Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1427: Chapter 768: All Sentient Beings Possess Innate Nature

Above the Dead Star, Zhao Sheng appeared, looking up to see a “Big Star” fall from the depths of the Void.

The Big Star flashed with Thunder Light, actually imprisoning a grotesque and bloated Demon Monster inside.

The Demon Monster generally resembled a giant silkworm magnified a thousandfold, but in the middle of the massive, rounded head, half a woman had grown.

Though this woman had a charming appearance and a slender figure, her cherry-like mouth full of fangs was utterly revolting.

This half-human, half-beast Demon Monster suffered greatly during its capture, ravaged by lightning, its face twisted in pain, wailing miserably.

By the time it flew closer, it was half-dead, barely breathing.

Zhao Sheng ignored this monster, suddenly extended his right hand, and slowly pressed it down towards the earth below.

In an instant, a giant hand appeared out of thin air, covering the sky and sun, heavily slapping the earth below. The entire palm quietly embedded into the ground, depth unknown.

Soon after, a massive palm print with clearly defined five fingers appeared on the earth spanning a thousand miles.

Under one palm, countless gray-white Demon Monsters were instantly crushed into dust, leaving not a single trace behind.

Seeing the extremely fearful and restless appearance of the half-human Demon Monster, Zhao Sheng remained indifferent, coldly demanding, “I ask, you answer! If there’s half a false word, I will make you wish for death!”

“Master, you ask, the Silkworm Woman promises not to speak a single false word.” The Silkworm Woman Demon twisted its body, looking utterly terrified.

It had lived for nearly a thousand years and battled the Human Clan for hundreds of years, naturally knowing how truly cruel humans were, especially the terrifying person before it, so it dared not play any tricks.

Zhao Sheng nodded, asking, “I ask you, what is the war situation now? Speak in detail, with no omissions.”

“Reporting to Master, after the last great battle, my clan suffered heavy casualties. To avoid further losses, my clan decided to retreat and scatter. Earlier, I got separated from the main army and accidentally stumbled upon the place where you were cultivating in seclusion. Because the children were starving, they accidentally intruded——”

Wait!

Halfway through the Silkworm Woman’s words, it was suddenly interrupted.

Zhao Sheng took a deep breath and asked again, “First tell me about the great battle, when did it happen? Where was the battle fought? Who won in the end?

Hmm, start from the beginning.”

Zhao Sheng never expected that after merely a few centuries of closed-door cultivation, the war situation between the two clans would undergo such dramatic changes. At this point, he was eager to know the entire process of the great battle.

Fortunately, the Silkworm Woman had personally experienced this great battle and thus knew it in detail.

Recalling the scenes of devastation from hundreds of years ago, the Silkworm Woman was instantly so frightened its entire body trembled, its massive form shrinking by half.

“The great battle occurred roughly more than two hundred seventy years ago, at that time both sides fought with True Fire. I remember the Human Clan first deliberately detonated the entire Qingguang Star System, burying billions of our clan members.

Then… then the Great Emperor commanded Thunderous Wrath, even performing a blood sacrifice, summoning the foundation of our clan. Not only did he shatter the Vermilion Bird Star System with one strike, he even pierced through three Layers of Void Heaven, causing a certain Human Clan Immortal Venerable’s Primordial Spirit to leave the body, Immortal Heaven to sink… After that, the great battle began… The bloody fight lasted a full hundred years, with incalculable casualties on both sides, at least in the trillions.

…In the end, only two of the six major star systems remained, the rest were either bombarded to pieces or shattered into fragments, turning into deadly barren lands… Though the Human Clan claimed a slight victory, they were temporarily unable to pursue my clan, so I barely managed to escape alive…”

Listening to the Silkworm Woman’s timid account, Zhao Sheng felt both shocked and inexplicably heavy-hearted.

But rather than focusing on the enormous casualties of the Human Clan, he was more worried about Zhao Xuanjing’s safety.

Despite Zhao Xuanjing’s profound cultivation and numerous life-saving means, in a war where even True Immortals participated, no one could guarantee safety, not even the Tribulation Crossing Venerable.

Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng was burning with impatience, having no mind for closed-door cultivation, wishing he could immediately set off to return.

However, before setting off, he needed to patiently listen to the Silkworm Woman’s complete account.

Perhaps guessing Zhao Sheng’s thoughts, the Silkworm Woman spoke slower and slower, her face growing paler.

With her life in the hands of another, she could only resign herself to fate.

Three days later, the Silkworm Woman racked her brains, but could no longer say anything useful.

Zhao Sheng, seeing this, with a thought, gently swept the sky full of thunder, and the Demon Silkworm Woman didn’t even have time to beg for mercy before turning into ashes in an instant.

Then with a gesture, a chicken-egg-sized Alien Crystal flew over like a meteor, quickly disappearing into his sleeve.

“Alas, in these troubled times, I should return too!”

After collecting the Alien Crystal, Zhao Sheng heaved a sigh, his figure gradually fading away…

…

In the Wolong Mountain Range, behind Dragon Head Peak, towering ancient trees and exotic herbs could be seen everywhere.

Amidst the woods, two teams of Golden Armor Puppets stood guarding the entrance of a cavern, the cave deep and dark, faint murmurs emanating from within.

At this moment, an elderly man with a haggard face paced outside the cave, occasionally glancing inside, occasionally frowning.

If outsiders were present, they would be greatly surprised to see the old man in such a state.

As a Divinity Transformation True Monarch of the Zhao Family, Zhao Xiandu was usually stern and decisive, yet now he was worried and no longer in high spirits, making it hard to imagine what could trouble him so.

After a long while, a frail figure staggered out of the cave. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an old monk in a gray robe.

As soon as Zhao Xiandu saw the old monk appear, he hurried forward, quickly asking, “Divine Monk…”

He had just said two words when the old monk gently shook his head, pressed his hands together, and chanted, “Amitabha Buddha, the young cultivator has deeply fallen into demonhood. Even after I recited the Great Brightness Mantra ten thousand times, I still could not awaken him. I am truly powerless; Zhao Tan Yue should seek another solution.”

With that, the old monk lowered his head in salute and drifted away.

No sooner had the old monk left than the murmurs from within the cave suddenly intensified, becoming clear:

“All sentient beings possess inherent nature. The inherent nature is inherently empty, omnipresent. Transformation comes not from external seeking but from internal observation and reflection, adapting with fate.

Freedom lies not in leaving the world, but in being in the world untainted, following the heart…”

As the chants flowed into his ears, Zhao Xiandu’s expression grew more severe, his eyes suddenly igniting with burning anger.

“Great… Freedom… Heaven! Red Eyebrow Dao Demons, I will never be at peace with you from now on!”

Zhao Xiandu, filled with rage, face full of resentment, strode into the cave, the darkness quickly swallowing his figure.

After walking through the passage densely covered with Formation mechanisms, and past nearly a hundred cells covered with talismans and Prohibitions, Zhao Xiandu finally stopped in the deepest part of the cave.

Opening the Golden Essence Gate, inside was a vast and simple chamber, a tall and straight figure sat cross-legged on the ground, back facing the masses, reciting the Other Transformation自在 Scripture.

With the door opened, the chanting suddenly became countless times clearer, truly deafening and soul-stirring.

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