Adding Another Dish

Almost without hesitation, the Human Dao Perfected One made the most utilitarian choice.

Immortal Heaven had already turned its gaze this way. Joining the Dao was practically a foregone conclusion. Though he did not know what was happening, what he was facing, why he had ended up before a First Rank being, none of that hindered him from thinking and choosing.

The result of that thought was the present moment.

Death was certain. This was the bitter fruit he had sown—provoking Zhu Fengdan before investigating his background.

He had thought he had uncovered Zhu Fengdan's roots. Unfortunately, the other man ran far deeper than he had imagined, and that directly led to his downfall.

He had nothing to say about such a defeat. His skills had simply fallen short. He felt neither regret nor sorrow, much less blamed Heaven or others.

Having made his choice, he naturally had to bear its consequences. That was only right and proper.

But a Third Rank was not so easily erased completely. His remaining Dao Charm absorbed Immortal Heaven's nearly endless power here, allowing him to be perfectly reborn. At this moment, he was whole.

This was the Third Rank.

Deathless and indestructible, possessing absolute "copyright." Even merely imitating a Third Rank would directly draw that Third Rank's attention. If someone practiced a Third Rank's Dao, then that Third Rank would never truly die.

So long as the Dao remained, the body remained, and it possessed reality.

As long as his thoughts continued to circulate in the world, even if an existence like a heavenly demon created a fake, that fake would instantly become real.

This was reality. The essence of reality was equivalent to the real world. To destroy a Third Rank, one had to destroy his Dao. Yet Dao was not an