True history, sea of light.
Originating from the realm of karma, the subtle ripple of concepts that swept across the entire [Sea of Bitterness] stirred an inexplicable sensation in every cultivator who had reached the Perfected Lord realm.
Deep within the Star Palace.
The thirty-six Spiritual Power Dao Perfected Lords who had been petrified and sealed, covered in dust in this place, awakened one by one. Astounded thoughts abruptly surfaced in the depths of their eyes.
"This is..."
Exalted One Hao Yuan frowned deeply, carefully sensing for a long time, somewhat bewildered and uncertain: "My lifespan... is recovering. It seems to have increased by a few short months."
Soon, the other few Spiritual Power Dao Great Perfected Lords who had turned into stone statues also felt it. Instantly, an emotion of pleasant surprise brimmed within this gloomy and solemn great hall: "Me too, my lifespan is recovering. And as time passes, it's becoming more and more. Could it be that the Dharma Body Dao is reviving?"
"No, it doesn't seem like it."
Soon, this situation of lifespan recovery was further cascaded down. Not just the Great Perfected Lords, but including some Perfected Lords, all regained their lifespan and vitality.
"It's Lord Sisui!"
Finally, Exalted One Hao Yuan had a sensation: "It's not simply the revival of the Dharma Body Dao, it's Lord Sisui's mighty power. Only his Great Dao can do this."
"Where is the source of the anomaly?"
"Where else could it be?"
"The Immortal Nexus!"
As the ritual altar personally chosen by the Ancestral Dragon back then, the center of the sea of light, the Five Elements Dao Fruits of the Immortal Nexus could even spread their mighty power to the entire sea of light.
Meanwhile, the Celestial Court.
Immortal Venerable Taiyin was also startled awake from her secluded cultivation state. Then she looked around with a blank expression, simply unable to believe what she was seeing.
"The Celestial Court... is disappearing?"
How magnificent was the original Celestial Court? A vast world realm, divided into nine tiers, with the twenty-four Yin-Yang Dao Fruits hanging high. Now it was gradually becoming illusory.
It was as if the foundation of its existence had been negated.
This change completely exceeded the scope of Immortal Venerable Taiyin's understanding. She could only form a hand seal, and then lit up a resplendent and magnificent brilliance at her fingertips.
[Gathering the Wealth of All].
The profound wonder of this Dao Fruit lay in "trade." There was nothing among the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth that could not be bought and sold. Immortal Venerable Taiyin wanted to trade for intelligence by activating it.
Her original intention was to communicate with the Celestial Court itself through this, trading for the location of the source of such an anomaly. However, once she truly started communicating, she discovered in horror that her own [Gathering the Wealth of All] was unable to bear the "price" of this intelligence. The golden light she had just lit up shattered and dimmed in the blink of an eye.
"How could this be!"
Immortal Venerable Taiyin gritted her silver teeth tightly. But right at this moment, she suddenly remembered a memory that "shouldn't exist." With a muffled groan, she pressed the space between her eyebrows.
"Perfected Lord Yuji Siming?"
"Emerged out of nowhere after the Dao Lord War, founded the Investiture of the Gods Dao Lineage, stabilized the universe, divided the sea of light into ninety-nine provinces, the Celestial Court... what place is the Celestial Court?"
"Ah?"
Recovering her senses, Immortal Venerable Taiyin stood in the sea of light with a blank look on her face. She kept feeling as if she had forgotten something very important, yet couldn't remember it.
No, it wasn't that she couldn't remember.
This feeling was like having a grand dream. Now that she had awakened from the dream, although she still remembered what had happened before, it had lost its sense of reality.
Suddenly, Immortal Venerable Taiyin felt a sensation in her heart and looked up at the sky.
"This is..."
She saw history rolling and surging towards her.
It was a vast and boundless spectacle, suffused with a dense karmic aura. From the Immortal Nexus, it surged outward, sweeping across the sea of light and drawing countless world realms into a unified resonance.
For a time, the currents of the sea of light shifted, and the myriad realms converged. Billions of streams of divine radiance issued forth from the Immortal Nexus—ordering heaven and earth, partitioning the universe, and dividing the entire sea of light into ninety-nine World Realm Provinces. Guided by that divine brilliance, they gradually took form. A majestic will, transcending the mortal dust, descended upon all.
"Within and beyond the sea of light, from this day forward…"
A clear, resounding voice echoed across the sea of light. The myriad beings, the countless phenomena of heaven and earth, all became its vessel—proclaiming that supreme will.
"…the connection between Heaven and Earth shall be severed!"
As the words fell, with the convergence of karma between false history and true history, all that belonged to the former overlaid the present world—including the complete Investiture of the Gods Method.
Countless Investiture of the Gods cultivators, centered around the Immortal Nexus, occupied the sea of light. And wherever they passed, everything in the sea of light—whether it was the Foundation Establishment realm, the Sea of Bitterness, or even the various Dao Lineages within—were all occupied, severing their connection with the Dark Void, and also breaking away from the governance of [Paramita].
Rumble!
In that instant, a deep and thunderous roar resounded within the hearts of all beings across the sea of light—whether mortal or cultivator—bearing with it a vast and overwhelming will of destruction, suffused with boundless terror.
"The Dao Lords..."
"[Paramita] is falling, the era of the various Dao Lords walking the mortal world is about to return. This is the fury of the Dao Lords! They want to smash the entire sea of light to pieces!"
At this moment, an unknown number of cultivators looked up.
What met their eyes was a burning fierce fire, like the sun high in the sky. Even just looking at it was enough to make Great Perfected Lords feel an unbearable stinging pain in their eyes.
And this was even considered good.
Because [Paramita] was falling, the mighty power from the Dao Lords was constantly being weakened. If it were in the past, any Great Perfected Lord who saw this scene would have died suddenly!
...
Immortal Nexus, present world.
Bu Tianque, Pill Cauldron, Pan Huang, the Six Dragon Lords, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin... with the return of the false history, the dead of the past also returned one after another.
And above the sea of clouds.
A young boy with a frail back was seen raising his head, his eyes solemnly watching that terrifying blazing sun getting closer and closer, sufficient to thoroughly smash the sea of light to pieces.
"They are bluffing."
Abruptly, a heavy voice sounded from beside him. The young boy turned his head, his face beaming with joy, and then said softly: "Eldest Senior Brother, long time no see."
"...Fool."
The World Honored One pressed his palms together, his gaze cold and stern: "Feel fortunate, what you want to do does not conflict with the Dao Path I have chosen. Consider it your good luck."
"Junior Brother understands." Dao Tianqi smiled.
Seeing him like this, the World Honored One instantly frowned, saying it again: "They are bluffing you. If they smash the present world to pieces, they won't have a place to stand either."
"Do not go and block it."
Dao Tianqi calmly shook his head: "I will not gamble on that possibility."
"Truly a fool."
Dao Tianqi obediently lowered his head: "I have caused Senior Brother to worry."
"You know, yet you won't change?"
Dao Tianqi's tone remained unchanged: "Therefore, in the future, I will still need Senior Brother to worry a lot."
The World Honored One was instantly so angry he laughed, pointing at this little junior brother of his. But on second thought, he couldn't help but laugh: "The way you are now, you somewhat resemble someone from the Saint Sect."
"Never mind, never mind."
In the next second, the World Honored One shook his head: "In any case, it's not just you alone. There's someone else who is even more anxious than you. Let's see if he has the methods to cope."
After speaking, he focused his gaze.
In a daze, he seemed to see Lu Yang's figure, saw that spiritual sword in his hand. But if that was all there was, it was still far from enough.
In the cultivation of the sea of light, stature was everything.
The sky-collapse of [Paramita] could not be supported by anyone other than a Dao Lord. Today's sea of light only had one Dao Tianqi. If he were to bear it all alone, he would inevitably be crippled by it.
This was also the open scheme of the various Dao Lords on [Paramita].
They wanted to use this opportunity to cripple Dao Tianqi with [Paramita], making him drop to Golden Core Great Perfection, while they themselves could retain the hope of re-ascending to the position of a Dao Lord.
Therefore, in the World Honored One's view, the opening of this battle was enough to determine victory or defeat.
As long as someone could share a portion of the pressure for Dao Tianqi, so that he wouldn't be thoroughly crippled and still had the hope of returning to being a Dao Lord, then this battle would have a chance of victory.
Otherwise, defeat was certain.
'Daring to act in such a manner—do you truly have any chance of victory?'
'Do not let it be that you fail before even taking the first step.'