Chapter 438 - Emergence of The Returning Ruins (1/2)
Not far away from Kun Lun, there existed a star system within the primal chaos. The stars and planets disorderly revolved around its center. Sometimes, they would even go backwards and crash into other stars. At the center of all of it was a huge planter, and it was the place within the torrential storm that had a semblance of tranquillity. The natives called it — A'thoer.
Back when the Kun Lun imperial court was destroyed, one of the pieces carried the demon gods and crashed here, forming the what came to be known as A'thoer.
The demon gods took this place as their new home, forming a planet of demons. However, the location of A'thoer was very perilous, there was danger everywhere, and oftentimes, there would even be splintered star fragments crashing into the planet. Thus, making it barely hospitable for even the strongest demons.
When you stood above the clouds and looked into the vast galaxy, all you could see were planets and stars revolving around you. There was no pattern, no flow, and no direction to the movement – it was the quintessence of chaos. As such, a natural cage was formed around the demon planet A'thoer, making it almost impossible for the A'thoer Qi Practitioners to leave the planet.
However, the demon gods were able to leave, but the dangers in the journey were still enough to threaten their lives.
Today, the war horn sounded. In the heavenly palace of A'thoer, the demon gods led their outstanding disciples alongside with them, and they all looked into the sky.
The chaotic stars and planets became even more turbulent, abruptly changing direction, with some flying out like a boomerang, some flying out in a straight line, and some crushed into pieces along the way.
While in the heavenly palace, an ancient demon god, whose aura was no different from that of an ordinary man, tardily stood up. He raised his hand, pointing in one direction where the stars and planets were flying to.
There, a circle of stars and planets was formed. Darkness gathered at the center of the circle, and in just the blink of an eye, the whole inner circle was swallowed by the darkness. Then, a vast continent slowly appeared at the center of that darkness.
"The Returning Ruins … It's finally here…"
The ancient demon god, A'thoer Heavenly Lord opened his arms wide, and his demonic intonation resounded the whole planet, "My children, it's time for you to shine, time for you to take your place in this world. Prepare yourselves for the Returning Ruins. Along the way, you will find your journey a treacherous one, and you must be cautious. Kill the Kun Lun Qi Practitioners and bring the Peaches of Immortality back to me!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The demon Qi Practitioners bellowed in unison.
On the Nacre Lake Golden Stage, the Kun Lun gods were also looking at the wormhole swirling in the high sky. It was as if a dimensional beast had bitten a hole in the sky. Slowly, a vast continent appeared in the middle of the wormhole.
That was the Returning Ruins, the place where the Six Paths of Reincarnation was broken.
It was called the Returning Ruins because it was the place where the stellar remnants went to, the ruins to where the fragments of the shattered stars returned. What formed the fundamental base of the Six Paths Reincarnation were six galaxies; and when the Six Paths Reincarnation was destroyed, the space collapsed, and a supermassive black hole emerged, sucking the shattered planets and stars into it.
Every 1000 years, the black hole would eject some parts of the remnants that it wasn't able to disintegrate as some sort of regulation mechanism, such as the shattered pieces of the Kun Lun imperial court. But soon, the black hole would then suck it away again.
However, there was a small window in between the start and end of the black hole's self-regulating process, and this was precisely the window of opportunity during which the Qi Practitioners were able to enter the Returning Ruins. Doing so at any other time would only result in certain death!
In the Returning Ruins, not only was there the shattered Kun Lun imperial court, but there were also many other unknown existences and dangers.
"The Returning Ruins are a relic born of the Six Paths' destruction! It is finally here, the continent that contains the divine herb to immortality…"
On the golden platform, the gods stared at the wormhole, and their hearts beat vigorously. The opportunity that only came once every 1000 years had finally arrived!
Meanwhile, the pillars on the Cloud Stage started glowing. The gods were preparing the teleportation portal to transport their disciples into the Returning Ruins!
On the Cloud Stage, the Qi Practitioners were staring vacantly at the swirling wormhole. They looked at the saint and divine continent. Even Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin'er were stunned as they stared with disbelief.
Before their eyes were the magnificent power of heaven and earth and the creation of the ancient imperial gods!
Suddenly, Tian Wu God flew over, and he landed on the Cloud Stage. Blood dripped from his body and marred his clothes a bloody red. Clearly, he had come across some strong experts and was injured by Huo Zheng God and Wu Ming God.
As time was running out, Tian Wu God tapped his finger on the eight Golden Hous' foreheads and passed the core of the cultivation techniques to them. He said solemnly, "The cultivation techniques I've taught each of you are just one part each of the whole cultivation technique called the [Tian Wu Champion Art] . Cast the mainframe together with each of your cultivation techniques, and the eight of you will be able to combine your strengths to become the strongest expert of all! When the portal is activated, the eight of you will cast the [Tian Wu Champion Art] together!"
The eight Golden Hous were shocked, and Tian Yi then mumbled, "Are we really one Tian Wu?"
Tian Wu God laughed, "The eight of you are each an individual and also a part of a whole. You can be eight and also one, your achievements will be beyond those of mine. My Peaches of Immortality lie in your hands, try not to disappoint me too much! Little Friend Zhong, please take care of my mischievous disciples!"
Zhong Yue nodded, and Tian Wu God flew up to the Golden Stage.
Qiu Jin'er then looked at the eight Golden Hous with curiosity, "How are you eight going to combine together?"
Suddenly, the phoenix Qi Practitioners then leaped down from the Golden Stage to the Cloud Stage.
Other than the phoenix Qi Practitioners, there were still a few ladies, among which was Chi Xue with Ying Nu beside her. The other ladies also have the same body features as her, the leopard's tail, the crown on their heads, and their trademark imposing manner.
Whereas the phoenix Qi Practitioners were like the ladies' subordinates, following behind them.