Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

"But—"

With a complex expression, Jiang Buping hoarsely said: "But those demons are not easy to deal with, and these demons have become so difficult to handle, yet it's not the Heavenly Dao's trick. You can think of it as the cook responsible for making delicacies; everyone knew then that perhaps these demons could be held off, but once the Heavenly Dao officially awakens, everything becomes in vain."

"Additionally, all of everyone's techniques and methods were permanently stripped and sealed."

"Only us, the Heavenly Dao Dogs, can retain these methods."

"At that time, when Chao Tian Sect saw that defeat was inevitable, they set down seven plans."

"Namely, the 'Fusu Plan,' 'Heavenly Punishment Plan,' 'Rebirth Plan,' 'Resurrection Plan,' 'Far Voyage Plan,' 'Promised Land,' 'Heavenly Palace Plan.'

A gleam of surprise flashed in Chen Qiu's eyes as he looked at Jiang Buping: "Are you so knowledgeable about Chao Tian Sect?"

These seven plans, even he only knew the general content of the first five plans; he was completely unaware of the latter two plans, as they were not discussed in Taunting Heaven Palace, and the person in charge of Taunting Heaven Palace had arrived before the last two plans were finalized, so the subsequent matters were not very clear.

"A little bit."

In a soft voice, Jiang Buping said: "Among these seven plans, I also only know the general content of a few, while the sixth plan, 'Promised Land,' I call it something that only the world's most insane person could conceive."

"That's the difference between you and him."

"You'll never come up with such a plan."

"So certain?"

"Because you're not ruthless enough; this is a world-annihilation plan. You can kill one person, a hundred people, ten thousand people, but can you slaughter a continent? Hundreds of continents? Millions of continents?"

With a complex expression, Jiang Buping said: "The content of this plan is very simple."

"The Heavenly Dao awakens once every thirty thousand years. Each time it awakens, it needs to devour a Twelfth Grade Immortal Realm for healing, and within thirty thousand years, a new Eleventh Grade Immortal Realm will promote to Twelfth Grade Immortal Realm."

"What injury the Heavenly Dao suffered doesn't matter."

"Who caused it doesn't matter."

"Just need to extract two key points: the Heavenly Dao's injury is severe, and it must awaken once every thirty thousand years for healing."

"But if..."

"If before the Heavenly Dao formally awakens, all Twelfth Grade Immortal Realms, all Eleventh Grade Immortal Realms, all Tenth Grade Immortal Realms, down to the Sixth Grade Immortal Realms, are completely slaughtered."

"Then at least for billions of years, no new Twelfth Grade Immortal Realm would be born."

"This means that after the Heavenly Dao awakens, it won't be able to heal through devouring, and billions of years later, the Heavenly Dao would naturally succumb to its injuries and perish."

"It's an extremely perfect plan, a plan most likely to slay the Heavenly Dao and clear the skies of this world."

"The crime lies in the present era, but the merit lasts for eternity!"

"It's just that the cost is enormous, requiring someone to bear this monumental sin. Even demon cultivation, evil cultivation would shiver at this plan. However, the past Sect Master of Chao Tian Sect didn't care about these and was determined to execute this plan."

"In the end..."

After pausing for a while, Jiang Buping continued: "If it weren't for the past old Sect Master stubbornly insisting on executing this plan, perhaps Chao Tian Sect could have lasted a while longer, and there wouldn't be so many people wanting to become Heavenly Dao Dogs."

"The people of the Eleventh Grade Immortal Realm almost went mad when they heard this plan."

"Originally, only a Twelfth Grade Immortal Realm was supposed to die."

"Now, all of them, from the Eleventh Grade Immortal Realm down to the Sixth Grade Immortal Realm, all have to die — who the hell can bear this? They immediately became Heavenly Dao Dogs, swearing to resist Chao Tian Sect."

"Although Chao Tian Sect was the strongest faction in the Twelfth Grade Immortal Realm, it couldn't withstand against so many demons and enemies. Eventually, when the Heavenly Dao officially awakened, it was utterly annihilated in the world."

"And the reason this plan leaked out at that time."

"Was because a female elder of Chao Tian Sect felt the plan was too cruel, and spread the news. Originally, Chao Tian Sect planned to seal the news and attack each continent swiftly, but when the plan spread, everyone grouped together, making it very difficult to implement."

"That's the sixth plan, the 'Promised Land'!"

"If it were you, would you have the resolve to execute this plan?"

"..."

Chen Qiu silently remained in place without speaking, just turning his head to look into the distance; at this moment, his body and spiritual energy had fully recovered, and this was the first time he'd heard of this secret from thirty thousand years ago.

It was also the first time he knew the plan content of the "Promised Land."

Among these seven plans, the first five plans were all about preserving the legacy as a fallback.

Only this plan was about facing the challenge head-on.

If this plan had succeeded at the time and everything proceeded as normal, in a billion years or even less, if the Heavenly Dao's injury was indeed as severe as claimed, at most hundreds of thousands of years later, the Heavenly Dao would have succumbed to injuries on its own.

Extinguishing its flame is less effective than removing its source.

Once and for all.

Indeed, a genius and insane plan.

Yet he still answered Jiang Buping's question.

"No, I wouldn't execute this plan."

"I wasn't wrong after all."

Jiang Buping shook his head: "You are just like him back in the day, terrifyingly rising to power as a hero, but you surely are not as ruthless as him, nor do you have such boldness. Although I stood in opposition to him back then, I must admit this plan was indeed perfect; it would've been even more perfect if it hadn't demanded my death."

"No."

Chen Qiu shook his head: "I just feel that this plan is too far-reaching, requiring at least hundreds of thousands to millions or even billions of years before seeing results — it's too remote, I cannot wait that long."

"I don't like thinking too far ahead."

"I prefer to resolve today's issues today."

"..."

After a long pause of complex silence, Jiang Buping eventually shook his head: "You haven't experienced those days; you don't understand the terror of the Heavenly Dao awakening. Remember, when world-annihilating demons appear, it's not because the Heavenly Dao awakened, but because the Heavenly Dao's cook awakened."

"Trying to kill the Heavenly Dao directly."

"That's almost impossible."

"To this day, no one knows the true form of the Heavenly Dao, nor has anyone ever seen the Heavenly Dao."

"I was a Half-step Immortal Emperor back then, yet I couldn't perceive where the true form of the Heavenly Dao was; I could only feel its omnipresence. The disparity in power is hard to counter with mere strength."

"I understand."

Chen Qiu nodded slightly; he had known for a long time that even though he had emerged from Heavenly Prison and was not under the control of the Heavenly Dao, possessing techniques did not make him a match for the Heavenly Dao.

Nonetheless, he always felt that being not under the control of the Heavenly Dao meant more than just that.

In the past, Chao Tian Sect would not have thought that having more techniques would allow them to confront the Heavenly Dao directly.

"But..."

"When the carriage reaches the mountain, there will be a path, and the boat will straighten when it reaches the bridge."

"There will always be a way."

"Every problem in this world has a corresponding solution; the principle of yin and yang in the universe excludes any insoluble problem — the solution simply hasn't been found yet."

"And what I must do is find that solution."