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

Chapter 821 Overt Schemes and Subtle Understanding
However, without a vast territory, it is impossible to nurture a massive number of living beings, a vast number of geniuses, or even a quasi-immortal emperor or higher level of power. Even if such individuals were born, their numbers would be limited.

Perhaps there are only a few in an era, or even none at all.

If not enough Quasi-Immortal Emperors are born, it will naturally be difficult for new Immortal Emperors to be born.

Of course, if the six Celestial Emperors above Heaven are strong enough and can all cultivate to the peak of Celestial Emperor, then it doesn't matter if more Quasi-Celestial Emperors or new Celestial Emperors cannot be born.

With the six of them working together, they could easily defeat the ten Immortal Emperors of the eerie dark race.

However, if they hide and develop in secret, they may not be able to cultivate to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm. Even if they can, it will definitely take them much longer.

The Immortal Emperor can be considered the ultimate level, the highest in all the heavens. Once one reaches the level of Immortal Emperor, unless one has extraordinary talent and comprehension, it is not something that can be achieved through simple seclusion and arduous cultivation. One needs to see more of the Dao and more of the Dharma, and draw inferences from one instance to another, in order to break through more easily.

Moreover, the Immortal Emperors above the heavens, who were able to break through to the Immortal Emperor level, naturally all forged their own paths, created their own cultivation systems, or innovated upon existing cultivation systems.

As the master of a path, even a Dao Ancestor who innovates upon a cultivation system naturally occupies a portion of the fortune of that cultivation system. The wider this cultivation system spreads, the more cultivators practice it, the stronger they become, and the richer their fortune naturally becomes. With the blessing of this fortune, their cultivation speed will naturally be faster.

Furthermore, even if one cultivates to the level of an Immortal Emperor, there are very few treasures that are useful to them, even if the heavens above are the entire universe. However, "very few" does not mean "none".

If they hide and develop in secret, they will be unable to rule the endless territory above the heavens, and it will certainly be more difficult for them to obtain treasures that are useful to them.

Moreover, they are not like Li Daoming, whose foundation is incredibly solid and whose background is incredibly profound. After many transformations, his aptitude, comprehension, potential, and talent are all extremely high. He also possesses fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation, which can greatly enhance his comprehension. He has refined the myriad worlds and become the master of the myriad worlds, and can easily comprehend all the Great Dao rules of the myriad worlds...

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If they choose to hide and develop in secret, their cultivation speed will definitely slow down significantly, and it will be much more difficult for them to break through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm.

And what about the eerie, dark race? They used to harvest countless lives and hold small sacrifices, and they will continue to harvest and sacrifice.

Although the creatures harvested will be weaker and the gains after sacrifice will be smaller, their cultivation progress will definitely be faster than that of the Immortal Emperors above the heavens.

Moreover, this is the harvest from the sacrifices held by the strange dark race in each era. The vast majority of the harvest falls into the hands of the ten progenitors, with only a small portion given to the Dark Immortal Emperor and a very small portion used to cultivate Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

Otherwise, the cultivation progress of the Celestial Emperors of the Strange Dark Clan would definitely be faster than that of the Celestial Emperors above the Heavens, and not just by a fraction. The number of Quasi-Celestial Emperors born in each era of the Strange Dark Clan would also be several times greater than that above the Heavens. If they followed the Strange Dark Clan's calculations, as long as their side could produce more Quasi-Celestial Emperors and new Celestial Emperors in the future, their cultivation strength would advance further, and they might not be unable to contend with the ten Celestial Emperors of the Strange Dark Clan. If they could contend with them without being defeated, they would no longer be arbitrarily harvested and sacrificed by the Strange Dark Clan. Their side could develop faster, while the Strange Dark Clan, unable to sacrifice themselves, would see their development slow down, and the situation might not be irreversible.

Furthermore, if any of them could advance beyond the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm and break through to a higher level, the ten Immortal Emperors of the strange dark race would no longer be a threat. They would certainly be able to reverse the situation and defy fate.
However, if one secretly hides away to cultivate and develop, and dares not oppose the strange and dark race, the speed of cultivation will be greatly reduced, and one will also lose the will to fight against the strange and dark race and turn the tide against all odds.

Therefore, even the Celestial Emperors above the heavens, knowing full well the schemes of the mysterious dark race, had no other choice but to follow their plans in order to seize a sliver of a chance to turn the tide against all odds.

Although the powerful members of the strange dark race did not pay attention to the Quasi-Immortal Emperors and Immortal Emperors who had been defeated and fled from the heavens at the beginning of this era, allowing them to recuperate and develop, the period of peaceful development was not long!

After a period of peaceful development in the heavens and a recovery of some vitality, the strange dark race began to make constant moves.

From time to time, using dark strongholds such as the River of Souls, the Burial Pit of the Heavenly Emperor, the Four Extremes Floating Soil, and the Ancient Underworld as bridgeheads, the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor leads the Dark Army to ravage the heavens, corrupting and transforming a massive number of living beings into dark beings, and making them devour each other, undergoing brutal blood battles, and growing rapidly.

However, although the strange dark race ravaged the heavens, it was only a small-scale invasion and did not launch a large-scale attack. The scale was kept below the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level. Unless an Immortal Emperor above the heavens takes action, the strange dark Immortal Emperor will not make a move.

The Celestial Emperors above the heavens were no match for the ten eerie Dark Celestial Emperors. At the end of the last era, two of them died in battle, and the rest were all injured. In order to revive the fallen Celestial Emperors, Quasi-Celestial Emperors, and a very small number of True Celestial Kings, they suffered considerable losses and were no match for the ten eerie Dark Celestial Emperors.

Knowing they were no match, the Celestial Emperor above the heavens would not intervene, lest he draw out the eerie Dark Celestial Emperor and cause an even larger-scale dark upheaval.

Moreover, in the eyes of the powerful beings above the heavens, small-scale battles with the powerful beings of the strange dark race are not entirely a bad thing. They can also temper the newly born cultivators above the heavens and help them grow up faster.

Furthermore, the mysterious dark race also knows that the Quasi-Immortal Emperors and Immortal Emperors above the heavens have been cultivating strong individuals and accumulating power. Although they do not take them seriously, they will not let them go unchecked.

In order to reduce the number of powerful geniuses above the heavens and to cultivate more powerful members of their own race, the strange dark race set up a dark altar. Once a living being breaks through the limit, unless protected by a quasi-immortal emperor or immortal emperor, their primordial spirit will be taken away, baptized by dark matter, fall into darkness, and become an elite of the strange dark race.

In every era, many prodigies fall into strange darkness, undergo countless trials of life and death, and break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm.

The powerful beings above the heavens and the powerful beings of the strange dark race maintained a delicate tacit understanding and a delicate balance, which kept the heavens in a state of small-scale war for a long time.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will continue until the realm above the heavens develops to a certain extent. At that time, in addition to the ten sacrificial ancestors, the strange dark race will send out ten dark immortal emperors, more than six hundred dark quasi-immortal emperors, and an endless dark army to harvest the living beings of the selected universe and region, and hold another small sacrifice.

(End of this chapter)