Li Tianming/Wills

## Imperial Will

When Tianming was attempting to break through to the Heavenly Will Stage, he gained enlightment into his version of the **Imperial Will** from the Grand-Orient Sword. It appears as a copy of the Grand-Orient Sword within his sea of consciousness.  When Tianming broke through to the Earth Saint Stage, he was able to open the black gate in the Grand-Orient Sword that allowed his Imperial Will to split into two, with one sword being black and the other gold.

*"The path to complete domination over the realm is one of upholding the righteous path, of making the lives of your subjects your own, of spreading the sacred knowledge, and ushering in universal peace. The world shall prosper and the folk shall rejoice for the destiny of the autarch! The ruler should care for his subjects, exterminate those that threaten to consume them, and stand tall above all others! Heir of the bloodline, step onto the path of a ruler and become a paragon for those you rule!"*

The Omnisentient Threads and Imperial Will are the same, in essence. They’re almost analogous to symbiotic cultivation, but with some differences. The legacy I inherited isn't a battle art, but rather a technique, an ultimate cultivation technique! The hardest role to play in this world is no doubt that of a ruler. Naturally, the ruler and his sentient subjects fulfill each other. There can't be one without the other, and I'm not their weakness, nor are they mine. Only by being together will we be at our strongest. Omnisentient Threads aren't just used for absorbing Omnisentient Will so that I can benefit with my talent. Their true nature should allow me to use the people’s combined power to a certain degree. In other words, the true legacy of the Primordial God-Emperor is thus: as a ruler, I shall fight with the billions of subjects standing by my side!

He finally understood the true might of the Primordial God-Emperor. This entire time, he’d had the most ridiculously powerful cultivation technique. The burden of a ruler was far too heavy, and even with the threads, Tianming had only regained a strong connection with the rest of them once he returned to the continent. If his dynasty expanded across the stars, he could effectively be unrivaled.

He hadn't just inherited the Imperial Will, but also the connection he had with his sentient subjects. That was why he had bothered establishing a dynasty in the first place—he dearly hoped that he could improve life on the continent. Not only could they hear Tianming's voice, they could also hear the voices of others. The true power of the Imperial Will was how it was able to connect to the billions of sentient life! Now his Imperial Will was finally linked, and he could use these Omnisentient Threads to obtain Omnisentient Will for a boost in his cultivation and comprehension abilities. In fact, his will could guide them and unlock their latent comprehension abilities as well, thus leading them on a path to become strong. With the power of his Imperial Will and talent, if he resonated with someone, he could increase their latent talent by a factor of ten. The sheer degree of resonance he could achieve was shocking, even to him! Like a nuclear reactor, others could draw power from him and provide him with energy as well. Imperial Will was truly among the most terrifying natural phenomena in this universe.

Through the Omnisentient Threads that only Tianming could perceive, he received a limitless flow of Omnisentient Will, but unlike the mist it had been before, it now seemed to have actual substance. This might be the actual moment the legacy of the Primordial God-Emperor awakened. He could hear their voices and their heartbeats, and he felt their presence. He wasn't standing alone.

*"I walk with trillions of others on the same path, united!"* He would never be alone anymore. Not only did he have his lifebound beasts, lover, friends, and family, he also had an entire dynasty behind his back.*"How beautiful it is to walk the path of cultivation accompanied by trillions of others…"*

## Lifesbane Will

Li Tianming/Wills that existed within the divine will of the Grand-Orient Sword and had something to do with his Aeonic Grandbane, the Li Saint Clan, changing his fate, and the Main Tower. Tianming called it Lifesbane Will. Unlike the path to the sovereignty of the Imperial Will, the Lifesbane Will did not focus on accumulating good karma, nor did it rely on government. Instead, it was a path of going against his life destiny and changing it, never giving in before heaven and earth. If the Grand-Orient Sword represents Imperial Will, the Prime Tower represents Lifesbane Will.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 362
2. ↑ Chapter 447
3. ↑ Chapter 362
4. ↑ Chapter 1102
5. ↑ Chapter 1088
6. ↑ Chapter 1029