Chapter 22

Compared with acquired formation arts, Innate Grand Arrays were not created by living beings based on their understanding of the Innate Great Daos of the Primordial World. Instead, they naturally evolved from the Innate Great Daos.

The Primordial Chaos Netherworld Reversion Great Array where Tai Ming resided was a fusion of the Primordial Chaos Netherworld Dao and the Reversion Dao.

Its sudden appearance was because it sensed Tai Ming's Innate Ghost Dao Destiny.

To a certain extent, this Grand Array was like a natural Ghost Dao domain, while Tai Ming was its Child of Destiny.

Upon entering the Grand Array, Tai Ming felt as though he had returned to his own homeland. The Ghost Dao Destiny within him sensed something and began guiding him.

If anyone else entered, their souls would be blown apart by the dark winds and swept into the Reversion. Tai Ming, however, encountered no obstruction whatsoever.

In the void before him, three thousand Great Dao vortices condensed, accompanied by the ebb and flow of the qi of the Three Thousand Innate Great Daos.

The Innate Reincarnation Dao Qi, Innate Yin-Yang Dao Qi, and Innate Life-Death Dao Qi drifted through the void.

At the center, a dark violet light cluster formed from the Innate Undying Spiritual Light pulsed, giving birth to Dao Qi resembling Tai Ming's Innate Primordial Chaos Ghost Dao.

With every pulse, the surrounding qi of the Innate Great Daos resonated with it. As time passed, it became increasingly solid.

Tai Ming watched this scene and felt as though he were looking at another version of himself.

The moment it manifested before Tai Ming, light suddenly erupted across the sky.

It was a magnificent sight, as if the heavens and earth had just been created and the precious light of chaos had been revealed.

Had the Primordial Chaos Netherworld Reversion Great Array not been protecting this place, its radiance would undoubtedly have drawn the attention of countless Primordial Era Divine Beings.

Tai Ming's heart stirred. He casually reached out, and a mysterious dark violet spiritual light fell into his hand, instantly condensing into a dark violet seal that gave off a solemn resonance.

It was as if fate were calling out, the voice of a spiritual treasure seeking its destined master.

The instant Tai Ming touched the seal, he felt an invisible stream of Innate information rapidly flow into his mind.

As he extracted the information that others and other objects had to first gain a spiritual treasure's recognition before gradually refining it, Tai Ming realized that this seal felt an extraordinary closeness toward him.

The seal took the initiative to transmit information to him, as if it had long known his identity and mission.

It turned out that the seal's existence was closely tied to Tai Ming's Ghost Dao. It was the manifestation of Tai Ming's Ghost Dao in the Primordial World.

As Tai Ming continued elevating and perfecting the Ghost Dao, the seal evolved and improved along with it, finally manifesting in the world today.

This was the Innate Destiny Spiritual Treasure symbolizing Tai Ming's Ghost Dao Destiny—the Netherworld Ghost Seal! The characteristics of the Netherworld Ghost Seal were just like those of the Netherworld itself, embodying the wondrous powers of life's reincarnation and nirvana.

As the Innate information on the seal continued flowing into Tai Ming, his heart was thrown into turmoil.

This spiritual treasure was actually a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure possessing thirty-six Innate Dao Restrictions, with power extremely close to the supreme-grade level.

Each of its restrictions was a natural manifestation and profound interpretation of the Primordial Chaos Ghost Dao.

It not only brought Tai Ming unprecedented experiences and new insights, but also continuously ** his Primordial Chaos Ghost Dao toward a more complete realm.

When Tai Ming began deeply refining the Innate Dao Restrictions of the Netherworld Ghost Seal and fully understood and fused with this power of interwoven Ghost Dao, his strength would rise another level.

The main body of the Netherworld Ghost Seal was rounded above and square below, symbolizing the Primordial World's concept of a round heaven and square earth.

Within it lay a complete Great Thousand World. Its order was formed from the qi of the Three Thousand Innate Great Daos, like the seeds of the Three Thousand Great Daos, constantly growing as Tai Ming comprehended the Great Daos.

If Tai Ming could comprehend all three thousand Great Daos, this world might grow into an existence comparable to the Primordial World.

The evolution of the three thousand strands of Dao Qi he witnessed was actually a display of the Netherworld Ghost Seal's world power.

At the top of the Netherworld Ghost Seal, nine dark violet Ghost Dao Origin Imprints intertwined, giving it a mysterious aura like a divine ring.

These nine imprints symbolized nine kinds of Origin transformations, including the mind, wisdom, and will. They were precisely the Nine Transformations of the Source of Tai Ming's Primordial Chaos Ghost Dao.

These powers surrounded the Great Thousand World and evolved into a Cosmic Divine Ring composed of nine Great Thousand Worlds.

The Netherworld Ghost Seal represented authority over Tai Ming's nine Origin Great Daos. As his Nine Transformations of the Source improved and became more complete, these nine worlds would grow increasingly powerful.

With the support of the Netherworld Ghost Seal, the power of Tai Ming's Nine Transformations of the Source received an unprecedented boost.

Now, each of the nine Origin transformations was enough to rival a Grand Unity Venerable God, making the Netherworld Ghost Seal's effects far exceed the level of a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

To every Innate Divine Being, this was a Destiny Opportunity they could only dream of.

Although this spiritual treasure was currently only high-grade, it might one day rise to the supreme level or even reach the level of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Its ability to continuously upgrade made it extraordinarily precious. Even if someone offered an Innate Supreme Treasure in exchange, Tai Ming would not let it go.

Not to mention that it was an Innate Destiny Spiritual Treasure so perfectly suited to his own Ghost Dao.

Tai Ming preferred even more to return all power to himself, precious though Innate Supreme Treasures were.

After mastering the Netherworld Ghost Seal, he would use it as a reference to explore the Ghost Dao in greater depth.

The Netherworld Ghost Seal seemed completely compatible with him. In some aspects, it even surpassed him, becoming a mirror through which he could observe himself.

In his future cultivation of the Great Dao, he would rely on the Netherworld Ghost Seal as though he possessed a special privilege, increasing his cultivation speed far beyond that of others.

As one of the outstanding among the many Innate Divine Beings, his cultivation speed was already among the fastest.

With the Netherworld Ghost Seal, Tai Ming was undoubtedly like someone who had activated a cheat.

This was only one of the wondrous effects that the Innate Undying Spiritual Light of the Netherworld had on Tai Ming.

Its true power lay in the abilities of the Netherworld Ghost Seal itself that had yet to be revealed.

The power of the Netherworld Ghost Seal originated from its powerful Innate Netherworld Emperor God Conferment Divine Restriction. This was a Ghost Dao version of the Great God Conferment Technique.

This divine restriction could confer titles upon Ghost Dao Yin Gods and Divine Deities, opening up the Ghost God Lineage of the Primordial World's Divine Path.

Ghost Gods combined the yin of heaven and earth with the spirit of humanity, ** beyond the Buddhist, Demonic, and Immortal lineages, connecting yin and yang, walking through the Netherworld, and coexisting with the living beings of the Primordial World.

When Tai Ming comprehended this power, he exclaimed, "My Dao is complete!"

In the Primordial World of the Divine Path, God Conferment was nothing unusual.

Powerful Innate Divine Beings could use secondary authorities to grant their subordinates a false Divine Path, forming the acquired path of God Conferment.

Before this, however, Tai Ming's Ghost Dao had always been limited to personal strength. Even the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan he had created was different from Ghost Dao cultivators like him and was more akin to the Earthly Dao Lineage of the Netherworld.

Now that he possessed the Innate Netherworld Emperor God Conferment Divine Restriction, his Ghost Dao would become a brand-new cultivation system, just like the Dao lineages of heaven, earth, humanity, Buddhism, demons, and immortals.

This divine restriction also had two different methods of God Conferment, one for the living and one for the dead.

The living could receive a title and become Ghost Dao Deities. Those below an Undying Venerable God would be Ghost Soldiers, Venerable Gods would be Ghost Generals, and Grand Unity Venerable Gods could be called Ghost Kings.

Because of the limitations of Tai Ming's realm, the higher-level Grand Unity Ghost Emperor could not yet be conferred.

The dead could also receive Ghost Dao titles. This was a unique ability of Ghost Dao God Conferment.

After receiving a title, a ghost could retain part of the power it possessed in life, with its level corresponding to a Ghost Soldier, Ghost General, Ghost King, or Ghost Emperor.

The two methods of God Conferment were vastly different but could complement each other.

The living, once conferred as Ghost Dao Deities, did not need to cultivate the Ghost Dao anew. They were like hired workers, retaining considerable autonomy. They could cultivate and increase their strength on their own, and if they became powerful enough, they could break free of the conferment.

The dead, after receiving a title, became entirely new Ghost Dao lifeforms under Tai Ming. They could use only Ghost Dao power, and everything about them bore Tai Ming's imprint. Their life and death rested on a single thought.

However, their True Spirit Imprints were stored within the Netherworld Ghost Seal. As long as the seal remained intact, they would be undying and indestructible.

When a living Ghost God was killed, it would truly perish, and its Ghost Dao Authority imprint would return to the Ghost Dao.

Most importantly, as the master of the Netherworld Ghost Seal and the Ghost Dao Lineage, Tai Ming possessed absolute control over the Ghost Gods after their conferment.

The Innate Spirit within the Netherworld Ghost Seal was the incarnation of Tai Ming's destiny—the Underworld Emperor. It was the supreme god of the Ghost Gods and possessed authority over them second only to Tai Ming.

The Underworld Emperor's form was fixed and carried by Tai Ming's own destiny.

Tai Ming could choose to merge it into himself and inherit the Ghost God Karma Position of the Underworld Emperor.

However, Tai Ming knew that his ability to manage others was insufficient, so he retained this incarnation of destiny to manage the Ghost God Lineage.

After understanding the abilities of the Netherworld Ghost Seal, Tai Ming had already formed new plans for the future of the Ghost Dao.

The Ghost Dao would one day have the qualifications to stand alongside the Dao of heaven, earth, humanity, Buddhism, demons, immortals, and gods.

At that moment, Tai Ming's ambition began spreading wildly through his heart.

Within this special space, only the Ghost Dao held sole dominion, and even the Heart of the Earthly Path had lost its perception of the outside world.

Tai Ming's gains had shaken the Heart of the Earthly Path, but he did not reveal any details.

At that moment, he was immersed in the pleasure of refining the Netherworld Ghost Seal while comprehending the Ghost Dao Origin it nurtured within.

The Innate Dao Restrictions that were difficult for others to refine were astonishingly easy for Tai Ming, as though he had activated a cheat. In little more than a thousand Yuan Hui, he had refined them all.

Under the reflection of the Netherworld Ghost Seal's Origin, the Ghost Dao rapidly became more complete, and its overall realm had reached the peak of a Grand Unity Venerable God.

However, at that moment, Tai Ming sensed his own mission! He clearly understood his future responsibilities and the challenges that were about to arrive... Most of the Innate Divine Beings sensed a subtle tremor in the authority of their own Great Daos, as if it were calling them to the Western Land to restore its balance.

However, these ancient Divine Beings of the Primordial World had already experienced too much. They were increasingly wary of the war in the Western Land and did not dare to intervene recklessly.

At that moment, the other regions of the Primordial World were also in a delicate state of balance, and no one was willing to break it.

The changes in the Western Land originated from an eruption of Negative Energy triggered by the negative emotions of fallen living beings.

To restore the balance, they had to face the three major powers of the Demonic Dao, Mount Sumeru, and the White Tiger Divine Race.

Therefore, those with the ability chose to avoid the conflict, while those unable to escape might turn into ghosts in the coming war.

Yet Tai Ming saw all of this.

His Ghost Dao seemed to have been born in response to the times, born from dead spirits and ghosts.

Tai Ming possessed the talent to split his corpse and transform his soul into a Corpse Dao incarnation, making him unafraid of Negative Energy.

At this critical moment, he obtained the Netherworld Ghost Seal, as if some grand will were using his hand to deal with this calamity.

Tai Ming realized that this was the instinct and destiny of the Primordial World.

The feeling was like some part of a person's body becoming uncomfortable, causing the body to begin nurturing a corresponding antibody.

This was the destiny of the Primordial World, not the Heavenly Dao created by Cang Li Shi.

The previous Childs of Destiny had encountered situations like this as well.

When Tai Ming witnessed the current state of the Western Land with his own eyes, he calmly accepted this arrangement.

The entire Western Land had completely fallen into a Death Land, and the number of living beings had declined by nearly half.

To the other Innate Divine Beings, this was merely a trivial matter that could be ignored. To Tai Ming, however, it weighed heavily on his heart, as if something were pressing down upon it.

A nameless flame burned within him, stirring anger from the depths of his heart.

Calamity was both destiny and a trial of his Dao heart.

Regardless of what his conscience said, this was merely an obsession he was unwilling to abandon.

Having risen from the lowest levels, Tai Ming understood the will of the lower-level living beings. They only wished to survive in peace, yet they were always treated like grass.

Therefore, even after the Primordial Beings became dead spirits and ghosts, they still carried unwillingness and resentment.

When countless resentments gathered together, even a Grand Unity Venerable God would be moved.

Having been born human, there were things someone had to do. Why could that someone not be him? Being chosen by destiny was his honor. He would carry these resentments and display the Revenge of the Ants.

In the Netherworld, Tai Ming's figure radiated a chilling killing intent.

The Nameless Ascetic Monk of Mount Sumeru sensed a sudden change in the Heavenly Secrets but could not calculate any information, as if everything were merely an illusion.

The Ascetic Monk's realm was profound, yet he sensed an inexplicable phenomenon of illusion. Behind it, there seemed to be a power manipulating everything.