Chapter 64: The Life-and-Death Millstone
Gu Changqing landed on the shore of the secret realm, and below the cliff at his feet lay the Reincarnation Sea only a single step away.
In this moment, Gu Changqing seemed to finally understand the origin of the name of the Reincarnation Sea.
It wasn’t only about this literal divine sea that could reverse life and death, but about the vast land around it as well.
In a yin-yang contrast, outside the secret realm was a land of death, while here was endless vitality!
“What nerve!”
“How dare you offend the place where my ancestor attained nirvana!”
Figures on both banks shot out and gathered above the surging Reincarnation Sea.
This secret realm had arisen from the posthumous transformation of a Great Power who had attained Immortality, and these people were clearly the descendants of that mighty one.
A ripple of astonishment crossed the faces of these Supremes.
Because Gu Changqing was the first person in countless ages to break into this place. Leaving aside the secrecy of the realm itself, the crocodile ancestor outside could not be underestimated in strength.
“I earnestly beg you to step back. I only wish to use the Reincarnation Sea to save someone, I mean no offense.”
Gu Changqing lowered his posture and fixed his gaze unwaveringly on the Supremes.
The Reincarnation Sea was one step away, and the little fox’s hope of having the bloodline curse lifted was right before him—he could not retreat!
The leading elder sneered from across him, “The Reincarnation Sea is the foundation of our clan. Once defiled, the divinity is lost. Even we cannot bear to step into this divine sea—how could we allow an outsider to lay a finger on it!”
“Third Uncle, why waste words on him? He trespassed on our clan’s ancestral grounds, he must not be allowed to leave!!” a middle-aged man who looked only in his forties or fifties shouted sternly.
“Suppress and kill!”
Gu Changqing immediately ceased hesitating. He cut open a sliver of spacetime to place the little fox within it, and took a step forward.
Above the nine heavens, the situation changed drastically.
A terrifying sea of lightning appeared, with purple thunder-dragons rampaging and rolling within it!
“Go!”
With a vast roar, nearly ten purple firmament divine thunders erupted.
Each one was tens of meters thick, containing an unimaginably fearsome Heavenly Way will, annihilating everything, killing all!
After absorbing the power of that small blue flower and comprehending the life-and-death rules, Gu Changqing’s strength had obviously risen by more than one level. He employed this offensive divine art again and detected not the slightest backlash.
“What a peculiar method!”
The leading elder was startled for a moment, then immediately made his move.
He waved his palm, and a heavenly blade like a sky-curtain materialized from the void.
This slash felt like the world-splitting divine ancestor had returned as it condensed into a Heaven-Splitting Blade!
The blade’s edge obliterated and destroyed all, myriad paths collapsed!
Riiiip!
The dozens of purple firmament divine thunders could not even stalemate it for a moment before being cleaved away.
The heavenly blade did not lose momentum and slashed toward that sea of lightning!
Boom!
A deafening explosion resounded in the void. Divine might surged like a great ocean wave, like a volcanic eruption, stirring boundless ripples that submerged the four extremes.
That sea of lightning was split in two and, under the cleansing might of that powerful Supreme’s true might, vanished in an instant!
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“This…”
The cultivators outside the mirror were stunned.
They expected the Supreme of such a Longevity Family to be strong, but not to such a degree.
The Heavenly Emperor was supposed to be a prodigy of the age!
The purple firmament divine thunder he wielded had true might that nearly reached the Supreme threshold. Even the crocodile ancestor had suffered considerably under such a divine art.
Although in terms of cultivation realms he was somewhat below a Supreme, by means of this divine art, the Heavenly Emperor almost had the qualifications to shake a Supreme.
But none of them expected that the Heavenly Emperor’s mightiest assault would be handled so matter-of-factly by the opponent.
“I didn’t expect a Supreme of a Longevity Family to be so terrifying!”
“Exactly how did the Heavenly Emperor survive?”
Everyone was bewildered.
It seemed the current Heavenly Emperor didn’t even have the qualification to flee in the face of these nine Supremes.
…
Seeing the lightning sea so casually torn open, Gu Changqing was not surprised.
At a thought, two great millstones representing the life-and-death rules appeared behind him.
The millstones were overwhelmingly massive, blotting out sky and sun like two small worlds.
The holy millstone contained boundless vitality and endless laws encircled Gu Changqing, causing his aura to surge instantly by more than one level.
Murderous qi engulfed the millstone, which exuded countless death laws. Under its influence, all yin-type plants on both banks withered and decayed at a rate visible to the naked eye.
“Go!”
With a great shout, Gu Changqing shattered the grim millstone, evolving a realm in which all life withered and died at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Even the nine Supremes’ appearances uncontrollably began to age, and their auras steadily declined.
…
At this moment, both the nine Supremes and the cultivators outside the mirror showed terror in their eyes.
“These life-and-death laws are so powerful!!”
Supreme cultivators were overwhelmingly powerful, transcending many laws and bound only by some of them. Even a Great Emperor could not attain immortality, let alone a Supreme.
But they absolutely didn’t expect that Gu Changqing, at Great Power realm, to be able to wield the power of the laws to affect Supremes!
“The Heavenly Emperor’s combat power!”
“Is truly terrifying!”
At this moment, shock rose in the hearts of all the cultivators.
They had never clashed with the Heavenly Emperor before. The only encounter was this assault on the heavens, and because it went so smoothly, the Heavenly Emperor didn’t even have the chance to act before being suppressed!
They knew the Heavenly Emperor was invincible at his level and had suppressed many Great Emperors in his life.
But they never imagined that Gu Changqing would be absurdly powerful to this extent!