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Chapter 16: Each Daluo Represents a New Heavenly Dao Across Worlds

Currently, the strongest entities known in the world of Jiuzhou were merely Celestial Immortals. As for the legendary beings beyond them—Ancient Immortals and Ancient Gods, equivalent to Yuan Immortals in the primordial era—they remained shrouded in mystery.

The realm of Jiuzhou hosted numerous Earth Immortals and Celestial Immortals. For instance, in the fabled Thirty-Six Celestial Caves, each cave was guarded by a Celestial Immortal. Similarly, the Seventy-Two Blessed Lands housed either one or two Earth Immortals.

The current plight of the Great Xia Dynasty was intricately tied to one such Blessed Land. Historically, the dynasty’s establishment was supported by this Blessed Land. However, as the Great Xia’s national fortunes waned, the Blessed Land severed its ties to the dynasty, prioritising its survival over loyalty. Without such disassociation, the Blessed Land inevitably suffered from the karmic repercussions of the dynasty’s downfall, potentially leading to significant devastation.

This severance was a stark testament to the precarious state of Great Xia. The dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse, its strength waning like the setting sun. Many astute observers discerned this decline, and opportunistic schemers now exploited the crumbling empire for personal gain. Even the Blessed Land that once supported Great Xia has actively worsened its instability, accelerating its descent into chaos.

If not for the presence of a mythical martial artist within the dynasty’s capital—an individual whose strength rivalled that of immortals—the Great Xia Dynasty might have already fallen.

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In the world of Jiuzhou, beneath the realm of gods and demons, two main systems of cultivation prevailed: the Path of Immortal Cultivation and the Martial Dao. The Martial Dao, however, was a less popular practice. While the Martial Dao allowed practitioners to reach the pinnacle of mortal power, comparable to a Half-Immortal, it lacked the longevity and limitless potential of the Immortal Cultivation path.

Even the greatest martial artists—mythical warriors on the cusp of immortality—had a lifespan of only a thousand years, a fraction of the tens of thousands enjoyed by their immortal counterparts. Furthermore, the Martial Dao offered no pathways to divinity or eternal life, with its ultimate achievement being the Mythical Martial Artist level.

In contrast, the Immortal Cultivation system progressed far beyond, encompassing Earth Immortals, Celestial Immortals, and even Yuan Immortals. This natural advantage solidified the Immortal Cultivation system’s dominance across Jiuzhou.@@novelbin@@

Yet, the Martial Dao had a distinct benefit: it was unaffected by the suppression of imperial fortunes. In the capital of Great Xia, a martial artist could fully utilise their strength, unlike Immortal Cultivators, whose power could be diminished by the imperial aura. This quirk was one of the few reasons the Great Xia Dynasty remained intact, as no Immortal Cultivator dared to act recklessly in the capital, where their strength was significantly reduced.

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Becoming a Mythical Martial Artist was an extraordinarily arduous journey, far more difficult than achieving a comparable level in the Immortal Cultivation path. Additionally, the Martial Dao required immense resources, often more than what would suffice to train several Loose Immortals or even an Earth Immortal. Given these constraints and the system’s lack of longevity, few pursued the Martial Dao.

Great Xia’s ruling elite, shielded by imperial dragon energy, were unable to cultivate immortality and instead relied on the Martial Dao. This reliance has preserved the practice within the imperial family, though it remained an act of necessity rather than choice.

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Xia Tian, a practitioner of the Martial Dao, was a congenital martial artist in his previous life, equivalent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Upon reincarnation, he merged with a fragment of the Golden Crow’s essence from the primordial world, catapulting him to the Mythical Martial Artist level.

In his current state, Xia Tian was one of only two Mythical Martial Artists in the Great Xia Dynasty. Should he reveal his existence, it would shake the entire world. His strength was such that claiming the imperial throne would be an effortless endeavour. Yet, he refrained, recognising the legal and moral implications such an act would provoke. Furthermore, the Mythical Martial Artist within the palace would likely oppose him.

More significantly, Xia Tian contemplated abandoning the Martial Dao altogether to pursue the supreme path of the Golden Crow lineage. As the heir to the Yao Emperor, Di Jun, Xia Tian retains the profound inheritance of this celestial lineage.

Unlike conventional methods of cultivation or martial arts, the true masters of the primordial world did not rely on techniques or secret manuals. They cultivate the Dao itself, striving to align their paths with the primordial essence of existence.

For instance, a Taiyi Daoist cultivates their own Dao, striving for singularity. Their path converges with the myriad laws of existence, ultimately becoming a new Heavenly Dao imprinted across the multiverse.

Such a culmination birthed a Daluo Golden Immortal, a being whose existence added a new facet to the fabric of all creation. The title of Dao Ancestor was thus both earned and literal, signifying their role as progenitors of new cosmic laws.

[Daluo (大罗): A pinnacle level of immortality in Taoist cosmology, signifying transcendence beyond time and space.]