Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

“If I must say, it seems I was unknowingly bewitched during my cultivation…”

With someone breaking the silence, other Saint Emperors seemed to have their memories awakened and spoke one after another.

“Indeed, it seems I received the information during my process of cultivating the Great Dao.”

“I believe it was the same for me. I was just cultivating, and then suddenly…”

Ye Feng listened to their explanations, his face turning solemn. He looked at the Saint Emperors who hadn’t been bewitched and asked, “What about your situation?”

The Saint Emperors who hadn’t been bewitched realized the problem and immediately said, “Supreme, over the past few hundred years, I haven’t been cultivating because I was dealing with my forces. Other fellow Daoists who haven’t acted are in the same situation.”

The situation was already very clear.

In this starry sky, anyone who has been cultivating for the past few hundred years was unknowingly influenced.

During cultivation, while comprehending the Great Dao, one would become unknowingly bewitched, falling into the “trap” of saving the starry sky.

‘Could it be that this starry sky has been poisoned?’

Inability to cultivate poses a significant problem.

Without any hesitation, Ye Feng notified other Supremes, advising them not to cultivate lightly.

He then immediately reported the situation.

Wang Sheng, who was in the process of integrating the Virtual World and the Reincarnation System into forty-five star systems, quickly received the news.

“Comprehending the Great Dao, and getting polluted?”

He had probed the forty-nine star systems without discovering any issue, which was why he had the Supremes stationed there.

But it was evident that there were significant problems in the starry sky Ye Feng was stationed in.

“Previously, I conducted a rough investigation, yet even then, normal problems would not escape my detection…”

His Divine Thought instantly focused on the starry sky under Ye Feng’s care, the Twelfth Star System—since the number of starry skies increased, he stopped naming them and used numbers to distinguish them instead.

“Let me see, what’s wrong with this starry sky!”

His Divine Thought instantly permeated every part of the Twelfth Star System, whether in the real world or the corresponding section of the Great Tao River.

After a while, he made a discovery.

“Indeed, nowadays, when a starry sky encounters an issue, blaming it on the Corrosive Fate Dao is usually spot on.”

As expected, the anomaly in the Twelfth Star System was related to the Corrosive Fate Dao.

Or perhaps, it fundamentally related to the starry sky he was about to visit.

The Twelfth Star System was adjacent to the Great Wilderness Starry Sky, now gradually coming under its influence.

“This is not good news!”

The Starry Sky Rules separate various star systems to prevent a normal starry sky from being affected by the Corrosive Fate Dao.

For countless years, everything had been smooth sailing.

But now there were changes.

It seemed the starry sky could no longer suppress the Corrosive Fate Dao.

After all, the Corrosive Fate Dao had already penetrated to such an extent.

“Why is it like this? How strong exactly is the Corrosive Fate Dao that the Starry Sky Rules are gradually failing to suppress?”

Wang Sheng entered the Great Tao River, seeking an answer.

“Are you already unable to suppress it, or is the Corrosive Fate Dao growing too quickly?”

Wang Sheng waited quietly, eager for an answer.

The Great Tao River rippled slightly.

He received his answer.

But the answer only made him smile wryly: “So, it was related to me all along.”

The reason for the Twelfth Star System’s infiltration was very simple.

Because all along, the barriers between star systems have been gradually opening.

The barriers between star systems were originally a whole.

When a breach occurs, it is like a crack in a wooden table, which leads the table to continue splitting.

The barriers between star systems are the same.

Yuanhua and others exploited a loophole, and then he used spatial methods to open channels between the star systems.

Thus, the barriers between all star systems had issues.

And these issues have only now begun to surface.

“Releasing the channel has become akin to opening Pandora’s box.”

“But it wasn’t entirely caused by opening the channel. The starry sky had been allowing it, but it still seems to have quite a bit to do with me.”

His rise gave the starry sky hope.

Maintaining suppression indefinitely isn’t beneficial.

The sooner the Corrosive Fate Dao is resolved, the better.

And even if not suppressed, there are still ways to address it.

Supremes entering the starry sky, suppressing fortune, can suppress such anomalies back.

The Saint Emperors who were bewitched in the Twelfth Star System regained their awareness because the fortune returned to stability.

“It’s just unclear how long the Supremes can suppress, indeed giving me a difficult problem with the starry sky.”

The starry sky relaxing its suppression was also to provide him with convenience.

By releasing the suppression, certain secrets could come to light.

However, the problem with releasing them is clear: normal starry skies continue to be eroded, Supremes can suppress, but this suppression isn’t limitless.

Resolving the problem of the Corrosive Fate Dao rapidly is necessary.

Thus Wang Sheng perceived the starry sky had given him a challenge.

“Star systems Twelve, Eighteen, Twenty-Three, Twenty-Five, and Thirty-Three have all encountered problems, it seems the Supremes need adjustment.”

The problematic star systems are all adjacent to the Great Wilderness Starry Sky.

Supremes must be there to suppress, otherwise, more issues will arise.

Soon, he completed the redeployment.

Zhu Xiao, Ye Feng, Xuan Yuan, Yuanhua, and other powerful Supremes were reassigned to these star systems for suppression.

“The relaxation in suppression for the starry sky should allow me to enter the Great Wilderness Starry Sky and uncover all the secrets. Given the corrosion starting a few hundred years ago means the secrets that were hidden should now be surfacing as I near the proof of the Heavenly Immortal stage.”

The starry sky’s suppression of the Corrosive Fate Dao also covered some secrets.

And these secrets, like wood pressed into the water by heavy objects, would burst out once those objects were removed.

“It’s time to make my move. The starry sky has prepared a stage for me; how could I not go and experience it.”

“Entering there, perhaps an avatar isn’t sufficient. At this point, there’s no need for fear; the real body should venture forth.”

In the depths of the Great Wilderness Starry Sky, it shall be a stage for him, the starry sky, and the Corrosive Fate Dao.

Entering with an avatar would yield no effective power.

Having cultivated to such strength, facing such a “stage,” hesitating would render such strength pointless.

Of course, entering with his true body necessitates leaving behind contingencies.

Not only for defending the rear but also for personal protection.

Soon, he was prepared.

He also prepared protective items for the Thirteen Realms Supremes guarding high-risk star systems.

Not long after, the just-settled Ye Feng and others received Wang Sheng’s gifts.

“Indeed, it’s the starry sky’s formidable enemy. It seems my luck isn’t great, being assigned to such troublesome places for the first time. The True Saint even mentioned potential impacts, so there’s a high likelihood of encounters. I hope I can hold on.”

Retreat is not an option.

The only way is to enhance one’s strength.

“Fortunately, the Great Dao problem was resolved, plus the Jade Pendant gifted by the True Saint. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even dare to cultivate.”

The Jade Pendant has no other function but to keep one safe and ensure the Great Dao remains unproblematic during cultivation.

Meanwhile, Wang Sheng once again entered the starry sky of the Great Wilderness Civilization.

The starry sky of the Great Wilderness Civilization remained strongly suppressed.

But as Wang Sheng traveled through the starry sky, he remained unshaken, his cultivation unaffected in the slightest.

Proving the Tao of the Heavenly Immortal, once proven, eternally proven.

Even the starry sky rules cannot impact his cultivation.

“In the past, I needed multiple avatars to scout when heading to the Great Wilderness, and delivering items back required avatars for relay. Now, it’s a direct step.”

He had already arrived on the planet where the Great Wilderness resided.

A million years passed, yet the Great Wilderness remained unchanged.

Under the suppression of the starry sky rules, the development pace of civilization is exceedingly slow.

These civilizations are easily destroyed and reborn just as easily.

In the endless cycle of destruction and rebirth, today’s Great Wilderness doesn’t appear significantly different from a million years ago.

“The balance between both powers creates such a peculiar scene. Over a million years, the civilization has shown no advancement… Who would have imagined that this planet once hosted a strong civilization.”

The scenes he once saw through runes were not illusions.

They were indeed the imagery of the starry sky where the Great Wilderness resided from countless years ago.

In the initial starry sky, the cultivation civilization wasn’t weak.

Yet under the grind of the Corrosive Fate Dao, it could only maintain its most primitive form.

Wang Sheng sighed, lingering no longer.

Instead, he chose to venture directly deeper.

The information he sought wasn’t in such surrounding areas.

The Initial Starry Sky is vast, but with his current strength, it doesn’t pose a significant challenge.

It didn’t take long for him to find something unusual.

“So this is the ‘driftwood’ hidden in deep waters…”

In the Initial Starry Sky, filled with primitive civilizations, he discovered a powerful civilization.