CHAPTER 1848: 1,174 GONGGONG WITH FLUCTUATING LUCK

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"Gonggong lived in such a place, and although he was on the brink of death, he ultimately did not fall. This shows that his strength definitely reached the level of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Chaos.

"Otherwise, he definitely couldn’t have lasted this long."

From the scene before him, Jiang Chen could roughly determine that Gonggong’s cultivation had silently reached the Dao Venerable Realm long ago.

That he hadn’t fallen was clear evidence.

Had it been any other Great Divine Transcendent coming here, even the most peak Sub-Saint, they would have long been ground to dust by the forces of destruction present.

Thinking this in his heart, Jiang Chen stepped forward, heading towards the ruins of Mount Buzhou.

As he moved, the destructive forces around him surged continuously, spontaneously parting to either side, revealing a wide path.

The destructive forces here, although threatening to a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Chaos, were nothing to Jiang Chen.

With Jiang Chen’s current strength, unless faced with a power above the chaos, he could not be threatened.

"The power of destruction here seems to be weakening, probably because I reshaped the Nine States, resulting in this place’s destructive force being suppressed and greatly reduced."

On the way to the Mount Buzhou ruins, Jiang Chen could clearly sense the surrounding destructive power continuously weakening.

The destructive forces near the ruins of Mount Buzhou were also not constant. Their strength depended on the state of the Prehistoric World.

The better the state of the Prehistoric World, the weaker the forces of destruction here. Conversely, the worse the Prehistoric World, the stronger these forces became.

When Mount Buzhou first collapsed, the power of destruction here, though strong, was not as powerful as it is now, only threatening to Great Divine Transcendents. If not, Gonggong wouldn’t have lasted so long.

When Gonggong was initially used to block the Eye of the Sea of Chaos, he only had the cultivation of a Great Divine Transcendent. If the destructive power here was as strong as it is now, Gonggong would have fallen long ago, unable to persist to this day, let alone break through to a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Chaos.

It was as time passed and the Prehistoric World weakened, that the destructive force here grew stronger, even threatening a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Chaos.

Similarly, it was because the destructive force here did not surge suddenly but increased bit by bit, giving Gonggong the time to adapt, allowing him to use it to temper his body and gradually grow stronger.

"Calamity is both a disaster and an opportunity; this is perfectly demonstrated in Gonggong’s experience."

Understanding the reason behind it, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but marvel at Gonggong’s fate. After the great war between the Witches and Demons ended, only two Ancestral Witches survived, one being Gonggong and the other Xuanming.

Due to collapsing Mount Buzhou, Gonggong was punished by being used to fill the Eye of the Sea of Chaos, enduring endless hardship. Meanwhile, Xuanming was protected by Mother Earth and continued to cultivate bitterly in the Netherworld.

Logically, Xuanming, being free, should have cultivated faster than Gonggong. Yet in reality, Gonggong, who could not cultivate, quickly achieved the Dao Venerable Realm of the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Chaos.

Whereas Xuanming, despite his constant effort, is still stuck at the Sub-Saint level, unable to find a breakthrough opportunity.

In this light, being used to fill the Eye of the Sea of Chaos ended up being an opportunity for Gonggong. Without this event, with the mistakes he made, he likely would never have hoped to achieve the Dao Venerable Realm of the Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Chaos in his lifetime.

"Gonggong is indeed lucky; a surely fatal calamity turned into a new lease on life because he encountered me,"

The more Jiang Chen thought about it, the more he felt amazed at Gonggong’s impressive Fate, preventing his premature doom. Without him, the Prehistoric World would have undoubtedly worsened further, then the force of destruction at the Mount Buzhou ruins would be strengthened.

At that time, facing even stronger destructive forces, the already exhausted Gonggong would have had no other choice but to perish.

However, because of Jiang Chen’s intervention, the future of the Prehistoric World shifted, not only avoiding further decline but becoming stronger.

As a result, the destructive forces near the Mount Buzhou ruins dramatically weakened. Gonggong, already at his limit, thus had a moment to breathe and a chance to survive.

"This is fate!"

"Hundreds of millions of years of hard work cannot compare to a moment of destiny’s favor. Truly mysterious and beyond comprehension."

Xuanming and Gonggong’s experiences undoubtedly prove the importance of fate. With a favorable fate, even certain death calamities can turn into opportunities to defy the heavens and change fate.

With an unfavorable fate, even millions of years of arduous cultivation make it hard to progress.

"They say mastering Innate Dao Sovereign allows transcending the River of Destiny and controlling one’s fate."

"This is the biggest lie; even a Great Luo Golden Immortal, let alone a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial Chaos or an even stronger Chaos Demigod, cannot fully control their fate. When calamities come, they still turn to dust."

It’s said that Great Luo Golden Immortals transcend the River of Destiny, being free and at ease. But now, Jiang Chen’s cultivation is close to a Wuji Daluo Jinxian, yet he still can’t control his fate, merely following the flow of the grand era.

Looking across the chaos, who can truly master their destiny? Even Pangu Great God struggled within his destiny.

Perhaps only achieving that eternal Transcendental Realm can truly grasp destiny.

With these thoughts, Jiang Chen had already arrived at the depths of the Mount Buzhou ruins.