The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another five million years have passed!

In the vast void of the Blazing Sun Domain, a colossal city slowly floated.

The city spans billions of miles and possesses immense power. Although it is shrouded in layers of formations, it still makes countless rulers and emperors feel oppressed.

In the void, a dimensional flying ship slowly emerged from the darkness and chaos.

On this interdimensional flying ship, a man with a single horn was standing on the deck. He was dressed in a blue robe, with his hands behind his back, and he did not have any magical weapons or artifacts on him.

As he gazed at the massive fortress in the distance, a slight smile appeared on his face.

"A city of cultivators that can appear in the Blazing Sun Domain... It seems we have arrived."

Behind the one-horned man followed a burly man covered in black scales. He looked somewhat ugly, but the aura he exuded was incredibly powerful.

"Master," the burly man said respectfully, "this is the former Houwu City, now known as Guiyi City."

"Reunification of the City".

The one-horned man nodded slightly. "After wandering in the endless darkness for nearly seven million years, I have finally met the legendary Lord Guiyi."

"Master..." the burly man hesitated, "Although this Dao Lord has followed the ultimate path, he hasn't successfully merged with the Dao, and his strength is at most at the Sovereign level. You are a disciple of a Supreme Being and have received guidance from many Supreme Beings, so why condescend to come here in person..."

Just as there is a qualitative difference in strength between rulers, the same is true between masters of different universes.

Some alien universe masters have just refined an alien universe, and their strength has just reached the threshold of alien universe master.

Some lords of other universes attained enlightenment as early as the ancient war, and over countless years, many of their paths have reached the level of dominance.

Like the domain lords of the eight major source domains, they are beings closest to the supreme being...

The one-horned man glanced at the burly man and said, "Qu Shan, you've followed me for many chaotic eras, and you're supposed to be a master of another universe. Why are you still so clueless?"

"This..." The burly man scratched his head.

"Can an ultimate path comparable to the level of a sovereign be compared to an ordinary sovereign path?" The unicorn-like man's gaze was leisurely.

“When Master was discussing the Dao with Supreme Hongran, he mentioned the ultimate Dao.”

"The ultimate path is the most powerful path at the same level in the universe. A Dao Lord at the first step can be comparable to many Dao Lords at the fourth step. When one reaches the fourth step Dao Lord level, one can almost be comparable to many Sovereigns."

"Our master and the others speculate that once these ultimate Dao Lords achieve eternal Dao, they will likely be comparable to our master and the others when they reach the level of ultimate eternal emperor. Even if their Dao is not as broad as that of the supreme Dao, their level will be the same."

"Hmm? The Dao-Merging Eternity... can that be comparable to a Supreme Being?"

The burly man was secretly surprised; this was the first time he had heard his master mention these secrets.

"Although it's just the Supreme Beings' speculation, it's probably very close to the truth. What a pity..."

Even someone as powerful as the one-horned man couldn't help but sigh.

"It's too difficult. It's incredibly difficult for rulers to break through to become supreme beings, and it's even more difficult for ultimate Dao Lords to achieve eternal unity with the Dao."

As countless years passed, a few rulers still managed to break through and achieve the status of supreme beings.

None of the incredibly talented ultimate Dao Lords who appeared actually succeeded in achieving Dao Integration.

Without exception, they all ended in failure to achieve the Dao, their true spirits dissipated, their bodies died, and their Dao vanished.

"It's already extremely difficult for a Dao Lord who defies the heavens to merge with the Dao. Back when I merged with the Dao for eternity... that feeling almost made me despair." The burly man shook his head as he recalled those nine years of merging with the Dao.

"but……"

The burly man hesitated for a moment, then asked curiously, "In the long years I've followed my master, there have been many rumors circulating in the universe about the Ultimate Dao Lord, but I've never seen my master go there personally. How come..."

"Hahaha." The one-horned man chuckled. "Those previous Ultimate Dao Lords either I accidentally missed them, and by the time I wanted to see them, they were already dead and gone. Or..."

The one-horned man chuckled, "Most importantly, this Daoist Guiyi is rather special."

"Special?" The burly man asked in confusion and curiosity. Aren't they all Ultimate Dao Lords? Could it be because he killed City Lord Hou Wu?
In the endless void outside Guiyi City, the domain spaceship gradually approached the city, and two figures stepped out of the spaceship.

The blue-robed, one-horned man stood in the void, looking at the city of cultivators before him.

“My senses were right.” The man in blue robes with a single horn nodded slightly.

There are countless causes and effects in the universe.

When the man in blue robes with a single horn first heard that an Ultimate Dao Lord had appeared in the Blazing Sun Domain, he had a vague sense of it. He and this Ultimate Dao Lord named Guiyi had some karmic entanglement.

Because of this.

Besides his favor towards the Ultimate Dao Lord, a major reason for this was the entangled cause and effect.

"These causes and effects... Let's go, come in and take a good look. Just what makes this Daoist Guiyi, who received the legacy of his master, so extraordinary?"

The man in blue robes with a single horn spoke, then led the burly puppet figure forward, directly entering Guiyi City. ...

Inside the city lord's palace.

Lei Zhan sat cross-legged by a pond of green lotus flowers, with a faint sense of time and space flowing around him. Not far from him, a golden-robed emperor sat in a pavilion, eating and drinking, quietly guarding him.

"Master, to be able to embark on the ultimate path and possess such strength is truly..." The golden-robed emperor was a thin old man with a golden body that looked as if it were cast in gold, covered by a slightly loose white robe. His gaze occasionally drifted towards Lei Zhan.

"Since following my master, I have seen him cultivating all the time, and the things he cultivates and comprehends are so profound."

After making his life vow, the Lord of Changli immediately performed the ritual of sacrificing his body as the Golden Emperor, and then stayed by Lei Zhan's side to protect him.

After all, once the self-sacrifice ritual is performed, one's strength cannot be improved, and cultivation and enlightenment are of no use other than a waste of time.

"Lord Guiyi Dao." A voice suddenly came in.

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan opened his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist's mastery of Sith formations is truly profound. If I didn't know some of your background, I would really think that the Sith's minions have returned to the universe." The voice continued.

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan glanced over and saw two figures standing quietly outside the city lord's mansion through the layers of buildings.

Upon seeing this, Lei Zhan was immediately taken aback.

One of the two figures exuded an aura at the level of a Lord of Another Universe, even stronger than an ordinary Lord of Another Universe.

The blue-clad, one-horned man standing at the front was particularly striking to Lei Zhan.

The blue-robed, one-horned man gave Lei Zhan a unique sense of transcendence, as if he were beyond this world. Lei Zhan could even see some subtle causal connections between them.

Most importantly, the blue-robed, one-horned man gave Lei Zhan a very powerful feeling, almost unfathomable.

"Please come in, fellow Daoists." With a thought, Lei Zhan immediately released the array restrictions of Guiyi City, allowing the green-robed, one-horned man and the burly man to enter.

Two men, one dressed in blue and the other with a single horn, stepped through the void and arrived at the lake where Lei Zhan was.

"Hmm? Another emperor transformed through a self-sacrifice ritual?" The blue-robed, one-horned man glanced at the Changli ruler in the distance and frowned slightly.

However, it returned to normal in just a moment.

"Fellow Daoist, I wonder who you are..." Lei Zhan took in everything and was somewhat puzzled.

“Fellow Daoist knows something about my origins… I can see some karmic entanglements between us, but why have I never seen you before? This should be our first meeting…”

"This is indeed the first time we've met. However, you should have heard of me before."

The man in blue robes with a single horn waved to signal the burly man following behind him to leave, then said leisurely, "I am Qi Yang."

"Qi Yang?" Lei Zhan's heart skipped a beat, and some information immediately flowed through his mind, "Qi Yang God Emperor? Fellow Daoist is the Supreme's second disciple?"

"Among my master's disciples, I am indeed the second to enter the sect." Emperor Qiyang immediately revealed a smile.

"This... truly is the disciple of Supreme Qi." Lei Zhan was shocked and, disregarding the horrified expression of the Changli Ruler in the distance, immediately said, "God Emperor, you have truly surprised me. I never expected to meet you today. Come, come, let's sit down and talk slowly."

Just like in the universe, there are many powerful beings who transcend the mundane world.

People like the God Emperor and the Dragon King, and the Heavenly Abyss Emperor, are all beings who are closest to the Supreme Being.

Throughout the endless years, they have been following in the footsteps of the supreme beings, wanting to take that final step.

And Qiyang Divine Emperor was one of them.

What is most special about Lei Zhan is that this Qi Yang Divine Emperor is one of the many disciples of Qi Supreme.

Qi Supreme is one of the most ancient supreme beings in the entire chaotic universe, with numerous disciples, but Qi Yang God Emperor remains one of the most powerful among them.

"After you passed the test left by your master, I sensed something in the depths of my heart." Emperor Qiyang smiled. "At the time, I couldn't confirm which cultivator was so lucky. But in the years that followed, I confirmed your identity."

"Huh?" Leizhan was stunned.

"I've been to the cave dwelling left by my master a few times. My fifth junior brother and I have also seen many of the methods and secret techniques from the two great civilizations that my master collected," God Emperor Qi Yang said slowly with a smile.

"Besides, you are different from those cultivators. Seeing you outside Guiyi City gave me a very peculiar feeling, a sense of intimacy from the bottom of my heart."

Lei Zhan listened silently, but his doubts grew stronger.

Emperor Qiyang looked at Lei Zhan and said with a smile.

"Seeing you, I know that some of the arrangements my master made before his death are beginning to take effect."

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(End of this chapter)