The peerless black hand that covers the sky

Chapter 1115 Necessary Sacrifice, Hunter and Prey!
The emperors felt that they had found a completely new shortcut, which, although somewhat abstract, was not impossible.

There's even a vague sense of gratification in the air!

—By summoning bizarre and grotesque possession, they transform themselves into "sugar-coated bullets," poison wrapped in honey, becoming a hot potato. The question is, do those behind-the-scenes "black hands" who schemed against them and tried to refine them into their own versions dare to take the fall?!
Like a mop covered in poop, a god of war reborn.

Perhaps, even if they become bizarre, they might still be no match for those behind the scenes.

However, it would not be difficult to get them covered in blood, because at that time it was not just them who were making a move, but rather they had borrowed a wisp of divine power from that peerless being who could overturn all worlds!
"This is a crooked and unorthodox approach!"

One of the Celestial Emperors exclaimed, "It's unexpected, but upon closer examination, it makes some sense."

"However, this is also a road of no return."

"Behind this bizarre existence lies an unparalleled being, whose very existence surpasses all the conspirators who scheme against us within the fragments of memory..."

"Borrowing the tiger's power can make conspirators retreat and dare not show their faces, fearing that they will get burned—we don't have the ability to trace back to the source and fight our way to the main party from just a fragment of memory, but that supreme being can!"

"The bizarre, imbued with a trace of its power, after multiple transformations, most can master such abilities, following the clues to catch them all in one fell swoop."

"But in doing so, our adversary has changed. It has changed from a contest of power with those schemers to a struggle to survive the methods of that supreme being!"

Can we truly keep the ever-evolving grotesque in check forever?

"Perhaps one day, the balance will fail, the seal will break, and they will burst out of our bodies, giving birth to the most powerful demons, wreaking havoc on the world!"

"So what?" an emperor said quietly. "At the very least, it will leave those who schemed against us empty-handed, won't it?"

"Let all their original investments go down the drain, a complete failure... and they'll have to live in constant fear that after the monster within us undergoes repeated transformations, it will be able to trace the root of the hidden dangers in our minds, hunt and kill them, and drag them down with it, so that they will suffer a terrible death!"

"To be honest, I'm a little tempted."

"The methods passed down by those 'Heavenly Emperors' are certainly much more normal in comparison, but they have also lost their edge."

"This old man taught us how to fight to the death and perish together!"

"Following his advice, as long as we are not afraid to risk our lives, we may have a chance to retaliate against those conspirators... Even if it's a lose-lose situation, it's better than a win-lose situation!"

"Perhaps we can research and create some unique methods and techniques to stimulate the growth of the bizarre, making it more powerful and more targeted..."

His voice was filled with resentment; he wanted to explode at those who had plotted against him!
"Fellow Daoist, you're going too far!"

"It's not that bad! It really isn't!"

"..."

The powerful figures repeatedly advised, "If things are hopeless and we fail to save ourselves, then let it go... We haven't reached a dead end yet, there's no need for this!"

"Yes! So many shortcuts left by the Heavenly Emperor are waiting for us to follow. Perhaps we can find them?"

"In this process, we should be able to become stronger, and perhaps we won't need to rely on the bizarre; we can take revenge on our own strength..."

They were a little scared.

Although the current situation is dangerous, it hasn't reached the point of no return yet, has it?

No matter how powerful those prehistoric strongmen who plotted against them were, they could not compare to the unparalleled mastermind who could manipulate all worlds at will.

Now, some people want to step on the gas of this era, to accelerate and intensify those bizarre attempts, to drive away tigers and devour wolves...

Friend! You're being way too extreme!

Faced with strong opposition, the Celestial Emperor had no choice but to back down.

However, his gaze wandered, his eyes lost in thought, as if he were pondering something, not giving up on any particular idea.

"What an eventful time it has been!"

Some people sighed, "One wave subsides and another rises... It's so hard being born in this era!"

"There are wolves in front and tigers behind... Even if we can crush the greed and schemes of those conspirators against us, we will still have to face the calamity of the collapse of all worlds."

"Looking on the bright side, while this is undoubtedly the worst of times, isn't it also the best of times?" Another Immortal Emperor laughed, calm and composed. "Under normal circumstances, how could we possibly have cultivated to become Immortal Emperors so quickly? And where would so many supreme beings, whom we can only look up to, come from, so thoughtfully designing shortcuts and guiding our path?"

"It's incredibly difficult to even meet a great figure who stands above the Celestial Emperor, let alone hear their teachings once—it's a blessing accumulated over countless lifetimes... Don't they have their own relatives and friends to prioritize? Would they care about us outsiders?"

"It is precisely in this era, with its turbulent times and numerous upheavals, that they could no longer sit still, and thus began to travel the world and spread the Dharma."

"Even if there are many calculations involved, and we are treated as pawns to be manipulated... but being able to be a pawn and have some value is already quite good. In the end, there is still a glimmer of hope, the hope of becoming a player!"

This Celestial Emperor has a very open-minded attitude.

If the times weren't chaotic, where would their opportunities come from?

The world's most secrets have long been intentionally or unintentionally blocked, and sometimes it's not something that can be solved simply by intelligence.

It's like the ancient method of taking a shortcut to the sacrificial path.

If it weren't disclosed, who would know that it would require a unique mindset, great passion, strong conviction, and immense courage?

This is a scam!
Another example is the achievement of sacrificial rites.

Without special circumstances or guidance from predecessors, who would think of sacrificing the great path and evolutionary journey they have cultivated throughout their life?

The path of evolution is certainly a means of life's evolution, but for the Dao Ancestor who opened up the path of evolution, it is also the crystallization of his wisdom and philosophy, and the condensation of his personal values... Who would sacrifice their wisdom and philosophy and personal values?
Without knowing this level, there is no way forward. The only option is to accumulate as many stats as possible in the dead end and rack one's brains to achieve the ultimate sublimation, even if there is no road ahead.

Ultimately, he managed to iterate his combat power to an unbelievable level, becoming the overlord among the Immortal Emperors. In battle and slaughter, he was not much inferior to the newly formed Ancestor, such as the Heavenly Emperor of the Mortal Realm versus the Medicine Immortal who broke through by consuming the elixir of immortality.

I will cry if I continue.

Why not stand on the shoulders of predecessors and start figuring things out on your own?
These immortal emperors thought about it and realized they had a good grasp of their own wisdom and talent.

But can you simply stand on the shoulders of giants just because you want to?

Only during special periods, when it is used as a bargaining chip in a transaction, will it be revealed.

Just like now.

The appearance of the first "Heavenly Emperor" instigated their sacrifice, causing pollen particles to fly everywhere. This intentionally or unintentionally revealed the key to advancing further in the Immortal Emperor realm—to bloom amidst the most terrifying flames of destruction, risking one's life. With resolute and unwavering faith, there is hope of breaking through the sacrificial path!

Then, one "Heavenly Emperor" after another revealed to them many secrets that had long been sealed and buried in ancient history. Even if these secrets were mostly...exaggerated, it was still far better than being completely clueless and knowing nothing! Knowing the secrets meant that even in death, they could die with a clear understanding...and what does it matter if they died a ghost?
They are Celestial Emperors, unafraid of becoming ghosts or dying. As long as they know which side to choose, they can come back to life even if they die!
Before you can choose a side, you need to know which factions are involved!

Don't be confused—even though the ominous and unlucky have been removed from the list, you still chose to join the plateau!
If you're heading in the wrong direction, the harder you try, the more you'll fail!
If you're on the right track, you might not need to do anything at all; you could win effortlessly, even if you're just lying down. A dog could even surpass many celestial emperors in the world.

Who can say that taking sides and currying favor isn't a unique and extraordinary evolutionary path?

In response, "A lotus blooms under the eternal blue sky..." He felt compelled to express his thoughts!

After clinging to powerful figures for countless years, you suddenly look back and realize that you too have become a powerful figure, a chess player, making your moves in the world!
Of course, after achieving great success, this person would be embarrassed to say how he made his first pot of gold, his second pot of gold, and even his many pots of gold afterward, by relying on the nourishment of wild blood, the blessing of the Demon Ancestor, the leaf blood buns, the fragrance of brothers, and so on.

One can break through all the way without suffering. What is difficult and troublesome is that he is just conning people in the ancestral court and doing pyramid schemes. He doesn't work hard at all. He gets the labor of three thousand ox-horse immortal emperors for free. In the end, he achieves the Dao of Sacrifice smoothly.

This is so contrary to universal values ​​that it makes people underestimate the achievements of the great Green Emperor. So they have to find the past of "enduring hardship without effort", package it up, beautify it, and prove that this Chaos Green Lotus also worked hard and endured hardship, so it is only natural that it achieved its later success!

What kind of steamed bun with blood and leeks... I've never eaten one!
I, Qingdi, owe my success today entirely to my own extraordinary wisdom and eloquence!

Forget about wisdom or not, just tell me if it's astonishing or not!

Anyway, I have achieved the path of sacrifice and made great success, which shows that what I did has its own reasons. If you don't understand, it's because you're incompetent!

This is the transcendence of a chess player; the Black King will naturally defend him.

"Chess players! Do we really have any hope?"

More than one person sighed.

"Man proposes, God disposes," a Celestial Emperor chuckled. "Who knows, maybe the heavens will be blind and grant us a lucky break?"

"If we don't even believe in ourselves and choose to give up... then there is truly no hope."

Upon hearing this, the powerful figures nodded silently.

“Indeed…” Yi Zun Lu Jin Cun nodded. “We have no way out. We can only go all out, gamble everything, do our best, and leave the rest to fate.”

"It is not enough for us alone... This is a calamity of this era, and it requires the joint efforts of all living beings in the world to face it together," a Celestial Emperor suddenly said, drawing many gazes.

"From the information revealed by those 'Heavenly Emperors,' I gleaned that in the most recent era, there were numerous Celestial Emperors, far exceeding the number of us, a mere hundred or eighty people."

"Three thousand roads end! Ten thousand quasi-emperors!"

"This is horrible!"

"In comparison, our era can only compete with the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, but the Immortal Emperor level is completely crushed."

"Ah!"

"I wonder how many of these prehistoric immortal emperors laid traps and dug pitfalls in this era? Perhaps, a large part of the hidden spiritual problems in our true selves, the scourges lurking in those fragmented memories, originated from them!"

These words caused many Immortal Emperors to turn cold and their faces to turn ugly.

Unfortunately, being outmatched, even anger would only appear as impotent rage.

"This shows that our era still has great potential to be tapped... At the very least, we cannot be inferior to prehistoric times in terms of the number of Immortal Emperors." The Immortal Emperor suggested, "We should help those who come after us, so that as many beings of this era as possible can break through to the Immortal Emperor level!"

He paused, then said, "I will create my own memory fragments, containing my weighty insights and understandings on how I adjusted many evolutionary paths to break through to the Immortal Emperor level."

"I lack the talent to blaze new trails and expand new paths."

"But when it comes to the wisdom of coordinating different evolutionary paths to maximize the development of human potential in various fields, I believe I am no less than a normal Immortal Emperor..."

The Immortal Emperors of this era were not cultivation geniuses in the traditional sense, but they possessed extraordinary pioneering abilities and were able to traverse the paths of the Dao Ancestors.

Instead, they were all kinds of geniuses, eccentrics, and prodigies who did not follow the usual path but focused on unorthodox methods. In the end, they stumbled and struggled to reach the level of Immortal Emperor by relying on strange and powerful bricks!

"Let more Immortal Emperors be born, and strengthen the power that belongs to our era!"

"They are our natural allies... The problems we face, they also face!"

"In fact, because we received a baptism from the Heavenly Emperor, our mental state has greatly improved. Although the hidden dangers still exist, they are not so serious..."

"We can wait!"

The immortal emperor's voice gradually lowered, as if he were whispering, feeling that he couldn't bear to be in the light.

"Pass down many methods from the 'Heavenly Emperor' and let them choose. We'll observe the effects of different shortcuts..."

"Alas, I was so despicable to let someone else test the waters for us..."

"However, I believe in their talent and the wisdom of future generations!"

he sighed.

At this moment, the gazes of one Immortal Emperor after another were subtle.

Is this just a trial run?

"Fellow Daoist, you look like an honest man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but you're not so honest after all!"

'Your fragmented memories... convey your insights and reflections?'

'Ah! ’

'Those insights and reflections, perhaps they contain something strange hidden within them?'

'Imitating the methods of those behind-the-scenes manipulators who plotted against us, a different kind of assimilation and possession, refining those who come after us into their avatars...'

'However, perhaps this is... a necessary sacrifice?'

'By putting ourselves in the shoes of those behind the scenes, and understanding their perspective, we can analyze and explore how they hunt and reap their rewards... Knowing how to attack is essential for better defense.'

'Furthermore, by understanding and grasping the essence of the attack, one can seize key clues, trace the source, and launch a counterattack!'

The transformation from hunter to prey often happens in an instant…

'Then the later Immortal Emperor will suffer, becoming a sacrifice in this process...'

(End of this chapter)