Eternal Tale

”Bull, run!!!”

”Moo moo!!!”

A man and a bull rushed into the third layer, dust trailing behind them. The thrill was indescribable, as they had pushed the limits of the heavenly gifts bestowed upon individual cultivators on each layer.

They had even exhausted their energy to the point where it could no longer sustain a small boundary, showing just how reckless they were. Then they set their sights on the third layer.

Chains of the Great Dao were being severed by the gifts of heaven and earth. Their auras were restrained to the extreme, yet it seemed as if they contained boundless power within.

Having severed eight hundred chains of the Great Dao, they could now duel with those in the early stages of the Unity realm! They could wield the power of the Great Dao on par with them, finally bridging the gap in major realms at this moment.

However, this was still far from enough, not even close. Chen Xun and Black Bull went completely mad, continuously perfecting their own Great Dao, deepening their insights. This time...

They intended to surpass the Unity realm through this Babel Tower and step onto the true path to the heavens, directly entering the Mahayana Realm!

”Who else!!!”

”Moo, moo, moo!!!”They roared thunderously on the third layer of the Babel Tower, with terrifying natural disasters and explosions echoing behind them. They were the bosses of the third layer, and no one could challenge them.

Two dark figures stood atop the mountain, their black robes fluttering as they overlooked the third layer of the Babel Tower, watching mountains collapse and the world crumble, yet they remained unscathed.

They smiled indifferently and turned to leave.

……

Inside the Babel Tower, a year later.

All beings that had emerged from the Immortal Prison had reached the hundredth layer of the Babel Tower, and they continued to gather, with figures frequently streaking across the sky, all heading towards a single destination.

But the hundredth layer was a maze of illusions, where reality and illusion intertwined, even the sky itself was a maze, constantly shifting, elusive yet real.

Illusions wandered through the maze, blurring vision and distorting space.

The boundaries between illusions became unclear, making it difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood. Here, one needed to remain vigilant at all times to see through the essence of illusions.

However, for the strong, this was just a minor path, easily seeing through the falsehood to find the true way out. Yet, those illusions were formed by the chaotic Great Dao, and encountering them often led to fierce battles.

The hundredth layer of the Babel Tower seemed low, but the death rate was exceptionally high, a complete war of attrition, with endless opponents, and the longer one stayed, the lower the survival rate.

In the Star Pavilion and Prison Pavilion, today’s news was explosive.

Ji Yan: ”I’ve analyzed the route. Follow my path; those illusions aren’t strong, just kill them.”

Everyone: ”Understood.”

Ji Yan: ”Crossing the World, where are you and Brother Bull...”

Old Man Crossing the World: ”Are you all here? I’ll clear the way for you. Don’t think about training here, just reach the destination. You’re only in the Void Refinement phase.”

Everyone: ”Understood.”

Old Man Crossing the World: ”We’ll be there soon, within a day.”

Ji Yan’s eyes sharpened, a gleam flashing in them, even taking out the Babel List, but his name still wasn’t on it...

Tenth layer of the Babel Tower.

Chen Xun sat cross-legged on an icy lake, looking at Black Bull, ”Bull, they’re at the hundredth layer.”

Black Bull slowly opened his eyes, exhaling a hot breath, nodding slightly.

Their auras were as powerful as ancient beasts, causing the chaotic Great Dao around them to tremble, even slowing the suppression of the disasters on the tenth layer, as if afraid to provoke them.

They rose, transforming into the qi of the Five Elements, drifting away.

Eleventh layer of the Babel Tower, passed in a breath.

……

Fifteenth layer of the Babel Tower, passed in a breath.

……

Thirtieth layer of the Babel Tower, passed in a breath.

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Outside.

The Babel List trembled intensely, even the massive stones emitted a humming sound, a heavy aura of time spreading everywhere, with each layer’s top rank on the Babel List struggling and flickering violently.

Yet around it was silence, all beings from various clans were dumbfounded, staring at the intense vibration of the Babel List, knowing something monumental had happened inside!

Xuanwei Celestial Palace!

This palace stood atop the central clouds of the heavenly capital, and the anomaly of the Xuanwei Babel List had even begun to be reported here.

In a sea of clouds, two young men were writing, while a Great Ascension Venerable stood smiling in the distance, his eyes flickering with a mysterious meaning.

”Oh? The Babel List is shaking, has this happened in other heavenly domains?”

”Reporting to the Heavenly Venerable, no such event has occurred.”

”Is there any issue with the Babel Tower?”

”No issues.”

”No matter, perhaps a remarkable junior has emerged from our Xuanwei Heaven.”

The young man smiled faintly, pausing his writing before resuming, ”As long as no one outside the tower harms the tower itself, there’s no need to report such matters.”

”Heavenly Venerable... the Babel List hasn’t refreshed the time temporarily, but below the hundredth layer, the top rank’s time keeps trembling!”

The Great Ascension Venerable cupped his hands, his expression turning serious, ”Something seems amiss, such a situation has never occurred in the heavenly domain, should we investigate thoroughly?”

The young man’s pen paused, his expression unusually calm.

The person beside him also narrowed his eyes, remaining silent, giving no indication of his thoughts.

The young man was momentarily lost in thought, then spoke calmly, ”No need.”

”Understood.” The Great Ascension Venerable cupped his hands and turned to leave.

Only the two remained above the sea of clouds, the atmosphere incredibly quiet, their eyes seemingly contemplative, with no precedent for this event, and if investigated, where would they even start?

”Shen Lanfeng, what do you make of this?” The young man had set down his pen, his gaze on the sea of clouds, ”But it can only be considered an interesting event.”

”Qingyue, the top rank trembles but the name doesn’t change, there are many possibilities, but no matter how you look at it, it’s just juniors causing a stir inside the tower, why interfere with them?”

Shen Lanfeng shook his head with a smile, like a graceful gentleman, ”Your Xuanwei Celestial Palace is making a fuss over nothing, what good would investigating do?”

”Well said, juniors have their own opportunities and fortunes, interfering would be detrimental to their immortal path, let’s continue writing.”

Qingyue picked up his pen again, suddenly pausing, looking at Shen Lanfeng, and chuckled softly, ”We’re not making a fuss, nor did we send anyone to investigate, such trivial matters won’t reach the Xuanwei Heavenly Venerable’s ears.”

”Ah, you really can’t take a single word of defeat.” Shen Lanfeng smiled, shaking his head with a sigh, ”If Xuanwei Heaven truly produces someone remarkable, your Celestial Palace would be the happiest.”

”Of course.”

”I heard that on the Southern Yu Continent, there’s a junior named Yin Tianshou, exceptionally talented, but heavily suppressed by the local Celestial Palace.”

”I’ve heard of him, but as a cultivator, one must pay for their mistakes. In his youth, he came to the Xuanwei Celestial Palace three times, seeking justice for his small boundary.”

”He even defeated a prodigy from the Nine Dragons Mystic Gate in the heavenly capital, his name still remains on the two-thousandth layer of the Babel List.”

Qingyue’s gaze turned slightly cold, recalling everything Yin Tianshou had done in the past, ”He dared to strike at the Xuanwei Heavenly Venerable during the Void Refinement phase, extremely arrogant. If not for the Heavenly Venerable’s appreciation of talent, he wouldn’t be alive now.”

Shen Lanfeng nodded gently, not wanting to continue the topic of small boundaries, and changed the subject, ”The Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance has been unstable lately, the Nine Heavens Shadow Clan has completely withdrawn.”

Qingyue was shocked by this, compared to the junior rivalries in the Babel Tower, matters like this were the true major events for their generation, deserving more attention.

Shen Lanfeng’s background was not simple, he came from the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance and was visiting recently.

”Shen Lanfeng, what do you mean by this?”

”The great clans of the Boundless Great World are dissatisfied with the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance. I suspect the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan has revived and might seek retribution, but it shouldn’t affect the Celestial Palace.”

”So it’s them... a race that connects the cause and effect of heaven and earth, if they target the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance, there must be deeper implications.”

”Indeed, this matter has alarmed the Boundless Great World, but our human race hasn’t spoken, the Nine Heavens Shadow Clan has withdrawn, all awaiting the decision of the Immortal Spirit Clan. If the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance is rebuilt, it would be an opportunity for us.”

Shen Lanfeng smiled mysteriously, looking at the ink painting, ”At least it could advance the forces behind us, I’m sure you’ve heard of the plan, preparing for future generations.”

”Alright.”

Qingyue spoke calmly, and the two continued their conversation above the clouds, light and breezy.