I am Xiao Sheng

Chapter 1376 The Great Dao and the Great Calamity

Chapter 1356 The Great Dao and the Great Calamity
"Alright, stop arguing. Have you not considered why your own origins have changed, why your choices have gone wrong? Cultivation is not something to be taken lightly; it concerns our transformation and evolution!" Xiao Sheng reminded the Ten Directions Daoist and the Dark King that they weren't considering their own cultivation. Cultivation cannot afford any mistakes; even the slightest slip could drag them into danger, after all, this is a great calamity of heaven and earth!
Upon hearing this, the Dark King was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and sighed, "I have considered this, but I haven't found the reason within myself. If I had to say what it is, it would be the Dao of Light and the Dao of Darkness from the past. However, this doesn't match the Dao of Time that I have condensed now. So for the moment, I don't understand what's going on. Perhaps it's related to the Longevity Child!"

The Ten Directions Daoist nodded and said, "I'm also completely baffled. I don't know what happened. After a period of enlightenment and transformation, I ended up like this, and my original essence has evolved into the Great Dao of Space!"

Upon hearing the words of the Ten Directions Daoist and the Dark King, Xiao Sheng sighed deeply. These two had disappointed him greatly. Although this was a great calamity of heaven and earth, they couldn't possibly be so ignorant of their own Dao. Their reaction forced Xiao Sheng to take them seriously. Why was this happening? Did they truly know nothing, or had they been tricked and influenced by the calamity's energy?

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Sheng said, "You haven't figured out your own reasons, but I have some ideas. Let's start with the Dark King. You once cultivated the Dark Dao and then merged with the Light Dao. The evolution of light and darkness shouldn't be the Time Dao, but it's not an absolute cycle of light and darkness either; there's still a trace of the essence of time. Now, let's talk about the Ten Directions Daoist. Your Abyss World cultivates the World Dao, the Abyss Laws. But do you remember how the Abyss World was formed? Back then, the Abyss World wasn't a true world. It was the Demon Realm, and initially, it was a space without any living beings. So, your Space Dao origin is the most normal. Then, by interacting with your origins, these changes in time and space came about."

At this point, Xiao Sheng paused slightly before continuing, "Actually, there's nothing wrong with our path of cultivation. The Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things. The Great Dao of Life is the beginning of everything. Time and space are One giving birth to Two, corresponding to your Great Dao. Two gives birth to Three, which is the Great Dao of Creation of the Longevity Child. Three gives birth to all things. Creation evolves into the Great Thousand Worlds, evolving into the origin of the world. All three thousand Great Daos will be born! The world's feedback may be the beginning of everything, the important factor in your changes. When all of this converges, the changes in your own Great Dao will also make sense!"

Upon hearing Xiao Sheng's explanation, the Dark King and the Ten Directions Daoist were initially taken aback, but then both nodded in acceptance, as it was the most reasonable explanation. If they did not accept it, they would not be able to find a more reasonable explanation!

"My Lord, why didn't the Dark King and I think of all this? Why did we instinctively feel that there was something wrong with our own Dao? When we awoke, we were both uneasy, as if we were troubled by the power of that origin!" At this moment, the Ten Directions Daoist finally changed and raised a question about his own situation!
"The great calamity of heaven and earth may be influenced by the power of the primordial world, or by the calamity energy of heaven and earth. After all, we are all in the midst of the calamity, and it is not impossible that the two of you have been eroded by the calamity energy of heaven and earth during your transformation and evolution!"

When Xiao Sheng presented this statement, both the Dark King and the Ten Directions Daoist were taken aback once again. It sounded somewhat familiar, which made them even more uneasy and worried about their own safety.

"Does this sound familiar? Because we've all been through it. You may have experienced the impact of calamities time and again, damaging your minds and spirits, causing you to forget some things. Especially the great calamities we faced before, where calamity energy clung to us, eroding our spirits and affecting our will—this isn't the first time it's happened to us. And this calamity, perhaps even an immeasurable one, is something that could easily happen to me and Changshengzi, let alone you being schemed against. You all know about the Karma God and Demon. Can you imagine that this guy would cooperate with the Great Dao? He possesses the power of the Great Dao; he can use others to do his dirty work, using those Grand Luo Golden Immortals to sever this power and shift all the karma onto those Grand Luo Golden Immortals!"

Xiao Sheng's words startled the Dark King, the Ten Directions Daoist, and the Longevity Child. They had not expected such a dramatic turn of events on the battlefield, nor had they anticipated that their target, the God of Karma, possessed such a trump card. Fortunately, before their plan could even begin, the God of Karma had already revealed everything. Otherwise, the consequences of such power falling on them would have been unimaginable. Would they have been able to contend with the Great Dao?

Even though they have now forged their own path and developed a complete cultivation method, it doesn't mean they can have the last laugh. The path of cultivation is fraught with danger, and no one knows what will happen next. So even though Xiao Sheng and the others have completed their transformation, they are not confident that they can survive this great calamity.
The final battle will be a contest against the Great Dao, even against Pangu, and against all living beings in the world. Faced with such a situation, not only Xiao Sheng, but even the Great God Pangu did not have absolute confidence. In the midst of a great calamity, anything is possible, and no one knows what the final outcome will be.

"My Lord, you brought this up. Does that mean you have an idea and need our cooperation?" Changshengzi quickly recovered from his shock and asked Xiao Sheng. After all, in such an environment, to make further progress, one needs endless origin. Even with the existence of the Great Thousand World, the power of feedback is still limited. Relying on the feedback of the Great Thousand World for everything will only lead to difficulties in one's cultivation.

"That's right, I need your cooperation. Now that the calamity of heaven and earth has reached such a dangerous level, if we want to cultivate step by step, even if we wait for the final battle, we will not have enough strength to face all the crises. Relying on this little bit of power is just a drop in the ocean. So we can only find another way. The best way in the calamity is to plunder, to plunder all living beings in heaven and earth, to plunder all enemies that can be devoured. Using war to sustain war is our best choice!"

"Hiss!" At this moment, the Ten Directions Daoist, the Dark King, and the Longevity Child all gasped in shock, stunned by Xiao Sheng's crazy decision. They were not fools and naturally understood what Xiao Sheng meant by "using war to sustain war"—that is, to follow the path of slaughter, to devour the origins of all living beings in the world, in order to enhance their own combat power!
“My Lord, we can accept your idea, but have you ever considered whether we can do all this with our current strength under such circumstances? As you said, this is a great calamity of heaven and earth, and people will inevitably be affected by it. You may have enough confidence to face all dangers, but we cannot!”

As the Taoist of Ten Directions spoke, he let out a long sigh, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. If possible, he would not have said such words. After all, improving their strength would be of great benefit to them. However, the path of killing requires absolute combat power, which they do not possess. Moreover, this is a great calamity of heaven and earth, and the consequences of being targeted by enemies would be extremely dangerous!
“I know, but do you think we have any other way to go? In the midst of this great calamity, cultivation is a process of progress without regression. If you can’t even withstand this little bit of pressure, you’re not qualified to stand here. Everything must be based on the general trend of the world! You don’t think that with the strength of just a few of us, we can shake the great trend of the world, do you?”

Xiao Sheng remained calm, unaffected by the Ten Directions Daoist. It was as if Xiao Sheng's advance relieved him of any pressure, as Xiao Sheng would shield them from all harm and protect them from all dangers. "I never imagined that our power could shake the heavens and earth, or control everything. If we possessed such power, we wouldn't be in this situation, there would be no Chaos Journey, and we wouldn't be suppressed by the Great Dao. I'd like to accept your explanation, but it's not an easy thing. Ultimately, strength reigns supreme!"

What a powerful statement! This directly points out the impact of the current great calamity. Without sufficient power, no matter how kind you are, it's useless; you'll still be schemed against. After all, anything is possible under such a calamity.

Silence fell quickly among the four of them, each pondering the impact of the great calamity and worrying about its erosion and influence on themselves. Faced with such a perilous situation, they dared not be careless in the slightest; they were all concerned for their own safety and for stabilizing the calamity.

Even if they wanted to accumulate their own essence through killing, not everyone could take action in this primordial world. Without sufficient power, rashly taking action would not be good for anyone and would put them in danger. So after a moment of silence, they looked at each other and saw a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes. They all knew that if something went wrong, it would be dangerous for them.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, the Dark King spoke: "My Lord, who do you want us to attack? Even if it's war, you must let us know who the target is, and what we can gain from this battle?"

Yes, even the King of Darkness and the Ten Directions Taoist must be cautious and careful under the great calamity, lest they lose their lives by the slightest carelessness!

Everyone has to look out for themselves! When everything turns into this crazy situation, everyone must be cautious and careful, because even the slightest carelessness can put oneself in danger and lead to a desperate situation!

Xiao Sheng smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, even if we have to take action, we'll pick the weakest link. After all, we can't afford any defeat. Even the slightest failure will cost us dearly. So, in this battle, we can only win, not lose! Who our enemy is is simple. It's not those Chaos-born Grand Luo Golden Immortals. Whether it's Chaos Gods and Demons or Chaos Beasts, we must face them with caution. So, my target is those guys like the Poison Dragon Ancestor. We'll start with them, get all the resources we want, improve our strength, and make ourselves even stronger!"

"Poison Dragon Ancestor? My Lord, you've located them, but are you sure we have the ability to kill them? After all, these guys are no ordinary people, and they've always been above us. For us, waiting is a slow death. We have neither time nor strength. How can we possibly escape unscathed from this great calamity?"

"Hahaha, Shifang, you're overthinking it. So what if we're facing these guys? You don't think they have absolutely powerful Dao power, and you don't think everything is under your control, do you? No matter how the world changes, we have the power to advance and retreat freely. Strength is the foundation of everything. Only by becoming stronger can we live better, without having to bear endless pressure or even take risks!"

That's what they say, but under the great calamity, will everything go as Xiao Sheng wishes? It's difficult, very difficult, even impossible. After all, they don't have absolute power now. Most importantly, they still need to face the Great God Pangu and the danger that may occur at any time. With this shocking change, everything is no longer under their control.

"Alright, I have confidence, so what do we have to hesitate about? It's better to rely on ourselves than on others. Since we have this opportunity, what do we have to worry about? Even if problems arise, we can still go further and gain even greater power!"

In fact, when this great calamity of heaven and earth came so suddenly and had such a great impact on everyone, not to mention Xiao Sheng who was in the midst of it, even those enemies were worried about the unexpected happening, worried that everything would develop into a crazy situation, and worried about their own life and death.

It's impossible that Xiao Sheng himself was unaffected by the great calamity of heaven and earth and was not eroded by the calamity energy. He also faced such danger, but Xiao Sheng persevered and blocked the erosion of this power. Therefore, he was able to remain calm in the face of a new round of crisis, unaffected by that power, and able to see everything clearly!
(End of this chapter)