Reality, upon the vast sea,
Qin Shang’s expression fell into deep melancholy. He casually took the Dragon Slaying Dao Sword from Chen Luo’s hand and recounted his death in the chaos.
Of course, he knew nothing of what transpired between Primordial and the Heavenly Dao after his death.
“After being killed by Primordial, I thought my life had reached its end…”
“But after an unknown amount of time, I woke up again…”
…
After the First Immortal-Demon War, in the Great World of Heaven and Earth, Zhongzhou,
A young man in a Daoist robe, during the sect’s initiation ceremony, suddenly found his gaze becoming distant.
“I am Zhao Xinyuan? An inner disciple of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect?”
“No, that’s not right. I am Qin Shang! The direct descendant of the Primordial Demon! Qin Shang!!”
The young man’s memories and the memories of a Dao Controlling Immortal flowed simultaneously in his mind. However, the memories of a mere decade or so as a youth were far too scarce compared to Qin Shang’s vast memories spanning millions of years.
In just a moment, as the young man’s gaze cleared once more, an ancient will descended upon the mortal realm.
Qin Shang looked at his own tender hands and his body, which had not yet been infused with spiritual energy, his heart filled with bewilderment:
“Possession? No… that’s not right… this is reincarnation!”
“Zhao Xinyuan is me! Qin Shang is also me!”
“This is still the Primordial Land, but it is also a completely transformed Primordial Land!”
“The era after the First Immortal-Demon War, the Heaven and Earth Era!”
Qin Shang quietly composed himself. Regardless, since he had a second chance at life, he would grasp it well.
Subsequently, with the memories of his past life, Qin Shang rapidly improved among his peers with an unprecedentedly powerful stance.
After ascending to immortality, truly becoming a high-ranking member of the sect, he also made a few unexpected discoveries.
His ability to reincarnate was entirely due to the unknown Dao he had mastered.
His Dao was not one of the myriad creations traditionally governed by the Heavenly Dao, but the Human Dao, a path unique to all living beings.
Having fortunately awakened the Human Dao, he was granted the opportunity to reincarnate in this world due to the Human Dao’s protection.
Furthermore, it was not only himself who had reincarnated.
Sensing the tattered iron sword in his upper Dantian, Qin Shang, now an immortal, felt a sense of nostalgia:
“Dragon Slaying, let us ascend to even greater heights together. Once I reach the Void Refining stage, I will seek out that Primordial old thief for revenge!”
This world also differed greatly from the immortal cultivation world before the First Immortal-Demon War.
As a disciple of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect, at the apex of this Heaven and Earth Era, Qin Shang knew that beyond the Primordial Land, there existed a Heaven and Earth opened up by Void Refining cultivators.
Moreover, this world had changed significantly compared to the ravaged lands after the First Immortal-Demon War.
Firstly, after the Great Tribulation of Ascension, ascended cultivators did not possess infinite lifespans; instead, they had to undergo an Immortal Tribulation every thousand years.
Those who passed through would experience rapid advancements in their cultivation, traversing the path of immortality in a very short time, a journey that took millions of years for cultivators in the Immortal Dao era.
However, failure to pass meant immediate death and the dissipation of their Dao!
And as long as one passed through seven Immortal Tribulations and reached the Dao Controlling realm, they would be eligible to ascend to the Outer Heavens established by Void Refining mighty figures.
It was said that cultivators there could enjoy eternal life, free from calamities and tribulations!
Secondly, the shattered Heaven and Earth had been completely repaired.
This world had humans and demons, and the cultivation civilization had once again flourished.
However, the people of this world knew little about the history before the First Immortal-Demon War.
Even the Profound Heaven Dao Sect only knew that during the First Immortal-Demon War, the supreme Immortal Venerable named Primordial fought the Demon Lord until they reached the chaotic lands.
It was even passed down through generations that the battle between Immortal Venerable Primordial and the Demon Lord had shattered the barrier between Heaven and Earth, causing both to fall into the extremely dangerous Outer Heavens.
Finally, Immortal Venerable Primordial and the Demon Lord perished together.
However, this great leader of the Immortal Dao, before his death, left behind the method of Void Refining for cultivators in Heaven and Earth to break through to Ascension.
In the countless years that followed, as the Immortal Tribulations greatly accelerated the cultivators’ cultivation speed.
Amidst the competition of the Golden Age, one Immortal Heaven ascended, and one Demon Land sank.
Beyond the Primordial Land, Void Refining mighty figures had opened up new heavens and earths for this world!
What made cultivators even prouder was that the mighty figures who opened up new heavens and earths, in conjunction with the Heavenly Dao, continuously captured barbarian worlds from the Outer Heavens, using the power from the Outer Heavens to constantly enhance the potential of the Great World of Heaven and Earth.
It could be said that in this era, every cultivator’s dream was to ascend.
And the dream of every ascended cultivator was to enter the Outer Heavens, enjoy infinite lifespan, and fight for the Heavenly Dao!
Although Qin Shang was puzzled by the truthfulness of the world’s legends, he was more interested in the so-called Void Refining method.
Legend had it that one had to endure nine Immortal Tribulations, become the strongest True Immortal in existence, and only then, upon ascension, would they receive the transmission of Primordial Immortal Venerable’s legacy within the Heavenly Dao.
Qin Shang was unsure if Primordial had truly died after killing him, but after reincarnating, every time he recalled Primordial’s half-dead appearance, Qin Shang was certain that something was terribly wrong with Primordial.
Therefore, whether the Void Refining method was true or false, Qin Shang felt it was necessary to give it a try!
In reality,
Qin Shang gave a self-deprecating laugh, “At that time, I truly believed Primordial was either crippled or had some major issue, after all, this guy never hid anything.”
“But later, I realized I had thought too simply…”
…
As a Dao Controlling Immortal who had cultivated again through the power of the Human Dao, Qin Shang’s growth rate far surpassed anyone’s imagination.
Thousands of years later, he had become an undisputed giant of the Immortal Dao on the Primordial Land!
And his cultivation at the ninth level of Dao Controlling commanded the world, with no one daring to disobey.
In this life, he had entered the Dao Controlling realm through the Sword Dao, rather than the inexplicably comprehended Human Dao of his previous life.
Because of the Human Dao, he had never found a method to cultivate it. However, even though he focused on the Sword Dao in this life, his comprehension of the Human Dao had quietly improved after each Immortal Tribulation.
But compared to his Sword Dao, which had reached the quasi-supreme level when he was at the ninth level of Dao Controlling, his Human Dao seemed to have not even reached the level of proficiency.
However, this did not affect Qin Shang’s resolve for revenge.
After all, at this moment, he felt that his own power had surpassed that of the white sun that Immortal Venerable Primordial had transformed into during the First Immortal-Demon War!
The entire cultivation world was also becoming increasingly prosperous, except that the number of Ascended cultivators was far less than before the First Immortal-Demon War.
The development of various paths had also seen great progress under the constant succession of Dao Controlling cultivators.
It was amidst this prosperous era of Immortal Dao that Qin Shang, feeling that his cultivation could no longer advance, took the reforged Dragon Slaying Sword and chose to ascend to the Outer Heavens!
The process of ascension was actually very simple.
As long as one reached the Dao Controlling realm and diligently channeled their Dao Controlling power, the Heavenly Dao would actively transmit a push.
At this point, as long as one willed it, they could follow this push and travel to the Outer Heavens!
It was as simple as if the Outer Heavens had been waiting for your arrival!