"What is that?"
Beyond the distance of the World Tree, surpassing even the reaches of Chaos, resided a clan known as the "Heavenly" race.
They had just relocated their entire population into the Abyss under the guidance of their progenitor.
Although they harbored immense disdain for the Abyss's denizens, they couldn't defy their progenitor's command.
Fortunately, the progenitor seemed aware of their sentiments and had chosen an extremely secluded area within the Abyss as their new habitat.
However, before they could settle, they suddenly felt an unparalleled pressure emanating from the Abyss's center.
In the face of this pressure, they felt as insignificant as a grain of sand in the desert, and this pressure felt as vast as the boundless universe.
Instinctively, they looked towards the World Tree, a distance so vast that they shouldn't have been able to see anything, yet they did.
Not with their eyes, but with their minds.
Within their hearts, they saw a magnificent cauldron standing between heaven and earth.
Before this cauldron, they felt that even their progenitor was no more than an ant.
They were incredibly astonished, wondering what it was.
Just as they were filled with doubt, they heard a burst of wild laughter, laced with terrifying words.
"Hahahaha, Abyss's creatures, listen up! You are now surrounded by your Grandfather Cauldron! Those who know what's good for them, quickly send some strong ones to their deaths.
Once I'm full, I'll leave, hahaha..."
Someone had invaded the Abyss?
They were utterly shocked.
The Abyss was an existence that even their progenitor couldn't contend with, yet someone had invaded it, even demanding that the Abyss's experts come to die, as if to devour them all?
They called themselves "Heavenly," born high above, looking down on all living beings.
But now, for the first time, they felt so insignificant.
And it turned out that the Abyss, which made the three thousand Chaos realms tremble, was not truly invincible!
Inside a towering pagoda that reached into the clouds, the Heavenly Ancestor sat cross-legged at the very top.
His eyes gleamed with shock, his heart no less astonished than those of his descendants.
"When did a being of the Eternal Realm appear in Chaos?"
The Heavenly Ancestor was filled with doubt, and a sense of bitterness arose within him.
"Has all my effort over the years been wasted for nothing?"
He gazed towards the Abyss's center, through the endless distance, at the great cauldron atop the World Tree, his thoughts incredibly complex.
To think of everything he had done to gain the Abyss's trust, now seemed to have been in vain.
Even severing ties with close friends for it, it was somewhat ironic.
"Father!"
Just then, a young man walked in, the Heavenly Ancestor's own son.
The Heavenly Ancestor didn't turn to look at the young man, but a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes.
If the Heavenly Fox Progenitor were to see it, they would surely be shocked, thinking that the Heavenly Ancestor was nothing like the ruthless and heartless being they had encountered before.
However, this hint of tenderness quickly disappeared, and the young man didn't notice it.
"What is it?" the Heavenly Ancestor asked faintly, still not turning around.
The young man looked at his father's back, seemingly accustomed to his cold attitude.
He said softly, "Is joining the Abyss really the right thing to do?"
"Are you questioning your father's decision?" The Heavenly Ancestor narrowed his eyes, his voice slightly cold.
"Your son wouldn't dare, but the Abyss..."
"Enough.
If it's just about this, then you may leave!"
The Heavenly Ancestor interrupted the young man, and just as he thought his son would obediently obey as always, an unexpected event occurred.
The young man's expression changed, but in the end, he didn't leave.
Instead, he continued, "Father, the appearance of that cauldron has already shown that the Abyss is not invincible.
Why are you still so obsessed?"
"What did you say?"
The Heavenly Ancestor suddenly stood up, turning to look at his son, a trace of disbelief in his eyes.
For countless years, this was the first time his son had done something against his will.
The young man's body also trembled.
He was shocked by his own actions, that he had actually spoken disrespectfully to his father, even saying that his father was obsessed.
How... how dare he?
"Father, I..."
He wanted to apologize, but the Heavenly Ancestor waved his hand and said, "You may leave."
The young man hesitated, but eventually bowed slightly to the Heavenly Ancestor and left.
Little did he know, as the Heavenly Ancestor watched the young man's departing figure, his cold expression vanished, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
His mood, which had been complicated by the appearance of the Longevity Cauldron, had now improved considerably.
This son of his, born with cultivation already at the peak of Breaking Dao, had remained at that level for countless years.
Because from the moment he was born until now, he had always grown up under the protection of his wings, and for countless years, he had been a very filial son, doing whatever he was told without question.
Today, he had actually defied him, which was a rare and pleasant surprise.
Worthy of being my son.
The Heavenly Ancestor was not angry at all, but rather felt gratified.
Then, he turned his gaze back to the World Tree, a hint of mockery flashing across his face.
"Who said that my Chaos has no Eternal beings?"
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"Who among you will come to die?"
Above the World Tree, the Longevity Cauldron glared menacingly at the Soul General and the other nineteen Abyss Generals.
Originally, Mo was supposed to replace Cold General and become the new "General," but before Mo could even learn of this news, he was swallowed by the Longevity Cauldron.
The Soul General and the others didn't panic at all, and the Soul General even asked, "Does Your Excellency really think you are invincible, or are you underestimating the strength of my Abyss?"
The Abyss has been able to exist for so long for a reason.
Just the World Tree beneath the Soul General and the others, which supports the Abyss, has already reached the Eternal Realm.
As long as it exists, the Abyss will be able to exist eternally, and it is also because of it that the Soul General and the others are able to withstand the aura emanating from the Longevity Cauldron.
Hearing the Soul General's confident words, the Longevity Cauldron let out a cold laugh from within.
"I am naturally not invincible, but my master is an invincible existence.
As for the Abyss's experts you speak of, are you referring to the three old things currently sealed away?"
"Bold! How dare you be disrespectful to our Holy Ancestors!"
The Longevity Cauldron's words were like a fire thrown into a pit full of gunpowder, instantly igniting the Soul General and the others' anger, so much so that they ignored the Longevity Cauldron's statement that "My master is invincible."
"Three old things that have been suppressed and sealed, are they worthy of being called 'Holy'?"
The Longevity Cauldron was very disdainful.
In its eyes, only its master was qualified to be called "Holy," and its master's son, Gu Sheng, barely qualified as well.
No other living beings were worthy.
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, you're not worthy to listen."
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