A World Worth Protecting

In the great cosmos, the statue of the first level of the three-tiered world created by the progenitor universe dao-space shattered layer by layer.

In the end, there was only one hall left, which still existed within the statue.

In the hall, there was a huge chair on the steps. In the sky above it, the star chart shattered. Cracks spread out, and the coordinates were no longer useful.

At the bottom of the steps, the area that was originally empty now had the appearance of the river of time. Gradually, a figure walked out slowly from within.

After stepping out of the river of time, as the river water disappeared, the figure was completely revealed. It was... Wang Baole.

He stood there silently. The blue crystal between his brows had already dimmed. All the blood qi and spirit of the Emperor had fused into Wang Baole’s body. With a cracking sound, the blue crystal shattered, it fell from between his brows and landed on the ground, making a crisp sound.

The sound echoed in the quiet hall.

“In the end, the kindness the universe has shown me is because it is the cradle of Immortals, and I have finally obtained the inheritance of Immortals. That is why there is such a saying..

“Or... is it because I gave the inheritance of immortals to it when the universe was just formed...”

The paradox of time and space. Wang Baole shook his head. He didn’t think about it. Instead, he turned around and looked into the distant void. He didn’t know what level of cultivation he was currently at. He only knew one thing.., he... seemed to be able to reshape everything he wanted to reshape.

The only thing he couldn’t do was reshape himself.

His gaze pierced through all the barriers without any hindrance as he looked at a large desert in the second level. After a long, long time, a smile appeared on his face.

He shook his head again, turned around, and walked towards the steps where the former emperor had once been. Step by step, he walked to the top, to the chair. He looked at the chair in front of him and suddenly spoke.

“Tell me, how did the emperor feel when he sealed off this place and sat here alone... for countless eras?”

No one responded.

“Not speaking? Your consciousness is about to dissipate. If you don’t speak to me now, perhaps... you won’t have the chance to speak again,”Wang Baole said calmly.

“The same goes for you!”A sharp voice suddenly erupted in Wang Baole’s mind. The voice was filled with hatred and madness. A large amount of black fog seeped through Wang Baole’s body, it continued to spread outwards.

It was... Lust!

She had not been destroyed. Instead, she had existed in Wang Baole’s body, in his consciousness. She had become one with him, just like the emperor.

“Your consciousness is about to dissipate. Just like the Emperor, you have failed in the end!”The voice of lust was filled with madness as it roared in Wang Baole’s mind.

“It’s different,”Wang Baole said seriously as he sat down on the chair.

“From the beginning, the Empyrean Lord has always wanted to suppress you. I’m not. I know that you can not be destroyed, but I can destroy your consciousness... turn you into pure desire. To me, that is equivalent to killing you

“You lunatic. I’ve already said it. After you are under my control, we will return to the glorious heavens. I will give you a chance to reincarnate. You are willing to sacrifice yourself forever to destroy my consciousness and turn me into pure desire

“Why... Why are you doing this

“I don’t want to either, but can ye can’t destroy you. The Five Elements Dao can’t destroy you. Neither can the Dao of life and death. Outsiders aren’t willing to participate in the karma between us. Therefore... I can only use my free will to transform into my madness and possess you in reverse

“You were the one who taught me how to possess you.”Wang Baole smiled freely. Black threads appeared in his eyes, and more and more of them appeared..

“You...”Desire’s consciousness seemed to be dissipating, and its aura became weak. Even its words seemed to be unable to be spoken.

“Furthermore...”Wang Baole ignored desire. He looked at the second level of the world, and a complicated look appeared on his face. Soon, the complicated look disappeared and turned into anticipation.

“The Supreme Emperor can sacrifice himself to fulfill my existence as a part and a clone. Then... why can’t I fulfill it? My... clone with an independent consciousness!”

“I can do that too,”Wang Baole murmured.

“My original goal was to sever the Karma with the supreme emperor, sever all ties, and make the karma disappear. I would gain true freedom... and become a carefree immortal!”

“This is my dao... Since I can’t do it, then... he should be able to do it.”

“Wang Baole...”Wang Baole suddenly spoke. His eyes, which were staring at the second level of the world, were extremely bright at that moment.

In the second level of the world, in the desert, deep underground, the figure sitting cross-legged suddenly opened his eyes. There were four seals all over his body.

These four seals made him unable to move or leave. He could only remain here as if he had been sealed. At the same time, his aura was also concealed.

As his eyes opened, there was a complicated look in his eyes. He raised his head and seemed to be able to look at his actual body from afar.

“From the moment you were separated, you wanted freedom...”Wang Baole, who was sitting on the chair, spoke calmly. There were even more black lines in his eyes.

“The Empyrean Lord gave you a drop of blood to set your physical body free

“I gave you a soul to set your soul free

“Then, from now on, you... Are You!”Wang Baole’s voice was like thunder, rumbling in the mind of the clone deep in the desert of the second level.

It caused the clone’s body to tremble violently.

“I hope... you can live forever and be free.”

As he spoke, the first seal on the clone’s body shattered. Large amounts of Qi and blood, as well as the power of cultivation, erupted from the shattering and surged into the clone’s body.

“I hope... you can live forever and be free and happy.”

The second seal collapsed, and more cultivation surged into the clone.

“I hope... that you can live forever and never forget your original intention.”

The third seal collapsed!

“I hope... that you can live forever and be happy.”

The fourth seal collapsed!

Endless cultivation surged into it. It contained Wang Baole’s own Dao and everything about him.

On the other side of the clone, his eyes were bloodshot. He had already realized what had happened to his original body.

“Finally, I’ll give you another gift.”Wang Baole leaned back in his seat. His robes had turned black, and the black threads in his eyes had taken up most of the space. However, his expression was calm, and he spoke softly with a hint of reluctance.

“Wang Baole, this name... I’ll give it to you.”

As soon as he said that, the entire universe roared. The clone in the depths of the desert raised his head abruptly. He was about to say something, but in the next moment, the last connection between the original body and him that he could see.., he was completely... disconnected. An enormous power swirled around him, teleporting him out of... The Essence Universe Dao Space!

The only thing that entered his mind was a single sentence.

“By the way... rice wine does taste better than ice spirit water.”