Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1672: Chapter 899: The Prison Guard Chaos

The Great Sun hung high, while waves continuously crashed against the island’s reef, producing a series of roars.

At this moment, a cyan cloud suddenly floated from the horizon of the blue sky. The cloud soon reached the upper sky of the deserted island and finally stopped above a thousand-zhang high stone mountain.

"Go down!" Zhao Xuanjing turned his head to look at Zhao Sheng, calling out with a serious expression, and then stepped out from the cloud, instantaneously appearing atop the mountain.

Zhao Sheng’s figure flickered, also appearing beside Zhao Xuanjing out of thin air.

Zhao Xuanjing gave no explanation, merely waved his hand, only to see a deep, pitch-black hole suddenly appear on the ground, silently.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes twinkled, immediately sensing that the gravity here became extremely abnormal.

It seemed to have some kind of life, instantly becoming very "lively," with gravity frequently jumping between one and tens of thousands of times, its frequency changing frightfully fast!

Strangely enough, the range of gravity anomaly was limited to the vicinity of this stone mountain; the outer part of the island wasn’t affected at all.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng began to have some conjectures and understood why Zhao Xuanjing brought him here.

"Chonghe, do you know why my Zhao Family has reached today’s prosperity?" Zhao Xuanjing signaled Zhao Sheng to follow him while asking with profound meaning.

"For my Zhao Family’s present state, our ancestor worked hard and achieved great success unmatched by anyone!" Zhao Sheng stood by his side, descending slowly downward together.

As they delved a thousand zhang underground, the entrance above swiftly shrank, the light gradually dimmed, and the surroundings became increasingly dark.

"That’s not it! You only know part of it and are unaware of the rest. Since Zhao Family established its clan, merely over two hundred thousand years have passed. The Taiyi Spirit Realm predates Zhao Family, and more powerful forces than ours abound. Yet, over countless years, few forces in this realm have risen as swiftly as our clan. I remember..." Zhao Xuanjing unexpectedly gained interest and leisurely started recounting the family’s rise to power.

Even though Zhao Sheng was well-versed in the family history, he patiently listened with a calm demeanor.

Certain matters were undoubtedly more vivid and moving when narrated by Zhao Xuanjing himself.

Listening gradually, Zhao Sheng suddenly realized the ancestor mentioned the Five Thunders Ancestor Zhao Xi, from over two hundred thousand years ago.

According to Xuanjing, the Five Thunders Ancestor led a turbulent life, deserving the title of an unparalleled genius of that era.

While listening to tales of his past life’s legendary stories, Zhao Sheng felt inexplicably pleased.

However, he soon sobered up, realizing Zhao Xuanjing’s actions must have deep implications.

Swiftly pondering, Zhao Sheng immediately understood the other party’s intention.

As expected, Zhao Xuanjing soon revealed an unrecorded secret in the family’s history.

"...Zhao Xi was a scholarly genius, and back then, he accomplished something unprecedented. Do you know what he did?"

Zhao Xuanjing’s gaze carried endless emotion, expressing admiration as he said with awe: "You might not believe it when I say it! He once extracted three bloodlines from his body and used them as blueprints to create four new races."

"Four? Wasn’t it just the Fire Qiu, Wind Nest Loach, Thunderbolt Dog three major races? Where’s the fourth one?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng showed some curiosity in his eyes and hurriedly asked.

Thus, a good aide must first learn to feign ignorance.

Despite being fully aware, Zhao Sheng purposely acted curious at this time.

Zhao Xuanjing had no idea that the person before him was the very unparalleled talent, Zhao Xi, he spoke of.

Without suspicion, Zhao Xuanjing replied with a smile: "Some secrets are only passed down orally, never documented. Zhao Xi created altogether four new beings, aside from the Fire Qiu, Wind Nest Loach and Thunderbolt Dog, there’s another peculiar life form named Chaos."

Before Zhao Sheng could inquire further, Zhao Xuanjing’s tone suddenly changed, speaking solemnly: "Chaos is our family’s greatest secret; apart from myself, March, Hongyun, and... Da Shan, no one knows of its existence. But today, you too shall know.

Now, let me take you to Shen Zhou Earth’s Core to witness Chaos’s true face... it’s there!"

Upon finishing, Zhao Xuanjing suddenly snapped his fingers.

Snap!

After a crisp sound, countless fantastical rays surged from below, instantly driving away the darkness and illuminating this vast Earth’s Core space.

Gazing downward, Zhao Sheng immediately beheld a scene that he would remember for life.

Right in the middle of this boundless space, floated a pitch-black, profound "star-like entity," its diameter merely ten zhang, with countless tentacles of various lengths growing on its surface,

Yet, it was alive, incessantly expanding and contracting like a throbbing giant heart.

Whenever it contracted to its utmost, the "star-like entity" turned into a Black Hole, simultaneously releasing unimaginable gravitational waves.

But as it expanded to its largest extent, all tentacles danced in unison, radiating bright, colorful rays, seemingly welcoming Zhao Sheng’s and Xuanjing’s arrival.

Zhao Xuanjing smiled faintly, suddenly sending Xuanhu Mountain into the air.

Xuanhu Mountain plummeted down rapidly, but it was quickly caught by several tentacles.

At the same moment, countless "bubbles" suddenly emerged from the tips of these tentacles.

The "bubbles" varied in size, their numbers as numerous as the stars.

Inside these "bubbles" were miniature worlds, with mountains, rivers, forests, oceans, and even deserts, wastelands, and icy lands.

Upon closer inspection, there were actually humans within these miniature "worlds."

At first glance, they appeared emaciated and haggard, their faces bleak, yet they all sat in meditation with closed eyes, absorbed in cultivation without regard for themselves.

Xuanhu Mountain was also sucked into one of the "bubbles."

Immediately after, the red-haired, blind Lie Wuque squeezed out from within the mountain, falling into the skies above a vast ocean.

In a blink, Lie Wuque’s figure vanished into thin air.

However, in the next moment, he reappeared in the original spot.

Swish, swish!

At this time, countless tentacles waved in unison, and the ubiquitous gravitational fluctuations suddenly intensified by billions of times, instantly covering the "bubble" where Lie Wuque was located.

In an instant, the billions-fold gravity fell entirely on Lie Wuque alone.

Even as a Tribulation Crossing Venerable, he couldn’t withstand such unimaginably immense pressure.

In less than one breath, Lie Wuque was trembling violently, crashing heavily into the sea.

Then, this "bubble" suddenly detached from the tentacles’ control, slowly falling to the surface of chaos, and finally sinking into the chaos body, disappearing without a trace.

"Is this... Chaos?" Zhao Sheng witnessed the entire process and was extremely shocked in his heart.

His voice seemed to come from deep within his heart, sounding very ethereal.

"Indeed, it is chaos." Zhao Xuanjing nodded, feeling very emotional. "Chaos is a miraculous life form with infinite potential, so powerful it’s beyond imagination. Born only 230,000 years ago, it could lift a vast continent like the Divine Continent, truly an unprecedented feat."

"Did you know? Chaos is still in its juvenile stage, and its power is growing rapidly every day, so fast it’s terrifying."

Zhao Sheng’s gaze swept over the "bubble" worlds, finally unable to resist asking, "Can it... match a True Immortal?"

Zhao Xuanjing shook his head: "I.... don’t know. Perhaps it can, perhaps it can’t!"

As he spoke, Xuanhu Mountain flew up from below, swiftly disappearing into Zhao Xuanjing’s sleeve.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes flickered with doubt and confusion.

Without waiting for him to ask, Zhao Xuanjing explained: "Chaos is innately of a very high position, possibly even higher than an Immortal. Zhao Xi once said that Chaos’s bloodline might originate from some Primordial Clan. But due to the excessively thin concentration of its bloodline, its innate Spirit Core is deficient, remaining ignorant and unable to communicate since birth.

Ten thousand years ago, I cultivated the "True Spirit Mutual Study Contract" to an unprecedented level, only then barely managing to sign a Mutual Study Spirit Contract with Chaos.

I spent tens of thousands of years teaching Chaos how to control its instincts. The Divine Continent is actually a tool for training Chaos. The stronger Chaos becomes, the larger the Divine Continent will grow!

Today, the Divine Continent is more than ten thousand times larger than it was at the beginning."

Zhao Xuanjing inadvertently revealed another earth-shattering secret.

"...The world knows that our Zhao Family possesses the most Cave Heaven Blessed Lands in this realm, yet no one knows where these Cave Heaven Blessed Lands come from."

Zhao Sheng came to a sudden realization, suddenly pointing at the intermittently appearing "bubbles," exclaiming in amazement, "Chaos can create so many miniature spaces, truly incredible!"

"Not only that! These Small Spirit Realms are also the best prisons, holding fierce and powerful Evil Demons, and Chaos is the best prison guard in the world.

In all these thousands of years, no one imprisoned here has ever escaped.

More importantly, they are not only prisoners but also food for Chaos."

In fact, Zhao Sheng had already figured it out without Zhao Xuanjing having to explain.

Chaos’s tentacles had long pierced through the space-time barriers, extending into the Nine Nether Void Realm.

The Dark Sky, Divine Palace Heaven, and even Near Heaven might not be the limits of the tentacle’s reach; some exceptionally thick tentacles might have already extended to the legendary Longevity Heaven.

Those evil demons imprisoned in the bubbles served as tools for absorbing Source Energy and Tao Spirit Mechanism before being devoured by Chaos.

Characters like Lie Wuque, with profound cultivation, are imprisoned within Chaos’s body, never to escape.

Zhao Sheng even suspected that if an Immortal were swallowed by Chaos, they might never escape its body either!