Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Chapter 1087 Sixth-Rank Golden Immortal

In the chaotic void, the Azure Dragon Immortal Ship, replenished once more by the power of a Primordial Golden Immortal, surged forward like a sharp sword tempered with azure light, cutting through everything in its path. The dragon eyes at the bow blazed with azure light, resembling two blazing azure suns, tearing the oncoming chaotic currents into countless tiny specks of light, even pulverizing the toughest fragments of laws. Its scales shimmered with a jade-like resilience, each scale seemingly containing the power to shatter mountains and split seas, carving an unobstructed path through the raging chaotic winds. Its speed increased by a third, and even the trajectory it traced across the void became sharper, carrying an indomitable spirit.

At the center of the Azure Dragon Immortal Ship, the Azure Dragon Immortal Palace remained serene. On the four pillars crafted from chaotic driftwood, primordial runes flowed ceaselessly like living things, sometimes coalescing into fish, sometimes transforming into flying birds, weaving together to form an invisible barrier that completely isolated the chaotic clamor and ferocity of the outside world, leaving only the soft halo emanating from the Yin-Yang Dao Platform, casting dappled light and shadow within the palace.

Su Mo, who was sitting cross-legged on the Yin-Yang Dao Platform, suddenly twitched his brows. His eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened, and two beams of blue light flashed like lightning, breaking the tranquility of the hall. Deep within them, however, was a trace of hesitation that was not easily detected.

Just now, a divine thought came from one of the illusory spirit bodies he left ahead to scout the way—an immortal tomb is about to be born.

For the past 1600 epochs, Su Mo has remained cautious, sending out his illusory spirit avatars to scout ahead at regular intervals. The chaotic void is fraught with danger, and the threats to him extend far beyond the ferocious chaotic beasts: other immortal golden immortals wandering in the chaos are also a great danger. In the cultivation world, strength reigns supreme, and there is no law or order. Here, everything is decided by strength, and killing and plundering are commonplace. For some powerful golden immortals, the immortal true spirit and original Dao foundation within a first-grade golden immortal like him are themselves tempting treasures.

And those sudden chaotic storms, those bizarre spatial turbulences... should not be underestimated either. Some chaotic calamities contain the power to destroy the Great Dao. Even fifth- or sixth-grade Golden Immortals, or even stronger beings, who fall into them may perish, and even their souls may not be preserved.

With his current level of cultivation and supernatural powers, he is far from being able to ignore these chaotic natural disasters.

If it weren't for these illusory spirits paving the way ahead and marking out dangerous areas, his journey would never have been so smooth, and the damage to the Azure Dragon Immortal Boat would have been dozens of times greater.

This was still under the condition that he had a relatively safe star map. The Immortal King Yuan Jin was asking these immortal golden immortals to serve him and expand his territory, not to send them to their deaths. The star map he gave them was quite reliable.

Otherwise, his trip would have been extremely dangerous, and his risk would have increased tenfold, or even more.

“There are still three more cycles to go before the Immortal Tomb is revealed. I might as well go and take a look.” Su Mo lightly tapped the Dao Platform with his fingertip, and the black and white Yin-Yang Qi fluctuated accordingly. After a slight hesitation, he made a decision: it was still early before the hundred Chaos Cycles given by Immortal King Yuan Jin. He could afford to waste a mere three cycles.

"Perhaps this is the opportunity for my cultivation to break through!"

As he spoke, a blazing light flashed in Su Mo's eyes. This was not an ordinary tomb of a first or second-grade Golden Immortal, but the slumbering place of a sixth-grade Immortal.

At the same time, it is also a notorious forbidden and dangerous place in the southern part of Kongyuan Star Abyss. Throughout history, it has buried the lives of countless powerful people. The entire Immortal Tomb was laid down with many killing formations by that sixth-grade Golden Immortal. In its heyday, even Golden Immortals of the same level who broke in would be defeated and even perish there.

Ten thousand cosmic eras ago, when the Immortal Tomb first appeared, it caused a great uproar in the southern part of the Void Origin Star Abyss. Countless True Immortals and Half-Step Golden Immortals, driven by greed, forced their way in, only to end up with their souls and spirits destroyed. Even Immortal Golden Immortals lost more than a dozen of their own.

However, time is merciless, and even the strongest immortal array cannot withstand the erosion of time. Coupled with the impact of various powerful figures over the years, 30,000 cosmic eras ago, the immortal array protecting the immortal tomb finally developed a flaw: every thousand cosmic eras, a slight defect would appear at the array's core, at which point the array's power would plummet, and this defect would continue to expand over time, making the array's power far less than before.

When the flaw first appeared, it took a fifth-rank Golden Immortal to barely tear open a gap and break in; now, a first-rank Golden Immortal is enough to find the flaw and enter smoothly.

Of course, after dozens of raids, the top-tier treasures in the Immortal Tomb that would catch the eye of fourth- or fifth-rank Golden Immortals had long been looted. What remains now are mostly items that high-ranking Golden Immortals wouldn't even consider. As a result, in recent openings, even third-rank Golden Immortals have been rarely seen. Most of those entering and leaving are first- or second-rank Golden Immortals, and many Immortals have even brought their clan's juniors with them, seemingly turning this Immortal Tomb into a training ground for their clan's younger generation.

This is exactly what Su Mo hopes for. He doesn't want to face fourth- or fifth-grade Golden Immortals so soon. A fourth-grade Golden Immortal is fine, as there is still a good chance of completely suppressing him. But a fifth-grade Golden Immortal, even if he uses all his trump cards, is still uncertain whether he can win, let alone suppress him. He might even suffer an unexpected defeat if he is not careful.

In comparison, those second- and third-grade immortal golden immortals are the most suitable "prey" for him. He can take them down in one fell swoop without spending too much money, and there is absolutely no risk involved.

"If I'm lucky, I might even get a glimpse into the secrets of a third-grade Golden Immortal." The burning desire in Su Mo's eyes intensified, and the Primordial Purple Qi surrounding him surged slightly, as if echoing his thoughts. If he could seize this opportunity to touch the threshold of a third-grade Golden Immortal, then even if he encountered a sixth-grade Immortal in the future, the outcome would be decided by their own strength.

The next second...

"Ow..."

A clear dragon's roar suddenly resounded throughout the surrounding chaos, its sound carrying a hint of elation, as if responding to Su Mo's wishes. Immediately afterward, the Azure Dragon Immortal Boat abruptly turned its head, the azure stream of light that had been moving forward suddenly shifting, and the swaying of its tail created ripples of azure light as it carried Su Mo toward the Immortal Tomb at breakneck speed. The azure light in its dragon eyes grew even brighter, as if it had already sensed the aura of opportunity, and even the hull trembled slightly, revealing a hint of anticipation.

......

Time flies, and an entire century has passed.

It's unclear when exactly, but the Azure Dragon Immortal Ship has quietly withdrawn its dazzling immortal light. The azure light on its dragon scales has completely disappeared, leaving only a warm, jade-like base color, almost imperceptible in the dark chaos, like a silent, stubborn azure stone. The immortal aura that originally permeated all directions has also been suppressed to its limit. If one doesn't concentrate and examine it carefully, it almost blends into the surrounding chaotic airflow, like an ancient wreckage that has been silent for billions of years, slowly sailing in the dark void, attracting no attention whatsoever, taking the word "low-key" to the extreme.

On this day, Su Mo, inside the Azure Dragon Immortal Palace, opened his tightly closed eyes once more. Primordial purple energy flowed within them like water, his gaze piercing through the barriers of the immortal ship and layers of chaos, directly seeing through the void spanning countless eons ahead. At the end of his vision lay a hazy gray mist, stretching endlessly for countless eons, like a solidified sea of ​​chaos, exuding a chilling stillness.

The mist was not ordinary chaotic airflow, but contained a faint aura of decay and death, so domineering that it could even devour immortal rules. Even a Golden Immortal-level divine sense would be silently dissolved by the mist, only able to barely detect movements within tens of thousands of cosmic years. Any further and it would be completely assimilated and dissipate into nothingness.

"We've arrived." Su Mo murmured to himself, his fingertips tapping lightly on the Yin-Yang Dao Platform, producing a crisp "tap-tap" sound. The rhythm was steady, yet it carried a hint of solemnity. "So this is the outer perimeter of the Immortal Tomb of a Sixth-Rank Golden Immortal... As expected, it is a forbidden death ground that can bury hundreds of Immortal Golden Immortals. Just the 'Death Mist' on the outer perimeter alone is enough to make ordinary First-Rank Golden Immortals hesitate to even approach."

Even more so, a chilling aura of death emanated from the depths of that misty sea, like an invisible ice needle piercing his immortal body, causing his immortal power to stagnate and slow its circulation by a fraction. He had a clear feeling that if he dared to venture deeper now, even with the Thousand Gods Array and all his illusory spiritual bodies mobilized, he would still be in danger of death and annihilation. That deathly aura seemed capable of directly annihilating the core of his divine soul.

"This is only the tomb of a deceased sixth-rank Golden Immortal. If it were a living sixth-rank Golden Immortal..."

Su Mo's expression darkened slightly, and his eyes became extremely solemn. With his current cultivation level, if he were to face a living sixth-grade Golden Immortal, even survival would be a major problem if he was not careful, let alone fighting back.

"Hold on! We must persevere to the very end! We cannot afford to be reckless until we have truly reached the pinnacle of the Ancient Immortal Realm!"

Caution is the key to survival in this chaos.

"There are still two epochs left. Let's see what suitable disguises we can find, and it would be best to have several layers of disguises!"

......