Sweeping across the heavens, starting with the first emperor of the ancient times.

The spear, forged from celestial gold and seemingly indestructible, shattered instantly at its tip.

Without pausing, the force of the finger strikes upwards along the spear shaft, shattering the spear section by section wherever it passes.

Xi Ming Supreme was horrified and wanted to discard his spear and retreat, but he felt that the space and time around him were locked, and there was no way to avoid it!

The finger strike was too fast; in his terrified gaze, it pierced through his protective divine light and struck his brow.

*Pfft!* A soft sound.

Xi Ming Supreme's figure froze in mid-air.

The light in his eyes quickly faded, a red dot between his brows rapidly expanded, and then his entire head, along with his primordial spirit within, silently vanished into ashes.

The headless corpse swayed and fell downwards, completely dissolving into a shower of light in mid-air, leaving only a few broken bone fragments that fell into the lake.

The supreme ruler of the Lake of Reincarnation—the Ancient Emperor Ximing—has fallen!

It didn't even have time to reach its full potential.

Above the lake, the other manifested supreme divine consciousness phantoms were as if their necks were being choked, and there was a deathly silence.

Fear and confusion, boundless fear and confusion, replaced the previous anger and toughness.

He didn't even have time to react before a fellow Daoist died!

After a long while, that soft, effeminate supreme voice rang out again, dry and hoarse:

"The human emperor... Xi Ming is dead at your hands. He did indeed harbor murderous intent towards you that day... Now, are you satisfied?"

Jiang Hao slowly withdrew his finger, his gaze sweeping over the remaining few obviously weak divine sense phantoms, a cold smile curving his lips.

"The past is the past, the present is the present."

"Xi Ming's attack on me is a new grudge. Now, let's talk about how your Samsara Lake will compensate me for the mental strain I've endured over the past two weeks, as well as... the service fee for my actions."

Jiang Hao's words nearly made the remaining Supremes of the Reincarnation Lake so angry they vomited blood.

The people who killed them are now being asked to pay compensation for emotional distress and labor costs?

It's like having someone poop on your neck and then having to ask them for toilet paper.

But looking at the remaining Daoist light and rain after the fall of Supreme Ximing, and feeling Jiang Hao's aura, which had not weakened at all, but instead became even more fierce and majestic because of killing a Supreme, he was still very powerful.

All their anger had to be forcibly suppressed deep inside.

"What...do you want?" The effeminate supreme being suppressed his anger.

Jiang Hao's gaze swept across the nine-colored lake, and then seemed to pierce through the void, looking towards the direction of the other forbidden zones of the Big Dipper.

He raised his voice, declaring not only to the Lake of Reincarnation, but also to all the dormant supreme beings of the Big Dipper:

"I'm making my point right here today."

"The enmity of obstructing the way in the past and the hatred of attacking and killing in the present must be settled. I do not wish to start a full-scale divine war and cause great suffering to the people, but you must pay the price for the cause of the past."

"The Burial Abyss has already made compensation, and the Lake of Reincarnation also needs to make an offer. In addition, the other forbidden zones all had some degree of covetousness in the past. I will not visit them one by one. You can decide for yourselves."

His voice, like a decree of heaven, resounded throughout the Big Dipper and into the deep universe.

"I want to see your sincerity within three days."

"Immortal gold, divine materials, elixirs of immortality or equivalent items, ancient scriptures and secret techniques... all are acceptable."

"If any family fails to express their opinion after three days, or if their opinion does not satisfy me... then they shall be considered to be enemies of me. I do not mind visiting a few more families."

After saying that, he ignored the Supreme Being of the Reincarnation Lake, whose face was extremely pale, and also ignored the suddenly fluctuating forbidden zone auras in other directions.

He sat cross-legged in the void outside the Lake of Reincarnation, closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, and placed the Chaos Heavenly Blade across his lap, like a god who had suppressed all ages, waiting for the arrival of offerings.

The pressure, the unparalleled pressure, was instantly transferred to all the restricted areas of Beidou.

Rebel? Stand alone against the overwhelming power of the Chaos Emperor? Just look at the fate of the Burial Abyss and the Lake of Reincarnation.

A united front of all forbidden zones to launch a coordinated attack? Leaving aside the question of whether such a united front is even possible, even if it were, who would lead the charge? Who would withstand the Chaos Emperor's desperate counterattack?

The example of the Reincarnation Celestial Venerable, who had reached the pinnacle of enlightenment, being swiftly killed serves as a stark warning.

With the Chaos Emperor's strength, he could definitely fight back and kill several of them.

Nobody wants to be the unlucky one.

As for ignoring it?

Jiang Hao's statement that he wouldn't mind visiting a few more places was no joke.

Given his style, he really is capable of doing it!

Over the next three days, the Beidou star field was rife with undercurrents.

Deep within the various forbidden zones, the frequency and intensity of the clashes between divine thoughts far surpassed any previous era.

Arguments, weighing options, scheming, shirking responsibility, resentment... all sorts of emotions churned within the hearts of those ancient beings.

Ultimately, before sunset on the third day, compromise became the only option.

Streaks of divine light flew out from various forbidden areas of the Big Dipper, converging towards Jiang Hao with a clear objective.

Each divine rainbow envelops one or two dazzling treasures with an aura that is astonishing.

There are immortal gold pieces from the Chaos Ancient Cave and the Guixu Ancestral Court, including dragon-patterned black gold and immortal tear green gold. Although they are not as huge as the one from the Burial God Abyss, they are all rare and exquisite pieces.

There is the Reincarnation Elixir sent from the Reincarnation Lake. This rare stone, which contains the most primordial life essence, has a certain effect on delaying the aging of the supreme beings and is extremely precious.

There was a fruit from Yunmengze, shrouded in rosy light and shaped like a peach. Although it was not a complete elixir of immortality, this fruit still contained abundant life essence and Dao principles, making it incredibly valuable.

There are also treasures from the Heavenly Sound Vast Ocean.

Most of them are ancient celestial deities and ancient imperial scriptures collected by them.

Although it is not the original, the insights into the Great Dao and the secret techniques recorded within are still priceless treasures.

There were dozens of such items, each one of which would have caused a bloodbath if it were placed in the outside world.

When all the treasures were suspended in front of Jiang Hao, the soft, feminine voice of the Supreme Being of the Lake of Reincarnation, representing all the forbidden zones that had offered their sincerity, rang out once more.

"Fellow Daoist Chaos, these are the sentiments of the eight forbidden zones of life, hoping to make up for even the slightest offense we have committed in the past."

"To show our sincerity and to witness this reconciliation, we, the eight beings of the forbidden zone of life, may swear an oath to the heavens today."

As long as you, my fellow Daoist, live, not a single person from my eight forbidden zones will ever be born to cause chaos and harm the common people!

"At the same time, we also swear that we will never intentionally harm your direct descendants or the lineage of your Dao!"

This vow carries immense weight.

This is equivalent to Jiang Hao sealing off the eight forbidden zones during his lifetime and promising not to engage in any underhanded retaliation.

For all beings in the Big Dipper and even the myriad realms, this is undoubtedly great news, meaning that there may be no dark turmoil for at least 20,000 years.

Jiang Hao slowly opened his eyes, looking at the dozens of treasures floating in front of him. With a sweep of his divine sense, he knew whether they were real or not.

Nodding in satisfaction, I realized these restricted areas were indeed rich in resources; it seemed I would have to come here more often in the future.

He didn't care about these oaths.

Who would believe such nonsense? Oaths are completely unreliable; one's own strength is the only true measure.

"good."

With a flick of his sleeve, he collected all the treasures.

He then stood up, stepped onto the golden path that extended on its own, and walked outside, no longer glancing at Beidou.