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

Chapter 483 Methods for Healing Dao Injuries
Gai Jiuyou was naturally unconvinced. After breaking through to an alternative path to enlightenment, he challenged Xiang Yufei to a great battle. As expected, Xiang Yufei won.

Gai Jiuyou is certainly not weak, but how is Xiang Yufei weak? He also possesses the foundation of the Wuji Holy Court, so it's normal for him to win; it would be problematic if he lost.

Because the Azure Emperor set an example, as long as one is strong enough, even if someone has already proven their Dao, one can still destroy all the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and surpass all the myriad paths of heaven and earth to prove one's Dao and become an emperor.

Both of them were able to break through to achieve Dao in an alternative way despite the suppression of the Great Dao, so they were naturally proud and arrogant people. They would not think that if the Azure Emperor could do it, they could not.

Therefore, none of them are willing to stop at achieving the Dao through unconventional means; they all want to break through the myriad paths of heaven and earth, defy the heavens, and become emperors.

Xiang Yufei had already tried once. Because of the experience of his predecessors, when he saw that the situation was hopeless, he did not resist to the end, but gave up decisively. Although he was injured, it was not very serious.

They don't need any religious intervention; they can heal their injuries on their own.

Gai Jiuyou is also trying now, and it's obvious that he will fail as well, without even needing to deduce the result.

It's unclear whether he was seriously injured after his defeat, or suffered an incurable Dao injury as in the original story.

Li Daoming shook his head slightly and withdrew his gaze. What did it matter to him whether he was seriously injured or had incurable Dao injuries?
If Gai Jiuyou were a member of the Wuji Sacred Court, whether he was seriously injured or suffered a Dao injury, the Wuji Sacred Court would not stand idly by and would help him recover.

But he is not. He has nothing to do with the Wuji Holy Court, and the Wuji Holy Court will not be so kind as to help him recover, unless he and the Golden Crow King, who are at the Great Perfection Water Spirit level, are willing to pay a sufficient price.

As expected, in less than a day, Gai Jiuyou failed to defy the heavens and prove his Dao.

He was utterly powerless to destroy the myriad paths of heaven and earth. Even though Xuan Wan's path was separating from the myriad paths of heaven and earth, Wan Qing's path was also dissipating.

Unable to destroy the myriad paths of heaven and earth, and unable to withstand the attacks of the heavenly tribulation and the myriad paths of heaven and earth, Gai Jiuyou was covered in blood and wounds, his body covered with Dao marks, and his combat power could no longer be maintained at its peak.

Seemingly aware that he could not break through the myriad paths and successfully prove his Dao, Gai Jiuyou no longer persisted. He risked being annihilated and fiercely resisted, enduring the pain of being shattered to pieces, but he no longer tried to become an emperor and severed the cause and effect.

Even so, the existing heavenly punishment will not disappear and will still strike down, but the myriad paths of heaven and earth will not continue to bombard him, nor will there be any more dangerous tribulations to follow.

After a long and arduous ordeal, Gai Jiuyou fell from the heavens, his body shattered and unable to regenerate, his aura weakened to the extreme.

"I really overestimated myself!" Gai Jiuyou gave a wry smile.

Having witnessed Xiang Yufei's attempt to defy the heavens and prove his Dao, he roughly knew that he too would find it difficult to succeed.

But how could he be content without trying?
He forcibly summoned the Tribulation of Proving the Dao, intending to destroy all the myriad paths of heaven and earth to prove himself as an emperor, but in the end, the power of the heavenly punishment and all the myriad paths of heaven and earth still exceeded his expectations.

Originally, he had no intention of fighting against the Heavenly Punishment and the myriad paths of Heaven and Earth to the end. However, during the tribulation, he gained some insights. The Tribulation Transcending Immortal Melody advanced further, captivating him and making him reluctant to give it up. It gave him hope of perfecting his Dao and destroying the myriad paths during the tribulation.

However, to his utter surprise, he overestimated himself and underestimated the myriad principles of heaven and earth. Even though he made great progress during his tribulation, he still could not destroy the myriad principles of heaven and earth.

Moreover, he suffered severe Dao injuries due to his prolonged and intense struggle against the myriad Daos of Heaven and Earth.

Although he voluntarily severed the cause and effect afterward and no longer attempted to become an emperor, the existing heavenly punishment would not disappear. He suffered severe Dao injuries and had to endure the terrible heavenly punishment again, which not only made his original source even more severely damaged, but also made his Dao injuries penetrate deeper into his original source. It would probably be difficult to recover.

After a moment of wry smiles, Gai Jiuyou took out a portion of Emperor's Blood and consumed it, quickly absorbing the essence of heaven and earth in an attempt to erase the Dao traces within his body and heal his Dao injuries. With the aid of the Emperor's Blood, it took several years to stabilize his injuries.

However, that's all. To heal the Dao injury, a small amount of Emperor's Blood is simply not enough.

Let alone a small amount of imperial blood, even a large amount of imperial blood might not be enough to achieve this.

The Emperor's Blood was ultimately not the true blood of the Heavenly Emperor, much less the essence of the Heavenly Emperor. Although its quality was higher than his blood, it wasn't by much, and it was difficult to help him erase the Dao marks within his body.

At this moment, sensing his injuries, Gai Jiuyou couldn't help but ponder how to heal his Dao wounds.

After a moment's thought, he had an idea.

The best way, of course, is to rely on one's own Dao to fight against the Dao marks within the body and erase them. If one can do this, one's Dao and Dharma will surely advance further.

However, this is very difficult. His Dao cannot resist the Dao marks within his body. It is not easy to erase them. Moreover, the Dao marks within his body are deeply rooted in his origin. Without the power to crush them, erasing the Dao marks is also erasing his origin.

Unless he has a large amount of imperial blood or other rare treasures to help him restore his original essence, by the time he has erased the Dao injury, his original essence will be almost exhausted. At that time, even if he does not die immediately, he will probably be close to death.

But how easy is it to obtain a large amount of imperial blood or rare treasures that can help him restore his original nature?
There's no chance of getting the rare treasures to restore one's original state, but we can get the Emperor's Blood.

Given his current situation, he doesn't dare to exert his full strength. Without being able to exert his full strength, even if he were to operate the great array in the chaotic heavens for tens of thousands of years, he still wouldn't be able to obtain enough imperial blood.

Of course, if his Dao injury is fully healed and he can unleash his full strength, he will definitely be able to earn enough Emperor Blood in less than a thousand years.

The problem is that he needs to obtain enough imperial blood first, and then spend hundreds or thousands of years to fully recover from his injuries. Would the Boundless Holy Court be willing to lend him a large amount of imperial blood first, give him hundreds or thousands of years to heal, and then repay the debt?

If he hadn't been so arrogant and dismissive of the world when he was young, the Boundless Holy Court probably wouldn't have refused, since there was a precedent.

But when he was young, due to his limited knowledge, he had no idea how powerful the Great Emperor was or how majestic the Heavenly Emperor was.

Because he had only cultivated for twenty years, yet stood at the peak of the ancient Big Dipper, he believed that although the Emperor of Limitless Heaven was strong, he would eventually be able to surpass him.

Not only did he ignore the invitation from the Boundless Holy Court to participate in the trial, he also abandoned his grand ambition that one day he would enter the strange world and defeat the Heavenly Emperor.

Although the people of the Boundless Holy Court didn't say anything, didn't make things difficult for him, and didn't target him, they didn't have a good impression of him and might not necessarily give him special treatment.

Yes, it's about using the back door!

There are saints and quasi-emperors in this world who, after suffering serious injuries, wanted to first seek imperial blood to recover before working to pay off their debts, but they were all refused.

The only two who weren't rejected were two unconventional Dao-achieving experts, and he wasn't sure if he would be rejected himself.

(End of this chapter)