Who Could Restrict My Path and Control My Dao

"Forgive Qing Liu Sheng and let him atone through meritorious service?"

"God Empress's considerations are difficult to understand..."

"Isn't this just nurturing a tiger that will bring disaster?"

With the era of their impending doom approaching, Shui Wuge's decision could no longer fully command everyone's support. To them, Qing Liu Sheng was simply too powerful.

Even the God Lord, who was invincible beneath the heavens, only dared claim that he could suppress Qing Liu Sheng within the range of his own grotto-heaven. In any other location, he would most likely not be his opponent.

This Dao Son was truly terrifying beyond anything that had come before. He actually possessed a Quasi-Emperor's body while still in the Dharma Realm!

With such foundations, he could completely refrain from opening his grotto-heaven and treat Open Heaven and Split Earth as a one-time power.

With his accumulated strength, he could sweep through any region. Once he began walking through the vast multiverse, a living hegemon would be born!

If the God Empress truly let him go free, it could very likely lead to irreparable consequences.

"Your Majesty, I believe Qing Liu Sheng should be executed immediately!"

"He cannot be allowed to live!"

This time, the speaker was one of the God Empress's personal guards. A blue-haired man stepped out of the void. All his laziness and contempt had vanished, leaving only thick killing intent.

One of the Ten Heavenly Stems God Officers, Zhan Meng Dao Artifact Wielder.

"I agree. Leaving Qing Liu Sheng alive will bring endless calamity. Even if it causes another great war, he must die!"

"His aptitude, comparable to the Twin Immortals, gives him far too many possibilities. Your Majesty, it will be exceedingly difficult for us to suppress someone like him in the future!"

Another God Officer stepped forward. She was a tall woman with a sacred bearing, dressed in a manner that was both magnificent and solemn. She spoke without the slightest tact.

Rou Zhao Dao Artifact Wielder!

They were all Tomorrow Dao cultivators who held Dao Artifacts, and they could see much farther than others. No matter how one looked at it, the value of using Qing Liu Sheng could not compare with the hidden dangers.

The appearance of two Heavenly Stems God Officers brought delight to Shui Fa Ming's face. Even two God Officers were urging the God Empress to act. Could it be that she still intended to stubbornly have her own way?

Could it be that the God Empress had stood at the summit for too long and could no longer sense how terrifying Qing Liu Sheng was?

The existence she could casually suppress would be far too great a burden for the Immortal Dynasty. The third-generation ruler might not be able to handle it properly. Control over the Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven was not something cultivators cultivated themselves. It was impossible for it to be inherited from generation to generation and somehow grow even stronger!

Other than the founder of the grotto-heaven, the New Heaven God Emperor, all subsequent controllers needed a long time to refine the Heavenly Stems Grotto-heaven. They could not directly obtain invincible power.

The transfer from one ruler to the next was the best moment for all sorts of hidden dangers to erupt. If those hidden dangers were not dealt with in advance, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"Too difficult? Yes, the human heart cannot be fathomed. It requires compulsory rules for restraint, and rules require power to enforce them..."

"Would the Immortal Dynasty cease to exist without me?"

The God Empress shook her head.

"God Empress, yes."

Rou Zhao gave her answer directly. Her emotions were impossible to perceive; she merely stated, "Even though the Tomorrow Dao has developed to this point, ruling the multiverse and possessing hundreds or thousands of Grotto-heaven Masters, all of this is false. As for who is leading everyone, the answer is obvious."

"Without Your Majesty suppressing all darkness, would the supreme self-centeredness of cultivators truly not lead to chaos? Would the Tomorrow Dao truly continue?"

The God Empress's will was the will of Heaven. This was a flourishing age created by absolute power. Without another Invincible Expert to succeed her, the Tomorrow Dao was on the verge of collapse.

Qing Liu Sheng was clearly not that successor. Instead, he was the criminal most likely to shatter the Immortal Dynasty's order.

"Death can be pardoned, but living punishment cannot be escaped. Qing Liu Sheng's cultivation should be crippled. As for the reward for exterminating the Immortal Clan, he may be allowed to live another thousand years at most!"

Zhan Meng also spoke, hoping to completely eliminate Qing Liu Sheng's possibilities and put on a show for appearances' sake.

"...Agreed!"

The God Empress rose and looked at Yun Ye, seemingly waiting for his response.

Everyone raised their heads. At some unknown point, the sky overhead had transformed into a vast starry sky, boundless and immeasurably immense. An aura that suppressed Heaven above and Earth below spread outward, making all things submit and divine beings tremble.

"The God Empress is wise!"

"Living is always better than dying. Perhaps there's still a sliver of hope. Make your choice, Qing Liu Sheng!"

The two Dao Artifact Wielders shouted in unison.

The pressure that could topple mountains and overturn seas was all applied to the youth, but he still kept his head lowered, sitting in a corner of the audience stands. No one could guess what he was thinking.

This posture only made the Dao Artifact Wielders' killing intent boil even more. To show such disrespect toward the God Empress and toward order—having him submit completely to the Immortal Dynasty was simply a fool's dream!

Crippling his potential was the correct choice!

"Will Qing Liu Sheng agree..."

Gong Haili's gaze shifted back and forth between the God Empress and Qing Liu Sheng.

She had an ominous premonition.

Within the projection, Qing Liu Sheng's aura had overwhelmed everything, and he had effortlessly defeated a reincarnated Manifest King with a powerful bloodline.

In reality, Qing Liu Sheng sat calmly and watched everything unfold, completely ignoring the heavy aura spreading through the air. It was as if the person on the Heavenly Road was not him.

If not for fortune flowing backward and the power of the Slaughter Rule descending, Gong Haili might have wondered whether this was even the same person.

Could such a grand and imposing heaven's favored really have been created by the Immortal Clan imprisoning him?

Would he truly accept the God Empress's proposal and submit to the Immortal Dynasty?

Yun Ye was locked down by the power of Open Heaven and Split Earth. The Order Chains throughout his body were forced to emerge, smashing the surrounding audience stands to pieces.

He had been sitting with his head lowered, watching the various powers appear across his hands. Now, at last, he rose and calmly faced the God Empress of the Immortal Dynasty.

"The God Empress's conditions may still be negotiable, but forget the proposal from the two Dao Artifact Wielders. When is death not death? Why not let me choose my own way to die?"

He spoke.

"It is merely a reason to kill you. Whether you accept it or not, you will die. Even if Her Majesty has her own considerations, we will not allow it."

Rou Zhao spoke coldly, without hiding her intent in the slightest.

Now that the Immortal Dynasty had analyzed the essence of the Ruling Dao, why would they bother putting on a ghost story? The people were not fools either.

It was fortunate that this was the Tomorrow Dao. At least in name, as Dao Artifact Wielders, they possessed decision-making authority. The Heavenly Stems God Officers could join together to veto the God Empress's decision.

As for the consequences of killing Qing Liu Sheng and truly starting a war...

As a Dao Artifact Wielder, she could guarantee that she would die in battle before the God Empress fell, defending the Immortal Dynasty's order with her life. This was the source of her authority; there was nothing more to say.

Awakening a Tomorrow Dao Artifact was absolute proof in itself. It represented that even if a person was not loyal to the God Empress, they were loyal to the people.

True Immortals could turn a blind eye to other cultivators, but the moment a Dao Artifact Wielder left the Red Heaven Realm and was noticed, they would be erased without mercy.

Unless Qing Liu Sheng awakened a Dao Artifact, they could never trust a monster born of the Immortal Clan.

Even if this monster had been restricted by all sorts of seals placed by the Immortal Clan and had reasons to betray them, that would make no difference.

Who knew whether this was an Immortal Clan trap?

"Give us your answer, Qing Liu Sheng!"

The God Empress spoke as well.

"..."

Yun Ye swept his gaze across the entire scene. The situation before him was actually quite similar to the story Qing Kong had arranged.

When Tian Xiaoxiao succeeded in challenging Shui Changdong, Qing Kong had already known that her child would most likely appear on the tenth step and suppress Tian Xiaoxiao.

Yet she remained unhurried.

This was a trial that had always existed at Purple Snow Academy. It was impossible that she had not learned about it in advance. She had long since anticipated all kinds of situations for Yun Ye to carry out.

Even if the Heavenly Road played Yun Ye's life and exposed his identity, so what? Qing Liu Sheng could simply pretend to submit to the Immortal Dynasty and continue growing.

The chains and seals throughout his body could become the most favorable evidence, proving that his relationship with the Azure Immortal Clan was flawed.

Could the Immortal Dynasty reject the allegiance of an Immortal Clan Dao Son?

It would be difficult.

This represented an enormous amount of fortune, and the last territory of humanity was also moving toward unification. For the humans of the present age, it held immense significance.

Even an Immortal Clan Dao Son had joined the Immortal Dynasty. Could the Ruling Dao possibly still have anything worthwhile about it?

The original script had probably been like this.

Only Qing Kong could not have anticipated Yun Ye's identity. Shui Wuge and Yun Ye did not merely want to obtain this little bit—they needed more...

They needed to eliminate the hidden danger completely!

"I refuse!"

The chains around Yun Ye's body snapped apart inch by inch, and the many seals vanished like smoke in thin air. His aura suddenly rose to a higher level. "The Immortal Clan's seals, restrictions?"

"I was born unparalleled and invincible. Who can restrict my path and control my Dao!"

"Someone write this for me. What a troublesome story... Why did I write such a troublesome story..."