Chapter 762: Chapter 760: Who Says I Can’t Transcend?
 

Millions of years later, finally.

There was no longer blood flowing in the sky.

Not only was there no bloodshed, the entire world also gradually returned to normal.

The “heaven” that had birthed its own consciousness was thoroughly resolved by Qin Changqing, and then he changed the heavens for the Three Realms.

This heaven, of course, no longer possessed its own consciousness; it was merely a representation of the cold laws.

To some extent, it is best for the laws to be cold and impersonal.

Otherwise, even if the consciousness of heaven and earth were unselfish, it would not necessarily be a good thing.

Following the change of heaven, the Immortal World continued to grow stronger.

Ten billion years, twenty billion years, many billions of years later.

The Immortal World had not waned, instead, it grew increasingly powerful.

However, this also gave rise to a new problem.

Path Enlightenment became more difficult.

The risks grew greater.

Ascending to heaven… likewise became harder.

Immortals of the same realm were now stronger than before.

But advancing to a higher realm had become more difficult.

Although this problem existed, the era could be said to never wither.

The entire Chaos Sea, countless worlds, also began to bloom.

And they grew unceasingly.

When these worlds expanded to a certain extent, they too would face the issue of the world’s will developing its own consciousness.

But all were resolved by Qin Changqing.

One day, when the world’s will of a world developed its own consciousness, it was once again discovered by Qin Changqing.

However, Qin Changqing quickly realized that this world’s will was quite rare; it did not obstruct the world’s development for its own sake.

This kind was too rare.

Qin Changqing chose to spare it and began to observe it.

Time continued to pass by.

After countless years, the Immortal World had experienced what was equivalent to several eras in the past, but it still did not wither.

Those remaining “Great Terrors,” one by one, began to collapse.

Having waited for so long, instead of witnessing the decline of an era, they saw numerous prosperous and thriving worlds.

“Perhaps this is eternity,” Qin Changqing said softly, standing high above the infinite worlds within the Chaos Sea.

Now, is this eternity?

Qin Changqing did not dare to confirm it.

He had lived for far too long.

He had lived through periods equivalent to several past eras.

His strength continued to grow.

Ascending to heaven was not the end.

As the world continued to strengthen, without progress, the Immortals who had ascended to heaven might not compare to the Immortal Emperors of the strengthened world.

Thus, there was a second ascent to heaven, a third ascent.

Naturally, Qin Changqing did not have to worry about this issue.

His strength, with the passage of time, was still growing.

However, Qin Changqing was always unsure whether he had achieved true eternity.

He had lived for hundreds of billions of years, and through such a lengthy period, his descendants had spread throughout the Myriad Realms of the Heavens.

The long years did not wear down Qin Changqing’s passion.

On the contrary, it made him enjoy this eternal life all the more.

But even if he lived for a trillion more years… without true eternity, it would be meaningless.

Besides, Qin Changqing had not yet fully unraveled the origin of the System.

Therefore, he began to study and come into contact with the domain of time, endeavoring to find the root of the System.

Otherwise, it would be equivalent to a higher-level existence, granting him this System.

In that case, how could he be considered truly invincible?

“Did you notice? The Chaos Sea is thinning out,” came the voice of an Ancient Emperor after a trillion years.

Qin Changqing noticed it.

“The eternity you speak of, I’m afraid it cannot be achieved,” the Ancient Emperor said, looking towards Qin Changqing.

Qin Changqing’s gaze turned towards the infinite worlds.

His eyes became more profound.

After what seemed like countless eons, the whole world still showed no sign of decay.

The upper limit of the Immortal World’s power continued to rise, but no new realms were produced.

Only now, the Immortals were much stronger than their counterparts from the same realm in the past.

Immortals began to be classified.

From the first to the tenth level of Heavenly Immortal, from the first to the tenth level of Golden Immortal, and each level had even more subdivisions.

A Heavenly Immortal of today could compare to what used to be a Great Luo.

As the world grew stronger, it benefited all within it.

The radiance of the Immortal World illuminated the infinite worlds, the laws of the Immortal World encapsulating the Myriad Realms of the Heavens.

The “Great Terrors” seemed to have utterly vanished.

It was unknown if they were tormented to death.

If not, they likely lay in endless slumber.

After all, the era-spanning time was known to have passed by, but this era still showed no indication of fading.

But Qin Changqing knew.

True eternity, he was far from achieving it.

The Chaos Sea was thinning out more and more.

Boundless as it was, the Chaos Sea was ultimately not truly infinite; the Immortal World had expanded for who knows how many billions of years, almost draining the Chaos Sea dry.

What would happen after it was drained?

Qin Changqing had a vague idea.

Indeed, billions of years later, the true Age of Dharma-Ending arrived.

The entirety of the Chaos Sea, the essence of many great worlds ceased increasing.

The Chaos Sea was no longer chaotic, becoming truly empty.

It turned into real… void!

The Myriad Realms of the Heavens had no replenishments left, but the cultivators within continued to practice diligently, causing these worlds to start consuming their essence on a grand scale.

The entire world, when viewed on a grand temporal scale, was withering away at a shocking pace.

There were too many cultivators.

Too many Immortals.

Energy… was no longer sufficient!

The Chaos Sea was indeed vast, so vast that if not for Qin Changqing, no amount of epochs would have depleted it.

But Qin Changqing had appeared, causing the Immortal World to expand infinitely, and the Myriad Realms of the Heavens to grow endlessly, forcibly draining the Chaos Sea dry.

Within the Myriad Realms of the Heavens, chaos had begun.

Qin Changqing did not intervene, silently observing it all.

The Ancient Emperor did not intervene either.

As time passed, the scope of chaos continued to expand. Due to the scarcity of cultivation resources, the laws of survival in countless worlds became cruel.

Qin Changqing did not intervene at all, only taking his valued descendants back with him.

Even the Immortal World began to face this issue.

“Can you tread this plane’s heavens?”

The Ancient Emperor looked at Qin Changqing.

What she referred to as “heavens” was no longer the heavens of the Immortal World.

Not that of the Myriad Realms of the Heavens.

But the “heavens” of the Chaos Sea that encompassed the Myriad Realms of the Heavens, including the Immortal World.

The Chaos Sea was not boundless; over countless eons, Qin Changqing had nonetheless traversed it entirely.

But even from the perspective of an Immortal Emperor, the Chaos Sea appeared to be endless.

Because the Chaos Sea had a Klein structure.

You could never reach the end, but it was still finite.

Only, recognizing its “finiteness” required an extremely high level of power.

It’s not that you think it’s finite and it is so.

Without sufficient strength, you would only perceive it as infinite.

But it was indeed finite.

Being finite, it faced the problem at hand.

It would eventually exhaust.

And the inherent rule was that… after exhaustion, everything would return to chaos.

Then it would start all over again.

“I understand.”

Qin Changqing gazed into the distance, then took a step out.

There, the Evil Spirit Immortal Emperor, who had hidden for countless years, was captured by him in one move.

“How did you find me?”

The Evil Spirit Immortal Emperor was shocked.

She had actually been caught by Qin Changqing.

Qin Changqing did not answer her but continuously struck out, seizing the remaining “Great Terrors” one by one.

Then, black fog surged around him.

“You, you… this is the Evil Ghost Dao, how is it possible, your mastery in the Evil Ghost Dao is even higher than mine!”

The Evil Spirit Immortal Emperor turned pale with fright.

Surprise also appeared in the gaze of the Ancient Emperor.

She had not expected Qin Changqing to have secretly researched the Evil Ghost Dao, and his mastery in it was terrifying!

“Nothing is impossible.”

Qin Changqing said indifferently.

His view of the world had indeed changed.

The Evil Ghost Dao had truly transformed; once tainted, the Myriad Realms of the Heavens and infinite life in your eyes would all be but delectable nourishment.

“Found you.”

His figure vanished instantly and appeared in a strange place.

There, a coffin floated.

This coffin was the root cause of the Evil Ghost Dao’s mutation.

“I did not expect that someone would still find this place.”

A ghostly voice emanated from the coffin.

After endless years and countless eons, Qin Changqing had actually found it.

“Your method won’t allow transcendence out of this world,” Qin Changqing said indifferently.

“You are right, I can’t transcend, but I was also trying my best to prevent this day from coming. When the world expands to its limit, all that awaits is the end,” the voice responded.

“So you still think you’re doing the right thing?” Qin Changqing asked.

“From the perspective of endless eons, right or wrong is not important. How splendid your era may be—it’s a pity that it will eventually return to chaos, and we too, shall end.”

“Now, do you regret it?” the voice asked again.

“Regret? Why should I regret? Being splendid for a moment is better than eternally decaying like you. Born from chaos, returning to chaos, what is there not to be resigned to,” Qin Changqing asserted decisively.

“Besides, who says I cannot transcend?”

As he spoke, Qin Changqing reached out his hand and grasped towards the coffin.

Surprisingly, the coffin did not react.

It seemed as though the entity inside knew it was no match for Qin Changqing.

The coffin was seized by Qin Changqing in his hands.

“Let’s put an end to the Evil Ghost Dao, and as for you, become my servant and atone for your sins. After you bear me a child, I’ll consider giving you freedom,” Qin Changqing stated indifferently.

The simple mention of “bearing a child” unsettled the entity inside the coffin.

But it seemed… she had no say in the matter.

The decay of the world had not yet ended; moreover, the entire Chaos Sea was shrinking at an astonishing rate.

The Myriad Realms of the Heavens were drawing closer.

Continuously nearing each other.

On the scale of mortals, this age was still extremely long, measured in hundreds of billions of years.

On the scale of ordinary Immortals, it was equally enduring; the vast majority of Immortals could not live that long.

But on the scale of Qin Changqing, it was obvious that in a hundred billion years, even a Great Luo would be able to see other worlds with the naked eye.

The entire world was contracting!

Everything was returning to chaos.