svetikya Chapter 34 The Heavenly Court's Choice
Chapter 34 The Heavenly Court's Choice
As the heavenly tribulation dissipated, the geniuses from all corners of the universe felt a chill in their hearts. Even the mighty Chuan Ying, the number one divine general of the ancient Heavenly Court, could not defy the heavens and break the shackles of heaven and earth.
They didn't consider themselves stronger than Chuan Ying. A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow; since Chuan Ying was hailed as the number one person below the Supreme Being in the mythological era, he must have some outstanding qualities.
However, some people's eyes gleamed with hope. The Heavenly Heart Mark was still there, and it could still merge with Jiang Ling's Great Dao Mark. They still had a glimmer of hope.
For those aspiring geniuses who are determined to attain enlightenment, they are unwilling to give up even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance.
They considered the idea of avoiding this life and waiting for the next era to attain enlightenment, but quickly rejected it.
Every era has its share of extraordinary geniuses. Because some have already proven their path, they cannot break free from the constraints of heaven and earth, and thus become self-imposed, waiting for the next great era.
However, from the early days of the mythological era to the present, none of those self-proclaimed prodigies have been able to achieve enlightenment in the next era.
They were clearly only one step away from becoming supreme beings, but they just couldn't attain enlightenment. Only one emperor succeeded in attaining enlightenment twice.
Those prodigies who rose to prominence in their respective eras and became unparalleled powerhouses who achieved enlightenment in unconventional ways, just one step away from reaching the supreme realm, demonstrate that they were individuals of great fortune and destiny in their own time.
However, once they choose to isolate themselves, their luck will gradually dissipate.
Because the fortunes of the next era will not favor them, but only the newly rising talents of the next era.
This is the choice of the will of heaven and earth. Birth, aging, sickness and death are natural laws, and even cultivators are subject to them.
Cultivators are inherently defying the heavens; they take from the universe at will and constantly destroy heaven and earth.
In the end, it is necessary to disintegrate and return to heaven and earth, giving back to the universe.
They seal themselves off because they don't want to give back to heaven and earth, and their luck will naturally dissipate.
Therefore, very few of those self-proclaimed geniuses can achieve enlightenment. The extremely rare exceptions are those who have cultivated their strength to an extremely high level in order to break through the shackles of heaven and earth.
From this day forward, geniuses from all corners of the universe have been cultivating diligently, striving to transcend the tribulation as soon as possible and enter the realm of the supreme beings.
Chuan Ying's defiant breakthrough was more like a signal; in the following century, many other geniuses, unwilling to accept defeat, roared to the heavens and defied the odds to break through the barriers.
Within the Dao Court, the aura emanating from Jiang Ling grew increasingly intense, almost spreading throughout the entire universe, causing a sense of oppression among the people.
This is the newly formed Heavenly Heart Imprint, which begins to merge with the Great Dao Imprint that Jiang Ling has imprinted in the void.
Once the Heavenly Heart Imprint and Jiang Ling's Great Dao Imprint are completely merged, the prodigies of this generation will have no more chances.
Therefore, those cultivators who were already at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm kept trying, like moths to a flame, to break through the barrier.
However, not everyone is like Chuan Ying, the first divine general of the ancient Heavenly Court, who was able to survive the tribulation of attaining enlightenment.
Many more prodigies were directly transformed into blood mist during the heavenly tribulation, a scene filled with sorrow and grief.
Five hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, and the universe entered a brilliant and glorious period. More cultivators reached the peak of Quasi-Emperor, and not all those who had the potential to attain Dao reached the peak.
Over the next few thousand years, it is believed that those with powerful bloodlines and traits will continue to produce cultivators who reach the peak of the Quasi-Emperor level.
The battles on the ancient mythological road became even more brutal, with cultivators at the peak of the Great Sage level and Quasi-Emperors fighting almost every day on the Heavenly Venerable Battlefield.
Over the past five hundred years, a total of thirteen cultivators at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor level have attempted to break through the barrier, but only a few survived the backlash.
Such a cruel reality left many people with lingering fear, bringing them back to reality from their initial excitement.
Without the corresponding strength, trying to break free from the constraints will only lead to certain death.
In the past five hundred years, the Daoist court has almost replicated the glory of the Heavenly Court at the end of the mythological era, truly achieving its dominance over the universe.
Even the territory controlled by the remnants of the ancient Heavenly Court could only bow down and submit to the Dao Court.
The Dao Court is too strong. In recent years, more and more major sects and powerful clans have joined the Dao Court. The geniuses that were nurtured back then have now grown up and become the backbone of the Dao Court.
Several of them even broke through to the Great Sage level and became Quasi-Emperors, greatly enhancing the strength of the Dao Court.
The remnants of the Heavenly Court do not wish to be enemies with the Dao Court. Their goal is to avenge the Heavenly Court and restore its glory. Becoming enemies with the Dao Court is not a wise choice.
The mastermind behind the destruction of the Heavenly Court was pursued into the Chaos by Yu Zhehei and his group, but their whereabouts are unknown. Meanwhile, another Celestial Venerable of Immortality entered the Forbidden Zone.
With their current strength, they are simply unable to break into the underworld, so they have to put the matter on hold for the time being.
Therefore, the main focus of the remaining lineage of the Heavenly Court is now to find the bloodline of the Emperor.
They firmly believed that only the bloodline of the Emperor could restore the Heavenly Court's glory.
Moreover, the divine generals could not appear in the world often, so when faced with the Dao Court that ruled the universe, they chose to seal themselves off and act in secret to find the Emperor's offspring.
In order to find the Emperor's offspring and pursue Jiang Ling, the remnants of the Heavenly Court made a decision.
"Lord Chuanying, are you really going to cooperate with the Dao Court? Forgive my bluntness, but the Dao Court is no different from the Heavenly Court of the past. The First Emperor was also an ambitious man, and in the future he will surely want to unify the world, just like Your Majesty the Emperor!"
On a primordial ancient star, within the Heavenly Palace, an elder of the Heavenly Palace offered advice to Chuan Ying.
Despite their differing stances, the ancient Heavenly Court once reigned supreme over the world, ruling over the eight wastelands of the universe, and they, as rulers, naturally felt fortunate and honored.
Now that they have a different stance, the Daoist court has a strong tendency to unify the world. They have transformed from the rulers of the past into the ruled, which makes them feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"That's not quite right. Given the current situation, even if we don't take the initiative, do you think the Dao Court will just leave us to our own devices?"
"Indeed, the First Emperor is an enlightened being of our time, and his strength is no less than that of the former Emperor. With his help and by leveraging the power of the Dao Court, we will have a great chance to find our young master or hunt down that traitor Yu Zhe!"
Two Heavenly Court elders, from the Jietian Dao and Tianyi Dao sects, who had initially joined the Heavenly Court, spoke up.
Strictly speaking, Jie Tian Dao and Tian Yi Dao were not considered direct descendants of the ancient Heavenly Court, but rather had a cooperative relationship.
After the Heavenly Court is destroyed, they can leave the Heavenly Court and return to their own lineage.
However, the powerful figures who joined the Heavenly Court from the two sects had already been impressed by the Emperor. After the Emperor passed away, they did not leave the Heavenly Court, but continued to serve it.
"But……"
"No need for further words, we should go to the Dao Court no matter what!"
Just then, Yan Qi spoke up, interrupting the other elders who wanted to object.
Five hundred years ago, after returning to the Heavenly Palace with Chuanying, he fell into a deep sleep again. Now he has been awakened and is participating in the decision-making of the Heavenly Court.
"Why?" Ye Wujiang asked.
"To the Dao Court, we are no different from Yu Zhe and other forces. They want to unify the world, and they will make their move sooner or later."
Moreover, our inaction doesn't mean others won't. Those traitors back then might have chosen to join the Dao Court for protection. What should we do then?
Yan Qi spoke, saying that he was too old, having been reborn several times over ten thousand years, and that he didn't have many years left to live.
The same was true for the other Heavenly Court elders. If Ye Wujiang hadn't grown up and Chuan Ying hadn't returned, they wouldn't have been able to hunt down Yu Zhe, let alone even leave the world.
"You mean Yu Zhe and the others will join the Dao Court?" Ye Wujiang asked.
"That's right. Yu Zhe and the others don't have any deep-seated hatred with the Dao Court. He also wanted to eliminate us, but now that the First Emperor has attained Dao, his own path to Dao is hopeless. He might join the Dao Court, just like he did at the end of the mythological era!"
Yan Qi spoke, explaining his reasons for supporting cooperation with the Dao Court.
Now that things have come to this, the trend of the Daoist Court unifying the world is unstoppable. If they want to restore the glory of the Heavenly Court, they must make a choice.
Rather than passively waiting for the Dao Court to come knocking, it's better to take the initiative. That way, we can leverage the power of the Dao Court to ensure the continuation of the Heavenly Court's legacy.