Chapter 481 - 253: 10th-Order Life Cultivation Technique
RUMBLE!
An endless pressure suddenly swept out.
It crushed down on Mi Zheng and the others, making it hard for them to breathe.
Mi Zheng’s expression shifted drastically as he felt this power, a force he found incomprehensible.
Fifty thousand years ago.
The patriarch of their Lankes Mountain had received a prophecy from the Upper Realm before his ascension.
And before ascending, he had passed this prophecy on to him.
The prophecy consisted of two phrases: "When the Door of All Wonders appears, the starry sky meets Silent Extinction."
Mi Zheng hadn’t understood what it meant before.
But he finally understood the moment he saw the power Wang Xiao wielded.
This man, Wang Xiao, must have mastered the Door of All Wonders, the Supreme Treasure left behind by the gods during the Creation.
That was how he now possessed a power so far beyond their reach!
However—
the appearance of this power was not a good thing.
It heralded the beginning of Silent Extinction!
In Buddhism, they divided the life and death of the world into four phases: formation, abiding, destruction, and emptiness.
The Kalpa of Formation: This refers to the period of the world’s creation, including the formation of mountains, rivers, the earth, plants, and all sentient beings in the world.
The Kalpa of Abiding: This represents the period when the world exists in a stable state. During this time, beings experience the karmic consequences of their good and evil deeds, undergoing the Six Paths of Reincarnation. This is the very reason for the Underworld’s existence.
The Kalpa of Destruction: This refers to the period of the world’s destruction, including the annihilation of the Six Dao, such as Hell, hungry ghosts, and beasts.
The Kalpa of Emptiness: This refers to the period of the world’s voidness. After the world is destroyed, it is a time of waiting for karmic conditions to converge once more, restarting the process with a new Kalpa of Formation.
And the reappearance of the Door of All Wonders’ power signified that the Kalpa of Destruction had arrived.
When that time comes, the Three Realms and Six Dao will fall completely silent.
Even fleeing beyond Heaven and Earth would be useless.
Beyond Heaven and Earth lies the boundless starry sky, which is still within the Three Realms and Six Dao.
There is still no escaping the fate of Silent Extinction!
Mi Zheng had originally thought the Kalpa of Destruction was still immeasurably distant, that it wouldn’t even arrive by the time he ascended to the Upper Realm.
However,
the scene before him told him in no uncertain terms that the Kalpa of Destruction was already here!
Even if their Cultivation far surpassed the Fate-Knowing Realm.
Even if they ascended to the Upper Realm, they still couldn’t escape.
This was a calamity for all living beings!
’Formation, abiding, destruction, emptiness... the starry sky meets Silent Extinction?!’
A flicker of confusion crossed Wang Xiao’s eyes.
However,
he didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he looked at Mi Zheng and the others and said,
"I came here for two things."
"If you can do them, I might spare your lives!"
He paused.
Then he continued,
"First, scatter the Spirit Charm within your bodies and cripple your own Cultivation!"
"Second, hand over all the Marvels in your possession!"
He was about to ascend to the Upper Realm.
Therefore, he naturally needed to cripple all the Cultivators who had surpassed the Fate-Knowing Realm!
After all—
he had no way to control these Cultivators who surpassed the Fate-Knowing Realm after he left.
This more forceful method was his only option.
Hearing this, Mi Zheng and the others’ pupils shrank, their eyes filling with rage.
They had gone through countless hardships and survived who knows how many tribulations to achieve their current level of Cultivation.
Crippling their own Cultivation was undoubtedly worse than death!
They would rather die than agree to such a demand.
Seeing that no one was responding, Wang Xiao frowned.
"It seems you don’t want to live. In that case, I’ll grant you your wish!"
His current Cultivation surpassed these people by an entire Great Realm!
Plus, he had the Door of All Marvels Fragment to nullify their attacks.
Even if Mi Zheng and the others used their Marvels, they would be no match for him!
Mi Zheng looked at Wang Xiao and said,
"Donor Wang, this humble monk knows you have refined the Supreme Treasure Fragment from when the gods performed the Creation in the Ancient Times."
"With our current strength, we are indeed no match for you."
"However, a great calamity is coming. When it arrives, I fear even you, Donor Wang, will not be able to escape unscathed."
"This humble monk can offer you a piece of information. This information might be what saves your life when the great calamity arrives, Donor Wang."
"This humble monk only hopes that Donor Wang will let matters rest here today!"
Hearing this, Wang Xiao replied in a calm tone,
"I have no interest in your great calamity. I’ve already stated my conditions. The choice is yours to make, not mine!"
"If you want to live, do as I say!"
Once he obtained the Tier Ten Cultivation Technique after ascending, his journey would reach Perfection.
As for this great calamity Mi Zheng spoke of, he didn’t care even if it was real.
In any case,
he wasn’t going to stay in this starry sky forever!
Besides,
after subduing Mi Zheng and the others, he could simply use a Soul Search to find the information he wanted.
He didn’t need Mi Zheng to tell him anything.
After all—
who knew if what Mi Zheng said was true or false?
Hearing Wang Xiao’s words, Mi Zheng sighed and recited a Buddhist mantra.
"Since Donor Wang refuses to spare us, we have no choice but to fight for our lives!"
He paused.
Then he looked at the surrounding powerhouses who had surpassed the Fate-Knowing Realm.
"Everyone, let’s combine our strength and use that technique together! Otherwise, our lives are forfeit!"
The others gritted their teeth at his words and each took out a treasure.
These treasures flowed with a dense aura. Without exception, they were all Marvels!
However—
at that very moment, all these Marvels converged, emitting a piercing light.
Mi Zheng formed a seal with his hands and jabbed a finger toward the converged Marvels!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—
In an instant,
an infinite amount of Spirit Charm spread out, blanketing an area tens of thousands of miles wide.
The void trembled violently!
Under this power, it seemed as if everything was on the verge of annihilation.
This was the very technique that Mi Zheng and the others had spent the last three hundred years cultivating together.
It was called the World-Breaking Heaven-Opening Slash!