Too Happy to Think of Home

Su Yu executed King Jintian without hesitation! Some things had to be done decisively. Especially when dealing with traitors, there was no need for idle chatter or lengthy interrogations. When a break was called for, one had to act. Cutting him down at this exact moment and using the joy of victory to drown out everything else would prevent greater chaos from erupting. Villains died from hesitation! Enemies had to be disposed of immediately. Allowing them room to grow was sheer stupidity. Take the myriad races, for example! Of course, the myriad races were currently powerless against Su Yu. Right from the beginning, they had dispatched experts far outmatching Su Yu's strength to assassinate him, but they simply couldn't succeed. When Su Yu was still in the Soaring Realm, Invincibles had already moved against him. Alas... he was simply too formidable! Cut the Gordian knot. If things dragged on any longer, some Invincible might very well step forward to plead on King Jintian's behalf... That was hardly impossible. Regardless of Ye Batian or the Liu family, the dead were already dead. As for allowing the Tianyuan Half-Emperor to escape, King Jintian was merely an Eternal; falling short against a Dao Harmonizer was perfectly ordinary, leaving ample room to plead for leniency. Or perhaps someone would argue that his crime did not warrant death, or that he should be allowed to atone through meritorious service, or that he should redeem himself by slaying an enemy Invincible... All of those excuses were plausible. Su Yu was not about to give King Jintian the slightest chance to stage a comeback! At the same time, this truly served as a warning to the human Invincibles! They might have fought alongside one another moments ago in the heat of battle, but were these people genuinely convinced by Su Yu? That was hard to say! Executing a traitorous human Invincible would intimidate the crowd on all sides, especially King Dazhou... That old fox was far too devious. Su Yu had no idea what was running through his mind and remained wary of him. One could never mistake such a person for a decent man. He could sell you out without you even realizing it. This time, Su Yu had walked right into a setup; the position of Holy Lord... King Dazhou had prepared that trap for him long ago. So be it. Su Yu didn't mind. Conveniently, he could use the title. After such a massive battle, the prestige was in his hands, and now he wanted authority! At this moment, his standing was entirely justified and proper! Defy me, and I will deal with you! ... While Su Yu pondered these thoughts, King Dazhou and the other Invincibles remained silent. A single great battle had claimed nine human Invincibles and heavily injured dozens more; every single person bore wounds. At this moment, everyone's mood was exceedingly somber, which somewhat diluted the impact of King Jintian's execution. Having cleanly slain King Jintian, Su Yu soon spoke aloud once more, his voice ringing clear: "Earlier, time was short. The Yu Emperor Manor and the Holy Land were formally established without adequate preparation! Effective immediately, each manor shall transfer three Sun & Moon, ten Shanhai, and one hundred Lingyun to serve in the Yu Emperor Manor!" "Each manor shall mobilize ten thousand soldiers of the Soaring Realm or above to serve in the Yu Emperor Manor!" "None who have opened fewer than one hundred and eight Yuan apertures shall be accepted!" "Every academy shall select one thousand geniuses under the age of thirty who have attained the Soaring Realm or higher to pursue advanced cultivation in the Yu Emperor Manor!" "Upon entering the Yu Emperor Manor, they shall form the Holy Land Law Enforcement Guards. No one, save for myself, shall interfere with them!" "The Yu Emperor Holy Land shall be founded at the Double Holy Manor, and the Double Holy Manor shall be renamed the Yu Emperor Manor!" "..." Su Yu's voice shook heaven and earth, reverberating across the Human Realm. His aura surged mightily, suppressing the Invincibles. Even King Dazhou was kept in check, as King Dazhou had never unleashed his full aura. Since you want to act deep and inscrutable, I'll press you down as deep as you please! Behind Su Yu, among the gathering of Invincibles, some frowned slightly, some kept silent, and others nodded in agreement. Su Yu possessed strength, boldness, talent, and formidable backers. In this battle, Su Yu had slain Dao Harmonizers, leading these Invincibles to feel that having him serve as Holy Lord was actually quite good. At the very least, it brought far greater peace of mind. Although King Dazhou was immensely strong, he was profoundly enigmatic. Certain Invincibles still harbored doubts, sharing Su Yu's sentiment that King Dazhou could sell them out without their knowledge. As for King Daqin... everyone felt helpless. He was heavily injured yet again! This time, no one knew how long it would take for his injuries to heal. Su Yu's next words stirred their hearts even further. His voice boomed out: "With the establishment of the Yu Emperor Manor, King Daqin is appointed Mighty General of the Holy Land! King Dazhou is appointed Civilization Evangelist of the Holy Land! King Daqin, King Dazhou, do either of you have objections?" "..." Silence fell on all sides! The Invincibles turned their gazes toward Su Yu, toward King Dazhou, and toward King Daqin. Each and every Invincible felt a tremor run through them. This... Once these two truly accepted the decree, it would proclaim to the myriad heavens and realms that the human race... genuinely held Su Yu in the highest esteem! He was the Holy Lord! Yet, it had been agreed beforehand that the Invincibles would not take orders from Su Yu. Even if the Holy Land possessed the authority to issue decrees, decisions were supposed to be made through consultation. Instead, Su Yu was now riding the overwhelming momentum of having just stabilized the myriad realms in a single battle, using that towering dominance to force their assent. King Dazhou had advanced to the Dao Harmonizer realm! The human race's only Dao Harmonizer! Would he bow his head and submit? King Dazhou glanced at Su Yu. After a long moment, a faint smile surfaced on his face. Bowing slightly, he murmured, "Zhou Tianqi has no objection!" Over by King Daqin's side, half-asleep and half-awake, he was nudged by King Daxia. In a daze, he echoed, "Qin Guang accepts the decree!" "..." The Invincibles were flooded with mixed emotions. On one hand, with these two raising no objections, the overall situation was firmly settled! On the other hand, a trace of reluctance lingered. With those two bowing in deference, what of the others... Sigh, there was no choice. From now on, Su Yu truly had the final say! He was the master of the Human Realm! Just like that, the transfer of power was completed with effortless ease. Meanwhile, those who had fiercely opposed him before were all dead. King Dayuan, King Daliao, and several others had fallen in battle. Now, none of the survivors possessed the courage—or rather, the strength—to step forward in objection. Su Yu swept his gaze across the gathering, resting his eyes on King Dashang, and said placidly, "Does King Dashang have any objections?" King Dashang saw everyone instantly look his way, with millions of soldiers below gazing up at him as well. His expression grew conflicted; clearly, Su Yu had taken note of the remarks he had made earlier. Su Yu was narrow-minded. Having such a petty-minded fellow govern the Human Realm could not help but raise concerns. Yet he knew that at this juncture, Su Yu's momentum was unstoppable! With King Dazhou and King Daqin raising no objections, no one else possessed the authority or right to protest. With an inward sigh, King Dashang bowed slightly. "Shang Yunzhao has no objection!" Su Yu smiled and projected his voice: "Since there are no objections, each manor shall dispatch manpower to accelerate the construction of the Yu Emperor Manor. All required resources and labor shall be shared equally among the manors!" "Understood!" To the flank, Marquis Xia and Zhu Tiandao shouted in unison. The two exchanged glances and smiled profoundly—a smile that sent shivers down several people's spines. The other Invincibles looked at one another and lowered their heads. "We obey... the Holy Lord's decree!" The general situation in the Human Realm was set in stone! Su Yu laughed heartily. "A glorious victory in this battle calls for celebration! King Dazhou, I order you to erect the Zhou Heavenly Ten Directions Grand Array within three days. I want a ten-day celebration across the Human Realm, with rain of Yuan qi pouring uninterrupted for ten full days, so that the entire Human Realm may rejoice together!" King Dazhou felt utterly exhausted. Fuck! Could you act like a human being? Ten continuous days of Yuan qi rain throughout the entire Human Realm—are you even human? I'll drop dead! Even though I'm a Dao Harmonizer, I can't hold out through that! While he was still brooding, cheers erupted across heaven and earth in the next instant. "Our humble thanks to the Holy Lord!" Marquis Xia and Zhu Tiandao led the chorus once more. Across the realm, cheers rose like a tidal wave. "Our humble thanks to the Holy Lord!" "Our humble thanks to the Holy Lord!" "..." Voices rippled from manor to manor, and heaven and earth rejoiced! Whether you were willing or not no longer mattered. Su Yu's words had spread across the entire Human Realm. Tens of billions of living beings had heard them and were wild with excitement. Ten days of continuous Yuan qi rain—heavens, people were nearly driven to madness. Back when Su Yu was in the Origin Opening Realm, obtaining a single drop of Yuan qi liquid had been excruciatingly difficult, far beyond what ordinary people could afford! Now, ten consecutive days of Yuan qi rain... No one dared imagine such wealth! King Dazhou felt worn out and lowered his voice: "Holy Lord, the Yuan qi is insufficient..." Su Yu replied calmly, "How could it be insufficient? With so many Invincible corpses—some not yet shattered—the Yuan qi is exceptionally dense! Moreover, the Yuan qi in the Human Realm is already a hundred times richer than before. I slew twenty-five Invincibles, and their Yuan qi has dispersed into the Human Realm. Paving the way with the corpses of twenty-five Invincibles, how could it possibly be lacking? King Dazhou, as the very first matter following the Holy Land's establishment, are you trying to shirk your duty?" "..." You're definitely targeting me on purpose! Without a doubt! King Dazhou cursed Su Yu to death inside, yet offered a faint smile. "The Holy Lord misunderstands. Since that is the case... I will require several Eternals to assist me..." "King Dashang, King Dachu, King Dajin, Time King, Manor Head Zhou, and Principal Zhou—you shall assist King Dazhou in completing this task!" "..." The Invincibles wore strange expressions. Good heavens! Did the suppression have to arrive this quickly? They were all people from your faction! Are you convinced now? King Dazhou let out a half-hearted chuckle. You're ruthless! The other Invincibles exchanged helpless glances and voiced in succession, "We obey the decree!" A smile as pleasant as a spring breeze appeared on Su Yu's face, completely unlike his solemn demeanor from a moment ago. "Then I shall trouble you all with this matter!" That smile was radiantly brilliant! For an instant, even the Invincibles felt a comforting warmth, thinking that Su Yu was truly dependable and was placing his trust in them... But they snapped to their senses shortly after and cursed inwardly. How impressive—he even used divine characters to influence us! He truly isn't human! Meanwhile, King Daming and several others looked at Su Yu with peculiar expressions. Talk about establishing authority—right out of the gate, he took a knife to King Dazhou, utterly unconcerned that King Dazhou might turn sour and snub him in public! Su Yu truly wasn't afraid! If King Dazhou obeyed, all the better; if he refused... heheh, Su Yu would just leave, leave for real! You, King Dazhou, want to use me as a weapon, yet refuse to obey orders. Why should I bother with you? I'd turn around and flee immediately. As far as the Human Realm was concerned, I've done everything duty could ask of me, slaying so many Dao Harmonizers and Invincibles and seeing every necessary task through. Fleeing back to the ancient cities would be far more carefree! If that failed, he could find a minor realm to recuperate in, where virtually no one would ever track him down. Regrettably, King Dazhou had still chosen to comply. Su Yu even felt a twinge of disappointment! He hadn't been able to pin the blame on King Dazhou. Otherwise, he could have claimed today that he had been driven away in anger by King Dazhou—that King Dazhou had forced away the Holy Lord who had just rendered tremendous contributions to the human race, laying bare his wolfish ambitions! The reason he harbored such thoughts was simply because he could not see through the man, leaving his heart tinged with suspicion and unease. Regardless, King Dazhou was certainly no good person! Across from him, King Dazhou looked back with a brilliant smile. Kid, do you have anything left to say now? Whatever you told me to do, I've agreed to do! Su Yu could not be bothered to say more. He barked, "King Daxia, King Daming, lead the garrison forces to station yourselves at the Eastern Rift Valley defense line! Inform the myriad races that the war beneath the Invincible realm is reopened to temper our human army!" King Daxia said in a deep voice, "Will the myriad races agree...?" Su Yu said coldly, "Why wouldn't they? There are still abundant resources on the battlefields of the heavens. If they refuse to fight, we will invade the minor realms, slaughter their strong, and plunder their resources! Gods, demons, immortals, dragons—which race doesn't have colonized minor realms? If an Invincible steps forth, kill without mercy! Do they think the human race's Dao Harmonizer is just for show?" "Without battles at the Invincible level, we will temper tens of millions of human soldiers. I expect to see large numbers of Sun & Moon emerge soon, preparing to vindicate the Dao and attain Invincibility!" He looked down at the soldiers below and shouted, "Generals and soldiers, do you fear death? Do you dare to fight?" "We do not fear! We dare to fight!" A deafening roar rose like an ocean wave! They were incomparably thrilled! Of course they dared! Su Yu had declared earlier that once this battle was won, the battlefield would belong to the human soldiers, and the subsequent fighting would be theirs! Sure enough, Su Yu had made good on his word! Su Yu spoke once more: "With King Daqin injured, King Daxia shall serve as Heaven-Punishing Grand Marshal! Xia Longwu, Qin Zhen, Zhu Tianfang, and Wang Hu shall serve as Generals of the Four Directions to campaign across the myriad heavens and realms, elevating the might of our human race and restoring our ancient glory! Wang Hu, you shall serve as General Who Conquers the East. The human race holds the east; sweep clear the eastern war zone. All minor realms in the eastern region must submit. Those who defy shall have their realms destroyed and their races eradicated!" "Understood!" King Miecan felt a surge of excitement and burning blood. What a thrilling sensation! He accepted the order promptly! The other Invincibles also responded loudly in quick succession! It truly stirred the blood. With this battle concluding in a resounding human victory, Su Yu clearly intended to sweep the myriad realms, campaigning through the minor realms while the major races shrank back, seizing resources and strengthening their own foundations at rapid speed. This was indeed a prime opportunity! At present, the powerful races dared not engage in further warfare; they would likely wait until the upper realm opened. This provided a rare window for peaceful development. Using the resources of the minor realms to strengthen the human race. If a batch of Sun & Moon could emerge from the army of tens of millions, the seeds for vindicating the Dao would be planted, unlike the present situation where the succession of generations had nearly dried up! The other Invincibles felt even more conflicted. Good heavens, military authority had been seized as well! The Generals of the Four Directions were all connected to Su Yu—Daming Manor, Daxia Manor, and even King Miecan had ties to him. This time, Su Yu had truly pushed his momentum to the peak. Today, this was his home turf! He had the final say! Taking advantage of the fact that no one could or dared refute him, he swiftly consolidated power. An army of tens of millions had fallen under his command, the Holy Land was established, and Su Yu's prestige was fully forged! Any objections raised later would be of little use! King Daxia wasted no time either. With a single command, he shouted, "Troops of all manors, follow me into the battlefields of the heavens!" "Understood!" In the next instant, the tens of millions of soldiers began teleporting toward the battlefields of the heavens. Earlier, when the Invincibles clashed, the army had retreated; now, they were marching back in. Su Yu watched quietly with an expression of calm composure. To be a leader, one needed the demeanor of a leader! Whatever I say goes! "The rest of you, disperse and nurse your wounds. The injuries sustained in this battle are by no means light!" Pausing, he added, "For the manors whose Invincibles fell, provide compensation of two carriers each, drawn from the battlefield spoils!" "All spoils of war shall be deposited into the Yu Emperor Manor vault. Manor Head Zhu and Marquis Xia, the two of you shall jointly oversee the treasury, take inventory of the materials, and reward the heroes of the Human Realm according to military merit! Furthermore, set aside fifty percent of the spoils for my use; I shall present them to the allied races that joined the battle!" "Understood!" Marquis Xia and Zhu Tiandao agreed in unison, exchanging glances with sparks dancing in their eyes. Good heavens, a new competitor had arrived! Across from them, King Dazhou watched and listened for a while. Seeing Su Yu arrange everything in an orderly fashion, he felt a touch surprised. He sent a voice transmission: "If the Holy Lord has time, would you mind a brief chat?" Su Yu glanced at him and smiled broadly. "No rush!" King Dazhou froze! Do you really have nothing you want to ask? Su Yu was in no hurry—I don't care to ask! Right now, my strength is inferior to yours, so I don't want to talk with you! I'm going to King Wen's former residence to keep strengthening myself, seek my Dao, and walk my Dao. Once I'm powerful enough, speak if you wish, and if you don't, I won't even bother listening! King Dazhou sighed inwardly and transmitted again: "It concerns certain matters regarding the upper realm..." "Not interested!" Su Yu responded calmly via voice transmission: "Once I slay King Fu, everything will naturally come to light!" "..." Fuck! Could you play by the book for once? King Dazhou was truly exhausted. This fellow was exceedingly difficult to handle. He had assumed that since Su Yu was young, his curiosity would be strong and he would want to learn at least something. Instead, Su Yu did the exact opposite! He asked nothing and wanted to know nothing. "Then what of the ancient secrets..." Su Yu cut him off via voice transmission: "No interest, nor do I wish to know! Once I grow powerful and step into the Great Dao Realm, every secret from antiquity and primordial times will lie open before me! Knowing too much now would only disrupt my state of mind!" King Dazhou let out a deep sigh! Fine, I concede. You win! You simply refuse to chat with me out of fear that I'll entrap you? Would I ever do such a thing! "Then the Heaven Hunting Ranking fragments..." "No rush. Warden Tianhou was likely spooked out of his wits just now. Even if they merge, he wouldn't dare snatch them. We can discuss it after his fear subsides!" "..." Very well. King Dazhou was utterly rendered speechless. You have the final say. Su Yu didn't want to say more either. He had plenty to do and had no time to exchange subtle barbs with King Dazhou. Right now, he only wanted to return to King Wen's residence and chat about life with the little white dog! The happiest thing in life was having an immensely powerful, easygoing dog to chat about life with. As for the rest... set it aside! Without sufficient personal strength, whatever one said was hot air. If he were a genuine Sun & Moon, King Dazhou probably wouldn't even bother sparing him a glance. Only personal strength was fundamental! When one was powerful and possessed formidable backers, others would have to beg him. Look—this time, they had begged him to become the Holy Lord; next time, they would be begging to tell him their secrets! As for the injuries suffered by King Daqin and the others, Su Yu had no immediate solution. He possessed plenty of treasures, but their efficacy for top-tier experts was limited. Having their past, present, or future selves severed was not something that could be repaired in a day or two, even with carriers. He would ask the little white dog later if there was a way. As for the rest... put it all aside! As the army of tens of millions gradually finished teleporting away, Su Yu said, "King Dazhou, have the grand array set up before tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, I want to see Yuan qi rain falling across the entire Human Realm!" "... Understood!" King Dazhou looked at him. At this moment, he felt that all schemes, calculations, and silver-tongued rhetoric were utterly useless! This was something Su Yu had learned from Bai Feng! First, beat you into submission with fists, then discuss other matters. As weak as Bai Feng was, he had consistently prevailed in his clashes against Liu Hong. Liu Hong had bested countless people, and the geniuses of his era had all suffered at his hands, yet Bai Feng never had. Bai Feng was the one who was truly wise beneath a foolish guise: I know I can't out-argue you, so when you come, I'll flash my fists first! ... Su Yu met with no one else. Tearing through the void from All-Heavens Prefecture, he vanished instantly. Some might have guessed where he had gone, but guessing was pointless—no one else could enter! ... Starfall Mountain. Su Yu returned. He hadn't been gone long; the massive battle had begun in the morning and concluded just as dusk fell. Inside his sea of consciousness, the Book Spirit sent a voice transmission: "That King Dazhou possesses considerable strength." Su Yu nodded and asked, "Senior Book Spirit, do you think he belongs to this era? Is he very old?" "That is difficult to judge. I did not probe him deeply; doing so would be a provocation, which is unadvisable." "Do you sense any malice from him toward me?" "I cannot tell." The Book Spirit found that hard to discern as well. Su Yu stopped asking. It was fine; at the very least, King Dazhou would not openly oppose him for now. Soon, Su Yu landed inside the canyon. Inside his sea of consciousness, the Tea Tree piped up rather listlessly, "Are we heading back already? Aren't we going out to play? I heard from Fat Ball that it's really fun outside!" Su Yu smiled. "Next time. There will be plenty of chances!" "All right then!" The Tea Tree said no more. Soon, Su Yu's Time Record vibrated faintly, rippling with a wisp of rule power. Only now could Su Yu truly comprehend that this was the power of rules. The Time Record was remarkably formidable. Unfortunately, it seemed to have suffered severe damage. In the next instant, the Waterfall of Time manifested. Su Yu asked, "Seniors, will my entry affect the two of you?" "Don't worry, it won't!" "That's good!" Su Yu stepped forward, washed over by the power of time, and quickly crossed to the other side of the waterfall. ... A moment later. The picturesque landscape reappeared before his eyes. Breathtakingly beautiful! Wildflowers blanketed the hills and valleys in stunning fashion! An ancient courtyard, a grand tree, blooming flowers, a small dog... In the distance, Fat Ball seemed to have been sleeping. Snapping its eyes open, it saw Su Yu and looked slightly dazed, seeming somewhat disappointed. It quickly spoke: "Back so soon?" It was indeed fast! Su Yu looked at the little white dog, feeling a tremor in his heart. Previously, he hadn't known how powerful the dog was, but now he understood! It was undeniably terrifying! Perhaps it hadn't stepped into the Great Dao Realm, but compared to ordinary Dao Harmonizers, it was vastly stronger! Merely borrowing a fraction of its power had allowed Su Yu to effortlessly slay a Dao Harmonizer. Between the Old Turtle and the little white dog, it was truly hard to say who held the edge. "Senior, the human race has achieved a great victory!" Hearing this, the little white dog wagged its tail, seemingly in a good mood. "That's good!" "I came back to treat Senior to some Golden-Winged Roc meat. You probably haven't eaten this in a long time, right?" Su Yu smiled. "There's also a dragon! This time, borrowing Senior's power, I slew a dragon at the Dao Harmonizer realm. Senior Book Spirit and the Tea Tree helped me slay a Golden-Winged Roc at the Dao Harmonizer realm. Regrettably, the Phoenix Emperor escaped, otherwise I would have slain him too so Senior could have another taste!" The little white dog wagged its tail. "Dragon? That doesn't taste good. Golden-Winged Roc... the meat on the wings is quite delicious and chewy. Can we just eat the roc wings?" Whether it was a Dao Harmonizer or not didn't matter in the slightest. It just wanted a fresh taste. Having followed King Wen and the Time Master—two supreme figures of the myriad heavens and realms—it had eaten countless delicacies! "Of course!" Su Yu smiled. At that moment, the Book Spirit and the Tea Tree emerged as well. The Tea Tree transformed into a young girl and grumbled unhappily, "Fat Ball, the Dao Harmonizers outside are so tough! And those immortals—the Book Spirit and I fought two of them together, and we couldn't even kill them!" The little white dog wagged its tail, seemingly grinning. "You don't know how to fight!" "I suppose that's true!" "..." After chatting for a bit, Su Yu retrieved the corpse of the Golden-Winged Roc. It was enormous! Giving his all, Su Yu quickly severed the two massive wings. They were huge as well! Su Yu compressed them. A moment later, the little white dog vanished, reappearing with a large wooden stick in its mouth. It spoke: "Skewer them with this. This is pine incense wood—a tree the Master dug up at the ends of heaven and earth. It smells wonderful!" The ends of heaven and earth? Su Yu raised an eyebrow. King Wen had quite the hobbies. Digging up trees to use as barbecue skewers? Incredible! Dropping the stick, the little white dog hurried inside the house and brought out a variety of items. Everything one could ask for! A roasting stove, a grill, stacks of firewood... Wagging its tail, the little white dog said, "Use this wood for the roast. The Little Master chopped a great deal of it and brought it back; we can spare a little. This was chopped in the Immortal Realm—there's a Heaven Yuan Fruit Tree growing along the immortal race's Great Dao that's exceptionally sturdy. It smells even better when used for roasting!" At this moment, the little fur ball bounced out, its eyes brimming with adoration and envy. Did dogs from antiquity eat so exquisitely? All I know how to do is gobble, gobble, gobble! Compared to the little white dog, the fur ball felt its own life was far too crude. It had assumed one could simply eat things directly, even raw! Yet here was this little white dog, dining with such meticulous refinement. There was no comparison at all! The fur ball bounced on Su Yu's head several times, as if complaining: following King Wen gets you high living, while following you means living like a pauper! I only get to nibble on scraps of rule power, garbage divine characters, and trashy sky origin qi! Look at what they eat! I want to eat Tiangu, but I don't even get a bite! Su Yu wanted to roll his eyes! He understood! He understood the fur ball's meaning—get lost! You want that kind of treatment too? Fine, become as powerful as the little white dog, and you can eat whatever you want! Trying to compare yourself to the little white dog without looking at your own strength! Soon, the roasting began. It was tough to cook! The Golden-Winged Roc was a Dao Harmonizer. Even though Su Yu's divine characters were formidable—his Five Elements Fire and the Fire of Inheritance were all at the Sun & Moon realm—roasting this meat remained an arduous task! It would take time. The main problem was that even the firewood was difficult to ignite. If King Tianzhu saw this, he would probably weep. This wood used as kindling was extraordinary; given to him, he could probably forge heaven-grade armaments with it! Yet Su Yu didn't mind too much. Though he knew these materials were precious, he was wealthy in his own right! Even if he didn't possess King Wen's fortune, he was still one of the foremost tycoons of the current era. Burning a bit of heaven-grade armament wood was well within his means. Soon, one person, one dog, one ball, one book, and one tree sat encircled around the grill, waiting for the meal to be served. Stoking the fire, Su Yu got straight to the point: "Seniors, I have a few perplexities regarding my cultivation that I would like to seek guidance on. Would you be willing to shed some light on them for me?" The little white dog wagged its tail. "Go ahead and ask, but we might not know the answers. We aren't the Master; he understood everything, but our knowledge is quite limited." How modest! Su Yu pulled no punches and asked directly: "Senior, allow me to ask first: with my current strength, is there any hope of me slaying a Dao Harmonizer quickly on my own, without relying on external power?" "Dao Harmonizers are very formidable..." Just as the little white dog began, the Tea Tree chimed in, "They're not formidable at all! You're lying! Dao Harmonizers are weak! The Book Spirit and I could beat them, and you still call them formidable!" The little white dog ignored it, pointing a paw toward the roasting roc wings. "This one isn't strong! The Dao this Golden-Winged Roc walked was not one it pioneered, nor was the Dao it merged with particularly powerful! A Dao Harmonizer represents the pinnacle of merging with a Dao. Whether one is strong depends on several factors: first, whether the Great Dao merged with is powerful; second, whether one truly comprehends that Dao; third, whether the person themselves is strong..." "Furthermore, it depends on whether many people have merged with that same Great Dao. If there are many people, all diluting the rule power of the Great Dao, then it won't be very strong!" The little white dog turned its gaze back to Su Yu. "You seem to have acquired part of the Master's legacy!" Su Yu nodded and took out the Tombstone of Civilizations. "This is it!" The little white dog examined it for a moment, thought it over, and then said, "I remember now. This should be one of the Great Daos of rules mastered by the Master. The Daos the Master held were all exclusively controlled by him. He must have stripped this Dao away. If you walk this Dao, you will be the sole person walking it. Once you succeed, you will become exceptionally powerful—definitely stronger than me!" An exclusive Dao! A Dao once wielded personally by King Wen, and one that had never been merged by anyone else! In that case, even if Su Yu did not pursue the path of opening a Dao through the Eternal Realm, walking this path alone would allow him to become an unrivaled powerhouse! This path had already been fully mapped out! Su Yu merely needed to follow King Wen's blueprint, outlining divine characters until he had ninety-nine of them, integrating them into his divine character battle technique and strengthening them step by step. It was a direct highway to the heavens! King Wen's complete Great Dao inheritance! Su Yu's heart stirred. "How many Great Daos did King Wen actually master back then?" "I don't know about that." The little white dog shook its head. "I'm just a dog; I wouldn't ask the Master such things. But I remember the scent of this Dao, which is how I recognized it." It continued, "This Dao was likely left behind by the Master for his successor. Why has no one merged with it after all these years?" Strange indeed! Su Yu also found it peculiar: "Some of King Wen's students and friends refined this Dao into the Tombstone of Civilizations to erect a cenotaph in his memory. Not only that, they merged their own divine character battle techniques into it as well... As a result, it seems no one ever discovered that this Dao could be inherited." The little white dog asked curiously, "They didn't notice? It's very easy to spot! The Master left behind a core divine character precisely to tell everyone that it could be used. Why turn it into a cenotaph?" If you ask me, who am I supposed to ask? Su Yu had no idea what King Wen's students had been thinking back then either. Could they truly have failed to notice? Or did they feel that none of them were capable of walking this path? At the side, the Book Spirit smiled and remarked, "Fat Ball, the Master's Dao is not something just anyone can walk! The Master's students must have realized there was an issue, but they also found that stepping onto it was exceedingly difficult—the starting threshold was simply too high! Therefore, the Master's students likely studied this Dao for a time and disassembled it, turning it into distinct divine character battle techniques. If someone could unify all these divine character battle techniques one day, they would truly be able to step onto this Dao!" The little white dog thought for a moment and nodded. "That makes sense!" Su Yu felt a twinge of a toothache! He understood now as well. It wasn't necessarily that King Wen's students hadn't noticed, but that they had recognized the dilemma: a battle technique requiring ninety-nine divine characters was impossible for them to outline, yet that was merely the starting point! The very baseline to step onto this Great Dao! Thus, they devised a workaround, ultimately concealing this Dao by breaking it down into the countless divine character battle techniques recorded on the Tombstone of Civilizations! If someone of peerless talent could comprehend all of those battle techniques, they would naturally discover the hidden truth within! If they could outline a battle technique with ninety-nine divine characters, this Dao would swing wide open for them! What painstaking dedication! At this moment, Su Yu suddenly understood the choice those students had made, and he understood the true significance of the Tombstone of Civilizations! If you comprehended this stone tablet, it became King Wen's legacy. If you failed to comprehend it, King Wen's legacy was cut short, buried within this tombstone! The most crucial element of King Wen's tomb was precisely this object! The Tombstone of Civilizations was the true tomb of King Wen! The little white dog glanced at the Book Spirit, who smiled and said, "This is the Master's Great Dao, intimately linked to him... Of course, the Master stripped it away and relinquished it, but if you are willing to listen to me recite the Master's writings, you might soon resonate with it, outlining divine characters, forming battle techniques, and stepping onto this Great Dao! Human Lord, what do you think?" Su Yu pondered briefly and nodded. "Then I shall trouble Senior!" The little fur ball asked in astonishment, "Fragrant Guy, aren't you going to pioneer your own Dao? Walking someone else's Dao is a mark of trash..." Su Yu sneered, "You fool! I'm still weak and don't understand the first thing about the Great Dao, yet you expect me to pioneer one myself? Of course I'll first walk the Dao King Wen stripped away. By comprehending the Great Dao, augmenting my strength, deepening my insights, and accumulating a solid foundation, I can then figure out how to pioneer a Dao! Who is born knowing everything? You really are an idiot!" The fur ball drooped dejectedly. Am I really stupid? The little white dog wagged its tail and nodded. "That's right. Everything goes from ignorance to understanding. I wanted to walk someone else's Dao as well, but there wasn't a suitable one. The Little Master gave me lessons every day, and the Master often read books to me, which was how I ended up walking my own Dao..." No one was born knowing everything! No matter how brilliant Su Yu was, he had never truly interacted with the laws of the Great Dao, so creating one from scratch was absurd... Did you think pioneering a Dao was like digging a latrine in your backyard? What a joke! Since King Wen had left behind a complete inheritance, Su Yu naturally intended to study it. He would walk it first to grow powerful, and once his comprehension was profound enough, he would consider forging his own path! And right now, the Book Spirit was right here! What was the Book Spirit? It was the spirit born from the books written by King Wen! While what it manifested might not strictly be innate divine characters, Su Yu felt there was little difference. Since no one walked this Dao, walking it to the end made it practically an innate divine character Dao as well, which was excellent. Soon, the little white dog said, "Then let the Book Spirit read some books to him. You don't eat meat anyway, so the rest of us will eat while we listen! Tea Tree, brew some tea for us. We can eat, drink, and listen to the reading all at once... The roc wings are greasy; drinking tea will cleanse the palate." "..." Su Yu felt like laughing. The little white dog certainly knew how to arrange things! Truth be told, cultivating like this was exceptionally delightful. Unlike before, here was a Dao Harmonizer Book Spirit reading aloud to him, a Dao Harmonizer Tea Tree brewing tea for him, while he feasted on the wings of a Dao Harmonizer... Living like this, he didn't even want to step outside! Su Yu asked no further questions. There was no rush; he needed to strengthen himself first. Having advanced so rapidly this time, he required the recitations to temper and ground his foundation. Having exhausted his accumulated reserves, Su Yu now needed to build up a deeper foundation to scale even loftier peaks. Soon, the sound of the Book Spirit reading aloud drifted into his ears. Su Yu's mind relaxed. The wings were roasted to perfection, and Su Yu and the little white dog began tearing into the meat. In an instant, the dense Yuan qi and rule power caused Su Yu's lingering wounds to mend at astonishing speed. Taking a sip of the tea handed over by the Tea Tree, Su Yu swallowed it down... feeling that this place surpassed the mortal world by miles! Living here was pure joy—so joyful that he had no thoughts of returning home! What did being an earthly emperor matter? It couldn't hold a candle to this place! At this moment, Su Yu abandoned all interest in vying for power and profit. Those were mere external trappings; holding the title and nominal authority was more than enough! "In the ninth year of Yong'an, at the start of late spring, Zhou Wu and I met atop Nanyuan. Zhou Wu created the Eighty-One Forms of the Heavenly Blade; I obliterated them with a single palm strike, laughing and declaring: 'A mere brute, utterly useless!'" "..." Su Yu felt as though he had just overheard some colossal secret! Who was Zhou Wu? King Wu? Good grief—useless! King Wen was arrogant indeed!