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

Inside the Temple.

The golden pillar of light emerging above the altar is now less than three zhang; under the continuous absorption by Ersto, the former Other Shore Cultivator, the golden light flickers like a candle in the wind, beginning to sway unpredictably.

At this moment, Ersto's aura is fundamentally different from three years ago, having reached a truly incredible realm.

"Once I absorb all this golden light, I will have broken through restraints and stepped into the Half-step Other Shore Realm, regaining part of the Other Shore rights."

"By that time, as long as I use the Divine Summoning Technique to pull back my Constant Artifact, the Red Prison, and fully merge with it, I can truly reach the realm I was in before my injury."

"Then, by refining all living beings in the Cosmic Sea, I can surely surpass my former self and achieve that profound and supreme realm.

Cultivation at the Other Shore is using supreme power to evolve the material world.

By nourishing the universe with one's own spiritual nature, one becomes the god within this Cosmic Sea."

"These beings within the Cosmic Sea originate either by moving in from the outside or by internal evolution, and eventually under the 'god's' guidance, they walk the path of cultivation."

"So-called Immortal Platform means you can finally stand on the stage, being scrutinized by the great Ersto, and the so-called Dao Fruit is both the embodiment of laws and the fruit he uses to satiate."

He, Ersto, evolves the world with his massive spiritual nature, always keeping himself in slumber unless significant events occur, maintaining the world's operation, all to advance his cultivation further."

"He not only wants to pick their flowers, but also harvest their fruits."

"The stronger the power of the beings evolved in the Cosmic Sea, the greater the benefit he gets at the time of harvest."

"Naturally, creation is mysterious, and even the Other Shore Cultivators dare not claim full control."

"Life itself is a miracle."

"Within countless miracles, if a creature, through a moment's negligence, breaks through restraints and transcends the limits of the Cosmic Sea, their Dao Fruit ascends, reaching the unfathomable realm, it becomes the Other Shore calamity."

"One mountain cannot hold two tigers, to compete for the rights of the entire Cosmic Sea, they must fight to the death, or one must abandon their aspiration to advance, causing their realm to fall."

"If the setting is too harsh, the world evolved contains only misshapen fruits, which are harmful and of no benefit to the Other Shore Cultivator."

"Yet, if too indulgent, they would breed calamity, and balancing these interests is the perpetual challenge for all Other Shore Cultivators."

"As the storm grows, so does the value of the fish."

"Had it not been for some unintended accident, being struck nearly dead by that unexpected intruder, Ersto would certainly never have let seven... no, now eight such powerful cultivators overlooking the heavens appear in the Cosmic Sea."

"After thoroughly refining the Ten Thousand Insect Mother Empress, Ersto knows the current situation within the Cosmic Sea."

"After all, he has now fallen from his position, unable to see all heavenly worlds at a whim like before."

"Fortunately, this group has yet to truly comprehend the secret of Dao Fruit ascension; otherwise, all efforts over countless thousands of years would have gone to waste, serving as someone's wedding attire instead."

"This group stands on the threshold of the Other Shore yet fails to understand that what blocks their way is not a lack of accumulation, but being in the wrong place."

"Haha, if you dare not stand on the edge of death for rebirth, how can you refine the Dao Fruit, achieve the ultimate sublimation, and reach the unimaginable Other Shore?"

"How unfortunate, you all have missed this opportunity."

"You will all become material resources for my sake, offering up everything to help me advance further."

Ersto grinned, immediately a pleased smile appeared on his face.

Reflecting on past events, Ersto couldn't help but feel a sudden fear in his heart.

In those days, severely injured and near death, he couldn't even maintain his position.

Just as his position was on the verge of breaking, with all his might he employed the 'Heavenly Person Resurrection Divine Skill', a technique only available to Other Shore Cultivators.

This divine skill is the last straw for Other Shore Realm Cultivators to mend the sky when facing irreparable injury.

Once cast, it induces slumber, with divine power slowly repairing the body while energy is stored secretly.

Without the support of position, he was no different from any other ordinary being in the Cosmic Sea, his most vulnerable moment, if someone intruded and awoke him, it would be over for him.

Even if he managed to escape, he would only have to rely on an incomplete body, ultimately unable to prevent others from reaching the Other Shore and obtaining everything of his.

If someone, during his slumber casting the 'Heavenly Person Resurrection Divine Skill', ascended their Dao Fruit and successfully reached the Other Shore, he would be done for as well.

This is the fundamental reason why Ersto hid his temple within layer upon layer of void turbulence.

There is no such thing as an impregnable fortress, thus he used his last divine power to enhance the void turbulence and construct his temple within a simple folded space among void turbulences.

This was the only thing his remaining divine power could achieve at the time.

Fortunately, he finally gambled successfully, surviving the most dangerous time, and at the intrusion of the outsider, he had already stored sufficient strength, using the altar's help to successfully calculate against this person, greatly advancing the time needed to repair his divine body.

"If it wasn't for the Ten Thousand Insect Mother Empress inadvertently waking me, using the slow repair of the Heavenly Person Resurrection Divine Skill, I don't know how many more years of slumber it would take to awaken and achieve the Half-step Other Shore Realm."