Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1499 Heavenly Daoʼs Machination

As he closed his eyes, Wang Wei found himself in a white spirit with three items: a massive purple cloud, a golden scroll, and an orb with a small moving dragon. He looked at the cloud and smiled. As expected, his reward for this event was immense.

ʼThere is enough for me to reach the peak of the Paragon Realm in 500,000 Yuan Epoch, and cultivate a peak soul in an additional 100,000 Yuan Epoch,ʼ Wang Wei thought. Since heʼll be using the best Time Acceleration Array, heʼll only have to spend 60,000 Yuan Epoch for his soul and cultivation to reach the peak. The only trouble is that rebuilding his body will also take some time.

Wang Wei turned to look at the orb with the dragon, and immediately shook his head: ”No, thank you,” he refused. It was a pain to be the Chosen One in the previous era, and he had no desire to do it again for the upcoming catastrophe.

As soon as he refused, this spiritual space trembled, and someone else appeared. It was a woman with jet black long hair, dressed in all white, with her robe leaving a trail behind her because of its length. She was extremely beautiful, almost to the point of appearing fake because of how perfect her features were.

However, upon gazing at her, Wang Wei found himself incapable of thinking about her in any disrespectful or sexual manner. Her aura reminded him of the doting love of a mother, and the only thing he wanted was to rush into her embrace. The woman was the epitome of beauty, but her appearance had a major flaw: her icy and indifferent eyes.

”Heavenly Dao,” Wang Wei muttered. ”I didnʼt know you could take other physical forms than that eye.”

”I figure this appearance might be more appropriate for negotiation,” Heavenly Dao replied, her voice devoid of any emotions, almost mechanical.

”If youʼre here to convince me to bear the burden of the upcoming catastrophe, youʼre wasting your time,” Wang Wei said.

”In my long years of existence, Iʼve blessed many talents with grand destiny, but your family is the only one I choose three times, and each time, theyʼve risen to the occasion, and even exceeded my expectations.

”The upcoming resetting and ascension of the world will be my most outstanding work, and I need someone reliable to ensure success. Name your price, and I will consider it as long as itʼs not too much.”

Wang Wei was slightly surprised, not expecting such forthcoming from Heavenly Dao. However, he will not change his decision because of such temptation. The catastrophe will involve too much, and if heʼs too involved, heʼll easily reveal the fact that heʼs the one responsible for the All Heaven Fate Calamity.

The catastrophe involves whether he can reach the level of Half Step Transcendent. Although he believes the catastrophe will help him, he can still walk away, and that will only delay the time needed to reach that realm. However, the All Heaven Fate Calamity involved his path of True Transcendence, so he knew which was more important.

”What if I make you the Heavenly Emperor?” Heavenly Dao asked. ”You will legally be in charge of all the laws of Heaven and Earth, and blessed with immense power or authority.”

”That is tempting,” Wang Wei muttered, but he knew the pitfall of such a title. As a true Heavenly Emperor, he will have the legal right to rule and establish a court, but these Overlords and other lineages would never accept his reign without absolute power. They would do everything to undermine him, and the amount of time Wang Wei will have to spend playing politics to slowly build the strength of his court is a nightmare just thinking about it.

ʼI donʼt want to like the Jade Emperor in all these Prehistoric novels, with no one respecting the Heavenly Court. Plus, unlike him, I canʼt be running to Heavenly Dao for help like he runs to Hongjun,ʼ Wang Wei thought.

”My answer is still the same,” Wang Wei replied. ”Anyway, donʼt you already have someone perfect for the job? Kong has been working hard and planning for this position since the trial. Since he wants the job, give it to him.”

”Kong is talented and filled with immense potential. However, I need someone with experience, someone who has been tested for the upcoming catastrophe. Do you think Wang Qishan will accept this great task?”

”Based on his former behavior, he looks like someone who is retiring, so I doubt heʼll accept,” Wang Wei said truthfully.

”True,” Heavenly Dao sighed with her icy face. It was apparent she was in distress, but her expression remained monotone. ”That leaves Wang Guo. While cunning, he pales compared to you regarding strategic abilities or an overall grasp of the situation.

”What other prospects are there? Wu Hong has not been fond of me ever since what happened with the protective system. Dugu Tianbai is too ambitious for his own good, and Ying Zheng is too close-minded and has too many secrets for my liking.

”Are you sure you donʼt want this great opportunity?”

Wang Wei smiled in response. Why was Heavenly Dao mentioning these names before him? Probably to stroke his ego while also eliciting sympathy so he can change his mind. Sadly, this kind of tactic is useless for him. Once he made up his mind about something so crucial, the chances of changing his mind were slim to none.

”It seems you have made up your mind. How disappointing.” Heavenly Dao did not wait for him to say another word before disappearing. The spirit realm collapsed and Wang Wei found himself in his room, surrounded by his merit cloud and the scroll.

ʼI thought she would act in anger and take away the special reward,ʼ Wang Wei thought as he slowly opened the scroll. The title immediately caught his attention: Merit Exchange List. Wang Wei furrowed his brow as a few thoughts flashed in his mind. But he controlled himself and continued reading: Mortal Realm, Great Emperor Realm, Empyrean Realm, Paragon Realm, and [????????}.

Wang Wei immediately chose the Mortal Realm with his divine sense and the scroll changed, revealing an extensive list of rare resources with a price attached based on merit. He checked on the others, and it was the same.

ʼBy Grand Daoʼs balls, this worldʼs Heavenly Dao really knows how to plan a grand event,ʼ Wang Wei smiled. It did not matter whether the upcoming catastrophe was a direct invasion or a simple intervention of foreign powers; Heavenly Dao had already designated these people as ”karmically negative” to the Eternal Ascension World, which allows the citizen to earn merit by killing or dealing with the threat. Then, the citizens can use that merit to exchange for rare resources to increase their strength, ensuring they survive the catastrophe.

ʼItʼs a brilliant move, especially since there will be Transcendent Tier resources, meaning that even someone like Maitreya will have to do her best,ʼ Wang Wei thought. What is one of the fundamental aspects of the cultivation world? Benefit. Heavenly Dao knows this and uses this fact to the fullest.

ʼIt really planned everything,ʼ Wang Wei sighed. From the 81 Tribulations to raise the Eternal Ascension Worldʼs destiny, to the Golden Era that cultivated numerous talents, to the Ultimate Taboo that made the world the semi-destiny center of the Chaos Universe, and now, this catastrophe, which will start the Transcendent Era throughout the Chaos Universe and guarantee the Eternal Ascension Worldʼs status as the center of the universe.

ʼThe Heaven Cardinal should give this Heavenly Dao a raise,ʼ Wang Wei joked before focusing on the scroll. Now that he had early access to the scroll, he needed to take full advantage of it. He scrolled through the Paragon Tier resources and immediately complained that these things were too expensive. For example, there is something called the Paragon Heaven Will, which will guarantee someone to become a Paragon, no matter how bad their talents are, with the limitation that it does not apply to people who wish to become Boundless. Such an item was worth a quarter of all the merit Wang Wei had received.

Wang Wei shook his head before buying two things. The first was an Essence Reconstruction Pill, which would allow him to recondense his body in about 5000 yuan epochs, which is only 500 yuan epochs with time acceleration.

The second item he acquired was something he had never heard of, called the Grand Purification Talisman. Wang Wei planned to use it to remove the residual effects in his [Existence] from using the Abomination blood. Although he did his best to isolate the impact or influence from his soul, there were still residuals that he was worried about, and this talisman was the best in the Paragon Realm. A portion of his cloud disappeared, and it pained Wang Wei slightly.

He complained about Heavenly Daoʼs greed and the price of these things before inviting the four ancestors and his future wife into his Soul Network for a meeting.