Chapter 1 A Deep Abyss

The Demonic World, a deep abyss.

An ancient altar appeared within the abyss.

The altar seemed extremely old, as if it had endured countless years.

The Tianmo Elder brought Lu Changsheng before this altar.

"Master Demon Lord, this is the starting point of the Ancient Starry Road. As long as you activate the formation, you can summon the Ancient Starry Road."

The Tianmo Elder said this.

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Tianmo."

Lu Changsheng expressed his gratitude.

But the Tianmo Elder shook his head and said, "This is nothing of great importance. Master Demon Lord, you are far too polite."

After saying this, the Tianmo Elder condensed a dharma seal, and then the ancient altar began to tremble, its light illuminating all directions.

Before long, an ancient road appeared, descending from the firmament, its destination unknown.

The Ancient Starry Road appeared, shining brightly. Shanting seemed very excited at this moment, as if he yearned to go to the Immortal World.

"Master Demon Lord, you must be careful on this journey."

The Tianmo Elder said.

Lu Changsheng nodded; he would naturally be careful.

"Master Demon Lord, there are a few things I still need to tell you. On the Ancient Starry Road, you can see the cosmic stars, myriad transformations, brilliant and unparalleled, even beyond imagination, but you must never become obsessed with them, otherwise, you will fall into a state of Dao Transformation."

"Once you fall into this state, there is a high possibility of Dao Transformation and death. There was once an Immortal Emperor expert who watched the magnificence of the universe and ultimately underwent forced Dao Transformation, so Master Demon Lord, you must be careful; this is countless times more terrifying than the Ancient Starry Beasts."

The Tianmo Elder was extremely serious; this was the first time Lu Changsheng had seen the Tianmo Elder so serious.

"Alright!"

Lu Changsheng nodded seriously. Since the Tianmo Elder had said this, he definitely had to pay attention.

"Alright, alright, I say, Tianmo Elder, why are you being so long-winded? With me, Shanting, here, how could the Changsheng Demon Lord encounter danger? You're just being alarmist; stop being a jinx."

Shanting spoke, making the Tianmo Elder feel somewhat embarrassed.

Indeed, this wasn't a farewell of life and death; what was the point of being so sorrowful?

"Oh, there's one more thing, Master Demon Lord. Not only should you not delve too deeply into viewing the cosmic stars, but also, in the Ancient Road, no matter what terrifying things you see, do not look at them too much. Within the universe, there exist many things that even Immortal Emperors cannot understand, all kinds of unimaginable things. You must be careful."

The Tianmo Elder reminded him again.

"Alright, Senior Tianmo, then farewell."

Lu Changsheng nodded, then stepped onto the Ancient Starry Road, bidding farewell to the Tianmo Elder.

Shanting also waved his elephant trunk as a farewell, and then stepped onto the Ancient Starry Road with Lu Changsheng.

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, Lu Changsheng disappeared from the Tianmo Elder's sight.

Stepping onto the Ancient Starry Road, the speed was extremely fast, and in an instant, they left the firmament.

The entire main star of the Demonic World instantly transformed into a sphere, gradually becoming smaller and smaller.

"Is this the starry sky?"

Shanting's voice rang out as he watched the cosmic stars, muttering to himself.

Lu Changsheng also took a glance at the universe.

The entire Demonic World universe was scattered with stars like dust, all kinds of lights, red, green, yellow, orange, cyan, blue, and violet, were magnificent.

The vastness of the universe caused one to involuntarily think of several idioms: unpredictable, all-encompassing, ever-changing, and elusive.

Each and every star displayed the grandeur of the universe.

There were even some galaxies that were even more grand and terrifying, as if they were a giant hand, while others resembled a qilin.

The space within the four directions, up and down, is called the universe. Although the universe exists, there is no fixed place to seek it. The past, present, and future are called time. Although time increases, its beginning is unknown.

The vast universe, the boundless starry sky, inexplicably made one feel one's own insignificance and the grandeur of heaven and earth.

At this moment, not to mention Shanting, even Lu Changsheng, upon witnessing this incomparably magnificent universe with his own eyes, could not help but fall into contemplation.

A cultivator, even with heaven-defying cultivation, even if he reached the Mahayana realm in the Lower Realm, was only a strongman in a small star.

And such stars were simply countless, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges.

Not to mention looking at the universe, just one galaxy already had an unknown number of such stars.

Thinking about it, how insignificant is an ordinary person in the entire world?

Gazing at the firmament, Lu Changsheng inexplicably had countless thoughts.

The Milky Way was brilliant, and various nebulae looked even more colorful.

However, Lu Changsheng did not watch the stars continuously; he knew that the deeper he went, the more he would doubt life.

In the face of cosmic stars, people always see one fact.

I am just here to make up the numbers.

"Let's go, Shanting."

Lu Changsheng patted Shanting's head, and the latter immediately woke up from his trance.

One man and one beast walked on the Ancient Starry Road, the road ahead seeming endless.

It was unknown how much time had passed. In the universe, everything seemed still, without the concept of time.

Until, suddenly, Lu Changsheng saw some words appearing on the Ancient Starry Road.

"Li Taige was here!"

"Zhang Yuelin was here!"

"Chen Bei was here!"

One name after another was engraved on the Ancient Starry Road. Some names had been eroded by time and were difficult to see clearly, but what was known was that these names were all experts who had stepped on this road throughout the ages.

"Changsheng Demon Lord, come and take a look quickly; this word is so familiar."

Shanting's voice rang out as he pointed not far away, saying this.

Immediately, Lu Changsheng looked over and quickly saw a line of large characters.

"I don't want to shed tears, for fear of dirtying the road of your reincarnation."

The font was very familiar, and the text was also very familiar.

In an instant, a sand sculpture-like appearance appeared in Lu Changsheng's mind.

Ugh, ugh, ugh!

Lu Changsheng couldn't help but shudder; the sense of presence was too strong; he was afraid of having nightmares.

"Crow Daoist?"

Lu Changsheng spoke, and Shanting immediately understood.

"I was wondering why this font was so familiar; it turns out it was him."

"Did the Crow Daoist also step onto this Ancient Starry Road?"

Shanting muttered to himself.

And Lu Changsheng continued to move forward, and at the same time, a large number of Crow Daoist's quotes appeared on the Ancient Road.

"Two people who have lost their fate may never see each other again in this life."

"Love is not so easy; everyone has their temper."

"If... that day, I had mustered up the courage, perhaps our ending would have been different..."

The Crow Daoist's copywriting was still so simple and unadorned, but thinking of the subtlety of this fate, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but fall into silence.

"Alas, this Crow Daoist, although he is indeed a bit of a sand sculpture, he is also a passionate seed."

Shanting spoke, sighing for the Crow Daoist.

Lu Changsheng didn't say anything; he continued to move forward.

Just walking and walking, soon, an ancient warship appeared in the distance.

This warship was already dim and dull, but the warship was huge, like a star. Lu Changsheng looked over.

In an instant, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.

There was not a single living being in the warship; all had perished in the universe, and the warship was just wandering the universe.

"When the spiritual energy of the world dries up, some strongmen will create this kind of Starry Sky Warship in order to cross over to other worlds and seek vitality, but most of them will be lost in the universe."

"Even if they really find a new world, what awaits them is only war and slaughter; no world will accept outside cultivators."

Shanting knew a lot, and seemed to have no ripples at all regarding this kind of Starry Sky Warship.

"Mm!" Lu Changsheng nodded; what Shanting said was not wrong. In any world, the appearance of foreign strongmen would only be met with war. Such things as peace only existed in the good intentions of some people.

The Ancient Road was boring because it was unknown how long it would take to reach the end.

So along the way, they had to watch the cosmic stars.

But it was precisely because of watching these cosmic stars that people's Dao hearts became unstable, thus becoming obsessed and undergoing Dao Transformation.

Along the way, Lu Changsheng did indeed see some traces of Dao Transformation, and their strength was not bad; at least they were Immortal Venerable-level experts. Undergoing Dao Transformation in the Ancient Road, if their cultivation was poor, they really wouldn't be able to undergo Dao Transformation.

After all, if their cultivation was too poor, watching the cosmic stars would at most make you doubt life.

But high-level cultivators often get stuck in a realm for thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years. At this time, their thinking will fall into a bottleneck. Then, looking at the cosmic stars.

Instantly, they would have a feeling of, "I have cultivated so hard for so many years, even if I become an Immortal Venerable or Immortal Saint, so what? Facing the universe, I am still as insignificant as dust." In this way, they would become desperate for cultivation, and then gradually sink.

In the end, they would undergo Dao Transformation and perish.

It was different for those with low cultivation. For example, Lu Changsheng, in addition to shock, he had no other emotions.

If his cultivation was even lower, he would probably just say, "Awesome!" and then continue walking with his head down.

But, just walking and walking like this.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura appeared.

Moo!

As if an ancient ferocious beast had revived, trillions of stars trembled. In the universe, mist and haze filled the air, and a purple giant hand stretched out.

Wherever it went, stars collapsed and were destroyed. This giant hand was terrifying; it was a giant claw of a Starry Sky Beast, flowing with ominousness and darkness.

Moreover, the surface of the giant claw was covered with red hair, making people feel frightened.

This was an extremely terrifying power, causing despair.

"Immortal King-level Starry Sky Beast!"

Shanting was shocked; his whole body trembled.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng also felt an unprecedented sense of oppression.

He also thoroughly understood just how terrifying the Immortal King level was.

Ascending to the Upper Realm, although he knew the order of the realms, Lu Changsheng always had some vague understanding of the realms.

He always felt that it was nothing more than that.

For example, the Tianmo Elder was also an Immortal King-level expert, but Lu Changsheng didn't think that the Tianmo Elder was very strong.

But at this moment, Lu Changsheng understood just how terrifying the Immortal King strongman was.

One hand, destroying infinite stars, collapsing the universe in all directions, destroying the heavens and the earth.

Then how terrifying would the real Immortal King be?

Lu Changsheng couldn't believe it, and he couldn't imagine how strong the real Immortal King would be.

In fact, in the Immortal World.

Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, and Heaven Immortal, these three realms can only be regarded as beginners. Reaching the Heaven Immortal realm is equivalent to reaching the Mahayana realm in the world of cultivation, teleporting thousands of miles and overturning rivers and seas.

But for the Upper Realm, these abilities are nothing.

And reaching the True Immortal and Golden Immortal realms, one possesses the power to shake mountains and rivers. Under the Dao Technique, one can shatter thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, which is very powerful.

But after reaching the Golden Immortal, each realm is a thorough upheaval.

The further back, the greater the gap.

It was like the official class of a mortal dynasty. A first-rank official could firmly suppress a second-rank official, and it was a crushing suppression.

Lu Changsheng's subordinates in the Demonic World were all Demon Lord-level experts, and with the three Demon King-level experts being respectful, it would naturally make Lu Changsheng feel that the Immortal King was not very strong.

But in reality, the Golden Immortal in front of the Immortal King was really the difference between a star and dust.

Even if Lu Changsheng was so powerful, if he encountered an Immortal King-level existence, the other party could blow Lu Changsheng to death with one breath.

In the later stages, it was no longer a doubling increase, but a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even a ten thousandfold increase.

However, not to mention Immortal King-level strongmen, Immortal Saint strongmen were already beyond what Lu Changsheng could touch.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Stars collapsed one by one. This giant beast seemed to want to destroy the Ancient Starry Road. Lu Changsheng's expression changed slightly. He felt the strength of the Immortal King strongman, but he was not afraid.

The Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth had already recovered. This was an Immortal King-level merit treasure. Although he could not activate this treasure to suppress and kill this Starry Sky Beast, he could at least protect his own safety.

But, just as this red-haired giant hand was about to appear on the Ancient Starry Road.

A clear voice rang out.

"Gaa!"

A strange sound rang out, and in an instant, a demonic bird covered the sky and the earth, directly bombarding this red-haired giant hand.

The Great Universe shook.

Stars turned into dust, shattered into a complete mess.

This was an Immortal King battle.

Lu Changsheng and Shanting watched quietly.

The black demonic bird, covering millions of miles, was surrounded by strands of monstrous demon energy.

The red-haired giant hand in the mist and haze was injured. The back of the hand was broken, dripping strands of purple blood.

Each drop of blood was terrifying. Falling into the starry sky, one drop of blood evaporated a star.

"Moo!"

That terrible sound rang out, and the Starry Sky Beast retreated.

It seemed unwilling to fight, because the other party was also an Immortal King strongman. If there was a great battle, it would outweigh the gains.

The Starry Sky Beast retreated into the mist and haze.

That suffocating pressure also vanished.

Soon, the demonic bird condensed, and the figure of the Crow Daoist appeared not far away.

"Crow Daoist, why didn't you kill him?"

Shanting's voice rang out; he was very curious why the Crow Daoist didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue.

However, the Crow Daoist in the distance looked at Lu Changsheng and Shanting with some blankness.

After a long while, his voice slowly rang out.

"His skin color... is the same as Zique's."

Lu Changsheng: "..."

Shanting: "..."

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