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"It's a pity that they've ended up like this. The three ancient emperors all met tragic ends."

If it weren't for Shang Yi's intervention, which resurrected the Human Emperor and the Subdued Emperor, according to the original timeline's ending, the three ancient emperors—whether it was Donghuang Taiyi, who was now a monster of the Heavenly Dao and seemed to have completely lost his self-control and reason, or the Demon Buddha, who was the reincarnation of the Jade Emperor's obsession—would all perish in the final calamity.

Compared to the three venerable ones of Taoism and the two saints of Buddhism, their plight cannot be described as merely tragic.

"Once I capture the Heavenly Dao monster this time, I may understand what Daoist secrets the Jade Emperor obtained from the Eastern Emperor Taiyi."

Shang Yi pondered silently.

Although the Dao Venerable's secrets may not provide a significant boost to someone in the early stages of the Dao Fruit realm, it may be helpful for them to reduce their desire for emptiness.

However, this point held little appeal for Shang Yi.

His method of subtracting to find emptiness is unique and cannot be replicated by others. There is no simpler or more convenient method for subtracting to find emptiness, but the cost is considerable.

However, from another perspective, if one truly attains enlightenment, the loss at the level of the other shore is nothing.

The gap between the Other Shore and Creation is far greater than the gap between Creation and Legend. It is conceivable that the gap between the Dao Fruit and the Other Shore will be at least this large.

The reason why the Dao Venerable secrets that the Heavenly Dao Monster might possess were useless to Shang Yi, and why he still had to spend time and effort to suppress the Heavenly Dao Monster, was that Shang Yi felt that the Heavenly Dao Monster was destined to be with his Heavenly Dao Palace. He planned to capture the Heavenly Dao Monster and take it back to enhance the Heavenly Dao Palace.

"Once you reach the other side, you will not have any illusions."

"Therefore, the Heavenly Monster is truly destined to be mine, and should rightfully belong to me."

“Since you are revered by the world as the supreme ruler of the Heavenly Way, then one ‘Heavenly Way’ is enough. You have violated the taboo by using your name, so don’t blame me.”

Looking at the dark red vortexes huddled in a corner of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Sect, Shang Yi muttered to himself.

Although the logic seems a bit flawed, as someone from the other side, someone whose fate is unpredictable, Shang Yi wouldn't care about such trivial matters.

Zheng!
The Heavenly Punishment Axe cleaved through the crimson sword light, and the Eternal Mother breathed softly, revealing her current predicament.

The fact that a being from the other shore has developed a physique that only mortals possess indicates that their demise is not far off. As for the Plain Cloud Banner, it had already been cleaved in two by a single sword strike, forcing the Eternal Mother to recall the Heavenly Punishment Axe to resist the sharpness of the Immortal Execution Sword.

"Is Shang Yi confident that he can capture me and the Heavenly Dao monster together, or does he have another plan?"

"If I allow the monster of the Heavenly Dao to leave the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, then if I do not expose the Six Soul Banner today, I will almost certainly die and have no hope of attaining the Dao."

The thoughts of the Eternal Mother began to stir.

Although the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is terrifyingly powerful, under normal circumstances, it would be very easy for the Other Shore to leave.

If it weren't for Shang Yi having three bodies that could stop her from confronting the monsters of the Heavenly Dao, the Eternal Mother would have already escaped the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. As for face and such, what is more important than the Dao Fruit?

"What...is He thinking?"

Looking at the emperor whose face was covered by the crown, the Eternal Mother felt a sense of suspicion.

Shang Yi's ascension to the ranks of the Ancients was beyond reason, and the remaining two Three Corpses also secretly ascended to the Other Shore without the other shore's knowledge. This was truly baffling to the Eternal Mother. At the same time, the decision to inscribe Shang Yi's name on the Six Soul Banner back then was indeed correct in retrospect.

Otherwise, even if He wanted to activate the Six Soul Banner, He wouldn't have enough time to inscribe His name.

At that moment, a ripple flashed through Shang Yi's heart, and a thought shifted to the outside of the sword formation.

"Meng Qi has reached the other shore."

Shang Yi felt a pang of emotion.

After many years, he and Meng Qi are once again on the same level.

Although he is currently in the nascent stage of the Dao Fruit, while Meng Qi is an ancient being, it won't be long before Meng Qi catches up.

This is the treatment given to those who seek emptiness through reduction in the ancient path. Although they face greater external tribulations when breaking free from the sea of ​​suffering, once they overcome these tribulations, they can achieve the initial form of the Dao fruit much faster than those who reach the other shore with a clean background.

Shang Yi had also had high hopes back then.

It is hoped that the Heavenly Emperor, having seen his memories, can combine them with what the Heavenly Emperor himself knows, and secretly become an Ancient One.

After all, as the most orthodox ruler of all the heavens and myriad realms, he would naturally know some secrets that ordinary beings on the other side do not know.

But the result disappointed Shang Yi. Although the Heavenly Emperor had grand plans, those were for the next era. In this era, the Heavenly Emperor really just wanted to survive.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to scavenge for scraps to join the ranks of the ancients.

"He's just not destined to be a protagonist. What protagonist would ever be overtaken?"

Shang Yi muttered to himself.

……

All heavens and worlds.

After changing the fate of his deceased friends, Meng Qi did not leave.

He stood outside the Zhuxian Sword Formation, poised to strike.

Although the Eternal Mother had devised many plans to help him escape from suffering, Meng Qi could not possibly condone the methods she used.

Moreover, even if it weren't for anything else, just because of Gu Xiaosang, he decided that he would not compromise or condone the actions of the Eternal Mother over the years, even if it would make him even further away from the nascent Dao Fruit, Meng Qi would not hesitate.

This is his path, which is fundamentally different from the path of the Eternal Mother.

The vast and empty world had been empty for an unknown amount of time when suddenly, the terrifying sword energy that filled all time and space began to weaken, and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was also trembling slightly.

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is about to disintegrate!

Boom!

Crimson, blue, black, and white soared into the sky, seemingly blurring the boundaries between dimensions and making the three-dimensional universe in the eyes of ordinary people vaguely connect with the infinite heights.

The terrifying, boundless sword energy gradually weakened the moment it rose in crimson, blue, black, and white.

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation has disintegrated!
"It wasn't forcibly broken, but rather Senior Brother Lin took the initiative to dispel the sword formation."

Meng Qi's eyes flickered, and he saw through the secret.

He didn't even need to use his brain to know that this would be the outcome.

How could the Eternal Mother, without any help, possibly break through the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation? The title of the number one killing formation in the ancient times is not just an empty name.

As the sword energy of Zhuxian rose, the bright moonlight, much dimmer than before, pierced through the river of time and retreated towards its ethereal homeland.

The boundary of the ancient Fusang tree.

"Severely injured..."

The Azure Emperor's eyes narrowed as he discerned the state of the Eternal Mother.

This was somewhat unexpected. I thought that even if Shang Yi had the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, Jin Mu shouldn't have suffered such a fate, since they were both in the nascent stage of the Dao Fruit.

However, what we see now overturns the Azure Emperor's understanding.

"He may have the power of the Demon Buddha at his peak."

"Otherwise, why would the Golden Mother have come to this?"

The Azure Emperor secretly said.

The Demon Buddha at his peak...

He's only slightly inferior to the Primordial Celestial Venerable!
It is easy to imagine how highly the Azure Emperor regarded Shang Yi.

Bodhi Pure Land.

Sensing the weakness of the Eternal Mother, Bodhi Buddha suppressed his urge to eliminate a competitor for the Dao Fruit.

He chanted a Buddhist prayer and felt a sense of apprehension.

Although both He and Shang Yi severed their three corpses, Shang Yi was undoubtedly stronger.

Perhaps it was the blessing of the Supreme Throne of All Realms that allowed Shang Yi to make a slight improvement on the basis of the nascent Dao Fruit, or perhaps it was something else entirely.

"He is a formidable enemy."

Bodhi Ancient Buddha's Secret Passage.

When His thoughts turned, He gazed across the distance at the beings on the other side of the world, everything unspoken.

Although there was no communication, Bodhi Buddha understood that Shang Yi's attempt to achieve emptiness through reduction was likely to be futile.

Even if Shang Yi used his own death as a threat, it wouldn't make much difference.

The goal of those on the other shore is to attain enlightenment.

If compromise leads Shang Yi to start reducing his pursuit of emptiness, resulting in the emergence of a powerful competitor for Dao Fruit and severing his own path to Dao Fruit, it would be better to have been firm in his stance from the beginning.

Unfortunately, none of the other shores knew that Shang Yi had no intention of reducing the amount of money to seek emptiness.

Even if one is to attain the Dao Fruit, it is the main body that achieves the Dao Fruit. My avatar will still be in charge of the World of Supreme Beings as the Lord of the Merchant Pavilion, both to contribute to the human race and to help Ruan Yushu achieve the Dao Fruit.

As their thoughts were in turmoil, the gazes of Bodhi Buddha and the other beings shifted, all turning to Meng Qi, who was poised to strike.

The moment his gaze shifted, Meng Qi struck. "You vixen, prepare to die!"

The dark, precious light expanded in an instant, filling all the heavens, its cool radiance enveloping all realms, and boundless light rose up.

The illusory Dao Fruit formed by the Heaven-Opening Seal manifested in the outside world and merged into the Overlord's Absolute Blade.

A pure blade of light, a blend of brilliant purple and blazing white, suddenly shone, cleaving through the chaos and nothingness, cleaving through the vacuum of homeland, cleaving through the past and the future.

At every point in history and in every possibility of the future, a blade flashes, slashing at the Eternal Mother in her respective time and space.

In response, a hand covered in scars emerged from within the bright moonlight, its five fingertips dark and capable of assimilating everything and devouring all in the world.

No life finger!
Even faintly visible is the tattered plain-colored cloud-shaped banner held in the palm of his hand.

Although she barely survived, the Eternal Mother, in extremely poor condition, dared not underestimate the full force of an ancient being, even though she was only in the nascent stage of the Dao Fruit.

Otherwise, it would be ridiculous if he hadn't died from the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, but instead died at the hands of Meng Qi, who had just reached the other shore.

Looking at Meng Qi, who was resolutely swinging his sword, Mingyue Baoguang's calm gaze met Meng Qi's eyes, which were burning with intense flames.

The Eternal Mother asked indifferently, "Is it worth it?"

No matter what, He had the grace of granting Meng Qi the Dao. Although Meng Qi felt exhilarated when he swung the sword, he was unaware of the consequences of disregarding the grace of granting him the Dao.
As the cause of all the effects, how could he not know the consequences? Yet, in the end, he still chose to take action.

"Buddhism speaks of emptiness, Taoism speaks of nothingness; for the sake of illusions and fleeting dreams, one severs the possibility of attaining enlightenment in this era..."

Before the Eternal Mother could finish speaking, Meng Qi roared, "Go to hell, you old mother!"

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. Lao Tzu never intended to transcend this era!"

The pure blade light suddenly intensified, slicing through the Limitless Finger of No Life and touching the other shore body of the Eternal Mother.

laugh!
A single drop of sacred golden blood, heavy to the extreme, condensed and dripped from the scarred fingertips.

In mid-air, the sacred golden blood suddenly ignited, transforming into shackles that enveloped and bound Meng Qi, seemingly communicating with the unspeakable origin of the Great Dao, blurring his understanding of all the Great Daos.

Meng Qi offered no resistance, allowing the shackles to envelop him.

Just as a mortal's fist will be injured when he punches the ground, the shackles he is now in are the consequences he must bear for choosing to act against the grace of those who attained enlightenment.

"We cannot work together..."

Without looking at Meng Qi, the Eternal Mother turned her gaze to the emperor, whose face was covered by a crown.

The other party had said the same thing before, but both of them went ahead without hesitation.

It is clear that Shang Yi and Meng Qi may share the same principles; at the very least, neither of them would choose to compromise for the sake of Dao Fruit.

This is different from what people on the other side of the world do today.

After Meng Qi drew his sword, he didn't even glance at the Eternal Mother, nor did he choose to attack again to see if he could take advantage of her weakness and kill her.

After sheathing his Overlord Blade, Meng Qi nodded to Shang Yi, turned around, and headed towards the Jade Void Palace.

It is not the Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain, but the Taoist temple of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, the real Jade Void Palace.

As the Jade Void Palace was revived, a majestic proclamation was also proclaimed.

"Today, I am the Primordial Heavenly Venerable."

Shang Yi watched the whole thing quietly without interfering.

Looking towards his hometown, Shang Yi said calmly, "Mother Jin, since you are not destined to die, then let's consider this matter forgotten."

"Three gives rise to all things, and things should not happen more than three times. I hope you will take care of yourself."

Shang Yi took a step forward and headed towards the highest level of the Immortal Realm.

The Heavenly Dao Monster has been suppressed by him, and it's time to integrate it into the Heavenly Star Chart. It already contains the power of the Eastern Emperor, and the Heavenly Star Chart was also refined using the near-Dao place within the Eastern Emperor's body. In addition, the Nine-Tailed Incarnation was able to achieve the Other Shore using the Eastern Emperor's flesh and blood, so it can be said that it is closely related to the Eastern Emperor.

Moreover, we must hurry up and create the rudimentary divine skill chapters that belong to our own Dao Fruit.

As for the myriad realms, they had already been restored by Meng Qi before the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation disintegrated, so there was no need for him to take action.

Some hidden place.

Lu Ya Daojun, dressed in a crimson robe, looked at the golden Buddha before him, gave a wry smile, and asked, "May I ask what brings the True Buddha here?"

The person who suddenly appeared before Him was the true Buddha incarnate.

When the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation disintegrated, he was not taken back by Shang Yi. Instead, taking advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was drawn to the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and Meng Qi, he seized that causal connection and descended in front of Lu Ya.

“Benefactor Lu Ya, you possess something that is connected to the Buddha.”

The true Buddha incarnation smiled and spoke.

"A connection with Buddhism?"

Upon hearing the true Buddha's words, Lu Ya's smile grew even more bitter.

Of course He knew what the true Buddha was talking about.

菩提妙树！

The object from which Buddha attained enlightenment!

Only this peerless magic weapon of the Other Shore level could be taken seriously by the Other Shore. As for the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife, although it was renowned among great supernatural beings and could often freeze or sever a true spirit, it would not be given a second glance by the Other Shore.

Even some legendary, peerless weapons with unique effects are more important to the other side than the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife.

"It really is you, benefactor."

Lu Ya gave a bitter smile.

"Donor" is a respectful term used by Buddhists and Taoists to refer to those who make donations.

Although this person is not a true being of the other shore, but merely an incarnation of the other shore, the fact that such a respectful title is used towards a person of great supernatural power clearly shows the other party's attitude.

Regardless of your opinion, the Bodhi tree must be 'given'.

"He came silently, probably without the knowledge of all the important figures. So even if I delay for a while, it will be useless and will only cause more trouble."

Thinking of this, even though Lu Ya's heart was breaking, he couldn't help but smile, just like when he first met Shang Yi in Wuchao.

With a chuckle, He took out a crystal-clear, Zen-like sacred branch from within His crimson robe.

Reluctantly handing the Bodhi Tree to the incarnation of the True Buddha, Lu Ya forced a smile and said, "This is what the True Buddha spoke of."

He felt like vomiting blood.

Unexpectedly, the Bodhi Tree, which they had gone through so many hardships to obtain and which they had managed to deceive the important figures of, was gone after only one use.

Is there a connection with Buddhism?

This is clearly a robbery!
Otherwise, there would be no need for the true Buddha to come to the door; the Bodhi Tree would have already broken free and flown away.

However, knowing the gap between the sea of ​​suffering and the other shore, Lu Ya was very rational.

"Abandon greed and cultivate good roots."

“Lu Ya’s actions are truly virtuous.”

The true Buddha incarnation still had a smiling expression, reaching out to accept the crystal-clear sacred branch.

Besides the Demon Emperor's Claw, he now possesses a second peerless being of the Other Shore level, perfectly compatible with the incarnation of Moro.

Only after the true Buddha incarnation left without any lingering attachment did Lu Ya's expression change, turning from pale to green.

In the last era of antiquity, the most noble beings among the creatures of the Bitter Sea had to bow their heads before those on the other shore.

After all, this is the era of the landlords of commercial buildings, not the era of the Jade Emperor.

……

"The Great Zhou..."

"Is the Buddhist kingdom on earth all that remains now?"

Gao Lan stood atop the mountain, with Yan Ran beside him.

The two who had died have been resurrected.

Originally, those beneath the Sea of ​​Suffering could not retain any knowledge of the history before it was changed. However, with Amitabha Buddha present, Meng Qi could hardly change the fact that the Great Zhou Dynasty was replaced by the Buddhist Kingdom on Earth.

The historical conflicts, coupled with the messages circulating on the World Forum, reminded Gao Lan of the situation he had faced back then.

"Is it all just a dream?"

Recalling his past as an emperor, and seeing the countless celestial immortals emerging in the Realm today, Gao Lan felt a complex mix of emotions. (End of Chapter)