Yinshan Record

Chapter 472 A Complete View: The Daoist Master's Words of Advice (Part 2)

Huang Tiandao slowly descended. Facing such a top-tier Earth Immortal, Su Che couldn't even sense any of his aura.

It was a feeling of almost being one with the Great Dao. The Yellow Heaven Dao Master in front of me seemed not to exist, yet he seemed to have existed since ancient times.

Just like the cold universe before my eyes.

"Is Yiyangzi alright?"

Huang Tiandao said calmly, but Su Che was completely unable to move and could only respond silently.

Yi Yangzi? Oh, that was the Daoist name of the Yin Yang Dharma King when he was still under the command of the ancient Black Emperor.

It seems that his supernatural powers and magical lineages are completely exposed to this person.

"Reporting to Grandmaster, Senior Yiyangzi has been reincarnated, but a remnant of his spirit remains beside me..."

In front of this person, any attempt to conceal anything is pointless.

“It would be good to learn from the Black Emperor’s methods. Many of the lineages in our sect were actually created by her.”

Huang Tian Dao Zu smiled. Although Su Che could not see his face clearly, he could sense that his actions were not important in Huang Tian Dao Zu's eyes.

Or perhaps what this grandmaster was concerned with was different from what he himself was concerned with.

"When Zhisheng brought you up here, you saw this world right beneath our feet, didn't you?"

"Yes, Master."

"It's truly regrettable that it's on the verge of collapse."

Huang Tian Daozu sighed softly: "When the Yin-Yang Realm shattered, you witnessed the reappearance of that evil dragon. Did you see those demon gods in Luo Feng City this time? Speaking of which, the Zhou Jue Yin Tian Secret Manual that you cultivate can also be said to have originated from Luo Feng."

Su Che was momentarily terrified.

This person even knows about Luo Fengcheng.

"I saw a headless giant corpse with a venomous snake at its navel, but I don't know if it was a demon god..."

“Fulu and Bi, they weren’t considered big guys in ancient times.” Huangtian Daozu looked at Su Che: “You should have heard of the Dao of Annihilation Saints, right?”

"It's said to have been created by an ancient demon god, and there aren't many people cultivating it anymore..."

"Don't you find it strange? The secret techniques cultivated by the ancient demon gods could grant immortality and immense magical power once mastered. Why don't modern cultivators practice such excellent methods anymore?"

Su Che was unable to answer.

Even the demon race today does not cultivate the Path of Annihilation. For example, the green lion back then and the little fox now, although they are both said to be demon cultivators, their cultivation lineages are still influenced by the Xuan and Buddhist schools.

Rather than being demon cultivators, they are more like the Qi cultivators of ancient times.

Indeed, the demon gods' path of annihilation has never seen any cultivators, except for that water monkey, which seems to still be following this path.

But what was Huang Tian Daozu trying to say by mentioning the Dao of Annihilation at this time? "There is primordial energy between heaven and earth, and all kinds of primordial energy give rise to all things under the interaction of laws and principles. The so-called Dao of Annihilation begins by plundering the primordial energy between heaven and earth and making it one's own. When one cultivates to a deeper level, one merges oneself with the laws around one. This is the root of the immortality of demon gods."

To merge oneself with the laws?
Su Che couldn't imagine how those demon gods managed to do it.

"Therefore, the demon gods are always at war. After all, the Nine Laws of Heaven and Man encompass everything, but there are only a few paths for them to contend for. There is only one ending to this path. In the end, an incomparably powerful demon god will devour the other demon gods, and everything in this world, not just living beings, but also mountains, rivers, clouds, and mist, will be devoured by him."

Huang Tiandao said, "Of course, that's on the premise that we haven't interfered."

Completely defeating the demon god was a theme from the ancient and prehistoric times. Su Che had seen what Luo Feng City looked like and could roughly guess what price the ancient cultivators had paid to accomplish such a feat.

"Actually, I've thought about it too. Perhaps it's not a good thing if there are cultivators in a particular world. But after seeing so much in the universe, I've come to terms with it." Huang Tiandao shook his head. "In such a small world, the demon gods have finished fighting over it, and then we cultivators have all made our moves. There are also heavenly demons coveting it from outside. So it's just going to fall apart. Xuandu Palace is always thinking about raising more Earth Immortals, but isn't this the result when there are too many Earth Immortals?"

Su Che looked at his grandmaster, while Yu Lizi remained unresponsive, clearly indicating that the grandmaster was using some kind of method to speak to him.

But what's the point of saying all this to myself now? I'm not Zhongyuan, so I really can't empathize with you much.

"I have created a void within the sect, and now life is flourishing, with a population of 3,645,300. However, it is still far from being able to make this small void comparable to the world beneath our feet."

"If the heavens and earth were to collapse, what would happen to the cultivators and living beings in the world below?"

Huang Tian Dao Zu looked at Su Che and asked a question.

Su Che wanted to reply with "It's none of my business," but as the head of Huang Tiandao, he didn't know what to say.

Can I really stay out of it?
"Xuandu Palace has used many methods to maintain this world, some pleasing and some disliked. However, even if they can protect this world for tens of thousands of years, there will always be a day when they make a mistake."

Huang Tiandao looked at Su Che and said, "That's why some people want to rebuild the ancient Heavenly Court. After all, the reason we created a Heavenly Court in the first place was to deal with the changes below. But in the end, we failed."

He knows it all.

Su Che looked at Huang Tiandao before him and filled in the missing parts of his deduction.

Huang Tiandao was likely aware of Zhongyuan's plan, and not only was he aware of it, but he may have even been cooperating with or facilitating it to some extent with his old friend of many years.

From the old lion luring out the mighty and fearless Heavenly Demon King, to the expedition to the outer void, finally killing him and retrieving the remains of the Azure Emperor.

Throughout the entire process, Zhongyuan and Huangtian Daoshou, one internal and one external, one outward and one inward, were doing the same thing.

Learn about the cause and effect of the Five Emperors of the Five Directions in ancient times.

Since the Mighty and Fearless Heavenly Demon King, the Lord of the End of Dharma, possesses the remains of the Azure Emperor, he cannot escape responsibility for the fall of the ancient Heavenly Court.

"This game has already begun. Some want to release the ancient demon god, some want to cling to the remnants of the past, some want to settle the karmic debts of the past, and some just want to watch the sky collapse and the sun and moon lose their light."

"It's just that the world below is too broken. It might be able to accommodate other Earth Immortals, but I have no intention of going down again." Huang Tiandao smiled slightly: "Since you are Zhisheng's disciple, then Grandmaster asks you for a favor."

"Could I please be the reincarnation of the Azure Emperor for a few days down there?"

Su Che realized that this game of chess had only just begun, and now was the time for Huang Tian Dao Zu to make his move.

(End of this chapter)