Chapter 1280: The Ancient and the Modern

14 Mar, 2025

Chapter 1280: The Ancient and the Modern

In the void of the fifth star ring, the old man in straw sandals looked at the dust and light flying out of his hands, watching them dissipate and return.

The memories of the past seemed to flow before his eyes.

It was the life of his son, Aurora.

In the end, it stopped at the scene of him begging for death with a bitter smile.

Then, the old man's eyes shone with a strong light, and his body emitted an inexplicable pressure.

The surrounding void was affected, and bubbles appeared one after another.

It contained the cycle of life and death, the rise and fall of fate, and finally weaved into a fairy tale that was close to reality.

Then, he raised his old right hand and grabbed at the fairy tale in front of him!

It was as if he wanted to draw out the figure in the memory from time, bring it out of the illusion, and turn it from a fairy tale into reality.

In the next moment, everything became real!

As the bubbles shook, the figure of Immortal Lord Aurora gathered, and these bubbles were converging under the old man's guidance …

But at the same time, the waves in the entire fifth star ring suddenly stopped, and then all living things trembled unconsciously.

An indescribable terror was born in the fifth star ring.

It was as if the mystery that had been sealed for thousands of years was showing signs of breaking out …

So, the old man's raised hand paused.

In the end, he put down his hand and let the Immortal Lord Aurora that was about to form dissipate again.

The waves in the fifth star ring also dissipated.

Everything returned to its previous state.

Then, he closed his eyes.

In the end, he let out a long sigh full of regret and pain.

"I can't bring you back …"

As he murmured, the old man looked at his palm.

"Give me some time …"

"And this scene should be what you want to see …"

The old man whispered softly, and then raised his hand again.

This time, he didn't draw it, but faced his palm toward the fourth star ring.

In the next moment, the lines on his palm suddenly emitted a gravitational vortex that seemed to be able to devour the galaxy.

In an instant, it spread across the entire fifth star ring.

The entire fifth star ring, all the Heavens Beyond Heaven, countless star fields, countless universes, countless stars, and even all living things … emitted their own luck at this moment!

The power of luck kept rising, like the dust in the Immortal Hourglass, and collapsed toward the old man's palm along a spiral trajectory.

Furthermore, during this process, countless stars were born, and innumerable amounts of starlight were formed.

And all the radiance turned into docile silver tassels between his fingers.

Then, it fused with the providence and finally stopped in the old man's hand.

The next moment, the old man suddenly rubbed his fists.

Suddenly, the entire fifth star ring seemed to have turned into a painting under the pressure of the absolute immortal pressure, unbeknownst to all living beings.

All the stars were spots of light embedded in the Void Picture Scroll. Countless black holes collapsed into drifting ashes amidst their sorrowful cries, becoming the patterns of the Void Picture Scroll.

Trillions of living beings were solidified into amber crystals.

This wasn't destruction, but a process of gathering Fate. It would happen when every Immortal Lord ascended the throne.

And today, the old man would return the thousand years that he had hidden away and release the karma.

And so, the Nine Shores Era came to an end.

Thus, the Aurora Era arrived!

As for the Aurora Immortal Lord, who was supposed to ascend to the throne, he had already perished … Under the guidance of the old man, the fate of the entire fifth star ring would fall onto the sole bloodline.

He was the Aurora Young Master.

"I'll wait for your return …"

In the void, the old man spoke softly. The fate of the entire fifth star ring gathered in his palm turned into an unstoppable torrent. With a supreme momentum, it passed through the star rings and surged into … the Primordial Mother Planet of the fourth star ring!

At the same time, on the Primordial Mother Planet of the fourth star ring, Xu Qing listened to the Aurora Young Master's words and looked at the prosperity of all things between heaven and earth. Most of the fog in his heart dissipated!

"First, he became a God, then a God Lord. Next …"

"Next, in the entire upper 36 star rings, I'm afraid it's the first time … that he changed his mind and became an immortal!" Fairy Ling Huang said softly.

Although he had guessed it, Xu Qing's heart was still stirred at this moment.

He had seen people change their Dao and become gods more than once.

However, he had never heard of anyone changing their mind and becoming an immortal!

This was related to the environment of the upper and lower 36 star rings. After all, gods … were noble!

It was impossible for them to walk the path of immortality without this understanding.

Besides, there must be other factors that prevented gods from doing so!

While Xu Qing's thoughts were fluctuating, in mid-air, the Aurora Young Master, who had walked into the sky under the guidance of countless blood vessels, looked at the ground.

Looking at the Primordial Mother Planet, feeling the Immortal Source from the fourth star ring, and experiencing the rich divinity, he suddenly smiled.

Although this smile looked twisted, his words … were earth-shattering!

"God Dao… Сattle!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand and waved it. Suddenly, the blood vessels connected to the Primordial Mother Planet began to churn violently.

In the depths of the earth's flesh, where the blood vessels were connected to the earth's veins, those blood vessels instantly separated and no longer merged. Instead, they rapidly returned.

At the same time, the entire Primordial Mother Planet rumbled, and the voice of the Aurora Young Master resounded throughout the fourth star ring.

"Cultivator seek enlightenment, changes into a God... and becomes an Immortal!"

As soon as these words came out, the Primordial Mother Planet rumbled, and all the civilizations and living beings that had formed on it withered at this moment!

Not only the mother planet, but the True Gods who worshipped here in the outside world all trembled violently. Even the Gods in the entire fourth star ring felt as if their souls were struck by lightning at this moment.

Countless temples collapsed, and countless statues collapsed.

As soon as the voice fell, all things were shocked!

It was also at this moment that the sky … changed!

A torrent of providence shuttled from the fifth star ring, appeared in the fourth star ring, and appeared on the Primordial Mother Planet, replacing the void here!

Looking at the flowing light in the sky, the last wisp of fog in Xu Qing's heart completely dissipated.

He was a True Lord, and he was supported by the providence of the fifth star ring, so at this moment, when he looked at the sky, he could clearly sense the source of the providence!

"I understand …"

Xu Qing murmured.

This was the real plan that the fifth star ring had been preparing from the very beginning, and it had been implemented step by step until now!

The person who set up this plan was the Immortal Venerable.

However, it had always been a foundation and had never been carried out thoroughly, because the Immortal Venerable still lacked a necessary condition.

That was until the Immortal Venerable saw Xu Qing and Erniu on the Wanggu Continent of the ninth star ring.

At that moment, the essential part of this plan was already in place.

That was how all the follow-up came about.

"It also needs a special location: the Primordial Mother Planet, the place where the first God of the fourth star ring was born.

"It also needs a special time: the day when the Nine Shores Immortal Lord left his position and the Aurora Immortal Lord took over.

"In this way, it can be truly completed …

"Borrowing a God to become the Immortal Lord!"