Chapter 1 Return from the Chaos

Jiang Xuan returned from the chaotic void, carrying ten thousand zhang of light, and fell into the Sea of Stars. Various rules and order of light permeated, and his body was constantly undergoing nirvana. It took three years to finally recover from his injuries.

He could feel that after recovering to his peak, his strength was extremely terrifying. Although he had not become an immortal, he was definitely stronger than most True Immortals, comparable to the top existences among True Immortals.

"It's a pity that with such strength, facing the darkness of this era, it is still like an ant." This was the darkest era. Although there were still one or two million years before the final battle arrived, it was undeniable that True Immortals, even those standing at the pinnacle, were just insignificant ants in that calamity.

Even Immortal Kings, facing this dark turmoil, were only slightly larger ants.

One or two million years seemed long, but for beings above the Immortal Dao, it was really not long. Taking the current Nine Heavens and Ten Earths as an example, the substance of longevity had not yet dried up, and some cultivators in the Zhan Wo (Self-Chopping) and Dun Yi (One Escaping) realms could live for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.

For Supremes, two million years was nothing, and for Immortal Dao experts who transcended everything and whose lifespan was theoretically infinite, two million years was just a moment in their long lives!

Even with the chaotic space, Jiang Xuan did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to reach the level of an Immortal Emperor in two million years.

After all, there were many systems in the chaotic space now, and most of them had not reached the Immortal Emperor realm.

Moreover, there were systems such as Mang Huang Ji and Xue Ying Ling Zhu. For example, on Jiang Xuan's side of Mang Huang, after reaching the World Realm, cultivation was really "one chaos is one year". One hundred and eight trillion years was one chaotic era, and two million years...was simply a drop in the ocean.

The most important thing was that from the transcendence of the cosmic level, the role of energy would become smaller and smaller, and cultivation would gradually transition from the initial "using energy" to "pursuing the origin."

In short, before the cosmic level, energy was everything. As long as there was enough energy, and a little comprehension, one could easily improve one's realm. But after the cosmic level, "origin" and "dao" were the key, and the role of energy was very small.

Of course, it was not that there was no effect. After all, before reaching the other shore and tracing back to the origin of all "dao," energy was an indispensable existence.

"Next, it's about becoming an immortal."

Jiang Xuan thought to himself, he had already recovered to his peak, and what he had to do next was to transform to the extreme and become an immortal in this life.

Of course, Jiang Xuan did not choose to directly undergo the tribulation to become an immortal. With his foundation, after becoming an immortal, he would definitely be stronger than a quasi-Immortal King, but it would still be difficult to resist a flawless Immortal King.

Moreover, in the short term, there was still a lot of time left for Jiang Xuan. He could maximize his advantages during this time, so what he chose was not to directly become an immortal, but to first cultivate the method of avatars, and then undergo the tribulation after perfection.

After all, the difficulty of cultivating the avatar method below the Immortal Dao and above the Immortal Dao was completely different. Below the Immortal Dao, he could refine it with the help of some cosmic-level treasures, but above the Immortal Dao, it was estimated that he would have to refine a whole complete universe to cultivate successfully.

"The precious medicines needed for cultivation..." Jiang Xuan recalled the famous divine medicines and holy medicines of the Perfect World, such as the White Turtle Carrying Immortal in the Immortal Ancient Era, the six longevity medicines that sold fake medicines... However, it was very difficult to obtain them.

"If it doesn't work, just refine a furnace of remnant immortal medicine..."

In the Three Thousand Provinces, there were still several Remnant Immortals. Jiang Xuan felt that they had no hope of recovering to their peak anyway, so it would be better to fulfill him. Moreover, these Remnant Immortals did not seem to be from the human race, so there was no psychological burden to refine them into a great medicine.

Once this thought appeared, he couldn't stop it. There was no way, who let those Remnant Immortals live in the Three Thousand Provinces? Jiang Xuan would not waste much effort to kill them, and it could also meet all of Jiang Xuan's needs.

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On the Sea of Stars, immortal light permeated, and had already enveloped this world. Myriad phenomena attracted countless practitioners, but no one approached rashly. All living beings knew that under the Sea of Stars there was an extremely terrifying creature who had passed the tribulation of world destruction, with immeasurable divine power.

They did not dare to approach, for fear of disturbing Jiang Xuan, and could only watch from a distance. For three years, the immortal light had not dissipated, but more and more creatures arrived at the Sea of Stars.

They watched the phenomena in the immortal light, some comprehending the Dao, some marveling, some waiting, and all tacitly kept their distance as much as possible.

However, on this day, the immortal light dissipated, the phenomena disappeared, and the Sea of Stars returned to calm, as if the endless divine light a moment ago was just a big dream.

Everyone was waiting, hoping that the supreme being under the Sea of Stars would appear, so that they could understand Jiang Xuan's will, and even hope to become a disciple of this existence.

It was a pity that everything was calm and the huge Sea of Stars was silent. It was as if that existence had disappeared out of thin air, just like the immortal light that had filled the world before, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Even the few Supremes hiding in the dark had not found any clues now, as if they had really disappeared.

"Could it be that he has already left?"

"Impossible! We can see through the heavens and the earth with a single thought. Even if he is stronger than us, as long as he has not become an immortal, it is impossible not to be aware of it!"

"Perhaps...he is proficient in this way?"

In the void, several Supremes transmitted their voices to discuss. Only one of them had a slight change in expression, as if he knew something, but he did not say it clearly, just quietly watching the Sea of Stars.

"Really not, strange!"

"Why hide? Could it be that everything before was fake?"

Several Supremes carefully explored the Sea of Stars, but found nothing. They became more and more curious about the mysterious Supreme who appeared today. What was the reason for him to choose to leave?

It was a pity that they had no chance to find the reason, and could only leave as well. Only one of them said that this place was good and could be used to establish an academy to recruit the pride of the human world.

The other few also knew what he meant. They all faintly felt that the darkest years were coming, and there were already signs of it. Therefore, many powerful existences in the Nine Heavens intended to cultivate peerless experts, hoping to overcome this difficulty.

The person in front of them was even more so. As one of the few peerless experts in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, he also wanted to cultivate a group of descendants in this desperate era. There had already been rumors, and it was not surprising to say this now.

The other few Supremes did not think much about it. After confirming that Jiang Xuan had left, they also left one after another. Only the Supreme who said he wanted to establish an academy in the Sea of Stars chose to stay, and explored this ancient land at the same time, as if he was inspecting it to prepare for the establishment of the academy.

"This place is indeed very suitable...It should be able to be completed in a hundred years..." The Supreme muttered to himself. He was dressed in sackcloth, seemingly ordinary, but he had a kind of great spirit.

"Fellow Daoist, please enter the small world for a talk." After an unknown amount of time, he heard a voice in his ear again. The voice was extremely young. He had heard this voice before, which was why he stayed alone.

Now that all the Supremes had left, the voice finally sounded again. At the same time, a void crack was torn open in front of him. On the other side of the crack, there were strange mountains and rivers, full of vitality, like a mysterious pure land, full of light.

Without hesitation, the Supreme stepped into it. He was very confident in his strength. Looking at the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, among the famous experts of the world, perhaps no one could be his opponent.

However, when he stepped into that small world, his expression suddenly changed. There was an unnamed aura here, vast and profound. Even if he could only sense it vaguely, it was as if he was facing an Supreme God, possessing immeasurable beauty!

"Please!"

A voice came from a solitary peak. The solitary peak went straight into the clouds, as if it was outside the Nine Heavens. As far as he could see, he could see a misty immortal mist. Apart from that, there was a young man in white, sitting between the clouds and mist, brewing tea and wine, inviting him to take a seat.

After a little thought, he stepped forward and arrived at the front of the solitary peak, truly seeing this existence clearly.

The creature in front of him was indeed very young, with vigorous vitality, unlike them, who had already lived for a long time. Although his appearance had not changed, his heart was old.

"Fellow Daoist, please!"

Jiang Xuan looked at the Supreme in front of him and could still feel an aura different from the laws of this world in him. Although it was weak, even semi-residual, it was because of this aura that his aura was far more vast than ordinary Supremes.

The reason for inviting this person to meet was precisely because of this. If he guessed correctly, he was Meng Tianzheng, who guided Huang Tiandi (Desolate Heaven Emperor) on the path of taking the body as a seed, and was also the closest cultivator to success in this path so far, apart from Jiang Xuan.

Meng Tianzheng came back to his senses, looked at the creature in front of him, seemed to understand something, and sat down frankly, saying at the same time: "Fellow Daoist seems to have walked out of an Supreme Avenue."

He had not understood before, but when he saw Jiang Xuan's state, how could he not understand what kind of tribulation Jiang Xuan had experienced?

Without thinking too much, it must be the tribulation of creating a law, walking out of his own path. The heavens and the earth lowered the tribulation as a test, and that kind of tribulation was indeed very terrible. Even he did not have a trace of certainty to survive.

But the creature in front of him had passed it. What kind of benefits would he get from it? And how strong would he become? No cultivator could imagine this.

Perhaps, the current him had already surpassed all the experts of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and was above countless Supremes!

Jiang Xuan heard Meng Tianzheng's words and did not say much. Instead, he smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist wants to open up a holy land for cultivation and cultivate the pride of the heavens?"

Meng Tianzheng nodded. He was not surprised that Jiang Xuan knew these things. This was not a secret. In order to establish the holy land and pure land in his heart, he had also visited several major Supreme forces in the Nine Heavens, although the results were not satisfactory in the end.

"Then is Fellow Daoist willing to cooperate with me?" Jiang Xuan continued, the future Heavenly God Academy did gather a group of the most outstanding talents, especially Shi Hao, a creature who could dominate the ages in the future. In terms of luck alone, it was naturally extremely strong.

Jiang Xuan happened to have no intention of looking for other geniuses. If he really wanted a test field, this Heavenly God Academy was the most suitable.

After all, immortal academies and holy academies existed for a long time, with many internal factions, and there were shadows of the major Supremes among them. It was not only useless for Jiang Xuan to enter the game now, but it would also cause a lot of trouble.

It was better to have the Heavenly God Academy, which was still not established. The future pillar was Meng Tianzheng in front of him. Although Jiang Xuan could not say that he understood this person, his character was indeed unquestionable. Jiang Xuan was also relieved to cooperate with him.

Meng Tianzheng's eyes also lit up. He had also talked with several Supremes about the establishment of the academy, but those Supremes believed that there were already holy academies and immortal academies, and it was really not meaningful to create another academy.

Only Meng Tianzheng insisted, and it was indeed the case later, the entire Heavenly God Academy could only exist because of Meng Tianzheng.

Moreover, Meng Tianzheng also understood that Jiang Xuan was a Supreme. If he really wanted to plot something, there was no need to be so troublesome. For example, for a force like an academy, Jiang Xuan could create it himself, and there was no need to cooperate with him at all.

Therefore, he was not worried about this. It was just an academy, what could he plot? Unless Jiang Xuan knew what kind of creatures would enter the academy in the future, and this creature had something worth plotting for.

But it was obvious that in his opinion, this was impossible. No one could completely predict the future, not even the invincible Immortal King could, and the backlash received from interfering with the years and affecting time and space was unimaginable.

It was precisely because of this that Meng Tianzheng began to discuss with Jiang Xuan. If they could really reach a cooperation, then the academy he wanted to create would definitely be stronger.