On The Path Of Cultivation To Become God

"Huff… All this for nothing."

The old man let out a long, depressed sigh that escaped his lips, echoing the emptiness he felt inside.

His sadness was palpable as he stared blankly at the sky, burdened with grief.

"I thought that it wouldn't affect us… but I was wrong," he murmured to himself, finally admitting defeat.

"Elder…" Baihu's voice was filled with concern.

She could understand the old man's pain, since she also felt sorrow after her mother passed away, leaving her alone in this world.

Both Baihu and Chen Tian spent a couple of hours explaining the situation to the old man, talking about Earth's and Baihu being the last Divine Tiger on it.

"No, I already knew that in the end, this day would come," the old man said with a heavy sigh, his eyes filled with deep sadness.

"I have seen it coming for centuries, but I had hoped that things would turn out differently. The first time our race didn't send any members here, I believed that maybe they couldn't send anyone and just waited, but who would have thought that…"

Chen Tian and Baihu exchanged puzzled glances in response to the old man's words.

Seeing their expressions, the old man stood up slowly and motioned for them to follow him.

"Follow me," he said quietly, leading them into the temple.

A shift came over the old man's demeanor.

"From how you both explained about this Earth, it shouldn't be just an ordinary place. It is more of a battleground where many experts have fought and died for centuries," the old man explained as they walked through the temple's corridors.

"Elder, are you talking about the Chaos War?" Chen Tian asked, his voice filled with curiosity.

This war was still a mystery even for a person like Chen Tian, so getting any information about it directly from someone who had experienced it was a rare opportunity.

The old man's eyes slightly widened at Chen Tian's words, but he calmly nodded solemnly, his eyes reflecting the weight of the past.

"So you know about that war? I assumed that not many people are aware of its existence," the old man replied.

"War? What war?" Baihu asked, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. It was her first time hearing about the Chaos War.

The old man sighed, his eyes filled with profound sorrow.

"Child, the Chaos War was a battle that still makes me shudder at the memories. It was a time of unprecedented destruction and loss, a war that engulfed the entire heavens in darkness."

"Elder, from how you talk, did you participate in that war?" Chen Tian quickly asked.

Wu Ye, in Chen Tian soul sea, also listened intently to the old man's next words.

Naturally, someone like Wu Ye was curious about the Chaos War, since even in the Nine Heavens she couldn't learn anything about it.

"Aye, lad, how could I," the old man replied with a heavy sigh. "With my strength at that time, I couldn't even think about participating, since it would have been like suicide. Maybe that was the reason I am still alive today."

"What!" Baihu exclaimed in shock. "You mean to tell us that even someone as powerful as you couldn't join the Chaos War? How terrifying must that battle have been if even you had to stay out of it."

From Baihu's perspective, she could sense that the old man was a terrifying existence that even her peak Nascent Soul mother wasn't a match for.

The aura around the old man made Baihu's blood run cold. It was an abyssal pressure, a wave of spiritual energy so dense that it made Baihu feel like she was suffocating.

She couldn't imagine the horrors that must have taken place during that war if even this powerful being had to remain on the sidelines.

In contrast, Chen Tian remained composed.

With his experience, even if he couldn't see the old man's cultivation, Chen Tian was sensitive to Qi. The moment the old man lost control of his emotions, Chen Tian sensed traces of Immortal Qi.

Immortal Qi was another type of Qi used primarily by immortal cultivators.

In essence, Immortal Qi was immensely more potent than regular Qi.

One drop of Immortal Qi was said to be like a million drops of regular Qi.

Moreover, Immortal Qi had another function: it allowed the Dao to flow more smoothly within the cultivator's body.

Chen Tian knew that the old man was someone who had transcended the mortal phase and become an immortal, but as to which immortal realm he belonged to, Chen Tian was unsure.

Nonetheless, Chen Tian couldn't believe that an immortal like the old man could have taken part in a war that destroyed the heavens.

What Chen Tian and Wu Ye were more curious about were the enemies that the old man mentioned, who were able to wreak havoc in the heavens.

"Elder, can you share more information about these enemies that were able to cause such destruction to heavens?" Chen Tian asked, his curiosity piqued.

"Sigh…" The old man let out a heavy sigh, and a look of sadness crossed his face. "Truth be told, I never saw one of them with my own eyes and only heard about them through other members of my clan who were unfortunate enough to encounter them."

Chen Tian and the two women listened intently, hanging on every word the old man spoke.

"But they were terrifying existences that made the heavens tremble with fear. They were known as the Outsiders."

"Outsiders." The word lingered ominously as the old man continued, his voice resonating with a blend of fear and sorrow.

"Yes, nobody knew where they came from; they just appeared… So we called them Outsiders," the old man repeated, his voice trembling slightly.

The three continued to walk inside the temple until they arrived at a huge room, its ceiling lost to shadow.

Upon entering, they encountered a serene lake at the room's center, its surface mirroring like a polished mirror.

As a light shone down from the roof, illuminating the lake.

Four statues of small tigers were at each side of the lake, pouring water from their mouths.