For instance, the path of the Heavenly Emperor's throne gathered the Mind Power and great vows of all beings across the Heavens, relying on faith, Willpower, and the Dao fortunes of all living beings. But that was an inferior approach. Take a certain Sky-Crushing Emperor: he was beaten in every battle, falling short even of the Dark Race's Quasi-Immortal Emperors. He was even worse than Chu Feng, that joke of a Cremation Dao Ancestor-a Human Dao cultivator wielding the power of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor was stronger than him.
Although such a path had its advantages, they were limited. Even ruling several sets of Heavens would only strengthen one's power through an accumulation of quantity; it could not enable a breakthrough into the supreme domain.
In Above the Firmament, they had distilled an exceptionally precise and convenient path. This was what civilization could accomplish.
Quasi-Immortal Emperors were called Dao Ancestors, and the essence of this realm was already quite clear.
They expounded the Great Dao, broadened their paths, and gathered the power of all beings to elevate their own systems. In this process, a Dao Ancestor's Dao Fruit would naturally grow rapidly, even undergoing one or two transformations as they swiftly accumulated resources. However, this required vast numbers of living beings to cultivate that Dao Ancestor's system. Ji Hao's aim was the same: he sought not only to plunder worlds, but also to seize their living beings.
Whatever kind of being entered this world would have all their cultivation washed away and start anew with the Inner World System. Only then could they access the rules of Heaven and Earth.
"Heavenly Dao, unite!"
With each step, a Green Lotus bloomed beneath the Azure Emperor Incarnation's feet. He unleashed his full presence, merging his own Great Dao with the Heavenheart Imprint to