In fact, this had been Gao Gong's earliest idea.
Even in the beginning, the concept of four-system fusion had only been vague.
But even then, he had realized that, in theory, this route was the technological path most likely to oppose the Calamity.
At the peak of the civilization route was the fusion of civilization types.
Why had he changed his mind later?
Naturally, it was because of level-nine civilizations.
More precisely, level-nine civilizations that had merged with the cosmic plane.
Civilizations at that level were immortal and indestructible, with their will of civilization running through the past, present, and future.
So once Gao Gong tried to break through—especially when he attempted to take that final step—he was bound to fail according to his former theory.
As long as a level-nine civilization locked down the level of "level nine," the ascension tribulation would never descend in the first place.
Only after realizing this did Gao Gong go against his original plan and detonate the cosmic tribulations ahead of time.
He had tried to use these "major cosmic plotlines" to shake the shackles of those level-nine civilizations.
But he later learned that these so-called cosmic calamities were also part of the experiments conducted by level-nine civilizations, which made him even more fearful of the power of top-tier civilizations.
But now, he was being told that the strongest representative of a fusion civilization in this universe was actually his own rich lady.
Leeching off a rich lady was the only righteous path!
That was darkly hilarious.
How many steel wool scrubbers would he have to farm before he could make such a strategic blunder?
So perhaps he should just let this "washing his hands of the golden basin" thing go. After all, he had only washed his hands of the golden basin.