The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Countless architectural ruins float in the vast void.

The vast wreckage resembled an ocean, and one could still vaguely see glimpses of its former grandeur when it was intact.

Wow~~~
Lei Zhan walked out of the dilapidated palace and stood in this ruined landscape.

"Hoo." Lei Zhan took a step.

In an instant, it transformed into a streak of light, which then vanished without a trace, becoming the Instant Shadow Escape Technique.

Almost instantly, Lei Zhan had already passed through the ruins and arrived in the endless void.

"Rumble~~~~~~"

Lei Zhan stood in the void, surrounded by mysterious surging forces.

He looked into the distance, and beyond the vast void, he could sense that the origin of spacetime at the core of the universe was very, very close.

Compared to the original body still in the Flame Dragon Domain, the distance between the second primordial spirit and the origin of spacetime is hundreds of millions of times closer.

"The origin of time and space..." Lei Zhan stood there, seemingly ordinary, with all his aura completely concealed.

But that's what's truly terrifying.

Today's base games are fundamentally different from those of the past.

"Is this the ultimate in spacetime?" Lei Zhan exclaimed in amazement. "Even without using that spacetime escape technique, I was able to reach thirty times the speed of light in an instant with my own speed."

"The Shadow Escape Technique tears through space and time, and now it is even more silent and eerie. If I were to use a Dominator-level space-time escape technique, my speed would probably reach thirty-five times the speed of light!"

Thirty-five times the speed of light—that's an incredibly terrifying speed.

It should be known that the spacetime escape technique left behind by the Fengnan Overlord can make one's speed reach ten times the speed of light as soon as one enters the basics, fifty times the speed of light as one reaches minor mastery, and one can only reach one hundred times the speed of light as one reaches major mastery!
A hundred times the speed of light—this is a speed that only many Eternal Emperors can achieve.

With his Shadow Step technique, Lei Zhan, using only the beginner level of escape techniques, is already approaching the speed required for a minor mastery of escape techniques.

Most importantly, Lei Zhan is currently only a World Realm cultivator. If he breaks through to the Life and Death Dao Lord level, his speed will be even more terrifying!
"I have finally comprehended the ultimate Dao of Time and Space." Lei Zhan's gaze was deep and mysterious. "Now, it is time for me to break through and become a Dao Lord of Life and Death."

On this day, Lei Zhan had been waiting for a long time, and everything was gradually becoming a reality, just as he had envisioned.

“But before that…” Lei smiled, “it’s time for my second primordial spirit to merge into one of its eighteen forms.”

Once you break through to the Dao Lord of Life and Death, secret techniques like the clone techniques of Tao Wu's Eighteen Gods and Demons become completely useless.

After becoming a Dao Lord of Life and Death, one is no longer able to create numerous clones of oneself.

Of course, the second primordial spirit and the original body are two independent entities that separated when they were weak, and it is not considered a clone technique.

Therefore, some Dao Lords of Life and Death, and even Eternal Emperors, will have a second primordial spirit, but they cannot have multiple clones.

……

Chaos beyond the Three Realms.

A colossal palace suspended in chaos.

He strolled through the palace in his golden robes, looking around at everything, and then smiled calmly.

"My second primordial spirit is about to break through to the Dao Lord level. It seems that there is no way out for my second primordial spirit from now on," the golden-robed figure said softly.

If the second primordial spirit, which is far away in the Blazing Sun Domain, wants to merge with the eighteen avatars, the avatar left in the Three Realms will have to commit suicide.

Only when this clone dies can the second primordial spirit cultivate a new one. Only when the newly cultivated clone merges with the original spirit can the true spirit be completely perfected.

If the second primordial spirit wants to return to the Flame Dragon Domain and the Three Realms in the future, the difficulty will be even greater than when Daoist Ruosang returned from the Azure Sun Domain.

"The Dao Lord of Life and Death is one of life and death at every step. He lives towards death and has no need for retreat."

Lei Zhan shook his head and smiled, "There are gains and losses. The Blazing Sun Domain is one of the eight major source domains and the core of the chaotic universe. The opportunities there are far greater than those in the Flame Dragon Domain."

Wow~~~
With a thought, in an instant, the clone that was walking in the palace seemed to collapse like a black hole, instantly dissipating into nothingness.

And throughout the entire Flame Dragon Domain, there was no longer any trace of Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit.

……

Just as the second primordial spirit clone that Lei Zhan left behind in the Three Realms committed suicide, the original body in the Earth's core world also awoke from a state of enlightenment.

"Building Exhibition."

Above the island in the lake, the woman with her hair tied up looked at Lei Zhan with a smile on her face.

"Congratulations, you have now embarked on the ultimate path. From now on, you will shine as brightly as my master in this realm for an entire era."

“Senior.” Lei Zhan smiled as well.

"If it weren't for your guidance, I don't know how long I would have had to wait to fully comprehend the ultimate truth."

"Give guidance?" The woman with her hair tied up shook her head and smiled.

"Having comprehended the five strongest paths, it will be difficult for you to comprehend the ultimate truth of spacetime with just my guidance."

"And the ultimate path cannot be taught through training or guidance. It all depends on your own strength."

Leizhan nodded.

Indeed, every Dao Lord of Life and Death will comprehend their own Dao.

The ultimate path cannot be taught.

To reach the ultimate path, one must comprehend it for oneself!

This time, his fierce battle against the avatar of Daoist Ruosang led him to comprehend the ultimate Dao of Time and Space. This was largely due to his previous accumulation of insights and understanding.

"Alright, now that you've grasped the ultimate truth, there's no need to continue this test and competition." The woman with her hair tied up looked around and then waved her hand.

Rumble~~~
The sky and the earth change color.

"Wow."

Space is broken.

The surrounding lakes and islands were completely shattered and turned into nothingness.

"So this is Senior Ruosang's world of the heart?" Lei Zhan's eyes flashed. When he first appeared in this world, everything around him seemed rather special to him.

It was a very special feeling, as if everything was completely real.

But everything seemed a little unreal.

"You noticed?" The woman with her hair tied up looked at him. "That's right. What you see here is all a projection of my inner world."

"Or rather, they are all evolutions of the projection of my master's mental world."

call.

The whole world was plunged into darkness in that instant, and then suddenly light shone through the sky.

In just a moment, the entire world returned to normal.

"This is the truth, this is the real place where my master lived before he passed away." The woman with her hair tied up smiled as she looked around.

Below, there was still a vast and boundless lake.

In the center of the lake, there is also an island with various flowers and plants, as well as pavilions and towers.

In a courtyard in the center of the island, a woman with her hair tied up sat quietly cross-legged.

The woman was dressed in a snow-white Taoist robe, sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, surrounded by a terrifying aura.

It was as if a powerful being had suddenly become drowsy in the courtyard and taken a nap. "This is..." Lei Zhan silently observed everything around him.

Whether it's the lake, the island, or even the location of every single flower and plant on the island, it's all planted in the exact same spot as before.

The only difference was that in the courtyard at the center of the island, there was now a woman with her hair tied up, sitting cross-legged.

"Senior Ruosang? Is this the body left behind by Senior Ruosang?" Lei Zhan's gaze fell on the woman with her hair tied up, wearing a snow-white Taoist robe.

"Yes. For a Dao Lord who has reached the edge of Dao Integration, the disintegration of their true spirit after failing to integrate is irreversible."

"Before the master died, he returned here and passed away here."

The woman in white gazed at the woman from afar, a hint of reminiscence in her eyes.

"The master cultivated all three powers, and his divine body was like a magic weapon, comparable to a top-grade eternal magic weapon, so this body was left here."

"Yeah." Leizhan nodded.

“My master’s body is here, and beside her is my true form.”

The woman in white pointed to the silver-white crystal gloves placed in front of Daoist Ruosang, "Give my master a respectful bow, and then refine me directly."

"Alright." Lei Zhan looked at Daojun Ruosang's body and nodded slightly.

Although he wasn't a disciple of Daoist Ruosang, he still received her inheritance and her most important treasure...

The kindness of spreading the Way is as great as the heavens.

Moreover, both the spirit of the magic weapon and the incarnation left behind by Daoist Ruosang provided Lei Zhan with opportunities that greatly benefited him.

This treatment is something even some powerful figures wouldn't give to their personal disciples.

Lei Zhan stepped forward, walked directly to Daojun Ruosang, and then knelt down.

As soon as he knelt down, a woman with her hair tied up appeared in the sky in front of Lei Zhan. She was dressed in a snow-white Taoist robe and looked at Lei Zhan with gentle eyes.

She resembled a human from the Three Realms, and her aura, like her gaze, was very gentle.

"Are you the new master chosen by Frostmoon?"

The woman in the Taoist robe with her hair tied up looked down at Lei Zhan, a faint hint of joy in her eyes.

"To gain Frostmoon's approval and defeat the avatar I left behind, your strength and talent are beyond doubt."

"To have come this far, to stand before my remaining body, one must have witnessed the 'path' I have walked."

"In the not-too-distant future, you too will become a Dao Lord of Life and Death. Having ascended to the Dao Lord of Life and Death through sheer power, the path to Dao Integration will be extremely difficult. However..."

The woman in the snow-white Taoist robe with her hair tied up paused before continuing:
"But even if I fail to achieve Dao integration, it's not a big deal. Being able to roam freely for 108,000 Chaos Eras is enough."

"Rather than taking a crooked and weak path, even if you are lucky enough to become an emperor, you will still have to worry about being killed by a heaven-defying Dao Lord..."

"Even if you live a long time, you'll still be a pathetic wretch!"

"Keep going, seize every opportunity, and grasp every chance."

"Finally... we reached the end."

As soon as she finished speaking, whoosh! The woman in the snow-white Taoist robe with the gentlest gaze vanished.

“Senior Ruosang…” Lei Zhan was taken aback. He knew that Daoist Ruosang in front of him had died countless years ago.

The Daoist Ruosang who spoke just now was merely a projection from countless years ago.

But the gentle gaze and words of advice given to him, as if he were a junior, still warmed his heart.

"I will! I will seize every opportunity, grasp every chance, and go all the way to the end, to achieve eternal union with the Dao... and even become the ultimate supreme being!"

Lei Zhan lowered his eyes, secretly vowing in his heart: "One day, I will personally repay you for this kindness of spreading the word..."

“Master…” The beautiful woman in white also watched the disappearing figure, as if she had returned to a time before the ages.

a long time.

With a wave of her hand, the woman in white sent the silver glove that had been placed in front of Daoist Ruosang flying directly to Lei Zhan.

"As you already know, this glove is my true form."

The woman in white withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Lei Zhan. "My name is Shuangyue. I was originally my master's natal magic weapon, carrying my master's own Dao of Time and Space."

"Later, my master encountered an extraordinary opportunity, and I also received extremely extraordinary benefits as a result."

"In fact, thanks to this advantage, and thanks to the 'Dao' that my master left in my origin, I broke through to become a treasure of the universe in one fell swoop."

"Huh? It's actually... it's a cosmic treasure that was created through a breakthrough after birth?" Lei Zhan was stunned.

He thought that Daojun Ruosang had an extraordinary stroke of luck and had directly gained the approval of a cosmic treasure, thus possessing a cosmic treasure.

But what we are hearing now is even more incredible than what Lei Zhan had initially imagined.

This natal magic weapon has been upgraded to a cosmic treasure...

This is even rarer and more extraordinary than a Dao Lord on the verge of achieving Dao Integration and successfully integrating into the Dao.

After all, cosmic treasures are meant to be used by rulers and emperors. And yet, a rebellious Dao Lord has managed to create a cosmic treasure…

"Okay." Although he was very surprised, Lei Zhan calmed down.

However, at that very moment, he had a few more thoughts that made him incredibly determined.

Get your own signature weapon, get a set of signature weapons that are most suitable for you!
Only the divine weapon that one cultivates oneself is truly suitable for oneself.

"Refine me. With your strength, you could probably refine me completely within ten thousand years inside the Time Treasure."

The woman in white said softly, "Of course, once you comprehend the ultimate Dao, you can probably break through directly to become an Ultimate Dao Lord now. After becoming a Dao Lord of Life and Death, refining me might shorten the time by dozens or even hundreds of times!"

“Then let’s refine it after the breakthrough.” Lei Zhan smiled as he looked at the silver gloves in front of him. “However, the breakthrough will still take some time.”

"Hmm?" The woman in white looked over.

"When my second primordial spirit left the Three Realms, it was teleported to a distant, boundless realm. To break through, it's best to achieve the perfection of the true spirit of the soul," Lei Zhan explained.

"The second primordial spirit clone that remained in the Three Realms has just committed suicide. It will take some time to cultivate this clone back before breaking through again."

To break through to the Dao Lord of Life and Death, one must merge one's avatars into one and achieve a perfect divine body.

However, the second primordial spirit that remained in the Three Realms committed suicide, but this part of its soul and true spirit was not extinguished.

However, because Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit originally mastered the "Eighteen Gods and Demons of Tao Wu" in the Earth's core world, it was not the "Single Original Body" secret technique he cultivated.

If the second primordial spirit is like the original, it is through the "One True Self" that multiple clones are combined into one.

If the original body dies, the clones can still cultivate more clones using the "Tao Wu Eighteen Gods and Demons" method.

However, if the clone dies, the original body cannot be cultivated again.

Therefore, as long as one has not broken through to the Dao Lord of Life and Death, this missing part of the soul and true spirit can be completely cultivated back through the clone technique.

That is why Lei Zhan's clone chose to commit suicide without hesitation.

The moment that clone died, the second primordial spirit, still in the Blazing Sun Domain, was able to immediately cultivate that clone.

"Were you also teleported to another realm?" The woman in white was taken aback, then nodded and said, "Then let's wait a while. It's not too late to refine me after you break through to become a Dao Lord of Life and Death."

...(End of chapter)