A second life

Rumble-

Amid endless chaos, the black Undying Mountain Range floated, majestic and vast, eternally imperishable, as though it had always been this way throughout all ages.

Suddenly, the Great Dao thundered atop the mountain. The sound was so immense that it seemed like divine lightning exploding in the void above the nine heavens. Its terrifying might even threatened to shake the pitch-black mountain, unchanged through eternity.

At the summit, the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree showered down myriad streams of immortal radiance, which transformed into dazzling, supremely powerful sparks of enlightenment, enhancing comprehension and awakening wisdom.

The rich resonance of the Dao left no room for doubt: even a mere mortal standing here would likely attain the Dao on the spot, ascending on immortal wings.

Beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree, He Mu sat cross-legged, his eyes tightly closed and his hands forming a Dao Seal.

Terrifying supreme blood energy continuously spread from his body, condensing in the void.

The next moment, his blood energy surged skyward, sweeping up three hundred thousand meters of boundless chaos energy. Bearing the immeasurable divine might of a Heavenly Venerable, it churned through the chaos and swept toward all the heavens and realms.

As that towering blood energy surged and roiled, it seemed to transform into a supreme True Dragon of chaos. Its roaring cries resounded throughout the universe, shaking a sea of stars spanning billions of kilometers.

The entire universe began to groan beneath this supreme might. The myriad Daos trembled together, and countless laws vied to pay homage. All of heaven and earth expressed submission to the master of this blood energy, which resembled a True Dragon of chaos.

At this moment, the attention of the entire universe was drawn to him.

From the Forbidden Zone Supremes and the Quasi-Venerables of the heavens down to the cultivators of the saintly path and Dao-Slaying Kings, all raised their heads in unison to gaze at the supreme True Dragon of blood energy spanning the universe.

The blood energy grew ever more immense, dispersing from its True Dragon form into a boundless divine firmament of blood energy that filled the entire starry sky.

Throughout the universe, countless star domains began to flicker. The shrines of Immeasurable Heaven Venerable standing in the many Life Source Lands erupted with immortal light, and a faint aura of immortality began to spread.

The next moment, manifestations of the Heavenly Venerable began to appear above those shrines, gathering immeasurable amounts of innate essence amid the spreading immortal radiance.

Then, carried by the boundless power of faith accumulated within the shrines, all that innate essence surged toward the Undying Immortal Mountain within the chaos at the Cosmic Frontier.

Streams of immortal light born of faith streaked across the universe, carrying endless vitality and leaving traces of the Dao in the void that lingered long afterward.

In the end, they all descended onto the summit of the Undying Mountain, continuously circling He Mu as he sat beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

The next moment, as wondrous Heavenly Venerable Emperor Talismans appeared around He Mu, the immortal light formed from faith and innate essence seemed to feel some pull and began to flow with the talismans.

He Mu's brow shone. His Four Extremes transformed into a supreme divine domain, linking with his Immortal Platform and stirring boundless, immeasurable immortal light.

Then that vast, immeasurable immortal light poured down. The immortal light flowing with the emperor talismans moved with it, joining He Mu's towering blood energy to envelop him completely.

As the immortal light flowed, an oval object took shape, ultimately becoming an enormous immortal cocoon.

Once the immortal cocoon had fully formed, the many extraordinary phenomena throughout the universe and the chaos began to fade, and everything slowly settled.

At this time, some Great Sects in the universe attempted divination. But since the matter concerned a Heavenly Venerable, the workings of heaven were shrouded in chaos. They could divine nothing, and the backlash from the Heavenly Dao was no trivial matter.

With divination proving useless, these sects could only infer from the faint clues at the Wuliang Shrines that the matter was connected to the Current Heavenly Venerable.

Of course, unlike ordinary people, a handful of beings in the world still possessed the standing to investigate the truth.

The Forbidden Zone Supremes, for instance.

Of course, it was also possible that the only ones in the world capable of understanding everything that had just happened were those within the great Life Forbidden Zones.

At this moment, streams of divine sense traveled through the heavens as the beings within the Forbidden Zones exchanged their thoughts.

"It was Wuliang. It was definitely him!"

"Could he be about to live a second life?"

"That should be the case, but why would it produce such immense phenomena?"

"It must be related to his Dao. Shall we join forces to investigate?"

"If you anger him, what will you do then?"

"..."

The moment these words were spoken, the divine senses of the Supremes, which had been exchanging thoughts so fervently, abruptly froze. All the Forbidden Zones fell silent.

Only after a long while did an aged voice speak slowly.

"No matter. It will only mean withdrawing from the world for ten thousand years. Our goal is the Road to Immortality. In the end, Wuliang does not walk the same path as us."

At these words, the Supremes' divine senses rippled faintly before finally dispersing.

The universe fell silent once more.

Three hundred years slipped by. The extraordinary phenomena that had shaken the universe all those years ago were now gradually fading from the world's memory.

Within the Undying Mountain, the immortal cocoon that had lain silent for three hundred years suddenly stirred that day.

Thump, thump-

Thump, thump-

Heavy, powerful heartbeats sounded from within the immortal cocoon. A strange pulse reverberated, and the entire Undying Mountain resonated with it.

A mighty, boundless aura spread outward. Vast and ancient, its presence suppressed past, present, and future, as though an ancient true god were about to awaken within the immortal cocoon and once again reign over the world.

Boom-

The next moment, the immortal cocoon burst open. Unrivaled supreme heavenly might shot straight into the firmament, churning the chaos and even reaching into the universe.

Within the universe, above the nine heavens, the heavenly heart imprint began to tremble violently. The myriad Daos became ever more steadfast, and even the void seethed.

A figure emerged from the Undying Mountain and entered the universe.

Instantly, the myriad Daos submitted, and the Heavenly Heart descended. The entire universe welcomed this imposing figure, wreathed in immortal light, whose every movement seemed capable of tearing the vast universe apart.

Feeling the heavenly heart imprint merge with him and convey its affection, the figure smiled faintly and murmured to himself.

"I'm back."

Indeed, this was He Mu, who had undergone three hundred years of nirvanic rebirth!

Whoosh-

A streak of immortal light flew out from the Wuliang Dao on Ziwei and instantly settled behind He Mu's head. Immeasurable immortal light blossomed, lending him an even more solemn and majestic bearing. It was the Wuliang Dao Wheel, which had sensed He Mu's return and come of its own accord to welcome him.

As the Wuliang Dao Wheel turned, three thousand great worlds seemed to arise and perish around He Mu. Fluctuations of the Great Dao unique to Immeasurable Heaven Venerable poured forth, carrying a youthful, surging vitality.

Feeling this divine might of the Great Dao, all living beings understood-

The Immeasurable Heaven Venerable of bygone years had lived a second life today and finally returned from nirvanic rebirth!

That concludes the second update.

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