The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 168: The th Holy City

The Starry Sky Road spans the universe like a long silver river paved with endless stars, winding through the dark and cold void.

Without it, monks are confined to their respective planets. Even if saints can travel across the starry sky, the universe is so vast and endless that it is easy to get lost in it.

Therefore, the Starry Sky Road is of great significance and has far-reaching influence.

In the early days of the mythological era, the Dao of Creation first carried out systematic construction on it, intending to connect the major sources of life.

When the Dao of Creation was disbanded, the Daoist sects of all races in the universe spontaneously took over the baton and continued to build branches, targeting those small worlds scattered everywhere, hoping to seize the fortune left behind by Eternal Tribulation Heavenly Venerable.

As time went by, these starry sky roads that were originally built to promote communication began to gradually evolve into trial roads to hone young geniuses.

Therefore, the Starry Sky Road is often referred to as the Starry Sky Trial Road.

It is both an opportunity and a test, carrying the dreams and ambitions of countless cultivators, and burying the bodies of countless geniuses. Each level is a life-and-death contest; each journey is the beginning of a legend.

Each powerful race has its own trial path. For example, the human race has built a total of 108 holy cities. Each holy city has a guide. It can be said to be the most magnificent trial path, and it has even attracted geniuses from other races to come for the trial.

Although the trial roads have different starting points and routes, they all coincidentally converge on the same star field, forming a supreme pattern where all rivers flow into the sea and different paths lead to the same destination.

As for the reason, perhaps it is because the Burial Island once stayed in that star field. During the reign of Yongjie Tianzun, it was the center of the entire universe.

……

The human race’s trial road, the 108th Holy City.

The entire city is suspended in the sea of stars, shrouded in silver-white starlight, sacred and peaceful.

The tall city walls were several hundred feet high, majestic and exuding a terrifying sense of oppression. The city gates were made of a mixture of galaxy god sand and various kinds of god iron, and were different in color from the city, flowing with dreamy colors.

Looking around, every brick and tile inside are precious materials used by saints to refine weapons, and now they are being used to build a city.

However, people in the world think it is natural, because this is the last stage of the human race's trial road, and only by reaching here can the trial be considered complete.

One day,
An old Taoist priest arrived slowly along the road of the starry sky, with an immortal look and a youthful face despite white hair.

"When I sealed myself off, this place was still a wasteland. Now, a huge city has been built here. Over 300,000 years have passed, and the world has changed dramatically."

"The Heavenly Venerable created the Way of Creation, which set a good example for future generations. If we can pass all 108 levels, we can at least reach the realm of Saint King. The meaning of the trial is worthy of its name."

The old Taoist talked to himself, feeling emotional.

Following his gaze, he saw people coming and going in the city, shoulder to shoulder, a bustling and noisy scene, and there was no change due to his appearance.

The old Taoist then entered the city.

In an instant, several vendors on the roadside glanced at him and quickly lost interest.

“Tsk, he’s only cultivated to become a saint at such an old age. Most of the time, he came here for the purpose of Wuliang Tianzun establishing the Taoist sect, and wanted to break through the bottleneck.” Although several vendors were only half-saints, they were not afraid of offending the old Taoist, because at the last level of the human race, even saints have to abide by the rules honestly.

Not to mention the Quasi-Devil-level guides, the holy city itself is a treasure, engraved with powerful array patterns that can restrict all cultivators below the level of Great Sage. No one can shake it unless a peerless powerhouse above the Quasi-Devil-level takes action personally.

Therefore, these semi-saints did not deliberately restrain their contempt.

Who would have thought that the old Taoist was not annoyed at all, but smiled and said: "San Xiu Daode, I have met a few Taoist friends. Can you give me a detailed introduction to the story of Wuliang Tianzun founding the Taoist sect?"

Several semi-saints were extremely surprised when they heard this and asked, "Don't you know about Wuliang Tianzun's founding of the Dao Sect? Then why did you come here?"

"Of course I've heard of it, but I've just been released from the divine source, so I'm not clear about many of the specific details, so I'm specifically asking a few Taoist friends for advice!" Daode replied with a smile.

"That explains it. No wonder..."

Several people looked Daode up and down for a while and straightened their attitude.

Even though Daode looks old, he is still a saint after all. If he were put outside, these three semi-saints would be no match for him.

"Fellow Daoist, you may not know that everything started ninety-seven years ago when Chaos Celestial Venerable fought on his way to becoming an immortal, with an unknown outcome. Then, the Celestial Venerables dormant in the Immortal Mausoleum and Kunlun Immortal Mountain awakened and sent out their divine thoughts. They did not truly attain enlightenment, and among them was the famous Changsheng Celestial Venerable."

"Fortunately, Wuliang Tianzun is still here, suppressing everything with his absolute power. Unfortunately, we cannot witness his supreme power with our own eyes." When they said this, several people looked longing and a little excited.

"Twelve years ago, the Heaven Burial Island, which had been drifting in the universe, returned to the end of all the trial roads and stayed there. Then, the true body of the Infinite Heavenly Venerable appeared and issued a decree to preach to the world. Anyone from any realm and any race could go there."

"After all, this person once passed down the military secret in the early years, and also evolved the Chaos Body against the will of heaven. His Tao and Fa are definitely the highest scriptures. Many geniuses came here because of this."

Several semi-saints were explaining to Daode. Perhaps because Daode was a saint but did not put on airs at all, they explained in great detail and even revealed some gossip.

"Fellow Daode, you have come at the right time. There is still about a year before the sermon. You can take a walk around the Holy City. This place was built not long ago, and many places retain the imprints of the great way left by those quasi-celestial masters. If you are lucky enough to comprehend it thoroughly, you may be able to break through to the realm of Saint King."

"We are not even saints. We relied on the teleportation altar to come to the Holy City. This is all we know. If you want to know more, you can go to the Heavenly Palace. Almost all the geniuses gather there, and they are the most informed."

After saying that, one of the semi-saints looked at a certain direction with awe. There, there was a restaurant suspended in the air, swallowing clouds and mist, and sprinkled with starlight, like a towering palace.

"Thank you three fellow Taoists!" Moral bowing expresses sincere gratitude.

Then, after thinking for a moment, Daode entered the central area of the 108th Holy City, where there were various islands, restaurants, etc. floating in the air, which looked magnificent.

As for the palace in the sky that those people talked about, it was very conspicuous and he quickly found the correct location.

As expected, only saints were allowed to enter the restaurant, and although Daode met the requirements, he was mistakenly believed to have exhausted his potential because of his appearance, and was often looked down upon.

"Alas, do people judge people by appearance so much now? Perhaps I should find some time to survive the Saint King's Heavenly Tribulation."

(End of this chapter)