Chapter 282 - 162: Embarking on the Invincible Road, an Unexpected Enemy

"The Invincible Road..."

Wang Xiao looked up at the heavens, where countless lines of Cause and Effect intertwined to form a pair of eyes.

He wanted to peer through the dense Fog and discern the true nature of the Invincible Road.

However, even though his Power of Cause and Effect could ignore all distance, the moment it passed through the Celestial Gate and onto the Invincible Road, it was blocked by some mysterious and powerful force, preventing him from seeing anything clearly.

With a slight shift in his gaze, Wang Xiao retracted his sight and stopped probing.

’It seems the only way to find out what the Invincible Road truly is, and what secrets it holds, is to walk it myself.’

’All in all, I’ve been in this world for nearly one hundred and fifty years. I can still remain for another ninety...’

Wang Xiao’s thoughts grew heavy.

Ninety years was a long time, yet it wasn’t.

It was the entire lifetime of a mortal, yet it could also be just a single session of seclusion for an Immortal Emperor.

Wang Xiao was in no hurry to explore the Invincible Road.

He had just broken through to the second realm of the Mokoshu Infinite Great: Gold Melting Body Refining.

All one thousand two hundred and ninety-six of his Acupoints had been blasted open.

Building on the foundation of the Inner Scene of the Forehead and the two Gao Huang Acupoints in his Navel Purple Mansion, he also opened the two Clever Acupoints at his temples, as well as the two Heaven and Earth Acupoints on the crown of his head and the soles of his feet. Afterwards, he used these three pairs as nodes to form a Grand Circulation throughout his body.

They all connected, forming what looked like a Human Tai Chi Diagram!

All of his Acupoints were encompassed within the Tai Chi Diagram.

’It seems the Buddhist and Daoist Schools truly have a long and shared history. Many of their Magic Techniques are interchangeable.’

’Once this Divine Body of mine is forged, I suppose it could be called a Tai Chi Divine Body.’

Lost in thought, Wang Xiao ignored the Invincible Road that had appeared in the sky and sat down cross-legged.

He wanted to see for himself just how difficult it was to achieve Acupoint Concealed God and forge a Divine Body.

So difficult, in fact, that even Di Moluo, the creator of the Mokoshu Infinite Great, had been unable to control the Acupoints, leading to his qi and blood spiraling out of control and causing his death.

As for the Invincible Road... since the Celestial Gate would remain open for a hundred years, and there were still seventy years until it closed, there was no need to rush.

He had a premonition that any Immortal Emperor who stepped onto the Invincible Road would need at least seventy years to have any hope of reaching its end!

...

「Western Continent, Rulai Temple.」

Xuan Mi sat cross-legged atop the Nine-leaf Lotus Platform. He looked up at the sky and chanted a Buddhist verse:

"Amitabha. Master, the Invincible Road has appeared. I will not disappoint you. The one who reaches the end of the Invincible Road will be me!"

Buddha’s Light radiated from his body, emitting waves of brilliant halos.

As Sanskrit chants echoed and the Buddha Bell tolled, he took a single step and flew toward the Celestial Gate.

"We respectfully send the Buddha into the Celestial Gate!"

Below, upon seeing this, the monks of Rulai Temple all knelt and began chanting Scriptures.

...

「Confucian Academy.」

Kong Xuansheng held a chess piece, looking at the refined young man beside him who exuded a scholarly air. He spoke faintly,

"Meng Yi, although this is the last time the Celestial Gate will open, I fear great dangers are hidden within. Are you certain you want to follow an old man like me?"

"You are still young. In terms of talent, you are in no way inferior to even the Celestial Destiny Emperor. There is no need for you to take this risk."

Meng Yi replied calmly,

"Dean, ’reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.’ Some things cannot be found in books. Only by walking the path oneself can one truly know. To seek the truth of this world, I am willing to be a pioneer and would face death a hundred times without regret!"

Kong Xuansheng placed his piece on the center point of the board and rose to his feet.

"Good. Life is like a game of chess; once a move is made, there are no regrets. Since you’ve made your decision, let us go!"

In that instant, the voices of a hundred sages echoed throughout the Confucian Academy, emitting a glorious radiance.

The endless light transformed into an Immortal Crane!

An old scholar and a young one mounted the crane and entered the Celestial Gate.

...

「Antarctic Ice Sheet.」

Within a massive iceberg.

Ice crystals that seemed eternally frozen suddenly began to flow, stirring up faint currents of air.

Three figures slowly walked out from within the iceberg.

"After we enter the Invincible Road, neither of you is to act without my permission."

Mu Tiange looked up at the heavens, a divine light in his eyes that held an eternal, unchanging stillness.

"Yes, Sect Leader."

An Ruosu and Ye Wanzhou bowed slightly behind him.

Mu Tiange said no more. With a single step, he enveloped An Ruosu and Ye Wanzhou, and in an instant, they vanished into the Celestial Gate.

...

「Inside the Celestial Gate.」

It was an immensely vast world, complete with mountains, rivers, plains, and glaciers. It brimmed with a vibrant life force that spread out endlessly.

Even in the distance, cities could be seen standing here and there.

Of course, these were not native to the world within the Celestial Gate, but had been built by the Cultivators from the Four Great Realms who had entered it!

Some of the cities had already fallen into ruin, while others had clearly been built recently and looked brand new.

Logically, with such a high concentration of spiritual energy in this land, native life forms should have emerged.

Unfortunately, there never had been!

Aside from all kinds of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, Spirit Flowers and Herbs, there were no intelligent creatures like humans to be found—there wasn’t even a single wild beast.

Some Cultivators had once tried bringing in wild beasts and even ordinary people, hoping they would propagate.

However, each time the Celestial Gate opened, everything seemed to reset, leaving no trace of life behind.

Only faint traces of the cities, cave abodes, and other structures built by humans in the past could be found.

Even the Immortal Emperors who had set foot on the Invincible Road had vanished without a trace.

Everyone knew there was something strange about this land.