Numerous Ascended Beings experienced a sudden enlightenment.
Their cultivation auras visibly surged, their Dao comprehension seemingly advancing significantly, which brought joy to the faces of many Ascended Beings.
Subsequently, following the instructions of General Ling, they each led their armies through the God River Battlefield, avoiding the vicinity of the Bone Race Great World, and rushed to the Great Domain Worlds of the Primordial Powerful Race Starry Sky, preparing to begin the slaughter.
However, within all of this.
The Dean of the Ancient God Academy, after escaping the sight of General Ling and others, traversed the Star River, and soon arrived at a dark, oppressive, and desolate land.
Before him lay a mountain range comparable in size to a star, each mountain shimmering with black and blue light, towering majestically, with numerous illusory divine dragons faintly coiling within the mountains.
"You've come."
From the depths of the Divine Mountain, a calm roar echoed.
"Greetings, Senior Dragon Lord." The Dean of the Ancient God Academy did not dare to be careless and respectfully saluted.
The Divine Mountain range before him was named Ancient Dragon Mountain, a forbidden zone world of the Epoch, extremely powerful.
It was also the forbidden zone he had sought assistance from when he achieved Dao in the past.
"Senior, please take a look at this." The Dean of the Ancient God Academy displayed his Dao Fruit, which appeared to be stained with blood, knowing that this being from Ancient Dragon Mountain did not like delays, so he went straight to the point.
"Heh... Interesting." From the depths of Ancient Dragon Mountain, the voice contained a hint of surprise.
The Dean of the Ancient God Academy recounted the events of the blood sacrifice of the Bone Race Great World from beginning to end.
"That forbidden zone being told us that as long as we don't actively enter the Bone Race Great World, everything will be fine. Junior wants to know if it's true or false." The Dean of the Ancient God Academy pursed his lips, feeling uneasy.
"It's true, and it's also false!" The God King of Ancient Dragon Mountain did not hide anything.
"Do you know why the beings in the Epoch Forbidden Zones can escape the destruction of the Epoch and survive independently by opening up different spaces?"
"Junior does not know," the Dean of the Ancient God Academy respectfully replied.
"That's because, although we initially cultivated using the Starry Sky Great Dao, since the Heavenly Gods broke through to Ancient Gods, we severed our connection with the origin of the Starry Sky Great Dao, and all power returned to ourselves."
"The cultivation of Ancient Gods no longer follows the evolution of the Starry Sky Great Dao, but cultivates their own Great Dao and condenses a unique Dao Fruit of their own."
"It is also because of this that we can jump out of the Epoch before the Epoch's destruction arrives, and use the power of our own Dao Fruit to construct our own Great Dao World."
"Originally, you could have done the same after the end of the Epoch, but now you can't."
The God King of Ancient Dragon Mountain explained.
"Why is that?" The Dean of the Ancient God Academy felt a tightness in his heart and quickly asked.
"The operation of the Great World requires living beings as an indispensable link. You have blood-sacrificed the entire Bone Race Great World, and you will naturally be entangled with the resentment of the Great World, or rather, the backlash of the Heavenly Dao, karma, you can also see it as cause and effect."
"You will eventually be devoured by the Bone Race Great World to make up for this cause and effect. Of course, the premise is that you no longer blood-sacrifice other Great Worlds, otherwise your Dao Fruit will not be able to bear such karma," the God King of Ancient Dragon Mountain said.
The Dean of the Ancient God Academy felt his hair stand on end.
"Senior, do you have any way to solve this matter? This little god is willing to pay any price!" The Dean of the Ancient God Academy was somewhat unwilling.
"This matter cannot be resolved by anyone."
"The source of that scarlet karma is the entire Starry Sky Rule. The moment it appears, whether you cultivate into God Kings or Supreme Beings, you will ultimately not be able to escape this Epoch."
"This..." The Dean of the Ancient God Academy's body softened.
He had been in contact with the God King of Ancient Dragon Mountain for a long time and originally only wanted to consult him, but combined with what General Ling had said and the scene when setting up the formation, he now believed it seventy or eighty percent.
"In that case, the so-called ascension to immortality for all is bullshit!" The Dean of the Ancient God Academy seemed to have thought of something and secretly clenched his fists.
"Senior, this little god has one last question, it's about a Dao friend of this little god..."
After calming his mind, the Dean of the Ancient God Academy bowed towards the depths of Ancient Dragon Mountain and spoke of his doubts about the Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect.
Although the Ancient God Court Master led them from weakness to rise and was their well-deserved Big Brother, he had existed in the forbidden zone for millions of years, and his heart had probably already submitted to the forbidden zone. If there really was a problem, he might not help them. In addition, after this incident, he no longer trusted the Ancient God Court Master.
But the Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect was different. He had only entered the forbidden zone for one or two hours before and after, and it was unlikely that he had sincerely submitted like the Ancient God Court Master. If the blood sacrifice itself had a big problem, why did the Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect strongly demand the blood sacrifice of the Western Territory at that time?
Was he deceived, or...?
While the Dean of the Ancient God Academy was waiting, the words of the God King of Ancient Dragon Mountain made his heart tremble.
"Oh? How can you be sure that the Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect you saw was the original Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect?"
"The methods of that one from Yellow Copper Mountain are difficult to predict. Several forbidden zones that he once destroyed had God Kings sitting in them. This Lord originally thought that those God King Dao friends had already fallen, but in the last Epoch, when he took action to destroy an Ascended Being with a natural Dao body, those God King Dao friends all showed themselves."
"It's just a pity that they were no longer themselves, but had become puppets, their souls replaced by yellow copper matter. Although they had their forms, they were like empty shells, which is lamentable."
The Dean of the Ancient God Academy was horrified.
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Chapter 287: Various parties search for the mastermind behind the Black Tower, refining the Gold Ancestor, the Dean of the Ancient God Academy's plan
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"Even God Kings have become puppets!"
"Could it be that Dao Friend Righteous God also..."
The Dean of the Ancient God Academy swallowed and felt his breathing suddenly become difficult.
He suspected that the Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect had also become a puppet!
However, he also had a trace of doubt. When he became suspicious, he had carefully observed the Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect many times, but he didn't notice anything unusual. This time...
"I wonder, Senior, do you have any techniques to identify bronze puppets? This little god would like to confirm," the Dean of the Ancient God Academy said after a moment of contemplation, cupping his hands.
If the Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect had truly become a puppet...
Then no matter what, he would have to escape from this cultivator lineage.
"Apply this substance to the person you suspect. If they have become a puppet, bronze will inevitably flow from their seven orifices. If not, then there will be no harm," the Ancient Dragon Mountain shone brightly, and a drop of black-blue liquid flew out, landing in the hands of the Dean of the Ancient God Academy.
"This little god is immensely grateful to Senior," the Dean of the Ancient God Academy respectfully kowtowed.
Then he遁 (dun - escaped/fled) out of this starry sky.
Inside the Ancient Dragon Mountain, divine radiance rippled.
An ancient and decaying divine dragon coiled in the depths, its aura of a God-King eternal. Sixteen Dao Fruits, like sixteen恒星 (heng xing - fixed star/heavenly body, usually refers to star), floated inside the Ancient Dragon Mountain, propping open this Epoch Forbidden Zone.
"Why did the Dragon Lord answer the question of this dying junior?"
Next to the ancient and decaying divine dragon, a dragon race illusory figure appeared, asking.
In his opinion, a Dao Fruit 成道 (cheng dao - attain the Dao/become enlightened) cultivator was not of much use.
"Once the Bronze Divine Lord descends upon the starry sky, relying on the power of the great era, he will definitely be able to condense the eighteenth Dao Fruit and step into the Supreme Realm. I... don't want him to be so smooth!" The ancient and decaying divine dragon slowly opened its mouth, its tone containing helplessness.
"This junior will return to test the Sect Leader of the Righteous God Sect, and he will inevitably acknowledge the truth I told him. At that time, he should tell the other undying Dao Fruit realm beings of the cultivator lineage. In this way, the lackeys around the Ancient God Court Master will be torn apart. Perhaps, we can delay the time of the Bronze Divine Lord's descent as much as possible."
"It's a pity that the Ancient God Court Master was taken into the Forbidden Zone by the Bronze Divine Lord as soon as he showed the slightest sign. Now that he has emerged, he has already stepped into the Half-Step God-King Realm. We have no way to get rid of him. Otherwise, we only need to get rid of the Ancient God Court Master to interrupt the blood sacrifice. Why bother so much?" The ancient and decaying divine dragon said with a focused gaze.
The Bronze Divine Lord's strength was too powerful. Being a Forbidden Zone as well, how could they sit idly by and watch him achieve the Supreme Realm? It was a pity that the other party's calculations were flawless, and they did not give them a chance to attack.
"That matter that the Ancient Star River Palace and other Forbidden Zones discussed with us, is it...?" The dragon race illusory figure nodded, but soon mentioned another matter.
"The matter of supporting the Black Tower's behind-the-scenes forces?" the Dragon Lord opened his mouth.
"Exactly," the dragon race illusory figure said.
"With the mass-energy of the Bronze Divine Lord, plus resisting the Wild Ancient Great World's Heavenly Dao, he can only appear in the final stage of the entire Bronze Forbidden Zone's descent. Before that, the Ancient God Court Master and the descending batch of bronze powerhouses need to constantly blood sacrifice the living beings of the starry sky in order to allow the Bronze Forbidden Zone to descend upon the starry sky."
"If during this time, we find the Black Tower's behind-the-scenes forces and contact them, sending more reinforcements to him, perhaps we can directly block the Bronze Forbidden Zone in the starry sky. After鎮殺 (zhen sha - suppress and kill) the Bronze Divine Lord's lackeys, the matter of the Bronze Forbidden Zone escaping into the starry sky may be directly cut in half," the dragon race illusory figure continued.
"Difficult. The idea is good, but actually doing it may not succeed."
The Dragon Lord slightly shook his head, his tone not optimistic.
He did not believe that the Black Tower's behind-the-scenes forces could contend against the Bronze Forbidden Zone.
The Bronze Divine Lord had覆滅 (fu mie - overthrown/destroyed) many powerful Forbidden Zones, and he himself possessed the bronze大道 (da dao - great way/great principle) that could turn others into puppets. It could be said that the Bronze Forbidden Zone's foundation had already exceeded the sum of half of the existing Forbidden Zones.
Even with the Forbidden Zone powerhouses they dispatched, the Black Tower's behind-the-scenes forces would most likely ultimately fail.
"Whether it succeeds or not, let's try it. Perhaps unexpected things will happen. Otherwise, after the Bronze Divine Lord becomes the Supreme, none of us will have a good life," the dragon race illusory figure said again.
"Hopefully," the Dragon Lord said unenthusiastically.
"Have you found any traces of the Black Tower's behind-the-scenes forces?"
"Not yet. An 無上 (wu shang - supreme/highest) from the Ancient Star River Palace deduced, but the methods of the Black Tower's behind-the-scenes existence are extremely high. There is only a void, and nothing can be seen. Currently, the Ancient Star River Palace is preparing to focus its target on the Black Tower."
"If we can't calculate the existence behind the Black Tower, presumably calculating the Black Tower, a peak giant, can still be done," the dragon race illusory figure said.
"Mm," the Dragon Lord nodded.
The Ancient Dragon Mountain slowly returned to silence.
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Gold God Domain.
The power of four Great Worlds shrouded it.
No one could窥见 (kui jian - peep/pry into) the scene that occurred inside.
They only saw that under the beating of the Four Dharma Gods, the Gold Ancestor let out a悲厉 (bei li - grieved and stern) scream. Then his whole body twitched, and he collapsed to the ground.
The Gold God quickly climbed onto the other party's body from the side to fuse.
Afterward, the Divine Machine Tower opened the Heavenly Dao Land, and Xuan Ming遁 (dun - escaped/fled) into the void to炼化 (lian hua - refine) the Heavenly Dao of the Gold God Domain.
"Deep in the Earth Veins of the Five Elements Ancient God Domain, there is one kind of Divine Gold each. You will mine them out and hand them over to the Artisan God, so that he can melt the Five Elements Divine Gold into a cosmic prison," Xuan Ming ordered after refining the sixth Heavenly Dao Dao Fruit.
The cosmic prison plan needs to be launched quickly.
Forbidden Zone beings want to enter the starry sky, and blood sacrifice is not the only way.
In the future, the starry sky should not only see the appearance of the beings from the Forbidden Zone behind the cultivator lineage. So we must prepare for a rainy day, and then catch all these beings who have混迹 (hun ji - mingle with/hang around) in the long river of time and put them in.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Tower Ancestor and the others nodded.
"After the Gold God replaces the Gold Ancestor, you will gather the other Ancient Gods in the name of the Five Ancestors and gather in the Wood God Domain!" After instructing Tower Ancestor, Xuan Ming looked at the Five Elements Elemental Dharma Gods again.
Replacing the Five Elements Ancient Gods is only the first step.
The second step is to wipe out all the gods in one fell swoop.
This time cannot be delayed.
