Dao-corruption qi had been passed down from the Immortal Ancient Period, suppressed in various places through the methods of various Great Powers.
In the Immortal Realm alone, there were two known places where dao-corruption qi had been sealed: Vulture Peak and the Netherworld Sea of Blood.
Long ago, Ancestor Styx had laid restrictions within the Sea of Blood, causing the entire sea to drift within the spatial cracks of the Immortal Realm.
One of its entrances contained dao-corruption qi.
Chu Kuangren visited the Sea of Blood and followed the same procedure, absorbing every last trace of the dao-corruption qi within.
Finally, he returned to the Emperor Palace, intending to unravel this dao-corruption qi.
Inside the Emperor Palace.
Chu Kuangren sat cross-legged, power of Dao laws flowing around him as two pitch-black beads flickered in and out of sight within his body.
Sealed within them was precisely the dao-corruption qi.
After some contemplation, Chu Kuangren sensed a familiar force within the dao-corruption qi... power of the Great Dao!
"This dao-corruption black qi is a killing tribulation sent down by the Great Dao to restore its own strength. It's perfectly normal for it to contain power of the Great Dao. No wonder it can corrupt the Dao of this world's cultivators."
"Corrupting the Dao cultivated by living beings, then absorbing their strength to restore itself? The Great Dao really is ruthless."
Chu Kuangren chuckled.
However, the Great Dao had no emotions. It was like a machine, and everything it did served to keep that machine running.
In truth, the Great Dao and living beings complemented one another and depended on one another for existence.
The Great Dao nurtured all things.
The growth of all things could, to a certain extent, also strengthen the Great Dao. However, all of this was predicated on