Chapter 25: Harmonizing Dao and Demolishing Dao
Author: Gu Zhenren
Chu Yun was deeply shocked by what he read.
He understood the profound mysteries of Demolishing Dao. Whether it was demolishing lightning, fire, wind, water, or darkness, it had all provided him with great assistance. It had always been his reliable support for overcoming tribulations and defeating powerful enemies.
Legend had it that this supreme grade Dao method was too heaven-defying, causing the Heaven and Earth to reject it. It could not be united into one and had to be split into more than ten parts, disseminated throughout Xingzhou. Once unified, it would trigger an unparalleled tribulation. Only an expert with great luck could collect all the pieces.
Demolishing Dao, as its name suggested, could even demolish the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. It possessed unparalleled demonic nature, viewing all things in heaven and earth as straw dogs, defying heaven and earth.
“I now possess Destiny Demonic Treasures of six Kings, as well as the partial luck of the Nine Colored Deer and the Treasure Seeking Rat. I can be said to be under the protection of great fortune. I have always wanted to collect Demolishing Dao. I never expected this opportunity to present itself here,” Chu Yun thought excitedly, swallowing a mouthful of saliva, and continued reading.
“…I did not expect that the concept of Harmonizing Dao would instead prompt the City Lord to research Demolishing Dao. However, it is clear that Demolishing Dao better suits the City Lord’s personality than Harmonizing Dao. His deductions on Demolishing Dao became increasingly profound…”
“…The City Lord’s strength is unfathomable. With his personal intervention, the results were naturally extraordinary. Demolishing Dao could now not only demolish the five elements but also wind, lightning, light, and darkness… ” Wiping away the dust, history gradually revealed its true face. It turned out that the renowned Demolishing Dao was created by this City Lord.
Who was he? Chu Yun could feel that the Golden Sand Palace Master held deep, genuine respect for this City Lord in his words.
“…Today, the City Lord summoned us, the 72 Outer City Hall Masters. He excitedly demonstrated the brand new Demolishing Dao. It is too magnificent! Demolishing Dao has already evolved from its original foundation. It can demolish sand, smoke, rain, and ice… It can counter almost all Dao methods under the heavens! Yet, despite such fruitful results, the City Lord seemed unsatisfied. He told us that this was only demolishing the Heavenly Dao; it should also be able to demolish the Human Dao. He expounded on the prospects of further research. I don’t know what the other Hall Masters thought, but this prospect frightened me…”
“…Unbelievable, the City Lord gathered the wisdom of everyone, and he truly succeeded. Demolishing Dao incorporated techniques like demolishing blood, bones, skin, and flesh. A Peak Spirit Monster in full defense was instantly turned to dust by this Dao method. It was as if it never existed in the world. Such terrifying power! I felt even more fearful. This is a subversion of Heaven and Earth, but clearly, those Hall Masters were immersed in joy and fervor…”
Chu Yun was extremely surprised by this. He had inquired before; the Demolishing Dao widely rumored in the world only involved demolishing the five elements, wind, snow, and so on. There was no mention of demolishing blood or bones.
It seemed that the Demolishing Dao circulating in Xingzhou was not comprehensive.
It was hard to imagine the true power of Demolishing Dao. Even a Peak Spirit Monster with full defense had turned to dust.
Chu Yun shuddered at the thought. The power of Demolishing Dao was terrifying. How could such a Dao method be resisted? Even Heaven and Earth couldn’t resist it, let alone humans?
This was simply a heaven-defying demonic entity, a bane to all living beings in heaven and earth.
“…Demolishing Dao had already become unbelievably powerful. But the City Lord thundered at us. He was very dissatisfied, saying: ‘My Demolishing Dao can indeed dissolve all things, but it can only dissolve things of the present, not past things, nor future things. I want to extend Demolishing Dao into the domains of time and space, the universe and the cosmos!'”
“‘Your Majesty?!'” Chu Yun was horrified by the madness and ambition of this mysterious City Lord, while also acutely noticing this form of address.
In Xingzhou, not just anyone could call themselves “Your Majesty.” Even the Country Lords of various Island Countries dared not refer to themselves as “Your Majesty,” nor could they call themselves “King.”
This was because the title “King” was a respectful address specifically for King-level Beast Tamers. At most, descendants of King-level powerhouses were called “Royal Family,” such as Jin Bihan’s ancestors, who were King-level powerhouses. Her family was called the Dunhuang Royal Family.
In Xingzhou, “Lord,” “Marquis,” and “King” were respectable titles, and one could only use them upon reaching that level of strength. For example, the Lord of Mongol Yuan Nation and the Lord of Jianghan Kingdom could only be called “Lord of a Nation,” but not “King of a Nation.” Only if their personal strength reached the level of a King-level powerhouse could they be called King of Mongol Yuan or King of Jianghan.
Above that, at the Emperor level, one could call themselves “Your Majesty.” At the Imperial level, one was addressed as “Solitary.”
This City Lord called himself “Your Majesty.” Could he be an Emperor-level powerhouse?
This discovery left Chu Yun in utter shock.
Throughout Xingzhou’s long history, there had been countless hegemons like stars in the sky, many lords and marquises like carp crossing a river, and no small number of Kings. However, there had only been four Emperor-level powerhouses, three Imperial-level powerhouses, and only one Star Saint.
Could it be that this Ancient City was the imperial capital of one of those Emperors?
Chu Yun suddenly felt this speculation to be extremely likely. The Ancient City Ruins were the largest treasure trove he had ever seen, far surpassing the inheritances of the Ten Thousand Beasts King, the Sea Dragon King, and the Fire Emperor.
Throughout countless years, how many explorers had visited this place? Yet, after all this time, they were still only exploring the periphery of the Ancient City.
Besides an imperial capital, where else could such a vast treasure city be?
With immense curiosity, Chu Yun continued reading.
“…The Heavenly Tribulation appeared. I knew this day would come! As Demolishing Dao extended into the realm of space and time, it finally enraged Heaven and Earth. It must stop; this deduction has violated the natural limits of Heaven and Earth’s endurance. Further research will only lead to divine punishment and ruin…”
“…The Heavenly Tribulation grew heavier, descending almost every moment. The Hall Masters were all filled with anxiety. However, my advice was ineffective. Instead, it angered the City Lord. I was beaten with five hundred boards, almost unable to walk. Alas, it’s fine; I am merely the Hall Master of Golden Sand Palace among the 72 Outer City Halls. Let the Hall Masters of the Inner City, such as Fire Departure Palace, Southern Brilliance Palace, and Myriad Winds Palace, worry about such advice…”
“…To shield against the Heavenly Tribulation, the City Lord planned to construct the most magnificent defensive Demon Soldier in history. He called it the Huadao Heavenly Wall. This project was enormous, theoretically capable of withstanding all kinds of Heavenly Tribulations. The 72 Outer City Hall Masters and the 36 Inner City Palace Masters were all summoned to participate in this grand refining project. Alas, why do I always have an ominous premonition?” The research record abruptly ended here. It was clear that the Golden Sand Palace Master had been summoned to participate in the refining of the weapon and had never returned.
From the messy arrangement of the desk, it could be seen that he had left in great haste, not even having time to tidy up his desk.
“I never imagined there would be such a secret involved,” Chu Yun sighed, putting down the Jade Slip containing the research records.
“Sect Master, among these Dao method Jade Slips, a very strange one has been discovered.” At this moment, Xiao Xiaoxian mysteriously presented a Jade Slip made of jade thread and gold foil.
Chu Yun’s divine sense entered it. It was none other than the Golden Sand Strange Book!
It recorded five kinds of Gold element Dao methods and five kinds of derived Sand attribute Dao methods from the Earth element, all of which were of supreme grade.
This in itself was not particularly astonishing. Chu Yun had exchanged Dao methods with the Immortal Consorts, and he had also mastered all the Dao methods on Xiao Xiaoxian, possessing quite a few supreme grade Dao methods.
If it were in the past, obtaining this Golden Sand Strange Book would have made him ecstatic. But now, with his broadened horizons, he could remain calm upon seeing these ten supreme grade Dao methods.
The key was that beneath the Dao methods lay a hidden piece of information.
With Xiao Xiaoxian’s guidance, Chu Yun finally found the way to see this information.
“Demolishing Dao was created under the inspiration of my Harmonizing Dao concept. If, in the future, Demolishing Dao becomes a scourge to Xingzhou, perhaps this book of Harmonizing Dao can offer a glimmer of hope to the world. To the fated individual who sees this information, if this is your first time hearing of Demolishing Dao, then my worries are unnecessary. Congratulations, this Golden Sand Strange Book can be used as a supreme grade Demonic Soldier for an Abacus Master. But if Demolishing Dao has caused harm to all living beings, please seek Innate True Essence of various elements and refine them onto this Golden Sand Strange Book…” This information could only be understood with the context of the Hall Master’s research records, no wonder Xiao Xiaoxian found it strange.
Chu Yun read it, but was speechless for a long time.
It turned out that the Golden Sand Strange Book was created by this Golden Sand Palace Master. As a counterpart to Demolishing Dao, it was a product of the Harmonizing Dao concept. According to the Golden Sand Palace Master’s vision, this Demonic Treasure could be used to combine and deduce the Great Dao, deriving supreme principles and laws. However, the prerequisite was the possession of Innate True Essence.
Currently, this Demonic Treasure had been refined using Innate Gold element True Essence and Innate Sand attribute True Essence. Therefore, it could combine various Gold and Sand element Dao methods, deducing these ten supreme grade Dao methods that encompassed all the profound changes of basic Dao methods.
The original complex and chaotic abundance of thousands of Gold and Sand element Dao methods of four grades – common, intermediate, advanced, and supreme – were integrated by the Golden Sand Strange Book into ten supreme grade Dao methods.
Although there were only ten, these Dao methods could replace those countless basic Dao methods.
In essence, the function of the Golden Sand Strange Book was to streamline the quantity of Dao methods, condensing them into a smaller number.
What was the use of this?
On the surface, the effect seemed powerful. However, all Beast Tamers knew that the spiritual essence of demonic creatures was scarce in the early stages but became abundant in the Spirit Monster and Tribulation Demon stages.
In this way, using refined Dao methods was indeed beneficial, but the benefits were limited. The increase in combat power of demonic creatures was not significant. Instead, the surplus demonic spiritual essence might even make some Beast Tamers feel it was a waste.
Originally, according to the Golden Sand Palace Master’s vision, if developed further, the Golden Sand Strange Book would eventually create a Dao method comparable to Demolishing Dao.
But now, his worries were unnecessary. Demolishing Dao only circulated in its partial form in Xingzhou, and was even split into more than ten parts, posing no real threat.
“A ‘chicken rib’ – useless to eat, but a pity to discard,” Chu Yun could only sigh. He deeply regretted the Innate Gold and Sand element True Essence contained within.
If he had these two pieces of Innate True Essence, he could incorporate them into his Flying Peak and Demon Suppressing Tower, elevating his Gold Virtue True Body and Earth Virtue True Body to another level of power. Especially his Gold Virtue True Body, its power could reach the peak, making it immune to all Gold element Dao method attacks, eliminating the need to search for other Gold element heavenly resources.
“Wait! Doesn’t this mean that the center of the Ancient City Ruins contains the complete version of Demolishing Dao?!” Chu Yun’s eyes lit up as he suddenly realized this.
