Chapter 192: Though the Divine Turtle is Long-Lived, Ascending to Immortality is Difficult!

No one would think this is merely a farce; everyone is fully exerting everything they have learned!

Principles are intertwining, and Dao Principles are shattering and repeating through collision after collision; the divine abilities that exist by relying on these Dao Principles are constantly sublimating through this repeated intertwining, all while continuously testing the limits of this Heaven and Earth.

Even at a moment like this, everyone is clear that Gu Jiangming, this Heavenly Human in the world, is using their power to let the Qilin Grotto-Heaven break away from the world.

But so what? At this moment, Gu Jiangming is like a teacher to all living beings, as if he were a Dao Ancestor of ancient times preaching the Dao.

Whether it is the Dao of Long Ao, who intends to carry principles with his dragon body and subsequently achieve the status of a Heavenly Dragon, or the path of Huang Yu, who intends to undergo nirvana between life and death and live for another lifetime.

Or perhaps Supreme Ziwu—it is only at this moment that those Supremes and Quasi-Supremes have finally seen the true origins of Ziwu.

It turns out that this Ziwu is actually a giant turtle; just by looking at the patterns on the body of this giant turtle, one can tell that Supreme Ziwu has likely lived for an extremely long time.

Turtles are by nature creatures with long lifespans, even more so than the Dragon Race.

Supreme Ziwu was the very fellow who first called out the true roots of Supreme Changyu.

At that time, Long Ao and the others suspected that Supreme Ziwu might have lived in the same era as Supreme Changyu; seeing Supreme Ziwu reveal his true form now, Long Ao and the others felt a sense of sudden realization.

And in Gu Jiangming's view, the principles of this old turtle, Supreme Ziwu, are also mysterious and strange.

What this old turtle walks and comprehends is the Movement and Stillness Dao; when moving, it is as if the heavens are collapsing and the earth is splitting, venting its own great power.

When still, it is like mountain rocks or water ripples, not damaging a single bit, not wasting a single fraction.

In Gu Jiangming's view, the strength of this old turtle, Supreme Ziwu, is already extremely close to the Pseudo-Heavenly Human realm; at the very least, this old turtle likely has an eighty percent grasp of its own principles.

"The Movement and Stillness Dao, although it sounds like an ordinary minor path, is truly a longevity technique to be able to reach the realm you have, Supreme Ziwu."

"In my view, you, old turtle, likely have no secret method to seal yourself and wait out the ages."

"You, old turtle, simply wake up after a long period of time, and the rest of the time you fall into a state of stillness, like a mountain rock, letting Heaven and Earth naturally recognize you as a part of Heaven and Earth."

"Looking again at the patterns on your body, Supreme Ziwu, you, old turtle, must have lived for several hundred thousand years!"

Gu Jiangming's gaze turned to Supreme Ziwu; he had not expected that there would be an existence in this world walking such a path, and looking at the old turtle's appearance, it was clear that he had succeeded in this path.

If this Supreme Ziwu were to truly achieve the Heavenly Human realm, not to mention anything else, this old turtle alone could likely live for a million or several million years.

There is no distinction of high or low in the Dao, but this old turtle's Dao is clearly exceptionally good at surviving.

Although if Supreme Ziwu is in a state of stillness, he is likely just like a giant rock, unable to move his body, and even his thoughts turn extremely slowly, but this method of turning oneself into a creation of Heaven and Earth can truly deceive Heaven and Earth.

"I ask the Heavenly Human to grant this, so that I, this old turtle, can live for a few more years!"

"Since I, this old turtle, first gained sentience, I have seen many heaven-gifted geniuses and seen era after era, but only in this era have I been able to see a Heavenly Human like you, Heavenly Human Gu, who has such great ambition and great divine abilities."

"I, this old turtle, do not ask for much; I only hope to become a Pseudo-Heavenly Human and let me survive for another two or three hundred thousand years!"

"Perhaps after living to that age, I, this old turtle, will be tired of such a long lifespan?"

Hearing Gu Jiangming call out the mysteries of his own principles, Supreme Ziwu only wore a faint smile on his face, clearly appearing extremely satisfied with his own Movement and Stillness Dao.

But the words of this old turtle sounded incredibly grating to the ears of Huang Yu and Long Ao over there.

What does it mean to live for another two or three hundred thousand years, until one is sick of it?

Long Ao and this Huang Yu, including their sealed time, have probably not even lived for three hundred thousand years, yet this old turtle talks as if living another two or three hundred thousand years is nothing...

It is only because Long Ao and Huang Yu have already begun to sublimate themselves and are constantly mastering their own principles while battling Gu Jiangming, integrating their principles into themselves.

Otherwise, it is hard to say whether Supreme Huang Yu and Supreme Long Ao would have turned around to fight this Supreme Ziwu.

For no other reason than that the words of this Supreme Ziwu were simply too irritating!

"If I remember correctly, of my father's river of life, you, this old turtle, swallowed nearly twenty percent of it, right?"

"With your life-saving means, old turtle, even two thousand years of vitality would likely allow you to extend your life by ten thousand years without worry."

"With ten thousand years of time, perhaps you, old turtle, could rely on your own wonders to break through to the Pseudo-Heavenly Human realm?"

Gu Nianmo, who was nearby, was also seeing a creature practicing such principles for the first time; Gu Nianmo looked at the dense patterns on the old turtle, nearly four hundred and seventy of them, and calculated that the old turtle's lifespan should be around forty-seven thousand years...

With just this lifespan, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this old turtle has lived the limit of a Heavenly Human's lifespan!

"It won't work, it won't work!"

"Although the Movement and Stillness Dao is a great path for saving one's life, its flaws are also obvious."

"Two thousand years is still two thousand years; it cannot be counted as ten thousand years."

"When I turn into a stone turtle, my mind might not even turn once in a year; it is fortunate that I, this old turtle, walk the path of the Dao Body, otherwise, in such a long period of time, who knows when I might have had my body shattered by some disaster."

"Only when I am moving can my mind turn, and only then can I continue to practice."

"The vitality of a Heavenly Human is extraordinary, but when moving, it is only two thousand years!"

"If you all could endure being a stone statue for eight thousand years, with your mind trapped in the Inner Scene, turning a thought once every three or five years, with all other time spent facing loneliness, I, this old turtle, would be eager to see old acquaintances every time I wake up."

The old turtle shook his head, but the words he spoke made people silent.

To others, this old turtle's lifespan is comparable to a Heavenly Human, but the state of stillness he described is likely not fake.

For a person to sink into the Inner Scene for eight thousand years in exchange for two thousand years of wakefulness—that this old turtle's mind can still be normal is thanks to his own racial talent; if it were any other race, they would likely fall into madness after doing this three or five times.

"You, this old turtle, could actually serve as a family heirloom..." "If someone were to subdue you and then help you step into the Heavenly Human realm, you, this old turtle, might be able to protect a clan for a million or several million years!"

Gu Jiangming sighed softly; the old turtle's Dao is indeed wondrous, so wondrous that Gu Jiangming also felt a sense of emotion, with thoughts turning restlessly in his heart.

"I have already lived hard enough; if I were to lose my freedom again, I fear that I, this old turtle, might not even want to continue living!"

Hearing Gu Jiangming's words, Supreme Ziwu, in the form of a burly man, clearly had a look of vigilance in his eyes; he was worried, worried that Gu Jiangming would see that he lived a long time and want to keep him forcibly to serve as a family heirloom for his Human Race Gu Clan...

Seeing Supreme Ziwu like this, Gu Jiangming found it both funny and annoying.

He had indeed just had such a thought, thinking of letting this old turtle carry some things to survive into the future.

But for Gu Jiangming, if the Qilin Grotto-Heaven is refined into the Taiyi Stone, there is naturally no need for this old turtle.

If the Qilin Grotto-Heaven cannot be refined into the Taiyi Stone, then this old turtle could be considered.

But since Supreme Ziwu has already spoken to this extent, Gu Jiangming no longer has too many thoughts.

On Wanglin Mountain, the fierce battle is actually still continuing.

Visibly to the naked eye, that Wanglin Mountain is now about to shrink to the size of a square table; just looking at this square-table-sized Wanglin Mountain, the gazes of those engaged in Heaven and Earth Enlightenment could hardly turn away.

This performance of the Dao, this battle against a Heavenly Human, is not only letting the Qilin Grotto-Heaven break free from the shackles of Heaven and Earth step by step, but is also constantly tempering this Wanglin Mountain.

To put it bluntly, if this Wanglin Mountain were to be suddenly unleashed at this moment, it would be unrealistic to smash a Supreme to death, but it would definitely be enough to severely injure a Supreme; as for a Quasi-Supreme, one smash would kill them.

After all, this Wanglin Stone was refined only because a Heavenly Human acted as the lead, several Supremes acted as support, and over a thousand Heaven and Earth Enlightenment cultivators acted as assistants.

Even Gu Jiangming was frequently paying attention to the Wanglin Stone at this moment; in Gu Jiangming's view, if this Wanglin Stone continued to be refined, it might perhaps be a divine stone no less inferior to the Taiyi Stone.

"If the Qilin Grotto-Heaven were not already combined with the Taiyi Stone, in reality, this Wanglin Stone would be the treasure most suitable for hosting the Qilin Grotto-Heaven."

"The two were tempered together; they were meant to achieve one another!"

A realization arose in Gu Jiangming's heart once more; once bitten, twice shy—or perhaps next time, before he ascends to immortality, he should have more preparations! Setting aside the changes to Wanglin Mountain, let us speak only of this Qilin Grotto-Heaven.

As Ziwu Supreme and the others each unleashed their own power, the entanglement between the Qilin Grotto-Heaven and Heaven and Earth had become extremely weak, so weak that it seemed as if in the next instant, this Qilin Grotto-Heaven would fall into the Void.

It was also at such a moment that Gu Jiangming and everyone else sensed it—they sensed a terrifying aura of incomparable darkness suddenly emerging between Heaven and Earth.

It turned out that, starting from who knows when, the dark clouds above Beidi had actually covered the greater part of the Human Race's territory.

These vast and mighty dark clouds swept across the firmament, and the constantly flashing thunder and lightning were no longer of ordinary colors, but had transformed into black thunder and purple thunder.

Each of these bolts of thunder struck the Qilin Grotto-Heaven, as if Heaven and Earth at this moment held the feeling of: "This is my own possession; even if I do not want it, I cannot give it to others."

But before those bolts of thunder could strike the Qilin Grotto-Heaven, they were intercepted by Gu Jiangming, who took the initiative to rise up and meet them.

Yet, whether it was the black thunder or the purple thunder, both were manifestations of the principles between Heaven and Earth; even with Gu Jiangming's Heavenly Human body, when he forcibly withstood such thunder, he was actually blasted until his skin split and his flesh tore!

The other Heaven and Earth Enlightenment cultivators, Supremes, and Quasi-Supremes watched with heart-palpitating fear, and even the three siblings of Gu Nianmo could not help but have a look of worry in their eyes as they looked at Gu Jiangming at this moment.

On the contrary, Ziwu Supreme was frowning as he watched the thunder, his brow furrowed in contemplation, and then, he was filled with a sense of terror, to the point of disbelief! "This thunder is a manifestation of Heavenly Human Dao Principles!"

"That purple thunder is likely the Dao Principles of some existence from the ancient era who cultivated to the Pseudo-Heavenly Human realm returning to Heaven and Earth, with Heaven and Earth using those Dao Principles to manifest that Pseudo-Heavenly Human's divine ability."

"As for that black thunder..."

"That should be a Heavenly Human who perished in the ancient era, whose Dao Principles returned to Heaven and Earth, with Heaven and Earth borrowing that Heavenly Human's Dao Principles to manifest that unknown Heavenly Human's innate divine ability!"

Ziwu Supreme, who had lived for a long time, could no longer suppress the shock in his heart and could not help but call out the origins of these black and purple bolts of thunder.

Following Ziwu Supreme's words, those Supremes and Quasi-Supremes also had their expressions change drastically, one by one.

Having been able to cultivate to their current level, they naturally had increasing suspicions about the tightening of the principles of Heaven and Earth, and in their estimation, the reason the principles of Heaven and Earth were becoming increasingly strict was, at the root, the falling of generations of powerhouses.

After every Heaven and Earth Enlightenment cultivator perished, their Dao Principles would all return to Heaven and Earth.

And the return of Dao Principles to Heaven and Earth naturally made the Dao Principles between Heaven and Earth increasingly strict and comprehensive, subsequently making it increasingly difficult for their era to achieve the Supreme Realm, let alone become a Heavenly Human.

And the reason the ancient era was so yearned for was, at the root, because the rules of Heaven and Earth were not strict at that time, and there were not so many Heaven and Earth Enlightenment cultivators, or even Supreme Dao Principles, returning to Heaven and Earth.

Under those circumstances, wanting to achieve the Supreme Realm, or even the Heavenly Human Realm, was naturally not a difficult task.

But Ziwu Supreme's words now caused a sense of immense panic to suddenly arise in the hearts of these onlookers.

After the Dao Principles of a Pseudo-Heavenly Human who practiced the Thunder Method and the Dao Principles of another unknown Heavenly Human returned to Heaven and Earth, Heaven and Earth could use their Dao Principles to unleash their divine abilities.

Did that mean, did that mean that Heaven and Earth could also use the Dao Principles and divine abilities of other Heavenly Humans? The moment such a thought swirled in everyone's hearts, these fellows who had cultivated for who knows how many years all thought of an even more terrifying matter.

"Heavenly Disaster, Earthly Difficulty..."

"Before ascending to immortality, there is the Human Tribulation, Heavenly Disaster, and Earthly Difficulty!"

"The Human Tribulation need not be mentioned; as we have walked this path, the white bones behind us—were they not all transformed by that Human Tribulation?"

"Could this Heavenly Disaster and Earthly Difficulty be referring to the many Heavenly Humans, Pseudo-Heavenly Humans, and even Supremes from throughout history whose Dao Principles manifest their divine abilities, subsequently appearing in the world?"

The Dragon King's face had turned somewhat pale at this moment; just a moment ago, they could still chat and laugh with Gu Jiangming, and although they had been fighting a bitter battle, after they guessed Gu Jiangming's intentions, they felt that Gu Jiangming might not lack the possibility of ascending to immortality.

But now, when such a thought occupied their hearts, they no longer felt, one by one, that Gu Jiangming had any chance of ascending to immortality! With the Dao Principles of so many supreme powerhouses from throughout history manifesting, under such terrifying Heavenly blockade, who could ascend to immortality? If a person does not prove their immortality, they have no power to face Heaven, but if one must face Heaven before proving immortality, what is to be done? (End of chapter)