The God of Heavens

Chapter 372 What are the differences between the Empty Monkey and Sun Wukong?
Jiuyuan Divine Realm.

The seventh level, the Cambrian Abyss.

The eighth layer, the Hadean layer.

The Cambrian Era was an era before the Archean Era. As for the period before the Cambrian Era, that was the Hadean Eon.

At that time, even the Primordial Demon Gods had not yet been born. There were no living beings in the vast world. It was deep and mysterious, as immeasurable as the Underworld, hence it was called the Underworld Era.

Entering the Cambrian Abyss felt like entering one enormous bubble after another.

Bubbles connect to bubbles, layer upon layer, creating a bizarre and fantastical scene.

This layer is formed by the condensation of endless Cambrian true energy. This feeling is quite similar to when one undergoes four tribulations of lightning to achieve the state of "one thought, one world".

The Cambrian Abyss contains countless worlds; there are as many worlds as there are drops of water, with larger worlds encompassing smaller ones. Even a creator who ventures deep into it would be exhausted and unable to escape without the aid of magical treasures.

"With so much spatial power, it's a good place to strengthen the Primordial Heavenly Gate."

Lin Yu smiled faintly, and the Primordial Heavenly Gate moved slightly, releasing boundless magical power. Immediately, countless worlds were shattered, and then strands of spatial power manifested.

The vast spatial energy was absorbed through the Heavenly Gate and integrated into it. Lin Yu used his boundless magical power to envelop this spatial energy and refine it to his heart's content.

After absorbing a large amount of spatial power, the Primordial Heavenly Gate opened up numerous smaller worlds one by one.

One bubble after another was shattered, and the Cambrian True Water surged forth, along with the dense spatial power that it absorbed and refined.

After an unknown period of time, within the Primordial Heavenly Gate, the countless minor worlds, numbering one primordial unit, were layered upon each other, constantly shifting and changing.

These microcosms were rearranged by Lin Yu using the structure of the Momentary Maze. The aura of the Heavenly Gate was constantly changing, and the true meaning of eternity and moment flowed within them.

"The Nine Abyss Divine Realm is rumored to be the heart of the Great Thousand World, and there are also rumors that it is the seed of the next era. If the Primordial Heavenly Gate is built according to this structure, it may very well grow into a Great Thousand Divine Artifact above the King of Divine Artifacts."

Overjoyed, Lin Yu's mind stirred slightly. He passed through the true Cambrian layer, witnessed the various scenes after the destruction of heaven and earth and the end of the era, and then flew directly to the center, arriving at a deep abyss, a pitch-black area.

This place is unfathomably deep, devoid of water, with only the ceaseless flow of time, like the underworld.

This is the Abyss of the Underworld, which contains endless power of time.

According to legend, after the Cambrian Age, the sunlight will dim, and the entire world will turn into darkness, like night, which is called the Hadean Age.

This layer also reflects a certain era before the ancient times of the vast world.

Upon entering the Abyss of the Ancient Nether, one is surrounded by dense temporal power, and time itself is in a state of infinite chaos. As soon as Lin Yu entered, he sensed the intricate and complex spatial-temporal turbulence.

However, the Primordial Gate has now grown up, surrounded by the true meaning of eternal moments. The chaotic time laws in the void of the Ancient Abyss are no match for it.

After sensing the various characteristics of this place, Lin Yu directly passed through the Netherworld Abyss and arrived at the eighth layer, the Netherworld Universe Layer.

The Hadean cosmos is a distorted world, filled with distorted air, distorted darkness, and distorted colors, where nothing can be seen or understood clearly.

There is no sky and no earth.

I don't know where I am, where I am, or even what time it is.

"Such a rich power of time!"

Lin Yu silently sensed and carefully experienced the aura of the world's end.

This layer is where the power of time is gathering, and has even solidified into a tangible form. Such an environment is unimaginable anywhere else!

"These laws of time are truly terrifying. Once I comprehend them, my understanding of the Great Dao of Time will reach a new level!"

A wisp of distorted darkness from the Hades was drawn into his body, and in an instant, a small acupoint in his body showed signs of aging.

Time flows like water, and years pass like a knife!

As the Primordial Dao Fruit circulated and its magical power shifted, a divine blade materialized, its blade crisscrossing with flowing lines that seemed to travel through time itself.

This divine blade was created by Lin Yu after he fought with Meng Shenji and comprehended the Great Dao of Time. Although it is not as good as Meng Shenji's own creation, it has the deduction of the Primordial Dao Fruit and eight parts of his style.

"The Clock of the Universe, Evolution!"

In the blink of an eye, the Time Blade transformed into a large bell shimmering with blue light!

This large bell has an ancient and simple appearance, seemingly cast in bronze. It is heavy and imposing, and has many tadpole-like inscriptions that are mysterious and unfathomable.

The characters move across the clock, layer upon layer, as if traveling through the past and present.

As soon as the bell appeared, its melodious sound lingered in his ears, and the tadpole-like characters swimming layer by layer seemed to carry Lin Yu on a journey through the void.

It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it also seemed like only a fleeting moment. The turbulent flow of time around Lin Yu appeared to be completely suppressed by the sound of the bell and the words.

This giant bell has actually carved out a pure land within the eighth abyss, in the ancient cosmic layer.

"Next up is the ninth level of the abyss!"

The Primordial Heavenly Gate trembled slightly and then entered the Abyss of Immortality, which lies between the eighth and ninth levels.

Rumble!
After a long time, he entered a completely still world, a frozen world.

The ninth level of the Nine Abyss Divine Realm: The Secret Realm of Immortality!

"Is this the Secret Realm of Immortality?" Starry Eyes stood in the Heavenly Gate, casting his gaze toward the world beyond.

Here, there is no wind, no light, no living creatures, and not a sound.

Silence, deathly silence!

The entire space seemed frozen in time, as if time itself had stopped.

"Neither the sky nor the earth can be seen; the flow of time and the existence of space are imperceptible, and everything seems to be nothingness. All things are eternally still here, as they have always been from ancient times to the present."

Upon seeing this, the Dragon Girl Ao Luan's gaze sharpened.

Staying here, unable to break free from the confinement, means you can neither move nor walk; only your thoughts can move.

In such a state, a thousand years seem to pass in the blink of an eye, which can be considered a kind of alternative "immortality".

“This place can indeed grant immortality and eternal life. But what is the point of such immortality?” Fairy Tianlai said, frowning.

A thought suddenly struck her, and she tried to release a thought that had undergone four tribulations of lightning, allowing it to pass through the many restrictions of the Heavenly Gate and fly into the Secret Realm of Immortality.

Click!

The moment that thought came into contact with the true energy within the Secret Realm of Longevity, it instantly stopped, ceased functioning, and all thought abruptly ceased, leaving a blank mind. It was as if it had been frozen in place by a magic spell, or as if its spiritual imprint had been erased.

But she could feel for certain that the mental imprint in that thought still existed, only in a state of "emptiness".

In such an environment, a person may survive for a long time, but their thinking will be frozen, turning them into an empty person who cannot process their own thoughts.

Whether to live like this or to disappear forever, different people may make different choices.

"Let's go, let's find the empty remains first," Lin Yu said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The celestial fairy's eyebrows and eyes curved like the moon. With a gentle wave of her hand, she took out a piece of ancient tortoise shell, its texture mottled and exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

She devoutly performed the divination rituals of Confucianism, and a thought leaped from her fingertips, cracking the tortoise shell.

"Go straight. Turn. Sink down and turn right."

As she deciphered the directions revealed by the cracks in the tortoise shell, Lin Yu rode the Primordial Heavenly Gate, traversing the void.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly with a loud "boom," the Heavenly Gate felt suddenly light, like a carriage being freed from its entanglements.

Suddenly, the scene becomes clear——

This is a peculiar space, devoid of any trace of the true energy of immortality.

In the center stands a towering ancient tree, with a strange fruit hanging from it, and a giant ape sitting cross-legged beneath it.

It is the greatest treasure in the secret realm of immortality.

The remains of "emptiness"!

"The Saha Tree!"

"The Dao Fruit of Immortality!"

"What a beautiful tree! What wonderful fruit! And that amazing monkey!"

"If one could obtain these treasures, one could instantly become a Daoist master in this world. Becoming a Buddha or an ancestor would be as simple as a thought!"

Everyone was stunned into silence.

Although the giant ape had already passed away, it still maintained the posture of sitting cross-legged, with its feet pointing to the sky, its eyes slightly closed, radiating a majestic divine aura that shook the entire world.

Its spirit and energy are concentrated and not scattered, as if it were just a celestial being taking a short rest, which could awaken at any moment.

The longevity fruits on the tree beat rhythmically like a heart, each beat absorbing a massive amount of longevity energy. Over the years, they have carved out a vacuum within this secret realm.

The Saha Tree has roots that are thousands of feet long, deeply penetrating the void, greedily absorbing the true energy of longevity. With its deep roots and lush foliage, it rustles and sways in the wind.

The Heavenly Serpent King murmured, "Given time, this tree will probably drain the entire Longevity Secret Realm. If this Dao Fruit were to mature, it might even create a true Yang God!"

Lin Yu's gaze was intense.

This precious tree, millions of years from now, may one day...

It absorbs all the true energy of immortality from the secret realm of immortality.

Then it takes root in the vast world and becomes the World Tree.

Then it absorbs all the nutrients of the world and transforms them into the power to transcend to the other shore.

"I wonder if Kong is dead or alive?" Dragon Girl Ao Luan asked cautiously, gazing in that direction.

"If it's dead, we can go up and collect it. But if it's alive, it's probably incredibly ferocious."

"It's definitely not alive." The Celestial Fairy smiled slightly, her tone certain.

"Otherwise, how could we have stayed here for so long without being noticed, given Kong's supernatural powers?"

"Of course they're alive. Just think about the environment of the Longevity Secret Realm, it's just that if someone wants to pretend to be asleep, you can't wake them up no matter how hard you try," Lin Yu said with a smile.

His words sent chills down everyone's spines, and Ao Luan and the Heavenly Fairy involuntarily took a half step back.

Kong's strength is already close to shattering the vacuum. When he goes berserk, who can stop him?

"Then how can we obtain the divine treasure inside?" Starry eyes asked in surprise.

Lin Yu said leisurely, "I'd like to see what Kong has up his sleeve."

He had seen many monkeys, including the Fighting Ape and the Six-Eared Macaque, both of which were top-tier divine monkeys in the world. He just didn't know what was different about this "empty" monkey who raised horses for Emperor Pan in ancient times.
"The Primordial Heavenly Gate!"

Then, a surge of powerful true energy burst forth from the Heavenly Gate, forming a torrent within the Realm of Longevity.

Rumble!
The entire Longevity Secret Realm trembled, and the Longevity True Qi went berserk, as if it were about to be pierced through.

After its transformation, Tianmen's full-force attack could almost shatter the Nine Abyss Divine Realm, and even a Yang God would have to retreat!
"boom--"

Under this earth-shattering pressure, the "remains" finally opened its eyes!
In an instant, golden light burst forth, turning the entire secret realm into a golden world.

The roar of the ancient divine beast was deafening, and terrifying blood energy that nearly shattered the vacuum surged into the sky.

The violent fist intent swept in like a tsunami, with hundreds of forces slamming heavily onto the Heavenly Gate, seemingly trying to smash this divine artifact into dust.

However, the Primordial Heavenly Gate merely trembled slightly, and all the turmoil and explosions vanished without a trace.

"How many years has it been?"

"A moment in the Realm of Immortality is equivalent to ten thousand years in the Great Thousand Worlds!"

The sound of “emptiness” was like a thunderclap, each word clear and distinct.

This ancient monstrous ape slowly stood up, its golden pupils blazing with ferocity, its two fangs gleaming coldly, exuding a domineering aura of ancient dominance.

"What era is this? Who are you? How dare you disturb my slumber!"

With each word it uttered, the golden world grew richer.

In the end, the entire Realm of Immortality was almost completely transformed into a golden cage, trapping everyone inside.

The terrifying pressure made even a master like the Heavenly Serpent King have difficulty breathing, as if he had returned to the ancient times when humans were food for blood.

(End of this chapter)