The Direction of the Dao, Heavenly Ruins Emperor

Chapter 121 The Direction of the Dao, Heavenly Ruins Emperor (Please Subscribe)

A teleportation array shone brightly from the central tower.

Xia Mangqing appeared here. Looking around, he found that this was a chaotic void, seemingly without end in all directions. But after careful observation, he found that there were just a series of restrictions in the chaotic void.

It seems to have no end, but in reality, it's just that the void has been distorted, making it impossible to truly reach.

However, the restrictions here are extremely profound, and even Xia Mangqing cannot fathom them, which are far beyond his comprehension.

"It's truly profound, and—this seems to be the Dao of Void and Chaos?" Xia Mangqing carefully studied a restriction and discovered that it contained not only the mysteries of the Dao of Void but also the profound mysteries of the Dao of Chaos, only with Void as the main element and Chaos as the secondary element.

"chaos----"

Xia Mangqing felt something and then delved deeper into its meaning.

Countless living beings have some understanding of the Chaos Dao, and know how to use it. This is what makes the Chaos Dao special, but there are very few beings who have truly mastered this Dao.

Pure practitioners of the Chaos Dao are extremely rare, and there is not a single record of a practitioner who has successfully merged with the Dao through this path throughout the entire Endless Territory.

This path is too difficult!

"The Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things, taking chaos as the Tao." It can give rise to all phenomena and all paths, but being in the chaotic universe, one cannot directly perceive the eternal ultimate chaos origin, so one can only evolve in reverse—"

"One path gives rise to ten thousand paths—the origin of all paths—"

"Perhaps one could emulate the path to becoming a supreme being, using multiple strongest paths to reverse the chaos, but the direction of the path—"

Xia Mangqing was in a state of enlightenment. By now, his understanding of many great Daos had become very profound, and he had created many Daos. Even if they were not the strongest Daos, they had broadened his horizons beyond imagination.

Those paths that he was not good at before, he could grasp to a certain level in an instant, even from a high vantage point. Not to mention the high level, reaching the level of the Great Dao of the Three Realms was not difficult for him.

Now, he is deducing the direction of reversing chaos. With a certain understanding of various great principles, he can deduce some possibilities and thus determine the future direction.

"The Tao gives birth to One; the Tao is chaos, and One—or perhaps it is the mind!"

"The power of the mind cultivates the world, seeking stability and emphasizing balance, permeating it with the mind, and condensing the chaotic heart—"

"One begets two, two begets three, three begets all things, giving rise to yin and yang, time and space, birth and death interdependent, the five elements coexisting, evolving into the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and all living beings and spirits—"

"Then it reverses to chaos — back —"

In Xia Mangqing's mind, a complete evolutionary system is being constructed, starting from the "heart" and ending with "reincarnation". First, the "Dao" evolves into myriad paths, and then "all paths return to one", returning to chaos.

"Six Basics —"

Xia Mangqing slowly opened his eyes. This was a chaotic path that he had deduced from the past, a path that had the potential to succeed.

The chaotic heart, chaotic yin and yang, chaotic spacetime, chaotic birth and death, chaotic five elements, and chaotic reincarnation form a complete evolutionary "loop," thus undergoing transformation time and time again.

The ultimate path is a series of transformations and refinements. The six directions he has currently deduced are merely the foundation. If he succeeds in the future, he will still need to absorb more profound mysteries of the Great Dao in order to create the second, third, and fourth steps of the ultimate path.

The Way has no limits.

Xia Mangqing thought to himself, even if one becomes the ultimate supreme being, there is still a direction to advance. One can step onto other ultimate paths. In fact, theoretically speaking, the ultimate supreme being with multiple paths will undergo an even more astonishing transformation.

However, Xia Mangqing is still in the initial stage and has only deduced one possible direction so far.

With a thought, he turned his head and saw a young man in white walking out. He had a simple and unassuming air about him, but he gave Xia Mangqing a feeling of unfathomable depth.

Standing before him was like facing an endless void, with no end in sight and no source to be found.

"senior."

Xia Mangqing snapped out of his daze and quickly bowed.

The young man in white smiled faintly: "From now on, you will be my disciple, and you should call me Master."

Xia Mangqing's heart skipped a beat: "Senior, you—"

The white-robed youth smiled and said, "I am Tianxu, the creator of this Tianxu Realm. However, what you see before you is merely an incarnation of my divine power."

"So it is Senior Tianxu in person." Xia Mangqing quickly bowed again to express his respect. He never expected that a divine incarnation of Emperor Tianxu would appear here.

"Call me Master." Emperor Tianxu feigned a cold expression.

Xia Mangqing was taken aback. Such a powerful being could do whatever he wanted, and no one could change his decisions. He didn't want to go against him, so he directly kowtowed and said, "Disciple Qingxuan greets Master."

"Hahaha—good."

Emperor Tianxu laughed loudly: "I have not taken on any disciples for hundreds of thousands of chaotic eras. Do you know why I am taking you as my disciple today? In fact, it is before you have truly reached the standards I have set."

"This disciple does not know."

This was also what puzzled Xia Mangqing.

Emperor Tianxu smiled mysteriously: "Let me ask you, would you rather take an ordinary path, living a mediocre life, constantly hiding after becoming an emperor, or would you rather take the path of supreme power, shining brightly and invincibly across endless territories, even if you fail to achieve Dao and die?"

"The path to ultimate strength." Xia Mangqing said without the slightest hesitation, "From the moment I embarked on the path of seeking the Dao, I made up my mind to do everything in my power to forge an ultimate and invincible path."

Or rather—even earlier!

From the moment he transmigrated and learned that this was a wild and untamed world, he had an infinite yearning for the ultimate path. The appearance of the cheat system only gave him the ability to put it into reality more quickly.

Even without any cheat codes, as long as there's a sliver of a chance, he will still strive for the ultimate path, even if it means dying on that path.

"very good!"

The smile on Emperor Tianxu's face deepened: "This is how seekers of the Dao should be."

"I chose you initially because of your talent. With your potential, the strongest path cannot confine you. As I predicted, your cultivation time should still be quite short, right?"

Xia Mangqing nodded: "Even with time acceleration, it's less than a hundred million years."

He spoke at length, but even so, the Heavenly Ruins Emperor's gaze paused slightly: "Indeed, a genius and prodigy like you is destined to shine in an era. If you don't die, you will surely have a place among the future pinnacle Dao Lords!"

He has existed for a long time and has seen countless peak Dao Lords, but there are very few beings whose cultivation speed, talent and comprehension can reach the level of Xia Mangqing.

"Master, you flatter me. I haven't even created the strongest path yet, so it's too early to talk about these things," Xia Mangqing said with a helpless smile.

Emperor Tianxu shook his head and said, "Do you know why I haven't taken on any disciples for hundreds of thousands of chaotic eras?"

Xia Mangqing shook his head again, and then Tianxu Emperor explained: "My previous disciple was amazing enough. He followed the strongest path of fusion, but in the end he fell at the stage of merging with the Dao."

As he spoke, he looked at Xia Mangqing and said with a slightly solemn expression, "If I were to take on a disciple, I would do my best to teach him. However, achieving the Dao is too difficult, and no one dares to say for sure that they can overcome it."

Emperor Tianxu sighed: "So, it's not that I don't want to take on any more disciples, but the talent of the vast majority of beings is not even comparable to that of my former disciple, and truly extraordinary geniuses are hard to come by, and they may not even be able to join my sect."

In the endless realm, there are six supreme powers: the Dao Alliance, the Mangya Kingdom, the Ancient Cultivators, the Special Life Clan, the Eternal Clan, and the Dark Kingdom.

Among them, Mangya Kingdom, ancient cultivators, and special life races all have rulers in charge, the Dao Alliance is backed by the Supreme Being, and it is impossible for it to fall. The Eternal Race can also be associated with the Supreme Being, while the Dark Kingdom comes from other realms and has an equally amazing foundation.

Basically, the peak Dao Lords of each era in the Endless Territory all came from the six major powers. Although the eight holy cities belonged to the Dao Alliance, the peak Dao Lords who truly emerged from the eight holy cities were...

Taking Tianxu Holy City as an example, since its establishment, there have only been eight people in total, one of whom was his previous disciple.

Generally speaking, more Dao Lords of the second tier come from the eight holy cities.

Tianxu, having said this, looked at Xia Mangqing with a smile: "But you are quite amazing, which is why I appeared early and took you as my disciple." Emperor Tianxu said: "I don't know if you can successfully achieve Dao Integration, but I will do my best to teach you. Dao Integration—ultimately, it depends on yourself. The help I can provide you is limited."

He left a divine power avatar here, firstly to select disciples, and secondly—to illustrate some things: let alone becoming his disciple, even becoming a disciple of the three great rulers might not guarantee success in achieving Dao integration.

The path to enlightenment is incredibly difficult; countless monstrous Dao Lords have perished here. But this is the path of seeking the Dao; only by overcoming it can one witness even more magnificent scenery.

Xia Mangqing suddenly understood, nodded, and said, "This disciple will also do my best to climb the Great Dao."

"Good." Emperor Tianxu smiled, and then two things appeared in the chaotic void: "This token is proof of your identity. You can use it to travel to Tianxu Holy City from now on."

Xia Mangqing took the token. The front of the token was engraved with the words "Tianxu" and the back had several simple void restrictions. But the more he comprehended it, the more unfathomable it seemed.

"You can ponder this slowly later."

Emperor Tianxu knew what Xia Mangqing was comprehending, so he smiled and woke him up. Then he handed over another item, a portable grotto-heaven of extremely high quality, a top-grade eternal divine weapon.

"Within this grotto-heaven, I have prepared numerous Taoist treasures, artifacts, and resources for you, as well as my 'guidance on the Tao.'"

"Furthermore, in the next Chaos Era, I will preach to you once every hundred million years, so you must reach the Heavenly Ruins Holy City within one hundred million years," said the Heavenly Ruins Emperor. He was merely an incarnation of divine power, and although his strength was considerable, he would not easily leave the Heavenly Ruins Realm.

After all, this place is not solely his legacy. He didn't create the Heavenly Ruins Realm entirely for himself; he also wanted to find successors for other legacies and pass them on.

"He preaches once every hundred million years!"

Xia Mangqing was startled. Moreover, the lecture would be given for an entire Chaos Era. This was an immense temptation for any living being. The opportunity to hear a powerful being of the Holy City Lord level preach 108,000 times was truly not a lie.

As for a Chaotic Era, it's probably because of the time it takes to cultivate. The first Chaotic Era is often a stage where one's strength can increase rapidly. There have even been monstrous geniuses who have reached the fourth-step Dao Lord level within a single Chaotic Era.

Perhaps it was because of this that Emperor Tianxu decided to preach to him for an entire Chaos Era.