Chapter 353: The Stairway to Immortality of Jing Tu

【After leaving a clone behind in the Dragon Clan ruins, you departed the Shadow World.】

【Then you once again entered the Chaos Starry Sky.】

【You wanted to create a tenth Jing Tu Shi Jie, a special Samsara World.】

【For you, this was an extremely difficult challenge, and also something you had to accomplish.】

【If Reincarnation could truly be reforged, it would bring a qualitative change to the Jing Tu Shi Jie, and could even affect the Shadow World.】

【Nine spheres connected into a ring, orbiting the massive Shadow World, counterbalancing one another and faintly forming a kind of equilibrium.】

【To establish the tenth Jing Tu Shi Jie, you had to break this equilibrium.】

【And after breaking the equilibrium, you had to maintain it once more.】

【In the end, you decided to establish a mirrored Samsara World at the base of the Shadow World, connecting it to the Jiu Da Jing Tu Shi Jie.】

【Forming the shape of a bowl, enclosing the Shadow World within it.】

【This meant you would need to expend even more effort, pay an even greater price.】

【"Phew!"】

【You took a deep breath, calmed your mind and focused your spirit, concentrating your energy completely.】

【The first thing you needed to do was comprehend the Jing Shi Zhu.】

【Bai Li Ming had said that the Jing Shi Zhu was the true core of the Jing Tu Shi Jie, the greatest means of counterbalancing An Ying Zhu.】

【You had to draw upon the power of the Jing Shi Zhu in order to complete the creation of a Jing Tu Shi Jie.】

【Viewed from within the Jing Tu Shi Jie, the Jing Shi Zhu was a towering giant pillar reaching into the clouds.】

【Viewed from the Chaos Starry Sky, it was a beam of light piercing through the Jing Tu Shi Jie.】

【Observed from the perspective of Law Power, it was a profound space extending deep into the Shadow World.】

【This was the marvel of its role as the foundation of Jing Tu.】

【You used Law Power to commune with the Jing Shi Zhu.】

【In an instant, you seemed to see layer upon layer of heavenly stairs, leading up to the Heavenly Gate shrouded in swirling mist.】

【"This aura!"】

【You started violently. "The legendary path to Immortality?"】

【Before this, you had heard far too many people say that the Jing Tu Shi Jie no longer had any method of ascending to Immortality, and that Jing Tu could no longer accommodate the birth of an Immortal.】

【Why would a path to Immortality be hidden within the Jing Shi Zhu?】

【"Is this truly the path to Immortality?"】

【After a brief shock, you could not help but begin to doubt.】

【But one thing you could be certain of: the aura coming from within the swirling mist absolutely surpassed the Wangxian Realm — it was the true aura of an Immortal.】

【Now you too could comprehend the Immortal Divine Power of the Chaos Universe; you would not be mistaken.】

【"Whether it is or not, I definitely have to walk these heavenly stairs."】

【You took a step forward and set foot upon the stairs to Immortality.】

【At the same time, you saw countless figures of light, sometimes blurred, sometimes clear — all standing, just like you, on the first step.】

【"Who are they?"】

【"People who once set foot on the path to Immortality?"】

【"I'm afraid most of them came from before the era of Jing Tu."】

【Among those figures of light, there was not only the Human Race but also many from other races; what remained here was merely a wisp of their Dao mark imprints.】

【You did not rush to the second step, but went before them instead.】

【The instant you touched a Dao mark, a surge of memory rippled through your mind.】

【It was a powerful warrior who wielded a staff, battling heaven and earth; in his era, he too was an invincible existence, illuminating the world.】

【If you fought him at his peak, you might not necessarily win.】

【Within his Dao mark, you comprehended a few things — somewhat vague, but you had definitely benefited.】

【"The Heart of a Divine Child — it can even comprehend Dao marks left from distant ages. For me, this place is entirely an eternal treasure trove."】

【This was the power of the Heart of a Divine Child.】

【Of course, the Heart of a Divine Child had its flaws as well.】

【Every time you comprehended an origin, you would endure a round of suffering; you carried the fates of far too many people upon your shoulders.】

【This made your heart incomparably heavy.】

【You felt the yearning of countless living beings — hoping to break free from suffering, longing to survive, longing for the world to return to peace.】

【Every entrustment transformed into your hatred toward An Ying Zhu — the chief culprit of it all, the source of all evil.】

【You came before another Dao mark.】

【Touched it, comprehended it.】

【Upon these stairs to Immortality, you knew no fatigue, ceaselessly comprehending the Dao marks left behind by predecessors and sages.】

【After a long time, you had comprehended all the Dao marks once through.】

【Through your continuous understanding, they merged and metamorphosed into a new rule.】

【You seemed to see this world more clearly.】

【Then you set foot on the second step; the figures of light standing here were far fewer, and their understanding of the Dao had advanced one step further.】

【You comprehended once more.】

【This time, you gained a vague recognition of the gap in your understanding of the Dao.】

【Even within the same Wangxian Realm, the existence of a single small step's difference might be the key to success or failure.】

【"Can I make it to the end?"】

【You look up.】

【The further up the path to immortality leads, the greater the distance between steps and the fewer the figures of light remain.】

【Those who truly make it to the end are likely few and far between.】

【But you must reach that place.】

【Because only by standing there will you have the confidence to stand against An Ying Zhu.】

【That is merely one of the basic requirements for defeating An Ying Zhu.】

【You firm your resolve and begin to climb upward.】

【With every step you ascend, you fuse together many insights, pushing your understanding of the laws of the Great Dao to new heights.】

【After climbing many steps, the figures of light standing on the steps have grown exceedingly few.】

【You arrive before the Heavenly Gate.】

【On the final step before the Heavenly Gate, there are six figures of light.】

【Looking at these figures of light, you are suddenly startled.】

【"Bai… Bai Li Ming!"】

【"And… the other guardians."】

【You are suddenly startled.】

【Why would the guardians' figures of light appear here? Shouldn't the Dao traces left here all belong to those who have already perished?】

【Stormy waves surge in your heart.】

【"Could it be that they have already…"】

【A terrifying and bizarre thought takes shape in your mind.】

【You recall the past — Jing Tu has a total of nine guardians: six came from before the Jing Tu era, and three were born after the Jing Tu era.】

【And here, six figures, corresponding exactly to the six guardians from before the Jing Tu era.】

【"How could this be?"】

【You reach out with a trembling hand and touch the Dao traces they left behind.】

【This time, you sense no memories at all — only emptiness.】

【You are not sure what this means, but the unease in your heart has grown ever stronger.】

【Boom!】

【As your state of mind churns, the Heavenly Gate slams shut.】

【When you come to your senses again, you are already within the Chaos Universe.】