Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 528 Proving the Dao, Breaking Through the Dao, and Protecting the Dao!

When Zhao Xinglai invited the Martial God of the Yan Ao Empire to come out of seclusion, he naturally referred to himself as the Martial God of the Empire, not as the leader of the Ancient Hill.

"Why have you come to worship me?"

"Please, God of War, protect me."

"Of the myriad paths to enlightenment, which principle do you uphold?"

"Cultivate oneself and uphold virtue, save the world and help the people."

"Is his heart steadfast?"

"Where my heart leads, I will go; though there be thousands of people, I will go."

"Good!" Yan Ao nodded approvingly. The next moment, he was no longer so aloof, but appeared in front of Zhao Xing like an ordinary person.

"Yan Ao is willing to be your first protector. Please do not forget what you said today, walk the righteous path, and cultivate good deeds."

Zhao Xing cupped his hands and bowed again.

The next moment, he discovered that Yan Ao's divine body was emitting wisps of golden light, which formed a golden thread that entered his body.

As the first publicly known guardian deity, Yan Aoyan created this line, which is not just a line of cause and effect, but also a line of destiny.

When Yan Ao completed his actions, Zhao Xing also sensed something.

However, if there are causal spells or curses of fate, the protector will bear the brunt of the attack, consuming their divine power, and will not be harmed themselves.

Zhao Xing hadn't expected Yan Ao's protectors to be in this situation.

The current Yan Wushen is essentially his second health bar.

Once you lose health, prioritize taking damage to Yan Ao's health bar.

"Only a Qi Sect Martial God could have such a way of protecting you," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

If it were a Sword Sect Martial God, he would be strong, but he would never provide such comprehensive protection.

Hua Li, the divine general, was secretly dispatched by Gu Luohe, and Yan Ao, as expected of the first guardian general sent by the human race's high-ranking officials, gave Zhao Xing an overwhelming sense of security.

As a guardian deity in the open, Yan Ao naturally wouldn't hide in his inner world like Hua Li, the divine general; he would openly accompany her.

Anyone who wants to fight Zhao Xing must first fight Yan Ao. From this point on, the price of killing Zhao Xing rises to the level of killing a divine general.

Moreover, he is a Qi Sect Martial God with a very long health bar.

After the ceremony, Yan Ao stayed alone in one of the Shenzhou ships in the entourage.

Normally, no one will disturb him, nor will he accept any questions from anyone, nor will he interfere with Zhao Xing's training.

Although it is a formal entry into the world, less interaction with the outside world will reduce the karmic consequences and delay the arrival of the divine calamity.

"Yan Wushen has truly become the first guardian deity of the Grand Minister of Agriculture." Ji Si smiled as she looked at the divine vessel where Yan Ao was.

In fact, Ji Si had already foreseen that Zhao Xing's first divine general would be Yan Ao.

Because at that time he saw his master and Yan Ao flying towards the Ancient Hill and entering the Ancient Three Realms.

Now that she has witnessed her predictions come true, Ji Si's skills have reached a new level.

After inviting the Martial God Yan Ao, Zhao Xing stayed in the Yan God Star System for a few more days.

He also had an acquaintance here, Meng Wu, who is now a Venerable.

He sought out Meng Wu to reminisce and inquired about Wu Tian's background.

"General Meng, is there any news about Wu Tian?" Zhao Xing asked.

“No, he hasn’t contacted me since he was released,” Meng Wu shook his head.

"What exactly is Wu Tian's background?" Zhao Xing asked.

"I don't know. Wu Tian's earliest traces were in the Black Sky Wasteland. He appeared from there." Meng Wu shook his head.

"What realm is Wu Tian at?"

"When I first met him, he was at the Emperor level, but he seemed to be seriously injured. Is there something wrong with Wu Tian?"

"No, I was just asking."

Emperor level? Zhao Xing thought Wu Tian was definitely more than Emperor level, but Meng Wu's statement meant he didn't know Wu Tian's true strength either.

……

After persuading Yan Ao, Zhao Xing set off for his next destination: the Origin Heavenly Palace to invite General Lu Ya.

At this time, in a remote corner of the Xuanling Starfield, there was a force called the Zhiluo Dynasty.

Their emperor, Jiro, was a lord-level priest who hurriedly arrived at the underground palace.

Deep underground lies a vast space containing an octagonal palace bathed in a pool of black lightning.

Inside the Thunder Octagonal Palace, there is a statue of a female deity.

After Lord Zilo entered the hall, his disguise was automatically removed.

His body seemed to be forged from star iron, and his skin was a deep purplish-black, covered with strange lightning patterns.

His wild black hair turned purple, like lightning draped over his head.

Its aura also rose steadily from the lord level, eventually revealing traces of divine power.

Although Lord Zhiluo's true form is at the level of a divine weapon, it is currently only an avatar. Although it possesses a trace of divine power, it is still at the level of a demigod overall.

"Greetings to the Thunder God General, Tianheng Yuanjun, of the Five Abyss Thunder Goddess!"

hum~
A distorted golden light emanated from the statue, and soon a voice came from it.

"Zhilu, what is it?"

"Zhao Xing has persuaded the Martial God Yan Ao to become his guardian deity," Zhiluo reported.

"Most of the methods have become ineffective against this Minister of Agriculture."

Tianheng Leimu fell silent.

Now that the God of War Yan Ao has been invited to enter the mortal world, any attempt to take action against Zhao Xing, regardless of the method, has become as difficult as that of a god-general.

Moreover, there should be more than one divine general protecting this path.

Judging from Zhao Xing's performance, there must be at least three guardian deities: two in the open and one in the shadows.

"Do you have any useful information?"

Zhilu pondered, "I have discovered something, but I cannot confirm it."

"Zhao Xing seems to be able to receive the incense offerings from the true spirits."

"Oh? Are you sure?"

Zhilu nodded: "After the Epoch Worm incident, we have people in the Divine Path Division of the Yanshen Star System. He passed through the Yanshen Star System before, and my subordinates reported some unusual situations to me."

"However, my subordinates are not of high rank or high cultivation level, so it is difficult to determine whether Zhao Xing absorbed the true spirit incense, nor can we find the specific person who made offerings to Zhao Xing."

"How could we not find it?" Tianheng Leimu asked.

"Because there are too many people worshipping Zhao Xing." Zhiluo said with some helplessness.

"Outside the Yanshen Star System, throughout the entire empire, and even the entire Xuanling Star Region, there are a large number of people who worship Zhao Xing."

"I'm not sure if this is a trap."

"So I didn't move."

Tianheng Leimu nodded: "You did the right thing. This could very well be a trap."

"But it's still worth a try."

"If he can truly receive the incense offerings from the true spirits."

"Perhaps we can try to influence him through this method."

Zhilu nodded; that was exactly what he thought too.

Yan Wushen is a Qi Master. Although he is a divine general with strong protective abilities, he also has limitations.

The Qi Sect's protection mechanism can't completely block the advancement path of its protected targets.

Paying homage to Zhao Xing cannot be considered a form of harm; in fact, it may even enhance Zhao Xing's cultivation and combat power.

Therefore, as long as Zhao Xing can accept the incense offerings from the true spirit, there is a possibility of him being reformed.

At this moment, neither of the evil gods had any intention of killing Zhao Xing.

Violent attacks can disrupt the overall missionary work, and for the evil god faction, indiscriminate killings can also affect 'missionary conversion'.

The fact that Zhao Xing, such a talented minister of agriculture, was killed by the evil god might cause many people to lose faith in the evil god's camp and wake up to reality.

The use of 'Celestial Beasts', Epoch Worms, and History Worms to open spacetime barriers is intended to disrupt spacetime and create memory biases.

This chaos created a disorderly landscape in the era, and in the midst of this chaos, these gods had the opportunity to preach.

The purpose of preaching is to influence and transform people.

The ultimate goal of persuasion is to take people and things back to the past.

The fact that the essence of those who killed the people or gods of the Desolate Era dissipated but remained in the present day is not of great significance.

Of course, there are also plans for forced abduction and enslavement, but these will not be initiated at the current stage. Moreover, Zhao Xing is not suitable for enslavement. If the final result is simply the enslavement of Zhao Xing, it would be tantamount to wasting his potential.

Without this potential, Zhao Xing would just be a demigod. Why spend so much to bring back a demigod? It would be a complete waste.

"Go and investigate immediately to confirm whether Zhao Xing is capable of receiving the true spirit incense."

“I want a clear answer before he arrives at Luya Palace.”

"Yes."

The statue lost its radiance, and the statue of Tianheng Leimu quickly collapsed, turning into dust and disappearing.

After watching the place turn to ashes, Zhiluo left with peace of mind.

After Zhiluo left.

Suddenly, a sliver of light appeared in the underground space, and the light began to slowly crawl throughout the entire underground space like insects.

It ended with a barely audible ticking sound, and the light worms disappeared completely.

Starting from the empire and heading to the Primordial Heavenly Palace, the journey was marked by drumming and gongs, and elaborate ceremonial processions.

This time, however, the distance is much greater, and the journey will take us through several regions, including the Holy Wing Ancient Kingdom, the Purple Mystic Ancient Kingdom, and the Mystic Fire Ancient Kingdom.

Zhao Xing wasn't idle either; he continued to ponder the five great divine techniques of the Original Self School.

"The Cangwu World Method combines the projection of the inner world with the 'Cangwu Life Dao Diagram' and the Hunyuan Dao Tower to condense the 'Divine Tree Cangwu Phantom'."

"This can be considered the divine realm of the ego faction."

"There are three directions to improve."

"The first step is to upgrade the specifications of my inner world by collecting a large number of treasures and raising the level of my boundary core. For me, apart from treasures like the Boundary-Opening Divine Stone that can quickly improve my level, the other methods are very slow."

Yin-Yang Stones, Five Elements Stones, the Heart of the World, and various other treasures can accumulate the world's origin, but the amount required is too large. Even moving the Yin-Yang Stones from an entire star system wouldn't be enough for the evolution of the [Boundary Core].

"Secondly, the degree of control over the Hunyuan Dao Tower."

"This divine artifact that the Great Emperor gave me operated automatically from the moment it entered my inner world until a few years ago, when I tried to control it under the guidance of the Goddess Hua Li."

"Of the eighteen levels of the Primordial Dao Tower, I only control the first level."

"Cangwu Life Dao Diagram has only comprehended the first level of the root method."

Within his inner world, Zhao Xing's mind entered the first level of the Primordial Dao Tower.

The first layer of the Primordial Chaos Array Diagram requires a fourteenth-level True Spirit as the threshold for mastering it.

The second layer of the Primordial Chaos Array Diagram requires a fifteenth-level True Spirit as the threshold for mastery.

Zhao Xing had been trying to comprehend the second level of the Tree Palace, but he was multitasking, making it extremely difficult for him to grasp the second level.

The fifteenth level of True Spirit is a threshold; it doesn't mean that one can master it simply by reaching the fifteenth level of True Spirit.

"The Great Emperor's masterpiece of enlightenment is far more difficult to comprehend than the methods of controlling ordinary divine artifacts."

"It takes me twelve days to gain one point of proficiency now, while the second level of the Hunyuan Formation requires 10,000 points of proficiency."

"Based on the time it takes me to gain proficiency, it will only take 328 World Star Years to fully master the second level of the Hunyuan Array Diagram."

Zhao Xing also knew that it was extremely difficult to comprehend the divine artifacts of heaven and earth and prove the Dao with a demigod's true spirit. Gaining even a little proficiency in twelve days? That was already incredibly fast.

In 328 years, the 'divine power' I can borrow from the Hunyuan Dao Tower will be much greater than it is now.

All five divine spells require divine power to support them, but now that I have only mastered the first level, I only have 100 points of divine power, which means I can only release each of the five divine spells once at most.

This is only theoretical. In reality, improving proficiency in variant methods, parasitic methods, seeding methods, divine flower methods, and divine base methods requires practical research on plant troops.

"If Fan Qianrou's seven-colored magic power can be combined into one, then she will have mastered one more divine power."

"I wonder how my study abroad clone is doing now."

Zhao Xing himself couldn't keep up with the research; the divine arts of the Primordial School had already pushed his true spirit to its limit.

If he were to integrate the cultivation memories of his travel clone, he would likely reach an even higher level.

After finishing his cultivation, Zhao Xing glanced at his progress.

Name: Zhao Xing

Occupation: Farmer

[True Spirit: Tier 15 (200x Arcane Amplification)]

[Qiankun Hunyuan Sacred Body: Rank 15]

【The Law of the True Self (God-level):】

[Divine Splendor of the Realm: Divine Splendor Technique; collectively strengthens all the essence and vitality of the inner world, enhancing plant-type units once.]

First layer: 1/10000

[Void Seed: Mutation Method; Select a Void Seed to undergo mutation, temporarily advancing it to a god-level unit.]

First layer: 1/10000

[Cangwu World Law: World Law; Forms the Cangwu Divine Realm, capable of repairing injuries to plant-type units.]

First layer: 1/10000

[Ego Sacrifice: Parasitic Method; parasitizes the target's body, a prerequisite for the Seed Method.]

First layer: 1/10000

[Primordial Divine Foundation: Root Method, strengthens the plant's foundation, giving the plant a probability of becoming a god, and can assist in comprehending the 'Root Method' of all Life Dao Diagrams.]

First layer: 1/10000

[Primordial Chaos Formation Level 1: Primordial Divine Power 100/10000]

[Geographical Advantage Methods: Five Extreme Spirit Pearl Underground Palace Method, Layered Realm Mountain Method, Spacetime-Ground Connection Method, Spirit Realm Underground Palace, Life Demon God Underground Palace, Realm Rift Method, Divine Treasure Method.]

The third level of the Diejie Mountain is the method for proving the Dao of Heaven and Earth.

[Heavenly Timing Method: Fragment of the Nine Source Divine Thunder Technique, already learned 'Heavy Water Divine Thunder'. Nine Marshes Divine Transformation (Fourth Level)]

The divine methods of the "Egoist School" are supported by divine power, making them truly deserving of their name.

The Earthly Advantage Sect possesses the most divine techniques. Since becoming the leader of the mountain, Zhao Xing has acquired a divine technique in almost every category. However, without divine power to support them, these techniques only possess the power of a demigod.

As for the Heavenly Timing Method, aside from the possibility that the Nine Marsh Gods could transform into a naturally born deity at the demigod stage through the reforms of the Nine Marsh Gods, it is possible.

The Thunder Technique only exists in fragments, and it was obtained through Yun Tiandao from the Heavenly Thunder Mother; there's absolutely no hope of unleashing its full divine power. ...

[Fourth Layer of the Polar Region: 8520/10000]

[Third Layer of the Primordial Chaos Realm: 7445/10000]

[Second Layer of the Great Sun Qi Sea: 2465/10000]

Although the three schools of martial arts are balanced, there are differences in their progress.

The progress on the polar continent was undoubtedly the fastest. Even Gu Luohe said that the fastest way for Zhao Xing to become a free god was the way of the Earthly Advantage School.

The progress of over 3,000 points indicates that the accumulation of the original godhood has entered the later stage.

The purpose of inviting the guardian deities to travel to various places is to observe mountains and seas, comprehend the extreme lands, and complete the accumulation of 'theory of boundaries'.

As for the third level of the Primordial Chaos Realm, it can be considered to have entered the later stage. At most, if one or two more world-nurturing divine objects are provided, it can be pushed to the fourth level in one go.

However, it is important to choose the right place to become a god when attempting to break through the barrier. Neither the ego-based nor the location-based approaches are good at pushing forward the final progress in this time and space.

As for the Celestial Faction, their accumulation is far from sufficient, mainly because the source of the Polaris is pitifully scarce, and collecting the light of the Polaris is one of the main goals of this journey.

……

[The following are the key artifacts: Mount Yuanji, the Vajra Bracelet, and the Ksitigarbha Needle.]

[The True Self Artifact: Primordial Dao Tower]

[Celestial Artifacts: Time-Space Valley Rain Robe, Celestial Change Divine Needle.]

[The Heaven-Mending Technique's Divine Artifacts: Three-Beam Crown, Starry Sky Physician's Robe, Jade Belt of the Imperial Glass Emperor, Myriad Manifestations Spiritual Healing Cauldron, Spiritual Rejuvenation Needle, Black Cloud Shoes, Heaven-Mending Seal.]

[Universal Great Dao Artifacts: Azure Water Golden Divine Gourd, Yuan Wheel, White Jade Five-Tower Ship.]

[Powerful Artifacts: Nine pieces.]

[Special Divine Artifact: Primordial Straw Man's Body (Unactivated)]

[Seven-Star Chest: Not Opened]

Although there are many powerful artifacts, the most useful ones are still the Great Dao artifacts specific to one's own profession.

Among them, Zhao Xing believes that the most effective are the Primordial Dao Tower, which can transform one's own divine power, and the Heavenly Transformation Needle, which has the potential to transform one into a god.

As for the three divine artifacts of the Geographical Advantage Sect, they are of even greater quality, as they are the sect's most prized treasures.

However, in terms of practicality, it is slightly inferior to these two items, mainly because Zhao Xing is only at the demigod level and cannot fully unleash its power.

The general-purpose artifacts were of slightly lower quality, but the two special artifacts—the straw doll body and the other two special artifacts—were semi-finished products made from the materials Zhao Xing obtained, and their magical defects needed to be remedied.

The Seven Star Cabinet can only be opened after Fan Qianrou has mastered her divine power.

However, Zhao Xing had no intention of activating it. The 'Desolate God Poison' hidden inside could even kill a physician like Fan Qianrou, so Zhao Xing had no confidence in controlling it.

After finishing his cultivation, Zhao Xing arrived at the cabin of the Ten Earth Divine Ship.

"Peak Master Mo, where is the group?"

"Back to the mountain, we will be leaving the Purple Profound Ancient Kingdom in three months. Our next stop is the Origin Heavenly Palace territory."

"Three months..."

Zhao Xing looked at the map thoughtfully.

"The team is in the Purple Profound Ancient Kingdom, and it's not far from the Black Sky Wasteland. Shall we meet with the Boundless True God?"

He did not intend to enter the Black Sky Wasteland in his true form, as this was not permitted.

However, as the group travels to this point, they are very close to the Black Sky Wasteland. He can take out the White Jade Five Mausoleum Ship and let the Boundless True God Temple on the ship sense the foothold of the Boundless True God.

"It's time to put an end to this. I'll summon from the edge. If the Boundless True God thinks my mission has failed, then this evil god's undercover mission will be over."

"Now that Yan Ao is by my side, if the Boundless True God wants to harm me, I can just destroy his statue and wrap things up."

It's always better to know the outcome sooner rather than later.

Zhao Xing immediately invited Yan Ao onto a small boat and explained that he was going to the border region of the Zixuan Ancient Kingdom.

Yan Ao didn't ask any further questions and boarded the ship directly.

He only protects Zhao Xingcheng's path; this process and experience are Zhao Xing's own, and he will not interfere.

Unless Zhao Xing is determined to go to the desolate region, then he will intervene.

But since it's only on the border of the Purple Mystic Ancient Kingdom, it's not considered dangerous.

shuh~
The Purple Mystic Ancient Kingdom, a desolate border crossing by the starry sea.

An ancient warship emerged from the void river. Zhao Xing anchored the White Jade Five Mausoleums Ship in an uninhabited area, then opened multiple layers of barriers, revealing the Temple of the Boundless True God to the outside world.

"Om~"

Zhao Xing entered the temple.

As soon as you step inside, the statue of the Boundless True God in the temple comes to life on its own.

"I haven't even offered incense yet, and the Boundless True God is already in such a hurry?"
Zhao Xing felt a sense of vigilance, but the thought that Yan Wushen was on the ship immediately put him at ease.

With the true God of War right beside him, there's no reason why he couldn't defeat a mere statue of the Boundless True God.

"Zhao Xing pays homage to the true god!"

"Your subordinate is ashamed. I have only become the leader of the mountain, but I have failed to complete the mission of killing Kuang Chuan. Please punish me, true god."

Zhao Xing still went through the motions of paying his respects.

“You don’t need to feel ashamed,” the Boundless True God comforted him. “After all, he was able to create the Ancient Netherworld Mountain Scripture, and the difficulty of the mission is completely different from the past. It’s understandable that you couldn’t kill Kuang Chuan. What I’m worried about is your safety.”

Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised, not expecting the Boundless True God to possess such flexible principles.

The leader of the Boundless True God is really good. He not only does not punish or blame his subordinates for not completing the task, but also worries about their safety.

"Please rest assured, my subordinate is perfectly safe," Zhao Xing said.

"The one standing outside the hall must be Yan Wushen." Wuliang Zhenshen looked outside, and although it was all covered in clouds and mist, he immediately recognized Yan Ao's presence.

"Yes." Seeing that he couldn't hide it any longer, Zhao Xing readily admitted, "Yan Wushen has agreed to become my protector."

"Hmm, he's not bad." The Boundless True God nodded.

Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised. Weren't they all insulting martial arts? Why was the Boundless True God treating the God of Hell more kindly? He didn't even call the other party an 'evil god'.

“However, even with the protection of the Martial God, you are not absolutely safe,” said the Boundless True God. “Now that you have created the Ten Directions Mountain Scripture, many evil gods are looking for you and are thinking of you.”

"Attacks from the shadows are always hard to defend against. Don't think that you're safe just because Yan Ao is protecting you."

"If I really wanted to kill you, even ten more Yan Aos wouldn't be able to do it!"

To demonstrate its importance, the Boundless True God also began to perform some deceptive tricks.

There's no other way; Zhao Xing now has a martial god general protecting him, so if we don't intimidate him, he won't be able to increase his investment.

"Please, God, reveal your secrets."

"Have you practiced some kind of sacrificial ritual and received offerings from the true spirits?"

"How does the true god know?" Zhao Xing was startled; he was truly intimidated by the immeasurable true god.

"Hmph, I am all-powerful, how could I not know such a trivial matter as yours?"

“You received the true spirit offerings in the Yanshen Star System, even though it was just a small taste, but it still caught the attention of the Divine Path Division.”

Zhao Xing was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Seeing that he had scared them enough, the Boundless True God softened his tone considerably: "But don't worry, I have already taken action and am keeping an eye on them."

“The schemes and every move of Tianheng Leimu and the Undying Underworld God are all under my watchful eye.”

"Among the divine generals, those who have attained the Dao of Heaven and Earth are inherently stronger, not to mention that I am a true god of time formations!"

After intimidating them, it's time to demonstrate your strength and highlight your importance.

Zhao Xing immediately understood and bowed, saying, "Your subordinate was ignorant and almost made a grave mistake. Thank you for the protection of the true god!"

The Boundless True God was very satisfied, and then revealed Tianheng Leimu's plan.

"Tianheng Leimu has bewitched one of your friends, Yun Tiandao."

Zhao Xing was well aware of this, but Lao Yun's situation was still under control.

"At the same time, she also plans to use sacrifices to 'preach' to you, in turn 'pollute' you."

"The way of sacrifice is the method, while the pollution of the mind is the means, making you psychologically accept those crooked and evil ways."

"Their plan will not harm you; on the contrary, you will benefit from it at this stage."

"Yan Ao's martial god protection is a matter of life and death; it can take the damage for you, but it won't interfere with your opportunities. If you're not careful, you could easily fall into his trap."

Zhao Xing immediately broke out in a sweat.

Just as he was learning the "Priestly Ritual of the Self" and beginning to understand its intricacies, an evil god who had mastered these techniques began targeting him.

Traveling the world and accumulating knowledge is a process of seeking rewards.

Leaving aside those well-disguised opportunities, there's the matter of believers offering sacrifices; I'm even planning to try again to unlock the progress of the Fengchan ceremony.

I never expected that a cunning old fox would target me so soon!

"Please, God, teach me!"

The Boundless True God smiled inwardly: "Don't panic. Since I have already taken action, I will protect you and keep you safe."

“I know you cannot leave the Spirit Realm now, so send an avatar to the Black Sky Wasteland in secret. I will give you a few things.”

"After that, you can travel freely without worry. I will filter out the offerings of those evil gods for you."

"Thank you, God!" Zhao Xing was overjoyed.

With the help of countless true gods, wouldn't I have gained another guardian deity?
Moreover, they come from the evil god's camp, which is much more secretive than Hua Li God General.

However, Zhao Xing was still somewhat worried: "True Gods, if they find that this move is ineffective against me, what else will they do?"

"If you are eventually discovered to be unaffected, they will probably carry out the 'Breaking the Way' program on you."

"The Breaker Project?" Zhao Xing asked, puzzled.

"Where there are protectors, there are also destroyers." The Boundless True God said in a deep voice, "This is specifically for gods who prove the Dao in Heaven and Earth."

“Seize the things that enable one to attain enlightenment, destroy the place where one attains enlightenment, undermine its principles, and destroy its heart of enlightenment.”

"This is the Breaker Project."

Zhao Xing seemed to be deep in thought.

The Boundless True God said in a low voice: "Those who attain enlightenment in the world must bear the hopes of all living beings."

"The high-ranking officials of the Divine Realm during the Desolate Era sent you a divine general to protect you. What a tremendous cause and effect that is!"

"Your priority access to abundant resources has impacted the fate of countless people."

"When your painstaking research into the Dao of Heaven and Earth is destroyed in an instant, regardless of your Dao heart, you will not be able to withstand the backlash of cause and effect and fate."

"Most people cannot withstand the destruction of their path to enlightenment when the Dao-breaking beings take away their means of attaining enlightenment and destroy their places of enlightenment."

"If it comes to the point of 'defeating its principles,' then one will never be able to be reborn, and all traces of it in endless time and space will be erased."

Zhao Xing imagined this scenario and found it terrifying.

Before Yan Ao was invited into the mortal world,
Ask yourself why you are following the Way.

He answered that he was saving the world and helping the people, cultivating himself and upholding virtue.

Thus, Yan Ao went from a semi-reclusive state to fully entering the world to protect his own path; this was a tremendous cause and effect.

After I became the head of the mountain from the Ancient Hill, I took 70% of the ancient mountain veins and soil brought by Kuangchuan, while the gods only got 30%!
Unconsciously, I have already shouldered the karmic consequences of too many people.

When the backlash occurs, it will be absolutely unbearable.

Because selfish people cannot walk the path of enlightenment.

"Assuming we've reached this stage," the Boundless True God said in a deep voice, "I hope you will leave this space-time as soon as possible."

"First, you should become a free god and slowly clear away the karma. At least reach the state of 'demigod concealment'. Then, even if your means of enlightenment are taken away and your place of enlightenment is destroyed, there will still be hope for salvation."

"If it really comes to the point where a 'Breaking the Dao' comes knocking on your door, I won't be able to help you."

Zhao Xing nodded. Yes, he had taken so many human resources, much of which were given away for free.

First become a free god, then make contributions to the human race and return some resources. In this way, the burden of karma will not be so heavy.

The potential backlash wouldn't be that great.

Of course, I am still far from that point; the place of enlightenment is nowhere in sight, and my theories are far from perfect.

Thinking about it this way, no wonder the theory of the division of the three eras cannot be pushed back to the Cold and Warm Eras. The Lord of Cold Food could not tolerate others destroying his foundation of Dao... Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Going further afield, Wei Tianchen would rather die than give up his method of enlightenment, because he knew that handing it over would also lead to utter ruin.

The Boundless True God comforted you, saying, "You don't need to worry too much. You are still a long way from that point. When you join our camp, you will have powerful help."

“In the past, when the evil god tempted you, you could delay as long as you could.”

“If you have nothing to do, you can make some outlandish remarks, or go to some Dharma assemblies to listen to them and pretend that you have been influenced.”

"But you must not attend the Cold Food Festival. That person's festival can even bewitch gods. I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand it."

"Yes, Your subordinate will remember." Zhao Xing bowed again.

……

As Zhao Xing emerged from the Boundless True God Temple, his heart was heavy.

Yan Ao stood on the deck with his hands behind his back. When Zhao Xing came out, he spoke.

How did you feel after listening?

Zhao Xing looked up. He wasn't surprised that Yan Ao could hear the conversation, since even the Boundless True God could see Yan Ao outside the hall.

"It was quite shocking."

Yan Ao nodded slightly: "Although the Boundless God has some intimidating aspects, the description of the Heaven and Earth proving the Dao is not biased."

"When the great principles clash, killing the physical body is merely the most superficial method and the least intense form of warfare. The real life-or-death struggle is a contest of morality and law."

"There are very few true gods in both the enemy and friendly camps who have proven their Dao through Heaven and Earth, precisely because they often cannot pass the test of the 'Breakthrough'."

"I have seen countless people with exceptional talent and great fortune. Some of them even stepped from the Origin Realm to the Reincarnation Realm in a single day."

"But in the end, the vast majority of people don't get past this hurdle. The least they do after failing is to go completely insane, like a living dead."

"Of course, their supporters also paid a much heavier price."

"As the saying goes, when one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; but if one does not attain enlightenment, then there will be no peace and order among the chickens and dogs."

"Do you understand what I meant by those questions I asked you?"

Zhao Xing took a deep breath: "This junior understands."

"I hope you truly understand." Yan Ao didn't elaborate on the tragic events, but simply walked forward.

"The path we choose is our own; perhaps from the beginning, no one asked us to bear anything."

"But as we walked, more and more people followed us: our life partners, our relatives and friends, and all living beings..."

"Is this road a path to survival or a dead end...?"

(End of this chapter)