Practice begins with immortality

In this world, there is a place called Tianjichuan.

This place is the junction of several major territories, so competition is extremely fierce and there have been years of unrest. But today, Tianjichuan has rarely been quiet.

"Those old monsters in the Great Xuan Realm, are there still no news about them?"

Above the sky, several powerful beings were seen conversing. The words just spoken were spoken by one of the men, a sword-carrying man. He was the Dao Lord enshrined in the Great Sect's Sword Observation Tower, the Taiyuan Heavenly Sword Dao Lord.

"I don't know. Our 'eyes' in the Great Xuan Realm have all vanished, as if they never existed. It's truly bizarre," a beautiful woman seated on a white lotus said solemnly. She was the White Lotus Transmigrator, worshipped by the Wusheng Sect, one of the major sects. This sect boasts the largest number of followers, with adherents spread throughout the land. Wusheng Sect members often revolt in smaller nations.

"Besides that, I once descended upon a believer near the Great Xuan territory, hoping to infiltrate the Great Xuan through this, but I was unsuccessful."

"There are many terrifying things in Daxuan."

"And the sudden pressure that occurred that day, it might be related to the things inside Daxuan."

She said with lingering fear.

“…Have you ever known how to worship God?”

Only a deep and vicissitudes of life voice was heard. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man with white hair and beard, who was squinting his eyes slightly. After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke.

The old man is the Immortal Changchun Taoist Lord enshrined in the Changsheng Mausoleum of the Great Sect. He is powerful and respected, and is one of the oldest Taoist Lords in the world today.

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at each other in confusion. Finally, someone, unable to contain their curiosity, bowed and asked, "Senior Changchun, I wonder what this 'worship of the gods' means? Please enlighten us."

Changchun Daojun stroked his long beard and slowly recalled: "Two thousand years ago, by chance, I accidentally stepped into a mysterious ancient ruin. That ruin was the tomb of a powerful being, hiding unknown secrets. The so-called 'worship of the gods' is one of them."

"Among the murals that record the tomb owner's life, one is particularly eye-catching: it shows a group of people dressed in strange clothes kneeling devoutly before a pitch-black statue."

At this point, Changchun Daojun paused and carefully pulled out a fragment of black jade from his bosom. It shone with a faint, mysterious glow. He held it before the crowd and continued, "This is something I found in that tomb. I suspect it's a fragment of the black statue depicted in the mural. Though a small fragment, it holds an extremely strange power. For years, I've tried every possible means to control this power, but unfortunately, I've never succeeded."

Hearing this, someone couldn't help but exclaimed: "With your wisdom and means, you can't do anything about this fragment."

Changchun Daojun nodded slightly in agreement and continued, "Indeed, although this power is not stronger than me, I just can't do anything about it."

"Perhaps, it comes from the ancient 'Gods'. In the distant past, there was another group of powerful beings that ruled the world."

"In addition, the pressure that suddenly descended that day was surprisingly similar to the power within this fragment."

"I think that's a sign of the return of the 'Old Gods', and that's why we're holding this meeting."

At this point, the old man's previously calm expression gradually grew serious, his voice carrying a weight of a thousand pounds: "Everyone, please be aware that the gods of old have returned. Judging from the current situation, Daxuan may have been conquered by them without anyone noticing. I'm afraid it will be our turn next."

The old man paused, then continued, "Think of the Xuanyou Palace and several other small sects, all destroyed without a sound or a trace of a ripple. This shows that the power of these ancient gods is absolutely beyond imagination! Moreover, they have a fundamental conflict with us, the Dao Lords of this world - they need the offerings of the world; and we, likewise, need the power of faith of believers to survive. As a result, only one of them can survive."

After speaking, the old man looked around at everyone and shouted loudly, "Therefore, I solemnly propose today that we put aside all past disputes and hatreds. At this moment, only by working together and joining forces to fight the enemy can we eliminate this common enemy and ensure our survival!"

"...Yes, only by uniting can there be a glimmer of hope."

"Besides, the power of the Old Gods is different from ours. Perhaps we can find an opportunity to make further progress in them..."

.............

"That's not necessary at all."

Just as everyone was expressing their opinions, a voice suddenly appeared in their minds.

"Who?"

"Whether it's the 'devil' of the past or the 'guile' of the present, I will eliminate them all."

Before he finished speaking, a light rain began to fall from the sky.

“Ahhhhh!!! This rain is wrong!!”

"My body is dissolving—"

“No~~!!!!”

..........

With a gentle, silent rain that spread across the world, all the "evil spirits" in this world disappeared, and the people everywhere fell into a deep sleep.

And when people from all over the country wake up, they will find that the masters sitting in the court under Wang Rili have been replaced by one, and they all look exactly the same.

And on the Daxuan Observatory, Wang Bai completed the spell.

"That's good." Wang Bai looked at Xue Qi and Lao Gu and said to them, "As long as they don't go to this world to take a look, they will never discover the abnormality."

"Don't worry, the demons won't leave the small coffin realm unless necessary."

The Small Coffin Realm was the demonic base camp for observing this world, and its environment resembled a portion of the Absolute Spirit Sea, the demonic base camp. The demons preferred that environment and would not venture out unless absolutely necessary. The situations like Sanmian and Meat Mountain were deliberately assigned to them by someone to make things difficult for them, forcing them to go out on quests.

The Absolute Spirit Sea, on the other hand, is a chaotic sea filled with the aura of annihilation. The Chaos Sea encompasses an infinite number of cosmic realms. It also has the concept of "infinity." Essentially, the Immortal King is equivalent to the Chaos Sea.

However, the Immortal King can be the Chaos Sea, but the Chaos Sea cannot be the Immortal King. In addition, they are all forcibly included in the "Tao".