Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1058 The Holy Demon is vain (36)

Of course, of course, small businesses are indeed very important.

But now, for me, and for Fu Xie...

At this moment, the foreheads of the Ancestral Dragon and Little Qipao gently touched, their light interacting. Little Qipao let out a joyful cry, while the Ancestral Dragon lowered its gaze: "At this moment, He is merely the key that led you here."

“It seems,” An Jing said softly, “that the so-called will of Heaven, the so-called destiny, are all in harmony with the Dao, or rather, the will descended by the Heavenly Dao of Emptiness.”

"Yes." The Ancestral Dragon's voice became incredibly deep. "This is the will of Heaven."

Just like us, Huaixu is also fighting. Fighting against countless different kinds of Heavenly Demons, against supreme Heavenly Demons whose power is boundless, against Heavenly Demons that have no beginning and no end, and exist eternally.

Without attaining the Dao, one cannot understand this point at all, and cannot even help Huaixu.

It's a pity that achieving Dao is not that simple. At least not now.

"Even Huai Xu has been corrupted."

An Jing spoke slowly, recalling the inert demonic energy and the closed-off, misunderstanding-resistant nature of the Heavenly Dao. All the unsolved mysteries suddenly became clear at this moment.

Like Fu Xie, Huai Xu was constantly fighting against the Heavenly Demon while being corrupted by it.

Because His Great Dao is no longer pure, once He merges with the Dao, the merged Dao will be like that of Zu Longlin and Fu Xie, entering the 'Demon Tribulation of Dao Transformation'. Either He will be corrupted and fall into demonic possession, becoming a merged Dao of the Heavenly Demons, or He will fall into a deep sleep, unable to interfere with the outside world.

An Jing sighed: "So Huai Xu does not allow others to merge with him—in this way, although the path to merging with the Dao is cut off, the Heavenly Demon that can erode the Heavenly Dao also loses its support."

"Compared to that possibility..."

"This is indeed the best choice."

"Yes." Fu Xie's voice was now clear and distinct, like the sound of a sword: "This is the best choice. Although martial arts have made the world so fraught with internal strife, it is also a choice we had to make."

Having regained his complete will, or rather, a part of the Ancestral Dragon's reflection, the complete Subduing Evil Path, which conforms to the Ancestral Dragon's memories: "If not for this, all martial artists would probably have become Heavenly Demons long ago."

“An Jing, I think you’ve also noticed the nature of the inert demonic energy.”

“Ah, yes.” An Jing sighed, “When I saw your current situation and your true forms, I understood.”

"I finally understand what that 'inert demonic energy' that pervades the entire Huai Xu, suppresses the immortal lineage, and causes martial arts to emerge is."

"That is……"

[The Way of Heaven]

[The Demonized Heavenly Dao]

The voice of the First Emperor provided the final answer.

Inertial demonic energy is the power of the Heavenly Dao itself.

Huai Xu himself is a huge [saint and demon].

Or, in an infinite parallel universe, a portion of the Huai Xu Heavenly Dao was defeated in the eternal war against the Supreme Heavenly Demon, was corrupted, and transformed into the most powerful and terrifying [Holy Demon], and began to invade other uncontaminated timelines.

Among them, some of the holy demons harbor pure malice and intend to drag all the worlds into the abyss.

However, some of these actions were 'deliberate' by Huai Xu Tian Dao in dire circumstances.

Because the essence of the Holy Demon can also suppress other weaker Heavenly Demons. As long as the Huai Xu Heavenly Dao of this worldline can resist the full-scale invasion of other 'Holy Demon Huai Xu', then the power that overflows from their battles—that is, the so-called 'inert demonic energy'—will transform into an 'immune system' covering the entire world, suppressing all other Heavenly Demons in this world, allowing the entire world to operate on the foundation of 'martial arts', cultivating a large number of martial artists who can purify demonic energy, and gradually annihilating all the Heavenly Demons in this world, restoring it to a completely normal state.

This is the aftermath of... a battle.

The battle between Heaven and the Holy Demon is endless, without beginning or end, and this is just a ripple that spreads out.

That is why the entire Huai Xu Great Realm was suppressed, causing the Immortal Path to collapse, allowing martial artists to appear, and preventing everyone from achieving Dao, thus trapping them at the Lingxiao Realm and the Nine Heavens of Dao Refining.

The aftermath of the battle for the Heavenly Dao.

Having understood all of this, An Jing let out a long sigh of relief.

He raised his head and his hand, looking at Zu Long and Fu Xie: "It seems that all the problems have come full circle."

"Without achieving the Dao of Returning to the Void, without reaching the pinnacle of power, there is no future or reality to speak of. In the struggle between the Heavenly Dao and the Heavenly Demon, even the slightest aftershock could destroy the entire Great World and cause an era to change."

"Only by aligning with the Tao can everything be changed."

"Then, how does one reach the Dao?"

An Jing inquired, "I am destined by Heaven to achieve the pinnacle of power. In fact, I have already begun to sense the essence of the pinnacle, and my path ahead will be free of any obstacles."

"There is still something I don't understand about achieving 'Soaring Above the Clouds' and reaching the true realm of 'Harmony with the Dao'."

"I want to know the answer to this question—perhaps all the celestial beings throughout history have asked you this question, and I still want to ask the same question."

"Yes," the Ancestral Dragon's will flowed gently, tinged with a sigh: "All the young prodigies of past generations have asked me this question... How to achieve the Dao."

And I answered them all.

[Just Peace and Tranquility]

Achieving harmony with the Tao is not as difficult as you imagine.

Not to mention, you already know how Huaixu came to be, right?

An Jing nodded: "I know."

Huaixu is a world recreated by the Great Immortal Huaixu using the nameless scales that gave rise to it. Later, the Dao Court moved in and transformed Huaixu into its current form.

So that's how it is.

The First Emperor seemed to be stating a very simple fact: [Huai Xu was originally a 'manufactured' world, and its Heavenly Dao was naturally easier to 'align with'.]

In fact, in the distant past, there were many simple methods to achieve Dao Integration, which could reliably give birth to Dao-integrated beings.

For example, my creation from nothing. For example, the Heavenly Sword that subdues evil. And for example... the Dao Lord.

[Once chosen by the Dao Court to become the master of a region's Great Dao, then the Dao Master is one who has attained the Dao.]

“The Dao Lord is…” An Jing murmured, and the Ancestral Dragon gave an affirmative answer: [Heavenly Mandate—Heaven and Earth Venerable]

At this moment, His voice carried a hint of nostalgia: "The original Mandate of Heaven was a facet of the Heavenly Way, and also the embodiment of the Way itself. But now it's different. Huai Xu has closed himself off. Although the Mandate of Heaven can obtain the key to the embodiment of the Way, ultimately, one must open the door oneself."

[And the mere fact that the door was open blocked almost all the geniuses and destiny throughout history.]

(End of this chapter)