My longevity simulation

“The Dao of Contention…” The Holy Emperor pondered deeply, sensing the surging energy within Tianyang’s remains.

After a long while, he let out a deep breath.

“A Dao may lead to Immortal Ascension, but it does not align with me.”

There was not much regret in the Holy Emperor’s tone as he withdrew from the Tianyang armor state.

Returning the remains, Li Ping instructed Tianyang, “Since the Dao of Contention is vacant, this resonant skeletal remnant is an absolutely rare treasure for you. Study it well. Although the Immortal Dao does not manifest in this era, since the resonance still exists, that means the Dao itself remains.”

“Given enough time, you may truly be able to achieve the realm of a True Immortal through this.”

Daoist Yi Jue of the Du’e Sect stared eagerly as Tianyang put away the skeletal remains, then stuffed his long eyeballs back into the passage once more.

“What a pity, what a pity…” Daoist Yi Jue sighed repeatedly.

“And what profound insight does the Du’e Sect Master have now?” Tianyang was clearly displeased by Yi Jue’s behavior.

Daoist Yi Jue shook his head and chuckled. “I merely lament that the Du’e Sect missed a great opportunity. As the saying goes, when one attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. If the great Holy Emperor had comprehended the lingering intent, perhaps one day he truly could have attained the Great Dao. Then we might have benefited as well.”

“As for you…”

“Perhaps such a day may come. But our Du’e Sect likely will not live to see it.”

His words made no effort to conceal his pessimism regarding Tianyang’s chances of becoming an Immortal.

This time, however, Tianyang was not provoked by the Du’e Sect’s taunts. He merely sensed the faint unwillingness to admit defeat lingering within his skeletal remains, as though he had returned to the days when he still possessed a human body.

But perhaps because he had now become a puppet, even after trying for a long time, Tianyang could not rekindle the hot blood within his heart.

Even the eight words, “Tianyang’s life is inferior to no one,” sounded different than before when spoken aloud.

For a time, silence filled the Holy Emperor Hall.

But before long, activity below from the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance drew their attention.

Flashes of light appeared as a group of grim cultivators dressed in black emerged at the moonlight boundary of Tianquan Prefecture.

They first gave a slight salute toward the Mirror Holder in the sky, then with solemn expressions began preparing spells and techniques against the still unbroken Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation.

It seemed as though they would launch a full assault against the grand formation at the very next moment.

Various techniques were indeed unleashed, but the corresponding manifestations seemed as though time itself had been frozen, suspended in midair.

Purple spears like heavenly thunder, twisted spatial rifts, endless streams of yellow talismans.

All were activated, then gathered together.

Waiting only for a breach to be torn open in the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation before erupting all at once.

The black-clothed cultivators of the Immortal Alliance took turns converting the power within their bodies into techniques, accumulating them.

Several hours passed, and batch after batch of black-clothed cultivators were replaced.

The accumulated attacks at the formation boundary had reached a truly terrifying level.

Even the Holy Emperor’s face showed a trace of gravity.

Without question, if this frozen sphere of gathered power exploded on the surface of the Xuanhuang Realm, it could easily reduce several prefectures to ruins.

“I will go.” Tianyang was just about to step forward and eliminate this hidden threat, but Li Ping stopped him.

“Wait a little longer. I have my own way of dealing with it,” Li Ping said gravely.

Tianyang nodded slightly and did not act rashly.

Another half day passed.

In total, more than a thousand full power attacks had been infused.

The condensed sphere of light had become even more dazzling than the bright moon in the sky.

Even that Mirror Holder seemed to feel a trace of apprehension.

The mark on his forehead released a small ancient bronze mirror, covering himself, the nine Dissociation Discs, and the shadows of the other secondary bodies within its protection.

Within the Dissociation Discs, the shifting projections produced by formation analysis rapidly transformed, finally producing results.

From time to time, a strand of multicolored thread flew out toward Lu Xichan nearby.

After Lu Xichan comprehended the contents of these threads, her body trembled slightly, revealing an expression of utter fascination.

She then transmitted her insights to the formation masters present, drawing repeated exclamations of amazement.

At this moment, when they looked at the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation before them, their eyes no longer held the despair from before.

Under Lu Xichan’s leadership, the formation masters began breaking the formation.

The moonlight, originally as solid as silver silk, gradually became hazy under the influence of external forces.

The Holy Emperor sensed that these Immortal Alliance formation masters were like tiny insects continuously gnawing at the foundations of the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation.

Certainly, Li Ping could further adjust the formation.

And he was confident that the combined deciphering speed of the twenty-eight Dissociation Discs could never surpass the speed at which he could alter the formation. If the Immortal Alliance had no additional special methods, he could rely on formations alone to trap them for an entire lifetime.

But…

His goal had never simply been to trap them.

The arrangements he had left outside the Xuanhuang Realm informed him that the star sea had begun to stir.

The struggle between the restorative force of the reviving star sea and the remnants of immortal power was about to officially begin.

The Holy Emperor, who had remained seated all this time, slowly rose.

With a single thought, his majestic figure was projected across the heavenly curtain of Xuanhuang.

As if in mutual coordination, the Great Qi Holy Dynasty, which resembled a bright moon, dimmed slightly, yielding the stage to the Holy Emperor of Great Qi.

The moment Li Ping’s image appeared, the soldiers battling across the various prefectures of the Immortal Alliance instantly became fevered with excitement and battle intent.

They shouted in unison, “Welcome, Holy Emperor!”

The mountain-shaking, sea-roaring cries echoed endlessly across the lands of Xuanhuang.

The captured and besieged cultivators of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance looked fearfully at the towering figure in the heavens, yet involuntarily thought of the many legends regarding the Immortal Alliance’s Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor.

“At this very moment, where exactly is the Immortal Ancestor?”

And those Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators who were still fighting like trapped beasts were all left stunned and absent-minded upon witnessing that figure filling their entire field of vision.

“Long ago, Immortal Ancestor attained the Dao, spread his teachings to all living beings, and created the glorious thousand-year great age of cultivation.”

“But the Immortal Ancestor method acts against heaven itself. Heaven and earth are what nurture cultivators. To devour heaven and earth is like murdering one’s father and slaughtering one’s mother.”

“It is not the righteous path.”

…

The Holy Emperor’s voice echoed throughout the Xuanhuang Realm.

Blessed by the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, it was transmitted with perfect clarity into the ears of every living being still alive.

At first, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators did not understand what this Holy Emperor of Great Qi intended to do.

But when they heard the words “It is not the righteous path,” their expressions changed drastically.

The Mirror Holder guarding the Dissociation Disc wore a dark expression.

In the Central Four Prefectures, lights continuously flashed. Those were the high-ranking Immortal Alliance officials who had remained stationed at headquarters, finally enraged.

To slander the Immortal Ancestor Heavenly Sovereign was to slander the entire Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

It was to shake the legitimacy and very foundation of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s rule.

To the high ranks of the Immortal Alliance, the consequences of this matter were even more severe than losing all territory in the other prefectures.

After all, territory could be won back.

But once people’s hearts changed…

“Break the formation. Break it immediately!”

Beside Lu Xichan’s ear came Dharma-Transmitter Ren’s furious roar.

The Immortal Alliance formation masters all fell silent like frightened cicadas and began working desperately.

Yet while attempting to break the formation, they could not help but secretly listen to that voice descending from the highest heavens.

Accompanied by the many sacred phenomena continuously appearing across the sky, it spread toward every corner of the Xuanhuang Realm.

“I too possess a method. Without borrowing the power of heaven and earth, one may still walk the immortal path.”

“Namely, Foundation Establishment through Oneelf, Primordial Unity Golden Core, Corporeal Nascent Soul, Consciousness Soul Transformation…”

“Star Sea Dao Integration…”

“Dao Resonance Longevity…”

The Holy Emperor’s words struck like thunder beneath a clear sky, resounding between heaven and earth throughout the Xuanhuang Realm.

They had already drawn the attention of every cultivator.

After all, just from the names alone, the Holy Emperor’s method sounded far superior to the Immortal Ancestor method.

Combined with the auspicious signs of drifting multicolored clouds and flashing golden radiance throughout heaven and earth, cultivators became dazed.

The last time the Xuanhuang Realm had witnessed a supreme expert preaching the Dao was the Dharma Transmitting Immortal Sage thousands of years ago.

After the Immortal Ancestor method was validated by the world, the then Dao Integration realm Dharma Transmitting Immortal Sage became the Longevity Immortal realm Dharma Transmitting Heavenly Sovereign.

If this new method was truly viable, would that not mean the Xuanhuang Realm was about to produce another peerless existence capable of standing against Immortal Ancestor?

Surrendering to bandits of unknown origin might lead to future reckoning by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

But if one joined under this Holy Emperor instead…

A strange atmosphere began spreading among the Immortal Alliance cultivators.

The Holy Emperor’s preaching continued.

“The first step upon the immortal path is Foundation Establishment through Oneself.”

“Borrowing the wonders of heaven and earth can establish one’s foundation. Why? Because wondrous objects of the world are manifestations of laws.”

“Yet the most wondrous thing in existence is not an object, but spirit.”

“Foundation Establishment through Oneself shall establish the countless principles of the world within oneself.”

…

The originally profoundly mysterious method of Foundation Establishment through Oneself became simple and easy to understand as the Holy Emperor explained it calmly.

At this moment, even ordinary mortals in the Xuanhuang Realm who had never stepped onto the cultivation path could vaguely understand the general meaning.

There was no need to mention those Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators who had already successfully walked the Immortal Ancestor path once before.

The Holy Emperor’s new method was essentially built upon the foundation of the Immortal Ancestor method, then shattered its shackles and underwent complete rebirth.

Naturally, the Immortal Alliance cultivators who practiced the Immortal Ancestor method found it extremely familiar.

Just by listening, thoughts such as “So that is how it is,” “This is indeed feasible,” and “Wonderful” arose in their hearts in agreement.

Some Immortal Alliance cultivators who had happened to reach the peak of Qi Condensation and were attempting to break through into Foundation Establishment, yet had been troubled by not finding a suitable Foundation Establishment wondrous object, suddenly came to enlightenment.

As if divinely inspired, they became wildly excited.

“Why waste all that effort searching for some wondrous object? The Holy Emperor is right. I myself am the wondrous object!”

“Foundation Establishment. Foundation Establishment!”

They immediately entered seclusion on the spot to comprehend it.

Although the Foundation Establishment through Oneself method was not easy to cultivate in practice, the Xuanhuang Realm had the greatest number of Qi Condensation cultivators.

With such an enormous base, even multiplying by the tiniest probability still resulted in thousands upon thousands.

Before the Holy Emperor had even finished explaining the middle section of the Primordial Unity Golden Core, new method cultivators using Foundation Establishment through Oneself had already begun appearing across the Xuanhuang lands.

Their breakthrough treatment was completely different from Immortal Ancestor cultivators.

After breaking through, heaven and earth spiritual energy surged into their bodies wildly and spontaneously, as if they truly were the destined protagonists of legend, favored by the Heavenly Dao.

There were even a few whose breakthroughs were accompanied by rays of heavenly radiance descending from the sky.

Within those rays were various heavenly treasures and earthly wonders, like gifts from heaven and earth themselves.

The difference in heaven and earth’s attitude was so vast that other cultivators could not help but grow envious.

Cultivators at the Golden Core realm and above might still harbor some hesitation.

But Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators had no burden whatsoever in dispersing their cultivation and starting over.

After all, even if this Holy Emperor’s new method proved impossible to cultivate, as long as their Foundation Establishment wondrous object remained, they could start over at any time.

After dispersing their cultivation, they temporarily stored away their wondrous objects.

Then they focused entirely on cultivating the Foundation Establishment through Oneself method.

The number of Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Xuanhuang Realm far exceeded the combined total of cultivators in all other realms.

Even if only one out of ten among them chose the Holy Emperor’s new method…

For the Dharma Transmitting Heavenly Sovereign and the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, it would be an unimaginably massive blow.

Aside from Dharma-Transmitter Ren, the other Dharma-Transmitters could no longer remain seated.

Because within Immortal Alliance headquarters, experiments had already proven the genuine feasibility of the Foundation Establishment through Oneself method.

If this Holy Emperor were allowed to continue preaching…

All the high-ranking Immortal Alliance cultivators shuddered involuntarily.

Immortal Alliance Nether Prison.

Within the deepest part of the space imprisoning several thousand vicious criminals.

A figure that seemed to be nothing but dry bones remained suspended in the void, limbs spread wide in the shape of a cross, nailed in place.

Looking closely, every single bone in the figure’s body seemed to be constantly scorched by blazing flames, struck by thunderbolts, gnawed upon by strange insects.

Pain beyond description, yet this figure seemed long accustomed to it, his expression calm.

Or rather, his face, nearly nothing more than a skull, could no longer display any expression at all.

At this moment, amid the suffering of his countless bodily torments, he slightly raised his head.

His pitch-black eye sockets pierced through layer upon layer of the Nether Prison’s space, gazing toward the heavens of the Xuanhuang Realm.

“With me as Foundation Establishment…”

“With me as Foundation Establishment…”

A black flame, like a long serpent, emerged from the void.

It flew directly toward him, piercing through his chest in an instant.

The black flame passed through his heart, yet some remained at the wound, burning the figure’s remaining flesh, withered bones.

Even his remnant soul.

Even with the figure’s endurance, he could not suppress a muffled groan.

“With me as Foundation Establishment, with me as Foundation Establishment…”

Yet he continued muttering without pause, faint starlight seeming to ignite within his black eye sockets.

For a very long time, aside from pain, no other sensation had appeared in his heart.

But now, he faintly saw a sliver of hope.

A chance to escape.

How long had he been imprisoned?

Within the sunless Nether Prison, he had nearly forgotten the concept of time.

But judging from the injuries his body had suffered, it should have been a full five hundred years.

After the misfortune of being captured and imprisoned here, he had abandoned all thoughts of escape.

After all, every bit of his power had already been drained dry by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

Even if he somehow escaped this place by luck, he would still be unable to evade the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s pursuit, much less find the road back.

But now, through this voice reaching the deepest parts of the Nether Prison, perhaps he could truly leave this place.

“Every fragment of pain is built upon my body.”

“All of it is felt by me.”

“The source of pain is me.”

“I establish my foundation…”

Specks of golden light began to flicker in response to the figure’s words.

These golden lights seemed to come from the few withered bones the figure still possessed.

They had remained hidden all this time, only being triggered now in this desperate final gamble.

Amid cracking sounds, the golden light became like flames, baking the withered bones.

The withered bones melted like candles, but after cooling and condensing, they formed a somewhat smaller body that had returned to a normal shape.

The surrounding restrictions sensed the figure’s abnormal movement.

Punishments were continuously triggered, striking down upon him.

But the figure had long since grown accustomed to it, even absorbing these punitive methods and transforming them into energy to temper his new body.

Under the golden radiance, the figure became smaller and smaller.

Until in the end, only the size of an adult’s palm remained.

Stepping out from his original withered skeleton.

“With me as Foundation Establishment, it actually returned me to the appearance I had when I first began cultivation.”

“As expected of a supreme mysterious method.”

“Even if I wasted more than five hundred years within the High Wall, if I can bring this method back, it will not be a loss.”

The tiny figure transformed into a streak of golden light, flying directly out from the deepest part of the Nether Prison.

Ignoring every restriction along the way.

Even the prison guards of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s Nether Prison seemed completely unable to see this escaping golden light.

The golden little man arrived above the surface, gazing at the Holy Emperor’s image in the sky.

“As expected, desperate lands produce extraordinary talents. In just five hundred years, such a figure has appeared in this world once more…”

“Primordial Unity Golden Core.”

The golden little man listened seriously for a long time, his brows tightly furrowed the entire while.

“Something is strange. Could it be that I have been imprisoned too long and become stupid?”

“Never mind. I will memorize it first. Once I get out, there will be plenty of people to study it.”

…

Naturally, the Holy Emperor of Great Qi had no idea that he had quietly gained a listener from beyond the High Wall.

At this moment, his preaching had already reached the final stage, “Dao Resonance Longevity Immortal.”

“Beyond Xuanhuang, above the Star Sea, there exists the great Dao leading to immortality.”

“The True Immortals have fallen, the Great Dao stands empty.”

“Tracing back the shadow of the Dao, resonating with the true intent of the Dao, one may glimpse the realm of Longevity…”

The Holy Emperor preached solemnly.

And these profoundly mysterious words caused even the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao itself to gain some comprehension.

All the winds of the world fell completely still.

Across the vast Xuanhuang Realm, apart from the Holy Dynasty’s preaching voice, no other sound remained.

Including the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators who had previously been desperately trying to break through the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation.

At this moment, they all stood frozen, somewhat dazed as they listened to the Holy Emperor’s words.

The higher one’s realm and strength, the greater the shock within their hearts.

Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance headquarters, Museum of Divine Treasures.

Xu Ke and Yin Shangren had been waiting for the decisive battle between the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance and the Holy Dynasty to erupt, so they could seize the opportunity to detonate the Golden Tree and take Mr. Bai’s skull.

But suddenly, they felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble.

From a slight vibration, it gradually became violent shaking.

“This is…” Xu Ke was slightly alarmed.

Because he sensed that it was not merely the Museum of Divine Treasures where they stood. The source of the shaking was this very space containing the museum itself.

The shaking became increasingly violent. The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance headquarters, originally dim like a starry sky, slowly began lighting up with countless specks of starlight.

“The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance headquarters is inside the Tianxuan Mirror. This situation, is the Tianxuan Mirror breaking through?” A trace of astonishment flashed across Yin Shangren’s face, uncertain whether this abnormal change would be fortune or disaster for them.

Within the Derivation Law Jade space.

Li Fan’s true body also noticed the faint trembling outside.

The three guarding Dao Integration cultivators instantly became somewhat nervous.

After all, such a scene had not appeared even once in several hundred years.

Zhang Xu and Hua Yueye stood protectively before the Derivation Law Jade, while Li Fan guarded the entrance to the space.

Fortunately, Elder Xu of the Guardian Hall soon sent word that everything was fine, allowing them to relax.

“If my guess is correct, it should be the clone Holy Emperor attacking,” Li Fan thought to himself.

Just at this moment, he sensed that the little girl spirit of the Derivation Law Jade had already awakened from her deep sleep and was trying to contact him through simulated personality.

With a thought, he took over control of that fabricated personality.

“Wow, something huge happened outside!”

The little girl made an exaggerated expression.

“You were trapped in here and could not see it. What a pity!”

The Derivation Law Jade looked Li Fan up and down with eyes full of regret.

“You can see the outside world?” Li Fan stared at the little girl and asked suspiciously.

Derivation Law Jade snorted and placed both hands on her hips.

“Me? Of course not.”

“But someone told me about it. What, you are not convinced?”

“Well? As long as you beg this great auntie, I will tell you about the major event that happened outside!”

The little girl spoke in an extremely smug tone.

Seeing that Li Fan remained unmoved and was still thinking about something, she continued tempting him.

“You are already at the Dao Integration realm now, right? If you knew what happened outside, it would definitely help you tremendously. Even for me, after hearing it, my deduction speed increased by quite a lot…”

Derivation Law Jade said this with complete seriousness.

“The one secretly telling you about outside events… was the Tianxuan Mirror?” Li Fan suddenly asked.

The expression on the little girl’s face instantly froze, then she waved her hands.

“Hahaha, how could that be!”

Li Fan narrowed his eyes.

“The tremor outside just now…”

“The Tianxuan Mirror advancing in rank? How is that possible? In this life, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance did not carry out the Heaven Measuring and Earth Survey.”

“Even the Derivation Law Jade gained something.”

“Could it really have been caused by the Holy Emperor’s preaching on the Dao?”

Li Fan felt uncertain.

His two clones outside had indeed also witnessed the Holy Emperor preaching the Dao.

But he had long known that this was something the Holy Emperor had fabricated to strike at the foundation of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor.

Aside from the Foundation Establishment Through Oneself chapter, everything else was merely castles in the air, fabricated nonsense that could not actually be cultivated.

So he had not paid much attention to it.

But now, judging from the reactions of the Derivation Law Jade and the Tianxuan Mirror, the cultivation method transmitted by the Holy Emperor…

Actually seemed to contain some real profundity.

Li Fan looked at the Derivation Law Jade, who was still acting smug and trying to make him beg, then coldly snorted inwardly and directly recited the contents of the Holy Emperor’s transmitted method.

The Derivation Law Jade immediately looked as though she had seen a ghost.

“Big Brother Tianxuan Mirror told you too?”

Li Fan let out a cold snort and did not answer.

The little girl, however, instantly became like a frostbitten eggplant, completely dejected.

“So boring!”

“I am going back to sleep!”

“Wait!” Li Fan stopped her.

The little girl immediately looked at Li Fan with a wary expression.

“It makes sense that this Holy Emperor’s new method would be useful to cultivators.”

“But it can enlighten even you, the Derivation Law Jade?” Li Fan’s face showed doubt.

Derivation Law Jade rolled her eyes at Li Fan.

“Did you not hear it? Beyond Xuanhuang, above the Star Sea, there is a Great Dao leading to immortality!”

“When a True Immortal falls, the Great Dao is left vacant!”

“Reverse the shadow of the Dao, resonate with the true intent of the Dao…”

Derivation Law Jade widened her eyes.

“Take me for example. The Derivation Law Jade is originally the manifested embodiment of the laws of the Xuanhuang Realm.”

“And the law of deduction within the Xuanhuang Realm is itself merely a projection of that Dao above the Star Sea, the Dao that can achieve immortality…”

“In other words, when it comes to resonating with the Great Dao, we naturally possess an innate advantage.”

Derivation Law Jade could not help but look rather proud.

“This is something you cultivators cannot even dream of matching!”

“If you want to resonate with the Great Dao, you first need to find traces of it, right? The Dao that leads to immortality is vague and elusive, vanishing in an instant. Even if you happen to glimpse it by chance, maintaining that connection continuously would be unimaginably difficult!”

Seeing Li Fan’s increasingly grave expression, the little girl became even more smug. Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she revealed a wary expression.

“Do not even think about stealing mine, alright? To be honest, even if you could forcibly borrow my power to comprehend the Dao of Derivation, it would be useless.”

“Why?” Li Fan asked.

“That character I showed you before, do you still remember it? Thinking about it now, it was actually like a painting, depicting the path of Immortal Ascension for others to observe.”

“It was not the actual entity of the path of Immortal Ascension, only a painting. That is why even ordinary cultivators could perceive it.”

“But we are projections of the path of Immortal Ascension itself. You are not me, so how could you possibly ascend upward and see the Dao itself?”

Derivation Law Jade spoke word by word, very slowly.

It seemed that even expressing this meaning was quite difficult for her.

“The Great Dao is empty…”

“True Immortal seal script, Dao Inscription Immortal…”

Li Fan fell into thought.

All the scenes from the past related to immortal power surfaced in his mind, rapidly flowing past.

In the end, four words faintly emerged.

“Eternal Remnant Will?”

Li Fan felt somewhat uncertain inwardly.

“It isn’t a projection of the path to Immortal Ascension, but rather… a resonance of the Dao.”

“Dao Resonance Longevity. So that is how it is.”

“The Holy Emperor actually managed to discover the existence of Eternal Remnant Will?”

Tianyang’s figure flashed through Li Fan’s mind.

“Mm, perhaps that should be the case.”

After all, it was his own clone. Even though the connection had now been severed, Li Fan quickly pieced together the likely truth based on scattered clues.

“Interesting. It seems this Holy Emperor of Great Qi, after integrating the essence blood of Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba, possesses even greater comprehension than I imagined.”

“Though my own comprehension was already extraordinary…”

Li Fan once again carefully studied this incomplete New Method text, which he had previously not valued much.

“If Eternal Remnant Will is a resonance of the Dao, then every time [Truth] senses Eternal Remnant Will, it becomes so hungry. Does that mean what [Truth] truly needs is the path of Immortal Ascension itself?”

“Something that can replenish [Truth]’s power…”

Li Fan’s thoughts raced.

…

Outside the Xuanhuang Realm, the Holy Dynasty’s Dao preaching was nearing its end.

Regardless of whether they belonged to the Holy Dynasty or not, all living beings who had listened to the lecture slightly lowered their heads, expressing astonishment toward the Holy Emperor.

After all, such a miraculous method was something they would never have had the opportunity to hear in their entire lives.

Yet now the Holy Emperor had selflessly shared it with them.

Quite a number of cultivators, overwhelmed with gratitude, wept bitterly and repeatedly kowtowed, becoming the Holy Emperor’s most loyal believers.

Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance Four Prefectures, moonlight boundary.

The formation masters gradually recovered from the shock of the Holy Emperor’s preaching and secretly looked toward Lu Xichan.

“Continue breaking the formation.” Though she had received the other party’s favor, Lu Xichan, as the Chief of the Formation Strategic Hall, would absolutely never make a mistake on a matter of principle.

She issued the order coldly.

“No need.”

The voice of the Dharma-Transmitter coming from behind caused her to freeze on the spot.

“The Heavenly Sovereign has returned.”

Dharma-Transmitter Ren looked toward the sky, his eyes filled with fanatic devotion.