Triggering a Calamity
With the endorsement of the Supreme Sage, the spread of the Heavenly Dao Space is now unimpeded.
Instead, Yang Ning began to ponder the concept that the Hun Tian Sect Master had learned from Jiu Gao: the Great Calamity!
Actually, Jiu Gao didn't use this word; it was Yang Ning's translation, which is actually more accurate than the word Jiu Gao used.
As for what constitutes a kalpa (or eon)?
How can something that doesn't even exist be defined?
That's right, neither the Chaos Calamity nor the Immeasurable Calamity exists at all; Jiu Gao is just talking nonsense!
After all, the Immortal Realm has only existed for 300,000 years, and 300,000 years ago the entire world was a vast universe.
The universe is so vast, full of resources and unclaimed planets. Cultivators are not a technologically advanced civilization, so their utilization rate of resources is not high.
If we don't lack resources, why go to war?
Moreover, cultivators' ability to travel between star systems is not strong. Even immortals find it difficult to travel between star systems without Teleportation Formation arrays.
Don't bring up the modern Teleportation Technique; the universe 300,000 years ago was different from the universe now.
When the immortals created the celestial realm, they absorbed too much from the lower realm, causing the space in the lower realm to become fragile and easy to traverse. In contrast, the celestial realm, which was originally a place where one could traverse freely, became more spatially stable because of these things.
The other Supreme Sage might know that Jiu Gao was talking nonsense, but they still played along with him.
Either everyone is giving him face, or these Supreme Sages each have their own plans.
As for what exactly they were planning, Yang Ning could roughly guess.
The current division of power was established 300,000 years ago, when the Immortal Realm was vast and sparsely populated, and the territory was sufficient.
However, after 300,000 years of development, the population of the Immortal Realm has experienced countless explosions, and things are very different now.
But the Supreme Sage Land's territory is still just as large!
Which Supreme Sage could withstand this?
Moreover, which Supreme Sage wouldn't want to spread their influence to other continents?
But now the Immortal Realm is peaceful, and there may be countless sects, countries, and powers separating Supreme Sage from Supreme Sage.
In this environment, how can one extend their influence to other Supreme Sage?
Actually, it's quite simple to do this: the seven Supreme Sage just need to sit down together, talk it over, and distribute the benefits.
Then each family sent their disciples to preach in the territories of other Supreme Sage, and that was how the matter was settled.
However, to accomplish this, a respected elder must take the lead, or someone must sacrifice their own interests first, so that others can see the sincerity of the meeting organizers and thus agree to the plan.
But apart from Cang and Qing Mang, none of the seven Supreme Sages were willing to submit to the others. Who could be the leader? And who was willing to sacrifice their own interests?
Therefore, some of the Supreme Sage would rather find an excuse to fight and, incidentally, clean up the various miscellaneous forces among the Supreme Sage.
This is the idea of Supreme Sage.
Yang Ning discovered that this idea actually aligned with his own interests.
"I could try to corrupt the Supreme Sage when he enters the Heavenly Dao Space, but the Supreme Sage's Law Power is too great. Growing up in the Human Dao and Earth Dao realms, the Nightmare Energy simply isn't enough to corrupt them; it would be difficult to corrupt even one!"
"But we can't avoid the erosion. Although the Immortal Realm doesn't have a distinction between Heaven, Earth, and Man, the seven Supreme Sages are undoubtedly all Heavenly Dao Saints!"
Even the Sage of Curses, Junjiang, the Sage of Blood, Quanluo, and the Sage of Demons, Guisu, are the same.
Because they became saints before the Earthly Dao was born, their status naturally fell under the Heavenly Dao.
Yang Ning wanted to unify the Heavenly Dao, which required mastering all the power of the Heavenly Dao, but seven Supreme Sages were too many and too powerful!
If there's a way to cut one or two.
Even if we can't kill them, weakening their strength and influence is still good.
Their strength stems from the path they cultivate. If a great war were to erupt that affects the entire Immortal Realm, reducing the number of cultivators worldwide, the strength of the seven Supreme Sages would naturally weaken.
As for whether doing so would be too cruel.
Not to mention that the human race only occupies a small Zizhou, and none of the seven Supreme Sages are human, only the Hun Tian Sect Master is somewhat close to being human.
What's so cruel about wars between different races?
Moreover, this is for the sake of the Great Dao, a struggle for the Great Dao. You're telling me it's cruel?
Most importantly, beings in the celestial realm now enter the underworld after death, which strengthens the underground passage.
Myriad Spirits of the Immortal Dao die, the proportion of humans naturally increases, which in turn strengthens the human race!
While weakening the Heavenly Dao, it can also strengthen the Earthly Way and the Human Way!
A win-win-win situation, achieving three goals at once!
Yang Ning had previously been thinking about how to instigate a war.
Although he was very skilled and experienced, this lower realm was different from the celestial realm, which, after all, had Supreme Sage.
If it's too obvious, it's easy to get caught.
But now that Jiu Gao has proposed the concept of a great eon, shouldn't we make use of it as soon as possible?
However, the origin of this great calamity needs to be changed.
How could it be the Heavenly Dao that started this? From now on, the Heavenly Dao will be under my jurisdiction. If the Heavenly Dao is blamed for this, then I'll be the one taking the fall.
No, no, that won't do!
We need to think of another reason.
The great calamities in the Primordial World were caused by slaughter, but this reason is a bit far-fetched.
The Primordial World was so vast, how many people were killed in a mere battle for supremacy, yet this triggered a great calamity?
That Primordial World far too fragile.
Moreover, it would require using violence and deception to mislead people, which is too costly to implement; I don't want to do that.
Yang Ning thought of the dynastic cycle.
Every feudal dynasty, though seemingly different in its ending, was in reality caused by land annexation, the widening gap between the rich and the poor, and the impoverished people's inability to survive, leaving them with no choice but to rise up in rebellion.
This is the feudal dynasty version of a catastrophe!
What if it were a cultivator?
The resources in the world are finite; some people take more, while others take less.
It used to be alright, because the number of people who received more was small, so no matter how much they received, they couldn't get much.
But as time went on, these people had more children and took on more apprentices, and their numbers gradually grew. As a result, they took more and more, leaving less and less for others.
Those who received less were naturally unhappy.
In fact, their anger had been building up all along, but they dared not retaliate because their opponents had too much backing.
Once you take action, whether you succeed or fail, it will be discovered.
The Supreme Sage calculated with his fingers that there was absolutely no possibility of escape.
In that case, not only will you die, but you will also implicate your family, your sect, and even the chickens, ducks, and dogs you raise.
"The reason why the great calamities in the Primordial World could break out was because the secrets of heaven were in chaos. Sages could not only not calculate who killed their disciples, they could not even calculate that their disciples were already dead!" Yang Ning grasped the key point instantly.
Therefore, as long as the sages lose their ability to divine the secrets of heaven, those who dare to rebel will surely emerge in droves!
"Isn't this simple!" Yang Ning's eyes lit up.
Whether it's Jiu Gao and the Hun Tian Sect Master, or the other five Supreme Sages, they have all divined the origin of the [Heavenly Dao Space].
But what did they divine?
I can't get any predictions!
Because the Supreme Sage's computational power comes from the Heavenly Dao, and they are only a part of the Heavenly Dao, their computational power is limited.
The [Heavenly Dao Space] originates from the Spirit Realm and Nightmare Energy, and the Spiritual Realm Computing Power, while the Nightmare Energy has infinite corrosive power!
How can you possibly calculate the infinite using the finite?
Yang Ning has fulfilled all the necessary conditions to trigger the Great Calamity!
Okay, let's find a suitable place and get started!