"And another thing, you little bastard, you probably have no idea just how significant You Di's Immortal-Demon Throne is, do you?
Let me tell you, you little bastard, the weight of You Di's Immortal-Demon Throne is greater than any Heavenly Destiny in this Present Era, and calling it the greatest in history wouldn't be an exaggeration!"
"Throughout the ages of heaven and earth, have you seen Immortal Dao Thrones, Monster Dao Thrones, thrones of various Great Daos? Among them, there might be masters with dual Heavenly Destinies and dual thrones of Immortals and Buddhas, or masters with dual Heavenly Destinies and dual thrones of Demons and Monsters. But damn it, have you ever heard of a second master besides You Di who possessed an Immortal-Demon Throne?
Tell me, have you heard of one!"
Yuanwu's face was livid with rage, his entire body trembling as he glared furiously at Huode, gritting his teeth. This time, however, he didn't utter a single word.
It wasn't because he didn't dare.
Nor was it because he was backing down, but because he truly had never heard of a second master besides You Di who possessed an Immortal-Demon Throne.
Not to mention him.
Every single person present, whether they were venerable seniors who had cultivated for many years or figures like Granny Jinhua and Li Xin from the Eternal Life Pavilion, none had heard of such a thing.
It wasn't because their knowledge was lacking, but because in the history of the ancient and present heavens and earth, aside from You Di, there truly had never been a second sovereign who possessed an Immortal-Demon Throne!
As for Huode's claim that the weight of the Immortal-Demon Throne upon You Di was greater than any Heavenly Destiny Throne of the Present Era, calling it the greatest in history—this statement might be somewhat exaggerated, but Granny Jinhua, Li Xin, and the others knew that even if the Immortal-Demon Throne wasn't the absolute greatest in history, it was certainly not far from it.
The fact was exactly as Huode had said: most of the Heavenly Destinies in the Present Era were bestowed by heaven, ordained by fate!
But You Di's Heavenly Destiny Throne was attained through Ascending to the Pinnacle.
The so-called Ascending to the Pinnacle meant seizing the Heavenly Destiny.
In a sense, this already belonged to defying heaven and altering fate, hence it was called Ascending to the Pinnacle.
Since ancient times, those who attempted to seize Heavenly Destinies were not few, but those who succeeded were exceedingly rare.
After all, seizing a Heavenly Destiny was an act of defying heaven.
Leaving aside whether one could even seize it, even if one managed to grab hold of it, whether it could be integrated into oneself was one problem. After integration, whether one could truly defy heaven and alter fate was another problem. And the greatest problem was that even if one succeeded in defying heaven, altering fate, and Ascending to the Pinnacle, one would become a sinner in the eyes of the Heavenly Destiny. From then on, various tribulations and judgments would follow one after another—a tribulation every three steps, a calamity every six steps. One could barely move forward, and a single misstep would lead to an abyss of endless suffering.
Therefore.
Not just anyone could successfully Ascend to the Pinnacle of a Heavenly Destiny, nor could the consequences of doing so be borne by just anyone.
To put it plainly.
You Di might not have been the first to Ascend to the Pinnacle of a Heavenly Destiny, nor the first to Ascend to the Pinnacle of two Heavenly Destinies, but he was absolutely the first in the history of the ancient and present heavens and earth to Ascend to the Pinnacle of both Immortal and Demon Heavenly Destinies and succeed.
One must understand that the Immortal Dao Heavenly Destiny represents sacred light, while the Demonic Dao Heavenly Destiny represents evil darkness.
In the history of the Great Desolate, there were indeed masters who possessed dual Heavenly Destinies. However, they were either Immortal-Buddha Destinies, Demon-Monster Destinies, Human-Immortal Destinies, or Human-Demon Destinies. Among these masters with dual Heavenly Destinies, some had them directly bestowed by heaven as a pair, some had one bestowed and seized another, and some directly seized both Destinies.
But regardless of how the dual Heavenly Destinies were obtained—whether bestowed or seized through Ascending to the Pinnacle—the two Destinies were either both of sacred light or both of evil darkness.
To be precise, it wasn't that there had never been anyone in history who possessed one Heavenly Destiny of sacred light and one of evil darkness.
There were.
But 'possessing' did not mean 'Ascending to the Pinnacle'.
Possessing two Heavenly Destinies only meant that these two Destinies belonged to you; they were not acknowledged by the Heavenly Destiny itself. Only by gaining the acknowledgment of the Heavenly Destiny—that is, after defying heaven and altering fate—could one be considered to have successfully Ascended to the Pinnacle.
Throughout the ages of heaven and earth, the only person who successfully Ascended to the Pinnacle of both Immortal and Demon Heavenly Destinies and survived was You Di, Gu Qingfeng.
This was also one of the reasons why many ancient venerable seniors, while fearing You Di, also held respect for him.
It was widely known.
The reason You Di was You Di did not rely on the Immortal-Demon Throne, but on the Heavenly Destiny of the Nine Underworlds Emperor.
You Di's Immortal-Demon Throne was not bestowed by heaven but seized and Ascended to the Pinnacle. His Heavenly Destiny of the Nine Underworlds Emperor was similarly not bestowed by heaven but also seized through force and Ascended to the Pinnacle.
Moreover.
The weight of the Heavenly Destiny of the Nine Underworlds Imperial Seal was even greater than that of the Immortal-Demon Throne, and it simply could not be compared to the so-called Heavenly Destiny Imperial Seals of other Great Daos.
Obtaining the Heavenly Destiny Imperial Seal of the Three Thousand Great Daos merely made one an emperor of that Great Dao, such as an Immortal Emperor, Demon Emperor, Ghost Emperor, or Monster Emperor—all were emperors of their respective Great Daos.
But the Nine Underworlds Imperial Seal was not a Heavenly Destiny of a Great Dao; it was the Heavenly Destiny of the Nine Underworlds.
What kind of place was the Nine Underworlds?
If the Nine Heavens symbolized sanctity, light, and purity,
then the existence of the Nine Underworlds symbolized evil, darkness, and turbidity.
The Nine Heavens were the holy land in the hearts of Immortals, Buddhas, humans, and spirits.
While the Nine Underworlds were the holy land for Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, and Fiends.
Immortals, Buddhas, humans, and spirits considered ascending to the Nine Heavens the supreme glory.
While Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, and Fiends considered entering the Nine Underworlds the supreme glory.
The Nine Heavens represented sacred light, ruling over the sun.
While the Nine Underworlds represented evil darkness, ruling over the moon.
Within the Nine Heavens gathered the elite leaders among Immortals, Buddhas, humans, and spirits, commanding the Great Daos among the Three Thousand that belonged to sacred light.
Within the Nine Underworlds also gathered the elite leaders among Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, and Fiends, commanding the Great Daos among the Three Thousand that belonged to evil darkness.
In other words.
Once one Ascended to the Pinnacle of the Heavenly Destiny of the Nine Underworlds Emperor, it meant becoming the emperor of the Nine Underworlds, and thus commanding all the Great Daos among the Three Thousand that belonged to evil darkness, including Demons, Monsters, Ghosts, and Fiends.
What kind of concept was this?
It was practically equivalent to becoming the Lord of the Earth, who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Lord of the Heavens.
In the Great Desolate heavens and earth, throughout the ages, there might have been many Heavenly Destiny Imperial Seals of various Great Daos—Immortal Emperors, Demon Emperors, Ghost Emperors, Monster Emperors—but there had ever been only one You Di.
Ascending to the Pinnacle of the Immortal-Demon Heavenly Destiny Throne was already remarkable!
Ascending to the Pinnacle of the Nine Underworlds Heavenly Destiny Imperial Seal was even more remarkable among the remarkable!
One person.
One mortal with no father or mother, alone and suffering since childhood, advancing against the current all the way, defying the Great Daos, defying the firmament, defying heaven and earth, defying fate—how many cycles of life and death had he experienced? How could this possibly be achieved by mere luck?
"Don't you dare tell me that You Di relied on his Immortal-Demon Throne or Nine Underworlds Imperial Seal. At the end of the Ancient Era, You Di's Throne and Imperial Seal were damn well taken from him. He didn't even have his damn cultivation anymore, was beaten back to his original form, becoming a mere mortal."
"And don't you dare tell me that back then, You Di took advantage of the Great Dao Source being depleted and the Great Dao Patriarchs being asleep. Yes!
That's right, at the end of the Ancient Era, the Great Dao Source was indeed depleted, and the Great Dao Patriarchs had indeed fallen into slumber. But damn it, when the Present Era began, didn't the Great Dao Source re-evolve and recover?
Didn't the Great Dao Patriarchs all awaken and return?"
"And so what?
After the Present Era began, when the Mountain of No Dao descended, You Di had neither his Immortal-Demon Throne nor his Nine Underworlds Imperial Seal. He damn well relied on his bare hands to beat the incarnations of those Great Dao Patriarchs half to death. What Five Great Ming Kings of the Buddha Dao, what Purification Dragons of the Immortal Dao—even the damn incarnations of the Heavenly Father and Earthly Mother were beaten into nothingness by You Di."
"Have you heard of the Old Man of Heavenly Secrets, Genggu Wuming?
Hailed as the incarnation of karma, the envoy of fate, knowing the past and future, holding the reins of fate and karma, deducing the universe's primordial chaos, comprehending the profound mysteries of heaven and earth—so what?
You Di right in front of her beat the incarnations of the Heavenly Father and Earthly Mother into nothingness, and she didn't even dare let out a peep!"