The golden age of the Dharma-ending Age!

Chapter 624: The Flourishing Era of Dharma Decline!

Lin Fan sighed softly. If he ever had to embark on a path of no return, it would inevitably mean parting ways, so it was best to have no regrets.

“Boom!”

On this day, a massive tremor caused great chaos. Meng Tianzheng, who hadn't been seen for several hundred years, successfully emerged from seclusion, having lived out his next life.

His Supreme power surged, his blood and Qi were vigorous, soaring into the starry Universe, and his Life Qi was rich, astonishing everyone.

At this moment, he showed no signs of old age; his face was unwrinkled, and his hair was jet black, making him look like a vibrant youth.

“Grand Elder looks even younger than me!” The Heavenly Horned Ant was shocked. At over a thousand years old, his appearance was indeed more mature.

After all, Meng Tianzheng's current life was like a rebirth; he was indistinguishable from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old lad, save for the profound沧桑 in his eyes.

“Waa ya ya, a million-year-old old man turned into a young lad, and his skin is still so tender, truly miraculous!” Cao Yusheng chuckled.

Upon hearing the news, he also rushed back from the supreme path. As former students of Heavenly God Academy, they held great respect for the Grand Elder.

Even though Heavenly God Academy had long since disbanded, they still referred to Meng Tianzheng as Grand Elder, treating him like a revered teacher.

Undoubtedly, Meng Tianzheng's rebirth was a major event, worthy of celebration, and a banquet was held for it.

“Why isn't Shi Hao here? Is he in seclusion?” Meng Tianzheng asked, brimming with youthful vitality.

At this point, someone from the Heavenly Court explained to him that Shi Hao, representing the Holy Emperor, had gone to the Immortal Domain to attend a grand event and had left only a few days ago, which was why he wasn't present.

Meng Tianzheng frowned, as if worried.

“No need to worry, he will be back in a few days, at most half a year,” Lin Fan said, patting his Little Brother’s shoulder, feeling very reassured.

Sure enough, Shi Hao returned in less than half a year, just a few dozen days later, discovered by someone outside Emperor Pass.

This was peculiar; his return route was different, and he didn't seem to have used the Immortal Gate?

Furthermore, the Lord of the Forbidden Zone and the three old monsters who went with him did not return together, which also struck people as strange.

Everyone also noticed that Shi Hao seemed to have changed; his eyes held a sense of沧桑 and weariness, clearly the result of the baptism of time.

“My child, what have you experienced? Did you encounter setbacks in the Immortal Domain?”

Meng Tianzheng furrowed his brow, sensing that this Disciple was different. His cultivation had become somewhat incomprehensible even to him.

“I'm fine, it's good to see everyone again,” Shi Hao said with a smile.

“Go back, clear your mind of distractions. We'll talk about some things later,” Lin Fan said, patting his shoulder with deep meaning.

As expected, Shi Hao, like him, had experienced a period of unknown years, embarking on the Mortal World Immortal path in that era.

Indeed, just as he had guessed, the Ancient Land of Passage had sent Shi Hao to Reincarnation alive, granting him hundreds of thousands of years of extra time.

The difference was that his Little Brother was only in his eighth life now, still a step away from Immortal Ascension, but he believed he would succeed.

“Those old fogeys in the Immortal Domain, I wish I could kill them immediately,” Shi Hao said angrily.

Clearly, he had suffered suppression and humiliation in the other realm, otherwise, why would he be so angry?

Ten years later, the Lord of the Forbidden Zone and the other old monsters also returned, having found no trace of Shi Hao in the Immortal Domain and thus returning to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

“Woof, this world has truly changed drastically; the Qi is so thin, lacking in longevity substances!” A dog's bark rang out.

Without needing to think much, Lin Fan knew that the dog was here.

Wu Zhong Immortal King's Big Black Dog had snuck into the Immortal Domain before the End of Dharma Era began, to do something it considered important.

Its return now, abandoning a world where it could achieve longevity, surprised some people.

“Why are you all staring at this King? I once swore an oath that I would die in this realm,” the Big Black Dog said, squinting.

“It's rare to see you, you dog, actually keep your word,” Cao Yusheng walked over and couldn't resist rubbing its dog head.

Immediately, the Big Black Dog bared its fangs and snarled, “Human pet, you're looking for death!”

Before it finished speaking, it pounced and bit Cao Yusheng's arm, making the latter scream repeatedly, tears almost falling.

“Damn it, after more than a thousand years, this Heavenly Venerate has been bitten by this dog again!”

“Dead dog, let go!”

“Woof, still daring to speak nonsense!”

…For a moment, the place was in chaos, with tattered clothes flying, mixed with barks and human screams.

This scene left everyone speechless. The man and the dog seemed to be natural rivals; something always happened when they met.

Time flowed, and five hundred years passed just like that. The ancient path forged in No Man's Land remained prosperous, with battles ongoing.

Of course, while it was lively, it was also cruel. Only a few managed to reach the end and emerge victorious.

After suffering major defeats, some Cultivators even had their Dao Heart shattered, falling into despair, never recovering, and ending their journey in obscurity.

However, there were also beings who successfully rose, sweeping aside all opposition, full of vigor, suppressing all enemies, and subtly on the verge of becoming Supreme.

For example, the Heavenly Horned Ant, Ning Fei, Red Dragon, Mu Qing, and others were the cream of the crop on this path, achieving Breakthroughs in battle.

“Boom!”

Finally, on this day, someone achieved Supreme status. The Heavenly Tribulation descended, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling, different from previous Dao achievers.

It wasn't about drawing Qi from the Universe, nor was there any blessing descending. It was entirely about purifying one's Physical Body in the sea of lightning.

This was fundamentally different from ordinary Dao achievers.

One sought external power, having to endure the so-called Heavenly and Earthly trials, while the other sought internal power, only needing to open the doors within its body.

The two differed because they cultivated different systems.

Lin Fan’s method was originally founded on the basis of taking the body as the seed. After others planted the Dao seed and learned it, there were also traces of it within.

However, there were pros and cons. Generally speaking, in the Immortal Ancient Law, if one didn't actively draw it in, there wouldn't be a Lightning Tribulation stage when achieving Dao.

But the new method was different; it was truly Heaven-Defying, going against the heavens in pursuit of making oneself comparable to the great Universe.

Therefore, the Heavenly Punishment descended by heaven and earth would undoubtedly be the most terrifying. Only by surviving it could one achieve boundless freedom.

Fortunately, Lin Fan had once taken them to the Ti Ba (Dam) world to train in the lightning abyss, so they already had a certain level of resistance.

On the same day, the Heavenly Horned Ant achieved Dao, its momentum earth-shattering, breaking through that barrier and stepping into the Supreme Realm.

In the following decades, Ning Fei, Red Dragon, Yue Chan, Qing Yi, and others successively advanced to Supreme.

“Oh my god, so many Supreme beings are being born! This is a flourishing era that didn't even exist before the End of Dharma Era!” The various races in the Universe exclaimed.

This was good news; both Holy Emperor Palace and Heavenly Court were filled with joy and celebration.

It was truly extraordinary. Achieving Dao at over a thousand years old would absolutely be considered a Heaven-Defying talent even in the Immortal Domain or the Alien Realm.

Moreover, this was still the Era of Dharma Decline!

As for the situations of Lin Fan and Shi Hao, they couldn't be compared. They were the founders, with their own systems, making them immeasurable.

From another perspective, it signified the power of the Qi Refining system; as long as one could withstand the Lightning Tribulation, rapid Dao achievement was not an issue.

This was something the Immortal Ancient Law and the Present World Method could not compare to!

“I refuse to accept this! You all have achieved Dao, so why can't this Heavenly Venerate? Is heaven and earth discriminating against me?!” Someone shouted.

This was Cao Yusheng's voice. They had all embarked on the No Man's Land ancient path together, yet he was the only one who hadn't achieved Dao.

Many people, upon hearing this, scorned him for a while. How could he, after all the wicked things he did on the ancient path, even talk about achieving Dao?

He didn't even have an invincible Dao Heart!