Destiny is ashes

Chapter 970 Great Chen Only Has One Chance to Revive! (33)

The former Great Chen Ancestor Xuan Tianji was known for his profound knowledge and extraordinary talent. He had studied the techniques of the Imperial Divine Court, the Abyss Dragon Sea, the even more ancient Ancestral Dragon Palace, and even the Longevity Sect and the Blood Sea Demon Sect.

Ultimately, with this all-encompassing Great Dao as his foundation and the assistance of the Immortal Tree of Yingtian, he nurtured hundreds of scriptures, discarding the dross and retaining the essence, integrating the best of all sides, and thus created the great achievements of the Great Chen Imperial Court for thirty thousand years.

It's not too strange to see a similar method here. The Holy Ancestor did indeed enter the Zhaolin Realm for training, and in the many years that followed, members of the Great Chen Imperial Court also came to this place.

But who exactly is this dragon-human corpse? Is it an ancestor who perished in the Ancestral Dragon Palace?
Can't figure it out.

You Ruhui arrived at Zhaolin Realm some time earlier than An Jing.

There is no day or night in this world. Unlike An Jing, she did not cause a huge commotion. Instead, she immediately concealed herself and carefully explored this world.

After adapting to the rich spiritual energy and unique environment of this place, she began to devote herself to cultivation and stabilize her realm.

In just a few days, she had perfected the five great divine abilities, and the planned sixth and seventh divine abilities had already been transformed into grotto heavens. Her cultivation had reached the pinnacle of martial veins, and she was only one step away from the divine treasure.

Because the existence of the Cave Heaven is proof of the True Person realm, You Ruhui could have chosen to break through long ago, but because of An Jing's teachings, she wanted to "get to know herself again" and become a true Cave Heaven True Person, so she has been suppressing it.

You Ruhui had a premonition that he could find a glimmer of opportunity in the Zhaolin Realm.

Ultimately, guided by her bloodline, she searched her way to this desolate Gobi Desert and found the remains of a dragon-man, buried by time and beyond the comprehension and perception of others.

Who exactly is he or she? The skeleton is unimaginably ancient, at least more than ten thousand years old. However, while the laws on the corpse are primitive, the ideas within them are also clearer, just like the spiritual evil spirits of the Zhaolin Realm and the Huaixu Realm, making them easier for her to understand.

The Tao is nameless, with a human head and a dragon's body; it is through the power of the dragon that human wisdom begins.

The true dragon is Qi, which arises from nothingness and is the foundation of all things; Heaven has its way, descending to become the ruler of humanity, and establishing the order of all laws.

The dragon soars in the abyss, man stands atop the heavens. Controlling spirit with divine power, governing strength with wisdom—this is the Mysterious Heaven. Form and spirit unite, reaching the pinnacle of the universe, where all paths naturally return to their source.

[Returning to the beginning is the way of the emperor.]

Comparing the principles described here with those in the Origin Returning Secret Manual, You Ruhui gained inspiration and profound insights: "This is almost exactly the same as what the secret manual says, but it's simpler, more fundamental, and even..."

"More!"

This aligns perfectly with what An Jing said: the Great Chen Dynasty controlled the Yingtian Immortal Tree, harnessed the power of the 'True Dragon Born from Nothingness,' and thus achieved the 'Imperial Way'!
"The vast emptiness was unfathomable, the abyss yet to be opened, the stars and constellations flowed, and the true dragon shed its form... Gathering the azure waves of the ocean, condensing the essence of the vast emptiness, it transformed into the Heavenly Emperor, holding the Dao, and guarding the pivot of the nine extremes. Thus, it commands all spiritual laws, holds all heavens in its grasp, governs life and death, and forges the imperial court..."

You Ruhui murmured to herself, and just by comparing the two, a strange realization arose in her heart: "Those who rule the extreme bear the weight of the universe, those who return to the source prove the true destiny without beginning... Could it be that this is the literal meaning?"

"Using the divine tree as the foundation of the universe, returning to its source, to prove the destiny of creation from nothingness... Could it be that the goal of our Great Chen Dynasty bloodline is to seize the 'destiny'?!"

You Ruhui did not think that seizing the Mandate of Heaven was wrong.

If it's possible, if it's possible to reach the highest level or even surpass it, what's wrong with that?
However, the Great Chen Dynasty was her enemy, and the fact that her enemy possessed such terrifying methods filled You Ruhui with fear: "The most terrifying thing is not this, but that the Imperial Court has probably lost control of the Great Chen... People who are not of imperial blood have also begun to try to seize the most core powers!"

"However, none of them know the true nature of the Yingtian Immortal Tree... Perhaps the Xuantian Emperor does..."

In addition, You Ruhui discovered another suspicious point.

The inscription on the ancient dragon-human skeleton, "The true dragon is Qi, arising from nothing, the foundation of all things," does indeed represent "Heaven's mandate arising from nothing," but the part about "Heaven has its way, descending to become the ruler of all things, the order of all laws"... is...

Is it the "Lord of the World"?
The Great Chen Dynasty is an imperial dynasty... It yearns to unify the world, and if it weren't for reaching its limit, the Great Chen Holy Ancestor probably wouldn't have left behind Yu Yaoguo and Da You, these former defeated generals.

In other words... the core purpose of the Great Chen Imperial Court, this Heavenly Sect, in the Returning Origin Secret Manual is probably not just to seize the Mandate of Heaven from Nothingness.

Or rather, this is just the first step!
To truly master the Great Chen Returning to Origin Secret Manual, one must 'seize the Mandate of Heaven from Nothingness' and become the 'Lord of the World'!
The true purpose of the Origin Returning Secret Manual is to unify the two destinies.

But here is the problem.

The Secret Manual of Returning to the Origin is stuck.

To completely control [Creation from Nothingness], one must first become the [Lord of the World] and attain the realm of 'Controlling all spiritual laws and having the heavens at one's fingertips'.

To become the "Lord of the World," one must completely control "Sheng from Nothingness" and achieve the feat of "Transforming Heaven and Earth to Uphold the Dao and Stabilizing the Nine Extremes."

The Yingtian Immortal Tree must expand to the entire Northern Xuanji Continent; otherwise, the [Lord of the World] cannot be established, nor can the [Genesis from Nothingness] be completely controlled.

However, if the "Creation from Nothingness" is not completely controlled, the Undying Tree cannot expand.

The Great Chen Imperial Court was stuck here awkwardly, and even the only person who had the opportunity to conquer the entire Northern Xuanji Continent with his own strength, the Great Chen Holy Ancestor Xuan Tianji, could not do it.

As a result, the Great Chen Imperial Court gradually decayed and became what it is today.

"No... there is still a chance."

Xuan Mingjing, daughter of Xuan Guangyun, the King of Dachen, and formerly the Princess of Dachen, lowered her head with a complicated expression: "Father... if you and the late Emperor succeed and plant the second Immortal Tree, then perhaps... the Imperial Court will still have a chance to be revived!"

However, it also disappeared.

Da Chen only has one chance to revive.

The imperial court failed to capture it.

That being the case...

"Then let me do it!"

His eyes lit up, and at this moment, You Ruhui activated the 'Five Divine Treasures of Emperor Blood' within his body!
Although the two methods confirmed her knowledge of the ancient secrets, You Ruhui also found another path by relying on the special nature of the 'Anjing Cave Heaven'.

"An Jing is right."

You Ruhui muttered to himself, "Back then, the Holy Ancestor planted the Yingtian Immortal Tree as his own achievement and the fruit of his cultivation, thus forging the Imperial Court—but the blood of the Imperial Court is ultimately that of a human being, bound by the Imperial Court, and thus gradually decayed."

"In that case, we should use the Dragon People's Laws as a guide and our own imperial blood as a seed to plant a 'Dao Tree' that belongs to me, You Ruhui, in my own cave world!"

"In this way, I will become the Heavenly Emperor and uphold the Dao, and I will be the pivot of the Nine Extremes—I will not need the mandate of Heaven, I can create my own 'Heaven'!"

(End of this chapter)