The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

Chu Xiu manipulated his divine soul to arrive in front of the barrier that was within reach.

"Does the so-called shackles of the ultimate limit exist within the mind of every practitioner who has reached the ultimate limit?"

The moment his palm touched the barrier, the formless sword intent containing the power of heavenly tribulation suddenly dissipated from its blade and came to Chu Xiu's side.

It lingered between his palms, then slowly merged into his skin, and together with Chu Xiu's palm, touched the barrier of the realm's shackles set up by the will of the lower realm in previous years!

Boom!

A bell, its source unknown, suddenly rang out in Chu Xiu's mind, its sound lingering endlessly.

Suddenly, some inexplicable scenes flashed through Chu Xiu's mind:

On the distant horizon, a solemn gate stands open.

Countless powerful soldiers poured out of the gate, rushing towards the continent hundreds of thousands of feet below, slaughtering all the cultivators above the limit on the continent...

"Those ants of the lower realm, those who break through the void, shall die!"

Chu Xiu clearly heard the cold declarations of those military leaders.

Those soldiers from the upper realm were blocked on their way back to the Heavenly Gate by a rain of swords formed from countless formsless sword intents. Those pierced by the sword rain vanished like dust, their souls scattered...

A white, sword-wielding phantom stood alone between heaven and earth, its back to the continent and its face to the thousands of troops coming from the Heavenly Gate.

One man can hold the pass against ten thousand!

Only after slaughtering the entire army and personally shattering the heavenly gate did the white, sword-wielding phantom turn to face the continent, before vanishing into the world.

It transformed into an invisible barrier, protecting the planet where the continent was located, until a middle-aged man from the outside world, holding the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler, broke through the barrier, left the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler in the far north of the continent, and then floated into the sky and left the world.

Images flashed through my mind, then faded away.

Chu Xiu slowly opened his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

Only now did he realize that the Formless Sword Scripture he had been studying, the pinnacle of human power, actually contained the will of heaven and earth of the lower realm.

Or rather, the power of the Formless Sword Scripture represents humanity and the will of heaven and earth!

That white, sword-wielding phantom was the manifestation of the will of the lower realm, which kept the invading beings from the upper realm outside the Heavenly Gate, and even destroyed the Heavenly Gate, protecting the lower realm from harm from the upper realm.

It then transformed into an invisible barrier, enveloping and protecting the entire world until it was broken by the owner of the Heavenly Ruler...

"Therefore, the barrier that prevents cultivators in the lower realms from breaking through to the highest level is merely a measure set up by the will of heaven and earth to protect the people of the lower realms..."

"Why did the owner of the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler do nothing other than leave the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler behind after defeating the will of the lower realm and forcibly entering it?"

"Was the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler and its spirit left behind merely to replace the Heavenly Dao of the lower realm?"

Chu Xiu carefully recalled the immense power displayed by the middle-aged man wielding the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler. This scene felt strangely familiar to him.

Defeat the Heavenly Dao of a realm and let your own artifact spirit take its place...

Such a feat is just like the great power he encountered when he was going through the trials and tribulations of the universe and questioning his own conscience, who intervened in the affairs of Heaven!

Just as Chu Xiu was deep in thought, another bell rang in his mind.

This time, the sound of the bell seemed to resonate right above Chu Xiu's head.

Chu Xiu raised his head and looked up at the sky in his sea of ​​consciousness.

A colossal gate slowly appeared above the clouds on the other side of the barrier.

"Is it that... Heavenly Gate that released countless soldiers and generals from the Upper Realm?"

"Why would they appear here?"

Just then, the formless sword intent surrounding Chu Xiu slowly condensed in front of him without his command, forming a phantom of a white-robed man standing in front of Chu Xiu.

That familiar figure... It's the one from my memory who unleashed the Formless Sword Intent and held his sword to block the hordes of soldiers!

Chu Xiu became highly vigilant, scanning the gate and the man who had suddenly appeared before him, raising his alertness to the extreme to prepare for any possible upheaval.

boom!

Suddenly, the giant gate above the clouds opened, and a giant hand reached out from it, grabbing straight at Chu Xiu with lightning speed.

"Those ants of the lower realm, those who break through the void, shall die!"

It's that voice again, the same declaration!

Chu Xiu immediately felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy, for the terrifying power contained in that giant hand was definitely beyond the Limitless Realm or even beyond the Void Breaking Realm!

Crushing him now would be as easy as crushing an ant!

Does this mean that everyone in the lower realm who has the potential to break through the barrier will be annihilated by those in the upper realm?

Before Chu Xiu could react, the white-robed man waved his hand, creating a barrier that blocked the giant hand.

He turned around and looked at Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu despised his face, but could sense the goodwill he was conveying.

"Who...are you?"

Seeing that the giant hand could not break through the barrier in a short time, Chu Xiu hesitated for a moment before asking.

Although he already had a guess in his mind, he still needed the white-robed man in front of him to confirm it in person.

“I… am what you call the will of the lower realm.”

The white-robed man slowly spoke, "A person who suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Realm."

"people?"

Chu Xiu keenly grasped the key point.

"Is the will of the lower realm a living, breathing person?"

The man in white robes smiled bitterly and said, "Although I was born between heaven and earth, I was born into a human body by a coincidence and became a human who upholds the laws of heaven and earth."

"In the lower realm at that time, the way of humanity was the way of heaven!"

"But now, I am just a wretched soul clinging to life in this world."

"The so-called Formless Sword Scripture was created after I was defeated by the Lord of the Heaven-Suppressing Ruler. I incorporated all my remaining power into it, with the aim of borrowing the power of the human race's geniuses to fight for a sliver of hope for myself and for the lower realm."

“Before you—Chu Xiu, Liu Feibai was the person I could find who was most likely to inherit my will of heaven and earth and humanity.”

"But in the end, he still failed to do it."

"Fortunately, I have met you, a person whose soul comes from another world, who upholds the righteous path in his heart, and who contains a power of the Heavenly Dao from the upper realm!"

Chu Xiu was stunned upon hearing this, and suddenly felt as if he were naked in front of this person, with all his secrets known to him.

"You have not disappointed me. In just a few years, you have been able to stand before the barrier of the end and awaken me, who had been dormant within you in order to prolong my life and transform into the formless sword intent!"

The white-robed man approached Chu Xiu step by step, giving him no chance to hesitate. With his last step, his illusory figure suddenly dissipated, transforming into a sky full of formless sword intent, merging with Chu Xiu.

"With a wisp of my remnant soul, I have survived for countless years. Protecting you for a moment is all the power I can muster... Now my consciousness is about to dissipate, and everything I possess will belong to you..."

"Take all the power and authority I possess..."

"From this day forward... you shall be the will of heaven and earth of this world!"

"He is the master of this plane!"

"The future of the human race in the lower realms... is entrusted to you!"

As the white-robed man finished speaking, countless golden rays enveloped Chu Xiu, merging into his body.

All of this happened too suddenly.

As if sensing his impending demise, the white-robed man, before Chu Xiu could react, poured everything he possessed into Chu Xiu's body without reservation.

Chu Xiu shook his head, clearing away his previously chaotic thoughts.

At this moment, when he looked at the barrier that was so close at hand, he felt that it could be broken with a snap of his fingers!

The ultimate barrier set up by the will of heaven and earth can only be broken by the will of heaven and earth!

And Chu Xiu now is the very will of heaven and earth!

Chu Xiu watched with a cold smile as the giant hand bombarded the protective barrier. With a single punch, he shattered the shackles that had bound countless cultivators at the pinnacle of cultivation in the lower realm for millions of years!

"Those who break through the void will die? What arrogance!"

"Today I will break it right before your eyes! What can you do about it?"