Chapter 798: The Radiant Sun of Myriad Realms (V)
In the Dao Chen Realm, even the direct descendants of a Dao Venerable could at most naturally cultivate to the Tribulation stage, equivalent to a Six-Tier being from Earth. However, the Grand Ascension Tribulation, which only one in ten survived, still had to be faced alone.
Should one fail to transcend the tribulation and ascend to immortality, a single lifetime would not exceed five thousand years.
Even within the Dao Chen Realm's cultivation system, cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and above could, with their memories intact, reincarnate once through tribulation, living two lifetimes, but even then, their lifespan would only reach a maximum of ten thousand years.
For Dao Venerables who had existed for tens of thousands of years and could potentially live for many more if sufficiently supported by Purple-Green Spirit Elixir, these lifetimes were but mayflies.
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Within the brief exchange of a few breaths, Yuan Shi Dao Ren and Chen Dao Ren, these millennia-long rivals, temporarily reached an agreement on the plan to resist the demonic calamity.
Chen Dao Ren would utilize the unique properties of his manifested form to intercept as much light as possible emanating from the mutated Sun, preventing it from demonically corrupting the entire Dao Chen Realm.
Yuan Shi Dao Ren, on the other hand, would be responsible for commanding all cultivators within the Dao Chen Realm to clear the hundreds of millions of tons of matter encasing Bai Mo's surface.
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It was beyond her imagination that in a mere two hundred years, the other party could leap from just having advanced to the Immortal stage to such an incredible height.
Whether it was the cultivation methods of the Dao Chen Realm or Yisisi's own cultivation system, both emphasized accumulating strength step by step and laying down a solid foundation. Thus, it often took a millennium to make a significant advancement, but the advantage lay in their stability.
For beings like them, whose lifespans were measured in tens of thousands of years, steady progress was always the best choice.
On the path of cultivation, a single misstep could lead to eternal damnation.
Since this world had an abundance of Purple-Green Spirit Elixir, they naturally had plenty of time.
They truly couldn't comprehend Bai Mo's actions of actively refining Dao Toxin and constantly running headlong towards death.
"Where are the transmigrators who came with him?"
"They have already voluntarily revealed the truth; the one on the Sun is not allied with them."
"That's likely just an expedient measure to escape."
"No, those whose cultivation is below this one cannot speak falsely in my presence." Yisisi was clearly very confident in her ability, almost to the point of patting her utterly flat chest.
Yuan Shi Dao Ren and Yisisi's eyes met, seemingly trying to discern whether what the other said was true, false, or a mix of both.
Having clashed for millennia, Yuan Shi was unaware that the other party possessed such an ability.
Of course, this was also due to his cultivation being slightly higher than Yisisi's, making it impossible to verify.
"Regardless, since they are not allied, for the safety of the Dao Chen Realm, they too must contribute to fighting against this Demon Sun."
Just moments ago, Yuan Shi Dao Ren and Chen Dao Ren jointly decided on the name for this calamity—the Demon Sun Calamity!
It signified a calamity where an otherworldly demon sought to corrupt the Sun, then use the light from the mutated Sun to demonically taint the entire world.
"I'm afraid you'll be wasting your efforts."
"Why? Could it be that this mere group of minor cultivators requires this old man's apprehension?"
"That is not the reason. All of them combined might not be this one's match. However, these mercenaries are merely projections of otherworldly beings; they have no fear of death. As for the one in the sky, they are already like a frightened bird, absolutely unwilling to stand against him. They only wish to sign a Heavenly Dao Vow with our side, swearing not to interfere in this war."
"A bunch of useless wretches whose spirits and spines have been broken. And they can still ascend to immortality?" Seeing that the matter was unfeasible, Yuan Shi Dao Ren could only curse under his breath.
If he were to truly force them to the front lines, their projections would simply perish and return to their main bodies, dissolving the cooperation and leaving Yuan Shi Dao Ren's efforts all for naught.
"Several mortal realms close to the Immortal Realm have already begun to mutate." Yuan Shi Dao Ren swept his divine sense and immediately perceived the situation in the lower realms.
Just now, before Chen Dao Ren could manifest his true body and completely envelop the demon-corrupted Sun, a portion of the mutated light emitted by this demonic Sun had already leaked out.
Initially, there was no change, but soon, under Yuan Shi Dao Ren's Clarity Spirit Eye, he saw the truth behind the demon-corrupted light.
Pink, unknown substances began to emerge from the surface, flooding and assimilating everything like a deluge.
Monster after monster crawled out, beginning to spread across the entire realm.
However, none of this was visible to ordinary people; only by using an Immortal-stage spell like the Clarity Spirit Eye could one discern the truth behind the world.
"That counts as mutation?" Yisisi naturally could also see the changes in some nearby lower realms, but these changes made her feel quite comfortable, as if they had a familiar flavor of home.
The eerie pink covering everything, the mysterious tentacled creatures poking their heads out from time to time—these were things that perfectly aligned with Yisisi's aesthetic. If described in Earth's language, it would be "a taste of home."
The more she saw, the less hostility she felt towards the bizarre "Demon Sun" spreading in the sky.
However, the conflict over Purple-Green Spirit Elixir was not something that could be masked by a mere phrase like "a taste of home."
Whether the demon-corrupted Sun would affect the production of Purple-Green Spirit Elixir—this point was key to determining which side Yisisi would ultimately stand on.
Yuan Shi Dao Ren read the hesitation in Yisisi's eyes.
By this time, five sandglass hours had passed.
"You are all water and ice path cultivators, most suitable for confronting the Demon Sun's flames." Yuan Shi Dao Ren commanded the first dozen True Immortals to arrive, ordering them to battle the Demon Sun in the sky.
Before the assault, they still needed Chen Dao Ren to coat their bodies with a layer of "armor" to protect their Primal Spirits from being corrupted by the Demon Sun's light.
Chen Dao Ren, who enveloped the Demon Sun with his cloud-and-mist form and directly faced the mutated sunlight on the front line, was now the cultivator with the deepest understanding of the Demon Sun's light in the entire Dao Chen Realm.
This bizarre light could penetrate most substances and infiltrate the Primal Spirits of high-level cultivators.
As for lower-level cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, they were like defenseless prey before this Demon Sun's light; even their emotions and memories would be completely distorted and rewritten.
Even ordinary True Immortals, if exposed to the Demon Sun's light for prolonged periods, would experience subtle, gradual changes in their temperament.
Only Golden Immortals and Dao Venerables could manifest their Immortal Essence externally as protective shields, safeguarding themselves and those around them from influence.
However, the Immortal Essence of Golden Immortals and Dao Venerables was not inexhaustible; the more people they had to protect, the greater the consumption.
For an ordinary Golden Immortal, a powerful feat like Chen Dao Ren's—completely enveloping the mutated Sun and intercepting the vast majority of the Demon Sun's light—could only be maintained for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before their Immortal Essence would be completely depleted.
What's more, there was a constant, unending stream of solar matter being summoned from another plane of existence....
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