"Two thousand autumns building the Dao to immortality; all mortal life was bitter, burdened by sorrows of eternity."
"One sudden enlightenment revealed the secret of immortality; once I crossed the Bitter Sea, there would be no more sorrow."
Fang Yang chanted as he pleased, drawing a long saber from his waist. Its blade was white as snow and silver, gleaming with an icy cold light.
He stepped forward and swung his saber, unleashing an Other Shore Divine Ability, a Heavenly Emperor's True Inheritance. Even time was but water beneath his feet.
Heavenly Emperor Treads Through Time!
Time flowed, and the vicissitudes of ages descended. Every supreme expert's Dao shadow formed by the Heavenly Tribulation froze solid. All colors faded away, leaving only black-and-white desolation.
The entire universe was affected. Living beings everywhere entered an ink-wash painting. Only Great Emperors, Supremes, and some Quasi-Emperors, strong enough themselves and not directly facing the saber, could witness this unprecedented spectacle.
Within the vast River of Time, a Heavenly Emperor Dharma Image transcended all things. Treading upon cosmic light, unrivaled in his lifetime, it suppressed and crushed every Dao-shadow imprint within the Heavenly Tribulation as effortlessly as dusting off his robes.
The Great Dao wailed, and the universe cracked apart.
Immortal light illuminated eternity. Since some distant, unknown age, the first Battle Immortal of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths broke through ten thousand Daos and became immortal.
Immortal! Immortal! Immortal!
Battle Immortal!!!
The Five Great Secret Realms within Fang Yang resonated together, forming a Battle Immortal Dao Fruit. The God Prohibition Domain, permanently stationed within God Prohibition, shone brilliantly. His Primordial Spirit donned layer upon layer of feathered robes as though ascending to immortality. His body became pure yang and flawless, while his blood and qi rose like wolf smoke, shattering the heavens.