For the first time, Lu Yang experienced such a clear sensation.
A single thought, and heaven and earth moved.
This wasn't a change in heaven and earth triggered from top to bottom due to stature and concepts, but a change driven from bottom to top by countless cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.
Initially, it was only the mortal world. Concepts from the mountains, rivers, earth, lakes, and seas were all gathered together and unreservedly empowered him. However, if it were only this much, it would be impossible to oppose a Perfected Lord, because the stature of the mortal world was only that high. How could ants touch the stars?
However, soon enough, the Foundation Establishment realm was also affected.
Because under Lu Yang's intensive cultivation, the number of Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones in the current Immortal Alliance was frighteningly high, although basically all of them only had one divine ability.
But it was more than enough.
At this moment, Lu Yang's thoughts were incredibly clear: Whatever realm of cultivators I govern, that's how far my territory can extend.
Rumble!
Instantly, a towering golden light-figure stood up in the Immortal Alliance. His feet landed in the mortal world, his waist and abdomen were located in the Foundation Establishment realm, and his head continued upward.
Straight into the [Sea of Bitterness].
As the saying goes, a ship rises with the tide. When the golden light-figure lifted up [Heaven of Nothingness], the stature of [Heaven of Nothingness] naturally welcomed a skyrocketing surge!
"How is this possible!?"
At this moment, several auras located in jiangbei violently erupted almost instantly. Those were Unorthodox Perfected Lords who had chosen to submit under the governance of the Saint Sect.
And they saw clearly that the mysterious Perfected Lord fighting against Emperor Jiayou was obviously also on an unorthodox dao. Originally, they were still wondering why the two sides would clash and lamenting that a Fellow Daoist was about to fall. However, at this moment, the mighty power Lu Yang displayed through Mu Changsheng's hands almost made them go crazy!
"Orthodox! It's absolutely orthodox!"
"He was clearly on an unorthodox dao just now... He broke through? He found a method for an unorthodox dao to advance to orthodox? I knew it, a good unorthodox dao is no worse than an orthodox one!"
It wasn't just them.
Even the other Orthodox Perfected Lords were somewhat surprised upon seeing this scene. As for Emperor Jiayou, who bore the brunt of it, he naturally saw even more.
"What method is this?"
Facing that golden light-figure supporting heaven and earth, Emperor Jiayou's brow furrowed slightly. In his eyes, behind that golden light-figure lay a subtle resonance.
[Emptiness].
That's right, if he had to describe it, it would be [Emptiness]—completely empty, devoid of anything, as if isolated from himself and placed in a different boundary of space.
Yet it was clearly right before his eyes.
It was as if the territory of the Immortal Alliance had been severed out of thin air from the Immortal Nexus at this moment. Even the Dao Fruit light of [Wayside Earth] couldn't interfere with it.
This was not something Mu Changsheng could do.
A Dao Lord's chess piece? A mighty figure reincarnated?
While pondering, Emperor Jiayou didn't hesitate. Endless wonders gathered at his fingertips. In the blink of an eye, a towering Idol similarly elevated toward the canopy of heaven.
"Ultimately, your cultivation is too low."
Emperor Jiayou's voice was icy and indifferent. As it echoed between heaven and earth, a speck of starlight also condensed on the [Wayside Earth] and then rolled down toward the mortal world.
[Experiencing the Myriad Peaks]
Boom!
Instantly, all cultivators within the territory of the Immortal Alliance felt a disaster impending over their heads. The mountains, rivers, and earth even emitted loud noises of being overwhelmed.
The Dao Fruit wonder of [Wayside Earth]!
Wayside earth is the earth that nourishes all things. Its fundamental wonder could be described in one word: suppress. No matter what miraculous methods you have, it will strike down and suppress them all!
This kind of wonder grew stronger the higher the stature of the Dao Fruit master. Just like a Son of Heaven issuing an order, causing a million corpses to fall in anger. That was why Emperor Jiayou was full of confidence, because he was at the Middle Stage of Golden Core, while Mu Changsheng was merely on an unorthodox dao. Even if he became orthodox, there was still a considerable gap between them.
Little did he know, this Mu Changsheng was no longer that Mu Changsheng.
"Nothing more than this."
While using [Divine Offering] to connect with the mainland of the Immortal Alliance and lift up [Heaven of Nothingness], Lu Yang sneered and formed a hand seal, seemingly slow but actually swift.
After advancing to orthodox, [Heaven of Nothingness] already possessed a Dao Fruit wonder.
And in this regard, Lu Yang had a perfect reference target, which was Patriarch Nether Whisper's [Heaven of Carefree]. Using it at this time could be described as an opportune moment:
"[Ruyi Heart]!"
The next second, Lu Yang completely replicated Patriarch Nether Whisper's rocket ascension method for Dao Fruits. His own stature violently skyrocketed toward a higher level at lightning speed!
Almost simultaneously, the entire mainland of the Immortal Alliance radiated brilliant light. [Divine Offering] locked down this heaven and earth, along with the corresponding Foundation Establishment realm and even a portion of the [Sea of Bitterness]. At this moment, they were all entirely intercepted by Lu Yang, not only breaking away from the Immortal Nexus but even breaking away from the control of the Light Sea!
At this moment, only within the mainland of the Immortal Alliance.
Heaven had been replaced!
The [Heavenly Dao] could not interfere, the pressure exerted by the [Paramita] on this part of the mortal world was swept clean away, and even karma could no longer deduce this place!
This is what's called—
"Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth!"
At this moment, the profound concepts of [Heaven of Nothingness] and [Wayside Earth] collided. The loud noise that shook heaven and earth instantly turned into a dead silence where all sounds faded.
Inside and outside the Immortal Alliance, rolling seawater surged anew on the dried-up seabed.
The million hectares of flat fields were once again submerged by the surging tide. Fish and shrimp swam cheerfully in the water currents. The brilliance symbolizing [Wayside Earth] gradually returned to dimness.
All the Perfected Lords who witnessed this scene fell collectively silent.
Everyone was clear about Emperor Jiayou's strength. To put it bluntly, he was considered a rare ambitious lord of the Dao Court in many years, having almost completely controlled Jiangdong.
In terms of strength, he was also considered a very capable fighter among the Dao Court Perfected Lords.
However, it was precisely because of this that everyone was shocked by "Mu Changsheng's" strength.
A mere Foundation Establishment ant from back then could actually exchange a blow with Emperor Jiayou today without falling into a disadvantage.
How did he do it?
Outside the Immortal Alliance, Emperor Jiayou had already withdrawn all his wonders, his expression calm.
Inside the Immortal Alliance, Mu Changsheng similarly stood tall and straight like a jade tree, his hands maintaining that bizarre hand seal. The towering golden light-figure stood behind him like the sun.
After a long silence, Emperor Jiayou finally spoke in a deep voice:
"Controlled by lower-realm cultivators, Fellow Daoist's achievements have probably ended here."
Hearing this, Lu Yang instantly laughed:
"Defeated by a lower-realm cultivator, Fellow Daoist's achievements don't seem to be very high either."
Emperor Jiayou didn't respond and decisively turned around. It wasn't that he didn't want to continue fighting; if the battle dragged on, he had absolute confidence in suppressing "Mu Changsheng".
However, an ethereal profound sound rang in his ear:
"Go back, this matter is over."
A Son of Heaven was ultimately a Son of Heaven. Facing the "Will of Heaven", one naturally had to follow good advice as naturally as a river follows its course. Emperor Jiayou knew this deeply, which was how he could sit firmly in his position until today.
At the same time, on the [Paramita].
A profound sound drifted down from the fourth layer:
"Myriad Treasures, that Immortal Alliance and Mu Changsheng... is that your chess piece?"
"..."
Residing on the second layer, the World Honored One sighed helplessly upon hearing this. This battle of Perfected Lords in the mortal world was naturally entirely seen by this Dao Lord who was closest to the mortal world.
A miscalculation.
Beast Taming's chess piece... he is making a move on [Fortune]. Does he want to lay out plans within the [Heavenly Dao] to help Heaven-Mending when necessary? That should be it.
Or rather, this is precisely him; it makes perfect sense.
Just a short while ago, the World Honored One had sneaked into the Netherworld to confirm. The originally deathly silent Netherworld actually exhibited subtle fluctuations at this moment. Without a doubt, Beast Taming must have awakened. Since then, he was certain that Mu Changsheng was definitely his junior brother's chess piece.
He was quite gratified by this.
At least he knows how to place chess pieces now. That's acceptable.
Although his methods were still slightly crude—his chess piece immediately alarmed [Fortune] and drew Cang Hao's attention—people always needed time to grow, after all.
Progress was enough.
As for the rest, he would naturally handle it.
Thinking of this, he responded without hesitation:
"Correct, it's me."
"What, Cang Hao, are you very interested?"
"I don't mind cooperating."