Grandpa, times have changed.

Correct!
It shouldn't be like this!
On the high platform, the Holy Lord of Insight frowned and looked into the distance.

The Dao injury he suffered from the power of Dongzhen caused his body to decay, and his once bright eyes became cloudy at this moment.

He exuded a sense of 'death' and 'decay' from the inside out.

The wounds of the Dao are hard to heal...

Looking back on his past actions, the Holy Lord of Insight felt a sense of absurdity.

Why resort to such a foolish method to deal with those two outsiders who have powerful trump cards when you have no countermeasures of your own?

At the time, I didn't think much of it, but now, looking back, I realize how foolish I was.

At this moment, it was as if something extremely important had vanished from his memory; he could even clearly feel the distorted parts of his memory...

Just as the Holy Lord of Insight was momentarily dazed.

It was as if the Taiyi Realm had broken free from some kind of constraint, and a mysterious connection was re-generated, falling from a great height and crossing the Taiyi Continent and many other heavens!
All of a sudden!
As the winds and clouds gathered, the vast sky was instantly covered by dark clouds.

He felt a supremely holy and boundless will sweep across and fill the entire Hidden Heaven.

Boom!

Thunder roared, and the blinding lightning seemed to tear apart the dimming Yinlitian sky.

Striking bolts of lightning roamed within the thick, dark clouds, and the oppressive atmosphere instilled fear in every living being within the Hidden Heaven.

In the desolate Gobi Desert, on a high platform made of rough stones, the enlightened sage gazes into the distance.

A bolt of lightning pierced the sky and illuminated his face, while a howling wind caused his black hair to dance wildly.

Boom!

Thunder roared throughout the heavens and earth.

The Holy Lord of Insight slowly rose from the high platform and exhaled a long breath.

"Whoo~"

The person slowly rose up amidst the deafening thunder and howling wind.

"I am the one who understands all, who leads the world to leap forward and transform, who draws chaos to refine the Abyss, and who embraces all worlds to create the boundless."

As before, the indifferent voice echoed within the Hidden Heaven, piercing through the 108 Heavens and reaching the Taiyi Continent.

"I have been injured by outsiders. Please, Taiyi, help me!"

The law of heaven is in your mouth!

In that instant, he once again reclaimed his identity as the 'Chosen One'.

With the Taiyi Realm at its core, a massive ritual encompassing countless worlds slowly began to operate.

Click!

Boundless power descended upon the Hidden Heaven and poured into the body of the Holy Lord of Enlightenment.

The Dao injuries sustained due to the power of the Cave Truth are being rapidly healed and erased...

The aura of 'death' and 'decay' emanating from his body was swept away by this infusion of power, his fluctuating energy became stable, and his cloudy eyes became clear as his Dao injury disappeared.

A massive, terrifying shadow, composed of 'disorder' and 'chaos', slowly straightened up, revealing a pair of eerie purple eyes behind the thick clouds, overlooking the entire world.

The Holy Lord of Enlightenment stood in mid-air.

Although his injuries had been healed, there was no joy on his face, only a solemn expression.

The most crucial element for the advancement of the Taiyi Realm has escaped...

Although it was just a tiny, insignificant thought, that being was, after all, a being of a higher rank. Even the will of Heaven could not guarantee that it would not take back everything with that tiny thought.

We must find a way.

He had to find a way to eliminate that last vestige of thought that wanted to escape the blockade, ensuring that the key to the Taiyi Realm's energy level leap would not be affected.

"True God..."

With the world's help, the "Ritual of Seeking Truth by Refining Chaos" has suppressed most of the characteristics of that true god. If we confront it head-on, we are confident that we can extinguish that trace of his will.

But if he is determined to avoid it, even with the power of a true god, he would have no chance to catch him, not even with just a sliver of his will.

Therefore, we need to approach this from another angle...

Thinking of this, the Insightful Saint Lord looked to the side, his gaze passing over the many 'lower heavens' and 'higher heavens', reaching straight to the Taiyi Continent.

A holy and pure power lingered over the Taiyi Continent.

Even as the 'chosen one,' he was unable to fathom the origin of this power.

"The void is a problem..."

Although he always felt that Kongji was hypocritical.

But it must be admitted that her existence is indeed a problem that I have to face.

The world's blessing upon the "chosen ones" will be directly reflected in their "combat strength" when facing outsiders.

It might even lower its power to assist, just like before.

However, the effect is not so good for the world's native beings, especially for beings like the Void Saint Lord who have reached an extremely high position and already occupy a portion of the world's 'weight'...

It usually only manifests in rather intangible aspects such as 'opportunity' and 'luck'.

For superhumans of their level, the effect is negligible...

After all, 'divine will' is only a part of the world.

Without detaching from the world itself, the rules of the world—

That is, the objectively existing 'Way of Heaven'!
Eternity is a boundary that He cannot cross.

"It seems the only way is to start with those two outsiders..."

He could try to target the two outsiders while avoiding the Void Saint Lord, and draw out that wisp of their will.

Not only can they leverage the advantage of being 'blessed by heaven,' they can also seize the opportunity to absorb the higher-level power they possess...

Unfortunately, the spirit that came with the true god had already burned itself out in order to help that wisp of the true god's will escape.

Otherwise, using her as bait is the best option.

With a thought in mind, the Holy Lord of Insight transformed into a streak of purple light, piercing through the dark clouds, and directly left 'Hidden Heaven'.

He wasn't worried that even a trace of the true god's will wouldn't catch him.

Based on his behavior a few years ago, that true god was a kind and somewhat naive being.

People like that are the easiest to target.

……

……

The highest point of the Taiyi Realm.

An area that has been isolated.

Huo gazed at the Holy Lord Dongming, who was rushing back to the Taiyi Continent, and nodded in satisfaction.

The restoration of the 'Child of Destiny' identity and related 'memories' by the Holy Lord of Insight was naturally his doing.

Otherwise, let alone a minor Transcendent Realm cultivator, even a True Realm cultivator would not be able to break free from the restrictions he set.

There was no other way but to speed up the process, the righteous faction had a trace of the will of the Holy Lord of the Void and the Abyss, as well as his two confidantes.

The villainous side only has one person, the Insightful Saint Lord, who has suffered a Dao injury...

This situation did not achieve the desired effect at all.

This was not originally necessary.

He has a more comprehensive plan that will leave a deeper impression on Yuan.

But who can blame them when there truly is an enlightened being on the other side of the Chaos Sea?

In the Taiyi Realm, he was merely an avatar; his true self remained in the Central Continent to guard against the ancient.

Although the 'Supreme Being' did not show any hostility.

But he was ultimately an enlightened being!
What if they change their minds?

What if some hidden arrangements have been left behind?
Therefore, resolving the situation here as soon as possible and bringing them back to the Tai Xuan Realm is the best option.

We can't stay here too long, so we'll have to make some minor changes to the 'script'. It seems a bit rushed...

But the effect should be about the same!
Just as Huo was observing the progress within the Taiyi Realm.

Not far behind him, Yinling, who could not speak, stood motionless with a blank expression, and a light silver sphere floated beside him.

However, Huo felt a little awkward under her resentful gaze, so he awakened the Heavenly Will of the Taiyi Realm and asked Him to explain the situation to Yinling.

Yinling was already naive and inexperienced in the ways of the world, and now he had been completely misled by the desperate will of the Taiyi Realm...

At least, she no longer thought that Huo was a bad person.

……

……

One of the thirty-six highest heavens, 'Chongxiao Heaven'.

A young man with black hair and purple eyes walked silently through the lush mountain forest.

The mountain road was rugged and the terrain varied, but he walked on it as if it were flat ground.

Wherever it went, poisonous insects and ferocious beasts lurking among the trees gave way.

Keep going forward and soon you'll reach the mountainside, a relatively flat area, where a winding stream flows down the mountainside.

He sat down on a smooth, large rock beside the stream.

The view here is very open.

Looking around, you can see that the other side of the hillside is covered with flowers the size of a washbasin, with layers of petals, as beautiful as roses.

A gentle breeze blows, and the wildflowers covering the mountain sway like brocade.

A strange fragrance wafted in, enticing people to go there.

But Yuan, sitting on the large rock, paid no heed, instead gazing at the sky and murmuring softly:
"The Heavenly Palace..."

He knew very well that the chosen one of this world, favored by the heavens, would stop at nothing to find him and then erase his existence.

Recalling what had happened back then, Yuan couldn't help but sigh softly:

"Only the most selfish and the most sacred can be considered 'divine will'; we should have been more careful back then..."

Through this experience, he came to understand the essence of 'divine will'.

After all, there are beings who will stop at nothing to make the world a better place.

He himself does not even have the 'emotions' of ordinary living beings, and even the act of 'betrayal' is simply the best decision He made after rational analysis.

"This time we've really messed up." Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He himself, a dignified being who had comprehended the Great Void and grasped the Dao of Space, had actually fallen in such a world.

If Wanzhu and Mingyu found out, they'd definitely laugh at me...

a long time.

He got up from the large rock, suppressed his distracting thoughts, and roused himself.

Having barely escaped a sliver of consciousness with Yinling's help, she couldn't afford to give up now.

He needs to reclaim everything he owns as soon as possible, and then revive her through the spiritual traces left behind when Yinling burned her own spirituality!

Before that, try to avoid the 'chosen ones' of this world.

Once everything is reclaimed, there will be a reckoning!

Suck~!

With a single breath from Yuan, the entire Chongxiao Heaven trembled, and the extraordinary power floating in the void began to move rapidly.

Before the astonished eyes of the heavenly beings in Chongxiao, the extraordinary power transformed into a giant funnel-shaped vortex, surging wildly towards Yuan, who stood halfway up the mountain, and was swallowed whole by him.

During this process, Yuan became hazy and ethereal, like a phantom that could be blown away by the wind at any moment.

The concentration of extraordinary power throughout Chongxiaotian decreased rapidly.

Many other Saint King-level beings from other 'high-ranking heavens' cast their gazes toward Chongxiao Heaven. Chongxiao Saint King, who had already fled to Taiyi Continent, was even more terrified upon seeing this scene.

This continued for quite a while until the concentration of Chongxiaotian's extraordinary power dropped to a certain limit.

Yuan stopped absorbing, and his hazy, illusory figure solidified once more.

"almost."

If they continue to absorb it, it could even impact the ecology of Chongxiaotian, which is not something he wants to see.

Thanks to the ritual, this world has already refined a small part of him, so the traces of the Dao he comprehended remain throughout the world.

Otherwise, given the current situation...

It's really not good to absorb it so extensively.

After closing his eyes to assess his own condition, he opened them and looked around, his gaze meeting the stares cast at him from the other 'high-ranking heavens' without flinching.

Although it was only a sliver of consciousness at this moment, the higher level of essence that surpassed that of the Holy Lord still shook the hearts of those Holy King-level beings.

An existence surpassing even the Holy Lord?!
Soon, a gaze was cast down from the 108th Heaven, which is the Taiyi Continent.

It was imbued with the vast and supreme will of the Supreme Saint, as if the entire Taiyi Realm was watching, and it locked onto the abyss of Chongxiaotian with unerring accuracy.

Without any further words, Yuan knew that the chosen one had found him with the help of the world.

“A despicable traitor,” Yuan said calmly.

Anyone treated like that would harbor resentment.

Although he believed that he had ended up like this because he was too careless, that did not mean that he was without resentment.

"..."

There was only silence in response to him.

The Holy Lord of Insight also knew that it was Yuan who had saved the precarious Taiyi Realm from the clutches of Xu.

The actions of the Heavenly Will of the Taiyi Realm are indeed despicable, and they are indeed traitors, which is undeniable.

"Ha, you see me as the catalyst for the world's leap forward." Yuan forced a smile. "But have you ever considered that I could also replace this world?"

He is Dongzhen.

He has now regained a sliver of clarity.

He doesn't even need to reclaim everything he owns; he only needs to continuously encroach upon the world itself as it refines 'him'.

In the end, who will refine whom, and who will seize everything from whom...

That's not necessarily true.

You won't do that.

This time, his words finally received a response.

Yuan also 'saw' the Holy Lord of Insight and discovered that he and the Holy Lord of Insight had a somewhat similar appearance.

He had met the Holy Lord Dongming when he first arrived in the Taiyi Realm, and he didn't look like this back then.

Clearly, this is the change that has occurred in the last few years.

This perfectly confirms what Yuan just said.

While the Taiyi Realm was refining him, it was also being influenced by him in turn.

“You won’t do that,” the Holy Lord of Insight said with certainty.

"Oh? What's the reason?"

"If you replace the Taiyi Realm, all living beings in the Taiyi Realm will perish instantly."

The smile on Yuan's face disappeared, but the Holy Lord of Insight continued to answer.

"You are a good person; you wouldn't let your selfish thoughts cost the life of a living being in the world."

You are a good person, so I will take advantage of your kindness to force you.

The enlightened sage made no attempt to conceal his thoughts and clearly stated them.

Yuan: "..." (End of this chapter)