Immortal Father
Chapter 1084 - 1084 378 The Enlightenment Stone Show Its Power!_2

1084: Chapter 378: The Enlightenment Stone Show Its Power!_2 1084: Chapter 378: The Enlightenment Stone Show Its Power!_2 Others could not see it;

but he could faintly glimpse the situation in various places through the Eight Trigrams Plate.

Xuanyuan Huangdi led the Human Race’s elite masters in a battle on the surface of the East Continent against waves of Asuras.

The Asura Clan, empowered by the Heavenly Dao, had their minds controlled by it, becoming several times more ferocious than before.

Nearly two hundred cities and tens of millions of mortals had already fallen victim to the disaster of the Sea of Blood.

Even worse, some of the Immortals from the Three Teachings in the underground world had exhausted their strength.

Rivers of blood surged upward, soon to breach the Desolate Era lands.

In another two hours, they would directly emerge from the East Continent, dragging more mortal cities into the Sea of Blood.

Fenghou sighed incessantly in his heart, yet the orders he issued to various fronts remained precise and timely.

The deficiency in manpower could only be compensated for through tactics and strategic acumen.

Both the Human Race and the Hundred Clans were exhausted from prolonged war.

Now, it was a matter of endurance—who could hold on until the end?

‘But who, on the side of the Human Race, will break this impasse?’

‘The Dao Soldiers mobilized by the Western Sect are about to descend upon the mortal world.

In two or three hours, the second wave of Dao Soldiers will charge toward the Western Continent.’

‘How should the southern regions of the Western Continent be defended?

Must we really abandon this place?’

Fenghou brooded worriedly.

He was not afraid of seeing tens of thousands of years of planning go to waste.

What he feared was the countless mortals in the southern Western Continent who could not evacuate in time, becoming the target of devastating massacres by the Hundred Clans;

what he feared even more was the South Continent, brimming with the Human Race’s fortune and home to even more mortals.

The Right Protector collaborating with the Western Sect to assassinate the new Heavenly Emperor held the method to enter and exit the Skycutter Great Array… This place could not be conceded under any circumstances…

Fenghou’s eyes were filled with resolve.

He issued a few simple instructions to those behind him, and hundreds of ephemeral figures rushed toward the eastern wall of Dingxi City.

This was his final reserve force, originally intended to serve as his trusted aides or Military Governors.

Subsequently, Fenghou summoned two elderly men, instructing them to take his seat and continue overseeing the command of the battle formations.

He then activated a Secret Technique to forcefully elevate his aura, and his figure soared toward the besieged Cangjie.

The Dao hearts of the Human Race’s elite trembled in unison.

When Fenghou himself entered the fray in Magical Combat, it signified that the situation had reached an irreversible crisis.

In an instant, countless individuals within the Human Race succumbed to demonic corruption, further intensifying the brutal clash in the three cities of Dingxi.

The Western Sect had begun casting curses on True Immortals and Heavenly Immortal Realm demons.

The malevolent fiends, long lurking in shadows, now revealed themselves on the main battlefield.

The Human Race had fallen into dire straits, while their enemies saw a spark of hope.

The battles raged endlessly across the Western and Eastern Continents.

Above the Northern Continent, the Great Mage’s figure had vanished entirely, leaving only the Tai Chi Diagram suppressing a giant raven.

Hundreds of Chanjie experts had formed a second line of defense on the southern front.

If the giant raven approached the South Continent, it would bring unparalleled calamity.

Now, the only force the Great Mage could think of capable of simultaneously supporting both the Eastern and Western battlefields was the Immortals of the Jie Sect.

But the Great Mage lacked the authority to issue commands.

Aside from the Primordial Beings, the Immortals of the Jie Sect were comprised of elite warriors of the Hundred Clans.

It was already fortunate that they adhered to their sect’s rules and refrained from aiding the Hundred Clans outright; asking them to turn against their own was impossible.

The Jie Sect placed loyalty above all; such a request would be futile.

‘Teacher, where exactly lies the turning point you spoke of?’

The Great Mage muttered silently to himself, gripping the Qiankun Ruler as he dashed into a grand city, leaving countless afterimages of his figure behind.

At the same moment;

in the Illusionary Realm of the Inner Heavenly Dao.

…

‘Pure slaughter is the deprivation of other beings’ right to exist—a great evil.’

‘Good and evil coexist in the world.

A world of pure good cannot survive; it would collapse rapidly upon itself.

Good and evil are like the twin fish of yin and yang in the Tai Chi Diagram.’

‘What I seek to comprehend is not the Slaughter Dao of Old Ancestor Minghe but my own Slaughter Dao.’

Li Ping’an contemplated quietly.

At this moment, he was unaware that his Primordial Spirit was enveloped within the projection of the Xuantian Tower.

From above, a golden beam of light descended from the Golden Cloud, activating a wondrous function of the Xuantian Tower that Li Ping’an had not yet discovered.

Time accelerated.

As one hour passed in the outside world, Li Ping’an’s Primordial Spirit had already gained several months of comprehension.

This was perhaps the most blatant and advantageous “cheat” granted by the Outer Heavenly Dao to the new Heavenly Emperor.

Li Ping’an’s Primordial Spirit immersed itself in the concept of slaughter.

He seemed to become Old Ancestor Minghe, traversing from the Desolate Era to the ancient past through an endless path of slaughter, witnessing countless battles between Great Powers, and experiencing the collision of innumerable Daos.

He quickly understood why the Slaughter Dao was one of the forty-nine foundational Daos of the Heavenly Dao.

Death corresponds to life;

slaughter corresponds to salvation.

By mutually limiting one another, the slaughter of sentient beings could regulate the growth and decline of life forces.

The Heavenly Dao could govern the rise and fall of life through the Slaughter Dao.

Thus, Li Ping’an named the first realm of the Slaughter Dao that he comprehended as [Slaying the Multitude].

This level of comprehension could yield Divine Skills and techniques;

but Li Ping’an dared not waste too much time.

Gaining Divine Skills was one thing, but compiling techniques required far more effort than he could spare.

He merely skimmed through the insights, comprehending them, witnessing them, and understanding them before stepping onto the next tier, delving into the second and third layers of the Slaughter Dao.

To end slaughter with slaughter, to eliminate malice and eradicate fiends—this was [Extinguishing the Malicious].

To affirm slaughter through slaughter, to kill the mighty and overbearing—this was [Removing the Tyrants].

To exterminate oneself through slaughter, to achieve enlightenment through destruction—this was [Proof of Self].

To protect the Dao through slaughter, to kill life for the sake of life—this was [Seeking the Way to Exist].

To return to one’s heart through slaughter, to sever the desire to kill—this was [Purifying the Slaughterous Mind].

Thus, Li Ping’an’s Primordial Spirit murmured softly:

“The Slaughter Dao lies not in the killing of beings but in the slaying of desire.

“War is the grave matter of the state; slaughter is the grave matter of the heavens.

The Dao of Slaughter must not be taken lightly, nor may slaughter be treated as a jest.

Those who wield the Dao of Slaughter must sever their own desires, illuminating the sentient beings of heaven and earth with a heart of clarity and emptiness.