Immortality begins by swallowing the stars

Inside an ancient palace in the capital of Daxia.

A slender woman in black armor asked in surprise, "Are you sure?"

Chongluan Celestial Immortal gave a bitter smile and said, "It was all what I saw, it was absolutely true, that Immortal Qingye casually performed an extremely profound and powerful formation, and Luo He and the other three celestial beings sent by Baiji City did not last long before they were refined.

“Although I am confident that I can kill those three celestial beings, I can never do it so easily that I can’t even let Luo He and the others have a chance to escape. It would be like slaughtering pigs and dogs.

"Even if it's not the top celestial fighting power, it's close."

The slender leader of the Yinglong Army, Immortal Fushui, could not help but remain silent. Chongluan Celestial Immortal was a high-level Celestial Immortal, far beyond his reach. His strength was definitely at the top Celestial Immortal level: "Where did such a monstrous Loose Immortal come from?"

The purity of the energy of a wandering immortal is far inferior to that of a celestial immortal. If his strength could rival that of a top celestial immortal, how amazing would his understanding of the Tao and his application of the techniques be?

The black-robed Emperor Xia at the head of the group suddenly had his eyes light up: "Nine green dragons... I was wondering why they look familiar. That should be the Nine Dragons Heavenly Gang Formation."

"Nine Dragons Heavenly Gang Formation?" Immortal Fushui looked respectfully at Emperor Xia on the stage and asked curiously.

Emperor Xia pondered and said, "Fushui, you became enlightened relatively late, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it.

“This Nine Dragons Heavenly Gang Formation was once created by the True Immortal Jiuzang. It is extremely powerful and can trap people or refine mysteries.

“If a celestial being could perform this skill, they would be respected below the true immortals and gods.

“However, it is extremely difficult to perform it. First of all, one’s understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth must reach an extremely high level. It can even be said that one is only one step away from fully understanding and mastering the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

“Secondly, it must be able to connect to the origin of heaven and earth, either the origin of the five elements or some other origin.

"This Qingye Immortal should be connected to the origin of wind, which means he is very close to completely understanding and mastering the great way of wind."

Immortal Fushui and Immortal Chongluan both couldn't help but gasp.

"Is this the realm that a casual immortal can reach?" Chongluan Tianxian was stunned.

He has been a celestial being for hundreds of millions of years, but he is still far from comprehending one great principle. But Qingye, a mere immortal, has actually comprehended two great principles and reached an extremely high level in both?

Immortal Fushui sighed, "I have heard that some of the most extraordinary immortals in the Three Realms are able to master a great way.

“Although this Qingye Immortal has not yet fully comprehended the great Dao, I’m afraid he is not far from this heaven-defying realm.

"pity……"

It’s a pity that he is just a wandering immortal.

Emperor Xia also showed a look of regret. There had been immortals in the Three Realms who had realized the great truth and whose fighting power was close to that of true immortals, but they were still unable to escape the three disasters and nine calamities.

At most, it can only live for more than 10 million years.

The three disasters and nine calamities are stronger than the previous one, and at a certain moment there will be a qualitative change.

For example, one hundred thousand years, three hundred thousand years, one million years, etc.

After about ten million years, the Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations will be so powerful that even the gods and immortals will be in danger of perishing if they try to cross them.

Moreover, such a calamity occurs once every three hundred years. Even the most rebellious and evil immortals will be exhausted and inevitably die young.

"My previous guess seems to be wrong. This Immortal Qingye should have inherited the legacy of the fallen Immortal Jiuzang. It doesn't seem like he has any great background." Emperor Xia became even more determined to win over Immortal Qingye.

According to estimates, on the sixth day of August, the number of immortals gathered in the royal capital is expected to exceed one million.

The number of celestial beings can reach tens of thousands.

After all, countless billions of years have passed since the ancient destruction and the birth of the Three Thousand Great Worlds. Even if a celestial being is born in the Daxia world every million years, the number of celestial beings born in such a long time would be countless.

The celestial beings are free from disasters and catastrophes, living in harmony with the human world, so the amount of their accumulation must be quite a lot.

But among tens of thousands of celestial beings, those at the top level must be a minority, probably only two or three hundred.

"Humph, catastrophe is coming, no one can escape except the earthly immortals."

Earthly immortals were not forcibly recruited because they still had hope of surviving the heavenly tribulation and becoming celestial immortals.

Emperor Xia thought he had figured out the details of the mysterious Qingye Immortal who came from other great worlds and even from outside the Chi Ming Realm, so he no longer had any worries. Just as he was about to issue an order, he suddenly remembered the report that Chongluan Tianxian had just given.

"Give me the jade slip that Immortal Qingye presented to me."

The jade slip was floating in front of him, and Emperor Xia probed into it with his nonchalant mind. He didn't think that there was anything that could save the Immortal Qingye from the calamity.

In such a great calamity among the three realms, even Emperor Xia might perish. What right does a wandering immortal have to remain neutral?

"Hmm?" Emperor Xia's eyebrows were fixed, his eyes were shining, "This is..."

……

In the void outside the Three Realms, a mountain is floating.

This towering mountain is a million miles wide and is where the cave of Chi Ming Daozu is located.

An old man with long green hair sat cross-legged, with a group of powerful gods and immortals standing on both sides.

A round of light was suspended in the air, showing the battle scene of one of the big worlds.

A simple and honest god with a bear head and human form said anxiously: "Master, my world will soon be occupied by the Wuxian Sect."

Daozu Chiming shook his head slightly, and the Evergreen Sword Immortal beside him said calmly: "Many large worlds in the Three Realms have been conquered now, this is just a battle of luck.

“You know that Daozu Zhenshen will not leave before the decisive battle.

"It's up to Senior Brother Xia Mang now. If we can win back a game in the big world controlled by Senior Brother Xia Mang, our Chi Ming Realm will still have an advantage in the struggle."

Most of the gods and immortals turned their eyes to the incarnation of Emperor Xia.

Suddenly, Emperor Xia's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said respectfully to Daozu Chiming: "Master, I have something important to report."

Daozu Chi Ming frowned slightly, his eyes moved, ripples appeared in the void, and Emperor Xia and he disappeared.

Of course, in reality, Daozu Chiming and Emperor Xia did not disappear, they were still there, but the other gods and immortals could not see or hear them.

After the incarnation of Emperor Xia materialized the complicated formation diagram that he had obtained from the jade slip that Lu Jing had given him, Daozu Chi Ming became more and more surprised the more he looked at it.

After a moment, his eyes lit up and he praised repeatedly: "Good! Good! Good!"

“This puppet, when controlled by three celestial immortals and a hundred scattered immortals, can unleash power close to that of a celestial god or true immortal, and its defensive power is not weak either.

“If there are ten puppets like this, I’m afraid they can restrain a Heavenly God Puppet!

"Well, the materials needed for refining are indeed expensive, but they are still much lower than that of the God Puppet, so it is worth it."

Daozu Chi Ming said happily: "We didn't expect that Wu Jian Sect is so good at puppetry before. Not to mention the Heavenly God Puppet and the Blood Cloud Puppet, even the God and Demon Ship gave us a headache.

“However, we tried our best but still couldn’t obtain the core formation diagram of these puppets.

“Although this core formation diagram is not as good as the God Puppet, it is also of great significance to our Nuwa camp. It is enough to increase the chances of winning by 10% or 20% in the general battle for luck in the big world.

"If it is magnified to the entire Three Realms, the impact will be even greater!"

Immediately, Daozu Chi Ming said regretfully: "Even if we gather all the manpower and materials, it will still take some time to refine a large number of puppets. I'm afraid that the Great Xia World will not be able to catch up."

Emperor Xia smiled and said, "The strength of our Great Xia world is far greater than that of other ordinary great worlds. Even if Wuxian Sect invests more power in the Great Xia world, it will not be easy to win.

"Now that I have this puppet, I can use conservative tactics to delay for ten or eight years, and then have a decisive battle after a large number of puppets are refined!

"I didn't expect that Immortal Qingye would be willing to offer such a great gift in order to avoid participating in the battle..."

Daozu Chi Ming nodded slightly, and then he looked thoughtful again: "This Qing Ye doesn't look special, but his identity is probably extraordinary."

When Emperor Xia heard what his master said, he knew that his master must have just investigated the Immortal Qingye.

The Dao Ancestor's mind can cover the three realms in a short period of time when he exerts his full strength.

In an instant, it is even easier to explore the Daxia world with the mind.

Of course, for the Taoist, there is nothing to pay much attention to even if it is a wandering immortal who is about to master a great way.

Over countless billions of years in the Three Realms, many evildoers and immortals who have mastered a great way have appeared. Of course, because of the three disasters and nine calamities, they do not live long, and at most they live only about tens of millions of years.

Daozu Chi Ming pondered and said, "The one who can create this level of puppet formation is definitely not an ordinary person. His achievements in the art of puppetry exceed those of countless strong men in my Nuwa camp.

“You just said that he could perform the Nine Dragons Heavenly Gang Formation, and it seems that he has obtained some inheritance from the Nine-Tibet True Immortal.

“I’m afraid he not only inherited the legacy of Jiuzang Zhenxian, but also has a greater origin.

"As far as I know, since the ancient catastrophe, there are not many people who have achieved profound attainments in the way of puppets. The most dazzling one among them is Yuan'e Daozu."

“Daozu Yuan’e?” Emperor Xia was shocked. “The father of Immortal Jiuzang? The Daozu who wanted to create a divine and demonic body-refining method that was stronger than Master’s Chiming Jiutiantu?”

Daozu Chi Ming nodded and said, "That guy comes to me every few days to discuss the divine and devil body refining methods with me. Haha, some of his ideas are really weird and strange.

“But unfortunately, as far as I know, he didn’t even become a true god before his death, let alone create the divine and devil body refining method he envisioned.

“That Yuan E was originally an ordinary Chaos God, but later he realized the Way of Destruction and became the Dao Ancestor.

“In that ancient war, the chaotic alien race from outside the domain that caused the catastrophe was killed by Nuwa, and the messengers of all things under their control also self-destructed.

“However, there are still a lot of debris left, and many people have taken them for research and contemplation.

“Yuan’e is one of them.

“It’s just that the vast majority of people, including the Three Pure Ones and the Buddha Tathagata, have not been able to comprehend anything.

"Yuan'e seemed to have gained a lot from it. Some of the bizarre ideas in the divine and demonic body-refining method he wanted to create were influenced by the fragments of the wreckage of the Messenger of All Things.

“However, at that time, the survivors of the Infernal Chaos World had also integrated into the Three Realms, and no one expected that the catastrophe would happen again like today.

"No one thinks that a war as large as the ancient catastrophe will happen again.

“So they don’t take the Way of Puppetry very seriously.

"Who would have thought that Yuan'e Daozu died in the endless chaos..."

Daozu Chiming sneered and said, “Now it seems that after the ancient times, I don’t know the cause of death of other powerful people who fell, but Daozu Yuan’e’s death is probably related to Wujianmen.

“With that person here, these wild wolves can never be tamed!

"From the recent Heavenly God Puppets and even Daozu Puppets that Wuxian Sect has taken out, we can tell that they have been preparing for this day for a long time!"

Daozu Chi Ming sighed, “It’s a pity that Yuan’e is a loner by nature and has always been alone. He has devoted all his attention to the study of the Way of Puppetry and the Divine and Demonic Body Refining Method.

“After his death, his daughter, Jiuzang Zhenxian, also died one after another. Jiuzang Zhenxian’s Taoist partner, Xu Jiutianshen, also suddenly disappeared and there has been no news of him since then.

“All of Yuan’e’s relatives have either died or are missing, although True Immortal Jiuzang arranged many immortal palaces and left their heritage there.

“Many people have gained the inheritance of Jiuzang Zhenxian from it, but Yuan’e’s puppetry technique is not among them. It seems to have been completely lost.

"Now it seems that if the death of Jiuzang Zhenxian and the disappearance of Xu Jiu Tianshen have nothing to do with Wuxianmen, it would be weird!"

Emperor Xia was extremely surprised and thought to himself, "Could it be that Immortal Qingye is actually related to Daozu Yuan'e? Could he be Daozu Yuan'e's descendant?"