Grandpa, times have changed.

After some time, Hong Sheng left Hongdian.

Looking into the distance at the islands hidden in the clouds, a hint of bewilderment flashed in his eyes.

Back then, when I, having reached the peak of the Void Returning Realm, went to challenge Yuan, who had just merged with the Dao, I was defeated by him with a single finger. And that was only because Yuan had held back!
Even a difference of just one level can be so significant...

Not to mention that he has already reached the True Realm, while I have only just achieved the Unity of the Dao, with an entire 'Profound Realm' in between!

I'm afraid if they just glance at me, I'll explode on the spot!

I finally came to understand myself during my seclusion, but as soon as I came out, my father pulled this stunt on me.

"Holy Emperor Abyss..."

Recalling the various legendary stories about Yuan that he had recently seen on the Spirit Network, Hong Sheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Rising from humble beginnings, achieving the status of a true master in less than two thousand years, he spearheaded the formation of the Righteous Path Alliance, uniting major righteous sects and ushering in a new era...

He is also recognized throughout the entire Tai Xuan Realm as the 'most dazzling person in a thousand years'!
Although he was the son of a true immortal and had even achieved the Dao Integration, it was merely a casual mention in his legendary life.

"Ah~"

With a soft sigh, a somewhat melancholy Hong Sheng drifted off in one direction.

There were also some senior and junior brothers in the sect who were full of ambition back then and wanted to compete with Yuan.

However, the vast majority of them suffered the same blow as he did, and some of them never recovered after that.

Therefore, his father asked him to go and see if he, after achieving enlightenment, could inspire them and help them regain their confidence and get back on their feet.

After all, they were once the most brilliant talents in the sect.

It would be such a waste to continue down this path of decline.

emm...

Could it be that my father arranged for me to compete against Yuan because of this?

(_“)……

My dad is really something, he really treats his own son like a tool!
The streaks of light pierced through the high heavens, and clouds drifted around it.

Hong Sheng was still complaining about his father in his heart when he caught a glimpse of a figure carrying several books walking out of the task handover area.

He wore a gray-blue Taoist robe, with exquisite eyebrows and eyes that seemed like deep springs.

Her forehead was bandaged, and her energy seemed somewhat scattered, as if she had been injured.

'Did you just get back from a mission?'

A throbbing sensation deep within his blood made Hongsheng realize immediately that this was his younger sister.

Xiao Ruohan...

He had already reached the Nascent Soul stage at a young age, and his foundation was solid with concentrated magical power.

As for anything else...

Then you wouldn't be able to tell that she has very powerful methods, and more than one.

Gee!

My dad really is...

After thinking for a moment, the light he transformed into veered off course and fell down.

……

……

In the end, I hesitated a bit and wasn't decisive enough.

Having just come out of the mission handover area, Zhao Ruohan mobilized her magic to adjust herself while mentally reviewing the mission.

'If it were Chi Jiuyu in that situation, he probably would have handled it even better.'

Although the two are now friends.

But Zhao Ruohan still regards Chi Jiuyu as her biggest rival.

So every time she returned from a mission, she would imagine what Chi Jiuyu would do if she were in her situation.

Sometimes, they would subtly inquire during conversations.

I was just about to get into it.

"Hello, Ruohan!" A voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Ok?
Someone actually blocked people's way on the sect's main passageway?!

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Zhao Ruohan paused, and the magical power she was cultivating in her meridians almost went astray, causing an unnatural blush to appear on her fair face.

"puff!"

A mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Fuck!"

Hong Sheng, who had just landed in front of Zhao Ruohan, was startled.

What, what's going on here?!

Zhao Ruohan wiped her mouth, looked up at Hong Sheng, and didn't show much expression on her face.

"Hello, Sixth Brother." His tone was very calm.

She received the news when she returned, so she knew that she had a sixth brother who had achieved enlightenment.

"Ruohan, what's wrong with you...?"

"Don't worry, Sixth Brother, I'm fine. I was just recovering from my injuries and my magic went astray."

"Ok?"

Are you here recuperating from your injuries?

Shouldn't these kinds of things be done in a quiet room and taken slowly?
"Let's go first, it's against the rules to park here," Zhao Ruohan said seriously.

With that, he activated his escape technique and continued onward.

"Ah? Oh oh!"

Hong Sheng didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only follow Zhao Ruohan's lead.

soon.

"Sixth Brother, is there something you need from me?" Zhao Ruohan asked, having caught her breath.

Hongsheng answered honestly:

"It's nothing really. I just came out of the pass and happened to run into you, so I thought I'd come and see you."

The previous younger sister, Hongxi.

I've never gotten along with him since we were kids, and it got worse as we grew up. I'd be making sarcastic and sarcastic remarks about him all the time.

At that time, he was also quite arrogant, to the point that the two would argue as soon as they met.

It's been so many years...

It is said that Hongxi has now reached the peak of the Returning to Emptiness realm and is only one step away from merging with the Dao. Currently, she serves as the guardian of a planetary system in the northern star region.

"You're only twenty-six years old now, and you've already reached the Nascent Soul stage at such a young age. You're more impressive than I was back then."

He reached the Divine Realm at the age of twenty-six.

However, judging from Xiao Ruohan's condition, her advancement to the Nascent Soul stage should be even sooner.

What's most difficult is that she advanced to the Nascent Soul stage at such a young age, yet she didn't become arrogant and disdainful of everyone like I did back then, relying on her innate supernatural powers.

"generally."

"Ok?"

"Chi Jiuyu of the Sword Sect reached the Nascent Soul stage at the age of twenty-two."

Um? ! ! !

Achieving godhood at the age of twenty-two?

Is that human being? !

wrong!

Could they be the children of the Sword Ancestor and the Sword Venerable?

If he is a descendant of two true immortals, it seems quite reasonable for him to reach the Nascent Soul stage at the age of twenty-two.

Kechi Jiuyu...

"she is……?"

After all, he had only recently come out of seclusion, and there were many things he hadn't had time to learn yet.

"The personal disciple of the Sword Master."

At this point, Zhao Ruohan pursed her lips.

"He is also recognized by the Tai Xuan Immortal Network as the number one genius in all the heavens and myriad realms."

"Bullshit!" Hong Sheng blurted out.

But after saying it, he realized that what he said was inappropriate.

After calming himself down, he said seriously:

"What I mean is that calling him 'the number one genius in all the heavens and myriad realms' is a bit of an exaggeration."

"It is remarkable to reach the Nascent Soul stage at the age of twenty-two, but Yuan is more suitable."

In his eyes, only Yuan deserves to be called the 'Number One Prodigy of All Realms'!
Zhao Ruohan frowned slightly:
“Holy Emperor Yuan? But he is already the Dao Master of Dongzhen.”

The Dao Master of Dongzhen is a supreme being, second only to the True Immortal Ancestor.

Unsurprisingly, every Dongzhen was a prodigy in his youth.

Achieving the Dongzhen realm signifies that they have fully realized their potential, making the term "prodigy" inappropriate to describe them.

"By the way, when Saint Emperor Yuan became famous, you weren't in seclusion yet, Sixth Brother, right? Did you meet him?"

Hong Sheng: "..." Xiao Ruohan had no idea about the grudges and grievances between him and Yuan.

But that's good, at least I don't have to worry about losing face.

Hong Sheng thought this way, but he didn't feel any relief at all; on the contrary...

I feel inexplicably a little disappointed.
……

……

the other side.

The other side of the starry sky has been restored.

In the center of the magnificent dojo, where purple energy surged, Xuan sat on a purple energy platform, with a point of black light floating in front of him.

It was the pitch-black tribulation lightning that the Dongzhen Cang clan transformed into after their failed advancement.

Xuan put it away because he wanted to study it and see if he could discover any anomalies that occurred during this enlightenment process.

Unfortunately, even He could not discern the reason for the anomaly in this enlightenment.

'Internal intervention...'

He pondered what Xu Xing had said not long ago.

Although this explanation is somewhat far-fetched, it is indeed the only one.

"mysterious."

A wisp of seven-colored light appeared out of thin air, landing in front of Xuan and transforming into a majestic seven-colored deity.

A radiant halo shone behind his head, constantly rotating, its shimmering light seemingly containing endless ages.

antiquity.

"So, can you spot anything wrong?"

"No."

Xuan shifted his gaze from the black dots of tribulation lightning in front of him and turned to look at Gu.

"But there's one guess."

His tone was calm, without the slightest fluctuation.

Gu frowned:
"sky?"

Yes, He also guessed that 'Heaven' might intervene.

“Although it’s a bit far-fetched, only He has the motive and the ability to do so.” Xuan’s tone remained calm. “It couldn’t possibly be you.”

"..." Gu paused, "Of course it wasn't me!"

Sword Ancestor's words sounded like an attempt to sow discord!
"You mean, Heaven is going to force us in this way, making us have no choice but to awaken Him from His slumber?"

"Yes."

Again.

Although this guess is somewhat far-fetched, it is the most reasonable and only one!
Apart from Heaven, who is also an 'Ancestor of the Azure Sky', no other being can interfere with his and the Sword Ancestor's path to enlightenment through external interference.

"What are you planning to do?" Gu asked in a deep voice.

"It's very simple."

Wow~
A burst of purple energy swept over, engulfing the black specks of tribulation lightning in front of Xuan.

Then He opened His hand, His form was difficult to discern, yet He was a strange presence that shone brightly in the consciousness of every living being.

Connecting heaven and earth, originating from the universe, and extending to the world—

God willing!

The moment it appeared, a heavy pressure emanated from the Purple Qi Platform and began to spread in all directions.

Even the purple aura surging throughout the temple subsided into calm at this moment.

It was the part of the Heavenly Will that he had previously seized from the Sword Sect and the Supreme Dao Sect when he broke into the Central Continent, which was used as the core of the Dongzhen Cang Clan's cultivation of the 'Building Heavenly Barrier Method'.

"Just ask Him and you'll know."

hum~
As a sliver of purple light flashed, a tiny, insignificant sliver was sliced ​​off from that extremely heavy mass of 'divine will'.

Xuanhe Palm withdrew most of the 'Heavenly Will', rose from the Purple Qi Platform, and gently pointed in front of him.

The faint, almost imperceptible will of Heaven drifted forward, gradually outlining a figure identical to any ordinary member of the Cang Clan, with exquisite and perfect features and indifferent eyes filled with seven colors.

As soon as it took shape, its eyes lit up and it possessed its own will.

When she looked up and saw the figure standing opposite her, a hint of surprise flashed in her usually indifferent, multicolored eyes.

"mysterious?"

He thought it would be Gu who would awaken him from his slumber, but unexpectedly it was Xuan, who was guarding him closely...

Gu, who was standing nearby, was somewhat taken aback by what he saw.

Xuan acted so quickly that He didn't even have time to say anything before Xuan had already awakened the heavens from their silence.

"Why have you awakened me?" Heaven asked.

He knew very well that Xuan would not be able to fully awaken him until the very last moment when the Cang Clan faced life and death.

But it's clearly not that time yet.

Moreover, this faint trace of divine will only allows Him to have a phantom image existing in the world. Apart from being able to exchange some information, the power He can exert is even less than that of a Dao-merging being.

So, there must be something you want to ask Him.

"Is this matter related to you?" Xuan asked directly.

"..." Tian was silent for a while before saying calmly, "Why should I answer you?"

"understood."

Without a single word, Xuan simply raised his hand and squeezed.

Wow!
A vast expanse of purple energy surged forth!

A clear look of astonishment flashed across Tianyan's eyes, but he couldn't utter a single word before being crushed to pieces.

Gu watched from the side, feeling utterly bewildered.

He awakened a sliver of Heaven's will, uttered only one sentence, and then crushed Him again.

understood……

What did Xuan understand?
"Xuan, He just...?"

“It’s not Him,” Xuan said firmly.

"But if it's not Him, then who is it?"

But Xuan did not answer His question.

He only glanced at Him deeply before turning and disappearing into the starry sky.

Gu was left alone at the Purple Qi Dojo, looking completely bewildered.

……

……

Ancient Tai Xuan Tian.

As always.

Clear sky.

The sun hangs high in the sky, its light shining across the ten directions.

The grand hall, seemingly formed over countless years, stands at the very center of heaven and earth, but those figures who used to dwell high in the clouds, feasting and enjoying themselves, are nowhere to be seen.

Compared to when Xu Xing broke through the boundary between the present and the past to enter the ancient Tai Xuan Heaven.

This realm, now existing only in the past, has become even more desolate.

Meanwhile, in a secluded, deep forest...

Deep in the forest.

Exotic flowers bloom in profusion, and auspicious herbs remain evergreen.

In the very heart of the forest lies a picturesque lake, its waters a vibrant blue, shimmering like a mirror.

The lakeside is lush with vegetation and shrouded in mist.

Suddenly, a wisp of purple mist appeared, transforming into a figure the size of an ordinary person with a blurred face, appearing on the lake shore.

After gazing at the lake for a while, He sat down on the shore.

As I opened my hand, a point of black light rose up and hovered motionless in front of me.

"If it weren't for Him..." Xuan murmured softly, looking at the lightning before him.

Although Heaven did not answer His question, He had already determined that the anomaly that occurred during this sermon was unrelated to Heaven.

even……

Heaven had no idea this had happened.

Is it ancient?

Or...

太？
Logically speaking, they had no such motive, and one of them had already perished completely.

His fall was something He witnessed firsthand; there is no mistake about it.

Although Gu often does things that are incomprehensible to Him, He would never interfere in such a crucial moment.

After a long while, He seemed to have thought of something.

wrong!

In that final battle, Tai never used that opportunity until his demise! (End of Chapter)