Chapter 297

Chapter 297: The Yang Family’s Representative Joins the Battle!

The evolution of the Dao of Fate made him realize that everything in this world already has its outcome determined.

No matter how much you struggle and thrash about, the result was set long ago.

On a smaller scale, in the mortal world, from the moment a person is born, they are destined to die.

No matter how much you struggle and thrash about in the process, you can never change the fact that you will die.

The ending was already written!

The same holds true in the world of cultivation.

You think you’ve broken out of the circle?

No.

You’ve merely jumped from one circle into another.

You think you’re the one drawing the circles?

Wrong!

Little do you know, you too are being drawn.

More often than not, the more truth you come to know, the more hopeless you feel.

Fate!

Ye Tianming looked back at the Dao of Fate. After this round of contemplation, his understanding of the various Daos had grown far clearer.

And of course, far more reverent.

There’s a saying — my fate is mine to command, not heaven’s.

Sounds incredibly bold.

But the reality is……. reality is cruel, and some people may go to their graves never truly understanding the truth of this world.

Ye Tianming drew a deep breath. The Dao of Fate before him was merely a tangible form containing just a trace of divine essence — it was not the true Dao of Fate. If it were the real thing, it would surely be far more terrifying.

And only now did he understand why the Dao of Fate stood at the top of the rankings.

His own Dao was nothing but a “minor path” before this Dao of Fate.

Naturally, Daos are divided into the lesser and the greater.

Not to mention his Dao of Restraint — even the Dao of All-Beings’ Order, which he had already established, was nothing but a minor path before this Dao of Fate.

Moreover, what he was seeing of this Dao of Fate now could only be called the tip of the iceberg — if even that much.

In this moment, Ye Tianming completely set aside the pride he had carried before.

The All-Beings Law!

Extraordinarily defiant of heaven!

But now he realized that he, Ye Tianming, in this vast universe, before those truly supreme powerhouses, amounted to nothing at all.

Even so, this only strengthened his resolve for the path of the Great Dao ahead.

He must forge an entirely new path of the Great Dao!

His thinking must never be confined to this Great Dao Rankings, nor limited to the various realms already known.

In the time that followed, Ye Tianming spent every day fervently studying the myriad Daos within the Great Dao River, but because the laws of each Dao were incredibly complex, the difficulty of his research was extremely high.

Yet the benefits were equally immense — it helped him gain an understanding of the Three Thousand Great Daos, and the deeper he researched, the more excited he became.

While Ye Tianming was cultivating, the landscape of the outside universe was also undergoing earth-shattering changes.

First, there was the Divine Academy.

A mysterious powerhouse directly wiped out half of the Divine Academy’s strong cultivators, which shocked the entire universe without question. On top of that, the Divine Academy’s Great Dao River was seized…… In everyone’s eyes, the Divine Academy was utterly finished.

But to everyone’s surprise, the Divine Academy did not fall. Not only did it not fall, it actually began to develop rapidly.

This was because the Divine Academy had received tremendous support from the Immortal Treasure Pavilion. With the Immortal Treasure Pavilion’s backing in all forms, the Divine Academy recovered swiftly, recruited many top-tier powerhouses, and on top of that, the Immortal Treasure Pavilion even forged a new so-called “New Great Dao River” for the Divine Academy.

As for how it differed from the original Great Dao River, outsiders had no way of knowing.

Regardless, the Divine Academy was now growing stronger by the day.

It had to be said that the Divine Academy’s move of advancing rather than retreating had built tremendous momentum for the Yang family.

The Yang family truly was formidable!

And they delivered on their word without hesitation.

So quite a few factions began pledging their allegiance to the Yang family one after another.

Beyond that, the major powers on the Universe Faction Rankings also began choosing sides. The Savage Demon Realm, for instance, openly declared its support for the Yang family, announcing full backing…… and the Great Qian Empire too had dispatched all of its finest elites to the Guanxuan Universe.

The Sacrifice Clan.

On this day, an elder arrived at the Sacrifice Clan.

The visitor had come from the Guanxuan Universe.

The elder looked at Jiyuan before him and smiled faintly, “Patriarch Jiyuan, you surely already understand the purpose of my visit. When your clan’s young patriarch led your clan’s powerhouses to reinforce our Guanxuan Universe, we were deeply grateful, and now that our Academy is set to do battle once more with the Divine Realm, we hope to receive your clan’s assistance again!”

Jiyuan glanced at him and shook his head without a word.

Ye Tianming’s identity had naturally been told to his father by Jidian, so Jiyuan knew that what his son had gone to reinforce was not “Yang Jia” but a young man called Ye Tianming.

Seeing Jiyuan shake his head, the elder was momentarily taken aback, then said, “Patriarch Jiyuan, our young master and young master Jidian share a bond forged through life and death……”

Jiyuan was about to refuse again when, suddenly, Jidian walked in.

Jidian glanced at the elder and smiled, “This is a matter of great importance, and we need to discuss it. Please wait outside for a moment.”

The elder hesitated, then nodded, “Alright.”

With that, he stepped out.

After the elder left, Jidian looked at Jiyuan, “Dad, I feel like our Sacrifice Clan may find it hard to stay out of this one.”

This battle between the Yang family and the Divine Realm appeared on the surface to be a matter between two powers, but that was not the case. This time, whether it was the Yang family or the Divine Realm, their true goal was plain to see — they both wanted to unify the entire universe.

In truth, it already counted as an early outbreak of the Great Dao Conflict.

Jiyuan looked at Jidian and smiled, “What are you thinking?”

Jidian thought for a moment, then said, “Dad, to be honest with you, my little brother sent me a letter. He has some plans and wants to know if I’m in. I’m not opposed to it, but since it’s a serious matter, I need you to take a look.”

As he spoke, he opened his palm, and a scroll dropped down in front of Jiyuan.

Jiyuan opened the scroll and read through it, his expression gradually growing grave. He looked at Jidian, “This little brother of yours has big ambitions.”

Jidian smiled, “Yes.”

Jiyuan fell silent.

Jidian said in a deep voice, “Dad, I won’t make this decision on my own — it’s up to you. If you refuse, I’ll let him know. Don’t worry, it won’t affect the friendship between him and me.”

After a moment of silence, Jiyuan said, “Who do you think will win between the Yang family and the Divine Realm?”

Jidian shook his head, “Hard to say. The Yang family won last time, but the Divine Realm clearly still has plenty of cards up its sleeve, and the Yang family obviously does too. So it’s hard to say. But whether it’s the Divine Realm or the Yang family, it’s clear that one of them intends to unify the entire universe.”

Jiyuan suddenly said, “This little brother of yours is from the Cultivator Academy.”

Jidian nodded, “Yes. His teacher Mu Guanchen is a disciple of an ancient god, but he also told me plainly that this plan is his own and has nothing to do with the Cultivator Academy.”

After a long silence, Jiyuan looked back at the scroll, within which lay Ye Tianming’s plan.

Jiyuan smiled, “This little brother of yours is a straightforward and honest person.”

Jidian nodded, “He is. Though he’s a scholar, he’s genuinely a decent and upright person.”

Jiyuan suddenly looked at Jidian, “When the Great Dao Conflict comes, do you have any ambitions of your own?”

Jidian nodded, “I do.”

The Great Dao Rankings!

Countless prodigies would compete for it.

He, Jidian, naturally intended to compete as well.

Jiyuan smiled, “But your little brother wants to compete too.”

Jidian burst out laughing, “Is Dad worried that he and I will end up turning against each other?”

Jiyuan nodded.

Jidian shook his head, “That won’t happen. When the time comes, it’ll be a matter of our individual abilities. If I’m stronger, he’ll be fully convinced and support me wholeheartedly. If he’s stronger than me, I’ll be fully convinced and support him wholeheartedly.”

At that, he suddenly broke into laughter, “Of course, if there are other competitors, we’ll definitely warm up by taking them on first — haha!”

A faint smile flickered in Jiyuan’s eyes. He glanced at the scroll in his hand, then said, “This little brother of yours is no simple person, and he’s been very sincere with you too, which proves he genuinely sees you as his elder brother…… In that case, let’s cooperate with him and play this game together.”

Jidian smiled, “Alright.”

A quarter of an hour later.

The elder from the Guanxuan Academy left in high spirits.

Because the Sacrifice Clan had agreed to assist the Yang family.

In the real world, the Guanxuan Academy.

The Guanxuan Universe was now in the midst of a sweeping reform, top to bottom, across every dimension.

With any other power, such a reform would certainly have caused great upheaval, but the Yang family’s strength was simply too overwhelming, and all the old noble clans and aristocratic houses had already been wiped out to the last, so the reform proceeded very smoothly.

Yang Jia’s prestige within the Guanxuan Universe was also growing ever greater — there were even signs of it surpassing that of his father.

Yet at this time, Yang Jia had not received any power of faith whatsoever.

Ye Tianming had no power of faith either, but the faith of the countless living beings throughout the Guanxuan Universe still existed.

Unlike Yang Jia, Ye Tianming could access it whenever he wished.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the battle between the Yang family and the Divine Realm had arrived.

The day before.

Ye Tianming, who had been cultivating inside his storage ring, suddenly stepped out. He walked outside the wooden cabin, where an elder stood waiting.

The elder walked up to Ye Tianming and smiled faintly, “Are you Young Master Ye?”

Ye Tianming nodded.

The elder produced an invitation and handed it to Ye Tianming, “Young Master Ye.”

With that, he turned and vanished.

Ye Tianming glanced at the invitation, finding it somewhat unusual.

He looked up at the sky for a moment, then tucked the invitation away and turned to walk toward Zhantai Zhan, who was not far off.

Zhantai Zhan saw Ye Tianming and smiled, “Done cultivating?”

Ye Tianming took her hand and smiled, “Not today. Come on, let’s go eat roasted lamb.”

Zhantai Zhan: “…….”

The second day.

Today was the day of the battle between the Yang family and the Divine Realm.

A woman in blue stood in the void, as though waiting for something.

After a moment, spacetime suddenly split open, and in the next instant, a woman holding a ji halberd slowly stepped out.

Seeing the arrival, the corner of the blue-clad woman’s mouth curved up slightly.

The Yang family’s representative had arrived!

And in the next moment, spacetime split open once more, and yet another woman slowly stepped out — she wore a crimson dress, strange flames danced in her eyes, and an overwhelming aura of terrifying evil radiated from her entire being.