Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Chapter 1064 You have attained immortality?

The Celestial Ancestor of the Azure Sky looked down upon the valley below, surrounded by crimson-gold magma and broken array patterns. His voice was as calm as the unchanging starry sky, yet it carried an undeniable majesty, as if the stars were whispering in the heavens. Yet, beneath that calm, there was a faint hint of self-mockery, like a speck of dust in the star trails, gently brushing across the lake of the heart.

"This old man Lie Xuan actually dared to break through and prove immortality in the Nine Domains Continent. He really doesn't know what's good for him."

As his thoughts raced, the Celestial Ancestor Qionggao's gaze swept over the half-step Golden Immortals gathered around him, his expression growing increasingly complex.

Attaining immortality in this Nine Realms Continent is no easy feat.

Aside from that rare and precious opportunity for a breakthrough, the most important thing is to have the ability to overcome external tribulations—these external tribulations are never just tests of the rules of heaven and earth, but also strangulation from those who have already benefited.

It's enough that the nine immortal powers are already riding high on their heads and acting arrogantly. No half-step Golden Immortal power would want another mountain to climb on their heads; even the nine immortal powers would never allow another power to stand on equal footing with them.

If he weren't wary of this external calamity, why would he, the number one half-step Golden Immortal in the Nine Immortal Realms, have wasted so many cosmic eras, trapped in the perfect half-step Golden Immortal realm, hesitant to take that final step and prove immortality?

Lie Xuan's actions were tantamount to declaring war on the existing order of the Nine Immortal Realms in full view of everyone.

In the heart of the valley, millions of feet below the earth, lies a world of churning, ever-changing lava.

The crimson-gold magma, like boiling mercury, was viscous and scorching. As if stimulated by the words of the Celestial Ancestor, it suddenly surged into a giant wave tens of millions of feet high. Every drop of magma contained the power to burn mountains and boil seas. Even space itself was scorched and slightly distorted, rippling with wrinkles, and fragments of broken spacetime could be vaguely seen within.

The next second...

Sitting cross-legged in the center of the rolling lava, the "Fierce Progenitor" slowly opened his eyes. His eyes held no trace of panic from being trapped; instead, they were filled with an unfathomable, burning heat, like two stars that had burned for billions of years. He looked up, his gaze piercing through the million-foot-high rock layers, the remaining array light barrier, and the void, clearly seeing the imposing half-step Golden Immortals above the valley. A cold smile slowly curved his lips.

"Fourteen perfect half-step Golden Immortals, twenty-seven peak half-step Golden Immortals, forty-eight late-stage half-step Golden Immortals, fifty-two mid-stage half-step Golden Immortals, twenty-two early-stage half-step Golden Immortals..." "Ancestor Liexuan" counted in a low voice, his voice rippling through the viscous magma, each ripple stirring up tiny vortexes of flame. "That's enough. Let your primordial power help me take that final step and prove my immortality! You will all become stepping stones on my path to immortality!"

Before he finished speaking, the magma surrounding him suddenly surged tens of millions of feet, transforming into countless crimson-gold fire dragons. The dragon scales burned with the flames of rebirth, and within the flames flowed the nascent form of immortal Dao principles. They coiled and roared behind him, shaking the entire underground world, causing rock layers to crumble and collapse, as if to completely overturn the world. An aura surpassing that of a perfect half-step Golden Immortal began to rise, as swift and powerful as a volcano dormant for billions of years suddenly erupting, carrying the resolute determination to incinerate all things and recreate the world.

"Stubborn to the end!" Upon seeing this, the last trace of hesitation in the eyes of the Celestial Ancestor Qiong Gao vanished like dust crushed by starlight, replaced by a bone-chilling coldness that seemed to freeze the entire void, even the starlight itself tinged with icy killing intent. "Old man Lie Xuan, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to drink the penalty cup! Since your Fire Crow Clan is determined to be completely wiped out of the Nine Immortal Realms, then I will grant your wish!"

With that, he suddenly raised his hand, and the star chains around him instantly tightened like a bowstring. Billions of illusory stars lit up at the same time, and the starlight converged into a star trail that stretched across the sky, as if he had pulled the entire starry sky into his palm. "Everyone, there's no need to wait any longer! Let's act together, send them on their way, and eliminate any future troubles!"

"Brother Qiong Gao, it should have been done long ago!"

"What's the point of talking to this old man?"

"Make your move and send them on their way! Old man Lie Xuan, die!"

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In an instant, 163 half-step Golden Immortals in the void attacked simultaneously. The lightning of the Nine Heavens Ancestor transformed into a divine spear that pierced through heaven and earth, the cloud waves of the Azure Cloud Ancestor condensed into a giant hand that covered the sky and sun, and the grass and tree spiritual roots of the Azure Mist Ancestor grew wildly into vines that wrapped around heaven and earth... Various divine powers and lights, as well as many quasi-immortal Golden Immortal artifacts, converged into a destructive torrent, carrying the determination to eradicate all evil, and crushed down towards the center of the valley. Even the sky was dyed with a variety of colors by this power, as if the end of the world had arrived and heaven and earth had collapsed.

"Block them! Even if it means death, we must buy some time for Father!"

Within the valley, a resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the Old Ancestor Lieyuan. A beast-like roar erupted from his throat, and flames around him suddenly surged, frantically burning the true immortal essence within his body. His immortal bones crackled, and his once-upright physique visibly withered away, yet his eyes shone with astonishing light, fixed intently on the destructive torrent crashing down from above. Driven by his burning essence, the remaining immortal array suddenly burst forth with a final, blazing red light. The fiery runes on the light screen swirled wildly as if in a final burst of energy, knowing they were no match, yet still fighting back—even if it was merely to buy their father a single more breath, allowing him to take another step closer to immortality, their sacrifice would be worthwhile.

"The ancestor is right, let's fight them!"

The other three Fire Crow Clan members, all near-Golden Immortals, exchanged glances, each seeing a resolute madness in the other's eyes. Almost simultaneously, the primal power within their bodies erupted like a burst dam, golden immortal blood gushing from their seven orifices, transforming into flames that merged into the shattered immortal arrays. Their auras surged at an astonishing rate, then declined even faster, yet the power injected into the array bases grew increasingly violent—this was not only loyalty to their ancestor, but also their only chance of survival. Every bit of time they could delay increased the ancestor's hope of achieving immortality, and the greater their chance of being retrieved from the river of time and having their immortal bodies rebuilt.

Driven by the burning of their own essence, the tattered immortal array miraculously reformed into a thick wall of flames. Countless phantoms of three-legged fire crows appeared on the wall of light, some flapping their wings as if about to take flight, some stretching their necks and letting out long cries, and some swooping down to fight, emitting mournful yet resolute screechs, as if the will of the entire fire crow race was concentrated here, launching a final struggle against this predetermined fate.

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In the Cangling Domain, Iron Arm Mountain Range, beneath the ruins of Fortress No. 507, lies a hidden cave shrouded by the Twenty-Eight Constellations Array.

Su Mo, seated on the Chaos Futon, had his eyes slightly closed, the Primordial Runes between his brows appearing and disappearing. Yet, his divine sense had already traversed the endless void, like an invisible net, taking in the entire battle of the Fire Crow Domain. He looked at the four Fire Crow Half-Step Golden Immortals who were burning their origins, a faint smile curving his lips, as if making a judgment: "These four old fellows are indeed loyal, but unfortunately, your ancestor has already been captured by Fellow Daoist Qingxu. All your efforts are destined to be in vain."

As he spoke, Su Mo lightly flicked his fingertips, and a wisp of chaotic energy spun in his palm, sometimes transforming into a miniature universe, and sometimes condensing into a sharp Dao principle. "But this is fine too, it saves Fellow Daoist Qingxu from having to deal with them again."

If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring. Su Mo had no intention of letting them go just because of the "protection" they had received from Lie Yuan Ancestor and the others over the years. From the beginning, their fate was already sealed—like their "ancestor," they would become the nourishment for his Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body.

The words trailed off.

"Boom..."

A terrifying roar that shook the universe erupted from a valley in the southern part of the Fire Crow Domain. The sound waves materialized into a tangible shockwave, spreading outwards for countless eons. Wherever it passed, immortal mountains collapsed, rivers dried up, and the entire southern Fire Crow Domain seemed to tremble violently. The wall of flames burning with the essence of the four individuals in the valley, before the destructive torrent jointly unleashed by 163 half-step Golden Immortals, shattered like glass inch by inch before exploding completely!

A violent energy shockwave spread outwards, and the figures of the four ancestors, including the Fierce Yuan Ancestor, were swallowed up by the torrent the instant the light wall shattered. Their immortal bodies collapsed in an instant, and their immortal souls were completely destroyed like candle flames swept by a storm, leaving not even a trace of remnant spirit. In the void, the identity tablets of the four individuals who had each killed their half-step Golden Immortal consciousness instantly gained tens of trillions of battle merits.

Faced with the siege of over a hundred half-step Golden Immortals, the four members of the Lieyuan Ancestor group, whose strongest cultivation was only at the peak of the half-step Golden Immortal realm, were no different from lowly ants and had virtually no power to resist.

After obliterating the Fiery Ancestor, the destructive torrent that gathered hundreds of divine powers and numerous quasi-immortal artifacts did not stop. Its speed did not decrease, and with the power to crush everything, it directly bombarded the magma world millions of feet underground. Wherever it passed, the rock layers melted, the void collapsed, and the entire world turned into ashes in an instant.

"Old man Lie Xuan, this is the consequence of your stubbornness!" Immortal Ancestor Qiong Gao hovered in the void, looking at the unstoppable torrent, a sinister smile appeared on his lips, and his eyes seemed to already see the wonderful scene of Ancestor Lie Xuan and Old Ancestor Lie Yuan being reduced to ashes in the torrent.

However, the next second, the expression of the Celestial Ancestor Qiong Gao suddenly changed. The sinister smile on his face froze, and his pupils were instantly filled with disbelief, as if he had seen the most incredible thing in the world.

"No...this...how is this possible..."

He cried out in shock, his voice filled with horror and bewilderment. Even the star chains around him were thrown into disarray by this extreme shock, emitting a harsh friction sound, and the star patterns on the chains dimmed slightly.

Just as the destructive torrent was about to touch the center of the magma, a terrifying pressure, thousands or even tens of thousands of times more terrifying than that of him, the number one perfect half-step Golden Immortal of the Nine Immortal Realms, erupted from the "Ancestor Lie Xuan" like an ancient volcano that had been dormant for billions of years! That pressure carried the transcendent Dao charm unique to immortal Golden Immortals, and golden flames shot up from the magma, forming a pillar of light that pierced through heaven and earth. Wherever it passed, the rules bowed down and the void submitted.

In just a moment, the destructive torrent that was powerful enough to crush all perfect half-step Golden Immortals completely disintegrated under this pressure, like ice and snow melting away. The power of hundreds of divine lights and quasi-immortal artifacts was completely devoured by the golden flames, leaving not even a ripple.

In the void, "Ancestor Liexuan" slowly stood up. The crimson-gold flames around him faded and transformed into an immortal Daoist robe. His eyes calmly gazed at the void, without anger or killing intent, only a detached indifference that looked down on all living beings, as if he were watching a group of clowns or a pre-arranged farce.

"Ah...no good...Old man Lie Xuan...you...you've attained immortality?"

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