Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

Asna's conquest of the myriad heavens was naturally not for pleasantries or feasting.

The ordinary living beings could be used to smelt their Spiritual Nature, while the powerful ones were not to be wasted either—they had to be squeezed of every last drop of value.

Blood and soul, flesh and bone, their unwillingness, grievances—everything about them had its own wondrous uses.

After enduring processes akin to tongue-pulling, scissors, iron trees, and steaming baskets, strands of Spiritual Charm ultimately flowed onto the mysterious Command Insignias under the guidance of Formation's Purple Patterns.

As the mastermind behind it all, and the top-tier Artifact Refining Grandmaster, it was with the profundities of Dao Fruit that Asna endowed these Command Insignias with Special Abilities.

Thus came the origin of the Immortal Order.

Falling, falling.

After descending to the Eighteenth Secret Realm, Asna looked around and stepped onto an Array Pattern.

"Hail to the Supreme Emperor of the Four Extremes, the Great Black Heaven, Emperor Asna."

The emotionless, indifferent voice of the Array Spirit resonated within the Formation's space.

A flash of light later, Asna's figure appeared within a vast, majestic space.

Inside the space, there was nothing else—only a bridge.

A nearly-completed mysterious radiant bridge, pieced together by the various Exotic Command Insignias.

Gazing at the Heaven and Earth Divine Bridge he had yearned for, Asna lightly ran his large hand over its surface, his face betraying a fervent expression.

"Soon, very soon!"

"Bo Xun is an idiot, the Master of Ghosts is an idiot, and the Mother Empress is the biggest idiot of them all."

"How can you scum even dream of standing alongside me, Asna, in the Cosmic Sea?"

"In this world, only the Taoist Emperor Wan Qinglian and that sly old Buddha Emperor are worth my attention. The rest are nothing but trash!"

"But even the Taoist Emperor and the Buddha Emperor are nothing more than decayed bones in a tomb, they—"

Unexpectedly, Asna clasped his hands behind his back and suddenly burst into maniacal laughter while gazing at the mysterious radiant bridge before him!

"I, Asna, have never been wrong. I wasn't wrong before, I'm not wrong now, and I'll never be wrong in the future!"

"The Other Shore, the Other Shore~"

"It is I—Asna, the Supreme Emperor of the Four Extremes, the Great Black Heaven—who shall ultimately ascend to the Other Shore."

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Venerable Buddha Realm.

At that time, the Buddha Emperor, within the Venerable Buddha Realm, ascended to the seat of Radiance and began reciting the methods for breaking through obstacles.

The Spiritual Concubines and Jade Girls stood in attendance to his left and right.

These Jade Girls had unparalleled beauty, their appearances elegant and extraordinary.

Adorned with heavenly treasures and Exotic Artifacts, their forms were magnificently decorated, their voices clear and melodious, bringing joy to everyone's ears.

The Golden Youth scattered incense smoke, chanting the Cave Chapter, and floated into the chamber.

At this moment, the Four Groups and Eight Divisions, alongside the Thirty-Six Saint Buddhas, basked in the divine illumination, arriving in splendorous chariots of Golden Jade Nine Clouds and Flowing Scenery Flying Cloud Jade Chariots. The celestial skies celebrated in unison, the Three Stars emitted fragrance, ephemeral scents converged, circling the Taoist's path ahead.

A rain of wondrous flowers descended like clouds from the heavens.

"The method to break obstacles must give birth to great compassion. Do not give rise to doubt, do not give rise to greed, anger, lust, jealousy, harm, mundane emotions, mundane thoughts, or delusions…."

On the Buddha Hall's platform, a towering Buddha began reciting loudly.

For a moment, all the monks in the hall listened in an almost entranced state.

It was at this moment that the Buddha Emperor's voice suddenly faltered. In the puzzled gazes of the monks, he struck the chime three times, advising them to contemplate on their own. Then, his body vanished from the Twelve Grade Lotus Platform, transforming into a Golden Rainbow and departing.

Before long, this Golden Rainbow halted before a colossal doorway.

This gateway towered hundreds of thousands of meters high, majestic as the Heavenly Gate, yet housed within a secret chamber of the Buddha Hall—clearly a manifestation of the Buddhist's Great Divine Power of Sumeru contained within a mustard seed.

This was the Venerable Buddha Realm's forbidden land, the secluded Secret Realm where the Buddha Emperor meditated in retreat.

He pushed open the Heavenly Gate and arrived before a towering Glazed Mirror, lighting an oil lamp.

Immeasurable radiance shone upon the Glazed Mirror, and two immense portals were projected upon its surface.

One green, one black.

A figure of a Taoist floated above the Green Portal, standing solemnly in the void. Around him, faint cracks in space appeared, as if his Strength had grown so immense that even the void itself could no longer bear its weight. Any combat involving him would render space an unbearable burden.

Above the Black Portal stood a bald-headed Great Han clad in a blood-red cape and fearsome Battle Armor. His gaze was wild and unrestrained, his aura overpowering, though slightly inferior to that of the Taoist. His body was adorned with shimmering Battle Patterns, their light shifting mesmerizingly—so much so that even the Buddha Emperor and the Taoist Emperor could not help but take additional notice.

"The Thirty-Three Layer War Demon God Pattern… to think you've actually achieved it, Demon Emperor. Truly admirable," the Buddha Emperor said with a faint smile toward the Demon Emperor.

"And so what if I have? In the end, it's still slightly inferior to that old Taoist Emperor," the Demon Emperor sneered while levitating. Ignoring the Buddha Emperor's praise, he suddenly turned toward the image of the Taoist Emperor within the Green Portal and spoke,

"Wan Qinglian, tell the Buddha Emperor what you've told me."

The Taoist Emperor glanced at both men, then, without hesitation, began speaking warmly to the towering Buddha Emperor:

"Buddha Emperor, your Cultivation has likely reached a bottleneck by now, with no further progress possible."

"The time is ripe. Perhaps it's time for us to act. Through some minor methods, I've already located the position of the Ten Thousand Insect Mother Empress."

"In the Cosmic Sea, our Three Religions Alliance and the Holy Alliance of the Mother Empress, Asna, the Master of Ghosts, and Bo Xun have been in deadlock for countless years. The entire Cosmic Sea is filled with sorrow and despair. It is high time we set things right."

The Buddha Emperor gazed deeply into the Taoist's image in the Green Portal. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke,

"Taoist Emperor, are you suggesting…"

"Indeed. Don't you think there are far too many supreme beings like us in the Cosmic Sea?"

"Perhaps our Cosmic Sea simply cannot accommodate seven supreme beings who look down upon the heavens. The Dao Fruit Principles of Asna and his ilk are far too domineering, and they've obstructed our paths to ascension across the myriad heavens."

At this, the bald-headed Great Han within the Black Portal sneered, crossing his arms, "Taoist Emperor, quit beating around the bush. Buddha Emperor, let me put it plainly: the Taoist Emperor's point is that one monk fetches water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, but three monks have no water to drink."

"Our Cultivations have reached a plateau, with no path forward. Why not eliminate the four old adversaries of the Holy Alliance first?"

"As for the future—we'll leave it to fate!"

The Taoist Emperor gave the Demon Emperor a sidelong glance, then nodded slightly, "Asna and his group all harbor ulterior motives, unlike our Three Religions of Tao, Buddha, and Demon. While we may debate doctrines in the future, there's no reconciling with the likes of Asna."

"With the unity of the Three Religions, the time has come to set things right."

The Buddha Emperor remained silent for a moment before speaking, "You covet my Karma Dao Fruit, don't you?"

"Indeed. Only your Karma Dao Fruit can sever and obliterate all of their avatars when their main bodies are destroyed."

"Previously, you lacked the Strength, but now, with the Demon Emperor and me shielding you, we will surely succeed in cleansing the cosmos in one fell swoop," the Taoist Emperor said flatly.

"This matter needs thorough planning. Asna and his kind are no ordinary foes. That scoundrel has achieved the Immortal Dao Fruit—my Karma Dao can't entirely sever all his avatars."

"You needn't worry about that. Reliable sources confirm that, for some unknown reason, Asna and Bo Xun have dispatched their strongest Black and White Avatars to the Yin Land."

"We can dispatch avatars there as well. Moreover, don't tell me you're unaware of the King of Yin Land's recent actions."

"The King of Yin Land's ambitions are vast, but his schemes align with our goals. We will seize control of the Yangshi World while not neglecting the Yin Land. We can turn their plots against them, allowing Asna and Bo Xun to clash with the King of Yin Land while we strike from the shadows."

"In the end, we will annihilate Asna together in both the Yin Land and the Yangshi World!"

The Taoist Emperor's hand, hidden within his sleeve, tightened slightly, and his words echoed with force: "Asna is a catastrophic threat to us. His progress is absurdly rapid, his talent unparalleled—I feel unease. Our paths have reached their limits; now is the time."

"Fellow Taoists, let us join forces."

"As for the Mother Empress, we can craft a trap to banish her to the void for a hundred years. She likes digging? Let her dig away!"