The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 214 The Great Chang World
Is the perfection of one's Dao heart a prerequisite for becoming the supreme and ultimate emperor who has achieved Dao harmony?
Ji Ning, Qingmo Sovereign, and Yi Bo Emperor were all somewhat surprised and taken aback. The prerequisites for becoming a Supreme were too advanced a question for them to understand before.

"Alright, focus on your cultivation! Ji Ning, delve deeper into the Dao, and cultivate each Dao one by one until you reach the Lord of the Holy City. This accumulation of knowledge and experience will be beneficial for your ultimate sword Dao integration."

Shi Mo continued, "If you have any questions about your cultivation in the future, you can directly seek guidance from my original form or Dharma body in the Three Realms."

"However, there's only so much I can do to help you. What you need to do is maximize your chances of successfully merging with the Dao. When you feel ready, just go for it! Don't hesitate! Your ultimate sword path should be unstoppable."

"As for other troubles, with me here, nothing can be considered a real problem," Shi Mo said encouragingly to Ji Ning, before disappearing and leaving.

Watching Shi Mo disappear as if by teleportation, causing only a slight spatial fluctuation, Emperor Yi Bo couldn't help but exclaim, "The methods of the Ultimate Emperor are indeed incredible, perhaps comparable to those of a Supreme Being!"

"Could it be that this Emperor Shi Mo has comprehended the ultimate space path?" the Azure Demon Sovereign asked curiously.

“No, Senior Shi Mo took the ultimate path of chaos and merged with the Dao to become an Emperor,” Ji Ning said, adding, “We just need to know this, don’t spread it!”

“Of course, we have all made a life-ordained oath,” the Azure Demon Lord said.

Emperor Yi Bo was even more surprised and said, "The Dao of Chaos? I didn't expect it to be the ultimate Dao of Chaos! Chaos encompasses all Daos, so Emperor Shi Mo must have the most skills and be more comprehensive than the other Supreme Beings."

Not long after, in a distant realm, in the void filled with endless cold air, an iceberg floated, and on the top of the iceberg sat a figure in silver robes on a floating silver throne.

His skin was golden, making him a golden-robed emperor, with a diamond-shaped blood-red crystal between his brows. He was none other than the Lonely Emperor of the Ice Peak Legion.

Silently watching the lonely emperor in the distance, he seemed like an iceberg, exuding a cold and lonely aura, as if his heart had been frozen and dead.

"Hmm?" Upon seeing a figure suddenly appear in the chilling void ahead, His Majesty Lonely's expression changed instantly. He subconsciously stood up and looked at Shi Mo, who was watching him with great interest, with some surprise and suspicion: "Supreme?"

A buzzing sound emanated from an invisible force, drawing the Lonely Emperor's consciousness into an illusion. Shi Mo, having quickly grasped the details of his memories, looked at the Lonely Emperor controlled by this force and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
"Indeed, he's a pitiful and pathetic person, but also a lucky piece of trash. He should have been a proper ruler, but instead he became a Golden-Clad Emperor."

His Majesty the Lonely, relying on the Sith weapons and being the master of another universe, may be very powerful, but his Dao heart is flawed, which means that his strength is destined to be difficult to improve further. His path of cultivation has long since come to an end.

"He's a decent henchman." The Ice Peak Legion under His Majesty Lonely is renowned throughout the entire Chaos Universe. It would be good for him to do odd jobs for Shi Mo in the future.

Which of the other supreme powerhouses doesn't have a bunch of rulers following them? Among those rulers, there are some whose strength rivals or even surpasses that of His Majesty Lonely.

After that, the Endless Territory was relatively peaceful, and in the blink of an eye, dozens or even hundreds of Chaos Eras had passed.

Ji Ning cultivated diligently for dozens of Chaotic Eras, but felt that he could no longer gain any further insight or perfection in the Ultimate Sword Dao. After settling the karmic ties that would affect his Dao Integration, and leaving the Flame Dragon Domain to find the Dao Integration Fire Cloud Flower, a treasure that would aid in Dao Integration, he returned to the Flame Dragon Domain and finally prepared to integrate with the Dao.

"Is Ji Ning finally about to achieve Dao? I wonder if he will succeed this time?" In the chaos beyond the Three Realms, outside his cave, Shi Mo, sitting alone and sipping tea, gazed wistfully at the distant chaotic void:

"One of my clones has been reincarnated for hundreds of chaotic eras, but there has been no connection whatsoever. Is it because the distance is too great, or is there some other problem?"

Going back to hundreds of years ago in the Chaos Era, not long after Shi Mo merged with the Dao, he sent an avatar back to this cave, using the mysterious blood-red energy in his soul to send his true spirit away in a suicide-like manner.

His hazy consciousness traveled an unknown distance before regaining consciousness, only to find that Shi Mo had once again turned into a giant stone.

Deep underground, Shi Mo's consciousness awoke within a gray boulder, about a hundred feet in diameter and the size of a small mountain.

"Hmm? The aura of this boulder... a primordial spiritual material? Could such a large primordial object still exist in the primordial world?" Through the gray stone mountain whose surface shimmered with starlight, Shi Mo became increasingly astonished and suspicious:

"Am I now underground in a volcano? Wait a minute, why is the spiritual energy outside so thin? It's not even as thin as some of the smaller worlds in the Three Realms. Is this really the primordial world?"

"If I cultivate here, when will I be able to regain my strength?" Shi Mo thought helplessly, "What a pity about this origin. When will I be able to transform into human form?"

However, there was no other way; Shi Mo still had to cultivate, using his powerful will to draw upon and gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish and strengthen his soul.

"Unfortunately, the innate power in this huge innate spiritual material boulder cannot be directly absorbed, but its effect on nourishing the soul is quite good," Shi Mo, immersed in cultivation, said as his soul became increasingly solid.

After an unknown amount of time, Shi Mo could no longer bear the slow pace of cultivation. With a thought, he separated about one-third of his divine soul into a divine soul clone, preparing to go out and explore the outside world.

"Huh?" After the divine soul clone left the gray stone mountain body, it noticed the star-like sand-like soil around it. Shi Mo couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart. The divine soul attracted and condensed star sand, transforming it into a human-like form.

Next, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the power of earth fire to temper it, Shi Mo, whose soul had merged with the star sand, slowly tempered it into a physical body.
"It took shape so easily?" Looking at his palm and feeling his body, which was both strong and flexible, Shi Mo couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"There's no tribulation of lightning even when transforming into human form? Is this really the Three Realms?" Shi Mo, increasingly suspicious, had a thought and transformed into fluid-like sand, quickly passing through the underground magma and condensing on a hillside outside a volcano.

Dressed in a gray robe, Shi Mo looked at the vast world outside and felt the thinness of the spiritual energy in the world more clearly. He frowned slightly and then easily used the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for escaping or hiding) to leave.

After exploring and sensing along the way, Shi Mo discovered many mortal beings, acquired minor demons, and a very few innate major demons. Before long, he traveled thousands of miles and arrived at an island in the middle of a large lake.

The island is covered with rolling mountains and teeming with monsters. Shi Mo, who had quietly appeared in the forest, sensed the dangers and couldn't help but chuckle, "The scenery is quite nice; it's a good place!"

"The lair of monsters?" Shi Mo murmured to himself. With a thought, he ignored the obstacles of some formations on the island and used his escape technique to arrive at a dark and quiet room in the main hall deep inside the island in the lake.

Looking at the black-robed man with blood-red eyebrows sitting cross-legged, Shi Mo couldn't help but show a look of interest: "Is the main body a mountain? That's interesting. However, the sinful and malevolent aura is a bit heavy, so it would be a bit troublesome to possess him."

"Hmm?" The black-robed man, whose blood-red eyebrows trembled slightly, opened his eyes. His blood-red eyes met Shi Mo's, and his expression changed. At the same time, Shi Mo, with his deep gaze, also invaded the man's body with his invisible divine soul power, causing the black-robed man to stiffen and struggle in pain.

But soon, his expression froze and he stopped breathing.

With a whoosh, just as the black-robed man's aura was about to dissipate and transform into a mountain, Shi Mo waved his hand and sent him disappearing into the depths of the earth.

"The Lord of Nine Mountains Island? A lineage of demons? The Great Chang World? It really is a small world. It's definitely not the Primordial World anymore," Shi Mo muttered with a frown, feeling somewhat puzzled and helpless.
"It seems that to figure out exactly where this place is, we need to become even stronger. The cultivation methods of this world, while not particularly advanced, are still somewhat unique."

Shi Mo, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, began to cultivate by drawing on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. His whole body shone with light. After some thought, his aura and appearance suddenly changed and he transformed into the black-robed man, the Lord of Nine Mountains Island.

"Let's borrow this identity for now! Although it's from the demon lineage." Next, Shi Mo continued to ponder the cultivation methods of the demon lineage that he had obtained from the memories of the Nine Mountain Island Master.

To integrate into this world, one must first understand it, and then refine one's cultivation methods, figuring out the ones suitable for oneself.

One cannot be too unconventional and practice cultivation methods that are completely different from those of this world, otherwise it will be easy for one's origins to be questioned.

Fortunately, the cultivation methods in this world seem to be divided into Qi cultivation and body cultivation, which makes it much easier for Shi Mo to figure out and perfect them.

"The lineage of demons and monsters, the lineage of gods and demons, and there seems to be a lineage of physical immortality. In essence, it is still body refinement. My current physical body is suitable for cultivating body refinement methods." After some thought, Shi Mo quickly created a cultivation method suitable for him in this world.

Body refinement is indeed very advantageous. The physical body is comparable to a magic weapon, so the combat power is naturally strong. Moreover, it is also very easy to cultivate Qi if the physical body is strong.

"Although the methods of the demon lineage can also refine the body, they are too fancy and complicated. Why does physical cultivation need to be so troublesome and complicated?" Shi Mo looked down on the demon lineage cultivation methods that the Nine Mountain Island Master had learned.

However, the method for cultivating one's natal magic weapon talisman was somewhat special, and Shi Mo was also interested in the sword cultivation and witch cultivation methods.

Next, Shi Mo stayed on Jiushan Island and devoted himself to seclusion and cultivation, gradually figuring out a body-refining method based on the lineage of gods and demons.

This world also has a lineage of gods and demons, and the Great Chang Emperor inherited this lineage, which is why he unified the world and became the Emperor.

Although he didn't know what the magic and divine arts of this world were like, Shi Mo was still confident that his own magic and divine body-refining method would not be inferior to the legacy of the Great Chang Emperor.

In this Great Chang world, even the Human Emperor doesn't seem to be the strongest. There are also powerful figures from Taoism and Buddhism who have transcended tribulations to become Heavenly Immortals or Bodhisattvas.

None of the nine demonic lineages possessed such powerful figures, so even with considerable resources, they were at a disadvantage in their struggles against the righteous path, and could only establish themselves and protect themselves in the Great Chang World.

"It's a small world, not very big, and the fighting is quite fierce. Moreover, ordinary people of the human race have always been persecuted by the demon race. Uh, it seems that I am now considered a demon, but the Heavenly Demon Palace of the demon race is benevolent to the human race," Shi Mo muttered to himself, thinking about the situation in the Great Chang World.

The Nine Mountain Island Lord he has now replaced is a notorious demon in Jiangzhou, with several innate great demons under his command, and behind him is Yunmo Mountain, one of the nine demon lineages.

However, now that Shi Mo has taken over Jiushan Island, he naturally doesn't care about that Yunmo Mountain.

The beings of the Cloud Demon Mountain lineage who surpass the innate Golden Core demons are demon gods, roughly equivalent to the level of a Primordial Spirit Daoist. Only those who reach the Dao Entry Realm have a chance to break through to become demon gods.

Demon gods and primordial spirit immortals of the Qi Refining lineage belong to the immortals. Since their primordial spirit is indestructible, they are theoretically immortal.

However, both the acquired and innate are still mortal beings. Immortals cannot easily attack mortals, otherwise the three calamities and nine tribulations will be even more terrible, and it will be difficult to live a long life.

Only by transcending tribulations and becoming a celestial demon or immortal can one truly attain immortality without calamity or tribulation.

"I'm not in a hurry to condense my primordial spirit. I cultivate the lineage of gods and demons, and with the help of supernatural powers, if my realm is high enough, I can fight against or even kill demon gods and immortals who are above my level." In this world where the combat power is relatively weak, Shi Mo is still very calm.

However, unlike the Three Realms, the Dao in this world is somewhat like that of the Primordial World. Although the levels of Dao are also divided, there is no clear distinction between any particular Dao, making it more difficult to comprehend and cultivate.

But with Shi Mo's strong soul and high realm, it was naturally very easy for him to comprehend the realm and Dao of this world.

However, before Shi Mo could delve deeper into his understanding, his cultivation was interrupted.

"What is it?" Shi Mo, who opened the stone door of the cave with a wave of his hand, frowned and looked at the burly man who walked in from outside and asked.

This burly man was a green ox demon, a great demon with the Innate Core Formation Realm. He was the eldest disciple of the Nine Mountain Island Master and was usually responsible for handling some affairs on Nine Mountain Island.

"Master, news has come from Guangling County that the sword immortal Qin Yun, who killed Junior Brother Water God, has broken through to the Innate Realm and also killed the governor of Guangling County. That governor, Gongye Bing, seems to be someone planted by our demon lineage among the human race," Qingniu respectfully reported.

"Gongye Bing? Sword Immortal Qin Yun?" Shi Mo frowned upon hearing this, then said coldly, "I understand. You may leave! I need to go into seclusion for a while. Do not disturb me unless it is absolutely necessary!"

"Yes, Master!" After a slight hesitation, the Green Ox respectfully replied and then turned to leave.

After he left, Shi Mo's eyes flickered with a thoughtful expression: "Sword Immortal Qin Yun, isn't this a world similar to the Primordial Era, a world where flying swords ask the way?"

"The Great Chang World. That's right! This world also has the Three Pure Ones, Taoism and Buddhism, and some Demon Ancestor Black Lotus, but the strongest seems to be called the Heavenly Dao Realm, right?" Shi Mo muttered to himself, his heart filled with increasing doubt: "Isn't it possible to reincarnate back to the Primordial World? How did it end up here? Could there be some kind of deviation?"

(End of this chapter)