Chapter 1019: Chapter 1019: The Normal Reaction to Controlling the Heavenly Dao
This matter has always been the greatest concern for Gong Qing, Yun Suo, Ji Cang, and others.
However, since the shocking upheaval one hundred thousand years ago, all these worries have disappeared.
Overnight, the potential enemies that the Ice Realm originally feared were wiped out completely!
In the other three Great Realms, they couldn’t even find a single Venerable. How could they possibly compete with the Ice Realm?
From then on, only the Ice Realm remained powerful and dominant.
Over these one hundred thousand years, the Ice Realm has developed rapidly, amassing a large amount of resources with other attributes, gradually gaining confidence to face more True Realms in the future.
Ice Palace’s Great Palace Master Yin Cong took a deep breath, his tone full of emotion.
"This opportunity was earned by the Ice Master through their sacrifice!"
Back then, he was somewhat dismissive of Jiang Cheng becoming the Lord of the Ice Realm.
He was unaware of Origin’s recognition of Brother Cheng, only knowing this person was supported by Ice Origin Valley, and he could only comply.
And now, he has been completely convinced.
Ji Cang, who once held grudges against Brother Cheng, clenched his fists tightly: "Indeed, he single-handedly changed the balance of the Four Realms, protecting us all; he truly deserves to be the Lord of the Ice Realm."
Although Jiang Cheng did not leave any Life Token, he hasn’t appeared in these one hundred thousand years.
The Ice Extreme Saint Venerable later tried to find him, but with the Celestial Dao Thirteen Gates restored, he couldn’t pass a single gate and ultimately had to give up.
Jiang Cheng’s fate is predictable.
In their minds, the Ice Master must have used some forbidden technique of mutual destruction or some special scheme, taking down everyone present at the cost of his own life.
Gong Qing remained silent, feeling quietly that Lord Jiang might not be dead.
Because...
His disciples seemed unconcerned.
They continued their cultivation every day, showing no signs of grief or sadness whatsoever.
Ji Linghan, now at the Emperor Realm Seventh Layer, of course, was not worried at all.
Because she still benefited from the Ice’s Profound Pattern bound to Brother Cheng.
If Sect Leader Jiang were dead, it wouldn’t be like this.
From this alone, she knew Brother Cheng must still be alive.
As for not seeing him for one hundred thousand years?
Such events weren’t new to the disciples of Feixian Sect; everyone had long been accustomed to them.
But she knew, most others didn’t know.
Especially the former Six Realms Immortal Demons, recalling what Sect Leader Jiang said when he left.
"In order to create a stable cultivation environment for everyone, my personal safety means nothing."
"If I truly don’t return, then I die for the Immortal Realm! A worthy death!"
Looking back, it truly was prophetic!
Even the seasoned Immortals among them couldn’t help but be moved to tears.
They have never seen such a great person in their lives.
"He accomplished everything he said."
"Now we genuinely have a stable cultivation environment with no surrounding strong enemies."
"All the strong enemies were dealt with by him alone."
"It’s just that Sect Leader Jiang really cannot come back!"
"Alas! Painful! Lamentable..."
Similar sentiments have frequently arisen among the Six Realms Immortal Demons over the years.
Whenever they mention Brother Cheng, it’s with full gratitude.
Now, he is no longer the First Demon of the Six Realms but the First Hero of the Six Realms.
They don’t know that this hero is actually still alive.
However, the situation isn’t very good.
Jiang Cheng, immersed in the Origin, wandering in the embrace of the Heavenly Dao, has long lost his sense of self.
Until a certain moment, the urgent system alert sounded like thunder in his consciousness.
"Warning! Host is about to lose self-identity!"
"Warning! Host consciousness loss level at 10%!"
"Warning! This state is extremely dangerous!"
"Warning..."
To the system, this is the most dangerous situation.
Jiang Cheng getting killed is fine; it can revive him again and again.
Only losing consciousness, that’s the real calamity!
That kind of state does not constitute death, and the system can’t trigger resurrection.
At that time, the system might also perish along with him.
Thus, it instinctively issued a warning.
Jiang Cheng was startled awake by the harsh alert, feeling his head muddled, wanting to drift into sleep.
He forced himself to stay alert, realizing he was constantly melting and sinking.
The melting was not physical, but of consciousness.
How did it become like this?
Could this be a trap?
He turned sharply to look at the Immortal Mother in the distance, still surrounded by the thirteen Supreme Treasures.
The Pusuo Jade Person’s face still bore a faint smile, making it impossible to discern what she was thinking.
Even at this point, Brother Cheng maintained a relaxed demeanor.
"Sis, did you really dig a hole to harm me?"
The Immortal Mother shook her head: "I didn’t harm you, nor will you die."
Brother Cheng thought you had better speak with conscience.
"I’m about to lose consciousness; how is that different from dying?"
"This is the normal reaction to mastering the Heavenly Dao," the Immortal Mother said matter-of-factly.
"To master the Heavenly Dao, one must integrate with it, and integration will result in losing one’s original self-awareness."
Brother Cheng was amused: "Why is there such an absurd setup?"
"The Heavenly Dao governs all worldly order and naturally cannot harbor any emotion. The first step to mastering the Heavenly Dao is to abandon the inherent desires of living beings to ensure the fairness of the Heavenly Dao."
"Why didn’t you warn me earlier?"
"You didn’t ask," the Immortal Mother seemed innocent.
Brother Cheng almost laughed out of anger.
So, it’s my fault then?
"If so, why do others still vie for the Heavenly Dao? Are they crazy?"
"They seem unaware as well."
"Then why did you stop them before?"
Let others come in and lose their consciousness, isn’t it great?
The Immortal Mother said calmly: "They cannot integrate with the Heavenly Dao and would instead damage it."
"So far, you are the second person qualified to integrate."
Brother Cheng thought how do you know I can integrate?
Is there some special reason for this?
"I’ve experienced this; can I exit now?"
He kept talking to the Immortal Mother because the ’drowsiness’ was growing heavier, needing something to focus on.
If he really fell asleep, he’d never wake up again.
The Immortal Mother’s voice became somewhat blurry.
"If you can manage that..."
Jiang Cheng didn’t know how to manage.
He had already exchanged everything he could for Immortal Yuan Points within an instant, accumulating as much as 4.5 billion!
He now only wished to perform a Time Reversal, returning to the past.
Then he’d leave this dreadful place entirely, never coming back.
However, upon activating the Time Reversal skill, the long string of zeroes left him helpless.
Even to reverse just one second would require more than tens of billions of Immortal Yuan Points.
Because... this is the Heavenly Dao!
Reversing would alter the Heavenly Dao’s state, impacting it significantly.
To be honest, having the chance to reverse the Heavenly Dao is already an extremely defying event, demonstrating the system’s immense strength.
