Heaven and earth stretched on endlessly.
A formless, intangible shadow floated above the sea of clouds. It clearly existed there, yet no one could detect its presence.
It was as if they existed in different dimensions.
In fact, this was indeed the case. To "Him," the false history was like a bubble; although it truly existed, it was an environment that would pop with a single poke.
In the entire false history, apart from the source where Sisui was located, there was only one place He temporarily couldn't step into: the Extreme Heaven Cliff in Jiangnan. That place was occupied by a mighty consciousness that had half-transcended, to the point where even the false history couldn't conceal its brilliance. He didn't plan on causing extra complications.
"No clues..."
He strolled through the sea of clouds like this, reviewing His recent exchange with Miao Le. He could tell that Miao Le hadn't intended to deceive Him at the time.
"In this regard, he's much better than Ling Xiao."
After all, as an ancient cultivator, he was easy to read and easy to fool.
In contrast, when communicating with that Ling Xiao, He had to be extremely vigilant every single time, avoiding showing any flaws and constantly pondering whether the other party was lying.
"Speaking of which, where is he?"
The Nameless Dao Lord looked around. Ling Xiao's aura was clearly visible everywhere, yet his true body was nowhere to be found. This bizarre situation made Him furrow His brows tightly.
However, right at that moment.
"Rumble!"
It was as if a dust-covered puzzle lock had suddenly been opened by a key. The traces of Ling Xiao's aura scattered between heaven and earth abruptly found their rightful master.
"Hm?"
The Nameless Dao Lord raised His head, a hint of surprise finally appearing in the depths of His eyes. "This is... a grotto-heaven? Dao Fruits? What did he hide away?"
It wasn't just Him. At this moment, the anomaly echoing throughout the Immortal Nexus drew the gazes of all the Perfected Lords. Following their line of sight, they saw a bright light high in the firmament, slowly descending bit by bit. Deep within the brilliance, one could faintly see a floating sea of fog, and within it, a majestic palace.
[Dao-Attaining Hidden Profound Palace].
"It's Ling Xiao's grotto-heaven."
Upon seeing this, the Nameless Dao Lord instantly understood, and the surprise in His eyes deepened. "So that's how it is. He arrived early. But how early?"
He pinched His fingers and calculated.
"I see, thirty years early."
"In that case, I will go find him thirty years ago."
Thinking of this, the Nameless Dao Lord was about to leave the current point in time and proceed deeper into the false history. However, He stopped abruptly before making a move.
"...Nothing?"
The Nameless Dao Lord frowned. Surprisingly, looking back thirty years, He couldn't find any trace of Ling Xiao. All He saw was a blank void.
But He quickly reacted, His gaze shifting toward Jiangnan. "It's him again. He cut this part of the record out of the false history? It seems he has already realized that the place he is in is a false history. Does this mean Ling Xiao is cooperating with him? The Saint Sect and the Sword Pavilion have joined forces?"
The Nameless Dao Lord's thoughts grew increasingly profound.
Immediately after, He shifted His gaze again, looking at the [Dao-Attaining Hidden Profound Palace] that was gradually emerging from its hidden state. Gloom surfaced in His eyes:
'I'm afraid I have to go take a look.'
Ling Xiao's actions made Him somewhat suspicious.
'Having done so much, yet only hiding away such a single grotto-heaven, he must have ulterior motives. I have to go see, at least to know what exactly he's thinking.'
…
Jiangdong.
Just as countless Perfected Lords, and even the Nameless Dao Lord, focused their attention on the [Dao-Attaining Hidden Profound Palace], Lu Yang had already entered it through the back door.
"Speaking of which, this is my first time entering this place."
"I didn't expect it to be quite large."
Lu Yang raised his head and quickly saw that above this majestic palace, five Dao Fruits were suspended high up. They were precisely the five Dao Fruits commanded by Ling Xiao.
In addition, there was a heaven-reaching pillar in the hall, separating the yin and yang qi and stabilizing the two poles of the universe. This was exactly [Inversion]. With this Void Attainment Great Dao harmonizing yin and yang and sorting out the auras, the five Dao Fruits were integrated into one. While it seemed merely ordinarily spacious, it actually contained countless major and minor universes within.
Lu Yang thus strolled through the palace with great interest.
In his line of sight was a long corridor, decorated with primitive and elegant simplicity. On both sides of the corridor were tightly shut doors, one after another.
Behind every door was a minor world realm.
Lu Yang would stop in front of each door and peer through its window to see the scene inside. And the scene behind every door was entirely different.
"This is Ling Xiao's treasury; inside is his lifelong collection... Mine!"
"This should be the secret room where he cultivates in seclusion. The environment has been adjusted by him, making it extremely suitable for cultivation... Hiss, why does it feel like I'm about to grow the Light of Wisdom?"
"And this..."
"This..."
Lu Yang didn't spare a single room. After all, since Ling Xiao wasn't currently in the grotto-heaven, he had the obligation and responsibility to protect Ling Xiao's property for him.
Unknowingly, he had reached the end of the corridor.
Standing there was remarkably another door. Lu Yang looked inside through the window and was met with an exceptionally brilliant, colorful light.
[City Rampart Earth]!
Seeing this, Lu Yang took a deep breath, then gently placed his hand on the door. Immediately after, an intense concept of locking and sealing rushed at his face.
'Locked quite tightly.'
It was still the dual application of [Great Forest Wood] and [Inversion]. If his guess was correct, this seemingly tightly shut door was actually originally open.
Only, the state of [open] had been reversed to [closed].
Thus, this door existed.
And on top of this foundation, Ling Xiao added the Knowledge-Perception Barrier, preventing everyone from perceiving the truth, ultimately forming such a seal.
Under this special design, any method of breaking the seal would be useless against this door, because it was never closed to begin with. Yet, because the door truly existed, no one could enter... To lift this kind of seal, one either needed a pre-set key like he possessed.
Or, one needed strength so great that they could shatter the law with sheer power.
While sighing in admiration, Lu Yang once again circulated [Fate Revolution]. And upon sensing this profound wonder, the originally tightly shut door instantly began to fade.
The profound mystery receded.
The result didn't deviate from Lu Yang's calculations. This room indeed hadn't been locked from the very beginning. With the door wide open, he easily walked into the room.
In an instant, the [City Rampart Earth] radiated brilliantly!
Ling Xiao didn't possess Dao comprehension related to it, so after snatching this Dao Fruit from the Heavenly Lord, he had very crudely and directly suppressed it.
Now that the door had vanished, it naturally wanted to escape!
However, Lu Yang had anticipated this. He had already reached out his hand beforehand, casually sweeping the colorful light into his embrace, and quickly calming its turbulence.
Unlike Ling Xiao, he actually possessed the Dao comprehension of the [City Rampart Earth]!
Of course, what was even more important was [Fate Revolution]. This profound wonder could synthesize myriad phenomena, turning other things to one's own use. Applying it here was exactly what was intended!
After pacifying the [City Rampart Earth], Lu Yang discovered that there was more than one Dao Fruit in the room. There was also a small glazed sphere placed on the other side.
Lu Yang leaned close to the glazed sphere, focused his eyes, and his gaze instantly brightened.
Within the glazed sphere was remarkably a complete world with mountains, rivers, and forests. And within it, he sensed millions of Investiture of the Gods Method cultivators!
'This is it!'
Joy surfaced in the depths of Lu Yang's eyes. He knew clearly in his heart that this was the incense believers Ling Xiao had left for him, enough to let him rapidly restore his own cultivation!
At this thought, Lu Yang immediately picked up the small glazed sphere.
Time was limited, so he didn't communicate with these cultivators hidden within the grotto-heaven. Instead, he directly restored his Dao Lineage connection with them.
In an instant, Lu Yang's aura skyrocketed!
The light transformed from the [Divine Offering] shone upwards, penetrating deep into the unseen world. It immediately allowed Lu Yang to sense that majestic Heavenly Palace located outside the sea of light!
In the next second, the [Heavenly Palace] sent down boundless mighty power, beginning to frantically elevate his stature. Meanwhile, his identity as the [Mountain Peak Fire] Perfected Lord and his karma with over a million local believers in the false history served as the most perfect cover, ensuring this massive enhancement didn't stir up the slightest ripple in the false history.
Perfected Lord, Middle Stage Perfected Lord, Great Perfected Lord!
Entering the Dao, Dao Integration, Immortal Bridge.
Heaven Treading!
"Phew..."
After a long while, Lu Yang finally let out a long breath, stretching his limbs with a look of satisfaction on his face. Then, he looked full of confidence at the [City Rampart Earth] in his hand.
In the next second, the colorful light of the [City Rampart Earth] suddenly condensed.
Under the amplification of Lu Yang's Heaven Treading realm stature, the blazing white light of karma was forcibly condensed, and then directly anchored onto the profound history of a thousand years ago!
"Boom!"
Instantly, outside the false history, the Dao Lords abruptly halted their clash of mighty power. They all cast their gazes downward, looking at the false history with an unprecedentedly solemn expression.
"As expected... the variable has appeared."
"Who is it?"
"The flow of history has been altered!"