Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

The Cloud Dragon Immortal Boat is located in a small grotto-heaven less than ten miles in diameter at its bottom level.

The cave walls were made of water-patterned jade with a pale blue luster. The jade was warm and smooth, and faint shadows of light passing by outside could be seen, as if it were inlaid with countless flowing stars. The air was filled with a faint water vapor and the residual immortal energy fluctuations of the array, which intertwined to form a faint barrier that isolated the noise of the outside world.

Su Mo stood quietly in the center of the cave, his aura perfectly blending with the surrounding environment. His breathing was in sync with the water vapor, as if he had transformed into a silent piece of jade, merging into this small world.

Suddenly, a divine light flashed in Su Mo's eyes, and two streams of purple-gold light burst forth from his pupils, piercing through the barrier of the cave heaven like swords tempered with the fire of chaos, reaching the outer layer of the immortal ship. Under this gaze, the layers of restrictions interwoven with the rules of a third-grade true immortal and reinforced by the dragon pattern array eyes became as transparent as thin paper. The energy veins of the defensive light screen were as clear as a spider web, and the trajectory of the flowing runes was as lively as a living thing. Even the weak points of the array eyes could not be hidden.

Through the barrier of the immortal ship, one could see the breathtaking scene outside: the Nine Realms Immortal Gate was like an ancient divine mountain suspended in the universe, with the words "Nine Realms" flowing with immortal golden light on the gate. A visible torrent of energy poured out from the gate, enveloping the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship like a mother's arms, propelling it across the void towards the Nine Realms Immortal Gate.

Soon, Su Mo's gaze became more solemn, and he sighed softly, "Such speed, what a magnificent Nine Realms Immortal Gate. As expected of the legendary immortal treasure—the Golden Immortal Artifact, even a mere projection of power possesses such might."

At this moment, the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship, swept along by the torrent, had reached speeds beyond imagination. The surrounding stars turned into blurry bands of light, and long gaps were torn in the void. Even his divine sense, now comparable to a late-stage eighth-rank True Immortal, could hardly capture the details of the outside world. Its speed was in no way inferior to those ninth-rank True Immortals who were known for their speed.

Most importantly, this terrifying acceleration was not unique to the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship. He could clearly sense that throughout the entire Cangling Sea, whether it was a fifth-grade True Immortal force with a history spanning tens of thousands of cosmic eras or a newly emerging first-grade True Immortal sect, their immortal ships or other vehicles were all speeding at a similar speed, as if being pulled by the same invisible hand, converging towards the Nine Domains Immortal Sect.

This was merely the work of a projection of power from the Nine Realms Immortal Sect, not even a fraction of its true power was unleashed.

Su Mo frowned slightly. If a true Golden Immortal artifact were to unleash its full power, how terrifying would it be? Even if he used all his trump cards and his 1,500 illusory spirit bodies spared no expense, burning their True Immortal essence, he might not be able to save his life against it.

"It seems I was a little too optimistic before."

"Once we enter the Nine Realms Continent, we must be careful and not be too reckless."

"Who knows if those immortal descendants of the Golden Immortals will bring Golden Immortal artifacts into the Nine Realms Continent?"

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

Just because golden immortal artifacts never appeared in the previous Nine Realms Immortal War doesn't mean they won't appear this time either.

Moreover, the strongest True Immortals he suppressed were only at the peak of the seventh rank, not even touching the threshold of the ninth rank True Immortal, let alone entering the circle of half-step Golden Immortals. The true secrets of the Nine Domains Immortal War were far beyond their comprehension. Perhaps in previous Immortal Wars, someone had used the power of a Golden Immortal artifact, but it simply hadn't reached the ears of lower-level cultivators.

"Only by following the right path can one achieve eternity." Su Mo murmured to himself, a hint of enlightenment flashing in his eyes. "Before I truly possess the power to dominate the Ancient Immortal Realm, I must remain low-key, extremely low-key!"

The next second...

Su Mo slowly closed his eyes, the chaotic energy around him completely receding, even the faint light emanating from his pores vanishing, as if he had transformed into an inconspicuous star crystal within the grotto-heaven, utterly unremarkable. Only within his natal sea of ​​cosmic energy, the lotus platform formed from the Heart of the Universe emitted a steady light, deeply imprinting this caution and solemnity into his soul, transforming it into an invisible warning.

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Spring goes and autumn comes, and eight hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

"arrive!"

Within the small grotto at the bottom of the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship, Su Mo opened his closed eyes once more, a fleeting glimpse of chaotic energy passing through them. His gaze pierced through the layers of restrictions on the immortal ship, clearly seeing the ever-growing Nine Domains Immortal Gate before him—the two characters "Nine Domains" on the gate seemed to come alive, countless phantoms of the birth and death of universes emerging from the flowing golden light, the torrent of energy surging like a reversed celestial river, the oppressive aura emanating from it causing the entire Azure Spirit Sea to groan slightly.

Experiencing the shock of being so close up firsthand, Su Mo's heart trembled once more. Only when he got closer did he truly feel the terror of this immortal sect. The power contained in this projection alone would probably require him to use all his trump cards and have all 1,500 illusory spirit bodies attack at once to barely contend with it.

Just as Su Mo was slightly stunned, the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship shot into the Nine Realms Immortal Gate like an arrow.

In an instant, an immense and irresistible spatial force enveloped the entire immortal ship. Inside, apart from Su Mo, everyone else—including True Immortal Yunlong, a perfect third-grade True Immortal—fell into a state of sudden mental stillness, their eyes becoming vacant, their entire bodies frozen in a strange, rigid state. Time seemed to freeze at that moment, and only the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship, enveloped by the spatial force, sped through the bizarre and fantastical spacetime tunnel like a small boat, surrounded by distorted starlight and shattered fragments of rules.

Su Mo stood quietly, feeling the tearing and reshaping of spatial power, yet his mind remained clear. Although this power was strong, it did not have a substantial impact on him. Instead, it gave him a deeper understanding of the laws of space—the broken fragments of rules contained the secrets of spatial folding and leaping, like a living book unfolding before his eyes.

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Soon, another century has passed.

A streak of nine-colored divine light suddenly appeared in front of the Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship, radiating countless rays of light and auspicious energy. At the center of the divine light, a spacetime vortex spun quietly, with the laws of the Golden Immortal flowing through its inner walls. Through the ever-expanding opening of the vortex, the outline of a vast continent could be vaguely seen—clouds and mist swirled around the continent's edges, and mountains lay dormant like giant dragons, exuding a heavy and majestic aura.

"We've arrived. As expected of a Golden Immortal artifact, it's truly terrifying!"

Although he had witnessed all of this through the memories of the True Immortals he had suppressed, experiencing it firsthand still left him deeply awestruck. The Nine Domains Continent was located at the intersection of the nine Immortal Domains, separated from the Azure Spirit Sea by countless trillions of eons. Even at his current speed, comparable to a late-stage Eighth-Rank True Immortal, it would take him hundreds, thousands, or even longer to reach it. Yet, through this Nine Domains Immortal Gate, the Nine Domains Continent was already within reach in just a hundred years. This power that transcended time and space was so unreal that it felt like a dream.

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After a few breaths.

The Cloud Dragon Immortal Ship trembled slightly, successfully traversing the space-time vortex and landing steadily on a vast wasteland.

Beneath their feet lay reddish-brown earth, as hard as the metal of a true immortal, leaving barely a trace beneath their feet; every grain of sand contained a faint trace of the laws of a golden immortal, cool to the touch, and possessing an immortal resilience. In the distance stretched a continuous black mountain range, its peaks piercing the clouds, with faint rumblings emanating from their summits—the sounds of colliding rules.

"As expected of the Golden Immortal Continent, such a sturdy spatial barrier!"

Su Mo frowned. At this moment, he once again felt the same sense of constraint he had when he first entered the Ancient Immortal Realm and was on the Cloud Light Continent. It was even more terrifying. Compared to the sixth-level True Immortal Continents like the Qilin Continent and the Star Sea Continent, their spatial barriers were simply shoddy constructions, not even on the same level.

Below the True Immortal level, the idea of ​​tearing through space to escape is out of the question; one can only rely on the escape light to fly. Even if his combat power is comparable to a late-stage Eighth Rank True Immortal, and he uses his full strength to perform a Great Teleportation, the distance is still less than ten thousand Dao Years. Compared to his usual supernatural abilities, it is not much different from having his cultivation completely destroyed.

Not only that, but divine sense was also suppressed to a terrifying degree, only able to cover a few hundred thousand Dao years of void, far less than a fraction of a universe year.

Fortunately, this Nine Realms Continent was a post-natal Golden Immortal Continent created by nine immortal Golden Immortals, including Xuanzhen True Immortal. Its area is far smaller than the innate Golden Immortal Continents nurtured by the Ancient Immortal Realm, and even smaller than some of the original True Immortal Continents of the Ancient Immortal Realm, with a diameter of less than a million cosmic years. Otherwise, simply traveling on the continent would have been a major challenge.

at this time……

"Om..."

A dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth before Su Mo, containing the primordial aura of the Nine Domains Continent, rapidly condensing into a palm-sized golden divine tablet. Ancient patterns were engraved on the tablet, with the characters "Xuanzhen" faintly visible, and a faint halo of rules flowing around its edges, radiating fluctuations of the same origin as the Nine Domains Continent.

"As expected, my cultivation level cannot hide from the original will of the Nine Domains Continent."

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