Yuan Hao pondered for a moment, then flicked his finger, sending a point of light flying out and attaching itself to the young man's soul. It then headed towards the place from which the call had echoed in his mind. Yuan Hao's speed in the void was trillions of times faster than the light that had carried the young man through the void.
Looking at the small world, or rather, the demiplane, before him, Yuan Hao remained silent. His other half of his true spirit, for some unknown reason, had become the Heavenly Dao of this demiplane, which was on the verge of destruction due to its direct confrontation with nothingness.
The Heavenly Dao, let alone a demi-plane, or even a complete plane, would not give birth to such a thing. At the very least, a minor world would have a chance of being created.
Given his nature, it was almost impossible for him to be influenced by anything or those indescribable beings. Perhaps because he had become the Heavenly Dao, his other half of his true spirit was actually influenced by the supreme Dao. He became ruthless and asexual, indifferent to everything, only concerned with the operation of the Heavenly Dao. Perhaps the only thing that could stir a ripple in his heart was the growth and advancement of the world.
"How could this happen? Should we destroy this demiplane and forcibly fuse with the true spirit?" Yuan Hao began to think carefully.
He felt this might be an opportunity. Because of the influence of the Supreme Dao, even the Heavenly Dao becomes ruthless and emotionless, its only concern being the normal operation of itself. Before he reached his peak, he had been invited by several powerful figures to deal with a Heavenly Dao that had malfunctioned. Afterwards, he carefully studied the origin of that Heavenly Dao and discovered some interesting things.
That Heavenly Dao was originally a powerful being, but later felt that there was no way forward, so after a long period of planning, he managed to seize control of the Heavenly Dao with great difficulty.
After successfully seizing the body of the Heavenly Dao, he discovered that his emotions were disappearing, and he slowly began to become indifferent to everything. No matter what it was, once he became the Heavenly Dao, his heart would slowly evolve into the Heavenly Heart, losing all emotions and becoming aloof and superior.
Upon realizing this, the powerful being began to panic. He knew that he would no longer be himself; he would be the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao would not be him. In his terror, he made a mad decision: he would destroy the world and make all living beings perish with him.
In the new world, he will continue to exist, but he will no longer be himself; he will become the true Heavenly Dao.
An unexpected event occurred: the resentment of countless beings made his transformation into the Heavenly Dao imperfect. Of course, this was merely a minor issue; as time passed and under the influence of the Great Dao, he would eventually become the true Heavenly Dao.
At this moment, countless survivors of the previous era, battle spirits that defied the heavens and returned, and the new generation of geniuses began one battle after another against the heavens.
On this path of repeated battles against the heavens, countless bones have fallen and countless lives have been shed. When the Heavenly Dao has completed its final act of destruction, and its last vestiges of emotion are about to vanish, it will soon complete its final transformation and become the true Heavenly Dao. Then, the final battle against the heavens, the one in which Yuan Hao participated, begins.
In the end, they succeeded. The old Heavenly Way was destroyed, and a new Heavenly Way was born under the influence of the Great Way.
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Chapter Two: The Separation of Heaven and Man
In response to this situation, Yuan Hao conducted extensive research, and it wasn't until his peak that he finally gained some insight. At that time, in order to solve the problem that the Heavenly Heart would automatically generate once one transformed into the Heavenly Dao due to the influence of the Great Dao, he created a secret technique, the Divide of God and Man Technique.
Once this secret technique is used, a person's soul will shatter, transforming into a pure energy that, with its shared origin, nourishes the true spirit. Then, the true spirit is split in two, through special means, becoming yin and yang, mutually dependent and interdependent. The yin spirit then carries the will of heaven, while the yang spirit carries human nature; the two return to one, achieving harmony between heaven and humanity, yet each operates independently without affecting the other.
Of course, this is only the theoretical situation; this secret method is still in its infancy, and many problems remain unsolved. Even this rudimentary method brought him great benefits in the years to come, including during his later tribulations, which were largely thanks to this method.
Now, an opportunity has presented itself to him. Although he doesn't know what his other half of his true spirit has gone through, his true spirit has reached the perfect state in the theory of the separation of gods and humans. All he needs to do is continue to practice the technique of the separation of gods and humans, and after the unity of gods and humans, he will become a Heavenly Dao with complete consciousness.
It's unimaginable how far a Heavenly Dao with a complete consciousness, who has inherited everything from the past, can grow.
"Should we merge with this demiplane? Such an opportunity is rare and hard to come by. But the world I envision must at least be a vast world; this is merely a demiplane."
Yuan Hao was deeply conflicted. After careful consideration, he decided to merge them. With his abilities, what did a demiplane matter? He would eventually develop it into a great world, or even an eternal holy realm.
"I still have the power of my final strike when I'm at my peak. Let me use this power; it should allow my divine and human parts to perfectly fuse with this demiplane."
Having made up his mind, Yuan Hao flashed into the primordial space of the demiplane. This demiplane was governed by his divinity, so to him it was no different from being under his own control. The primordial space was only three meters in diameter, about the size of a house, probably because it was a demiplane.
However, the existence of this primordial space is due to the early birth of the Heavenly Dao, which is also the divinity of Yuan Hao. It should be noted that almost all demiplanes do not have a primordial space.
Yuan Hao examined this primordial space. It was entirely enveloped by a silver spatial barrier, and below it lay a small pool of multicolored liquid—the power of the world's origin, also known as source energy. Don't be fooled by the small size of this source energy; it's important to understand that even in a complete plane, let alone a demi-plane, its storage capacity is measured in drops.
Above the source of power sat a figure, dressed in a magnificent golden robe, with a divine wheel floating behind his head. His appearance was exactly the same as Yuan Hao's. Although the two looked alike, their temperaments were completely different. His eyes were devoid of any emotion as he stared directly at Yuan Hao and said indifferently, "Let's begin."
The golden-robed deity was none other than Yuan Hao's divinity, and also the Heavenly Dao of this demiplane. Yuan Hao said nothing more. He sat down cross-legged opposite the Heavenly Dao, and the two simultaneously began to form an intricate series of hand seals. The two looked identical, and the hand seals they formed were also the same; if it weren't for their different clothing, others would probably think they were looking in a mirror.
Suddenly, they each pressed their hands together in a mudra, one on each side. As the four mudras met, everything around them distorted, and their bodies rapidly expanded as if about to explode.
At the same time, from the void, an supreme will seemed to be watching this place. The void around the demiplane began to ripple, and earth-shattering energies began to condense, locking onto the demiplane in front.
"Disperse!"
A majestic voice resounded, and the supreme will slowly receded, while the surrounding energy frantically gathered at this moment. It was no longer an attack, but rather a continuous flow of energy into the demiplane, causing the primordial space and the pool of primordial power within the demiplane to expand rapidly.
As the surrounding void gradually calmed down, the primordial space had expanded into a large sphere with a diameter of over one kilometer, while the source energy occupied the lower half of the primordial space, becoming a lake.
Above the Source Energy Lake, the two figures had merged into one, and the voice that had just repelled the Great Dao's calamity was his. Yuan Hao's divine and human true spirits had perfectly merged, and from now on, he was the sole supreme Heavenly Dao of this realm. Yuan Hao left the Origin Space and stood above the demiplane, silently gazing upon this desolate continent devoid of any life.
"The last attack has been used up, but a little bit of power remains. We haven't run far from there to here, so it's not very safe yet. Let's use this last bit of power to burn some of our source energy and teleport one more time, heading in the direction that kid left."
"From this day forward, this place will be called the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm!" The Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm, the eternal sacred realm of Heavenly Dao Yuanhao, is his new starting point. Everything from the past will be severed from this day forward.
In the void, the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm distorted for a moment, then vanished, only to reappear at an unknown distance. After the teleportation was complete, Yuan Hao began to carefully analyze the information he had gained that day.
This demiplane was encountered by Yuanhao's divinity in the void. At that time, it was a powerful Great Thousand World with countless subordinate worlds.
Yuan Hao's divinity began to recuperate in this vast world. Just then, this powerful world encountered an unprecedented void storm. Yuan Hao's divinity originally intended to plunder this vast world and then flee, so the mere void storm did not have a significant impact on him.
Just as he entered the Heavenly Dao Space, preparing to pack up and take away the Heavenly Dao and Origin Power of this world, the situation was a bit beyond his expectations; the Void Storm was a bit too violent.
In order to protect the world, the source energy of the Heavenly Dao Space is being consumed rapidly. The mountain-like source energy crystals are disappearing at a visible rate, the source energy ocean is drying up, and even the Heavenly Dao Space shows signs of collapse.
Just then, a powerful will entered his sea of consciousness. It was the Heavenly Dao, in a moment of extreme crisis, wanting to use him to protect the world. Normally, if something like this happened, even if he was in very poor condition, the Heavenly Dao would only be able to provide him with nourishment. But in this situation, there was simply no time to refine the Heavenly Dao's essence.
"We've been outmaneuvered!" That was Yuan Hao's divine nature's thought at the time. Yuan Hao's divine nature first threw out a few supreme treasures to resist the void storm, then, without refining them, directly absorbed the origin of the Heavenly Dao to begin repairing his soul and true spirit. As soon as he absorbed it, he discovered that the Heavenly Dao did not resist at all, and even took the initiative to merge with him.
At that moment, the Heavenly Dao mobilized the immeasurable power of the will of all living beings, directly guiding it into the body of Yuanhao's divinity. This power of will contained the common wish of countless living beings to overcome the calamity of the impending destruction of the world.
The immense power of the will caused Yuanhao's divinity to momentarily waver. Through the power of the will of all beings and the momentary lapse of Yuanhao's divinity, the Heavenly Dao and Yuanhao's divinity briefly merged, using the power of Yuanhao's divinity to fight against the void storm.
Although Yuan Hao's divinity could forcibly sever the connection between him and the Heavenly Dao, his condition was already poor. Furthermore, with endless streams of willpower flowing into his body, if he were to forcibly break free of the restraints and then face the void storm, coupled with the influence of the willpower, it would likely result in mutual destruction.
Yuan Hao's divinity was unaware of what happened next. The Void Storm continued to intensify endlessly, and both the Heavenly Dao and he entered a state of slumber. When he awoke, countless years had passed. The once prosperous Great Thousand World, and all the countless treasures he had thrown out before falling asleep to resist the Void Storm, had vanished, leaving only a desolate continent with a radius of one thousand kilometers.
After he woke up, he found that he had unknowingly become the Heavenly Dao of this demiplane. Then he sensed that his humanity was in the void not far from him and made a call.
Because nothingness distorts the concept of time, in Yuan Hao's human perception, only a little over a thousand years had passed, and then the scene of Yuan Hao parting ways with that young man occurred.
"Now, all the treasures I once possessed in the divine essence have been exhausted, leaving only a tiny fraction. Fortunately, however, that thing still exists, and now is the time when I need it most. It's time to think about how to change the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm."