When they don't show up, none of them show up. But now that one has emerged, they all follow suit.
One Monster Dao overlord, Black Mountain Old Demon. One Ghost Dao overlord, Green Lantern Ghost Emperor. One Monster Dao overlord, Old Monster Liao'e.
Most importantly, all three have appeared as External Incarnations, and these incarnations have integrated the True Blood of Original Sin, making them Sons of Original Sin. Perhaps it's even more than that. No one knows how terrifying their true bodies truly are.
The only thing known is that all three overlords are scheming for the Primordial Source of Original Sin, and to achieve this, they have long laid secret plans, perhaps far earlier than the Ancestral Patriarchs of Original Sin from the Desolate Ancient Era present here.
After all, all three Ascended to the Pinnacle of the Great Dao Imperial Authority Heavenly Destiny during the Primeval Ancient Era.
As is widely known, the Great Dao Heavenly Destiny is not something just anyone can Ascend to the Pinnacle of. This thing depends not on talent, comprehension, cultivation level, or strength. Even if your talent and comprehension are supreme, your cultivation and power unparalleled, you still cannot Ascend to the Pinnacle of the Great Dao Heavenly Destiny. Even if you seize the Heart of Heavenly Destiny and forcibly integrate it, you may not necessarily succeed in Ascending to the Pinnacle.
Heavenly Destiny! Heavenly Destiny!
What is Heavenly Destiny?
It is a mandate bestowed by the heavens.
And what determines fate? The answer is Karma.
That is to say, whether a person can Ascend to the Pinnacle of the Great Dao Heavenly Destiny depends on various Karmic threads.
Karma determines fate. This has been true since ancient times.
Why have so many great powers, wave after wave, undergone reincarnation?
To arrange various Karmic threads, thereby defying heaven and altering fate.
By arranging Karma to Ascend to the Pinnacle of the Great Dao Heavenly Destiny—this is defying heaven and altering fate!
Although throughout history, many who attempted to defy heaven and alter fate have failed, quite a few have succeeded.
The Great Dao Imperial Authority was the Heavenly Destiny of the Primeval Ancient Era.
Moreover, the Great Dao Heavenly Destiny began to descend not long after the Primeval Ancient Era began. If one were purely a being born in the Primeval Ancient Era, they simply wouldn't have the capability, the ability, or the time to arrange Karma.
To Ascend to the Pinnacle of the Great Dao Heavenly Destiny that descended at the dawn of the Primeval Ancient Era, one must have started laying plans from the Desolate Ancient Era.
This means that the holders of the Great Dao Imperial Authority in the present world are, in all likelihood, reincarnations of existences from the Desolate Ancient Era. Black Mountain Old Demon, Green Lantern Ghost Emperor, Old Monster Liao'e, including Cang Yan from Langya Cave Heaven, hailed as the Peerless Emperor of Immortals and Demons, and perhaps even the Great Sun Radiance Emperor, likely all began their schemes from the Desolate Ancient Era.
Only by using Divination in the Desolate Ancient Era to foresee the Great Dao Imperial Authority Heavenly Destiny of the Primeval Ancient Era, then beginning to lay plans and undergoing reincarnation, would one qualify to Ascend to the Pinnacle of that Great Dao Imperial Authority Heavenly Destiny.
Exaggerated?
Not in the slightest.
In the Desolate Ancient Era, some only Divined that the Dao-Less Era would definitely begin, but failed to Divine that it would collapse the moment it began. Consequently, they neither seized the True Blood of Original Sin nor the Essence of Original Sin.
For example, Black Flame Old Demon, Wind Old Freak, Yellow-Skin Creature, including Tiger Strength Great Immortal, Green Wood Old Immortal, and most of the other Ancestral Patriarchs of Original Sin present here are like this.
Some were able to Divine that the Dao-Less Era would collapse the moment it began. So, they had already begun their schemes, immediately seizing the True Blood of Original Sin when the Dao-Less Era began. Unfortunately, they failed to Divine that integrating the True Blood of Original Sin would inevitably lead to disaster. Thus, many Ancestral Patriarchs who integrated the True Blood of Original Sin back then were utterly annihilated. Those who didn't die could only abandon the seized True Blood of Original Sin.
For example, the old beggar on Blackwater Mountain is like this. Since Lord Rat and the Diviner were able to steal and scheme for a drop of True Blood of Original Sin, they should be the same.
If one could Divine that integrating the True Blood of Original Sin back then would inevitably lead to disaster, they could lay plans in advance. Like Old Ancestor Green Robe, Blackwater Madam, and perhaps even Eight-Armed Yama are no exception—they schemed to integrate the True Blood of Original Sin only after the Desolate Ancient Era had passed, thus escaping the calamity.
Then there is another kind of existence.
In the Desolate Ancient Era, they perhaps not only Divined that the Dao-Less Era would collapse the moment it began, but also Divined that integrating the True Blood of Original Sin back then would inevitably lead to disaster. They might have even Divined that after the Desolate Ancient Era, with the dawn of the Primeval Ancient Era, the Great Dao Heavenly Destiny would descend.
By laying plans in advance, seizing the True Blood of Original Sin or the Essence of Original Sin, then reincarnating in the Primeval Ancient Era to integrate the True Blood of Original Sin, they could not only escape the calamity of the Desolate Ancient Era but also Ascend to the Pinnacle of the Great Dao Imperial Authority Heavenly Destiny.
Perhaps Black Mountain Old Demon, Green Lantern Ghost Emperor, and Old Monster Liao'e are such beings.
If that is truly the case, then the existence of these three old monsters is far too terrifying.
To be honest.
At their level of cultivation, relying solely on talent and comprehension makes further improvement exceedingly difficult. What could be cultivated has been cultivated; what could be comprehended has been comprehended. Even what shouldn't be cultivated or comprehended has been tackled. To improve further, one can only rely on opportunity, on fortune, on Karma and fate.
And whether it's opportunity, fortune, or Karma and fate, all depend on Divination and on laying schemes.
Since these three old monsters could use Divination from the Dao-Less Era of the Desolate Ancient to foresee the Heavenly Destiny of the Primeval Ancient Era, they must have Divined far more about the current changes in the Li Palace than others. Back then, they managed through schemes to integrate the True Blood of Original Sin, escape the calamity of the Desolate Ancient Era, and Ascend to the Pinnacle of the Great Dao Imperial Authority Heavenly Destiny. This time, they have undoubtedly laid layer upon layer of schemes. It's just unknown who will have the last laugh.
Within the space.
After Black Mountain Old Demon, Green Lantern Ghost Emperor, and Old Monster Liao'e appeared, they all bypassed the various Ancestral Patriarchs of Original Sin and arrived near the Li Palace Vortex.
One must say, these three truly live up to being overlords among the Great Dao giants. After their successive appearances, those Original Sin Dharma Bodies that were stubbornly enduring the spiritual pressure, forcing themselves through agony to approach the Li Palace Vortex, all came to a halt. Even the myriad Creation Treasures in the void, which had been restless, seemed to calm down.
The situation in the Li Palace space, which Old Ancestor Green Robe had nearly thrown into chaos, also settled down with the appearance of the three Great Dao overlords: Black Mountain Old Demon and the others.
Previously, incited by Old Ancestor Green Robe, the Ancestral Patriarchs of Original Sin present, fearing they would ultimately be dominated by Original Sin and turned into its puppets, had prepared to stake everything on a gamble, intending to compete for the Spirit of Original Sin contained within the Li Palace Primordial Source.
However.
The sudden appearance of the three Great Dao overlords—Black Mountain Old Demon and the others—caused the rekindled desires of those Ancestral Patriarchs of Original Sin to gradually extinguish once more. Especially now, as the three Great Dao overlords stood in a triangular formation around the Li Palace Vortex, like three guardian deities protecting it, also like three insurmountable, towering mountains.
"Tsk tsk!
Lord Black Mountain, Green Lantern Ghost Emperor, Old Monster Liao'e."
Lord Rat stared at the three Great Dao overlords, his eyes gleaming with sharp light. "Long have I heard of your great names. Truly, seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times! Impressive!
Most impressive!"
Having said that.
Lord Rat looked at the Diviner beside him and sneered, "Diviner, I think you should change your name from now on. In terms of Divination, scheming, and calculating prowess, even you, Diviner, probably can't hold a candle to these three lords."
"Indeed. Compared to these three lords, I, the Diviner, am neither divine, nor calculating, nor a master."
Clearly.
Both Lord Rat and the Diviner also surmised that Black Mountain Old Demon and the other two Great Dao overlords were undoubtedly unfathomable existences from the Desolate Ancient Era in their past lives. Otherwise, they couldn't have escaped the calamity of the Desolate Ancient Era, Ascended to the Pinnacle of the Great Dao Heavenly Destiny, and even had their External Incarnations integrate the True Blood of Original Sin.