(If she hadn't undergone reincarnation, the demon race wouldn't have been able to win against the even stronger witch race. Naturally, Mount Zhou wouldn't have been destroyed, and the Milky Way wouldn't have overflowed the human world. The subsequent tragedies of the witch race wouldn't have happened.)
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yang shook his head. These were merely his perspective as a mid-stage sixth-tier cultivator, and not accurate. To force an evaluation like that would be no different from being a frog in a well. Perhaps, the truth was different?
Perhaps sensing Lin Yang's earlier melancholy, the ruthless man remained silent, instead taking Lin Yang's hand and beginning to examine Shi Hao's life.
From having his supreme bone removed at birth, to being a baby, to conquering the Stone Kingdom as a teenager, to arriving at the Heavenly God Academy as a young adult, and then...
The ruthless man and Lin Yang remained silent, simply watching as if observing a movie, witnessing Shi Hao's life unfold. Until the very end, leading a group of followers, he stormed into the heavens, and before departing, he didn't forget to single-handedly seal the Nine Heavens, Ten Earths, and the Immortal Realm.
"Truly powerful! If the origin of the world hadn't already fallen to the mid-stage of the Heavenly Realm, Shi Hao could have achieved the Great Luo Venerable position no matter what! At that time, he would be eternal, sitting atop the River of Destiny, observing the birth and death of the world, the decay of heaven and earth but his immortality!"
This is the limitation of the world's origin. Even someone as talented as Shi Hao can only remain at the peak of the Immortal Emperor level (half-step to the eighth rank) and cannot break through!
"So, this is what they call the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?"
"Yes, probably. Moreover, after separating from the Immortal Realm, and with the fact that the Desolate Emperor took away the vast majority of True Immortals and experts above True Immortal before leaving, the world's level itself dropped again! It even fell directly from the mid-stage of the Heavenly Realm to the peak of the early stage of the Heavenly Realm."
"And now, after millions of years of dark turmoil, the world's level has fallen even further, only reaching the early stage of the Heavenly Realm. Fortunately, the Heavenly God himself is unaware of this, and there was no Heavenly Dao in the past. Otherwise, these guys would have been struck down by divine retribution countless times by now!" Lin Yang said somewhat speechlessly.
This world, which was in its late-stage Heavenly Realm, could have developed into a peak Heavenly Realm world comparable to the Immortal Dao Great World. However, due to the relentless self-destruction of its native inhabitants, coupled with the influence of extraterrestrial demons, its level has plummeted to its current state!
Soon, the two continued their journey through the river of time, witnessing the mythical era and the so-called Nine Heavenly Venerables, naturally learning the Nine Secrets. The Ruthless One, in particular, not only learned the Nine Secrets but also numerous other secret techniques.
He even had some knowledge of the Ten Fierce Treasures of the Immortal King level from Shi Hao's era, such as the Great Transformation of Freedom, the Law, and the Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Technique.
Next, they met the last Celestial Venerable of the mythical era, who later became the Emperor. He refined the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir (of course, it was fake! It was far inferior to Laozi's Golden Elixir) and forged the Heavenly Court.
Naturally, they also saw the Underworld Emperor, who was also a close friend of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the future tomb raider, Duan De. Then, they also discovered the backlash from the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone when the Heavenly Court was about to ascend, including the betrayal of the Undying Heavenly Emperor in his youth.
Of course, they also discovered the origin of the Undying Emperor, who turned out to be a five-colored phoenix from the Immortal Realm.
However, compared to the countless secrets throughout the entire river of time, his origins, such a tiny secret, no longer piqued the interest of Lin Yang and his companion.
Following this is the history of many ancient emperors and great rulers. It must be said that before the laws of Heaven and the long river of time, very few secrets can be concealed!
However, at the same time, the supreme beings of the forbidden zones outside were in an uproar. Why had they severed themselves? Wasn't it for immortality?
But at this moment, the Heavenly Dao was born!
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Chapter Sixty-Nine: Ambitious, Refining the Heavenly Dao
After the Heavenly Dao was born, the small group of people with the highest cultivation in the entire world naturally sensed it.
Although most of them were only at the mid-stage of the sixth rank after severing their own power, which is the stage of alternative Dao achievers, they were, after all, former Supremes, Great Emperors, and Ancient Emperors. In reality, they were still stronger than ordinary alternative Dao achievers.
Of course, these are just the official statements. The truth is that they all once had their own unique Heavenly Heart Mark.
Through this connection, one can clearly perceive what the Heavenly Dao really is!
Order and protection allow the universe to develop better. There is only instinct, no concrete consciousness. Therefore, there is no good or evil, no particular likes or dislikes.
In other words, what promotes the development of heaven and earth is what the Way of Heaven favors. What opposes or even destroys heaven and earth is what the Way of Heaven abhors!
Furthermore, after their birth, the Heavenly Dao itself reigns supreme. From this day forward, it will forever protect the entire world! This is the information the Supreme Beings received immediately upon sensing the Heavenly Dao!
If they were still at their peak, they would definitely appreciate the birth of the Heavenly Dao. After all, back then, even ancient emperors from ancient clans were figures of both righteousness and righteousness.
Unfortunately, time flies and years are merciless. Now they have long since become evil and chaotic figures. In short, there are no good people among them.
Therefore, their attention was not on this at the moment, but on another question: since the Heavenly Dao possesses such great power, then after I obtain this item and refine it, can I achieve immortality?
After careful consideration, which didn't take long—just a few breaths—the incomplete Supreme Beings came to a conclusion: it was possible!
As the conclusion was reached, the Immortal Daoist's expression changed several times. After obtaining this item, did it mean that he could get rid of the influence of his original body, truly become the emperor of heaven and earth, or even live forever?
Meanwhile, the Undying Emperor, deep within the Immortal Realm, was stunned for the first time. So, true immortality resided in the mortal realm? But how could he possibly return now?
(It is still possible to go back through certain methods, at least for this period of time. However, it will take a lot of time, and it is not possible in a short period of time.)
But given enough time, wouldn't the Heavenly Dao be refined away? What would be left for him then? At least, that's what he thought.
With a thunderous roar, as if by prior arrangement, the supreme beings of the forbidden zones of the Big Dipper appeared one after another. This time, they did not appear in their Dao bodies, but in their true forms. At the same time, the imperial weapons in their hands also all awakened.
In an instant, countless imperial mights intertwined, and the people of the entire Beidou region, and even the entire Beidou land, were all struck by bad luck.
In the process of these imperial mights colliding with each other, countless lands, mountains, and rivers were directly destroyed. Many civilians, cultivators, and small holy lands were reduced to ashes before they could even react.
Rumble
Accompanied by a series of sounds, one after another, the supreme beings of the forbidden zones awoke from their deep slumber.
In the next few breaths, all the supreme beings in the Beidou Forbidden Zone awoke and came to the outside of the altar.
At this point, the Emperor Formation, which had been sealed layer upon layer, was now reduced to its final layer. After all, the Emperor Formation had originally faced more than twenty Quasi-Emperor level nine cultivators, plus an Undying Daoist at the level of a Flawless Great Emperor.
Although they didn't put in much effort at first, the fact that they were able to hold on for so long is already quite remarkable!
However, the ancient emperors and great emperors who arrived at this place at this time did not speak, but instead all looked like they were conserving their energy.
Soon, dozens more incomplete Supreme Beings appeared from other parts of the universe. If you counted them all, you would find that their number had reached three digits (actually, it was around a hundred and a half).
Among them, the oldest can even be traced back to the mythological era, before the time of the Nine Heavenly Venerables!
Among them, even the one with the weakest cultivation level, after undergoing extreme sublimation, still possesses the combat power of a flawless Great Emperor (late stage of the sixth rank)!
Even before reaching the ultimate sublimation, there are still those who achieve enlightenment through other means, namely those with the Great Accomplished Holy Body, the Overlord Body, and the Holy Spirit! When wielding an Emperor Weapon, they might even have a slight advantage!