12dz Chapter 230 Countermeasures
Chapter 230 Countermeasures
"I have indeed seen the path ahead and have found a rough direction," Liu Shen, shrouded in the light of the Great Dao Immortal, said calmly under the purple bamboo.
"However, even under the most favorable circumstances, it would still take at least two hundred thousand years to break through."
"If things are not smooth, the time will double, and the process will be extremely perilous. It might take hundreds of thousands of years, or even millions of years. I cannot say for sure," Liu Shen continued.
"So, we still have a chance," Pan King nodded, then looked at Fang Ming and asked, "Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist, you have previously infiltrated the Soul River and know its secrets. If Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit Fellow Daoist achieves a breakthrough, and with the addition of that original gate, will it be enough to contend against the so-called Soul River?"
At these words, the Kings present all cast curious gazes, and even Liu Shen showed a look of curiosity in her eyes.
She had no idea about the existence of the Soul River. She used to think that within the All Heavens, there was only the darkness and turmoil. Now it seems that the so-called Soul River is also a source of strange pollution.
Moreover, Fang Ming had never mentioned the Soul River to her.
"I'm afraid it's not enough," Fang Ming shook his head and said, "There is more than one supreme being in the Soul River, and it is not just the Soul River alone."
"This... it's not just the Soul River alone!"
Upon hearing this, the Immortal Kings present looked at each other, their hearts sinking.
Qi Yu Immortal King frowned and said worriedly, "According to that person, in the best-case scenario, we only have a maximum of six hundred thousand years..."
Six hundred thousand years refers to the time spent cultivating in the All Heavens World, which is the time under the most ideal circumstances.
It means that after ten thousand years in the outside world, the Soul River Branch corresponding to the Other Realm, and the people who will rotate with the seven strange Immortal Kings who previously perished, will arrive.
This is the most ideal situation. If the main Soul River detects their demise midway and sends people over early, they won't have that much time at all.
"What about Butcher? Why hasn't that guy returned yet? Didn't he say he was preparing to go back to the Immortal Domain?" An Immortal King whispered.
Butcher's ancestors were among the founders of the current cultivation system in the Immortal Domain and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and they were extremely powerful. Butcher is even stronger than his ancestors and has hope of breaking through the Immortal King realm.
The Immortal Kings shook their heads. Butcher's strength is immense, and he has gone into the Boundary Sea to an unknown distance. No one present knows his whereabouts.
Qi Yu looked at the Burial King from the Burial Ground and spoke with a solemn expression, "Fellow Daoists, how is the situation with 'The Chicken Farmer' from your Burial Ground? There are rumors that the Primeval Ancestors of the Buried Ones did not perish. If this is true, it is time to invite this Fellow Daoist to come out."
The cultivation system of the Buried Ones was created by the Primeval Ancestors of the Burial Ground. It can be said that he is a formidable figure who pioneered a cultivation system, naturally having a greater possibility of achieving Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and even Immortal Emperor!
As an old Immortal Domain figure who has lived for countless years, Qi Yu had suspected that certain 'old Seniors' had not perished, and the Primeval Ancestors of the Buried Ones were one of these old Seniors.
"This..." A Burial King hesitated, then shook his head and said, "Qi Yu Fellow Daoist, we also do not know if the Primeval Ancestors are still alive. This matter still needs to be inquired about with Burial Emperor."
Burial Emperor is the respectful title for 'The Chicken Farmer'; 'The Chicken Farmer' is just how outsiders refer to her.
"Please do so as soon as possible, Fellow Daoists," Qi Yu said seriously.
A Burial King responded, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, we naturally understand such matters."
Since they have already taken a side, there is no hesitation. Those who sit on the fence usually don't end well.
When a great battle comes, those who sit on the fence are often the first to be eliminated.
"Can the time flow in Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist's All Heavens World be further accelerated?" At this moment, an Immortal King spoke, with a look of anticipation.
Currently, the flow rate inside Fang Ming's All Heavens World is roughly sixty times that of the outside. One day outside is two months inside, which can be said to be quite rapid.
"It can be accelerated further, but I need to achieve the Immortal King realm first," Fang Ming replied.
Currently, although his strength is not inferior to an Immortal King, he is not an Immortal King after all, and the All Heavens World is not yet a true Great Chiliocosm.
After becoming an Immortal King in the future, he can naturally further accelerate the time flow inside the All Heavens World.
According to deductions, it will reach a magnitude of around one hundred times. Due to the marginal utility, the actual improvement will not be as large as imagined. In terms of time flow, it cannot be accelerated by thousands or hundreds of times.
Upon hearing this, the Kings present were somewhat disappointed. It was not that they thought this Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist could not become an Immortal King, but rather that time was running out.
Achieving the Immortal King realm is not that easy. At this time, this Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist seems to be only a step away from the Immortal King realm, but this one step often requires at least several thousand, or even ten thousand years, under normal circumstances.
This is still the fastest and smoothest situation. If it is not so smooth, it may not be successful even after hundreds of thousands of years.
Under the current circumstances, they no longer have that much time.
And his All Heavens World can be effective for outsiders, but not for himself.
Currently, he cannot do such a logically contradictory thing.
However, they did not know that for others, it might be like this, but for Fang Ming, it does not require such a long time.
He has seen the Immortal King realm very clearly. Even if it is not a complete view, it is close enough.
He only needs to devour some more of the origin of the Soul River Branch from the Covering Heavens side, and devour the origin from the Other Realm side, and it will be almost enough.
He doesn't even need to devour it completely; it doesn't need that much time.
There is no need to say such things. There are still some parasites in the Immortal Domain that have not been cleaned up yet, so as to avoid unnecessary complications. There is no time to deal with them now.
Fang Ming spoke at this time, saying, "At present, we are not entirely in a desperate situation. You can cultivate in peace. The sky will not fall. We have our own means."
"Could it be that the Senior who refined the original gate is still alive?" Qi Yu Immortal King spoke, showing a look of surprise.
Upon hearing this, the other Immortal Kings present also showed surprise. In their understanding, the refiner of the original gate was the one who left footprints on the Boundary Sea embankment.
In their understanding, that person had crossed the sea to quell the chaos during the Emperor Fall era and had already perished.
"The Senior who refined the original gate has certainly not perished. His situation is somewhat special at the moment!" Fang Ming said.
Hearing this, the Kings present all breathed a sigh of relief and were not as tense immediately.
As long as there is a supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperor within the All Heavens, they are not afraid and not so worried.
Having one and not having one are two different concepts. The original gate can fight one against two. Judging from the performance of the original gate, that Senior must be extremely powerful.
After the Kings discussed for a while, some Burial Kings went into the Burial Ground to find Burial Emperor and inquire about the Primeval Ancestors of the Buried Ones; some Immortal Kings entered the Immortal Domain to inquire about Butcher, but most of them went directly into the All Heavens World to cultivate in seclusion.
After learning how to break through from King to Emperor, they need to carefully summarize their own path. Regardless, they will try to impact the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, even at the cost of their own demise.
In the Immortal Mansion's purple bamboo forest, only Fang Ming and Liu Shen remained.
Fang Ming looked at Liu Shen quite seriously and asked curiously, "Have you indeed almost broken through the Immortal King shackles, Fellow Daoist?"
He was not sure if Liu Shen had deliberately said that just now to cooperate with him and stabilize the Kings present.
"Of course," Liu Shen nodded and said calmly, "In fact, I was originally walking this path, I just didn't know that this was the path to breaking through from King to Emperor."
"After Fellow Daoist explained it to me, I understood that I was already on the correct path," she further explained.
Normal cultivators take a very long time to go from Immortal King to Quasi-Immortal Emperor. Shi Hao took a million years to succeed.
This was still after he borrowed external forces from his enemies to accelerate his breakthrough process. Otherwise, this time would have been extended, which shows how difficult it is.
Shi Hao's million years refers to the time from ascending to Immortal King to breaking through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, while Liu Shen's situation is different. She has been at the Immortal King level for countless years already.
"Fellow Daoist is indeed brilliant," Fang Ming cupped his hands and then spoke of the main matter. He said, "Please help me with something, help me find the separated body of that 'seller of fake medicine'."
According to the original agreement, it was still far from the time, but in the current situation, he must find ways to enhance his side's combat power.
According to his impression, Butcher later became an Immortal Emperor. 'The seller of fake medicine' and 'The Chicken Farmer', who can be compared with him, should also have that potential. Even if they don't have the potential of an Immortal Emperor, there is always the possibility of becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.
After hundreds of millions of years, they were unable to break through. Their own lack of brilliance is one thing, but not having a path laid out by predecessors is another.
Now that they have someone to guide them, they should have a great possibility of breaking through. After all, they are all Di Guang Immortal Kings, and their foundation is deep enough.
Moreover, Fang Ming also has some ideas about the secret method of 'the seller of fake medicine' splitting into six.
The Soul River has been exposed within the All Heavens World. If all the informed individuals cannot be eliminated next, the danger of this All Heavens World will inevitably increase exponentially.
It is foreseeable that it is unrealistic to eliminate all the informed individuals. There is no need to think about it; the two Quasi-Immperor Emperor weapons from the Other Realm will definitely leave quickly and cross the Boundary Sea to notify their masters.
Fang Ming truly does not think that those watery Quasi-Immortal Emperors from the Soul River have the ability to kill those four true 'Dao Ancestors'.
They are genuine Dao Ancestors who have pioneered a system, real and with extremely high value!
Unless the power at the Immortal Emperor level of the Strange Clan appears, Fang Ming does not think those four will be easily defeated.
As for them completely siding with the Strange Clan, that is also unlikely. They want to use the dark origin to go further. If after going further, they are no longer themselves, then is there still a need to go further?
It is foreseeable that in the near future, a great battle at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level will inevitably break out!
At that time, Fang Ming will have few choices: either run away and leave, or resist head-on!
As for whether there is a possibility of resisting head-on, that will depend on what the secret method of 'the seller of fake medicine' splitting into six is like.
If it doesn't work, then he can only run away.