Chapter 216: Chapter 142: Contention for the Great Dao, I Alone Am Supreme

Liu Yuzhen began to speak:

"The Earth Immortal Ancestor Grandmasters are usually in seclusion, comprehending Immortal Techniques. They couldn’t care less about worldly affairs. As long as the throne isn’t controlled by another Immortal Sect, the Ancestors don’t care who sits on it."

"The ones who truly care about the throne are the Human Immortal martial uncles who have already become Immortal Kings. They are only one step away from mastering the Heaven and Earth Laws and becoming Earth Immortals. Therefore, they need to control nations, even instigating wars, to temper their own True Forms."

"My master is an Immortal King. If she gives the word, you can secure your place on the throne."

Realization dawned in Wang Xiao’s eyes. "So that’s how it is. I understand now."

He finally understood why there were so many countries in the Eastern Divine Land.

And why every nation was constantly at war with one another.

It wasn’t just to seize each other’s Spiritual Ores, Spiritual Fields, and other resources.

More importantly, these nations served as the proving grounds for the Immortal Kings’ paths to the Great Dao.

An Immortal King was equivalent to someone in the One Thought Reaches Heaven Realm.

If they wanted to break through to the Earth Immortal level, they naturally had to comprehend the Great Dao Rules as well.

However, unlike Cultivators in the True Form Realm, their True Forms could already merge with Heaven and Earth to capture the elusive Great Dao Rules that resonated with them.

The greater the influence their True Form had on Heaven and Earth, the greater the probability of capturing the Great Dao Rules that fit them.

It was like fishing: the wider you cast your bait, the more fish you attract.

Eventually, you are bound to find the specific fish you’re looking for!

And instigating wars was undoubtedly the fastest way to influence Heaven and Earth.

Because behind every war lay culture, economies, bloodshed... and countless living people!

By using wars to create ripples in Heaven and Earth, an Immortal King can then use their True Form to perceive and capture the resonant Great Dao Rules within those fluctuations, thereby ascending to become an Earth Immortal!

Ruling the World—this was how Immortal Kings in this world advanced.

And humanity was nothing more than a tool for them to achieve Enlightenment on the Great Dao Rules.

’The struggle for the Great Dao is truly bloody and cruel. This is indeed the most suitable path for the Cultivators of this world, but it is not the path I will walk.’

’The path I walk is one I carve out myself, not one given to me by a Spirit Root!’

Wang Xiao let out a breath.

"What did you understand?" Liu Yuzhen raised an eyebrow, confused.

Wang Xiao replied, "Sixth Sister, thank you for your kind intentions, but I cannot accept your conditions for now."

Since the Earth Immortal Ancestors who had comprehended the Great Dao Rules wouldn’t interfere, he had nothing to worry about.

With his current strength, no Human Immortal, not even an Immortal King, would be his match.

Liu Yuzhen gritted her teeth. "You really are a stubborn mule! Fine, then you’re on your own. I can’t be bothered with you anymore!"

Wang Xiao watched silently as Liu Yuzhen soared into the sky and departed.

Beside him, Shangguan Xiyue couldn’t help but say, "My Lord, the Sixth Princess meant well. If she knew your true strength, she certainly wouldn’t have said that."

Wang Xiao said, "Her intentions are not malicious. Unfortunately, we ultimately stand on different sides. What I pursue runs completely counter to her path."

"What is it that you pursue, My Lord?" Shangguan Xiyue had to ask.

Wang Xiao looked up at the heavens and murmured to himself:

"In the struggle for the Great Dao, I alone am supreme!"

...

Witchcraft Gu Pass was the most important strategic chokepoint of the Witchcraft Gu Country.

Stretching for hundreds of miles, it resembled a coiled divine dragon blocking the way forward.

Break through this pass, and one could drive straight into the heartland of the Witchcraft Gu Country and attack its Royal City.

This was the decisive battle!

At this moment, the two armies faced each other. Both sides were already in formation, their blades and spears a forest of steel, their banners snapping in the wind.

The sky-rending aura of bloodlust made Heaven and Earth grow dim.

If a Yin Spirit were to leave its body, it would see what looked like a vast Blood Sea coalescing above the battlefield, radiating an extreme, chilling killing intent.

An ordinary Yin Spirit probably wouldn’t last long in such a battlefield before being torn to shreds.

Wang Xiao knew this was the final battle. There were no tricks or shortcuts, only a direct, head-on confrontation to crush the enemy.

He waved his hand. He uttered a single word, but his voice boomed like thunder, echoing for miles around:

"Kill!"

WHOOOOOOO—!

In that instant, the war drums thundered and the horns sounded!

With the cavalry leading the charge, the various divisions of the army surged toward Witchcraft Gu Pass!

The thunder of hooves sounded as if it could tear the very sky apart.

The soldiers of the Witchcraft Gu Country, also wielding spears and shields, advanced to meet them.

The great battle erupted in an instant!

One by one, the Peak Body Cultivators, like humanoid Fierce Beasts, charged into the enemy ranks as if they were completely undefended.

These were the trusted followers Wang Xiao had cultivated over the years.

Although he had avoided teaching them Martial Arts Cultivation Techniques to prevent attracting the attention of the Immortal Sects,

he had improved their Body Refining Techniques and taught them some Martial Techniques.

Wang Xiao had roamed the Three Realms, learning techniques that numbered in the tens of millions.

Improving this Body Refining Technique was a trivial matter for him.

Right now, the combat prowess of these Peak Body Cultivators was likely more than two or three times that of ordinary ones!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The enemy army’s line was quickly breached by these Peak Body Cultivators.

Countless soldiers from Wenchang Country swarmed to the base of Witchcraft Gu Pass.

Wang Xiao followed behind without making a move, but his eyes twitched slightly. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

He could already feel peculiar auras spreading and fluctuating throughout Heaven and Earth.

They seemed to envelop the land for thousands, even tens of thousands, of li.

’Are these the Immortal Kings achieving Enlightenment? Hmph, using human lives as bait to pave their own path of Cultivation Immortality. So this is what a Cultivator is!’