The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"Your Majesty, do you wish to see me?" Lei Zhan looked at Daoist Lan Zhou in front of him and immediately understood that the most likely reason for this summons was to discuss the matter of the agreement.

"Hmm, the Great Ruler has already ordered an audience with the World God of Unity of my Time and Space Palace. If it's not you, then who could it be?" Daoist Lanzhou said with a smile.

"Let's go, now follow me to the Mangya Royal Palace to pay homage to the Great Ruler."

“Okay.” Lei Zhan nodded and followed Daoist Lan Zhou toward the space-time teleportation array.

Just as the twelve palaces of Mangya are all far apart, so too is the Mangya Imperial Palace.

However, the Twelve Palaces have a close relationship with the royal family, and they can also directly reach the royal family's location by taking a time-space teleportation array.

……

“Buzz~~~”

A massive spacetime teleportation array lit up.

As time and space shifted, Dao Lei Zhan and Dao Jun Lan Zhou, riding the space-time teleportation array, appeared directly in front of a magnificent palace.

"Ahead lies the Mangya Imperial Palace, the residence of the Mangya Kingdom's royal family," Lan Zhou Daojun said with a smile, looking at Lei Zhan. "And the Great Ruler spends most of his time within this palace."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan nodded, his gaze falling on the majestic palace before him. The palace's main color was snow white, with other colors such as gold, black, and blue mixed in.

Just by looking at the palace in front of him, Lei Zhan could clearly feel the endless pressure emanating from it.

This feeling is like looking up at the entire starry sky.

It should be noted that although each of the twelve palaces of Mangya Kingdom is extremely large and heavily protected by array formations and restrictions, the true core of Mangya Kingdom is the imperial palace right before our eyes!
"Let's go. The Great Ruler is probably already waiting for you." Daoist Lanzhou said, stepping out of the space-time teleportation array and heading towards the massive palace gates.

There was no one in front of the palace gate, only two gray sculptures standing there. One gray sculpture was in the shape of a human holding a long spear, and the other gray sculpture was in the shape of a strange beast that looked like a dragon.

"Halt." The gray human sculpture suddenly uttered a deep voice, its eyes turning towards Lei Zhan and Daoist Lan Zhou.

“Senior Guardian.” Daoist Lanzhou looked at the gray human sculpture and smiled. “The Great Ruler has summoned me. Please grant me passage.”

"Hmm." The tall, gray sculpture in human form looked down at the two figures in front of the palace gate, its voice deep.

"The Sovereign has decreed that only the God of the Unity World may meet with the Sovereign. As for Daoist Lanzhou, please wait outside."

"Hmm?" Daoist Lanzhou was taken aback. "You want me to wait outside?"

"Isn't Senior Brother Lanzhou going?" Lei Zhan looked at the tall sculpture.

The two large sculptures standing in front of the palace gates are those that followed the Lord Mangya long ago, slaying countless powerful figures and earning a formidable reputation.

Despite being the Palace Master of the Time and Space Palace and possessing great strength, Daoist Lanzhou could only treat this puppet with utmost respect.

“Then I will wait here outside the palace gate,” said Daoist Lanzhou with a smile.

……

This is a vast, empty void, with some chaotic stars within it.

After receiving permission from the gray sculpture, Lei Zhan entered through the main entrance and felt the surrounding spacetime turbulent before being transported here.

"Where is this?" Lei Zhan looked around.

This void was vast, yet excessively tranquil, like a calm lake.

The endless void is generally fraught with various dangers and many terrifying void storms.

For example, around the Three Realms, there is a vast and dangerous place ranked number one, the Void Sea.

"This is my residence." A majestic yet gentle voice resounded throughout the void.

"My Lord." Lei Zhan immediately looked into the distance.

"Wow~~~"

In the distant void, as if a curtain of water had been drawn back, revealing an incomparably majestic behemoth. It had six enormous curved horns, and the eyes on its massive head were like two fiery stars.

"Guiyi greets the Sovereign." Lei Zhan looked at the majestic beast and bowed respectfully.

"Hmm." The majestic beast nodded slightly. "A hundred years is but a blink of an eye. You have already comprehended the first volume of the Eternal Time and Space Scripture that I left on Star Island. This speed is already quite impressive."

"You flatter me, Your Majesty. I also used a time-acceleration artifact to comprehend it in just over a hundred years."

Lei Zhan shook his head and said, "If it weren't for the acceleration of time by tens of thousands of times, given the profoundness of the method left behind by the Dominator, it would probably take a lot of time to fully comprehend this method."

"I never said I would ban the time-accelerating magic item."

The majestic beast revealed a gentle smile, "Moreover, even for those top-grade eternal magic treasures, it is extremely difficult to increase the flow of time by tens of thousands of times without a deep understanding of the Dao of Time and Space."

"Therefore, this test will not only test your comprehension, but also your ability."

“Yes,” Lei Zhan nodded.

And it is.

Although magical treasures are powerful, it depends on who uses them. The difference between a cultivator who is not proficient in the art of time and space using them and one who uses them himself is enormous.

The difference between using it by Lei Zhan himself and using it by Mangya, who achieved dominance through time and space, is like heaven and earth.

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic." The majestic beast spoke up: "According to the original agreement, if you comprehend the first volume of the Eternal Time and Space Scroll within a thousand years, I will accept you as my personal disciple. If you comprehend it within ten thousand years, I will accept you as my nominal disciple."

"Now that you have comprehended the Dharma in just over a hundred years, I will accept you as my personal disciple."

Whoosh!

A mist billowed, and the colossal beast instantly transformed into an old man with six curved horns and a snow-white robe, his white beard gleaming.

"Guiyi, would you be willing to become my disciple?" The Mangya Overlord had a faint smile on his face.

“Guiyi greets Master.” Lei Zhan looked at the white-bearded old man and immediately bowed respectfully. “Good.” Lord Mangya looked at Lei Zhan with deep emotion, “Over the endless years, I have taken in many nominal disciples, but only a dozen or so personal disciples.”

"Among these disciples, some perished along the way, while others were able to safely reach the edge of the Dao Integration stage, only to fail in the end. Of course, there were also those who achieved eternal Dao Integration."

"Therefore, I hope you will think carefully about your path before you step into the Dao Lord of Life and Death."

The Lord of Life and Death: Every step he takes is a matter of life and death!

It is already difficult to reach the fourth step of Dao Lord, to the edge of Dao Integration, but it is even rarer to succeed in Dao Integration.

Therefore, the path you choose is also very important.

“Yes, disciple understands.” Lei Zhan nodded.

Lei Zhan understood all of this perfectly well.

After all, Lei Zhan is about to forge his own path!
Whether it's the inheritance of the Eternal Emperor or the inheritance of the Mangya Overlord, it's mainly a reference for Lei Zhan, allowing him to see how to proceed in the future and avoid going astray.

Without any reference or guidance, blindly following your own path can easily lead you astray.

As the Lord of Mangya said, for the Dao Lord of Life and Death, every step is a matter of life and death, and there is no turning back!
If you go astray, you will die and your spiritual path will be extinguished.

"Alright." The Lord of Mangya looked at Lei Zhan, who had a solemn expression, and nodded slightly. "Since you understand, I will first impart the complete Eternal Time and Space Scroll to you."

"The complete Eternal Time and Space Scroll?" Lei Zhan's eyes lit up with joy, and he said respectfully, "Guiyi thanks Master."

"Hmm." Lord Mangya responded, then raised his hand and pointed towards Lei Zhan in the distance.

"Hu~~"

A beam of light shot out from the fingertip of the Mangya Overlord, moving with lightning speed, and directly entered Lei Zhan's body.

Rumble~~~
The light entered Lei Zhan's body and immediately emitted powerful fluctuations around him, clearly indicating that the light contained a vast amount of the Sovereign's memories.

The moment I came into contact with Lei Zhan, I was immediately immersed in Lei Zhan's memories.

……

"When I successfully merged with the Dao, I achieved an eternal time-space inheritance called the Eternal Time-Space Scroll. This is also the fundamental reason why I could directly possess the power of a ruler after merging with the Dao."

Within the vast sea of ​​consciousness, the voice of the Lord of Mangya echoed in the sky above the boundless sea of ​​consciousness.

As countless memories merged with Lei Zhan's own, it felt as if he were actually there...

Lei Zhan witnessed the growth of an extraordinary prodigy.

From a world god to the most heaven-defying Dao Lord of Life and Death, he endured countless hardships and finally achieved eternal union with the Dao...

"This technique of time and space consists of three volumes and fifteen forms. Forms one to nine constitute the first volume, and forms ten to twelve constitute the second volume..."

The personal instruction from the Lord of Mangya was quite different from the inheritance Lei Zhan received on Star Island. It was a wisp of the Lord's divine thought that led Lei Zhan into it, directly imparting many fragments of memories.

It was as if Lei Zhan was the Mangya ruler who had not yet attained eternal enlightenment, and he was witnessing it firsthand from a first-person perspective.

"My race of Chaos Beasts was born from the vast chaos, and is destined to be alone..."

"This is the first move, Chaos..."

"This second move is called Blood Mist..."

Fragments of memories flooded into Lei Zhan's mind, and as the Mangya Overlord spoke, every move he made was dissected...

The ruler's personal demonstration was not only clearly visible, but also showed exactly how it was performed.

This firsthand experience is far more powerful than simply feeling the so-called profound meaning of time and space in front of the Time and Space Palace.

The inheritance of the Sovereign is very mysterious, and Lei Zhan watched it with great fascination.

This was the first time he had witnessed such a profound Dao of time and space up close. Unlike Daoist Ruosang, whose Dao, though powerful, had never achieved eternal unity with the Dao, it was still flawed.

It is also different from the Dao of Emperor Qianhuo. Although he is in harmony with the Dao and eternal, the Dao he walks is very ordinary. Compared with the Dao of Lord Mangya, it seems too mediocre.

……

As time goes by, Lei Zhan has gained many insights into the concept of 'time and space'.

That was a completely different perspective from what he usually understood.

at last.

"Fifteenth move, Heaven and Earth Annihilation! Time and space are ground down, and heaven and earth are annihilated."

Deep in my memory, in a vast chaos, surrounded by an incomparably majestic behemoth were many silver beings, as well as a black being emanating a powerful aura.

Rumble~~~
In an instant, a gigantic millstone stretching for hundreds of millions of miles appeared between heaven and earth.

Wherever the millstone passed, the chaotic void was shattered, and the numerous silver beings and the towering black being were directly crushed and pulverized under this enormous millstone.

"This is... the Silver-Clad Daoist, the Black-Clad Emperor?" Lei Zhan wondered to himself, secretly marveling.

With a single thought, an endless and vast area was annihilated, and even the black-clad emperor, who was comparable to a ruler, was crushed without any power to fight back.

The scenes from his memory were still playing, and Lei Zhan was immersed in them, watching them carefully.

However, the memories that contain the complete 'Dao' are far too vast.

Even with Lei Zhan's current strength, it would take him nearly three days to accept this inheritance.

...(End of chapter)