The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings Chapter 2319 - 2264–2265: A Formidable Opponent, Demon God in Awe_2

The time-space taboo power stands as nearly their ultimate ace, rivaled only by the Witch God Sect's Twelve Ancestral Witches reassembling to unleash the Twelve Capital Heavenly God Array.

Yet should the Twelve Capital Heavenly God Array reach full completion, backed by twelve Taoist Monarchs uniting their might, this overwhelming strength would surpass all comprehension in the Realms of Heavenly Seas of today, effortlessly crushing every adversary.

No need for any grand formation exists. Should a faction assemble twelve Taoist Monarchs plus a handful of seasoned ones, it would qualify as nearly unbeatable.

With such might in the Witch God Sect's grasp, elaborate schemes would prove unnecessary. They could charge forward boldly, dominating all rivals and foes with ease.

"The Five Immortal Paths of Heaven, Earth, Man, God, and Ghost. Right now, in the Realms of Heavenly Seas, only one has validated all Five Immortals, and I even suspect that the other's five immortal paths have each advanced to the True Immortal Ninth Layer," the Witch God Sect Leader remarked, his voice laced with intricate emotions.

The Five Immortal Paths of Heaven, Earth, Man, God, and Ghost virtually cover every route to immortality available now in the Realms of Heavenly Seas, aligning with the core triad of existence: Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Validating all Five Immortals signifies flawless Essence, Qi, and Spirit, indicating the individual harbors no flaws or shortcomings.

The synergy and mutual enhancement among Essence, Qi, and Spirit yield effects beyond imagination.

Pei Xuanjing's validation of all Five Immortals, his inherent base far exceeding theirs without measure, combined with the myriad lucky breaks he's encountered through the years, renders his advancement depth impossible to assess.

Nevertheless, the Witch God Sect Leader, a Taoist Monarch and a battle-hardened one at that, knows his own cultivation level intimately. Considering Pei Xuanjing's aptitude, insight, and those fortunate encounters, he estimates that each of the Five Immortal Paths has attained True Immortal Ninth Layer Heaven, and this assessment holds no overstatement.

"True Immortal Ninth Layer Heaven, gazing toward the Detachment Realm. Given the other's cultivation, if he's indeed hit this stage, he's likely just one stride from Detachment, maybe even brushing against the Detachment domain," Zhu Jiuyin added, her face showing a tangled look.

True Immortal Ninth Layer Heaven encompasses everything from the first step into True Immortal First Layer Heaven up to the pinnacle Extreme Path True Immortal of the True Immortal Ninth Layer, all bound under the True Immortal banner, constrained by the cosmos and reliant on it for endurance.

Only surpassing True Immortal Ninth Layer Heaven grants true entry into the undying immortal state, the fabled condition where the cosmos crumbles yet I endure; chaos dissolves yet I persist eternally.

In that moment, even as the cosmos shatters and chaos rebirths, these entities stay unscathed, positioned eternally in time's flow, gliding through it with ease while witnessing infinite loops of creation and ruin.

Even amid raging chaos tides that obliterate myriad worlds, such beings remain untouched, roaming unbound through the turmoil.

Achieving the Taoist Monarch level leaves them convinced that the cosmos possesses a finite duration, one so vast it staggers even True Immortals and Taoist Monarchs.

Still, the cosmos will hit its final endurance threshold one day. Without further evolution and expansion, it will surely wane, rotting away gradually.

This implies that even the deities of the Heavenly Court, holders of cosmic authority, who enact the Dao for the heavens and share its lifespan, lack genuine eternity or indestructibility.

Should the cosmos ever wither and collapse, they would follow suit into oblivion, save for a rare few who might slip away whole.

This hidden truth circulates among numerous Taoist Monarchs and select True Immortals, spurring countless Taoist Monarchs to chase Detachment's promise, and driving many True Immortals to strive for Taoist Monarch ascension.

Though mighty Taoist Monarchs command Daoist law authority, unbound by any single realm, and can persist into another even if one falls.

Yet this survival demands a toll on the Taoist Monarchs. Furthermore, their vast existences allow harmony with the cosmos, serenely eyeing its slide into doom. But suppose the chaos void itself one day ends?

What fate awaits these Taoist Monarchs upon chaos's rebirth? Can they truly trust their ability to weather endless chaos tides, to resist the void's breakdown?

From the guesses of countless Taoist Monarchs, chaos's rebirth signals total upheaval in the chaos, shattering today's calm with perpetual chaos tides in its place.

Already, chaos tides within the chaos void terrify Taoist Monarchs as deadly realms, savage territories in the void. Not all Taoist Monarchs escape unharmed after venturing in.

Besides, while certain veteran and potent Taoist Monarchs navigate chaos tides without hindrance, they can't practice or rest amid them.

Should the full chaos void transform into ceaseless chaos tides someday, it becomes a forbidden zone for Taoist Monarchs, potentially spanning countless ages to cross.

Detachment alone offers the way!

Only genuine Detachment, achieving true immortality and indestructibility, allows free passage through raging chaos tides or crumbling chaos voids.

Detachment forms the supreme pursuit guiding every Taoist Monarch's actions.

Take Zhu Jiuyin, the Ancestor Witch and ancient Innate Demon God, forever chasing immortality and indestructibility from antiquity onward.

In antiquity, Innate Demon Gods wielded law authority, birthed by the cosmos, boasting immense lifespans yet not endless ones, often spanning hundreds of thousands of years at minimum.

But why endure such exhaustive scheming and long-term plotting now, if not to grasp a real shot at immortality and indestructibility.

Yet upon reaching this age, even after climbing to True Immortal and Taoist Monarch heights, they realize their goal drifts ever farther; deeper knowledge only heightens the perceived hurdles to eternal endurance.

Cultivation indeed faces boundaries, yet the Dao stretches infinitely.

Despite this, Zhu Jiuyin never surrendered. He believed his Demon God roots would propel him onward, letting him surge to the Dao era's heights even in this fresh cycle.

Truthfully, though, each generation births new geniuses, as the fresh overtakes the faded.

Across this cultivation odyssey, drawing on his solid base, he rapidly ascended the Immortal Path to Taoist Monarch status, yet found himself unable to claim the true summits, with others still outpacing him.

These figures, lacking his deep-rooted legacy, still captured the era's momentum, bolstered by Qi Luck, vaulting to the heights in mere moments and claiming spots he coveted.

Pei Xuanjing, having validated all Five Immortals with each path hitting True Immortal Ninth Layer Heaven, stands merely a single step from the Detachment Realm, perhaps even grazing its edge.

This notion has haunted Zhu Jiuyin's mind repeatedly, though even he hesitates to embrace it fully, as a being of such pride and strength dreads how verifying it might shatter his resolve.

Now, learning the Witch God Sect Leader harbors the identical hunch, Zhu Jiuyin the Ancestor Witch wrestles with profoundly tangled feelings, and for all his arrogance, he must concede respect to Pei Xuanjing.

After all, if the rival leads by just a pace, pursuit remains viable, glimpsing his form ahead, so lavish praise feels uncalled for, since you trail but don't fall short.

But discovering that someone once deemed commonplace has silently outstripped you vastly, attaining a domain you crave yet can't seize, leaves even jealousy out of reach.