The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

This is a space that looks dazzling and colorful.

The space exudes a vast and lofty aura, its power permeating every corner, clearly indicating that it is an extraordinary place.

"Huh? Another Dao Lord of Life and Death who has embarked on the ultimate path?" A voice suddenly rang out in this space.

Just then, a human figure suddenly materialized in this vast, flowing space. He had a black robe, a fair face, blood-red pupils, and a handsome yet sinister appearance.

He looked at the figures entering, a look of doubt on his face. "It's really strange. It takes countless years to give birth to an ultimate Dao Lord, yet your realm has produced two in the same era?"

Lei Zhan and Ji Ning exchanged a glance and immediately smiled.

"Guiyi greets Senior."

"Senior." Ji Ning and Jiu Chen also looked at the sinister figure in the black robe and bowed respectfully.

“Lord Guiyi.” The man in the black robe looked at Lei Zhan and couldn’t help but ask, “I heard Lord Beiming call you ‘Master.’ Are you Lord Beiming’s master?”

"He walks the ultimate sword path, but you... seem to walk the path of time and space?"

"The path I walk is the ultimate path of time and space," Lei Zhan said with a smile. "As for Ji Ning, when I first met him, I just felt that we were destined to meet, so I took him under my wing. I passed down a set of sword techniques to him. As for how he was able to walk the ultimate path in the end, that was entirely his own destiny."

Although the reality is far more complex than Lei Zhan described.

Simply passing on a sword technique is not enough to lead Ji Ning to the ultimate sword path.

Whether it was subtle guidance or cultivation, Lei Zhan did not excessively interfere with Ji Ning's growth trajectory, but the effort he put in was no less.

Of course, the most important thing is that Ji Ning originally possessed the monstrous talent to become the ultimate Dao Lord.

Nuwa was like that in the past, and Ji Ning is like that now.

“Although I can sense that what you’re saying is true, there’s more to it than that…” The man in the black robe stared at Lei Zhan for a long time, his eyes filled with a deep meaning, “I’m afraid it’s far more complicated than you’ve described.”

"However, none of this concerns me. Your strength is far greater than that of Bei Mingdu. The fact that you, the Dao Lord of Life and Death, have achieved this already fulfills the conditions left by my master, and you are qualified to view the Dao left by my master."

"Thank you, senior." Lei Zhan smiled slightly.

"Come on, follow me."

The man in the black robe instructed, "And Daoist Jiuchen. There is always a glimmer of hope in everything. Since you have grasped this possibility, it is your due opportunity to witness the 'Dao' left behind by the master."

……

The Supreme Land left behind by the Supreme Being of Bolin is essentially very similar to the Supreme Land left behind by the Supreme Being of Heavenly Food.

Those who pass on the supreme path are all altars that help one concentrate and comprehend the Dao.

Lei Zhan sat cross-legged in the center of the altar, silently watching the 'Origin of Ten Thousand Claws'.

In the void outside the altar, the man in the black robe and Ji Ning stood in mid-air, their gazes fixed on the center of the altar.

"This...this is truly a monstrous and heaven-defying existence." The man in the black robe widened his eyes. "This Dao Lord Guiyi has actually comprehended nearly ten Daos at the Sovereign level in a row."

"If this Lord Guiyi were a ruler, and his understanding of the Dao had reached such a level, he would probably be able to start pondering how one Dao can give rise to myriad Daos, and break through to become a Supreme Being."

As one of the many exotic beast caves created by Supreme Bolin, his insight was even more discerning than that of many other universe lords.

While Lei Zhan was immersed in his cultivation and enlightenment, he saw quite a few things.

"Nearly ten Daos have reached the Dominator level?" Ji Ning, standing respectfully beside the man in the black robe, was shocked, his heart filled with astonishment. "Senior, what about my master's understanding of the Dao..."

It should be noted that when Supreme Bolin broke through to the Supreme level, he only comprehended nine Daos at the Sovereign level. With the addition of the 'Claw Dao' that he himself achieved as a Sovereign, he finally comprehended 'One Dao gives rise to ten thousand Daos' after accumulating knowledge and experience.

But his master is only a Dao Lord of Life and Death, yet he has already reached the level of the Supreme Bolin back then.
“That’s right.” The man in the black robe sighed. “It is indeed astonishing. Among the rulers and lords of other universes who have survived from the ancient war to the present, few can match your master’s understanding of the Dao.”

"No wonder, no wonder this Lord Guiyi gave me such a strange feeling."

"And the feeling I got when he was looking at my master's 'Origin of Myriad Paths Claws'..."

The man in the black robe suddenly fell into deep thought.

"Before he studied my master's Dao, he must have studied the Daos of other supreme beings." After a moment of contemplation, he slowly said:

"Otherwise, it would be hard to explain how a Dao Lord of Life and Death could reach such a level of understanding of the Dao! Even among the ultimate Dao Lords of the past, I have never heard of such a monstrous talent."

"Hmm? He's also studied the Dao left behind by other Supreme Beings? But Master has always been in the Flame Dragon Domain..." Ji Ning pondered to himself, "Master, like me, rose from the mortal realm and also possessed a second primordial spirit. But it seems that Master's second primordial spirit disappeared without a trace after leaving the Three Realms back then..."

A series of secret revelations crashed against Ji Ning's mind like a tidal wave. He secretly pondered, "After Nuwa left the Three Realms, there was no further news from the Flame Dragon Domain. And my master's second primordial spirit seems to be absent from the Flame Dragon Domain as well..."

"However," Ji Ning thought to himself, standing in the void and silently watching the figure sitting cross-legged on the altar in the distance, "my master is truly amazing..."

"It's already very difficult for those peak Dao Lords to merge with the Dao. For those at the ultimate Dao level, the difficulty is countless times greater." The man in the black robe glanced at Ji Ning and continued:
"Your master's understanding of other paths must have come from the insights gained by the Supreme Beings regarding the creation of myriad paths from one path. He wanted to comprehend multiple paths, to draw inferences from one instance to another, and to accumulate knowledge and skills for future breakthroughs."

"I'm actually looking forward to it. None of the ultimate Dao Lords in the past were able to successfully merge with the Dao. But in my opinion, the possibility of the Returning Dao Lord merging with the Dao for eternity is extremely high."

The man in the black robe was quite expectant. In his view, this Dao Lord Guiyi should have already reached the 'Dao Lord limit', and he was very optimistic about him.

"Perhaps, our cultivator civilization will soon have an ultimate eternal emperor."

……

In spiritual practice, one becomes unaware of the passage of time.

Lei Zhan immersed himself in the 'Origin of Myriad Paths Claw' left by Supreme Bolin. In addition to memorizing the Dao left by the other party, he also used it to verify each other and find flaws that were hard to notice in himself.

However, the man in the black robe's guess was also very close to the truth.

In fact, Lei Zhan's understanding of the Dao had indeed reached the limit of the Dao Lord of Life and Death.

Comprehending other different paths has made it difficult to even touch or elevate the fourth level of the ultimate spacetime path that has been built up.

"Hoo." Lei Zhan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, then stood up from the altar.

He glanced at Jiu Chen, who was still immersed in his meditation not far away. Now, only the two of them remained in the entire Supreme Land. As for Ji Ning, he had long since left this Supreme Land and was exploring the ruins outside.

"Hahaha!"

suddenly.

"As expected of Lord Guiyi, you have completely memorized the Dao left behind by my master in just 300,000 years." A man in a black robe suddenly appeared beside Lei Zhan. "After viewing this 'Origin of the Myriad Dao Claws,' were you moved?"

“Senior knows me, these are nothing in fact,” Lei Zhan said. “However, seeing the ‘Origin of Myriad Dao Claws’ left by Supreme Bolin has indeed given me more confidence in achieving Dao Integration.”

"Oh?" A glint flashed in the eyes of the man in the black robe. He asked curiously, "Lord Guiyi, I can sense that your comprehension of the Dao has reached a limit. When do you plan to attempt to merge with the Dao?"

"To attain the Dao?" Lei Zhan looked at the distant void, his gaze somewhat distant.

a long time.

Lei Zhan opened his mouth and said, "At most ten Chaos Eras, I will prepare to merge with the Dao."

"Ten Chaos Eras?" The man in the black robe was somewhat surprised.

"Yeah." Leizhan nodded.

Ten Chaos Eras was the timeframe he set after careful consideration.

In fact, Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit and Qi Yang God Emperor have been searching for the opportunity left behind by the Supreme Bone of the Tapir in the slowly chaotic universe, and they have already made progress.

In a maximum of hundreds of millions of years, Lei Zhan will be able to comprehend the 'Origin of All Paths' once again.

To achieve the ultimate path and attain eternity, one must have a perfect Dao heart. Lei Zhan is only one step away from creating the eighth form of the "Origin Heart Scripture," thus achieving complete perfection of his Dao heart.

"The number one treasure in the universe that helps one achieve Dao Integration, the Dao Integration Fire Cloud Flower." Lei Zhan thought to himself, "Ten Chaos Eras would be enough for one of those three Dao Integration Fire Cloud Flowers to fully mature."

The Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower is a fire-attribute treasure, and the Blazing Sun Domain is one of the eight major source domains of the universe, rich in natural treasures and rare gems, making it very suitable for the growth of the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower.

In the past chaotic era, Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit avatar took control of the entire Guiyi City, and he had many black-clad emperors following him. Naturally, he also began to investigate the news of Dao-merging treasures such as the Dao-merging Fire Cloud Flower.

They collected hundreds of treasures such as the Fragrant Treasure Spirit Fruit, and also found three of the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flowers.

However, the few Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flowers that were found are all still growing, and the fastest one will take about nine thousand Chaos Eras to reach maturity.

Over nine thousand chaotic eras, even with time acceleration, it can only maintain a maximum acceleration of a thousand times, otherwise it will affect its growth.

If Lei Zhan misses this Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower, he will have to wait for dozens more Chaos Eras.

"The remaining ten Chaos Eras are more than enough for me to make thorough preparations for merging with the Dao," Lei Zhan said silently.

……

(End of this chapter)