Man is in the heavens, parasites are born

Chapter 254 Immortal Emperor
"It's a failure!" Fang Ming's slightly regretful voice came from within the ancient tree.

Yes, he failed his first attempt to become an Immortal Emperor.

Within the full moon, which symbolizes the Dao Fruit, Fang Ming's countless Dao Seas were endlessly regenerating, cycling and becoming stronger with each iteration. However, the endless cycle of reincarnation could not continue, and it was interrupted at one point.

"It's alright, we're not far from success." Shi Hao said calmly, looking at Fang Ming, "Fellow Daoist has already grasped a part of the key essence, and we will soon succeed."

"Things shouldn't happen more than three times. At the current pace, it won't be more than a third time." Ye Fan nodded.

In fact, a third time was not necessary; Fang Ming had fully grasped the essence of it the second time, which led to his success.

Countless Great Daos evolved into countless Seas of Dao, which were then unified.

The Dao Sea is boundless, and the endless Dao Sea appears and is then merged to become an even stronger Dao Sea. This is an endless cycle.

The infinite layers of superposition, the infinite one is reduced to one, this one is countless times more powerful than before, and then countless ones of the same level are born, which are also countless numbers of ones, and then they are reduced to one, and then infinite again...

In this never-ending process, a Celestial Emperor who had attained the Dao was born.

At this moment, within the full moon that symbolizes the fruit of the Dao, this cyclical process continues, and within that full moon, the ineffable and indescribable 'Dao' has been born.

After becoming an Immortal Emperor, Fang Ming's countless worlds did not undergo another transformation. However, his Dao completely enveloped all the worlds, thoroughly unifying countless Great Daos.

From then on, his myriad worlds also had a supreme and unique Dao!
"Is this the Immortal Emperor?"

After Fang Ming became the Immortal Emperor, he rose from the altar and transformed back into his former human form.

The original ancient tree of the Great Dao was suspended above his head, releasing endless Dao light and flowing with boundless mystery.

At this moment, everything was different in his eyes: the Great Dao, time and space, chaos, reincarnation, the heavens, the plateau...

Looking towards the future, he saw countless futures. He could see that every single second of that future was infinitely splitting into possible futures, and these split possible futures were in turn splitting into countless possibilities... Each of these split possibilities would then be categorized into countless other possibilities...

This division will never stop!
Of course, for most beings below the level of the Celestial Emperor, this is not the real future; only a few are real.

However, for the Celestial Emperor, all the endlessly split spacetimes are real, not illusory, and they can travel to them at will and 'realize' them.

He looked into the past, and it was stranger than the future. It seemed like a long river, but when the perspective changed, it appeared to be just like the future, with an infinite and endless division.

"This is how you define your past and future; it's just a matter of whether you're willing to or not," Fang Ming thought to himself.

He had made many plans to become a quasi-Immortal Emperor, or even an Immortal Emperor, but things didn't go as planned and all of them came to nothing.

With the help of a powerful figure, he truly experienced the feeling of ascending to heaven!

With a thought, he opened the attribute panel again.

Host: Fang Ming

Race: Dao (Though somewhat flawed, you are the Dao itself. You are immortal, eternal, only destined for silence, never to die. The panel kindly reminds you that once you complete your form, you will possess extraordinary abilities.)
Cultivation Level: Dao Realm (The panel reminds you: Daos have varying strengths. As a newborn being who is still completing your cultivation, you are no match for those powerful, complete, and conscious Daos.)
Trait 1: Pioneer Flower, Bearer Fruit (You are able to give birth to fruits with incredible abilities)

Trait Two: Friend of the Tao (You are naturally able to gain close relatives from other Taos.)
The opening time of the Gates to the Celestial Realms: Opens at any time.

Upon opening the properties panel, sure enough, it had changed drastically.

Furthermore, the original third feature has been removed.

The Immortal Emperor's claim of surpassing the Dao and establishing his own Dao is not just empty talk; he has truly attained the Dao.

Although it is not a truly complete Dao, it is still within expectations. If it were truly complete, and formed its own Dao based on the foundation of all the Great Daos, then the Immortal Emperor would not have any backlash.

Now that he has attained enlightenment, the advantages of his environment are probably no longer of any use to him.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on becoming an Immortal Emperor and transcending all others."

At this moment, Shi Hao and Ye Fan's voices rang out.

"Fellow Daoist must be the fastest being to become an Immortal Emperor, a feat that is unprecedented and likely to remain so," Shi Hao said with a smile.

Fang Ming shook his head and said, "Relying on the help of the two fellow Daoists doesn't count."

"Haha, why doesn't it count?" Ye Fan laughed and said, "Of course it counts. It's mainly because your system is special. When you reach the Immortal King or Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, you can still rely on external forces to improve. Other systems can't do that."

"It would be difficult for us to help others even if we wanted to." Ye Fan shook his head with a hint of regret.

It's not that they don't want to help their relatives and friends, but unfortunately, they can't use this method.

Only by honestly explaining the Way to them and letting them comprehend and expand their own path can we truly understand it.

"Let's not talk about that anymore." Fang Ming shook his head, looked at the two, and asked, "I wonder how your second and third Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit cultivation is going? Are you about to become Immortal Emperors?" Now, five thousand years have passed since they entered their own myriad worlds. Their avatars did not cultivate in their own foundation worlds, but entered Fang Ming's myriad worlds, those worlds where the flow of time has been accelerated.

Five thousand years is roughly equivalent to half a million years. Considering their efforts to rebuild their second and third Dao fruits, they might have already reached that point.

"In fact, it went much more smoothly than expected. The difficulty of evolving external paths from a system that has reached the top before is much easier than expected." Ye Fan said with a smile, "Not only us, but even the Empress and Wushi have successfully cultivated the second and third Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits. As for the others, they are still a bit short."

"So fast!?" Fang Ming looked at them in utter astonishment.

"You'll understand when you recreate the heretical path with your own system," Ye Fan said with a smile.

"So how does it feel?" Fang Ming asked with a hint of curiosity.

"After sacrificing the second and third Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits, there is indeed an improvement, equivalent to many eras of arduous cultivation." Ye Fan pondered for a moment before answering, "But in general, although our strength has increased a lot after sacrificing the Dao three times and we can bear a larger number of Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits, it is still within the realm of sacrificing the Dao."

“That’s right. In fact, even if we didn’t take this path, we would have reached this point sooner or later as time went by,” Shi Hao agreed.

After the ritual, it doesn't mean their strength has stabilized; it just means they can improve their strength more quickly.

“Right now, even if it were just the two of you, even if all ten ancestors of the Strange Clan were unharmed, you could still crush them, right?” Fang Ming looked at the two of them intently.

Even as a Celestial Emperor, he couldn't sense how powerful these two were.

After the three sacrificial rites, no one could say for sure just how powerful these two were.

They were already capable of dealing with the five progenitors, so now they probably wouldn't be afraid of even the ten progenitors.

Not to mention, there's another ruthless person who has also performed three sacrificial rites. Even if her accumulation isn't as deep as these two, it's not far behind.

"After our three sacrifices, we are indeed much stronger than before. Now, the Ancestor is no longer a threat." Shi Hao looked towards the direction of the high plateau and said with a solemn expression, "When we look at the plateau, we sense something terrifying that we couldn't detect before. Even with our current strength, we feel boundless pressure!"

“That’s right.” Ye Fan nodded, also gazing at the plateau, and said, “The ancestral land of the strange race, that plateau of perilous land seems to possess its own will, and it no longer belongs to the level of sacrificial Dao power!”

Upon hearing this, Fang Ming was shocked. These two had actually sensed the will of the highland evil land after the three sacrificial rites, which meant that their strength had indeed improved by quite a bit.

Their original plan failed precisely because the will of the plateau exerted its power and changed everything.

Chu Feng, who was performing the Double Dao Fruit Sacrifice, was unable to sense the will of the highland calamity, which suggests that this is indeed the right path.

"We must be more cautious and not act rashly. If we alert it, everything may come to nothing," Shi Hao said very seriously.

After three sacrificial rites, their strength increased significantly. As their strength increased, the three of them were able to sense the terror of the highland will more and more, a level that seemed to have completely surpassed the realm of sacrificial rites.

"Since that's the case, let's talk about the matter of the Immortal Emperor's Dao Fruit. I imagine it's related to completely surpassing the Sacrifice Dao Domain, right?" Fang Ming looked at the two of them and asked, "What method have you come up with?"

In fact, when he asked this question, he already had a vague answer in his mind.

"I suppose you've already guessed our method," Ye Fan explained. "It's the key evolution from the one that led to your own Dao, which we've applied to the Immortal Emperor's Dao Fruit, expanding it infinitely in the same way, endlessly repeating the cycle."

"In that case, one would need to be powerful enough to bear the infinite and limitless Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits," Ye Fan said.

Therefore, this requires continuous sacrifices to the Dao during the process of cultivating the Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit, so as to make oneself stronger.

"So that's the method!" Fang Ming suddenly realized.

Using the method to become an Immortal Emperor, one can cultivate a certain number of Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits, and then infinitely expand and unleash them, increasing the number of Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits indefinitely.

Finally, by offering an unimaginable and unattainable number of Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits as a sacrifice, they launched the most ferocious attack in an attempt to break through this ultimate constraint!

This method is similar to that of the Master of the Three Incarnations Copper Coffin, except that the Master of the Three Incarnations Copper Coffin sacrifices to heretics and all incarnations, and then restarts them, repeating this process endlessly, creating an ever-growing cycle that continuously strengthens the heretics.

He first sacrificed time, space, chaos, and all worlds in a cyclical manner, and then sacrificed the true 'Dao' to become the true 'Sacrifice Dao'. He then repeatedly restarted the 'Dao', making it continuously stronger. He was constantly cycling through the process of sacrificing to the Dao, and in this endless cycle, he became the one above the sacrifice Dao.

Ye Fan and Shi Hao, on the other hand, sacrificed their own Dao Fruits, one external and the other internal, and there were some differences between them.

“In that case, let’s continue to open the passage to other places. I also want to see if this road is feasible.” Fang Ming looked at the two of them, and in the blink of an eye, the gate to the heavens opened.

He has grasped the essence of infinite cycles and continuous enhancement in the process of becoming an Immortal Emperor. Next, it is believed that as long as he cultivates enough Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits, he will be able to successfully apply them to this.

Of course, this requires him to find the right opportunity to perform the ritual and succeed, so that he can receive more Immortal Emperor Dao Fruits.

As the gates to the heavens opened, a portion of Fang Ming's supreme universe also spread outwards.

"Where is this?!" He looked puzzled, then turned to Ye Fan and said, "Would you like to take a look?"

Ye Fan raised an eyebrow and followed Fang Ming across the Gate of the Heavens, entering another foreign world.

(End of this chapter)