Chapter 199: Erasing Past and Present Lives

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The surface of the Three-Life Stone was smooth as a mirror; in theory, writing on it should be very easy, but Chen Zheng had just drawn a single dot when he involuntarily inhaled a cold gasp, feeling his spirit suffer a pulling pain.

It was because the Three-Life Stone was too powerful and his strength too weak, far insufficient to command the stone.

He gritted his teeth, endured the pain, lifted his brush again, and wrote the strokes "horizontal", "slash", "dot", "slash", "vertical" on the Three‑Life Stone, finally forming the first character "Qi".

Then the second character "Zhen" was also written.

His complexion grew a few shades paler.

When he reached the third character "Jun", his writing became increasingly arduous, nearly unable to continue; blue veins bulged on his forehead and pea‑sized cold sweat kept dripping.

In the end, the three characters "Qi Zhenjun" were barely inscribed on the Three-Life Stone, deeply imprinted as if eternal, impossible to erase.

At that moment, the Three-Life Stone suddenly emitted a strange radiance.

Chen Zheng could not describe its color; he had never seen such light in any past or present life, perhaps such light does not exist in the world, yet it persisted.

It was unaffected by time, unbound by space, belonging to no dimension, and shone upon Qi Zhenjun deep in the distant universe.

"Have you decided, my lord…"

Qi Zhenjun saw Chen Zheng's avatar remain silent, frowned, and tried to scold, but his words were abruptly cut off.

He felt his body suddenly become ethereal, like mist, ready to dissipate at the slightest breeze.

What's happening!

What is this?

I am a Void Immortal!

Qi Zhenjun was horrified, not knowing why he suddenly entered such a bizarre state; he tried to roar, but no sound came, tried to summon his power, but it vanished into thin air, tried to lift a foot to move, only to find he had no legs at all.

Images began to flash before his eyes.

Each picture showed different scenes—mortals, cultivators, commoners, aristocrats… all flickering from birth to death.

Qi Zhenjun had the illusion that the people in the pictures were his previous lives, his lives before that…

And the scenes of his current life also surfaced: born in the Bosa Great World, of unparalleled talent, nurtured by the Qi family, attaining Shen Tong Mi Jing at fifteen, achieving the Longevity Realm at 201, joining the Great Yi Sect, cleverly winning the Great Yi Sect Leader's daughter's heart, using the sect's power to enter the Cultivation Great World and establish the True Lord Tower, refining Boundless Eternal Sand, discovering during seclusion that his son and Steward Wu had died, the Boundless Eternal Sand was seized, and all the images of the pursuit of Chen Zheng resurfaced.

But the next moment, the images lost their color, turning to ash‑gray, like chalk on a blackboard being erased, and vanished entirely.

Qi Zhenjun also disappeared, as if he had never existed.

"Huh, erased by the Three-Life Stone?"

Chen Zheng looked at the spot where Qi Zhenjun had stood and let out a long sigh of relief.

He had almost lost that avatar to disaster, and the Boundless Eternal Sand would have been lost as well.

Fortunately, the Three-Life Stone, such a great killing weapon, was present.

However, controlling the Three-Life Stone is still too taxing; his own spirit was damaged, and the avatar's spirit suffered severe impact, leaving his complexion ghastly, nearly losing his footing and falling into the deep cosmic void.

"First find a place to recuperate for a few days, then go to the Cultivation Great World to sell Boundless Eternal Sand, and head to the White Emperor Trade Association Treasury to search for Fate Fragments," Chen Zheng forced himself to rise and flew away from this star domain.

On the other side, inside the grand hall atop the Righteous Qi Peak, Chen Zheng's original body also bore a pallid complexion, seated cross‑legged on the throne like an old monk in meditation, recovering.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed; his complexion finally regained some rosiness. After two more days of rest, he should reach his peak state.

"Unless absolutely necessary, it's best to use the Three-Life Stone sparingly from now on," Chen Zheng sighed lightly, waved his hand, and the hall doors opened slowly as he said, "Everyone, come in."

"Congratulations, husband, Supreme Elder, for attaining the Longevity Path!"

Qiu Xiyu and a large group of Linglong Blessed Land Elders followed behind Jia Lan, entered the grand hall in single file, and bowed in unison to Chen Zheng to offer congratulations.

"No need for formalities."

Chen Zheng waved his hand, then gestured to Jia Lan to come sit beside him, and finally turned to Qiu Xiyu, asking, "Elder Qiu, what brings you to see me?"

Since his promotion to the Longevity Realm five days ago, Qiu Xiyu had been waiting outside the hall, but at that time he was occupied with Qi Zhenjun, and later his spirit was damaged, so he had not summoned him.

Elder Qiu stepped forward and reported, "Supreme Elder, tomorrow is the day we hold the 4000-year Grand Birthday for the Supreme Patriarch. At that time, all factions within the Mystic Yellow Great World, as well as strong outsiders, will rush to our Linglong Blessed Land to wish the Patriarch longevity. According to the Patriarch's previous instructions, when the banquet begins, youths from various schools will take the stage to spar, adding brilliance to the celebration and receiving rewards for the winners. After the sparring ends, the decisive battle between you and Tai Hun Tian will commence. That is the entire procedure; do you have anything to add?"

"Has the Supreme Patriarch returned?" Chen Zheng pondered briefly and asked.

Seeing Elder Qiu shake her head slightly, he continued, "If any youth secures first place on the stage, I can grant him a destiny opportunity. As for anything else, I have nothing to add; just follow the Supreme Patriarch's arrangements."

"The destiny bestowed by the Supreme Elder will surely make those youths fight tooth and nail for it. We'll go make the arrangements first," Elder Qiu said, bowing and departing, envious at heart.

If she were not a youth but the Heavenly Punishment Elder of Linglong Blessed Land, she would also want to join the sparring tomorrow to obtain the destiny granted by Chen Zheng.

Many female Elders behind her felt the same, their eyes showing longing.

Now, across the Mystic Yellow Great World and its myriad star domains, who does not know Chen Zheng's name, who does not know his defiance of heaven?

And Chen Zheng's vision is so extraordinary that what he calls a destiny is far from simple.

Unfortunately, they have no fate connection.

The crowd sighed softly and turned toward the hall's exit.

Seated on the throne, Chen Zheng suddenly rose and said, "Your cultivation is too low, and everyone in Linglong Blessed Land is too low; at tomorrow's banquet, we may be ridiculed by some."

Hearing this, Elder Qiu and the others halted, lowered their heads, and showed embarrassment.

Chen Zheng was absolutely right.

There were over five hundred Elders present, almost all only at the Shen Tong Mi Jing level, with only Qiu Xiyu being a Ten‑Thousand‑Era Giant.

There wasn't a single Elder of the second tier of the Longevity Realm; their sect's power was far less than other immortal sects, which have dozens to a hundred Ten‑Thousand‑Era Giants.

They also wished to raise their cultivation to the Longevity Realm, to bring honor to Linglong Blessed Land.

But cultivation cannot be achieved overnight; even with abundant resources and the mightiest of the three‑thousand paths, a very long process is required to advance.

They are not Chen Zheng, for whom breaking through realms is as easy as eating and drinking.

Jia Lan, upon hearing Chen Zheng's words, showed an eager smile.

She had experience and knew what Chen Zheng intended to do.

Chen Zheng intended to help everyone raise their cultivation.

As expected.

Chen Zheng exhaled a breath.

This breath was huge, thick beyond words, taking liquid form; as it sprayed out, it enveloped the entire palace.

Moreover, a large amount of gaseous liquid surged out from the palace gates, spreading over the mountain peaks and above the palace, turning the entire Linglong Blessed Land's sky into a thick ocean of spiritual liquid.

Gush, gush!

The ocean of spiritual liquid surged without cease, turning into countless crystal-clear droplets that fell from the sky, as if alive, seeking hosts, landing on each female disciple and merging into their bodies.

In an instant, the hundreds of thousands of female disciples scattered throughout the sect all shuddered violently, their strength skyrocketing wildly.

"Ah! How did I break through just walking on the road? From the Mortal Secret Realm I reached the Shen Tong Mi Jing! No, my realm is still breaking through, nonstop!" a female disciple walking along the road exclaimed, stunned.

She was originally an outer disciple at the eighth layer of the Mortal Body; as a few raindrops fell on her, her realm shot up, she surged forward, directly reaching the fifth layer of Shentong Wu Chong, the Human Immortal realm.

Not only her, but hundreds of thousands of inner and outer disciples originally at the Mortal Body realm all reached the fifth layer of Shentong Wu Chong, the Human Immortal realm.

Within the entire Linglong Blessed Land, there were no disciples left below the fifth layer of Shentong Wu Chong.

Moreover, disciples like Piao Yun, Ye Qingqing, and other true-transmission disciples all condensed their natal golden cores.

Even those who had not cultivated the Five Elements Shen Tong, the rainwater still infused them with basic Five Elements Shen Tong.

They were already undergoing the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation.

On Mount Zhengqi, Fang Yu, Chen Fu, Jin Shitai, Jin Ri Lie, and hundreds of other original Fang family servants, as well as many female Elders, were undergoing tribulation.

Even Jia Lan inside the palace was undergoing the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation.

She felt uneasy.

Because this tribulation relies solely on oneself; no one can help, and if one fails to pass, only death awaits.

But soon, something happened that left her and the other Elders utterly stunned.

Chen Zheng merely reached out and grabbed, and the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation erupting from Jia Lan's and everyone else's natal golden cores vanished.

Everyone successfully advanced to the eighth layer of Shen Tong.

"What are you all staring at? Focus on absorbing the essence and continue breaking through." Chen Zheng spoke, his voice like a morning bell and evening drum, entering the depths of the women's souls.

They all woke up, quickly gathered their minds, absorbed the rainwater falling from the sky into their bodies, feeling warm all over and experiencing ultimate comfort.

"So comfortable."

Many female Elders couldn't help but emit soft humming sounds; after reacting, their faces flushed red, they hurriedly covered their mouths, afraid Chen Zheng would hear.

Thus, Jia Lan, the other Elders, and numerous true-transmission disciples continued to break through.

Yanshui Yi also broke through, blasting open the gate to the immortal realm in one go, advancing to the Longevity Secret Realm.

"I… upon reaching the Ten‑Thousand Longevity Realm, do I gain the strength of ten billion Xuanhuang fiery horses?"

Recently, Yanshui Yi performed outstandingly, having been promoted by Jia Lan from a dog to a maid; she originally cleaned Jia Lan's sleeping palace, striving to do her duties as a maid, but seeing sweet dew fall from the sky onto her, she advanced to the Longevity Secret Realm, instantly shocked.

Originally, with her savings, advancing to the Longevity Realm wouldn't have been difficult, but after the breakthrough her mana was only expected to increase one‑ to two‑fold, reaching the strength of over two billion Xuanhuang fiery horses.

But now she directly possesses mana equivalent to ten billion horses, exceeding the mana of many Undead Body realm experts by a third, and continuing to assault the second layer of Longevity poses no problem.

"Thank you, Master, for the gift!"

Yanshui Yi, overcome with excitement, knelt toward the main hall where Chen Zheng was, kowtowing heavily, sincerely.

She knew all of this was given by Chen Zheng.

"I have advanced to the second layer of Longevity?"

In the main hall, Qiu Xiyu stared blankly at her own hands, as if in a dream.

"I... I, Liu Suiyun, a mere Free Cultivator, after following Young Master Chen, have actually become an ancient titan?"

"Fang Yu was promoted by my brother-in-law to the Wan Shou realm, from now on enjoying a lifespan of ten thousand years?"

"Haha, Jin Ri Lie has sired a fine big son; without a big son, your original kneeling at the Feather Ascension Sect would have made it impossible for Father to ever become an ancient titan!"

"Father, I too have become an ancient titan; we should kneel to thank the Grand Elder and kowtow to him."

"Exactly!"

"Long live the Grand Elder!"

"No, it's billions of years!"

The original entourage that followed Chen Zheng to the Linglong Blessed Land—over five hundred elders, over two hundred true-transmission disciples, altogether more than a thousand—all advanced to the Longevity Secret Realm, cheering, excited, all kowtowing to Chen Zheng.

Meanwhile, Jia Lan was still breaking through.

She had advanced to the second layer of Longevity, the Undead Body.

Whoosh!

Chen Zheng pressed down with his big hand, infusing her body with spatial law fragments seized from numerous enemies, helping her hasten comprehension of spatial laws.

However, even with the aid of those law fragments, advancing to the third layer of Longevity still requires a considerable amount of time.

So Chen Zheng moved again, pointing his hand at the distant Sumeru Golden Mountain; a gate split open on the mountain, emitting a suction that pulled Jia Lan from inside the palace into it.

Then Chen Zheng exhaled a large amount of pure yang qi into the Sumeru Golden Mountain, causing the time flow inside this supreme Dao artifact to skyrocket, reaching the point where one external two-hour period equals one year inside.

After one two-hour period, Jia Lan emerged from the Sumeru Golden Mountain, graceful and elegant, emanating spatial aura, clearly having reached the third layer of Longevity, the Cave Heaven realm.

"Husband, I don't even know how to thank you; why not let Little Yi and I..."

Jia Lan flung herself into Chen Zheng's embrace, her pretty face buried in his chest, two blushes blooming on her cheeks, her voice like a mosquito's buzz.

"Cough... then I suppose I have no choice."

(End of chapter)