The five-thousand-year deadline set by the Lord of the Universe was approaching. At the center of this plane, Ling Tian and the others casually found a God-level Stone Person. They practiced their archery on it while waiting for the Lord of the Universe to issue the third task.
Time flowed on, and soon the five thousand years were up. The Lord of the Universe issued the task right on schedule. As Ling Tian and the others read the mission details on the Nine-Colored Jade Slip, they looked at one another, their expressions growing somewhat grave.
The tasks issued by the Lord of the Universe were divided into two parts. One part was for cultivators below the Quasi-Near-God level—in other words, the younger generation like Ling Yu. The specific tasks were as follows:
First: Enter the First Heaven of the Nine Heavens Realm, at the center of this plane, within one thousand years. Any cultivator who failed to enter by the deadline would be erased.
Second: Enter the Second Heaven of the Nine Heavens Realm within two thousand years. Any cultivator who failed to enter by the deadline would be erased.
Third: Enter the Third Heaven of the Nine Heavens Realm within three thousand years. Any cultivator who failed to enter by the deadline would be erased.
Fourth: Enter the Fourth Heaven of the Nine Heavens Realm within five thousand years. Any cultivator who failed to enter by the deadline would be erased.
There were also some hints and warnings. For example, a barrier lay at the center of the plane. Cultivators who used red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, or purple soul crystals to open a passage through the barrier would be directly transported to the First Heaven of the Ninth Heaven.
One warning was that there were many passages