Cao Ya had already made up his mind, so he agreed to Lao Qiu's request.
"Alright! Come with me," Old Qiu said with a smile.
Instantly, a thought of Old Qiu, sparkling with dark light and carrying several innate divine restrictions, floated in mid-air, about to leap out of the surrounding void.
Cao Ya considered it for a moment, thinking that since it was a universe on the verge of collapse, not all of his many extraordinary systems were suitable for going there.
"These are the ones!"
Cao Ya flicked his finger, and three beams of light appeared, each carrying the meaning of reincarnation, emptiness, and flame.
"You're quite willing to part with it." Old Qiu chuckled. In his perception, the Cycle of Reincarnation, the Void Path, and the Flame Path were all powerful, involving innate divine restrictions, so they must be quite extraordinary.
He wasn't surprised that Cao Ya had these three paths, even though those in the Primordial Universe had already been occupied.
But who knows what Cao Ya's thoughts are, or what kind of worlds she has been to?!
Those few signature moves alone were enough to impress Old Qiu.
They couldn't help but think that Cao Ya might have had the idea of entering the universe of supreme creation, and even received attention, guidance, and great supernatural powers, or perhaps even been specially permitted to combine with the top laws of that universe.
Because of the uncertainty of traversing the heavens, even creation itself cannot know all the encounters of an immortal primordial spirit.
This is also the secret of immortality. Unless the other party is willing, who would inquire about it for no reason? Wouldn't that offend someone?
"Let's go," Old Qiu said, and with a thought, he stepped out of the Primordial Universe with his immortal great power.
"Whoosh." Cao Ya's thoughts, along with the three laws, followed closely behind.
The two's thoughts drifted away, while their true selves remained within the Kunlun Dojo, seemingly unaffected.
Upon seeing this, the pure Yang primordial spirit admired him even more.
The carefree spirit who could set off immediately to some universe was so enviable that all the pure yang spirits would be green with envy!
Cao Ya's attention was diverted, and his thoughts followed Lao Qiu, traversing countless light-years of nothingness, until finally arriving at a lifeless universe.
"Indeed, the final destruction is only a matter of time," Cao Ya sighed, gazing into the distance.
Unlike the vibrant life of the primordial universe, this world was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere, and the sense of impending doom permeated the entire realm.
Relying on the three laws, this thought also scanned this universe, but found no life.
“The most recent civilization perished hundreds of millions of years ago,” Old Qiu said.
With their combined abilities, calculating the past and researching the history of this world would be effortless for them.
However, at this point, the universe is about to end, and apart from Cao Ya and Lao Qiu, there are no other living beings in the six directions, so it's not worth it.
"Buzz!" With a thought, Old Qiu released the several innate divine restrictions he carried.
A dazzling light spread in all directions, and this universe, which had been silent for hundreds of millions of years, once again ushered in an extraordinary change.
"Boom!!" Suddenly, from the depths of the desolate star sea, the Lightning of the End of Dharma seemed to sense something and burst into fury, unleashing a torrent of lightning.
"It's just a temporary reprieve," Old Qiu said with a smile, pointing to a path of virtue and fortune within the innate divine restriction. This path had withstood the lightning of the end times and temporarily suppressed the restlessness of the end times.
Then, with his great magical power, Lao Qiu froze the flow of time in this space, as if it had stopped.
"Go." Cao Ya didn't stay idle either. With a wave of his hand, the Great Dao of Reincarnation spread to the boundless starry sky.
"Thump." All the strange phenomena of the end times that were churning around were also suppressed and prevented from spreading.
But both Cao Ya and Lao Qiu knew that their actions were only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. The destruction of this universe was irreversible, and even if the true form of the Creation God descended, there would be nothing they could do.
At most, like them, they used great magic to temporarily slow down the flow of time, delaying their demise by tens of millions of years.
"Of the three thousand Great Paths, only a few remain," Cao Ya shook his head.
As the universe collapsed, the three thousand Great Daos were also destroyed one after another.
So far, there are only twenty or thirty, but they are on the verge of collapse and about to be destroyed.
“If this is the law, it is impossible to merge with the Dao.” Old Qiu said slowly, and then used the innate divine restriction to gather the remaining energy of this star sea and feed it back to those Great Daos.
"Hiss." Divine radiance surged, and all laws began a rapid transformation, as if returning to their peak.
"It would be necessary to compensate one or two." Cao Ya nodded. The Void Dao and the Flame Dao, which were also far-reaching, collected cosmic energy and poured it all into the Dao to make it perfect.
It should be understood that the Realm of Dao Integration is not something that can be advanced to by any level of law.
Why is it that before a universe is stable, the realm above the Dao cannot be achieved?
That was precisely why the laws of the Great Dao at that time were extremely flawed and needed time to develop.
Since they were already dead in this world, the two of them had no need to worry about anything when they did things.
"Buzz." They went all out, absorbing all the remaining energy.
Those twenty or thirty laws, stimulated by this, truly rediscovered the glory of billions or trillions of years ago, their mysteries intertwined, flowing down a sky full of splendor, colorful and intoxicating.
After an unknown amount of time, the universe withered completely, and the thunder of the end times could no longer be suppressed.
Even with their unparalleled abilities, the two were finding it difficult to stabilize this space-time.
As the final calamity struck, various strange phenomena erupted, and the frontiers of the universe seemed to be engulfed in a great catastrophe.
"It's done."
Fortunately, with the help of the two, they finally managed to reach the target for dozens of roads.
"It's a little lacking, but it's still acceptable. It will take some effort to cultivate the innate divine restriction later, but it's not a big deal," Old Qiu said.
"After all, apart from the two fundamental Great Daos, which require the level of eighteen layers of innate divine restrictions for a more perfect fusion, the remaining two thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight requirements can be met by any Dao Seed. Of course, if one has innate divine restrictions, that would be the best."
Cao Ya smiled and said, "With the abilities of a person of the Creation Realm, it wouldn't be a problem for them to have mastered the Innate Divine Restrictions, let alone all the Great Daos, to have mastered more than a thousand."
Without such talent, one cannot even achieve immortality, let alone the creation of a primordial spirit.
You should know that even the worst Pure Yang has an innate divine restriction!
Immortality is guaranteed, and at least dozens of innate divine restrictions are assured!
"Rumble." In the end, the two divided up these laws, extracted the Dao essence, and condensed the Dao seed.
At that very moment, lacking the final support of the Great Dao, the energy was exhausted. In an instant, the universe ended, the sky collapsed and the earth caved in, the stars were destroyed and turned into dust that drifted into nothingness.
"Go and rest!" Old Qiu roared, taking the innate divine restrictions and the Dao seed back to the primordial universe.
Cao Ya was the same. When he jumped out of the universe, he still had some time to spare. He saw that the originally boundless starry sky had shrunk to the size of an egg, and the next second, it turned into nothingness.
A universe vanished.
This scene gave Cao Ya quite a shock.
In the past, although we have seen some worlds heading towards their end, they have not completely collapsed and will take hundreds of millions of years to disappear.
Unlike now, I am witnessing the collapse of a universe!
After returning to the Kunlun Dojo in the primordial universe, Cao Ya's mind was somewhat uneasy.
“In the future, this land we were born into will also reach that point,” Old Qiu sighed.
After all, the giants who have achieved great things will eventually leave with their people, leaving only desolation in this space-time. And the boiling end times will inevitably lead to the collapse of the surrounding starry sea.
"Hmm." Cao Ya nodded slowly, somewhat puzzled. Should he follow some powerful figure and leave first to secure his escape route before slowly pursuing the Creation Realm?
The difficulty of achieving a seven-star rating is beyond doubt.
Despite his and Lao Qiu's appearance, they suddenly gained more than ten new Dao seeds.
Such a golden opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, something that can only be encountered by chance.
"Anyway, I have the comprehensive combat power of a six-star peak and I am immortal. I can take steady steps and, as long as I have enough time and patience, I will eventually have my day. There is no need to stay in the primordial universe for too long and set a time limit for myself. Even if there are still hundreds of billions of years, to be honest, it is not much for the path to seven-star creation, and it is even a little too little."
"So, among the six giants who are about to transcend the tribulation—Tianhuang, Lao Qiu, Doufasheng Ancestor, Taixuan Elder, and Guangcheng Daoist—who should I choose?"
It's not that Cao Ya is boasting, but with his strength, if anyone were willing to follow him, no one would refuse.
Having such an immortal primordial spirit to help organize the order of the Great Dao is also beneficial to the creation of the newly opened universe, saving a lot of trouble.
Even with many references, the evolution of a universe is not such a simple matter.
In this respect, the benefits that the Immortal Primordial Spirit can provide far exceed those below Pure Yang!
After all, true masters possess an understanding of the universe and the ability to transcend the heavens and achieve immortality.
The primordial spirits of Pure Yang and Harmony with the Dao are ultimately like looking at flowers through a fog; there's a layer between them, and they're not clear enough.
"Its immortal power is second only to the power of creation; even the strongest pure yang cannot match it!"
The pure Yang primordial spirit of the Kunlun Dojo listened to the conversation between the two patriarchs and benefited greatly.
They were also amazed by the immortal divine power.
Soon after, Cao Ya bid farewell to Lao Qiu, and presented him with the poems "A Smile While Plucking a Flower" and "Slaying the Path to See Me" as a token of his gratitude.
Even someone of Old Qiu's level would have to carefully study such a secret method.
After leaving the Kunlun Dojo, Cao Ya also visited the Kongtong Dojo of Guangcheng Daoren and the Fulixing Dojo of Taixuan Zhangren, where they had very pleasant conversations.
These two ancestors also have intricate connections with the Seven Phoenix Realm.
Similarly, like Lao Qiu and Doufa Shengzu, he was already almost certain of achieving the realm of creation.
It is also among the Five Great Dao Venerables of the Primordial Universe.
The last Dao Venerable had nothing to do with the Seven Phoenix Realm, so Cao Ya didn't go to his Dao Temple.
Cao Ya did not visit places such as the Thirty-Three Heavens Dojo, including the Xuan Palace, Wu Palace, and Huang Palace.
I only went to the Dragon Palace.
In the Seven Phoenix Realm, Cao Ya also met many dragon spirit masters, but in terms of numbers, compared with the Dragon Palace, they were truly insignificant.
Here, there are immortals holding the fort! Below, there are also pure Yang primordial spirits, and twenty or thirty Dao Integration cultivators!
As for those with primordial spirit incarnations and dharma bodies... there are definitely more than three digits of them!
"What a pity, in the battle for creation in the past, the Dragon King Ashuta lost to the Heavenly Phoenix." The old dragon in the Immortal Realm sighed softly.
Otherwise, with two immortals presiding over it, the Dragon Palace would be even stronger!
"The Heavenly Phoenix Mirror is still ranked ahead of the Five Emperors Dragon Banner," Cao Ya remarked.
Although Ashudha Dragon King was reborn in the Dragon Palace, his origins were still the Five Emperors Dragon Banner.
The same applies to the Heavenly Phoenix. It is following the same path as the Heavenly Phoenix Mirror. The Phoenix Palace is merely a place to settle down in this life.
Therefore, that contest was merely a battle of magic between the Heavenly Phoenix and the Asura Dragon King. At most, some of the experts close to the two were involved, but it had little to do with the Dragon Palace or the Phoenix Palace.
The fact that she could defeat a master of the Immortal Realm is enough to show how powerful Tianhuang'er was back then!
While both are at the level of immortality, and perhaps slightly inferior to Lao Qiu, they certainly wouldn't lose to the Ancestor of Combat. Guangcheng Daoist, Taixuan Zhangren, and others would have to be ranked further down the list.
"The four gates and five mirrors are all exceptionally outstanding."
Upon hearing about these nine powerful figures, even the old dragon couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
Cao Ya knew that the primordial spirits of the Gate of Myriad Wonders, the Gate of Mysterious Female, the Gate of Great Void, the Gate of Primordial Beginning, as well as the Mirror of the Great Thousand Worlds, the Mirror of the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Mirror of the Twenty-Four Heavens, and the Mirror of the Nine Heavens, had long ago been reborn as humans in ancient times, becoming creations and leading many living beings away.
Besides these, there are also several other primordial spirits of creation among genuine Taoist cultivators!
After these masters all departed, the position of creation in the primordial universe became vacant.
Therefore, the immortal primordial spirits at that time were in competition!
However, many immortals, knowing they were still far from achieving the pinnacle of creation, after much deliberation and witnessing the battle between the Heavenly Phoenix and the Asura Dragon King, realized it was already the limit of immortality... so they withdrew from the fray, no longer participating, and instead focused on collecting the Great Dao in other realms, seeking the number three thousand.
In the end, the Dragon King Ashu was defeated and suppressed by Tianhuang'er under the Seven Phoenix Realm!
Rising stars like Lao Qiu and Doufa Shengzu, including the reincarnation of the magical treasure spirit Tai Xuan Zhangren, have already advanced their cultivation to the peak of the immortal level, but Ashu Tuo Dragon King is still nowhere to be seen.
He is also the only immortal who is not free in this primordial universe!
"Alas, of the four star palaces, our Dragon Palace is the slowest progressing." The old dragon shook his head.
"Attaining enlightenment is not a matter of early or late; it's already quite good if you can achieve it." Cao Ya laughed. "Once Tianhuang and the Five Great Dao Venerables leave, it shouldn't take many tens of thousands of years before you break through to the Creation Realm, take your family, and bring the entire Dragon Palace away from the Primordial Universe."
"Haha, I appreciate your kind words." The old dragon laughed.
He is indeed still a bit inferior to the Five Great Dao Venerables.
Just like Daoist Chun Jun, they were already in sight of the Creation Primordial Spirit.
Unlike Cao Ya, there are also Daoist Wang Fu, the Second Patriarch of Buddhism, Li Huang, and others, who may not be able to attain enlightenment even in hundreds of billions of years.
"After those six big shots leave, they will also take their disciples with them, and the vacant Dao will certainly be numerous."
"Judging from the development of the primordial universe, this is basically the last chance!"
"There is no time left to allow the Great Dao to fully recover and be ready for the Immortals to draw upon."
The old dragon solemnly said, also reminding Cao Ya:
“Fellow Daoist Cao Ya, no matter what you choose, it’s never a bad thing to make my essence more abundant in my home universe.”
Cao Ya understood that the Great Dao had been extracted, but as long as the methods were appropriate, that universe would not collapse. After hundreds of millions of years, it would be restored, and these laws could be provided to cultivators to achieve Dao.
But what this primordial universe lacks most is time!
At most, there's only one more chance to achieve enlightenment!
Since then, the decline of fortune has been unstoppable, and there will be no more Dao Integration Realm cultivators.
After exchanging words with the old dragon for a long time, Cao Ya finally took his leave.
Just as Cao Ya stepped out of the Dragon Palace and was about to return to the Bagua Star Domain Dojo, that desolate white earth star, his expression suddenly changed.
"You are... no, fellow Daoists..."
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