Chapter 1169: Extra Story: Taihao and the Apocalypse Evil Thoughts_2

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“From now on, let’s call this tree the Domain Tree or the Creation Tree.”

Hao resided on the tree canopy, which was the highest part of the Domain. He had a mysterious feeling of being above everything, looking down upon the vast earth and watching the tender buds flourish.

After another period of seclusion, when Hao awoke, the dense forests covered the ground, myriad flowers bloomed with unparalleled beauty, and Hao was extremely thrilled, wandering the earth and admiring the diverse beautiful landscapes.

After countless eras, Hao felt loneliness once more. In this vast Domain, he was the only one, and in such solitude, Hao began pondering about finding a companion to accompany him.

He broke off a tree branch, buried it into the earth, and sat cross-legged at the place where the branch was buried, imbued it with his breath, and nurtured the branch. After countless ages, the branch came alive.

It was an elongated creature with horns, where the horns were the original forks of the branch, and its short legs were the newly sprouted tender buds.

“Hiss!”

The elongated creature coiled around Hao’s wrist, making a hissing sound. Hao was filled with excitement, stroked the creature, and said, “You’ll be called Chi!”

Hao and Chi lived together on this vast earth, and Chi grew larger. Hao rode Chi, traveling across the sky and the earth, enjoying freedom, but over time, the feeling of loneliness reemerged.

Looking at the Domain he had created, it was still too empty and too solitary. So, Hao secluded himself again, trying to comprehend how to populate this Domain with more living beings.

Through countless seclusions and expansions of the Domain, eventually all living beings multiplied. The Domain grew larger until finally, beings in human form like himself emerged. Hao was elated and began imparting knowledge and the Path of Cultivation.

The Domain became more complete with countless living beings. Hao looked upon this Domain with a sense of accomplishment, residing high above and observing the earth’s transformations, until one day he saw a beast preying on a human. He wanted to intervene but hesitated.

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At that moment, the rules and the ultimate truths of the Domain surfaced in his heart–his insight into the essence of the Domain’s operations. He silently watched without intervention.

Soon after, those who had achieved cultivation and gained strength began hunting beasts, consuming them and garnering benefits, accelerating their cultivation and growing stronger.

Various forms of predation emerged throughout the Domain as if each thing restrained another, with many things feeding on others. Humans were the most clever, adept at cultivation and creation. Hao felt something within and seemed to understand something, leading him once more into seclusion.

Upon waking from his meditative state, the Domain’s diversity had increased. Cultivators grew ever stronger, and the number of Human Clan tribes multiplied, leading ultimately to conflicts and annexations between clans, culminating in the establishment of a nation.

Those who had been taught the Cultivation Methods by Hao became his disciples and were among the founding ancestors of the Human Clan. They were exceptionally powerful and aspired to ascend to the heavens to meet their revered master.

“The Domain is greater than I am, so let’s call this Domain Taihao.”

Hao named this Domain.

As time passed, the Domain expanded, and more beings ascended. Strong individuals from all clans appeared in the sky, and at some point, someone discovered the Creation Tree, broke off a branch, and refined a Divine Artifact, wreaking havoc and becoming the strongest under Hao.

Ambition was born at that moment, prompting more powerful beings to seek the Creation Tree to forge Divine Artifacts. Initially, Hao did not stop them, as breaking some branches would not impact the Creation Tree.

After another period of seclusion, upon awakening, he was shocked to find that a third of the Creation Tree’s branches were broken, and those people wielded Divine Artifacts made from Creation Tree branches, wreaking havoc and annexing each other.

The first great war among the myriad clans erupted, splitting the earth and shaking the heavens. Witnessing this, Hao was stunned. This was his creation, so why was it filled with chaos and slaughter?

A sudden thought of annihilating everything, reverting to the original void and experiencing supreme mystery in solitude, arose in his heart. This fleeting notion dissipated quickly. Hao sighed and, with one hand, subdued his disciples, confining and reprimanding them, forcing them into seclusion to reflect.

Simultaneously, he commanded Chi to guard the Creation Tree, forbidding anyone from approaching or breaking branches.

The first great war among the myriad clans concluded.

Once the subdued disciples admitted their mistakes, Hao released them, instructing them to maintain the Domain’s clarity and order. After the disciples left, diligently maintaining order, Hao observed for a long time, ensuring no further chaos before preparing to delve into understanding the Grand Path.

Before this, he instructed Chi to diligently guard the Creation Tree, ensuring that no one broke the branches. Then, Hao entered seclusion with peace of mind.

Taihao entered a golden age of cultivation, with prodigies emerging from all tribes. Those ancient ancestors, wary of Hao’s warning, dared not act recklessly. However, due to benefits and preexisting conflicts, tensions gradually deepened until a vendetta among juniors reignited enormous tensions.

First, one of the Human Clan’s ancestors had a particularly beloved and talented descendant–one of the Clan’s widely acclaimed prodigies, hailed for potentially reaching the ancestor level–was besieged and killed by prodigies from three other clans.

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