Chapter 387: Terrifying Wisdom

The moment this massive bronze gate appeared, the entire realm of the Dao trembled. Sacred and majestic, all living beings couldn’t help but feel reverence for it.

As soon as the gate appeared, the ancient bronze lamp in Chen Xiao’s hands and the Human Way Scripture in Wu Hen’s hands began to shake violently, as if drawn toward the colossal bronze door.

Yet Chen Xiao and Wu Hen had reached a level beyond ordinary comprehension—not through martial prowess, but through their understanding of the Dao.

Chen Xiao didn’t move at all; the bronze lamp merely shook briefly before returning to normal, no longer affected by the gate. Wu Hen didn’t even lift his eyelids, remaining indifferent despite the Scripture trembling in his hands.

Mo Xian glanced at the gate, a hint of memory flashing in her eyes. This gate had originally belonged to her, taken away by Suo Menluo.

“The gate opens—the beginning of the Human Way! Slash!”

Suo Menluo roared, and the gate slowly swung open, leading to an unknown world. Suddenly, sword energies resembling chaos shot out from the gate, enveloping Mo Xian’s body.

“Invisible blades, the path of sound-based killing!”

At that moment, Mo Xian’s gaze was sharp, filled with murderous intent. She believed those who wanted to kill her—or had already tried—were merely digging their own graves if they harbored kindness toward her.

The clarity in her eyes, once so clear, had now been hidden deep within her heart.

Buzzing!

The void trembled continuously, with endless invisible yet tangible sound blades blocking the chaotic sword energies shooting from the gate.

In Mo Xian’s hands, a glimmer of light appeared, and a green ancient zither slowly emerged before her. Even Chen Xiao had never seen this zither—it was a divine artifact crafted by Mo Xian herself.

Ding ding dong dong…

A beautiful melody slowly played, silently reaching the hearts of everyone present.

By now, a chaotic battle had already begun.

The armies of the Ghost Realm and the Prison had completely suppressed Suo Menluo’s million Black Armored Warriors, leaving no chance for resistance.

Meanwhile, Chen Xiao and Wu Hen faced off, their gazes deep and expressions solemn.

“Chen Xiao, it’s already remarkable that you’ve achieved so much in just over a decade. If you’re willing to submit to my master, I believe your status will surpass mine. Then, your achievements will far exceed what they are now—perhaps even surpassing the Dao itself, making you its master!”

Suddenly, Wu Hen spoke up.

“Submit to your master?” Chen Xiao murmured to himself. He looked up at the sky of the Dao Realm, where blood-red light poured down—courtesy of the Blood Fiend clan from the Prison, deploying a massive formation to annihilate tens of thousands of Black Armored Warriors at the level of Heavenly Lords.

“Do you think you can win with them?” A cold smile appeared on Wu Hen’s lips.

“Planning lies with humans, but success… also depends on humans. If you don’t try, you’ll never achieve victory.”

In Chen Xiao’s hands, the lights shone brilliantly. Suddenly, his mind stirred, and in an instant, he severed the connection between the ancient bronze lamp and himself.
“Xianxian, Suomonro is using a supreme treasure of the human path. It will be difficult for you to win with an incomplete golden path treasure. Today, as this ancient lamp of the human path merges with you, you will take my place and achieve the rank of the human path!”
Suddenly, with a single gesture, Chen Xiao caused the ancient bronze lamp to fly into Mo Xian’s body. In an instant, the golden path treasure, which had originally been formed only through the ancient lamp, became completely whole.
At the same time, the power of the human path lamp, the fire path treasure, also surged dramatically.
“Chen Xiao!”
“Chen Xiao!”
At that moment, Changsheng and Shentian cried out in unison.
“Chen Xiao, you can’t give her the human path!” Changsheng, who had always remained expressionless and emotionless, now showed signs of panic.
“Don’t worry. Someone else is busy cleaning up their mess and has no time to deal with this. Even if the human path is fully mastered and the three paths of heaven, earth, and humanity divide that person’s power, no one in this entire existence can kill them.”
Chen Xiao seemed to understand Changsheng’s thoughts as he spoke calmly.
The moment the rank of the human path was given away, an overwhelming aura burst forth from Chen Xiao, with waves of shock surging around his body. A powerful water path force radiated outward from him, centered on his body.
Boom!
It seemed like an invisible collision—blood trickled from his lips, and the light from the Human Path Scripture in his hands dimmed slightly, with a barely visible crack slowly appearing on it.
“It’s the primordial water path treasure left by Tian’er and Wuyu… No, a water path treasure shouldn’t possess such immense power.” Wuhen’s expression finally changed as he muttered in disbelief.
Hearing Wuhen’s words, Shentian, who was fighting against several black-armored warriors, suddenly trembled.
Wuhen still called her affectionately “Tian’er,” which meant his feelings for Shentian had never been false. Although he had deceived Shentian, he had never deceived her feelings!
“This… is indeed the water path treasure left by Wanwan. But the one who truly gave it to me, the main divine entity, also added some other things to it.”
At that moment, Chen Xiao stood silently in mid-air, dressed in snow-white clothes. His hair, already long enough to reach his waist and hips, reflected a faint blue light under the sunlight of the Dao realm.
A blue glow flickered on his chest, and a diamond-shaped mark slowly emerged right in the center of it. The dazzling blue-golden light even suppressed the golden light of the Human Path Scripture.
“Fire Qilin, Ice Phoenix… and who are those predecessors from the space seal, sharing the same origin as Zizaitian?”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao frowned slightly. With his current reasoning skills, he couldn’t figure out the origins of these three people. But there was no doubt that these three, or even their master, were the ones who truly gave this main divine entity to Chen Xiao.
“I can trace a faint trace of the one who rules on behalf of heaven, but I can’t see any sign of the other existence… It seems this existence is truly too great.”

Chen Xiao gently shook his head, clearing all these thoughts from his mind. At this moment, his cultivation level was different from before. By giving up the path of humanity and breaking free from its constraints, the primary divine essence within his chest was truly liberated. The immense power of the water-based supreme treasure, as well as another form of power related to water, were also set free.

“Your power is ultimately a gift from others, not yours own. Even if it makes you strong for a time, it cannot truly defeat me.” Wu Hen’s gaze sharpened, and his body suddenly dissipated, turning into golden-textured characters that flickered in the air. These characters gathered together in the void to form a narrative, a history that recounted the journey of humanity since the dawn of time—its emergence, development, growth, and eventual downfall. It depicted one struggle after another, one breakthrough after another, which ultimately led to humanity’s current dominant position among all beings!

The moment this text appeared, the entire void fell silent. All beings—whether it was the black-armored warriors, the spirits of the netherworld, the demons in prison, or even those black-armored warriors—stopped in their tracks, staring blankly at the magnificent golden-textured passage floating above the void. As soon as this text appeared, the Ancient Lamp of Humanity in Mo Xian’s hands, along with the Gate of Humanity itself, began to emit their original glow—a bronze-colored light. However, the massive supreme treasure was unaffected by the Heavenly Book of Humanity and continued to collide violently in the void.

Meanwhile, Chen Xiao felt his soul involuntarily getting lost in the history of humanity. From primitive times of hunting and eating raw meat to the modern era of high technology; from constant worship of heaven and earth at altars to achieving divinity and controlling a realm of their own. The character “human” consists of just two strokes—a vertical and a horizontal—but these two strokes represent the true essence of humanity: supporting each other, relying on one another, and uniting as one is the true path of humanity.

At this moment, Chen Xiao was wandering through the chapters of humanity’s history. His soul, like an ocean that encompasses the universe, absorbed the essence and true meaning of humanity. In an instant, it seemed as though he had come from ancient times; his gaze grew increasingly profound.

Now, having grasped the art of the fleeting moment, obtained the water-based supreme treasure, and another terrifying primordial treasure, Chen Xiao’s cultivation level could be said to be boundless. Yet what he lacked was experience! The growth of all strong beings depends on experience. Chen Xiao’s growth had been far too brief; despite his great strength, he had almost no corresponding experience, which posed a hidden danger for him.

But now, as his soul wandered through the chapters of humanity’s history, absorbing every experience and lesson along the way, he turned them all into his own.

Boom!

Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out in the void, and the magnificent historical passage shattered abruptly. Wu Hen’s form reappeared in silence.

“Chen Xiao, I never expected you to reach such a level… I’ve been careless all this time!”

At this moment, Wuhen was seen with a ferocious expression on his face, spewing blood, his clothes torn apart, as if he had been beaten mercilessly countless times. Some of the rule patterns within his body had even shattered. If his injuries had been any worse, he would have died instantly! Wuhen turned around and vanished into the void, not even having time to take away that precious humanistic scripture. Seeing Wuhen flee wounded, Shentian’s eyes filled with concern, and her gaze toward Chen Xiao was filled with sorrow. Everything that had happened occurred in an instant—just a breath after that magnificent text appeared, Wuhen began spewing blood and retreating. During that single breath, both Chen Xiao and Wuhen’s bodies were enveloped by the text, or perhaps Wuhen himself had turned into that text; no one could understand what exactly had taken place.

…“That Wuhen… his terrifying wisdom even deceived me… Although he was resurrected and a seed of resentment was planted in his soul imprint, he wasn’t under their control at all.” In the void, Yu Shi Mo Li, who was busy making arrangements, suddenly trembled, his eyes glowing with disbelief. “I see… Everything Wuhen did before seems to have been for this moment… To pass on the entire history of human development, all experiences, and the rise and fall of civilizations to Chen Xiao.” Yu Shi Mo Li shook his head and let out a long sigh. “That Shentian… I must protect her no matter what, as compensation for you.”

…At this time, Chen Xiao’s body was bathed in golden light, his soul still continuously absorbing the experiences from the human history just witnessed. “Chen Xiao, don’t let down all my efforts… The people of the world mean nothing to me. I only want you to protect Tian’er thoroughly, ensuring she isn’t manipulated by those terrifying beings like me. Tian’er is the reincarnation of a supreme treasure of the five elements; those people will surely seek to take her soul. Please protect her for me!” Faint traces of consciousness, almost like nothingness, gathered deep within Chen Xiao’s soul, forming a small plea. The next moment, Chen Xiao slowly opened his eyes. “Ah… The power of love is the greatest. Your sacrifice proves this truth. Don’t worry—with me here, no one can harm Shui Miao even a hair’s breadth.” Chen Xiao slowly spread his hands, and the golden glow was absorbed into his body. At this point, wisps of water’s will spread out from Chen Xiao’s body, only to vanish completely in the next instant. Now, Chen Xiao’s body was almost entirely composed of moments—each moment an eternity, and countless such eternities made up his current body.

…“The Humanistic Scripture… Give it to me!” Suddenly, Somo Luo saw the humanistic scripture floating in the void, his eyes lighting up. Behind him, a large door appeared instantly. He stepped back slightly and entered it. The next moment, he found himself in front of the Humanistic Scripture. With one hand, Somo Luo grabbed the golden scripture and swallowed it whole.

Suddenly, the Human Gate, which was continuously shooting out chaotic sword energy and fighting against Mo Xian, flashed with a golden light. Rays of civilization’s brilliance illuminated its ancient bronze surface.
“The Sword of Civilization! Severing barbarism!”
Sommero laughed heartily. The chaotic sword energy shooting out from the Human Gate transformed into the laws of civilization, carrying the essence of civilization and cutting through Mo Xian’s invisible sound blades.
Immediately afterward, illusory images of various gates appeared around Sommero’s body—The Gate of Life and Death, The Gate of All Wonders, The Gate of Heaven and Earth, The Gate of All Laws, The Gate of Space and Time… Thousands of gates appeared one after another.
All the gate artifacts that had ever been forged or existed in the world gathered around him, eventually merging into the Human Gate.
“The Human Gate shall suppress all ages; human civilization shall endure forever!”
Sommero roared with laughter. He leaped onto the Human Gate and looked down at Mo Xian. Meanwhile, the Human Gate continued to grow larger, pressing down on Mo Xian’s body.
“Xianxian has already used his help to perfect the Human Gate completely. There’s no need to fight any longer,” Chen Xiao said calmly.
“Mm,” Mo Xian replied, gently nodding as she plucked the strings of her zither, creating layers of sound barriers to protect herself.
Then, with a thought, Mo Xian put away her zither. She stood there in mid-air, her long hair flowing and her skirt fluttering, like a fairy soaring through the sky.
Suddenly, she stretched out her hands, and a white key formed in her palms. Radiating immense life force, it was none other than the Key of Life that Mo Xian had already transformed into her Dao heart.
“If you want to open the door, you need a key. Unfortunately, the key is in my hands,” Mo Xian said playfully. With a wave of her hand, the white key turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the majestic Human Gate.
Suddenly, the door that had been open moments ago closed abruptly. With a crisp sound, the gate symbolizing the beginning of humanity was locked.
Sommero, standing atop the gate, turned crimson-faced as thick streams of blood gushed from his mouth.
“How could this happen?!” He couldn’t understand what was happening at all.
“It’s nothing. The door was picked open by a thief. Now we’re just closing it to catch him,” Chen Xiao said with a shrug and a smirk.
A door naturally has a lock and a key… But when Suomu Luo took the gate from Mo Xian, he didn’t take the key either. The key to this gate had always remained hidden deep within Mo Xian’s soul.
But now, the key to the Human Gate had merged with the Key of Life forged by Hua, which is why this happened. The Key of Life represented infinite vitality and endless life. Although this Dao, or even these rules, were incomplete, using it to complete the Human Gate was the most suitable solution.
At this point, Mo Xian, having summoned the key to the gate, had truly taken control of it, severing its connection to Sommero.

As for that Human Path Heavenly Book… Even Yu Shi Mo Li, who holds the authority on behalf of heaven, was amazed by its flawless wisdom. How could it be so easily obtained by Solomon? Everything was merely done through Solomon’s hands to combine the Human Path Gate with the Human Path Heavenly Book.

Now that these two treasures have been combined, even the incomplete Human Path Gate, which had always lacked something, has been completed by Solomon’s urgent efforts to finish the Heavenly Gate. Now, Solomon has lost his value as a tool.

“You guys are really good at scheming, so good at scheming… All this time, I’ve remained low-key and patient, treating those around me as fools to exploit. But it seems now that the real fool is me, and it seems I’ve been exploited all along.”

Solomon looked at the gate that had already left him, his emotions calming down.

“I, Solomon, will remember this grudge. See you again later.” With that, he locked the gate, moved slightly, and disappeared—even Chen Xiao’s Instantaneous Path couldn’t retain him.