Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence-Chapter 782 - 357: The Truth About the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge_2

An Imperial Edict thundered down, the will of this world suppressing everything, like an insignificant creature facing a majestic world, bringing boundless fear surging into the hearts of all the nobles.

"This is an order, you have no room for negotiation!"

Shen Yuan's dignified gaze swept over all the nobles present, and everyone bowed their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.

"The deadline for Spirit Energy depletion is a thousand years. By then, not only will the Spirit Energy in the Primal Chaos Realm fall into exhaustion, but even the rules of heaven and earth will decline in this process.

Before the onset of the Spirit Energy depletion, you may choose descendants from your families to enter the Grotto Heavens Sacred Ground to avoid the era of Spirit Energy Exhaustion, and choose to return after the Spirit Energy peaks again.

By then, the apocalyptic contamination will be washed away by the tidal wave of Spirit Energy depletion, and the Primal Chaos Realm will return to its peak era."

A thousand years?

Hearing this time frame, the ministers and nobles secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

For the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty, which has a history of thirty thousand years, a thousand years is not too long, nor is it too short.

As long as one's cultivation reaches the Spirit Transmutation Stage, it is effortless to live through a thousand years, and if one can advance to the Spirit Refining Longevity, it is even possible to reach three thousand years.

Moreover, they could hide in the Grotto Heavens Sacred Ground to avoid the era of Spirit Energy Exhaustion, which for the major noble families, would not harm any substantive interests.

The only drawback is that the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty, which has valued the dynasty's territory for thirty thousand years, does not pay that much attention to the Grotto Heavens Sacred Ground.

Therefore, the number of Grotto Heavens Sacred Grounds controlled by the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty is not many, and it would definitely not be enough to accommodate all the descendants of noble families.

Consequently, a portion of the noble families' descendants had to be abandoned.

However, quite a few nobles immediately saw an opportunity in this, as they could completely use this reason to purge the forces within their families and even suppress the smaller clans at the bottom of the dynasty.

These smaller clans, unable to enter the Grotto Heavens Sacred Ground, would inevitably suffer heavy losses; even if their lineage did not completely die out over a thousand years, they would be unable to catch up with the power retained by the major noble families.

As such, the territorial power of each state region would become even more centralized.

The bowed-head ministers and nobles exchanged glances, each seeing the glint of opportunity in the others' eyes.

"We will carefully adhere to the Venerable Taoist's decree!"

Shen Yuan disregarded the subtle movements of the ministers and nobles and continued:

"Sealing the Spirit Energy is a major event that affects the entire Primal Chaos Realm and will inevitably be noticed by those in the Grotto Heavens Sacred Grounds. It's better to inform them beforehand rather than let them find out and cause chaos.

At the current stage, the apocalyptic contamination of the Mortal Path's fate can still be suppressed. You may take this opportunity to spread the message of the Great Schism to the Great Grotto Heavens Blessed Land in advance—just do not reveal my existence."

Upon hearing this, the ministers and nobles unanimously praised:

"As expected of the Supreme Taoist Venerable, truly thorough in consideration."

"Our Great Yin Imperial Dynasty has borne the brunt of so many disasters; we must make a strong claim on the Grotto Heavens Sacred Ground."

As his words fell, Shen Yuan waved his right hand, signaling the full court of nobles to withdraw.

In front of the Imperial Capital's Imperial City, only Ji Zhaoyang and Yean Kuang, who stood still, remained.

Ji Zhaoyang looked at Yean Kuang with some puzzlement; before he could ask, Yean Kuang, with his youthful appearance and white hair, took a step towards Shen Yuan and demanded solemnly:

"Venerable Taoist, why did you not tell them the truth?"

"The truth?" Ji Zhaoyang was full of confusion, while Shen Yuan, who stood by with hands behind his back, gave no response.

Seeing this, Yean Kuang, with an undeniable gloom in his eyes, sighed deeply:

"I have traveled all worlds and seen many curses and filth considered to be taboo, yet none can compare to the apocalyptic contamination.

Even the blood seas and nether rivers, known as the utmost filth, are far less than the ultimate decay contamination that the Thousand-Eyes Divine Monarch bestowed in the last moments.

There may be existences capable of eliminating the apocalyptic contamination in other worlds, but absolutely none within the Primal Chaos Realm."

"If the contamination had entered the Primal Chaos Realm earlier, we might still have been able to resist it with the Mortal Path's fate.

Even if only part of the region was infected, we could have sealed off that part to prevent the contamination from spreading.

But now everything is over; at the moment the Great Sun of the twilight rose, the contamination was quietly buried throughout the Primal Chaos Realm, and once it spreads, no one within can escape!"

At this point, even the veteran Heavenly Immortal couldn't help but reveal a look of despair.

Ji Zhaoyang also caught his breath.

"Didn't Taoist Shen devise a method to resolve the pollution?"

"Spirit Energy depletion might reduce the pollution, but it can never completely eradicate it, it's like quenching thirst with poison!"

Compared to Ji Zhaoyang's optimism, Yean Kuang didn't think so.

Although Shen Yuan was able to expel the external enemies, he had also relied on the enhancement brought by the Mortal Emperor's position, and his own strength might not be that formidable.

If he truly had means comparable to a Golden Immortal, why would he need to rely on the Mortal Emperor's authority?

That sinister pollution might even corrupt a Golden Immortal, let alone Shen Yuan who had not yet reached the Golden Immortal Stage.

Under the watchful eyes of the two, Shen Yuan shook his head lightly and said:

"Spirit Energy depletion can indeed eradicate the sinister pollution.

However, the time required is not a thousand years, nor three thousand years, but a full ten thousand years!"

Ji Zhaoyang and Yean Kuang wore expressions of disbelief.

"Ten thousand years of Spirit Energy depletion? Do you want to destroy the entire Primal Chaos Realm?"

"If the Spirit Energy depletion truly lasts for ten millennia, the cultivation civilization of the Primal Chaos Realm might completely cease!"

"At most, Spirit Energy depletion can weaken the pollution, even ten thousand years of it can't change the status quo, eradicating the sinister pollution is utterly absurd!"

Confronted with the questioning, Shen Yuan simply said calmly:

"Merely Spirit Energy depletion indeed cannot eradicate the pollution, but do you know the medium of the sinister pollution's spread?"

Yean Kuang wore a startled expression, then heard Shen Yuan's answer:

"It's the creatures of the Primal Chaos Realm!"

"Whether ordinary citizens or cultivators, all are mediums through which the sinister pollution spreads.

Even you with your profound cultivation have been seeded with pollution, although such a level of pollution is almost imperceptible, but over a long time of spreading, it will eventually consume you completely.

The only way to eradicate the pollution is to exterminate all the creatures of the Primal Chaos Realm!"

"Especially when opening the Great Schism, placing hope on the upper realm god for assistance, for the high existences of the Upper World, the best method is to annihilate the Primal Chaos Realm, extinguishing the pollution at the source."

Amid their conversation, both Yean Kuang and Ji Zhaoyang felt a chilling horror.

They finally realized why Shen Yuan did not choose to lift the barrier of the Great Schism and invite the powerful experts from the Upper World, because it is a completely deadly path.

Shen Yuan spread his hands, his tone laden with a sigh:

"I have no intention of being the villain who annihilates the entire Primal Chaos Realm, so I chose another, more gentle method.

To sever Spirit Energy and let a long period of time wash away, allowing the majority of the creatures in the Primal Chaos Realm to die after reaching their lifespan limit.

After they die, they enter the cycle of reincarnation in the Netherworld, where their True Spirits continuously separate out the sinister pollution during reincarnation.

The cycle in the Netherworld is not complete and cannot truly separate out the sinister pollution, so if once isn't enough, then ten times, or a hundred times.

In the era of Spirit Energy depletion, without cultivators to extend their lives, ten thousand years are enough to let the creatures of the Primal Chaos Realm undergo hundreds of cycles of reincarnation, until the sinister pollution is completely separated."

"In this process, even though the majority of cultivators are protected by the grotto heavens sacred ground, they are still subjected to the limitations of their lifespan and the stealthy spread of the sinister pollution within their bodies.

Whether it's the limit of their lifespan or the sinister pollution, both will lead them towards the end of their lives.

In such a situation, even a Tao Harmony Taoist Doyen might not be able to survive a ten-thousand-year period of Spirit Energy depletion.

Of course, to prevent cultivators from falling into complete despair and consequently wreaking havoc in the Primal Chaos Realm, I will also establish order. Every creature that breaks through the terrestrial limit will encounter celestial punishment.

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And every three thousand years, a Spirit Energy Tidal Surge will be initiated, maintaining a few hundred years of a Spirit Energy era, and then reentering the cycle of Spirit Energy depletion.

Through ten thousand years of time, even if there are survivors who manage to get through this ordeal with their own longevity and firm Taoist hearts, they will surely be very few, and the pollution they retain will be negligible for the Primal Chaos Realm."