Xuanzhen Immortal Realm and the other nine Immortal Realms were located. The helplessness in his eyes faded, replaced by a cold sharpness—three hundred billion years of dormancy, three hundred billion years of forbearance, it was time to make those old guys pay the price.

next second...

Su Mo's figure swayed slightly, and a faint ripple spread across the void around him. He then vanished without a trace, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, leaving only the chaotic area where the immortal spiritual energy had been drained. A faint trace of the primordial Daoist charm remained, proving that an immortal golden immortal had once been born here.

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Spring goes and autumn comes, flowers bloom and wither, and in the blink of an eye, ten thousand years have passed.

At the center of the Nine Domains Continent, within the space of the Nine Domains Continent's primordial will.

The space was vast and quiet, with only nine towering thrones suspended in the chaotic air currents. The surfaces of the thrones were engraved with ancient runes that had not faded for hundreds of millions of years, exuding a heavy aura that suppressed the universe.

At this moment, the nine Golden Immortals, including Ziyuan Golden Immortal, once again sat on their respective divine thrones. Each of them had their immortal light contained, and their aura was more concentrated than ever before. However, the solemnity between their brows was even greater than before, and even their fingertips trembled slightly due to the fluctuations in their emotions.

"Everyone, let's get started."

Zi Yuan Golden Immortal broke the silence first. He surveyed the eight Golden Immortals, including Qing Yun Golden Immortal, his voice low and firm, carrying a resolute determination. As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a wisp of immortal essence, shrouded in starlight, floated out from his body. This essence, like a miniature galaxy, was carefully separated and suspended in the center of space. Countless illusory stars rose and fell within it, carrying the Daoist essence of Zi Yuan Golden Immortal's hundreds of thousands of cosmic eras of enlightenment. Each stripped portion made his face paler, and a trace of golden blood appeared at the corner of his mouth—a sign of damage to his essence.

Seeing this, the eight Golden Immortals, including Xuanzhen Golden Immortal, gritted their teeth, a hint of pain flashing in their eyes, but they still hardened their hearts and each relinquished a portion of their immortal essence. Xuanzhen Golden Immortal's essence was a black and white intertwined, yin and yang energies endlessly rotating, containing his understanding of the Dao of "yin and yang mutually generating each other"; Fentian Golden Immortal's essence burned with inextinguishable true fire, radiating the power to scorch mountains and boil seas, with the phantom of the Vermilion Bird visible swirling within the flames; Qingyun Golden Immortal's essence was enveloped in the pure energy of grass and trees, with the phantom of the Azure Dragon faintly visible within the immortal light, carrying boundless vitality…

Soon, nine clusters of immortal origins, shimmering with various colors of immortal light, gathered in the center of the space, like nine dazzling suns, illuminating the entire origin space. Even the void air currents were dyed with seven-colored light, and runes danced in the light, emitting a "humming" sound.

"Using my origin as a guide, I trace back to the primordial chaos and explore the most profound mysteries, seeking traces and revealing my existence—Arise!"

Zi Yuan Jin Xian took the lead in chanting the incantation. Ancient syllables flowed from his mouth, carrying the rhythm of communicating with the laws of heaven and earth. Each word transformed into a golden rune, merging into the central primordial light cluster. The other eight Jin Xian followed closely behind, their nine incantations intertwining into an invisible net, carrying the power of the nine domains' origins, enveloping the nine clusters of immortal origins in the center of space.

In an instant, the nine primordial energies suddenly erupted with dazzling light, merging and colliding to transform into a pillar of light that stretched across the void. This pillar, hundreds of millions of feet in diameter, shot straight to the top of the primordial space, tearing a massive rift in the chaotic energy. Within the pillar, countless runes swirled, sometimes transforming into a reversed galaxy, recreating the spacetime trajectory of billions of years ago; at other times, they coalesced into scenes of the nascent chaos, tracing the oldest causal threads, searching for traces of the existence of that mysterious, immortal being and the Primordial Ancestor Lie Xuan.

The primordial space trembled violently, and the runes on the nine divine thrones lit up wildly, like chains that deeply connected the primordial space with the rules of heaven and earth of the Nine Realms Continent, seemingly providing a continuous source of power for this deduction. The faces of the nine Golden Immortals grew increasingly pale, fine beads of sweat seeping from their foreheads. Their divine soul power poured into the pillar of light like a flood bursting its banks. Each deduction felt like a dull knife cutting into their flesh, causing their auras to weaken more and more, and even their sitting figures to sway slightly.

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Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

"Om..."

The pillar of light suddenly fluctuated violently, and amidst the surging Daoist aura, a blurry purple-gold figure gradually appeared in the sea of ​​light. The figure stood in the chaos, surrounded by a faint primordial Daoist aura. Although its face was indistinct, that familiar aura was none other than the mysterious immortal they had been searching for!

A flash of wild joy appeared in the eyes of the nine Golden Immortals as they stared intently at the figure, trying to pinpoint its exact location.

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"Those old geezers are trying to figure out my whereabouts again. Could it be that my attainment of immortality has provoked them, and they want to..."