Chapter 1141: Chapter 1139: The Great War Resumes 4
Dream Dao Attainment, Opening Scheme Against Cultivators
Dream-Making Expert
The Luotian Macrocosm.
The Supreme Struggle raging just beyond a single cosmic boundary wall could not produce the slightest ripple in this dead, empty macrocosm.
Even as the Supremes’ Dharma contest grew ever more intense.
The Emperor Weapons and avatars left behind by every named Supreme Being of the Daoist order, the Buddhist order, the God Race, the Demon Race, and the Spirit Race had nearly all appeared.
In the Boundary-Wall Void Sea outside the Luotian Macrocosm, the fighting had turned heaven and earth upside down, to the point where even dog brains were about to be beaten out.
Yet the Luotian Macrocosm remained steeped in the dead silence and emptiness of Dao-Sacrifice.
None of the aftershocks from the Supremes’ exchanges fell into the Luotian Macrocosm.
This was thanks to the interception of the Daoist order’s Supreme Avatar.
Clearly.
For the Daoist order.
They wanted to have it both ways.
Not only did they want to use a Supreme civil war to successfully defuse the outcome of Lin Qi using Them as a stepping stone.
They likewise wanted to preserve as much as possible the Dao-Sacrifice beings within the Luotian Macrocosm.
This point was rather strange.
After all, from the information currently known.
The Dao-Sacrifice beings in the Luotian Macrocosm should merely be one of Lin Qi’s memory bodies, nothing more than a chess piece the Daoist order had dropped onto the board.
There was entirely no need to protect it like this.
But seeing the increasingly peculiar expression on the Heavenly God Abyss’s face.
Yuyao understood the viciousness of the Daoist order’s intent.
They wanted the world to know.
Even if They were locked in endless civil war, needing one hand to deal with the other Supremes, They could still use the other hand to shelter whomever They wished to shelter.
This left Yuyao, who had originally intended to snatch chestnuts from the fire.
To viciously ambush and kill the Dao-Sacrifice being in the Luotian Macrocosm.
Then bring the Heavenly God Abyss and the White-Robed Sword Immortal to war across other cosmos.
Seizing the chance to slay all the other Lin Qi memory bodies in Dao-Sacrifice that had been previously scouted out.
Yuyao was furious.
“They are also establishing Their authority.”
Lisheng Laomu’s expression was grave.
She realized that this Supreme civil war.
Was not merely the Supremes’ resistance against being used as stepping stones for Lin Qi to establish his authority.
It likewise carried the intent of using Lin Qi to establish Their own authority.
Last time, outside the Holy Hall Cosmos.
Lin Qi had Gao Tianyou wield the Investiture of the Gods, using the Eighth Commandment: the Heavenly Dao to threaten and viciously weaken and suppress the Supremes’ prestige.
Now They wanted Lin Qi to give it back.
As expected of those who could wring water from a clenched toad.
Truly, not the slightest loss would be tolerated.
If They succeeded.
Then the prestige and confidence Lin Qi had clawed his way to building in the hearts of the Myriad Beings of All Heavens would likely suffer a devastating blow on the spot.
After all, how could anyone boast about him after this?
They would say Lin Qi and his people looked impressive on the surface.
But in the end, while the Supremes fought an endless civil war and refused to stop until one side died, They had merely lifted a finger and left Lin Qi and his people helpless.
They could not even take down a cultivator who had not yet achieved Dao-Sacrifice.
“We must kill that Dao-Sacrifice being in the Luotian Macrocosm.”
“Otherwise it will only make the Myriad Beings of All Heavens look down on Lin Qi.”
Lisheng Laomu reminded Yuyao.
In the Age of Great Contention, the Heavenly Dao would emerge.
Lin Qi had to possess sufficiently convincing battle records to, after the Eighth Commandment: the Heavenly Dao descended into the world.
Rightfully hold the Heavenly Dao.
Otherwise.
Even if Lin Qi proclaimed himself the orthodox one, saying the entire New World along with the Heavenly Dao was forged by his own hand.
But if the hearts of the people wavered, if he could not make the Myriad Beings and the Heavenly Dao believe in him.
Then even if Lin Qi were truly Pangu reborn, he would likewise be unworthy of his position.
There was the possibility of having his orthodoxy shaken and his authority stolen.
Lisheng Laomu was not giving voice to baseless fears.
Rather, when the Dream Bubble Shadow truly refined the false into the true and became the New World carrying the Myriad Realms after their destruction.
Then the New World, after Refining the False into the True, would not belong to Lin Qi alone.
If not for terrifying competitors like the Supremes.
Then Lin Qi could naturally style himself the Savior, rightfully holding the Heavenly Dao.
But with the Supremes present.
Then as long as Lin Qi could not, at the very first moment after the Eighth Commandment: the Heavenly Dao descended into the world, completely seize control of the Heavenly Dao.
Then Lin Qi’s fate would likely be like that of the Primordial World.
Unable to become Daoist Hongjun who held the Heavenly Dao, but reduced instead to the Pangu Three Pure Ones who lost the orthodoxy of their domain.
No.
He would not even match the status of the Pangu Three Pure Ones.
After all, in the Primordial World.
The only existence capable of replacing the Pangu Three Pure Ones and stealing control of the Heavenly Dao was Daoist Hongjun alone.
But in the New World after the Great Destruction of the Myriad Realms.
How many existences were capable of replacing Lin Qi and stealing control of the Heavenly Dao? Not just the Daoist order’s Twelve Dao Ancestors, the Demon Race’s Thirteen Demon Emperors, the God Race’s nine great Chief Gods…
Therefore, before the Eighth Commandment: the Heavenly Dao truly descended into the world.
Lin Qi had to subdue the Myriad Beings, using indisputably Supreme means to suppress every doubt toward him among the Myriad Beings.
Simply put.
Lin Qi could not wait until the Dream Bubble Shadow refined the false into the true and the New World was fully born before sweeping across everything, suppressing everything, and displaying the bearing of an undefeated sovereign.
He had to, before the Dream Bubble Shadow refined the false into the true — to be precise, before the Eighth Commandment: the Heavenly Dao descended into the world.
Establish an unquestionable sovereign battle record.
Thereby winning the will of heaven and the hearts of the people, rightfully holding the Heavenly Dao.
And only by successfully seizing control of the Eighth Commandment: the Heavenly Dao born within the New World.
Could he truly have the chance to contend against the Supremes of All Heavens, or even the Heavenly Immortal Macrocosm.
Otherwise.
Even if Lin Qi truly could develop one against ten Supremes.
In the end it would merely be two fists against four hands.
After all, even if Lin Qi could fight ten, and the Heaven-Abandoning Emperor could fight ten, and counting Yuyao and the Peerless Young Master, that was ten more.
But how could the Supremes of All Heavens number only thirty?
“They cursed Lin Qi.”
“Restricted Lin Qi’s battle power and cultivation before the Heavenly Dao descends.”
“Precisely to prevent and strangle Lin Qi from creating an invincible myth and an undefeated battle record in the Fourth Era, where They cannot suppress him with Their true bodies.”
“But Lin Qi is also brave and resourceful.”
“Though he did not face the enemy with his true body and cultivate a bearing of invincibility.”
“He still relied on devising strategies to win victory from a thousand miles away.”
“Establishing an authority as if everything was within his grasp.”
“So this authority absolutely must not break.”
“Once broken, it will reveal Lin Qi’s true state and leak away his authority.”
“Wanting to rebuild it again.”
“Unless Lin Qi acts personally and suppresses all these Supreme hidden pieces before his eyes.”
“Otherwise.”
Lisheng Laomu’s expression was grave.
She understood that this great battle, from its development up to now, seemed to have nothing to do with Lin Qi.
Yet in reality it determined Lin Qi’s control over the coming situation and his hold on the hearts of the people.
Once the final result was that he was powerless and without recourse in this great battle.
Then it could not be said that the greater situation was lost.
But it would absolutely plant doubt in countless hearts.
If he wanted to smooth over the doubt in those hearts in the future, it would inevitably be half the result with twice the effort.
Though Lisheng Laomu did not walk the Dao-Fusion system and did not need to win the Heavenly Dao’s favor.
She was nevertheless thoroughly versed in many of the mysteries of the Dao-Fusion system.
The saying that the Heart of Heaven was the heart of the people and the will of heaven was the will of the people was somewhat biased.
But for the rational and merciless Heavenly Dao.
If one could not subdue the Heavenly Dao by force.
Then to win the Heavenly Dao’s favor, the support or opposition of the people was extremely important.
After all, the rational and merciless Heavenly Dao would not deliberately go against the grain to mess with people’s minds.
If it could not choose the strongest, it would inevitably follow the will of the people and choose the one the Myriad Beings liked most.
Otherwise there would not be a path of Dao Attainment through merit.
And the New World, after all these games of strategy and Dharma contests.
Would ultimately and inevitably send down the Heavenly Dao.
This meant that at the birth of the New World, the Dao-Fusion system would be the mainstream.
This was also the only necessary condition that could make the Supremes of All Heavens accept it and continue this scheme.
It could not be changed, could not be defied.
Even the Heavenly Immortal Macrocosm, whose cultivation philosophy required severing the Heavenly Dao, could only silently accept it.
After all, compared to the New World having a Heavenly Dao that would temporarily let the Dao-Fusion system dominate cultivation.
It was better than the Supremes of All Heavens flipping the table and refusing to play.
“I understand.”
Yuyao nodded, realizing the vicious and venomous nature of it.
On the surface, this seemed to be a magnificent Supreme civil war.
But it was actually meant to destroy the prestige Lin Qi had clawed his way to building?
They wanted the world to think Lin Qi was merely a monkey claiming kingship where no tiger lived in the mountain?
Truly, Their hearts were vicious.
Yuyao was furious, yet calm and rational in her heart. She asked Lisheng Laomu, “Then can we repeat the old trick and let Gao Tianyou…”
“The same move will not work on Them.”
Lisheng Laomu shook her head.
She did not believe the scene outside the Holy Hall Cosmos could be reenacted.
Yuyao was disappointed, said no more, and instead commanded the Dusk Mother Goddess to strike with full power.
To forcibly slay the Dao-Sacrifice being in the Luotian Macrocosm, heedless of everything, right in the midst of this earth-shaking Supreme civil war.
Although this could not completely convince the world that Lin Qi truly had the invincible authority to contend with the Supremes of All Heavens.
At least it gave him something to salvage his dignity with afterward.
Even if the Supremes of All Heavens were present in their civil war.
The one her husband Lin Qi wanted dead was still certain to die, and no one could save him.
The Heavenly God Abyss sensed Yuyao’s madness and felt a chill in his heart.
Only then did he realize how lucky he had been before.
Thankfully Lin Qi had not intended to kill him.
Otherwise.
The one facing this situation now would be him.
Truly, he had to hand it to them.
Was this what Dharma contests and games between Supremes were like?
Clearly it was just a minor character who had not even achieved Dao-Sacrifice.
Yet whether he lived or died could actually decide the direction of the entire situation?
It felt a little absurd.
But the Heavenly God Abyss was, after all, a Dao-Sacrifice powerhouse who had emerged from the Dao-Fusion system, and he quickly understood the mystery within.
It was like several companies planning to merge into a group.
The managers of the original companies all wanted to be the group’s chairman.
And though you were the largest shareholder after the merger, you had only put in money and nothing else.
Nominally, it seemed you should be able to become chairman.
But if you could not even handle a single security guard in the group.
Then in the end you probably would not even get through the group’s front gate.
And now.
The life or death of that Dao-Sacrifice being sleeping within the Luotian Macrocosm was the key to whether Lin Qi could maintain his prestige and command belief.
If Lin Qi was blocked by the Supremes and had no way to act.
Then one could hardly blame the world for being foolish.
For respecting the Supremes first and Lin Qi second.
Even the Heavenly God Abyss’s current mindset was the same.
You Lin Qi boast to high heaven, but in the end you cannot even finish off a minor character still at Dao-Sacrifice.
Then following you, Lin Qi, can there really be a future?
The Heavenly God Abyss thought.
And then he saw Yuyao and Lisheng Laomu, once again seemingly beaten back by the hidden Supreme pieces in the midst of Their civil war, joining hands without a sound.
This Lin Qi, it seemed, was not up to much either.
The moment that thought arose.
A miserable scream suddenly rang out from within the Luotian Macrocosm.
The entire battlefield abruptly fell silent.
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