The peerless black hand that covers the sky

Chapter 1116 Taking Down Pollen Road!
Everyone despises the mastermind behind the scenes, cursing them for their despicable and wicked nature, their desire for unearned wealth, and their reliance on the burdens of those who come after them to ensure their own peaceful existence.

However, just as everyone wants to be the mastermind behind the scenes!
Especially the immortal emperors who attained enlightenment in this era.

They can rise to the top in the shortest time, at most a few million years, achieving the pinnacle of power. Although this efficiency is not as good as that of the legendary Demon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor, it is almost on par with the Desolate Heaven Emperor.

What is the basis for this?
He relies on his insatiable appetite and gluttony. He accepts anything that can help him grow, regardless of its evolutionary path or memory fragments. He has the most flexible moral bottom line and prioritizes results above all else!
Today, they look pitiful, struggling in the shadows of behind-the-scenes manipulators, on the verge of losing themselves and having all their achievements benefit others.

but……

If given the opportunity, a chance to profit from being the mastermind behind the scenes, they would switch sides with lightning speed and without the slightest hesitation!
Learning from the experiences of our predecessors and trusting in the wisdom of those who come after... what's the big deal?!
The eyes of the Immortal Emperors flickered, clearly indicating that they had the same idea. They looked at each other, everything understood without words.

Some things can be done, but it's better not to say them.

In front of those who come after them, they still have to cover up their true feelings, pretending to be a caring senior, claiming that everyone is a victim, a like-minded person on the same front, and a fellow traveler who must use all their wisdom to fight against the mastermind behind the scenes!
They shared many shortcuts and insights left by the "Heavenly Emperor," offering earnest teachings that showed the good intentions of us, their predecessors.

When the later Immortal Emperors act as guinea pigs, stepping on all the pitfalls along the shortcuts... then it will be time to reap the rewards!

Stealing the blood-stained fruit can be done with a high-sounding reason, such as curing the disease first and then helping others to cure it... But how will one view those who come after truly curing oneself?
Only God knows!

"Hehe!"

The emperors laughed, their laughter growing louder and more unrestrained, echoing throughout this space and time.

……

Wow!
It sounds like the relentless, surging river of time, or the winds of history turning the pages of annals.

Time will remember, a brilliant era has arrived.

All worlds in the human realm are reaching their peak!

As time passed and the world flourished, beams of light, one after another, shook the heavens and earth, and shone throughout the ages. These were the lights of the Immortal Emperors proving their Dao, illuminating the scroll of the eternal river of time!
Since the "Heavenly Emperors" secretly imparted their profound secrets, this era has been like a shackle being broken, rushing headlong towards a future that no one could have imagined.

Of course, the existence of the first Immortal Emperors to attain enlightenment in this era was indispensable in this process. It was their generous help to those who came after them, imprinting their memories on the earth and giving them away without compensation, becoming stepping stones for those who came after them to achieve the ultimate sublimation.

Although these Immortal Emperors are all unreliable, riddled with hidden dangers, and lack their own unique evolutionary paths, it's hard to say whether they can be considered perfect emperors, and their strength is questionable.

Whether their insights and experiences can help those who come after them get promoted is a big question mark.

However, their sheer number is overwhelming!

Everyone has their own strengths and unique qualities.

Otherwise, even if one uses cheat codes or takes shortcuts, one will not be able to reach the level of an Immortal Emperor.

The realm of an Immortal Emperor is ultimately extraordinary; it is not something that can be achieved so easily. One must have something of their own to achieve it.

By integrating these strengths, constantly refining and mastering them, one Immortal Emperor after another was born!
but.

As a Celestial Emperor who did not advance through the conventional path, he achieved accomplishments he should not have had, and naturally, he had to pay the price.

Just like in the last era, the era known as the Ancestral Court produced three thousand Immortal Emperors in one go, exhausting all the pollen particles until immeasurable eons later... The eventual demise of the entire Ancestral Court era was more or less related to this.

Pollen Emperor was originally supposed to be suppressed for countless years—but who made her the legal representative of the pollen debts that allowed those Immortal Emperors to break through?

At the critical moment, the "Evil Ancestor" descended upon the world, unleashing the "Fire Dragon Burns the Granary," which overturned the entire world and triggered a massive, chaotic battle. This became the primary conflict, ultimately leading to the burial and restarting of all human realms, turning the page on this chapter, and allowing the Pollen Emperor to escape by chance and escape responsibility.

In this era, there is currently no one who has stepped forward to shoulder all the burdens of the evil ancestor who is responsible for settling accounts.

Therefore, one must walk the path one has chosen, even if it means crying.

The newly born Immortal Emperors have two faces.

In the eyes of men, he was a celestial emperor, shining brightly and illuminating endless ancient history, receiving the worship of countless beings.

He was so anxious and stressed behind closed doors, sweating profusely, that he was almost going crazy trying to cure his mental health issues.

"Help! Help! Help! Help me!"

They seemed to have entered the twilight of their lives, their later years filled with uncertainty, often in a daze and not quite lucid.

In a daze, one may sometimes do things that one would not normally do, things that are not in line with one's personality or interests.

This creates a terrible sense of incongruity.

What's even more frightening is that, as time goes by, this sense of incongruity gradually fades away, as if one has become accustomed to it, or as if one feels from the bottom of one's heart that it is only natural, that it should be this way!
Finally, these Celestial Emperors were alarmed and sensed that something terrible was about to happen.

"Are we becoming...someone else?"

They were furious, their murderous intent surging.

But soon, they were helpless.

The source cannot be found, the cause and effect cannot be calculated, and the mastermind behind it is very well hidden.

However, there's always a way out.

"Want to live? Then come over here."

From the depths of time and space, a vast wave of divine thought surged forth: "I am your senior, someone who has been through it all, and I have much experience to impart to you..."

"The path I walked is the path you will take tomorrow..."

Invitations kept coming in from people belonging to different groups.

There are nine Heavenly Emperors, but ten shortcuts. After careful consideration, most of the Heavenly Emperors who listened to the sermons determined their main direction of exploration.

It's not that I don't want everything, but I know my own limitations. I might not even be able to succeed on any one path. If I want too much, I'm afraid I'll only waste time and become the prey of the mastermind behind the scenes.

Determine your own path, choose your companions, form alliances and help each other, guide those who come after you, and lead them to become guinea pigs who test the law... that's roughly how it is.

The lab rats had no choice; they desperately needed to solve their problems.

After all, they were not among the first Immortal Emperors to attain enlightenment, and they lacked a baptism, even if it was only a temporary solution.

Even more serious, their problems might be—even if they aren't, didn't this era produce a number of people who first attained the Dao and became Immortal Emperors?

They could easily add some burden and pressure, create memory fragments with extremely hidden dangers, scheme against those who come after them, and force them to immediately address their own problems after becoming Immortal Emperors.

Of course, when facing the victims, they naturally turn a blind eye—it has nothing to do with them, it's all a side effect of the memory of this era!

Despite some stumbles and setbacks, they eventually sat down together to face the challenges together... even becoming cannon fodder to pave the way.

"Our problems are not entirely unsolvable..." "There are many methods... but they are currently only on paper."

There's bound to be one you'll like...

"Do you prefer the sacrifice of abandoning everything? Or do you want to dismember yourself and create your own world? Or perhaps you want to worship time, allowing the past to move from the future to the present?"

As a senior, he was enthusiastic and readily pointed out clear paths for those who came after him.

However, they also concealed some things.

It's hard to say whether it was a tacit understanding or not, that the methods and secrets previously taught by the mysterious old man were temporarily concealed.

I can't quite explain what I'm feeling... Maybe I think that method is too radical and extreme. The fact that a certain "Heavenly Emperor's" method can induce all sorts of illnesses, make one's body grow red hair, and bring misfortune to one's old age is already quite abstract. But there are also powerful people who use their bodies as cages to imprison and seal bizarre things!

This sounds simple, but the Celestial Emperors who understand it are quite alarmed.

If such a method were to be spread casually, and later, when an immortal emperor who had attained enlightenment recklessly embarked on this path, a mistake would occur during the process, allowing the monster to steal their achievements and break free of their bodies... Wouldn't that be a huge mess?
They're still right there!
Wouldn't the blood have splattered on them?
Take it easy.

Therefore, some things were concealed, and at most some anomalies in the human world were revealed, perhaps stemming from the great turmoil of the supreme power, which was a higher-level game.

"In this light, the most worthy of study and contemplation is this eternally free method, which has the fewest side effects..."

The later immortal emperor's evaluation.

“Theoretically, that’s how it is…” The veteran Immortal Emperor nodded and shook his head, “but there’s also the possibility of big problems. If one doesn’t awaken one day, one will be trapped in eternal damnation.”

"Transform freely, transform through eternity, be unrestrained and infinitely changeable... Without the constraints of boundaries, it is very likely that once released, it cannot be taken back, and one's Dao fruit will be buried in the eternity."

"From this point of view, it is better to settle for second best, dismember ourselves, and transform the universe."

"Although it is also 'transformation', it is a conditional transformation. In terms of its upper limit, it is far less free and eternal than transformation... Because it is free, it is not limited to one place; because it is eternal, it is applicable to both ancient and modern times and the future."

"Dismembering oneself to become heaven and earth, confined to one place, subject to the order of time... However, this involves the mystery of reincarnation and countless eons, achieving freedom and perfection, and also achieving sublimation in another aspect."

"However, a major problem is that once there is a 'physical entity,' and the original mind transforms into the Heavenly Mind, it loses its agility and becomes a huge target. If someone obstructs or interferes, it is very likely that all efforts will be in vain... This problem does not exist when one transforms into freedom and eternity."

"Based on our unseen deductions, the natural order has been operating at its limit for countless ages, leaving no trace in the celestial causality. At the very least, even a Celestial Emperor cannot deduce it, nor can he interfere with it..."

"As expected of the True Heavenly Emperor's methods, extremely ingenious and safe... but the difficulty level is also high, and it is not something that ordinary people can accomplish."

"If that path is blocked... and we still need to maintain our condition and combat strength, and be wary of the ever-changing world, then..."

"Why not... have a baby!"

"By using offspring and descendants, they obscure cause and effect, share and resolve hidden spiritual and personal problems, and expel impurities in an alternative way..."

"This method is just too... shameless."

The Immortal Emperor, who was discussing the matter, sighed.

Among the powerful figures present, a few had a slight twitch at the corner of their mouths, their eyes downcast and their minds blank, remaining quite silent.

What happened to them is really... too hard to guess.

"If you ask me, of all these choices, the most worthwhile one is the path of sacrificing pollen!"

A young girl suddenly spoke, her lips slightly upturned, revealing her snow-white little tiger teeth, which gleamed with a playful yet approachable charm.

"Why do you say that, Fairy Ye?"

Upon hearing this, the emperors were surprised and looked at the girl.

The young immortal emperor is extraordinary. In this turbulent era of gods and demons, she is like a stunning and vibrant fairy flower, transcendent and supreme.

She rose to prominence in the shortest time, surpassing many records of this era, and entered the realm of the Immortal Emperor with the most heaven-defying attitude!

Furthermore, her combat power is extremely strong. She has almost completely integrated and perfected the various evolutionary paths she has cultivated, which has amazed many Immortal Emperors.

However, combat strength is one thing, but in terms of experience, the emperors felt they still had the right to speak.

"The pollen road is already widely recognized by us. Unless we have absolutely no other options and all other routes are blocked, we won't even give it a second glance..."

"After all, even if we succeed in the end by following this path and completely resolve the hidden dangers in our spiritual ego, will we still be the ones who emerge from this path?"

"We acknowledge that he was a flawless saint, possessing the heroic spirit to go against the tide, the courage to abandon everything, and an unshakable belief that has lasted through the ages... He was a peerless hero, but he is definitely not us!"

"Fairy Ye, do you think we are heroes, valiant men, or saints?"

The Celestial Emperor gave a wry smile.

However, Fairy Ye smiled, her large eyes crinkling into crescent shapes, as if she didn't care at all. "Fellow Daoists, why fall into the trap of convention?"

"Who stipulated what qualifications and conditions pollen particles must meet to condense?"

"sacrifice?"

What is sacrifice?

"And for what purpose did they sacrifice themselves?"

"And also, sacrifice... who gets to decide?"

"I think there are many things to consider here!"

A charming young girl, with a radiant smile, brightened the spirit of this era.

Even though her mental state was worrying, and there were many hidden dangers lurking around her, and she had swallowed countless poisoned baits from behind-the-scenes manipulators, she remained lively and carefree.

"what do you mean……"

One by one, the Celestial Emperors sat up straight and held their breath.

"If we can take over Pollen Road, we can splash ink and paint as we please... At that time, if I say we have the spirit of sacrifice, then we have the spirit of sacrifice!"

The girl opened her eyes wide, her tone seductive and guiding, "If I say we can do it, then we can!"

"This...is this even possible?" The emperors' lips twitched. "The Dao Ancestor of the Pollen Road is so transcendent, how could we possibly overthrow him?"

"No! Anything is possible!" the girl exclaimed. "Man proposes, God disposes; how can we admit defeat before even fighting?!"

(End of this chapter)