I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Zhongzhou.

Amidst the endless, bustling city, a floating island, resembling a celestial mountain, lies high in the sky above.

Near the floating island, a violent gale swept through the heavens. This gale vaguely followed a mysterious trajectory and contained terrifying power. Even if a Dao Saint or Martial Saint were to rashly step in, they would be instantly reduced to ashes.

Wu Ming arrived silently outside the island, gazing at the floating island of immortals, without concealing his presence.

"Junior Wu Ming pays his respects to Senior Wind King."

He did not rush in, but floated outside the island and transmitted his voice respectfully.

Almost immediately after he finished speaking,
hum! !

In an instant, the world changed, the wind and clouds moved, and the Nine Heavens Gale surrounding the Immortal Mountain Floating Island split apart, creating a passage leading to the Immortal Mountain Floating Island.

Above the floating island of the immortal mountain, an old man with white hair stood gracefully, like a god, smiling as he looked out of the island.

"Young friend Wu Ming, you've finally arrived."

"Senior Wind King."

Wu Ming stepped through the gale and arrived above the floating island of the immortal mountain, where he bowed to the white-haired old man.

The white-haired old man was none other than the Wind King, one of the Immortal Kings. Wu Ming had thought that he would be more serious than the Flame King, but he turned out to be more easygoing than the Flame King, exuding a carefree spirit. He invited him to the mountaintop with a smile.

At the summit of the mountain, there is a white jade pavilion and a round stone bench.

Wu Ming and Feng Wang sat facing each other. Feng Wang waved his sleeve, and a pot of tea quietly appeared on the pavilion.

"You should have already tasted the Heavenly Fire Wine of the Flame King. Now, come and try my Enlightenment Ancient Rhyme Tea."

The Wind King spoke with a smile.

"Since it is your request, senior, I will not stand on ceremony."

Wu Ming nodded slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip. Instantly, he felt his mind become three times clearer, and the whole world became three times clearer in his eyes. The workings of heaven and earth, the rhythm of all things, and all kinds of laws became clearer in his eyes.

In particular, the Thunder Law and the Slaughter Law were the two Great Daos that he was most proficient in and most suited to. Now they became even clearer, and Wu Ming felt that this effect was not just temporary, but long-lasting!

"This tea..."

Even though Wu Ming had some premonition, he couldn't help but show surprise at this moment.

Since the Wind King has brought out this spiritual tea and dared to compare it with the Heavenly Fire Wine, it must be extraordinary. However, Wu Ming did not expect it to be this extraordinary. Enhancing his perception of the operation of heaven and earth is undoubtedly more needed by him than the Heavenly Fire Wine!
Seeing Wu Ming's surprise, the Wind King finally smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "Since ancient times, I have collected countless spiritual objects in the depths of the void, and it took me hundreds of thousands of years to obtain a cluster of Enlightenment Ancient Rhyme Tea. The Flame King always says that his wine is better than my tea, but how can his Heavenly Fire Wine compare to my Enlightenment Ancient Rhyme Tea? Don't you agree, young friend?"

Upon hearing Feng Wang's words, Wu Ming immediately replied, "For this junior, the Enlightenment Ancient Rhyme Tea is indeed more effective."

Heavenly Fire Wine only saved him some cultivation effort. Although the calamity was approaching, saving some effort was important. However, there were many spiritual items in the world that could save cultivation time, and he could always collect some. Even if the effect was inferior to Heavenly Fire Wine, they could still be useful. But spiritual items like Enlightenment Ancient Rhyme Tea, which could enhance comprehension and improve perception of the workings of heaven and earth, were not easy to obtain.

Especially now that he needs to further comprehend the laws of thunder and slaughter and refine his origin, this Enlightenment Ancient Rhyme Tea is undoubtedly a huge help to him.

"Haha, that's good."

The Wind King smiled and said, "This tea can be drunk in a maximum of three cups. Each cup only requires one tea leaf. Any more than that will be ineffective. The effect can last for more than a thousand years, which should be just right for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Wang flicked his finger, and two tea leaves shimmering with a greenish fluorescence floated out and flew towards Wu Ming.

"Thank you for the tea, senior."

Wu Ming didn't stand on ceremony and readily accepted it.

With the catastrophe looming, he bears the heavy responsibility of stopping it. He is perfectly at ease accepting any benefits he may receive from the immortal kings, since, according to the Black Emperor, a plan has already been laid out to stop the catastrophe, and it will inevitably be stopped. The only difference is whether he himself can survive this catastrophe.

He was willing to do everything in his power to protect this world from calamity, but he also wanted to survive and continue his journey.

After accepting the two ancient tea leaves, Wu Ming immediately asked the Wind King some questions about ancient times. He had already obtained answers to many of these questions from the Flame King, but when he asked the Wind King, the Wind King answered all his questions without reservation. In the end, Wu Ming received similar answers. Although he still had some doubts, he understood most of the secrets.

For example, the relationship between geological upheavals and catastrophes.

The earth trembles, with a small tremor every 3,600 years and a major tremor every 54,000 years. After 36 major tremors, the final catastrophe will arrive, totaling 1,944,000 years, which is the time from ancient times to the present day.

Having met two Immortal Kings in succession, Wu Ming was now almost omniscient about the secrets of the world and had no desire to further explore the ancient secrets. After a brief silence to digest all the information, he looked at the Wind King and said solemnly:

"This junior dares to have a discussion with you, senior, and I humbly request your guidance."

"Haha, no problem, no problem, let's go to the depths of the void."

The Wind King smiled and immediately stood up.

Their figures blurred, tearing through the void, and vanished simultaneously from the world. ...

Deep in the void.

Occasionally, streaks of light flash by; these are immortal beings traveling through the void.

Suddenly, the many immortals who were exploring the void stopped in their tracks, and then their eyes all turned to the depths of the void, where they sensed two terrifying auras spreading out from the depths of the void.

In the depths of the void, even the aura of immortal beings is difficult to spread too far. This power that can make the entire void tremble is undoubtedly the clash of immortal kings. One of them is very familiar, it is the ancient Wind King, while the other is filled with the aura of thunder and slaughter, and is slightly unfamiliar.

However, many people were able to identify him immediately.

Wu Ming!

Only this immortal being cultivates both the Thunder and Slaughter lineages, and only Wu Ming, possessing the Black Emperor's inheritance and wielding a supreme treasure, could possibly contend with a King-level being in a Dao debate while possessing an immortal body.

The void trembled and roared incessantly.

The immortal beings from all sides trembled in fear, and no one dared to approach. Even some beings who wanted to discuss the Dao with Wu Ming, such as Daoist Yuanzhen of the Great Jin Dynasty, could only sigh in vain when they realized that Wu Ming was discussing the Dao with the Wind King.

A full month later, the roar in the void finally subsided.

but,
Less than six months later, the turmoil in the void surged once again.

This time, one of the two auras that shook the void was still Wu Ming, but the other was no longer the Wind King, but another immortal king besides the Wind King and the Flame King, the Wood King!

"Is he going to have a debate with every immortal king?"

"Even if he possesses supreme treasures, he probably cannot truly defeat the Immortal Kings. It is more accurate to say that the Immortal Kings are instructing him rather than discussing the Dao. The Flame King and the Wind King are one thing, but the Wood King, whose temperament is not so good, is also willing to give him guidance."

Someone whispered to themselves.

More than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the turmoil in the void subsided. Half a year later, another immortal king and Wu Ming discussed the Dao in the depths of the void, once again causing the void to tremble and boil.

This continued until the last immortal king, after discussing the Dao with Wu Ming, finally returned to silence.

It was during this time that a message finally began to spread among the immortal beings: the next upheaval in the Abyss would not be a so-called 'great upheaval,' but a 'final catastrophe'!
The Asura Demon Realm will completely break free of its constraints and invade this realm. Even immortal beings will be drawn into the great war, and no one will be able to remain uninvolved.

The news spread like wildfire, and eventually even the Dao Saints and Martial Saints knew about it.

For a time,

The whole world began to be in turmoil.

It was at this time that Wu Ming, who had already visited all the Immortal Kings, arrived at a certain place.

He had been here once before and obtained the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Technique here.

Thunder Emperor Palace!
The Thunder Domain restricted entry for immortal beings, but after Wu Ming unleashed the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, he broke free from its constraints and quietly ventured deep into the Thunder Domain, once again entering the Thunder Emperor Palace.

Here, he saw the projection of the Thunder Emperor once again.

"You have succeeded."

The Thunder Emperor's projection was not surprised by Wu Ming's arrival, nor was it surprised that Wu Ming's realm had reached the Immortal level. It simply responded calmly.

After scrutinizing Wu Ming from head to toe, he said calmly before Wu Ming could speak, "The calamity is imminent, and you don't have much time left. You came here to use my Thunder Emperor Palace to comprehend and condense the essence of thunder, right?"

"Now that you have mastered the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, you can be considered my disciple. Before the great calamity, you may continue your cultivation here."

The Thunder Emperor projection was fully aware of Wu Ming's intentions, spoke frankly and directly, and then disappeared.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wu Ming immediately bowed and thanked him, then went to the center of the Thunder Emperor Palace, took a deep breath, and sat down cross-legged.

After discussing the Dao with the immortal kings, he gained a great deal and received many benefits. Afterwards, he traveled through all the places in the Shattered Realm where he could comprehend the power of thunder, and finally returned to the Thunder Emperor Palace.

Between thunder and slaughter, after making his choice, he decided to first comprehend and refine the essence of thunder.

A catastrophe is imminent, and time is running out. Perhaps he can condense the essence of both thunder and slaughter and step into the King Realm; perhaps he can only condense the essence of thunder; or perhaps he won't even have time to condense the essence of thunder.

But none of that matters anymore.

He had made all the preparations he could. Wherever this cultivation journey, this grand dream spanning thousands of years, might ultimately lead, he could accept it all, his heart filled with only tranquility. (End of Chapter)