Chapter 1 The Ordeal

"In the past, when I left the Three Realms, I was caught in a spatial storm. By the time I got out, I had already arrived in a domain called the 'Blazing Sun Domain'. After wandering for a long time, I was brought to the 'Azure Wu Domain' by my master…" In a secluded void, the Goddess Nüwa spoke of her experiences over the past near-Chaotic Era.

Like Jiang Xuan's clone, when she left the Three Realms, she was swept up by the temporal storms in the chaotic void outside the Three Realms and landed in the Blazing Sun Domain. At that time, the Goddess Nüwa was only at the World Realm, but her luck was astonishing. Not only did she manage to discover the location of the Blazing Sun Domain Lord's treasure vault, but she was also accepted as a disciple by Ancestor Feng Tong.

In nearly a Chaotic Era, she had long since broken through to become a First Step Dao Lord. Before Jiang Xuan arrived, the Goddess Nüwa had just finished a ten-thousand-year closed-door cultivation session and broke through to become a Second Step Dao Lord in one fell swoop.

This was relatively simple for monstrous Dao Lords because those geniuses who became Dao Lords with the strongest Dao generally had a Dao at the World Deity level that was comparable to a Second Step Dao Lord. Therefore, after breaking through to become a First Step Dao Lord, they could become a Second Step Dao Lord in a very short time.

There were not a few who became Second Step Dao Lords within a thousand years of breaking through to become First Step Dao Lords. For a monstrous genius like the Goddess Nüwa, who used the strongest fusion Dao to become a Life-Death Dao Lord, reaching this step was naturally simple.

However, the path afterward was not so easy, especially after reaching the Fourth Step Dao Lord stage. It was normal to remain silent for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of Chaotic Eras.

But that didn't mean the Goddess Nüwa wasn't strong. On the contrary, the Goddess Nüwa could now be compared to a weaker Fourth Step Dao Lord, and once she reached the Fourth Step Dao Lord stage, she would be a monster who could easily kill ordinary Eternal Emperors.

"How is the Three Realms now?"

The Goddess Nüwa's eyes were filled with longing. She had also wanted to find her homeland, but her cultivation was low, and the Three Realms was an inconspicuous small place. In the vast chaos, who could find it?

"Very well, after you left…" Jiang Xuan smiled as he told the Goddess Nüwa about the events that had occurred within the Three Realms, while also mentioning the Mind Generals and so on. Of course, those were all things of the past.

After listening to Jiang Xuan's account, the Goddess Nüwa's heart was filled with ups and downs. She didn't expect so many things to have happened in the Three Realms after she left, especially Jiang Xuan's sudden rise, which made her feel incredible.

"Is the Three Realms in the Flame Dragon Domain, very far from this Azure Wu Domain?" the Goddess Nüwa asked. Any domain was extremely vast. Like the Flame Dragon Domain, it could be called an endless territory by the cultivators of that domain.

And the void between domains was even more boundless. She had crossed the void with Ancestor Feng Tong, returning from the Blazing Sun Domain to the Azure Wu Domain. Even with Ancestor Feng Tong's strength and foundation, it had taken millions of years, something ordinary beings couldn't imagine.

"It is indeed very far. Even if a Dominator pilots a Domain Realm Ark, it would take billions of years to arrive."

Jiang Xuan said. Domain Realm Arks were a type of supreme treasure in the Chaos Universe that could traverse the void, constantly jumping in space-time. Even a Dominator's speed across space-time couldn't compare to a Domain Realm Ark.

Of course, Domain Realm Arks, as well as the Sith war weapons, were not as good as the Supreme, which was why the Supremes were able to support the entire Chaos Universe during the ancient war.

"So far…"

The Goddess Nüwa sighed softly. A temporal storm had sent her to such a distant place.

"It's alright. The Three Realms is peaceful now, so there's no need to rush. You can cultivate here for now, and after I explore the Eight Domains, I will return to the Flame Dragon Domain with you."

Jiang Xuan said that he was going to the core of the Eight Domains, which were some of the most dangerous ancient places in the entire Chaos Universe. It wasn't suitable for the Goddess Nüwa to train there, so it was better for her to continue cultivating with Ancestor Feng Tong. After Jiang Xuan finished his exploration, he would go to the Flame Dragon Domain.

"It's fine. Knowing that the Three Realms is safe and sound puts my heart at ease. You can go and complete your matters."

The Goddess Nüwa said with a smile. She could see that although Jiang Xuan was an Emperor, he was very special, but she didn't understand the reason.

"Mm." Jiang Xuan nodded.

After that, Ancestor Feng Tong prepared a banquet to welcome Jiang Xuan and cleanse the dust from his journey. In addition to him, several great powers of the Azure Wu Domain also came to visit. Jiang Xuan didn't care about these things.

Afterward, Jiang Xuan stayed in the Azure Wu Domain for a few days, expounding the Dao and resolving doubts for the Goddess Nüwa. Jiang Xuan wasn't particularly skilled in the Dao of Life that the Goddess Nüwa cultivated, but at his level, even the Dao he was least skilled in had insights at the Eternal Emperor level.

However, it was difficult to deduce it to the Dominator level. Few Emperors in the Chaos Universe could deduce their own Dao to the Dominator level. Although Jiang Xuan's level was high, it was impossible for him to achieve it overnight.

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One of the Eight Domains, the Grand Illumination Domain (Tai Hao Yu), was the last original domain Jiang Xuan arrived at, and it was also known as the strongest domain.

Of course, the strength referred to the Domain Lord of this domain, who was known as the strongest below the Supreme, and was the strongest of the Eight Domain Lords.

He himself was a Source Walker and had extraordinary strength. During the ancient war, he was able to compete with the Sith Clan Venerable without relying on external forces. His strength was indeed stronger than the Domain Lords of the other seven domains.

However, this had nothing to do with Jiang Xuan. He had spent a thousand or two years traveling the Eight Domains in order to obtain the special natural forces of the Eight Domains, and also to see the several Venerables who were imprisoned in the Eight Domains.

There was also a Sith Clan Venerable imprisoned in this Grand Illumination Domain, and it was the one who had fought with the Grand Illumination Domain Lord in the past. Of course, it wasn't the Grand Illumination Domain Lord who suppressed him.

The Grand Illumination Domain Lord was evenly matched with him and had never been able to determine a winner. It wasn't until the Supreme came to support him that he was suppressed.

Jiang Xuan's first target was also the ancient place where the Venerable was imprisoned. Like Duo Bo'e, he was also very worried when he saw Jiang Xuan. After all, a civilization that had given birth to an Ultimate Emperor was completely different from a civilization without an Ultimate Emperor.

Without an Ultimate Emperor, they could only choose to lie dormant for the time being. Now that an Ultimate Emperor had been born, the crisis they would face would only be greater.

Jiang Xuan naturally knew what this Sith Clan Venerable was thinking, but his main purpose now was to observe the natural creations in the Eight Domains in order to deduce the Great Dao and accelerate the refinement of the Yin-Yang Life-Death Wheel.

Therefore, after leaving that ancient place, Jiang Xuan went to the most famous forbidden areas in the Grand Illumination Domain.

"The Chaos Sea…"

There were nine forbidden areas in the Grand Illumination Domain, which were more dangerous than the other seven domains. Even if the Supremes wanted to destroy these nine forbidden areas, they would be greatly injured.

The Grand Illumination Domain Lord cultivated in the Grand Illumination Divine Earth (Tai Hao Shen Tu), one of the nine great forbidden areas. After all, it was an ancient place evolved from the natural source of chaos. Even the Supremes could hardly destroy it, so it was naturally of great use to the beings below the Supreme.

And what Jiang Xuan had arrived at now was the Chaos Sea (Hun Dun Zhi Hai), known as the number one forbidden area. The main reason why it was called the Chaos Sea was that it contained the profound mysteries of all Daos. The rules turned into tides, and every wave contained infinite Dao rhymes.

This could be called a small-scale source of chaos, but the difference was that the profound mysteries of all Daos in this Chaos Sea were extremely violent. Any kind of Dao, when integrated and displayed, was the power of killing and destruction.

"Great Destruction?"

Jiang Xuan thought to himself. He was now an Eternal Emperor, and if he wanted to become an Ultimate Supreme, after integrating all the Great Daos, he would also need to comprehend the profound mysteries of Great Destruction, as well as the other side after Great Destruction.

However, it was impossible to comprehend Great Destruction through normal Dao comprehension, even with the Ultimate Dao. But the Chaos Sea in front of him gave Jiang Xuan a similar feeling.

"The Dao rhymes here are completely opposite to the Dao in the Chaos Universe. It's a pity that the levels of the Daos are uneven. The weak ones are only at the level of the strongest Dao in the World Realm, while the strong ones are at the level of the Dominator. The Destruction Supreme once said that if the Daos in the Sea of Destruction could all reach the Dominator level, he might have hope of taking it to the next level and completely surpassing the Supreme Realm."

Just as Jiang Xuan was sizing up this Sea of Destruction, a voice rang out beside him. He wasn't surprised by this, as the other party had already been exposed within the range of his will.

The newcomer was a humanoid life form, wearing ink-colored armor with golden patterns. His appearance could be considered handsome.

"The Grand Illumination Domain Lord?"

The creature in front of him wasn't a cultivator, but a Source Walker, born from the source of chaos, and this one was one of the best among them. His physical body was comparable to a Sith Clan Venerable, and although his comprehension of the Dao was somewhat lacking, he could still be compared to a Dominator.

The Grand Illumination Domain Lord walked over slowly, then bowed and said, "Greetings, Emperor Taixuan."

"No need to be so polite," Jiang Xuan said, then asked, "You seem to know a lot about this Chaos Sea?"

The Grand Illumination Domain Lord nodded, looked at the chaotic ocean in front of him that covered the size of a domain, and explained to Jiang Xuan, "This Chaos Sea is an extremely ancient forbidden area. It is said that it had already evolved to a balanced state before Supreme Hongran attained the Dao."

"Oh?" Jiang Xuan was a little surprised. Supreme Hongran was the most ancient Supreme in the current cultivator civilization. No one knew in which era he had attained the Dao, but this Chaos Sea had already evolved to a balanced state before Supreme Hongran. It was indeed old enough.

"Continue," Jiang Xuan said.

The Grand Illumination Domain Lord nodded and then continued, "Several Supremes came here to comprehend before they attained the Dao, especially the Destruction Supreme. He was able to comprehend the origin of the Destruction of All Daos by relying on the Dao rhymes of destruction in this place, and finally ascended to the position of Supreme."

The Destruction Supreme was also known as Supreme Erkong. Of course, he rarely took action, but because he had comprehended the origin of the Destruction of All Daos, he had the title of Destruction Supreme in the Chaos Universe.

However, Jiang Xuan didn't expect Supreme Erkong to have broken through his shackles here, comprehending the origin of the Destruction of All Daos in one fell swoop, and achieving the Supreme Dao Fruit.

"That's also why the Destruction Supreme left that sentence," the Grand Illumination Domain Lord said. The sentence that the Destruction Supreme said was naturally the problem of the uneven levels of the Dao in the Sea of Destruction.

Jiang Xuan also agreed with this. This Sea of Destruction was indeed a pity. Although it had returned to a balanced and stable state, it didn't seem to have evolved to the extreme, resulting in huge differences in the levels of various Daos.

Otherwise, he really suspected that a source of Great Destruction could be evolved here.

"It is indeed a pity," Jiang Xuan shook his head. The profound mysteries of Great Destruction were a necessary path for the Ultimate Supreme. Now, the only thing he knew about was the Sith Clan's Light Ultimate Supreme, who had a source of destruction in his hands, which could be used to comprehend the profound mysteries of Great Destruction.

And that source of destruction was still obtained by the other party from the endless space outside the Chaos Universe. Even the Sith Clan Chaos Universe might not have such treasures.

After all, the controller of the Sith Clan was a survivor from the Origin Continent, and he himself was an Ultimate Supreme. Perhaps he had already comprehended the origin of destruction in that most ancient era.

But for the creatures of the current era, the supreme treasures and natural forces that contained Great Destruction were few and far between, and almost didn't exist within the Chaos Universe, so it was naturally difficult to obtain them.

Just like in other Chaos Universes, there were also Ultimate Emperors, but in the Nine Great Chaos Universes, there were only two Ultimate Supremes, and they were still related as master and disciple.

If not for the guidance of the Sith Clan controller, Jiang Xuan suspected that the Sith Clan's Light Ultimate Supreme would also be unable to attain the Dao. Compared to other creatures, he had too many advantages.

"But that's right. The origin of Great Destruction can't be suppressed even by the origin of the Chaos Universe. How could it be allowed to evolve to the extreme?"

The current Chaos Universe was, after all, not as good as the origin of the Origin Continent. This could be seen from whether there were will lives of the Eternal Ultimate Dao.

Therefore, the evolution of this Sea of Destruction to a balanced state was actually suppressed by the origin of the Chaos Universe. It was an evolution that had already failed.

Of course, this place was also of great use to Jiang Xuan. Although he couldn't use it to comprehend the profound mysteries of Great Destruction, he could learn a trace of the true meaning of Great Destruction from it. If he had the opportunity to come into contact with the source of destruction in the future, he might be able to truly take that step.

"I will cultivate here for a while."

Jiang Xuan thought to himself, then said goodbye to the Grand Illumination Domain Lord, who had actually come here to ask Jiang Xuan to guide him, and was willing to give up all his treasures for this.

Jiang Xuan didn't refuse, but he also made it clear that he would wait until he came out of the Chaos Sea before guiding the Grand Illumination Domain Lord.

The Grand Illumination Domain Lord had no objection to this. He knew very well what Jiang Xuan represented, a Supreme-level combat power, the first peerless creature in the Chaos Universe to control the Eternal Ultimate Dao!

Even the Lords of Alien Universes didn't dare to break into this Chaos Sea, but for Jiang Xuan, it could only be regarded as ordinary. He wouldn't be in any danger in the Chaos Sea, so he naturally wasn't worried.

In his opinion, Jiang Xuan just wanted to enter it and comprehend it. Even if it took dozens of Chaotic Eras, he could afford to wait. After all, he was eternal and immortal.

After stepping into the Chaos Sea, Jiang Xuan looked at the waves formed by the Dao rhymes and couldn't help but marvel. It contained the Myriad Daos, but the difference was that every Dao was shrouded in a rich sense of destruction.

Destruction dominated all the Daos. Time-space, the Five Elements, Yin-Yang, Karma, Reincarnation… All the Daos contained the meaning of destruction, and it seemed that they could be destroyed at any time.

"The limit of the Myriad Daos is Great Destruction, destroying everything, and the other side of Great Destruction is endless vitality. All things have two sides, Yin and Yang. Perhaps, I shouldn't just see the side of destruction."

Jiang Xuan roamed in the Chaos Sea, and from time to time, thoughts appeared in his mind, containing insights.

In this Sea of Destruction, he did feel the meaning of destroying the Myriad Daos, but this was only one side of it. He knew that on the other side of Great Destruction, there was also endless vitality.

Logically speaking, these two sides should be equal, and there shouldn't be a sequence. But he could comprehend Great Destruction first, or he could comprehend the other side first, but how to comprehend it was something Jiang Xuan was still very confused about.

"I will cultivate here for a while."

Jiang Xuan thought to himself, and then said goodbye to the Grand Illumination Domain Lord. The reason why he ran here was actually to ask Jiang Xuan to guide him, and he was willing to give up all his treasures for this.

Jiang Xuan didn't refuse, but he also made it clear that he would wait until he came out of the Chaos Sea before guiding the Grand Illumination Domain Lord.

The Grand Illumination Domain Lord had no objection to this. He knew very well what Jiang Xuan represented, a Supreme-level combat power, the first peerless creature in the Chaos Universe to control the Eternal Ultimate Dao!

Even the Lords of Alien Universes didn't dare to break into this Chaos Sea, but for Jiang Xuan, it could only be regarded as ordinary. He wouldn't be in any danger in the Chaos Sea, so he naturally wasn't worried.

In his opinion, Jiang Xuan just wanted to enter it and comprehend it. Even if it took dozens of Chaotic Eras, he could afford to wait. After all, he was eternal and immortal.

After stepping into the Chaos Sea, Jiang Xuan looked at the waves formed by the Dao rhymes and couldn't help but marvel. It contained the Myriad Daos, but the difference was that every Dao was shrouded in a rich sense of destruction.

Destruction dominated all the Daos. Time-space, the Five Elements, Yin-Yang, Karma, Reincarnation… All the Daos contained the meaning of destruction, and it seemed that they could be destroyed at any time.

"The limit of the Myriad Daos is Great Destruction, destroying everything, and the other side of Great Destruction is endless vitality. All things have two sides, Yin and Yang. Perhaps, I shouldn't just see the side of destruction."

Jiang Xuan roamed in the Chaos Sea, and from time to time, thoughts appeared in his mind, containing insights.

In this Sea of Destruction, he did feel the meaning of destroying the Myriad Daos, but this was only one side of it. He knew that on the other side of Great Destruction, there was also endless vitality.

Logically speaking, these two sides should be equal, and there shouldn't be a sequence. But he could comprehend Great Destruction first, or he could comprehend the other side first, but how to comprehend it was something Jiang Xuan was still very confused about.