318: Destiny, finally

Two years passed.

In January of the third year, heavy snow fell, and a world-shaking battle erupted in the Myriad Yao Cave of the Dongzun World.

Xu Yuan, the King of Parallel Shoulders of the Great Yuan Empire, entered the Myriad Yao Cave alone and fought against the Yao Kings of the Myriad Yao Cave. This battle lasted for six days and six nights, ultimately ending with the defeat of the Yao Race.

In this battle, all nine Great Yao Kings of the Myriad Yao Cave perished, and over a hundred other King Realm experts also fell. Only some Yao Race members who could not form a significant force fled into the depths of the Myriad Yao Cave.

"Two years in the Dongzun World, my mission is complete!"

Looking back at the vast mountains and rivers of the Dongzun World, endless light erupted from Xu Yuan's body.

At the same time, the Heavens roared, and the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Tribulation descended, but Xu Yuan easily Underwent Tribulation.

After Undergoing Tribulation, Xu Yuan's body glowed with sword light, and the rules unique to a Venerable permeated the air. The space of the Heavens slowly tore open, forming a pillar of light that descended towards Xu Yuan, carrying him slowly into the sky.

"We respectfully send off the King of Parallel Shoulders!"

"We respectfully send off the King of Parallel Shoulders!"

"..."

Many Martial Artists who were watching the battle respectfully sent off Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan saw them, many of whom were his comrades and subordinates. He waved out a burst of colorful light, some of which fell towards his comrades and subordinates, while others flew into the distance.

These were the treasures he had acquired here, as well as Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills from the Xu Family ranging from the King Realm to the Emperor Realm. He hoped that some of these people could leave the Dongzun World and ascend to a higher world.

"Buzz!"

Xu Yuan completely transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes. Before him was still that Holy Mountain. Looking around, he saw that Feng Qian and the others had each chosen a set of stairs, and in the distance, above the Milky Way, there were still figures of Prodigies.

Evidently, while Xu Yuan spent two years in the Dongzun World, only a dozen or so breaths of time had passed in the outside world.

Glancing at Jian Ming, who was meditating in front of the fourth Holy Mountain not far away, Xu Yuan frowned. This guy was quite patient; otherwise, if he were to compete with him, he wouldn't mind kicking him out.

Ignoring him, Xu Yuan ascended the stairs, reaching the second step.

"Boom!"

The surrounding scenery vanished, and he arrived at another battlefield. This time, his Cultivation had changed, reaching the Marquis Realm, and he had also been promoted to a centurion.

Their enemies were the Demon Race, and the highest Realm in this world was Sealed Venerable.

"The endless Reincarnation has begun!"

Listening to the familiar horn sound, Xu Yuan sighed with emotion.

The battle began... Five years later, in the Northern Demon Territory, Xu Yuan forcefully slew three Sealed Venerables of the Demon Race, annihilated hundreds of King Realm experts, and then made a Breakthrough to the Profound Venerable Realm, leaving this world.

Thus, it repeated over and over.

The ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine steps of the stairs represented ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine worlds. Xu Yuan either fought against the Myriad Races or against the Human Race.

He had been a small soldier on the battlefield, and also a sovereign who controlled the world; he had been a commoner, and also the head of a great Martial Dao sect... He had experienced all aspects of life... Several times were extremely perilous. In one instance, he saw his parents. In previous trials, he had also experienced such illusions, but those were merely illusions.

However, this time, he saw his parents, and everything was so real. He once again became their child. In the end, he had become lost in it, but fortunately, at the critical moment, the Guyue Palace in his Sea of Consciousness saved him.

"A heart like still water, a mirror ever clear, reflecting all emotions of the human world!"

"The world's complexities all have their meaning; birth, old age, sickness, death, are all a gathering of Destiny!"

Xu Yuan turned to look. He had already reached the ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-ninth step. One more step forward would be the throne, meaning he could bear the Mandate of Heaven.

Besides him, the closest to the throne were Feng Qian and the Young Lord of Heaven Suppression Hall, both of whom were over a thousand steps away from the throne.

It is worth mentioning that the stairs where Xu Yuan and the other two were located did not have any Prodigies participating. Evidently, those Prodigies had given up competing with the three of them.

On the fourth Holy Mountain where Jian Ming was, there were eight Prodigies. Jian Ming currently held the first position, at the ninety thousandth step, with three others only dozens of steps behind him.

On the fifth Holy Mountain, Xu Yuan saw Luo Ni skirts's figure, but at this moment, she was at the seventy-three thousandth step. The fastest on this Holy Mountain was Bai Yujing, the traveler of Dongxuan Academy, a scholar who was extremely low-key!

The fastest on the sixth Holy Mountain was Lu Zhaixing, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Profound Immortal Dynasty; on the seventh Holy Mountain was Ying Gucheng from the Ying Family, one of the Eight Clans; on the eighth Holy Mountain was Qiu Xiaoman, the Young Lord of the Myriad Beast Holy Land, a super force from the Nanming Divine Continent; on the ninth Holy Mountain was Duan Wuji, the Young Lord of Wuji Palace.

Compared to the previous number, the Prodigies had decreased by more than ten, apparently either having perished or withdrawn.

If no unexpected events occurred, judging from the current trend, these six individuals would be the Mandated Lords of this era, and the remaining people would merely be their foils.

"Whoosh!"

Xu Yuan took that crucial step and then sat steadily on the throne.

Instantly, with a "buzz," a Holy Light that shook Heaven and Earth soared like a Dragon, rising from the Holy Mountain beneath his feet straight into the sky. The Mandate of Heaven space was instantly illuminated by this Holy Light, as bright as day.

Above the firmament, profound Dao rhymes rippled out like waves, and a gigantic vortex slowly emerged, as if it were the eye of the Heavens.

A wisp of mysterious and noble purple-gold Qi, as if from ancient times, drifted down from the vortex, falling directly towards Xu Yuan.

In the blink of an eye, this purple-gold Qi surged into Xu Yuan's body.

The next moment, the surrounding scenery changed like a dream. Xu Yuan seemed to have Transmigrated across the boundaries of time and space, arriving in an ancient and mysterious world.

Here, Chaos Qi surged endlessly, and the Myriad Daos of light intertwined. At times, wind and thunder roared, echoing through the clouds, and at other times, purple Qi billowed, like smoke and mist.

The clouds and mist were ethereal, like an immortal Realm, with streaks of colorful light and surging auspicious colors, captivating and enchanting.

At the same time, grand and solemn Dao sounds resonated, as if from before the ages, as if those immortal existences were expounding the mysteries and truths of the Universe.

This sound was like a great bell, shaking the soul and making people immerse themselves in it, comprehending the endless mysteries.

"This is... Big Brother said that a Dao Lord Supreme Sovereign can listen to the breathing of Heaven and Earth, comprehend the great truths of the Dao from the era of creation, and resonate with the immortal. The Heaven and Earth before me actually possess such efficacy!"

Xu Yuan was overjoyed. He knew that this place was a rare place for Cultivation.

He immediately calmed his mind to Cultivate, starting with the purple-gold Qi that had surged into his body, which was now circling within his Origin Heaven and Earth.

This was the Mandate of Heaven. As long as he refined this purple-gold Qi, he could make a Breakthrough to the Emperor Realm.

It is said that the Mandate of Heaven comes from a mysterious place, a special place formed after the initial creation of Heaven and Earth. This place holds the secrets of the initial creation of Heaven and Earth. It is said that at a certain stage, those with the Mandate of Heaven can go to this place, comprehend the secrets, and thus achieve Eternity.

Of course, this was a legend, told to him by several Elders of the Dao Academy.

However, Xu Yuan did not refine the Mandate of Heaven immediately, because once successfully refined, he would very likely leave this space. It would be better to calmly comprehend it first.