Chapter 1183: Undying Space-Time
Outside of the immortal palace, and beyond the Fifth Star Ring’s western region... was the eastern planetary system.
At the highest point there was a collection of 1,000,000 pagodas. Even viewed from a distance, the pagodas seemed to go on forever. The pagodas glittered as if with starlight, and were organized in such a way that they apparently corresponded to actual heavenly bodies in the starry sky. What was more, all of the pagodas were connected to each other by a network of chains that represented order.
Located in the very middle of the 1,000,000 pagodas, there was one specific pagoda that was taller than all the others, whose radiant starlight illuminated the sky overhead. This was one of the most prominent pagodas in the entire star ring.
An old man in a daoist robe stood in that pagoda, his hands clasped behind his back as he stared off in the direction of the west. He had the demeanor of a transcendent being, with flowing white hair and eyes that seemed to contain the cyclings of the universe itself.
He was none other than the Pagoda Lord of the Star Ring Pagoda! And he was the Lower Immortal who was entrusted with guarding the east! He was also... Sir Star Ring’s Master!
“Sir Star Ring is fated to endure the Sun Lord Tribulation! That type of tribulation didn’t exist in the past. But a few years ago, it suddenly appeared.... Like the sudden arrival of an assassin, it restrains the fate of the sun lord. If he passes the tribulation, he will achieve the dao of the great rising sun of the east.”
The old man performed an incantation gesture with his right hand, and then... his eyes glittered. “If there are no twists and turns during the tribulation, then how could good fortune spring from extreme adversity? Sir Star Ring must accept the tribulation!”
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Tribulation had come!
In the immortal palace’s fifth world, Sir Star Ring shook from head to toe. His five yin organs and six yang organs were in chaos. Coughing up a massive mouthful of blood, he staggered backward seven paces. Every step he took caused starlight to glitter around him.
Within him, determination surged. He was Sir Star Ring, the number one chosen in the eastern planetary system. And he was publicly recognized to be number one in his generation in the entire Fifth Star Ring. It was correct to say that he had lived a life of brilliance and glory. Whether because of his family background or his success in cultivation, he was a superstar.
His Master had arranged for him to inherit the Star Ring name from the Star Ring Pagoda, all to further his dao. And his Master had also arranged for Sir Vilespirit and Zhou Zhengli to be whetstones for him to hone his abilities.