What preparation?

Brother Cheng didn’t have time to ask that.

Immediately, he was hit with an overwhelming attack.

At this moment, what he faced was the onslaught of the Sword Rule.

The voice of the Immortal Mother came through.

"The Three Thousand Origins are in place, the Heavenly Dao possesses the ability to transform into any given rule."

This attack wasn’t a direct swordsmanship attack, nor was it like the Sword Heart Trial from Celestial Sword Mountain back then.

Rather, it was pure rules erosion.

Sect Leader Jiang, who was within it, felt nothing at all.

Because he possessed the Sword’s Profound Pattern, and it was even at the Eleventh Layer.

Unless the Heavenly Dao directly brought over the Sword Origin, he wouldn’t be affected at all.

So, at this moment, although he seemed to be in a dangerous vortex, he was calm like the wind and clouds, with no hint of danger or pressure.

He even mocked the Immortal Mother outside: "This Heavenly Dao isn’t much, are you trying to relax me?"

The Immortal Mother wasn’t discouraged; instead, she chuckled.

"You’ve misunderstood me, I can’t control the Heavenly Dao."

"It’s just that you’ve been in the Heavenly Dao for so long, always refusing to integrate with it, so it gradually sees you as an outsider. Now it’s verifying your identity."

"Reaching the Emperor Realm in any single rule means passing that stage."

"I know you’ve cultivated the Sword Rule; passing this isn’t surprising."

"But unfortunately, there are three thousand verifications by the Heavenly Dao; I don’t believe you’ve cultivated all three thousand rules."

"As long as there’s one rule you haven’t cultivated, it will arouse the Heavenly Dao’s vigilance and hostility, and you’ll be immediately eradicated as an outsider."

The onslaught of the Sword Rule lasted only a short while, then it switched to the Golden Rule.

Unfortunately, Brother Cheng had learned this rule as well, and at an understanding beyond the Emperor Realm level.

So once again, he was unharmed.

"Hahaha, then I’m afraid you’ll never see that day."

Though he said so confidently, he was secretly worried.

He only had a thousand kinds of Profound Patterns!

While all his Profound Patterns were above the Seventh Layer and had surpassed the Emperor Realm,

But... there are three thousand types of Origins!

What should he do about the remaining two thousand?

Will the system activate the Resurrection Skill?

Speaking of which, if killed by the Heavenly Dao, can the system still function?

He wasn’t entirely sure.

But outwardly, he wouldn’t falter in momentum.

"Your Heavenly Dao isn’t strong enough, sis!"

"I’m still well alive."

"Can you show some real skills? Otherwise, I’ll think you look down on me..."

The Immortal Mother had dealt with countless powerful beings before.

But someone with Brother Cheng’s style, it was the first time.

If this man didn’t possess that Forbidden Power, she would undoubtedly be happy to see him rise step by step?

She slightly shook her head.

"It’s useless, what’s happening now is just some common rules."

"The main event comes later."

"If you can’t hold out, remember to give up resistance early and embrace the Heavenly Dao."

"In that way, you can still become a Celestial Dao Controller."

Rather than seeing Jiang Cheng killed, she actually hoped more that Jiang Cheng would integrate with the Heavenly Dao, becoming one with it.

Because he was indeed the most suitable person.

If he integrates, he could even make the Heavenly Dao stronger.

This is something no other immortal in the world could accomplish.

After the Golden Rule, the Speed Rule came.

Once again, it was one of the several rules Brother Cheng was most familiar with, so he was still unscathed.

In this way, one rule after another appeared around him like a revolving lantern.

The Immortal Mother was right; at first, they were indeed some common popular rules.

Faced with these rules, Brother Cheng had no problem at all.

But as time went by, the number of rules Jiang Cheng passed gradually became abnormal, even the Immortal Mother was increasingly surprised.

She knew Jiang Cheng knew many rules.

For instance, in every battle, he could casually deploy 50 Profound Patterns, conservatively estimated not less than a hundred types.

But she really didn’t expect it to be as numerous as this inconceivable extent.

"You’ve actually passed the trial of 901 rules?"

"This is truly incredible."

Sect Leader Jiang shrugged, deliberately speaking in a boastful tone: "Cultivating all the rules, isn’t that a basic ability every immortal should have?"

"It’s just basic operations; why are you so surprised?"

There was a moment when the Immortal Mother almost believed him.

Until the sudden appearance of the Extreme Rule.

This rule, Jiang Cheng had never even heard of, let alone cultivated it.

Facing the baptism of this rule, he was completely at a loss.

Since this was just a verification, the Extreme Rule wasn’t strong, and it wasn’t a direct attack, so he wasn’t injured.

But due to Heavenly Dao’s constraints, having not cultivated the Extreme Rule, he also didn’t know how to deal with it.

The Immortal Mother’s eyes lit up.

"I see, you obtained the one thousand rules that person stole long ago."

"The other two thousand rules, you don’t know."

Seeing Jiang Cheng becoming overwhelmed under the trial of the Extreme Rule, she couldn’t help but shake her head.

"Give up!"

"If you continue like this, you will indeed be eradicated by the Heavenly Dao."

"The power of the Heavenly Dao and I are different; back then, I couldn’t deal with you, because I could only use a small portion of Celestial Dao Karmic Force."

"But now, the Heavenly Dao has been restored to its peak, and it’s entirely different, it can use all means."

Seeing Jiang Cheng still struggling in the sea of the Extreme Rule, she kept persuading.

"As long as you give up resistance, you will be re-acknowledged by it."

"Then you’ll be able to successfully integrate, becoming the most powerful entity in the Primordial Immortal Realm."

"I don’t understand why you have to be so stubborn..."

Her words, like a soul-stealing demonic melody, gradually eroded Jiang Cheng’s willpower.

If it weren’t for the system as the last resort, Brother Cheng might really have been persuaded by her.

Am I stupid?

With the system backing me up, being able to live well, why choose to become an artificial intelligence?

By the way, can the system still be dependable this time?

"There’s no ’give up’ in my dictionary!"

He raised his arm high, shouting loudly.

"As a cultivator, to ascend to the peak, only by relying on one’s own efforts!"

"Giving up... has been a failure from the start!"

He glanced at the distant, hazy Immortal Mother: "Acquiring the greatest strength through surrendering, is it still considered the greatest?"

His words slightly startled the Immortal Mother.

These words indeed made sense.

But based on her understanding of Jiang Cheng, such words shouldn’t be something someone with his style would say, right?

No matter what, with the system backing him, Brother Cheng could put on a show anytime, regardless of the occasion.

Unless a ’No Showing Off Allowed Here’ warning sign was erected in front of him, telling him it’s against the rules here, nothing could stop him.

With this belief, he ultimately fell decisively in the trial of the Extreme Rule.

The next moment, his vision went black, and he perished on the spot.

The Immortal Mother wasn’t wrong; the methods of the Heavenly Dao included everything in the world, not just Celestial Dao Karmic Force.

"Alas, who would’ve thought it would end like this."