Chapter 80: then translation of chapter title

Ancient stone door emitted a heavy rumble; the crack gradually widened, and the misty light seeping out grew ever more brilliant, as if containing the mystery of cleansing souls and sublimating the primordial source of life, invigorating all the exhausted, scarred survivors outside, reigniting a fervent desire in their eyes.

It's open! Finally open!

The heaven-defying opportunity lies beyond the door!

Many were so excited they could hardly contain themselves, dragging their injured bodies, wanting to rush in immediately.

However, the few leading the charge, including an impatient wandering immortal cultivator, upon touching the door crack, felt as if they had slammed into an invisible yet extraordinarily tough wall!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several dull thuds sounded, and they were bounced back at even greater speed, stumbling and falling to the ground, their faces filled with bewilderment and incomprehension.

What's going on?!

A restriction?!

Only then did they see that within the stone door's crack, a thin as a cicada's wing light curtain had appeared at some point, flowing with countless minute law runes, separating inside from outside.

Duan Tianxiao, Xuan Wuzhi, and Ye Lingyun also frowned, stepping forward to investigate.

After a moment, Xuan Wuzhi brushed his whiskers, his expression somewhat strange: 'What a peculiar restriction… this light curtain actually contains the power to screen realms… it rejects any being whose cultivation reaches Immortal or above!'

'What? Immortals and above cannot enter?' Duan Tianxiao's face darkened as he tried to extend a hand, only to be softly yet firmly blocked by the light curtain; no matter how he stirred his Immortal Great Power, the curtain merely rippled slightly, unmoved.

Ye Lingyun tried as well, and was likewise blocked.

The leaders of the three major hegemonic forces all looked grim; they had painstakingly opened this door, only to find themselves barred outside?

It seems this place's opportunity is destined for the younger generation.

Xuan Wuzhi quickly regained his composure, speaking lightly.

As soon as he spoke, the atmosphere on site instantly turned subtle.

Those young Heavenly Prides who had been somewhat uneasy due to insufficient strength now had their eyes light up!

Meanwhile, the injured senior cultivators wore bitter expressions.

This means the struggle beyond the door will be entirely led by the youthful representatives of each faction!

'Xingchen.' Ye Lingyun spoke first, looking toward the youth standing behind with arms crossed, sharp-eyed—Ye Family's forty-ninth in line, Ye Xingchen.

Ye Xingchen curled the corner of his mouth into an indifferent arc and stepped forward.

He was tall and imposing, with sword-like brows and bright eyes; his entire bearing naturally exuded a noble and oppressive aura from his bloodline, like a crouching young dragon.

Wherever he passed, the nearby Heavenly Prides all felt their breath catch, instinctively stepping back half a pace to make way, their eyes filled with apprehension.

Elder, rest assured; what lies beyond the door rightfully belongs to our Ye Family.

Ye Xingchen's tone was flat, yet carried undeniable confidence; his gaze swept over the other young Heavenly Prides present, as if looking at a bunch of mud chickens and tile dogs.

'Xingming, go.' Duan Tianxiao also looked toward the ever-composed nineteenth prince at his side.

Duan Xingming gave a slight nod, saying nothing more, merely as his imperial Dao dragon qi subtly circulated, he naturally exuded a deep, mountain-like aura.

He brought along two equally young but sharp-eyed Immortal Dynasty guards, stepping forward.

His presence, though not as overtly domineering as Ye Xingchen's, was more profound, and none dared to look down on him.

'Xuan Yu, go, follow nature and confirm your Dao.' Xuan Wuzhi gently said to the Dao Heaven Immortal Pavilion's preparatory Daoist, Dao Xuan Yu, beside him.

Dao Xuan Yu bowed, his expression calm, eyes clear, as if he were not going to contend for opportunity but to attend a Daoist assembly.

He stepped forward, his figure subtly resonating with the law fluctuations of the surrounding light curtain, and passed through effortlessly.

Immediately after, the Yin-Yang Sect's Holy Maiden Yue Chan and Holy Son Yang Shu, their breaths intertwining, transformed into two streams of light, one black and one white, that plunged into the light curtain.

The Sword Son Ling Wushuang of the Myriad Sword Emperor Palace, uniting man and sword, pierced in like a blade of icy, peerless sword light.

The Holy Maiden Tianji Ling of the Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Mountain, her body shrouded in hazy starlight, with mysterious steps, silently merged in.

The top Heavenly Prides of the Myriad Star Manor, the Profound Heaven Holy Sect, and other factions likewise displayed their divine abilities, one after another, passing through the light curtain.

Ye Wuque blended into the crowd, unremarkable, and likewise passed easily through the light curtain with the flow of people.

As he passed through the light curtain, he felt a gentle power sweep over his whole body, as if it were checking his bone age and primordial life source; confirming he was not an Immortal, it allowed him through.

Upon entering the stone door, it felt as if he had stepped into another world!

The space here didn't seem especially vast, yet it was suffused with a thick, undissipable primordial essence and fragments of the Great Dao's laws!

Countless crystalline points of light floated in the air, drifting like fireflies; they were highly condensed essence of spiritual qi.

A single deep breath made one feel their cultivation bottleneck loosen, their whole body relaxed.

Gazing into the distance, ruined pavilions and towers floated in the air, dried springs retained a divine aura, broken steles bore obscure ancient script… everywhere revealed this place's extraordinariness and antiquity.

'That's… a million-year-old blood bodhi?! It actually grows in the void!'

A Heavenly Pride pointed at a crimson plant twining around a broken pillar in the distance and exclaimed, bearing several fruits the size of dragon eyes, their blood qi surging to the heavens.

Quick, look! That pool's water… could it be earth-core soul marrow?!

Someone else also discovered a small pool of milky-white water, emitting a strange fluctuation that nourished the soul.

After a brief shock came a frenzied scramble!

Get out! The blood bodhi is mine!

Courting death! Dare to vie with me for the soul marrow!

Battle erupted instantly!

Divine abilities flashed, laws collided; for these rare treasures hard to find outside, the Heavenly Prides immediately tore apart their facades, fighting fiercely.

Ye Wuque did not immediately join the scramble over these peripheral areas; his gaze turned toward the deeper reaches of this world.

There lay the core region.

Only there might exist a supreme opportunity capable of loosening even a sliver of the barrier of his cultivation realm……

His figure flashed like lightning, avoiding the chaotic melee, he sped toward the core area.

Not only him, but Ye Xingchen, Duan Xingming, Dao Xuan Yu and other top Heavenly Prides likewise scorned the periphery's 'scraps'; their aims were aligned, and they charged straight toward the source of the fluctuations!

Soon, the crowd crossed a barren plain, and the vista ahead suddenly opened up!

That is a vast, crater-like valley, as if gouged out by a meteorite.

At the valley's center lies a twisting, ever-shifting Chaos light cluster!

Within the light cluster, it seems countless worlds are born and perish, myriad laws intertwine, evolving the universe's most Primordial mysteries!

Just a single glance makes one dizzy, yet one cannot help but become intoxicated within it, as if Tiandao lies right before one's eyes!