Fang Ming's technological thinking and his mystical thinking were ultimately different. To the powerful figures in the mystical realm, this might be seen as an unstable Dao heart, coveting external possessions.
The grand fusion of various civilizational systems brought immense benefits to Fang Ming and the human race, but it also sowed the seeds of hidden dangers and drawbacks.
One day, if he wished to cultivate beyond the Dao Sacrifice realm, these drawbacks might be exposed.
"The world rarely offers a perfect solution," Fang Ming sighed, shaking his head.
...
Year 1,300,000 of the Heavenly Emperor Calendar.
Fang Ming unified the consciousness of all humans into the Soul Core.
From then on, as long as the Soul Core remained intact, the human race would be immortal.
The Soul Core was stored deep within Fang Ming's body, possessing extreme defensive capabilities. Only cultivators with strength at or above the tenth layer of the box could possibly damage its core.
Thus, the Human Heavenly Court had become an immortal civilization, indestructible and eternal.
All citizens were now immortal and could possess the ability to resurrect, just like the Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao in the past.
However, because Fang Ming had fused the energy converter, the Soul Core, and the method for creating Saint-level Hongmeng Qi, these three methods ultimately had flaws.
Frankly, Fang Ming did not understand the core technology of the energy converter. He was merely utilizing its external manifestations, barely integrating them with the protagonist's luck and destiny.
Therefore, resurrection was not as instantaneous as the Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao, who could revive in seconds.
For example, if a human of Golden Immortal level died and their primordial spirit was severed, Fang Ming would need to extract their consciousness from the Soul Core and allow them to cultivate back to their previous strength.
This would take approximately ten years.
This ten-year period was the flaw.
Compared to the Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao who could recover their full strength in seconds, there was a significant difference.
But—this was a "Saint position" that could be extended to all citizens of the human race!
Mass-producing Saint positions!
Saint positions had become commonplace! They no longer held any sacredness! The ability to be immortal and indestructible was merely so-so!
Ignoring the long resurrection wait time of ten years, compared to the Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao, the current human race had an advantage: their immortality was not like that of the Five Saints of the Heavenly Dao, who could be utterly annihilated by a Perfect True Immortal.
The current immortality of the human race had reached a point where only ancient saints at or above the tenth layer of the box could completely kill them.
Those who could destroy countless multiverses with a wave of their hand were no longer truly fatal to the human race!
Even if the Human Heavenly Court's strength was weaker, they would still be immortal!
Of course, this was just talk. It was like when Fang Ming sealed the Six Saints with the Nine Heavens Sealing Pillar in the past.
The strength of ancient saints could not exceed that of the Human Heavenly Court by too much. If it did, the Human Heavenly Court would simply be subjected to a great sealing technique and would have to live permanently within the Soul Core, with their consciousness intact.
The Soul Core, in the end, was a survival tool of the Witch King. It was not designed to deal with powerful beings but to escape.
Fang Ming had simply found a new use for it.
"I can break through to the Immortal King realm now."
Fang Ming sat down cross-legged casually.
In less than a moment, the omens of his advancement to Immortal King began to appear.
Fang Ming had remained in the Red Dust Immortal realm solely to complete the preparations before facing the ancient saints.
Now that all humans possessed Saint positions and were immortal, Fang Ming's preparations were complete.
Naturally, he would immediately advance to Immortal King and attract the descent of ancient saints.
...
The Land of Nothingness.
Yin Yang Divine Venerable, Dao Hongjun, and Qingyun Daoist, three ancient saints, simultaneously opened their eyes.
"He has cultivated to the Immortal King realm."
Yin Yang Divine Venerable said slowly.
"We can descend into the world now! However, for such a minor extraterrestrial demon of the Immortal King realm, it would be beneath us to act.
"Consider my Yin Yang Divine Palace, filled with countless powerful beings. Any deity from the Divine Realm could descend and possess the power to contend with an Immortal King. This Fang Ming is not worthy of our Divine Realm's descent!"
Qingyun Daoist, appearing as a young man in a dark blue robe, pondered for a moment and said, "Why not let my subordinate, the Myriad Immortal Alliance, act?"
"My eldest disciple, known as the Lord of the Myriad Immortal Alliance, is a Dharma-transmitting Immortal Venerable from the Qingyun Great World of a chaotic epoch. He is now comparable to an Immortal Emperor in the Saint Ruins realm. If he descends, he will be at the level of a supreme giant among Immortal Kings..."
Dao Hongjun shook his head again. "My eldest disciple is Pangu. Pangu has now cultivated into a Hongmeng lifeform. If he descends, he will be at least at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm..."
Yin Yang Divine Venerable added, "I also accepted Pangu as an outer disciple of my Yin Yang Divine Palace during a chaotic epoch. He has now achieved the position of Divine Lord..."
The three ancient saints were actually discussing whose disciple was more suitable to descend.
Ancestor Hun Kun watched the three ancient saints dejectedly and muttered to himself, "Ancient Saint Dharma-transmitting Immortal Venerable, and two Pangus, one cultivating the divine path, the other achieving the status of a Hongmeng lifeform."
"Even if they don't descend themselves, they can crush that Fang Ming. But I, my Kunpeng Demon Master's descended body was completely devoured by the Human Heavenly Court!"
"If I descend, I won't even be as strong as a Red Dust Immortal. How can I resist that Fang Ming?"
The dejected Ancestor Hun Kun sighed deeply.
"Who still has a descended body below?"
"Tally up who still has a living descended body."
Several voices echoed from the Land of Nothingness.
"Don't mention it! My descended body was listening to a Luohan preach in the Journey to the West era. Who knew that Fang Ming's Saint-level lightning tribulation would directly strike and kill my descended body."
"I truly died unjustly!"
This was said by the ancient saint Devadatta.
Beside him, a pretty boy also said speechlessly, "My Jin Bifeng was once again killed by an extraterrestrial demon!"
"Why does the World Consciousness always make my descended body the leader of the Myriad Worlds Alliance? Isn't this just attracting the hatred of extraterrestrial demons?"
"Every time, it's me and the Five Elements Demon God who die first!"
"However, I have traversed five thousand tribulations. If I descend, he still won't be able to withstand my Four Immortal Slaying Swords!"
From a fiery area, an ancient saint with a single horn, who had manifested a ghost path body, said:
"My Lone Fire Ghost King's descended body is still here."
"My body rose to prominence during the Journey to the West era. This Witch-Demon era is still in its infancy. I am currently restricted by the Longevity Token of that Human Heavenly Court!"
"Now, I am considered a type of demon within the Human Heavenly Court's flames."
"Hmm... descending in the infancy stage might be affected... but I can still crush that Fang Ming..."
An ancient saint, Tian Shi Shang Ren, with countless dragons behind him, each carrying twelve trillion single universes, opened his eyes.
"My descended body has been completely annihilated."
"I descended as a zombie. I can't even bring a hundred billionth of the power of a single dragon down. I'm afraid it might not be enough..."
At this moment, a voice, extremely smooth, with a trailing tone, and a childish lisp, said:
"Stop discussing it!"
"I want to descend and obliterate this Human Heavenly Court that dares to trample on me like a horse!"