In the central plaza, the billions of powerful cultivators who had gathered faced the lofty and unattainable Lawless Supreme One, that supremely wise Great Emperor whose intellect could penetrate all things and affairs of the world. Each and every one of them, from the depths of their hearts, submitted, prostrating themselves in worship.
Billions bowed their heads!
This included Xu Chengzi and the many other Quasi-Monarchs from the Flame Emperor Domain.
However, some stood out from the crowd and did not bow.
Such as Ye Chen, such as Heavenly Martial Great Lord, such as Yan Shen, such as Gu Liu—the four super-powerful figures on the Quasi-Monarch Ranking stood out like cranes among chickens, not prostrating themselves.
A Supreme One who had once had close relations with the alien Ancient Universe, even if he ultimately died for it, was absolutely not worthy of their bowing submission.
The Lawless Supreme One seemed not to notice their disrespect. Seated cross-legged on the central Dao platform, his gaze swept over everyone, carrying an unfathomable, majestic power, yet it was impartial and peaceful. Then he spoke: "Today, I shall explain some doubts regarding the Dao of cultivation, involving various levels such as Houtian, Xiantian, Demigod, Divine Transformation, Saint Vault, Reincarnation, Heavenly King, Great Power, Divine King, Quasi-Monarch, Sovereign, and Monarch. I will also share some insights into the Dao of cultivation. Please listen—"
"Houtian and Xiantian—the world views them as mundane martial arts, not truly belonging to the realm of cultivation. But in reality, this is not so; they can also be counted among cultivation realms..."
The Lawless Supreme One began his lecture on the Dao. There was no flowery preamble whatsoever; he spoke slowly and steadily.
His lecture was simple, ordinary, starting from the lowest Houtian realm.
Many people categorized Houtian and Xiantian within the scope of mundane martial arts, abandoning them once they became Demigods, not emphasizing these two realms.
But the Lawless Supreme One disagreed. He began explaining from Houtian and included it within the cultivation hierarchy.
The billions of cultivators present listened attentively. A Supreme One's lecture on the Dao held indescribable benefits for one's own cultivation path.
As the Supreme One lectured, infinite phenomena suddenly manifested between heaven and earth. The essence energy of the myriad realms seemed to converge here. The heaven and earth essence energy within the entire Supreme Ancient City instantly became many times richer, reaching a startling level that would even astonish Quasi-Monarchs.
At this moment, Ye Chen's expression also turned grave. Because as he listened carefully to the Lawless Supreme One's lecture, he truly heard many wondrous aspects of the Great Dao. Combined with his own Great Dao, he actually gained some insights.
The many Great Daos within his body gradually evolved, beginning to progress towards the direction of evolving Monarch Rules.
Others were the same.
Ye Chen, Yan Shen, Gu Liu, and Heavenly Martial Great Lord—the four powerful figures exchanged glances, secretly shocked. Could it be that this Lawless Supreme One was truly still alive and not fallen?
Otherwise, for an ordinary person, even an Ancient Monarch's lecture on the Dao would not be able to cause their Great Dao to undergo transformation and sublimation.
Soon, someone began to break through.
It was a cultivator at the Divine Transformation realm. After listening to the Supreme One's lecture, he gained immense insight, broke through his shackles, and advanced a minor realm.
At the same time, others also gained insights one after another, making breakthroughs.
But basically, they were cultivators at lower realms like Divine Transformation and Saint Vault. For Great Powers and Divine Kings, hardly anyone made a breakthrough.
However, after half a day of listening to the Great Dao, many had gained considerable insights. Combining these carefully with their own understandings, they found they could improve significantly.
Continuing like this, they truly could achieve breakthroughs.
On the second day, cultivators at the Heavenly King realm also began to make breakthroughs.
On the third day, Divine King realm cultivators also broke through.
On the fourth day, even Quasi-Monarchs made breakthroughs, though very few.
However, under the Supreme One's lecture, condensing Monarch Rules—at the very least one, many even several, even over a dozen.
Everyone who came to listen had gains.
Ye Chen was even more so. Originally, his comprehension of many Great Daos was already profound enough. Having experienced a true Emperor-level battle, many of his Great Daos had already evolved into Divine King Spirits. At this moment, they began to transform further, condensing into Monarch Rules.
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Within a short three days, a full thirteen Monarch Rules were born within his body—a truly astonishing speed.
At this point, Ye Chen could be very certain: the figure on the central Dao platform was a Supreme One. Otherwise, an ordinary Ancient Monarch, even a Monarch, would find it difficult to achieve this.
"Could the Lawless Supreme One truly still be alive?"
Simultaneously, Ye Chen harbored deep doubts. The more he listened, the greater his doubts grew.
The Supreme One's lecture on the Dao lasted for ten days and ten nights without stopping for a moment.
During this period, countless cultivators attained enlightenment and broke through, advancing their realms.
Some even broke through major realms.
Unfortunately, no one like the super genius Duanmu Shijie from the last Supreme One's lecture appeared, leaping from Heavenly King directly into the Divine King domain.
However, after ten days and nights of listening to the Great Dao, everyone present felt they had benefited immensely. Even the Ancient Monarchs felt the same, sensing they had gained some enlightenment.
Yet they also sighed with regret, because the Supreme One's lecture occurred once every ten thousand years. The next one would require waiting another ten thousand years.
The lecture ended, and the various phenomena gradually disappeared.
Between heaven and earth, clarity returned.
At this moment, the Lawless Supreme One swept a meaningful glance over everyone and said, "During the past ten days and nights of lecturing, I also explained the chapter of the 'Lawless Domain' within the past lectures. Whoever can comprehend it shall obtain the 'Lawless Domain' and, furthermore, my inheritance."
Whoosh—
The entire city erupted in exclamations. Everyone looked at the Lawless Supreme One with burning eyes.
Was the Lawless Supreme One selecting an heir to inherit his Supreme Dao?
Xu Chengzi was especially fervent. Once he obtained the Supreme inheritance, becoming a heaven-defying Quasi-Monarch would be a matter of course. He might even achieve Supreme status in the future.
Thinking of this, recalling the memories of being suppressed by Ye Chen during this time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
Once he obtained the Supreme inheritance, Xu Chengzi believed that even a heaven-defying figure like the Battle Saint King would be trampled underfoot.
What also made the billions of cultivators burn with passion was that the Lawless Supreme One had actually explained his strongest forbidden divine ability, the "Lawless Domain," during the past four days of lecturing.
However, the Supreme One's lecture was profound and mysterious, with Dao Rhyme accompanying it, blurring the various words and phrases. This caused the billions of cultivators to only be able to comprehend, not truly know the exact meaning.
Therefore, even though it had been explained in the past few days, very few could truly remember the exact words spoken by the Supreme One. At this moment, everyone was frowning, straining to recall during which time period over the past four days the Lawless Supreme One had explained it.
"The Lawless Domain?" Ye Chen recalled the Supreme Dao he had listened to over the past four days, remembering every bit.
Compared to others, he possessed an advantage.
That was being a Chaos cultivator.
Chaos possessed compatibility with everything. Therefore, he understood more of the Supreme One's lecture.
Even though the Supreme One's lecture could only be grasped intuitively, not conveyed in words, relying on his Eternal Quasi-Monarch memory, he could still imprint it in his mind, recalling and remembering it over and over again.