CHAPTER 1865: CHAPTER 1865: WINDS AND CLOUDS SURGING

Within the First City.

Chu Yuan, majestic through the ages, met with Yi Tianzun and the Beast Dao Scripture.

Now, he mainly resides in the First City.

The reason is simple, as the Empire now holds more than one multiverse, the First City is also within the Empire’s territory.

There are many formidable figures from the Eternal Path who cannot enter the Empire, thus Chu Yuan can only guard the First City.

The First City is equivalent to the Empire’s second imperial city.

"Your Majesty, this time Yi Tianzun and I have spent ten thousand years on the Eternal Path, our efforts have finally borne fruit, and we’ve found the Beast Dao Scripture."

With utmost respect, the Beast Dao Scripture was presented to Chu Yuan.

In thousands of years without seeing Chu Yuan, he felt the Emperor’s aura grow even more terrifying, akin to an eternal invincibility.

"The Beast Dao Scripture."

Taking it in his hands, Chu Yuan immediately felt a surge of wild, savage energy, as though ten thousand beasts were charging and roaring, forming ferocious, claw-bearing beast shadows.

Beasts and monsters, though similar in many ways, the former possess more intelligence whereas the latter are more wild and ferocious.

"The Path of Beasts."

This Beast Dao Scripture contains no powerful deities.

He continued, "You’ve done well, you and Yi Tianzun have accomplished a great feat."

"I dare not claim credit, this small merit is nothing; everything is for the Empire’s eternity. If we could find the Eternal Divine Book, it chronicles a vast history of civilization."

Yi Tianzun humbly added, "Browsing through the Beast Dao Scripture, I discovered that the strongest deity within once reached the ninth realm, having followed an eternal entity named the Progenitor of Beasts."

"Progenitor of Beasts, comprehending the Beast Dao." Chu Yuan nodded.

"I uncovered some information, the Progenitor of Beasts had once battled the greatest being named Calamity, who wielded disasters and could simulate the Eternal Calamity."

Yi Tianzun stated.

"Calamity!"

With just a thought about Calamity, an imposing heavenly calamity descended, a colossal disaster was summoned, manifesting as an unfathomable forbidden powerhouse.

"Calamity had immense ambitions, attempting to control eternity, but faced retribution, and fell, transforming into a mysterious Eternal Calamity Land. It is rumored that this place might evade eternal disasters, existing within a mysterious eternal dimension."

Yi Tianzun mentioned the Eternal Calamity Land.

"Eternal Calamity Land." After contemplating for a while, Chu Yuan remarked, "I understand, yet now is not the time to consider the Eternal Calamity Land. Yi Tianzun, I perceive a mysterious force in you, something called destiny. Train well, ascend to the eighth realm swiftly, and you too, Beast Dao Scripture, must reach the eighth realm as fast as possible. The Empire’s resources will be fully allocated for you."

His Empire needed more strong individuals.

"Understood."

Yi Tianzun and the Beast Dao Scripture stepped back.

"It was very oppressive."

Only then did the Beast Dao Scripture take a deep breath; although the Emperor did not deliberately suppress him, his presence alone conveyed authority.

"Some things are better left unasked and unsaid. His Majesty will soon establish the second city in the Eternal Killing Array; what we must do is enhance our strength to the greatest extent possible."

Yi Tianzun calmly said.

He knew, though he cultivated the mysterious power of destiny, any destiny would be under the Emperor’s control.

Time passed.

Another thirty thousand years went by.

The Empire’s fortune continuously expanded, and the Empire drawing in strong figures from the Eternal Path, making them fully loyal, greatly augmented Chu Yuan’s majesty.

Beast Dao Scripture, Demonic Dao Scripture.

Over these tens of thousands of years, Chu Yuan expended vast resources, allowing them to give rise to new deities, directly reaching the strength of the seventh realm.

This is the advantage of having such scriptural entities for cultivation.

Monsters, demons, beasts.

These three scriptures contain extensive knowledge for cultivation, and within the Empire, there are practitioners of the monster, demon, and beast paths, gaining the most benefits.

Yi Tianzun indeed proved extraordinary; returning to the Empire, he also ascended to the eighth realm.

The entire Empire was developing positively.

Time marched on, and soon ten thousand years had passed since Chu Yuan returned from the Eternal Divine Ship.

In these ten thousand years, Chu Yuan’s strength grew likewise, though he had not yet ascended fully to the ninth realm, his myriad dao and powers continued to improve.

One day, in the erstwhile Heaven of Myriad Paths, an earth-shaking heavenly calamity descended, someone was advancing to an Origin God; it was that old daoist Yuan Yu.

Yuan Yu was also ancient, from the epoch’s inception, following the Dao Ancestor.

Rumbling! He successfully broke through the heavenly calamity’s impediment, becoming another Origin God of the Empire.

"Congratulations on achieving Origin."

Yi Tianzun, a friend, congratulated.

"Achieving a minor Origin is hardly noteworthy compared to you, Yi Tianzun. Yi Tianzun, since the unification of the epoch, it’s as if you’ve unleashed all your strength, returning to a peak state."

Yuan Yu remarked, "Well, I owe my Origin attainment to the Emperor’s favor; resources arrive without my seeking, ensuring my ascension to Origin."

When one person gains the Dao, even chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

This epoch, under Chu Yuan’s leadership, grew unimaginably strong. Following the powerful, the previously insurmountable realms became surprisingly more accessible.

The contemporary Empire resembled an eternal Divine Realm.

There was no lack of resources for cultivation; anyone with potential could reap immense benefits.

"The Emperor rewards you; our duty is to repay the Empire, to serve the Empire." Yi Tianzun smiled, "Be prepared; a significant operation is imminent."

But Yuan Yu becoming an Origin drew much envy.

Figures like the Solitary Demon God and the Phoenix Ancestor felt this envy.

Though they too existed within the multiverse, due to ties to the Demon Ancestor and Monster Ancestor, they always found integration challenging, and with the Emperor’s broad vision, they were not highly regarded.

"There’s no need to wait longer, the second city must be constructed. The declaration to forge the Eternality Epoch is no jest, it’s genuine and must be acted upon; waiting any longer is meaningless."

In these ten thousand years, Chu Yuan constantly strengthened himself and the Empire.

He understood that if his cultivation could break through the ninth realm, the second city would be constructed with absolute certainty, but nothing in this world is entirely perfect or fail-safe.

To follow normal methods, safely and slowly cultivating, it would be challenging to ascend to the ninth realm even after an epoch’s end.

This pacing was too sluggish; he could not abide it.

Upon the path of eternal strength, the mightiest tread with unwavering courage, with no retreat, possessing unswerving determination.

Chu Yuan further understood that constructing the second city directly within the Eternal Killing Array would incite a deluge on the Eternal Path, drawing countless powerful figures to watch him, placing him at the storm’s eye.

But Chu Yuan had no retreat.

Attaining the ninth realm, if it were just the ascension of resources, it would not be so difficult. The elevation of the spirit and his path are the true challenges.

No retreat; waves must be stirred.

"Let this tempest be stirred by me, wielding the winds and rains."

Chu Yuan raised his palm, evoking boundless storm clouds.

At this moment, the system choice arose once more.