Discussion, the Artifact Spirit Awakens
Yan Tianjin snorted coldly, turned around, and retreated back to the demonic camp.
He spoke toughly, but inwardly he was starting to have doubts.
He wasn't even born when that great war happened 100,000 years ago, so he doesn't know many of the core secrets.
All that is known is that the demonic path lost back then, and the Dao Fruit was taken by the righteous path. After that, the righteous path expert who obtained the Dao Fruit disappeared without a trace not long after.
At the time, everyone thought it was ascension to the upper realm, but now that I think about it...
Daozhen assimilated by the Dao Fruit?
Yan Tianjin's eyes flickered with uncertainty.
On the righteous side, the atmosphere was equally heavy.
The crowd gathered together, whispering among themselves.
"Alliance Leader, do you think what Sect Leader Li said... is true?" Zhou Ziyang asked in a low voice.
Zhang Jianchen did not answer immediately, but looked at the two Loose Immortal: "You two venerable ancestors, you have lived for so long, have you ever heard similar rumors?"
Xuanjizi pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded. "It's pretty much true. I've lived a long time and heard some secrets. Every time someone obtains the Dao Fruit, they disappear within a hundred years. The records all say they ascend to the upper realm, but there has never been a case of ascension to immortality."
"Know that once you ascend, you will inevitably trigger the Ascension Light, which will be visible and recorded throughout the entire Tianyuan."
"I used to think it was just fortuitous opportunity, that one would naturally ascend. But now, considering what you said, young friend Li... I'm afraid that so-called ascension is simply being assimilated by the Dao Fruit, one's soul dissipating, and completely merging into the Dao Realm Origin."
Yunyouzi also said coldly, "My master once said that Heavenly Dao is impartial and that fortune and misfortune are interdependent. I didn't understand then, but I do now. There's no such thing as free luck in this world. You have to pay the price for whatever you take."
With both of these immortal Loose Immortal saying so, the last shred of hope in everyone's hearts vanished.
The hall was deathly silent.
The Dao Fruit was right before their eyes, yet no one dared to touch it.
Whoever touches it dies; who wouldn't panic?
After a long silence, Zhou Ziyang spoke first, his voice hoarse. "Alliance Leader, Elders, what do we do now? The Dao Fruit is right before our eyes, we can't just stand by and watch, can we?"
"Yes," Ling Yue frowned. "If we don't take it, the demonic path will. Even if the one who takes the fruit dies, the fortune brought by the Dao Fruit is real. If the Demon Emperor dies, the demonic path will be blessed with fortune, and within a hundred years, many powerful figures will surely emerge. It will only make things more difficult for our righteous path."
This is the most practical problem.
The struggle over Dao Fruit is not a matter of personal grudges, but a contest of the fate and destiny of opposing factions.
Even if the leader dies, as long as the Dao Fruit falls into their own camp, the fortune will be blessed to the entire camp, and they will prosper for the next hundred years.
This is why, for the past 100,000 years, the righteous and the demonic paths have fought one after another, even knowing the dangers, they still want to compete.
"In my opinion, we should turn the tables on them."
Suddenly, Ge Changyun of the Pill Cauldron Sect spoke, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
"We deliberately feigned weakness, allowing the Demon Emperor to seize the Dao Fruit. Once he obtains the Dao Fruit, it won't be long before he is assimilated and his soul is annihilated."
Without Yan Tianjin as their leader, the demonic path is leaderless and bound to descend into chaos.
"At that time, when the righteous path seizes the opportunity to strike, we will surely drive the demonic path back to the Myriad Devil Abyss and eliminate future troubles forever."
This statement immediately caught the attention of many.
"That's right! This is using someone else to do the dirty work!"
"The Demon Emperor is cunning and treacherous, but he's determined to obtain the Dao Fruit. He might not believe Sect Leader Li's words. If he dares to touch the Dao Fruit, he's doomed!"
"Sacrificing a Dao Fruit in exchange for the decline of the demonic path is a worthwhile deal!"
Everyone discussed it and thought it was a good idea.
But Zhang Jianchen shook his head.
"It's not that simple," he said in a deep voice. "The Dao Fruit's fortune falls on the entire camp, not on an individual. Even if the Demon Emperor is assimilated, the Demonic Path's fortune has already increased."
Within a century, even more geniuses will emerge, and new Demon Emperors will appear. At that time, the righteous path will still be suppressed.
"Moreover, once war breaks out, there will inevitably be heavy casualties, with countless cultivators dying in battle and their essence being absorbed by the Dao Fruit, which would play right into the hands of the cleanup mechanism."
The more power Dao Fruit absorbs, the faster it will reincarnate, and the more people will die.
Everyone was stunned.
yes.
War means death, and the dead are absorbed by the Dao Fruit.
All the fighting and arguing ultimately amounts to nothing more than working for the Dao Fruit.
"What should we do then?" Han Cang said in a rough voice, "Fighting isn't an option, and not fighting isn't an option either. We can't just keep dragging this out like this, can we? Drag it out until the end of time?"
"How about... destroying the Dao Fruit?" someone suggested in a low voice.
"No," Xuanjizi immediately rejected. "The Dao Fruit is formed from the Dao Realm Origin. Destroying it will severely damage the Dao Realm Origin, causing a sharp drop in Spiritual Qi. At that time, the entire cultivation civilization will regress, and the casualties will be even greater."
It cannot be destroyed, it cannot be taken, and it cannot be hit.
Everyone was trapped in a dead end.
Zhang Jianchen frowned, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
On one side lies the century-long fortune of the righteous path, and on the other side are the lives of countless cultivators, as well as the bottomless abyss of the cycle of Dao Fruit reincarnation.
Choosing either side comes at a price.
"Let me think about it some more." He waved his hand wearily.
Standing in the crowd, Li Yunjing looked at everyone's helpless expressions and felt a heavy weight in his heart.
He Daozhen, but he didn't know the solution.
The Biyuan Ancestor left behind only a warning, not a solution.
Daozhen just supposed to stand by and watch the cycle of reincarnation continue, watching countless people die in vain?
Just then, a warm sensation suddenly emanated from the depths of his Dantian.
A warm, gentle power slowly spread out, more mellow than ever before.
Immediately afterwards, a warm and deep male voice resounded in his mind.
"Young master, what's with that worried look on your face?"
Li Yunjing's heart stirred.
Five Spirits Lord?
He immediately Spirit Concentration and looked inward.
Within the Dantian, the Five Consciousnesses Cauldron floated in the center of the Qi Sea, its body swirling with a mysterious yellow hue, appearing even more ancient and substantial than before.
Beside the cauldron stood a young man, dressed in a dark yellow robe, with a handsome face, gentle features, and long hair tied up with a wooden hairpin. He was surrounded by a faint aura of primordial Dao.
"Are you... Five Spirits Lord?" Li Yunjing asked uncertainly.
The young man smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "It's me. I've absorbed a lot of primordial energy these past few days, which has restored much of my strength, and my form has stabilized."
Li Yunjing was both surprised and delighted. "You've recovered? That's wonderful!"
"Still far from it." Five Spirits Lord shook his head and smiled, his gaze passing through Li Yunjing's body to the Primordial Dao Fruit in the center of the hall, a complex look flashing in his eyes. "I didn't expect that the lower Dao Realm would also evolve such a cleansing mechanism."
"You already knew about the Dao Fruit?" Li Yunjing asked in surprise.
"I noticed it as soon as I came in," said Five Spirits Lord. "After hearing what you said about the murals, I confirmed that this mechanism is not unique to the lower realm."
Li Yunjing's heart skipped a beat. "You mean, there are some in the Immortal Realm too?"
"Indeed." Five Spirits Lord nodded, his tone calm, yet he uttered words that shook Li Yunjing to his core, "The Immortal Realm also has a similar rule, called the Immeasurable Catastrophe."
"Immortals have almost endless lifespans, and the higher their cultivation level, the greater the consumption of the Immortal Realm's essence."
Over time, the number of high-level immortals increased so much that the Immortal Realm could no longer support them.
Every Immeasurable Kalpa, a great calamity will descend, wiping out a portion of the high-ranking immortals and restoring the balance of heaven and earth.
" In High Antiquity times, many renowned True Immortal, Profound Immortal, and even Immortal Venerable perished in the Immeasurable Catastrophe. No matter how powerful your Divine Ability were, you could not withstand the cleansing of the laws of heaven and earth."