The Slumbering Artifact Spirit! Immortality! Immortality!

"Indeed, seeking the truth requires enduring loneliness."

Only fifteen days had passed in the outside world.

But Jiang Shu had been cultivating in the mysterious hall for fifteen years.

Over the course of fifteen years, he cultivated some important supernatural abilities to perfection and Limit Break.

The Cultivation Method "Azure Sky Blue Sea Art" has also reached the limit of minor success.

Beside him, the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile constantly absorbed and exhaled the Origin Qi of heaven and earth from various kinds of Origin Crystal, and Jiang Shu would also throw over the pills he refined from time to time for it to cultivate.

Compared to humans, Demon Beast have a much longer Lifespan; some demonic Demon Beast at the Inner Core Realm can even easily live for thousands of years.

Its Lifespan is much longer than that of True Lord in the Nirvana Realm.

This Secret Land, which controls the flow of time, is actually the most suitable place for them to cultivate.

"Owner."

Upon seeing Jiang Shu suddenly stand up, the Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile immediately stopped cultivating and looked at Jiang Shu with respect.

Upon arriving at this mysterious hall, it immediately sensed the terrifying environment where Absolute Earth-Heaven Severance.

There was not a trace of the original Origin Qi of heaven and earth remaining.

It should be understood that whether they are cultivators or Demon Beast, if they do not have enough flesh and blood to devour, they need to consume the Origin Qi of heaven and earth to satisfy their needs.

Once separated from the Origin Qi of heaven and earth for an extended period, the Origin Power Demon Power within the body will be exhausted, and one's energy will be like water without a source, unable to be continuously produced.

Not only will one's realm not advance, but it will actually fall.

Long periods of cultivation are not scary; what is scary is having no room for advancement.

With the Absolute Earth-Heaven Severance, coupled with the terrifying flow rate of one year inside and one day outside, any Nirvana Realm True Lord or Transformation Great Demon would perish within it.

But it firmly believed that its master had a way out!

This cheap master of mine has far too many mysterious aspects.

A constant stream of various cultivation resources.

Another place for spiritual practice.

Even a Nirvana Realm True Lord doesn't possess such a method.

"You can continue your cultivation. Let me see what secrets this stone gate holds."

Jiang Shu pressed his hand down. In the past fifteen years, apart from cultivation, he would go to the stone gate whenever he had the chance, and his spiritual power had also increased from being a hundred steps apart at the beginning.

Now they are ninety steps apart.

With each step forward, he could vaguely glean fragments of information, which resembled supernatural Cultivation Method, but more often they seemed to be explanations of the Great Dao.

He sat there in front of the stone gate, constantly probing with his spiritual power, and gradually comprehended the application of some techniques from the textures of the stone gate.

This hall has a mysterious origin. At the very least, it was left behind by Primal Chaos Realm Dao Venerable. In the Vast Desolate Domain, Primal Chaos Realm Dao Venerable is enough to establish a sect that is no weaker than the Eight Great Sects.

It has stood for over ten thousand years.

In such a grand hall where powerful figures reside, every brick and pillar may contain an explanation of the Great Dao.

Not to mention the stone gate, which is clearly extremely important even within the main hall.

" From the Furnace Fire Realm to the Nirvana Realm, cultivators all Spirit Refining. Only a very few geniuses in the Nirvana Realm can come into contact with Dao techniques. What they cultivate is no longer supernatural Cultivation Method, but one Great Dao after another."

"If I can comprehend something in this mysterious hall, perhaps my cultivation path will have no more barriers, and I can advance all the way to the Myriad Manifestations Realm."

"For the past fifteen years, I have basically been Spirit Refining and refining my Origin Power, which is why I have only made ten steps forward."

"The rest of the time can be used to comprehend the Stone Gate."

As the thoughts in his mind gradually subsided, Jiang Shu became almost completely absorbed in comprehending the Stone Gate.

A mysterious hall, eternally ancient.

Countless people in the Nirvana Realm are doing the same thing as Jiang Shu.

Their understanding of the Dao and of cultivation far surpasses Jiang Shu's.

But without exception, they all perished in this mysterious hall.

This is because comprehending the Great Dao requires not only talent, but also character.

The more one knows that this place Absolute Earth-Heaven Severance, where time flows abnormally, the more urgent one feels. How many people can concentrate on comprehending this truth in the face of life and death?

Not to mention, even if you understand it, it doesn't guarantee you'll be able to leave.

This is just a possibility.

Jiang Shu's heart remained calm; in an instant, a hundred years had passed.

For ordinary mortals, a hundred years is a Reincarnation life and death.

But for Jiang Shu, it was just a thoroughly enjoyable retreat.

Over the course of a hundred years, his spiritual power, under the pressure of the stone gate, advanced another step, reaching a position only fifty steps away from the stone gate.

The fragments of words produced in the stone gate were getting closer and closer to the Great Dao. Jiang Shu often gained some insights, his Origin Power continued to accumulate, and his spiritual power underwent a transformation.

His cultivation level had long since reached the late stage of the Essence Core Realm.

More important than his increased cultivation level is that, having already heard a portion of the voice of the Great Dao, his understanding of supernatural powers has completely surpassed that of ordinary Origin Core Realm Master.

Even if he were given a Heaven Rank Mystical Power, he could completely comprehend and master it within a year.

Some inner disciple sects need several years to Great Accomplishment the Earth Rank divine abilities.

For him, perhaps just a few months will suffice.

During his more than one hundred years in this mysterious hall, he laid an extremely solid foundation.

The various methods that were once not thoroughly understood have now been integrated and thoroughly understood.

More importantly, his State of Mind was elevated many times over in the mysterious hall.

The mysterious hall is lonely, solitary, and a place where one truly forgets everything.

Especially in comprehending the Stone Gate, it perfectly matches the description of the Sitting and Forgetting Realm: Dismemberment of Limbs, Exclusion of Intelligence, separating from form and knowledge, becoming one with the Great Void.

Harmonize with nature, embrace all things.

Jiang Shu continued his cultivation without stopping, as if he had completely forgotten everything around him.

They forgot that Xuanxing was still in crisis.

They forgot that there was a huge hidden danger in the True Martial Sect: Zhou Yan, who was capable of entering the True Disciple Seed Ranking.

He even forgot all his supernatural powers and Cultivation Method.

He is getting closer and closer to a state where he is unaware of his own body and unaware of the existence of heaven and earth.

With boundless spiritual energy, it continues to move forward.

Fifty steps.

Forty steps.

Thirty steps.

Twenty-eight steps.

Finally, I don't know how much time has passed, it feels like hundreds of years, or it feels like only a moment.

Jiang Shu's spiritual power finally reached the stone gate.

The stone gate appeared concretely in his mind for the first time.

Each Dao Patterns is like a magical power.

At its core, it exudes a surging aura as vast as the heavens and the earth.

Suddenly, a sigh arose from it:

"Another one?"

"He's only at the Essence Core Realm..."

"Sigh... wake up..."

A soft, aged voice echoed in Jiang Shu's mind, instantly pulling Jiang Shu out of his immersive cultivation.

Heaven and earth, how vast and boundless they are.

The Great Way is so profound.

Even Dao Venerable of the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm, after spending thousands of years, only managed to comprehend one of its principles.

Jiang Shu is exceptionally talented and possesses Panel that allows him to obtain permanent certification.

But in the end, it's nothing more than the Essence Core Realm.

Lifespan is limited.

Limited understanding of the Great Way.

Once one becomes truly and completely immersed in it, it is highly likely that one will be unable to extricate oneself, focusing solely on the Great Dao and thus forgetting about time.

Until its demise.

"Call..."

His eyes opened, and his consciousness, which had been immersed in comprehending the Great Dao, returned instantly.

Jiang Shu broke out in a cold sweat without even realizing it.

By this time, he understood perfectly well that some of the Nirvana Realm True Lord who had passed away had reached the end of their lifespan.

Some, like him, are probably so engrossed in comprehending the Great Dao that they will forever remain lost.

If it weren't for that aged voice, he might have truly perished.

"Junior Jiang Shu greets Senior."

Suppressing the unease in his heart, Jiang Shu didn't have time to guess who the owner of this voice was.

"I wonder if you, senior, are also trapped in this mysterious hall?"

Jiang Shu's voice was extremely respectful.

Having lived in this hall for many years, he had explored almost every corner of it thoroughly.

Only today have we truly touched the stone gate.

The fact that this aged voice only came out now suggests that it was likely because the person had been inside the stone gate the whole time.

Sure enough, the aged voice was silent for a moment before saying, "Yes and no."

"How many major sects are there in the outside world now?"

Instead of giving a definite answer to Jiang Shu's question, the aged voice asked in return.

"There are Eight Great Sects in total, namely Dao One Sect, Heavenly Puppet Sect, True Martial Sect, Beast Taming Sect, Creation Sect, Sword Concealment Sect, Pill Talisman Sect, and Star Fighting Sect."

Although Jiang Shu rarely paid attention to the power dynamics outside of cultivation after joining the True Martial Sect.

But I still know the basic layout.

He then began to talk about the cultivation methods of the various sects. The senior who was able to pull him back in time when he was immersed in the Great Dao was undoubtedly without any ill intentions.

He was happy to talk more.

On the one hand, it is to reciprocate goodwill.

On the one hand, they also wanted to get more information about the mysterious hall from this senior.

Why can they control the flow of time here?

Why Absolute Earth-Heaven Severance here?

"After the most basic Martial Dao Six Realms, there are the Furnace Fire Cultivator, Origin Core True Person, Nirvana True Monarch, Myriad Manifestations Dao Lord, Hun-Dong Realm Dao Venerable, and Return to Void Dao Master."

After Jiang Shu finished explaining the basic information he had gathered, the aged voice paused for a moment before slowly speaking.

"If the first six realms are about developing one's own body, then the latter six realms are about the complete integration of man with heaven and earth, and entering the Dao through martial arts."

"But do you know what comes after the Return to Void Realm?"

The voice was aged and filled with deep emotion, as if it had come from time immemorial.

"This junior is unaware that the strongest being in the current Vast Desolate Domain is merely the sect Sect Master, the Hun-Dong Realm Dao Venerable."

Jiang Shu stood up, looking like he was asking for advice.

Although he joined the True Martial Sect, he spent most of his time cultivating and rarely interacted with his teachers.

Their understanding of realms also remains at a very superficial level.

Take, for example, the Myriad Forms Realm Dao Lord. He progressed from Spirit Refining to comprehending a Great Dao. Such powerful individuals can control almost everything within their own domain, and can transform people into any kind of creature.

To create something from nothing, to create things out of thin air, to turn stone into gold, to turn a drop of water into oil.

It's simply unbelievable and beyond comprehension.

Therefore, any Dao Venerable of the Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm is the master of one of the Eight Great Sects, whose status far surpasses that of any elder.

The reason why Overturning Sea City has been able to stand firm in various wars between Human Race and Demon Race is ultimately because of the existence of Overturning Sea Dao Lord.

As for the Primal Chaos Realm Dao Venerable, he has comprehended the Great Dao of Space, and can almost achieve immortality, just like heaven and earth. Heaven and earth are immortal, and so am I; this is the true realm of longevity, with a lifespan far exceeding ten thousand years.

"The master of this hall is a being in the Return to Void Realm."

The aged voice was faint, yet it was like the thunder of the Awakening of Insects, causing Jiang Shu, State of Mind was cultivated to be extremely pure, to have his pupils tremble.

"The Return to Void Realm is almost one with the Great Dao. It can be said that one is a part of the Great Dao, and naturally one can manipulate all time and space."

"But this is not the end of cultivation. The end is... becoming an immortal."

"Heaven and earth are of the same lifespan, but heaven and earth will also decline, age, and even die one day. Only by becoming an immortal can one truly transcend."

"It's a pity that the path to immortality is so difficult. The difficulty of going from Return to Void to the void to becoming an immortal is hundreds of millions of times greater than that of a mortal going to the Furnace Fire."

"Because this path is cut off. No one knows how to become an immortal. When one merges with the Dao, the entire cultivation process enters a dead end."

"How do you think they all died?"

The aged voice paused for a moment, then said, "This stone gate records the process by which the master comprehended the Heavenly Dao. When cultivators immerse themselves in it, they will feel as if they are constantly integrated with the Great Dao, which is of great benefit to their cultivation."

"But afterwards, they will see a scene they will never forget until their death: merging into the Great Dao, becoming the Great Dao, and dying within the Great Dao."

"Throughout their lives, they were all Puppet of the Heavenly Dao. Some of them died in despair, while others were truly frightened to death."

"That's why the strongest people in the outside world are only at the Primal Chaos Realm, because if they go any further, there may be no turning back."

A deep sigh echoed through the main hall.

The Cloud Winged Flying Crocodile also woke up from its cultivation and crouched far away, trembling. It sensed an extremely powerful aura and was forced to stay away.

"Owner?"

Jiang Shu immediately identified the key words in the aged voice and couldn't help but repeat the question.

"Yes, I am the Artifact Spirit of this Asking Immortal Hall. The creator of the Asking Immortal Hall is naturally my master."

"Tens of thousands of years ago, the master reached the Return to Void Realm. It was at this time that he realized he had taken the wrong step."

"But there is no turning back on the path of cultivation. He spent his entire life thinking about how to transcend and attain immortality."

"It is said that immortals are truly beyond the reach of a world, mysterious and profound, being both the beginning and the end of the world themselves."

"Only by becoming an immortal can one achieve true eternal life."

"But where are the immortals? Without immortals, there is no path. Perhaps the existence of immortals is just a fantasy of my master."

The voice of the Asking Immortal Hall Artifact Spirit carried a hint of sorrow.

The stone door shook slightly, and a huge word "immortal" appeared in front of Jiang Shu.

"These are the last words left by my master. They contain all his understanding of cultivation. You can slowly ponder them."

"If you want to go out, you can tell me."

"As the Artifact Spirit, I will remain dormant within the stone gate. You can awaken me simply by touching the stone gate with your spiritual power."