In my twilight years of cultivating, I became a Supreme Daoist of the Longevity Path

Chapter 1254: 488: A Step into the End of the World!

Laodeng tears open the curtain, a strong deterrent (seeking monthly votes) Chapter 1254: 488: A Step into the End of the World!

Laodeng tears open the curtain, a strong deterrent (seeking monthly votes) In the vast New Realm, there were only fourteen Great Masters who had stepped into the Unity Realm Stage.

Nearly every one of them controlled some resource-rich Cultivation Stars and held esteemed status.

Moreover, these Great Masters could live an astonishing 16,000 to 20,000 years.

With such power and longevity, as long as they did not seek their own death, most could live out their natural lifespan.

It couldn’t be said to be eternal life, but they at least enjoyed extraordinary longevity.

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Most of the Unity Realm cultivators born in the New Realm had not yet lived to ten thousand years old.

Among the oldest ones were the Demon Lord Mo Luo and Qingmingzi.

However, the Demon Lord Mo Luo had fallen over two hundred years ago.

The Demon Cultivation Star had already been incorporated into the Fengming Tao Domain, and rumors suggested that Qingmingzi was trapped in the Ancient Region, with more peril than hope.

As such, of the fourteen Great Masters of Unity in the New Realm, only twelve and a half remained.

Over the past two hundred years, the underlings and allies of the Demon Lord and Qingmingzi had completed a new cycle of resource succession and reshuffling.

Now, on Qingming Star—the base camp of Qingmingzi—a new cultivator who practiced the Ancient Celestial Immortals Dao of Unity had emerged.

This strange and bizarre incident immediately alarmed Fenglingzi, another Hegemony Capability from afar.

Within a tower that extended beyond the Cultivation Star into space, Fenglingzi suddenly took a step forward.

The vast Universe Energy that surrounded the tower scattered in all directions.

With a flick of the hand, Fenglingzi condensed the mighty Universe Energy instantly like misty clouds, which did not explode but gathered swiftly in the Magic Treasure resembling a Star Disk at his feet.

In the next instant, the Star Disk radiated brightly.

The gathered Universe Energy seemed to transform into countless tiny particles that collided frantically, causing sparks and even arcs of electricity, creating terrifying power fluctuations that warped the surrounding void.

Boom!—

The Star Disk shone intensely, with waves of ripples spreading out, and Fenglingzi’s figure disappeared within the ripples.

A short while later.

Outside Qingming Star, ripples spread in all directions through the starry sky, and the resonant and powerful voice of Fenglingzi slowly traveled.

“This humble Daoist Fenglingzi inquires, which fellow Daoist on Qingming Star has achieved Unity?

Could it be a disciple of Qingmingzi Daoist?”

In the depths of the clouded sky within Qingming Star, Qu Shenzong heard the Divine Thought spreading from outside and his expression shifted slightly, his gaze icy.

He had already anticipated that his breakthrough might alert powerful cultivators from beyond the domain, and he had prepared for the worst.

Should a Supreme Daoist from beyond the domain be alarmed, and if they insisted on stopping him, he would have no choice but to fight to the death.

Should a Hegemony Capability be the one alerted, he could still utilize Qingming Star to seek a slim chance of escape.

But if so, he might become the first cultivator in history to suffer a collapse of his Dao Domain, the foundation of his Unity, right after achieving it.

Even if he was lucky enough to stabilize his realm later on, he would be forever stalled in his progress.

However, this was the only solution, the only opportunity.

At this moment, sensing the Divine Thought and the aura outside Qingming Star, Qu Shenzong was like an enemy at the gates, yet he felt slightly relieved.

Although the visitor was a Hegemony Capability, at least he wasn’t a Supreme Daoist.

Furthermore, as he had now initially established his Dao, it wasn’t necessarily the case that Fenglingzi would directly attack.

But there was still a significant problem in front of him—how to appropriately respond to Fenglingzi’s inquiries.

No matter how he responded, or even if he did not respond, it would arouse the other party’s suspicions.

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In the Broken Heavenly Immortal Realm, inside the Heaven Blessings Hall.

Blessing enveloped Chen Dengming’s body and started to condense above his head, threatening to form a cluster, but it consistently failed to take shape.

If the Blessing could gather into a cluster above his head, it would form the Blessing Star, signifying that he had grasped the second intention of the Fortune Dao—the Luck Shines High.

Yet, at this moment, the Blessing swirled without forming a shape; Chen Dengming felt only intermittent sensations of Blessing reaching his Spirit.

With this feeling, akin to the sudden appearance of Spiritual Light, he came increasingly closer to comprehending the ultimate Divine Skill, A Step into the End of the World, within the Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain.

But proximity was only that, not the same as true comprehension.

That final understanding was like trying to start a fire with damp wood, trying to kindle genuine thought yet barely managing to pierce through the last barrier.

As time passed and Chen Dengming felt his consciousness and inspiration waning, an extremely vague sense of spiritual connection suddenly emerged within his heart.

“Hmm?”

Chen Dengming felt oddly aware that this inherent spiritual connection seemed exceedingly distant.

Yet due to the spiritual connection being established, it felt as if it were just a step away.

However, due to the distance, it felt separated by a translucent membrane, making the connection very vague.

“Far away in the distant horizon, yet within a step’s reach…

a membrane…”

As Blessing reached Chen Dengming’s Spirit, the multitude of inspirations that emerged in his mind sparked even more actively, like a blooming golden lotus, colliding and igniting a fiery blaze, granting a trace of understanding to what was previously clueless.

The barrier that he could not pierce seemed now to be felt by him—the very membrane.

He was familiar with the person establishing this heartfelt perception—it quickly brought to his mind a face with a beard like steel needles and a burly figure—Qu Shenzong.

“Qu Shenzong, he’s outside the domain.

Right now, he can establish a spiritual connection with me…

Is it because I’m in a state of Blessing reaching my Spirit?

Or is it because of A Step into the End of the World?”

The many sparks in Chen Dengming’s mind seemed to ignite into flames.

He felt the urgency in Qu Shenzong’s spiritual message; it seemed Qu Shenzong faced an enormous crisis, allowing Chen Dengming to keenly capture it, rooted in the same source as the Heavenly Will.