Chapter 1

In the vast world, among the three realms, the Primordial Qi is the most abundant, and it is the world that immortals yearn for the most.

Here, the strongest from all levels gather, seeking the ultimate goal!

Here, a single step can make one a deity, completing the long-desired transformation!

Here, it is the final destination for immortals to reach divinity!

The Edge of Heaven, a landmark of the vast world, floats high in the sky, a thousand-meter rift abruptly appearing. The area around the Edge of Heaven is filled with a strong and aggressive high-concentration Primordial Qi field, repelling any approaching beings. Many cultivators driven by the pursuit of divinity have become part of the Edge of Heaven, making it one of the five forbidden zones in the vast world, usually uninhabited. At this moment, hundreds of figures are floating at a distance from the Edge of Heaven, their expressions varied, but their gazes are fixed on the Edge of Heaven, shrouded in a mist of pure Primordial Qi.

Even in the vast world, where powerful beings abound, these people are all well-known figures, cultivators of the Divine Path at the 50th level of the Life Destiny Realm, representatives of immortals, each controlling several cultivation planes, whose every step can shake the heavens. At this moment, each person is holding their breath, staring at the Edge of Heaven as if it held the secret to divinity.

The vast world, the realm of immortals that countless mortals yearn for, possesses the most abundant Primordial Qi among all planes. Regardless of which plane, which civilization, or which cultivation method, after passing through numerous trials, the ultimate goal of cultivators is to enter the vast world. Only here can they shed their mortal bodies and achieve immortality. Here, they cultivate... divinity!

No matter what level one reaches, there is always a distinction between strong and weak.

What is the Way of Heaven?

Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Way, and the Way follows nature.

What is nature?

Survival of the fittest, the strong survive!

In any realm, cultivation resources are limited. In the vast world, at this final station on the path to divinity, competition has reached a fever pitch. The strongest are undoubtedly the five demigods, a title given to the most powerful immortals who have grasped a hint of the mysterious Way of Heaven, just one step away from divinity.

Without a doubt, they occupy the areas with the most abundant Primordial Qi, coveting the moment of divinity, and are also coveted by others. The cycle of rebirth and replacement continues, but for a thousand years, demigods have been common, yet no one has taken that final step.

Until the demon god Wang Tian, who had been in seclusion for a hundred years, emerged, achieving the Great Perfection of the Seven Pulse Reincarnation. The landscape of the vast world was finally changed.

Over three years, Wang Tian challenged three demigods, one of the Holy Cultivators died, one was injured, and one of the Demon Cultivators was completely annihilated, with countless top experts from various sects also defeated. For a time, the invincibility of the demon god Wang Tian overshadowed the entire vast world.

And now, Wang Tian faces the last and most unique demigod of the vast world—Mo Shan, the Reverse Heaven Evil God, an outlier from the Lesser World.

Only the Edge of Heaven is worthy of being their battlefield, and only demigods can enter the Edge of Heaven.

If Mo Shan is defeated, the vast world will have no equal for Wang Tian, and Wang Tian will become the first person in a thousand years to be closest to divinity.

The pursuit of the ultimate power has many methods, but the essence is the same: the possession and use of Primordial Qi. Holy Cultivators advocate exploration and learning, believing that there must be a path to divinity in nature, waiting for cultivators to discover.

Demon Cultivators are essentially the same, but they differ from Holy Cultivators in that they can use any means to enhance themselves, such as devouring others' Primordial Qi, which is a shortcut.

The third type, the most rare, is the Evil Cultivators, who can be considered the madmen among cultivators. They cultivate in defiance of nature, advancing through self-mutilation to resist the Way of Heaven. Most Evil Cultivators are reclusive, making them outliers in the world of cultivators, and the brutal competition has made the Evil Cultivation lineage very fragile. This changed when Mo Shan, the Reverse Heaven Evil God, reached the demigod realm.

Outside the Edge of Heaven, there are Primordial Qi vortices that can tear apart immortals, but inside, the purest Primordial Qi is contained, though it holds little significance for the two demigods.

Wang Tian stands with his hands behind his back, blending seamlessly with his surroundings, every movement embodying the Way of Heaven.

The path to divinity is one, whether through Holy Cultivation or Demon Cultivation, both ultimately lead to the understanding of the Way of Heaven and the achievement of divinity. This has been proven in both schools, providing invaluable experience for future generations. However, the highest achievement in the Evil Cultivation lineage is the Reverse Heaven Evil God Mo Shan, who has reached the highest realm of Evil Cultivation.

Mo Shan's red hair is somewhat disheveled, but after three days, his expression remains calm.

Wang Tian looks up at the sky, as if facing not the final opponent on the path to divinity, but an old friend.

At his level, power and beauty are mere illusions; what remains is an increasingly intense obsession with the Way of Heaven and boundless loneliness.

The last to seek out Mo Shan was not because he was the strongest, but the weakest. Even Wang Tian did not expect that Mo Shan would be the strongest among the other four demigods, even stronger than he was before his seclusion.

Unfortunately, today, he will be even more lonely, with no equal from this point on, his heart set on the Way of Heaven, awaiting the moment of divinity.

"Mo Shan, hand over your Life Destiny, and I will allow you to start anew in the vast world, ensuring your safety for five hundred years," Wang Tian said calmly, his voice carrying the authority of a true deity.

In the vast world, only Wang Tian has the right to say such things.

The Reverse Heaven Evil God Mo Shan remains cold, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth as he calmly gazes at Wang Tian, as if appreciating something.

"You can't guarantee anything."

In the vast world, this is the last person to dare deny him.

"This is an opportunity," Wang Tian smiled slightly, neither refuting nor confirming, but speaking the truth.

If Wang Tian does not become a deity, Mo Shan will lose his value. Becoming a deity, no one knows what it entails, but Wang Tian's protection can indeed be of great use.

Seeing Mo Shan still silent, Wang Tian becomes even more patient, "When I achieved the Great Perfection of the Seven Pulse Reincarnation, I saw the path to divinity, but I did not take it. Do you know why?"

This experience is what every cultivator dreams of knowing. The path of cultivation is fraught with difficulties, and a single misstep can lead to failure. The experience of those who have gone before is the most valuable reference.

For the demon god Wang Tian to share the experience of the path to divinity with someone is unimaginable, and the person he shares it with is his last enemy.

"Because you were missing half," Mo Shan's cold face shows a hint of reminiscence and longing, tinged with a sense of regret.

Since his emergence from seclusion, the invincible confidence of the demon god has been shaken, his eyes blazing with a light that can pierce the heavens, "How do you know!"

"Because I am also missing half," Mo Shan's face carries a hint of self-mockery, "But the difference is, your half can be made up, while mine cannot."

Wang Tian is finally moved, because Mo Shan truly knows. This person has seen the path to divinity even before him, but as Mo Shan said, he can make up for it, while Mo Shan cannot turn back.

Reversing the heavens is a sin!

"I still thank you. You are the first person I thank since my birth."

The demon god can no longer suppress the joy in his heart, because by killing the other, he can experience the essence of Mo Shan's reverse cultivation.

To become a deity, one must first follow and then defy. Following the heavens grants power, and using that power to defy the heavens is the path to divinity. Mo Shan was wrong from the beginning.

Mo Shan shook his head, "Who thanks whom is yet to be determined."

Wang Tian knows that Mo Shan has not used his life-bound divine sword, but he is confident in defeating anyone, "I have long wanted to experience the Silent Sword of the Reverse Heaven Evil God. Today, my wish is fulfilled, and it is the happiest day of my life."

Today, Wang Tian should indeed be happy.

A simple, unadorned long sword appears in Mo Shan's hand, just like Mo Shan himself, cold and calm. He gently caresses his sword, and the face of the Reverse Heaven Evil God, usually as immovable as a mountain, shows a hint of tenderness. For a sword cultivator, the sword is life, and in the harsh cultivation of Evil Cultivators, it is their only companion and family.

Similarly, a sword with an ancient design appears in front of Wang Tian, its body exuding a sense of supreme dominance, the Demon God Sword of the vast world—Ages.

Both being sword cultivators, this is an unavoidable battle.

Buzz...

Wang Tian lightly taps the sword, producing a resounding sword cry, "Ages, remember, your opponent is called Silent."

In this world, Mo Shan is the first and last person to be called an opponent by Wang Tian.

The sword qi rises to the sky, as if cutting through it, and the unbreakable Primordial Qi field of the Edge of Heaven is also split by this shocking sword qi.

The cultivators gathered a thousand miles away from the Edge of Heaven turn pale, experiencing the gap in strength firsthand.

The two strongest divine swords of the vast world are finally about to decide the outcome. Wang Tian could spare the Holy Cultivator Li Xiaoyao because he was a talisman cultivator, but when two sword cultivators meet, only one can survive, or both can die.

Mo Shan's gaze remains on the Silent Sword. Suddenly, his red hair flares up, Primordial Qi surging, shaking the heavens, as if the world is silent for the Silent Sword.

The eyes of the demon god are filled with excitement. This is the opponent he wants, and Wang Tian finally understands why Mo Shan chose this place as the battlefield.

Because the Edge of Heaven, like him, is a reverse existence, and Mo Shan can indeed unleash his strongest power here.

The Edge of Heaven continuously supplies power, flowing into Mo Shan's body. Even such divine power cannot make the Silent Sword move, just like its owner, restrained and silent, silently resisting everything.

At this moment, the power gathered on the Silent Sword is enough to create a new world.

The cultivators around the Edge of Heaven instinctively avoid the direction of the sword qi, a fear that is instinctive.

Who would have thought that the power of the Reverse Heaven Evil God is so great, already surpassing the power of a demigod.

Gradually, Wang Tian's expression becomes serious, and the Ages Demon God Sword in his hand does not accumulate power like the Silent Sword, standing proudly above the world.

Mo Shan's eyes suddenly open wide, "The Way of Heaven is merciless, I defy the heavens!"

Boom...

The Silent Sword descends like a ten-thousand-foot divine sword, making the cultivators pale. This sword, even with the combined strength of all, cannot be resisted. Is Mo Shan really going to defy the heavens and change his fate?

At this moment, Wang Tian's face shows the most radiant smile, clearly admiring this sword, a sincere admiration and regret, "If the heavens had emotions, they would grow old, the myriad paths are but the vicissitudes of life—Ages is merciless."

The Ages Demon God Sword seems to strike from another world, silent and unbound by the laws of this realm. The power to create a new world is fragile before its pride. Can ants defy the gods?

Mo Shan's chest is already pierced, the power of the demon god, the sword is released and retracted in an instant, a great feat.

"Is that it! Is~~that~~it~~! As long as I take your divine essence, I will become a deity, hahaha." The sky echoes with the mad laughter of the demon god.

Boom... The Edge of Heaven is cracking, the supreme power of the Silent Sword can cut through the heavens, but it cannot kill its owner's enemy.

The chaotic Primordial Qi cannot harm the demon god in the slightest, and the most crucial point is that Wang Tian has understood what it means to defy the heavens from this sword.

"I said I would thank you." At this moment, Wang Tian shows a rare human side. With another hundred years of seclusion, he has a hundred percent chance of achieving divinity.

Mo Shan's expression remains cold, as if life does not exist, "I said, who thanks whom is yet to be determined."

"This world... who can stand against me!"

In this world, only Wang Tian is supreme.

Suddenly, an irresistible force of law descends, covering the sky. If there is anything that can constrain the demon god Wang Tian at this level, it is the power of law. After all, no matter how close to divinity, he is still human.

Wang Tian's face changes, "You... deliberately triggered the heavenly tribulation!"

Mo Shan does not look at Wang Tian, "I have no way back. You want to borrow my experience, and I want to borrow your power. Our battle and your enlightenment are enough to trigger the 81 heavenly tribulations, more than enough to deal with you!"

Enlightened, Wang Tian is already a demigod. At this moment, what he needs to do is hide his power and avoid the heavenly tribulation, but the outpouring of power from the Edge of Heaven leaves him no place to hide. Mo Shan's sword was not aimed at him, but to cut through the Edge of Heaven!

"Do you do all this just to die with me?!" Wang Tian finds it a bit ridiculous.

Mo Shan's body is disintegrating, even the body of a demigod cannot withstand the power of time, but Mo Shan's expression is completely relaxed, "During the heavenly tribulation, the power of law is the weakest."

"You can't be thinking... to let your Life Destiny slip into the lower realms. Even if you succeed, an unowned Life Destiny is just a tool for others!"

Wang Tian is enraged. If he gets Mo Shan's Life Destiny, he will immediately become a deity, but without it, who knows how long it will take. Mo Shan has gone to great lengths, even at the cost of his life, just to give his most precious Life Destiny to someone else!

Give it away!!!

"You don't understand, and you never will." Mo Shan's lips curl in a hint of sarcasm. Though the paths may converge, they are not the same.

Selfish and harmful, that is the demon.

Harmful and not beneficial, that is the evil!

Self-sacrificing and beneficial, that is the ultimate evil!

Evil cultivation is about defying!

Born in the most powerful demon cultivation order of the vast world, Wang Tian became a demigod in just two hundred years, and he can never understand Mo Shan, who spent a hundred years in the Lesser World, another hundred years in the Middle World, and then several hundred years to become a demigod in the vast world. This is already a miraculous speed in the lower realms, but it all comes to nothing.

The 81 heavenly tribulations have begun, divine power covering ten thousand miles, all the pressure and power converging on Wang Tian. At this moment, Wang Tian has no time for anything else, using his demigod power to resist the heavenly tribulation. As long as he resists, he can still become a deity.

When the law fully activates the heavenly tribulation, it is also the weakest. After all, a demigod is not to be underestimated, and only at this moment does the unbreakable law of the vast world show a crack. Only at this moment can a Life Destiny, which is not allowed in the vast world, possibly cross the law and enter the lower realms.

This is the greatest defiance.

A red light shoots out from Mo Shan's body, shooting into the sky and disappearing instantly.

Without the support of the Life Destiny, Mo Shan's body disintegrates faster.

What is the Way of Heaven?

Mo Shan's eyes become blurry. This is the first question he asked his master, when he was just a child. He has experienced too much, and the weight of time is heavy, but he is without regret.

Becoming a deity? Immortality? Invincibility?

No, that is not the true meaning of evil cultivation. The method to become a deity is to be spurned, that is the evil, that is the defiance!

"Master, your disciple has done it." Mo Shan looks up at the sky, and the face of the Reverse Heaven Evil God finally shows a smile, until he disappears into nothingness.

The Evil Cultivation lineage has achieved an unparalleled brilliance, his name is Reverse Heaven Evil God Mo Shan.

At the same time, the heavenly tribulation has fully activated, the sky and earth losing their color, a beam of destructive light enveloping Wang Tian. Until this moment, Wang Tian still does not understand what Mo Shan was thinking. He has seen countless mad people, but none can match Mo Shan.

The sky and earth collapse, a ten-thousand-mile area suddenly turns black, followed by the Edge of Heaven emitting a blinding white light, splitting in two before everyone's eyes. Instantly, the sky and earth lose their sound, leaving only black and white, and all actions are restrained. At this moment, the best of the vast world are as fragile as infants, and all immortals feel the overwhelming power and the sigh of the heavens.

And at this moment, a red light disappears into the gap in space...

When everything calms down, it is already several months later. The battle at the Edge of Heaven has become the most talked-about legend in the vast world. The demon lord Wang Tian, with the power of a demigod, disappeared in the final battle on the path to divinity. Some say Wang Tian was destroyed by the heavenly tribulation, some say he has become a deity, and some say he is severely injured, but in any case, he and the invincible Ages Demon God Sword have vanished without a trace.

The Reverse Heaven Evil God Mo Shan, a body and soul annihilated, an outlier from the humble Lesser World, has always been feared and envied by cultivators, and he has finally disappeared.

Between the rifts of the Edge of Heaven, a sword floats quietly, a deep crack on its body, the wind passing through it, making a wailing sound, as if it is crying.

It is called Silent.

After this battle, the vast world also experienced a rare period of peace...

The Life Destiny, the Primordial Qi imprint that only immortals in the vast world possess, a symbol of identity, the most precious existence for cultivators!

The Life Destiny of a demigod in the vast world is also called—Divine Essence.

For the lower realms, it is an unattainable dream.

And the red light that escaped the power of law will bring...

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