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"What does this mean?" Chu Zheng looked slightly startled.

"How did you embark on the path of Incense Fire Deity?" Nie Longhu was somewhat aggrieved, his gaze on Chu Zheng carried a hint of disappointment.

Having spent decades with Chu Zheng in the Tianyao Federation, he could see that Chu Zheng's talent was extraordinary and his comprehension was far beyond that of ordinary people.

For this reason, had his path been smooth, Chu Zheng in the Qi Refining Lineage might have achieved great heights, becoming a Mysterious Immortal or even a Golden Immortal was not an impossibility.

But now that Chu Zheng had taken the path of the Incense Fire Deity, things were different.

"During the last tribulation, I accidentally discovered the path of becoming a god through incense fire."

Chu Zheng's gaze tightened and he asked, "Is this path not feasible? I hope Brother Daoist can enlighten me."

"With your talent, you should proceed steadily. Why take such a risky shortcut?"

Nie Longhu's face was complex at this moment, he was unsure whether to lament the fearlessness of the ignorant or to comment on Chu Zheng's wild fantasies:

"With such complex willpower, after your Returning to Void, the Primordial Spirit will inevitably be impure. How then could you achieve Dao Integration?"

"The Qi Refining Lineage is supposed to minimize the addition of karma. By becoming a god and protecting your followers, aren't you inviting boundless karma, thus putting the cart before the horse and squandering your energy for nothing?"

"Now you not only preach in this realm but have also shaped an Incense Flame Golden Body and taken the path of becoming a god through incense, which is tantamount to destroying your own path. How can you achieve great things with such impatience for quick success?"

Hearing this, Chu Zheng frowned and instinctively retorted:

"Did not the Ancestral Dao also have countless Golden Bodies? Why wasn't he afraid of the karma added to him? According to Brother Daoist, what use were so many Golden Bodies for him?"

Upon hearing this, Nie Longhu was momentarily at a loss for words. He was just a Heavenly Immortal, far from the realm of the Ancestral Dao. How could he comment on the matters of the Ancestral Dao.

After a long silence, he finally sighed lightly, "The mortals worship the Ancestral Dao Golden Body, seeing only their own essence. What effect does it have on the Ancestral Dao? Can you compare yourself to the Ancestral Dao?"

The entire Taoist School had only produced such one Ancestral Dao.

The path of becoming a deity through incense, for the Qi Refining Lineage, was all harm and no benefit. This, Nie Longhu could guarantee.

Chu Zheng fell into deep thought. He had never noticed anything amiss about the path of becoming a god through incense; his Primordial Spirit's cultivation had grown steadily, and he had not felt any impurities.

If it weren't for the nourishment from the Incense Fire Willpower, his own cultivation might not yet have reached the Divine Transformation.

As Nie Longhu said, it was indeed a true shortcut, but it was also fraught with many risks that could potentially hinder his future prospects.

But having come this far, Chu Zheng couldn't possibly abandon the path of the Incense Fire Deity merely on Nie Longhu's word; that would be a retreat.

He would find a solution. Before that, he would continue with the original plan to take over the faith of all in the Dongyuan Human Clan.

If he could accomplish this, he would be able to complete the Nine Transformations of Divine Infant and enter Tongxuan or even the Immortal Tribulation Secret Realm in an extremely short amount of time. Enjoy more content from empire

Once he reached that step, it wouldn't be too late to decide on his next course of action.

The example of Zhao Tingxian was still in front of his eyes, proving that the path of becoming a deity through incense was not unattainable, but that one must grasp certain methods.

What he needed most now was to increase his cultivation more quickly so that he could take charge and prepare for leaving the Cangyun Realm.

"Brother Daoist Nie, let's talk about these matters another day. Today, there is indeed something for which I'd like to ask your help,"

Chu Zheng steered the conversation back and looked up towards the hall entrance: "Please, come in."

Three figures appeared at the hall entrance and slowly walked inside, they were the leaders from the three clans.

Seeing the three people coming in together, Nie Longhu's heart sank; their cultivation was comparable to his own, standing at the pinnacle of Heavenly Immortals.

One more step, and they would be Supreme Beings comparable to Mysterious Immortals, from which he was still far away.

However, whether he could take this step remained an unknown. He had lingered at this juncture for a long time yet still had not found the way.

"Brother Daoist Nie has just woken from his enlightenment, and might not fully understand the current predicament of the Dongyuan Human Clan, let me explain a bit."

Chu Zheng got up and introduced Nie Longhu to the identities of the three individuals from Wan Qiong, then he laid out the current situation plainly.

"Your thoughts are somewhat naive."

After hearing what Chu Zheng had said, Nie Longhu shook his head and looked toward Shan Xun, his eyes devoid of any ripples:

"You want to set up a great formation, forcibly gathering Moonlight, pooling it into Yin Qi, to aid her in breaking through, this idea is not wrong. Under normal circumstances, there's even a great chance of success, but you forgot to consider the existence of the Heavenly Dao."

"Heavenly Dao?"

Upon hearing the term Heavenly Dao, Chu Zheng was struck with a thought; he had noticed the changes in Heavenly Fate before, just not fully understanding the reasons behind them.

"This world has its limits, it is not that you can reach a realm merely because you wish to. If the Heavenly Dao does not unlock its shackles, the beings within the realm will forever have no chance of advancing."

As Nie Longhu's words fell, the leaders of the three clans couldn't help but change their expressions simultaneously.

"How is this possible?!" Shan Xun exclaimed in a moment of loss.

"If the Heavenly Dao does not permit our advancement, are we to just wait for death then?"

Bloodshot eyes appeared in Yan Bi's vision, unable to imagine that the bottleneck that had troubled him for long was due to the world before him.

"Why must you be dissatisfied?"

Nie Longhu glanced at the three individuals, puzzled, "The world before you, indeed has shackles, but it has never actively harmed you in the slightest."

"How difficult is the path of cultivation? The Immortal Path undergoes nine tribulations, exactly eighty-one bolts of heavenly lightning before one can ascend to immortality; after ascension, numerous existential great calamities such as the Five Elements and Yin-Yang enwrap one, presenting a treacherous path at every step, akin to treading on thin ice."

"For those of the Qi Refining Lineage, it's the same, with constant natural disasters and man-made calamities. The heavens seem intent on annihilating us, always on the brink of death, requiring constant diligence every day, not daring to relax even for a moment, for a slight mishap would mean the annihilation of both body and Dao, with no chances of returning."

"You simply need to inscribe your totem from birth, not needing to worry about your own cultivation. As years pass, ascending to immortality is as simple as eating and drinking — isn't that enough?"

"Not being entangled by tribulation Qi and still reaching this stage, how fortunate are you?!"

Nie Longhu sighed deeply, "You three were born as the Pride of the Heavens, destined to stand at the pinnacle of the world, this world has already granted you ample favor."

The three individuals inevitably fell into silence; indeed, from birth, they had been enveloped by the aura of the heavenly favorites, accompanying them nonstop to this very day.

But this didn't mean they were satisfied with that.

"According to what you have just said, should us Dongyuan people just obediently await our slaughter, merely waiting for death?" Wan Qiong sneered, "Should I even thank heaven then?"

"That wouldn't be necessary."

Nie Longhu waved his hand, "The Dongyuan Human Clan has survived to this day and will naturally continue to do so in the future. The current situation is but a minor disturbance."

"What about that White Tiger?" Chu Zheng questioned, "Its power seems to have exceeded the limits of this realm. Clan Leader Wan is the supreme expert of this realm, and even when using our clan's secret treasure, he still had no ability to counter it."

If it were not for that Beast Emperor, the situation wouldn't have gotten this bad.

Listening to your earlier words, I can also understand the notion behind your preaching, but still the same sentence, you have oversimplified the situation."

Nie Longhu said indifferently, "Why do you think that White Tiger has been asleep for numerous years and has yet to awaken? Even after thousands or tens of thousands of years, it won't be able to overcome that barrier and will only have the path of becoming one with the Dao."

"Its power has already reached the world's limit, who knows, after one of these hibernations, it may never wake again."

Nie Longhu surveyed the individuals before him and spoke lightly, "You're overestimating your own place. Just the few of you, what virtue or ability do you have to meddle with the rise and fall of a realm's populations?"

"We are but ants, how are we to speculate on the intentions of the heavens? As long as heaven isn't dead, this battle, the Dongyuan people will not perish, nor will the savage beasts."