Eternal Tale

A month later.

Taixiao and the ancient true dragon had arrived at a place surrounded by mountains and rivers in Tiandu, an area spanning thousands of miles that served as his personal cave abode, with considerable resources.

”Longyuan, have your injuries recovered somewhat?”

Taixiao frowned, looking at the ancient true dragon lying on the ground. ”The burly black-clothed person planted a formation base in your body, which I have completely removed. Otherwise, you would have lost much of the great path’s gifts in the Babel Tower.”

Longyuan’s aura was still quite weak. He half-opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of dragon’s breath. ”He can enhance himself with the formation’s great path and resonate with the Chaotic Path in the Babel Tower. I was no match for him there.”

After speaking, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes. In this great battle, he had been a burden, unable to suppress the man’s black coffin. If he were trapped inside, he... might die!

But he wasn’t weak himself. Although he couldn’t suppress it, the black coffin couldn’t trap him either.

However, that man crazily reinforced the formation on his body, unable to shake his physical form, acting in a cowardly manner to avoid injury... which made him quite angry.

”Death energy weapon, cultivating the power of the Five Elements, divine sense possessing the power of destruction, and that meteor descending from the sky...”

Taixiao’s eyes held a contemplative look, with so many methods that it was impossible to discern which genius they belonged to. ”Moreover, his great path’s power surpasses mine, likely having broken five thousand great path chains.””Taixiao, is it possible for someone in the Void Refinement phase to be so formidable? And there are two of them...”

”Naturally, there are. The Ancient Saint Clan, the Ancient Star Sea, the Three Thousand Great Worlds, the top of the Void Refinement myriad clans ranking, the Immortal Spirit Clan, Ling Mengli, second in the Void Refinement myriad clans ranking.”

Taixiao calmly looked at Longyuan, speaking indifferently, ”They have already severed over five thousand great path chains, their foundation so deep it cannot be deepened further, having consumed longevity-extending treasures, cultivating in the celestial realm.”

Longyuan nodded, his eyes carrying a sharpness. The Ancient Saint Clan, the second strongest in the myriad clans ranking, had long been renowned in one region. This clan once fed on ancient void beasts, and their ancestral land still lay in the void chaos.

Their dueling prowess was terrifying, comparable to the ancient immortal clan, but their overall strategy was far inferior, not favored by the strongest of the myriad clans.

Longyuan pondered aloud, ”Taixiao, could they be alien spirits, not among the myriad clans, and they don’t seem to be competing on the rankings, cultivating in the Babel Tower.”

Alien spirits are born of heaven and earth, not belonging to the myriad clans, without elders or descendants, with diverse talents.

Their forms vary greatly, some as large as stars, others as small as ants, bizarre and varied.

But they all have an extremely obvious trait, one that cannot be matched to any race in the immortal history.

These alien spirits are born quietly and walk towards extinction quietly, orphans of heaven and earth, not controlled by living beings, not bound by race.

”Can’t tell, but it’s hard to encounter people with such methods again. Perhaps we’ll meet them again in the future.”

Taixiao’s face remained calm as he slowly looked at his raised hand. ”We haven’t reached the limit of our foundation. Once the Babel Tower journey is over, I’ll return to the family and thoroughly study their methods. Next time, we won’t lose again.”

Roar~~~

Longyuan let out a low growl, his massive dragon head slightly moving on the ground, his eyes filled with intense battle intent.

Taixiao stood with one hand behind his back, his deep gaze looking towards the distant mountains, recalling the day of the great battle, when he suddenly let out a muffled groan.

”Taixiao!”

”No worries, the death energy has entered my body and will take some time to dissipate.”

Taixiao raised his hand to stop Longyuan, his expression unchanged. ”The death energy entwined with the weapon, invading the great path, the aftereffects are too intense, even stronger than during the duel.”

A glimmer of light flashed in his calm eyes. Beings cultivating death energy naturally exist in such a grand immortal history. It’s said that there’s a place in the Taiyi grand world called the Ghost Gate Pass.

But the power of destruction and the Destruction Stone, these things are only born in the immortal ancient forbidden lands... completely untraceable, only some possibilities can be speculated.

There are too many strong beings in the grand world cultivating the power of the Five Elements. Some sages have said that if the qi of the Five Elements can be transformed back into spiritual qi for cultivation, it could open up a unique celestial path.

But no one has succeeded, and countless strong beings have died from backlash, only able to use spells and other methods.

They have all turned this into a unique cultivation system called the Five Elements immortal path.

But truly using the qi of the Five Elements for cultivation has not yet appeared in this grand world.

This path has claimed too many strong beings, and the backlash is not from one’s own great path but from heaven and earth!

”The Five Elements immortal path... to think a Void Refinement cultivator can cultivate it.” Taixiao squinted slightly, recalling in his mind, ”It could also be those two from the clans, hehe.”

His eyes flickered with intense interest, and now this person intrigued him even more than the Ancient Star Sea, filling him with battle intent. He understood this person’s methods and could naturally speculate their limits.

Longyuan sighed softly. He was much younger than Taixiao. Since Taixiao left the family for training, he had followed him.

The relationship between their two clans was very good, practically inseparable.

He didn’t know how many great path chains he could sever. The current limit for Void Refinement in the grand world was around six thousand chains.

This related to the upper limit of his immortal path. These geniuses were so focused on extending their lifespan to maximize their future potential, not wasting too much time in Unity and Great Ascension comprehending heaven and earth to break their own immortal path shackles.

It’s impossible for someone who has severed ten thousand great path chains to appear. First, they must reach the pinnacle of the celestial realm, and second, their lifespan simply wouldn’t be enough.

Geniuses with sufficient lifespan lack foundation, and those with ample foundation don’t have much lifespan...

This is why the Babel List can roughly predict one’s future achievements based on how many levels they can climb.

If one can sever ten thousand great path chains, it would mean breaking the shackles of heaven and earth, and barring any accidents, their immortal path might have no limit.

But even if they reach that point, the immortal path ahead is vast and uncharted, with no predecessors to pave the way, only to slowly fade into the world.

The myriad clans are now constantly raising the upper limit of the immortal path, waiting for the golden era of the grand world to arrive, paving the way for future generations, and having the future generations pave the way for the predecessors, rather than falling into a dead cycle.

Taixiao felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart. If it weren’t for that person’s great path power suppressing him too much, he might not have lost this time. In a few days, they would continue to enter the Babel Tower!

He had already severed four thousand great path chains. The person’s resonance with the great path in the Babel Tower was too strong. If it were outside, he wouldn’t have lost so quickly.

This is also the difference between the Void Refinement phase and the Unity stage. Void Refinement cultivators control the elemental energy of heaven and earth, summon wind and rain, enhance spell power, and gradually comprehend the mysteries of the great path.

But the Unity stage is not limited to the use of elemental energy. Unity cultivators have mastered the deeper paths of heaven and earth, fully integrating the power of the great path into their cultivation and duels.

Void Refinement cultivators can summon wind and rain, while Unity cultivators can drive the wind and disperse the rain.

Their understanding of heaven and earth is on a different level, and elemental energy crumbles before the power of the great path.

Late-stage Void Refinement cultivators can initially touch and grasp the power of the great path, severing their own great path chains. Upon breaking through, they integrate the unbound power of the great path into themselves, stepping into the Unity stage.

The more chains severed, the more great paths integrated, and naturally, the stronger the power.

Severing one chain to enter Unity and severing a thousand great path chains to enter Unity, the difference is greater than that between a man and a dog...

This is also why Taixiao’s pride and confidence stem from this. A temporary victory or defeat in the Void Refinement phase means nothing; Unity is the most brilliant period for the grand world’s geniuses.