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Chapter 544 The Way is everywhere and cannot be reached, therefore it is omnipresent and omnipotent.
Rumble!
The Great Dao of Chaos is like a chaotic dragon, raising its head and heading straight for the Immortal Realm, which is located above all other realms.

"Why would someone who has never returned to their Daoist temple without a Celestial Emperor go to the Celestial Realm?"

"Could it be that the Immortal Emperor Wuxian is also going to pledge allegiance to the Immortal Ancestor like the Phoenix Mother?"

"The fact that the Tathagata Buddha did not intervene indicates that Buddhism will not help Emperor Wuxian. It is possible that Emperor Wuxian has gotten close to the Immortal Ancestor through that dog's connections."

The powerful beings of all the heavens and myriad realms, witnessing this scene, were abuzz with discussion.

Jiang Chuan, stepping on the Chaos Path, led his cats, dogs, and rabbits through the nine heavens of the Immortal Realm, arriving before the first heaven.

At this moment, the Two Elements Daoist, along with the Candlelight Daoist, the Purple Emperor Immortal Emperor, and other disciples of the Immortal Ancestor, were welcoming Jiang Chuan in the First Heaven.

"Congratulations, Daoist Lord, on attaining the Great Luo Dao! Once you have achieved the Dao, you will be eternally free in all time and space!" The Two Elements Daoist greeted Jiang Chuan with a smile.

“Fellow Daoists Liangyi and Zhuzhao will surely attain the Great Luo Dao when the time is right.” Jiang Chuan’s gaze then fell on a female immortal.

The female fairy wore a light blue fairy dress, the gauze was as light as smoke, the skirt was as delicate as water, and the front of the dress was adorned with stars, shimmering with mysterious light.

Her beauty was unparalleled; her eyebrows were like distant mountains and willow branches, and her eyes were like autumn waves, as if she were a dream that was unattainable in this mortal world.

The female immortal was surrounded by celestial light, and with her radiant fairy charm, she looked like a delicate orchid that had stepped out of a fairyland, both beautiful and refined, and full of tenderness.

"Yu Xuan greets Daoist Jiang. I thank you for saving my reincarnated self in the ancient times and for passing on the reincarnation cultivation method to me." Immortal Emperor Yu Xuan bowed to Jiang Chuan.

"It was nothing, Immortal Emperor Yuxuan need not worry about it."

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Chuan understood the cause and effect between the two.

He traveled back to the Middle Ages to meet the future Star King Buddha, where he once saved a girl named Jiang Yu, who was the reincarnation of the Jade Xuan Immortal Emperor who had perished once in ancient times.

"Woof! There's actually some kind of karmic connection between you two? Yu Xuan, I'll take Jiang Chuan to see Dao Jun first. You and Jiang Chuan can catch up later."

Taihuang looked surprised, and then he took the lead and ran towards Taixu Dao Palace.

Jiang Chuan followed Tai Huang to the Taixu Dao Palace.

The Taixu Dao Palace stands tall and majestic, its glazed jade tiles reflecting the sunlight like dazzling pearls or stars embedded in a universe. Even a Celestial Emperor standing before the Taixu Dao Palace would feel a sense of insignificance.

The Taoist palace was shrouded in mist. Stepping inside, one saw pillars as tall as jade bamboo shoots, and the corridors seemed to stretch endlessly.

Upon reaching the end of the corridor, Jiang Chuan was greeted by a peculiar sight.

A nine-colored divine tree took root in the boundless void. The tree was not large, only about a meter tall, with lush branches and leaves that radiated brilliant light.

Two young men, wearing crowns of the sun and moon, robes of the starry river, and boots of mountains and rivers, and looking exactly alike, sat playing chess under the sacred tree.

Upon noticing Jiang Chuan's arrival, a young man put down Yunzi and looked at Jiang Chuan.

The young man had striking eyebrows and bright eyes, and a gentle smile on his face. If it weren't for the robes he wore, anyone would mistake him for an ordinary prince.

"You've finally arrived. I was so bored while waiting that I had to play chess with myself to pass the time."

As soon as the Daoist Taixu spoke, the Daoist Taixu opposite him vanished.

Jiang Chuan clasped his hands and said, "I, Jiang, thank you for the good fortune bestowed upon me by the Daoist Master!"

"A gift of creation?"

Taihuang looked completely bewildered: "Woof! Daojun, when did you ever grant Jiangchuan any good fortune?"

“Of course, it was given to us from the very beginning.”

As he spoke, Daoist Taixu beckoned to Jiang Chuan: "Would you like to play a game of chess with me?"

"My chess skills are shallow; I'm afraid I'm no match for Daoist Lord." Jiang Chuan stepped forward and sat down opposite Daoist Lord Taixu.

"At the beginning? Jiang Chuan, what kind of fortune did the Immortal Ancestor give you?" the rabbit asked, puzzled.

"Besides the Sky Tree, only the Bitter Sea Bow and the Other Shore Arrow can be called creations to me."

Jiang Chuan had thought about this question a long time ago.

Why did the Azure Emperor give him the Sky Tree?

If the goal is simply to help Tathagata Buddha deal with the two saints and retrieve the Bitter Sea Bow and the Other Shore Arrow, then giving him the love simulator transformed from the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Fruit would be enough. Why give him the Sky Tree of Dao as well?

Jiang Chuan had a suspicion when Taihuang told him that the Immortal Ancestor wanted him to go see Him after he attained the Great Luo Dao.

Now, after hearing what the Daoist Taixu said, how could he not understand that the Qiong Cang Dao Tree was a gift bestowed upon him by the Immortal Ancestor!

Only the Immortal Ancestor, the strongest being in all the heavens and myriad realms who wields the Tree of Myriad Paths, can suppress the Azure Emperor!

Only then can the Celestial Dao Tree be given to him!
"Wang!"

Taihuang was the first to react, and its dog head rubbed against Taixu Daojun's calf.

"Daojun, why did you give the Qiongcang Dao Tree to Jiang Chuan?"

"Naturally, it's for the sake of the Celestial Dao Tree." As Daoist Taixu spoke, a white cloud fragment fell to the ground.

Too Yellow: ? ? ?
Not to mention Taihuang, even Ancestor Ziyun and the rabbit were completely dumbfounded.

In order to give the Qiong Cang Dao Tree to Jiang Chuan?
If a mortal chess player saw Taixu Daojun's moves, they would surely say that he was a terrible chess player with no strategy, but his game with Jiang Chuan was not a true game of chess.

As He placed the word, countless beams of immortal light flowed from the chess piece into the chessboard, which resembled a boundless void. As the immortal light swirled, a universe was born, with true immortals soaring through the sky, immortal kings chanting scriptures, and immortal emperors sitting cross-legged in the heavens. It was as if this was not an evolved universe, but a real universe.

"Daojun's cultivation is truly astonishing!"

Jiang Chuan felt a sense of emotion. Having just attained the Great Luo Dao, his size was equivalent to that of an initial universe.

With a casual move, the Grand Void Daoist Lord created a universe.

Such a difference in skill level is truly worlds apart.

"Aren't you curious what I would do with the Celestial Dao Tree?" asked Daoist Taixu.

"I am all ears."

As Jiang Chuan finished speaking, a rumbling sound rang out, and countless rays of chaotic immortal light surged out from the fallen black stone, like a chaotic sea bursting its banks, heading towards the universe evolved by the Taixu Daojun.

"My desire to merge with the Dao is known to few in the myriad realms, but it's not exactly a secret either. Normally, the Great Dao should sense my merging with it and create a being to annihilate those who wish to merge with it. And my tribulation should indeed be about to begin, but the Demon Ancestor has intervened."

Taixu Daojun paused, then continued, "You obtained the Demon Ancestor's scriptures and know that the Demon Ancestor cultivated the Dao of Tribulation. The Demon Ancestor intercepted the tribulations that the Great Dao had created for me, fused them into himself, and with the favor of the Great Dao, he successfully took the final half-step, reaching the edge of the Dao Integration. Because it was a tribulation that was fused with mine, once he triggered the Dao Integration Tribulation, bringing a killing calamity to all the heavens and myriad realms, he would inevitably attack me under the control of the Great Dao. The Demon Ancestor was not confident that he could defeat me, and I was not confident that I could defeat him, or rather, him and those two from the Outer Heavens."

"But what does this have to do with the Qiong Cang Dao Tree?" Taihuang was even more puzzled.

Taixu Daojun turned to look at the shrunken Myriad Dao Tree beside him.

"The Myriad Dao Tree is the true form of the Myriad Laws Dao Venerable. The Myriad Laws Dao Venerable is a spiritual root in the chaos. After its Dao Integration of 120,000 Yuan Hui clashed with my master, the Taiyuan Dao Venerable, they both perished. My master's true form transformed into this infinite multiverse of ours. Actually, this statement is both right and wrong." Jiang Chuan's eyes flickered: "This universe also contains the Myriad Laws Dao Venerable, or rather, the origin of the Myriad Dao Tree."

He should have thought of this long ago. When the Taiyuan Daozun, who was also a Hunyuan, transformed into a universe, how could the Wandao Tree not be damaged?

If it is damaged, where will its origin go?
"good."

Taixu Daojun nodded slightly: "Qiong Cang is the Heavenly Emperor of Daoming. If it were not for my second senior brother Wuwo establishing the Heavenly Court, He should be the Heavenly Emperor of this universe."

The rabbit was utterly shocked: "The Heavenly Emperor is also a disciple of Taiyuan Daozun?!"

Jiang Chuan was surprised, but not entirely unexpected.

The Heavenly Emperor came from another universe, which he knew long ago, and it was from the Great Universe of All Immortals.

In universes related to immortality, the Heavenly Emperor is most likely connected to Taiyuan Daozun.

"However, is the Heavenly Emperor only the second disciple, and not the first disciple?"

As Jiang Chuan's thoughts raced, Daoist Taixu spoke again: "If He weren't my senior brother, why would He give me the spiritual treasure nurtured by the Myriad Dao Tree?"

"Because this infinite multiverse is the origin of Taiyuan Daozun and the Myriad Dao Tree, the Qiongcang Emperor, as the Dao Ming Heavenly Emperor, has a tree as his true form, and like the Myriad Dao Tree, he can absorb and devour many Great Daos."

After summarizing the whole story, Jiang Chuan said, "Daojun used me to obtain the Qiong Cang Dao Tree. Could it be that he intends to reopen the Heavenly Court and become the Heavenly Emperor?"

"If I were to be like that Great Celestial Venerable of the Chaos Sea, radiating influence across countless universes and being worshipped and bowed down by trillions of beings, I would be interested in becoming that emperor. But to be confined to one universe and call myself emperor is really meaningless."

The voice of the Daoist Taixu carried a hint of disdain: "The Heavenly Emperor governs the Three Realms and Six Paths, and rules over all things in the world. If the Heavenly Court is established by Qiong Cang, then He, as the Heavenly Emperor of Destiny, will be favored by the Heavenly Dao and can rule this infinite multiverse. The Demon Emperor and Taiyi chose to kill Qiong Cang first because they were worried that my senior brother would give up the position of Heavenly Emperor to Qiong Cang in exchange for Qiong Cang protecting him. I want the Qiong Cang Dao Tree because I want to use the power of this infinite multiverse to overcome the tribulation of merging with the Dao."

"Did the Dao Lord use me to orchestrate the acquisition of the Qiong Cang Emperor's Dao Fruit, allowing the Qiong Cang Dao Tree to return to its peak? Was it also because he was worried that my actions would be noticed by the Demon Ancestor and the Outer Heavens, leading to their joint sabotage?"

Although Jiang Chuan's words were questions, his tone was extremely affirmative.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank the Twin Saints. The Twin Saints disrupted the future Star King Buddha's plan, allowing the Heart Saint to return. The Azure Emperor stepped in to help the Treasure Tathagata King Buddha, giving me this opportunity."

As Taixu Daojun placed his pieces, he spoke: "With four Great Luo standing in confrontation, the Demon Ancestor and the Outer Heaven will only think that the Azure Emperor sent the Qiong Cang Dao Tree seed to help the Tathagata Buddha of Many Treasures in order to conceal my plan."

"The Immortal Ancestor's chess skills are profound; I admire him greatly."

Jiang Chuan had to admit that the Grand Void Daoist was indeed terrifying.

He never appeared in person, yet he manipulated him, making him, and even the Azure Emperor, the Buddha of Many Treasures, the Sage of War, and the Sage of Literature, pawns on the chessboard.

In contrast, the Azure Emperor is perhaps the third strongest being in the universe.

Not only did he devise various plans, but he even personally intervened to assist the Tathagata Buddha.

As a result of the Demon Ancestor's interference, not only did he fail to help Autumn Water Immortal Emperor and Azure History God Venerable attain the Great Luo Dao, but he also lost the Heavenly Court's supreme treasure, the Azure Sky Dao Tree, and the return of the Azure Sky Emperor, one of the Five Emperors, became even more distant.

Ancestor Ziyun's large eyes were full of confusion: "However, if one can control the infinite multiverse with the Qiong Cang Dao Tree, why can't Jiang Chuan control it?"

"Even mortal emperors sit in the Golden Palace, let alone the Heavenly Emperor?"

As Jiang Chuan explained, he placed another piece on the board: "Only those who wear dragon robes and sit in the Golden Palace are emperors. Once they leave the Golden Palace and are not wearing dragon robes, how many people would know that this is an emperor? For the Heavenly Emperor, the Thirty-Three Heavens is the Golden Palace. Only by ruling the Thirty-Three Heavens and sitting in the Thirty-Three Heavens can one be considered a true Heavenly Emperor."

"That's right. That's why the Demon Ancestor and the Outer Heavens may have already realized this, and why I haven't made any moves despite my secret plans."

Taixu Daojun stared at the evolution of the Great Dao on the chessboard: "Because without the Thirty-Three Heavens, I would not be able to control the power of the infinite multiverse. And now the Thirty-Three Heavens have not yet been unified, so even if I have the Qiong Cang Dao Tree, I still cannot control the power of the infinite multiverse."

"Therefore, before the Thirty-Three Heavens are unified, the Demon Ancestor will definitely take action, because if He does not take action, He will not have any chance of winning."

Jiang Chuan's eyes flickered incessantly; he seemed to have already glimpsed the future, a scene of bloodshed across the myriad worlds.

No matter how strong the Demon Ancestor is, as long as he has not attained the Dao, he is still a Great Luo Immortal.

It is the size of the Great Luo, which is also the multiverse.

The multiverse and the infinite multiverse.

To fight the infinite with the finite is a sure way to lose!

The Demon Ancestor has absolutely no chance of winning!

Jiang Chuan, the Immortal Emperor, once thought that the Immortal Ancestor's arrangement of the Qingyuan Realm was to plot against the Thirty-Three Heavens in order to gain the blessing of the Heavenly Realm. Now he realized that the Immortal Ancestor's plan was far more terrifying than he had imagined!
"I don't think the Demon Ancestor would have any chance of winning even if he took action!"

Taihuang kept wagging its tail: "Daojun, you defeated the Demon Ancestor, defeated the Outer Heavens, and merged with the Immortal Dao. Does that mean I can now roam freely in the Chaos Sea?"

"Who told you I was going to merge with the immortal path?" Daoist Taixu raised his hand and patted Taihuang's dog head.

Jiang Chuan was quite surprised: "Immortal Ancestor is not planning to inherit your master's teachings?"

"Do you know why my master, Daoist Taiyuan, fought against Daoist Wanfa?" Daoist Taixu asked instead of answering Jiang Chuan's question.

"I am unaware of this, and I beg the Immortal Ancestor to enlighten me." Jiang Chuan truly couldn't figure it out. At his level, he could evolve the main materials for Immortal Emperors to forge weapons, such as Eternal Silent Black Iron and Mother Gold of All Things, with a single thought.

What was a priceless treasure to the Immortal Emperor was now useless to him.

The same must be true for those who have already attained the Dao and become primordial beings.

"The Way contends."

"A struggle over the Dao?"

"In the Chaos Sea, the fifteenth realm is called Hunyuan, and the sixteenth realm above it is called Hunyuan Wuji. But in my master's view, there is no difference between these two realms."

Taixu Daojun replied, “Taking the Great Luo as an example, the Great Luo who attains enlightenment imprints his own Great Dao on the past, present, and future of the universe, across countless times and spaces. After merging with the Primordial Dao, he then imprints his own Dao throughout the boundless universe of the Chaos Sea, imprinting his own Dao on the past and future of the boundless universe. The Limitless One has no place where the Dao cannot reach. Therefore, he is omnipresent and omnipotent. However, the Great Dao has a sequence.”

"The distinction between first and last."

Jiang Chuan immediately recalled the demonic techniques used by Hun Tian, ​​whom he had clashed with.

“The acquired Great Dao, like the Immortal Dao and the Demon Dao, is not like the Three Thousand Innate Great Dao, which serve as the cornerstone of the universe. Therefore, if one wants to imprint it on the boundless universe, it must be spread. However, this will inevitably be blocked by powerful beings. Thus, it is almost impossible for cultivators who practice the acquired Great Dao to achieve perfection. Only the Three Thousand Innate Great Dao, which serve as the cornerstone of the universe, exist in the universe itself. Even if powerful beings want to stop it, they cannot stop it because these Great Daos are part of the universe.”

A burning desire appeared in Taixu Daojun's eyes: "Therefore, if one wants to attain the Primordial Chaos, one must cultivate the Primordial Dao. What my master and Wanfa Daozun were fighting for was the Primordial Dao!"

"When you reach this level, everything becomes the Dao!"

Jiang Chuan sighed, "Only the Dao can force two Primordial Chaos Realm experts to fight to the death!"

"I schemed against four Great Luo Immortals, and against you, to obtain the Celestial Dao Tree, all for the sake of merging with the Dao, for the sake of Hunyuan, and even Hunyuan Wuji! To accomplish what my master could not accomplish! To witness the scenery my master could not witness!"

The burning desire in Taixu Daojun's eyes could no longer be concealed: "Although I schemed against you, the Qiongcang Dao Tree is now your natal magic treasure, and I will not take it for nothing. I am prepared to exchange a treasure with you for the Qiongcang Dao Tree."

"I wonder what treasure the Immortal Ancestor intends to use to exchange for the Celestial Dao Tree?"

(End of this chapter)