Perfect World: Double Pupils Open the Heavens, Ascend to Immortality

After concealing his figure, Shi Yi no longer hesitated and turned around. Behind him, there were piles of corpses, and blood of various colors slid down the slope, which made the climbers behind him feel horrified.

Li Yuncong was closest to Shi Yi. His eyes lacked luster and were somewhat dim. He was certain that the gap between him and Shi Yi was even greater than it had been during their first battle.

If he were to face Shi Yi, he would be crushed instantly, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Ignoring those behind him, Shi Yi strode forward, the sky above rumbling continuously, as if a tremendous force was pressing down from all directions.

This was the final stretch of road, incredibly difficult. Even someone as strong as Shi Yi struggled to take a step. However, this pressure did not stop him. Before long, he took the last step and reached the end of the bluestone road.

At this moment, outside, the stone tablet on the blue stone road belonging to Tianyun Prefecture burst forth with boundless holy light, colorful and sacred.

The beings outside knew that this was an unusual phenomenon that would only occur when someone passed through the Bluestone Road.

Without a doubt, Shi Yi, the one with double pupils, cleared the level, becoming the first cultivator in the Immortal Ancient Realm to do so.

Not only the outside world, but also the ancient oddities who were struggling to cross the bluestone road noticed the abnormality. Shi Yi's passage through the pass reduced the pressure on the bluestone road, allowing the others to walk faster.

"Who is it? They arrived even before me." A tall figure muttered to himself. He strode forward with the air of a dragon and the strength of a tiger, his entire being shrouded in chaotic light, making him appear both powerful and mysterious.

"Hmph! So what if we clear the level first? We'll compare after we become gods." A being sneered, holding the Six Paths Supreme String in his hand, his power unmatched, making even the First Generation tremble in fear.

……

Qin Hao, known as the Supreme of the Two Bones, killed a First Generation cultivator, his gaze sweeping across the void above.

"Is it the legendary ten-time champion, or that person?" Qin Hao muttered to himself, a pair of cold and ruthless eyes appearing in his mind.

Outside, on the petals of the Immortal Ancient Flower in Tianyun Prefecture, some dazzling bubbles suddenly appeared, seemingly illusory yet undeniably real.

These are one colorful, mottled bubble after another, enveloped in chaotic energy, blurry yet carrying a terrifying aura, with an immortal power permeating the air.

Each bubble represents an ancient world. Some bubbles are not completely separated but are connected and overlap, which means that two ancient worlds may be connected.

The ancient opportunities that everyone longs for are hidden within these colorful ancient realms, waiting for people to explore.

"This is the last time it will be open to the public. Many great opportunities will emerge. Who will be the lucky ones?" People outside couldn't help but get excited.

At this moment, Shi Yi had reached the end of the bluestone path. His eyes shot out and landed on the colorful bubbles as he searched for his target.

According to the ancient books of Tianyun Academy, that world is very hidden and cannot be reached directly from the end of the bluestone road. It seems to have been forgotten in a corner of the world and requires passing through many worlds to reach it.

Soon, Shi Yi found his target. His eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he rushed towards a bubble.

In an instant, the scene before him changed. The bluestone path under his feet had disappeared, replaced by soil. Above the sky, the sun, moon and stars hung high, and on the earth, the mountains and rivers were magnificent, with all kinds of living things growing here.

At a glance, Shi Yi saw a golden-winged roc with wings like clouds hanging from the sky. Its cultivation was extremely profound, reaching the level of a celestial god. Its sharp eyes were looking down, as if it were searching for food.

On the earth, ferocious beasts roar, and there are many terrifying beings of god-like caliber.

Currently, this is someone Shi Yi cannot afford to offend; if he were to encounter them, he would have no choice but to flee.

Within the Immortal Ancient Realm, the Reincarnation Disc was suppressed by a force, its entire body petrified, and it had fallen into a deep slumber. It could no longer serve as Shi Yi's trump card, and he could only rely on himself for everything.

Without hesitation, he plunged headlong into the lush ancient forest.

According to ancient records, this ancient realm is just a node along the way to the ancient realm of time. It may hold some great opportunity, but for Shi Yi, igniting the divine fire as soon as possible is the most important thing.

With the help of Xian Linglong, Shi Yi obtained the tenth supreme technique. His ten spiritual bodies were perfected, and he stood at the pinnacle of the Venerable Great Perfection. With such a posture, it would be difficult for him not to become powerful.

He kept his head down and continued on his way without stopping. Along the way, he encountered more than one celestial-level ferocious beast, but Shi Yi avoided them all in advance.

It took Shi Yi three days to cross this ancient realm. Then, he arrived at another ancient realm bordering this one. It was a yellow bubble, and the scene and color inside matched perfectly: yellow sand filled the sky, and it was dry and hot.

Even in such a harsh environment, there is no shortage of vibrant life.

Beneath the yellow sands live many unique sand beasts of this world, each with a gaping maw capable of devouring everything.

These sand beasts are very good at concealing their aura, and even Shi Yi has difficulty seeing through their variants.

As Shi Yi passed by an inconspicuous sand dune, a true god-level mutant sand beast hidden at the bottom of the dune suddenly sprang up, opened its blood-red maw, and swallowed Shi Yi whole.

Instantly, endless rules of corrosion surged in from all directions.

Shi Yi remained calm. His Taiyin double pupils flashed with light, and a Taiyin sword fell from his pupils with a clang, slashing towards the dark front.

Facing a mutant sand beast at the true god level, he dared not be careless and directly used the supreme mystery of double pupils.

"puff!"

The Taiyin Sword was incomparably sharp and possessed immense killing power. It immediately cleaved through the rules of corrosion and then, with undiminished momentum, cut a large gash in the belly of the sand beast. Shi Yi immediately put on the Taiyin Wings and rushed out like a bolt of lightning.

He then did not linger in the fight; after bursting out of the sand beast's belly, he fled straight into the distance.

There was nothing of value on this species. Killing a true god was not easy and would attract other powerful sand beasts, so Shi Yi did not want to waste his time here.

Five days later, Shi Yi traversed this world of endless yellow sand and entered the third world via an old, worn-out road.

This is a water world, with vast oceans everywhere and very little land. Towering waves can be seen everywhere, sweeping across the sky.

Numerous creatures inhabit the vast ocean. Shi Yi acted decisively, transforming into a massive, jet-black Kun fish and plunging into the ocean, heading towards the other side of the world.

A few days later, Shi Yi found a dilapidated void passage. If nothing unexpected happened, the time world he was going to was here.

If it weren't for the unexpected discovery of this place by the predecessors of Tianyun Academy, finding this world would be as difficult as ascending to heaven, requiring too many coincidences.

Shi Yi returned to his human form and strode into the void passage.

It's very quiet here, like a still oil painting. Everything is frozen in time, which is neither moving forward nor backward.

As Shi Yi approached the world at the end of the passage, one of the four symbols within his body began to glow, shining brightly. At the same time, the forbidden sea of ​​suffering above the Starry Cave Heaven also emerged, with the sound of waves echoing.

Shi Yi couldn't help but take a deep breath. He knew he had come to the right place; this place was truly perfect for him.

For those ancient oddballs, it took several lifetimes to find the ancient realm suitable for them to become gods. Being able to find the right place on their first visit to the Immortal Ancient Realm is undoubtedly a matter of luck.

He neither suppressed the forbidden sea of ​​suffering nor the symbol containing the power of time, but let them operate freely, echoing the time world ahead.

Then, Shi Yi crossed the barrier and stepped into the mysterious world of time.

Years ago, a prodigy from Tianyun Academy accidentally discovered this place. However, the world of time was not suitable for him and posed considerable dangers. So he noted down the coordinates and the route and left in haste.

By all accounts, Shi Yi was the first living being to enter this world.

Upon entering this realm, the scene that greets the eye is quite shocking: an indescribable long river lies across the void, vast and flowing endlessly. The river is not actually filled with water, but rather a liquid formed from the passage of time.

A vast force of time swept over us, filling the void, as if to take us to the distant past or the unknown future, extremely mysterious.

Taiyin wings appeared behind Shi Yi, flapping as he headed towards the long river.

The closer he got, the stronger the aura of the power of time became, enveloping him layer by layer. If it weren't for the symbol glowing and protecting his body, Shi Yi would probably have already perished.

He took out a not-so-precious spiritual herb from the chaotic small world and threw it forward. Instantly, the herb grew wildly as if it had taken a powerful tonic, and within just a few breaths, it went through the process of flourishing and withering.

At a normal flow of time, this process would take at least tens of thousands of years, but here it only takes a few breaths.

No wonder that prodigy from Tianyun Academy didn't come in and chose to leave.

Shi Yi estimated that if he didn't have that symbol's blessing, he would probably be gray-haired in an instant.

The power of time here can not only accelerate, but also reverse. He threw out another spiritual herb, which was thrown into an area. In an instant, the spiritual herb grew backward from a complete plant, turning into a seed, and finally into nothingness.

Is this truly the river of time?

This question arose in Shi Yi's mind.

Unfortunately, the Wheel of Reincarnation is dormant and cannot be verified.

However, he had a guess in his heart that this place might not be the real River of Time, but it must be related to a powerful person who was proficient in the Great Dao of Time.

Thinking of this, Shi Yi took out an item, a small shield from Ye Qingxian. After deciding to return to the future, she left the shield to Shi Yi.

It is the spirit of a weapon of a giant, known as the Bell of No End, whose owner is the giant of the Time Realm—the Immortal King of No End.

If this realm was left behind by the Immortal King Wuzhong, then this small shield would surely react.

Chapter 237 An Alternative Path to Godhood

Originally suppressed by the Immortal Ancient World and rendered silent like the Wheel of Reincarnation, the Bell Soul Shield began to emit a faint glow after Shi Yi took it out and placed it in his palm.

And, as time goes by, it grows brighter and brighter, like a beacon rising in the darkness.

Shi Yi felt a warm sensation in his palm, and his vital energy involuntarily surged into the Soul-Binding Shield.

He did not cut off the flow of vital energy, but let it develop as it pleased, wanting to see what the final result would be.

The vessel is an extension of the path of cultivation, a carrier of the path. The Bell of No End is the same. It represents the most powerful path cultivated by the Immortal King of No End - the Way of Time. It is only natural that its bell soul appears in the world of time and generates a response. Moreover, this world is an opportunity left to future generations by the powerful beings of the Immortal Ancient Era, and it is highly likely that it was left by the Immortal King of No End.

Shi Yi's gamble paid off. The Soul-Bound Shield burst forth with blazing light, each strand and wisp resembling a long river of time, a vast ancient history, recording the rise and fall of all things in ancient eras.

Shi Yi's double pupils shone brightly as he gazed upon these long rivers. He saw many momentous events, and witnessed the rise of one powerful figure after another, looking down upon the past and present...

"when!"

A bell tolled, filled with sorrow and helplessness, accompanied by a shower of blood. Shi Yi knew that this was the bell tolling at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era, symbolizing the end of the Immortal Ancient Era.

This is not the end. The Great Emperor Wushi from the future gathered the Soul of Zhong, causing it to undergo a change, making it even more mysterious and unpredictable than in its heyday.

Past, present, and future—these are topics that beings who cultivate the Way of Time cannot avoid.

Of the three time periods—present, ancient, and future—the future is the most difficult to grasp. Even a powerful immortal like the Boundless Immortal King cannot see it clearly. At most, he can see more than others and occasionally catch a glimpse of it, but he can never see the whole picture.

If he could see the future, the ending of the Immortal Ancient Era might have been rewritten.

But now, Wushi has made a move in the future to reunite the souls, which, to some extent, forms a small closed loop.

The so-called closed loop is the integration of the past, present, and future. If this can be achieved in the realm of time, the combat power would be unimaginable.

The Crimson King, who strangles future prodigies across the river of time, is known as the Beast of Time. He claims that time is just a ring in his eyes, but this is nothing but boasting. If he really had such power, why would he need the support of the kings behind him?

At this moment, the Soul-Binding Shield released streams of time, which gathered around Shi Yi like silk threads, intersecting horizontally and vertically to form a Time Robe.

"This……"

Shi Yi was taken aback. This Taoist robe was truly amazing. Every thread was a piece of ancient history. Wearing it, Shi Yi's entire demeanor changed. He was like an emperor of the realm of time, sitting high above the river of time, looking down on the years.

He felt as if he were ascending, not in terms of height in the three-dimensional world, but in terms of dimensionality, as if he had broken free from the constraints of the power of time and transcended it, standing high above.

Finally, Shi Yi arrived at a realm where he could overlook the entire world of time.

He looked down and saw a truly breathtaking scene.

The turbulent river of time beneath my feet is connected end to end, without beginning or end, like a bracelet.

At this moment, Shi Yi had a sudden realization. This could be called a closed loop, or it could be interpreted as a cycle, or even other interpretations. In short, the way of time is fascinating.

However, he knew in his heart that cultivating only the Great Dao of Time might not be enough to reach the highest realm, because the Dao of Time does not exist in isolation; it is intertwined with, restricts, and depends on some other laws.

The most obvious one is the power of cause and effect. Those who defy the laws of time will be punished by the power of cause and effect and pay an extremely heavy price. Correspondingly, their fate will also undergo earth-shattering changes.

Ye Qingxian, who originally possessed the potential to become an Immortal Emperor, suffered karmic retribution and her fate plummeted to a low point due to her frequent travels between ancient and modern times as a communication bridge between Shi Hao and Ye Fan.

Besides cause and effect and destiny, the way of time is also related to the way of space. Since ancient times, there has been talk of time and space, and time and space are inseparable.

Thinking about all this, Shi Yi suddenly understood the meaning of the four symbols inside his body.

No wonder these four symbols could help him conceal his form and aura, with an effect even stronger than those famous concealment techniques. He could also use them to divine good or bad fortune and foresee the vague future.

Upon arriving in the world of time, one of the four symbols resonated with the other; needless to say, this symbol represented the Way of Time.

If nothing unexpected happens, the other three represent cause and effect, fate, and space, respectively.

They all fell from the forbidden sea of ​​suffering, and that invisible ocean was formed by these four forces.

"The Great Way of Time describes the passage and changes of time, while the Great Way of Space involves the form and distribution of space. Together, they construct the spacetime framework of the universe."

The Way of Cause and Effect reveals the causal relationships between things, interacting with the Law of Time to jointly determine the order and outcome of events. The Way of Destiny, on the other hand, involves the foreknowledge and arrangement of fate, influencing the trajectory and outcome of events along with the Way of Time. Shi Yi murmured to himself, having grasped the connection between the four great paths.

The Great Daos of Time and Space are relatively easy to understand. Although cultivation is difficult, many cultivators still choose these two paths. Moreover, many beings possess extremely strong talents in these areas. However, the Great Daos of Cause and Effect and Destiny are different. They are mysterious and profound. Paths involving these two areas are extremely difficult, and it is easy to suffer backlash and die suddenly. It is difficult to have a good end. Even some beings who are born with spiritual abilities also have many limitations, and their final fate is not very good.

Now, Shi Yi has come to a crossroads in his destiny. Four symbols have fallen from the forbidden sea of ​​suffering, foreshadowing something in the dark. It is difficult for him not to choose one of these paths.

“Logically speaking, the path of reincarnation is also related to the Great Dao of Time, however, this path has a limited upper limit,” Shi Yi murmured, naturally knowing the reason.

There is a path of reincarnation in this world, the path walked by the terminally ill master of the bronze coffin. It has become the dwelling place of a strange force. Those who cultivate the Great Dao of Reincarnation to a high level will inevitably have to go around that place, lest they attract a calamity.

At this moment, Shi Yi, dressed in a time-themed Taoist robe, stood atop the Time World, overlooking the Time Ring below. With this robe, he could freely roam the Time River Ring, the best place for him to ignite his divine fire.

With a thought, he plummeted downwards and soon disappeared into the river.

Shi Yi sat cross-legged on the river, drifting with the current from the point of entry, with more than half of his body submerged in the water.

He then began his journey to godhood.

A Dao flower appeared, floating above Shi Yi's head. It was radiant and crystal clear, filled with a hazy mist, containing countless fragments of time, seemingly leading to an unpredictable future.

This is the sacred object that Shi Yi used to ignite the divine fire this time. It comes from the number one spiritual root in the desolate region and is a Dao flower on the number one spiritual root.