CHAPTER 950: CHAPTER 750: TEAMING UP (PART 2)

Ling Sheng knew that Gu Jinlai was a "newcomer," so he explained this information patiently.

As he handed a Jade Scroll to Gu Jinlai, he said, "The most terrifying aspect of the Evil God lies in decomposition. Every Evil God has the ability to decompose divine sense and souls. The difference is just in the strength of this Power of Decomposition. Therefore, once eroded by Evil God Power, a Golden Immortal will perish at an extremely fast speed, with even their soul no longer existing. Even if that Golden Immortal possesses Supreme Immortal Skill or Immortal Artifact, they would be of no use."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

He had fought with Demon Spirits and Evil Spirits and naturally understood the horror of this Power of Decomposition.

"Fortunately, the Evil God cannot decompose the Power of Dao... at least not all of it. Therefore, we can use the Power of Dao to bind the Evil God, then crush and obliterate it."

As Ling Sheng spoke, his tone paused slightly: "But controlling the Dao is Divine Sense Ability. Even though the Power of Dao is the main attack, while obliterating the Evil God, our Divine Sense Ability would also be eroded, just like a target suffering a backlash. If the Evil God is too strong, or your Divine Sense Ability is too weak, the Evil God could withstand the extermination by the Power of Dao, depleting the Golden Immortal’s Divine Sense Ability."

Without Divine Sense Ability, the Power of Dao cannot be invoked, and ultimately, even a Great Dao Golden Immortal cannot escape death.

Gu Jinlai nodded as he listened, then seemed to think of something: "I’ve interacted with some Great Dao Golden Immortals; is it true that the Power of Dao they cultivate ranks quite high? Is this related to Evil Gods?"

"You guessed right. In the original ranking of the Three Thousand Great Dao, Fate was first, followed by Karma, Reincarnation, Destruction, and others. However, the Destruction Dao, Time Dao, Origin Dao, and Infinite Dao performed mediocrely in resisting the decomposition of Evil Gods, so the top-ten rankings are no longer authoritative. For example, the Creation Dao and the Five Elements Great Dao, which were originally in the top ten, have now fallen outside the top thirty."

Ling Sheng paused as he spoke: "As for those even weaker Dao..."

He sighed: "Over the years, they have essentially perished in the long river of time during the war with Evil Gods."

Gu Jinlai’s expression suddenly became solemn upon hearing this.

"To this day, only the top ten, and the very few others in the top twenty, can be considered safe. The rest, like Creation Dao, Five Elements Great Dao, Nihility Dao, Slaughter Dao, and Star Dao, though the Evil Gods they can decompose are few, it’s not nonexistent. The further down the rankings you go, the more Evil Gods can decompose them. Beyond three hundred, more than ninety percent can be decomposed by Evil Gods."

Ling Sheng smiled wryly at this: "Even though cultivators are facing a dreadful crisis, some Great Dao Golden Immortals and Immortal Golden Immortals don’t see it as a bad thing. Evil Gods have wiped out many Golden Immortals and Immortal Golden Immortals who cultivated lower-ranked Dao, indirectly significantly prolonging the Daoist Ancestor’s cleansing cycle. Now, some places even suggest that Great Dao Golden Immortals ranked high should be responsible for combat, while they provide logistical support..."

Gu Jinlai was a bit speechless upon hearing this: "How is that possible?"

"Indeed, it’s not possible, but these Immortal Golden Immortals are powerless against Evil Gods, yet they have no disadvantage when fighting other Immortal Golden Immortals of the same rank. Moreover, they’re vast in number, occupying ninety percent of the Three Thousand Great Dao. Even if many are wiped out, the base is still enormous."

Ling Sheng showed some helplessness.

Gu Jinlai frowned.

He had forgotten that those Immortal Golden Immortals couldn’t contend with Evil Gods, but couldn’t they contend with other Immortal Golden Immortals?

"Although the top ten Dao possess great power, they are extremely difficult to cultivate, and the numbers are few and the forces scattered. Despite standing at the pinnacle of the Cultivation World, this class of cultivators cannot ignore the thoughts of the majority. Many even have other ideas, with some Immortal Venerables proposing to model after the Immortal Dynasty, classifying the Three Thousand Great Dao into civil and military. Those leaning towards logistics and assistance as civil, and those leaning toward combat and fighting as military, with each side performing their duties to combat Evil God incursions."

"Dao divided into civil and military?"

Gu Jinlai had a peculiar expression.

This is like turning back the wheels of history?

"Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. In fact, for us, it’s not without benefits. At least, if we head to the front line and slay an Evil God Avatar, the merit we earn is more valuable than before. A million years ago, exchanging for an Immortal Instrument required twenty-four One-star Merits; now, five are enough, and so it is with other resources. These are all brought about by those Golden Immortals who are incapable of fighting Evil Gods."

Ling Sheng waved his hand.

Gu Jinlai didn’t dwell on it further.

At present, he was indeed far from involving himself in matters pertaining to the entire cultivation system.

The transport ship continued onward, and upon passing through a Star Gate, Gu Jinlai faintly felt a trace of discomfort.

In just a moment, he realized something, and after a brief sensing, immediately...

Hundreds of great Dao clearly appeared in his perception.

These Dao constantly interweaved, chaotic to the extent that they disrupted the operation of the Dao within Gu Jinlai’s body.

Because of this, he felt a sense of discomfort.

When the transport ship passed through another Star Gate and arrived above a Star with dozens of Dao circulating around it, this sense of discomfort became even more pronounced.

"We’ve arrived, the Red Moon Realm."

Ling Sheng stood up.

He glanced at Gu Jinlai, noticing the slight fluctuations in his Divine Sense, and quickly realized something: "The closer we get to the frontline, the more apparent the manifesting of the Three Thousand Great Dao becomes. However, these Dao powers are intertwined and forcibly comprehending them is harmful to cultivation and brings no benefits. Without sufficient Spiritual Realm, rashly engaging with Dao power may even incite a backlash from the Dao."