The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 445 Causes All Great Emperors to "Perish"

"What's going on? How could such a change happen?" Countless people were filled with doubt and confusion.

"The Great Emperor has fallen!" some knowledgeable people spread the news.

"The Great Emperor has fallen? How could this be? Which Great Emperor has fallen? The Soul Emperor? There have been rumors for two or three thousand years that the Soul Emperor would fall."

"It's not the Soul Emperor, it's the Night Emperor of the Boundless Holy Court." Soon, someone learned the identity of the fallen emperor through the spreading Great Dao.

"The fallen emperor was actually an emperor of the Boundless Holy Court?" someone exclaimed in surprise.

"That's true. Many emperors are not young anymore, almost all of them are over 30,000 years old. Even if they took the elixir of immortality and lived a second life, they are now nearing the end of their lifespan."

"No wonder that hundreds of years ago, the Heavenly Emperor led many great emperors to fight on the path to immortality. It's likely that many of these great emperors were nearing the end of their lives and wanted to make a final stand."

It's a pity, a lament, a tragedy! The Heavenly Emperor and his followers failed to forge the path to immortality; soon, I fear even more great emperors will perish.

"Another great emperor has fallen!" Decades later, another great Dao spread across the universe, and everyone felt it.

And this was not the end. In just a few decades, another great path spread across the universe, which, in the eyes of the world, meant the fall of yet another great emperor.

"Three Great Emperors have already perished, and there will probably be more Great Emperors to fall in the future. The suppression of the Great Dao caused by the fall of so many Great Emperors will probably be unprecedented and unparalleled. The golden age created by the Heavenly Emperor will probably come to an end."

Countless people lamented and began preparing for the difficult times that had arrived.

……

At this moment, having witnessed the completion of everyone's Nirvana and comprehended the profound mysteries revealed by their Nirvana, Li Daoming looked up at the sky, sensed the changes in the universe's energy, frowned slightly, and then sighed softly.

He had anticipated and prepared for the current situation.

One or two thousand years ago, they stopped unsealing those great saints who had been dormant for a long time and used the "Severing the Dao and Returning to Origin" technique to make them start cultivating again.

In fact, it is not impossible for him to change the current world, to make all the laws of heaven and earth active, to increase the essence of heaven and earth, and to free all living beings from the suppression of the Great Dao.

But he needs to constantly drive the operation of the universe, so where would he find so much free time?

With a sigh, Li Daoming suddenly thought of something and hesitated, wondering if he should give it another push.
During this period, the twenty-four Great Emperors of the Wuji Holy Court, Hunming, Dilis, Wushi, and he also successively "perished".
He wanted to do this not to fish or mislead anyone.

Rather, as long as their Great Dao still exists, aligns with the Heavenly Heart Mark, or transcends the Great Dao, then for the long time to come, no one will be able to prove their Dao and become an Emperor.

Now, the three Great Emperors of the Boundless Holy Court have had their cultivation and laws severed, resulting in the fall of the Great Emperors and plunging the world into an era of hardship that is difficult to change.

Rather than just watching as great emperors continue to "fall from grace" and the era of hardship arrives, it would be better to let all the great emperors "fall from grace" one after another.

Although doing so would make the suppression of the Great Dao even more severe, it would probably only make it difficult for him to go from the extreme difficulty of severing the Dao and becoming a saint to the difficulty of even breaking through to the second level of immortality. Would that make any difference to him?

No!

Moreover, once the Great Dao is suppressed, a golden age will descend, and some people will be able to prove their Dao and become emperors.

He could even replicate the grand spectacle of over 20,000 years ago, opening up the myriad paths of heaven and earth, allowing a large number of alternative paths to attain enlightenment and become emperors.

As for now, let's expand the myriad paths of heaven and earth, allowing many alternative paths to attain and prove the Dao?

Even if he and Wushi joined forces, they couldn't do it! Because the Dao of many Great Emperors is far stronger than it was when they first crossed over and attained Dao 20,000 years ago.

Moreover, neither he nor Wushi sealed their own Great Dao. Their Great Dao was above all the Daos of Heaven and Earth. To open up all the Daos of Heaven and Earth, they also had to open up their own Daos.

Although their Dao belonged to them, which could greatly reduce their pressure, the addition of the Dao of many Great Emperors meant they couldn't hold out for long.

Soon, without much hesitation, Li Daoming made a decision, giving it another push, causing all the Great Emperors to "fall from grace" one after another.

However, it is not easy to make all the emperors fall into "Dao Fall" one after another.

He couldn't possibly allow everyone to sever their cultivation, laws, and path, and be reborn to start over. For many people, he had to find another way.

After thinking for a moment, Li Daoming had an idea. He could find a way to make the world believe that they had perished without them committing suicide.

Of course, if someone could, like Ye Fan in his fourth life, use forbidden methods to imprison their own Dao within their body, suppressing themselves with imperial weapons or even immortal artifacts, without affecting the mortal world, that would also be acceptable.

However, this is even more difficult. He himself can definitely do it, Wushi should also be able to do it, but no one else can do it at all.

Therefore, the best approach is to let the heavens and earth mistakenly believe that they have perished.

With this in mind, Li Daoming focused all his attention on the broken jade and began to deduce its workings.

Before long, Li Daoming deduced a feasible method: sever their connection with the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and heaven and earth would naturally assume that they had perished.

However, once their connection with the myriad principles of heaven and earth is severed, they will be unable to comprehend them.

But this is not a big problem, because there is no need to sever the connection with the universe for a long time; a period of separation is sufficient.

According to his calculations, it should only take a few hundred years.

In fact, after the Great Emperors perish, their Dao will immediately separate from the Heavenly Heart Mark and spread throughout the universe.

However, the separation time was too short, and it reappeared in the perception of the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and the myriad paths of heaven and earth would reunite with the Emperor's imperial path.

This can be seen as an analogy to taking an elixir of immortality before death and living a second life. Once a second life is lived, the Great Dao reunites, and the Heavenly Heart Mark will once again align with the Great Dao.

However, if it reappears after several hundred years, it will be different. The Heavenly Heart Mark will no longer be in harmony with the Imperial Laws, suppressing all laws and principles in the world.

This can be seen in the example of ancient emperors who, after committing suicide, achieved the ultimate sublimation and restored their imperial status. Even if they reappeared with the peak imperial laws, the will of Heaven would not align with their imperial laws.

However, several hundred years is not enough for the Great Emperor's Dao to completely dissipate.

If they actively gather the Great Dao and align themselves with the will of Heaven, they might be able to reunite with the will of Heaven.

Although it requires severing the connection with the myriad paths of heaven and earth and being unable to comprehend them for hundreds of years, Li Daoming believes it is absolutely worthwhile; hundreds of years is not a very long time.

Moreover, even if one cannot comprehend the myriad paths of heaven and earth, it does not mean one cannot comprehend the Dao. One can fully comprehend the Dao of others, or create secret techniques and methods... without even wasting hundreds of years.

Furthermore, and most importantly, severing the connection between the many emperors and the myriad paths of heaven and earth was not difficult for Li Daoming.

He has several methods:
(End of this chapter)