If There Really Is No Other Way, I'll Just Become a Heavenly Venerable

Zhang Sanfeng: @Meng Chuan, many thanks, Meng Chuan. I will never dare forget your kindness today. If you ever need anything from me, just say the word.

Meng Chuan: You're too kind, Perfected Zhang. Since fate brought us into the same group, we should naturally help one another.

Zhang Sanfeng: From what you said earlier, Meng Chuan, there should be a corresponding work about your world as well. Little Meng should know it, so why...?

Meng Chuan: The era that work records is more than a hundred thousand years away from my present. There isn't a single mention of me in that era, so naturally, it can't be uploaded as a Fate Instance.

On Wudang Mountain, Zhang Sanfeng read those words with a stunned expression. More than a hundred thousand years? The recorded history of his own world only spanned a few thousand years.

Zhang Sanfeng: Could immortals and gods exist in your world, Meng Chuan?

System notification: Group administrator Meng Chuan has uploaded a memory fragment. Anyone may view it.

Rather than explain to Zhang Sanfeng, Meng Chuan directly uploaded a memory fragment of the great calamity he had weathered a hundred years ago to become a Great Emperor.

"BOOM!"

Boundless divine tribulations surged in a vast, mighty tide. Even the Cosmic Frontier was blasted to pieces. Lightning poured into the universe, reducing countless star systems to smoke and dust. Supreme laws spread throughout the entire universe.

Thanks to the Chat Group, Zhang Sanfeng could clearly sense every fluctuation from that moment while remaining completely unharmed.

The instant the thunder tribulation roared, the myriad Daos wailed. Every kind of Great Dao law in the universe would be suppressed to bring one man's Dao to fruition. He would stand above the myriad Daos and look down upon the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

Boom!

The heavenly tribulation shook the world, overwhelming everything and engulfing endless star systems, as though it were destroying the Mortal Realm itself.

The laws of the Great Dao arranged themselves, constantly changing. The methods and Dao of this lifetime's Supreme Powerhouse would become the sole standard, eclipsing every Dao lineage and ruling this universe.

Thunder rumbled, Chaos Qi surged, and blazing lightning danced. Each bolt stretched across several star systems, enormous beyond measure. It was a breathtaking sight.

Amid heaven's punishment, amid the endless lightning, a white-clad figure stood alone, fiercely resisting and waging war against the Great Dao. He sought to merge his supreme imprint with the universe and become its sole sovereign.

That man was naturally Meng Chuan. Lightning struck his body, and he let out a roar, directly absorbing the tremendous energy within it. Great Dao Power surged with every movement he made.

Before long, several phantom figures appeared deep within the thunder tribulation: nine lofty Heavenly Venerables, a man holding the Five-Colored Heavenly Blade, and an imposing figure with an ancient mirror above his head.

Meng Chuan let out a long roar and charged straight into the depths of the thunder tribulation, battling these ancient Extreme Dao figures. Crimson blood splattered amid their punches and kicks.

The thunder tribulation could not seriously injure Meng Chuan, but these phantom figures forced him into a bitter struggle. One against one, he believed himself inferior to none of them, but there were simply too many!

The great battle continued. Even the Cosmic Frontier was shattered, reverting to chaos, and the aftershocks alone destroyed endless star fields.

After an unknown length of time, Meng Chuan finally scattered every phantom figure. His body was mangled and covered in wounds. Gazing at the endless thunder tribulation, he gave a long roar and swallowed the entire tribulation!

His body rapidly repaired itself, and Extreme Dao pressure spread throughout the universe. Countless rays of divine light shone in his eyes as he gazed out from the Cosmic Frontier across the entire universe. Wherever his gaze fell, countless people cried out, "Dao Beginning Great Emperor!"

Some Heavenly Prodigies of his generation also wept bitterly. One man had become a Great Emperor; all the rest could only gaze up from beneath the Emperor's Throne.

Meng Chuan sat down at the Cosmic Frontier, drawing in boundless vital essence to restore himself.

The memory fragment ended there. Zhang Sanfeng's face was filled with shock. He had experienced many startling things today, but this had been the most direct and the most soul-shaking.

Zhang Sanfeng: Only today have I learned how vast the world is, and that figures such as Great Emperors actually exist. This old Daoist was rather like a frog viewing the sky from the bottom of a well.

Meng Chuan: Don't belittle yourself, Perfected Zhang. Your world has limited you. If you were in my world, you would surely attain Sainthood and become a patriarch.

Daigu Madoka: So I'll have to face Dark Giants in the future?

Daigu Madoka: By the way, the Great Emperor's might is divine!

Reading Daigu's message, Meng Chuan knew which point in time he was currently at. As for the flattery, was he the sort of person who would be swayed by a little compliment?

Ancient One: The Great Emperor's might is divine!

Ancient One really was from the purely Marvel Cinematic Universe version of her world!

Meng Qi: @Meng Chuan, Great Emperor, I... what should I do?

Meng Qi's feelings were complicated. He had seen how his future self lived every step of his life according to other people's arrangements, right up until he attained his Dharmakaya. Yet he barely enjoyed any good days before an even greater shadow descended over him.

That was Heaven's Will!

But in the end, he had become the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, a major figure even among those on the Other Shore! As far as that outcome alone was concerned, he was very satisfied. But some things could not be judged solely by their outcome.

Meng Chuan: "You saw all of it? Then what the hell did the Chat Group automatically edit out?"

Meng Qi: It cut out the cultivation techniques!

Seeing how down-to-earth the Great Emperor was when he spoke, Meng Qi felt a little better.

Meng Chuan: Since you've watched all of it, you should know that, as I am now, I'm powerless to help.

If the people of the Shrouding the Heavens World had learned of this, their jaws would surely have dropped. A Great Emperor was invincible throughout heaven and earth. Apart from having no path to immortality, could there really be anything he was powerless to do?

Zhang Sanfeng: Even the Great Emperor is powerless? Little Meng, what have you encountered?

Daigu Madoka: Why did this conversation suddenly jump to such a high level...?

Ancient One: ...

Meng Chuan: Little Meng's world is quite special.

Zhang Sanfeng: How special?

Meng Chuan: ...

Meng Chuan: That world is one of those very rare kinds. What do you think of my power?

Ancient One: I've visited countless timelines and dimensions, and I've never seen a being capable of fighting the Great Emperor.

Daigu Madoka: Even if I transformed into Tiga, I would still be nowhere near a match for you.

Zhang Sanfeng: Even immortals and gods fall short.

Meng Chuan: You weren't like this when you first joined the group!

Meng Chuan: In Little Meng's world, someone like me wouldn't even qualify as a powerhouse during its most flourishing era.

Meng Chuan did not know what level a Great Emperor corresponded to in The One and Only, but it was definitely below the legendary realm.

Meng Chuan: To that world's strongest beings, the entire Myriad Heavens and Worlds are nothing more than toys in their hands. If something displeases them, they can simply tear down the Myriad Heavens and Worlds and start everything over, making it unfold according to their wishes.

Meng Chuan: Words really can't describe that kind of power. You can ask Little Meng. A Fate Instance can grant others access, and its owner can also edit it.

Meng Qi: I'll give everyone permission to enter. Go see for yourselves.

Of course, this was the Fate Instance after certain things had been edited out.

Meng Chuan entered as quickly as he could. He was extremely curious about the power of the Other Shore. In his past life, he had only ever been able to imagine it through words. This was his chance.

Meng Chuan: Despair. No saving you. Wait for death. Farewell!

Zhang Sanfeng: Despair. No saving you. Wait for death. Farewell!

Daigu Madoka: Despair. No saving you. Wait for death. Farewell!

Ancient One: What a powerful yet illusory world.

Meng Qi: You won't even save Little Meng, whose loyalty towers to the heavens!

Daigu Madoka: Actually, Little Meng, as long as you follow your original fate, you'll be able to change everything at the end. All those regrets can be made as though they never happened. After all, you'll be far too powerful by then.

Meng Chuan shook his head when he read Daigu's message. The country Daigu lived in prevented him from accurately understanding Meng Qi's state of mind.

Meng Qi: For now, I can only take it one step at a time.

Meng Qi: If there's no other way and I really do end up following that original path, I'll just have to become the Primordial Heavenly Venerable!

Meng Chuan: ???

Zhang Sanfeng: ???

Ancient One: ???

Daigu Madoka: ??!

What the fuck are you talking about?

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