My Simulated Road to Immortality

Chapter 634: Extra edition: For me, a hundred thousand million times Part 2_2

Unfortunately, during one encounter, he was mortally injured by a mechanism trap.

When he regained consciousness, the first thing he did was explore the memories of this new body.

As he expected, the world had undergone changes again.

A horrifying epidemic had emerged, spreading through Spiritual Energy, infecting Cultivators like a plague upon Mortals.

No amount of Elixirs or Divine Techniques could cure it.

Though the disease was not lethal, its effects on Cultivators were significant.

Any vigorous use of Spiritual Energy would trigger uncontrollable coughing.

If one ignored the discomfort and forced the circulation of energy, they risked fainting.

The disease had been circulating for over a decade in the Xuanhuang World, and conflicts had virtually ceased.

It wasn’t that the inherently competitive Cultivators had changed their ways, but their physical abilities were gradually declining.

There were outrageous incidents, like a Golden Core Cultivator stumbling and breaking a leg, and a Nascent Soul Monk fainting in mid-air due to the high-speed rotation of Spiritual Power in their body, and falling from the sky.

From what Qiao Sidao could sense in this new Golden Core Cultivator’s body, it felt even weaker than an ordinary Energy Refining Cultivator he used to know.

Having lived for sixty years in this lifetime, Cultivators were near their limit due to the epidemic.

Vigorous Mortal warriors could potentially kill Unity-Path Cultivators.

The Immortal Path was declining, and martial arts were rising.

Consequently, the ailing Cultivators named this disease ‘Immortal’s End’.

In his next life, Qiao Sidao returned to an era of conflict between the old and new laws.

However, this time, war was not the focus.

Whilst the conflict between the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals and the Immortal Dao Ten Clans was at its peak, an image of ruins suddenly appeared above the Sky Dome.

A figure stood within, quietly observing the people of Xuanhuang World below.

The whole world began to shake and sway slightly.

This strange phenomenon naturally attracted the attention of the Cultivators. Both sides decided to temporarily cease fighting and figure out what was happening with the sky image.

After some research, both the Ten Thousand Years League and the Immortal Dao Ten Clans came to the same conclusion.

The ruins in the sky were located above the Xuanhuang World. They appeared to have a strong gravitational pull, irresistible even to the weight of the world.

The sway that Cultivators had sensed recently was a sign that the Xuanhuang World was being drawn upwards.

Based on calculations, the Xuanhuang World would fall into the ruins within a hundred years.

By then, none of the Cultivators within its boundaries would be spared!

The news triggered tremendous waves of shock.

War naturally took a backseat in light of survival.

Historically, the Five Elders Organization and the Immortal Dao Ten Clans formed an alliance seeking a solution.

They then adopted a plan known as ‘Reversing Xuanhuang’.

They decided to pool their resources and build tens of thousands of spire towers across Xuanhuang World.

By using the thrust of the spire towers, the entire Xuanhuang World would be pushed away from the ruins in the sky.

Overall, this plan seemed sound.

Especially since the construction of the first spire tower had slightly delayed the ‘ascension’ of Xuanhuang World, demonstrating the feasibility of ‘Reversing Xuanhuang’.

However, it was too optimistic to count on human nature.

Cultivators were accustomed to petty bickering. Suddenly asking them to genuinely unite was a tall order.

Within just a decade, the fragile alliance had gone extinct, plunging Xuanhuang World into unprecedented chaos.

As the construction of tens of thousands of spire towers was a massive project that required the efforts of every Cultivator, those who were used to their freedom grew discontented.

Rumors started to circulate saying that the image in the sky was all part of a grand conspiracy.

It was claimed that the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals and the Five Elders Organization had fabricated the threat to enslave all Cultivators.

The spire towers were even said to be a component of some terrifying Array Technique.

The day the Array Construction was completed, it was rumored that a mechanism would be planted in all Cultivators’ minds to subjugate their Divine Souls.

All the Cultivators in Xuanhuang World would become slaves to a select few.

Although these rumors were quickly suppressed, doubt lingered in the Cultivators’ minds.

Growing suspicion led many to believe in the conspiracy.

The execution of the ‘Reversing Xuanhuang’ plan was increasingly hampered. To make matters worse, rumors began spreading about coercing Cultivators into building spire towers by controlling their souls.

This seemed to further confirm the conspiracy theory.

Rebellions started to break out all over Xuanhuang World and escalated rapidly.

An incident completely spiraled out of control.

On a certain night, a dazzling white light emitted from the direction of the Heavenly Sword Sect, illuminating the entire Xuanhuang World.

Cultivators could vaguely see a gigantic sword rising from the ground, piercing through the Sky Dome.

While the ruined image in the sky distorted, a black hole materialised in the air.

The next second, under the watchful eyes of all Cultivators, the Giant Sword vanished.

Darkness once again enveloped the world, leaving the Cultivators initially puzzled.

But such a thing could not be kept secret for long. Soon, everyone understood.

The Heavenly Sword Sect, one of the Immortal Dao Ten Clans, had secretly built a ‘Divine Soldier of the Sundered Realm’, torn through the Void, and escaped!

“Traitors!”

“Shameful!”

Accusations filled the air, prompting Cultivators to question whether the ruins in the sky truly existed.