Grandpa, times have changed.

In the segment of 'true history' extracted from the ancient records, several blurry shadows, with only their approximate outlines, surrounded a cold and stern being shrouded in boundless chaos.

Various indescribable, flowing light, like lines, constantly twisted, and strange light spots, like child's scribbles, continuously fell on that cold and ruthless presence all around.

Looking around, the world presented in 'real history' becomes bizarre, chaotic, and grotesque.

This is the battle from back then!
The battle in which Tai was completely defeated by the siege of several True Immortals!
That cold and ruthless being, shrouded in the unscrupulous chaos, is 'Tai'.

Those blurry, indistinct shadows, with only rough outlines, were the Tai Xuan True Immortals who participated in the siege back then.

The reason for this is that the power of true immortals is elusive and unpredictable, transcending the mundane world and far surpassing ordinary beings.

That is to say, 'Tai' completely perished and lost all the characteristics of an enlightened being, so that traces of Him could be completely recorded.

Moreover, this was only because Xu Xing was an enlightened being from the human race. If it were any other being besides 'Gu', they wouldn't even be able to see that blurry outline.

but……

He had repeated it many times, but he couldn't find anything wrong with it.

No matter how you look at it, there is nothing unusual about Tai's fall.

'Perhaps I'm overthinking it, and the anomalies that occurred during the enlightenment process are unrelated to Tai's situation?'

Thinking this to himself, Xu Xing frowned.

I tried to reproduce it again, but still came up empty-handed.

Wisps of red light rose and continued upwards along the 'True History' orb of light, eventually completely enveloping it.

The 'past' is, after all, the authority of antiquity.

When not observing, it is best to isolate this 'true history' from the outside world, so as to completely prevent it from being modified by the ancients and thus losing its 'authenticity'.

After Xu Xinggang finished doing all this, he looked up and found that the others had stopped talking and were now all looking at him.

"..."

He paused, then calmly said:

"what happened?"

"Have you found anything?" Yuanjun asked.

"No." Xu Xing shook his head slightly. "No matter how you look at it, Taidu completely perished in that battle back then."

"So...this has nothing to do with Him?"

"Based on what we know, that's certainly the case." Xu Xing handed over the sealed 'true history' in his hand. "However, we still can't let our guard down. I'll pay more attention to this aspect in the future."

“Since we can temporarily rule out ‘Tai’ as a suspect, that leaves only ‘Tian’,” Ning Ruo said. “But we don’t need to investigate Him specifically, right?”

To ascertain the situation from 'Heaven', we must first awaken Him from His slumber.

To bring the half-dead 'Sky' back to life just because of a little doubt?

Even a brief moment of incomplete 'consciousness' carries too much risk.

"good."

With the Qingxu investigation concluded, Xu Xing made no further plans to investigate.

and!

“If it really is ‘heaven’, then everything makes sense.”

'Heaven' itself not only has the ability, but also the motivation to interfere with the Dongzhen Cang clan's path to enlightenment.

After all, Xuan was very wary of Him.

Even though the Cang Clan's current situation is far from optimistic, Xuan has no intention of awakening Him to fight against the human race together.

Therefore, 'Tian', realizing this, might use this method to threaten Xuan in order to revive itself.

The group that heard this, starting with Yuanjun, read through the 'true history' about the fall of 'Tai'.

Like Xu Xing, they all ended up with nothing.

After being passed around in this way, that 'true history' returned to Xu Xing's hands.

"Afterwards, I will make a trip and show it to the other fellow Daoists as well."

Perhaps they will make some discoveries?

……

……

After that, the group talked about some other topics.

The atmosphere was a bit eerie...

But the topics of conversation were all normal, except for Meizu making a couple more complaints.

emm...

Some of the expected scenes did not appear.

And so, it came to the early hours of the morning.

Meizu and Yuanjun have already left. Ning Ruo ended the call, and Bie Xuening also returned to the Sword Venerable Hall.

Xu Xing returned to the Sword Ancestor's Hall alone and arrived at a strange space completely isolated from the real world, specifically used to store various important items.

There was no decoration whatsoever; it was still the familiar expanse of white.

High above, there were countless red lights of varying sizes, like stars.

Xu Xing opened his hand, and a ball of light, surrounded and sealed by crimson sharpness and shimmering with light and shadow inside, rose high up, standing alongside those star-like red lights.

"Let's leave it here for now."

The 'true history' he unexpectedly obtained when he left Dao traces in the ancient Tai Xuan Heaven is also here.

In addition, there are the 'Blood of Heaven' and 'Taoist Essence' collected during the final battle, as well as the 'Shadows of Resentment' left behind by some powerful clans after their destruction.

Xu Xing's gaze swept across the star-like red light one by one.

Ultimately, his gaze settled on a small section of it.

Surrounded by crimson light, there were swords of varying appearances, some broken and some intact, each exuding a chilling sword intent. Each one was a rare divine weapon, its sharpness awe-inspiring!
But at this moment, the sword spirit within the sword fell completely silent.

This is not because they were once a menace to the region and were captured and sealed here by Xu Xing. On the contrary, they and their sword master once protected the region, and even their current situation was their own request.

These are swords that have lost their masters and have no hope for the future.

For them, the only meaning of their existence in this world is to wait for that final moment to arrive.

The swordsman is dead, but the sword lives on in accordance with its master's will.

The waiting process was too painful, so they asked Xu Xing to seal them here.

"Let's wait a little longer..."

With a soft sigh, Xu Xing turned and disappeared.

……

……

Time flies, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Xu Xing traveled to the other major immortal sects and the starry sky with that 'true history' in his hands.

The nine True Immortals, including Kui, all read through the 'True History' record of the battle in which 'Tai' fell.

Unfortunately, the result remained the same.

They didn't notice anything unusual either.

Hongzun, however, still believed that the anomalies that occurred during the process of proving the Dao were not the work of 'Heaven'.

Although I can't give a reason, it's just an intuition...

But Xu Xing still kept his words in mind.

After all, it's better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't.

Based on past experience, Hongzun's intuition is quite accurate, so it's always good to pay more attention.

"I didn't see anything wrong with it either."

Ning Ruo walked around the silver-gray desk and sat down next to Xu Xing, handing him back the 'True History' in her hand.

Not bad.

He chose Lingyinfang as his final stop.

Actually, Ning Ruo had seen this 'true history' in front of the Sword Ancestor's Hall when she returned from Qingxu last time, but no matter what, it's best to see it for yourself.

"Then let's do this for now."

Everything that needed to be done has been done, and everything that needed to be verified has been verified.

Xu Xing clasped his hands together and put it away, then asked:
"Wanxin should be done soon, right?"

Ning Wanxin is the disciple with the highest cultivation level among all of Ning Ruo's disciples.

Like Xu Qianning before her, she has been stationed on the front lines of the starry sky for over a thousand years in order to comprehend the 'Dao Ji'.

"Well, after all, Wanxin has always been only a little younger than Qianning."

The two started cultivating at almost the same time, and Ning Wanxin entered each realm from Qi Refining to True Enlightenment later than Xu Qianning.

But it was only a little later.

The reason Xu Xing mentioned her at this moment was because the path she led was precisely 'order'.

To some extent, it overlaps with the laws and order that 'Tai' is innately in charge of.

Ning Ruo also realized what was happening:

"Brother Xu, are you trying to verify something by using the 'Pulling the Core to Knock on the Immortal Gate' technique?"

"I suppose so, but it's also for her own sake," Xu Xing sighed. "If 'Tai' still exists and has the ability to influence the outside world, it will definitely intervene."

For practitioners, there is no conflict more serious than the struggle for the Dao.

For example, Cheng Ding had to change his path because his own path overlapped with that of the 'Ancient'.

In other words, as long as Tai still has the ability to interfere with the outside world, it will never allow a Daoist who usurps its innate authority to be born.

"Understood. I will inform you and Meizu as soon as Wanxin returns."

Xu Xing, needless to say, is the one with the highest cultivation and who has gone the furthest among all the immortals of Tai Xuan.

As for Meizu, she has also gone very far, and she also controls the 'true self' path, which can play a significant role in this regard.

"Ah."

With that, the matter has come to an end, and arrangements have been made for what needs to be taken into account.

Xu Xing leaned back, closed his eyes, pressed his temples, then opened them again and smiled at Ning Ruo:
"She might take this opportunity to make things difficult for you."

Although they still don't know what their so-called 'agreement' is, Meizu is clearly very unhappy about this matter.

"It's not that it's difficult, at most it's just a little tantrum."

Ning Ruo took a Xuanzhu Fruit from the fruit plate, gently peeled off the skin to reveal the pure, hazy, colorful glow inside, and offered it to Xu Xing's lips.

Xu Xing tried to reach out and take it, but she wouldn't let go.

“She understands her true self, acts freely, and is undisturbed by external things. Sometimes I quite envy her mindset.”

In her view, Meizu was a person who lived an extremely unrestrained life.

She walks the world anonymously, but she always knows what she wants and takes action as soon as she makes a decision.

Moreover, she never cares about how others perceive her.

Therefore, Ning Ruo felt that if she didn't take the initiative, she would eventually be beaten to it.

“Brother Xu, why don’t you tell me how you and she met?” The fruit peel in Ning Ruo’s hand turned into specks of light and disappeared. “I can trade you the information from the group.”

Information from their small group?
Xu Xing's heart stirred:
"Are you also curious about her past?"

“No.” Ning Ruo shook her head slightly. “I just like Brother Xu, that’s why I want to understand her.”

That's all. (End of Chapter)