Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 856 "Higher Dimensional Beings"

After the divine light mixed with the Dao Qi severed the projected consciousness within the avatar of the Fengdu Emperor, Chen Yun immediately established a close and seamless connection with the avatar of the Fengdu Emperor.

That connection was like the seventy-two incarnations behind him.

The only difference is that Lu Li now possesses not just seventy-two avatars, but seventy-five.

In addition to these seventy-two incarnations, he also possesses three incarnations bestowed upon him by the Investiture of the Gods.

They are respectively the incarnations of the Wind and Thunder Immortal, the Heavenly Mirroring Kingdom Minister of People's Prosperity and Brightness Spirit King, and the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor before us.

The strength of all seventy-two avatars is at the peak of the Celestial Immortal Realm.

The incarnation of the Wind and Thunder Immortal is relatively weak, only resembling an Earth Immortal.

Cheng Tianjian Kingdom's Minister of the People, Sheng Fuming Lingwang, possesses the strength of a half-step Great Luo, roughly equivalent to Lei Zu.

The Fengdu Emperor has transformed into his strongest form, possessing strength comparable to Chen Yun's current cultivation level.

How powerful is the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor?

He possesses core abilities such as ruling the underworld, controlling the cycle of life and death, and pardoning the souls of the dead.

That doesn't seem to demonstrate the power of the Fengdu Emperor.

In fact, each of these points, when discussed separately, demonstrates the formidable power of the Fengdu Emperor.

For example, his ability to rule the underworld allows the Emperor of Fengdu to keep track of every development in the underworld.

Even through these dynamics, one can understand all the changes in the world, past, present, and future.

In short, the Great Emperor of Fengdu is "omniscient" in all the heavens and myriad worlds of this realm.

While a half-step Great Luo cultivator possesses this ability to some extent, it is only to a certain degree and cannot achieve true "omniscience."

Only a true immortal can possess "omniscience".

Now, the Fengdu Emperor has been transformed into someone with the ability of "omniscience," which is enough to demonstrate the power of this ability.

Secondly, the Emperor of Fengdu is an incarnation who governs the cycle of life and death.

Whether you are an ordinary living being or someone who has attained the half-step Great Luo realm and wants to reincarnate, you must obtain permission from the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor; otherwise, it is impossible to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Finally, the souls of the dead are pardoned. No matter how great your sins were, even if you violated the laws of heaven and were supposed to be destroyed in body and soul, as long as the Emperor of Fengdu incarnates and speaks the words "pardon," your soul will be forgiven and will not be destroyed in body and soul.

These core capabilities are thanks to the Fengdu Emperor's incarnation and the "Great Soul Dao" as his backing.

Yes, the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor is almost bound to the "Great Soul Dao," unlike ordinary half-step Da Luo who entrusts their life to the trajectory of the Dao.

In addition to these abilities, the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor also possesses a series of powerful magical treasures such as the Spirit Treasure, the Soul-Suppressing Jade, and the Yellow Spring Seal.

Among them, the most powerful of all is the luminous magic weapon that was previously used to break Chen Yun's sword formation and his indestructible body.

"I cannot use Lingbao, this supreme magic weapon, for the time being, otherwise it will cause great trouble."

Chen Yun looked up and narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself, "I didn't expect that a 'high-dimensional being' like you would actually project your consciousness to hunt me down."

That's right, the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor didn't want to kill me for no reason; he was being controlled by the projection of a "higher-dimensional being."

This "high-dimensional being" is a true immortal of the highest realm.

Because he knew of the existence of "higher-dimensional beings," Chen Yun also discovered a huge secret.

A great secret that is related to this world and intimately connected to oneself.

He cannot reveal this secret for the time being.

Once spoken, the very Dao that one occupies, which covers the entire Chaos, will collapse in an instant.

With his current strength, he is powerless to stop the collapse of the Great Dao and the annihilation of all laws.

It's not just that it can't be said to be that simple, it's not even something you can think about.

Otherwise, if that "high-temperature creature" senses it, it will definitely send its "consciousness projection" to hunt it down again.

Chen Yun knew he was in a very troublesome situation.

To avoid trouble, he could only escape by cultivating to the Great Luo realm.

"Some stories should never end."

Chen Yun shook his head, and all seventy-two incarnations and thirty-six Qi entered his body.

The incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor before them continued to rise, passing through the Nine Netherworlds and returning to the Six Heavenly Palaces of Fengdu, also known as the legendary Taiyin Cave Heaven Palace.

The next moment, a blazing divine light shone from the Taiyin Cave Palace, spreading to every inch of the underworld.

All the spirits that were touched by the divine light found peace in an instant.

In hell, everything vanished in an instant.

Those souls who committed heinous crimes have all been reincarnated.

Immediately afterwards, a mighty voice resounded through the void, "Today, I, the Great Emperor of Fengdu, return to my throne and grant amnesty to the underworld!"

As this mighty voice resounded, an immense divine power surged forth.

The entire underworld underwent a dramatic change.

It's as if the rules have all been changed.

……

Taiwei Yuqing Palace.

The Jade Emperor sat on his throne, illuminating all the heavens with his supreme and wondrous power.

Suddenly, he sensed a dramatic change in the underworld, and his expression changed accordingly.

The Jade Emperor frowned. "What is Chen Pu doing? He actually severed most of the connection between the underworld and the mortal world, leaving only the reincarnation of the dead?"

He didn't know why Chen Yun did this, but he vaguely realized that after Chen Yun took control of the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor, he might have come to understand some profound and unfathomable heavenly secrets.

Even the Jade Emperor, the number one being below the Great Luo Immortal, frowned at this, so one can imagine how "bad" Chen Yun's actions were.

The underworld and the mortal world have many connections.

This involves many factors, and cutting it off could cause problems with the operation of the Heavenly Dao.

This is absolutely illogical.

That's why the Jade Emperor couldn't help but frown.

The only thing he could be thankful for was that Chen Yun seemed to still have some sense and hadn't cut off the "channel" for the reincarnation of the dead, otherwise something terrible would have happened.

In the simplest terms, the souls of the dead cannot go to the underworld and will eventually perish due to "energy depletion." However, when humans in the mortal world die, they truly die and will never have another chance to reincarnate. But humanity will continue normally, only that the people at that time will be new "people," not reincarnated.

This means that Heaven and the Underworld can no longer control population growth, nor can they determine the number of humans in the mortal realm.

That's right, the number of people, or living beings, in the mortal realm is all "predetermined".

The Jade Emperor was truly afraid that Chen Yun would do something like this in the future.

Even though he is the Jade Emperor, and even if he becomes the Heavenly Emperor and rules over all the heavens, he will not be able to govern the affairs of the underworld unless he can attain the Great Luo realm.

"I hope Chen Pu won't do anything as heinous as I imagine. Otherwise, even if you are the ruler of the underworld, I will do everything in my power to completely suppress you in the chaos!"

The Jade Emperor's expression hardened, as if he had made a decision.

At this moment, he resembled the Buddha Shakyamuni before him.

……

The Ziwei Emperor also noticed the changes after the Fengdu Emperor returned to his position.

Like the Jade Emperor, his brows furrowed immediately.

"I have a feeling that something terrible might happen."

The Ziwei Emperor used his supreme magic to probe the underworld, which had severed most of its connection with the mortal realm. His gaze remained fixed on Chen Yun, who was still in the Nine Netherworlds, and did not fall on the Fengdu Emperor.

For a moment, he couldn't quite see through Chen Yun. Even so, the Ziwei Emperor had a strong premonition that after Chen Yun obtained the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor, he must have glimpsed some profound heavenly secrets.

Even as the Heavenly Emperor, possessing one of the top cultivation levels and realms among the half-step Great Luo Immortals, he could not fathom such heavenly secrets.

The Ziwei Emperor truly couldn't understand why Chen Yun did that, but he shared the same thought as the Jade Emperor: "If you dare to completely sever the connection between the underworld and the mortal world, then... I will personally take action to suppress you!"

Originally, the underworld was under his control.

After the incarnation of the Fengdu Emperor emerged, the underworld was controlled by the Fengdu Emperor.

Now that Qingjia has reincarnated, and Laozi has appointed Chen Yun as the Emperor of Fengdu, the underworld is naturally under Chen Yun's control.

These are not really big problems.

After all, it doesn't matter who controls the underworld.
The problem is that the Ziwei Emperor sensed something strange about Chen Yun's actions.

Just as he was secretly making up his mind and couldn't figure it out.

Suddenly, the Ziwei Emperor seemed to have made a connection to something, and his eyes became serious. "I remember that sixty or seventy years ago, I inexplicably lost contact with the Fengdu Emperor. At the moment the connection was severed, I saw the end of the River of Time. Could this be related to Chen Pu?"

He quickly calculated Chen Yun's age and found that some things didn't match up.

Because Chen Yun's actual age was over eighty, not sixty or seventy.

"Am I overthinking it?"

The Ziwei Emperor looked puzzled.

"Wait!"

He seemed to have thought of something else.

"Chen Pu seems to have left Daheishan Mountain and joined the Chuandao Temple about sixty or seventy years ago..."

Upon realizing this, the Purple Star Emperor's face instantly turned astonished, "Could it be..."

He imagined an incredibly terrifying situation.

Although it has not been verified yet, the Ziwei Emperor was so frightened that he dared not imagine any further.

……

Saha world, Vulture Peak.

The Venerable Shakyamuni remained silent, for his all-seeing eye naturally saw what Chen Yun had done in the underworld.

"Just as I predicted, Emperor Chen will one day cause the Great Dao to collapse and all laws to perish..."

The Venerable Shakyamuni could be quite certain of one thing: Chen Yun did not sever most of the connections between the underworld and the mortal world without a reason. Doing so was enough to verify the changes in the future situation that he had previously foreseen using his supreme and wondrous methods.

In other words, the river of history will eventually experience a break, thus stopping at a certain point in time.

At that time, the Great Dao will completely collapse, and all laws will perish.

For a moment, the Venerable Shakyamuni was somewhat bewildered.

He originally thought that Chen Yun, with his "Buddha-nature," would become a Buddhist, so he initially bestowed upon him the "sixteen-foot golden body," a secret Buddhist practice.

After that, he saw unlimited potential in Chen Yun and unconditionally imparted all his supreme cultivation techniques for transcending tribulations.

As a result, not many years later, he accidentally sensed the situation of time coming to an end through his supreme magic, which was actually caused by Chen Yun.

This puzzled him greatly, and at the same time, he felt a sense of guilt.

After all, he had helped Chen Yun too many times before, and if the Great Dao were to collapse and all laws were to perish in the future, he would be an "accomplice".

"No, I must stop Emperor Chen from taking any further action!"

The Venerable Shakyamuni made up his mind to suppress Chen Yun ruthlessly, regardless of the consequences.

Of course, not now.

Because he was still unaware of the thoughts of those few half-step Grand Luo cultivators in Taoism.

If we act rashly, we will definitely have a fierce war with Taoism.

Buddhism's current strength is no match for Taoism.

Taoism has a dozen or so half-step Grand Luo masters, while Buddhism only has five.

Amitabha Buddha, being an incarnation of Laozi, cannot be considered a combatant.

Furthermore, Moriputa is neither obedient to orders nor proclamations, so he cannot be considered a fighting force.

Therefore, in the true sense, only three half-step Great Luo cultivators in Buddhism actually possess combat capabilities.

The outcome of three near-Da Luo players facing off against a dozen or twenty near-Da Luo players is something anyone can imagine.

The Venerable Shakyamuni had every reason to believe that if he dared to act rashly, the Jade Emperor and the Ziwei Emperor would surely intervene and suppress him so that he could not rise again.

"I'll wait until I have the chance to test the Jade Emperor and the Ziwei Emperor and see what they think."

Although the Venerable Shakyamuni did not immediately take action against Chen Yun, his wise eyes were constantly watching him and never looked away.

It was as if the collapse of all the heavens and the myriad worlds would not cause him to change the object of his gaze.

……

On the other side of Lingshan.

Maitreya Buddha and Dipankara Buddha did not possess the same level of cultivation as the Jade Emperor, the Ziwei Emperor, and Shakyamuni Buddha. Although they noticed that Chen Yun had severed most of the connections between the underworld and the mortal world, they did not sense the drastic change.

Aside from noticing what the Emperor of Fengdu did after his return to power, the two of them spent most of their time observing the course of history.

Well, neither Maitreya Buddha nor Dipankara Buddha witnessed the moment when the river of history collapsed.

Previously, the river of history was divided in two.

The trajectory they had designed was becoming increasingly clear.

The original trajectory of history has become increasingly blurred.

Anyone can see that once the original trajectory of history becomes blurred and disappears completely, it means that the "rules" have thoroughly affected reality.

Even with the pressure of reality at that time, the established facts could not be changed.

Unless one possesses boundless power like the Jade Emperor, it is unlikely to alter the historical facts that have already occurred.

However, if that happens, the caster himself will also suffer severe damage.

Take the Jade Emperor's last use of such a wonderful technique, for example; he had to rest and recuperate for a full year before recovering.

If any other half-step Grand Luo cultivator did this, let alone recuperate for a year, it's not impossible that their indestructible body would be shattered by the backlash of the Great Dao's power.

Therefore, Maitreya Buddha and Dipankara Buddha believed that they had most likely succeeded.

However, just as they were feeling overjoyed, something terrible happened.

The trajectory of history, which was gradually becoming clear, suddenly collapsed.

And the original trajectory of history has become clear again!
Maitreya Buddha stared in disbelief, "What on earth happened?"

Dipankara Buddha's expression changed, and he looked towards the underworld. "Could it be that Emperor Chen suppressed reality by using the incarnation of Emperor Fengdu?"

Although they didn't know if that was the case, Maitreya Buddha and Dipankara Buddha's faces turned gloomy. They felt as if their scheming had backfired!

……

in reality.

The sharp arrow shot fiercely toward Zhao Kuangyin's forehead.

He had absolutely no room to dodge and was about to be killed by arrows.

At that moment, Zhao Kuangyin was filled with despair.

However, just as his despair was born, a sudden gust of wind abruptly changed the direction of the arrow, which was aimed at his forehead but instead pierced his arm!

(End of this chapter)