Lord Shenxiu

"Three begets all things, and all things bear three!"

Within the world coveted by many Dao Ancestors.

The Heavenly Demon Tribulation had just ended, countless cultivators perished on the battlefield.

Yet, there were also the fortunate ones who rose up, even achieving the positions of Great Saint in both the Daoist and unorthodox sects!

In the endless ocean, before the void's rift.

The true form of Zhong Shenxiu looked at all this indifferently, suddenly feeling something as layers of historical veils entered his body.

"What is the essence of the unique divine nature?"

He gazed at Time's Ouroboros, his expression calm, seemingly with a preconceived guess.

"The unique divine nature is the remnant left after the death of a supreme being... Hence, it holds such divinity and authority..."

The massive snake, with twelve rings along its body, flicked its tongue, answering untroubled: "When a supreme being dies, several unique divine natures are often left behind. These are both their remnants and the seeds for their resurrection! The pollution contained within each unique divine nature is actually the remaining will of these great powers!"

"As expected."

Zhong Shenxiu nodded.

"To ascend to the position of True God, we have no choice but to rely on the supreme remnants, naturally, there is a price to pay..."

Time's Ouroboros flicked its tongue again: "For instance, those old gods of the Seven Luminaries Heaven, not understanding the taboos, gathered and fused similar unique divine natures, ultimately falling into madness..."

"Similar domains of unique divine nature? Unable to absorb, or rather... great hidden dangers?"

Zhong Shenxiu seemed to have guessed something.

"Hiss... you've already digested the 'Annals of Secret History', you should know that the power of history can be encompassed by time, so why didn't I take away this unique divine nature?"

Time's Ouroboros flicked its tongue: "Too similar authorities might come from the same supreme being... Their madness won't cancel out but instead compound, bringing a will that even we cannot resist... Eventually, either you'll fall into complete madness, or... the ancient supreme being's will would resurrect within us!"

"So the pairing of unique divine natures is best from different supreme remnants. We can maintain balance and self with their mutual restraint..."

Zhong Shenxiu understood very well, for he himself constructed such a triangular cycle to truly master three unique divine natures, gaining power while maintaining self.

However, a doubt arose in his heart.

"What exactly is the death and resurrection of a supreme being?"

Not to mention True Gods, even for Great Saints, death is not an irreversible matter.

And for beings like them, even death itself would vanish amid strange authorities...

As for supreme beings?

Does such existence still hold the concept of annihilation?

"Supremes won't be completely annihilated, but can be segmented and sealed... Only a supreme can kill another supreme, yet even that isn't a complete killing, just dividing their symbol into several unique divine natures, scattering across endless time and space!"

Time's Ouroboros flicked its tongue: "Such a supreme being can resurrect at any moment... Hence, to completely prevent a supreme's resurrection, we need to ascend to supreme, melting a part of their authority down to become another symbol."

Even after hearing secrets unknown to many True Gods, Zhong Shenxiu's expression remained calm and thoughtful.

Like the three unique divine natures on him, coming from three different supremes.

If he becomes supreme, these three unique divine natures will be entirely transformed, turned into his own path, a new symbol.

And those three supremely will forever lose a portion of power and foundation!

If all the unique divine natures of a fallen supreme are obtained by True Gods, and those True Gods ascend to supreme,

then they can almost be certain to be eternally buried, with resurrection becoming impossibly slim.

'If I achieve supremacy, even in death, the evolved unique divine natures, will no longer be Order's Light, Utopia, and Annals of Secret History... but will melt these domains together into other unique divine natures!'

One unique divine nature contains abilities from different domains, and these different domains can completely form a brand-new authority!

'That is to say, after this re-melting, even if the newly achieved supreme falls, the ancient supreme might not be able to resurrect again... After all, the foundation is disrupted, but it only reduces the possibility of resurrection... No supreme can ever be eternally destroyed, always keeping the possibility for revival.'

"Is the fall of supremes very frequent?"

Zhong Shenxiu took a deep breath.

"Besides the ancient battlefield, in hundreds of millions of years, it's rare for a supreme to fall..."

Time's Ouroboros flicked its tongue: "And now... the supreme who created this world is the closest to falling!"

At this, Zhong Shenxiu could not help but nod in agreement.

After all, all five Daoist Ancestors of Inner Heaven and Earth have transformed into the Dao, which already explains quite a bit.

If not for Time's Ouroboros and the Lord of the Gate, that great power might have gone completely mad, or even fallen!

"How long do you two intend to protect this world?"

Zhong Shenxiu asked.

"Hiss... three aeons... if within three aeons, He still can't recover, then there's no other way..."

An aeon is an extremely long timeframe, roughly the birth and death of a small world could count as one aeon.

"So long?"

Zhong Shenxiu furrowed his brow.

He had no intention to linger in this world for such a long time.

"Perhaps the next moment, that existence could regain control over itself, and we might escape this predicament..."

Time's Ouroboros flicked its crimson tongue: "Besides... for beings like us, this time is not long at all."

Zhong Shenxiu exhaled.

Owing to Time's Ouroboros's previous goodwill, he agreed to help in this effort, and from any perspective, he wouldn't leave easily.

'Actually, to turn the tables, it's not without means, but I still need some time to perfect my Immortal Law...'

With mastery of three unique divine natures and cultivation reaching the pinnacle of ancient immortals, Zhong Shenxiu can actually achieve many things.

While Zhong Shenxiu pondered, Time's Ouroboros continued: "Moreover... besides countering those supreme beings, we'd better not engage with demons firsthand, nor aid those cultivators... allowing everything to be self-decided aligns best with nature."

'This means to take a supporting role and not be the main force...'

Zhong Shenxiu pondered for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "A guest obeys the host, I naturally have no objections."

"In that case..." Time's Ouroboros said: "Another Dao Ancestor in the human realm, what will you be called? Taishi?"

Zhong Shenxiu shook his head: "The five innate virtues, I won't touch the karmic cause of this world... From today, I am Taiyi, the Taixu Daoist Ancestor!"