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After he had finished collecting all the rewards from the first five levels,
Wang Gan looked toward the sixth level and prepared to step in, but felt an invisible yet firm force blocking him from entering.

"You need to sever your Dao before you can enter..."

Wang Gan sighed, unsurprised.
After all, the Dao-Slaying Realm is the first major hurdle in cultivation in the world of "Covering the Sky." There are also two other major hurdles: the Supreme Path and the Emperor Path. Each of these hurdles is enough to stop countless geniuses and powerful figures.

Throughout history, only a handful of kings have been able to sever their Dao. Jiang Taixu severed his Dao to become a king, and was even called a god-king at the time, which shows how prestigious severing one's Dao is!

The Immortal 3rd Path Severance cuts off the cultivator's path forward, leaving no way to follow the Dao. Many people dedicate their entire lives to it, yet make no progress whatsoever.

At this hurdle, there's not much difference between cultivating for ten years and a thousand years. If you can understand it and have great perseverance, you might break through in a single day. If you don't understand it, you'll be stuck for a lifetime.

This stage cannot be rushed. Even the great emperors of ancient times spent ten years honing their skills in this realm before they could break through!
"I am currently only at the third step of the second level of Sendai, and there is still a distance to go before I reach the nine steps of perfection."

"Severing the Dao is out of the question for now."

Wang Gan shook his head, turned around, and walked out of this place of inheritance.

Upon returning to the Divine Lake Grotto, we encountered the Great Sage Crane once more.

The crane wasn't surprised to see Wang Gan return calmly from the fifth level. Instead, it spoke with a touch of感慨 (gan3kai3, a feeling of mixed emotions, including regret or nostalgia).

"In ancient times, there was the Chaotic Emperor who became emperor after a hundred defeats. But in his later years, the Chaotic Emperor also regretted that although he had become emperor after a hundred defeats, his Dao heart was flawless, but he ultimately lacked the invincible spirit of being able to do whatever he wanted and be invincible in the world."

He hoped that those who came after him would not follow in his footsteps.

"Only those who are as indomitable and invincible as Wu Shi and Ruthless can truly glimpse the opportunity on the path to immortality."

The crane gazed intently at Wang Gan.
"As the number one prodigy of our time, even Wang Teng is no match for you. You might even go further than the Chaotic Ancient Emperor."

Wang Gan cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, also somewhat surprised.

It seems that although the Chaotic Ancient Emperor is not strong, he is at least self-aware and knows the gap between himself and the truly top-tier emperors.

"Thank you for your kind words, Great Sage."

Meanwhile, news of the Wang family's annihilation spread in an instant.

The Wang family's annihilation, a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, heralded the end of a great power.

That night, the world was shaken and the five regions were in an uproar!
Although the Wang family was not a true supreme family, it was comparable to a holy land, and even had a prodigy like Emperor Wang Teng. Now, it has been so easily destroyed.

"For tens of thousands of years, countless holy lords have perished, yet the holy lands have rarely been destroyed."

A powerful being, trembling with fear, said:
"A great era of chaos, with kings rising up, is coming. Great powers will be nothing but weeds, and even sacred lands that have been passed down for thousands of years will not be immortal and will be at risk of collapse."

"Wang Teng is not dead, there is still hope for the Wang family."

Some strong-willed individuals believe that Wang Teng has a good chance of becoming the second "Chaotic Ancient Era".

"This is just the beginning of a great era; the real brilliance is yet to come."

"The era of hardship is coming to an end!"

"The ancient kings seem to sense it and are about to emerge!"

On the other side, the Ji family, upon learning of this news, were equally trembling with fear.

"This"

The head of the Ji family trembled, his tone incredulous.

"How dare he!?"

"Isn't he afraid that Wang Teng is still alive and might retaliate against him?"

The Chaotic Ancient Emperor was notorious for his ability to escape, a fact known to everyone, which is why many people believed that Wang Teng was not dead.

“Even if Wang Teng survives, unless he becomes emperor and returns first, he'll likely be suppressed by Wang Gan for life!” another member of the Ji family said in a trembling voice.

"The Wang family of the Eighth Ancestor has been destroyed, so let's not discuss the marriage alliance anymore."

The head of the Ji family took a deep breath, came back to his senses, and looked at the eighth patriarch of the Ji family, who had supported the marriage alliance with the Wang family, with a deep expression.

"You sealed yourself away for a thousand years, to Wang Gan. That's some kind of explanation."

The eighth patriarch of the Ji family looked ashen-faced and silently nodded.

Ren never imagined that Wang Gan would act so ruthlessly, wiping out the Wang family without hesitation.

In order to prevent Wang Gan from holding a grudge and retaliating against the Ji family, they had no choice but to make a show of their stance. As for their lineage... a thousand years later, it would probably be a mere shell of its former self.

Meanwhile, Wang Gan, having returned to the Heavenly Court's headquarters from the Northern Plains and learned of the Ji family's situation, couldn't help but chuckle.

"The Ji family is wise enough to avoid me having to go up there with my imperial weapon to reason with them."

As news of Wang Gan's suppression of the Wang family spread, coupled with the strength and resources demonstrated when the Heavenly Court was established, many promising immortals joined the Heavenly Court.

Among them were demons from the Southern Ridge, Eastern Wilderness, and Northern Plains, and humans from the Central Plains, Southern Ridge, Eastern Wilderness, and Northern Plains.

After selecting these promising young talents, Wang Gan settled Pang Bo and the other man down and taught them the Tianxuan Scripture as their initial scripture.

The Azure Emperor Scripture is a demonic imperial scripture and is not suitable for humans. The Yao Guang Scripture is not very suitable and cannot be passed on to outsiders. Only the Tian Xuan Scripture is more suitable.

"Next, I must focus wholeheartedly on severing my path."

Wang Gan naturally understood what was going to happen next.

With the advent of the Golden Age, the Purple Star Domain and the Ancient Star Road have followed one after another. Even the Holy Lands and their lords dare not claim to be sitting on their laurels. Only those above the level of kings can truly stir up the era and become the true trendsetters.

"Sever the Dao."

Wang Gan seemed to be deep in thought.
In the end of the chaotic era, Heaven itself slashed, causing the immortal elixir to cry out in agony and its quality to plummet to that of a divine medicine; it reduced the lifespan of the supreme beings, who had lived for millions of years, to only ten thousand; it left the mortal world without immortals, with not a trace of longevity substances remaining.

Even more so, the Heavenly Will Blade did not spare the cultivators, nor the system that used the body as a seed, leaving behind a realm—the Immortal Three-Slaying Dao!
Mediocre people cannot overcome this obstacle, but the stronger a person is, the greater the resistance they may encounter. So-called talent may become an insurmountable chasm on the road ahead.

The so-called "severing the path of immortality" means cutting off the cultivator's path!
To continue forward, one must cut oneself, no longer be a flawless Dao Seed, in order to conform to the true meaning of the Great Dao of Fifty and the Heavenly Dao of Forty-Nine.

Even Wang Gan wasn't confident he could break through to this level quickly; even ancient emperors would waste ten years in vain!
"Perhaps... I can find another way!"

Wang Gan seemed to be deep in thought.
"The great principles of this world are flawed, so why don't I just go to another world?"

The Great Dao of the Shrouding the Heavens is flawed, but other worlds are without flaws. With this thought in mind, Wang Gan felt reassured.

Just as Wang Gan was preparing to focus on his seclusion and break through to a higher level, someone suddenly came to visit.

"The Holy Maiden of Yaochi?"

Wang Gan was somewhat surprised.

He didn't have much interaction with Yaochi, so her visit probably wasn't for no reason.

"To be honest, I have come here to ask the Eastern King for a favor."

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi adopted a very humble posture.
After all, the opponent's status was already comparable to that of the Holy Lord of the Extreme Path Force, and even slightly higher.

"We, Yaochi, wish to borrow the Holy Body!"

Wang Gan's expression shifted slightly.

Borrow Ye Fan for a moment? What for?

Could it be that Yaochi intends to use the sacred body to give birth to another Great Emperor Wushi? (End of Chapter)