The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 875: Chapter 825: Strife of Heaven and Earth, Creation’s Profound Mystery

The Great Ming World, somewhere in the Northern continent beyond the realms.

Blood Qi permeated the heavens so densely that not even divine power could disperse it, converging above into a flowing river of blood.

The crimson blood seeped into the earth, staining the soil and rocks blood-red, countless limbs and severed arms scattered about, ruins and ramparts stood broken, fires raged everywhere, mountains shattered, and gravel lay smashed to pieces.

What once were clear mountains and beautiful waters, territories for cultivation, had turned into battlefields one after another, eerie and sinister, with wailing ghosts, and cities carved with formation techniques were pulverized, landscapes pierced through; it was clear that a catastrophically fierce world-altering great war had occurred, leaving behind a veritable wasteland of carnage.

This place, once a city where cultivators gathered, now had become a ghostly domain, where countless cultivators had perished, their arduous cultivation efforts dissipated like flowing water.

This was but a corner of the world, an insignificant part of the Northern lands outside the realms, and at this moment not only the entirety of the Northern continent beyond the realms, but also the Southern, Western, Eastern, Center territories, or to say, the entire human territories and Demon Domains beyond the realms exhibited similar scenes.

Throughout the world, other than the territories under the suppression of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty and the protected ranges of top-tier forces where some semblance of peace remained, everywhere else was ravaged by war.

Even within the territories of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty and the domains of top-tier forces, occasionally, some powerhouses would boldly strike, heedless of the deterrence of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty and the top-tier forces.

The cause of all this was simple, it all stemmed from the Creation Profound Mystery that descended with the ascension of Heaven and Earth; the never-ending battles, countless wastelands, and the falling of cultivators were all a result of fighting over the Creation Profound Mystery.

The integration of the Sky Wasteland into the Great Ming World would elevate Heaven and Earth, bringing forth Creation Profound Mystery that were immensely beneficial to all beings between heaven and earth, especially for cultivators, whether it was for advancing realms or for reinforcing foundations and solidifying their essence, it worked wonders.

Supreme Strong individuals such as Pei Xuanjing were among many who initially seized the Creation Profound Mystery to condense True Immortal Dao Fruit, transforming into immortals—indeed, they had seized a great deal of the Creation Profound Mystery, but that was merely the start; as the two realms continued to merge, the more complete the ascension of Heaven and Earth, the more Creation Profound Mystery descended during the process.

With the presence of these True Immortals, for the majority of cultivators, they would not have had the qualifications to obtain these Creation Profound Mystery, but coincidentally, although the True Immortals had successfully ascended, they were bound by the constraints of Heaven and Earth during their transformation and could not act to seize the Creation Profound Mystery.

Whether it was a coincidence or a restriction of karma by heaven and earth, with the True Immortals unable to act, it undoubtedly became a grand feast for common cultivators.

No cultivator did not desire power, especially after witnessing the mighty power of these True Immortals, their craving for strength grew even more intense.

Every cultivator had the confidence that they would emerge as winners among them, destined to ride the winds and clouds to rise, henceforth traverse heaven and earth, and attain immortality.

Thus, the entire world turned into a hunting ground, with humans and demons hunting each other, and internal struggles within both the human and demon races to plunder the creation, every cultivator spared no effort in pursuit of reaching the peak, even at the cost of their lives.

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In this process, there were ordinary cultivators who, by chance, obtained the Creation Profound Mystery and suddenly rose to become prodigies of their generation; there were also cultivators who had been stuck at a certain realm for many years, nearing the end of their lifespan, who thus broke through the realm and were given a second life.

Likewise, there were cultivators with formidable abilities who obtained the Creation Profound Mystery, only to attract covetous eyes. Instead of improving themselves, they fell between Heaven and Earth.

Anything could happen. The Creation Profound Mystery was an opportunity to defy fate and change destiny, as well as a curse that could claim lives. In the end, nobody could be certain of the outcome.

With the True Immortals remaining hidden and the supreme powerhouses still reigning supreme, it was unfortunate that with the ascension of Heaven and Earth, and the descent of the Creation Profound Mystery, the gap between the Eight-Layer Spirit Realm and the Ninefold Spiritual Realm of the Strongest became insurmountable as never before.

Leaders of the ancient countries, masters of the Holy Lands, and Demon Kings of the Demon Race—many powerhouses who were trapped at the Eight-Layer Spirit Realm due to innate limitations or other reasons finally received their awaited opportunity.

These cultivators, who were second only to the Supreme Strong, seized the Creation Profound Mystery, reinforced their foundations, solidified their strength, and finally crossed the Heavenly Chasm to rise to the Ninefold Spiritual Realm of the Strongest.

Although these new supreme powerhouses were somewhat lacking in foundation and realm compared to those before the ascension of Heaven and Earth, they had at least reached the same level, and with the help of Divine weapon treasures and powerful divine abilities, they were fully qualified to bridge that gap.

The Da Jiang Ancient Country had five Spirit Realm Eightfold powerhouses. Before the union of the two worlds, the country exhausted all its resources to support King Ying Lie’s rise to the Strongest Realm; they thought it impossible to promote a second supreme powerhouse in a short time.

However, as fate would have it, and such is its fickleness, the moment King Yuan of the Da Jiang Ancient Country sensed the descent of the Creation Profound Mystery, he decisively took action. Seizing the opportunity before others, he captured enough Creation Profound Mystery to ascend to the Ninefold Spiritual Realm, becoming the second supreme powerhouse of the Da Jiang Ancient Country.

Although in these changing times True Immortals stood high above and supreme powerhouses could no longer dominate Heaven and Earth, the Da Jiang Ancient Country, unable to become a top-tier force, was nevertheless faring much better than their old rival, the Big Xue Ancient Country.

Originally, Da Jiang and Da Xue held comparable might, but before Heaven and Earth ascended, when first-rate forces were facilitating their Spirit Realm Eightfold Cultivators’ ascension, the ancestral powerhouse of the Big Xue Ancient Country failed in his ascent and fell mid-breakthrough. Had they not poured all into supporting their king’s rise, Big Xue might have regressed even more in this period.

Of course, even so, the Da Jiang Ancient Country, with two supreme powerhouses, managed for the first time to surpass their old adversary by a clear margin. And if they could obtain more Creation Profound Mystery to help their Honghu Divine Bird break through, a third supreme powerhouse might emerge.

King Yuan was the first to seize the Creation Profound Mystery and rise to become a supreme powerhouse, but he was certainly not the last. Following him, a Female Cultivator from Heart Moon Lake ascended to the Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest with the aid of the Creation Profound Mystery.

It can be said that although both the human race and the Demon Race lost many supreme powerhouses during the True Immortal’s Way of Enlightenment, the number of supreme powerhouses not only didn’t decrease but actually increased with the arrival of the Creation Profound Mystery.

This undoubtedly confirmed for all cultivators one thing: the plan to ascend Heaven and Earth was correct. As the resistance to Cultivation decreased with the ascension, more and more powerhouses would appear.

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