Proximity to Heaven's End! Old Deng Tears Open the Great Curtain, Intense Deterrence

In the vast New Realm, there are only fourteen Dao Integration Great Power beings who can reach the Dao Integration Realm. Almost every one of them can control some resource-rich Cultivation Star and holds a prestigious position.

Those Dao Integration Great Power can live astonishingly long lives, reaching 16,000 to 20,000 years.

Having reached this level of strength and possessing a long lifespan, as long as they don't court death, most can live to a ripe old age. While they may not be immortal, they at least enjoy a long life.

Most of the Dao-Merging beings born in the New Realm have not yet lived to be ten thousand years old. The oldest among them are Devil Venerable Moluo and Qing Mingzi.

However, Devil Venerable Moluo fell more than two hundred years ago, and the Devilish Cultivator Star has now been incorporated into the Phoenix Cry Dao Domain. It is rumored that Qing Mingzi is also trapped in the Ancient Realm, and his chances of survival are slim.

In this way, of the fourteen Dao-Merging Masters in the New Realm, only twelve and a half remain.

Over the past two hundred years, the Demon Lord and Qing Mingzi Cultivation Star controlled or affiliated with Qingmingzi have all completed a new round of resource replacement and reshuffling.

Now, a new High Antiquity Heavenly Immortal Way cultivator has emerged in Qingming Star, Qing Mingzi's stronghold. This strange and unusual event immediately alarmed Feng Lingzi, another Dao Integration Great Power from afar.

Feng Lingzi suddenly stepped out of the towering, massive tower that stretched all the way to the edge of the Cultivation Star.

The vast amount of cosmic energy surrounding the tower dispersed.

Feng Lingzi made a hand seal, and the vast universe's energy instantly gathered like smoke and clouds, but instead of exploding, it quickly condensed in the Star Chart- like Law Treasure beneath his feet.

In the next instant, the Star Chart shone brightly, and the cosmic energy gathered within it seemed to transform into countless tiny particles that accelerated and collided wildly and violently, forming sparks and even arcs of electricity, creating terrifying power fluctuations that distorted the surrounding void.

Boom!--

The Star Chart blazed brightly, bursting forth with ripples that spread outwards, and Feng Lingzi's figure instantly vanished within the ripples.

A short while later.

Outside the Qingming Star, ripples spread across the starry sky in all directions, Feng Lingzi's powerful and resonant voice slowly emanated.

"This humble Feng Lingzi. May I ask which fellow Daoist is here on Qingming Star to attain Dao? Could you perhaps be the successor of fellow Daoist Qing Mingzi?"

Deep within the clouds of Qingming Star, Qu Shenzong heard the Divine Sense slowly spreading in from outside. His expression changed slightly, and his eyes turned cold.

He had long anticipated that this breakthrough might alarm powerful cultivators from beyond the realm, and he had even prepared for the worst.

If the one who has been alerted is Outer Dao, and the other party is determined to stop him, he will have no choice but to fight to the death.

If the one who alerts him is Dao Integration Great Power, he can still rely on the Qingming Star to try and gain a chance to escape.

However, in that case, he might become the first cultivator in history whose Dao Domain, the foundation of his Dao Integration, was damaged and collapsed just as he reached the Dao.

Even if he manages to stabilize his cultivation level by sheer luck, he will eventually reach a point where he can no longer progress.

However, this was the only option available, the only chance.

At this moment, sensing the Divine Sense energy from outside Qingming Star, Qu Shenzong felt as if facing a formidable enemy, yet his heart relaxed slightly.

Although the newcomer was Dao Integration Great Power, he was at least not Dao Venerable.

Moreover, now that he has achieved initial enlightenment, Feng Lingzi may not necessarily make a move directly.

But now an important problem remains: he is unable to give a reasonable response to Feng Lingzi's inquiry.

Regardless of how you reply, or whether you don't reply at all, it will arouse suspicion in the other party.

Heavenly Fortune Hall the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm.

Auspicious energy surrounded Chen Dengming, gradually rising above his head, trying to coalesce into a ball, but it could not take shape.

If good fortune gathers in a cluster above one's head, it can condense into a lucky star, which means that he has comprehended the second Dao Intent of Heavenly Dao Intent - the Fortune Shines Brightly.

However, at this moment, the good fortune was rising but could not be gathered into a cohesive whole, and Chen Dengming could only feel waves of good fortune coming to his mind.

With this sudden flash of inspiration, he was getting closer and closer to comprehending the final Divine Ability of the Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain: the Proximity to Heaven's End.

However, getting close is just getting close; it doesn't mean you truly understand.

That final realization, like a spark of inspiration that hasn't quite ignited a damp piece of firewood, transforms into a true flame of thought, piercing through the last layer of paper.

As time passed, just when Chen Dengming felt his mind was becoming exhausted and it was difficult for him to have new flashes of inspiration, an extremely vague telepathic connection suddenly arose in his mind.

"Um?"

Chen Dengming felt a strange sensation, realizing that this the Unseen connection seemed extremely distant.

However, because the connection is established by the mind, it seems to be very close, yet the distance makes it as if there is a membrane between them, making the connection very vague.

"Far away, yet so close at hand."

Chen Dengming was suddenly struck by inspiration, and more and more flashes of insight emerged in his mind, like golden lotuses springing from the ground, colliding and sparking intense flames, making his originally clueless understanding gradually seem to have some clues.

The seemingly impenetrable window paper appeared to be touched and felt by him—that membrane.

The person with whom he had formed a spiritual connection was very familiar to him. In his mind, a burly figure with a square face and short, needle-like beard quickly appeared— Qu Shenzong.

"Qu Shenzong, he's in another realm. How could he establish a spiritual connection with me at this moment? Is it because I'm in a state of sudden inspiration, or because Proximity to Heaven's End?"

The many flashes of inspiration in Chen Dengming's mind seemed to transform into flames and ignite.

He sensed an extremely urgent message from Qu Shenzong's mind; the other party seemed to be facing a great crisis, so much so that he keenly perceived the connection between Qu Shenzong's mind and the will of Heaven's Will.

But the distance between him and the other party was countless miles.

But now, this vast distance seems to be separated only by a thin membrane, waiting for him to break through it.

The curtain rises!

What separates him from the Qu Shenzong is merely the curtain separating the outer and Inner Domain.

In the past, Qing Mingzi fished for the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage from behind a great curtain, disregarding the limitations of time and space.

The Outer Realm Devil Venerable found the curtain node, tore open the curtain, bypassed the Outer Heaven, and invaded the Inner Domain, instantly traversing the vast distance between the outer and Inner Domain.

In that instant, all the flashes of inspiration in Chen Dengming's mind converged into a stream of profound understanding.

The realm of thought is boundless; in an instant, it can transcend billions of miles and perceive strange things of different times and spaces, and different levels.

The connection established by this sensing is a coordinate system that anchors them to each other.

To reach the other shore from this shore, simply anchor your coordinates, tear open that curtain, and you can shorten the vast distance in time and space.

"This theory is not difficult to understand; it's like the feeling of the Shore Flower reaching the other shore. Now, I can also try to reach the Qu Shenzong by relying on the Shore Flower lily."

But the Shore Flower is still on Lan Ke Mountain, and it's too late. Even if I could get there, I might not be able to rescue Qu Shenzong, and I might even lose my life. It has to be a matter of being Proximity to Heaven's End!

In that instant, countless thoughts and ideas ignited in Chen Dengming's mind, and he began to understand what it meant to Proximity to Heaven's End.

He suddenly let out a long roar, took a step forward, and flew to the Heavenly Fortune Hall. With a hand seal, he spread his hands and his Immortal Celestial Dao Power quickly took control of a part of the sky, forming Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain.

Within the Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain, he seemed omnipotent, able to perceive the boundaries of space more subtly, and to sense the fluctuations in Spiritual Qi, blessings, and traces of time in the air.

But that wasn't enough. He was still unable to perceive the existence of the Great Curtain, and his telepathic connection with Qu Shenzong remained in a vague state.

If the other party were to face a crisis at any moment and sever this spiritual connection, he would not only miss this opportunity to comprehend the concept of "Proximity to Heaven's End," but would also find it difficult to assist the Qu Shenzong.

"Open Door!"

Chen Dengming's eyes shone brightly with Cyan Light, Human Disk Eight Gates within his body suddenly opened with an Open Door.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the corresponding Heavenly Heart Star simultaneously scattered starlight, illuminating the area below.

He suddenly had a breakthrough, realizing he was not only omnipotent but also omniscient.

The world around him seemed to fall silent instantly, and the flow of time seemed to slow down. Countless subtle information streams were captured by his mind and processed quickly.

It's not that the world has slowed down, but rather that his thinking has become more agile and responsive.

The spiritual connection between him and Qu Shenzong became even clearer.

He suddenly 'grasped' a layer of 'membrane' in the space in front of him, which seemed to be violently changing at any moment.

This ever-changing membrane, with each fluctuation even more complex than the Heavenly Net, carries a massive amount of information, making it extremely difficult to detect.

As for detecting it and then analyzing the underlying messages within it, and then unlocking it like a decryption, that is even more difficult.

Chen Dengming only needed to lock onto the Eye of the Heavens for a single glance, and it was as if he could see countless layers upon layers of space, and countless things and messages within countless fluctuating and changing time fragments.

In that brief moment, less than a ten-thousandth of a breath, his mind, already in a state of wild imagination, began to falter, each second feeling like an eternity.

"Soul!"

The Cyan Light in Chen Dengming's eyes was now covered with a layer of cold, silvery gleam.

The phantom of the Human Heart Hall appeared in his eyes, unleashing his Divine Ability Unity of All Hearts.

Ten thousand flames of the heart were lit in the hall, the flames directed toward him, converging and transmitting their Mental Strength to him, and his eyes quickly appeared with countless human eyes.

I borrow the eyes of all beings as my own to observe all beings in the world.

Chen Dengming felt much less pressure. Although he was still unable to analyze the countless spaces and images and accurately find the page belonging to the Qu Shenzong Sect to master the password to open the membrane, even though he locked his gaze on the violently fluctuating membrane, he was still unable to do so.

However, thanks to the supernatural Divine Ability of "reaching the Proximity to Heaven's End at a short distance" that he had just comprehended, combined with his Heavenly Fortune Qi and the spiritual connection with Qu Shenzong, he did not need to search through the vast amount of information bit by bit.

Simply by relying on the thread of spiritual connection, like pulling a kite, the page belonging to Qu Shenzong can be pulled out.

Then you can try to use the "Proximity to Heaven's End, Close at Hand" technique, open the "membrane", turn the ends of the earth into a short distance, and reach the other shore from the other shore.

"Senior Qu!!!"

Chen Dengming's eyes blazed with silver light, and the Heart Flame representing Qu Shenzong within the Human Heart Hall suddenly ignited with a "whoosh".

Far away on the distant Qingming Star.

Qu Shenzong coughed up blood and his breath weakened. Facing Feng Lingzi descending from the sky, he suddenly raised his hands and pressed them to the ground with a cold shout.

A powerful force of Dao, along with the nascent form of the Dao Domain, enveloped the massive celestial body below.

Feng Lingzi stared coldly, a murderous glint in his eyes. "Now you want to establish the foundation of Dao Integration? Too late."

"I never expected that a native of the Ancient Realm like you would be so audacious as to dare to plunder resources and achieve Dao in my New Realm! Today, I will teach you a lesson that will lead to your destruction and death!"

Qu Shenzong's eyes were cold and sharp, then suddenly Cyan Light flashed in them. "Then come and try!"

He let out a long howl, and his hands suddenly rose from the ground and grabbed out.

When Heaven unleashes its murderous intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land; when man unleashes his murderous intent, Heaven and Earth are turned upside down!

Boom!--

The earth suddenly exploded violently, splitting open terrifying, abyss-like cracks, from which countless enormous mountains rose up.

A vast and ancient aura suddenly emerged from the depths of the celestial body, transforming into a massive shockwave that resembled the eruption of countless volcanoes, forming a terrifying mushroom cloud from which sparks flew, impacting Feng Lingzi in the air.

"Star Soul!? You actually went so far as to detonate the Star Soul!!"

Feng Lingzi's expression tightened as he sensed a tremendous threat. Just as he was about to evade, the clouds in the sky suddenly churned and thunder roared, expanding rapidly like an explosion and enveloping him, weaving a thick, dark, and terrifying net above him, forming an incredibly heavy blockade.

Heavenly Net!

Feng Lingzi's expression was extremely solemn. Seeing that there was nowhere to hide, he could only take a deep breath, release his strong Dao power, raise one hand to the sky and point the other to the ground, and perform the Dao Integration Immortal Technique!

On the ravaged ground, where flames erupted everywhere, Qu Shenzong coughed up blood, his eyes filled with resentment.

Sensing Feng Lingzi's terrifying aura, he knew he had underestimated the Dao Integration Realm. The opponent was not like the Dao Integration Realm avatar of Qing Mingzi who had been suppressed in the Ghost Realm. Today, he might not be able to escape his doom.

Just then, as if by divine inspiration, the Unseen feeling arose in his heart, and a sense of good fortune appeared and lingered around him.

"Nephew Disciple Chen!?"

Qu Shenzong sensed this familiar telepathic connection and was immediately taken aback.

"Found you, Senior Qu!"

Within the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm, Chen Dengming suddenly let out a low shout, his eyes flashing with intense blue light as he locked onto a fragment of the rapidly shifting spatial membrane. He formed hand seals, quickly shrinking his Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain and unleashing the "Proximity to Heaven's End Horizon "Divine Ability.

As the Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain rapidly contracted, a membrane of light was quickly encircled and emerged from the previously empty space.

The curtain rises!

Behind the curtain, separated only by this curtain, stood the figure of Qu Shenzong.

Qu Shenzong stared in disbelief at the layer of light that suddenly appeared beside him, and felt the mental connection with Chen Dengming becoming increasingly clear, exclaiming in surprise.

"The curtain?!"

At this moment, the curtain was revealed, and an even more serious and difficult problem—how to tear the curtain open—was placed before Chen Dengming.

Tearing open the curtain is something that even some Dao Integration Great Power might not be able to do.

If Chen Dengming wants to tear down the curtain, he must fully utilize the power of Tianfu Dao's blessings and combine it with the ability to see the Proximity to Heaven's End, so that he can truly turn the ends of the earth into a short distance.

This was something he wasn't entirely confident he could accomplish; he could only try his best, relying on the Heavenly Fortune Qi.

His eyes instantly shot out a blinding, cold Cyan Light, and his hands manipulated the rapidly shrinking Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain to compress the curtain, causing it to continue collapsing downwards until it collapsed to the point where a very low probability (of failure) appeared in the curtain. Once he quickly perceived and captured that flaw, the flaw would be magnified, causing the curtain to rupture and form a passage.

Below, the Heavenly Fortune Qi within the Heavenly Fortune Hall rapidly converged upon him, appearing above his head and increasing his chances of success.

When one Heavenly Fortune Qi, one's fortune and luck will increase dramatically, and the impossible will become possible.

All of this sounds very mystical, but if we summarize it using Chen Dengming's theories from his previous life, it is the probability wave in quantum theory.

It is important to know that everything in the world is made up of elementary particles.

This applies to humans, and to all things.

Each fundamental quantum is inherently characterized by uncertainty and is described by a probability distribution of various possible states.

Only through observation can we determine the probability of collapse and thus ascertain the true state of matter.

For example, Chen Dengming is currently standing in the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm, which is a highly probable event.

However, it is also possible that he could break through the curtain now and appear beside the Extraterrestrial Qu Shenzong, but this is an extremely unlikely event.

However, a very small probability does not mean there is absolutely no probability.

At this moment, Chen Dengming only needs to use the Heavenly Fortune Qi to amplify this extremely low-probability event into a high-probability one, and he may be able to successfully use the "Close to the Ends of the Proximity to Heaven's End" technique to lock onto the extremely low-probability flaw. With the help of the Heavenly Fortune Qi, the flaw and the probability will also be amplified, causing the curtain to collapse and shatter.

Boom!!--

At this moment, the curtain, which had been distorted and fluctuating under the intense pressure of the Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain, finally showed a very small sign of breaking.

This faint sign was almost fleeting, quickly turning the possible into the impossible.

However, Chen Dengming's astonishing speed of thought and Eye of the Heavens caught it, and his gaze instantly locked onto this sign, like two beams of aurora.

Supported by the Heavenly Fortune Qi, this fleeting flaw in the distortion was magnified instantly.

An event with an extremely low probability of occurrence is reduced to a certainty.

The curtain shattered directly from the distortion, revealing a twisted passage.

Across from him, Qu Shenzong stared wide-eyed, bewildered, as he looked in shock at Chen Dengming's figure emerging from behind the torn curtain. The piercing Cyan Light bursting from Chen's eyes was terrifying, and even more so for Qu Shenzong.

What's going on?

Who exactly broke through to the Dao Integration stage?

Nephew Disciple Chen actually created a curtain with his bare hands and then tore it open to save him?

Boom!--

High in the sky, a large mushroom cloud was forcibly dispersed, Feng Lingzi's terrifying and oppressive aura, accompanied by astonishing spiritual light, descended from the sky.

"Ancient Realm Native! You're nothing but a dying struggle!"

Feng Lingzi stepped out of the clouds, his expression cold, and locked his gaze on Qu Shenzong.

But in that instant, he also saw the curtain suddenly and forcibly torn open, and he was startled.

"Within the Ancient Realm, there are actually such powerful beings capable of tearing open the curtain?!"

In that instant, Qu Shenzong's figure swiftly passed through the torn curtain and entered the other side of the curtain.

Feng Lingzi frowned, his figure moved but then stopped abruptly, staring intently at the rapidly closing curtain. In his mind were the Devil Venerable Moluo, who had already perished in the Ancient Realm, and Qing Mingzi, who was still missing and whose fate was unknown.

"Is there a powerful Dao Integration Great Power in the Ancient Realm? Who is this person?"

His eyes quickly Spiritual Light, which converged into a grid resembling layers of restrictions. Through the distorted and blurry passage of the curtain, he saw a pair of cold eyes radiating azure and silver light, and the face of a man with graying temples.