In the beginning, Old Lord only did divination for specific targets, such as himself. Even when he was alone in the Nine-heaven World, there had never been any ominous signs.
Truth be told, Old Lord wasn't afraid when he saw his ominous signs. After all, his realm was already there. What hadn't Old Lord seen in the past hundreds of thousands of years?
If he was the only one in trouble, Old Lord wouldn't lose his composure.
But then, he divined the fortunes of others and they were all ominous signs. This time, Old Lord couldn't sit still anymore. Lin Jin was one of the people he divined.
To Old Lord, since Lin Jin had the Heaven's Foundation Fragment, he was a man of great fortune. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a child of destiny so how could he have such ominous signs?
In the past, based on the Grand Supreme Elder's divination experience, this was simply impossible.
And because several consecutive divinations came up with the same results, Old Lord realized that something was wrong. Hence, he stopped at a random place and found an ordinary person to help him with his divination. The result was the same ominous sign.
This time, Old Lord was truly shocked and lost his composure.
He knew what this meant and after several days of investigation, he was basically certain that this was a 'sign of apocalypse'.
The so-called sign of apocalypse was the destruction of the world and all living things. Be it humans, immortals, ghosts, demons, or even beasts, all of them had to die.
It was precisely because of this that Old Lord hurried over to Lin Jin. To Old Lord, the only ones who could do something about this were him and Lin Jin.
The other immortals couldn't do it. As for the mortals, they couldn't be counted on either.
Old Lord had deduced that the problem lay with the Heaven's Foundation Fragment.
"The Heaven's Foundation Fragment is the foundation of the world. Two thousand years ago, the Immortal Emperor broke a corner of it. Although it was peaceful for two thousand years, how could there be no consequences when the Heaven's Foundation Fragment is broken? Now, I'm afraid the consequences are here. To be honest, I used divination and risked my life to find out a trace of Heaven's mystery. The so-called 'sign of apocalypse' is when the world returns to chaos, just like in ancient times before the world was created. When the world shrinks into an egg, all living things will naturally perish, "Old Lord revealed this secret along the way.
Lin Jin shuddered as he listened.
He thought of the ancient gods who split the heavens and the earth apart. Wasn't the heavens and the earth that were split apart a piece of chaos? He then thought of the reincarnation of the heavens and the earth. The saying 'fallen leaves return to their roots and flowers bloom in spring' that Taoism talked about could actually be applied to the entire heavens and earth.
Hence, Lin Jin immediately understood this.
Old Lord said it was the end of the world, but to Lin Jin, there was another term that was easier to understand. It was the end of the world.
Lin Jin's expression darkened.
It had only been a few days since his good days had passed. Why did something like this happen? He was just trying to prevent him from having a peaceful life.
For a moment, Lin Jin felt frustrated. He didn't want to think too much about it so he asked Old Lord, "Is there a solution?"
To Lin Jin, there should still be room for negotiation. Wasn't this the reason why Old Supreme Lord came to him?
The Grand Supreme Elder nodded, then shook his head.
Lin Jin was bewildered by her nod and shake of the head.
"Elder Supreme Elder, feel free to tell me what you think."
Only then did the Grand Supreme Elder smile bitterly. "The so-called method is just my own idea. I don't know if it will work. If it's useless, then the world will still return to chaos, and all living beings will perish."
Lin Jin finally understood how serious the situation was.
His heart sank.
The Grand Supreme Elder then explained his idea. Since this matter might have been caused by the Foundation Stone of Heavenly Dao, it was because the Foundation Stone of Heavenly Dao was damaged. In that case, as long as all the missing pieces of the Foundation Stone of Heavenly Dao were found and repaired, they should be able to avoid this apocalyptic catastrophe.
Of course, Lin Jin had to be the one to do this. Lin Jin had several pieces of the Heavenly Dao's foundation in his possession and he could also help in finding the other pieces.
"Ever since I discovered the destruction of the world, I've been searching everywhere for the Heavenly Dao's foundation fragments. So far, I've found two." Old Supreme Elder tossed out another bombshell. As he spoke, he flipped his hand and two fingernail-sized fragments floated in his palm.
Lin Jin could tell they were Heavenly Dao's foundation fragments at a glance.
"Thank you for your hard work, Old Supreme Elder." Lin Jin said this out of emotion. This matter concerned all living beings in the world and most importantly, Lin Jin's life was at stake. Hence, Lin Jin had to help, and he was duty-bound to do so.
Old Supreme Elder smiled. "Don't worry about it. I'm doing this for myself."
After a pause, Old Supreme Elder lowered his voice.
"Lin Jin, there's something I need to make clear to you."
Seeing how mysterious Old Supreme Elder was, Lin Jin was curious about what he had to say.
"This catastrophe might have been predestined. We have to be clear about one thing. Even if we manage to mend the fragments, we might not be able to stop this catastrophe." Lin Jin nodded. He obviously understood this. Old Supreme Elder had made it clear that mending the Heavenly Dao's foundation was only a guess. Even if it was mended, it might not change the outcome.
If that was the case, would it be the end of the world?
Lin Jin panicked for a moment. He wasn't ready for this. Not only did this concern himself, but so many of his friends and disciples were involved as well.
Counting with his fingers, Lin Jin realized how many things he cared about in this world.
This made him even more frustrated.
But so what? It was the end of the world. What else could he do?
He could only follow Old Supreme Elder's calculations and try mending the Heavenly Dao's foundation.
Suddenly, Old Supreme Elder whispered, "Lin Jin, if the world's destruction is inevitable, what are your plans?"
Plans?
Lin Jin was stunned.
What other plans could he have? He would just perish together. Lin Jin thought Old Supreme Elder's question was a little strange. But on second thought, Lin Jin knew that Old Supreme Elder must have a reason for asking this.
"Old Supreme Elder, are you hiding something from me?" Lin Jin immediately pressed him. Old Lord quickly replied, "Why would I hide it from you? That's exactly what I want to tell you. Listen carefully. If this apocalypse is unavoidable, I have a way that might allow us to avoid it and wait for the next opening of chaos!" Old Lord nodded. Old Lord nodded.
Lin Jin was dumbfounded.
Moments later, Lin Jin calmed down as he listened to Old Supreme Elder's explanation.
Old Supreme Elder's method was to use a special method to hide somewhere and wait for the world's destruction to come. If they were lucky, they could survive. Then, they would fall into a deep sleep and wait for a mighty figure to split open the chaos and create a new world.
"This method is actually extremely dangerous. In this world, only you and I can do this. No one else, not even a true immortal expert, can do it," Old Supreme Elder said honestly, voicing Lin Jin's thoughts.
Lin Jin must be planning to drag his entire family along with him by bringing his friends and apprentices along.
Old Supreme Elder told Lin Jin that this was obviously impossible, which cut off Lin Jin's thoughts.
"This is just a last resort, and I've said it before. Even if you and I use this method, we may not be able to escape this calamity. So, it's better to think of a way to stop the world from being destroyed." Old Supreme Elder sighed. Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, he had weathered all kinds of storms but this was his first time experiencing the end of the world.
Lin Jin adjusted his state of mind. Indeed, everyone knew that the end of the world wouldn't be easy. Fortunately, Old Supreme Elder didn't mention when the apocalypse would come.
What if they had to wait for a few thousand years?
Following that, he and Old Supreme Elder traveled deeper into the nine heavens and arrived at the last celestial realm.
Previously, Lin Jin was still gazing at the immortal mountain from here, but this time, he had to enter.
"Lin Jin, ever since a corner of Heaven's Path's cornerstone was broken by an immortal emperor two thousand years ago, no one has set foot on the immortal mountain ever since. The situation there is unpredictable so you must be extremely careful when you enter!"
As Old Supreme Elder spoke, he cast a spell to conceal Lin Jin's and his aura.
In terms of spells, Lin Jin couldn't embarrass himself in front of Old Supreme Elder. Once the spell was complete, the two approached on a cloud.
The immortal mountain was huge.
Legend has it that the immortal mountain was the only thing that pierced through the nine heavens. In the past few days, one could only see the foot of the mountain and the mountainside. But here, one could see the peak.
Although it was a mountain in name, it was actually the size of a royal city. Furthermore, there were many mountain peaks on the celestial mountain. The tallest one could be said to be nine thousand zhang into the sky, and it could support the stars and the moon with its hands.
This wasn't an exaggeration. It was true.
Hence, this immortal mountain was no longer an ordinary mountain.
Half a day later, Lin Jin and Old Supreme Elder arrived at the mountain.
"There's a special restriction on this immortal mountain that makes it difficult to fly. From here, we can't fly. We can only climb the mountain on foot." Old Supreme Elder's expression turned solemn.
It was silent inside the immortal mountain. There were no sounds of beasts or birds. Stepping on the bluestone below, Lin Jin could clearly feel the heaviness.
Old Supreme Elder said this was the immortal mountain's restriction but Lin Jin thought it was because the immortal mountain's gravity had increased. In other words, the gravity here was several times higher than other places.
The immortal mountain was huge. Not only was the mountain huge, but everything here was huge too. The same went for the rocks and trees.
Along the way, Lin Jin was amazed. He didn't expect there to be such an incredible place in the nine heavens.
Suddenly, Lin Jin sensed something and stopped in his tracks. Old Supreme Elder noticed it too.
"What's wrong?" Old Supreme Elder asked softly when he didn't notice anything wrong.
Lin Jin's forehead was covered in sweat. He kept signaling Old Supreme Elder with his eyes while transmitting his voice, "Old Supreme Elder, there's a beast under our feet. It's a Rank 8 beast!"
Under their feet?
Old Supreme Elder was puzzled. He looked down and realized that they were surrounded by ordinary rocks. Where was the beast?
There was no aura either.
However, Old Supreme Elder knew Lin Jin's beast appraising skills so if Lin Jin said there was one, it was most likely true.
Now that Old Supreme Elder was using his skills, he was drenched in sweat.
The rock under their feet was huge, more than a thousand feet in length and width. It looked exactly like a rock, but upon closer inspection, one would realize that it was actually a giant toad.
It was only because it looked too much like a rock and had no aura that it was overlooked.
"What do we do now?" Old Supreme Elder asked telepathically. Suddenly, the rock under their feet shook. Not far away, two protruding rocks opened up into a pair of gigantic eyes.
Croak!
There was a thunderous rumble. Even Old Supreme Elder Lin Jin felt dizzy.
"Run!" Lin Jin immediately sprinted forward. Old Supreme Elder reacted quickly and followed behind, feeling aggrieved. Back then, Old Supreme Elder was an immortal but now, he was frightened by a giant rock toad.
But then again, if this rock toad was Rank 8, it would be at the level of a carefree immortal. Even during the golden age of immortals, it would be a powerful figure.
"It's just a toad. Why run?" Old Supreme Elder was puzzled when Lin Jin had no intention of turning back. Lin Jin replied without turning back, "Who said there's only one?"
Old Supreme Elder was stunned.
Turning back, his scalp went numb.
The ground was shaking behind them. There were at least ten of those giant rock toads chasing after them. These toads were the size of small hills and they looked terrifying. Only an idiot wouldn't run when they swarmed them.
Old Supreme Elder's expression darkened. Even when he was at the peak of his cultivation, he might not be able to win this situation, let alone now. Although he could transform into a black carp, he was only a Rank 8 beast. There was no way he could fight against a group of Rank 8 beasts.
"There's a cave up ahead. Let's go in!" With his sharp eyes, Lin Jin spotted a long and narrow cave entrance up ahead. He immediately ran over with Old Supreme Elder following closely behind.
Those toads were huge so they couldn't enter. So, as long as they could get in, they would be safe.
After entering the cave, Lin Jin and Old Supreme Elder ventured deeper. Behind them, they heard a series of loud noises. It was obviously the toads' attacks. However, the immortal mountain was sturdy. Despite their size, the toads couldn't get in.
Lin Jin was sweating profusely. "Old Supreme Elder, was this immortal mountain always this dangerous?"
Old Supreme Elder smiled bitterly. "I don't know either."
There were dozens of giant toads outside so Lin Jin and Old Supreme Elder didn't dare to go out. After waiting for a while, the commotion outside suddenly changed. There were more screams and the noise was different from before. It seemed like something was fighting.
Moments later, it became quiet.
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