Immortal in my old age, I will live forever

In the deep sky, Dao Zun Huankong, who is as huge as a cultivation star, sits cross-legged in the starry sky.

He wears a deep-colored black-purple robe, which is like the color of the starry sky, but full of various mysterious patterns. Around his waist is a belt made of scale leather that exudes a cold luster. The muscles of his body under the robe are bulging. He has a simple appearance, with a rough and resolute temperament.

At this moment, he turned to look at Chen Dengming, his eyes were as bright as the sun, moon and stars. The will contained in his eyes made Chen Dengming feel strong pressure, especially the circular mark on his forehead, which seemed to be filled with some kind of mystery. The power is heart-stopping.

Seeing the most mysterious and oldest Taoist Master in the New World, Chen Dengming felt that his Taoist power was as deep as the universe, but it also gave him a special sense of security, and he did not feel any nervousness or caution. , he took a deep breath, bowed his head and said, "Master Huankong!"

"You're welcome. I've been feeling confused since I reached the peak of my practice. I didn't know what I was confused about until I discovered your existence."

Huankong Taoist Master's voice was like a bell, and he turned around and stood up while speaking. The cultivation stars beside him also became dwarfed in an instant, unable to compare with the hugeness of his body. The stars around him seemed to have dimmed their light, and were obscured by his huge back. live.

Chen Dengming felt as if the chill from the universe had disappeared in an instant, and was blocked by the huge figure of Daoist Daoist Daoist Daoist Daoist opposite.

But at this time, the sensory changes in temperature and light are secondary. What is more important is the secret that Taoist Huankong is about to reveal.

Chen Dengming looked strange and said, "Master Huankong, what have you been confused about?"

Taoist Master Huankong looked into the distance and said, "I will answer this question for you later. First, if you follow me to see the current state of the end of the world, you will be able to understand the world more clearly."

As he spoke, he stretched out his rough and huge palm towards Chen Dengming.

Chen Dengming's heart moved, and he flew over and landed between the huge land-like palms of Taoist Master Huankong. The crisscrossing palm lines were like mountains and ravines, exuding an ancient and vicissitudes of atmosphere, and the palms were like the vicissitudes of the sea.

Dao Zun Huankong was speechless, and suddenly took big steps towards the starry sky. Step by step, he stepped out ripples in the starry sky. Behind the ripples, a curtain of violent fluctuations appeared, showing scenes of rapidly changing space scenes.

After the fourth step, suddenly the ripples under Huankong Taoist Master's feet condensed into a point, and the rapidly fluctuating curtain suddenly froze, and then suddenly tore apart.

The ripples spread instantly.

The figures of Dao Zun Huankong and Chen Dengming disappeared into the ripples of the starry sky.

The next moment.

When the two of them reappeared, they had already reached the star field at the edge of the universe.

What appeared in front of the two of them was a black hole that seemed to be boundless, infinite, and exuding infinite terrifying suction power.

As soon as Chen Dengming appeared here, he felt that all the light, all matter, breath and energy around him, including his thoughts, strength, body, and eyes, began to flow crazily into the black hole on the opposite side, as if being sucked in. .

This sudden scene startled him, and he immediately controlled his whole body with super strong will and let out a low cry.

"Certainly!"

His body suddenly froze in place.

But even so, Chen Dengming was still shocked to find that the Dao power limited by the rules of the body-holding technique was actually draining away at an extremely fast speed, seeming to flow towards the boundless darkness not far away.

right! It's passing! Not ingestion.

It's as if a big hole has opened in the entire universe, and a large amount of energy in the universe is flowing into this big hole, instead of the big hole distributing suction.

But fortunately, this boundless gap seems to be getting away all the time. In just a few breaths, the boundless darkness that was originally close has already reached the distance in the blink of an eye, and is still moving away at an extremely fast speed.

But where the boundless darkness was before, it quickly evolved into a calm and barren deep starry sky, as if a huge curtain of darkness had been pulled back, revealing another layer of starry sky-like walls.

When Chen Dengming saw this phenomenon, a conjecture about the world before he traveled through his previous life suddenly came into his mind - the universe is expanding at a speed faster than the speed of light all the time!

And the process of its expansion is actually the process of the disappearance of the universe. The universe seems to have a lifespan, and sooner or later it will collapse and perish!
Could it be that today’s world cannot escape such a fate?

"This is the end of the world"

The voice of Daoist Master Huankong suddenly came and introduced Chen Dengming, "The limit of the universe is expanding further and further all the time, but whenever an eternal catastrophe breaks out, the limit of the universe will expand at an even faster rate. In fact, this is also the reason for the outbreak of the eternal catastrophe.

The expansion of the end of the world leads to the birth of tribulation energy. When the tribulation energy accumulates to a certain level, a catastrophe will occur that sweeps the world. When a catastrophe occurs, the expansion speed of the end of the world will be faster! The two are intertwined! "

Chen Dengming frowned, "So, the eternal catastrophe actually started because of the universe? Can eliminating the eternal catastrophe slow down the expansion of the universe?"

Taoist Master Huankong looked at the edge of darkness in the distance that was almost invisible, and nodded, "Theoretically, this is true, but compared to Huanyu, ten thousand years is only a blink of an eye, and the next great catastrophe will be more ferocious. , until the entire world is completely destroyed.

Even if you can resolve this eternal catastrophe, will you be able to resolve it when the next catastrophe is even more severe? "

Hearing this, Chen Dengming finally understood what the Taoist Huankong meant and couldn't help but want to smile bitterly.

The universe is going to die, who can stop it?
Even the immortals of the past were probably small in the universe.

Ten thousand years is a blink of an eye to Huanyu, but to him and many of his relatives and friends, ten thousand years is already a long time.

Even if another eternal catastrophe breaks out in ten thousand years, it will only happen in ten thousand years.

He has not lived more than five thousand years, and he has not reached the state of Dao Zun Huankong who can see all the vicissitudes of time and only regret that ten thousand years are too short.

Taoist Master Huankong seemed to understand what Chen Dengming was thinking, and said, "What I have been confused about is the demise of this world. If the world dies, everything will become empty. Becoming an immortal and immortality will all be in vain.

Therefore, since the day I became enlightened at the end of the world, I have called myself the world, the world is empty, the world is empty, everything is empty!
I am confused, since everything has become empty, what kind of immortality do I need, what kind of immortality do I need? What's the point of my existence, until I find you! "

"I?"

Chen Dengming looked a little confused.

To say he is special, he is very special.

He is the missing corner in the chess game between gods and gods, a variable in heaven and earth, a visitor from chaotic time and space, perhaps from another universe.

But what does this have to do with Dao Zun Huankong?
Could it be that he can help the Taoist Lord of the Universe prevent the demise of the universe? This is no longer an international joke, it is simply a joke on the universe.

He now understood that Daoist Huankong seemed to be indifferent to everything and had a condescending attitude. The other party was not cold, but always believed that everything was empty.

"You are not simple."

Taoist Master Huankong lowered his head and looked at Chen Dengming with a strange expression, "You are the one who solved the problem, but now you are still addicted to the puzzle. Only you can solve the puzzle. Although I am a bystander, I can't. It will wake you up directly, because this is your own destiny.

I brought you here to see the end of the world, hoping to give you some enlightenment and let you know that resolving the eternal catastrophe is not your final destiny. "

When Chen Dengming heard this, he felt something was wrong.

Although this Taoist Lord of the World has no ill intentions, he is still nagging him, as if he wants to instill some information into him, as if he wants to brainwash him to resolve the outrageous thing like the demise of the universe.

Although he hopes from the bottom of his heart that the world will stop dying, this kind of thing is obviously not based on human will, not even immortals.

No matter how capable he is of eating a big bowl of rice, it would be great if he could resolve the eternal catastrophe. It would be outrageous to talk about resolving the demise of the world. "Huan Kong Dao Zun, I respect your ambition, but there are some things that I think we should consider in the long term."

Chen Dengming raised his head and looked at Taoist Master Huankong, whose face was almost invisible, and said, "You also said that ten thousand years are just a blink in the world.

The top priority now is to resolve the eternal catastrophe, and then other things. After all, our abilities are limited. "

What he said was very straightforward.

They are all Taoists, and you are not an immortal. He only cares about the universe. This Daoist Huankong is even more outrageous. He actually cares about the universe. It is better to worry about solving the eternal catastrophe first.

He originally thought that the other party invited him here to discuss how to resolve the eternal catastrophe, but the result was beyond his expectation.

However, this trip is not completely fruitless. Knowing the specific situation of Huanyu is a worthwhile trip.

Taoist Master Huankong had already anticipated Chen Dengming's response, and rarely smiled, saying, "The puzzle is not out yet, so the time has not come yet.

I respect any choice you have to make, but you are the one who answers the bell, and you will eventually get out of the mess and get back on track.

Just like the world is now destroyed and perished, but after destruction and death there is also a new life, which is when everything is back on track. "

"After destruction and death, there is also new life."

Chen Dengming felt that this sentence seemed familiar, as if someone had said it to him before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

However, hearing what Taoist Huankong meant, the other party agreed to resolve the eternal catastrophe, but it seemed that he would not take action together with him.

After Chen Dengming expressed his doubts, Huankong Dao Zun said, "You are the one who can untie the bell. No one else can eliminate the eternal catastrophe, only you can eliminate it. I can help you, but I cannot directly intervene to help you, otherwise it will only increase the number of people." The karma of cause and effect makes it more difficult for you to avoid disaster.”

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his other palm and slowly opened it.

But there was a ball of karma burning in his palm, almost spreading to the entire huge palm, but it was tightly sealed and restricted by its majestic power.

"Wow—"

When Chen Dengming looked at it, the karmic fire suddenly transformed into a scarlet phoenix, seemingly emitting a cry full of hostility.

Chen Dengming reacted immediately.

This should be the cause and effect karma that Daoist Huankong had when he helped him deal with Daoist Fengming, but it has not been resolved yet.

Listening to what Huankong Taoist Master means, if other people who are not bell-unlockers work with him to solve the eternal catastrophe, not only will it not increase the success rate, but it will also increase the karma and increase the difficulty.

It is very likely that if Dao Zun Huankong takes action directly, he will be burned. After being entangled by the karma fire, the power of the catastrophe will immediately increase, and it will be more difficult for him to resolve the catastrophe.

"It seems that the cause and effect I planted can only be solved by myself."

Chen Dengming nodded slightly and said, "I wonder if I solve the calamity energy law, this eternal calamity will be resolved and disappear?"

The Taoist Master Huankong said, "We all return to emptiness, and emptiness is boundless. The universe disappears, everything becomes empty, and the great catastrophe is also empty. You are the one who untie the bell. How to resolve it depends on your own discretion."

Chen Dengming almost wanted to roll his eyes.

Whoever likes this bullshit bell-picker should be treated as such.

Now he is the missing corner of the ancient world, a variable in the world, and the bell-resolver of Lao Shizi. He is simply wearing multiple hats, which is annoying to death.

But now that we have come to this point, no matter what Dao Zun Huankong's plan is, the calamity of Qi Dharma is a fate that he cannot avoid.

This evil consequence was created by him, and he really needed to solve it himself.

And he cannot delay it any longer, otherwise the calamity energy will become more powerful, and even he may not be able to cope with it.

Moreover, Dao Zun Huankong only said that he would not take action directly, but there was still a guarantee of indirect assistance.

After the exchange between the two ended, they no longer pursued the end of the universe that expanded and disappeared at the speed of light.

Their goals are inconsistent, so they have no choice but to part ways for the time being.

Chen Dengming immediately turned around, opened the curtain again, and headed to Fengming Dao Domain to completely eliminate the Jie Qi Dharma, the source of trouble that was connected to his destiny.

Fengming Dao Domain.

In the past, the realm was extremely prosperous with hundreds of cultivation stars, but now there are only dozens of extinct cultivation stars left.

The vast star field is filled with a strong aura of calamity.

This calamity energy is still spreading to all directions in the starry sky at an extremely alarming speed, like a purification sweeping the world. For the many monks who rule the world now, this purification is a huge catastrophe.

After Chen Dengming left Taoist Master Huankong, he was thinking.

Is the eternal catastrophe a spontaneous purification of the universe?

Just like some living planets, at a certain period, there will be shocking natural and earthly disasters, setting off huge fires or floods, at the cost of killing most of the creatures that harm the resources, completing the purification and reshuffle, and regaining a new life.

Will the universe also use the eternal catastrophe as a means of self-purification, once every ten thousand years, just like scraping bones to cure poison? Therefore, during this period, the expansion and disappearance of the universe will also accelerate.

And as the number of such purifications gradually increases, the world will eventually reach the limit of its lifespan and will eventually fall into ruins.

Human lifespan has an end, and perhaps the life of the universe also has an end.

At that time, everything will return to ruins, that is, everything will be empty as Taoist Master Huankong said. Immortality and becoming an immortal will become meaningless when the universe returns to ruins.

But just as everyone knows birth, old age, illness and death, everyone will eventually die, but they will not completely give up the meaning of life just because they know death. Instead, they should face death head-on, or pursue how to live longer and die as late as possible. Not even dead!
The pursuit of immortality is simply a fantasy in the eyes of ordinary people.

Similarly, in Chen Dengming's view today, Dao Zun Huankong's pursuit is also a bit fanciful.

Although Taoist Master Huankong felt confused after knowing that the world would eventually return to ruins, he actually came up with the idea to prevent the world from returning to ruins, and even to make the world reborn from destruction. Isn't this a fantasy? It's better than ordinary people's pursuit of immortality. Even more exaggerated.

With all these thoughts, ripples spread in the starry sky. After the curtain was torn open, Chen Dengming's figure appeared in Fengming Dao Domain and came into the star domain covered by the billowing tribulation energy.

A large amount of calamity energy surged towards him like rolling and roaring waves.

A white lotus-shaped flame suddenly appeared in the center of Chen Dengming's eyebrows, emitting warm light in the deep and dark starry sky.

Suddenly, all the catastrophe that swept over him quickly turned into blessing, forming like a layer of white halo, shrouding his figure, extremely eye-catching in the darkness, like a light of hope blooming in the dark abyss.

Deep in the rolling calamity energy of the Dao Realm, many cultivation stars floated and sank in an area like an ancient tomb. The calamity energy method, which was as huge as a cultivation star, was instantly alarmed, and I felt the causal connection in fate.
(End of this chapter)