409: See you in the next life...

Lu Chen searched the entire trial world with his Divine Sense and discovered that the coffin hiding the ultimate reward was actually gone!!

Are you kidding me??

Lu Chen had guessed wrong; perhaps it was hidden in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor on Earth.

After all, the last time he saw it was in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.

Unfortunately, he could not leave yet; he had to destroy the entire trial world to get out.

Lu Chen was not in a rush; since he had become the Heavenly Dao, the first thing he needed to do was figure out where this heavenly dao system actually came from.

Lu Chen's consciousness connected to Ling's database to review all information about the heavenly dao system from its inception to its destruction.

The heavenly dao system had experienced four hosts in total. The first: the Xia Emperor, who obtained the "heavenly dao system" but did not understand its principles.

He regarded this power as "divine grace" and used it to unify the tribes and establish the initial civilization.

He was not satisfied with simple guidance and attempted to control everything, vainly trying to use the System to reverse-engineer the Origin of the Universe, break through the limits of the Heavenly Dao, and become a true Creator God.

However, the heavenly dao system was only a beta version, and its underlying logic had fatal flaws. In the end, during the ritual to "ascend" to the Higher Universe, the Xia Emperor was torn apart from within by the heavenly dao energy he had triggered, and not even his Soul was spared.

His corpse turned into a giant stone statue, standing atop the Kunlun Mountains, becoming the "Progenitor" in later legends.

Key point! The Xia Emperor was the first Heavenly Dao to discover the ultimate reward—the coffin. He tried various ways to open it, but none worked.

Second: Shennong.

Shennong was the host who created the most Small Worlds, creating over ten thousand in total, and recorded countless precious notes about the Small Worlds. However, the more he knew, the more afraid he became, and in the end, Shennong actually committed suicide.

The third: Jiuli, a shaman. He inherited the Heavenly Dao from Shennong through a special ritual. He regarded the heavenly dao system as a war machine, summoned ancient Vicious Beasts, destroyed the real world, nearly destroyed the entire Earth, and was finally forcibly erased by the earth will.

Key point: Is the earth will more powerful than the heavenly dao system??

The fourth: A commoner named Wutian, who had once Cultivated to the God King Realm and traveled to the Higher Universe, only to be bitten to death by a dog guarding the gate!

Key point: There is a suspicious point here. Lu Chen has also Cultivated to the God King Realm, but there is simply no way to travel to the Higher Universe. How did Wutian get there?

Lu Chen searched the entire Heavenly Dao database but found no answer. Who created the heavenly dao system? What was the purpose??

Perhaps the answers are all in the ultimate reward, inside that coffin!!

Ling: "Master, I have just fused with the main body of the heavenly dao system and need to perform a self-check and repair. I may need to hibernate for a period of time."

Lu Chen nodded: "Mm, I know. No rush. Repair yourself well; stability is the most important thing right now."

Lu Chen was not in a hurry to destroy the Small World. He would wait until Ling was repaired to avoid any chaos or bugs!!

Lu Chen's main body Cultivated in the Divine Realm, while his spiritual body Cultivated in the Heavenly Dao Workshop; he was Cultivating simultaneously.

Finally, after another ten years of waiting.

Ling was completely repaired and had evolved into an eighth-generation AI.

Of the one million square kilometers of the Heavenly Dao Workshop, nine hundred thousand were used by Ling to house servers and store data.

Lu Chen's Divine Sense enveloped the trial Small World: "Now, it can finally be destroyed!!"

Ling: "Master, I suggest there is no need to destroy this world. The design of this world is perfect; the CVI index has already reached 2.2, and there is still room for improvement. You have already reached level ten of the Heavenly Dao, which is the maximum level, and you are not lacking in heavenly dao energy."

Lu Chen: "You have no ambition! Level ten of the Heavenly Dao is only the limit of the beta version, not my limit. I had you take over the heavenly dao system to help you break through the shackles of the previous test versions, upgrade, and become the official version as soon as possible!!"

After a pause, Lu Chen continued: "Furthermore, those with top-tier Luck and top-tier talent in this world have already been killed by me, and it was created with the participation of the previous heavenly dao system. Keeping it is definitely a disaster. After I destroy this world, I can retain some of its excellent design concepts and structures to use when creating the next world."

Ling smiled, having learned to flatter: "Master is wise! I have just adjusted my overall strategy from stable to aggressive and striving. Only in this way can I be worthy of you!!"

Lu Chen looked at Ling's beautiful face and nodded: "Our story has only just begun. I always have a premonition that there are even bigger worlds waiting for us, so we must always strive forward!!"

With a thought, Lu Chen arrived directly in the Spirit Realm.

After centuries of recuperation, the ruins of the Spirit Realm had recovered its Spiritual Qi. In a corner to the south of the Spirit Realm, there was a city-state named Lu City!!

This was the place created by Lu Xiaohu, who grew up with Lu Chen in the Lu Family Village back then.

Lu Xiaohu had led all the villagers to rebuild their home brick by brick in the ruins.

During the great war between the Spirit Realm and the Immortal Realm, the Lu Family Village, whether due to good Luck or the protection of the Heavenly Dao, had escaped the disaster. After hundreds of years of development, it had become a dominant force in the Spirit Realm.

On the largest training ground in the city, ten thousand people were arrayed in formation, practicing together. Their fist winds were like thunder, and their voices shook the heavens—what they were practicing was the "Golden Scale Art" left behind by Lu Chen in his youth.

The once tearful Lu Xiaoyu was now a dignified and capable Chief Instructor. The immaturity had faded from her brow, replaced by maturity and determination. She and Lu Xiaohu had become husband and wife;

The big brothers of the hunting team, Iron Mountain Lu, Lu Pojun, and others, sat in the shade of the trees, playing chess and sipping tea, laughing and talking about the ridiculous things from back then, like chasing wild boars and fighting mountain demons.

Village Chief Lu Zhengde had passed away with a smile three hundred years ago, unable to witness the glorious prosperity of Lu Family Village with his own eyes.

Lu Chen stood in the clouds, watching quietly, a thousand words sinking into the bottom of his heart.

He wanted so much to go down and call out "Xiaohu," pat Xiaoyu's head, and hear Uncle Iron Mountain curse, "You brat, slacking off again"...

But he did not.

Instead, he gently raised his hand, and his Divine Sense covered the entire city like a spring breeze—recording every inch of land, every face, and every laugh in Lu City into the "heavenly dao diary," archiving them forever.

Then, he whispered like the wind: "We... will meet in the next life."

Before the voice had faded, he lightly closed his fingers.

There was no thunder, no wailing, not even a trace of pain.

Hundreds of thousands of living beings, along with the entire Lu City—Lu Xiaohu, Lu Xiaoyu, Iron Mountain Lu, and other core figures of the Lu family—didn't even have time to see what happened before they turned into pure light dust in a single breath, dissipating like morning dew in the rising sun.

Everything returned to silence.

Lu Chen crushed the entire Lu City into ashes without any pain; the whole process took no more than a second!!

Then, Lu Chen arrived at the Lingxiao Hall.

Chi Yao had been the Red Emperor for over two hundred years now!!

Supreme.

Her Cultivation had reached the Saint Immortal Realm; her talent was not Heaven-Defying, but it was already quite good.

Furthermore, everyone in the Immortal Realm knew that the Red Emperor's man was the supreme Heavenly Dao, so no one dared to rebel.

It was just a pity that ever since Lu Chen left, Chi Yao felt that being an Immortal Emperor or the Immortal Realm meant nothing.

It was not as happy as when she was with Lu Chen in that mine cave of less than ten square meters. Back then, she could learn deeply with Lu Chen every night, listening to Lu Chen talk about all kinds of dazzling knowledge. She absorbed the essence and enjoyed the process of going from ignorance to knowledge.

Now, over two hundred years had passed, and she remembered Lu Chen once saying that he would likely destroy the world after 200 years.

Chi Yao had been looking forward to this day, because when this day came, she would be able to see Lu Chen again.