I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

"The time is not yet right; they have not yet awakened."

Dean An said, "If it weren't for the upheaval of heaven and earth when spiritual energy revived back then, causing problems with my slumbering place, I would probably still be slumbering now."

Jiang He asked curiously, "How do you know when the time has come?"

Dean An looked up at the sky and said, "When this era ends and the end of the era arrives... they will awaken when the cataclysm of the era's destruction sweeps across the heavens!"

The catastrophe that shattered the era!

Jiang He had heard this term many times before, but he was very puzzled and asked, "Dean An, what exactly is the cataclysm of the epochal destruction?"

"They all say that once the cataclysmic destruction of the era arrives, all the heavens and myriad worlds will perish!"

"One era is 129,600 years."

"One hundred ages make up an era... An era is 12.96 million years. This timeline is incredibly long for living beings, but it is nothing for celestial bodies in the universe."

Ordinary stars can exist for billions or even tens of billions of years, provided they are not destroyed.

An epoch is indeed nothing to these "celestial bodies".

Dean An said, "I have never experienced the calamity of the destruction of an era, and I do not know the reason for it... In short, when an era is destroyed, all the heavens and myriad worlds will be destroyed, all living beings will perish, and the universe will collapse... Only the invincible can hope to survive this calamity and reach the next era."

"When the cataclysm of the epochal collapse arrives, will all living beings in the universe perish? Only the [Invincible] will have a chance to survive to the next epoch?"

Jiang He repeated the sentence in his mind, but didn't react much.

This surprised Dean An, who asked, "The heavens are about to perish, aren't you worried?"

Jiang He said, "It's like the sky wanting to rain, or a mother wanting to remarry. The coming of the calamity of the end of the era is something I can't stop, so why worry?"

Dean An: "You are still young. In this world, you have friends, relatives, lovers, teachers... You will watch them die one by one in the Great Cataclysm. Can you bear the pain of losing your dearest loved ones in life and death?"

Jiang He laughed and said, "Didn't they say that as long as you can enter the [Gate of Immortal Realm] and ascend to the Immortal Realm, you can live forever?"

Dean An said, "The path between immortals and mortals is severed. Even if you can break through the Gate to the Immortal Realm and enter, that will only be you... What about your family and friends?"

Jiang He raised an eyebrow and said, "Isn't it said that when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven?"

Dean An smiled and said, "Looking back on the long history of our ancestral star, the only one who truly achieved this was the patriarch of the Jingming Dao of the Wanshou Palace in Xishan... He was one of the Four Celestial Masters of Taoism and was granted immortality by the Heavenly Emperor of the Celestial Court, so his treatment was naturally different."

Jiang He's expression was grim and uncertain as he asked, "What about the gods?"

Dean An said, "Among the gods, only those who are invincible and a few beings comparable to immortals have survived to this era. All the other gods in this era were born from them."

"........."

Hey!
Jiang He said in a deep voice, "Since that's the case, then I will blast open the [Gate of the Immortal Realm], reopen the path between immortals and mortals, and lead everyone to ascend to the heavens!"

Dean An was taken aback.

He immediately shook his head and sighed, "This matter sounds simple, but how can it be done?"

“Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.”

Jiang He said, "Besides, no one has ever tried it before, so why are you so sure that the [Gate to the Immortal Realm] can't be opened?"

At this time.

Several freight trucks drove up from outside.

It turned out that the New Year's goods Jiang He bought at the supermarket had arrived. Dean An exclaimed in shock, "You bought these with your own money? So many...you practically emptied half the supermarket! This must cost hundreds of thousands!"

Jiang He chuckled and said, "Do worldly wealth even matter to you, Dean An?"

Dean An smiled meaningfully and said, "I have entered the world and earn worldly money... Anning Mental Hospital has been operating at a loss for so many years, ever since the old director, and has only managed to survive until now thanks to government subsidies."

"It's only because our hospital produced such a prodigy as you, and because I, the hospital director, am quick-witted and came up with many ways to make money, that we were able to turn a profit and earn a little money..."

"Quickly, quickly... move all of these things to the cafeteria."

"The canteen has already prepared the rice, flour, oil, fish, duck, meat, and eggs. Today they're making dumplings, a real feast... We'll tally up the leftovers and distribute them to the medical staff and patients... Damn, you've gotten so fat from all that eating, how come you can't even hold a plate of eggs properly!"

"A sin!"

"A perfectly good egg, smashed like that! That's money!"

Dean An was heartbroken and went over to kick the fat security guard.

hard to imagine.

It's astonishing that an ancient powerhouse, a progenitor-level being, would be so petty.

Perhaps this is the kind of happiness that Dean An is pursuing?

The clothing from the mall arrived quickly, and the hospital staff and patients each changed into a new set, with some clothes still left over.

"The rest will be sent to the warehouse... and distributed next holiday."

Dean An made the decision.

Jiang He was about to return to his ward when Dean An stopped him, saying, "I've arranged for you to change wards. It's in the newly built building... the best room on the top floor, over 300 square meters, and the interior design was done by a master."

Jiang He was surprised and laughed, "Dean An is so generous!"

"What a load of rubbish!"

Chen Yu emerged from underground and said, "He sealed off the 213 ward where you used to stay, and even put some of your clothes inside for people to see... He charges a hundred yuan per visit, and he's made quite a bit of money over the past year."

"........."

Dean An blushed and said, "I was just thinking of generating revenue for the hospital and improving the living conditions for the patients."

"Come on, come on..."

"Zhou Yue, take Jiang He to the ward."

"Oh, by the way, everyone remember to help make dumplings in the cafeteria this afternoon."

On Lunar New Year's Eve, we eat dumplings and watch fireworks.

Around 9 p.m., snowflakes began to fall again.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the goose-feather-like snowflakes quickly covered Wucheng with a layer of silver.

The sudden heavy snowfall did not dampen everyone's joy; on the contrary, it added to the festive atmosphere. Patients and medical staff were having snowball fights and building snowmen outside. Laughter and occasional firecrackers dispelled the winter chill.

At 12 o'clock, a large number of fireworks rose into the sky on time, illuminating the night sky of Wucheng.

Jiang He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the large, single-level ward that Dean An had specially built for him, looking at the dazzling fireworks outside, and murmured, "The world is so beautiful, but... why must there be a catastrophe that destroys an era?"

Behind.

Zhu Lingzhi and Xiao Yao fell silent for a moment.

After a long pause, the little demon finally said, "The calamity of the destruction of an era is the will of Heaven... An era is a cycle, and at the end of an era, the calamity of the destruction of an era will descend, and all living beings in all the heavens and myriad worlds and all races in the universe will perish as a result."

"The universe collapses, is destroyed... until it re-evolves, at which point new life will be born, and the cycle repeats itself, as it has always been."

After all, she inherited the memories of the "Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox," who was already at the "ancestor level" several eras ago and had a far greater understanding of the myriad worlds than Zhu Lingzhi.

Jiang He withdrew his gaze and asked, "Through countless cycles of time, countless geniuses and heroes must have been born, yet no one has ever thought of solving this problem?"

The little demon said, "Perhaps there is... but the calamity of the destruction of an era is caused by the will of Heaven, and who can defy the will of Heaven?"

She paused, glanced at Zhu Lingzhi, and said, "I once heard a rumor that the Underworld was created by some ancestors of the ancestral star to solve the calamity of the destruction of the era... but later problems arose, so they had to give up."

"Oh?"

Jiang He's eyes flickered, and he said, "The Six Paths of Reincarnation?" The Hell Realm is the most peculiar realm among all the heavens and myriad realms.

It is the only realm of "the dead" in all the heavens and myriad worlds, and after the death of all living beings in the myriad worlds, as long as their true spirits are not destroyed, they all have the opportunity to be reborn in the hell realm as dead beings and have a "second life".

The little demon was surprised and said, "Young master actually knows about the Six Paths of Reincarnation?"

"That's right... Back then, the ancestors of the ancestral star opened up the Hell Realm with the intention of constructing the Six Paths and creating reincarnation, but why they gave up later... perhaps only those ancestors who participated in opening up the Hell Realm back then know."

"It's time to go to the underworld."

Jiang He quickly thought of something and said, "Lingzhi, Little Demon... let's go set off fireworks too!"

After spending two days in Wucheng, Jiang He made another trip to the "Xijiang Base City".

He arrived at Xishan.

However, the "West Mountain" of today is very different from what it used to be. The small mountain peak has risen from the ground and transformed into a large mountain range, where spiritual energy is abundant, and spirit birds soar and strange beasts roam.

Two hidden grotto-heavens manifested in the void. Looking up, Jiang He could vaguely see a vast water world and a small world filled with Taoist palaces.

"Jiang He!"

A figure flew over; it was Ning Caishen, who had already cultivated to the level of a half-saint.

Ning Caishen, adorned with jewels, said happily, "I heard you returned to the ancestral star and was thinking of taking some time to visit Wucheng... I didn't expect you to come to Xijiang Base City... Come on, let's go into the city and have a chat."

He led the river into the city and ordered people to prepare a feast to entertain them.

I learned during the chat that...

After Ning Caishen broke through to the semi-saint realm, he was assigned to Xijiang Base City to oversee the situation.

"Six months ago, after that dragon emperor emerged from the West Mountain Secret Realm, the land of West Mountain began to change... and even some ancient powerhouses emerged from it. They claimed to be successors of the Jingming Dao and disciples and grand-disciples of the legendary Taoist Master Xu."

"Oh?"

Jiang He asked, "Among these ancient powerhouses, are there any progenitors? Are there any invincible ones?"

"........."

Ning Caishen asked curiously, "What is the 'Ancestor'? What is 'Invincible'?"

amount……

Ok.

Jiang He said, "You're only a mid-level Half-Saint, so it's normal that you don't know about the [Ancestor Realm] and [Invincible Realm]... Have you ever seen those ancient powerhouses, Minister Qin?"

"I've seen it."

Ning Caishen said, "After those ancient powerhouses emerged, they went to Tianmen Pass. It is said that they wanted to rebuild Wanshou Palace and continue the lineage of Jingming Dao... They should have reached some kind of agreement with Minister Qin. Recently, they have begun to open Daoist temples and recruit disciples in various base cities and garrison cities."

After a moment's thought, Jiang He guessed Qin Jiuzhou's idea.

He clearly wanted to use the "Wanshou Palace" to open a dojo and recruit disciples to force out the inheritance of other hidden sects... After all, the Great Xia is only so big and has only so many people. The Wanshou Palace has already started recruiting disciples, aren't you in a hurry?
of course.

Jiang He did not intend to concern himself with the specific plans and arrangements of Qin Jiuzhou.

Qin Jiuzhou is the Lord of the Kunlun Realm and also controls the "power of the mountain and water fortune" of the ancestral star. With his abilities, he is fully capable of handling the affairs of the ancestral star.

Jiang He came to Xishan not to see Wanshou Palace, but to find Yun Yanchen.

"Cai Shen, can you contact someone at the Longevity Palace?"

"can."

Ning Caishen said, "After all, I am the garrison commander of Xijiang Base City. His Wanshou Palace has established a sect on my territory, so naturally he has to give me some face."

"Well."

Jiang He said, "Send someone to inform them that I want to pay a visit."

after an hour.

Jiang He, Zhu Lingzhi, and Xiao Yao entered Xishan together.

From among the Taoist palaces suspended in the sky, rays of light shot out, and an old man in a Taoist robe arrived, stepping on the light. He laughed heartily, "I've long admired Mr. Jiang's name, and seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved..."

"Mr. Jiang, it is an honor to have you here. I am sorry that I was unable to greet you properly."

The old Taoist flew to Jiang He's side and respectfully bowed.

The old Taoist priest had white hair and a youthful face, and he concealed his aura, but it still couldn't fool Jiang He.

"The Five-Star Great Sage?"

"Moreover, he has a faint aura of origin, which means he should not be far from the Great Emperor realm."

Jiang He secretly pondered for a moment, then clasped his hands and said, "I apologize for my intrusion... May I ask your Daoist name, Master?"

The old Taoist priest said, "Pingdao Xuanchengzi is now the head of Wanshou Palace."

"Master Xuancheng."

"Mr. Jiang, you're too kind... Please come in."

The group entered the secret realm filled with Taoist palaces.

Upon entering this place, Jiang He's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help but be startled. He looked around and thought to himself, "As expected of the legacy of Master Xu, who was bestowed the title of immortal by the Heavenly Emperor of the Celestial Court, the Great Dao within this secret realm is so stable that it is no less than the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Realm!"

hard to imagine.

A small, secret realm less than a thousand miles in circumference is comparable to the great world of the Primordial Demon Realm!
The most important thing is...

Standing here by the river, I felt a sudden pang of unease.

This means that within this secret realm, there is something that could threaten him...

He could see that within this secret realm, Xuan Chengzi was the strongest, along with a Great Saint, three Saints, and a dozen Half-Saints, with no other powerful figures present.

The threat that made him feel uneasy must have been a method left behind by "Master Xu".

We entered a Taoist palace.

Jiang He came to the portrait of Master Xu, offered incense and paid his respects, and then explained the purpose of his trip.

Xuan Chengzi gave a wry smile and said, "Mr. Jiang... I'm afraid you won't be able to see your fiancée today."

"Ok?"

Jiang He raised an eyebrow, his tone changing slightly, and asked, "Why can't we see her? Yun Yanchen is just cultivating in your Wanshou Palace. Do you think you can interfere with her personal freedom?"

Xuan Chengzi quickly said, "Mr. Jiang, you misunderstand... It's not that we restricted Master Yun's personal freedom, but that Master Yun has reached a critical stage in his cultivation and must not be disturbed."

"???"

Jiang He was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Yun...Grandmaster?"

Xuan Chengzi explained, “Mr. Jiang may not know that on the first day that Grandmaster Yun entered our Wanshou Palace to cultivate, she disturbed a wisp of immortal consciousness left behind by the Ancestral Master. He has already accepted Grandmaster Yun as his personal disciple... Now, in our Wanshou Palace, she has the highest seniority, so we should naturally call her Grandmaster.”

Clouds, smoke, and dust...

He was accepted as a personal disciple by Master Xu?
Upon hearing the news, Jiang He felt no joy, but rather a chill run down his spine, as if struck by lightning. He abruptly sat up, muttering, "How...how could this be?"

"My wife... became a Taoist nun? Can she still marry me?"
"........."

Xuan Chengzi was dumbfounded. After a moment of hesitation, he explained, "Mr. Jiang, disciples of the Jingming Sect are allowed to marry... Our ancestor married several wives, and when he ascended to immortality, he took dozens of his descendants with him..." (End of Chapter)