On the Tà Xiān Peak, already broken in half, Qin Shang, clad in a blood-red robe and wielding a broken sword, gazed down the mountain with icy eyes.
Seven-tenths of the mortal world's red dust had been severed, and he, Qin Shang, had slain countless immortals and demons beyond the heavens.
According to the original methods, the Heavenly Dao should also have been weakened to a certain limit!
Outside Tà Xiān Peak, myriad Dao-controlling immortals and demons lined the sky, all regarding the Sword Demon, who held the broken sword, with wary eyes.
The grand battle between the immortal and demon factions had been abruptly halted because of the Sword Demon.
Once Qin Shang truly reached the ninth level of Ascension and returned to the pinnacle of the mortal realm, he had nothing left to fear.
Wherever he looked, be it immortals or demons, he slew them all!
For a time, heaven and earth were stained crimson!
Even the previously opposing immortals and demons were forced to join forces due to his slaughter.
Today, the bloody battle seemed to be drawing to a close!
Yet, this Sword Demon appeared indifferent to the peerless true immortals within the immortal and demon camps. After surveying the mortal world, he tilted his head towards the firmament:
"Yuán Shǐ!!! Come out and face me!!!!"
The immortals and demons mockingly watched the madman before them. Everyone knew the Sword Demon suffered from a mental affliction.
How could the esteemed Yuán Shǐ Immortal Venerable, who possessed the merit of creating heaven and earth, be the world-destroying madman he spoke of?
He, the Sword Demon, was the greatest evil in this world!
But, in the depths of the void, a will descended...
The Dao-controlling immortals and demons, who had previously held mocking gazes, now appeared bewildered.
And the same words, simultaneously uttered by tens of thousands of Dao-controlling immortals and demons:
"Shang'er, haven't I, your ancestor, always been here?"
The true immortals who had mastered all the principles of heaven and earth had, at this moment, instantly transformed into mere talking puppets.
This bizarre scene, even though Qin Shang had been mentally prepared, caused a slight chill to spread through him:
"You madman! What exactly have you done to this world?!"
The grand will smiled faintly, and the laughter of over ten thousand Dao-controllers echoed through heaven and earth:
"Haha! My good Shang'er, your ancestor has achieved the Dao!!!"
Regardless of gender, age, or youth, all the Dao-controlling true immortals now performed the same action and spoke the same words, a chill spreading through Qin Shang's heart:
"Madman!!!"
The Dragon-Slaying Dao Sword was swung! Endless sword light rained down like a storm! Each strike possessed the power to annihilate a Dao-controller!
But in the next moment, a figure stepped out from the void.
The instant he solidified from nothingness, the figure casually made a slash!
Nine Heavens' thunder served as the blade! Nine Earths' netherfire as the weapon!
As the thunder and fire surged! The torrential sword light that filled heaven and earth was cleared away!
The moment Qin Shang recognized the approaching figure, his pupils violently contracted:
"It's you?!"
"And this technique? Supreme Dao of Arts!!"
Zhao Wuji, who should have been slain by Qin Shang's sword a thousand years ago, looked coldly at the Sword Demon before him:
"Rebellious disciple! Do you not submit to execution?!"
With a mere thought, infinite immortal Dao treasures and arts surged from heaven and earth, all bombarding Qin Shang!
In the face of such a crisis, Qin Shang could only swing his sword to defend himself!
But the Dao of Arts was one of the Five Laws! Once it reached the supreme level, Qin Shang found it extremely difficult to cope!
Seven days later, on the Tà Xiān Peak, which had already been reduced to ruins, Qin Shang, trading his life for a victory, finally slew Zhao Wuji once more!
The battered Sword Demon, leaning on the increasingly broken Dragon-Slaying Dao Sword, panted and looked up at the ten thousand motionless Dao-controllers in the sky:
"Yuán Shǐ! What other tricks do you have!!! Bring them on!!!" xxs壹贰
The Dao-controllers' gazes were frigid, as if a pair of emotionless eyes were observing this battle from their perspective.
*Puff!*
In the next moment, a hand pierced through Qin Shang's chest!
In that hand, a still-beating, crimson heart was held.
*Sizzle...*
The palm squeezed with force, and Qin Shang's heart turned to pulp.
And Zhao Wuji's familiar voice sounded from behind Qin Shang:
"The traitor is vanquished! The Dao oath is fulfilled! I, Zhao Wuji, shall ascend beyond the heavens today!"
Qin Shang turned his head to look in disbelief, only to see Zhao Wuji utter those words with a vacant expression before transforming into a beam of light and being drawn away by the power of the Heavenly Dao.
*Thud....*
Qin Shang fell heavily to the ground, his eyes gradually losing their luster...
In the last moments of his life, he vaguely saw...
A pair of colossal eyes, from beginning to end, had been gazing upon this world...
And in an unknown place, the black portion on the world's Heavenly Dao light sphere became increasingly visible....
"The reincarnation methods of the Human Dao are quite good. Let's modify the rules and allow all Dao-controllers to possess similar rebirth abilities..."
"Heh heh, my good Shang'er, what other surprises can you bring to your ancestor?"
"Alright, the war between immortals and demons should also conclude..."
Under the fearful gazes of countless beings, the sky collapsed...
The Third Immortal-Demon War, concluded.
....
After an unknown number of years, Qin Shang, reincarnated with the power of the Human Dao, opened his eyes once more.
In this life, he, no, she, was a disciple of the Demonic Sect.
Three great Immortal-Demon calamities had passed, and beyond the heavens and earth, there were now three new heavens and two new earths.
The Wuji Heaven and the Sword Demon Earth were added.
Qin Shang was indifferent; in this life, she sought no conflict.
After ascending, she used supreme techniques to prolong her lifespan.
In this post-cultivation era, she miraculously remained in the mortal world for a hundred thousand years!
Even when the Immortal-Demon calamities arose again, she still remained hidden beyond the mortal realm...
Until the final moments of the Immortal-Demon calamity, Qin Shang, hidden overseas and living amongst the Dragon clan, was horrified to witness countless dragons, with whom she had formed friendships, being skinned and their tendons removed by an inexplicable power.
Looking up again, those icy eyes had already occupied the firmament.
Qin Shang's world plunged into darkness once more.
"The Dragon-Slaying has merged with the Human Dao along with Shang'er? Interesting... very interesting..."
The Fourth Immortal-Demon War, concluded!
....
One reincarnation after another, one life after another.
The fifth, sixth, seventh time....
With each new life, Qin Shang's talent and accumulation grew stronger.
And within his heart, his anger towards Yuán Shǐ intensified.
In reality, Qin Shang gazed at the young man before him and said in a deep voice:
"After the sixth reincarnation, my Human Dao finally reached the supreme realm."
"But the Human Dao is vast; even at its supreme level, it only allows me to reincarnate infinitely within a single lifetime."
"However, this reincarnation comes at a price."
With each voluntary reincarnation, Qin Shang's original personality grew progressively fainter.
And to maintain his own personality, Qin Shang needed to constantly absorb new emotions.
"I intentionally allowed Qin Su to become an arrogant crown prince. The more self-centered and insane he is, the more stable my personality will be after I reincarnate."
Qin Shang's own issues were secondary. Beyond that, through successive reincarnations and nearly endless years,
He had learned a truth:
"Yuán Shǐ has merged with the Dao through some means! And these immortals and demons of the nine heavens and nine earths are all his puppets!"
"He toys with heaven and earth, and his purpose in repeatedly initiating the Immortal-Demon wars is to advance further!"
"Because his merging with the Dao! Is problematic!"