# Chapter 1577: Locked by the Dust of Toil
The majestic pass collapsed, shattered by the seven Supreme Beings. Immortal light surged into the heavens, tearing through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, shaking the mortal world!
The entire world was stunned!
The magnificent ancient city before the path to immortality had been breached. Heavenly Venerables, Ancient Emperors, Great Emperors, and Sacred Spirits joined forces, directly charging in and entering the city.
Radiant rain danced everywhere, filling the sky. The great fissures and the path to immortality were covered in light, brilliant and crystalline, yet also terrifying. A single particle of such light was enough to pierce through a Great Sage and others, leaving no path to survival.
This was the power of laws specifically designed to block ancient Great Emperors. Such fluctuations could not be seen anywhere else in the world, and were the most dangerous.
"They've charged in! They're really going to become immortals!" People were shaken, all crying out in shock.
This might rewrite history, completely overturning all records about attaining immortality from ancient times to the present. This would be a new era—immortality was no longer illusory and intangible. The seven Supreme Beings had all succeeded together.
However, upon careful thought, it should be so. With seven joining hands, what could stop them? They were all the most powerful figures from ancient times to the present. A single one emerging could suppress the entire universe and command all realms, let alone seven acting together!
This was a miracle, but upon serious reflection, it was only natural. It should have been this way.
Many outside the domain thought this way, simultaneously excited to the extreme.
"They've really become immortals! The seven Supreme Beings have forged a hope, using themselves to test immortality, forcefully charging in and pioneering a new era!" Some elderly cultivators trembled all over, having witnessed all this, as if they themselves were storming the Immortal Domain. Their lifespans were short, nearing their end.
Outside the domain, it was boiling over, with many roars sounding. All cultivators were shouting. Even though it wasn't them becoming immortals, they were still excited. This was a hope—immortality was no longer an empty dream, giving people a goal.
"Rejoicing is still too early. This is only one immortal pass. Others have charged through in the past. Perhaps the true path of ascending to immortality lies beyond."
Suddenly, a cold voice sounded, extinguishing many people's excitement and enthusiasm, rapidly cooling the heated atmosphere. Everyone was stunned.
A Quasi-Emperor spoke, making such a judgment. There might still be changes on the path of ascending to immortality!
Who knew what lay ahead? Who knew the outcome of the immortal path? Everything depended on the upcoming immortal path battle. The tragedy might have only just begun.
"Boom!"
In the most terrifying light, the entire grand divine city was shattered, torn apart by the seven Supreme Beings within. Boundless immortal light surged forth.
In the end, the radiance was intercepted by various Imperial weapons, not allowed to wreak havoc. Seven figures stood there. Golden holy radiance tinged with red, like evening clouds, scattered over them, looking both magnificent and somewhat sorrowful.
"Where is the path?!" Someone roared.
The majestic pass had been shattered by them, the great city leveled. This was formed by immortal dao laws, now gone. And ahead, there was no path—the road to immortality was broken!
Everyone fell silent. Was it all empty in the end? The seven Supreme Beings joining hands—in principle, nothing could break through them, all obstacles should have been swept away.
But now, there was no obstruction. Ahead was nothingness, nothing existed. There was nothing to sweep away!
They possessed world-suppressing cultivation but had no place to use it. The immortal path had vanished, disappearing just like that.
"Why is this so?!"
"After waiting for ten thousand ages, is it all empty? Is the so-called attaining immortality ultimately the greatest deception? How can this be? We refuse to accept!"
No one could bear this result. All the waiting, all the effort, paying the most grievous price, only for everything to become empty in the end—how could one not be filled with grief and anger?
"Dong..." A bell tolled, so clear and cold, ringing through the immortal path, ringing through the universe. All living beings heard it, each feeling differently.
The seven Supreme Beings' bodies shook violently. Was this the death knell tolling for them? A lifetime of struggle, unmatched invincibility, ruling over heaven and earth—was this how they would end? Their hearts refused to accept!
Chi!
Suddenly, a ray of rosy light flew up. At the empty end of nothingness, light suddenly appeared. The grand world that had disappeared earlier faintly emerged, with a power of longevity attracting everyone, yet it seemed separated by a world sea.
The eyes of the seven Supreme Beings instantly lit up, like brilliant flames illuminating ten thousand ages, causing all the saints outside the domain to close their eyes, not daring to look.
"It's still there, just without a path, sinking and floating in the unseen!"
"Ahead there is no path. We will forge our own path, connecting to the immortal road!"
The seven Supreme Beings struck again. One Imperial weapon after another flew out, piercing through the path ahead, directly charging forward. They were locating void coordinates, confirming where the Immortal Domain truly lay.
"Kill!"
This battle tugged at everyone's hearts, making them forget everything else. Almost the vast majority hoped they would succeed, because this was a hope, proving that attaining immortality was feasible, not false, and could establish a truly clear goal for later generations.
A brilliant great path formed. The seven Supreme Beings struck, constructing a supreme path from dao runes, directly leading into the distance, piercing through to that world.
The seven walked together, almost instantly precisely calculating where the Immortal Domain lay.
It was a world sea. Crossing it might mean immortality!
"What is in that sea?" At this moment, many cried out in shock. They were fortunate to witness this scene.
That sea was the mortal world, was the past, was the future. Everyone's respective experiences... too bizarre. Gazing at that world sea, countless thoughts and endless distracting thoughts all surged into their minds.
"Refining the dao through the mortal world? Or refining the heart? This is but a minor art!"
"What is the past? Heaven and earth, every blade of grass and every tree, all are in my heart. What has passed is beneath my feet!"
"The future, what does it matter? Even if all heavens and myriad realms press down upon me, I have no fear!"
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The seven Supreme Beings each spoke, each with supreme bearing, possessing a spirit of "I alone am supreme." It seemed nothing could stop them even half a step.
These were the ancient Supreme Beings. Those paths, those scenes—to a Great Sage, they might never escape them in a lifetime, needing to spend their lives comprehending, experiencing, and understanding thoroughly. Yet these beings charged forward without hesitation, stepping over them in a single stride.
The Heavenly Venerables of the Mythical Era, the Emperors of the Primeval Era, the Great Emperors of the Desolate Era—each was astonishingly talented. All the myriad paths and various trials and tribulations were like chickens and dogs to them.
The true obstacle was only the Immortal Domain. All other paths and scenes could not shake their hearts, could not stop them even for an instant.
They killed their way forward all the way. Eventually, with specks of radiant rain, they stood on a vast ancient path. It seemed built from stone, but all kinds of immortal spirits had been seen. How could one say whether it was real or formed by immortal dao laws?
The seven Supreme Beings didn't care about this at all. Real or false, their eyes only had that grand Immortal Domain ahead!
The sky was filled with radiant rain. Crystalline petals danced, fragrant to the nose. Arriving here, they saw a stele, towering into the heavens, standing by the roadside ahead.
The ancient stele shocked the heavens. On it was carved only one symbol. The world did not know it, no one could recognize it. But the seven Supreme Beings' eyes were piercing. This was an immortal symbol that only they could contact and comprehend, also called immortal dao.
Immortal!
Simple and direct. The ancient stele had only this single character.
"We believe we are right, and we have come. Those few believe they are wrong and are still dormant. The final outcome will all be revealed!"
An ancient Supreme Being spoke such words, shocking everyone. This clearly meant some had not yet arrived, that there were still individual Supreme Beings who had not emerged.
"In this era, let us see the final conclusion!"
With a great roar, the qilin staff forged from Eternal Blue Gold struck out first, killing forward, piercing through this ancient path. Countless gods, demons, and immortal spirits fell, various radiant rains exploding.
At the end of the ancient path was a pair of doors. On them were bloody characters—definitely imperial blood, still flowing, as if just written.
One door read: Past!
The other door read: Future!
At the very top was also a plaque, also with two characters: Present!
"Locked by the dust of toil, understand the dao and see immortality!" An ancient imprint appeared. The years were too long, so long that even ancient Supreme Beings could barely perceive this soon-to-be-erased information.
In the end, they only vaguely heard it.
Around them, mist surged, a blur of haze. Chaotic qi spread, making this place even more mysterious. The bloody characters were shocking.
And behind this door, the Immortal Domain seemed within reach. Faintly, they heard the roar of true dragons, the cry of immortal phoenixes, as if there was a vast immortal realm.
The seven Supreme Beings charged inward. Breaking through might mean immortality!
With a booming sound, a violent force blasted all seven out. They could not pass. Immortal dao laws interwove, making this door unshakable.
All seven Supreme Beings struck, but a terrible thing happened. All attack power was reflected back, hitting each of them.
Joining hands was useless!
Ascending with radiance, becoming an immortal through transformation—they had to rely on themselves, not the seven Supreme Beings attacking together!
Earth-shattering attacks erupted here. Light illuminated ten thousand ages. If not for deliberate control, the Big Dipper Star Domain would have been completely reduced to ashes!
Their attacks all concentrated on that door. Each charged individually, proving their own immortal dao, to ascend to immortality here.
How could they give up? This was the final barrier. If they broke through, they might become immortals, creating an unprecedented precedent, forging a miracle!
So close, all the Supreme Beings struck, fighting to the point of frenzy, making this place a weave of imperial dao laws, contending against those immortal light laws, violently impacting.
"Activate the formation! Merge the myriad daos into one, strike this door!" Eternal Life Heavenly Venerable shouted.
The other six ancient Supreme Beings also nodded, roaring that shook mountains and rivers. Even at the cosmic border wasteland, their aura was sensed. The entire starry sky trembled.
Central Province, Northern Plains, Southern Ridge, Western Desert, Eastern Wasteland—these five continents all lit up, transforming into a Five-Colored Altar, then evolving into a massive formation, attracting power from all heavens and myriad realms, condensing brilliant light threads!
Everyone was horrified. How was the Big Dipper Star Domain formed? Was it deliberately arranged, existing only for this era?!
At this moment, all heavens and myriad realms trembled. Every domain of the universe shook. At the same time, Sacred Cliff also lit up, and the Primordial Bell roared.
Moreover, at the same time, the Great Thunderclap Monastery in the Western Desert was also illuminated by Buddha light, shining through the past, present, and future, illuminating reincarnation!
Wiping tears, about to be overwhelmed, begging for a monthly ticket to stabilize. Great Emperors, activate your Imperial weapons for protection!