"The so-called 'when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken,' should the Xuanhuang World cease to be the Xuanhuang World, those like Daoist friend who exist depending on the Xuanhuang World, I'm afraid they too will face a reckoning."
"The long-lived of this world will find it hard to escape such a fate," the Faceless Saint Emperor concluded.
When Li Ping finished speaking, a sense of crisis naturally arose in Stone Tablet's heart. It was as if his spiritual sense were resonating with Li Ping's conclusion.
"I've never considered this before. Just not sure what the other long-lived think. It's been many years since we've had dealings," Stone Tablet said after a moment of contemplation.
Li Ping gave a cold laugh, "Those few still plan to sit back and watch the tigers fight."
"But it's fine, remaining neutral is good. They were never part of my plans anyway."
Stone Tablet skipped the topic, "So you're saying, the crux is to make Xuan Huang the orthodox path."
"How can this be achieved? Moreover, if it's as you say, should we make any moves, the Law Transmission will definitely notice and prevent it..."
Li Ping was silent for a while and did not respond.
Instead, he suddenly said, "Let me first help you with the trouble brought by the Stone Tablet behind you."
Stone Tablet knew that he was not yet someone in front of whom the Emperor could lay out all his plans, so he did not insist and thanked him, "If that's the case, I'll thank Daoist friend first. If it doesn't work out, no harm done."
"When I make a move, there is no such thing as failure."
The Emperor's words left Stone Tablet speechless.
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The Tome of Tribulation Transcendence was thrown by Li Ping onto the Grand Hall.
The pages flipped on their own as if caught in a wind, quickly flapping.
One after another, the gold-plated paper effigies emerged from the book, arrayed like soldiers in formation.
Naturally, the one in the lead was the thick-browed little golden man.
It was unknown by what means the Emperor had used, but in less than half a day of being suppressed, they had undergone a dramatic transformation as if Heaven Overturning Earth had occurred since they left the Calamity Transcendence Sect.
Stone Tablet's gaze was focused on the Calamity Transcendence Sect paper effigies.
But Li Ping noticed an anomaly from Kitty Treasure in the Imperial Treasure Vault.
As if Kitty Treasure had discovered something extremely interesting, it teleported next to Li Ping.
Standing on Li Ping's shoulder, it affectionately rubbed its head against his, but its eyes were fixed on the paper effigies below.
An inexplicable atmosphere enveloped The Grand Hall of the Sage Emperor in an instant.
The once lively effigies that would occasionally make small movements, were suddenly frozen solid like ice sculptures.
None dared to move.
And the leading little golden man began to operate the [Eternal Cataclysm] Techniques.
However, the Golden Light on its body flickered like a candle in the wind, leaping unsteadily, looking as if it was in grave peril.
It should be noted that even when facing the Emperor's refining and assimilating the entire Calamity Transcendence Sect, the sect's members had never felt such fear.
But at this moment, they acted as if they had encountered their true natural enemy.
Stone Tablet, who had been closely watching the Calamity Transcendence Sect paper effigies, naturally noticed the abnormalities in the scene and looked uncertainly at the Faceless Saint Emperor seated high above.
From Stone Tablet's demeanor, Li Ping deduced that the other had not noticed the existence of Kitty Treasure on his shoulder.
With a barely perceptible glance at the restless Kitty Treasure, many thoughts flashed through the Emperor's Spirit Consciousness.
"Not seeing [Food] and wanting to hunt, but purely out of curiosity."
"The entirety of the Calamity Transcendence Sect, though they also cannot see Kitty Treasure's existence, due to their Cultivation Arts, instinctively sensed a fatal tribulation crisis. To be so frightened is interesting."
"Kitty Treasure, outside the High Wall..."
Li Ping sent a strand of Golden Source Energy to pacify the restless Kitty Treasure.
And after Kitty Treasure surveyed the paper effigies below, it seemed to suddenly lose interest, licking some Source Energy from Li Ping before teleporting back to rest in the Imperial Treasure Vault.
The eerie atmosphere in the Grand Hall gradually returned to normal.
No one brought up the strange occurrences that had just taken place in the hall. Instead, the members of the Calamity Transcendence Sect, who had changed from mere peasant soldiers to warriors seasoned by hundreds of battles, moved at the will of the Emperor.
The thick-browed little golden man, granted permission by Li Ping, glanced at Stone Tablet and explained, "The Tablet of Creation is connected to the fundamental laws of the Xuanhuang World. It's like the rings of a tree, automatically and actively recording everything that occurs in the Xuanhuang World."
"With the scale of the world, not to mention tens of thousands of years, even hundreds of thousands to millions of years of large and small events included aren't too much. However, when these tasks fall upon humans..."
"Naturally, it is a pain beyond measure."
The little golden man bowed respectfully to Li Ping, "In truth, if the Venerable wishes to resolve this matter, the way is quite simple. One is to enhance this one's capacity to bear, and secondly, it involves creating a buffer."
The Leading Figures of the Calamity Transcendence Sect looked completely unacquainted with Stone Tablet and gestured towards the Tome of Tribulation Transcendence not far away.
As the pages turned, countless scenes recorded by [World Watching Divine Eye] flashed across.
"Our Calamity Transcendence Sect, much like the Tablet of Creation, has some degree of oversight over the Xuanhuang World these years. However, we haven't had direct contact with this vast amount of information. Instead, we first record and preserve them, and then we divide the labor for review. For one person to face it alone, naturally, there would be difficulties. But when a sect tackles it, it is more than manageable."
The little golden man looked at Stone Tablet again, "If you are alone, wanting to alleviate or even relieve the burden of the Stone Tablet, you will need external aid. It used to be difficult due to rejection by the Heavenly Dao. But now, with the aid of the Venerable, it shouldn't be much of a problem."
The Stone Tablet grew more certain from the expressions used by the Little Golden Man that the latter was indeed the former Acting Sect Leader of the Calamity Transcendence Sect, One Absolute Daoist. However, since the other party was not willing to admit it, he had no choice but to pretend not to recognize him.
After One Absolute had finished speaking, Li Ping finally opened his mouth to the Stone Tablet and said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait for me a moment."
With that, the Saint Emperor's figure vanished from the Saint Emperor Seat.
Even the entire Da Qi Miniature World could no longer sense his presence.
The Grand Hall was left with only a group of paper effigies of the Calamity Transcendence Sect, along with the standing Stone Tablet.
The Stone Tablet looked at One Absolute, wanting to say something but hesitated.
"Since we've already joined the venerable's banner, all the past, is just like clouds passing by, never to be mentioned again," One Absolute said, not shifting his gaze.
"Of course, if you are like us, as colleagues, perhaps it wouldn't hurt to be a bit closer."
This way of handling things was indeed very much like how One Absolute used to be.
The Stone Tablet slightly nodded, signaling that he understood the truth behind the other's words.
"In the Law Transmission sealing space, even when facing Gold Flame Refining, we of the Calamity Transcendence Sect actually didn't have much fear. Because we did not feel the real, unavoidable Tribulation."
"But just now, inside this Grand Hall..."
"An unprecedented, terrifying Catastrophe. Be careful, that person is not simple..."
One Absolute's voice came to his ears, barely perceptible, causing the Stone Tablet to tense up.
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He wanted to talk to the other party a bit more, but the Little Golden Man just wouldn't respond.
Meanwhile, the Faceless Saint Emperor Li Ping, returned to the inside of the Grand Hall after a brief absence.
"This Dao Transmutation Stone should be of sufficient quality."
He was seen tossing a Blue Crystal toward the Stone Tablet.
"Venerable, your insight is clear. A High-Grade Dao Transmutation Stone, used as a recording buffer, is absolutely fine," One Absolute said, rushing to speak before the Stone Tablet could reply.
"In fact, even a Middle Grade would have been enough; a High Grade is somewhat wasteful," even the voice of the Little Golden Man seemed somewhat flattering.
Seeing this, the Stone Tablet slightly shook his head and reached out to grasp the Dao Transmutation Stone in front of him.
After trying it out, although the repulsion from the Heavenly Dao Laws had weakened somewhat compared to the old days,
It still did not allow the borrowing of external objects.
The Stone Tablet turned to look at Li Ping.
"But it's just a mere High-Grade Dao Transmutation Stone. It's fine as long as Fellow Daoist doesn't disdain it," the Saint Emperor said graciously.
"Come with me."
Instructing so, Li Ping, the Stone Tablet, and all the paper effigies of the Calamity Transcendence Sect, followed along to the space above the Da Qi Miniature World.
At the junction of the unknown power of the Array Technique that covered the whole Miniature World, one could occasionally see Gold Threads spiraling and circling, forming a void.
Above the void, the color of the Sky Dome was no longer azure, but pitch black.
It seemed as if it was connected to some unknown existence.
Coming here, an inexplicable sense of crisis arose again in the Stone Tablet's heart.
"What Array Technique is this?"
The Stone Tablet had become somewhat numb, but out of instinct, he still observed the traces of the Array Technique here.
The paper effigies of the Calamity Transcendence Sect, however, behaved as if everything was normal, as if they were unaware of the danger here.
Li Ping stepped forward to the center of the Void and sat cross-legged.
An inexplicable aura emerged from the Emperor, and soon, a straight beam of Golden Light shot out from the top of his head, flying into the unknown blackness.
It was like a channel had been opened; the blackness became disturbed, its color gradually merging with the surrounding normal sky.
And raising his head, the Stone Tablet felt at the far end of that void, an all too familiar breath belonging to the Xuanhuang Heaven Path.
"Fellow Daoist, please come here," Li Ping called out at that time.
The Stone Tablet floated up and sat across from the Emperor in the air.
The breath of the Xuanhuang Heaven Path cascaded down from his Celestial Spirit Lid like a waterfall. The Stone Tablet felt a long-lost comfort.
The pain tormented by countless images was also eased at this moment.
At the same time, as the breath of the Xuanhuang Heaven Path infused him, the Stone Tablet also keenly noticed subtle changes occurring within his body.
"Is this..."
"The Xuanhuang Millennium Change?"
After contemplating for a while, the Stone Tablet pondered.
The stone tablet on his back only recorded events that had taken place in the Xuanhuang Mainland over the years. However, outside the Original Xuanhuang Realm, due to its merging with fragments of other Immortal Cultivation Worlds, changes had occurred—changes that he originally couldn't perceive.
But at this moment, with the infusion of the Heavenly Dao breath, he was able to experience the dramatic shifts of the world firsthand.
The stone tablet felt something subtly, it wasn't just the resistance of the Xuan Huang laws within his body to external forces that was growing weaker. Even the stone tablet itself was undergoing an inexplicable change.
Some blurry images from the state regions that had been integrated also began to appear in its records.
However, due to the fusion not being complete, the characters that appeared on the stone tablet were also very unclear.
It seemed as if a light rub would wipe them away arbitrarily.
"If the Xuanhuang World were given tens of millions of years, allowing it to slowly realize its absorption of other worlds on its own, perhaps the so-called Xuanhuang Orthodoxy could be preserved. My stone tablet would also record everything that happened in these absorbed regions. However, the sad truth is, reality will not afford it that much time..."
While the stone tablet was pondering, the voice of the Faceless Saint Emperor Li Ping suddenly reached his ears.
"Taoist Divine One."
The stone tablet immediately came to his senses and placed the top-quality Dao Transmutation Stone against his forehead.
Attempting to integrate it into his body.
Indeed, compared to before, it was completely different.
The rejecting power of the Heavenly Dao inside his body had weakened far too much. Moreover, with the infusion of the Heavenly Dao breath from above, the rejection was becoming lighter and lighter.
"Touch with divine intent, assimilate with calculation."
"Self and object merge, Taoist Divine One..."
In his heart, he silently recited the Ultimate Sect's Secret Art, and the blue crystal, like ice melting into water, was gradually inserted into his sea of consciousness.
The whole process went very smoothly.
Just as only the tip of the Dao Transmutation Stone remained exposed, an anomaly in the space above caught the stone tablet's attention.
"What is that..."
He saw streaks of withered yellow light flying out from the end of the pitch-black passageway.
At first, there were only dozens flying in unison, but gradually, the yellow light in the passageway became more and more numerous.
Thousands upon thousands, like swarms of bees, densely packed.
The yellow light also carried with it an aura that, while not threatening, was very uncomfortable for the stone tablet.
The yellow glow continually surged toward where the Emperor stood.
Li Ping reached out his hand, catching them one by one.
It was then that the stone tablet realized that these glimmers of light were actually pieces of paper with strange expressions.
Unlike the lifelike images of the Calamity Transcendence Sect, these were purely paper effigies.
Emanating a decayed aura while simultaneously, even without direct eye contact, they seemed to be eerily fixated on the stone tablet, inducing annoyance.
"World Watching Divine Eye?" After a moment of stunned realization, the stone tablet came to understand.
"This item does more harm than good to the world and must naturally be reclaimed," Li Ping said indifferently.
"Didn't the Calamity Transcendence Sect say that once implanted, it can't be reclaimed? Back then..."
The stone tablet seemed to recall something, struck with surprise, he couldn't help but look towards the One Absolute Daoist.
However, the One Absolute Daoist acted as if he hadn't seen the stone tablet's glance, only respectfully saying to the Emperor, "The World Watching Divine Eye may be somewhat damaged, but with some reforging, it can still be utilized."
"The raw materials for this object come from beyond the heavens, and our Calamity Transcendence Sect doesn't have much left. Such a precious and strange item, we originally planned to reclaim it after passing through the catastrophe. It's just a bit earlier now."
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Watching One Absolute's composed demeanor, the stone tablet suppressed the urge to punish him then and there.
"Occasionally using it to spy on the enemy isn't bad, but there's no need when the whole world is covered in them."
Feeling the substantial increase in closeness to the Xuan Huang due to the removal of the World Watching Divine Eye, Li Ping said calmly.
"What the venerable teaches is right," the Calamity Transcendence Sect's One Absolute Daoist responded with a smile.
The stone tablet simply turned away from the two, focusing on the fusion of the Dao Transmutation Stone.
When the Dao Transmutation Stone completely vanished from sight, a brilliant crystal also appeared in the sea of his consciousness.
The countless scenes that had been stifled were like they had paused for an instant.
And then they began to pour into the Dao Transmutation Stone crazily.
At the same time, the voice of the One Absolute Daoist kept echoing.
At the same time, the voice of the One Absolute Daoist kept echoing.