Chapter 331: Chapter 331: Celestial Dao Punishment, Killing to Prove the Dao

Ye Tianling was deeply moved by his words.

For so many geniuses to painstakingly cultivate their power, only for it to suddenly become useless when the Heaven and Earth Laws change... how tragic would that be?

"What about me?"

"You haven’t entered the Void Realm, so the impact on you won’t be as significant. However, to avoid any flaws in your Realm under the new Laws, you should re-forge your Sword Soul and Sword Spirit. Under the new rules, the barrier to the Void Realm will likely be even more difficult to break through. You need to be prepared for that."

the Celestial Secret God Master said gravely.

"That won’t be necessary. My Sword Soul is no ordinary one; I don’t need to re-forge it. As for those Saint Sons and Saintesses in the Sword Tribulation Realm, once the Heaven and Earth Laws are redefined, how much of their Battle Power will they even have left? If anything, this closes the gap between me and them significantly."

Ye Tianling gradually began to feel a sense of acceptance.

The world was about to undergo a massive transformation; it was an inevitable tide that no one could stop. Still, as someone who had broken free from the influence of this ’prison’ world, being played this way by Ye Tianxi left a sour taste in Ye Tianling’s mouth.

"Confidence is a good thing—but as the primary offender targeted by the Celestial Dao, your various Killing Daos will likely be the first to be affected. There are two possibilities: either they will lose the world’s recognition and all their lethality, or the power of other Killing Daos will be enhanced, becoming exceptionally powerful and terrifying.

And by comparison, the ones you practice will become useless Daos."

the Celestial Secret God Master stated grimly.

’My Daos? Useless?’

Ye Tianling was skeptical. ’How could his Daos possibly be useless?’

"It’s highly likely. In the past, the previous Inheritors... were utterly destroyed by the Celestial Dao Punishment. This time, Ye Tianxi has dealt you a fatal blow. If you can survive this and refine the very power meant to kill you, you will reap an opportunity of cosmic proportions!"

Little Dragon Girl replied, her voice heavy.

Little Dragon Girl’s solemn words made Ye Tianling’s heart sink.

Only then did he realize that the Celestial Secret God Master was not fearmongering in the slightest.

"Yes, useless. That is why I plan to pass the Path of Time Origin, part of my Celestial Secret Dao, on to you. It will grant you a powerful ability for Celestial Secret Inference, allowing you to seek fortune and avoid calamity.

During that time, Ouyang Ruoxue will once again impart to you the Returning Butterfly Cocoon Technique, and the two of you will perform the... Harmonization Dao process a few more times.

After that, Wan Jimie will teach you the Asura Killing Dao. This way, even if your current Daos are annihilated by the Celestial Dao Punishment, you can still rise again and contend with the Saint Sons and Saintesses, Princes and Princesses, and Divine Sons and Divine Ladies of the new era."

the Celestial Secret God Master replied earnestly.

"Why... are you helping me so much?"

Ye Tianling asked.

"Because your father was the Child of Celestial Mandate—the Child of Celestial Secret. He was originally the most suitable candidate to be my Disciple, but he was, after all, a Manifestation born from the Mirror Spirit of the Space-Time Mirror. You, on the other hand, are whole. Besides, you’ve already accepted the identity of ’Celestial Secret Divine Son,’ which naturally makes you worthy of my help."

The Celestial Secret God Master’s words rang with sincerity.

"That was just an agreement I made with Yue Lintian of the Heaven-Slaying Demon Slayer Sword..."

Ye Tianling gave a helpless, wry smile.

"When the feigned becomes real, the real can also be false. Such is the way of Celestial Secret."

The Celestial Secret God Master smiled and added, "You only have one day to accomplish all of this. Time is of the essence."

Ye Tianling glanced at Ouyang Ruoxue and said, "Her condition—"

"Husband, my condition is fine! Don’t refuse me. I must help you! I want to face this with you!"

A faint blush appeared on Ouyang Ruoxue’s pale, sickly face, but her tone was unyieldingly firm.

"Celestial Secret God Master... Can... can I?"

Ancient Fairy asked, her voice frail.

"You will not. When the New World opens, you must return to the Jade Fox Race’s Ancestral Land on Sumeru Mountain. There, you will truly rise to power."

the Celestial Secret God Master replied earnestly.

Ancient Fairy’s eyes filled with disappointment.

The Celestial Secret God Master said no more. Instead, incredibly complex Dao Patterns manifested within his eyes.

The Dao Patterns intertwined, giving rise to infinite variations. All of these changes flowed like a stream of pure information into Ye Tianling’s eyes.

"These are the core principles of the Path of Time Origin. What have you grasped?"

After about a hundred breaths’ time, the Celestial Secret God Master spoke.

"Time Origin Tracing... it’s about using an effect similar to time reversal to make shattered Energy Particles reverse their path, converge, and re-form. Is this a technique to reverse Time itself? No, that’s not right. It can only reverse matter, not life."

Ye Tianling possessed the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart. His intellect was beyond imagination.

He grasped the vast majority of it almost the instant he received the inheritance.

"Yes, that is correct. There is more to come. Focus and comprehend it well."

The Celestial Secret God Master wasn’t concerned about the others present. With this kind of Dao, anyone who could understand it was fated to have a connection with the Celestial Secret Divine Land and could be inducted into it.

Unfortunately, besides Ye Tianling, no one else present—not even Yue Lintian—could comprehend this Celestial Secret Dao, even though he was considered half a Disciple of the Celestial Secret Divine Land.

Ye Tianling quietly focused on his comprehension.

Soon, half an hour had passed.

A mysterious Dao-light flickered in Ye Tianling’s eyes, as though Time and Space had formed a profound cycle of Reincarnation.

"Why is this Dao... so similar to the Law of Dao Generating One?" Ye Tianling couldn’t help but ask Little Dragon Girl amidst his comprehension.

"Because Dao Generating One is the supreme principle, the foundation. This is merely one of its applications. This particular Dao is simply more attuned to this World, whereas Dao Generating One is attuned to the true Great Dao."

Little Dragon Girl replied softly.

Her attitude was growing increasingly cold.

Her coldness made Ye Tianling realize that the Celestial Dao Punishment was drawing ever closer.

"So this time, how do I deal with the Celestial Dao Punishment? What form will it take?"

Ye Tianling hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Let me put it this way... Imagine this world is a computer. You are a virus—the kind that destroys hardware. The Celestial Dao Punishment is the antivirus program. So, how do you think it will deal with you? Before, this world was being devoured by countless viruses, which had blinded the main system. Now, the computer has been rebooted. After scanning the vast damaged areas, it’s begun a full repair. As for the fate of the core virus... that should be self-evident."

Drawing on her nature as the Mechanical Heart, Little Dragon Girl offered a simple analogy to help Ye Tianling understand.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianling couldn’t help but draw in a sharp, cold breath.

Coupled with what the Celestial Secret God Master had said, he finally understood the gravity of the situation.

"So, the purpose of the Path of Time Origin and the Returning Butterfly Cocoon Technique... is for me to use Dao Generating One to manifest the Returning Butterfly Cocoon Technique for a Nirvana Rebirth at the exact moment of the punishment? To escape the fate of a ’virus’?"

Ye Tianling instantly understood the Celestial Secret God Master’s intention.

"Yes. So, combined with your Thunder Flame Sword Body, one of the Eight Great Divine Bodies, once you begin your Cultivation of the Asura Killing Dao, you can transform from a ’virus’ into an ’antivirus’—a wielder of the Thunder Will who enforces the new rules. That is how you will gain a foothold in this New World.

The Asura Dao is also a type of Demon Dao, but it differs greatly from the Demon Heart. It allows one to Control the Thunder Will, unleash Thunder Power, Slaughter the World, and achieve Killing to Prove the Dao.

However, completing this transformation will be exceedingly difficult."

Little Dragon Girl’s spirits were low. Clearly, even she was not optimistic about his chances of success.