Living in the deep palace

"Fellow Daoist Lu Jue, please calm down." The alluring and enchanting Golden Immortal Miaoyin covered her mouth and chuckled, but there was a hint of coldness in her smile. "That Dao Lord has probably long since stopped taking us seriously. His 'Great Dao Contention' seems to be giving all living beings a chance, but in reality, he is... vying for the 'orthodox Great Dao' of this era! He is shaking the foundation of our Golden Immortal Alliance, and even the Divine Race, in the Star Sea!"

“Indeed.” A golden immortal Buddha, radiating Buddhist light, clasped his hands together and said in a deep voice, “If he truly gains power and all the races of the starry sea revere his ‘Taiyi Dao,’ then wouldn’t our Buddhist sect, our Daoist sect, and even the Hundred Schools of Thought all become subservient? This is a matter of great importance, a struggle for destiny and lineage, a battle for life and death, and we must not back down!”

"Back down? Ha! Did we have a choice?"

Xuan Yuan Jin Xian slowly opened his eyes, his deep gaze gleaming with all-knowing wisdom. "Ten thousand years ago, he was able to suppress the corrupted sun single-handedly, restoring the clarity of the Heavenly Dao. Now, after ten thousand years of seclusion, who can know the unfathomable depths of his strength?"

He paused, his voice growing increasingly solemn: "I just performed a divination using 'Divine Calculation of Heavenly Secrets,' and the result... was utter chaos, as if a supreme will was interfering with the secrets of heaven. I only vaguely glimpsed a corner of the future..."

"In that future, there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and all paths collapsed. But that white-clad figure stood alone above the nine heavens, with countless Golden Immortals and Supreme God-Kings' corpses beneath his feet!"

hiss--!
A collective gasp filled the dojo!
Even the tyrannical Golden Immortal felt a chill run down his spine at this moment!
"Brother Xuanyuan, you mean..."

"We... have no choice but to fight." A hint of helplessness flashed in Xuan Yuan Golden Immortal's eyes, but more than that, there was a resolute determination to fight to the death.

"Since he has set up a 'platform,' let's go and meet him!"

"I want to see what earth-shattering Dao he has comprehended during his ten thousand years of seclusion!"

"Issue my decree to summon all members of the alliance. Three days from now, they shall accompany me... to the Central Star Region to witness the ceremony!"

"No matter what, we are Golden Immortals, we can't be afraid of him."

"Let's also see what kind of secrets this person, who has been in seclusion for ten thousand years, has come up with!"

……

……

The ancestral land of the gods.

Inside that supreme temple, now resplendent, yet still shrouded in an aura of solemnity.

The Northern Emperor God-King, whose aura was unfathomable, emerged from the bronze gate and sat enthroned on the supreme divine throne.

Below him, the Xuan Shen King, as well as the remaining ancient god kings such as Nanming and Xijue, all stood in fear and bowed in respect.

"Taiyi Dao Platform...The Great Dao Contends..."

After listening to Nanming's report, the Northern Emperor God King revealed a hint of interest on his eternally cold face.

"Interesting... Really interesting."

"This terrifying immortal is still as arrogant as ever."

"I thought he had given up on influencing the power of the gods, given up on the change of eras, and given up on the path to the top!"

"hehe!"

"However, I am not afraid of him, after all, the entire God Race stands behind me!"

He looked at the Southern Bright God King and the others, and slowly asked, "Southern Bright, what do you think we should do?"

Nanming stepped forward, his eyes gleaming with wisdom and ambition, and said in a deep voice, "Reporting to the Northern Emperor, Su Chen's actions, though seemingly arrogant, are in fact a calculated move!"

"He wants to use his overwhelming power to force us into a struggle for our lineage! If we avoid battle, the prestige of the divine race will plummet, and the fortune of our newly revived 'Divine Era' will be completely taken away by him!"

"Therefore..." the Southern Bright God King's voice became firm and powerful, "We will not only fight, but also... utterly and honorably crush him with overwhelming force!"

"Oh?" The Northern Emperor God-King raised an eyebrow. "What's your plan?"

"It's simple." A cold smile curled at the corner of the Southern Bright God King's lips. "Isn't he going to set up a 'Taoist platform'? Then let's go and support him!"

"Your Majesty the Northern Emperor will personally descend upon the first Dao Platform in the Central Star Region! Before the entire Star Sea of ​​Myriad Races, with the supreme 'Northern Darkness Dao' of my Divine Race, I will utterly crush his so-called 'Taiyi Dao'!"

"If we win this battle, his 'Great Dao Contention' strategy will become a huge joke! And my divine race will take this opportunity to announce to the entire starry sea our... return as kings!"

"Hahahaha! Good! Well done, Nanming!" Upon hearing this, the Northern Emperor God King couldn't help but laugh loudly, his voice filled with boundless admiration and domineering spirit. "I love your arrogant spirit!"

"Issue the order! Summon all the ancient god-kings of my race. Three days from now, they shall join me in reigning over the Central Star Region!"

"I'd like to see whether his so-called 'Dao Lord' is more powerful, or whether I, the 'God King' who has ruled for several eras, am superior!"

A massive storm targeting Su Chen, driven by the two giants, the Golden Immortal Alliance and the Divine Race, is rapidly taking shape with an unstoppable momentum!
Throughout the vast starry sea, the eyes of all the powerful beings were focused on the first "Taiyi Dao Platform" that was about to be established in the central star region!
Everyone knew that the platform would no longer be merely a place for discussing Dao.

It will become the ultimate battlefield where the strongest individuals of this era clash head-on for the first time!
……

……

The Tianxu Star Domain has long since fallen to the bottom of the five major star domains.

But ever since the Taiyi Dao Palace stood here, and now that it has reappeared in the world, it has once again become the most prosperous and fortunate place in the star sea.

however.

The place Su Chen chose to build the first "Taiyi Dao Platform" was not the core area of ​​the Central Star Region, but its edge, a place called the "Ancient Wilderness Region".

The ancient wilderness truly lives up to its name.

This place is known for its barrenness and chaos, with chaotic laws, sparse spiritual energy, and mostly lifeless stars.

For countless eons, this place in the Tianxu Starfield has been a gathering place for rogue cultivators, demonic practitioners, and various races that are not tolerated by the mainstream forces. Slaughter and strife are the eternal themes of this place.

But today, this forgotten corner has become bustling with unprecedented activity.

Millions of cultivators gathered from all directions of the starry sea, piloting all sorts of immortal ships and magical treasures, crowding this desolate starry sky to the point of being impassable.

Their goal is singular—

Witness the arrival of the legendary "Taiyi Daotai" and the splendor of the legendary "Taiyi Dao Master"!

Amidst the eager anticipation of countless cultivators, a supreme immortal ship, crafted entirely from nine-colored divine jade, with an ancient and majestic design that seemed to have sailed out of mythology, slowly sailed from the end of the void into the Ancient Wilderness Starfield.

On the deck of the celestial ship, a figure in white stood with his hands behind his back.

He simply stood there quietly, radiating no earth-shattering power, but the moment everyone saw him, they felt a sense of awe from the depths of their souls and involuntarily held their breath.

It was Su Chen!

"They've arrived! It's the Dao Lord of Taiyi!"

"My God! Is this the legendary supreme being who, with the power of the Second Realm, slew a Golden Immortal and suppressed the tainted sun?" "So young... he looks like a boy next door!"

A burst of exclamations and discussions erupted from the crowd.

Su Chen's gaze calmly swept over the faces below, filled with awe, curiosity, and fervor, and finally landed on the giant, long-dead star at the very center of the Ancient Wilderness Starfield.

"This place is nice."

He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears.

He raised his right hand and gently pointed at the long-cooled star.

"Taiyi - Creation!"

Buzz—! ! ! !

In an instant, an indescribable, vast Daoist aura, brimming with boundless vitality and order, erupted from his fingertips!
That enormous star, which had been dead for billions of years and whose core had completely cooled down, suddenly reignited in a way that defied the laws of the universe!
No! That wasn't burning!

Instead... a new life!
Deep within the parched core of the star, boundless spiritual energy was born out of thin air! On the desolate surface, a colossal platform, formed from the purest "Taiyi Laws," towering ten thousand feet high and entirely pale gold, seemingly integrated with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, rose from the ground!

The moment the platform rose, a pure, peaceful, yet majestic and sacred aura of the Great Dao instantly enveloped the entire ancient desolate star field!

All the cultivators bathed in this aura felt a sudden clarity in their minds, as if the bottlenecks in their cultivation over the years had begun to loosen at this moment!
"A miracle! This...this is a true miracle!"

"Turning stone into gold? No! This is creating something out of nothing! It's a power possessed only by the legendary creator god!"

Everyone was completely stunned by this miraculous scene before them, and their eyes were filled with endless fervor and worship as they looked at Su Chen!
However, just as the first "Taiyi Daotai" was successfully established and the crowd cheered.

Two completely different, yet equally terrifying, supreme pressures that could make even the stars tremble descended simultaneously from two different directions in the sea of ​​stars without warning!
Rumble——!
In the eastern part of the ancient desolate star field, the void suddenly cracked open!

A colossal divine vessel, its entire body crafted from countless white bones and wronged souls, exuding an aura of endless death and destruction, slowly sailed out!
On the Shenzhou spacecraft, banners fluttered, and countless heavily armored, fierce-looking Divine Warriors stood in formation!

At the very front of the Shenzhou, a majestic man dressed in the robes of the Northern Xuan Emperor, with a cold and stern face, surrounded by the "Northern Darkness Great Dao" law that could freeze time and space, was indifferently gazing at the Dao platform below.

It is none other than the current supreme leader of the gods—the Northern Emperor God-King!
Beside him, led by Elder Xuan and Nanming, there were dozens of newly born ancient god kings, all bowing and standing at attention, their eyes filled with icy killing intent!
"The gods! The gods have arrived!"

"Heavens! That person... is that the legendary Northern Emperor Supreme God-King who has slumbered for countless eons and has now reappeared in the world? What terrifying pressure! Just one glance from him and my immortal soul is about to be frozen!"

"He is the strongest being below the Supreme God Realm! The person in charge of the God Race in the Star Sea!"

From the crowd came screams of terror.

……

Meanwhile, in the western part of the ancient desolate star field, high in the sky, auspicious clouds floated and celestial music filled the air.

Several ancient temples, exuding an immortal charm, quietly emerged.

Leading the way was the magnificent dojo built from "Nine Heavens Immortal Jade".

The giants of the Golden Immortal Alliance, such as Xuan Yuan Golden Immortal, Lu Jue Golden Immortal, and Miao Yin Golden Immortal, all sat in their respective dojos, their gazes calm yet with a hint of amusement as they watched the tense scene below.

"The Golden Immortal Alliance has arrived too!"

"What are they planning to do? Are they going to join forces with the gods to deal with the Taiyi Dao Master?"

"No! Look at them, they're clearly here to watch the show!"

In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire Ancient Wilderness Starfield became extremely heavy!

The Protoss army is pressing in, their killing intent palpable!
The Golden Immortal Alliance hangs high in the sky, watching from the sidelines!
At the center of all this, the Taiyi Dao Master, dressed in pristine white robes, seemed to be completely oblivious to it all.

His gaze, however calmly, fell upon the arrogant Northern Emperor God King.

"Do the gods also wish to discuss the Dao?"

Su Chen's voice was calm and even, yet it carried an indifference as if he were looking down on ants.

The path of immortality is easy to discuss.

A group of Golden Immortals came to observe the ceremony, which was within Su Chen's expectations.

After all, he is the one and only Taiyi Celestial Immortal!

Incomparably powerful, at the second level of cultivation, he suppressed terrifying beings who were Golden Immortals more than once.

It would be strange if no immortals descended when he opened an altar to preach.

What truly puzzled Su Chen was the Divine Race!
The gods are here too?
Having experienced everything over the past ten thousand years, all the more senior immortals and gods clearly know how great the conflict between the immortals and gods is.

The gods have colluded with beings outside the gate more than once to try to destroy him.

This grudge is no small matter.

"Discussing the Dao?"

When the Northern Emperor God King heard Su Chen's words, it was as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

On his eternally unchanging, cold face, a cruel and disdainful smile appeared.

"I never discuss philosophy with a dying man."

His voice was like a cold wind blowing from the depths of hell, causing the temperature of the entire star field to drop suddenly!
"Su Chen, you killed my God King and destroyed my God Foundation, you deserve to die! Now, you even dare to set up a Dao Platform and try to seize the 'orthodox Dao' of this era?"

"You previously went into seclusion and voluntarily withdrew for ten thousand years, so I can spare your life!"

"But now you still dare to act like a clown and try to attract attention in Xinghai."

"How can I tolerate you like this?"

The Northern Emperor God King slowly raised his hand, and a terrifying divine power, enough to make even Golden Immortals change color, began to gather wildly in his palm.

"You are too arrogant."

"Today, in front of all the races of this starry sea, I will crush your so-called 'Taiyi Dao Platform' and your laughable 'Taiyi Dao'!"

"Let you, and all the ants in this vast starry sea, understand one thing—"

"This era still belongs to my divine race! And I, the Northern Emperor, am the sole ruler of this era!" (End of Chapter)