Chapter 332: The Sixth Plan - "The Promised Land"!

Chapter 332: The Sixth Plan - "The Promised Land"!

Suddenly, the entire world became eerily silent, as if a pause button had been pressed. Not a sound could be heard, and everyone felt a profound stillness.

The tribulation clouds vanished.

Blinding thunderous light engulfed the entire world.

The man standing tall amidst the chaos, enduring the relentless storm and heavenly lightning, became the focal point of everyone's attention. They stood rooted to the spot, feeling as if time had frozen, their minds momentarily halted in awe.

But the next moment—

"Boom!!!"

A deafening explosion reverberated, and an invisible shockwave rippled out from its epicenter, swiftly engulfing the distant onlookers before they could react. The crowd was sent flying by the force of the impact.

Fortunately, they were far enough to escape the brunt of the shockwave.

Otherwise, with such power, those with lower cultivation would have been instantly crushed.

At that moment, people gradually realized what had just happened. They regained their balance in mid-air, their faces filled with shock and disbelief as they stared at the tattered figure standing firm in the heavens. Their eyes widened in horror.

The tribulation clouds had dissipated.

This meant that Chen Qiu had successfully passed through the heavenly tribulation!

The power of this tribulation was beyond what any of them could withstand, yet Chen Qiu had somehow endured it.

Chen Qiu, who was merely at the peak of Tribulation Tribulation, had achieved the impossible!

Are you trying to defy the heavens?!

Many people gasped, their faces revealing a mix of emotions as they stared at the ragged figure. A unanimous thought flashed through their minds: A monster had emerged in the Tide Immortal Plane.

This man, already so formidable at the peak of Tribulation Tribulation, would be an unstoppable force if he reached the peak of Celestial Immortal. Who in the Tide Immortal Plane could possibly rival him?

A monster destined to rise, and there was no stopping him.

No matter what they tried, not even a tribulation of this magnitude could halt his ascent. Even if there was a nine-in-ten chance of killing him, letting him escape would only lead to future reckoning.

No one wanted to provoke such a monster without a personal grudge.

Even if there had been past enmity, it would be best forgotten.

But if they could associate with such a figure, even the slightest favor would bring them immense benefits.

Just then—

A hoarse yet powerful voice reverberated throughout the world—

"Heavenly Dao Proclamation": The Heavenly Dao senses that in the Middle State of the Tide Immortal Plane, a human cultivator, the Sect Master of the Mock Heaven Sect, a Heavenly Dao Sage, a Heavenly Dao Villain, a Protector of Humanity, and an Unparalleled Celestial Prodigy, Chen Qiu, has miraculously survived against all odds at the peak of Tribulation Tribulation. He has successfully passed through the Third Rank Heavenly Tribulation, the World Devastating Tribulation!

Chen Qiu is the first Celestial Prodigy in the history of the Tide Immortal Plane to overcome the World Devastating Tribulation.

Furthermore, he is the first cultivator across all continents to pass through the Third Rank Heavenly Tribulation in a mortal body. This proclamation shall echo throughout the Tide Immortal Plane and all its subordinate continents.

The Heavenly Dao bestows upon him the Supreme-grade Immortal Mansion, 'Purple Immortal Cave Mansion', the Supreme-grade Riding Beast, 'Purple Immortal Riding Beast', the Supreme-grade Immortal World, 'Purple Aura Ascension', and a thousand Supreme-grade Spirit Stones. The first three rewards are unconditional and of the highest Heavenly Dao rank, Twelfth Rank.

Mortals, take heed and witness the will of the Heavenly Dao!

This proclamation echoed not only in the Tide Immortal Plane but also in all its subordinate continents, repeated three times.

Countless people instinctively looked up, listening intently to the proclamation.

Some knew Chen Qiu's name well, while others had never heard of him.

"Huff"

At that moment, Chen Qiu remained standing, unmoving and proud despite his tattered clothes. Even his face was devoid of expression.

He wasn't trying to look cool.

He couldn't move.

He was numb.

As the final tribulation lightning was about to strike, he knew he couldn't withstand it.

The lightning was far beyond his cultivation level, and despite his many abilities, his low foundation meant they wouldn't be very effective.

Even with his ant and thousands of virtue points, he knew he couldn't endure it.

He had to take a gamble.

In the final moments, he deactivated the 'Body-Faith Conversion' ability, reverting to an Artificer Cultivator. He unleashed all his powers, summoning his strongest attack, and clashed with the ninth tribulation lightning head-on.

Fortunately, he prevailed.

When his 'Thunderball' collided with the lightning, much of the tribulation's power was blocked, and the remaining force was easily withstood by his ant and virtue points.

The ninth tribulation lightning was the most powerful but caused him the least harm. The eighth tribulation had been the most damaging.

However, after that final attack, his body was completely numb from the intense electricity. He couldn't move, and even his spirit energy was frozen. With all his might, he managed to summon a faint wisp of spirit energy to keep himself standing in the sky, preventing a fall to the ground.

Despite his cultivation, a fall from such a height wouldn't be life-threatening, even with his rigid body.

But, falling face-first...

No one had ever told him he could clash with tribulation lightning, and he had never tried it before. After all, whose spells could rival the might of heavenly tribulation? If he hadn't been pushed to the brink, he wouldn't have attempted it. Surprisingly, it worked quite well.

Much better than enduring it directly.

However, being an Artificer Cultivator, he could only use this method for the last tribulation lightning. In his current numb state, he couldn't withstand even the first tribulation. If someone with ill intentions had approached then, he would have been defenseless.

Thankfully, no one dared to take advantage. The cultivators of the Tide Immortal Plane seemed to have integrity, refraining from exploiting another's vulnerability.

In the Mystic Heavens Continent, by this time, they would have long surrounded the Bright Summit.

For this Thunder Tribulation, he had used up all the talismans and spiritual treasures he had collected over the past days, significantly depleting his resources. Many of these items were found in Storage Rings and in the Hundred Cities. He had originally planned to sell them as a package to earn some Spirit Stones.

However—

When he saw the rewards, he smiled with satisfaction. The rewards were quite good and worth it.

Among them, the "Purple Aura Immortal Mansion," "Purple Aura Riding Beast," and "Purple Aura Ascends," these three items were unique abilities of the Immortal Human, Earth Immortal, and Celestial Immortal cultivation realms. Now he had them all at once, and they were even a set.

A Supreme Heavenly Dao treasure.

It should be no less than the grade of those special Immortal Mansions, and it might even be a bit higher. After all, with the prefix of "Heavenly Dao," there is no weakness.

As for what was said later, these three were all of the top grade of the twelfth rank.

He felt that it was a bit of a waste.

Under the unique Heavenly Dao Codex Entry "Heavenly Mandate," whether it was an Immortal Mansion or a Riding Beast, as long as his cultivation broke through, they would be guaranteed to have a base of 200 grades. This twelfth rank seemed a bit too low.

Moreover, he felt that this setting was also unreasonable. Would someone who could cross the Third Rank Heavenly Tribulation in a mortal body be satisfied with a twelfth rank? Or would they not meet the conditions for a twelfth rank?

However, it wasn't entirely useless, as it saved him some effort by not having to fulfill the conditions for the twelfth rank, although he didn't know what those conditions were. Still, they should not be easy to complete.

As for the reward of one thousand Supreme-grade Spirit Stones, it also made him extremely satisfied.

Sixteen Supreme-grade Spirit Stones could activate a Celestial Immortal Peak Puppet, and with so many Supreme-grade Spirit Stones, he could activate 62 Celestial Immortal Peak Puppets. With this, he could now dominate the Tide Immortal Plane.

62 Celestial Immortal Peak bodyguards, plus the True Immortal Badan in his camp, were more than enough to handle everyone in the Tide Immortal Plane.

One Supreme-grade Spirit Stone was worth eight hundred High-grade Spirit Stones, and one High-grade Spirit Stone was worth eight hundred Medium-grade Spirit Stones.

One thousand Supreme-grade Spirit Stones, when exchanged for Medium-grade Spirit Stones, would be about six hundred and fifty million Spirit Stones. This was a substantial reward, much more generous than the Second Rank Heavenly Tribulation's reward. He remembered that the Second Rank Tribulation only rewarded one hundred million Medium-grade Spirit Stones, with no other rewards, just Spirit Stones. This time, the rewards were far superior.

And these were just the surface rewards.

The deeper rewards were even more terrifying.

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At this moment, Chen Qiu's body was still unable to move, but he could use his inner vision to see the panel displaying his cultivation speed in his dantian. He stood in a daze, silent and stunned, before murmuring after a long while, "This is too much."

"Cultivation Speed": 3120 times.

Yes, a cultivation speed of over 3000 times, and this was the minimum guaranteed speed, not including the effects of the Spirit Gathering Array and various Codex Entries. With everything in full force, it easily reached 3200 times.

3000 times, what does that mean?

While others toiled without rest for ten years, it would be equivalent to his cultivation for one day.

If he cultivated for a year, it would be like others cultivating for 3650 years.

It was a bit excessive.

He suddenly wondered if the Heavenly Dao had awakened too late. Why did it take a thousand years to awaken? What was it doing during that time? He felt that with his cultivation speed, by the time he reached the Immortal Emperor realm, he would have nothing to do but wait for the Heavenly Dao to awaken.

How boring.

The reason for such a terrifying effect was a Codex Entry on the inner wall of his dantian.

"Codex Entry Name": Fame Spreads Far and Wide (Supreme-grade).

"Codex Entry Level": Pink.

"Codex Entry Effect": For every person who knows your name, your cultivation speed will receive a boost.

"Supreme-grade Effect": Effect doubles.

Trapped in Cao Tian Palace for those seven years, the Mock Heaven Sect members had tirelessly spread his name far and wide, divided into several teams, each taking turns every month to visit a new First Rank Continent. It was exhausting work.

He had planned to continue this project after the current matter was resolved.

But now it seemed that this plan could be permanently terminated; it had lost its meaning.

The Mock Heaven Sect members had worked hard for seven years, but the cultivation speed they brought was far inferior to the effect of this Heavenly Dao Proclamation.

Under a Second Rank Continent, there are 12 First Rank Continents; under a Third Rank Continent, there are 144 First Rank Continents; under a Fourth Rank Continent, there are 1728 First Rank Continents; and under a Fifth Rank Immortal World, there are 20,376 First Rank Continents.

This calculation only includes First Rank Continents.

And these continents are all under the "Fifth Rank Immortal World, Tide Immortal Plane."

This Heavenly Dao Proclamation resounded across all the continents under the Tide Immortal Plane's chain, totaling tens of thousands of continents. After hearing the proclamation three times and with the multiple rewards, many people remembered the name Chen Qiu.

This fame-spreading effect was simply incredible.

Of course.

This effect was undoubtedly not as profound as the Mock Heaven Sect members' efforts, but the sheer number made up for it. In seven years, the Mock Heaven Sect members never stopped, visiting countless continents. This single Heavenly Dao Proclamation reached tens of thousands of continents, an incomparable feat.

His cultivation speed was already sufficient.

Although it seemed exaggerated, a cultivation speed of over 3000 times, was still manageable. His earlier comparison was merely theoretical; it was impossible to cultivate 3000 times faster than others in reality.

After all, those at the Immortal Human, Earth Immortal, and Celestial Immortal realms would surely have some cultivation speed boosts; without such a foundation, they wouldn't even be considered Immortals.

If one were to rely solely on ordinary cultivation speed, they wouldn't be able to reach the Celestial Immortal realm.

Moreover, even with an increased cultivation speed, the endpoint is still the "Immortal Emperor" realm. After reaching the Immortal Emperor, cultivation speed becomes useless.

This could only allow him to reach the Immortal Emperor realm at the fastest speed, but it wouldn't significantly enhance his combat power. According to the information he obtained in Cao Tian Palace, the Immortal Emperor realm was both an endpoint and a new beginning.

Upon reaching this cultivation realm, one must begin to gather various means to enhance their combat prowess, such as combat codex entries, spiritual treasures, spells, and cultivation methods of the Immortal Emperor grade.

Even among Immortal Emperors, there are varying degrees of strength.

Just then, a figure approached Chen Qiu from a distance, flying at a leisurely pace. Chen Qiu narrowed his eyes slightly, recognizing the figure as Jiang Bu Ping. His heart tightened as he realized that he currently had no means to resist.

He couldn't even activate his Little World.

If Jiang Bu Ping decided to attack him now, his death was certain.

Despite the tension, Chen Qiu's expression remained calm as he looked at Jiang Bu Ping, who had stopped in front of him. "What's the matter? Did you come to witness my tribulation too?"

Chen Qiu was still somewhat puzzled by Jiang Bu Ping's behavior.

Logically, the two should have been bitter enemies. After all, Jiang Bu Ping had been imprisoned by the Cao Tian Sect for so many years, enduring the burning of the 'Zhu Xian Fu' day and night, while Chen Qiu was the sect leader of Cao Tian, and he possessed Jiang Bu Ping's corpse.

However, Jiang Bu Ping didn't seem to hold much hostility towards him, nor did he bear much resentment towards the Cao Tian Sect. He didn't seem to care much about his own corpse either.

It was as if he had given up.

"It's nothing."

Jiang Bu Ping's expression was complex as he looked at Chen Qiu, who was wearing tattered clothes. After a brief pause, he calmly said, "I just wanted to see if you were severely injured. But when I got closer, I realized I was overthinking it. Your spirit qi is terrifyingly calm. After experiencing such a fierce battle, not only is there no violent fluctuation, but there isn't even a ripple. This means that for you, this wasn't even your full power."

"You're even more formidable than I imagined."

Jiang Bu Ping was confident that he could also overcome this heavenly tribulation, but at a certain cost. However, he knew that he wouldn't be able to maintain such a calm state of spirit qi after passing through the tribulation.

It was like two ordinary people doing a hundred push-ups.

One would be out of breath after finishing, while the other would remain unaffected.

Both had done a hundred push-ups, but there was a world of difference between them. One had reached their limit, while the other had not.

But what surprised Chen Qiu was that his foundation was even stronger than Jiang Bu Ping's. After all, Jiang Bu Ping had nine Rainbow Codex Entries and various means inherited from his previous life, once reaching the half-step Immortal Emperor realm.

"Is the position of the Cao Tian Sect's leader only meant for monsters like you?"

Jiang Bu Ping's expression was complex as he looked at Chen Qiu. He had genuinely been worried that Chen Qiu might have died. If Chen Qiu were to die, it would mean the end of the Cao Tian Sect, and his own beliefs would be shattered. He wouldn't know what to do with his life anymore.

He had already lived for a long time and was getting bored of life.

"Oh?"

Chen Qiu calmly tilted his head slightly. "What do the former leader of the Cao Tian Sect and I have in common?"

Although his words were calm, his lips twitched unnaturally. His spirit qi was terrifyingly calm, without a ripple? If there were any ripples, it would be a miracle!

His body and spirit qi were numb, and he could only move his mouth. The spirit qi he could muster was just enough to keep him floating. If there were any ripples, it would be a miracle, just like throwing a stone into a frozen lake in winter and being surprised that there were no splashes.

Although Jiang Bu Ping had misunderstood, Chen Qiu didn't bother to clarify. Instead, he engaged in small talk with Jiang Bu Ping, sensing that in the time it took to brew a cup of tea, his body would recover, and he wouldn't be in such a dangerous situation anymore.

He was genuinely afraid that Jiang Bu Ping might suddenly lose his mind and strike him, leading to his untimely death.

"What about you and him?"

After a long silence, Jiang Bu Ping spoke up, "You're not as ruthless as him."

"Oh? How so?"

"After the Cao Tian Sect's downfall, all information about the sect was cleared from the world. But I'm sure the sect had its ways of passing down some crucial information."

"Before the Heavenly Dao fully awakens, over a hundred million demons will slaughter the entire Twelfth Rank Immortal Plane."

"Each of these demons is incredibly powerful, capable of easily crossing the Void."

"Then, after the Twelfth Rank Immortal Plane is cleansed, the Heavenly Dao will awaken and devour the entire world, including all corpses."

"And on that day, the Cao Tian Sect fought desperately against these demons."

"Yes, I'm aware of that," Chen Qiu said calmly. "And what role did you play in all this as a Heavenly Mandate Dog?"

"But—"

Jiang Bu Ping's expression was complex as he rasped, "But these demons are not easy to deal with. And even though they are already so difficult to handle, they are not the means of the Heavenly Dao. You can think of it as a chef preparing a delicious meal. Everyone knew that these demons might be able to hold off the Heavenly Dao, but once it fully awakens, all efforts would be in vain."

"Moreover, all the cultivators' codex entries and other means were permanently sealed."

"Only we, the Heavenly Mandate Dogs, can retain such means."

"When the Cao Tian Sect saw that defeat was inevitable, they formulated seven plans."

"These plans are the 'Fu Su Plan', the 'Heavenly Retribution Plan', the 'Reincarnation Plan', the 'Soul Restoration Plan', the 'Long Voyage Plan', the 'Promised Land Plan', and the 'Heavenly Palace Plan'."

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Qiu's eyes as he looked at Jiang Bu Ping. "You know so much about the Cao Tian Sect?"

Chen Qiu only knew the rough contents of the first five plans, but the contents of the last two plans were completely unknown to him. The Cao Tian Palace hadn't disclosed them, and the person in charge of the palace had arrived before the plans were finalized, so the subsequent details were unclear.

"I know a little," Jiang Bu Ping said softly. "I only know the general contents of these seven plans, and the sixth plan, the 'Promised Land Plan', I believe is something only the craziest person in this world could have thought of."

"This is the difference between you and him."

"You would never come up with such a plan."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because you're not ruthless enough. This is a plan for annihilation. You can kill one person, a hundred people, or even ten thousand people. But can you massacre an entire continent? What about hundreds of continents? Or millions of them?"

Jiang Bu Ping's expression grew complex. "The content of this plan is very simple."

"The Heavenly Dao awakens once every three million years, and each time it awakens, it needs to devour a Twelfth Rank Immortal Plane to heal its injuries. Within the three million years, there will be a new Eleventh Rank Immortal Plane ascending to the Twelfth Rank."

"The nature of the Heavenly Dao's injuries is not important."

"Who caused them is also not important."

"We only need to extract two key points: the Heavenly Dao is severely injured and must awaken once every three million years to devour and heal."

"But if..."

"If, before the Heavenly Dao officially awakens, all the Twelfth Rank Immortal Planes, all the Eleventh Rank Immortal Planes, all the Tenth Rank Immortal Planes, and even down to the Sixth Rank Immortal Planes, are completely annihilated."

"Then, for at least hundreds of millions of years, no Twelfth Rank Immortal Plane will be born."

"This means that after awakening, the Heavenly Dao won't be able to heal by devouring, and millions of years later, it will naturally die from its own severe injuries."

"This is an extremely perfect plan, the most likely to slay the Heavenly Dao and bring clarity to this world."

"The sin is in the present, but the merit will last for generations!"

"It's just that the price to pay is a bit high. Someone needs to shoulder this heavenly sin. Even Demon Cultivators and Evil Cultivators would tremble upon hearing this plan, but the former leader of Mock Heaven Sect didn't care. He was determined to execute this plan."

"In the end..."

Jiang Bu Ping paused before continuing, "If it wasn't for the insistence of the former leader to carry out this plan, perhaps Mock Heaven Sect could have lasted a little longer, and not so many people would have to become the Heavenly Dao's dogs."

"When the people from the Eleventh Rank Immortal Planes heard this plan, they almost went insane."

"Originally, only a Twelfth Rank Immortal Plane was going to die."

"Now, all the way down to the Sixth Rank Immortal Planes are going to be annihilated. Who can withstand this? Everyone immediately became the Heavenly Dao's dogs, swearing to resist Mock Heaven Sect."

"Although Mock Heaven Sect was the strongest force in the Twelfth Rank Immortal Plane, they couldn't withstand the opposition of so many demons and enemies. In the end, after the Heavenly Dao officially awakened, Mock Heaven Sect was completely annihilated in the heavens and earth."

"The reason this plan was leaked back then..."

"Was because Mock Heaven Sect had a female elder at the time who thought the plan was too cruel. She spread the news, and Mock Heaven Sect had originally planned to block the information and then quickly raid each continent one by one. But after the plan was exposed, everyone banded together, making it difficult to execute."

"This is the sixth plan, 'Promised Land'!"

"If it were you, would you have the courage to carry out this plan?"

". . ."

Chen Qiu remained expressionless, silent and motionless. He only turned his head to look into the distance. At this moment, his body and spirit qi had fully recovered, and this was also the first time he heard this secret from three million years ago.

It was also the first time he learned the content of the 'Promised Land' plan.

Among these seven plans, the first five were kept as a legacy, as a backup.

Only this plan was a direct confrontation.

If this plan had succeeded back then, and everything went according to plan, in millions of years, or even without needing that long, if the Heavenly Dao's injuries were truly that severe, at most a few hundred thousand years later, the Heavenly Dao would have died from its own severe injuries.

Rather than extinguishing the flames, it's better to remove the fuel.

A one-time effort for eternal peace.

Indeed, it was a genius and crazy plan.

However, Chen Qiu still answered Jiang Bu Ping's question.

"No, I wouldn't execute this plan."

"I'm not wrong, am I?"

Jiang Bu Ping shook his head. "You were just as terrifying as him back then, rising as a domineering hero. But you're not as ruthless or bold as him. Even though I was his opponent at the time, I have to admit that this plan is indeed perfect. It would have been even better if it wasn't about killing me."

"No."

Chen Qiu shook his head. "I just think this plan is too far-fetched. It would take at least several hundred thousand years, or even millions or billions of years, to see the results. It's too distant; I can't wait that long."

"I don't like thinking about things that are too far away."

"I prefer to resolve today's matters today."

". . ."

Jiang Bu Ping's expression became complex, and after a long silence, he shook his head. "You didn't experience those days, so you don't understand the terror of the Heavenly Dao's awakening. Remember, when the world-devouring demons appear, it's not the Heavenly Dao that has awakened, but its cook."

"To kill the Heavenly Dao head-on..."

"That's almost impossible."

"In fact, to this day, no one knows what the Heavenly Dao's true form is, and no one has ever seen it."

"I was already at the Half-Step Immortal Emperor cultivation level back then, but I couldn't sense the Heavenly Dao's true form. I could only feel that it was everywhere. It's difficult to confront such a power gap with strength alone."

"I know."

Chen Qiu nodded slightly. He had always known that even though he came from the Celestial Prison and wasn't controlled by the Heavenly Dao, possessing the Codex Entry wouldn't make him a match for the Heavenly Dao.

But he always felt that the phrase 'not controlled by the Heavenly Dao' implied more than just that effect.

Mock Heaven Sect didn't believe that having more Codex Entries would be enough to directly confront the Heavenly Dao.

"But..."

"There's always a way when you reach the mountain, and the boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge."

"There's always a solution."

"Every problem in this world has a corresponding solution. Yin and Yang are the principles of heaven and earth, and no problem is absolutely unsolvable; it's just that the corresponding solution hasn't been found yet."

"What I need to do is find that solution."

(End of Chapter)

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