Chapter 1180
Chapter 1180: The Heavenly Pa.s.sage, just a group of losers
A vast expanse of crimson glow was visible at the end of this road, where an endless blood light pervaded as if the heavens and earth were weeping blood, incredibly astonishing.
The entire sky, along with it, fell into a strange and eerie blood color.
It was an unimaginable Dao path, akin to walking on the edge of a cliff. A blood-red mist lingered, accompanied by a chilly wind with a faint scent of blood.
Ancient traces surrounded them, the broken walls of the heavenly pavilions and some stardust debris that fell from unknown places, creating craters thousands of feet deep.
Some lakes had already dried up, contrasting with the scenery Gu Changge had witnessed on his previous visit.
In those dried-up lakes, some corpses could be seen, including gigantic ones resembling golden giants, collapsed like towering mountains.
There were also some crystal-clear jade-like skeletons, radiating brilliance, delicate and beautiful, presumably once peerless beauties.
Furthermore, there were skeletons of various races, such as the vast corpse group resembling true dragons and various phoenixes… In the deep craters on both sides, numerous structures were densely packed.
The last time Gu Changge came here, he saw a scene of lush grandeur, where the heavens and earth were radiant, filled with the aura of the Dao-building experts.
But now, only desolation and ruins remain. In the meantime, a terrible battle occurred here, as the blood glows were still fresh, not remnants from ancient times.
Even at the end of this road, it had collapsed. A horrifying giant rift appeared, completely severing the heavens and the earth. Some stars fell here, and chaotic energy filled the air, along with blood-colored mists blowing from an unknown direction.
Even for the creatures stepping into this place, it was challenging to find a way forward, to discover the true Immortal Domain.
Before the Immortal Burial Era, this road was actually opened by all living beings to attack the Original World. The mighty army advanced, buried countless bones here, countless epochs pa.s.sed, some had already decayed, while others were still buried in the deepest parts, waiting for the day of decay.
The Large Bird flapped its wings, following behind Gu Changge, looking at these scenes with an incredibly complex expression.
In a trance, it saw that magnificent era when all the predecessors attacked the Original World, advancing without hesitation, burying the already cold blood here. Initially, cold blood gradually warmed up.
“How did the battle to attack the Original World end? You should still remember.”
“They were all losers, nothing to reminisce about.”
Gu Changge’s plain words were like a basin of cold water suddenly poured on the Large Bird’s head, cooling down its hot blood, filled with astonishment and bitter laughter.
Indeed, all of them were losers in the battle to attack the Original World. Even if they gave their all, in the end, they fell on this road without even qualifying to enter the Original World.
A group of unwilling losers who refused to accept death. Gu Changge wasn’t had as much sentimentality as the Large Bird, nor could he feel as deeply about it.
Although in the eyes of the Large Bird, he was considered one of the leaders in the Battle of the Slaying Heaven, in Gu Changge’s eyes, these fallen warriors were no different from ordinary ants.
The so-called hot blood they talked about was something he couldn’t comprehend. In his perspective, how many times had the Battle of the Slaying Heaven occurred in the countless and unimaginable epochs that stretched far into the past? Truly countless.
Before the arrival of the immortal tribulation, the vast actual realms in the world always had some survivors from previous immortal tribulations. Some powerhouses who foresaw the truth gathered spontaneously, attempting to change this age-old and unchanging destiny.
Again and again, like reincarnation, but not quite. In the eyes of the Origin True Ancestors, these were just some fish trying to jump out of the river. Yet, they withered and died on the sh.o.r.e once out of the river.
The Immortal Domain now cannot connect with the Upper Realm; it seems there has been a drastic change.
Is it because of the other true realms, or is it related to the foreign domains?
Gu Changge and the Crimson Bird continued forward. At the end of the road, they saw a magnificent stone door, but there was a severed abyss in the middle, deep and bottomless as if it had been directly cut off by some terrifying force, making it impa.s.sable.
The grand stone door stood at the end of this road, stained with blood, and bloodstains permeated from the door gap. There were traces of a great battle around it, exuding a terrifying and horrifying aura. It felt as if approaching it would cause the flesh to explode.
The owner of those bloodstains must have a terrifying strength.
“This is the Road of heavens and earth…”
“Without the cultivation of an Immortal King, one cannot cross over. It is also the largest barrier separating the Upper Realm and the Immortal Domain. Countless powerful beings who attempted to cross over but fell to their deaths are buried in this abyss.”
The Crimson Bird spoke with a somewhat complex expression. It once served as the spirit of the stone door ahead and, after awakening in later generations, used an exceptional method to differentiate a portion of its soul, crossing the restrictions ahead to reach the Upper Realm.
Its actual body actually remained within the stone door ahead.
Gu Changge nodded, well aware of what the Large Bird mentioned.
The Road of heaven and earth was established by Gu Qingyi. A million miles of forbidden s.p.a.ce G.o.dly domain was set up here, capable of preventing Immortal Kings from crossing horizontally. However, after countless epochs, it might have lost its effectiveness in many aspects.
The appearance of the Road was not primarily due to the Upper Realm’s rules being shattered, unable to accommodate powers surpa.s.sing the Immortal Realm.
Instead, the Upper Realm needed a relatively peaceful and stable environment for the prosperity and growth of future generations.
Within the vast worlds of the heavens, apart from facing the immortal tribulation of epochs, there was also a need to guard against invasions from other actual worlds.
The influence of the Original world extended across the heavens, giving rise to many terrible forces under the command of the three Origin True Ancestors.
Those ethnic groups were either occupying some real worlds, or launching gray, white, and black three-color sacrifices from the original world. Eliminating some restless factors in advance.
After all, the existence of epochal immortal tribulations was meant to cleanse the worlds of the heavens, restoring order to a level acceptable to the Origin of Primordial True Ancestors.
These so-called sacrifices aimed to destroy the universe and reshape order. However, in reality, they were sacrifices for world annihilation or, in other words, sacrifices of background figures to entreat the three Origin True Ancestors for supreme power or authority.
The Origin True Ancestors were omnipotent, capable of efficiently bestowing immortal life and higher realms upon those factions. Faced with epochal tribulations, not everyone dared to become a Heaven-Slayer.
Boom!
Following that, Gu Changge, accompanied by the Large Bird, stepped forward to cross this abyss, where terrifying momentum emanated from below.
Various restrictions were triggered, an unparalleled killing intent erupted, and it seemed like supreme sword energy directly pierced through the s.p.a.ce, falling into the Upper Realm, cutting down countless stars and shocking numerous mortal cultivators.
However, Gu Changge’s expression remained unchanged. He walked as if on flat ground, and there seemed to be a vague aura flowing around him. All radiance falling on him dissipated into nothingness, unable to halt his steps.
He quickly arrived at the front of the stone gate, where he paused. He could perceive the situation on the other side of the gate even though it was closed.
“I can open this gate,” the Crimson Bird said with a nostalgic look. Then, with conviction, it added, “Because my true body resides here.”