Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension - Chapter 766: 452: Back to the Past?_2

Chapter 766: Chapter 452: Back to the Past?_2

The information hidden in this person’s words was of such an overwhelming volume that he didn’t know how to react for a moment.

As far as Zhao Sheng was aware, “Meeting Element” was a unit of time measurement, but it was almost impossible to use in worlds like the Tianzhu Realm, Netherworld, and Mingye Realm within the Constant Sand World.

Simply because one Meeting Element was equivalent to one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years.

The duration of one Meeting Element was so long that it could see an entire Constant Sand World destroyed several times over, or witness a Cultivation Civilization bloom from its infancy to its zenith, then decline from glory to eventual extinction.

Typically, only the powers of the Spirit Realm would use “Meeting Element” to measure time.

Furthermore, the elder mentioned that he was the one hundred and twenty-eighth mortal to intrude here, and that an opportunity was about to occur behind him.

The multiple meanings extending from this sentence were undeniably astonishing.

The first level directly negated the possibility that this place was a region of the Spirit Realm.

The second level indicated that the fortune the elder spoke of had occurred at least one hundred and twenty-seven times already.

The third level was that the elder before him had lived for at least one Meeting Element.

If this were true, this man was almost on par with True Immortals who enjoyed longevity, or perhaps…

Zhao Sheng immediately dismissed his speculation, “No! This man cannot be a True Immortal, otherwise how could he fail to defeat a few Demon Monkeys in the Divinity Transformation Realm.

And judging from the earlier battle, his power, though much stronger than the Demon Monkey’s, shouldn’t exceed a full higher step, so his cultivation should be between Divinity Transformation and Returning to Void. But if so, it doesn’t quite make sense… Can even a Half-Immortal of the Void live that long?”

The more Zhao Sheng thought about it, the more something felt off, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

The Bearded Ancestor’s gaze was deep, as if he could see through people’s hearts.

Zhao Sheng suppressed the surging emotions within him and asked respectfully, “Dare I ask Senior, what is your esteemed Dharma name?”

Upon hearing this question, the warm smile of the Bearded Ancestor radiated, and he gently said, “Even if I told you my name and origin, with your realm, you would not remember it. Furthermore, I do not wish to see a prominent individual from our kin eventually face a great Tribulation!”

Upon hearing these words, Zhao Sheng felt a vast surge in his heart.

He won’t remember even if he’s told?

Not only will he not remember if he’s told, but he will also face tribulation because of it?

The Elder’s tone was so grand that it shook heaven and earth.

If this person wasn’t lying, it meant that the elder’s identity and origins were far more astonishing than he could imagine, even beyond belief.

Although Zhao Sheng had never truly encountered a power of the Spirit Realm, in his eyes, if this person was telling the truth and was not a True Immortal, he was at least a Crossing Tribulation powerhouse, just below the realm of True Immortals.

However, this was vastly different from the elder’s previous performance.

If the elder was deliberately deceiving him, what was his motive?

There was absolutely no need to lie in the first place!

“To believe or not to believe?” Zhao Sheng maintained a calm expression on the outside, but the doubts in his heart were growing.

“Young friend, do not engage in wild and fanciful thoughts. Sometimes, ignorance is a form of protection. The more you know, the more dangerous it often becomes!”

After saying this, the Bearded Ancestor’s expression suddenly became serious. He looked up towards the depths of the mountain range and muttered to himself, “It’s here!”

As soon as his words fell, a dull booming noise erupted from deep within the mountain range behind the vast snowstorm.

Zhao Sheng saw that the glacier basin in front of him had undergone a noticeable tremor.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The booming sounds grew closer each time, as if a massive creature was rapidly approaching.

Before their eyes, the entire basin began to shake continuously, the thick glaciers quickly cracked, and the surrounding ice peaks once again bristled with countless fractures, as billions of tons of ice and snow cascaded down the mountainsides.

At a glance, waves of white snow torrents rolled down, not only flooding the land but also stirring up a sky full of snow haze, momentarily obscuring the visibility.

Boom!

A thunderous roar shook the earth!

A hundred miles in front of Zhao Sheng, there suddenly appeared an enormous creature towering into the clouds, large enough to fill the entire field of view.

Whoosh whoosh!

Hurricane winds howled, and blinding golden light flooded like the tide, tearing the heavens and earth asunder, instantly vaporizing the all-encompassing snow haze.

In an instant, a burning heat, like the Sun and as vast as the ocean, pressed down upon this world.

Zhao Sheng’s pupils shrank to their limits, a look of disbelief spread across his face, nearly losing his composure to the shock.

It was all because of… because of a Great Ape King, whose massive body, reaching from earth to heaven, was so unbelievably large that it stood between the world, formidable and overbearing, suppressing all living beings!

This Great Ape King’s body was covered in dark golden fur, and his muscles bulged like mountains. His thighs were so incredibly huge that they resembled two pillars upholding the sky.

Even the tallest mountain peaks nearby only reached the base of its thighs.

White clouds swirled around its legs, and through layers upon layers of cloud clusters, one could only glimpse as far as its waist even with great effort.

The part above the waist was obscured by clouds, making its true appearance unclear.

But… at this moment, from the depths of the clouds, two arms as massive as ancient mountains suddenly reached out, capable of supporting the heavens.

With a mere sweep of those colossal arms, violent hurricanes erupted, tearing the enveloping clouds into countless streamers that dissipated in an instant.

In a flash, the pressure filling the heavens and the earth multiplied immensely…

Zhao Sheng’s face reddened, his body trembled slightly, and the golden Magic Domain surrounding him began to twist and contort as if bearing an unfathomable weight.

At this moment, he was forcefully resisting his body’s instinctive urge to collapse to the ground.

With great difficulty, he moved his eyes, mustering all his strength to look up at the sky.

Then, a very “familiar,” bushy Thunder God Face suddenly appeared before him.

Seeing those scorching golden Divine Eyes that seemed like the Sun, a look of utter shock crossed Zhao Sheng’s face, followed by a moment of sudden realization.

He had not expected it to be this creature! He had not expected the Golden Giant Ape he once knew to grow one day into a Great Ape King of such size that it could puncture the heavens, a Demon Saint of unparalleled power, capable of destroying worlds!

So this meant that he had crossed countless years to arrive at some future day.

No, that was not right!

He couldn’t have traveled through space-time!

That would mean… everything before his eyes must have already happened, occurring at an unknown point in the past, and in some unknown world.

By this logic, this realm he found himself in could not be a genuinely faultless reality.

Could he… could he have really fallen into an extremely realistic Illusion Realm?

Or was it… a “trap” set by some unfathomable being?

Or perhaps… a fragment of time?… a reflection from the Void Realm?… a stray thought from a True Immortal of Great Ability?… a dream of a True Immortal?

All sorts of outlandish speculations surged into Zhao Sheng’s mind in an instant.

Th𝐢ʂ 𝗰hⱯp𝙩𝕖r ı𝖘 pɵʂṯҽ𝐝 b𝕪 𝒦ɪ𝖙ɛṉ𝕠𝖛℮𝓁

Just then, the world shook thunderously, and from the edge of the sky came a roar that shook heaven and earth, “Little one, you dare to repeatedly injure my monkey followers? Pay with your life!”

As the thunderous sound echoed between heaven and earth, a giant palm that obscured the sun and sky, with the momentum to annihilate everything, ferociously descended toward Zhao Sheng and the robed elder.

Before the giant palm even arrived, roiling golden light mixed with thousands of Thunder Light struck first, instantly causing the land within a hundred miles to collapse in response, splitting open countless unfathomable crevasses.

Gazing at the descending giant palm, as if the heavens themselves were crumbling, the Bearded Ancestor remained composed, gently tossing the Purple Gold Elixir Cauldron to Zhao Sheng’s head.

The Treasure Tripod spun slightly, emitting layer upon layer of Light Shields that protected Zhao Sheng, whilst the red, blue, and white spirit flames instantly merged into the Light Shield. The Light Shield shimmered with tri-color flames, and its defensive capacity increased enormously.

“Young man, an opportunity for enlightenment is right before your eyes! Open your spirit and perceive the world. Do not miss this Hundred Lifetimes opportunity!”

The clear voice that reached his ears snapped Zhao Sheng back to clarity.

At this moment, the Bearded Ancestor nonchalantly held a Dazzling and complex talisman in his hand, its Essence of the Tao flowing.

Zhao Sheng found it difficult to describe just what this talisman looked like.

The reason he used the term “Dazzling” was that the colors it emitted were so varied and rich that they surpassed the limits of his perception.

“This Demon Monkey brings disaster to the world, wreaking havoc upon humanity! Disciple, I humbly invite the World Venerable ***** to descend upon this world!”

Zhao Sheng strained his ears but could not understand at all what this man was saying. The sound seemed vibrant and powerful, akin to the ringing of a great bell, cleansing the spirit.

At the same time, when the elder spoke the crucial words, there was no sound to be heard at all.

Great sounds carry the faintest tones; great shapes lack form. Nothing else like it!

Strangely enough, Zhao Sheng clearly heard the elder speak a long phrase.

But by the time the elder had finished speaking, the giant palm looming overhead had not yet come crashing down.

At that moment, the passage of time seemed artificially distorted, some moments stretching infinitely, while others continued to elapse normally.

The elder threw the talisman, which instantly transformed into a rainbow and vanished; meanwhile, Zhao Sheng’s mind thundered, blanking for a moment.

When he regained his senses, the sky-blocking giant palm had vanished, and below him, the land continued to crack, pile up, and violently undulate. Within moments, the landscape transformed dramatically, as if the heavens and the earth had been overturned.