Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 1172 - 894: The End of an Era

"A Daoist Ancestor has fallen."

"It’s the Daoist Ancestor corresponding to the Five Elements Great Dao."

The Supreme Council of the Immortal Immortal Realm.

Creation, Emperor Xi, Primordial, including Yuan Yi, who could no longer maintain his previous independent stance with the power of a Supreme, simultaneously sensed the changes in the cosmos.

"It’s over."

Primordial said softly.

A hint of desolation lingered in his expression.

As Great Powers, they were well aware of the interdependent relationship among the Three Thousand Great Dao.

Like a world barrier, the barrier constructed by three thousand Great Dao and the barrier constructed by two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Great Dao are not in the same league in terms of defensive power.

The gap between them is like the difference between a Great Dao compatibility of 99% and a full 100% match.

The former, no matter how exceptional, is just a Great Dao Golden Immortal.

Because his Great Dao is flawed.

No matter how deeply he comprehends the Great Dao, reaching 99.9% or even 99.99%, it is never truly 100%.

As for the latter...

An Immortal Golden Immortal represents Perfection.

Flawless and impeccable.

For cultivators whose lifespans are nearly endless, any slight flaw will magnify over the long years.

Even the smallest chance, within vast data, becomes an inevitability.

Moreover, the Three Thousand Daoist Ancestors were originally a whole.

With the fall of the Five Elements Dao Ancestor, the whole is broken, equivalent to demoting an Immortal Golden Immortal to a Great Dao Golden Immortal, and the development of the ensuing situation has already become foreseeable.

"In the end, the Daoist Ancestors could not withstand the power of Gu Jinlai, the Dominator..."

Creation Immortal Emperor remarked.

"I always thought that when the Daoist Ancestors sensed the crisis, they might choose to support us Great Powers, nurturing one Son of the World after another, Child of Lucky Qi? Using the power of the Sons of the World and Children of Lucky Qi to oppose the Daluo Golden Immortal system created by Gu Jinlai, until breaking through the Daluo Heaven, but... evidently not."

Yuan Yi’s mood was heavy.

"Perhaps there were, but they were extinguished, and the extinguishing speed was so swift that even we could not have anticipated it."

Emperor Xi said, "If you look closely, you’ll notice that recently, many geniuses have emerged. Some geniuses, in less than a thousand years, have achieved immortality, their speed comparable to that of reincarnated Great Powers. I’ve calculated carefully, their understanding and compatibility with certain Great Dao seem innate, stepping into immortality naturally."

His words made Creation Immortal Emperor, Yuan Yi, and the others ponder deeply.

During this time, they too sensed the birth of a multitude of geniuses.

Originally thought to be the new system bringing new changes and vitality to this world, but thinking again...

Many people, many places, indeed did not make sense.

"With the body of a Great Power, Gu Jinlai ascended to Dominator, also mastering the Three Thousand Great Dao. Although his control over the Three Thousand Great Dao does not match the Three Thousand Daoist Ancestors’ level, he becomes aware of the birth of any Immortal Golden Immortal. Unlike the Daoist Ancestors, who acted according to the rules and wouldn’t waste unnecessary energy, upon sensing the birth of any Immortal Golden Immortal, he would probe, and once he discovered their growth trajectory was unimaginably fast, he would pay special attention..."

Emperor Xi exhaled deeply, "Even if it’s a Son of the World, as long as he hasn’t grown up yet, how could he withstand the scrutiny of a Dominator stronger than even the Daoist Ancestors? Once he detects these individuals are closely related to the Daoist Ancestors, what awaits them is Gu Jinlai’s merciless strike."

"He guards too strictly..."

Yuan Yi felt a deep sense of powerlessness as well.

"Not just those newly-risen Immortal Golden Immortals, we Great Powers, including the Immortal Venerable, are constantly under his surveillance. He maintains an indefatigable stance, monitoring our every move, every word and deed."

Creation Immortal Emperor said.

More than once, he sensed some kind of horrific peeping in the darkness.

Even though that feeling of peeping brushed by quickly, without lingering, its frequency was rather swift.

Almost once a century.

A century!

To Great Powers with lifespans of several billion, even tens of billions of years, a century is exceedingly short!

Moreover, this is peeping that came with awareness; if it was the kind without any emotions, causing no ripple in them...

Who knows how often he glances at us Great Powers.

These probing eyes make each Great Power feel like a thorn in their back, not daring to make reckless moves.

A hundred epochs have passed, watching helplessly as the battle between Gu Jinlai and the Daoist Ancestors rapidly tipped the scales, and now...

The outcome has been decided.

"Gentlemen, we must make a decision now."

Yuan Yi stated, "Refining God Returning Void is known as the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, while Refining Void and Unity... is called the Saint Realm. In the Saint Realm, undoubtedly, the best choice is to prove Dao through strength. We’ve poured a lot of time and effort recently trying to prove Dao through strength, to carve our own path of the Great Dao, but... this path is too difficult."

Creation Immortal Emperor, Emperor Xi, Primordial, and others had grave expressions.

They knew that proving Dao through strength was their only way out, but knowing it is one thing, walking that path...

is another.

Without any guidance from external force, trying to transcend the cosmos by proving Dao through strength is too difficult, too difficult.

"Initially, there were still the Three Thousand Daoist Ancestors holding back that Dominator. Even though he guarded against us, he didn’t have to spare much effort to act. But now the Three Thousand Daoist Ancestors have been defeated... his great momentum has formed. Next, he only needs to spare a little effort on us; targeting one or two, what awaits us is a descent into endless calamity."

Yuan Yi looked at the others.

A speck of dust from an era falling on an individual is like a mountain.

This sentence is equally applicable to them, these Great Powers.

Even a fraction of the Dominator’s focus is enough to utterly crush a Great Power.

"What he most wishes for us to accomplish is undoubtedly reaching Dao through meritorious deeds, but that is no easy task. He once evolved this universe, and we’ve witnessed it; it’s indeed perfect. To complete it further, we might spend our lives dedicated to the innovation and improvement of this universe."

The Creation Immortal Emperor said.

"The only path left for us is essentially the second method of reaching Dao, yet over these years, he has reclaimed piece by piece all Cosmic Oddities. To obtain them now, one must ascend to Daluo Heaven for any hope, but once one ascends to Daluo Heaven..."

Yuan Yi’s gaze swept across several Great Powers: "I don’t believe he created Daluo Heaven merely to help everyone fend off the cleansing of Daoist Ancestors. There must be some hidden control measures in Daluo Heaven."

"It’s assimilation, it’s compatibility."

Primordial Dao: "I happen to be the one who has spent the most time with Him, so I’m well aware that He possesses this power. When we ascend to Daluo Heaven, we will be involuntarily assimilated by Him, acting according to His will, operating by His rules, just like a deity influencing followers. Moreover, this influence is more hidden than that of the deity; people will only feel that as long as they are devoted to the Dominator, they can align with heavenly will and thus gain the strength of heaven and earth."

"Knowing, so what."

Emperor Xi said.

His words left several Great Powers speechless.

"Yes, knowing, so what?"

They couldn’t do anything.

Faced with this rolling forward era, even if they are as powerful as Great Powers, besides conforming to the era, there is no solution.

Persisting on, clinging to outdated ways, the best outcome awaiting them is to be swept away by the torrent of the era, surpassed by cultivators stepping into the Saint Realm.

For a moment, several Great Powers fell into silence simultaneously.

They even glanced at the empty positions within the Supreme Council.

These vacant positions, with some people having already fallen, and those who survived, except for them, have essentially already ascended to Daluo Heaven, on the path to the Saint Realm.

It’s said that someone is close to reaching the secret of the Saint Realm and officially stepping into it, becoming the first Saint Dao strongman in this cosmic history.

Once someone truly walks this path and ascends to the Saint Realm, these outdated Great Powers...

Yuan Yi glanced again at Primordial, Creation, Emperor Xi, suddenly feeling very disinterested.

What’s the point of persisting?

Just like this Supreme Council, how many people now take pride in entering it, in gaining a seat within?

No more.

"The era has changed."

Yuan Yi sighed: "Let it be."

Saying this, his figure vanished from the Supreme Council.

Seeing Yuan Yi leave, Creation Immortal Emperor, Emperor Xi, Primordial did not stop him.

Yuan Yi found it uninteresting, didn’t they feel the same?

"This small gathering, should end now."

The Creation Immortal Emperor said.

The three then silently exchanged glances, understanding the thoughts reflected in each other’s eyes.

Just tacitly acknowledging.

"Then let it be."

Primordial nodded.

Immediately, the figures of Creation Immortal Emperor and Emperor Xi also faded away.

Primordial watched them, vaguely understanding that such small gatherings might become increasingly rare from now on.

Perhaps...

They might never happen again.

He stood up, stood tall at the peak of the mountain, and gazed down below.

The Supreme Council is situated at the peak of the Primordial Immortal Mountain.

Primordial Immortal Mountain, named after him.

But now...

As he looked down, the scene that was once bustling, constantly inhabited by hundreds of thousands of Immortal Golden Immortals and thousands of Immortal Venerables, even Great Powers who would station a Divine Sense here unless occupied with essential tasks, was now cold and deserted.

Though occasionally an Immortal Golden Immortal or an Immortal Venerable’s presence would appear on the Primordial Immortal Mountain, upon discovering their acquaintances were absent, they would soon vanish without a trace.

Even though many former Immortal Golden Immortals and Immortal Venerables would spend time and effort carefully building and adorning the courtyards on Primordial Immortal Mountain to attract more friends, now...

They hardly bother anymore.

Even neglected.

"The era of the Dominator."

Primordial’s eyes flashed with a hint of desolation.

Their era has ended.

Now, it belongs to Gu Jinlai, this Dominator.

Their persistence and guardianship, aside from being swept into the trash heap with the torrent of time, no longer held any meaning.

He took another deep look at this Primordial Immortal Mountain...

Carrying solitude, carrying sorrow, disappeared from the summit of the Immortal Mountain.