Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 1134: Chapter 686: Return_2

That dead ghost was different.

Turmoil has arisen, the great calamity has arrived, an imminent crisis and peril. Even Xu Yang could not guarantee that the Wandao School could suppress the turmoil and safely navigate through this disaster.

This was also why he delved deep into the Emperor’s Corpse without a head.

Know yourself, know your enemy, a hundred battles without peril!

He needed to understand the force behind the turmoil, the terrifying existence’s strength, situation, and state, to accordingly adjust his own and the Wandao School’s strategic direction—whether to attack or defend, advance or retreat, to consolidate forces and fortify the Taoist Domain, or to seize the moment for substantial development.

All these decisions depended on the state of the opponent.

As for how to determine his situation and state, it was necessary to look at the Emperor’s Corpse that had been beheaded.

Xu Yang lifted his gaze to look at the head.

The head was gone, decapitated, leaving only a stump-like neck with a cut so flat and smooth. Despite the blood congealed and the sight being startling, it was devoid of any roughness.

From this wound, one can imagine how this Ancient Great Emperor of yore was beheaded and reduced to a lifeless corpse.

Such a clean, smooth wound must have been inflicted by an incomparably fierce attack, decapitating his head in one blow, taking his life, and turning the invincible ruler who once suppressed the Divine Land into a headless dead ghost.

From this, it can be inferred that the Heavenly Immortal Taoist Master behind the Dark Chaos, despite being jointly attacked by the major Tao Lineages of the Upper Realm and falling into the Divine Land, still retains the power to decapitate, or even instantly kill, an Earth Immortal.

This is a terrifying conclusion.

However, Xu Yang did not panic because of it.

Indeed, the dead ghost possessed the power to decapitate an Earth Immortal, a ruthless and decisive killing blow, but it did not mean he could immediately threaten him or the Wandao School.

The logic is simple—it all depends on his state.

If his strength was undiminished, and his state was perfect, able to effortlessly kill an Earth Immortal, then why would he instigate the Dark Chaos? Surely it wasn’t out of boredom, desiring to experience being the “Dark Great Demon.”

Therefore, Xu Yang estimated that after being attacked by the major Tao Lineages of the Upper Realm and transformed into a Demon Star falling into the Divine Land, the strength of the Heavenly Immortal Taoist Master was severely damaged, and he might even be in a state of life or death.

Even as a Heavenly Immortal with many methods, severely injured, he could still slay any exploring Earth Immortal, but such a state prevented him from acting rashly. Therefore he could only instigate the Dark Chaos to plunder the living, to aid in his resurgence.

Thus, temporarily, he posed no direct threat to Xu Yang or the Wandao School, unless Xu Yang transformed into an “Iron-headed child” and, like those missing Ancient Great Emperors, went to the lair of the Dark Chaos to investigate the truth.

But this was nearly impossible. The word ‘cautious’ was deeply etched into Xu Yang’s soul and flesh. Knowing the mountain has tigers and still approaching Tiger Mountain was not his style; bombing the mountain flat was his approach.

So, for the time being, no worries!

But it was only temporary. Throughout history, nearly a hundred instances of Dark Chaos had been initiated; who knows how well that dead ghost has recovered from his injuries.

If he had already healed, or his power had significantly recovered to the point where he could scheme and act, then he would still represent a huge threat to Xu Yang and the Wandao School.

Moreover, his minions could not be overlooked; if the various horrors within the turmoil banded together to attack the Taoist Domain, it would pose a formidable challenge to him and the Wandao School.

Thus, while there is no need to worry at the moment, they must not let down their guard.

Based on the memories of the Grey-clothed Old Ape and clues collected by the Wandao School over the years, Xu Yang could roughly determine where those Emperors who had Proven the Dao after Ancient Times had gone.

Ascension?

Indeed, there was a small number of them; according to the Grey-clothed Old Ape’s memories, a significant number of True Immortals had ascended to the Upper Realm after ancient times, but there were very few Earth Immortals, a huge gap compared to the number of Ancient Great Emperors of the Divine Land.

Clearly, those Ancient Great Emperors also knew through various means the fact that the Upper Realm was a dragon’s den and a tiger’s lair. Only a few chose to ascend, while the others stayed in the Lower Realm. Otherwise, the True Immortal Saint Masters of the major powers in the Divine Land wouldn’t be steadfastly guarding their ancestral lands, resisting the turmoil, and unwilling to ascend.

However, the predicament of these Ancient Great Emperors who stayed in the Divine Land… was probably not too optimistic.

Xu Yang supposed either they had already met with calamity, just like this Emperor’s Corpse without a head, dying at the hands of the chaos, or they understood the true nature of the Dark Chaos, evading the horrific pursuit and leaving the mortal world to hide in some Secret Realm or unknown place, waiting for an opportunity.

No matter what, they cannot be relied upon; instead, they might become enemies. This headless Emperor’s Corpse is an example.

“Being human, one still has to rely on oneself!”

Xu Yang shook his head, clarified his thoughts, and calmed his mind.

The current situation is overtly dangerous and secretly perilous; crises lurk everywhere. With tigers and leopards ahead, wolves and jackals behind, and venomous snakes and ferocious beasts all around, no one could be relied upon; he could only rely on himself.

But relying on oneself, how to break the game?

Advance further, achieve Earth Immortal?

Not enough, far from enough.

Achieving Earth Immortal could only solve a momentary urgency, but not the overall crisis.

If this were not the case, he would not have strived for perfection, keen on integrating all laws and paths to achieve the exceptionally pinnacle Emperor Realm.

The current situation, even for ordinary Emperor Realm achievements, would only allow one to struggle for breath momentarily. Once the hands behind the Dark Chaos reach the final juncture, causing the last wave of destruction to devour everything, or when the Earth Immortal Demon Saints from the Upper Realm’s major Tao Lineages, even Heavenly Immortal Great Saints, descend, he and the Wandao School would be reduced to ashes.

Only by striving for perfection and achieving the pinnacle Emperor Realm, then using it as the foundation to reach Heaven and Co-Dao, could he break this deadly situation and find a lifeline.

Therefore, Xu Yang’s next goal is to integrate all laws and paths, to achieve the pinnacle Emperor Realm of the Holy Tao as an Earth Immortal.

But the question is… how to integrate?

The difficulty of this path goes without saying; it requires not only great perseverance and great wisdom but also great Qi Fortune and crucial opportunities, plus the accumulation over time, slowly making headway, to have a slight possibility.

Wisdom and perseverance, Xu Yang does not lack; how could he not possess great wisdom and perseverance to have reached his current step?

Time accumulation, Xu Yang also has it; with avatars in all heavens and worlds, coupled with the wonderful use of time flow rate, his accumulation has never been lacking.

What he lacks is just a portion of Qi Fortune, a key opportunity.

Although he owns the All Heavens World and has inexplicable external assistance like the attribute panel and skill characteristics, these have currently reached a bottleneck. To advance further and seek a breakthrough, he must first break through this bottleneck.

“The Earth Immortal Realm, the Heavenly Secret Realm, the Primordial Heavenly Demon, although they are opportunities that help in breakthroughs, that ‘Primordial’… it’s better not to be trifled with lightly.”

“The Azure Star Realm, various divine systems, numerous Heavenly Immortals, though there are also chances for breakthrough, facing the pack of wolves and tigers is extremely difficult, not to mention the Golden Immortal Demonic Fruit transformed from Boxun and the possibility of contamination by the Brahman Tri-Aspect Deities and the masters of the divine systems; these are equally dangerous and must not be provoked.”

“The World of Dao and Law, the Divine Martial World, the former also encounters a bottleneck, the latter is still being explored; there is also no hope for a breakthrough in the short term.”

“Thus, it seems, the opportunity to break the situation still lies in the Mystic Yellow Realm!”

Xu Yang murmured, his heart already had a plan.

Persimmons don’t necessarily have to be picked soft, but they must be picked suitable.

So now, among the worlds of all heavens, which is the most suitable?

It is, of course, the Mystic Yellow Realm!

That Primordial Heavenly Demon in the Earth Immortal Realm, with just the words “Primordial,” has put Xu Yang off any thoughts; after all, an existence that could become the “Primordial Dao” is at least a Heavenly Immortal, not to mention that the disappearance of both the Supreme Elder and Ancient Immortal Gods is related to it; only if Xu Yang was insane would he seek it out for a breakthrough.

The Azure Star Realm is similar; those Heavenly Immortals are equally troublesome to deal with. Add the lurking Golden Immortal Demonic Fruit transformed by Boxun, and going there would be like seeking a dead end or banging one’s head against the south wall.

Only the Mystic Yellow Realm remains, with the Sky-reaching Tower and the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, the dispute between the two realms is nearing its end. Although the Desire Realm Demons are terrifying, the Xuanhuang Immortals also offer support, and the war profits bring opportunities everywhere, which are greatly beneficial for achieving the pinnacle Emperor Realm, and even Co-Dao might be possible.

After all, it is the struggle over the Great Dao of two worlds, even of two Golden Immortals.

So…

Xu Yang does not say more, puts away the headless Emperor’s Corpse, and once more closes his eyes, sinking back into dreams.

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