The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Within the supreme land left behind by the Celestial Food Supreme.

Lei Zhan and Qi Yang Divine Emperor each sat cross-legged in the center of the altar, watching the Dao left behind by the Heavenly Food Supreme.

Time passed, and Lei Zhan awoke from his sudden realization, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"The origin of all time... no wonder it is the 'Dao' that enabled the Celestial Food Supreme to ultimately become a Supreme."

Lei Zhan gazed at the profound and mysterious paths around him. The nine paths, along with the most profound 'Origin of Ten Thousand Paths of Time,' were clearer than ever before before his eyes.

"When I agreed to the request of the spirit of the Qinghua Cave to create ten methods comparable to the level of the Lord of the Holy City, it was also a process of sorting out my own Dao." Lei Zhan thought to himself.

"To this day, I have deduced the Dao of Arrays, Causality, Water, Fire, and the Dao of Spears to a level comparable to that of a Sovereign. To achieve Dao Integration..."

Lei Zhan had a vague feeling that in order to merge with the Dao in the ultimate spacetime, in addition to having a perfect Dao heart, one must at least comprehend a total of nine Daos that reach the level of a ruler before one can successfully merge with the Dao.

"Nine is the ultimate Dao. The ultimate Dao, if one wishes to unite with the Dao and attain eternity, having nine Daos comparable to the level of a sovereign is sufficient. While comprehending more Daos is not difficult for me, it does not greatly help me unite with the Dao."

Lei Zhan looked up at the enormous golden millstone spinning in the sky, which seemed to blot out the sun. It was as vast as the endless starry sky, supreme and unparalleled, from which one path gave rise to ten thousand paths...

With his naked eye, Lei Zhan saw raging flames, surging thunder, howling winds, light and darkness, and entangled cause and effect within this timeline...

One path gives rise to ten thousand paths.

The core is this 'way of time' that has evolved into the shape of a millstone.

"Once I have fully comprehended it, not only will my understanding of other Daos be greatly enhanced, but I am afraid that my ultimate Dao of Time and Space will also accumulate to a terrifying level."

Lei Zhan silently said something to himself, and then immersed himself in enlightenment.

time flies.

Ten years later, Lei Zhan had completely memorized the nine paths: wind, fire, thunder and lightning, darkness, light, cause and effect.

A thousand years later, the most profound and mysterious 'Origin of Ten Thousand Paths of Time' was also fully recorded.

However, Lei Zhan remained seated cross-legged in the center of the altar, continuing his cultivation.

While it is easy to memorize the 'Dao' left behind by the Supreme Celestial Food, it is not as easy to memorize the 'Origin of Ten Thousand Daos of Time' left in the divine mind as the 'Origin of Ten Thousand Daos of Wind' left behind by the Supreme Enlightenment, which allows one to constantly comprehend the meaning contained within it.

It's as if one is experiencing and comprehending the scene firsthand, while the other is copying from a rubbing. Although the spirit remains, it ultimately lacks some of the original charm.

He attained enlightenment and was completely unaware of the passage of time.

It took another 7.6 million years for Lei Zhan to successfully elevate the lightning technique to a level comparable to that of a sovereign.

From the very beginning of his cultivation as a child, Lei Zhan was quite skilled in the Way of Lightning. Now, having personally witnessed and comprehended the Way of Lightning left behind by the Heavenly Food Supreme, he unknowingly broke through to the Dominator level.

Over 28 million years later, the tower, having accumulated strength along the path of wind, quietly reached the level of dominance.

Another 230 million years passed, and through the joint comprehension of the Great Dao of Light and Darkness by the main body and the second primordial spirit, they also successfully broke through to the level of the ruler...

In the blink of an eye, more than a Chaotic Era had passed.

……

In the Flame Dragon Domain, at the Azure Flower Cave.

call.

A young man in a black robe sat cross-legged on the supreme stone platform, surrounded by wisps of mysterious energy.

The long years passed without leaving a trace on him.

"Wow~~~"

Lei Zhan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze reflecting a galaxy. He looked around, a smile immediately appearing on his face.

"This method of deduction is truly difficult. It took me almost half of the Chaos Era to deduce the level of the Overlord. Fortunately, I finally succeeded."

As Lei Zhan gazed into the void, the manifestation of the nine Daos at the level of rulers naturally appeared in his mind, along with the vast and nearly perfect ultimate Dao of spacetime.

Lei Zhan stood up abruptly.

"Hmm?" Not far away, an elderly man with white hair seemed to sense something and looked over immediately.

"Has the Ten Great Methods of Returning to One been created?"

"Senior," Lei Zhan said with a smile, "the last divination technique has been successfully created."

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad!" The white-haired old man revealed a faint smile. "In less than two Chaos Eras, you have deduced the Nine Paths to the Dominator level. Your comprehension is indeed excellent. You have met the requirements left by the master in such a short time."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan smiled slightly.

Although he hadn't cultivated for more than two Chaos Eras, in reality, with the intermittent flow of time ten thousand times faster, more than ten thousand Chaos Eras had already passed. What the spirit of the cave said were actually the achievements made during this long period of time.

Of course, enlightenment is not that simple, let alone deducing all nine paths to the level of a master.

It should be noted that Emperor Qiyang was an extremely powerful being among the ruling emperors since the ancient war, and was also a supreme disciple. Yet, after countless years, he only achieved the same level of accomplishment as Lei Zhan.

"Senior, I have created all ten great techniques," Lei Zhan said with a smile. "These are the treasures left behind by Supreme Qi..."

As Lei Zhan spoke, a thought suddenly occurred to him, and a jade slip appeared before him, containing the latest teachings he had come to understand.

The ten methods created by Lei Zhan are: Annihilation of Time and Space, Origin Heart Scripture, Ultimate Time and Space Path, Mind Power Illusion, Cause and Effect, Array Path, Water and Fire, Light and Darkness, Lightning and Lightning, and Deduction.

Of course, most of these methods were actually just impromptu creations made while comprehending the Great Dao.

Through his profound understanding of light and darkness, water and fire, he has already reached the level of mastery over these four paths.

In other words, some of the techniques are not well-suited for combat, so they take longer to develop.

"Good." The white-haired old man nodded slightly, then looked at the jade slip. After probing it, he nodded and said, "I didn't expect you to have such comprehension of deduction and the way of cause and effect. In addition, the method you created before... if it were one of those rulers or masters of other universes, you would probably have a slight chance of becoming a supreme being."

"Senior is too kind." Lei Zhan smiled. If he had followed the conventional path to the strongest, he might have actually broken through to become a Supreme.

After all, ordinary rulers and emperors who want to become supreme beings usually follow the path of one path leading to myriad paths.

For example, the Supreme Being Qi and the Supreme Being Tian Shi both comprehended nine paths at the level of the Sovereign, and finally achieved the Supreme Being status through accumulated knowledge and experience.

"Unfortunately, achieving supreme status through the ultimate path is even more difficult," Lei Zhan sighed inwardly.

"Alright, you've created ten techniques, so you can have the treasure left by your master now." The white-haired old man waved his hand at Lei Zhan.

wow——

Suddenly, ripples spread throughout the hall, and beams of light appeared.

Suddenly, another small space, about the size of a fist, appeared in the middle of the hall. After the small space became visible, two items could be vaguely seen floating inside.

The object was a perfectly round bead, about the size of an egg, radiating an invisible aura. Just by looking at it with the naked eye, Lei Zhan felt an invisible force affecting him.

It made Lei Zhan feel extremely comfortable, like lying in his mother's arms as a child, and his spirit was incredibly happy and warm.

The other item was also a sphere, but it was covered with countless dense patterns.

"Come here." The white-haired old man waved his hand, and the two items floated to his front.

“Return to One.” The white-haired old man looked at Lei Zhan.

"This treasure is called the 'Stone Fire Pearl' by my master and several other supreme beings. This Stone Fire Pearl is very magical and greatly assists in cultivation."

"Stone Fire Bead?" Lei Zhan looked at the bead, and the warm feeling did indeed make him feel an unprecedented comfort in every part of his body, soul, and spirit.

This comfortable state is subtly comparable to the Enlightenment Pearl in its aid to enlightenment. Of course, it is comparable to the Enlightenment Pearl before it releases its accumulated energy to aid sudden enlightenment.

"And the other thing," the white-haired old man looked at the sphere, "you also know the master's last wish, and this 'Heart of Eternity' is the master's greatest regret."

Wow.

Then the white-haired old man pointed gently, and the floating sphere flew to Lei Zhan's front.

Lei Zhan looked at it and saw countless secret patterns flowing across the sphere. He could immediately sense that this sphere was related to the 'Ninefold Chaos Restriction'.

The white-haired old man said, "This is the 'Heart of Eternity,' which has layers of mysterious runes on it, and each layer needs to be deciphered."

“Return to One, you can keep breaking it. When you have broken all ninety-nine layers of the secret runes of the ‘Eternal Heart’, it means that your understanding of the Ninefold Chaos Restriction technique is completely comparable to my master’s.”

"And at the core of the Eternal Heart, my master left behind a treasure. As long as you decipher it completely, then the treasure at the core of the 'Eternal Heart' will also be yours, and its value is no less than that of the 'Stonefire Pearl'."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan nodded slightly. He would naturally decipher the Eternal Heart. He would also obtain the treasure hidden deep within the core of the Eternal Heart, but not now.

If one cannot attain eternal harmony with the Tao, then all is emptiness.

However, if Lei Zhan could achieve eternal unity with the Dao, he would also try to perfect the 'Ninefold Chaos Restriction' technique, which could greatly increase the strength of ultimate emperors and supreme beings.

"My second primordial spirit, which remained in the Abyss Realm, has now set off to seek the opportunity left behind by the Supreme Bone of the Tapir. After I finish viewing the 'Origin of Ten Thousand Paths Space,' I will also begin preparing to merge with the Dao," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

"but……"

"Before that, the causes and effects that may have hindered our attainment of the Dao should be resolved one by one."

...(End of chapter)