Eternal Tale

The third eye of the Three-Eyed Emperor slowly closed, and the surface of the lake gradually became calm.

He spoke in a deep voice, ”To knock on the gates of the grand world of immortals, one must pass through three tribulations and nine hardships.”

”The first tribulation, sever the self; in the world, only the true self endures, extinguish its karma, and cut off its distractions!”

”The second tribulation, inscribe the heavens and earth; gain recognition of the immortal position from the Three Thousand Great Worlds, if the position is not correct, the Dao cannot be achieved!”

”The third tribulation, cross the sea of bitterness of the Dao heart; the immortal gate on the other shore, one step to the heavens, one step to the abyss, how to proceed, ask your true self and Dao heart!”

The vast voice echoed through the heavens and earth, solemn and majestic, yet no one from the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan heard these words.

”Junior has been taught!” Chen Xun’s gaze focused, the Five Elements Immortal Eyes swirling within, mysterious and vast.

”Listen well, the nine hardships, the first hardship, perfect the Dao heart.”

”The second hardship, comprehend the essence of the Dao; the laws of heaven and earth cultivated will not perish, before the end of life, you will not perish, this is the embryonic form of immortal power.”

”The third hardship, mold the immortal body; can break through the late-stage tribulation-crossing limit, enter the half-immortal realm, if the physical body is not cultivated to the late-stage tribulation-crossing, it cannot withstand the immortal body.”The Three-Eyed Emperor paused slightly, took a deep look at Chen Xun’s physical body, and continued, ”The fourth hardship, the hardship of wealth; the perfection of the power of the laws requires vast resources of the immortal Dao, beyond what one person can bear.”

”When the power of the laws is perfected, you can move the heavens and earth, and be recognized in your position!”

”The fifth hardship, the killing tribulation; ominous beings from the Three Thousand Great Worlds will come, if you lack strength, you will surely fall.”

The Three-Eyed Emperor let out a cold snort, a domineering cold light flashed in his eyes, ”These ominous beings, if not forcibly exterminated, will absorb the essence of the Dao and hinder your attainment of the Dao.”

In those days, he used his karmic powers to exterminate these ominous beings, the bloodshed was immense, and their corpses are still exposed in the Slaying Immortal Ancient Domain, killing any that come!

Chen Xun nodded respectfully, a mysterious meaning in his eyes, he actually preferred to study these small things, when they come, they shouldn’t leave.

”The sixth hardship, the tribulation of the Dao; the beings of the immortal Dao cultivated in the past will...”

The Three-Eyed Emperor paused, slightly shifted the topic, ”You are the body of the Dao Ancestor of the Five Elements... no one dares to question the tribulation of the Dao with you, this hardship you can ignore.”

After he finished, a gleam flashed in his eyes, if the ancestor of the path becomes immortal, who knows what a magnificent scene of heaven and earth it would be, he must go and see!

”The seventh hardship, mold the immortal primordial; if the first six hardships are crossed, the primordial spirit will be unprecedentedly strong, cultivating the immortal method... our clan has this method, it requires the Destruction Stone from the immortal ancient forbidden lands, which is also one of the immortal methods for molding the immortal primordial.”

The Three-Eyed Emperor spoke with profound meaning, having long sensed that Chen Xun possessed the power of destruction, this hardship the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan would naturally assist, Chen Xun’s foundation as an immortal friend was too shallow, with no backing from a great clan.

Chen Xun deeply bowed, feeling somewhat awkward, some things truly cannot be exchanged for with spirit stones, they are priceless and only kept for one’s own use.

But upon careful thought, it was too normal, he wouldn’t sell the Taiwei Purple Immortal Fruit either, no matter how many, it would only be kept for his own people, never cheaply given to outsiders.

His foundation in this grand world was only ten thousand years, often hiding with Black Bull.

Now life was just starting to get better, only beginning the stage of primitive accumulation, naturally unable to compare with the ancient forces from all sides.

The Three-Eyed Emperor revealed a faint smile, ”The eighth hardship, mold the immortal power Dharma Aspect, the domain must be chosen in a special heaven domain among the great worlds, the immortal ancient forbidden lands cannot achieve the Dao, this is also why I asked where your domain is.”

”Emperor, the Wild Heaven Region.”

”Very well.”

The Three-Eyed Emperor nodded as expected, ”The strength of the place where you attain the Dao relates to the strength of your immortal power, every immortal of this era attains the Dao in a special heaven domain.”

”If we could act at full strength, it would be like a heaven domain pressing down on you, this has surpassed the limits and imagination of the mana of beings, transcending the laws of heaven and earth.”

”Beings live within the heaven domain, even tribulation-crossing cultivators act according to the laws of the heaven domain they reside in, while immortals are above this, encompassing all phenomena of heaven and earth.”

The Three-Eyed Emperor explained to Chen Xun unhurriedly, ”In simple terms, tribulation-crossing is the Venerable of a heaven domain, while an immortal is the master of that heaven domain.”

Chen Xun’s eyes widened slightly, thinking to himself, ”Impressive...”

He finally understood the direct difference with immortals, his avatar’s ten-year war at most overturned a remote region, overturning the entire Wild Heaven Region was simply impossible.

Chen Xun’s eyes shone with wisdom, he understood, to overturn the entire Wild Heaven Region with a single move is to be an immortal!

The Three-Eyed Emperor gazed into the distance with his hands behind his back, if he could hear Chen Xun’s inner thoughts, perhaps even his rock-solid Dao heart would waver.

This was merely a metaphor for a duel, casually overturning a special heaven domain, even immortals couldn’t do it, at least the current immortals don’t possess such terrifying world-ending power.

The Three-Eyed Emperor’s eyes deepened, ”But special heaven domains also have limits, now there is no Dao struggle, in this era, having the potential to become immortal is enough.”

As the heavens and earth grow stronger, the golden era of the grand world of immortals arrives, with prodigies of the immortal Dao emerging frequently, this is the most dangerous era for becoming immortal.

Not to mention the Boundless True Immortal Realm, which even karmic powers cannot see through!

The ancestors of his race left only one sentence before their demise, the great trend is irreversible, the True Immortal Realm is not a scam of the myriad clans...

This statement spread throughout the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan, and the Three-Eyed Emperor firmly believed it.

At the time of becoming immortal, he seemed to see a corner of the karma of heaven and earth, the entire race decisively emerged at this time.

Especially with the return of Di Tian, he is the true son of the emperor, although only possessing the Sacred Spirit Root, in that era he was one in a billion!

More importantly, he possesses the race’s strongest karmic innate divine power, the promise of the Human Emperor is still believed by his clan, the time for war has come, with the right time, place, and people!

After a moment of silence.

Chen Xun looked at the slightly lost Three-Eyed Emperor and respectfully asked, ”Emperor, may I ask what the ninth hardship is?”

”The ninth hardship, the heavenly tribulation,” the Three-Eyed Emperor responded lightly, ”this tribulation is also called the immortal tribulation, it is the final hurdle to becoming immortal, the heavenly tribulation will help you elevate your realm, merging your immortal body and immortal primordial, etc...”

”The immortal thunder of the grand world descends upon you, you must face it with absolute strength, bearing the Dao heart of battling the heavens, not retreating a single step!”

The Three-Eyed Emperor’s robes fluttered, a strand of domineering gaze shot forth, ”Before reaching this step, go and challenge the half-immortal powerhouses from all directions of the grand world, gather the battle intent of the immortal Dao, to break through the immortal barrier!”

”If you lack this heart, you can stay in the half-immortal realm, carefree for ten thousand years.”

A trace of disdain appeared in the Three-Eyed Emperor’s eyes, his voice exceptionally grand, ”Chen Xun, the path of cultivating immortality, constantly cultivating and comprehending, seeking the immortal Dao of heaven and earth, that is what immortals do, not what those below immortals do.”

”Yes! Chen Xun has been taught!”

”This is the first step to becoming immortal, helping you understand what it means to be an immortal!”

”......”

Chen Xun took a deep breath silently, his demeanor becoming more respectful, his eyes exceptionally clear, full of spirit.