High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 756 The Origin of the Universe
Cang Er carried Li Yuan through the layers of the majestic temple, where the clouds and mist grew thinner and thinner, and they continued to fly higher and higher into the temple.

The Temple of Immortality is divided into many levels, each of which is incredibly vast and further divided into countless smaller palaces.

"Greetings, Commander."

"Commander Cang'er." As they passed through the layers of the temple, numerous red-armored guards bowed respectfully to Cang'er, demonstrating his high status within the Immortal Temple.

"The one following the commander must be a cosmic cultivator."

"He doesn't seem to be at the Emperor Realm, but the Heavenly Mirror reminds me that he is the holder of the Five-Star Immortal Token. Who is he?"

"Is it really worth Commander Cang'er leading us to a higher part of the temple? We're almost at the forbidden zone, aren't we?"

"It seems to be the Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source, it must be him." Many of the divine guards along the way also saw Li Yuan and exchanged words. While they were surprised, many of the divine guards guessed Li Yuan's identity.

After all, although these divine guards did not have high status, they would have learned about the top experts and monstrous geniuses of each era over the long years.

finally.

The two arrived at the highest level of the majestic temple. Standing here, they could easily overlook the entire starry sky, which stretched out before them in its vastness.

In front of the magnificent palace.

"Cang Er." A deep voice rang out: "What is this? Why did you bring a cosmic cultivator to the forbidden zone?"

"The Bell Knife," Commander Cang Er said calmly.

Li Yuan couldn't help but look over. It was a towering fire giant, over a million kilometers in size. Its legs were shaped like mantis legs, and its whole body was shrouded in endless flames. It carried two swords on its back, and its aura was extremely terrifying. In a daze, one could feel a deadly threat.

“I have come here on the orders of the Divine Lord, bringing with me the Quasi-Saint Xinyuan,” Cang Er said calmly.

"The God Lord's command? The God Lord has awakened? How come I didn't know?" A hint of surprise flashed across the fire giant's face, then he looked at Li Yuan: "You are the Quasi-Saint of Heart Source?"

Clearly, he had heard of Li Yuan.

"Does the God Lord need to be notified to awaken?" Cang Er shook his head and looked at Li Yuan: "Quasi-Saint Xin Yuan, this is Commander Duo Dao."

"Commander Duodao," Li Yuan said, bowing respectfully.

He could tell with his own eyes that the two commanders did not get along, so he naturally wouldn't be too respectful, as that would only displease Commander Cang'er.

"Why does the God Lord want to see the Quasi-Saint of Heart Source?" Commander Duodao couldn't help but ask.

"That's not something you should be asking. If you want to know, go and see the God yourself." Cang Er shook his head and said, "Now, make way!"

A flash of anger crossed the fire giant's eyes.

But then he glanced at Li Yuan, as if he had thought of something, and held back.

“Since the God has given the order, I will naturally not block the way,” the fire giant sneered, clearing the path to the palace ahead.

“Xinyuan Quasi-Saint, let’s go,” Cang Er said.

Whoosh! Whoosh! The two flew forward, but just as they were about to approach the palace, space and time suddenly distorted, and they disappeared.

"Humph!"

"Damn Cang Er." A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the fire giant Duo Dao: "He must have obtained some special intelligence again. I didn't even know the God Lord had awakened... Just wait, he's only been a commander for a little over 300 billion years, and he's already thinking of taking over after the God Lord steps down?"

Do you think I'll let you have your way so easily?

The twelve Divine Guard Commanders are diverse in their ambitions. Some are indifferent to worldly desires, while many others are extremely ambitious.

Without a doubt, Duodao was one of them.

……

As time and space shifted, Li Yuan found himself in a magnificent and endless palace. The palace was filled with overlapping and intersecting time and space fluctuations, and its boundaries were imperceptible.

"The God Lord of the Immortal Temple?" Li Yuan's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the golden throne at the end of the palace.

On the throne sat a figure in a golden robe.

His face was blurry, and Li Yuan couldn't see it at all, but he naturally gave people a sense of closeness, which made Li Yuan lower his guard without realizing it.

At the same time, the golden-robed figure exuded a special aura. This was not the aura of the Dao, but a sense of power, which gave Li Yuan a feeling of facing an unparalleled supreme being in the world.

Unrivaled.

“My Lord, the Quasi-Saint Xinyuan has arrived,” Cang Er said respectfully.

"Hmm," the golden-robed deity replied gently.

“Xinyuan greets the Divine Lord.” Li Yuan also bowed respectfully.

“Xinyuan, there’s no need to be reserved. I treat every cultivator in the universe as an equal. Although your current strength is not as great as those supreme cultivators who have met me in history, your potential is much greater.” The golden-robed god-lord smiled and said, “I met you because of your amazing potential.”

"God King Realm, three top-tier eternal paths, your achievements remind me of an old friend," the golden-robed God Lord said with deep emotion.

"An old friend?" Li Yuan was taken aback.

“Emperor Baidao.” The golden-robed god laughed, “Back then, Emperor Baidao roamed the universe and was unparalleled in the cosmos. No eternal relic could do anything to him, not even the Immortal Temple. He once came to my temple to discuss the Dao with me… In the end, he forcibly established the Divine Wheel Sea and left his Dao intent in the Immortal World.”

"Over trillions of years, the universe has given birth to many near-saints."

"In terms of sheer power and domineering nature, he's second to none," the golden-robed god-king remarked, as if recalling his time with the Hundred Paths Emperor. Li Yuan was secretly alarmed.

He really is an old monster!

Trillions of years? Even a supreme being, under normal circumstances, can only live for a maximum of tens of billions of years! The god lord of the Immortal Temple, he really lives!
“However, in terms of achievements at the God-King realm, you are probably stronger than Emperor Baidao.” The golden-robed God Lord smiled and said, “That is why I invited you here.”

“You cultivators of the universe have extremely short lifespans, so I won’t waste your time and will get straight to the point,” said the golden-robed god.

Short lifespan? Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Compared to the divine guards of the Immortal Temple, even the Supreme Beings are indeed considered to have short lifespans.

“Please speak frankly, Lord God,” Li Yuan said.

"The Abyss Sea Sacrifice will begin soon," said the golden-robed god. "The Sea Sacrifice is a strange place in the universe, a veritable origin of the universe, containing many mysteries... The universe, though without consciousness, has complete rules for its operation, which no one can defy, not even a quasi-saint."

"If you rely on your own powerful beings in the universe, even the supreme beings, you will not be able to descend in person."

"During the sea sacrifice, many strange treasures will be born, which are needed by our respective eternal relics."

"Therefore, every time the Sea Sacrifice is held, the Abyss, the Immortal World and other major eternal ruins will consume a lot of resources to send a large number of powerful beings into the Sea Sacrifice..." said the Golden-Robed God Lord.

Li Yuan listened, and these messages differed somewhat from what Xiao Mu had said.

However, according to the small tomb's account, the Sea Sacrifice should be a heavily guarded area occupied by the Abyss... But according to the God Lord, the Sea Sacrifice is the origin of the universe.

Clearly, the deity's statement is more accurate.

"My Lord, I have a question," Li Yuan asked疑惑地问道, "If it is the origin of the universe, why is it called the Abyss Sea Sacrifice?"

"Haha, that's a good question."

"That was countless ancient times ago." A hint of reminiscence flashed in the eyes of the golden-robed god: "At that time, the Immortal Realm, the Abyss, and many other eternal ruins had not yet been created... The great creator of the Immortal Realm descended."

"Also arriving were the creators of the Abyss and the creators of the Demon Realm..."

Li Yuan held his breath instantly.

The creator of the immortal world? A legendary, eternal being?

"They fought an incredible battle for control of the Sea Sacrifice," the golden-robed god lamented. "In the end, it seems the Abyss Creators gained the upper hand, obtaining many special privileges in that spacetime, which also made the native life forms born in the Abyss even stronger... From then on, it was called the Abyss Sea Sacrifice."

"The Abyss Sea Sacrifice is indeed connected to the Abyss."

“Every time the Abyss Sea Sacrifice is held, the Abyss lineage sends out the most powerful individuals, many of whom are cosmic cultivators, as well as a large number of native Abyss life forms.”

Li Yuan suddenly realized.

I see... It sounds like many eternal ruins sent a large number of powerful individuals to compete for the treasures born in the Abyss Sea Sacrifice?

"Then what does the God Lord want me to do? My strength is much weaker than that of the rulers," Li Yuan asked.

"As I said, the Abyss Sea Sacrifice is subject to the rules of the universe. The more powerful one is, the more restricted one becomes," said the golden-robed god. "Those like the Supreme Beings find it difficult to descend."

"Therefore, under normal circumstances, only the Sovereign can descend."

"And only those below the Emperor Realm can enter the deepest part of the Abyss Sacrifice Sea," the golden-robed god-lord smiled and said, "Do you understand?"

"The deepest part of the Abyss Sea Sacrifice?" Li Yuan was startled.

"Ah."

"I need you to take some special items and go deep into the Sacrifice Sea... First, try to destroy the Abyss Demon Sea. If you can't destroy it, then establish the Lake of Immortality." The golden-robed god revealed his true purpose.

Abyss Demon Sea?

Lake of Immortality?

What are all these things? Li Yuan was puzzled, but just from the names, he could tell that they were probably related to the very foundation of the two eternal relics.

"If successful, this should benefit the Immortal Realm as well," Li Yuan said directly.

“Hmm.” The golden-robed god nodded and said, “The Immortal Temple always acts openly and honestly. I will not hide anything from you. This operation is definitely extremely dangerous. In the deepest part of the Sacrifice Sea, there are remnants of the fierce battles fought by the creators of many eternal ruins in the past. No one can predict what will happen. We know very little information... We only know that even the Supreme One is in danger of complete annihilation.”

"You need at least the strength of the peak Emperor Realm to have any hope of surviving, which is why we are looking for you."

"One must be below the Emperor Realm, or at the very least, possess extremely high strength to meet the requirements," said the Golden-Robed God Lord.

Li Yuan understood.

He hadn't expected the conditions to be so harsh.

For a low-level Quasi-Saint to unleash the peak strength of the Emperor Realm, it might only happen once every few hundred billion years, and that would require the Abyss Sea Sacrifice to be activated at the exact moment... If we calculate it this way, it might not happen even once every trillion years.

"If you succeed, you will be a great contributor to the Temple of Immortality."

The golden-robed deity looked at Li Yuan and said, "If you need anything, just say the word. If it's within my power, I will do my best to fulfill your request."

need?
"My Lord, may I comprehend the complete workings of the eternal origin of heaven and earth?" Li Yuan asked directly.

This was something both Xiao Mu and Xinmeng Shendi mentioned, so Li Yuan naturally asked about it first.

(End of this chapter)