Jiang Qing failed in breaking the mirror and lost sight of the main goal!
The Divine Script for "Demon" hung high in the sky, and a purple mark flashed on Void Gazer's brow.
Torrential Devilish Qi surged from the Divine Script, and Void Gazer's Demonic Path Physical Body, cultivated through arduous effort, was revealed.
His hair turned pale from the Devilish Qi, and a reddish-purple hue appeared in his eyes. Enveloped by the Devilish Qi, he looked as terrifying as an apocalyptic demon.
"Draw, Demonic Path Great Dao!"
Void Gazer formed a hand seal, using the Divine Script for "Demon" as a foundation to lay out his future Dao.
He used the power of the Divine Script to draw in the Time River, using the Divine Script as a medium to make the Time River descend with Demonic Path Great Dao Patterns, which were then engraved into his Demonic Soul.
Strands of Demonic Path Great Dao descended from the Time River, breaking through the barrier of the Purple Lightning Remains and flying directly into Void Gazer's brow.
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, a violent muffled thunderclap sounded, and the Time River began to tremble uncontrollably. The Great Dao Patterns resting upon it became chaotic.
The Demonic Path Great Dao power that had just entered Void Gazer's brow was now being repelled and forced out by the Divine Script for "Demon," causing Void Gazer's Breakthrough to fail.
Void Gazer was quite astonished.
"This..." Jiang Qing noticed this scene and frowned.
After a moment of thought, Jiang Qing realized the reason: it was likely because Void Gazer had cultivated the Demonic Path methods of the Honghuang World.
Within the Time River of the Myriad Realms, Demonic Path Great Dao also existed. The Demon Race, one of the powerful races of the Myriad Realms, primarily cultivated Demonic Path Great Dao.
But, was the Demonic Path Great Dao of the Myriad Realms worthy of Void Gazer, who had cultivated the Demonic Path methods of the Honghuang World?
Clearly, it was not.
The lower-Rank Demonic Path Great Dao power was completely unworthy of being imprinted into Void Gazer's Demonic Soul. In the face of higher-Rank Demonic Path methods, the Demonic Path of the Myriad Realms seemed utterly ridiculous.
"I hadn't thought of that." Jiang Qing rubbed his head.
In recent days, he had been so focused on cultivating different methods in the Honghuang World that he had genuinely forgotten this point for a moment.
But thankfully, it could still be remedied.
Void Gazer had only just begun to draw in Great Dao, and although his Breakthrough failed, he was not injured.
As long as the incompatibility between his Demonic Path and the Demonic Path of the Myriad Realms was resolved, he could naturally complete his Breakthrough.
There were two ways to solve this problem. The first was to enhance the power of the Demonic Path Great Dao in the Myriad Realms, giving it the foundation to be worthy of the Honghuang Demonic Path.
Jiang Qing did not consider this method, as most who cultivated the Demonic Path were members of the Demon Race, and enhancing the Demonic Path would mean aiding the enemy.
The most suitable method for him was the second: to create his own Time River and imprint the Demonic Path methods of the Honghuang World into his own Time River.
At that time, Void Gazer could receive Jiang Qing's descending Time River and draw in the orthodox Demonic Path power of the Honghuang World to complete his Breakthrough.
The method was also very simple; it only required one deployment.
Jiang Qing's current Cultivation had already reached the King Realm. If he focused on Cultivating during the three-year deployment, it would be enough to push him to a very high Realm.
His knowledge base was very rich, and with The Good Offices of Heaven and Earth, creating a Time River was not difficult.
In fact, within the Martial Dao System of the Myriad Realms, there was originally a Cultivation path for creating a Time River.
The Martial Emperor and Literary Immortal Cultivation Realms actually had a general term, referring to two completely different Cultivation paths:
The first was Integration with Dao: Martial Artist would imprint Great Dao Patterns onto their Physical Body, while Civilization Master would engrave Great Dao into their Soul. Upon completion, they could Breakthroug.
The second was called Heaven Opening, meaning to create a Time River unique to oneself. If one could complete the Three Thousand Great Dao of the Time River, they could become a Heaven Opener who controlled the power of the world.
With Jiang Qing's current foundation, he was capable of achieving the grand feat of Heaven Opening.
"Just in time, the deployment opportunity has refreshed." Jiang Qing pulled out the System panel and found that the deployment opportunity had refreshed.
"With my current Cultivation and knowledge base, creating a Time River is sufficient. I can just deploy myself to the late Ancient Era and personally witness the apocalyptic tribulation that led to the collapse of the Great Dao!"
Jiang Qing pondered, unconsciously tapping his head twice, feeling quite annoyed.
"In recent days, in pursuit of various Cultivation methods in the Honghuang World, I've somewhat lost sight of the main goal."
Seeing the current situation, Jiang Qing felt as if he had woken from a dream.
He had been constantly deploying to the Honghuang World recently, with large amounts of Great Dao and Qi entering his body, and the feeling of greatly increasing his strength had made Jiang Qing somewhat lost.
Jiang Qing calmed down and adjusted for a moment before smoothing out his annoyance.
"Thankfully, it can still be remedied."
Jiang Qing returned to his seclusion chamber and quickly edited the deployment environment and conditions. Soon, the deployment officially began.
[Deployment Target]: Jiang Qing.
[Deployment World]: Battlefield of the Heavens.
[Deployment Time]: Ancient Era.
[Duration]: 3 years.
[Deployment Environment]: Purple Lightning Remains.
[Deployment Conditions]: For three years, disregard worldly affairs, focus on improving your own Cultivation Realm, and once your Cultivation is sufficient, proceed to create a Time River for future use.
[Deployment Starting...]
[In the Ancient Era, you appeared in the Purple Lightning Remains. You disregarded all external matters and entered seclusion, rapidly improving your Martial Dao Realm...]
[One month passed. With the blessing of two top-tier grand formations, your Cultivation speed surged. In three months, you reached the Peak of the King Realm...]
[Two months passed. You Broke through to become a Martial Emperor...]
[Five months passed. You Broke through to become a Martial Saint...]
[Eleven months passed. After making ample preparations, you began Heaven Opening. You skillfully utilized the various Great Dao you learned in the Honghuang World, using The Good Offices of Heaven and Earth to create a brand new Time River...]
[Twelve months passed. You successfully created your own Time River with the power of a great Divine Ability. You imprinted the high-Rank Great Dao of the Honghuang World into your own Time River, gradually filling it with Great Dao in the years to come, making the Time River complete...]
[Twenty-two months passed. Your Time River gradually perfected. Your power level reached the Martial Lord Realm. Ordinary Martial Lords in the Integration with Dao Realm had no power to resist before you; only Heaven Openers could contend with you...]
[Thirty-three months passed. Another year went by. Your Time River became increasingly perfect, gradually showing a trend of being comparable to the Time River of the Myriad Realms, though it was slightly inferior due to the Great Dao within it not being truly complete...]
[Thirty-six months passed. With your transcendent Cultivation, you personally witnessed the descent of the apocalyptic tribulation. An aura filled with disaster permeated through spatial rifts, causing the Time River of the Myriad Realms to wail.
In the critical situation where the Myriad Realms were about to suffer, the Peak powerhouses of the Human Race resolutely decided to seal off the ancestral star, leading all the civil and military officials of the Ancient Human Court to resist the apocalyptic tribulation, intercepting this disaster outside the Myriad Realms.
You watched as the Human Emperor led the Human Court officials away. With their fearless bodies, they blocked the descent of the apocalyptic tribulation. At the same time, you observed the essence of the apocalyptic tribulation: it was a group of extremely chaotic creatures, formed by supremely evil turbid Qi...]
[Deployment ended, settling...]
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PS: I'd like to take this chapter to apologize to everyone.
For a while, the plot of this book stagnated, so a lot of the story was used for deployments, leading to much 'filler'.
"Losing sight of the main goal" refers to both the protagonist and myself.
The main storyline should focus on the real-world plot, not just use deployments to write the story. I will learn from this lesson and try to prioritize the 'real-world' plot going forward.