The peerless black hand that covers the sky

Chapter 1106

"God!"

The emperors all spoke with utmost respect and reverence.

This is out of gratitude for his teachings and the exposition of the supreme Dharma; it is also out of amazement at his profound and unparalleled spiritual attainment.

Although this shortcut passed down by the Heavenly Emperor is not easy to follow if you really want to, it is not much different in difficulty from the shortcut of the Heavenly Emperor who enlightened you on the mystery of the "divine embryo".

However, it does offer a perspective that minimizes potential risks and reduces costs.

There is no perfect solution in this world…

They sighed inwardly, sensing that the road ahead would be fraught with difficulties.

At the same time, something felt off; the atmosphere seemed a bit off.

The previous Heavenly Emperor, after passing down the wondrous shortcut, left with incredible speed and decisiveness, as if walking in the dark fearing encountering ghosts, or being caught in bed with someone else while wearing someone else's clothes for thrills, or being caught red-handed while crickets were chirping behind someone else's back...

Why is this Heavenly Emperor still standing here?
Could it be... that this is the real Emperor Ye?!

Thinking this, the powerful figures became even more respectful, not daring to utter a sound.

"Did you all understand?"

At this moment, as if snapping out of some thought, the Heavenly Emperor turned around, his gaze sweeping over all the emperors, his voice calm and unhurried.

"We have understood, and thank Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor for guiding us through our confusion!"

All the powerful figures praised it.

"This is your understanding, your opportunity."

The Heavenly Emperor said calmly, "I have shown you the way. Whether you can make it through or not ultimately depends on your own talents."

"only……"

He said softly, "Although this era is special, the convergence of countless causes and effects throughout the ages has created this era, and given rise to a group of people like you, but..."

"I'm still not very optimistic about your final outcome."

"Perhaps, only one or two out of ten will ultimately find liberation and redemption; the rest will find it difficult to escape the control of those unparalleled masterminds behind the scenes..."

The Heavenly Emperor spoke as if making a prophecy, his words were so poignant that they darkened the faces of many Celestial Emperors.

Such a statement is so pessimistic that it's practically a curse.

However, only family members know their own affairs.

Despite having numerous shortcuts available, how many of them can actually take them?

Moreover, judging from the fact that "Emperor Ye" appears one after another like a market, who knows which paths that seem like shortcuts are actually just going from one danger's den to another!

I jumped out of a big pit, but when I looked down, oh dear, I've jumped into an abyss!

"Do your best and obey destiny."

One of the Celestial Emperors sighed, then rallied, a radiant smile spreading across his face. "In my life, to have reached such an unimaginable and unthinkable realm, to have witnessed the most magnificent scenery in the world, my life is complete. Even in death, I have no regrets!"

He resonated with many emperors, all of whom rose from humble beginnings and rode the tides of the times to reach their current heights. What more could they ask for?

"Keep this positive mindset."

The Heavenly Emperor smiled faintly, "To break this deadlock, it is very important to take a detached view of life and death."

"Fear of death and wishful thinking will leave flaws in your heart, which will be seized by the evil thoughts lurking in your true self, leading to a more rapid defeat."

"On the contrary, letting go of the obsession with life and death and living towards death often leads to a way out."

The Heavenly Emperor's words were profound, causing some of the Celestial Emperors to subtly change their expressions—what was he implying?
"We beg the Heavenly Emperor for guidance!"

They don't guess; they just ask questions.

"If a shortcut is blocked, then cut it off."

The Heavenly Emperor's eyes were deep. "Those people, those behind-the-scenes manipulators, what they are targeting and hunting is your true spirit, your self... You are only valuable to be used and captured because you are alive."

"When you die, it means that all their plans have gone to waste and they have gained nothing."

"It all depends on whether you have the courage to commit to a lose-lose situation."

The emperors looked at each other in bewilderment.

A lose-lose situation?

This seems to be very satisfying.

but……

What they really want is to win!

Who wants to lose when they can win?
Unless there is absolutely no other way.

The Heavenly Emperor saw the wavering and hesitation in their hearts and smiled slightly, "Of course, there are many kinds of death. There is the most meaningless withering, and there is the most solemn passing, leaving the clearest mark on the world..."

"Remember, at the level of an Immortal Emperor, a momentary life or death is nothing. You need to have enough courage and determination to bet it on the table."

When he said this, the Heavenly Emperor was confident and composed, as if he had crossed life and death more than once, experienced death and tribulation, and even used it as a bargaining chip on the gambling table!
Yes, that's very "Emperor Ye," that's how he got to where he is.

With the life and death of "Emperor Ye" at stake, the Bitter Leaf Sect will surely win!
Of course, this is not an isolated case. There are other extraordinary figures who also disregard life and death—mainly because they are used to it. They were ganged up on by nine mortal enemies, struggled for a while, and died on the spot, only to make a comeback several years later!
As for who it is... I can't tell, I really can't tell!

"Life and death... a bargaining chip..."

After deep thought, the emperors tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, do you want us to make the most heroic sacrifice, to give up our lives for righteousness, to cut off all selfish thoughts, and to let the pollen particles fly?"

"Hmm?" The Heavenly Emperor frowned, seemingly surprised. "Why bother?"

"That's too extreme!"

He criticized the emperors' ideas as being too extreme, causing the emperors' mouths to twitch.

Although it was somewhat expected, the idea of ​​the "Heavenly Emperors" attacking each other still felt quite abstract!
"Sacrifice can only be made with heartfelt approval and after careful consideration. Only then can it be the purest and most sacred thing... Otherwise, isn't it a form of self-destruction, a sin?"

The Heavenly Emperor said calmly, "Besides, judging from your experiences along the way, you are not naive and innocent. In fact, you are all overly shrewd. How could you have such an absurd idea?"

Upon hearing this, the emperors gave an awkward smile.

They are indeed excessively shrewd. They excel at meticulous calculation, reaping the greatest benefits with the least cost, mastering their limits, receiving the most memory infusions within those limits, embarking on the strongest evolutionary path, and achieving the greatest leap in their life level…

None of them are fuel-efficient lamps.

However, even the most shrewd people start from weakness. Some unscrupulous behind-the-scenes manipulators and unparalleled veterans lie in wait for them in the beginner village, taking advantage of their strength to the extreme and using their superior strength to defeat them.

Only after he became an Immortal Emperor did he realize that the disease had become deeply entrenched and incurable.

The emperors were not convinced... If they had used their current achievements to fight against those behind-the-scenes manipulators, even if they were no match, they wouldn't have been tricked so badly!

What is this like?
Just like that unlucky Heavenly Emperor who was a guinea pig in the past, when he first became a Celestial Emperor, his cultivation was not stable. He was targeted and ambushed, and was eroded by primordial matter. Even though he was incredibly talented and managed to become a Celestial Emperor by working in seclusion in a world of myriad realms, he still died on the spot, splitting his body apart and barely managing to escape with a portion of his pure primordial spirit and flesh.

All I can say is that it's all about timing and fate; destiny plays tricks on people.

Some people, with their absolute power, scheme against the young and arrogant, believing in the wisdom of future generations, only to ultimately betray and ruin them.

The Heavenly Emperor, with his keen insight, exposed the true nature of the emperors. After a glance at them, he realized that few of them were the kind of people who would sacrifice themselves for others.

"I will not teach you to sacrifice your lives for righteousness."

The Heavenly Emperor said slowly, "I will only teach you how to die without falling, to use your own death to pave the way forward, and to walk the unfinished path..."

"This is a last resort, a desperate measure, when you have absolutely no other options..."

"When all your attempts have failed, remember, there is always this last resort!"

The Heavenly Emperor's gaze gradually sharpened, like two celestial swords piercing the hearts of the emperors, causing them to shudder instantly.

"As long as you live, you will be forever entangled with those behind-the-scenes manipulators, unable to make any progress."

"But when you die, leaving only a corpse, the mastermind can refine it into a corpse puppet and pave the way for you to embark on paths that have never been taken before, thus creating entirely new variables that are beyond the expectations of all the masterminds behind the scenes!"

The Heavenly Emperor spoke each word slowly and deliberately, like a thunderclap, causing each Immortal Emperor to tremble with fear, their hair standing on end, unable to remain calm!
Dead men...corpse puppets...road traversing?!

It seems that it's not much better than the extreme of "sacrificing oneself for righteousness"... right?

Seriously... they've even come up with some amazing ways to play with death!
"Is...is this really feasible? Is there a path that we can explore, one that even the mastermind behind the scenes can't control?"

Some people were uneasy, feeling that this was too absurd, like a dream.

"That's certainly feasible!"

The Heavenly Emperor smiled enigmatically.

"As for the road, isn't it right beneath your feet and in your hearts?"

"Now, I will teach you a wonderful method, a technique of stealing the sky and changing the sun, of substituting one flower for another!"

The Heavenly Emperor's eyes shone brightly. "It is just right, considering your experiences along the way."

"Ordinary Immortal Emperors, who follow the proper path, must create their own unique evolutionary path before becoming Quasi-Immortal Emperors, integrate and sublimate it, and become Dao Ancestors."

"Then, at the pinnacle of the Dao Ancestor, he made a final leap, pushing the path to its limit, becoming level with all the tangible and intangible rules and great Daos of the world. There is no more path ahead, becoming the end of the road, and thus also becoming an Immortal Emperor."

"However, this orthodox path was broken in the era closest to the present—the Ancestral Court era—and a group of Immortal Emperors who broke through by not taking the normal path were born. They got on the bus first and bought their tickets later!"

"In this era, the threshold of becoming an Immortal Emperor has been worn down even more, and it is no longer so sacred and lofty. There are multiple supreme paths of evolution, and even the Dao Fruit achievements of true Immortal Emperors have been made into memory fragments for anyone to accept."

"This is an era where anything is possible, an era where there is a vast world to be explored!"

"In this era, there is a road that hangs high in the sky, and all living beings are the road builders... However, all living beings are unintentional and passively walk on it."

“But you have the right to take the initiative, even if that right is very small, just a tiny, insignificant bit.”

The Heavenly Emperor said meaningfully, "But it also gives you the opportunity to slip yourselves in, to infiltrate this place, and to use this path to cleanse yourselves, to polish away any hidden dangers... so that one day you will revive, unleash the endless sediment, and crush all those with ulterior motives!"

"That is the path of time, the path of bloodline, the path of humanity..."

At this moment, there seemed to be an eerie firelight flickering in the eyes of the Heavenly Emperor, illustrating the vast sky and interpreting the ancient universe. The two intertwined to form a magnificent and splendid world, in which destruction occurred and rebirth took place!
In the darkness, the sound of scriptures resounded, bombarding the spiritual world of the emperors, making them feel their souls shaking and their true selves trembling!
Embarking on the path to death is not the end, but rather a further hardship for one's own corpse puppet, to forge ahead, to open up new paths, and to carry the weight of the times forward!
One day, when the most terrifying flames burn, when a terrible disaster strikes, or when times change, when the world is turned upside down, when destruction and rebirth coexist, they will return in an instant for the final battle!
"This seems... too dependent on timing, requiring a long period of time to settle and wait?"

The Celestial Emperor harbored doubts and concerns.

Because there are too many prerequisites, and the elements for recovery are very demanding.

Throughout the entire era, the most dazzling fire of the sky and the flames of the ancient universe were burning. It was hard to imagine what kind of catastrophe it would be. Perhaps all the worlds on earth would collapse and be left in ruins everywhere!

"Is it long? Perhaps not."

The Heavenly Emperor said leisurely, "The mortal realm is about to descend into chaos!"

"It won't be too long..."

"You should understand..."

"The moment you break through and become Immortal Emperors, this era will be not far from its most intense clash, and the collapse of the heavens may be just around the corner..."

The Heavenly Emperor's words carried many inexplicable emotions, causing the emperors to feel involuntarily apprehensive and trembling, sensing an immense terror.

"How should we proceed in the future..."

"Perhaps, it all depends on you..."

The Heavenly Emperor smiled and said that this left the clearest and deepest imprint on the hearts of all the emperors, making it unforgettable for them for eternity.

Amidst their most complex emotions, they watched as the Heavenly Emperor calmly turned around, without the slightest lingering attachment, and walked away step by step until he disappeared from sight.

A Heavenly Emperor passed down two methods, two shortcuts, to encourage the powerful... and then departed gracefully.

"Homage to... the Heavenly Emperor!"

The emperors bowed, offering the highest respect.

At the same time, they have never been so clear-headed, tense, and anxious as they are now—they are standing at the crossroads of the times!

Ahead lies light or darkness... perhaps, it all depends on their single thought!
"This era... is indeed the best of times, and the worst of times."

An emperor sighed, his heart filled with turmoil and indignation. He had a thousand words to say, but when the words reached his lips, only a sigh remained.

"Unbeknownst to us, we have become the center of the vortex, the key to the power struggle... It seems that the most terrifying storm is about to arrive, causing one powerful figure after another to change their appearance and spread their teachings under the guise of Emperor Ye..."

"Is this because they're afraid of getting burned if things get out of control?"

Zhu Qiang sighed softly, feeling that his small shoulders were being asked to bear the weight of a collapsing sky. It was both too much of an honor and too much of a burden for them!

(End of this chapter)