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

"The Cataclysmic Flame is truly terrifying!"

Jiang He couldn't help but gasp!
This thing, that tiny flame, actually forced the Evil Dragon Emperor to cut off his arm to save his body... Of course, the Evil Dragon Emperor was at the [Invincible] level, and with his cultivation and strength, he could definitely suppress this "calamity fire".

“Brother Evil Dragon is right.”

"I've only reached the [Invincible] level in terms of combat power, but my cultivation is still far from sufficient. I must be extremely careful not to get tainted by the tribulation fire."

Jiang He followed cautiously behind the Evil Dragon Emperor, the Dragon King, and the Yellow Springs Emperor.

Three invincible figures cleared the way.

He doesn't need to worry about getting tainted by the "fire of calamity".

As for the three dragon emperors who were leading the way, they stayed outside. After all, with their cultivation levels, even a wisp of tribulation fire would be fatal to them, so there was no need to take that risk.

"Everyone, be careful."

"This secret cosmic space is covered by a layer of array restrictions... The power of the array restrictions has the ability to transform space. If we enter, we may be teleported to different places."

The Evil Dragon Emperor said, "We must not be careless... Perhaps there is some kind of crisis in the place we have been teleported to."

As we approach the secret realm of the universe.

The array restrictions outside the cosmic secret realm have been triggered...

hum!
A burst of seven-colored light flashed by, and Jiang He felt the space shift. When he regained his footing, he found himself in a palace.

This palace is extremely large, with its own internal space containing mountains and water.

However, the mountain has collapsed, and the vegetation on it has withered and died.

The water has dried up, and the soil on the dry riverbed has cracked in many places. Many skeletons are buried in the soil, and the skeletons are in various shapes and sizes. Some of them have half of their bodies sticking out of the riverbed.

Jianghe delivered a powerful punch from a distance.

Upon discovering that some of the skeletons were still intact, he exclaimed in surprise, "These skeletons must have been at least close to the level of Invincible when they were alive. They've been dead for so long, yet they can still withstand a casual punch from me."

He came to the riverbed and found a sword among the scattered bones.

This sword is already rusty, and its forging technique is completely different from the imperial weapons and holy weapons of this era. It should be a weapon or magical artifact from the previous era or even earlier.

"This is……"

"Immortal weapon!"

The spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife flew out of the gourd and exclaimed in surprise, "This immortal artifact has decayed, and all the immortal laws within it have been lost... Impossible! Immortal artifacts have spirits and can even cultivate on their own. How could they be corroded by the years?"

Jiang He grabbed his sword and swung it fiercely.

Click.

The sword broke.

He said, "If a celestial artifact were in the celestial realm, it would not be easily corroded by time. But this is the mortal realm, and this cosmic secret realm is ancient. It is very likely a product from several eras ago and has experienced several epoch-breaking calamities. The power of the calamity fire is enough to burn everything."

He ventured deeper into the main hall.

This grand hall should be a palace-type magical artifact, but it has been nearly destroyed after several eras of destruction.

Jianghe accidentally triggered one of the restrictions, which caused the space inside the hall to collapse and the entire hall to disintegrate instantly.

"grass!"

Jiang He was covered in dust from the collapsed space, even his clothes were covered in a layer of dust. He rushed out of the collapsed hall, cursing and swearing. He wiped himself off and said in surprise, "Strange... This hall was a space of its own. Its collapse was actually a spatial collapse. There was even dust when the space collapsed?"

Jiang He knows the concept of "collapsed space" all too well.

He destroyed countless enemies.

When space collapses, the turbulent spatial currents generate a devouring force that can swallow even a star, let alone dust... How did dust end up on me?

"what?"

The spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife spoke up: "Master, the aura of this ash is somewhat similar to that of the Calamity Fire... Could it be the ash left behind by the burning Calamity Fire?"

Ashes of war?

Jiang He said, "If the flames of calamity burn, how can ashes be left behind?"

The spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife said, "I don't know, Master. I used to live in the Immortal Realm and have never seen the so-called [Epochal Tribulation Fire]... I made this judgment because I saw that the aura of these ashes was somewhat similar to that of the tribulation fire."

What remains of the ashes left after the flames of war have burned?

Perhaps that's really possible.

If this cosmic secret realm has existed for seven or eight eras as the dragons speculated, then it means it has experienced at least six or seven "era-ending catastrophes," and it is quite reasonable that some "ashes" were left behind.

Jiang He thought for a moment, then dipped his finger in the "ash" and carefully licked it with his tongue.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Seeing this, the spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife nearly popped its eyes out and exclaimed, "Master, be careful... Since this tribulation fire retains the aura of tribulation fire, it must also retain some of the characteristics of tribulation fire. Spit it out quickly... or your life will be in danger!"

The river was in the wrong.

He smacked his lips a few times, tasting the "ashes of calamity," and said, "The taste is strange, it feels a bit like eating incense... Hmm?"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang He's expression changed.

He felt a strange power rapidly spreading from the tip of his tongue throughout his body.

Decay, decay, withering...

As the river's aura changed, the "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife could even clearly sense that his life force was rapidly draining away and his blood and qi were decaying!
"It really is ashes of calamity!"

Jiang He felt the changes in his body, pinched his face, and said, "My skin seems to have become much looser... Is this aging?"

He wasn't very nervous.

Because he had already sensed that... with his own cultivation level, he could dissolve this "power" with a single turn of his qi and blood. He just wanted to feel this power, to feel the power of "epochal destruction".

next moment--

"Ding!"

"Refine the ashes of calamity, strength +10000kg".

"???"

Jiang He was taken aback. He hadn't expected that "ashes of calamity" could actually be refined... and that just a tiny bit of "ashes of calamity" on his tongue had directly increased his weight by "10000 kg".

If you take a big bite of this, wouldn't it directly increase your physical strength by tens or hundreds of dragon powers?

"what?"

The spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, which had just been "wailing," exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Jiang He's aura return, "Master...you...you're alright?"

Jiang He said calmly, "A mere speck of ashes is nothing."

The "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife wiped away imaginary tears, then laughed through its tears, "I thought you were going to die, Master... It's good that you're alright, you really scared me to death." Jiang He: "..."

He flicked the "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife on the forehead and cursed, "So young, yet you spew such foul language. Who taught you that?"

The spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife rubbed its forehead and said aggrievedly, "Master, I have been born for more than 2000 million years... In terms of age, no one in the entire universe is older than me. I just have the appearance of a three-year-old child."

An era consists of 100 ages.

An era lasts 129,600 years, and an epoch lasts only 12,960,000 years... In terms of age, no one in the myriad worlds of this epoch is indeed older than this guy.

Snapped!
Jiang He slapped it again, angrily saying, "A spirit over twenty million years old, still spewing profanities! Disrespectful to its age! It deserves a beating!"

"........."

The "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife moved its lips and mumbled something.

Jiang He shook off the ashes from his body, then opened his mouth and inhaled them all into his stomach.

These ashes weighed at least a pound. As soon as they entered the stomach, the power of "annihilation" began to erupt, causing the river's energy to surge and the skin to age visibly.

"Ding!"

"Refine the ashes of calamity, Strength +1000 Dragon Power".

A system notification sounded in my mind.

The "ashes of calamity" he swallowed were instantly refined by Jiang He, and the power of "annihilation" was absorbed, causing his aura to quickly return to normal.

"About a pound of calamity ash can increase dragon power by 1000, which is equivalent to me killing a half-saint..."

Jiang He licked his lips, still somewhat unsatisfied. His eyes darted around, searching the surroundings, and he thought to himself, "Ancient cosmic secret realms like this have endured the destruction of six or seven eras. Each era's cataclysmic destruction left behind a vast amount of ashes..."

The spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife was also surprised to see Jiang He devouring the ashes of tribulation, and asked in astonishment, "Master, you can even refine the ashes of tribulation?"

Jiang He didn't answer, but said, "Alright, let's search around. Maybe we can find more ashes."

He randomly chose a direction and started walking forward.

The mountains and rivers of this cosmic secret realm have long since dried up, and the place is in ruins, with many mountains still burning with the flames of catastrophe.

"strangeness!"

Why are there no ashes of war on these mountains and on the land?

Jianghe climbed the mountain and discovered another dilapidated palace on the mountain.

The palace was engulfed in flames of calamity, its protective array nearly collapsed. Jiang He avoided the flames and entered the palace, where he found the floor covered with a thick layer of calamity ash. He exclaimed with delight, "So much calamity ash..."

He grabbed a handful of ashes, stuffed them into his mouth to refine them, and then took out a storage ring and filled it with the ashes.

Jianghe only regretted that he hadn't brought a broom and a dustpan.

He spent a full hour collecting all the ashes from the entire interior of the hall into his storage ring, which was ten miles long and wide, and a mountain of ashes was piled up inside it!

"Master, come quick!"

Suddenly, the "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife flew out from a side hall, excitedly shouting, "There is a powerful figure who has passed away in this side hall. He left behind his legacy and treasures!"

"Oh?"

Jiang He followed the "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife into the side hall, only to find a corpse sitting cross-legged in the center of the hall.

The corpse exuded an aura of destruction, covered in a layer of calamity dust, suggesting it had been dead for at least several epochs.

Beside him stood a stone tablet inscribed with his life story.

"These words..."

Jiang He approached the stone tablet to examine it closely, but he couldn't recognize a single character. So he turned to the "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife and asked, "Do you recognize these characters?"

The spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife spoke up: "This is the script of the Immortal Realm... I didn't expect this ancient powerhouse to understand the script of the Immortal Realm... Or is this the script used by all the heavens and myriad realms several epochs ago?"

The chubby baby approached the stone tablet and said, "Master, this senior called himself the Heavenly Heart Immortal. This stone tablet records his life story, from how he cultivated diligently when he was weak, all the way to becoming a Heavenly Immortal and becoming a hegemon of his era."

"Celestial being?"

Jiang He said, "What did you say the Celestial Immortal Realm was equivalent to again? Invincible?"

The "spirit" of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife nodded and said, "[Invincible] is indeed equivalent to a Celestial Immortal... Once you cultivate to this level, you can transcend the Three Realms and be outside the Five Elements. If you were in the Immortal Realm, you could live forever."

He looked at the stone tablet and continued reading: "After cultivating to become a Celestial Immortal, the Celestial Immortal attempted to ascend to the Immortal Realm, but failed. Finally, at the end of the era, he found this cosmic secret realm and sealed himself within it..."

"He lived into the next era, when the universe was reborn, the myriad worlds after their destruction were revived, and the Holy Spirit proliferated..."

"He controlled a vast world, which he named the [Heavenly Heart Realm]... But only a few eras later, an extremely powerful race was born in that era—the God Race!"

He offended a powerful figure from the divine race, was hunted down and severely injured, and eventually hid back in this cosmic secret realm.

However, due to the damage to his origin and severe injuries, he ultimately could not withstand the second epochal catastrophe and passed away here, leaving behind his legacy and immortal artifacts.

The inscription on the stone tablet states...

Anyone who can pass the test left by the "Heavenly Heart Immortal" can approach his corpse and take away his inheritance and treasures.

"The gods..."

Jiang He said, "The gods were beings from the previous era. So, this [Heavenly Heart Immortal] is a master from the era before that?"

He turned his head to look at the corpse.

He stepped forward, then asked in surprise, "Wait...didn't the stone tablet say he left behind a test? Where is the test? Why did I walk straight to his corpse?"

"I do not know."

The spirit of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife said, "Perhaps the test restrictions he left behind have been completely burned away by the calamity fire of the epochal destruction?"

"........."

"Shouldn't it?"

Jiang He said, "After all, he was a powerful figure who lived for two eras. How could the restrictions he left behind be so weak?"

He circled the corpse but found no "inheritance" or treasures. He immediately raised an eyebrow and said, "Could it be that someone beat me to it, broke through the restriction test, and took the inheritance and treasures?"

But the dragons said...

This ancient cosmic secret has never been discovered.

This entry is considered "pioneering"... If someone had actually entered before, the dragons would definitely recognize it.

Just then, a violent explosion suddenly came from afar, followed by a surge of power that shattered the palace.

Jiang He burst out of the collapsed palace, only to see a golden five-clawed dragon fighting a towering figure in the sky above this cosmic secret realm. He roared, "The gods... I never imagined that the remnants of the gods would be hiding in this cosmic secret realm!"

It's the Dragon Emperor!
The Dragon Emperor is the son of the Ancestral Dragon. In his childhood, he experienced the final battle against the God Clan and witnessed the fall of many powerful dragons at the hands of the God Clan. Now that he has discovered a powerful God Clan member in this cosmic secret realm, he will naturally not let him go!

The tall figure exuded a powerful aura, with six pairs of black wings sprouting from his back. He held a long spear and said in a deep voice, "Dragon Emperor, I have no intention of being your enemy. Please assist me... I will depart now!" (End of this chapter)