Chapter 1 A Finger Falls, the World Silences

With a finger's touch, the world seemed to quiet down.

An Qisheng slowly closed his eyes. All was silent, save for a bright mirror in his mind, shining like the sun, reflecting a scene of constant change.

The essence of that seemingly weak egg was just a chaotic mess of information.

"Three-Hearted Blue Spirit Child, sort the information."

An Qisheng muttered to himself.

So-called bloodline inheritance is nothing more than the passing down of all one's life information through the bloodline born of union. To some extent, this is also a path to longevity.

If one dies, one's life information can still be passed on to future generations.

That's why natural prodigies with divine bodies or demon bodies can comprehend supernatural powers and secret arts from their bloodlines.

The direct descendants of great demon clans like the Golden-Winged Roc, the Heaven-Dominating Divine Ape, and the Seven-Colored Peacock can even obtain the knowledge, wisdom, and ways of doing things of their ancestors from their bloodline inheritance.

This is because the essence of bloodline inheritance is life information.

However, it is not easy to trace the essence of the bloodline's origin from this drop of blood.

Simply because it is too chaotic.

The original source blood, passed down through generations, inevitably contains the life information of the bloodline's descendants.

An Qisheng did not know how Yan Kuangtu had turned into a bird, but it was clear that he was not the source ancestor of the Golden-Winged Roc. He himself also carried the life information of the more ancient Golden-Winged Roc clan.

Therefore, even if he separated this drop of blood, he could not completely strip away all the life information.

It still needed to be carefully identified.

Of course, he could do this himself, but he would not leave an information life like the Three-Hearted Blue Spirit Child unused.

"Leave it to me, Mr. Monster."

The Three-Hearted Blue Spirit Child immediately appeared in his mind.

This blue-skinned little monster was like the legendary heart demon or heavenly demon. Only An Qisheng's dreams could restrain it. Otherwise, it could travel through any tiny place in An Qisheng's body.

The blue-skinned little monster looked eager as it stared at the bright mirror, muttering, "This mirror is quite strange..."

This was not a lie.

This mirror was An Qisheng's mind mirror, ethereal yet realistically manifested in his mind. It found this incredible.

Even in the Youlin Great World, it had never seen anything similar.

It vaguely guessed that this mirror would be extraordinary in the future, because it was a mirror that could grow with 'Mr. Monster' and travel through the heavens.

Whoosh~

After muttering, it transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the bright mirror, revealing itself in the chaotic, tangled mess of information.

"Ji ji~~"

Soon, chirping sounds echoed from the bright mirror.

It was a series of images appearing simultaneously.

An Qisheng focused his attention, and in the countless parallel images, he saw countless 'Golden-Winged Rocs' at the moment of their birth.

Countless Golden-Winged Rocs, like little chicks, fell from towering cliffs the moment they broke out of their shells!

From birth, they faced life and death!

This was the elimination of the bloodline, and the first cognition that all Golden-Winged Rocs came into contact with after birth.

The strong live, the weak die!

In the images, countless Golden-Winged Rocs fell off the cliff, some in fear, some in confusion, some in joy, some in screams... but all succeeded without a doubt.

Because those who failed would not leave behind a bloodline; they would have been eliminated at birth.

In just a few moments, countless images froze. Then, thousands of images dimmed, leaving only one.

"Mr. Monster, found it!"

The voice of the Three-Hearted Blue Spirit Child rang out: "The bird you are looking for is this one..."

As an information life, the Three-Hearted Blue Spirit Child could instantly perceive all the information of the Xuanxing for ten thousand years. No matter how much information this drop of blood contained, it was nothing compared to that.

This workload was naturally nothing to it.

"Mm."

A ripple spread through An Qisheng's mind.

He saw a little chick tumbling in the raging air currents, a hint of human confusion appearing in its small eyes.

It seemed not to know where it was.

This bird...

Is it Yan Kuangtu?

A smile appeared in An Qisheng's heart. He suddenly wanted to know Yan Kuangtu's state of mind at that time.

A lifetime of cultivation and pursuit, finally opening the Heavenly Gate, but unexpectedly turning into a bird and facing a life-or-death crisis.

The image continued to play. Under the crisis of life and death, the 'little chick' began to save itself.

Fortunately, the mountain was high enough, and it was small enough. With fluttering wings, it finally grasped the balance of the air currents, and its immature body hovered in mid-air.

The image froze at this moment.

Whoosh~

The Three-Hearted Blue Spirit Child floated out, turning into a stream of light circling the bright mirror: "Mr. Monster, there is too little information. There is nothing below."

"No wonder Peng Shiliu is so useless..."

An Qisheng shook his head in his heart.

A drop of blood can naturally contain all of a person's life information, but a drop of blood that has been diluted to the extreme after countless generations of inheritance cannot possibly preserve all the life information.

The decline of Peng Shiliu's branch is related to the loss of inheritance. No wonder his Great Roc King Fist was not comprehended from his bloodline.

The bloodline inheritance he inherited has only this pitiful bit left...

"What a pity. I wanted to see what happened after Lao Yan ascended..."

An Qisheng was a little regretful. From that heaven-overturning Great Roc King Fist, he could guess that Lao Yan's life after ascension must have been magnificent...

As his thoughts turned, An Qisheng slowly opened his eyes.

Crack~

At the same time, a crack appeared on the small golden egg in his palm.

"Ji~"

In a confused and surprised cry, a fluffy little head poked out.

An Qisheng looked down and happened to see the fluffy little thing looking up at him.

The pair of clear eyes were blank, like a newborn infant, with longing for the outside world and ignorance.

"Relying on just a drop of blood is not enough after all..."

An Qisheng sighed softly, not too disappointed, because he did not think that a drop of blood could revive Yan Kuangtu.

If life and death could be reversed so easily, the ancient sage emperors and heavenly venerates would have returned long ago.

However, as long as Yan Kuangtu has not truly disappeared from the world.

He will definitely be able to dig him out!

Rumble!

Almost simultaneously.

The moment the little bird broke out of its shell, a deafening roar also exploded throughout the cave heaven.

In an instant, a gale rose in the cave heaven, mountains shook, and the earth cracked.

"Ah!"

Caught off guard, the many former Wanfa experts in the spirit fields below the mountain felt a darkness before their eyes, their ears were instantly shattered, and blood almost burst from their eye sockets!

They were almost killed!

"Cave Heaven Tribulation?!"

Feng Changming and the others turned pale, feeling an indescribable terror suddenly descend on their hearts. In an instant, they had a premonition of disaster.

They had just talked about the Cave Heaven Tribulation, and the Cave Heaven Tribulation had already arrived?

"This Yuanyang Taoist came to the cave heaven not to see us, but to deal with the Cave Heaven Tribulation?"

The few of them suddenly realized, but couldn't help but turn pale with fright.

They knew the terror of the Cave Heaven Tribulation very well. Such a tribulation was not something they could resist, let alone when their cultivation was sealed and their bodies were imprisoned.

They were going to die!

"Cave Heaven Tribulation..."

On the reclining ox stone on the mountain peak, An Qisheng slowly raised his eyebrows, sensing the sense of crisis that was sweeping in from all directions like a tide, his eyes slightly moved.

At this moment, he truly understood what the Cave Heaven Tribulation was.

It was not a tribulation sent down by heaven and earth, but just the spontaneous operation of heaven and earth. When it acted on the cave heaven, it turned into a tribulation.

In other words, the cave heaven was like a piece cut out of the void, and the Cave Heaven Tribulation was the heaven and earth trying to heal this piece of severed void.

The Cave Heaven Tribulation was the struggle between the cave heaven and heaven and earth!

Rumble!

The cave heaven shook. At the edges, mountains had already collapsed and shattered, then fallen into the void, disappearing without a trace.

The wind and clouds in the cave heaven changed, and visible lightning tore through the darkness of the void, striking the cave heaven.

A shocking event!

"So, this is the Cave Heaven Tribulation..."

A ripple appeared in the depths of An Qisheng's eyes.

He had once fought against the distorted will of heaven in the Human Realm Path and experienced the feeling of 'heaven's will.'

To heaven and earth, all beings are the same. People, all things, are no different. There is no special preference or targeting.

Killing people in droves, even destroying countless living beings, would not be of any concern, and would not face any tribulation sent down from heaven.

What would attract heaven and earth's targeting is that its existence is not a good thing for heaven and earth itself.

Therefore, the will of heaven in the Human Realm Path would bring about a tribulation to destroy the world. The cultivators of the Wanyang Realm would have a Cave Heaven Tribulation. Destroying the earth veins would aggravate the Cave Heaven Tribulation.

Killing people, however, would not.

Buzz~

With a slight sigh, An Qisheng slowly unfolded a deep and vast starry sky above the cave heaven. Visible starlight flowed down like a waterfall, enveloping everything.

Protecting the cave heaven.

Rumble!

In the manifested starry sky, stars were crushed into dust by invisible forces. Then, the starlight rolled and turned into stars again.

Crack~

The reclining ox stone on the mountain peak cracked.

An Qisheng carefully put the 'little chick' in his arms before standing up.

At this moment, the blood energy around his body had completely boiled, and countless thunder-like explosions were echoing within his body.

Thunder without sound, just a collision, and he already had the terrifying illusion that he was about to be crushed to pieces.

No, this was not an illusion.

This was his Star River True Form, being ruthlessly crushed by heaven and earth!

In this instant, An Qisheng grasped the true meaning of cultivation in this realm.

Defy!

Conform to become human, defy to become immortal.

The cultivators in the Wanyang Realm, wanting to achieve great power, wanting to be enfeoffed as marquis, king, or even compete for the position of supreme, what kind of terrifying Cave Heaven Tribulation would they have to experience along the way?

The reason why the Cave Heaven Tribulation is terrifying and remembered by countless cultivators in this realm is.

Even if you become supreme, as long as there is the slightest weakness, heaven and earth will ruthlessly crush you!

Only the supreme in their peak can be fearless of the tribulation of heaven and earth. Even the weakened supreme is very likely to fall in the Cave Heaven Tribulation!

Weaker ones shall die!

This is a law engraved in the depths of everyone's soul in this realm!

Rumble!

The cave heaven was shaking, but under the cover of the starlight, it did not break again.

Countless lightning bolts were also submerged by the starlight.

"Fortunately..."

Feng Changming breathed a sigh of relief: "This cave heaven has already declined, and the tribulation降临的劫数并不是曾经无用道人都抵挡不住的劫数 that heaven and earth brought down is not the one that even the former Useless Taoist could not resist..."

Although this tribulation was terrifying, it was fortunate that it was not the latter.

"Even so, this tribulation is extremely terrifying. I wonder if he can withstand it..."

Mo Changfa looked at the long sky, his expression unchanged.

The terror of the Cave Heaven Tribulation lies in the more you resist, the more terrifying it becomes. If it is an unowned cave heaven, heaven and earth crushing over it might break or collapse a little, and it may not be completely crushed at once.

But the more you resist, the more terrifying the tribulation will become. Therefore, throughout history, except for the supreme, even marquis and kings dared not resist the Cave Heaven Tribulation for others.

Because, that is very likely to harm them.

Rumble!

The starry sky above the cave heaven exploded. Under endless crushing, the Star River True Form, which could suppress more than ten Wanfa experts with one force, seemed to have no power to fight back.

Feng Changming gradually relaxed, because even though the Star River collapsed again and again, and the countless 'stars' within it shattered again and again, it still stubbornly resisted.

What was slightly strange was that the Yuanyang Taoist was only resisting, without any counterattack.

"That's not right!"

Xuanji was the first to notice something was wrong. Her eyes widened: "He wants to use this method to temper his true form!"

Her heart shook, and she discovered the terror of the Yuanyang Taoist's Star River True Form.

His Star River had the characteristic of endless life!

The countless 'stars' were actually just manifestations on the outside. The essence of this true form was the Star River that carried the many stars!

Unless you can break his Star River with one blow, otherwise, you have to grind it away little by little!

"Hmm?"

"Using the great tribulation to temper the true form?"

"I see."

"Even so, he will inevitably be severely injured if he wants to get through this tribulation. Perhaps we can..."

Feng Changming, Zheng Longqiu, and the others then realized.

Crack~

At this moment, Mo Changfa's body suddenly shook, and the starlight shackles binding his hands were actually broken by him.

"Hmm?! You..."

Feng Changming, Fa Wumie, and the others were first surprised, then overjoyed.

Bang bang bang~~~

Then, everyone exerted their strength together and broke free from the starlight chains that imprisoned them!

"He is injured, so that the true form cannot suppress us!"

Feng Changming rotated his wrist, a cold light flashing in his eyes, guessing the truth.

The divine sword on his back was humming, as if it would be unsheathed to kill the enemy in the next moment.

"The rise and fall of the tribulation is not long. We must seize this opportunity to escape..."

Fa Wumie's eyes were dark, and his tone was filled with undisguised coldness:

"This humiliation must be repaid with his blood..."