Killing Dao Fruit

There were voices: "Please, Heavenly Emperor, ascend the throne!"

A powerful force suddenly descended upon him.

Wang Yuan clearly sensed the hope for a better life among all beings in the Three Realms, and the indigenous Heavenly Dao had even mortgaged its very soul to him for profit and avoidance of harm.

One was pushing desperately from below, while another was pulling with all its might from above, afraid that a slight mistake would cause a fall, resulting in losing everything with a bleak future.

This was entirely the opposite of the scenario when Emperor Shi performed the ritual, facing opposition from the entire world.

Emperor Shi, staying in the Immortal Heaven, saw this scene and was so envious that he almost ground his molars to dust.

"The one whom a thousand people point to ends without illness, and where the hearts of the people aspire, there is nothing invincible! I want to learn this too!"

In an instant, he discarded the "Five Techniques of Civilian Control" he had adhered to for thousands of years, tossing them far beyond the Nine Heavens.

Determined, hereafter he must also be kind to the Great Qin ministers in his own Immortal Heaven.

Wang Yuan had no time to ponder Emperor Shi's thoughts.

He only knew that, at this stage, the "Heavenly Dao Favor" from the indigenous Heavenly Dao could not substitute for everything.

To pick that "False Frame · Mixed Element Dao Fruit," there was still one last step.

"The major affairs of a country lie in sacrifice and war: ultimately completing the final ascension in a grand enthronement ceremony, where the Emperor is sacrificed like a god."

In the original ritual by Emperor Shi, he must use his own bloodline descendant as the "corpse," extracting the Dragon Energy from nine "Emperors."

Taking the meaning of the eight poles of heaven and earth, using eight Green Seals as human pillar sacrifices to worship heaven and earth: ministers, System Master, Ghost God, Immortal Official.

Essentially, it was using an alternative method to make up for a part of the knowledge of the three books indirectly.

And the path of combining these three books was the only one evolved by the Heavenly Dao over thousands of years that gave people a chance to ascend to the "Mysterious Vault God."

It emerged in response after the dynasty's qualitative change.

Among these three books, the most precious was not the Heavenly Book nor the Earth Book, but the Human Book, which connects heaven and earth and can replace heaven's heart with human hearts.

The strokes of "human" are yet to stand firmly under the heavens.

Not only must human hearts replace the absolutely weak "indigenous Heavenly Dao," but they must also replace the "Killing Tree" that has eroded most of the Heavenly Dao!

To decisively suppress the Three Days Dao Lord representing the Killing Tree, the best way is... to truly sacrifice a few Heavenly Officials, manually completing "Maneuvering Fortune."

"After all, you will eventually be eaten; rather than be devoured by the Three Days Dao Lord, let a kind-hearted person like me eat you, where the pain might be slightly lesser."

Thinking of this, Wang Yuan suddenly shook his body, splitting into three, and also released the "Taishang," who shared the same Undying Primordial Spirit.

With one step, the four figures instantly traversed through the void, each arriving at the four poles of the Mountain and Sea Desolation.

In front of them appeared an Immortal sitting cross-legged, stabilizing the Heavenly Realm.

One was made of clay, another had flames for hair, one gathered and dispersed without form, and one was swollen like a ball.

These were indeed the Xuan Yuan Four Immortals, who always roamed outside the three camps, never grouping yet never provoking the enmity of the three god systems!

The four Element Venerables of earth, wind, water, and fire were collectively called the "Four Davids."

They represented the four original elements of the world, also representing the four states of things' development.

The Earth Realm symbolized enduring strength, the Water Realm symbolized flowing gentleness, the Fire Realm symbolized warm intensity, and the Wind Realm symbolized light movement.

Earth Element Venerable, Fire Element Venerable, Water Element Venerable, and Wind Element Venerable, though called Heavenly Officials, were more akin to Weird or a type of "Deceit Object."

There was a saying that the "Heavenly Realm Membrane" of the thirty-three heavens was actually formed by these four jointly.

Combined, maneuvering chaos and reforging earth, wind, water, and fire's "Maneuvering Fortune" were indeed made in heaven and earth.

In the past, no one ate them, purely because none managed.

Now, Wang Yuan had the "Promotion Ceremony · Major Affairs in Sacrifice and War" supported directly by the indigenous Heavenly Dao, finally qualifying to devour them.

Among the four, Wang Yuan's speed was the fastest, wielding the "Divine Beating Whip" infused with the power of all Immortals, carrying rolling wind and thunder.

Just one whip shattered the Earth Element Venerable to pieces.

Quickly collecting the "No-Life Fruit" into his pocket.

The three Days Dao Lord didn't care about anyone else, shadow following behind Wang Yuan's tangible "elixir."

As he slew the Earth Element Venerable, the Power of Mixed Element and Life River jointly exerted force, finally engulfing him in a historic decisive battle.

Between light and darkness, the scene changed.

"Is this... Poyang Lake?"

By this time, Wang Yuan was not rushed at all, looking around with interest.

In the vast lake waters reddened by fierce flames, over five thousand massive ships lined up, stretching for tens of miles.

Even renowned Daoist skill giant ships like Mixed River Dragon, Sai Duanjiang, Mountain Crashing, River Sea Turtle... were over a hundred.

Truly, casting spears and breaking currents, with ships and oars stretching for a thousand miles!

The soldiers and military under his command on the boats amounted to a terrifying six hundred thousand.

In contrast, the opposing fleet only had a mere thousand ships, without a single Daoist skill giant ship, and only two hundred thousand troops.

Wang Yuan immediately recognized this as the last of the ten great battles of the Red County Shenzhou, a rare naval battle—the Battle of Poyang Lake!

On one side was the Great Yan Ancestor Emperor Zhou Xingzong, who, despite being in a weak position, was destined for ultimate victory.

On the other side was the Great Chen Emperor Chen Tianwan, whom he had just replaced.

However, his arrival was evidently ill-timed.

According to Rule Four of the "Immortal Pot," the Yellow God always stands with the victor.

At this moment, seventy fire ships filled with "Taiyin Xuanbing Dao" gunpowder were charging and breaking through the Great Chen's Invincible Fleet.

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