Chapter 723: Unfathomable

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“That’s right. The power of the Great Dao has seeped into the Immortal Dao, but the Great Dao has hidden it extremely well. Even I can’t completely see through it. Therefore, I want to use the calamity to eliminate it. After thinking about it, it is not appropriate to choose other races or sects. Therefore, I want to choose the Jiang Clan. Of course, you can also express your opinion.”

Jiang Changsheng said with a calm expression. THe Celestial Emperor, Heaven Emperor Xuandao, and Jiang Hongchen remained silent.

The Celestial Emperor said, “If that’s the case, then let the Jiang Clan bear the responsibility. We have enjoyed a superior status that no one in the world can’t enjoy. Therefore, we should stand up when the Immortal Dao is in danger. Father, why don’t I be the one to enter the calamity? I should shoulder my responsibilities and let my descendants suffer less while I’m at it.”

The Jiang Clan was going to shoulder the calamity, and he was willing to share a portion of it with them. After all, Jiang Changsheng only had one son, and the entire Jiang Clan was his lineage.

Heaven Emperor Xuandao added, “If we were to compete with the Great Dao, the Jiang Clan should be the first to bear the brunt.”

Jiang Hongchen smiled and said, “The Human Race and the Jiang Clan have benefited a lot from the previous calamity. It’s time for us to take the initiative to assume the responsibility of starting the calamity. Ancestor, we will certainly try our best to cooperate with you.”

When he heard that they were going to fight against the Great Dao, his heart was already burning with passion.

Even though the Immortal Dao was powerful, the Jiang Clan occupied the position of the number one clan in the world. It was time for the Jiang Clan to feel pressure and restrain themselves from arrogance and impatience.

The Celestial Emperor asked curiously, “Is this calamity a fight between races or sects?”

In his opinion, sects were above races. In order to balance the Heavenly Dao, it was best to start a fight between sects.

This way, the public would suffer less.

Jiang Changsheng said, “Everything is up to fate, but the so-called fate is also determined by the will of the people. I don’t want to decide who will participate in the fight. Let’s see.”

“In addition, don’t spread the news about the battle with the Great Dao.”

The three of them hastily agreed. Soon after, Jiang Changsheng began to preach the Dao to them, encouraging their understanding of the Great Dao.

The three of them did not expect to obtain a separate sermon from the Dao Ancestor. They were all pleasantly surprised. All of them focused on listening to the sermon and soon, they were immersed in the Dao Comprehension and could not extricate themselves.

1000 years later.

They had just left the Purple Cloud Palace.

Coincidentally, Bai Qi had just returned and wanted to return to the Dao World to take a look. Jiang Changsheng directly absorbed her into the depths of his soul and sent her into the Dao World.

THe Celestial Emperor had already taken the initiative to assume the responsibility of starting the calamity. As for how to start it, Jiang Changsheng did not ask much. He believed that the Celestial Emperor could do it.

In fact, the current Immortal Dao had accumulated many contradictions. In order to fight for opportunities and recruit disciples, they would always have to restrain themselves. No one dared to disturb the peace of the Immortal Dao under the nose of the Dao Ancestor.

If someone broke this suppression, the Zenith Heaven Immortal Realm would definitely be in chaos.

At that moment, someone had already noticed something. In order to guard against the arrival of the calamity, they had begun to prepare their forces. Little did they know that their actions had pushed the pace of the calamity.

When Jiang Changsheng had the idea of starting the calamity, the Heavenly Dao sensed it and began to intensify the process.

Even without Jiang Changsheng’s will, the calamity was not far away. Therefore, the advancement of the Heavenly Dao did not attract the attention of the Zenith Heaven cultivators.

Time continued to pass.

One year, the Heavenly Court invited all the major forces of the Immortal Dao, focusing on sparring and discussing the Dao. They prepared ten Great Dao Fruits, many natural treasures, techniques and Divine Powers. The Celestial Emperor had already become an ancient god and rarely appeared in public. This time, he personally led the convention of the Heavenly Court, which naturally caused a huge response.

Dao Sect, Eight Trigrams Palace.

Kunlun Dao had invited the former Nine Absolute Beginning Saints to gather here. Even though the Nine Absolute Beginning Saints were no longer among the top nine experts in the Immortal Dao, they still had a noble status and firmly stood at the level of first-rate cultivators.

“Have you sensed the Heavenly Dao recently?” Kunlun Dao asked.

The Ten Thousand Buddha Ancestor, Immortal Beidou, Dao Lord Nirvana, Ancestor Xuan Ti, Great Paragon Ksitigarbha, Sword God, Empress Xiaohe, Supreme Kunlun, and the Reincarnation Great Emperor all frowned.

It would be a lie to say that they did not sense it. However, they did not know the intentions of Kunlun Dao.

Dao Lord Nirvana, Supreme Kunlun and Kunlun Dao belonged to the Dao Sect, but they also did not know Kunlun Dao’s intentions.

For the public, everyone believed that Kunlun Dao was still protecting the Dao Sect. However, Dao Lord Nirvana and the Supreme Kunlun knew that he had been avoiding suspicion. Their relationship was far less close than before and was filled with estrangement.

The Sword God was the first to ask, “The calamity is about to arrive. I wonder which force do you think will enter the calamity?”

As soon as he said that, the other Zenith Heaven cultivators spoke one after another.

“In terms of the strongest race, the Human Race is still the strongest. However, the Human race has already experienced a calamity…”

“We can no longer limit ourselves to the Zenith Heaven Immortal Realm. Looking at the entire Immortal Dao, I think it may be those foreign orthodoxies that will start the calamity.”

“The calamity itself is the process of the Heavenly Dao renewing itself. Naturally, it will happen in the Immortal Dao. I don’t think it’s going to be between races, but sects. Don’t you think our sects are stronger than our races?”

“You’re right. Every powerful race has our help behind them. If we enter the calamity, they will also be implicated.”

“Indeed, I have sensed the aura of karma when I comprehended the Heavenly Dao. The Immortal Dao is so powerful now. If a calamity erupts, I am worried that other powerful orthodoxies will take advantage of the situation.”

The Nine Absolute Beginning Saints believed that the calamity would erupt and were all worried.

Immortal Beidou frowned and said, “So what if we can deduce the arrival of the calamity? Fellow Daoists, don’t tell me you want to stop the calamity? That won’t do. The calamity seems cruel, but in fact, it is a calamity that the Heavenly Dao must undergo. Without the calamity, the Heavenly Dao will have problems.”

His words were recognized by some of the Nine Absolute Beginning Saints. They did not think that the calamity was a bad thing.

Kunlun Dao revealed a smile and said, “The calamity is naturally beneficial, but don’t forget the Eternal Race and the drastic changes in the Great Dao that happened previously. Behind the Eternal Race is the Great Dao. Do you think the calamity of the Immortal Dao has ended? Is the drastic changes in the Great Dao not a sign?”

All the Nine Absolute Beginning Saints fell silent and thought carefully.

They could not forget the powerful pressure of the Eternal Race. Even though some of them had already become Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals, they were still frightened when they recalled that pressure.

Without the Dao Ancestor, even the current Immortal Dao would not be able to withstand the attack of the Eternal Race.

The next calamity would definitely be more terrifying than the Eternal Race.

The more they thought about it, the more depressed they felt.

Kunlun Dao spoke again. “Do you know why I only called the few of you here? It’s because I trust you enough. Perhaps there might be conflict between us, but we have all witnessed the rise of the Immortal Dao. The last time the Eternal Race attacked, several people in the Zenith Heaven Immortal Realm went berserk. I suspect that they were controlled by the will of the Great Dao. Perhaps this will happen when the calamity arrives.”

The Nine Absolute Beginning Saints were shocked when they heard that.

With the arrival of the calamity, karma filled the world and cause and effect was not obvious. If such a situation were to happen, they could not prevent it in advance.

“We indeed have to make preparations in advance. We can’t always let the Dao Ancestor take action,” the Supreme Kunlun said in a deep voice.

Even though the Dao Ancestor would not usually appear, the Immortal Dao had to rely on him every time they faced a desperate situation. This made the Supreme Kunlun, who had always aimed to surpass the Dao Ancestor, feel ashamed.

The other Zenith Heaven cultivators also had the same thoughts. Those who could reach the Zenith Heaven Realm were all extremely talented and blessed. Who did not have the determination to protect everything?

Kunlun Dao nodded and said, “First of all, we have to reach a consensus. After the calamity begins, no matter which sect is involved, we have to prioritize the Immortal Dao. If I have to choose between the Immortal Dao and the Dao Sect, I will sacrifice the Dao Sect.”

Dao Lord Nirvana and Supreme Kunlun were shocked.

The others were also secretly shocked. So that was the purpose of the Kunlun Dao.

However, they attained the Zenith Heaven Realm by cultivating, while their sects were created and nurtured by them. How could their deep feelings be so easily cut off?

For a moment, the Eight Trigrams Palace fell into silence.

Ten thousand years later, the Zenith Heaven Immortal Realm became extremely nervous. The reason was that during the Heavenly Court Convention, a prodigy had formed a grudge during a spar. After the convention ended, he was still unwilling to give up, so he took revenge and killed the other party. Both parties’ backgrounds were not small, especially the identity of the culprit. Due to his identity, his actions had caused a storm in the Zenith Heaven Immortal Realm.

The culprit was from the Jiang Clan!

The victim was from a sect that was just created by a newly advanced Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. Due to their fear of the Jiang race, they did not dare to resist and could only secretly spread all sorts of rumors against the Jiang Clan.

In the Purple Cloud Palace.

Jiang Changsheng took all of this in. In the eyes of everyone, the reputation of the Jiang Clan had begun to deteriorate. All of them thought that the prodigy of the Jiang Clan deserved to die.

In fact, in that spar, the victim deliberately provoked the prodigy of the Jiang Clan and provoked his anger. He violated the rules of the spar and had no choice but to be judged as the loser by the Celestial Emperor. He even punished him. As a result, the prodigy of the Jiang Clan could not restrain his anger and decided to assassinate the other party. However, he was witnessed by a mighty figure passing by and the news spread like wildfire.

Both sides were old acquaintances, and they had gone on several adventures together. During one of their adventures in the void, the Dao companion of the Jiang Clan prodigy died tragically in the void. He originally thought that it was a coincidence, but he did not expect that the victim would send a voice transmission to inform him that he was the culprit. That was why the Jiang Clan prodigy had lost his mind.

In Jiang Changsheng’s deduction, there was no almighty who schemed against this matter. It could only be said that there were countless grudges like this in the Immortal Dao. Unknowingly, the Heavenly Dao chose the Jiang Clan as the start of the calamity. Under the influence of karma, this matter began to magnify.

The Jiang Clan was too powerful. There would always be people who would use their power to suppress others, and there would always be people who would be jealous of them. It was precisely because of this that many emotions had accumulated when they heard that such a scandal had happened. There were also naturally people who added fuel to the fire.

In the eyes of the public, the Jiang Clan prodigy had flown into a rage out of humiliation because he had failed in his spar, and in turn killed his opponent.

Such behavior was infuriating!

The Jiang Clan had also interrogated that prodigy. Even though he revealed the truth, that mission involved the void outside the Immortal Dao. Even the mighty figures of the Jiang Clan could not deduce it and no one testified for him.

In the end, in order to give the public an answer, the Jiang Clan had no choice but to behead the prodigy in public. His souls would return to the Jiang Clan’s world of repentance and he could only enter the cycle of reincarnation after his sentence was over.

The Jiang Clan originally thought that this matter would pass, but they did not expect that it was not the case.

Various scandals about the Jiang Clan bullying others spread one after another. There were even people who wanted to invite the Dao Ancestor to oversee the situation. This alarmed the Celestial Emperor, and he personally came to the Jiang Clan.

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