Even in the current era, the slaughter technique they possess is still incredibly terrifying. It's important to realize that this was founded through comprehending the Heavenly Path, and even when Heaven and Earth advance, it remains unaffected, with its power continually rising.

Though now it might not match those supreme divine powers in level, in terms of compatibility, it is most suitable for their existence.

This kind of slaughter technique lacks the varied effects of modern divine powers, such as aiding in comprehension of the Heavenly Path and Laws. However, in pure destructive power, it is not inferior to supreme divine powers when wielded by them.

As for using supreme divine powers to comprehend the Laws, Zhu Jiuyin has no need for that, since the authority of Time in this world is almost entirely in his grasp, with no one able to challenge him.

Like how Ju Mang Ancestor Witch has opponents contending for the authority of the Great Path of Wood, Zhu Jiuyin Ancestor Witch has no such worries.

From beginning to end, whether in the ancient era or in this returning era, his authority over Time Laws has never been relinquished.

The realm of Taoist Monarch is never a hindrance to him. He can step into the Taoist Monarch realm whenever he wishes.

Time Dao differs from other Great Taos; when Zhu Jiuyin Ancestor Witch successfully returned, the existence was already with a master, and at that time, only True Immortals could contend for the Time Dao authority.

Unfortunately, those True Immortals never truly ventured into Time Dao, nor were they interested, or perhaps lacked the foundational base in Time Dao and were unwilling to abandon their own Great Tao to compete with Zhu Jiuyin.

The only entity in this world that could compete with Zhu Jiuyin for the Time Dao was the former Witch God Sect Leader, who attempted to parallel the Time and Space Daos to control the Time-Space Path.

Later, when he exchanged the Space Heart to abandon Time Dao, awaiting Zhu Jiuyin's True Immortal certification, the Time Dao authority wholly transferred to Zhu Jiuyin Ancestor Witch.

Although becoming a True Immortal seemed like following the True Immortal Path, Zhu Jiuyin did not completely adhere to the Immortal Path, nor to the True Immortal Nine Heavens pathway defined by Longevity Taoist Monarch Pei Xuanjing.

Unlike later True Immortals, those earlier True Immortals were exploring a bleak future during their Immortal Path certification without knowing how their future paths should be and were independently exploring.

The experiences shared by Pei Xuanjing in walking the Immortal Dao Path were his personal insights and accomplishments, and while other True Immortals progressed along this path, they avoided numerous obstacles but drew ever closer to Pei Xuanjing, adding another layer of constraint.

As Pei Xuanjing explored his own path, other veteran Taoist Monarchs did the same; others' experiences served only as reference, not as a true personal path.

The veteran Taoist Monarchs' strength lay in walking their own paths, utterly compatible with themselves. Even Pei Xuanjing's invincible expertise was merely for reference, not something copied verbatim.

Thus, even if they inevitably follow some convoluted paths or fall into pitfalls, this solidifies their foundation and is part of understanding their deficiencies.

The disparity between these veteran Taoist Monarchs' and newly ascended Taoist Monarchs' powers isn't simply due to different resources or authority but lies in their unfaltering commitment to their own paths.

Realm, for these veteran Taoist Monarchs, is merely a reference, a manifestation, and does not truly represent their combat power. Even sharing the same realm as newly ascended Taoist Monarchs, their accumulation and foundation far exceed those of newly ascended Taoist Monarchs.

While many newly ascended Taoist Monarchs may progress quickly, they initially trod Pei Xuanjing's path, following the rote paths set by veteran Taoist Monarchs.

Only upon truly ascending to Taoist Monarch do they realize that though their cultivation was rapid, they squandered and missed much.

This isn't about Pei Xuanjing or other pathfinders laying traps or deliberately guiding them; it was their own choice, though they could not deny the speed of their cultivation was multiples of veteran Taoist Monarchs.

No cultivation road is perfect; gaining means losing something. Following predecessors' paths avoids many pitfalls but also lacks experiences.

Walking one's own path may progress slower, but it also serves to patch shortcomings and solidify one's foundation.

This is Pei Xuanjing's frequent message in Taoist Academy discourses: each person has their path, another's path is merely reference, everything must rely on oneself.

Many True Immortals feel reaching Taoist Monarch threshold, or True Immortal Sixth Heaven, is inevitable, but actually, at Spirit Realm Seventh Heaven when condensing Tao Foundation, it already begins.

Looking back then, Spirit Realm Seventh Heaven was crucial to cultivators and made them confirm their paths, condense their Great Tao foundation, and provide a basis for future True Immortal advancement.

Later, as Heaven and Earth advanced and cultivation limits shattered, Spirit Realm Seventh Heaven became negligible to many Heaven's Proud, who relying on favorable environments and talents easily surpassed it, not seeing the Strongest Realm as an obstacle.

Back then, Spirit Realm Eightfold advancement to Spirit Realm Ninefold or the Strongest Realm lacked any skill guide, requiring cultivators to forge their own skills to surpass this step.

Due to this, Spirit Realm Seventh Heaven's Tao Foundation realm had stringent requirements, without strong foundation, progress was impossible.

Later cultivation prosperity emerged, birthing more Strongest and True Immortals, providing references for this step, reducing severity but not a complete boon.

Cultivation is self-cultivation, fooling others is easy, fooling oneself is hard; shortcuts ultimately necessitate revisiting missed lessons, only by forging one's own path can it truly endure.

Zhu Jiuyin's True Immortal Path differs from others, being solely his own, merging Demon God and Immortal Path, and its True Immortal realm division isn't as strict.

According to Longevity Taoist Monarch's division, True Immortal Nine Heavens, Seven Heavens is the Taoist Monarch, with deep comprehension of their cultivation Laws and wielding their Great Tao authority.

But at the exact moment of breaking through into the True Immortal realm, Zhu Jiuyin Ancestor Witch was already wielding most of the Time Dao authority, even if his realm was slight and mana insufficient, he undeniably bore some Taoist Monarch characteristics.

Counting his comprehension of the Laws, countless years of accumulation have brought him to an unimaginable depth of understanding of the Time Laws.

Thus, seemingly initially an ordinary True Immortal First Heaven, his actual combat prowess far surpasses ordinary True Immortal First Heaven comparisons.

Currently, Zhu Jiuyin appears to be only True Immortal Sixth Heaven, but his actual combat prowess is practically comparable to a Taoist Monarch. According to his unique cultivation system, he's already a Taoist Monarch, manifesting as True Immortal Nine Heavens Sixth Heaven.

Zhu Jiuyin is still waiting for the right moment, needing further accumulation; should he make another breakthrough, bypassing Taoist Monarch directly reaching True Immortal's extremity isn't impossible.

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