Chapter 160: The Path to Immortality—About to Open?

Outside the ancient forbidden land.

The nine towering holy mountains still stood, and beneath the abyss, the peerless woman in white sat silently in lotus.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes.

Two figures descended onto the abyss without any warning.

"Is this the entrance to the Path to Immortality?" Gu Yuan lowered his head, gazing at the bottomless abyss and the faint, anciently scented stone gate beneath it.

"It's not just an entrance; it's a mass burial ground."

Gu Cangsheng snorted coldly; he could see that behind the stone gate lay countless strongmen's skeletal remains piled up.

There were Quasi-Emperors, Great Sages, and even a few corpses radiating Imperial Dao aura.

That has been the fate of countless failed challengers to the Path to Immortality since the ages.

"The road is for walking, not for burying people."

Gu Cangsheng raised his right hand; chaotic Qi surged in his palm, and an ancient rune slowly coalesced.

"Yuan'er, step back."

"Grandpa is about to open the gate."

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At the abyss's bottom, the woman in white did not intervene; she simply lifted her head and gazed upward silently.

Beneath her mask that seemed both weeping and smiling, her gaze was exceedingly complex.

There was reminiscence, bewilderment, and above all a detached indifference after seeing through the ages' vicissitudes.

That elder was absurdly powerful.

Are all living beings in the outside world this terrifying?

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"Grandpa, this gate is a bit stiff."

Gu Yuan stood behind Gu Cangsheng, sizing up the massive stone gate beneath the abyss.

The stone gate was not solid; it was woven from countless law-formed lines.

Engraved upon it were visions of soaring immortals: true dragons coiling, celestial phoenixes fluttering, each pattern containing terrifying power enough to crush the ages.

This is the gate of the Path to Immortality.

In the original historical course, this gate could only be forced open at the right time and place, with several ancient supreme beings joining to strike it with Imperial Dao law, sacrificing the essence blood of billions of lives, to barely pry a fissure.

But now, Gu Cangsheng clearly lacked the patience to wait for any proper time.

Gu Cangsheng chuckled lightly, and the rune in his palm suddenly solidified.

It was not some earth-shattering divine skill, merely a manifestation of him compressing his own half-step Immortal King's Dao fruit to the extreme.

"Open, for this old man!"

A low roar rang like a startling thunderclap.

Gu Cangsheng thrust his right hand downward forcefully.

Boom—!!!

The entire Burial Emperor Star Realm trembled violently at that moment.

A gigantic hand made entirely of chaotic Qi, ignoring the bizarre time‑stripping law within the ancient forbidden land, rudely plunged into the abyss and seized the frame of the law‑etched stone gate.

"Screech—"

A teeth‑aching grinding sound rang out. It was the Great Dao wailing, the world's rules protesting.

Heaven and earth changed hue, blood rain poured down in torrents.

Above the firmament, a gigantic human face emerged, the manifestation of the Heavenly Core seal.

It sensed a threat, sensed someone forcibly breaking the world's underlying logic, attempting to unleash divine punishment.

An endless sea of thunder gathered—purple, black, red… all legendary world‑ending thunder calamities, raining onto Gu Cangsheng's head as if free.

"Get lost."

Gu Cangsheng didn't lift his head, merely spat out a word.

The spoken word commanded the law.

The word transformed into a golden ripple that surged skyward.

The newly formed world‑ending thunder sea didn't even emit a sound before being shattered directly by the ripple.

The giant face embodying the will of the Heavenly Dao was further twisted and deformed, finally emitting an unwilling whimper before dissipating into the clouds.

Heavenly Dao?

Before a half-step Immortal King, the fragmented world's Heavenly Dao is merely a junior.

Having dealt with the heavenly trouble, Gu Cangsheng's grip suddenly grew heavier.

"Face‑less one, since it won't budge, then tear it apart!"

Crack!

A crisp breaking sound clearly reached the ears of every strong one watching this place.

Immediately after, a scene that shattered their worldview appeared.

The law‑etched stone gate, famed as impossible to open for ages and blocking countless Great Emperors' immortal dreams, was abruptly—by that chaotic giant hand—snapped off a piece!

Indeed, it was snapped off.

Just like breaking off a moldy biscuit.

"Boom!"

The stone gate shattered, turning into a rain of light. A bizarre, winding passage leading to unknown depths finally lay bare before the world.

Within the passage, immortal light fluttered, and auspicious aura steamed.

Faintly visible at the end was a vast world, where longevity substances flowed and undying divine medicines took root, as if it were the legendary immortal realm.

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At the same moment, the entire Burial Emperor Star Domain, and indeed all heavens and myriad worlds, felt a violent tremor.

This was the fluctuation of the Immortal Ascension Path being forcibly opened.

Countless cultivators looked up to the sky, their eyes filled with shock and fervor.

"The Immortal Ascension Path……opened?!"

"How……how is this possible! The timing is wrong! The location is also wrong!"

"It's that newly ascended Great Emperor! He actually forcibly broke open the Immortal Ascension Path!"

Immortal Ascension Path!

These three words hold deadly allure for the cultivators of this world; throughout the ages, countless talents have bent their knees for these three words, and many Great Emperors have met ill fate in their later years for them.

Now, a living Great Emperor, carrying the supreme ferocity of having just annihilated the Five Great Forbidden Zones, is set to conquer the Immortal Ascension Path!

"Quick! Pass the order down, relocate the sect! Even if we can only catch a glimpse from afar, it is a supreme opportunity!"

"Bring the Extreme Dao Emperor's Arms! If the Immortal Ascension Path truly opens, perhaps we too can……"

Greed is forever the cultivators' greatest driving force.

Even after just experiencing the terror of life and death, in the face of the temptation of immortality, some still choose to take the risk.

East Wasteland, Zhongzhou, South Ridge, West Desert, North Plains……all holy lands, dynasties, and ancient clans boiled over at this moment, each with their own hidden motives following suit.

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In the depths of the void, amidst a chaotic turbulent flow.

The Netherworld Immortal Corpse, accompanied by the surviving forbidden zone supreme, was hiding in a concealed spatial interstice.

Their bodies were covered in wounds, their aura feeble; obviously they had paid a huge price in the previous escape.

"Damn……just what is the origin of that old monster……"

A supreme from the Undying Mountain gritted his teeth, his eyes full of reluctance and fear.

"More terrifying than a true immortal……we……we are simply no match……"

The ancient emperor of Burial Island spoke with a trembling voice, obviously his courage shattered by the previous battle.

In the Netherworld Immortal Corpse's hollow eye sockets, a strange gloomy light flickered.

He could sense the fluctuation of the Immortal Ascension Path being forcibly opened.

This was the opportunity they had waited for countless ages!

"The Immortal Ascension Path……opened……"

The Netherworld Immortal Corpse's hoarse voice sounded, tinged with a hint of madness.

"This is our only chance……as long as we can enter the Immortal Ascension Path and devour its longevity substances, we can restore our strength……even……truly become immortal……"

His words rekindled hope in the eyes of the other supremes.

Yes, the Immortal Ascension Path has opened!

This is their sole objective for surviving until now!

"Go! While that old monster is still breaking the gate, we rush over immediately!"

A supreme said impatiently.

However, the Netherworld Immortal Corpse reached out and stopped him.

"No……we cannot go……"

His voice carried deep apprehension.

"That old monster……he broke the gate precisely for the Immortal Ascension Path……if we go now, we are simply delivering ourselves to death……"

Upon saying this, all the supremes fell silent.

Yes, that terrifying existence, even if they joined forces, is not a match for him.

Going now is not seeking death, what is it?

"But……are we really just going to give up like this?!"

The supreme of the Undying Mountain roared unwillingly.

"This is the Immortal Ascension Path! It is the opportunity we have waited for countless ages!"

The Netherworld Immortal Corpse fell silent for a moment; the gloomy light in his hollow eye sockets flickered more intensely.

"Wait……wait for them to go in……wait for them to scout the path……"

He said coldly.

"The Immortal Ascension Path is fraught with danger; even that old monster may not emerge unscathed……"

"We will wait outside……wait for them to suffer mutual destruction……then reap the benefits as the fisherman……"

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