mtl008 Chapter 186 Immortal City
Chapter 186 Immortal City
Chapter 186: Immortal City
On the vast and boundless plain stood a magnificent giant city, incredibly vast, spanning across the land, as if it could suppress the myriad ages and heavens, with runes carrying the aura of the Immortal Dao flickering.
The tall and majestic city walls were no longer so complete, having experienced incredibly terrifying battles, covered in all sorts of dreadful wounds: knife marks, axe imprints, sword holes, and even fist marks, palm prints...
Those traces gave off an unspeakable sense of tragic intensity, as if facing Supreme beings!
The pitch-black city gate seemed to be cast from some unknown Immortal metal, possessing an Immortal aura that the Sages present could not shake in the slightest, no matter how they attacked.
Some Sages who entered this place earlier tried to use domain gates to cross the void and attempt to enter the city, but here, domain gates and divine light platforms lost their effect.
Entering directly from above was even less feasible; a terrifying field blocked them.
Above the high heavens, exclamations came from one after another; those were Sages flying into the sky, witnessing extraordinary phenomena.
Within the city, towering Immortal mountains stood, shrouded in Immortal Qi like white gauze, with true Immortal light erupting. The residences upon them were majestic, clearly Immortal mansions.
The actual number of cultivators who could truly reach this place was not large; at least those who could enter here were at the Dao Severing realm.
The numerous cultivators were scattered around, appearing sparse, and not as many as imagined.
Gai Jiuyou looked at the city wall in front with a solemn expression, his eyes constantly scanning the knife marks, sword imprints, fist marks, and the faintly visible Great Dao runes again and again.
In the depths of his aged eyes, a look of excitement actually appeared, and his entire demeanor changed somewhat.
After a while, he raised his head to look at the sky and whispered, "Different, truly different!"
"Compared to the outside world, this place is more suitable for me, more akin to the Great World of the Primordial Era." Next to him, Ye Fan nodded with deep feeling.
The two of them, one with profound Dao cultivation, almost achieving the Great Emperor realm; the other being a Sacred Body, extremely sensitive to the external environment, naturally sensed the change in the external environment at once.
Here, they clearly perceived the difference.
For example, Ye Fan clearly felt it was easier to comprehend the Dao and cultivate here, just like in the small world of the Primordial God in the Central Province Immortal Mansion, as if returning to the Desolate Era, before the world changed, that era suitable for the Sacred Body.
"Not only that.", Gai Jiuyou shook his head and said with a solemn expression, "Here... it seems there is no limit to the number of those who achieve the Dao..."
He had already completely achieved the Dao in an alternative way, only lacking a heavenly tribulation and merging with the heavenly heart to truly achieve the Dao, and was quite sensitive to matters of achieving the Dao.
"What?" Instantly, Ye Fan and Qi Luo were shaken, looking at Gai Jiuyou in disbelief.
They knew that Gai Jiuyou's realm was high and his Dao cultivation profound, but they did not expect him to have reached such a stage.
Achieving the Dao, that was one of the ultimate goals of cultivators in the current era!
This was a world-shattering event, arguably second only to becoming Immortal!
If the number of those who achieve the Dao is no longer restricted, then the struggle for the Imperial Road might not have to be a life-and-death battle.
Why is the number of Great Emperors so scarce? It is because only one person can become a Great Emperor in an era.
But it doesn't mean that others don't have the potential to achieve the Dao, it's just that the position is occupied, blocking the path forward.
If there were no limit on the number, the number of Great Emperors would inevitably increase.
Correspondingly, the myth of the Great Emperor's invincibility would inevitably be shattered, and the value would decrease!
"This is just my speculation, it's not necessarily true.", Saying this, he sighed faintly, feeling quite regretful.
He was too old; if he were a thousand years younger, he would dare to immediately attempt to break through and become a true Extreme Dao Great Emperor!
At this moment, a 'rumbling' sound came.
At the location of the city gate, an earth-shattering sound erupted, the towering pitch-black city gate opened, Chaos Qi surged, and sacred radiance spread.
Instantly, the eyes of the cultivators present lit up, extremely excited, believing this was a sign that the Immortal City's fortune was opening.
"Click, click..."
Crisp sounds of metal clashing came, and several beings walked out, wearing thick armor, enveloped in Immortal Qi, holding battle halberds that gleamed with cold light.
Their forms varied, humanoid, like demon races that had not fully transformed, or possessing dragon heads, or having phoenix wings, but all possessed a sacred aura, like true divine spirits or Immortals.
Seeing the appearance of these beings enveloped in Immortal Qi, the beings of the various Primordial races were overjoyed, revealing uncontrollable delight.
The Human Clan cultivators, on the other hand, had their expressions change drastically, feeling as if a great disaster was imminent.
The atmosphere on the scene was oppressive, with curious glances, but no one acted rashly, not even daring to move recklessly even if they believed the approaching beings were their ancestors.
The oppressive feeling these few beings gave off was too strong; even a Great Saint was far from being able to compare, and merely approaching them gave a feeling of tearing apart.
Although these beings were sacred, their weapons gave off an unspeakable sense of ferocity, as if they had devoured countless sacred spirits, having definitely slain an innumerable number of lives!
"Senior, will it be alright?" Ye Fan was slightly worried, looking at the few beings walking out from inside the city, and said, "Are they really Immortals?"
He was indeed worried that they were the ancestors of the Primordial races who had become Immortal.
"No, they are not Immortals!" Gai Jiuyou shook his head decisively and said, "Although they are also very strong, they are not Immortals, rest assured."
Gai Jiuyou's expression was calm, without the slightest hint of panic.
Ye Fan's thoughts turned, and a green glow flashed in his hand, the shattered Immortal Ascension Cauldron appeared in his hand, and he handed it out, saying, "Senior, this is the Immortal Ascension Cauldron that this junior obtained by chance. If the situation changes, please hold this item to break the deadlock!"
A look of surprise appeared in Gai Jiuyou's eyes, and he said, "You actually have such an opportunity, the Immortal Ascension Cauldron of the Ancient Heavenly Court actually fell into your hands."
He did not stand on ceremony and accepted the shattered Immortal Ascension Cauldron. This place was indeed strange, and being cautious was a good thing.
Next to the old man, Xia Jiuyou's beautiful eyes were full of curiosity as she looked at the Immortal Cauldron in Ye Fan's hand. Next to Gai Jiuyou, she also knew many ancient secrets.
Although the Immortal Cauldron was shattered, its power was still incredibly strong, not inferior to Extreme Dao Emperor weapons, and could be considered a considerable help.
Accompanied by the '哒哒哒' sound of footsteps approaching, the six beings walked out from within the city, stepping out to the exterior of the city.
Their cold gazes swept across, and the cultivators present felt as if they had been scraped by a knife, their hearts filled with apprehension.
At this moment, the golden eyes of the leading dragon-headed humanoid being glowed, and golden light scattered, covering everyone present.
The rosy light was misty and steaming, moving at extreme speed, as if it could connect to the origin Dao principles of this world, and even Gai Jiuyou could not avoid it, unable to react, and was enveloped by the golden radiance.
Soon, the dragon-headed humanoid being nodded and a majestic Dao sound came out: "No traces of erosion by strange and ominous substances, you may enter the Immortal City."
As the words fell, the six beings of various forms walked to one side, signaling that the cultivators could enter the city.
Although they did not understand the true meaning, the cultivators present were naturally joyful, unexpectedly being able to enter the city so easily.
Immortal City, perhaps it truly is related to Immortals!
At this moment, a purple-haired Ancestor King from the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest had his eyes flickering, and walked forward with large strides, saying loudly, "Senior, why should you allow the Human Clan to enter the city? This is clearly an Immortal destiny left by the True Immortal of our ancient race, how can Human Clan cultivators participate?"
At such a realm, language was naturally not a problem.
"Exactly, exactly.", After someone took the lead, other Ancestor Kings of the ancient race immediately stepped forward.
The Ancestor King of Blood Phoenix Mountain walked over, bowed, and said, "Senior, the Human Clan should be driven out. This is the Immortal destiny left by the True Immortal of our race, how can it be shared with the Human Clan?"
As the words of the two Ancestor Kings spread, the hearts of the Human Clan cultivators present sank, feeling a sense of foreboding.
Those few beings clearly were not of the Human Clan, and if the Human Clan were truly driven out, it would be hard to say what would happen.
Driving them out was probably the good outcome; if someone incited others and acted ruthlessly against them, it was estimated that there would be heavy casualties!
However, at this moment, the dragon-headed humanoid being turned back, looked at the two Ancestor Kings who spoke, and said coldly, "The Immortal King of the Human Clan left his Great Dao inheritance in the Immortal City! Why not let the Human Clan cultivators enter? You tell me, what reason is there not to let the Human Clan cultivators enter?"
"Do you think you are Immortal Venerables? Teaching me how to do things!" The dragon-headed humanoid being shouted loudly.
The divine Dao sound boomed and spread, turning into ripples that impacted outwards.
With a 'puff', the two Ancestor Kings coughed up blood, as if they had been heavily struck, staggering backward and directly kneeling down.
Instantly, the cultivators of the various Primordial races were silent as cicadas, things were completely different from what they had imagined.
They had originally thought that the Immortal City was for their ancestors who had achieved the Immortal Dao to benefit future generations, but now it seemed that it was for the Human Clan's ancestors who had become Immortal to benefit future generations, and they were just benefiting incidentally.
"Senior, please calm your anger, forgive our ignorance." Instantly, the two Ancestor Kings quickly bowed and apologized.
The dragon-headed humanoid being waved his hand and then ignored them.
The Ancestor Kings of the various Primordial races all breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the interior of the Immortal City.
They could be sure that these few beings were not of the Primordial races, and were exceptionally powerful, at least stronger than Great Saints!
"Quasi-Emperor!"
This was the thought in the hearts of the numerous Ancestor Kings.
Just as they were about to enter the Immortal City, the voice of a Human Clan cultivator sounded: "Senior, these Ancestor Kings have survived by relying on seals, they are all old fellows, their potential is exhausted, and they cannot make any further progress at all. Letting them in is a complete waste of opportunity!"
"Yes, yes, they cultivated for thousands of years in the Primordial Era to become Sages, they have no potential to speak of, letting them in is simply wasting spiritual medicine!" Someone chimed in.
Clearly, just now the ancient race had tripped up the Human Clan, and now it was the Human Clan's turn to trip up the ancient race.
Not only were they tripping up the people of the ancient race, but also the older cultivators.
With a 'swish', the six beings standing on either side of the gate opened their eyes, and powerful fluctuations rippled from their bodies.
The leading dragon-headed humanoid being spoke, saying calmly, "It's alright, only a few thousand years, they still have some room for improvement. Whether they can obtain true opportunities depends entirely on their own strength."
Compared to the hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation time in the Immortal Ancient and Luan Gu Era, they could indeed be said to have room for improvement.
With the accumulation of Time, those who can become Sages may not necessarily fail to become Great Saints in the future, and those who become Great Saints are not without that slightest possibility of becoming Supreme.
As soon as these words came out, the older cultivators present all breathed a sigh of relief.
Following Gai Jiuyou, Ye Fan, Qi Luo, and Xia Jiuyou, the four of them walked unhurriedly towards the interior of the Immortal City.
Suddenly, the dragon-headed humanoid being guarding the city gate made a move. He looked at Gai Jiuyou, took a step, and blocked the way in front.