Chapter 1789 — When Two Powers Clash, the Bystander Reaps the Gain
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 5
I have lost my Dao tree and Dao flowers, and the Great Luo Heaven as well. Might the Hall Master speak a few kind words before the Third Young Master on my behalf, and let me restore my cultivation realm?
" The Master of the Hall of Joy glanced at him, a half-smile on her lips.
"Heavenly Emperor, in Miluo Palace, who has not struggled and crawled through life under the threat of death? Every one of us in Miluo Palace has suffered more than one defeat in this life—some have suffered defeats even greater than yours! They could return to the Great Luo Heaven and cultivate Dao flowers and Dao fruits. Can you not?
" Emperor Haotian's voice was hoarse. "They never suffered a defeat like mine! Twice in this life I have risen and fallen, and each time afterward I grew stronger than before.
But this third great defeat was different. Before this defeat, I had ascended to the pinnacle of power, with excellent prospects before me—yet Yun Tianzun and Mu Tianzun tore it all down, and everything turned to nothing! My Heavenly Court, my power, even my cultivation realm—I could not preserve any of it! In the eyes of all, I am a joke, a laughingstock! " The Master of the Hall of Joy gazed at his dejected yet somewhat frenzied demeanor, and could not help shaking her head.
"This is the flaw of cultivating the Dao without cultivating the heart. Heavenly Emperor, your heart holds only power; your attainment in the Dao heart is not so strong. If you cultivated the Dao heart, then even if you suffered a defeat a hundred times more vicious than this, you could rise again. In this world, the one who has suffered the greatest defeat is in fact our teacher, the master of Miluo Palace. " Emperor Haotian was slightly taken aback. He shook his head. "The master of Miluo Palace is the strongest being of seventeen cosmic epochs.
What defeat could he possibly have suffered? " "Our teacher cherished the world and wished to save all living beings. In martial might, none could match him. But every annihilation tribulation was a tremendous defeat for our teacher. " The Master of the Hall of Joy instructed him earnestly. "With every great tribulation, he wished to save the people of the world, yet every time he failed.
He had boundless power, yet could only watch helplessly as the people of the world died before his eyes, his power utterly useless. That pain is beyond your imagining.
Yet after every defeat, our teacher's Dao heart was reborn through tribulation, rekindling his fighting spirit. This is what a powerhouse of the Dao heart does. " Emperor Haotian said, "And where is the master of Miluo Palace now?
" The Master of the Hall of Joy fell silent. After sixteen defeats, the master of Miluo Palace had finally collapsed beyond recovery; his Dao heart had died. "If our teacher were here, so many things would not have happened in the Seventeenth Epoch, and Miluo Palace would not be blocked to this day, still unable to descend into the Seventeenth Epoch. " She sighed inwardly, and came with Emperor Haotian onto the Chaos River. In the river, the chaos qi surged and churned, waves roaring more violently than ever before. The Master of the Hall of Joy was astonished.
She activated her Dao tree to steady the wind of heat-death and the churning chaos qi—and it was then that she saw the Third Young Master and Fourth Young Master of Miluo Palace, and the other Hall Masters of Miluo Palace.
These powerhouses of Miluo Palace stood within the annihilation tribulation, gazing toward a single direction.
The Master of the Hall of Joy brought Emperor Haotian forward and hurriedly paid her respects.
"Huanxi has failed. I could not fulfill what the Young Masters and fellow Daoists entrusted to me.
" The Third Young Master raised a hand.
"No need for such courtesy.