jdhmnovel Chapter 1039 Azure Phoenix
Chapter 1039 Azure Phoenix
A smile curved Su Mo's lips, his eyes burning with an even more intense light, as if two leaping flames were burning within them, reflecting the surging ambition in his heart. The Huanglong Zhenren's force alone had already achieved such astonishing results; if his other twelve forces could also achieve such success, wouldn't their military achievements explode like wildfire, soaring to the heavens?
Let alone breaking through to the eighth-grade Perfect True Immortal within an entire epoch, it's not impossible for someone to achieve this breakthrough even ten times earlier, within a trillion years. At that time, it's quite possible that before the Nine Realms Immortal War concludes, they might take that final step, prove themselves to the Immortal Golden Immortal, and join the ranks of the true powerhouses of the Ancient Immortal Realm.
While True Immortals are considered powerful figures in the various Immortal Realms, wielding life-and-death power over their respective cosmic seas and possessing the qualifications to be called Dao Ancestors, they are ultimately just ordinary figures among the masses in the entire Ancient Immortal Realm. They are fundamentally unworthy of the grand halls of fame and lack even the qualification to participate in top-level secrets. Only Immortal Golden Immortals can truly enter the inner sanctum—no matter where in the Ancient Immortal Realm they are, they are the undisputed supreme powerhouses, capable of establishing their own Immortal Realm, controlling the fate and life and death of countless beings in thousands of cosmic seas, and their names can be engraved on the monuments of the long river of time.
next moment......
"Whoosh..."
A dazzling golden light flashed from the dark gold identity token, like a golden dragon breaking free from its restraints. After tracing a graceful arc in the air, it suddenly burst into light, revealing a nine-story exquisite golden pagoda. The pagoda was forged from primordial black gold, and the runes on it flowed like living things, gleaming with golden light. It was exactly the same as the previous two pagodas, the very same ninth-grade true immortal artifact worth billions of battle merits—the Ninefold Time-Space Pagoda.
The moment the third Nine-Layered Spacetime Tower was exchanged, it seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, immediately attracted to the other two Nine-Layered Spacetime Towers within the cave world. The three towers circled around Su Mo in an extremely profound trajectory, their spires facing each other and their bases connected, faintly forming a grand array of Heaven, Earth, and Man. The moment the array patterns lit up, the three golden towers seemed to come alive, their runes echoing each other, emitting a deafening hum. Even the surrounding primordial energy surged, transforming into a sky full of clear light that rushed towards the three towers like a tide, greedily devouring them.
In an instant, the river of time within the cave world surged violently, with visible ripples spreading across the void. The time flow, which had been stable at two hundred million times, surged forward again like a wild horse breaking free of its reins, increasing exponentially—at three hundred million times, the air began to exhibit a crystalline luster; at four hundred million times, the primordial energy on the lotus petals condensed into still streams of light; at five hundred million times, even the thoughts of the primordial spirit seemed to be infinitely stretched… Finally, the time flow expanded by a full two times, reaching six hundred million times before finally stopping.
In the outside world, eighteen years have passed inside the cave.
Soon, the speed at which the True Immortal corpses within Su Mo's natal sea of time disintegrated and merged doubled. Under the dual strangulation of a six-hundred-million-fold increase in the flow of time and the True Immortal power within Su Mo's body, the corpses of ordinary first-grade True Immortals could not last more than a year and a half before being completely devoured and refined, transforming into the pure essence that nourished his physical sea of time, making the primordial patterns on his cell walls even clearer.
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Time flies, and eight million years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The True Extreme Domain, located eight thousand cosmic years away from the Azure Spirit Domain, is one of the 1,800 cosmic seas under the Xuanzhen Immortal Domain. Its overall strength ranks among the top 100 of the 1,800 cosmic seas, and it even has the potential to break into the top 60. Its foundation is even stronger than that of the Thousand Cliffs Domain.
Although there were no ninth-grade True Immortals to oversee the lineup, there were several near-ninth-grade True Immortals who had just stepped into the threshold of the ninth grade. In addition, there were at least fifty to a hundred eighth-grade True Immortals under their command. Such a lineup was far superior to that of the Thousand Cliffs Domain.
In the eastern part of the True Extreme Domain, lies the ancient city of Fengming.
This ancient city spans over three million light-years. Its walls are built of phoenix marrow glazed bricks, with faint blue flames flowing between the brick seams. Under the starlight, it shimmers with seven colors, and from a distance, it looks like a colorful ribbon stretching across the sky.
Looking down from above, the entire city resembles a giant phoenix with its wings folded. The city walls outline its outstretched wings, and the stone phoenix head at the city gate is lifelike, holding a huge phoenix pearl in its beak, exuding a powerful aura that suppresses all directions, as if it might open its eyes at any moment, spread its wings and take flight, bringing the heavens under its wings.
This place is the lair of the Azure Phoenix Immortal Clan. Ranked among the top immortal clans in the True Extreme Domain, they consistently occupy a top-thirty position among the many True Immortal clans in the True Extreme Domain. In the last few cosmic eras, their momentum has been rapid, and they are expected to break into the top twenty. With two eighth-grade True Immortals presiding over them, they wield immense power and influence.
In the heart of the ancient city of Fengming, inside an ancient hall engraved with numerous phoenix patterns, hangs a massive phoenix crystal from the ceiling. Measuring over ten feet in size, it emits a soft, bluish light, illuminating the entire hall and even casting a bluish glow on the dust in the corners.
The pillars of the hall are carved with reliefs of phoenixes rising from the ashes, the flame patterns flowing with a faint power of rules, as if they will burst into flames at any moment, turning the entire hall into a sea of fire. The air is filled with the refreshing fragrance of phoenix saliva; inhaling it makes one feel refreshed and invigorated, enough to be equivalent to a celestial being's tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation.
A man and a woman were playing chess on a jade-carved throne. The man wore a blue phoenix robe, the hem embroidered with a golden phoenix spreading its wings, each feather so lifelike it seemed about to burst from the fabric. His face was resolute, and his brows exuded an unparalleled aura of majesty; he was none other than Qingxuan Zhenxian, the Supreme Elder of the Qingfeng Immortal Clan. The woman wore a blue palace dress, the hem cascading like a peacock's tail, embroidered with twinkling stars. Her beauty was unparalleled, her elegance breathtaking, yet her temperament was as cool and aloof as moonlight; she was Qingyao Zhenxian, the Second Supreme Elder of the clan.
The two held black and white chess pieces between their fingertips. The pieces were carved from the Nine Heavens Mystic Jade and made a crisp "click" sound when they landed on the chessboard. Each sound seemed to contain the rhythm of the Great Dao.
The aura he revealed by chance was even more profound than that of the Heavenly Ancestor. Especially the Azure Profound True Immortal, whenever he made a move, a faint blue flame would rise around his body. The pressure contained in that flame was much stronger than that of the late-stage eighth-rank True Immortal who had surrounded and killed the three Yellow Dragon True Immortals. It had faintly touched the threshold of the perfect eighth-rank True Immortal.
On the chessboard, black and white pieces intertwine, concealing deadly intent. With each piece that falls, it seems as if a universe is born or annihilated within it, like two oceans of the universe colliding and fighting fiercely. The ferocity of the chess game even causes the incense in the hall to freeze.
at this time......
"Whoosh..."
A streak of azure light pierced the void, like a ray of spring sunshine, silently penetrating the layers of restrictions surrounding the ancient hall—those array barriers capable of withstanding the full force of an eighth-grade True Immortal's attack were as fragile as paper before the azure light, not even causing a ripple. The azure light landed, revealing an old man in azure robes. His hair was white, tied back with an ordinary wooden hairpin, and his coarse azure robes were faded from washing, with two patches on the cuffs. His aura was unremarkable, as if he were just an ordinary old man wandering the streets, and not even the most basic fluctuations of immortal power could be sensed.
However, upon seeing this, the two eighth-rank True Immortals, Qingxuan and Qingyao, felt their hearts skip a beat. Their bodies, seated on their divine thrones, tensed instinctively, their knuckles turning slightly white from the force. A deep sense of apprehension flashed in their eyes, and a hint of indescribable fear even shone deep within their pupils, as if they had witnessed some unbelievable being.
The restrictions surrounding the Azure Phoenix Ancient Palace were a deadly array set up by the brother and sister over hundreds of millions of years, incorporating the Nirvana Flame and spatial laws of the Azure Phoenix Immortal Clan. Even a quasi-ninth-grade True Immortal would inevitably cause the array to resonate if he tried to break in. Yet, this old man was able to appear in the palace silently, as if he were in an empty place.
Ninth Rank! This person must be a Ninth Rank True Immortal!
It's even highly likely that he's not an ordinary ninth-rank true immortal.
Qingxuan True Immortal pondered to himself. With his cultivation having stepped into the eighth rank of perfection, he could still sense a trace of the aura of an ordinary ninth-rank early-stage True Immortal, even though it was obscure. However, the old man in front of him looked like an ordinary person at first glance. His aura was extremely restrained, as if it had merged with the surrounding phoenix saliva incense and azure light, making it impossible to fathom its depth. This kind of return to simplicity and authenticity could only be achieved by a ninth-rank mid-stage True Immortal.
"call......"
Taking a breath, True Immortal Qingxuan suppressed the unease surging in his heart, slowly stood up, and bowed to the old man in green robes with extremely low posture. Even his voice trembled slightly: "Qingxuan greets Senior. May I ask how you are addressed? What guidance do you have for my Qingfeng Clan?"
Qingyao Zhenxian also rose, her peerless face devoid of all expression. She lowered her eyes and stood respectfully to the side, not daring to even breathe loudly. The air in the hall seemed to freeze at that moment. The black and white chess pieces on the chessboard remained locked in a standoff, but the two had long lost all interest in the game, their entire focus on the old man in green.
If a mid-stage ninth-rank True Immortal were to truly harm them, even with their geographical advantage and the ability to mobilize the entire city's defenses, they would likely find it difficult to fare well. A slight misstep could result in the entire Azure Phoenix Immortal Clan paying a heavy price, and they might even be wiped out of the True Extreme Domain, never to recover.
"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to be nervous. I am Qingxu, and like you two, I was born in the Xuanzhen Immortal Realm. I have no ill intentions towards you. I have come here today with a request for your help."
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