Chapter 297

A beautiful young woman entered from outside the hall, respectfully bowing and saying, "Ancestor!"

The girl looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, but her whole body was filled with the supreme aura that only those in the Longevity Realm possessed. Perhaps because she was not familiar with the control of the laws, these terrifying auras overflowed, causing the void to tremble and the Great Dao to become disordered.

The Penglai Immortal frowned, seemingly somewhat uneasy. Her gaze darkened as if she were deep in thought. After a moment, she slowly spoke:

"The fall of the Supreme Being and the destruction of this epoch have nothing to do with our Penglai Immortal Island. From this day forward, we will sever all ties with the outside world until the epoch restarts!"

After saying that, she waved her hand, and the girl nodded and left.

But just as the girl was about to leave the main hall, she suddenly called out, "Wait!"

"Does the Ancestor have any further instructions?"

"The fall of this Supreme Being is deeply connected to an old friend of mine. After you return, go out to sea with your senior brother to find that old friend. If she is willing, bring her back to the island; if she is not, give her this item!"

With a flick of his jade finger, the Penglai Immortal sent a jade bracelet flying toward the young girl.

The jade bracelet was crystal clear, flowing with a dreamlike light, causing the girl's pupils to slightly contract.

"This jade bracelet..."

The girl whispered, "This is the treasure of Penglai Immortal Island, the 'Azure Sea Jade Bracelet.' Legend has it that when the world was first created, the Primordial Kunpeng broke out of the sea, causing towering waves that surged into the sky. Its transformation into human form condensed into a bright jade, which gathered the Spiritual Qi of the sea to form a wondrous bracelet, named 'Azure Sea and Blue Sky.'"

The Azure Sea Jade Bracelet is also the treasure of Penglai Immortal Island, a supreme treasure comparable to all the rare treasures of the heavens and magical artifacts of immortals!

The Penglai Immortal whispered, "Remember, if she has no intention of being polite, you must not be rude!"

As she spoke, she lightly tapped the air with her jade-like finger, and a beam of white light flashed out and landed between the girl's eyebrows.

A woman's figure appeared in her mind. The young girl held the Azure Sea Jade Bracelet in both hands and respectfully said, "Disciple obeys!"

"The great calamity of the era is about to begin, and the world outside will be in chaos. You must go and return as soon as possible. When you encounter danger, you can use this bracelet to fight your enemies."

"Thank you, Ancestor. This disciple takes his leave!"

The easternmost point, the eastern ridge.

Deep within the great tomb Time Tower.

The death of the Burial King Supreme Being left everyone present deeply troubled for a long time.

Even though Xiao Minghuang was fighting him to the death just a moment ago.

But after his death, a sense of sadness arose inexplicably in her heart, and she even felt a sense of self-blame out of nowhere.

Perhaps she shouldn't have killed such an ancient being who had cultivated for so many years?

At this moment, the Innate Osmanthus gently patted her shoulder, indicating that she didn't need to blame herself.

"The fall of the Supreme Being is a tragedy for Heaven and Earth. All of us who share the same path, as long as we are within this realm and covered by the Great Dao of the Five Directions One Realm, will be affected. This is not an emotion that arose from your own heart, so you need not pay attention to it."

"I'm fine."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang shook his head, looked up at the shattered and fragmented remains of the Burial King Supreme Being, and murmured, "The Supreme was hailed as immortal, yet he too decayed and perished. Senior, you have lived for so long, do you know anything that is truly immortal?"

Upon hearing this, Innate Osmanthus paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course."

"What?" Xiao Minghuang asked, puzzled.

"Me!"

The Innate Osmanthus patted its chest and said with a smile, "I am Innate Being, born of the primordial, and primordial is indestructible. Although I am within the Five Directions One Realm and influenced by the Great Dao of this world, even if the Great Dao of this world truly decays and is annihilated, I can still go to other great worlds or the Heavenly Realm to continue my cultivation. In this way, can I be called indestructible?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang shook his head and sighed softly, "If a realm can decay and perish, then wouldn't the universe decay and perish as well? If the Heavenly Realm decays and the universe decays, can you, Senior, remain uninvolved?"

Hearing this, Innate Osmanthus sighed helplessly and couldn't help but tap her forehead, scolding, "What do you know, little girl? You're so arrogant! Do you know how long an era is? How many lives does a world have? You're so presumptuous and ambitious! If you don't change your ways, you'll be trapped by yourself sooner or later!"

"How could I not know? An era is 129,600 years long, and the fate of a realm is not fixed. Although the rise and fall of the Great Dao within a realm determines its fate, it can be as short as less than an era, or as long as hundreds or thousands, or even infinitely numerous. But what does that prove? Doesn't the fate of the universe also...?"

Hearing Xiao Minghuang's impending long-winded explanation, Innate Osmanthus felt a headache coming on. She waved her hand to interrupt Xiao Minghuang and then said, "Alright, alright, wait until you're old enough to talk about it!"

"I'll go find the Burial Sky Coffin, you go and prepare the body of the Burial King. It's the remains of a supreme being, with countless uses!"

Having said that, the Innate Osmanthus stopped listening to her nagging, and with a flash, it transformed into a ball of silver light and plunged into the chaotic void.

Seeing the Innate Osmanthus flee as if escaping, Xiao Minghuang couldn't help but smile. "The Innate Osmanthus has lived for so many years, yet it can't even bear to hear two words. Really..."

She shook her head and stopped dwelling on it.

She pondered this question perhaps because she was not originally from this world; her experience of time travel allowed her to detach herself and break free to consider the issue from a different perspective.

Or perhaps it was because her cultivation was too smooth; at only twenty-something years old, she had already reached the seventh level of the Saint Realm, and her strength was even powerful enough to suppress and kill a Supreme Being.

386. The Way of Termination: What is the Supreme?

Xiao Minghuang's smooth-sailing circumstances made her precocious and eager to "seek endless knowledge" from the world.

"She's right. I should focus on the present and not think about things that are too far in the future."

Xiao Minghuang calmed her mind and suppressed these thoughts deep within her, refusing to dwell on them.

Then she began to collect the remains of the Burial King Supreme Being.

Originally, Lin Zhaoyu and Tianji Holy Son also wanted to help, but their cultivation levels were too low. Just getting close was enough to injure them, as the Supreme Remnants, which were emanating chaotic laws, were about to strike them. So they could only watch as Xiao Minghuang worked alone.

Around this time, Lin Wanqiu finally woke up.

Xiao Minghuang immediately released her.

She had just opened her eyes when she was startled by the sight before her: a sky full of corpses.

"Your Highness, what has happened?"

Xiao Minghuang briefly explained what had happened.

"What?! The Supreme One is dead?!"

Lin Wanqiu was immediately shocked, and even her voice trembled.

She never expected that while she was unconscious for a short while, a supreme being would be killed by His Highness. Even with her understanding of Xiao Minghuang, she still found it hard to believe.

She had clearly seen His Highness at the King Realm when they were outside the ancient tomb, but now, she could no longer fathom his cultivation level.

However, that sense of perfect smoothness and flawlessness, of natural clarity, clearly tells one thing.

Xiao Minghuang has already entered the Saint Realm!

"A lot happened after we entered the ancient tomb. I'll tell you about it slowly after we get out."

Xiao Minghuang smiled slightly.

"Good."

Lin Wanqiu could see that His Highness was collecting the scattered remains of the Supreme Being. She was only at the King Realm level and couldn't help at all, so she didn't say anything more and waited quietly to the side.

Half a day later.

Xiao Minghuang carefully collected all the remains of the Burial King and roughly pieced them together to form a human shape.

However, during the battle, the body had already suffered significant damage. Afterwards, the Burial King went mad, causing the void to rupture, and a considerable amount of flesh and blood was swept into the void turbulence.

Today, this body is missing its entire right arm, its head is incomplete, and other parts of the body have large and small gaps.

"This is the best we can do..."

Looking at the pieced-together body before him, Xiao Minghuang murmured to himself.

However, she did not know what to do with this supreme remains.

"Let's wait until Innate Osmanthus returns and ask for her opinion."

Around that time, a void vortex condensed not far away, and the figure of the Innate Osmanthus emerged from it.

The moment she appeared, Xiao Minghuang felt a strong sense of decay and ruin wash over her, causing her to frown.

"This is?"

Xiao Minghuang looked up and saw that Innate Osmanthus was holding a black ball of light in her right hand, and the aura of decay and corruption was emanating from this ball of light.

Within that sphere of light, a pitch-black, transparent coffin could be faintly seen, covered with various obscure symbols and characters, seemingly containing endless mystery.

"This is the Burial Sky Coffin. It is a rare treasure of the heavens and also carries the Dao of the Burial King. Now that the Burial King is dead, it is an unclaimed object."

Innate Osmanthus walked slowly forward, explaining as she went, until she reached Xiao Minghuang. Then she pushed the Burial Sky Coffin in front of her, saying, "You killed the Burial King, so this is naturally your spoils!"

Xiao Minghuang stared at the pitch-black coffin before her, a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

Although this was a spoil she deserved, she had personally witnessed the Path of Burial Kings—rotten, dilapidated, and twisted, driving people mad. Even if she obtained it, she would probably find it tasteless and a pity to discard it.

The Innate Osmanthus seemed to sense her hesitation and explained, "The Path of Burial Kings contains the great laws of withering, decay, decay, ruin, and destruction, which are very similar to the Way of Termination, one of the Supreme Great Dao. Perhaps you can use the Path of Burial Kings as a guide to comprehend the Way of Termination."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's heart stirred. The Supreme Great Dao?

"Senior, what is the meaning of the Supreme Great Dao? Are there different levels of Dao as well?"

"The Burial Sky Coffin has lost much of its spiritual power to the Burial King, and it won't be able to exert its divine abilities for a long time. You don't need to worry about it causing trouble." The Innate Osmanthus said somewhat helplessly, "Take this treasure first, and I'll explain it to you slowly. We've been through thick and thin together; how could I possibly harm you?"

Xiao Minghuang nodded and put away the Burial Sky Coffin.

As expected, this rare treasure remained obediently within her dantian, without any unusual activity.

Next, the Innate Osmanthus explained to her what the Supreme Great Dao was.

"All the great principles of the world originate from the very source of the universe and are inherently without distinction of high or low. However, the Way of Heaven is impartial, while the Way of Humanity is selfish, discriminatory, and hierarchical. The so-called Supreme Great Dao is precisely the manifestation of this distinction of high and low."

"The Supreme Great Dao is determined by a comprehensive evaluation of various aspects such as the Dao's mystery, rarity, and power. It ranks among the top ten Daos in all the heavens and is thus given the title of Supreme."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly, immediately realizing the problem.

"There are countless great principles in the world, and no one can master them all. Without mastery, there is no understanding; and without understanding, what right do you have to make arbitrary judgments about them?"

"It's all based on strength, of course!" the Innate Osmanthus said calmly. "The Supreme Great Dao is the World Lord Heavenly Realm, personally recognized by the Supreme Heavenly Emperor. This ranking is a manifestation of the Supreme Heavenly Emperor's will. To disagree with this ranking is to offend the Supreme Heavenly Emperor's majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang was speechless.

"Please continue, senior."

"The Way of Termination, listed among the Supreme Great Dao, is the sum of negative images such as withering, decay, decay, ruin, death, silence, and destruction. It is also the primary driving force behind the negative development of all things in the universe. If one masters it, one possesses the ability to negate everything in the universe."

"This power is known as the Way of Termination. In the blink of an eye, stars vanish, eras end, countless great paths return to silence, and all living things face annihilation!"

Xiao Minghuang felt a chill run down her spine.

Can everything be annihilated in the blink of an eye?

How powerful would that have to be?

"Senior, where does the Way of Termination rank among the Ten Supreme Great Dao?"

Xiao Minghuang asked.

"The order of the Supreme Great Dao is not ranked."

The Innate Osmanthus shook its head and said, "To rank the great Dao is already a great disrespect to the Cosmic Great Dao. Even the Supreme Heavenly Emperor would not forcibly elevate a particular Dao to the status of the only one."

"However, it is generally believed that the Way of Termination ranks among the top in terms of killing power among the Ten Supreme Paths."

This was still a rather vague explanation, but Xiao Minghuang didn't intend to delve into it further. As for the Burial Sky Coffin, she would leave it with her for now, as it might come in handy later.

"Thank you, senior. I will take good care of and use the Burial Sky Coffin."

387. I'll bestow upon you another stroke of good fortune.

"The Burial Sky Coffin is yours, and the remains of the Burial King are mine."

"Innate Osmanthus said with a smile."

Having said that, Xiao Minghuang finally understood.

Why Innate Osmanthus so generous, directly giving her the Burial Sky Coffin, a rare treasure from all the heavens? It turns out she was waiting for this!

The Burial Sky Coffin might not be useful to her, as it has nothing to do with her current path of cultivation; holding it would be like having a chicken rib in her hand.

But the remains of the King of Burial are different; this is a genuine supreme body with endless wonders.

Moreover, even if she doesn't use it for anything else, simply refining the remaining supreme laws within her flesh and bones will at least allow her to advance to a higher realm!

However, she had already accepted the Burial Sky Coffin, and it was too late to back out now.

But Xiao Minghuang felt resentful for having to suffer in silence.