Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Su Mo's lips curled up in a self-deprecating arc. His fingertips tapped lightly on the stone table, a crisp "thump, thump" sound that echoed faintly in the silent courtyard. The plots of the fantasy novels he had read in his previous life on Blue Star suddenly surfaced in his mind. Those powerful masters who dominated the lower realms, capable of destroying heaven and earth with a single thought and controlling the fate of countless lives, after ascending to the upper realm, became lowly miners, spending their days among the stubborn stones, being whipped and enslaved. The thought of this was deeply tragic and absurd.

With a slight shake of his head, Su Mo dismissed the absurd thought. Ascension was inevitable, and it would take at most another 400 million years. Even if he deeply disdained it, the supreme will of the cosmic sea would transform into an invisible giant hand and force him out. Unless he wanted to destroy the cosmic sea that nurtured him and fight a bloody battle with that mysterious will, he had no other choice.

Crucially, the resources of the Ocean of the Universe were already extremely scarce for a Transcendent Master like him. Aside from the natal seals of the Samsara and Creation ancestors, who held the greatest trump cards of the two clans, there were no other resources suitable for a Transcendent Master's cultivation.

Even if he had the help of the golden finger, let go of all bottom line choices, and madly harvested the lifespans of billions of races in the sea of ​​the universe, the time he wanted to make further progress in cultivation and break through the first major success of the Hongmeng Infinite True Immortal Sutra would be recorded in the cosmic era, not to mention the great perfection, and even the second level of cultivation of the Hongmeng Infinite True Immortal Sutra. That time would be long enough to make the King of the Sea of ​​the Universe despair. Instead of wasting thousands of cosmic eras here, trapped in a bottleneck and unable to move forward, it would be better to ascend to the upper realm and give it a try, perhaps he could find a new opportunity.

He was able to successfully achieve transcendence in the Sea of ​​Universe from being an ordinary person without any cultivation in just one era. After becoming invincible in the Sea of ​​Universe and ascending to the upper realm, he was also able to rise rapidly and become a powerful person.

This shows his confidence in the Golden Finger. Even now, he still cannot see through the true face of the Golden Finger. Obviously, he is still far from reaching the limit of his Golden Finger.

The next second...

"Whoosh..."

Su Mo's figure shifted slightly, and a subtle ripple spread across the space around him, like the ripples created by a stone dropped into a lake, fleeting. He had vanished from the stone table at the Zhennan Palace, leaving not even a trace of his presence behind, as if he had never been there. Only the chessboard still lay quietly on the stone table, a reminder of his presence.

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Spring goes and autumn comes, flowers bloom and fall, and thousands of years of time pass by like sand through your fingers in the blink of an eye.

Jiuling Continent, Zhennan Palace.

Su Mo, dressed in a turquoise robe, stood quietly before the stone table, unchanged for millennia. The chessboard on the stone table remained frozen in the same state as before, as if time had stood still. He slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing the dome of the palace, passing over the swirling clouds of the Nine Spirits Continent, and transcending the solid barriers of the Divine Sky Universe, extending all the way to the center of the cosmic sea.

A divine light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and the distance of billions of cosmic years shrank into a short distance in his vision, and the barriers of time and space seemed to be nothing.

In an instant, he saw the most mysterious place in the Sea of ​​the Universe - it was a forbidden place that even the quasi-transcendent Lord could not peek into, and the abode of the Supreme Will of the Sea of ​​the Universe.

There was no glittering starry sky, no outlines of the world, no cosmic trajectory; even the most basic laws had ceased to exist. Only a pure, utter nothingness, so empty it made one's heart tremble. And in the center of this nothingness, a faint crack quietly hovered, like a scar spanning chaos, emitting a heart-pounding aura, as if connecting to another, unknown dimension.

A faint rainbow of light emanated from the crack. It was the original power of the sea of ​​the universe escaping. Every ray of light contained terrifying energy that was enough to allow the King of the Sea of ​​the Universe to break through the realm. Any creature below the King of the Sea of ​​the Universe in the Seventh Heaven would be instantly blown up by this original power if they approached, and even their true spirits could not survive.

As time went by, this crack was slowly expanding at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye, and the glow on the edge was becoming more and more intense. It was the only portal to leave the sea of ​​​​the universe, and also the passage to the legendary upper realm. Over thousands of cosmic eras, the seven transcendent masters including the Ancestor of Chaos left here one after another, and there was no news of them since then.

"After ten thousand years, everything that needed to be arranged has been almost completed. It's time for me to leave!"

Su Mo whispered to himself, with a hint of relief in his tone.

For millennia, he has constructed a transcendent divine formation within the Huanxu Cosmic River. Its interwoven patterns embody his true immortal power. Any King of the Universe Sea who dares to trespass within the Huanxu Cosmic River will be ruthlessly annihilated by the divine formation, guaranteeing the long-term safety of the Huanxu Cosmic River. The Shenxiao Universe, the epicenter of this transcendent formation, boasts even tighter defenses. Even the Lords of other universes will be ruthlessly annihilated by the formation's might if they approach within a million cosmic-years of the Shenxiao Universe. Furthermore, he has left numerous opportunities within the Shenxiao Universe. Within a few eons, the Lords of the Divine Xiao Universe will emerge like mushrooms after rain. It will only be a matter of time before a King of the Universe Sea emerges. In the future, the entire Huanxu Cosmic River will be ruled by the Shenxiao Universe.

As for the human race, he not only left behind a trump card that was enough to compete with the Transcendent Lords and cultivation materials for many Quasi-Transcendent Lords in the Tianyuan Universe, the ancestral land of the human race, but also asked the Xuanji God and the Yanhua God Clan to lead all the Quasi-Transcendent Lords in the clan to swear a supreme oath, leading the two clans to escort the human race. This was enough for the human race to grow up safely, give birth to many Quasi-Transcendent Lords, become a veritable Transcendent God Clan, stand at the top of the sea of ​​​​the universe without falling, which was worthy of his identity as a human.

next moment......

Su Mo took a step forward and stood above the Zhennan Palace. He looked down at the palace that held so many of his memories. From his initial ignorance when he first arrived in this world to his gradual rise, scenes from the past flashed through his mind quickly.

Then he waved his hand lightly, and the entire palace shrank rapidly in the golden light, and finally turned into a mini courtyard the size of a palm. The plaque "Zhennan Palace" on the gate was still clear.

He snapped his fingers, and the courtyard turned into a stream of light, sinking into the depths of his natal ocean, floating beside the heart of the universe, gently and closely guarded by layers of true immortal power, just like treasuring a peerless treasure, preserving this memory forever.

Then, he raised his eyes and looked around the entire Shenxiao Universe. His gaze swept across the majestic Shenxiao Immortal Court, across the three sacred places with profound heritage, and across familiar or unfamiliar chaotic circles... It seemed as if he wanted to deeply imprint every blade of grass, every tree, every scene, and every object in this universe in the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness - this time, the road ahead was long, shrouded in clouds and mist, and he had no idea when he would return. It might be a farewell forever, and we would never meet again.

After a few breaths, Su Mo withdrew his gaze, and the last trace of nostalgia in his eyes turned into resolute determination.

He took another step forward, and his figure left a faint green mark in the void. He instantly crossed the endless time and space, penetrated layers of barriers, and appeared in the void land where even the quasi-transcendent lords could hardly set foot.

Right in front of me is the mysterious crack.

The rainbow glow grew increasingly intense, like a dancing flame, scorching the void. The fundamental power of the universe surged like a surging tide, carrying the might of the creation. However, it automatically diverged when it reached within three feet of Su Mo, as if it had encountered a natural nemesis, not daring to touch his blue shirt, and was as gentle as a stream flowing around rocks. The rift was deep and dark, like a yawning maw ready to devour its prey. Countless lights and shadows could be vaguely seen swirling and shifting within it, as if it contained another, even vaster, cosmic ocean, or perhaps lurking unpredictable and unknown dangers, a terrifying prospect.

The supreme will of the ocean of the universe slowly fluctuates in the void, carrying a faint, emotionless urging, as if saying: The time has come, it's time to get going.

Su Mo turned around again, his gaze like an invisible scroll, slowly sweeping across the entire ocean of the universe.

From the quiet void of the Huanxu Universe to the brilliant stars of the Shenxiao Universe; from the vibrant human territory of the Tianyuan Universe to the orderly territories of the Creation and Samsara tribes... Billions of Universes and countless creatures passed by his sight one by one, as if saying their final farewell.

The supreme will of the ocean of the universe remained indifferent, and the ripples rising in the void seemed to remind him that separation had come and there was no need to linger.

Su Mo's gaze finally settled on the Nine Spirits Continent of the Shenxiao Universe. It was the place he had first traveled through, his second home, and the place that held so many memories. After a few breaths, he withdrew his gaze, his eyes no longer filled with hesitation, only with unwavering determination.

The shadow of the little dragon on his cuff seemed to sense something and rubbed his wrist affectionately. Then it raised its head and let out a clear dragon roar towards the crack, as if to cheer him on and dispel the unknown haze.

"gone."

Su Mo whispered, without looking back, and stepped into the mysterious crack surrounded by colorful rays of light.

The hem of his blue shirt was gently brushed by the surging energy within the rift, yet unsullied by a speck of dust, it remained as pristine as ever. His figure gradually faded and dissolved in the brilliant glow, ultimately vanishing completely into the depths of the rift. Only the slowly expanding crack remained, still suspended in the void, quietly absorbing and emitting the multicolored glow of the universe's origin, as if nothing had happened.

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