"Hmph! Back then on the Martial Path continent, you and I were rivals, each holding power in our own territories." Minis's eyes revealed complexity, "But now, Emperor, you've already left me far behind."

The higher the world, the more it values one's talent.

Unknowingly, those who were evenly matched back then, the Emperor has already gone far away.

"Indeed." The Emperor nodded, saying little more.

And they, who have long accumulated in the dry dark soil, after enduring hardships, have finally blossomed a flower.

Yet how long can this flower last?

To be glorious is also the time of withering.

Now they have finally reached the pinnacle, ruling an entire era, but what about the future?

Will they too, like the Dark Matter Alliance, the Rights Council, and Light Ancient God, ascend the cosmos only to be overthrown by those who come after, becoming one of the dynasties in the vast universe's history?

"Like the Atabia Dynasty once did, disappearing into history," Minis suddenly said.

Minis is sentimental, always a pessimist.

As said, he is a mediocre man, most resembling a god of ordinary folks.

At the banquet, he raised his cup high, a toast to the sun and moon, a toast to the past, and sighed longingly:

"As dynasties succeed each other, perhaps in the future, we too will perish with time, disappearing in the tears of heroes amid rain and wind... Those blood-soaked crystal walls bear witness to the entire history."

Though it seems a dynasty has been built, the Light Ancient God from the previous one still remains a difficult hidden danger, plus future various changes, this dynasty may not be eternal.

"Minis, you're becoming too poetic again, always sentimental. Today, don't think too much."

Professor Wales also chuckled, and a few raised their glasses, rare to set aside their thoughts and indulgently relax for the day.

At the highest seat of the banquet.

Li Qing quietly overlooked their revelry.

At the table beside, Elis's avatar also arrived, sitting with Aurora, Sylvie, and Sylph, conversing about various topics.

Atabia's avatar and Herodotus also rarely appeared here, sitting at the table, discussing Dao with Bai Lin from afar.

After all, the cosmic order was being redrawn, the heavens reopened, so naturally, the Four Great Celestial Venerables had to attend!

The protagonist of this era, Bai Lin, still knew the times. Li Qing ultimately did not kill him because his era was generally over.

His talent lay in developing cultivation techniques for the Three Thousand Great Path.

He didn't choose to ascend himself but assisted others, namely Nokron, willingly staying in the second line, which also allowed him to survive successfully.

Originally, his various thoughts were already dangerous, and Li Qing once had the intent to kill...

Nonetheless, the era of the Light Ancient God has come to a perfect end.

The Light Ancient God, this avatar, surprisingly didn't die but in the future, this clone gradually fell asleep over prolonged personality changes, becoming an independent creature.

No longer related to Li Qing!

Anyway, with all the chaos and unpredictable prophecies regarding the Light Ancient God and Thunderbolt Ancient God, they have reached a full stop.

In the future, he will no longer predict, letting the era unfold as it wishes.

The Dream Garment is dead!

This avatar won't appear even if beaten.

Mystery is easier for individuals to fill in blanks, completing their worldview.

"Finally, everything is over, with idle ease, I can examine my Three Thousand Great Path, observing this round's harvest."

Li Qing sits on the throne, glancing at those indulging in revelry, and can finally serve as the mastermind, researching his harvest this time.

He, so to speak, accumulated thick gains to make quick breakthroughs.

Breaking past several bottlenecks at once.

Material God's incomplete blueprint.

Time God's blueprint.

Space God's blueprint.

To defeat the cosmos's strongest mastermind, they've all come together.

Theoretically, he's just short of the last step—to integrate all four blueprints together, unite them as one, and reach the cosmos's ultimate realm, becoming a truly omniscient and omnipotent Creator God.

However, this is also the hardest; the authority of the individual blueprints prior took so long to progress, now combining them, the difficulty is unimaginable.

Setting aside the future, for now, Li Qing must face the Longevity Technique.

Theoretically, he has nine thousand years. Having passed seven thousand, he's already completed his tasks, pushing the era forward madly, so time is still ample.

As for how to truly achieve longevity with this Longevity Technique, Li Qing still has to ponder.

"Anyway, let's talk about merging the Dao first." Li Qing takes a deep breath, "Attempting to become a Fourth Layer Ancient God, mastering its might, the Longevity Technique belonging to me, should be feasible."

Even Atabia and the Emperor must rely on Elis's reincarnation to achieve their own longevity.

Having obtained longevity, they naturally won't explore their own authority-driven Longevity Technique unless their relationships fall apart.

Thus, this requires Li Qing to do it himself.

"I still need to cultivate in seclusion and start absorbing this authority."

Quickly, he began attempting to prove himself as a Fourth Layer Ancient God.

Li Qing discovered that, due to his subordinates, he could spy on their physical structure and core, synchronizing their thoughts, truly a unique "Renaissance Man."

He could theoretically become a Fourth Layer Ancient God.

A year.

Two years.

Three years.

Outside, those beasts are still singing and dancing.

This banquet will last for a hundred years.

Li Qing continued cultivating in seclusion, covertly studying other types of blueprints; he discovered he was copying joyously!

The Second Layer, in just three years, is about to be achieved!

Incomplete matter + life.

After all, with original authorities easily maneuvered, progress was quick.

Another ten years passed.

Li Qing opened his eyes, slowly exhaling a turbid breath, "Done! The true self behind the scenes is now a brand new Second Layer Heaven Ancient God, with unparalleled combat power."

With joy in his heart, he glanced at the banquet again.

Noticed that Atabia and the Emperor had already left, while Elis brought several women roaming around, attending the banquet and sightseeing.

Of course, with it lasting a hundred years, naturally, they'd occasionally come to feast and enjoy various pleasures.

Elis took several women to the Lower Realm, strolled through All Heavens and Myriads of Realms, and then returned again to attend the feast.

"Feels so much stronger." Li Qing silently felt the immense power within him, "Though not a perfect blend, each operates independently, matter and life seem to allow me to create even more advanced special life."

It's quite interesting.

But ultimately, he is a pseudo-renaissance man; to truly and completely integrate these blueprints is beyond him.

A true renaissance man with greatly inspired thoughts and comprehensive authority mastery is needed to even have the possibility of breaking through that step.

Presumably, in history, who knows how long it will take to appear a historically significant singular individual who can lead the cosmos to its ultimate breakthrough.

What Li Qing can do boils down to two approaches.

1. Research the Sun, the artificially constrained and perpetual Light Ancient God, making advances through them.

2. Let the Life Ancient God increase eugenics and superior breeding rates, frantically propagate population, increasing the probability of naturally occurring geniuses, with large numbers, freak talents of maximum attributes will emerge.

3. Artificial renaissance man Minis?

Despite Minis seeming feeble, he is actually a cosmic paradox emerging from a Sicily Dynasty temporal overlap cross-travel with three brothers, a special entity overlapping past and future.

The other two possess bizarrely supreme talents, and Minis also has somewhat extraordinary aptitude.

He seems a mediocrity, knowing a bit of everything, but not excelling at anything, but is remarkably balanced.

"Mediocre in all, if overall improved, wouldn't that mean mastering everything?" Li Qing mused, this might actually be a good embryo.

If this succeeded, his motto might become reality; the strongest era for him might truly arrive.