Chapter 1721: Comprehending the Scriptures, the Collapse Slows Down_2

However, under this great calamity, all that was left was to wait for death.

All hope rested on Jiang Chengxuan. What they could do was only stabilize the rear and do everything possible to reduce the losses.

“Sigh….”

Qingyun Venerable also sighed deeply. As someone who had personally experienced two great calamities, he was especially moved.

Last time, his Qingyun Immortal Sect fell during the great calamity. In order to resist the vengeance, he decisively fought against the calamity, self-destructing his blessed land in the battle with the strange tree, resulting in a significant decrease in his cultivation.

Later, with Jiang Chengxuan’s help, he returned to the Earth Immortal realm, like being reborn, living again.

But in the blink of an eye, the great calamity had arrived once more. Their hope once again lay on Jiang Chengxuan. This time, he did not know if he would have the chance to be reborn again.

“Trust Chengxuan… He has created too many legends.”

Qingyun Venerable murmured, voicing his hopes.

Hearing this, Yuanhan Immortal nodded, a final spark of light flashing in his eyes.

“Boom–!”

At that moment, just as Qingyun Venerable finished speaking, the overwhelming storm of the collapse, which had blotted out the sky and the sun, suddenly trembled. The powerful shockwave stirred the void, causing the heavens and earth to rumble and tremble!

This sudden turn of events caused both Yuanhan Immortal and Qingyun Venerable to stiffen, their hearts filled with unease. They thought that some sudden change might have occurred in the great calamity.

Without hesitation, both of them summoned their blessed lands, forming an area of heavenly land in the void to suppress the chaos. Their auras condensed and did not release, ready to take action at any moment.

However, the next moment, what happened left both of them stunned and unsure.

After the terrifying tremor, the overwhelming storm of collapse suddenly slowed down!

Though the change was slight, it was unmistakable to the perception of the two Earth Immortals.

The speed of the collapse had suddenly slowed!

“This…. This!”

Seeing this, Yuanhan Immortal and Qingyun Venerable exchanged glances, both shocked and overjoyed. Almost immediately, they both thought of Jiang Chengxuan.

“Is it Chengxuan? Did he succeed?!”

Unable to contain their excitement, both of them rode the wind and ascended into the nine heavens, approaching the storm of collapse to observe it more closely.

They saw that the speed of the storm’s ravaging had indeed slowed, and the cracks of destruction and the vicious devouring of the void had also lessened somewhat. There was no doubt about it!

This sight caused both of them to be filled with great joy and anticipation.

“The great calamity has not stopped, but this slowing down could buy us ten more years!”

After observing for a moment, Yuanhan Immortal said with great satisfaction. Just a moment ago, they had been troubled by the terrifying force of the calamity, but now, Jiang Chengxuan had given them such a surprise, which was enough to lift their spirits.

This was the first sign of weakness in the great calamity since its onset!

“Haha! We must send this news back to the sect and announce it to the world!”

Qingyun Venerable smiled widely, his gaze burning with excitement as he spoke to Yuanhan Immortal.

He could already imagine how uplifting this news would be when it spread, and how it would inspire the entire Xuanyuan Immortal Domain.

With hope rekindled, people would remember the past, no longer driven by despair.

“Yes! Let’s go!”

Yuanhan Immortal agreed to the plan, and the two of them immediately turned into streaks of immortal light, vanishing into the horizon.

Soon, the news spread throughout the scattered cultivator alliance, and then shook the various immortal sects.

They quickly dispatched disciples to observe the collapse and found that it had indeed slowed down.

This gave them an unprecedented confidence in suppressing the great calamity.

As for everything happening within the Xuanyuan Immortal Domain, Jiang Chengxuan naturally had no knowledge of it.

When he opened his eyes, all that remained was a pale, jagged skeletal hand, and the original rune had completely vanished.

However, with the previous experience in mind, he didn’t panic. Instead, he first immersed his consciousness in the Immortal Realm. As expected, he soon saw another Immortal Peak emerge, shrouded in mist, with an intricate and ancient rune imprinted on it, glowing with nine-colored celestial light.

Without a doubt, this was the location of the second original rune. The two Immortal Peaks in the Immortal Realm resonated with each other, and Jiang Chengxuan could feel an extraordinary aura.

He tried to communicate with the original rune on the two peaks using his will as the master of the Immortal Realm. He sensed some subtle movements, but they quickly subsided.

Perhaps, only when all the original runes were gathered would he be able to wield their full power, Jiang Chengxuan speculated, and he did not attempt further.

“Mid-stage Celestial Immortal… fully completed.”

Feeling the immense immortal power within himself, Jiang Chengxuan’s eyes sparkled, and he murmured to himself.

After obtaining the rewards from purifying the two original runes, his cultivation had reached the peak of the mid-stage Celestial Immortal realm, and this was enough to satisfy him.

“Then, there’s that new Ten Thousand Ages of Holy Scripture…”

With a shift of his gaze, Jiang Chengxuan turned his attention back to the pale, jagged skeletal hand.

Now, during this time, he could finally attempt to seek out the scripture hidden there.

Jiang Chengxuan first circled around the entire skeletal hand from top to bottom and found that its surface had little damage. His heart grew more hopeful.

Reaching the middle of the skeletal arm, Jiang Chengxuan began to recite the scripture. His own Ten Thousand Ages of Holy Scripture manifested, condensing onto the arm.

Next, he pressed his palm, glowing with golden light, onto the bone.

Immediately, a strange buzzing sound filled the void!

“Whom–!”

It was as if the stars in the sky were suddenly illuminated. From the center of Jiang Chengxuan’s palm, golden light swept over the entire skeletal arm. In an instant, tiny specks of golden light appeared within the bone!

Each speck emanated a divine aura, gradually manifesting from within the bone, illuminating the entire world!

In that moment, the towering skeletal arm seemed to transform into a pillar of light, surrounded by countless golden dots of light.

“Indeed, it’s still there! It turns out it was imprinted inside the bone! Heaven is helping me!”

Seeing this, Jiang Chengxuan felt immense joy in his heart, smiling as he spoke.

The Ten Thousand Ages of Holy Scripture had been carved into the bone, escaping the power of the Immortal Treasure Scroll, and had not been erased.

This was truly a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune!

“Time is of the essence…”

Without hesitation, Jiang Chengxuan spread his divine sense and delved into each of the golden light clusters.

Inside, he found golden symbols, ancient and mysterious, exuding a remarkable aura.

Unable to contain his excitement, Jiang Chengxuan immediately began to comprehend them. But he did not lose himself in the process. Instead, he first carefully imprinted each symbol into his consciousness, allowing him to grasp the general concept.

It was a tedious process, but Jiang Chengxuan enjoyed it. Slowly, his figure ascended, approaching the golden light clusters, and began to make contact.

Although this Ten Thousand Ages of Holy Scripture was composed of symbols he had never seen before, it was, in fact, a part of the scripture he had been cultivating all along. As he studied it, he found it to be incredibly smooth and natural, soon entering a state of deep comprehension.

The golden light of the world gradually dimmed as Jiang Chengxuan absorbed it, turning into a radiant golden sun as he ascended the skeletal arm, spreading its divine aura across the world.

This scene was grand and majestic, with an extraordinary sense of power. It caused numerous dao patterns to manifest in the void.

In Jiang Chengxuan’s mind, the Ten Thousand Ages of Holy Scripture was visibly being completed, with one golden symbol after another forming the chapters, expanding the original scripture by about a third!

This was a monumental improvement for the already extraordinary scripture!