Heavenly Dao

Superintendent?!

Huang and Gu God raised their heads, their pupils reflecting the image of the Superintendent descending from the Heavenly Gate. His amber and jet-black eyes were dull in expression.

The opening of the Heavenly Gate and the return of the Superintendent to the mortal Heavenly Dao, a turn of events completely unexpected by the two Transcendent Rank, were taken aback.

The next moment, Gu God and Huang went mad. They rushed towards the pillar of light like madmen. The six long horns on Huang's head activated and merged into one, evolving into a black hole.

The Gu God spewed out scarlet blood mist from the pores on its back, forming a thick red cloud in the sky.

The black hole crashed into the pillar of light, attempting to swallow Xu Qi'an, who had died from exhaustion, and the resurrected Superintendent, who had returned to the world.

However, the swirling vortex could not shake the pillar of light descending from the Heavenly Gate.

It both encompasses and suppresses all things.

This ancient Gods and Devils, whose invincible talent and divine abilities made even enemies of the same rank wary, seemed utterly meaningless before this pillar of light.

Seeing this, the Gu God gave up trying to break through the pillar of light, because He knew that no matter how strong He was, He could never surpass Huang.

If you can't shatter the pillar of light, then charge into the Heavenly Gate.

Then the Gu God soared into the sky, flying faster and faster. The mountain of flesh gradually lit up with seven different colors, which reflected each other and merged with one another, finally presenting a chaotic color.

The Gu God easily pierced through the Heavenly Gate; indeed, He pierced through the Heavenly Gate.

The Heavenly Gate seemed to exist in another world, and what it showed was nothing more than a phantom.

A flower in a mirror, the moon's reflection in water.

"Roar!"

The Gu God finally let out a frustrated and angry roar.

He cannot enter the Heavenly Gate. This is no longer the ancient era; Gods and Devils are no longer recognized by Heaven and Earth, and the Heavenly Gate no longer allows Gods and Devils to enter.

In this world, countless years later, to enter the Heavenly Gate, one must seize all the Fate of the Nine Provinces.

"Wake up!"

Within the beam of light, the Superintendent gently patted Xu Qi'an's crown.

The Half-Step Martial God, who had been on the verge of death from exhaustion, suddenly awoke, opened his eyes, as if he had just had a long yet short dream.

"Superintendent?!"

Immediately, he recognized the old man in white clothes, white hair, and a white beard in front of him.

An immense joy exploded within Xu Qi'an, "Weren't you dead? No, didn't you return to the Heavenly Dao?"

As he spoke, he quickly glanced at the black hole so close at hand and the Gu God roaming and roaring high in the sky.

They are right before our eyes, yet it feels as if we are separated by a world.

The Superintendent is smiling.

"The Heavenly Venerable has transformed into the Dao!"

The Heavenly Venerable Transformed into the Dao Xu Qi'an, suppressed the ecstatic joy on his face and pondered the words.

The Superintendent didn't keep them in suspense and frankly said:

"The Heavenly Dao is inherently emotionless, it is the rule of the universe, and should not give rise to consciousness. However, countless ages ago, a Human Race of the Transcendent Rank merged with the Heavenly Dao of Heavenly Dao, bringing a touch of 'humanity' to it."

Suddenly everything became clear. All the confusion and conjectures were put into practice and verified at this moment. Xu Qi'an said:

"You developed consciousness after the Dao Venerable merged with the Heavenly Dao, so are you the Heavenly Dao or the Dao Venerable?"

The Superintendent did not answer directly, but continued:

"That trace of humanity was extremely weak, not enough to evolve into consciousness, but generation after generation of Heavenly Venerable merged with the Heavenly Dao, gradually strengthening that trace of humanity. Finally, at a certain moment, he awoke."

"The Heavenly Dao has come to have a will, and that is me!"

Xu Qi'an suddenly realized:

"So, after the Heavenly Venerable transformed into the Dao, he awakened you?"

"Alas, the Heavenly Venerable has ultimately merged with the Heavenly Dao."

The Superintendent nodded slightly.

"The Heavenly Venerable's choice is truly the Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotion!"

He continued, "I truly possessed consciousness and could be considered a 'person' more than 1,600 years ago, when the Great Zhou Dynasty had just been established and everything was in ruins."

"At that time, through repeated exploration, the Dao Venerable had already discovered a method for ascending to the Heavenly Dao."

Gathering his Fate, Xu Qi'an silently replied in his heart. He then glanced at the impotently furious Huang and Gu God, and asked:

"Buddha and the Gu God should have existed before you gained consciousness, so why didn't they replace you?"

The Superintendent and said:

"Because of insufficient Fate, it was not until the middle of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when the Fate of the Nine Provinces world reached its peak since the beginning of time, which was four hundred years after my consciousness was born."

"To prevent the Gatekeeper from appearing, the Shaman God and the Buddha have been hunting down First Rank Martial Warrior, nipping the birth of Martial God in the bud."

The thought of why the battle for the Heavenly Dao wasn't started back then Fuxian Xu Qi'an's mind, and the next second, he found the answer.

Confucian Sage is here.

Four hundred years after the birth of the Superintendent, which is more than 1,200 years ago, was the era when the Confucian Sage was born and active.

The Superintendent through Xu Qi'an's thoughts and said:

"That's right, the Confucian Sage was born at the right time, and he was the one I carefully selected. He created the Confucian Arts and mastered them to an invincible level within a hundred years, overpowering many Transcendent Rank and delaying the great calamity until now. But like oil on a raging fire, prosperity inevitably leads to decline, and a short lifespan is the price he had to pay."

"Such are the rules of heaven and earth, and I have no choice but to follow them. Although I am the Heavenly Dao, I cannot go against my own will."

"The Confucian Sage sealed away all the Transcendent Rank and died peacefully in his sleep, buying me 1,200 years. From that time on, I began to plan how to cultivate Gatekeeper."

"But I am ultimately just a thought. Though I possess consciousness, I can only follow the rules step by step, and my intervention in the human world is limited. I must find a way to descend to the human world and personally orchestrate the events, but how can the Heavenly Dao descend to the human world? Rules are everywhere, yet they do not exist."

This sentence was a bit awkward, Xu Qi'an thought about it for a while before he understood. It roughly meant that the changing of the four seasons is a rule of nature that no one can change, but the seasons cannot decide which comes first and which goes first based on their own preferences.

Therefore, in a sense, the rules do not exist.

Superintendent wants is a certain degree of autonomy, not a rigid, predictable cycle of seasons where nothing can be changed.

Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an's heart stirred:

"And so, the Warlock System was born?"

The Superintendent nodded slowly. "I personally supported the First. Like the Confucian Sage, he was a person with great fortune. I secretly bestowed upon him Fate, constantly gave him fortuitous encounters, and guided him step by step to help him create the Warlock System."

"The Warlock is a system I created for myself. It allows me to maximize my abilities, enabling me, as Human Race, to glimpse the secrets of Tianji, forge magical artifacts, refine Fate, and control the fate of a dynasty."

"Controlling the Central Plains dynasty is tantamount to controlling the resources for cultivating Martial God."

"No wonder you were able to promise Kou Yangzhou that you would help him advance to the First Rank when you were only Second Rank. Because you are the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, prying into the Tianji is nothing to you," Xu Qi'an said in a low voice.

"Then you discarded the useful tool after it had served its purpose, killing the First. Isn't that far too heartless?"

The Superintendent stared at him expressionlessly.

When did you start to mistakenly believe that I had any feelings for you?

Heavenly Dao is ruthless, yet that is the greatest emotion. Xu Qi'an took a deep breath, "How can I advance to the Martial God?"

He didn't want to waste his breath arguing with the Superintendent. Although the old silver coin had the leisure to chat with him at the moment, the situation in Nine Provinces was definitely under control.

But just because the Nine Provinces are not dangerous does not mean that Transcendent strong individuals are not in danger.

The Superintendent devoid of emotion, but Xu Qi'an was overly sentimental; he didn't want to see his former friends perish.

"The Peace Saber is your proof of Gatekeeper. It has already opened the Heavenly Gate for you. You only need to devour my Spiritual Essence to gain the approval of the Heavenly Dao and become an unparalleled Martial God, unmatched throughout history."

The peerless gatekeeper Xu Qi'an added in his mind, then asked in a low voice:

And what about you?

The Superintendent laughed:

"This last vestige of humanity will be completely gone."

There was no lingering attachment or resentment in his eyes; he said calmly:

"The Way of Heavenly Dao should never give rise to will."

"The world will never have another Superintendent," Xu Qi'an sighed.

"Bring it on!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Superintendent's body disintegrated into wisps of clear light, which flowed into Xu Qi'an's body.

The last words of the Superintendent echoed in my ears:

"Protect this world for me. I chose you not because you are from another world, nor because you possess half the National Fate."

It was all because that boy inscribed a message on the stone tablet back then:

To establish a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, and to Establishing Destiny for the people; to continue the lost learning of the sages, and to usher in Peace for all generations!

P. S.: This story will end tomorrow!