Grandpa, times have changed.

"Lord of all stars in the heavens, Supreme Being of the Evening Elephant of all realms..."

The front lines of the starry sky.

Xu Xing gazed into the chaos, his eyes reflecting the magnificent, dreamlike starry sea that covered the three realms.

You chuckled a few times, clearly in a very good mood:
"When we attained enlightenment, we didn't have such a grand ceremony. That little girl from the mortal realm still loves excitement as always."

"It's more because the Tai Xuan Realm has developed weaknesses," Xu Xing said.

The fall of 'Tai' in that decisive battle created the weakest point in the Tai Xuan Realm, Qingxu, causing the Tai Xuan Realm to no longer be as tightly controlled and unified as it was in ancient times.

At this time, the mortal world attained the Dao and ascended to immortality, and the Dao essence radiated out from the Pure Ruins. In addition, the Tai Xuan Immortal Network regulated the chaos, which caused this star sea phenomenon covering the three major realms.

"I hope she can be more open-minded after she achieves enlightenment and reconcile with that brat Hong soon," You sighed softly. "Let's go!"

Immediately, the constantly twisting black shadow dispersed and disappeared.

Kui and Min nodded to Xu Xing before turning and disappearing into the deep starry sky.

Xu Xing watched them go until they completely disappeared from sight before finally turning back to look at the starry sky.

Sparse star clusters are scattered in the dark universe, appearing particularly desolate compared to the prosperous four star regions.

The surging purple aura churned and surged across all levels of the starry sky, concealing all secrets of the past, all possibilities of the future, and making them impossible to glimpse.

What will be the outcome of Xuan's test of Gu?
What did my senior sister find out?
"..."

After pondering for a long time, Xu Xing finally took a step forward and disappeared from the front line of the starry sky battlefield.

……

……

Central Continent.

On the border of Jianzhou, near the sect of the Supreme Dao Sect, lies a desolate desert.

The sky was filled with flowing starlight, as if an invisible hand had gathered them all together, weaving a magnificent and fantastical scene, as dazzling as a sea of ​​stars.

Not bad.

Everything here is exactly the same as the 'false' world experienced by the ancient incarnation.

This desolate desert can indeed be considered a secluded retreat from the mortal world.

It is true that a true immortal can create a world with a single thought, and Hongzun, who is in charge of the Dao of 'illusion and reality', is even more proficient in this Dao.

However, the target this time is Gu, who is also an enlightened being. In order to truly deceive Him, we must use the 'present world' as a foundation and create a false world.

At this moment, three figures stood silently in the clouds.

Meizu, Yuanjun, and Bie Xuening, who has already returned from Qingxu.

They seemed to be on another level, and the trajectory of the flowing starlight remained unchanged because of them.

Suddenly, a red light appeared and disappeared in a flash.

Xu Xing appeared and stood beside the group.

He first glanced into the depths of the desert before looking at the three people:
"How was it, Senior Sister? Did you find anything good on the trip to Qingxu?"

“Hmm.” Bie Xuening nodded slightly and explained, “Gu doesn’t seem to have much will to resist. After two sword strikes, all that’s left is this.”

As she spoke, she opened her hand and handed Xu Xing the seven-colored sphere that Gu's original self had obtained after his demise.

“The information contained here is very messy and much of it is disjointed; it will take a lot of time to sort it out,” Yuanjun explained.

The Sword Master showed this to her as soon as he brought it back.

Although this sphere is a remnant of the ancient original being after its destruction, its essence remains at the level of an 'enlightened being,' and in addition, the Sword Master's sword is too ferocious...

Simply put, it was chopped too finely.

Putting aside whether there is any useful information hidden in it, just suppressing the essence of the ancient enlightened beings and sorting out the information is a rather troublesome matter.

“Besides…” Bie Xuening wanted to say something more.

However, Meizu beat her to it.

"When the Sword Master first arrived at Qingxu, he did not find any trace of Gu. It was only after waiting for a while that he discovered that Gu had walked out from the 'center' of Qingxu."

Perhaps fearing that Xu Xing wouldn't understand, she emphasized again:

"It's either the 'past' or the 'center' of Qingxu. Before He appeared, the Sword Master did not find any trace of Him in the 'past'."

Meizu had a serious expression, but then she became mischievous again.

"Of course, it's also possible that she didn't notice. After all, she's a rather reckless person; although she can fight, she's just a fighter..."

Bie Xuening looked at her coldly.

Not only did they steal my words, but they also slandered me to my face.

Unfazed by her coldness, Meizu instead said in a serious tone:

"Don't look at me like that! I'm only saying these things for you to maintain your aloof image. After all, being quiet makes you seem aloof!"

Just as I expected. Now that everything's over, it wouldn't be her if she didn't act a little silly.

“The very center of Qingxu…”

Xu Xing filtered out the useless information in her words and pondered in his heart.

At the same time, he looked at the colorful sphere in his hand and quickly analyzed the chaotic information contained within it.

Soon, one of the intermittent, song-like whispers caught his attention.

[Initially…then…born, law…enlightened…thousand…, the Way…ten…gods]

Frowning, Xu Xing clasped his hands together and put away the seven-colored sphere.

My senior sister isn't good at these things, so naturally he'll be in charge of keeping them.

"Once this matter is settled, I will make another trip to Qingxu."

Although we may not be able to find any useful information, after all, Qingxu had been explored many times before.

"Hmm! I'll go with you then; maybe I can be of some help," said the Enchantress.

After saying that, she looked at Yuanjun, who was about to speak.

"Your cultivation level is too low; you won't be of much help, so you don't need to go."

He turned to look at Bie Xuening.

"There's no point in you coming along, so you might as well not go at all."

Yuan Jun clenched her fists, while Bie Xue Ning remained expressionless.

Xu Xing: "..."

He was genuinely worried that the two of them would lose their temper and gang up on Meizu later.

"We'll talk about these things later."

He changed the subject at the opportune moment, looking at the twinkling stars in the cosmic spectacle.

"almost."

The moment the words fell.

hum~
A long, ethereal sound rang out.

"I am the Lord of the Stars..."

It seemed as if it was announcing to all living beings in the world, the Tai Xuan Realm, and even the Chaos Sea that it had attained the Dao and ascended to immortality. The magnificent and sacred Dao sound spread throughout Tai Xuan, and the stars that adorned the dim sky also burst out with dazzling light that was hard to look at!
The world was crystal clear!
The magnificent starry sea woven from the endless flow of starlight began to change shape, with each star shifting and flying to various parts of the central continent.

In just a few breaths, a humanoid silhouette formed from starlight appeared in the sky above the central continent and slowly straightened up.

Expansion!

enlarge!

The blurry outline became increasingly clear.

When it opened its arms, its majestic figure was already so tall that it could support the sky and shake the earth. The four star regions and the trillions of nebulae in the Tai Xuan Realm were all within its embrace.

The vast and boundless central continent is but a small part of it.

At this moment, even the stars were inspired.

Not only the Tai Xuan Realm, but also the Boundless World of the three major realms within the Immortal Network system underwent the same change due to a wisp of Dao essence leaked from Qingxu.

"It's done."

This is the first True Immortal born since the great battle that drove the Cang Clan out of the Central Continent!
After many years, I have finally become one again!
…… ……

The ever-expanding realm of the past.

Ancient Tai Xuan Tian.

It was still noon, but the sky was incredibly dark. Even the sun, which is constant and unique and exists in both the past and the present, was reduced to a mere golden circular outline hanging on the horizon.

Instead, the stars shone brilliantly, their brilliance spilling down upon every corner of the ancient Tai Xuan Heaven.

After the supreme being, which embraced trillions of nebulae, appeared in the heavens, it calmly looked down upon everything.

Lord of all stars in the heavens, Supreme Being of the Evening Elephant of all realms!
The vast majority of the Cang clan looked bewildered, with the same question arising in their minds.

Who is this?
Having lived in the ancient Tai Xuan Heaven since birth, they had never heard of the 'human race' in order to avoid being anchored by the true immortals of the human race.

At this time, the birth of a true immortal among humans filled him with even more doubts.

What is the human race?
Why did such great beings, those above the level of Dongzhen, appear?
Only a few members of the Dongzhen Cang clan who were guarding the Temple of Time and knew the inside story had grim expressions.

When human cultivators attained immortality and ascended to heaven, they triggered corresponding phenomena in the ancient Tai Xuan Heaven. This signifies that their power and their path even influenced and shook the 'past'.

But the 'past' is the authority of the ancient ancestor, which means the ancient ancestor's current situation...

The situation is probably extremely pessimistic!

Just as several members of the Dongzhen Cang clan were filled with worry.

A wisp of purple energy suddenly rushed in, and the instant it appeared in front of the Temple of Time, it transformed into a figure of ordinary height with an indistinct face.

Just one glance!
The strange phenomena in the sky were like drawings on a blank sheet of paper, easily erased.

The stars were once again overshadowed by the dazzling sunlight, and the dim sky brightened once more.

As if nothing happened.

"Xuanzu."

Three members of the Dongzhen Cang clan respectfully bowed.

Xuan glanced at them.

"Go and rest, I have something to talk to Him about."

Here, "He" naturally refers to "ancient".

They had obviously guessed something, but they didn't dare to ask too many questions about the two ancestors, so they could only respectfully respond.

"Yes."

He then turned and left the Temple of Time.

Watching them leave, Xuan set off and entered the Temple of Time.

Upon arriving at the main hall, one finds it extremely quiet. Looking up at the dark throne above, a faint, dim seven-colored divine light swirls around it.

Xuan didn't make any move; he just watched quietly.

The faint, dim seven-colored divine light swirled and moved around the throne. After a long while, it finally formed a phantom, blurry figure that seemed ready to vanish at any moment.

"Judging from your expression, your trip to Qingxu didn't go smoothly," Xuan said calmly.

"..." Gu's aura was extremely weak, and his seven-colored glass-like eyes were full of fatigue. "The Sword Master arrived faster than expected."

He explained.

"Moreover, her cultivation has also improved, and she is now almost on par with the Demon Ancestor. I can't even escape her."

This reason makes sense.

After all, the Sword Master, who wields the supreme killing sword path, is the one who restrains Him.

“You should have arrived at Qingxu before she did. Did you discover anything during that time?” Xuan asked directly.

“…No.” After a pause, Gu added, “‘Tai’ has indeed fallen.”

“His fall does not prove that the previous events were unrelated to Him.” Xuan’s tone remained calm.

"By the way, when Hongzun created the 'Daoji Method,' why didn't you stop him, but instead chose to stand by and watch?"

Xuanhua suddenly asked a completely unrelated question.

"..." Another silence followed. "You know about my relationship with Tai back then. I wanted to see Him and Tian both suffer heavy losses, and then take advantage of the situation to make my move."

Gu explained.

"And why do you think I didn't make a move?"

"Ok?"

"The Star Ancestor who has now attained immortality is the one whose younger sister I have been secretly influencing, constantly deepening her past experiences of wanting but not getting what she wanted."

If He hadn't intervened in secret, Xingzu's younger sister might have been resentful, but she would never have been so twisted as to conspire with Tai to kill Hongzun and her sister.

"Unfortunately, it still fell short in the end."

"Back then, I was worried that if I got involved directly, Tian would give up on Hongzun and avoid conflict with Tai."

Looking back now, it was a single wrong decision that led to the current situation.

This is also a very reasonable explanation.

After all, all living beings and spirits know about His discord with 'Tai' back then, so there is nothing abrupt about this choice.

"Xuan, if I'm not mistaken, this time you're not only trying to test 'Tai,' but you're also planning to test me, right?"

Gu made his point clear from the start.

“Yes.” Xuan did not deny it. “The method of building the Heavenly Gate is the only hope. Some of your previous actions also seem very foolish. I have to be suspicious.”

"That's stupid..."

Gu's face was grim, as if he had suffered a great humiliation.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened them again.

"So, what conclusion did you draw from this test?"

No conclusion has been reached.

"You still doubt me?" Gu paused, seemingly exasperated. "Then how can you prove that the previous events had nothing to do with you?"

"..."

Xuan remained silent for a while, which was rare for him.

Seeing His silence, Gu seemed to realize his own 'slip of the tongue':
"forget it."

However, Xuan still offered an explanation:
"'As long as the heavens remain, I will not die,' that is the greatest proof."

Hearing this answer, Gu felt much more at ease.

For Him, was He being suspected...?

This is actually irrelevant.

The two faced off for a while before Gu broke the silence.

"Then what do you want me to do to dispel your doubts?"

Xuan gave him a deep look, but ultimately did not continue on the topic.

"Let's talk about this later."

He opened his hand, and in his palm appeared a heavy presence that was difficult to discern in form, yet shone brightly in one's perception.

Connecting heaven and earth, originating from the universe, and linking to the world!

It was He who broke into the Central Continent and seized that portion of Heaven's Will from the Sword Sect and the Supreme Dao Sect.

"Since you gained nothing from your trip to Qingxu."

A sliver of purple light flashed, cutting off an insignificant sliver from that mass of celestial will.

He gathered up the rest, then tossed the insignificant wisp in front of him and gently tapped it.

Gu frowned as he looked at it.

"what are you up to?"

"Naturally, we should find 'Tian' again and have a proper chat." (End of Chapter)