Chapter 172

Otherworld.

On the eternal unknown land above the void, a ninety-nine-tier stone staircase stands here.

And beneath the stone steps, three withered figures sat cross-legged, like petrified statues—they are the three powerhouses of the Otherworld who have walked the path to the Supreme Ancestral God.

In the present era when the Otherworld's Holy Ancestor is trapped in the Sole True Realm and the Otherworld's Primordial Ancestor slumbers, these three Supreme Ancestral Gods are the guardians guarding the Otherworld's ninety-nine-tier stone staircase.

To some extent, the three can even be considered the current masters of the Otherworld.

As for the Otherworld powerhouses who have taken the Stone Person path, they basically incarnate as cities, sleeping deep within the Otherworld, awaiting the completion of their transformation, the day they truly emerge into the world, completely uninvolved in affairs.

This is also the advantage of the Supreme Ancestral God path over the Stone King path: one need not be trapped in an ancient city; only after successfully gestating can one emerge into the world and freely wander.

Of course, gains come with losses!

Although the Stone Person path imposes great restrictions during transformation, the ultimate route is clear: simply follow the steps, completing one's metamorphosis step by step.

But the Supreme Ancestral God path is entirely a difficult road where the future cannot be seen at all; each step is extremely perilous, and a moment's carelessness can lead to eternal ruin.

Like these three Supreme Ancestral Gods of the Otherworld beneath the stone steps, they had already reached their present level in ages past, yet they dare not take the next step, their cultivation almost stagnant.

This is also why the three are responsible for guarding the ninety-nine-tier stone staircase.

Hum

Just then, the void trembled slightly, a streak of purple qi sliced through space and fell directly upon the three.

Boom

In an instant, the three seemed to be jolted awake by something, and they suddenly opened their eyes.

A terrifying aura, as if piercing through time and space, rose from their bodies, causing the entire void to tremble.

"Zixiao Stone King."

A low, deep voice sounded from the mouth of one of the figures; his gaze instantly became substance-like, piercing the void and looking toward the world barrier of Kyushu.

In the next moment, a mysterious yin-yang bagua diagram, emanating a mysterious aura, was reflected in his pupils; countless trigrams flowed continuously, obscuring his sight.

"This is."

The Otherworld Supreme Ancestral God's eyes flickered slightly, as if thinking of something, and he spoke in an inexplicable tone: "Fuxi."

Hearing his words, the face of another Otherworld Supreme Ancestral God beside him also changed subtly, and he instinctively said: "The most mysterious ancestral god of Kyushu."

Before his words even fell, his gaze also pierced the barrier of the great world, looking toward Kyushu, and he saw that faintly outlined diagram of Yin-Yang Bagua that enveloped the entire Kyushu.

Indeed, it's him!

This Supreme Ancestral God's eyes flashed with a hint of wariness, and he said: 'As expected of the most mysterious Ancestral God of Kyushu, you have grasped the Way of Heavenly Secrets and Fate to such an extent that you can, while we are unprepared, directly obscure our spiritual senses; if not for the reminder of the Purple Cloud Stone King, we would not have noticed Kyushu's changes!'

Just petty tricks!

The last Supreme Ancestral God said: 'In the face of absolute strength, everything is but fleeting clouds.'

Having said that, a glint of cold light appeared in his eyes, and he coldly said: 'If he truly possessed absolute strength, why would he need to sneakily obscure our spiritual senses? In my view, he merely achieved this through some special trick; now he is nothing more than an Ancestral God.'

Indeed.

The other two Supreme Ancestral Gods nodded, and one of them said: 'However, Kyushu is far more complicated than it appears on the surface; just in case, let's start a new round of cleansing!'

Upon hearing his words, another Supreme Ancestral God slightly furrowed his brows and whispered: 'At this time? Won't we be too hasty?'

Kyushu is one of their world's most important testing grounds; the harvests of each civilizational era greatly aid their world's cultivation.

In the present era, the reason their world has produced so many powerful cultivators who have taken the Stone Person Path is inseparable from the repeated harvests of Kyushu's civilizational achievements.

Moreover, not much time has passed since the last strike on Kyushu; this generation's civilization may not yet have truly developed.

Since the Purple Cloud Stone King has already given a warning, it's better to be cautious.

The Supreme Ancestral God who proposed the cleansing of Kyushu continued: 'Kyushu differs from the other worlds we have conquered; it holds many secrets we have not fully explored, such as the Heavenly Steles and Nine Lamps, etc. Now that a special anomaly has appeared, we should thoroughly cleanse Kyushu's living beings to eliminate future troubles, and then initiate a new round of trials.'

This

After a moment's thought, the remaining two Supreme Ancestral Gods nodded and said: 'Very well, then let us notify the youths to gather, thoroughly cleanse the living beings of this civilizational era of Kyushu, and then restart the civilizational trial.'

As the three Supreme Ancestral Gods reached consensus, the entire otherworld trembled instantly.

One after another, cultivating Ancestral Gods emerged from seclusion, and otherworldly powerhouses gathered; the whole otherworld resembled a war machine, beginning to operate.

In the Chaos Void where the Longevity Realm's heavens reside.

Countless black and white specks of light continually flowed, forming a River of Fate that transcended everything.

The next moment, the Chaos surged, and an ancient city of immense grandeur appeared within the Chaos, resembling a boundless vast universe.

This is a city, and at the same time a great world; it is precisely the ancient city of Feng Yi, who has transformed realms into a city and walked the Stone Person Path!

In an instant, the entire Chaos trembled, and boundless Chaos qi swept across all directions.

At the same time, the myriad laws of the Longevity Realm continually converged upon this ancient city, as if completing the Dao principles contained within it, causing this universe-like ancient city to undergo tremendous adjustment and change, becoming ever more in tune with the heavens of this realm, and its qi mechanism becoming ever more inscrutable and marvelous.

At this moment, the River of Fate formed from black and white light points continually changed, transforming into a huge Yin-Yang Bagua diagram that enveloped the Chaos above the ancient city; countless hexagrams flowed, obscuring all heavenly secrets.

The entire expanse of Chaos Void returned to calm once more, and the ancient city hid within the Chaos, attracting no notice from the powers of this realm's heavens.

Within the universe of the ancient city, the pattern has undergone tremendous change.

The Primeval Plane became the center of the entire universe, resembling an eternal realm of humanity, situated above myriad planes.

Meanwhile, the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness completely vanished from sight, becoming the two poles of the universe, exactly like the Yin and Yang of the Great Dao.

Above the Primeval Plane, a wondrous Chaos Blue Lotus, indescribable in words, stood at the center, rooted in the universe's origin, united with the source of myriad Dao, its branches and leaves blossoming, supporting the entire universe.

At the core of the Chaos Blue Lotus, a figure surrounded by the Four Sacred Beasts stood firm, continually drawing upon the power of the universe's myriad Dao origins, transforming toward a new level—this is Feng Yi's true self.

In this process, the Chaos Blue Lotus and the divine medicines akin to the Four Sacred Beasts also absorbed the myriad Dao origins together with him, continually perfecting their own Dao principles, advancing toward a new level, their qi mechanism becoming ever more marvelous.

The two complemented each other; the Chaos Blue Lotus and the four immortal divine medicines drew upon the origin of the ancient city's universe, absorbed Feng Yi's insights into the Great Dao, and transformed together with him.

Moreover, the Sovereign Immortal Dao principles contained within them merged into the ancient city's universe, into Feng Yi's body, aiding his transformation and forming a perfect cycle.

This is Feng Yi's Stone Person King Path, a special road surpassing the ordinary Stone Person King.

Once accomplished, he will immediately become the supreme existence among sovereigns!

And upon returning to the heavens where the Longevity Realm resides, the ancient city's universe continually trembled, as endless new Dao principles and laws converged upon Feng Yi's body, accelerating his transformation ever faster, and his aura becoming ever more perfect.

"Indeed, the level of the heavens where the Longevity Realm resides far surpasses that after ascension, and the origin of the heavens is even more in harmony with the Stone Person Path, which greatly aids my transformation!"

"As this thought arose in his mind, Feng Yi understood that to truly complete the transformation of the Stone Person Path, he still needed to absorb the origin power of these heavens."

"Especially since he is walking the special Stone Person Path of turning a great universe into a city, he even more needs to complete it in these heavens."

"This is also why he has returned to these heavens."

"At the moment his thoughts turned, Feng Yi's spiritual sense twitched slightly, his mind and spirit instantly merged with the River of Fate of these heavens, and he sensed the changes in the River of Fate."

"At his current level, speaking solely of his mastery over the Dao of Fate, he is not much inferior to a true sovereign, and he instantly sensed the cause of the changes in fate."

"Another world?"

"As his thoughts turned, Feng Yi instantly understood the reason."

"Also good, after ascension the myriad ancient human races of the world also need new battles to truly surpass the ancestral god level; let the other world serve as a whetstone for the ancient human race!"

"At the moment the thought fell, a vast will instantly spread throughout the universe, as if it were the Heavenly Dao's law, word becomes law."

"In an instant, throughout the universe, the ancient human beings gazed toward the direction of the Holy Mountain, their eyes flashing with a hint of excitement."

"The summons of the Fuxi Chief God."

Hum

"Divine lights streaked across the sky, heading toward the Holy Mountain at the center of the ancient plane, each beam containing another human expert radiating a powerful aura."

"At the same time, within the Chaos Qing Lian, Feng Yi's true self's body directly manifested a Dao imprint composed of countless trigrams, vaguely resembling a tall, majestic figure—it was the imprint of the Fuxi Great Emperor of the Conceal Heaven Universe."

"In the next moment, the myriad origins of the entire universe converged upon this Dao imprint, directly forming a brand-new figure."

Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Transforming Dragon, Immortal Platform.

"The five great secret realms simultaneously burst forth with brilliant divine light, forming a whole, causing the aura of this figure to instantly rise to a new level, and shortly thereafter surpassing the level of aura contained in the original Dao imprint, a level surpassing that of an emperor."

(End of chapter)