After Jun Xiaoyao finished his sermon, the Dao aura still permeated the Yunhai Universe.
It lingered like an echo, refusing to fade for a long time.
Yun Saint Star seemed to have become a Holy Land for enlightenment.
At any given moment, someone was there, seeking enlightenment.
However, most of these spots were occupied by members of the Yun Clan.
As for Jun Xiaoyao, these seven days of reflection had given him a deeper understanding of his Dao of Carefree.
Jun Xiaoyao walked the path of the Three Thousand Dao.
Strictly speaking, whether one called it a Dao, a path, or even a goal, it mattered little.
Xiaoyao itself represented being unconstrained, infinite possibilities, and not being bound by any rules or frameworks.
This path was very long and distant.
Jun Xiaoyao had only taken the first step for now.
He had ambition and a premonition that he could derive an unprecedented Law from the Dao of Carefree.
Of course, that was a matter for later.
After the sermon ended, Jun Xiaoyao returned to his Young Emperor Palace.
Just as he arrived, there was a fluctuation in the Void Realm.
A peerlessly handsome man in white Dao robes appeared.
It was none other than the Dao Emperor, Jun Cangsheng.
"First Ancestor." Jun Xiaoyao greeted him with a bow.
Jun Cangsheng smiled indifferently and waved his hand, saying, "No need for such formalities in front of me."
Jun Xiaoyao nodded slightly.
He could see that Jun Cangsheng was an unconventional person, easygoing, wandering the world, with a Daoist nature that followed the natural order.
He lacked the aloofness and superiority typically associated with a Mythical Emperor.
He seemed like a Loose Immortal traveler who had roamed the entire world.
"I must thank you for your help during this Black Calamity war, First Ancestor."
"If not for your assistance, First Ancestor, it would not have been easy to eradicate this Black Calamity," Jun Xiaoyao said.
This was not flattery, but the truth.
After all, when the Lord of the Calamity Source appeared, he was too powerful.
It wasn't until Jun Cangsheng appeared and forced the Lord of the Calamity Source back with a single move that everyone realized the Lord of the Calamity Source was not invincible.
In the subsequent battles, it was only with Jun Cangsheng present that the situation could be stabilized.
Otherwise, even if Jun Xiaoyao were more Heaven-Defying, he would likely have had to pay a heavy price.
Jun Cangsheng shook his head faintly. "I am not an important character, and fate does not lie with me."
"You are the protagonist of our Jun Family for this generation."
"Besides, I was listening to your sermon in secret."
"I must say, the Dao of Carefree is truly extraordinary."
"If cultivated to the very end, perhaps one could truly achieve Great Xiaoyao, Great Freedom, leaping outside the Three Realms and not being within the Five Elements."
Jun Cangsheng praised Jun Xiaoyao's Dao of Carefree highly.
Perhaps this also resonated with Jun Cangsheng's own personality—liking freedom, wandering the world, and being unconstrained.
To some extent, Jun Cangsheng and Jun Xiaoyao were the same kind of person.
Both were people who pursued Great Xiaoyao and Great Freedom.
"You are too modest, First Ancestor. This path has just been opened, and this Junior is still exploring it," Jun Xiaoyao said humbly.
Jun Cangsheng said, "Indeed. For many Cultivators, the Great Emperor Realm is the end and goal of their lives."
"But for you, this is truly just another starting point."
"You should be clear about the hierarchical levels of the Emperor Dao, right?"
Jun Xiaoyao nodded.
The Emperor Realm consists of seven levels, known as the Seven Heavens of the Emperor Realm.
After successfully proving the Dao, the Emperor Dao Origin is born within the body, and one controls the Laws of the Emperor Dao level; this is the First Heaven.
Then, by further deepening the control over the Emperor Dao Origin and the Divine Laws, one becomes an Emperor-level Giant; this is the Second Heaven, the Giant level.
Taking another step up, one can reach the Peak among Emperors; this is the Third Heaven, the Peak level.
Transcending the Peak is called Transcendent, achieving the Transcendent Emperor; this is the Fourth Heaven, the Transcendent level.
After that, one breaks the shackles and breaks through the limits; this is the Fifth Heaven, the Limit Emperor!
After the limit, breaking through again is called the Sixth Heaven of the Emperor Realm, the Peerless Emperor!
Finally, one ascends to the Peak of the Emperor Dao, achieving the Supreme, this is the Seventh Heaven, called the Supreme Emperor, or also known as the Supreme of Emperors!
Great Emperor, Giant Emperor, Peak Emperor, Transcendent Emperor, Limit Emperor, Peerless Emperor, Supreme Emperor!
These are the Seven Heavens of the Emperor Dao!
And if divided in detail, each heaven can be divided into Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, Small Perfection, and Great Perfection.
In the same Realm, if a Giant-level Early Stage fights a Giant-level Late Stage, although there is a gap, that gap is not crushing.
One can only say that the Late Stage has a greater advantage than the early stage and a higher chance of winning, but it does not mean they can kill or crush the opponent without pressure.
But crossing Realms is different.
For example, a Giant-level Great Emperor against a Peak-level Great Emperor.
That is basically just being beaten down.
In the Seven Heavens of the Emperor Realm, the gap between each level is very large, even greater than crossing a major Realm before.
This is also the reason why it is difficult to fight across Realms in the Seven Heavens of the Emperor Realm.
Being able to fight across Realms in the Emperor Realm makes one a truly peerless Prodigy.
From the Nine Stages of Saint-Passing, to the Seven Realms of Supreme, then to the Nine Tribulations of the Quasi-Emperor, and finally to the Seven Heavens of the Emperor Dao.
These are the stages of cultivation.
"Although you have just proven the Dao and become an Emperor, your strength must be extraordinary," Jun Cangsheng said.
Jun Xiaoyao just smiled.
He could kill Great Emperors while in the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
Now that he had become an Emperor, it was naturally different, a qualitative change.
"It's alright," Jun Xiaoyao said.
"What are your plans next?" Jun Cangsheng asked.
Jun Xiaoyao said, "After handling some miscellaneous matters here, I will return to the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain."
Jun Cangsheng said, "Indeed, you should. I have also sensed some situations; the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain is not peaceful, and the Exotic Domain has made moves."
"The Exotic Domain?"
Jun Xiaoyao frowned; he didn't know about this matter.
Previously, he had suppressed the Ultimate Calamity of the Exotic Domain, causing that battle to subside without fully erupting.
Otherwise, it would have been another shocking war no less than the Dark Turmoil and the World-Annihilating Black Calamity.
"You suppressed the Ultimate Calamity of the Exotic Domain back then, but the foundation of the Exotic Domain is not that simple."
"They are naturally unwilling to remain silent like this; some old guys might be waking up," Jun Cangsheng said.
"In that case, I must return to the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain as soon as possible," Jun Xiaoyao said.
Although the Ultimate Calamity was eradicated by him, the disaster-level Immortals of the Exotic Domain's Ultimate Imperial Clan could not be underestimated.
After all, back then, one Emperor Changsheng alone brought turmoil to the Immortal Domain.
The strength of those disaster-level Immortals was not worse than Emperor Changsheng's.
And there were definitely more than one.
Therefore, the best way was naturally to leverage the power of the Boundary Sea forces.
However, the Boundary Sea and the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain were separated by dams, and there were terrifying cosmic tides that even some Great Emperors could hardly resist, which would be dangerous.
It was not convenient for most of the army to cross.
Jun Xiaoyao pondered, his gaze shifting.
Suddenly, he thought of something.
If he could directly build a stable passage from the Boundary Sea to the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain, that problem would be solved.
At that time, there would be a steady stream of reinforcements joining the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain.
Moreover, with Jun Xiaoyao's current status and appeal in the Boundary Sea.
Would it be difficult for him to ask the various forces in the Boundary Sea to aid the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain?