"That's it? That's it!"
Bai Cang muttered to himself, feeling a profound sense of emptiness, as if life were as lonely as snow.
Is the so-called "five signs of decay" really just this?
It's not fair to blame Bai Cang for being too arrogant; it's just that the calamity was indeed only at the "nine-fold" level.
He hadn't even had time to "warm up" before the triple tribulation was already over?
I haven't even used any force yet, how come you've all collapsed?
Such an easy and pleasant victory made it really hard for Bai Cang to feel any joy.
Without the guidance of hardship, even sweetness can be bland!
"No, I can't let my guard down like this. I have to stay alert and deal with this."
Bai Cang thought to himself, "I've heard that the next two calamities will be more difficult than the last."
In particular, the fifth sign of decline for the celestial being—the decline of the Dao heart—is ethereal and elusive, with no external force to rely on.
If my cultivation of the Dao is insufficient, everything will turn to ashes. How could I be so careless?
After all, one of the most important reasons why he was able to overcome the tribulation so easily was that Bai Cang had not yet attained the Great Dao!
The essence of the five signs of decay in the celestial beings is the backlash from the Dao that they have aligned with.
But Bai Cang has never attained the Dao, so how can there be any talk of backlash?
Even if a great calamity were to descend, one cannot lock onto a target that cannot be selected!
Moreover, Bai Cang's foundation is so strong that it's abnormally unreasonable.
Many officially promoted Golden Immortals are far inferior to him.
This strange combination of contradictions is what allowed Bai Cang to easily overcome his tribulation and even make great progress in his cultivation.
However, the subsequent decline in lifespan and decline in spiritual resolve are not so easy to overcome.
Bai Cang's previous "advantage" of not yet being in accord with the Great Dao may become his greatest disadvantage during the two subsequent tribulations.
"Hopefully they'll perform well and not disappoint me again!"
Thinking this, Bai Cang's mind stirred, and the fourth decline of the celestial beings, "decline of lifespan," suddenly descended.
"boom!"
In an instant.
Bai Cang suddenly felt himself in a vast, illusory void.
Everything had vanished; there was nothing left but his consciousness.
Only one line of scarlet characters slowly swirled and twisted before him: 1.296 billion years!
"What does this mean? My lifespan limit is 1.296 billion years?"
Bai Cang was taken aback when he saw this. "Then when my lifespan of 1.296 billion years is exhausted, I will perish completely?"
Is the so-called decline in lifespan meant to see through all this illusion and break through this cycle of decline before it even begins?
As soon as this thought arose, the number "1.296 billion years" began to decrease year by year.
But every time it decreases by a year, a strange and inexplicable force causes it to increase by a year.
Despite the constant increases and decreases, the line of scarlet characters remained unchanged at the number "1.296 billion years".
"What do you mean? You want me to stay here in jail until I go completely insane, is that it?"
Bai Cang's expression was strange, and anger rose from his heart and evil thoughts arose from his guts. "I originally wanted to get through the tribulation as a normal cultivator, but I didn't expect to be met with bugs and being targeted."
Since that's the case, I'll lay my cards on the table and stop pretending. Actually, I'm a cheat code!
I, Bai Cang, have reached my current level entirely due to my exceptional talent and my own hard work.
With my boundless potential, with my unparalleled talents, with my extraordinary wisdom, with my life's achievements, with my supreme Daoist heart...
Vermilion brush, activate! Nirvana, activate!
Activate your dental appliances, everyone!
"boom!"
In an instant, a vermilion brush appeared.
Without hesitation, Bai Cang picked up the "vermilion brush".
Then, with a flourish of dragons and phoenixes, two large characters were written in the air: "Bai Cang"!
"Boom!"
The next moment.
The Great Dao's energy flows and transforms, manifesting in the black and white registers.
A crimson, twisted ghostly pattern immediately stood out in the black and white register.
It seemed like a living creature, roaring, howling, and wailing.
This time, however, the aura within was of the same origin as Bai Cang, as if another "self" of his was pleading with him.
A strong sense of reluctance and resistance was constantly emanating from his heart.
However, Bai Cang completely ignored it and simply crossed out the name on it with a "red brush".
"boom!"
The next moment.
A deepest curse was instantly transmitted from afar.
It was as if they wanted to drag him into an abyss of no return, making him sink into eternal damnation along with them.
That terrifying curse that could destroy all the heavens and annihilate all worlds.
Like a tidal wave, it collapsed and fell in layers.
The boundless, overwhelming carnage suddenly engulfed him completely, sweeping him forward toward his final, doomed end.
Backlash and annihilation, two supreme forces, were simultaneously applied to his consciousness and true spirit, intending to destroy him forever.
But Bai Cang didn't care at all. Instead, he opened his arms and happily welcomed the result of "annihilation".
His eyes shone with a clear, pure light.
The whole person was like chalk writing that had been wiped clean, erased bit by bit from the conceptual level, leaving not a trace.
"boom!"
The next moment.
Above the distant ocean, waves rise and fall.
A sense of ethereal and lofty grandeur suddenly manifested itself.
Then, it sketched in the air and transformed once again into a white, elegant, and handsome figure.
"The decline of lifespan? Nothing more than that!"
A faint smile appeared on Bai Cang's lips, but he couldn't help but feel a sense of loneliness and emptiness, as if he were at the top.
The five signs of decay in the heavens and man, the great calamity of the transformation of the Dao, are terrifying beyond measure.
Only with great perseverance, great wisdom, and a magnanimous heart can one attain great freedom, great ease, and great liberation.
His extraordinary wisdom told him that he should use his ultimate cheat code at this moment.
And so Bai Cang opened!
What can relieve worries? Only open yourself up wide!
When in doubt, the only solution is to use cheat codes; there's no difficulty that cheat codes can't solve.
If so, it means your cheat code isn't powerful enough.
This is his "Great Daoist Master Bai's" awareness as a cheater!
"Let the storm rage on!"
Thinking of this, Bai Cang secretly pondered and immediately detonated the fifth sign of decline for the Heavenly Beings: "The Decline of the Dao Heart".
"Boom!"
In an instant, everything around them suddenly erupted into a frenzy.
A deep, dark cosmic sky suddenly appeared, containing chaotic phenomena of impending doom and destruction.
Everything is being destroyed, as if the Great Dao is collapsing and all laws are perishing. All the heavens and myriad realms are about to run out of life and return to chaos.
In that chaotic scene, black and white light and shadow intertwined, outlining a graceful, elegant, and majestic figure.
He was seen holding a Chaos Banner, stepping out from the boundless chaos.
He then smiled slightly at Bai Cang, "I am the Chaos Daoist, why should I not accept death?"
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