Man is in the heavens, parasitic on the way

Chapter 182 The Gate Still Exists

“Greetings, Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit.” Seeing Liu Shen arrive, Meng Tianzheng and the others immediately bowed respectfully, “Welcome back, Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit!”

“No need for such courtesy,” Liu Shen’s voice was as calm as ever, showing no sign of having just gone through a fierce battle.

“Liu Shen, have you already dealt with that Immortal King from the Other Realm just now?” Shi Hao walked over, looking at Liu Shen with slight excitement.

He had never doubted Liu Shen's strength; in his impression, Liu Shen was mysterious and also invincible.

In contrast, Meng Tianzheng and the other Elders of Heavenly God Academy were a little worried. They feared that the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit had been injured in the battle just now.

They knew that the Immortal King from the Other Realm was no ordinary King, but a King among Kings, a peerless fiend.

His weapon possessed supreme malevolent power!

“He escaped. That is an old fellow who has lived for countless years. The Other Realm's foundation is still profound and should not be underestimated.” Liu Shen, shrouded in Great Dao Immortal light, seemed somewhat apprehensive, not knowing what she had encountered.

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao was both excited and disappointed. He had originally thought that with Liu Shen making a move, she would definitely be able to kill that Immortal King.

Compared to Shi Hao's disappointment, Meng Tianzheng and the other Elders of Heavenly God Academy were full of excitement. They knew the significance of this battle.

The owner of the Refining Immortal Pot was almost the foremost among the Immortal Kings of the Other Realm, if not the first. Now that he had been defeated by the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit, this was an event of extraordinary significance.

Perhaps, it could allow the high-end combat power of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to form a balance against the Other Realm.

“Unfortunately, there is only the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit. If only we could restore the glory of the Immortal Ancient Era…” Similar thoughts arose in their hearts simultaneously.

No matter how strong the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit was, she was still only one Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit. The Other Realm had more than just one supreme King.

Several Kings surrounding and attacking her could completely hold the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit back, and it was not impossible for her to even fall into a disadvantage.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were still at a great disadvantage at this time.

“But overall, at least a glimmer of hope has been seen…” Meng Tianzheng felt the heavy mountain pressing on his shoulders quietly lighten a little.

He subtly looked at the Great Dao Ancient Tree not far away and thought to himself, “Who is this Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist?”

At this moment, Fang Ming was caught in a dilemma over one matter.

Not far away, Fang Ming's main body, the Great Dao Ancient Tree, floated in the air. Within his inner world, his expression was somewhat strange.

In front of him, the All Heavens World Gate had not disappeared, but had remained present.

Not far away, connecting to the All Heavens World Gate, it was dark and profound. It had no physical form, just the shape of a pitch-black portal.

Other than that, no other special aura was emanating from it.

With a thought, Fang Ming summoned a Small Thousand World to appear here, and upon engulfing it, he actually absorbed this All Heavens World Gate into this world.

Seeing this scene, Fang Ming's eyes widened.

This was the second time he had opened the All Heavens World Gate. The last time he opened the gate, he had left immediately and had completely not expected this situation.

With a thought, he brought up his attribute panel.

Host: Fang Ming

Race: Quasi-Innate Spiritual Root (A spiritual root born at the beginning of heaven and earth, with noble origins.)

Cultivation: Zhū Tiān Shìjiè Jìng (Realms of the Myriad Worlds) (One hundred and eight peak Small Thousand Worlds)

Trait One: Flowering and Fruiting

Trait Two: Innately Close to the Dao (You are the darling of heaven and earth, innately close to the Dao.)

Trait Three: Environment Dependence (The stronger the heaven and earth environment you grow in, the stronger the fruits you produce.)

All Heavens World Gate Opening Time: One thousand years.

“It actually entered the cooldown period?” Fang Ming was startled.

So, it entered the cooldown period as soon as it was opened, regardless of whether one went through or not.

Rubbing his chin, Fang Ming muttered to himself thoughtfully, “Being rigid also has its benefits. This way, there seems to be some possibility for manipulation.”

Just then, Fang Ming felt a gaze fixed upon him.

Just as Fang Ming felt confused, suspecting whether Liu Shen had seen the All Heavens World Gate, Liu Shen's voice sounded, “Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist, how should I address you? Are you Profound Ming Fellow Daoist? Or Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist? Who is the real you?”

Hearing Liu Shen's words, Fang Ming instead breathed a sigh of relief. It was good as long as the All Heavens World Gate hadn't been seen.

“It must be that the Reincarnation Body was seen by the returning Liu Shen before returning. Now that she has completely recovered, her memories have also fully recovered,” Fang Ming understood in his heart.

“Profound Heaven, Profound Ming are just code names, they are not important,” Fang Ming said calmly. None of these were his true name, and they were also all part of his true name.

Liu Shen nodded calmly. In her opinion, Fang Ming might have another origin. Profound Ming from the Immortal Ancient Era might not be his true self. She did not dwell on this matter.

While Fang Ming and Liu Shen were conversing, the expressions of several Elders of Heavenly God Academy suddenly became very colorful.

They kept looking in Fang Ming's direction as if they had seen something incredible.

The few of them looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief. They were trembling and shaking, and even Meng Tianzheng found it hard to maintain his composure, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid.

Beside them, the many disciples whose excitement had not yet faded looked at the usually steady Elders with confusion, not understanding why they were showing such expressions.

Even when the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit had appeared just now, they had only been so excited that they secretly wiped away tears, and had not shown such a posture.

They were as if they had seen a person who did not exist appearing in this world.

Finally, Meng Tianzheng stepped forward and spoke, “Profound Heaven Fellow Daoist, no… Profound Heaven Senior, were you really called ‘Profound Ming’ in the Immortal Ancient Era?”

“I briefly manifested for several thousand years in the Immortal Ancient Era, and then vanished with the Immortal Ancient Era,” Fang Ming said calmly, “Without any accidents, at that time, Profound Ming would only refer to me alone.”

“It really is you!” The few Elders of Heavenly God Academy were excited, then cupped their hands and bowed, saying with full apologies, “It was I who did not recognize the true senior before, please Senior Profound Ming, do not blame me.”

“There is no need for this, I am no different from the Kings of the Immortal Ancient Era, and I have not contributed as much as they have,” A ray of light flew out, supporting the few who were bowing, and then Fang Ming's calm voice was heard.

At the end of the Immortal Ancient Era, the Other Realm invaded the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and ninety-nine percent of the living beings were slaughtered. Civilization was almost completely wiped out, but there were still living beings who survived.

They were the Longevity Families, living beings hidden in ancient lands by True Immortals, and it was they who redeveloped the current civilization of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

They knew some things about the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and were aware of the names of many Immortal Kings and True Immortals.

As descendants of the Longevity Families, several Elders of Heavenly God Academy had once browsed some ancient texts and seen records concerning ‘Profound Ming’.

At that time, they thought it was a fantasy, a mythical novel written by ancient people of the Immortal Ancient Era. How could such a heaven-defying person exist in reality!

But now, the words of the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit proved that at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era, there indeed was a heaven-defying existence named ‘Profound Ming’ who had appeared and briefly released a dazzling radiance!

Meng Tianzheng shook his head, saying with full emotion, “It really is you. Seeing the records about you in the ancient texts, we thought that the ancient people had drunk immortal wine and were writing nonsense.”

At this time, the many Heavenly Talents of Heavenly God Academy had long been itching with curiosity due to their words, wishing they could directly pry open the mouths of the few old men and make them quickly reveal what they knew.

At this time, while Liu Shen was wary of the Other Realm's Kings returning, she also felt curious. When Kun Di appeared, she confronted him. She did not know much about the matters of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. After the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were broken through, she finally broke free from Kun Di and saw Fang Ming who was fading away.

She did not know much about Fang Ming, having only met him once. By capturing the Dao marks between heaven and earth, she only knew his true name at that time.

The Second Elder of Heavenly God Academy looked at the curious disciples and shook his head, saying, “It is better for you not to know about Senior Profound Ming's matters for now.”

“Just tell us, Second Elder. Senior Profound Ming doesn't even have an opinion!” A girl with silver hair draped over her shoulders and peerless beauty, her crimson eyes darting around, instantly pounced towards the Second Elder of Heavenly God Academy, pulling his arm and acting spoiled.

Great Elder Meng Tianzheng, as an Extreme Dao Supreme, was imposing without being angry and possessed great majesty, so Taiyin Jade Rabbit did not dare to be presumptuous and instead targeted the easygoing Second Elder.

“Elder, just tell us, we are really curious.”

“Yes, yes, Senior Profound Heaven doesn't even have an opinion, just tell us.”

It was not just her, but the other disciples of Heavenly God Academy also spoke up one after another. Heavenly Talents like Wang Xi, Yao Yue, Green Camel, Xuan Kun, and others also spoke curiously, wanting to know the deeds of the great figures of the Immortal Ancient Era, wanting to know what kind of achievements the great figures once possessed.

“I wonder how we compare to the great figures of the Immortal Ancient Era at the same age?” Some Heavenly Talents who had cultivated three streams of Immortal Qi had thoughts of comparison in their hearts.

People like Wang Xi, Tian Zi, Zhe Xian, Shi Hao, and others felt a competitive spirit.

Many disciples came to the Immortal Family battlefield this time, and most of the Heavenly Talent disciples from Heavenly God Academy came.

Unable to bear the noise, the helpless Second Elder looked at Fang Ming, seeking the person involved's opinion, and asked, “Senior Profound Heaven, about your past, can you tell these children about it?”

At this time, Fang Ming's attention was completely focused on the All Heavens World Gate, thinking about matters concerning the World Gate. How could he have time to deal with these? He immediately said casually:

“No problem, this is not some secret matter. As their experience grows, they will know sooner or later.”

“Elder, hurry up and tell us,” Taiyin Jade Rabbit cheered, saying, “Look, Senior Profound Heaven doesn't care.”

“Hehe…” The Second Elder of Heavenly God Academy chuckled and said, “I hope that after hearing about Senior Profound Heaven's deeds, your Dao hearts won't shatter and you won't be disheartened.”

After saying that, without waiting for the disciples to react, he began to speak, “Senior Profound Heaven was born at the end of the Immortal Ancient Era, began cultivating at the age of ten, successfully created a method in his early twenties, and walked a path that had no predecessors… He became a Supreme at over thirty, became Immortal in a thousand years, and after achieving the Immortal Dao, he killed a King from the Other Realm with an incomplete Dao fruit while in the body of a True Immortal…”

“At that time, all the cultivators in the Immortal Ancient Era believed that Senior Profound Heaven would achieve the supreme Immortal Emperor, but unfortunately, the Other Realm became aware of Senior Profound Heaven's existence…” As he spoke, he shook his head with full regret, “…Five thousand years after Senior Profound Heaven became Immortal, the Kings of the Other Realm gathered and attacked our realm in one fell swoop, and the various Immortal Kings perished with our realm…”

Hearing his words, the eyes of the many disciples of Heavenly God Academy present widened. These words sounded in their ears, making them feel as if they were in a dream. This was simply something out of a fantasy.

Everyone looked at each other, only feeling that their past pride was nothing.