The strong cultivators from the Forbidden Ground were chased all the way to the entrance of the Forbidden Ground in one go, only then did the Quasi-Emperors of the Human Clan give up continuing the pursuit.
Under normal circumstances, very few people are willing to enter the Forbidden Ground, because the unique environment of the Forbidden Ground is not very suitable for living beings born and raised in this Heaven and Earth. If one is not careful, they might be polluted, and pollution means cultivation stagnation and the Great Dao being covered in dust.
It's very troublesome.
However, this battle can be considered a great victory!
The casualties among the Quasi-Emperors of the Forbidden Ground have already reached almost one third.
Of course, there were also fallen Quasi-Emperors from the Human Clan.
As long as there is battle, let alone a battle of this scale, falling is truly a very common occurrence. The number of fallen Quasi-Emperors on the Human Clan's side reached an astonishing twelve.
It can be said that it was truly tragic.
Lu Ye currently doesn't have any ability to bring people back to life.
He can only wait until he becomes a Saint in the future to properly settle the souls hidden within the Book of Life and Death.
Lu Ye picked up the souls of more than a dozen Quasi-Emperors this time, and the harvest was decent. Since they were all Quasi-Emperor souls from the Forbidden Ground, Lu Ye simply had the Human Emperor Banner squeeze them all into soul juice for the complete Yin souls in the Human Emperor Banner to devour.
As a result, the Quasi-Emperors within the Human Emperor Banner now all possess monstrous auras.
Several souls even became big and fat from eating.
The three main souls, however, did not become big or fat. Although they absorbed the most, it was as if they deliberately maintained their figures, fearing their bodies would change shape.
They returned with a great victory.
Every Quasi-Emperor was beaming with joy and had harvested a batch of resources.
"Let's go back and comprehend what we gained from this battle first," Lu Ye said.
"Okay!"
Everyone returned to the Heavenly Gate. The Heavenly Gate had been destroyed beyond recognition, but repairing it wasn't too troublesome.
They would reopen a small world, first take out various buildings, and then slowly work on things like grand formations and blessed lands later.
After everyone returned to the new Heavenly Gate.
Lu Ye also didn't waste words and immediately released the Enlightenment Tree.
Not only did he release the Enlightenment Tree, but Great Daos also rushed towards the Enlightenment Tree simultaneously.
The two hundred and fifty-six Great Daos were all incredibly powerful, but now there were two hundred and fifty-seven Great Daos. One of them had an aura that subtly surpassed those Great Daos that had reached the Great Emperor level.
This Great Dao was naturally Lu Ye's Cultivation of the Dao.
Speaking of which, the Cultivation of the Dao Great Dao hadn't appeared for a long time, but this didn't hinder anything, because Lu Ye had always been on the path of cultivating the Dao.
Unity of knowing and doing.
While comprehending the Dao, he also practiced the path of cultivating the Dao. The Cultivation of the Dao can be said to be improving every moment. For something like the Great Dao, there is only comprehension and continuous personal attempts; basically, there are no major shortcuts otherwise.
Lu Ye has always been walking on this Great Dao, and that's correct.
Its infrequent appearance was because among the many Great Daos, it hadn't reached a particularly dazzling level yet.
However, this was like a coiling dragon in hibernation.
Sooner or later, there would be a day when the coiling dragon ascends to the heavens.
Moreover, looking at the growth rate of this Great Dao, that day wouldn't be too far off.
With the Enlightenment Tree forming a sky-covering canopy, billions of wisps of green light rain fell, enveloping the many Quasi-Emperors.
Lu Ye's many Great Daos temporarily merged into the Enlightenment Tree.
It can be said that this time, they could fully immerse themselves in comprehending the Dao.
Lu Ye had already maximized the standard of this Dao comprehension session.
Lu Ye also began to ponder who should undergo Dao Proving and become an Emperor this time.
The Devouring Dao Beast?
The first thought was the Devouring Dao Beast, because the Devouring Dao Beast truly wanted to improve too much; its desire for progress was evident.
However, having said that, it's not certain whether the Devouring Dao Beast wants to undergo Dao Proving now.
Why?
Because Lu Ye had already seen through it, this Devouring Dao Beast didn't simply want to undergo Dao Proving and become an Emperor; its ambition was stronger.
After considering back and forth, it seemed that Boundless Daoist and Luan Xin were the most suitable.
He would ask the two of them who was willing when the time came.
Lu Ye pondered how to give the two of them the greatest guarantee.
This time, letting someone undergo Dao Proving and become โ Nะพvะตlัgาปั โ (Continue reading) an Emperor could only succeed, not fail, because this was his biggest calling card.
It was his continuous source of wealth.
A golden rice bowl!
In the Seventh Heaven, no business would be as profitable as the business of letting a Quasi-Emperor become an Emperor.
He needed to select suitable divine abilities and refine suitable weapons and pills to assist one of the two, or both, in becoming Emperors.
Nine Nether Forbidden Ground!
You Wudao returned to the Forbidden Ground and saw the current state of the Forbidden Ground; he almost wanted to spit out a mouthful of old blood.
His eyes were about to split from anger.
Looking at the ruins before him.
It could be said that the current Nine Nether Forbidden Ground was almost completely emptied.
Some buildings, including the floorboards, had been pried up and taken away.
The Dark Clan!
The Dark Clan!
You Wudao immediately roared and called over the strong cultivators stationed in the Forbidden Ground.
"Are you just going by and watch the people of the Dark Clan do this?" You Wudao grabbed the person's collar and roared angrily.
The person left behind was full of bitterness.
"The one who came was a Great Emperor. He merely released his aura, and we all immediately knelt on the ground. How could we stop him...?"
You Wudao!!!
A Great Emperor!
Damn it, has a Great Emperor gone mad with poverty? A Great Emperor pried up the floorboards?
"Damn the Dark Clan, truly damned!"
You Wudao's expression was twisted, and he gnashed his teeth.
If it weren't for the fact that they truly couldn't integrate into this world, You Wudao would have wanted to directly defect to the Human Clan and kill this damned Dark Clan.
"This grudge, my Nine Nether Forbidden Ground has remembered!"
The other Forbidden Grounds were all in a similar state.
Even the Primordial Forbidden Ground had a large portion of its mineral deposits dug up by An Ri. If it weren't for a Great Emperor in the Primordial Forbidden Ground also being awakened, this damned Dark Clan Great Emperor could have directly taken all the Primordial mineral deposits.
How poor have they become?
What kind of people are these?
We helped you fight the Human Clan, and you turned around and betrayed us. Is this something a person would do?
But remembering it wasn't of much use either.
Because they didn't dare to enter the Dark Clan.
They could only swallow this resentment forcibly.
When they had the chance, they would definitely seek revenge!
Time slowly flowed by.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
This time was alright; the Heavenly Gate had been rebuilt, and even the grand formation had been rearranged.
Some of the Quasi-Emperors hadn't woken up yet, but there was no problem.
Luan Xin, the Devouring Dao Beast, Boundless Daoist, and the Palace Master of Taiyin Palace had all woken up.
Lu Ye looked at the four of them and said, "Four Fellow Daoists, I am preparing to let one or two of you undergo Crossing Tribulation and become Emperors first. Currently, it seems you four are the most suitable. Who is willing to be the vanguard this time?"
The four hesitated.
"Celestial Venerable, this little beast is not in a hurry. This little beast still wants to follow Celestial Venerable for a while longer. By Celestial Venerable's side, I feel like I am improving rapidly every moment. This little beast is willing to give this opportunity to others. It's enough for me to serve by Celestial Venerable's side." The Devouring Dao Beast was the first to express its stance.
Undergoing Dao Proving and becoming an Emperor was indeed very tempting.
But for the Devouring Dao Beast, following Celestial Venerable was even more tempting to a beast.
Lu Ye nodded. The Devouring Dao Beast had indeed surrendered very straightforwardly and spoke pleasantly. In the future, it could stay by his side and do errands or something, which would be quite good.
