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Chapter 1,296 Xuanhuang Wind Catastrophe
"This formation..."
"Who could it be?!" The Saint Emperor's heart was filled with shock and anger.
Neither the Law Transmitter, the Divine Doctor, nor the distant Xuanxian Vessel from beyond the stars, seemed to be the ones who set up the formation.
Who in this starry sea possesses such power to arrange a formation that even he finds terrifying?
What exactly is the Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang, who descended to the world not long ago but has never shown himself, doing?
Countless thoughts flashed through the Saint Emperor's mind.
The golden needles from beyond the stars kept coming endlessly, fast and dense.
The Saint Emperor was already unable to block all these golden needles, and now he sensed that the Xuanhuang Realm seemed to be inexplicably falling into crisis.
Yet, the Divine Doctor seemed to have no awareness of this at all.
"Divine Doctor! The Xuanhuang Realm!" Out of desperation, the Saint Emperor roared a reminder towards the outer space.
The continuous rain of golden needles seemed to pause slightly but did not cease.
However, the locations where the golden needles landed on the Xuanhuang land had slightly changed from before, presumably because the Divine Doctor also sensed the hidden changes in the Xuanhuang Realm and tried to reverse it through the formation.
But...
"It's useless!"
The Saint Emperor saw that it only slightly delayed the onset of the drastic change.
The invisible, unknown formation was still preparing to descend.
The instinctual warning of his own spiritual sense made the Saint Emperor start to feel an inexplicable terror. Suppressing the unease in his heart, the Saint Emperor rapidly thought and ultimately decided to temporarily ignore the Divine Doctor's golden needles and reluctantly return to the Xuanhuang Realm.
"Find the Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang!" The Saint Emperor's voice spread throughout.
Now, the Xuanhuang Realm was filled with golden needles. Most creatures had fallen into a deep slumber.
Tianyang, who had previously blocked the Law Transmitter, was now in ruins but still steadfastly stood in front of the Law Transmitter Celestial Sovereign.
However, the Law Transmitter also gradually sensed the impending crisis of the Xuanhuang Realm and slowly ceased his actions. Otherwise, Tianyang's celestial puppet body might have been completely destroyed.
A vast divine sense swept across the Xuanhuang Realm repeatedly, but could not find any trace of the Grand Celestial Sovereign.
"Ru Mu! Earth veins! Stone tablets!"
The Saint Emperor tried to communicate with these entities through the network of primordial essence, but they all seemed to have vanished collectively, with no one responding.
The current Xuanhuang Realm was like a pot of water slowly coming to a boil.
The Saint Emperor could only watch helplessly as all this happened, unable to find the source of the heat that was cooking the water.
In the sky, the virtual image of the Law Transmitter suddenly appeared, dispersing all clouds. With a presence that dictated the laws of heaven and earth, he looked down upon the Xuanhuang, his gaze sweeping back and forth.
On the ground, rays of golden light continuously emanated from the golden needles, spreading to the surroundings. Each flash of light meant that the golden needle's pulse had already encircled the Xuanhuang Realm once.
This spectacular scene was the result of the combined efforts of the Law Transmitter and the Celestial Sovereign, searching the heavens and scouring the earth.
Trying to find the whereabouts of the mastermind behind the scenes.
But, to everyone's disbelief, even after the joint efforts of the two strongest [Supreme] cultivators in the starry sea for nearly half a day, they still found no clues.
It was as if the mastermind simply did not exist.
...
As three of the strongest beings in the starry sea gathered, yet found themselves at a loss, deep beneath Tongyan Province.
A chamber, originally only ten feet square, had now transformed into an endless void.
At the boundary of the void, where the ritual for entering the fallen celestial realm took place, now shrouded in an indescribable mysterious power, was the very existence that drove all cultivators mad: the power of celestial spirits.
The power of celestial spirits, like a gentle stream or a thin thread of light, encircled the ritual, creating an endless void.
The Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang, whom the Divine Doctor, the Saint Emperor, and the Law Transmitter had been desperately searching for, and the mastermind behind all the turmoil, was here!
Not to mention the Li Fan here, who is merely a separated consciousness. Even if Li Fan himself were present, with his current strength, he would not be able to manipulate the power of celestial spirits.
At best, he could only look on with longing, unable to even touch or perceive it. The integration of the power of celestial spirits into the celestial
formation derived from the End Disintegration Disc...
In the void, Sun Tianci still maintained the posture he had before entering the fallen celestial realm for the trial.
On him, simultaneously emerged a sacred aura and a sky-high demonic qi, two completely opposite forces.
Although the strength of the sacred aura was far superior to the sinister demonic qi, faced with the relentless encroachment of the demonic qi, the sacred aura only retreated time and again. Even a slight eruption could have completely swept away the incessant demonic qi, but Sun Tianci never did so.
His brows furrowed, his face showing sorrow.
"Good thing I kept a backup plan..."
Sensing Wu Ninglu wreaking havoc in Sun Tianci's sea of consciousness, Li Fan inwardly sneered.
Countless demonic thoughts continuously gnawed at Sun Tianci, while also collectively issuing venomous curses and roars.
"I carried you for three years before giving birth to you. How did you repay me?"
"Not only did you steal the spirit of heaven and earth meant for my Dao fusion, but you also watched me die!"
"Such a good son to his mother!"
"Everything you have today was plundered from me! You should never have lived from the start!"
"Come on! Kill me again! Let me be completely annihilated!"
...
Faced with his mother's revenge, Sun Tianci chose to endure silently.
Of course, he felt his mother consuming his power, but this was exactly what he wanted.
In Sun Tianci's perception, although Wu Ninglu had differentiated into countless demonic thoughts, they were all merely chaotic consciousnesses filled with madness and destructive intentions. Without him as the main object of her revenge, these demonic thoughts would completely dissipate into the universe before long.
And if that were the case...
From now on, Sun Tianci would truly never see his mother again.
Having memories from a young age and witnessing how he "killed" his own mother on the day of his birth, Sun Tianci, who had always harbored guilt, was now prepared to save her.
In Sun Tianci's perception, as the demonic thoughts consumed more of his energy, their chaos gradually decreased. With more nourishment, his mother would eventually calm down completely.
It seemed like a sacrificial act, but in reality, it wasn't as exaggerated.
After all, the power of a Grand Celestial Sovereign is as vast as the ocean, boundless and infinite.
Compared to that, his mother's countless demonic thoughts were merely a school of fish in the sea.
However, it would take some time for Sun Tianci to complete this nurturing process.
Sun Tianci was naturally aware of all the drastic changes happening in the Xuanhuang Realm.
The destined Saint Emperor, the Law Transmitter Celestial Sovereign, and the countless golden needles that appeared last, all made Sun Tianci, the newly appointed Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang, feel quite troubled. However, duty-bound, he had to save the Xuanhuang Realm.
Honestly, it was somewhat difficult for him to act alone.
But fortunately, he had his master's assistance.
After experiencing the trials of the fallen celestial realm, which he had heard stories about since he was young, and seeing his master's true face before being sent into the realm,
How could Sun Tianci not understand the real identity of his extremely mysterious master?
It was the lingering sentiment of the previous Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang, Su Bai, after his demise, attaching itself to him.
Nurturing him from a young age, teaching him, and ultimately helping him to succeed as the Grand Celestial Sovereign.
Although his master never explicitly mentioned these things,
Sun Tianci himself could deduce this conclusion based on many details from his daily interactions with his master, as well as his experience inheriting the title of Grand Celestial Sovereign in the fallen celestial realm.
After all, besides the previous
Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang, who else could be so clear about the details and answers to the inheritance test?
Having just succeeded, his mind was filled with a flood of complex memories that he had yet to sort through.
But his master was already adept at using the power of celestial spirits to arrange formations...
Sun Tianci's mind involuntarily recalled what his master had said to him.
That was when he successfully inherited the title of Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang and woke up from the fallen celestial realm.
His master looked at him with pride: "You didn't disappoint me, good child."
Then, with a heavy heart, he instructed: "A millennium has passed, and the Xuanhuang Realm is no longer the Xuanhuang Realm of old. Since the path to immortality is severed, and the celestial realm no longer exists, the Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang should henceforth only be the Grand Celestial Sovereign of the Xuanhuang Realm, not of the celestial realm..."
"Today, as the Xuanhuang Realm stands as the sole sanctuary in the starry sea, everyone from the outside world covets it. Now that you have succeeded, you must take on the great responsibility of the Grand Celestial Sovereign and protect the Xuanhuang."
"The Law Transmitter, the Divine Doctor, the Xuanxian Vessel... I fear only that Saint Emperor will stand with us."
"We have been left with too little time, and you have just succeeded. You might not even be a match for the Law Transmitter..."
"The only chance to turn defeat into victory lies in the ancient Guardian Formation!"
Sun Tianci's mind was suddenly filled with some vague memories.
"Master, do you mean..."
"After succeeding as the Grand Celestial Sovereign, should I also inherit the power of celestial spirits from the explosion of the celestial weapon?" Li Fan asked.
"Indeed." Sun Tianci nodded.
His master was just a lingering sentiment, having passed away so many years ago. It was normal for some memories to be missing. Knowing about the legacy of the Grand Celestial Sovereign further proved the other party's identity.
Hearing Sun Tianci's affirmative answer, Li Fan looked down at the Xuanhuang Realm, his gaze flickering: "The Guardian Formation, abandoned for ten thousand years. During this period, it was even repaired by the Xuantian Sect..."
"But even so, as long as it is activated, it can successfully repel these invaders. It might even be possible to kill them."
"Just by invoking a small portion of that celestial spirit power, like this, like this..."
The formation diagram Sun Tianci received from Li Fan awakened some of his inherited memories.
The traces of the formation almost completely matched, although, as his master said, some changes had occurred over time.
The celestial formation was infinitely mysterious, and Sun Tianci, the newly appointed Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang, was not yet proficient enough to fully master it.
Just as he was about to ponder further, Sun Tianci already sensed the Law Transmitter returning to the Xuanhuang Realm, seemingly searching for his whereabouts.
Sun Tianci's heart tightened.
This Law Transmitter Celestial Sovereign was no weaker than himself.
Without using those few celestial weapons.
But within the boundaries of the Xuanhuang Realm, celestial weapons could not be easily utilized.
Especially since he was not yet familiar with the usage of the four celestial weapons inherited as the Grand Celestial Sovereign's legacy. If he were careless and caused harm to the Xuanhuang Realm...
That would be an unforgivable sin.
With the situation urgent, Sun Tianci followed his master's advice and decided to activate the ancient Guardian Formation to deal with the Law Transmitter.
His near absolute trust in his master, combined with his own lack of proficiency in formations,
Meant that whatever Li Fan said, Sun Tianci did.
Initially, everything progressed very smoothly.
Unexpectedly, just as the formation was about to take shape, his mother, who had supposedly perished, suddenly appeared in Sun Tianci's sea of consciousness.
Transforming into countless demonic souls ablaze with the fire of revenge, she instantly overwhelmed Sun Tianci's mind.
The familiar and intimate aura, only present in memories and dreams, now became a vengeful ghost seeking his life.
Sun Tianci was immediately thrown into turmoil.
It seemed Li Fan sensed Sun Tianci's distress and urgently warned in a serious tone: "This is your own karma, your own karmic obstacle, which you must resolve with your own heart."
"Although you were born with the ability to fuse with the Dao, you incurred a blood debt because of it. The fear and unease in your heart caused by this debt cannot be calmed even with the Immortal Heart Mantra."
"It has always been hidden deep within you, accompanying your growth. Now that you have succeeded as the Grand Celestial Sovereign and inherited the vast power like the sea, she too has transformed and manifested. However, this is also a rare opportunity for you. If you can resolve this heart demon this time, you will be flawless from now on..."
As Li Fan hurriedly reminded Sun Tianci, he continued: "The changes in the formation only require you to continue as I instructed. You focus on confronting your own heart's tribulation."
Keep in mind, Sun Tianci is still just a child under ten years old.
Though he fortuitously assumed the role of the Grand Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang,
Facing his long-yearned-for mother, his emotions were inevitably in disarray.
Years of continuous teaching and training by Li Fan made Sun Tianci subconsciously follow his command.
A terrifying celestial formation based on the Xuanhuang Guardian Formation slowly took shape.
The provider of celestial power, Sun Tianci, remained unaware.
Seeing the Divine Doctor interrupt and revert the fusion progress of the Xuanhuang Realm with golden needles, he became even more determined to
deploy the celestial formation.
Li Fan's separated consciousness, fascinated, watched as the celestial formation was about to be completed.
His heart was free of any dark thoughts of murder or destruction, only filled with awe and admiration for the Dao.
"This is the true art of formation."
"The deduced result is, after all, slightly different from what is seen in reality."
"I want to see if the likes of the Law Transmitter and the Divine Doctor can survive within this celestial formation..."
Once the formation is set, even if Sun Tianci, the 'power source,' realizes and wants to stop it, it would be too late.
Only the one who arranged the formation can make minor adjustments during its activation.
But it cannot reverse the process.
Li Fan sensed the Law Transmitter and others still searching for his trace within the Xuanhuang Realm and sneered in his heart.
He was ready to activate the grand formation at any moment.
...
After several unsuccessful searches, the Saint Emperor released the Dao One spiritual energy he had absorbed back into the Xuanhuang Realm.
Contemplating a solution.
The unease in the Saint Emperor's heart had reached its peak.
The Law Transmitter Celestial Sovereign felt the same.
Finally, as if making a decision,
The figure of the Law Transmitter disappeared briefly, then reappeared.
With a solemn expression, he held an ancient bronze mirror.
The Saint Emperor's pupils constricted, sensing an almost imperceptible celestial spirit energy from the mirror.
"The Tianxuan Mirror's true form?"
The Law Transmitter threw the Tianxuan Mirror high into the sky.
The ancient bronze mirror grew against the wind, and in an instant, its ethereal mirror body had already enveloped the entire Xuanhuang Realm.
The sky was gone, replaced by a mirror ceiling overhead.
Under the Tianxuan Mirror, even the Saint Emperor felt as if he was being thoroughly seen.
Subconsciously, he cloaked himself in starlight to block the Tianxuan Mirror's gaze.
Black and white lines intertwined and emitted from the surface of the Tianxuan Mirror.
Extending infinitely, they enveloped the Xuanhuang Realm in an instant.
Then came endless sweeps of black and white lines.
As the black and white lines swept across, they merged into the Xuanhuang Realm. Inside the mirror, the scene of the Xuanhuang Realm gradually became clearer.
Not just the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, but also the myriad of beings within.
Only the Saint Emperor, the Law Transmitter, and others were not included.
However, as the black and white lines continued to sweep, the figure of the Saint Emperor eventually slowly appeared within the Tianxuan Mirror.
The Saint Emperor looked up at his blurry image in the mirror. For some reason, he felt that the figure was somewhat different from his real self.
The Xuanhuang Realm seemed to have come to a standstill.
Waiting for the search results of the Tianxuan Mirror.
Only the Divine Doctor's golden needles did not stop. They traversed the Xuanhuang Realm, seemingly determined to restore the realm to its state before the great battle.
In the mirror, the scenes became clearer and clearer.
Many locations and directions were eliminated.
The Law Transmitter began to search the remaining areas.
The Saint Emperor did the same.
Former enemies, now tacitly cooperating again.
After all, the existence of this world beneath their feet is the premise for everything else.
Just as the Saint Emperor's hiding place in Tongyan Province was about to be revealed,
A figure silently appeared outside the Grand Qi small world, unnoticed by anyone.
In the void, the Saint Emperor had laid numerous formations.
Within them, carefully placed by the Saint Emperor, were...
The relics of the Yishi Sect, enveloping the annihilation wind calamity and the bones of the great mage.
And also, a faceless stone statue.
That figure was another of Li Fan's separated consciousnesses.
After separating from the boundless mirror's simulated personality and using the fusion technique deduced in the Wanxian Alliance to stir up trouble, this separated consciousness had been hiding ever since.
Waiting for the right moment.
And now, that moment had finally come.
"Carefully planned for a long time, how can it be disturbed at the last moment."
"Come back to me..."
Facing the obstruction of the layered formations, Li Fan's split consciousness simply ignored them all.
Directly teleporting inside the formations.
At the same time.
The Saint Emperor's expression drastically changed within the Xuanhuang Realm.
He had already sensed the figure that silently appeared outside the Grand Qi small world.
The unfamiliar familiarity made him tremble with fear!
No longer caring about anything else, he flew directly into the Grand Qi dynasty from the sky.
Then he hurriedly flew towards the void outside.
But it was already too late.
In the previous moment, Li Fan's split consciousness had already instantly broken through all the formations.
The items arrayed on either side were
also gathered together because of this.
The split consciousness detonated, leaving no trace behind.
Using the last force of the explosion, the faceless stone statue was violently swept towards the Yishi Sect relics.
Just as the stone statue was about to collide with the relics, the remaining split consciousness transformed into a sword.
Directly slashing towards the head of the stone statue!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Although it seemed to be just an ordinary stone statue,
When the sword of the split consciousness collided with the statue, a force descended as if from nowhere.
It did not block the desecration of the statue but seemed to merely glance over from afar.
However, just this action disturbed the lurking...
Annihilation wind calamity.
The presence that descended into the statue vanished in an instant.
But the terrifying annihilation wind calamity did not stop.
A storm slowly emerged from the outer void of the Grand Qi small world.
The Saint Emperor arrived a step too late.
The storm had already engulfed the entire Yishi Sect relics, and the terrifying energy fluctuations, even if only brushed by from a distance, made this Supreme being feel endless danger.
As if a frail mortal faced a cataclysmic disaster.
With no choice but to watch helplessly, unable to do anything.
Sweat dripped from his forehead, and the Saint Emperor quickly regained his composure.
Without any reservation, he mobilized all his golden primordial essence, trying to stop the spread of the annihilation wind calamity.
At the same time, countless splitting whales appeared from the dynasty.
Separating the void where the wind calamity was located from the Grand Qi dynasty.
The primordial essence, almost reaching the power of true immortals, was effortlessly defeated upon contact with the wind calamity.
One touch and it disintegrated.
But the Saint Emperor could not retreat, continuing to try using his primordial essence to block the wind calamity.
A white light also stood in front of the spreading annihilation wind calamity.
The comer, with a high crown and long beard, holding a bronze mirror, was the Law Transmitter Celestial Sovereign.
The Law Transmitter's expression was also unprecedentedly grim, no longer calm.
And the Tianxuan Mirror in his hand seemed to be warning of something terribly fearful, flickering continuously.
The Saint Emperor shared with the Law Transmitter the scene he had sensed, of the Yishi Sect relics being activated.
The Law Transmitter did not say much, controlling the Tianxuan Mirror to emit ancient green rays, trying to seal the annihilation wind calamity.
The two Supreme beings worked together but were still unable to completely block the annihilation wind calamity.
This terrifying calamity seemed capable of devouring everything.
Even the void was its target for annihilation.
Following the gaps in the defensive line formed by the Law Transmitter and the Saint Emperor, the wind calamity, like a surging tide, engulfed all in its path.
Heading towards the Xuanhuang Realm.
If the wind calamity were to erupt within the Xuanhuang Realm, rather than in the void, everything within, including the Xuanhuang Realm itself, might be destroyed by this calamity from the celestial realm.
Just then, several golden needles came from afar.
Like anchoring divine needles, they formed an indestructible dam, firmly stopping the escaping wind calamity!
The wind calamity howled, and the golden needles dimmed.
Soon the dam collapsed, and the wind calamity continued to roll forward.
But more golden needles quickly followed.
Forming a continuous windbreak, hindering the dreadful path of the wind calamity.
A benevolent old man, along with the arrival of the golden needles, also appeared in the void.
Like treating some complicated illness, the old man's expression was serious as he ceaselessly dropped needles.
Simultaneously casting rays of light into the wind calamity ahead.
It seemed those rays of light were extremely ancient objects.
With an aura of desolation and coldness.
As they fell into the wind calamity, they seemed to cause the wind calamity to gather and attack.
Thus forming several small whirlpools.
The appearance of the whirlpools absorbed most of the energy of the annihilation wind calamity.
Therefore, this catastrophic disaster, which erupted from the outer void of the Grand Qi small world, showed signs of gradually diminishing.
The benevolent old man did not show a relaxed expression but became even more cautious.
His golden needles continued to shoot, sealing those whirlpools completely.
With a slight exertion of force and a pull, the wind calamity whirlpools were captured along the golden lines by the old man.
He opened his mouth slightly and actually swallowed the golden needles sealed with the annihilation wind calamity!
The Law Transmitter seemed accustomed to this.
But the Saint Emperor was shocked.
It appeared the Divine Doctor's strength surpassed both him and the Law Transmitter.
The Divine Doctor seemed to see nothing but the wind calamity.
Ignoring the Law Transmitter
and the Saint Emperor as if they did not exist.
One by one, golden needles fell, gradually sealing and swallowing all the wind calamity.
Such actions were undoubtedly not easy for the Divine Doctor.
Every so often, he needed to rest briefly.
Fortunately, with the combined efforts of the three Supreme beings, they finally managed to extinguish this world-ending calamity at its inception.
Looking at the once again calm void, the somewhat drained Saint Emperor was still heart-palpitating.
Had this annihilation calamity directly erupted in the Xuanhuang Realm, rather than in the void, they might not have been able to save it in time.
As the Saint Emperor pondered this, he suddenly noticed that the Law Transmitter and the Divine Doctor, having resolved the disaster, still stood solemnly in the void.
Their gaze was not directed at the Xuanhuang Realm or where the Saint Emperor was.
But...
At a seemingly invisible Daoist youth's phantom that had appeared at some unknown time!
The Daoist youth stood quietly with closed eyes.
It seemed he did not see the others present.
But the Law Transmitter and the Divine Doctor were as if facing a great enemy.
"The Grand Mage of Tiandu?"
The Saint Emperor was suddenly alarmed.
Thinking of the great mage's bones previously within the Yishi Sect relics, which had now completely disappeared into the annihilation wind calamity.
Unexpectedly...
It actually led to the appearance of this legendary Grand Mage of Tiandu!
The realm of the Grand Mage had already transcended the current limits of the starry sea.
Beyond what is called Supreme.
But with just a phantom standing, the Saint Emperor could not discern whether it was real or fake.
From the expressions on the faces of the Law Transmitter and the Divine Doctor, they were also greatly shaken by the sudden appearance of the Grand Mage.
The Grand Mage remained motionless, and the three from the Law Transmitter did not dare to act rashly.
For a moment, it was a stalemate.
And the Saint Emperor sensed that within the Xuanhuang Realm, the progress of the formation's completion was still ongoing.
Just as the Saint Emperor decided to ignore the Grand Mage in front of him and return to the Xuanhuang Realm to continue searching for the mastermind,
A voice suddenly emanated from the Grand Mage's phantom.
The three Supreme beings tensed up, listening intently.
"The Dao, eternal since ancient times. Xīn, leading to annihilation."
"Practice thought, communicate intent, reach the divine."
"..."
At first, it sounded incomprehensible, completely baffling.
But as they listened, a light of understanding suddenly flashed in the Saint Emperor's heart.
This was actually a celestial mantra!
Chapter 1,297 Returning to the void and finally returning to reality
"Thousand souls shift, a hundred spirits twist."
"Without fault."
...
The transmission of the teachings continued, not through voice or spiritual consciousness, but directly resonating within everyone's minds.
Even the Saint Emperor, the Law Transmitter, and the Divine Doctor, who were deeply concerned about the safety of Xuanhuang, found themselves uncontrollably immersed in the celestial mantra transmitted by the Daoist youth.
It wasn't until the recitation of the celestial mantra was completed that the phantom of the Daoist youth became blurred again, and its voice faded in and out.
Only then did the three, drenched in cold sweat, come back to their senses.
Exchanging glances, they tacitly retreated and flew away from the phantom of the Daoist youth.
The Daoist youth's phantom did not stop them, as if its mission was completed, allowing them to leave.
The voice of the transmission grew weaker and eventually disappeared into the void along with the Daoist youth's phantom.
Witnessing this, the expressions of the three were particularly complex, pondering the reason behind the sudden appearance and gradual disappearance of the Daoist phantom.
At the same time, they were reminiscing about the celestial mantra they had just heard.
Celestial mantras are different from ordinary cultivation methods, being incredibly difficult and obscure.
Especially since the Daoist youth's phantom merely recited the content of the celestial decree without any explanation.
Although the three, the Saint Emperor, the Law Transmitter, and the Divine Doctor, were considered to have extraordinary understanding, fully comprehending a celestial mantra in such a short time was somewhat forced. They could only guess the gist of it.
"It's not a cultivation method, but a disaster-avoidance technique. It seems to also contain some records of the celestial realm..."
The Saint Emperor's thoughts raced, but his actions did not stop, returning to the Xuanhuang Realm.
The Law Transmitter followed closely behind.
As for the Divine Doctor, he had disappeared without a trace.
Glancing inadvertently towards the direction of the Dao Source State of Xuanhuang Realm, the Saint Emperor did not sense the awakening presence of Tiandu.
"Xuanhuang Realm is on the verge of destruction, yet they remain indifferent."
"But they just showed up..."
"Is it because of the annihilation wind calamity?"
Despite many questions in his mind, now was not the time to delve into them.
Sweeping through the multitude of thoughts, the Saint Emperor refocused on the current situation of the Xuanhuang Realm.
Outside the Xuanhuang Realm, the rain of golden needles continued unabated. However, the power emanating from the golden needles upon landing had subtly changed from before. The Saint Emperor noticed some clues. If before it was akin to a heavy medicine during a critical illness, then now it was like recuperation after a major illness. The power of the golden needles had become much gentler and more soothing.
Thunder rumbled quietly, and light rain persisted.
As if in the time of Awakening of Insects, when all beings revive and thrive.
The turbulent Xuanhuang Realm was unexpectedly presenting a scene brimming with vitality.
If not for the concealed, elusive aura of a grand formation.
True to the name of the "Divine Doctor," in such a short time, he managed solely with golden needles to reverse the fusion process of the various realms of Xuanhuang, restoring the original appearance of the Xuanhuang world. What's even more precious is that the world itself did not suffer any damage from this.
Healing the heavens as one heals a person, the golden needles reversing death and life. Achieving such a state is not merely a matter of high realm or power. It also requires a profound understanding of the essence of the world.
Among the Supremes, the Saint Emperor, who once identified closely with the heavenly way and had an intimate connection with the heavens and the earth, knew all too well. He could never achieve what the Divine Doctor did.
"Yet, even someone like the Divine Doctor is unable to find that mastermind behind the scenes..."
The Saint Emperor felt an immense heaviness in his heart.
Upon returning from the outer void of the Grand Commencement, the Saint Emperor felt an increasingly ominous sensation towards Xuanhuang.
Previously, it was like water being boiled in a pot, now it's only a hair away from boiling over.
A qualitative change could happen at any moment.
The Law Transmitter and the Divine Doctor also sensed this, no longer holding back and taking decisive action.
In the heavenly cities of various states, where the statues of the Law Transmitter Celestial Sovereign once stood, now, regardless of the statues' existence, with a tremor in space, huge phantoms of the Law Transmitter appeared, covering the originals.
Like a series of lights turning on, illuminating over half of the Xuanhuang Realm's body.
And at the location of the Five Elders, five different colored lights
also lit up.
Six colors, connected in a line.
Like the meridians of the Xuanhuang Realm, shining brightly under the sun.
"Soul Sealing!"
"Substituting the Realm!"
The voice of the Divine Doctor, cold and imposing, echoed through heaven and earth.
The phantom of the Law Transmitter, once again magnificent and vast.
The Divine Doctor, vaguely appearing above the head of the Law Transmitter's figure.
Then, with his right hand holding a seven-colored needle.
His expression solemn, he pricked it into the Baihui acupoint of the Law Transmitter's figure.
Instantly, the figure of the Law Transmitter burst into a dazzling seven-colored light.
Then, as if dissolving, it turned into streaming light, flying towards the continuously flickering meridians of the Xuanhuang Realm below.
Silently, the seven-colored light cycled through a complete circuit the moment it entered the meridians of the Xuanhuang Realm.
After a moment of stillness, the seven colors began to flow again within the meridians.
"Soul Sealing, Substituting the Realm?"
"Does this mean the Divine Doctor temporarily sealed the soul of the Law Transmitter, integrating it into the Xuanhuang world, temporarily substituting it for the heavens?"
Seeing this scene from afar, the Saint Emperor was profoundly shaken.
Having once merged with the heavens, the Saint Emperor understood how difficult it was to achieve such a feat.
Not to mention a whole world, even attempting to possess a cultivator is not an easy task.
The Xuanhuang Realm not only possesses a consciousness of the heavenly way but also, due to its location outside the Celestial Ruins and its peculiar environment that is always on the brink of extinction, is extremely active.
Recently, someone even assumed the position of the Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang.
With so many enhancements, the Divine Doctor and the Law Transmitter were still able to forcefully suppress and seal the consciousness of the Xuanhuang Realm's origin, substituting themselves...
"Even if the heavenly way of the Xuanhuang Realm is unaware of the current crisis, if the Law Transmitter replaces it to self-inspect, it will definitely be able to find the location of the hidden grand formation!"
This method of suppressing the origin will undoubtedly cause great damage to the Xuanhuang Realm. However, in times of crisis, there is no choice but to disregard these concerns!
The Saint Emperor stood firm, awaiting the discovery by the Law Transmitter.
When the seven-colored light had circulated more than three thousand six hundred cycles in the meridians of the Xuanhuang Realm,
The cycle suddenly halted.
At one location, as if the meridians were blocked, a towering black evil aura burst forth.
The Divine Doctor suddenly opened his eyes, his usually compassionate gaze unusually filled with a trace of killing intent.
Nine golden needles, like threads, instantly flew towards the pinpointed location.
And the Saint Emperor also reacted simultaneously.
Appearing alongside the nine golden needles.
The surrounding land, already turned into nothingness in the explosion of the black aura, revealed a deeply hidden void below.
In the void, two figures, one sitting and one standing.
The seated figure was but a child of seven or eight years old, with furrowed brows.
The standing figure's face was unclear.
Yet facing the Divine Doctor's golden needles and the extremely angry Saint Emperor,
That figure showed no fear at all.
Merely calm and undisturbed.
"Again, this familiar sensation..."
The Saint Emperor felt as if he had plunged into an abyss, his heart cold as ice.
In a daze, the swiftly descending golden needles seemed to slow down.
The Saint Emperor seemed to see the figure below slowly utter a phrase.
"Celestial Descent..."
"All returns to the void!"
Boom!
An invisible storm erupted instantaneously.
Blowing the Divine Doctor's nine golden needles away in an instant.
The swiftly fleeing Saint Emperor felt as if he had slammed hard against a wall. It wasn't as simple as seeing stars but almost causing his body and soul to collapse. Fortunately, the starlight surged out, barely repairing the Saint Emperor's injuries.
Even with a continuous supply of essence from the source force, the Saint Emperor, a Supreme being, could only barely maintain his existence in the chaotic and violent surroundings.
The void hiding the mastermind behind the scenes had already disappeared from sight.
Even the entire Xuanhuang Realm was no longer visible to the Saint Emperor.
Like a terrifying sandstorm, obscuring the sun and rising tumultuously.
Enveloping everything within.
The Divine Doctor's nine golden needles had long been scattered in the violent wind.
The presence of the Law Transmitter and the Divine Doctor was also undetectable.
The only sensation was the surrounding chaos.
The Saint Emperor's mind went blank for a moment, then overwhelming grief surged from his heart.
Even without witnessing it firsthand, he knew that the Xuan
huang Realm was disintegrating inch by inch within this terrifying formation.
Everything was beyond redemption.
"Damned! Damned! Damned!"
The Saint Emperor lost his composure, cursing madly.
Disregarding his own safety, he charged wildly through the chaotic storm, seeking the figure that was both familiar and strange, the true culprit behind it all.
However, what responded to him was only an ever-greater merciless storm.
...
When the force of the Celestials was transformed through the formation into a storm that destroyed everything, the destruction of the Xuanhuang Realm was already predetermined.
This land of merged worlds, the only haven in the darkest starry sea, was now swiftly being consumed by this apocalyptic storm.
At the heart of the formation, Sun Tianci, who had been trying to awaken his mother, could no longer care about her curses.
He suddenly woke up to see the Xuanhuang Realm, already riddled with holes, completely stunned.
"Master...?"
After a long while, Sun Tianci managed to call out with some difficulty.
However, the master who always responded, seemingly omnipotent, was no longer there.
With the Xuanhuang Realm on the brink of destruction, Sun Tianci not only felt the power he had just inherited from the Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang rapidly fading.
But also the backlash for his great negligence, the punishment from the Great Celestial Sovereign, suddenly descended.
A nameless fire ignited in Sun Tianci's heart.
Without any pain, Sun Tianci only felt his existence being burnt to nothing by this fire.
In his consciousness, his mother, who had been relentlessly cursing him regardless of the outside world, gradually seemed to forget his existence.
Slowly quieting down, staring blankly.
"Sky gift, sky gift..."
"Who is Sky Gift?"
The myriad demonic thoughts turned into wisps of green smoke and vanished.
In the end, only Wu Ninglu's original appearance was left, staring blankly at the empty surroundings.
A tear mysteriously fell from the corner of her eye.
Wu Ninglu and Sun Tianci, both perished in the fire of the Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang.
At the heart of the formation, Li Fan's split spirit slowly became visible.
He frowned slightly, feeling as if he had forgotten the existence of someone.
But after some deduction, confirming that the person was just a pawn that facilitated the formation's completion, he shook his head, no longer concerned.
Instead, he focused on those figures in the formation still struggling.
...
Yin Shangren and Xu Ke, having escaped from the Godly Warehouse Museum shortly before, saw the successive shocking changes in the Xuanhuang Realm.
While in awe, an apocalyptic storm suddenly descended.
Although both were considered strong in the Xuanhuang Realm, they could only wait for death in the face of this celestial formation storm.
If not for the protection from Mr. Bai's skull they carried, they would have perished long ago.
The chaos storm intensified.
The protection from Mr. Bai's skull also gradually weakened.
They probably wouldn't live much longer.
As they faced imminent extinction, Xu Ke and Yin Shangren, unlike other beings filled with fear, had a calm acceptance of their fate.
Xu Ke, with white hair, held Mr. Bai's skull in his arms, lost in thought: "I should have died long ago. I've only been clinging to life for Mr. Bai's mission. Now, to be buried with Mr. Bai is also a fitting end..."
Yin Shangren, with a calm and slightly insane gaze, looked ahead at the storm: "I am but a ghost of the world, having died once already. I wonder what it will be like to die again?"
Their response was the howling of the formless wind.
Yin Shangren and Xu Ke were gradually completely engulfed by the chaotic storm.
Their hands' Mr. Bai's skull was also in peril.
Just before the skull vanished into the storm, a flash of light disappeared without a trace.
...
Countless golden needles formed a solid protective shell, attempting to resist the erosion of the external storm.
Indeed, it was quite effective, but under the gradually intensifying storm, the golden light protection inevitably began to dim.
The Divine Doctor scanned his surroundings, appearing somewhat bewildered.
As if he had lost the long-held goal he had been striving for, he was momentarily stunned.
However, he quickly regained his somber demeanor.
One hand reached out beyond the golden light protection, attracting a wisp of the celestial formation's apocalyptic storm.
The Divine Doctor's hand turned into nothingness in the storm.
But at the same time, a storm seemed to rise in the Divine Doctor's eyes as well.
...
The Law Transmitter Celestial Sovereign recovered from the celestial posture.
When the apocalyptic celestial formation was activated, he was temporarily possessing and substituting the Xuanhuang
Realm through the "Soul Sealing, Substituting the Realm" method. Thus, when the terrifying apocalyptic storm erupted in various parts of the Xuanhuang Realm, he was virtually facing this extreme disaster head-on.
Although this storm seemed slightly inferior to the previous Annihilation Wind Calamity, it was undoubtedly a manifestation of celestial power.
And the Annihilation Wind Calamity was merely a remnant of power.
The original Annihilation Wind Calamity, with its destructive might, naturally far surpassed the celestial formation storm.
But the celestial formation catastrophe that erupted in the Xuanhuang Realm now far exceeds the remnants of the wind calamity.
Even the Supreme being, the Law Transmitter, felt as powerless as a mere mortal within it.
The seriously injured body of the Law Transmitter gradually dissolved.
The Tianxuan Mirror he carried also fell powerlessly.
The Tianxuan Mirror emitted a faint green light, flickering uncertainly as if it would extinguish at any moment.
A transparent figure emerged from the dissolving body of the Law Transmitter.
The figure bore some resemblance to the Law Transmitter but was subtly different.
The transparent figure seemed to have a strong resistance to the celestial formation's apocalyptic storm. Even with its eyes slightly closed, falling into slumber, it was enough to temporarily withstand the storm's onslaught.
...
In the territory of the Five Elders, the majority of beings perished in the moment the celestial formation was activated.
But as if an invisible cloud always loomed over the territory of the Five Elders. Even as the Xuanhuang Realm vanished, the cloud remained.
Even protecting the countless lives that disappeared in the celestial formation.
...
Within the foggy barrier.
"We're finally out."
On the Celestial Boat, with collective effort, they finally deciphered the mystery of the Life-Death Reversal Formation.
Finding the formation's core, the Celestial Boat successfully broke through the formation.
However, before they could trouble the Law Transmitter...
The apocalyptic celestial formation had already descended.
The Celestial Boat, upon which many relied for survival, swayed unsteadily like a duckweed in the wind.
The heavily fortified hull of the Celestial Boat dissolved rapidly like snow under the sun.
"Quick! Use the True Celestial Script, fight celestial with celestial!"
The elders of the Celestial Boat exclaimed in unison.
However, their imitation, far from being the genuine power of a True Celestial, only caused a slight disturbance in the celestial formation storm.
Then, it was engulfed by the celestial formation in turn.
Strengthening the celestial formation storm's power.
The Celestial Boat, amid the pained howls of regret from everyone, vanished into nothingness.
"Using the True Celestial Script, indeed, has immense destructive power. However, so far, no protective True Celestial Script has been found. Because when disasters descend, the Celestial Boat, which could restrain two Supremes, is so easily destroyed..."
The Celestial Embryo Li Fan did not resist.
Just quietly watching his body dissolve in the chaos storm.
...
As the only haven in the darkest starry sea, the Xuanhuang Realm undoubtedly hid many secrets.
Yet, at this moment, the "Celestial Descent, All Returns to Void" formation, like a fierce storm, ruthlessly unveiled all hidden secrets.
Within the heart of the formation, Li Fan's split spirit focused intently on everything happening in the formation.
After all, the power driving the formation did not come from him.
He couldn't see the full scope of the formation.
But he only needed to pay attention to those, the intense energy fluctuations within the formation.
Those are the beings that, in a desperate bid for survival, displayed all they had to confront the celestial formation storm.
Li Fan suddenly recalled the scene he witnessed after the Red Flame Annihilation Sea, when the Cloud Sea was evaporated, and countless beings perished.
Revealing the secrets buried at the bottom of the sea.
At that time, as a mere Qi Refining Stage cultivator, he was able to grasp the secrets of the Cloud Sea.
Now, watching the Xuanhuang Realm, with each energy fluctuation that came, even some unexpected beings were revealed.
He couldn't help but feel enlightened: "It seems, the principle is always the same."
"Secrets often reveal themselves after extinction."
Li Fan's split spirit fell into thought, unconsciously stroking a flawless skull in his hand.
"What a pity, not being the original body, there's no sense of connection."
"The Tianxuan Mirror seems to still have its consciousness, but it's impossible to capture..."
As Li Fan's split spirit was rapidly recording all the scenes, acting as the observer who initiated the formation, he suddenly noticed something extremely unusual.
The celestial formation storm, which had swallowed most of the Xuanhuang Realm and should have intensified and spread beyond the void, was inexplicably showing signs of subsiding.
"??
!!"
This, by all means, should not be happening.
Unless...
Something was stopping the storm!
A strong sense of crisis instantly emerged in Li Fan's heart.
Not just within the split spirit, but also in the original body!
"The celestial formation storm of 'All Returns to Void', along with the protection of the Tianxuan Mirror..."
"Even a True Celestial cannot stop me from reverting to reality."
Li Fan, who had once reverted to reality in the presence of a True Celestial in the Celestial Ruins, was not frightened by the fear in his heart.
After a calm analysis, he made a decision.
After all, the only being capable of stopping the celestial formation storm in the vicinity of the Xuanhuang Realm should be that one...
Li Fan thought to himself.
Li Fan's guess was soon confirmed.
A figure suddenly appeared at the center of the formation.
The surrounding raging storm calmed down as it approached his hand.
The celestial formation, sensing this being attempting to break the formation, activated its defenses.
Within the chaos, figures formed from the formation's power materialized.
They were made from the formation's power but resembled the beings of the Xuanhuang Realm who had perished under the formation.
With fierce eyes, they aggressively surged towards the True Celestial.
Like a relentless tidal wave, mixed with the formation's power of annihilation.
The True Celestial figure remained unmoved, his posture unchanged.
All approaching formation powers were effortlessly absorbed into the True Celestial's palm.
Without any visible energy convergence, the figure of the True Celestial seemed to become slightly more substantial.
As the True Celestial figure continued to absorb, the driving force of the "All Returns to Void" formation rapidly depleted.
Falling entirely into his palm.
Inside the formation, the chaos storm gradually subsided.
The Divine Doctor, the Saint Emperor, and other survivors were initially puzzled.
However, without exception, their gazes soon converged on the True Celestial figure.
As if naturally, they couldn't look away.
The survivors of the Xuanhuang Realm trembled.
Though there was no explanation, upon seeing the True Celestial figure, they understood his identity.
After ten thousand years since the celestial path was severed, a True Celestial has returned to the world!
All survivors bowed their heads, showing their reverence to the True Celestial.
The True Celestial figure did not speak, as if searching for something.
At this moment, the Saint Emperor finally reacted.
The anger in his heart momentarily counteracted the innate suppression from the True Celestial.
Even if the Xuanhuang Realm had turned into the void, he immediately pointed out the direction of the formation's core previously discovered.
The gaze of the True Celestial figure instantly fell upon the void where Li Fan's split spirit was.
As the last celestial power surrounding the formation rapidly drained away, Li Fan's split spirit, under the urging of the original body, suddenly came back to life.
Ready to self-destruct, reverting to reality.
However, Li Fan's split spirit saw something utterly incomprehensible.
He stopped the process of reverting to reality.
"This..."
"How is this possible?"
The True Celestial figure was staring at the core of the formation where Li Fan's split spirit was.
And another figure was also staring at him.
Unnoticed by everyone, it slowly approached.
When Li Fan's split spirit, located at the formation's core with a complete view, noticed this figure,
It had already quietly arrived behind the True Celestial figure.
"Meow~"
As if finally catching the long-awaited prey, the usually lazy Cat Treasure made an excited sound.
Leaping up, it landed on the shoulder of the True Celestial figure.
The True Celestial figure was taken aback, looking at the sudden appearance of this adorable creature on his shoulder.
Cat Treasure stared intently at the True Celestial figure with its beautiful big eyes.
The expression on the True Celestial figure's face gradually changed from astonishment to fear.
"Meow~"
Cat Treasure called out again, then slightly opened its mouth.
And in an instant, it swallowed the True Celestial figure.
Then...
Cat Treasure looked up, gazing into the void beyond the Xuanhuang Realm, towards the Celestial Ruins where the True Celestial originally sat.
Its body arched, and with a leap, it vanished.
The next moment, it appeared beside the True Celestial in the Celestial Ruins.
Boom!
The entire darkest starry sea slightly trembled.
Something seemed to be breaking apart from a far distance.
The Saint Emperor, recalling the scene he just witnessed, couldn't connect the Cat Treasure that easily devoured the True Celestial figure with the Cat Treasure that liked to sleep on his shoulder on normal days.
Cat Treasure was inadvertently fished out from a fishing pond by a citizen of the Saint Dynasty.
Even though it possessed many miraculous abilities, the Saint Emperor never imagined that Cat Treasure's true prey would be...
A True Celestial?!
The Saint
Emperor was utterly astounded.
And the survivors of the Xuanhuang Realm present, regardless of their cultivation levels, all shared a look of disbelief.
"Was it the fishing pond that hooked Cat Treasure..."
"Or did Cat Treasure, sensing the True Celestial, voluntarily take the bait?"
"The fisher is also fished..."
The Saint Emperor's heart turned cold.
"If even a True Celestial ends up like this..."
"What lies beyond the wall..."
Not just the Saint Emperor, but all the survivors of the Xuanhuang Realm, after the initial shock, were overwhelmed by an uncontrollable fear.
A fear far greater than the annihilation.
...
Li Fan, of course, was also deeply shaken.
But having experienced many reincarnations and somewhat prepared for Cat Treasure's mystique, he was the first to recover and looked towards where Cat Treasure had gone, not far into the Celestial Ruins.
There, observation seemed to be blocked.
However, what Li Fan could feel was...
The suction from the Celestial Ruins was fading.
Boom!
The darkest starry sea once again stirred.
Continuous sounds followed, with many survivors who had endured the celestial formation storm.
But faced with this grand sound, they disintegrated into ash.
"Revert to reality!"
In the space of the Law Transformation Bead, Li Fan's original body didn't hesitate at all, silently chanting in his heart.
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