Your Talent is Mine Chapter 1155: The Plan Has Ended!

TL: Etude

“Palace Master Zhenwu, what exactly is your Heavenly Emperor Palace aiming to achieve?” Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor inquired with a frigid tone.

“Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor, surely you can deduce the answer?” Palace Master Zhenwu retorted.

Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor let out a sigh. “Isn’t this strategy excessively brutal? Have you considered the mountains of bodies that will pile up because of this?”

Palace Master Zhenwu let out a hearty laugh. “If you have already figured it out, why hold back from stopping it? Spare me the pretense of nobility. Isn’t it because you personally stand to gain from this as well? Had your sect’s Invincible Dao Ancestor not been teetering on the edge of collapse, you likely wouldn’t have even emerged. To you, the Invincible Dao Ancestors are simply the pillars of your sect’s power. Everyone else is merely cannon fodder! We are cut from the same cloth; there is absolutely no difference between us.”

Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor offered no defense. After a pause, he stated, “Palace Master Zhenwu, can we bring this matter to a close now?”

“Agreed!” Palace Master Zhenwu nodded.

A vast number of True Ancestors and Dao Ancestors had already been wiped out.

By personally slaying three Invincible Dao Ancestors, he had finalized his required quota. Concluding the affair now was prudent; pushing the issue further would surely invite more than just Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor to challenge him.

“That ancient artifact, the Forbidden Supreme Treasure, was dispatched by your Heavenly Emperor Palace as well, correct? I suggest you reclaim it. Otherwise, countless factions will continue to butcher one another for its possession!” Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor urged.

“Your assessment is correct. That item is known as the Haotian Imperial Mirror, and it does indeed originate from our Heavenly Emperor Palace. I shall retrieve it.” Palace Master Zhenwu felt no need to mask the reality. There was no benefit in deception.

In a blur, Palace Master Zhenwu vanished toward the location of the Haotian Imperial Mirror. With effortless grace, he reclaimed the object that had eluded everyone else and immediately faded from existence.

…

“Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor, the Heavenly Emperor Palace has crossed the line!” Dao Ancestor Sky Sun declared, dragging his mangled form across the ground.

“What alternative do we have? Is it even possible for us to stand against the Heavenly Emperor Palace?” Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor exhaled. “The trio of Palace Masters leading the Heavenly Emperor Palace possess terrifying strength, particularly Palace Master Azure Dragon, acknowledged as the most powerful Half-Step Domain Ancestor in the Vast Sea Domain. His mastery is incomprehensible. Furthermore, the Heavenly Emperor Palace wields a force of numerous Imperial Monarchs, several of whom sit on the precipice of reaching the Half-Step Domain Ancestor Realm at any moment. Compared to their might, we are pathetically outmatched.”

Dao Ancestor Sky Sun remained silent. The weak were merely destined to bear the weight of such tyranny.

Any direct opposition to the Heavenly Emperor Palace would likely result in the total obliteration of the Myriad Domains Divine Hall.

“Let this conclude here. Do not harbor regrets. Regardless, the Haotian Imperial Mirror lacks the capacity to evolve the path toward becoming a Domain Ancestor,” Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor noted.

“Understood!” All the Invincible Dao Ancestors chimed in agreement.

If the mirror truly held the secret to the Domain Ancestor Realm, even Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor himself might have descended into a frenzy, slaughtering scores of Dao Ancestors to seize control of it.

“Furthermore, let the ancient feuds between our Myriad Domains Divine Hall, the Limitless Sky Sect, and the Heavenly Sea Sect finally be resolved. Regardless of the number of True Ancestors or Dao Ancestors lost in this conflict, let there be no further bloodshed. Now that the schemes of the Heavenly Emperor Palace are exposed, it is evident that the toll taken on our True Ancestors and Dao Ancestors has already satisfied their sinister objectives.”

Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor shifted his gaze toward Dao Ancestor Flowing Fire of the Limitless Sky Sect and the Invincible Dao Ancestors from the Heavenly Sea Sect, inviting their consensus.

“Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor, I have no objections,” Dao Ancestor Flowing Fire replied immediately.

The Invincible Dao Ancestors from the Heavenly Sea Sect and the Limitless Sky Sect also offered respectful bows.

“We agree to the reconciliation. Ultimately, we were merely pawns caught in the schemes of the Heavenly Emperor Palace, driven to destroy one another!”

“Then let us disperse,” Dao Ancestor Domain Suppressor said, retreating alongside Dao Ancestor Sky Sun and Dao Ancestor Half Moon.

Dao Ancestor Flowing Fire likewise departed, and the Invincible Dao Ancestors of the Heavenly Sea and Limitless Sky did not offer resistance.

At this junction, continued hostility held no purpose and offered no rewards.

With that, the gathering of Invincible Dao Ancestors scattered.

…

Distantly, Ouyang Jiu’er and Ye Tian learned of the conflict’s conclusion and sought to inspect the site where the Haotian Imperial Mirror had rested. From a distance, they noted that the roiling clouds of law atop Calabash Mountain had vanished.

“What a misfortune. The Haotian Imperial Mirror is gone. It seems the machinations of the Heavenly Emperor Palace have finally run their course,” Ouyang Jiu’er lamented.

She had harbored hopes of utilizing the mirror to glimpse the potential paths ahead.

While she knew the Haotian Imperial Mirror could not facilitate a breakthrough to the Domain Ancestor level, her current cultivation journey was distinct from her past life. In her previous existence, though she attained the Half-Step Domain Ancestor Realm, her foundation had been brittle, leaving her among the weaker practitioners of that tier with no hope of ascending.

This time, however, her foundation was forged in steel, and she had sought to use the Haotian Imperial Mirror to elevate her cultivation to the absolute zenith of the Half-Step Domain Ancestor Realm, securing a flawless trajectory.

Alas, she had barely begun to refine her path when the opportunity slipped away.

Yet, she regained her composure quickly.

Everything considered, the spoils of this journey were immense.

Ye Tian felt a pang of disappointment but brushed it aside almost instantly.

…

Ye Tian and Ouyang Jiu’er retreated from the Fireflame Forbidden Zone and made their way back to humanity’s lands.

Upon his return, Ye Tian assessed his loot from the expedition: one Lower-Grade Forbidden Supreme Treasure, 32 Top-Tier Forbidden Wondrous Objects, 92 High-Grade Forbidden Wondrous Objects, 150 Middle-Grade Forbidden Wondrous Objects, and 362 Lower-Grade Forbidden Wondrous Objects.

In total, these numbered in the tens of thousands—a truly staggering find!

Naturally, Ye Tian had scavenged the vast majority. While others were preoccupied with slaughter, he and Ouyang Jiu’er had picked the battlefield clean. Without such a cunning strategy, his yield would have been significantly thinner.

As the passage of time lessened the inherent dangers of the Fireflame Forbidden Zone, swarms of True Ancestors flocked to the area.

While Forbidden Wondrous Objects became increasingly rare, Ouyang Jiu’er managed to secure one last piece.

From that moment on, the Fireflame Forbidden Zone transformed into a sanctuary for average and elite True Ancestors alike.

Back home, Ye Tian entered deep, secluded cultivation.

During this period of reflection, he recalled the future paths he glimpsed inside the Haotian Imperial Mirror and meditated on the Forbidden Dao. These insights flowed through him, simplifying the process of dissecting and mastering each Forbidden Dao individually.

Previously, it would have consumed lifetimes for Ye Tian to master a single complete Forbidden Dao. Now, the duration would be drastically reduced.

This underscored just how profound the utility of the Haotian Imperial Mirror had been.

Even so, mastering a single complete Forbidden Dao was not necessarily ground-breaking.

As Ouyang Jiu’er had indicated, every ancient Invincible Dao Ancestor had already achieved mastery over complete Forbidden Daos. However, rather than aiming for perfection in every one, they fixated on honing specific, chosen paths to their limits.

Days turned into milestones as Ye Tian claimed mastery over one Forbidden Dao after another—

One hundred Forbidden Daos!

One thousand Forbidden Daos!

Three thousand Forbidden Daos!

Almost without perceiving it, Ye Tian had grasped the entirety of the Forbidden Dao system. Though his mastery was nascent—with none yet reaching an advanced stage—he had successfully synchronized with the entire structure of the Forbidden Dao. His combat effectiveness underwent an explosive surge.

His final ambition now was to merge these Forbidden Daos with his Infinite Grand Dao, forging his very own, singular Infinite Forbidden Dao.