Chapter 2504 - 2471: The Will of the Xianmen Sect Citizens, the Dao Heart of the True Immortal

Intense debates arose among the citizens.

Both parties defended their views from various aspects such as materialism, Dao Heart, and the historical development of Immortal Science. Some sought stability, some sought the Dao, and there was no single correct path.

There was no absolute right or wrong; any path seemed correct.

As long as it worked in the end.

A representative of the citizens spoke; finally, an elderly citizen with gray beard stood up after listening to all the viewpoints: "Fellow citizens, the Ancient Emperor once said, in the Immortal Path, mind and matter coexist. Dao Heart and Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure are equally important; both are indispensable, the law of heaven and earth."

"Lacking material means there’s no foundation for the Dao."

"Without the Dao Heart, it’s impossible to effectively use Immortal Path materials. Even if one enters a treasure mountain, they would ultimately return empty-handed."

He did not immediately express his own view but recited a saying that frequently appeared in numerous Taoist papers of the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor.

"What does this mean?"

"Are you trying to say that without a firm Dao Heart, the True Immortal of the Xianmen cannot become an emperor? There’s no need to worry, the True Immortal of the Xianmen is the Collective Consciousness True Immortal, different from the ordinary True Immortal; they cannot be compared..."

The interjecting citizen suddenly paused, stunned like a wooden chicken.

Similarly, many Immortal Sect citizen representatives present trembled slightly, revealing a hint of nervous fear.

"It seems,"

"Among you, some should understand my point."

The gray-bearded citizen representative calmly said, "The importance of Dao Heart in the Immortal Path cannot be overstated; if one regards a cultivator as a highly efficient Immortal Path composite system, then the Divine Soul is the control center of this composite system, constantly managing countless internal mana, divine sense, and treasure data. If the Dao Heart is chaotic, the Divine Soul will be in disarray, causing the entire system to instantly collapse, going astray into internal demons."

"It is unimaginable how a coward, someone who doubts themselves every day, can become a strong person in the Immortal Path?"

"Indeed, the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen has no Dao Heart and can stop the process of becoming an emperor at any time, lacking the deep-rooted obsession of an ordinary True Immortal."

"However, does the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen truly lack anything similar to a Dao Heart?"

"Ah? Do they?"

The gray-bearded citizen suddenly stared at all the citizens, sternly shouting, "Yes!"

"The Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen has its own Dao Heart, and it is clearly written in the name of the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen – are you blind?"

"Collective Consciousness! True Immortal!"

"The Dao Heart of the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen is the courage, talent, wisdom, perseverance, greed, desire, and all that the citizens possess!"

"Today, if the citizens of the Xianmen shrink back before becoming emperor, what would become of the Dao Heart of the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen?"

"We can fail, we can sacrifice, we can die on the battlefield."

"But we must not flee the battlefield out of fear!"

"A coward, a weak collective will, can never achieve becoming an emperor, whether for an individual or for the collective consciousness."

"This is my view, thank you all."

The gray-bearded strong one bowed and sat down.

No more roars or outbursts unfolded; this was a catastrophe, a Heart Demon Tribulation, unique to the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen, meaningless for an individual to pass. Most citizens must pass together, agree together, otherwise it won’t work.

The path of the Collective Consciousness True Immortal emphasizes internal unity too much, unable to advance lightly like individual cultivators.

Silence filled the meeting hall.

For a long time.

"Everyone, let’s begin voting."

The Governor of the Immortal Gate announced in a calm tone.

If the Xianmen does not have the courage to become emperor, and the citizens do not have enough awareness, then they should not become emperor, words are pointless.

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Great Sun Forbidden Area.

The many generations of Soul Fragments paid extra attention to the Xianmen, recording even such small events.

"The Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen also cannot escape the intense desire of successive True Immortals to become emperors, a desire so strong that it cannot be stopped."

"This seems to be two sides of the same coin."

"Without such a firmly fearless group of citizens, it is impossible to birth a Collective Consciousness True Immortal achieving ultimate victory in the battle to become emperor, hence the choice is irrelevant."

"On this day, according to the collective decision of the citizens’ assembly, in the will of countless Xianmen citizens, the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen embarked on the Path of Harmonization to become an emperor."

"On this day, the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen harmonized with the Innate Wealth Dao."

"The Innate Wealth Dao, vast and mighty, has existed since the second intelligent being was born, influencing the time river of eternity, affecting the operation of matter, a magnificent grand dao, manifesting from the starry sky to merge with the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen."

"Gold light of the Great Dao shines brightly, enveloping the Endless Starry Sky, countless torrents of money illuminating the heavens and the earth."

"The dim Emperor’s Crown of the Innate Wealth Dao condensed from the void, stirring the Endless Starry Sky, Three Thousand Great Paths, countless rules, and the time river."

"Subsequently, the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen merged with the Great Dao."

"Subsequently, the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Xianmen collapsed, Divine Soul extinguished, sky rained blood, boundless wailing, blood reflected the heavens and the earth, countless citizens cried in despair."

On this day, the Collective Consciousness True Immortal of the Fifth Supreme Great Sun Immortal Dynasty ruling the Endless Starry Sky collapsed.

The Original Ancient Talisman of Financial Destiny Order remained in the world, destined to collapse no later than ten million years from now, throwing the Endless Starry Sky back into a chaotic era.

The Soul Fragments in the Great Sun Forbidden Area recorded all happenings in the human world.

Time flew rapidly.

Flowed.

All things in the human world changed quickly like slides, major events in history flashed by one after another until they all became blurred.

At some moment, it suddenly halted.

In the scene, the light of blazing destruction reflected the Endless Starry Sky, a terrifying sword cultivator stood amidst the Endless Starry Sky, beneath his feet were mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a starry sky scorched earth.

One person, one sword, alone in the starry sky.

This time, three million years had passed since the Fifth Supreme Great Sun Immortal Dynasty, and the final victor was the Great Sun Sword Immortal! An extreme orthodox Great Sun Sword Immortal, who, with one person and one sword, slaughtered across the Entire Endless Starry Sky, massacring all Taoist Soldiers, and annihilated all overconfident Supreme Great Sun Sword Cultivators, securing all victories!

"Become Emperor!"

The Great Sun Sword Immortal whispered at the moment of victory.

The vast and mighty Sun Dao manifested from the starry sky, and merged with the battle-worn Great Sun Sword Cultivator, the starry sky was filled with shining light, an incandescent gilded Dao Crown descended from the void.

Several breaths later.

The Dao Crown shattered, the Great Sun Sword Immortal collapsed in the starry sky, heavens and earth wept.

This scene left all cultivators in the starry sky cold to their bones, an invisible terror seeped into every part of their souls, it was utmost despair.

Could it be that in the post-Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor era, one truly cannot become an emperor?