Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

"Such a supreme innate divine object, pity it's chaotic Dao principle and not the main body evolution needed for opening one's Original Realm."

"If it were an innate divine object of the Taiyin or the Cosmos Dao, now that would be perfect."

Zhang Jing's eyes shimmered with a hint of regret as he greedily thought.

Regaining composure.

He flicked his fingertip and a wisp of cyan sword light immediately flew out.

The sword light grew upon meeting the wind, eventually transforming into a hundred zhang long treasure sword.

Under Zhang Jing's control, the sword rapidly descended, slicing through the rock of Shi Mountain, which housed the reverse world Immortal Bamboo, as easily as cutting through tofu.

He activated his Hidden Treasure Immortal Robe, directly creating a void space of several dozen zhang and stuffed the cleaved half of the mountain, along with the reverse world Immortal Bamboo atop it, straight into it.

The view in front suddenly became empty.

"It's time to leave Diandao Mountain."

Zhang Jing thought to himself, reluctantly glancing over the nearby treasures of heaven and earth.

He suddenly felt the strong urge to pack them all up and take them with him.

But he immediately realized that these treasures of heaven and earth were not yet fully matured. If taken now by force, their value would be greatly diminished.

Yet, if not taken away...

There's no guarantee that after his departure, others won't enter here.

After all, there is an unusual number of Harmonized Dao True Immortals gathered within Diandao Mountain. Among them, there might well be lucky ones who, like he did at the start, blunder into this place by mistake.

After a moment of consideration.

Zhang Jing ultimately decided not to take them.

His previous guess was only a possibility and not highly likely, so naturally, there was no need for such tension. Moreover, the value of the reverse world Immortal Bamboo alone far exceeded the combined worth of these remaining treasures of heaven and earth.

Considering this, there was no need for him to be utterly ruthless.

"Well then, I shall take my leave!"

With a wry smile, Zhang Jing took a step into the void. When he reappeared, he was already thousands of miles away in a place where space was extremely unstable.

He stood on nothingness, his pupils reflecting a deep passageway, over a dozen zhang high and wide enough for one person, surrounded by dark cracks everywhere, looking exceedingly dangerous.

Through the passageway, he could vaguely see a churning seascape on the other side.

Of course, calling it a passageway was really just a slightly larger crack in the void that led directly to a region known as Bliss Fairy Island in the Secret Realm of the River of Cosmos.

This was Zhang Jing's biggest reliance on repeatedly escaping from Diandao Mountain.

In fact, even without the reverse world Immortal Bamboo, he would have come here and left Diandao Mountain through this void crack.

As for leaving by normal means—

Zhang Jing was not yet ready to die.

Especially while carrying treasures like the Hidden Treasure Immortal Robe, Five-Color Cloud Flag, and reverse world Immortal Bamboo.

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The Bliss Sea, as one of the infamous dangerous territories within the Secret Realm of the River of Cosmos, is enveloped year-round by the storm of Cosmos Light, creating waves thousands of feet high. Even the strong Harmonized Dao True Immortals could perish from a single misstep.

Only Feathering True Immortals, who can rely on their transformed immortal bodies, can ignore these Cosmos Light storms.

Of course, with great risk also comes incredible opportunities.

Innate divine objects, rare Immortal Roots, Spiritual Treasure embryos, and so forth, countless high-grade treasures of heaven and earth keep emerging, enticing hordes of Harmonized Dao True Immortals desperate for them.

Take, for example, the much-talked-about Opening God Seal in the Secret Realm, which first appeared in the Bliss Sea.

Also, due to the frequent manifestations of the power of the Extreme River of Time, the Bliss Sea has become a bastion for Cultivators of the Cosmos Light Dao.

On this day.

A dust-covered young man, moving with extreme caution along a Cosmos Light storm, crossed over the Bliss Sea at a high speed, completely ignoring the immense dangers hidden within the sea.

Or perhaps at this moment, he had no choice but to ignore them.

After escaping for hundreds of thousands of miles, the man seemed to realize something and instinctively looked up.

A vast island faintly appeared within his line of sight.

A bright light sparked in his eyes, and a look of elation crossed his weathered face.

"Just another two million li, and I'll reach Bliss Fairy Island. Hold on! The fairy island should be open by now. Once I get there, even forces including Mysterious Pavilion, the Horn Immortals, and Martial Hunting Team won't dare to act rashly."

The man muttered hoarsely to himself, speeding up his escape.

Just as hope was within reach, a faint worry lingered in his heart, struggling to dissipate.

Bliss Fairy Island could only guarantee his safety for a hundred years. After a hundred years, what then?

The man knew all too well that as long as he carried the Opening God Seal with him, forces like the Mysterious Pavilion would never leave him in peace.

Even with his exceptional escape skills, could he keep running forever?

Especially now, when those forces had already sealed all the exits in the middle domain of the Secret Realm of the River of Cosmos, his emergence would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

As for handing over or discarding the Opening God Seal,

this thought flashed through the man's mind for an instant before he directly dismissed it.

It wasn't that he couldn't bear to part with it.

Rather, as long as the Opening God Seal remained on him, those powers would check and balance each other, leaving him a slim chance of survival; but once he lost the Opening God Seal, it would truly be game over.

In this period, he had provoked quite a few powers, and even more True Immortals were eager to claim his head as a trophy.

With this in mind,

the man couldn't help but think of a particular name, a trace of schadenfreude flickering in his eyes.

He secretly thought:

"That unlucky fellow named Zhang Jing, I have no idea how he managed to anger the Mysterious Pavilion to the extent that they spared no expense to spread the false news that the Opening God Seal was on him."

"With that sorted out, the major forces gladly added to the turmoil, leaving the vast majority of Harmonized Dao True Immortals in the dark and searching for Zhang Jing's whereabouts, which indeed relieved a lot of pressure off me."

"Otherwise..."

The man shuddered.

He dared not imagine what a terrifying experience it would be if tens of thousands of Harmonized Dao True Immortals, scattered throughout the midstream of the River of Cosmos, chased after him desperately without any regard for the consequences.

Not to mention that damn Mysterious Pavilion revealing his location from time to time.

Sometimes, happiness is relative.

Just like now, when he thought about Zhang Jing's miserable fate, the man felt the long-standing gloom in his heart dissipate considerably.

At least he truly had the Opening God Seal.

While that guy, all he had was a scapegoat.

"I really should thank that Zhang Jing. Oh, and the Mysterious Pavilion too. Although they deserve to die, I must say, they handled this matter beautifully."

A slight smile played at the corners of his mouth.

The Bliss Fairy Island appeared impressively close before his eyes.

And behind the man,

dozens of teams from different forces and races, all Harmonized Dao True Immortals, were cautiously dodging the rampant cosmic light storms while cursing and relentlessly pursuing.

"Damn it, could this guy be a Golden-Winged Peng Bird in human skin, or maybe a Nine Demon Falcon, or even an Aurora Mouse? Anyway, he definitely can't be of the Human Race! He's just too good at running..."

"Stop talking nonsense, Bliss Fairy Island is right ahead. If we let that kid land on the island, we're really in trouble."

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Three days later.

Within a dim palace lacking any light,

a towering monster with three heads and four arms sat cross-legged, endless shadows rushing toward it from all directions, only to be devoured completely in one gulp by the monster.

The next moment, the shadows rushed back in, filling up the space like a tide.

Suddenly,

a black-robed figure entered in a rushed and flustered manner, fell to the ground with a thud, and began to speak tremulously:

"Deacon Lord, I have urgent news to report."

"What is it?"

The three-headed monster opened all six eyes simultaneously, asking indifferently.

"The Human Race Cultivator named Wang Zizai, who carries the Opening God Seal, has fled into Bliss Immortal City."

"What? Entered Bliss Immortal City!"

Both the left and right heads of the giant demon exclaimed in disbelief, their faces filled with shock.

"Useless fools!"

The giant demon's chest heaved with rage, its eyes nearly spewing fire at the frustration.

The next instant,

"How many times have I said it? No matter what happens, maintain a calm demeanor."

The central, more serene head of the monster reprimanded first, then looked down at the black-robed figure, asking calmly:

"Is there anything else?"

"My lord, the other matter is… we have completely lost track of Zhang Jing's specific location now,"

"All we know is that he is still alive."

Upon hearing this,

the peaceful look on the central head of the giant demon could no longer hold, as it suddenly burst into a volley of curses:

"What? Useless, a bunch of useless idiots!"