From Princess in the Cold Palace to Empress in Heaven

next moment.

It penetrates the will of the Tao and nails it to the void.

"what--!"

A miserable cry was heard, and the will of the Great Dao struggled frantically, trying to break out of the control of the rune.

But Xiao Minghuang ignored it completely. No matter how hard the will of the Great Dao tried, he remained unmoved and maintained an indifferent attitude.

"You...what on earth do you want to do?!"

The Will of the Great Dao was filled with shock and anger, roaring madly.

However, Xiao Minghuang ignored the will of the Tao, but walked quickly to Xiao Xingruo and held her in his arms. Wisps of starlight surrounded her whole body.

"Xingruo, I'm sorry, mom is late!"

Xiao Minghuang gently stroked her head, and drops of hot tears rolled down, dyeing Xiao Xingruo's face red.

"mom..."

Xiao Xingruo cried and threw herself into her arms, hugging Xiao Minghuang's neck tightly, feeling extremely sad.

Perhaps, she is no longer that innocent child, and has been independently tempered for forty thousand epochs, but in Xiao Minghuang's eyes, in her mother's eyes, she will always be that child who needs careful care.

"Don't cry, mother is here, no one can bully you anymore."

Xiao Minghuang wiped Xiao Xingruo's tears lovingly and comforted her gently.

After a long time.

Xiao Xingruo stopped crying but was still very sad. She sobbed softly on Xiao Minghuang's shoulder.

"...Mom...Did we really win this time?"

After a while, Xiao Xingruo regained her composure, raised her pretty face and looked at Xiao Minghuang and asked.

"Won!"

Next, Xiao Minghuang briefly recounted her experiences after her "death", not caring at all about the will of the Great Dao that was nailed to the side.

...It turned out that after Xiao Minghuang's "death", he was actually saved by a group of mysterious wills from countless years ago.

In fact, in every era, there are people who try to resist the will of the Tao. The Emperor of Heaven is not the first, nor the last.

Except for the rebels other than the Emperor of Heaven, some of them died completely, and the others were lurking in that mysterious space.

As time goes by, some of them have long been lost in the years, but after their death, they will turn into past stars, wandering in nothingness.

And it was in this space that Xiao Minghuang received help from these deceased souls.

Here, she retraced her path of cultivation, taking one step at a time, and re-entered the realm of immortality, breaking through once again to become the Immortal Lord... the Immortal King... the Immortal Venerable... and above the Immortal Venerable!

until...

Xiao Xingruo came to that space.

At that time, Xiao Minghuang had indeed not recovered his memory.

But as time went by, she gradually remembered the past.

The reason why he didn't recognize Xiao Xingruo was, firstly, because they didn't recognize each other at the beginning, and later he didn't know how to bring it up; secondly, the timing was not yet ripe. Once they recognized each other, there was no guarantee that Xiao Xingruo would do something unpredictable.

However, she recovered her memory not long after Xiao Xingruo left there.

As Xiao Xingruo left, Xiao Minghuang could no longer remain calm. She made requests to the deceased souls and launched a final offensive against the will of the Great Dao.

And when she arrived, Xiao Xingruo had just experienced a great battle with the Will of the Dao, which had worn away most of its sharpness. That was why she was able to crush the Will of the Dao with a single blow!

......

"Now, we can talk about it head on."

Xiao Minghuang took Xiao Xingruo with her, and the mother and daughter walked before the will of the Great Dao.

After a period of adaptation, the will of the Tao also calmed down.

"Xiao Minghuang, Xiao Xingruo, you and your daughter are really extraordinary..."

The Dao Will took a deep breath, was silent for a while, and then spoke slowly.

At this moment, his tone was like an elder praising a younger person.

This is not surprising at all.

He knew that he was no match for Xiao Minghuang and Xiao Xingruo, mother and daughter, so he changed his strategy.

"Excellent!"

Xiao Xingruo snorted coldly and said, "Your tyranny should end. After today, there will be no more great will in the world. The world has its own development process, and you have no right to interfere!"

This sentence is extremely domineering.

However, the will of the Tao seemed unheard.

He looked at Xiao Minghuang and asked calmly:

"Am I really evil in your eyes? Is what you insist on necessarily right?"

"Your relatives and friends no longer exist, just to pursue an illusory obsession."

"You and your daughter have endured billions of years of loneliness, but what have you gained in the end? Only the silence of the whole world!"

"After I die, the era will restart immediately, and all living things will be destroyed. Is it really worth it?"

"Do you think this is really a good idea?"

Hearing this, Xiao Xingruo's eyes flickered and thoughts surged in her mind, but she did not speak.

Because she knew that the will of the Tao was telling the truth.

"This is just your excuse. No matter how beautiful your words are, everything you do is just for your own continuation!"

Xiao Minghuang said calmly, not moved at all.

"Uh..."

The will of the Tao gave him a cold shoulder and immediately changed its target.

Swish!

A beam of divine light shot out from his body and enveloped Xiao Xingruo.

next moment.

Suddenly, Xiao Xingruo's breath disappeared.

"Xing Ruo!"

Xiao Minghuang was startled and shouted, "Where did you take Xing Ruo?!"

"Want to know?"

The will of the Tao exudes a sense of weakness and powerlessness, but it also seems to be fearless.

"you..."

......

And when Xiao Xingruo opened his eyes again, he came to another place.

The clouds and mist here make it look like a fairyland.

An ancient tree stands tall in the sky, its branches and leaves swaying, casting bits of silver light.

On this ancient tree, there are growing 129,600 golden leaves, and on the leaves, there are 129,600 words written.

This is the beginning of all the great ways in the world, the source of the power generated by the great ways after all the chaos was opened up.

But now, Xiao Minghuang and Xiao Xingruo, mother and daughter, have already surpassed the great way.

Their power comes from the dead stars and dead creatures, and has nothing to do with the Great Dao, so the Great Dao can no longer deprive them of any power.

Under the ancient tree, there stands a huge monument with the word "Tao" inscribed on it.

As soon as Xiao Xingruo arrived here, she felt her whole body stiff, and an inexplicable sense of crisis arose, making her extremely alert.

"Where is this place?"

Xiao Xingruo frowned slightly and looked around.

Swish!

A glimmer of light suddenly appeared, and a slender and beautiful figure emerged from the void.

The person who suddenly appeared looked exactly like Xiao Minghuang!

But Xiao Xingruo felt no sense of familiarity in her heart. She knew that the person in front of her was not her mother, but an illusion of the will of the Great Dao!

"What tricks are you trying to play!"

Xiao Xingruo's eyes were cold.

"Don't be nervous, how about we chat for a while?"

"I have nothing to talk about with you, you can't fool me!"

"Don't get so excited..."

"You see, above this ancient tree are all the great ways in the world..."

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm not interested!"

Xiao Xingruo snorted coldly.

The will of the Great Dao said calmly, "But you should know that the rise and fall of a world has its own destiny, and so does the birth and death of the universe. Before this, I have explained my origin more than once and attributed it to heaven, so that the universe can continue."

"If not for this, the universe would have been restarted countless times. All living beings do not know my good intentions, only because they are shallow-minded. You are the son of the stars, and our goal is the same, which is to make all spirits eternal!"

"If that's the case, why did you refuse me a thousand miles away?"

Its sound is warm and soft, full of magnetism, making people unable to help but indulge in it.

Not only that, it even used some magical power to draw a picture.

This is a beautiful scene with mountains, plants, rivers, lakes, endless prosperous cities, and the lives living in them.

Some are running, some are flying, some are sitting cross-legged, some are napping, and some are playing and frolicking. They have different images, but every scene is full of vitality and hope.

Xiao Xingruo stared for a long time, and finally shook his head: "No matter how beautiful your words are, it is just an excuse for you to continue yourself. The so-called sentient beings in your mouth are just your nourishment. Whether you promote the prosperity of the Taoism or exterminate sentient beings, it is all for the continuation of yourself."

"Perhaps, you are neither good nor evil, and are the most righteous and fair, but you are also the most selfish person in the world. The only purpose of your existence is to continue your own existence. Therefore, to all living beings, you are the greatest evil in the world!"

Boom~

As soon as Xiao Xingruo finished speaking, the painting suddenly exploded.

"I know you don't want to believe it."

The Dao will sighed and spoke slowly: "The Dao is ruthless, fair and just. Whether it is good or evil depends on how it is used. Now you have an opportunity."

"Become the agent of the Great Dao, and from now on, you will have the opportunity to shape the world into the way you want it to be. How to govern all living things is entirely up to you. How do you think?"

"Doing justice on behalf of God?"

Xiao Xingruo's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Aren't those who act on behalf of heaven the same as you?"

"I don't need such hypocrisy."

Xiao Xingruo flatly refused: "You don't have to try so hard to persuade me."

She looked indifferent and showed no emotion.

"I will not be the agent of any will, I am just myself, and I will not make decisions for anyone. Anyone who makes any decision only depends on themselves."

The will of the Great Dao still refused to give up and continued to persuade:

"If you refuse, there will be no one else in the world who can do it. But do you want to ignore the lives of the people when you take on this responsibility?"

"The future of all living beings must be determined by themselves. I believe in the wisdom of future generations. What I want to do is to give them the opportunity to choose."

Xiao Xingruo refused coldly without hesitation.

"Ugh."

The will of the Great Dao sighed and said, "You are too stubborn. You are destined not to go far on this path."

"you are wrong."