After successfully completing his aim, Taiyi went back to his purple palace. At this moment he was comfortably seated on his throne with his eyes closed while holding a wine bottle in his hands. Little fox was informing Taiyi of the changes that had took place in the six realms, three seas and eight deserts." What has happened in the fire realm when I was away?" Taiyi asked. Little fox was shocked by this aa it was rare for Taiyi to ask about a specific realm especially the fire realm as little fox was well aware that it involved Feng Jiu who was Taiyi's former disciple. There were a lot of rumours concerning the two of them and everyone knew of the unrequited love of the empress of the fire realm to Taiyi. Little fox enthusiastically spoke about the fire realm. "Master, after you left nothing much happened in the fire realm but it has definitely prospered under the lead of senior sister Feng Jiu. She managed to capture her sister from the demon realm and brought her back for punishment in the fire realm. The fire realm has changed drastically and many geniuses have risen in the fire realm during this season and the number of ancestral gods and celestial gods have increased. It is now believed that her reign is one of the greatest since the ancient times. Apart from a few days ago when she left the fire realm she has been staying there ever since she left the heavenly realm," little fox reported. Tai Jian finally opened his eyes when he heard the last statement. Taiyi's eyes narrowed as he stared at little fox. "No one knew what happened or where she went but when she came back she was accompanied by a young girl from the mortal realm. On hearing this Taiyi was lost in thoughts. His emotions flickered and for a moment he was lost in his own world. After a while his expression returned to normal but his eyes were still full of uncertainty. He wanted to go to the fire realm but he first had to solve a few of his problems. Taiyi spent a few months preparing before he left and went back to pay a visit to the emotion severing cliff. Staring at that familiar view Taiyi could not help but feel a bit of nostalgia. He could not help but remember the last time he came to this cliff. At that time his cultivation was low and he was desperate. His brother had died just a few years after ascending the throne and he was forced to become a puppet emperor but that was against his wishes. He did not like the feeling of being controlled and at that time he thought that he was weak because of his emotions so he had to harden his resolve. After making plans he decided to sever his emotions and become no different from a blade. He wanted strength to protect what his brother had left him. He had no family left in the world and he was in no mood to start an harem and leave behind an heir so he made his plans. He was ready to die but he was unwilling to continue being weak. It was because he was weak that he could only be a puppet controlled by others. A few years later he was the strongest person in the whole realm and even bore the mandate of the heavenly dao. He had even managed to gain recognition of the heavenly dao and was now the embodiment of the heavenly dao. He was now strong but even then he has yet to touch on the pinnacle that many hope for. To him he is still shackled by the heavenly dao so he jas to break free from these shackles or else he will never reach a higher realm because the heavenly dao will suppress him. The heavenly dao is nether a friend nor is it an enemy. Even Taiyi was still wondering if it was a friend or a foe but one thing was certain; he had to break free from it's shackles if he wants to reach a higher realm. If he could attain that higher realm then he won't have a problem facing off against those old men and women who already had their foot in the grave. To Taiyi none of that mattered he only wanted to live in peace but with strength comes great responsibility and this is the reason that after he managed to conquer the six realms,three seas and eight deserts Taiyi decisively stepped down from his throne as the heavenly emperor and spent his days in the purple palace which used to belong to his brother. It could be said that Taiyi refused to let go of the past but to him his relationships are more important. No matter what he became, his brother was the only guiding light that was guiding him so that he did not lose his way and turn into a merciless killer and ruler. The six realms,three seas and the eight deserts enjoyed peace and stability under Taiyi's reign and the land has prospered. This was the main reason as to why Taiyi was and is still recognised as the greatest emperor in history unfortunately Taiyi made sure to leave no records of himself or of his deeds and no one knew why he did this. When asked he said," I do not seek any glory or fame for myself nor do I wish to leave behind a history or a legend of myself. If I do not go to hell who will. I will fight not for the people but for myself so there is no need for my name to be left on a piece of paper." He indeed stayws true to his words as whenever any book was written to describe his deeds he made sure to burn them to ashes. Taiyi took a step forward and walked towards the platform in the middle. The rumbling of thunder could still be felt and the environment was still the same as before. It was still dark throughout and the laws of heavens were still chaotic. This was why Taiyi wanted to evolve his dao in such a place. Cultivation was all about going against heaven's will and heavens would definitely not allow anyone to break it's rules so if one wants to break the rules it will be killed by the heavenly dao. Although Taiyi was the embodiment of the heavenly dao it could not completely control him. As long as Taiyi became strong the heavenly dao would also become stronger so they depended on each other but even then Taiyi coild not completely place his trust on it as he knew that the heavenly dao could easily be deceived and this might lead to him being attacked so he had to hide both from the heavenly dao and the others. Even little fox didn't know what Taiyi was planning. His movements have been elusive and mysterious ever since he came back from his trial." You have arrived," Taiyi's master said." Old man, I am back," Taiyi said casually but this time even the old man could feel that Taiyi was different. His voice was not as cold as always. It was like that ice had finally melted which made him think of the old Taiyi but he knew that that Taiyi was dead since long ago.
