"Phew, we're finally safe!"
In the lower realm beyond the heavens, Sect Master Luo sensed the aura in the starry sky. Even though his cultivation was suppressed to the peak of Martial God, he breathed a sigh of relief.
She turned to look at Lu Tao, whose face was slightly pale, and asked with concern, "Lu Tao, are you alright?"
"fine!"
Lu Tao shook his head. Although the strange young man seemed to have no way to deal with him just now, in fact, the moment the Dragon Transformation Bell was hit, Lu Tao felt a sharp pain in his soul.
Although the divine soul imprint he left on the Dragon Transformation Bell was not completely destroyed, several cracks appeared.
This caused damage to Lu Tao's soul, but the damage was not significant.
At this moment, the Human Emperor asked with a solemn expression, "Sect Master Lu, that young man just now... do you know him?"
Back in the Lesser Thousand Worlds, the Human Emperor and the others had been watching the strange young man with bated breath, wanting to ask Lu Tao about his identity, but they also knew it was not appropriate to disturb him at that time.
Only now, when he was completely safe, did he voice the question that had been lingering in his mind.
Sect Master Luo, Sect Master Nie, and the other three half-step Divine Emperors also looked over.
Lu Tao shook his head and said, "I'm not entirely sure either. He... seems to have been sent by a top power from another realm of the God Realm to take charge of the Heavenly Universe Pavilion, and at the same time..."
Lu Tao paused for a moment before continuing to express his guess, "I estimate that he is here to oversee the wasteland."
"A regulatory wasteland..."
Upon hearing these four words, the expressions of all six powerful figures changed slightly.
As top experts in the desolate region, they naturally knew about the situation there.
If before this, the many creatures of the desolate region only felt that it was a cage, then now, after the Tianyu Pavilion's principles were exposed and the strange young man appeared, it is quite certain that...
The wasteland is a cage!
Not only is the behemoth Tianyu Pavilion hunting down prodigies who have a chance to leave the desolate region, but there are also true God-Emperor level experts secretly overseeing things, ensuring that nothing goes wrong.
But problems soon arose.
Why has the desolate region, a part of the divine realm, become a prison?
and.
If it's a cage, shouldn't it be used to imprison criminals?
In the desolate region, the highest cultivation level is only half-step God Emperor, and the lifespan is only about one million years.
Even the strongest among them met their end in the desolate lands.
Furthermore, there has never been any news of any living beings being imprisoned in the wilderness from the outside world.
Suddenly, the Emperor thought of something and pondered, "If we're talking about imprisonment, actually... that terrifying figure from the Spirit Path Palace seems to be a possibility."
The Human Emperor had once entered the perilous land of celestial change and knew all too well how terrifying that figure from the Spirit Path Palace was.
At first.
Even he, Zhang Lan, Ming Hu, Cang Yuan, and others did not dare to attack him, but only dared to confront him from a distance.
This alone suggests that the being in the Spirit Dao Palace is likely a God Emperor.
“Lingdao Palace…”
Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Luo and the others nodded in agreement.
really.
If we're talking about something worth the God Emperor guarding, it seems to be that being deep within the Spirit Path Palace.
Lu Tao hesitated and said, "But that person has already become a vengeful spirit, and is still locked in the Heavenly Change Wasteland. He has not been able to break free for countless years, and it seems that he does not need anyone to guard him."
"We'll see..."
"If it's merely to guard that being, how do you explain the Heavenly Universe Pavilion's hunting of demons?"
The Emperor was also at a loss for words when Lu Tao asked him the question.
Sect Master Luo speculated, "What Tianyu Pavilion and the strange youth did gives me the feeling that the Desolate Region is less of a cage and more of... being ostracized!"
"Exclusion?"
Upon hearing this, the others fell into deep thought.
After careful consideration, and taking into account the Tianyu Pavilion's mission and the strange young man's covert control over it, it seemed to be true.
The desolate region was ostracized by other regions of the God Realm!
The existence of Tianyu Pavilion and the strange young man seems to be aimed at preventing the emergence of true powerhouses in the desolate region, and even more so at preventing any living being in the desolate region from having any hope of leaving the desolate region to cultivate in other, more prosperous divine realms.
This is an attempt to completely block the rise of the Wilderness.
"But... if that's the case, why not completely annihilate the lower realm and the desolate region?"
As soon as Sect Master Nie finished speaking, he noticed a slight change in Lu Tao's expression and explained, "Sect Master Lu, don't think I'm heartless. In fact, to beings like the God Emperor, mere beings from the lower realms are nothing but ants, easily annihilated."
"For such powerful beings, these causes and effects should not mean anything."
"After all, judging from what the strange young man said, after the realm, it will transform into a world, which can shield one's own karma. Even if the lower realm and the wasteland are destroyed, it may not affect him."
"In that case, if he wants to completely sever the possibility of the Desolate Region's rise, he could easily annihilate both the Lower Realm and the Desolate Region. Besides..."
After a pause, Sect Master Nie continued, "Even if we don't kill all living beings, killing all the powerful ones can definitely prevent accidents from happening. For example, killing all the gods and those above the god level would have a karmic consequence that is countless times smaller than annihilating all living beings, right?"
"That's absolutely right!"
The Emperor and the others nodded in agreement upon hearing what Sect Master Nie said.
It must be said that Sect Leader Nie is right.
If it were any other powerful figure, and they truly wanted to thwart the rise of powerful beings in the desolate region, they would not only be able to slaughter all living beings, but at the very least, kill those who had reached the level of a celestial god.
In this way, the unexpected situation involving Lu Tao would not have occurred, and there would be no need to specifically hunt down creatures with high comprehension.
"As for why the strange youth didn't slaughter all living beings..."
Lu Tao guessed, "I think it's because of reincarnation!"
"Reincarnation?"
The Human Emperor and his companions were somewhat puzzled, as they did not understand reincarnation.
and.
Even if there is reincarnation, how can there be reincarnation if all living beings have been slaughtered?
Lu Tao explained, "Reincarnation is very complex. According to the spirit of my minor world, even if there are no living beings in a minor world at the beginning, various living beings will continue to appear inside as the world evolves."
Lu Tao possesses a minor world and has some understanding of reincarnation.
As far as he knew, reincarnation was not confined to a certain area, but rather encompassed the entire inner world.
Although the Desolate Domain is separated from other domains of the God Realm due to the existence of the boundary wall.
But the cycle of reincarnation did not end as a result.
therefore.
Even if Tianyu Pavilion and the strange youth slaughtered all living beings, countless more would still appear every now and then.
Moreover, these beings will be distributed across many realms, planets, and countless desolate places in the lower realm.
Each search is an extremely troublesome matter for Tianyu Pavilion and the strange young man.
Especially the lower realm.
The strange young man's cultivation level was too high to descend to the mortal realm; however, if he were to instruct the Heavenly Pavilion to do this, then the strange young man would need to control countless powerful individuals.
Moreover, it involves enslavement and control.
If they are not enslaved, these powerful individuals may not necessarily follow the strange young man's orders.
You have to understand, that was the slaughter of hundreds of millions of lives.
We'll see.
Since everyone knows that the strange young man's plan is to slaughter all living beings, these powerful members of the Heavenly Pavilion cannot help but resist, whether for their own sake or for the sake of their descendants.
Therefore, the idea of slaughtering all living beings seems highly improbable.
"That's true!"
After hearing Lu Tao's analysis, the six members of the Human Emperor's faction nodded in agreement.
"Alright, whatever his purpose or plan, we'll find out everything once we kill him." Lu Tao didn't want to continue discussing these complicated matters.
Sect Master Luo, however, continued with concern, "Lu Tao, that young man is a Divine Emperor. Although we don't know the exact extent of his strength, he is an existence we cannot defeat. What will happen in the future..."
The Human Emperor picked up where he left off and continued, "Sect Master Lu, if we want to kill that youth, we definitely can't do it on our own. Only you can do it. But you're only at the peak of the Divine Lord realm right now. Even if you transcend the tribulation and become a Divine King, I'm afraid you're still no match for that youth, and..."
"Moreover, you need to go to the God Realm to undergo the God King Tribulation. Even if you undergo the tribulation in those secret realms, such secret realms will most likely be controlled by the young man. When you undergo the tribulation, the young man will definitely discover it, and that will be a true life-or-death tribulation."
The emperor spoke these words with deep worry on his face.
Lu Tao's rise to power is undoubtedly a great joy for the human race.
If it weren't for the existence of that strange young man, the desolate region would have long since become the territory of the human race, a prosperity unprecedented in human history.
But such a monstrous character...
Now he can only flee to the lower realm to avoid being killed by the youth. Moreover, Lu Tao's future seems uncertain; let alone leaving the desolate region, it seems impossible for him to even transcend tribulation and become a god-king.
Lu Tao laughed and said, "Don't worry, there's always a way out. Everything will be alright."
"As long as you have a plan, that's fine!"
Upon seeing this, the Emperor and his companions all nodded silently.
Although they had only known Lu Tao for a short time, they all knew his character and that he would never do anything without a certainty of success.
Since Lu Tao said it's nothing, then it must be nothing.
Lu Tao was able to foresee even a god-emperor like the strange young man, and even managed to gather everyone into the Lesser Thousand Worlds before his arrival, which shows Lu Tao's ability to handle things.
Lu Tao nodded slightly and then said, "By the way, you can hand over those corpses and souls to me."
"good!"
The six of them naturally did not refuse and took out all the corpses and souls of the half-step God Emperors they had collected.
Ao Chen, Yan Zhi, Jie En, Shi Shu, Ming Hu, Zhang Lan, and other once-powerful figures who dominated the desolate region have now been sealed down to the size of a palm.
The six handed over these divine souls to Lu Tao. The Human Emperor exclaimed, "I never imagined that what our human race had been developing in secret for tens of millions of years and still couldn't achieve, was accomplished by Sect Master Lu in just a few months."
Sect Master Nie also sighed, "Indeed, although it seems that we killed these half-step Divine Emperors in this battle, in reality, the six of us were just henchmen. Even without us, with Sect Master Lu's abilities, he could easily kill these guys in a short time!"
Sect Master Luo retorted, "No, if Lu Tao hadn't chosen to give Tianyu Pavilion the opportunity to set up a Divine Emperor-level formation, he could have killed those half-step Divine Emperors back then."
All three of them looked somewhat dazed.
Other human beings who were half-step God Emperors were not much better off.
They have all lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and their knowledge is extremely rich, whether from firsthand observation or through anecdotes, and they have witnessed countless feats.
But this is the first time someone like Lu Tao has done this.
To have the talent of a Divine Lord and to reverse the situation and kill a half-step Divine Emperor is simply like a dream.
and.
It not only killed a half-step God Emperor, but also shattered the God Emperor's formation.
Although the Divine Emperor's formation cannot be judged according to the Divine Emperor's strength, it is not far off, as it was used a full nine times.
Without exception, they were all easily defeated by the Immortal Sect.
Looking back now, it all seems like a fantasy.
Lu Tao smiled faintly at the praise, not caring at all.
He continued, "Give me the other rule-based artifacts as well, as for the dragon transformation artifact..."
Before Lu Tao could finish speaking, Sect Master Luo interrupted him and asked, "Lu Tao, may I join the Immortal Sect?"
The others also changed their expressions, all turning their expectant gazes to Lu Tao.
Lu Tao looked at the Human Emperor and asked, "Does the Human Emperor also want to join the Immortal Sect?"
The Human Emperor said bitterly, "Sect Leader Lu, please stop calling me Human Emperor. I am just the Human Emperor of the Desolate Region. Once I leave the Desolate Region, I will be nothing."
"Besides, the current human race in the Desolate Region is all in Sect Master Lu's Small Thousand World. I am now the Human Emperor, but I am no longer in name only."
Human Emperor Ye Xuan was very clear about his own position. In the past, he could still be called the Human Emperor, but since the human race was destroyed, his title of Human Emperor had become merely nominal.
He has absolutely no desire to become the human emperor right now.
He preferred Lu Tao to be the Human Emperor, but Lu Tao refused.
Lu Tao glanced at everyone and slowly nodded, saying, "Very well, then you shall join the Immortal Sect."
Lu Tao did not refuse.
His main concern was that if these people left the wilderness and were scattered elsewhere, it would easily lead to the exposure of some of his secrets.
It's better to stay in the Immortal Sect.
Moreover...
These six are all half-step God Emperors. After leaving the Desolate Domain and undergoing tribulation, they will become six God Emperor powerhouses.
Lu Tao would naturally not refuse such assistance.
Most importantly, almost all the humans in the desolate region have now been taken into his minor world and become members of his Immortal Sect. If he refuses these six, it would only turn the strongest human into a rogue cultivator.
It just feels weird no matter how you look at it.
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
Upon hearing this, all six men bowed to Lu Tao with solemn expressions.
Lu Tao nodded and said, "No need for formalities!"
"Sect Master, you can handle all these things."
After bowing, the six returned the rule artifact and the dragon transformation artifact to Lu Tao. They also handed over the many storage treasures and small worlds they had seized in this battle to Lu Tao.
Lu Tao did not refuse and put away the other items, but not the small world. He instructed, "Take care of the creatures inside the small world first."
Lu Tao showed no mercy at this moment.
Now that the top experts of these races and forces have been killed, it is impossible to leave any other low-level beings alive, let alone let them go.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
The six accepted the order and then entered the Lesser Thousand Worlds with Lu Tao to begin refining the Lesser Worlds one by one.
Lu Tao then handed over the souls of many powerful individuals to Shan Yu to devour, allowing Shan Yu to absorb their memories and record them.
Then Lu Tao summoned many clones of the Immortal Sect elders and handed over the storage treasures to them to organize.
Then.
Lu Tao then summoned all the elders and began setting up an array to refine the small world.
"No……"
"Spare me!"
"ah……"
For some time afterward, screams echoed continuously from remote parts of the Lesser Thousand Worlds.
Whether it was the six half-step God Emperors of the human race, the other God Kings of the human race, or the elders of the Immortal Sect, none of them showed the slightest mercy at this moment.
They slaughtered all the other living beings in each of the smaller worlds.
but.
There aren't that many creatures in these small worlds.
Most of them are high-level beings; those below the Martial King realm are extremely rare.
It seems that for those half-step God Emperors and God Kings, low-level beings are not important at all, and only some clan members with higher aptitude are taken into the small world.
and.
Of these races, over 90% have far fewer members than humans.
For example, the True Dragon Clan, the Xuan Turtle Clan, the Lava Clan, and so on.
This situation made Lu Tao secretly relieved, at least he could avoid some bloodshed.
That's how it is.
A few hours later, all the small worlds were cleared out. Not only were the low-level creatures dealt with, but all the items within the small worlds were also organized.
What made Lu Tao most happy was that he obtained another piece of time-related material during this sorting process...
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