New Chapter: The Fourth Path
The cosmic rifts in the Land of Technological Life, the Planar Crevice cleaved by the Great Red Sky Saber... these are actually the same as the paths of guidance from ancient to modern times, all of which require breaking through the Great Universe and following the established channels.
Now that no "key" has been left behind in this universe, it is difficult to navigate. Moreover, even if the key existed, the commotion would be too great, inevitably alerting the other side and even attracting the so-called "common ruler" of a local area, thus putting oneself in danger.
Wang Xuan categorized all the cosmic rifts into the same type of path, with no difference between them.
"The Supernatural Light Sea has dried up, and it's impassable there," Jiang Yun said. Their eldest son, Wang Yusheng, had traveled this very path.
This second path makes it easier to assimilate the strong and integrate them into oneself. Naturally, the Supernatural Light Sea is extremely dangerous. Countless people have taken this path throughout history, but there is no valid evidence of a single case of true success.
The eccentric people speculated that perhaps someone had succeeded.
Old Zhang, Fang Yuzhu, the Nether Blood Sect Ancestor, Yan Mingcheng, Bai Jingshu, and others also took this path, their fates unknown and impossible to predict.
"After the Sea of Light dries up, this second path is no different from the first. Do you want to take the third path, crossing the Sea of Thunder outside the Highest Mental World?" Wang Zesheng frowned. That place was actually more terrifying. They had Physical Roaming, and had naturally been to the Sea of Thunder many times. It was extremely dangerous there.
They knew that some extraordinary people had succumbed to the arduous journey and had also traversed that path, but they had met a tragic end. To this day, remnants of bloody skin and bones Dao-imperialized can still be found in that place.
Shang Yi must have taken the third path. Unless he was lucky, he would have been caught in the vortex of thunder and would have died without a doubt.
"Taking this path requires luck. I will not leave my life and death to fate; I will take control of my own destiny." Wang Xuan shook his head and told them that they should take the fourth path.
He mentioned that after fighting the evil dragon and Shang Yi, the Inner Scenery Realm collapsed, and the Supreme Fire Ember were found. There was a path there, and along the way was the Cliff of Lost Dao that he had mentioned not long ago.
He wanted to explore this path and continue down it.
Back then, there was a woman who almost succeeded. She had reached the very last step, seeing the infinite light and hope. However, she couldn't hold on any longer and exploded, turning into a tragic bloody light, ending her life in a desolate way.
Wang Xuan's actions were not impulsive; he had walked that path before and gained some understanding of it, especially the black flames in the final stage, which were powerful Mythological Factor, similar to the various terrifying substances behind his destiny.
Over the years, he has been subjected to various terrifying Supernatural Factor, making him extremely resistant.
Moreover, success or failure on that path is not determined by cultivation level; he has a certain chance.
The only problem is that the path has been extinguished. With the collapse of the extraordinary and the disintegration of the myth, the Supreme Fire Pile has gone dark forever, and it is unknown whether it can still radiate that path.
Wang Xuan may lack other things, but he possesses abundant mythical materials and a source of extraordinary power behind his destiny earth. He can try to summon various colorful and Mysterious Factor to rekindle the extinguished fire.
He stayed here for several days, learning about the characteristics of the Land of No Law, trying his hand at cultivation, experiencing the differences here, and finally returning to his Old Earth.
Wang Xuan wanted to see Wang Xin and the others one last time; in the end, he was reluctant to leave.
Wang Zesheng and Jiang Yun followed him to see him off. They were worried and saddened, as another Mythological Era was ending and they were separated from their blood relatives. This naturally included a sense of powerlessness as the lives of Wang Ye, Wang Xin, and Wang Hui were about to come to an end.
Should they go against the will of those three? This wasn't just something Wang Xuan had hesitated about before; it was also something Old Wang and Jiang Yun wanted to do.
Along the way, Wang Xuan took out 99% of the Golden Bamboo Slip, Five-Colored Jade Book, and other scriptures, rare treasures, and strange collections, and handed them over to his parents. He did not want to sever certain inheritances of this universe because of him. He also did not want to take some divine objects with him, but wanted them to be inherited by future generations.
His parents will naturally handle these things well.
At the same time, he had also entrusted his descendants with copies of various scriptures so that if any of his descendants were interested in them, they could use them to begin their journey.
"Old Chi, will you come with me?" Wang Xuan asked.
"I...don't want to leave," the Life Pool responded. It already knew what the Supernatural Central World was like. In the battle, even prohibited items were destroyed. It was too cruel. It didn't want to put itself in danger.
In the Mother Universe, it roams the Jade Pool, enters the sea of stars, and roams the world freely, traversing one Mythological Era after another, slowly improving itself. Isn't it better to stay away from the fighting?
Wang Xuan nodded without pressuring it, and recommended his parents to it, but it resolutely refused. It thought the two were too mysterious and would often run into Land of No Law, which it was extremely wary of and uneasy about.
"I will only enter the Supernatural Central World when I reach the point where I can improve no further in this universe, or rather, on my way out of this peaceful universe," Wang Xuan said. He didn't want to become weak after crossing universes.
On his return journey, he sent the Life Pool into the world beyond the Earth of Fate, letting it roam freely in the golden ocean and absorb massive amounts of mythical matter.
It was best to part amicably. At the time of parting, he had nothing to give as a parting gift, and that was all he could do.
"I will stay in the Old Earth and keep an eye on things for you," the Life Pool said after consuming a massive amount of Super Material.
"Dad, it's been 155 years Supernatural Finale. If you do the math, some of the Transcendent Immortals and gods who didn't leave are still alive. Theoretically, their lifespan is 200 years. If someone jumps out after I'm gone, even if they don't have magic or spells, their extraordinary mental strength could still harm people. It would be troublesome. You guys keep an eye on them."
"Kill anyone who dares to jump out," Life Pool declared first.
"If any of my descendants become evil dragons in the future, kill them for me without hesitation," Wang Xuan instructed it.
As the spaceship returned, nearing the Old Earth, Wang Xuan called out to the Dao Control Banner from outer space. It was following him, wanting to venture into the Supernatural Central World.
With its foul temper, it was intolerant of all the forbidden items in that universe. In fact, it wanted to explore the Old Saint Era and spy on the possible new saints to see their methods of improvement and cultivation.
"They're gone." The Dao Control Banner arrived in an instant, fluttering in the wind, and then quickly shrank. It stared at Wang Zesheng and Jiang Yun for a while, but said nothing.
At the Old Earth, the residence of Wang Xuan and Zhao Qinghan, Wang Ye, Wang Xin, and Wang Hui all came and learned that this might be their final farewell, as Wang Xuan was certain he was leaving.
Besides them, there were others, all of whom were their children, considered Wang Xuan's closest descendants.
"Dad!" Wang Ye, Wang Xin, and Wang Hui burst into tears. They had been feeling particularly sad lately, for the most unbearable thing in the world is the separation of life and death.
Looking at them, Wang Xuan saw only the images of them as children, and compared to their current state with little time left to live, the sight of the three of them filled him with a bittersweet emotion.
He then looked at the others, and stroked the faces of Wang Ye, Wang Xin, and Wang Hui, pausing briefly. After that, his hair began to grow longer, and he changed into clothes commonly worn by cultivators of the Supernatural Universe. He had obtained too much information from the experiencers Yan Dao and Mu Han.
A pure white bottle appeared in the hall. It was a flawless jade, a top-tier treasure in the past, but it was difficult for it to manifest its divine power in this era.
However, now that the Dao Control Banner is releasing its Supreme Rule, Wang Xuan has injected Super Material into it, activating it today and causing it to suspend in mid-air.
Inside are the Fire Ember after the Great Barrier was extinguished. In the past, to save the Sword Immortal, he collected these ashes into a bottle, and at the same time, he and a white-haired woman walked out into the world and embarked on the fourth path.
The powerful mythical substance was poured into the snow-white Jade Bottle, which gradually lit up, with flames flickering inside. A pond-sized Fire Ember in the bottle was successfully ignited.
Outside the fire pit, the space further away was distorted and blurred, with terrifying vortexes appearing from time to time. Behind a relatively deep distorted space, a blood-stained path appeared briefly, paved with Meteorite Fragment, leading to an unknown world beyond and into the distorted deep space.
Revived by the Supreme Fire Ember within the bottle, Wang Xuan found the path; the space that Supernatural Radiation was mysterious.
"Dad, Mom, I'm leaving!" Wang Xuan said goodbye to the two of them with his Divine Sense.
With these two around, he wasn't worried about the harmful and terrible substances emanating from the bottle opening after the fire reignited, so he could set off with peace of mind.
"Kill any tattooed person who has inherited part of the ancient sages' Ancient Saint!" Old Wang responded with Divine Sense, bringing up the matter again.
It's clear that his daughter's death had a profound impact on him. Even after so many years as an extraordinary person, having experienced more than one Mythological Era, he still possesses a murderous aura.
Sooner or later, he'll go and kill them himself!
"Okay!" Wang Xuan nodded.
Wang Ye, Wang Xin, and Wang Hui couldn't help but shed tears. They were about to never see Wang Xuan again. The three of them called out in trembling voices, and the eyes of the others also stung.
The young Wang Xuan, with his long hair flowing freely and dressed in clothes that didn't belong to this universe, gave them one last look, then his whole body glowed and he disappeared from the spot.
He stood by the rekindled bonfire, and the Mechanical Xiao followed him in.
He did not linger in the world within the bottle, but quickly walked towards the more distant, distorted, and dark space. He violently tore it open with his hands, revealing a path leading to Unknown Place, where every Supernatural Star Fragment was stained with the blood of an old era.
A spatial vortex flashed, and they disappeared.
The sound of weeping came from inside the hall.
Life Pool sighed softly; it lacked the courage of the Dao Control Banner and couldn't bring itself to embark on its long journey.
Wang Zesheng and Jiang Yun stared at the pure white jade bottle, their eyes fixed on the flickering flames inside. What was burning was mythical matter, along with fragments of extraordinary meteorites.
Each change and transformation of the Supernatural Central World creates a massive amount of debris that radiates and impacts the surrounding universe.
At this moment, Wang Ye, Wang Xin, and Wang Hui felt utterly powerless and exhausted. They whispered to each other that they were truly separated forever.
Seeing their lives hanging by a thread, and their tearful reluctance to part, Wang Zesheng and Jiang Yun felt a lump in their throats. They realized that Wang Xuan couldn't bear to see this scene and was making the two of them face it. Should they go against the will of the three of them?
At this moment, Wang Xuan was already on his way!