The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Half a primordial chaos.

A colossal, black warship, a million miles long, drifted in the endless darkness.

The outermost layer of the warship was forged from the hardest black flint, resembling a terrifying beast hidden in the darkness.

"Brother Guiyi, we owe a great debt to you in this search for the legacy left by the Supreme Bone of the Tapir."

"If it were me, even if I knew the general area where the opportunity was, I would still have to search for at least several Chaos Eras to find it," said Emperor Qiyang with a smile, holding his wine cup.

All living beings have opportunities; if the opportunity hasn't arrived, they will naturally miss out on treasures.

The relics left by the supreme beings are not easy to find unless one has great fortune or heaven-defying methods.

Otherwise, whether it was the Supreme Bolin or the Supreme Celestial Food, during their great battle with the Sith, many Supremes left behind countless legacies.

However, very few rulers and lords of other universes ultimately receive the inheritance.

"The methods of the Supreme Beings are mysterious and also a matter of luck. If they hadn't happened to notice a slight anomaly deep within that domain, they probably wouldn't have been able to find it." Lei Zhan slowly sipped his wine, a smile playing on his lips, clearly in a very good mood.

Clearly, this 'luck' was not entirely luck.

"A coincidence? Don't think I don't know; your understanding of the Dao is probably stronger than mine."

Emperor Qiyang exclaimed in amazement, "A prodigy, far too prodigy! A mere fourth-step Dao Lord, yet his understanding of the Dao surpasses even mine!"

"Hahaha." Lei Zhan laughed immediately. "Brother, you've cultivated for countless years, and my understanding of the Dao is far inferior to yours. However... once you achieve eternal union with the Dao, then who knows!"

After viewing the 'Origin of Ten Thousand Paths Space' left behind by the Supreme Tapir Bone, Lei Zhan's understanding of time and space became even more extraordinary.

Naturally, although the ultimate path of spacetime that was built up could not be advanced any further, it was unexpectedly filled with many new insights. As a result, it also gave him a lot more confidence for the upcoming path of merging with the Dao.

“However, I still want to thank Brother Qiyang for sending me back to the Blazing Sun Domain. Otherwise, it would have taken at least billions of years for Changli and me to return on the interdimensional flying boat,” Lei Zhan continued.

"There's no need for thanks between us. It's just a trivial matter," Emperor Qiyang waved his hand.

"You are about to achieve Dao integration, which I am very much looking forward to. I am afraid that this time, I, Qiyang, will be able to witness the birth of an ultimate emperor in my cultivator civilization."

After the two had viewed the 'Origin of Myriad Paths Space' left behind by the Supreme Being of the Bone, the Divine Emperor Qiyang, who was about to leave and return, naturally did not rush back when he heard that Lei Zhan was about to merge with the Dao.

Watching a fourth-step Dao Lord achieve Dao integration held no appeal for him, but the extremely rare ultimate Dao Lord in the universe piqued the curiosity of Emperor Qiyang. He thus suggested returning to the Blazing Sun Domain with Lei Zhan.

"Haha." Lei Zhan laughed, "Then I'll take advantage of Brother Qi Yang's auspicious words and let me successfully achieve eternal union with the Dao."

Wow wow wow~~~~
The warship sailed through endless darkness, rapidly approaching the Blazing Sun Domain, which was a great distance away.

……

Soon, Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit and the Qi Yang God Emperor returned to Guiyi City aboard the Qu Yang warship, causing a ripple in the vast Blazing Sun Domain.

Meanwhile, Lei Zhan, who had remained in the Flame Dragon Domain, also left the Blue Flower Cave and returned to the Three Realms.

I spend my days eating and drinking with old friends, and occasionally, on a whim, I'll offer some casual advice.

With the help of the Enlightenment Pearl, each path had long been cultivated and developed to the level of the Dominator.

He then successively viewed the myriad origins of the four supreme beings: Qi Supreme, Tianshi Supreme, Bolin Supreme, and Mogu Supreme. The Ultimate Time-Space Dao could no longer be touched.

“No amount of cultivation or comprehension has helped my ‘Ultimate Path of Time and Space’,” Lei Zhan thought to himself as he looked at the Three Pure Ones and Suirenshi, who were drinking with him on the mountaintop.

"Isn't simply eating and drinking like this every day a form of spiritual practice?"

……

Time flies like sand slipping through our fingers, and the remaining long days passed quickly.

Lei Zhan's Dao heart was already perfected, and he was ready for the Dao Integration, except for a mature Dao Integration Fire Cloud Flower.

Deep within a vast lake of flames in the Blazing Sun Domain.

Lei Zhan and Qi Yang Divine Emperor sat quietly in the sky, waiting.

Not far from them, a group of followers, such as the Changli Ruler and the Dingyuan Emperor, stood at a distance, their presence subtly enveloping the entire lake of flames.

"It's almost here. The Dao-Harmony Fire Cloud Flower should be blooming soon." Emperor Qiyang stared at the beautiful flower not far away, a hint of anticipation in his eyes, seemingly more eager than Lei Zhan himself.

"Brother Qiyang, don't rush." ​​Lei Zhan smiled faintly, but his gaze was also fixed on the distance.

Within the deep flames, the lake water shimmered with golden light, and in the center of the lake, a flower swayed, its bud about to bloom, tinged with pink. The three leaves were fiery red, reflecting wisps of flame.

Surrounding this Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower is a time-acceleration array that maintains a time flow rate a thousand times faster. "Whoosh..."

"Hu~~"

The massive amount of power surrounding them, flowing at a thousand times the speed of time, was being frantically absorbed by the growing Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower, forming a huge vortex above them.

The flower buds are about to bloom, and the magical power contained within the flowers is clearly accumulating and becoming more abundant, giving the feeling that they may burst forth at any moment.

"Wow~~~"

Suddenly, the flowers began to bloom without warning, and the power of flames spread around, forming beautiful fiery red clouds.

Fiery clouds surrounded it.

The leaves are clustered together.

A flower is blooming in full glory, displaying its beauty.

"Fire Cloud Flower," Lei Zhan murmured, "the Fire Cloud Flower that unites with the Dao."

After nearly ten chaotic eras, the Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower finally matured.

"Guiyi, why aren't you picking them yet?" Emperor Qiyang reminded him.

Lei Zhan immediately stepped forward, removed the formation, and a surge of magical power swept over, easily enveloping the entire Dao-Harmony Fire Cloud Flower and uprooting it.

At the same time, a jade box appeared in front of Lei Zhan. He opened the box and carefully placed the Dao-Harmony Fire Cloud Flower inside. He then set up a time-slowing array on the jade box.

As the flow of time continued to decrease sharply, when it was reduced to only one millionth of the speed outside, Lei Zhan discovered that the energy consumed to maintain the formation had increased dramatically, and even he was finding it difficult to withstand.

"Slowing the flow of time down to one millionth of a second is the limit," Lei Zhan shook his head slightly.

"There's no need to force it," Emperor Qiyang said with a smile. "Once this Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower blooms, it must be used within a thousand years. Otherwise, its miraculous power will almost completely dissipate..."

"If you slow down the flow of time, its magical power will resist. So it's impossible for time to stand still completely."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan understood.

The disappearance of the magical power contained in the Dao-Harmony Fire Cloud Flower is irreversible and cannot be stopped by anyone.

If everyone could maintain time stillness, then the accumulated Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flowers from the past could be stored up for a group of Dao Lords to use. They wouldn't seem so precious then.

"That's enough, enough for me to bring it back to Yicheng." Lei Zhan just wanted to test the limits of this Dao-Harmony Fire Cloud Flower and didn't care.

Maintaining a flow rate of one millionth of a time, such a flower could last for a billion years, more than enough to bring it back to a city.

"Let's go." Emperor Qiyang nodded. "The next hurdle, the Dao Integration, will be the biggest challenge for you. You need to go back and prepare carefully. The sooner you go back, the more complete your preparations will be."

"Let's go. We'll have to trouble Brother Qiyang for help from now on." Lei Zhan smiled as he looked at Emperor Qiyang.

"It's alright," said Emperor Qiyang.

Qi Yang God Emperor is one of the strongest beings below the Supreme in the entire Chaos Universe. With his help to protect him, Lei Zhan has no worries even if the Blazing Sun Domain Lord arrives.

……

In just a thousand years, with powerful Sith warships like the Quyang warships, Lei Zhan and his men quickly returned to Guiyi City.

Inside the city lord's palace.

Lei Zhan sat cross-legged inside the cave, surrounded by tranquility and peace.

"Finally, we've come this far."

"The ultimate path is extremely difficult, but I am very well prepared," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

"More than ten Daos at the Sovereign level, observe the myriad origins of Daos left behind by the four Supreme Beings. Supreme Stone Platform, Stone Fire Pearl, Dao-Merging Fire Cloud Flower... and Enlightenment Pearl."

"Even Ji Ning's preparations for his first Dao Integration were far inferior to mine. I don't have many options, so this time, I must succeed in Dao Integration on the first try!"

The imposing aura emanating from him was like a rainbow, a testament to his unwavering determination.

"Ready, let's begin."

The sound of the armor being stacked echoed slowly within the cave.

...(End of chapter)