Cultivating with Bragging System

Chapter 751 383: Billion-Year Arrangement, Transcending the Heavenly Dao (Grand Finale)_1

The Heavenly Dao incarnation remained silent, and its silence was tantamount to tacit consent.

Those four characters on the Fengxian Terrace had severed an entire world. With such terrifying ability, it would not be an exaggeration to call it a Chaos Treasure. Only such an object could make the Ancient Gods so persistent.

"And it's not just the Ancient Gods who want this thing. You want it too," Wang Xiu continued. "From that moment on, you probably developed a consciousness that shouldn't belong to the Heavenly Dao. But it was weak, and you couldn't do anything that went against your own rules. You could only influence things subtly, imperceptibly."

"For example, by letting me learn about the Flawless Immortal Path." Wang Xiu's eyes held a hint of recollection. "Over the years, I have killed many people and seen countless memories, but I had never encountered the words 'Flawless Immortal Path' in anyone else's mind. Not even a whisper. Now that I think about it, you must have slipped the relevant information into my mind, unbeknownst to me, while I was refining the memories of Dragon Emperor Ao Lie."

"The Heavenly Dao cannot lie, so the method you gave me was real. But you proactively helped me comprehend the Dao, opening the sea of laws for me to study... all so you could leave your imprint within my immortal foundation. It was to prepare for a later time—which is now—to directly seize my body, take my place, become a true immortal, and break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao's rules. Am I right?"

The Heavenly Dao incarnation lifted its head, a complex look in its eyes. "You figured out so much just because I didn't tell you why the Ancient Gods yearned to descend to the Lower Realm?"

"Not just that," Wang Xiu shook his head. "I once asked why you told me so much, and you said you didn't want to see the Ancient Gods succeed. But you are the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao is impassive, treating all of creation as inconsequential. To you, there shouldn't be any difference between humans and Ancient Gods. From that moment on, I began to have doubts. Later, I often wondered, why me? After much thought, there seemed to be only one answer... The Fengxian Terrace is with me!"

His eyes shining, he stared at the Heavenly Dao incarnation and said, "The Flawless Immortal Path alone cannot lead to immortality; it requires the power of the Fengxian Terrace. You weren't just trying to possess me—you also wanted to obtain the Fengxian Terrace!"

The mountaintop fell quiet for a long time, the silence broken only by a gentle breeze.

The eyebrows of the Heavenly Dao incarnation trembled slightly, and it finally revealed an undisguised smile. "What's the point of saying all this now? Even if there were problems with the laws I gave you, you've already refined them all. It's not like you can spit them back out!"

Wang Xiu smiled faintly. "There's no need for such trouble. I'll just discard them."

As soon as he spoke, the runes behind him shifted, transforming into a colossal, ancient tree. Its branches were laden with fruit that shimmered like dazzling stars, each one a condensation of a different law.

"My All Laws Unified Path is the Origin Dao itself! These so-called laws are merely superficial," Wang Xiu declared. "My Origin has already grasped the essence of the Heavenly Dao's many laws. If the fruits I've borne have rotted, I simply need to grow new ones!"

As he finished speaking, the fruits behind him fell one by one, dissipating into nothingness. In their place, tender new fruits immediately began to bud on the branches.

At that very moment, the Heavenly Dao incarnation's expression changed, its face filled with terror. "How... how is this possible?"

It could feel that the imprints it had planted within Wang Xiu had vanished completely as the fruits fell.

RUMBLE!

The Great Dao thundered. Wang Xiu's aura surged, and with an impassive gaze, he slowly approached the Heavenly Dao incarnation. He raised his hand and tapped its forehead. "As the Heavenly Dao, you need no ambitions. Just stay in your place. That is enough."

BANG!

In the next instant, the Heavenly Dao incarnation disintegrated. Cosmic phenomena filled the world as runes swirled through the sky, principles manifested, star systems collapsed, and the great earth trembled.

But soon, a new Heavenly Dao incarnation appeared, no longer in Wang Xiu's image. At times, it was a child with clear eyes, devoid of passion or desire. At others, it was a blade of grass or a gust of wind—formless and shapeless.

Wang Xiu withdrew his finger and placed his hand on his own forehead. Immortal power coursed through him as he began to extract something.

After a long while, a stone platform shimmering with ancient brilliance and emanating primordial might appeared in his hand. Upon it, Wang Xiu could see a line of very faint characters: Extinct Skyreach.

You played me well, Fengxian Terrace. Deceiving me for so many years... I actually thought I had a System.

Wang Xiu smiled bitterly. His gaze could now pierce through to the source of all things, and he could clearly see the residual rules clinging to the Fengxian Terrace.

The Fengxian Terrace was a supreme treasure born before the heavens and the earth. It was also the core of this world; in other words, this world was its companion world. This object possessed infinite divine power, so much so that even this realm's Heavenly Dao coveted it, hoping to obtain it and transcend its nature to achieve true freedom. After the 'Extinct Skyreach' event, the treasure fell into the Lower Realm. This was the very reason the Ancient Gods had been fixated on the Lower Realm for so many years.

But the artifact was incredibly mysterious. Aside from the ancient sage of the Human Race who had first carved the words 'Extinct Skyreach,' no one in the countless years since had been able to harness the power of the Fengxian Terrace. Later, it fell into the hands of Pangu. After studying it for ages, he finally uncovered some of its secrets.

Any person or power bearing the imprint of this world's Heavenly Dao could not use this otherworldly object. In other words, none of this world's native inhabitants could use it. The ancient sage who wrote 'Extinct Skyreach' had, by a stroke of luck, come across a single drop of blood from an extraterrestrial being. Using that blood as a power source, he had barely managed to inscribe the four characters onto the Fengxian Terrace.

After Pangu learned of this, he repeatedly took great risks to let his spirit wander the extraterrestrial realms, hoping to follow the sage's example and reactivate the Fengxian Terrace's power. But the outer realms were a vast, chaotic void. Encountering an extraterrestrial being was nearly impossible, let alone its blood.

Perhaps he was blessed by the ancient sages. Just as Pangu was about to pass away, on his final spiritual journey, he encountered a weak, fading soul. That spirit came from an extraterrestrial world named Earth.

Pangu collected that wisp of spirit, but he never imagined it would resonate with the Fengxian Terrace. The two merged and instantly vanished into the void, beyond even Pangu's ability to find. However, as he divined the future, he gradually grasped a sliver of truth: the key to resolving the threat of the Ancient Gods lay not in the present, but in the future.

That spirit was Wang Xiu.

And because of the residual modern memories in his soul, the Fengxian Terrace had evolved into a System-like interface. He and the Fengxian Terrace had been merged for countless years, finally becoming one before awakening in the Cangyuan Realm.

Now, the full truth was revealed.

…

Holding the Fengxian Terrace, Wang Xiu closed his eyes. With a single thought, he could sense everything in this world. Even the distant Lower Realm appeared before him as if it were right there.

He saw Ji Zidian and the others waiting for his return. He saw Sect Master Sanqing, whom he hadn't seen in many years, as well as his mentor, Luo Binglan, and the Snow Ancestor. He also saw Xiao Qingyu on Dragon Head Peak, a child by her side, gazing at the sunset.

He saw everything.

"It's time to go back," Wang Xiu murmured, and the world itself seemed to hear him, rumbling in response. The Lower Realm, which had been severed so many years ago, merged once more with this vast world, becoming whole and complete again.

With a flicker of thought, Wang Xiu vanished.

…

「Nine Heavens.」

Among the sea of stars, countless rays of light suddenly appeared, converging to form Wang Xiu's figure.

He looked upon those familiar faces and smiled.

"I'm back."