Grandpa, times have changed.

Just like in the Immortal Realm, 'Heaven's Will' designed to seize the essence of the Beast God.

The 'Heavenly Will' of the Tai Xuan Realm was born into the world and transformed into the Cang Zu 'Heaven'. Its purpose was to cultivate and seize the essence of an enlightened being so that it could completely break free from the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao and become independent.

However, the prerequisite for this kind of 'seizure' is that 'Heaven' must first plant an 'anchor' before the one who has attained enlightenment and ascended to immortality.

Only in this way can one seize and take over the 'essence' of the enlightened one at the crucial moment when the enlightened one attains enlightenment and ascends to immortality and achieves transformation, using the pre-arranged anchor point as a guide.

Back when the Cang Clan was still the overlord of the Tai Xuan Realm, the 'Heaven' could naturally plant 'anchors' without restraint.

To put it another way...

If the first person to attain enlightenment back then hadn't been the Sword Ancestor, there would still be a chance for everything.

The 'anchor' He planted was extremely hidden and rooted in the 'existence' of living beings themselves.

Even the most powerful Daoist of that time, Xuan, could not possibly eliminate it.

But there are no "what ifs" in this world.

The Sword Ancestor's way is "interception," and coupled with its own characteristic of "Heavenly Tribulation," it is no exaggeration to say that it completely restrains Heaven.

The anchor that Heaven painstakingly planted, rooted in the very existence of all living beings, was nothing more than a single sword strike in the hands of the Sword Ancestor.

Therefore, since the Sword Ancestor attained enlightenment, all living beings have no longer been harmed by the 'anchor'.

"To obtain the Fruit of Creation, one must undergo countless eons." Xuan looked at Tian's distorted face with great interest. "If you do not overcome this eon, you will never succeed."

In fact, Heaven bears the vast majority of the responsibility for how things have developed to this point.

If it weren't for His desire to break free from the Heavenly Dao of the Tai Xuan Realm back then, and if it weren't for His nurturing of the geniuses of all races, thus giving Hong Zun the opportunity to create the 'Dao Ji' method...

The Sword Ancestor could not have attained enlightenment, at least not so quickly!
"last question."

Xuan's tone returned to calm, and there was no longer any other emotion in his eyes.

"What upheaval occurred in the Tai Xuan Realm that allowed you to break free of your restrictions and be reborn as the 'Ancestor of the Azure Sky'?"

In the years that He has been setting up the 'Anchor of Return to Origin' in the Chaotic Sea, He has also come to understand some of the characteristics of the world.

One point is that, in the absence of any major upheavals in the world, neither the will of the world nor divine will can escape the limitations of the world itself and directly interfere with its internal affairs.

Not to mention something like 'Heaven' that descends to earth and gives birth.

He was born in the beginning of time, when heaven and earth were in chaos and all things were just beginning to come into being.

Xuan is certain that since His birth until now, the Tai Xuan Realm has only experienced one truly significant upheaval—

The Thirteen True Immortals of the Human Race drew upon the will of Heaven.

But this is clearly not the opportunity for 'Heaven' to break free from the constraints of the Heavenly Way.

In other words, the major changes that occurred in the Tai Xuan Realm occurred before His birth.

The period of 'initial establishment of the Dao' when Tai was born, or the period of 'the very beginning of antiquity' when Gu was born...

Upon hearing this, Tian's contorted face gradually returned to normal, and the anger that had surged from missing the opportunity slowly subsided.

He turned his gaze from the sky to Xuan and uttered three inexplicable words.

"The Ancestor of Cang?"

"..."

Xuan paused, then looked at the sky again for a long time.

"It's almost time."

As He raised his left hand, wisps of drifting purple energy surged forth with his movement, encircling the sky.

Under Tian's astonished gaze, Xuan's five fingers slowly clenched.

The purple aura converged inwards.

Tian wanted to escape, but discovered that the gentle purple aura contained unimaginable terrifying power, as if it were the embodiment of the laws of the heavens and the way of all worlds, which would suppress all things and annihilate everything!
Past, present, and future!
Any possibility of Him 'escaping' and surviving was completely shattered by Xuan's seemingly casual grasp.

In other words, from the moment Xuan had a thought, He had no chance of survival.

This turn of events far exceeded Heaven's expectations.

Although He had just sensed that Xuan had gone a long way, He had no concrete idea of ​​what level Xuan had reached.

Until now, until this handshake!
Heaven finally understood that Xuan, who had once only slightly surpassed Him, had now reached a level that He could not even imagine.

"I can……"

He wanted to make one last struggle.

However, Xuan ignored him completely, his five fingers already clenched tightly.

The purple aura spun like a hurricane, gradually shrinking until it transformed into a purple sphere the size of a bullet in the blink of an eye.

Don't even mention that He is only barely recovering now through a sliver of 'divine will'; even in His prime, it wouldn't take much effort to revive Him.

Soon, the bullet-sized purple sphere turned into tiny specks of light that drifted away in the wind, signifying that the sky had once again fallen into silence.

From beginning to end, Xuandu only wanted to use Him to verify some of his conjectures.

Now that the goal has been achieved, there's no need to keep Him around any longer.

Turn your gaze back to the sky.

Then, that wisp of will manifested into form, dressed in black with black hair, standing tall and straight, holding a long sword that was entirely crimson in its hand.

They seemed to have no intention of taking action, but simply watched quietly as everything that had just happened unfolded.

Xuan's figure slowly rose to the same height as him.

"When the Sword Master went to Qingxu, did he discover anything unusual about Gu?" He asked directly.

Having witnessed everything that had just happened, Xu Xing now understood that Xuan had deliberately led him to the Ancient Tai Xuan Heaven.

"Have."

Xu Xing looked down and the Temple of Time appeared as if it were nothing under his gaze. He easily saw the illusory figure sitting on the black throne.

Gu Zheng stared intently at him.

“My senior sister discovered that He came out from the very core of Qingxu.”

Clearly, Xuan was unaware of this matter, so why not reveal it and let them suspect each other? Xuan closed his eyes and fell silent.

After a long while, He opened His eyes again.

“I can sense that you are getting closer and closer to that boundary.”

"You're the same," Xu Xing said calmly.

"Ultimately, they are different."

The innate attainment of the Dao gave Him great convenience, but it also became a shackle that bound Him.

His attainment of the 'Source of the Dao' will inevitably be more difficult than that of the Sword Ancestor.

The next second, Xu Xing's figure suddenly vanished, turning into specks of red light and disappearing without a trace.

Since there's nothing to do, there's no point in staying here any longer, so I might as well leave.

Xuan didn't linger; he merely glanced at the Temple of Time before turning and disappearing into the Ancient Tai Xuan Heaven.

Inside the Temple of Time.

On the pitch-black throne, Gu Mo stroked the seven-colored spheres on either side of the armrests, his mood somewhat heavy.

Although He didn't know what Sword Ancestor and Xuan talked about in the end.

But the current situation is clearly getting out of His control.

He slowly closed his eyes, leaned back on the black throne, and looked somewhat tired.

As long as the truth remains unknown to Xuan, then everything is still...

……

……

In the present world, the Sword Sect.

The Sword Ancestor's Hall.

As a sliver of Xu Xing's will returned, the flames of the torches surrounding the dojo flickered.

Seeing this, Ning Ruo, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up and asked:
"What just happened?"

"I went to the Ancient Tai Xuan Heaven." Xu Xing paused here before continuing, "The heavens have recovered."

Ning Ruo's expression immediately became serious.

Are they planning to fight to the death?

“No, Xuan personally plunged the heavens into silence before my eyes. He probably wanted to use the heavens to verify some of his ideas.”

At this point, Xu Xing suddenly laughed.

"Moreover, even if the heavens were to revive and fulfill His long-cherished wish, He could not achieve a mutually destructive outcome."

The fish will die, but the net will never break.

The Dao Source is a level that transcends all concepts and has never been reached by any living being since the birth of the boundless chaotic sea.

It cannot be proven by Heaven taking away the essence of an enlightened being.

Xuan knew it clearly, and naturally he understood as well.

Influenced by the strong confidence in his words, Ning Ruo felt much more at ease.

"Besides that? Logically speaking, Xuan should have been able to plunge Tian back into silence before Brother Xu discovered it."

"That's right. He specifically led me to the Ancient Tai Xuan Heaven to ask Senior Sister about her discoveries in Qingxu."

Ning Ruo thought for a moment, then said firmly:
"Brother Xu must have told Him the truth."

"Hmm." Xu Xing nodded slightly. "But whether or not to believe is up to Him."

It might not be of much use right now, since Xuan has to consider the bigger picture and can't afford to have internal strife with Gu at this point.

But the seed of 'suspicion' has already been sown, and it may grow into a towering tree at any time, playing a decisive role at crucial moments.

In short, let's wait and see how things develop.

……

……

Early next morning.

Five o'clock.

A lone moon hangs high in the sky, and a multitude of stars shine brightly.

Overnight, a mountain of the same height as the mountain where the Sword Master's Hall is located rose from the ground. Its size and appearance were the same as the other two, the only difference being the hall standing on the mountaintop.

Even though it's not yet finished, it's easy to see that this Star Ancestor Hall is much more 'magnificent' than the Sword Ancestor Hall and the Sword Venerable Hall.

The moon is the brick, and the starlight is the tile.

It takes the Qi of Tai Xuan as its root, draws upon the earth's veins as its foundation, inherits the stars and embraces all phenomena, encompassing the ten directions.

Dozens of weapon-refining masters stood suspended in mid-air around the main hall.

Their cultivation level is at least at the Dao Integration stage, and each of them is a 'leading figure' in their respective field.

They each used their own methods, either drawing starlight and moonlight to forge bricks and tiles, or manipulating the energy and earth's veins to connect them with the Star Ancestor's Palace.

The primordial energy, the earth's veins, the myriad phenomena of the cosmos...

Every single 'material' used this time is enough to affect the entire Tai Xuan Realm, so even these top-level weapon-refining masters need to be careful at all times, which also means that every step of the construction requires a great deal of effort.

However, no one felt dissatisfied; in fact, everyone felt proud.

For those who have reached the Dao Integration stage and a small portion of those who have reached the Profound Realm, it would be impossible for them to collect even one of these 'materials' even after ten thousand years unless a true immortal intervened.

As for most of the Tongxuan and Dongzhen cultivators, as practitioners from that era, they were all too aware of the true value of a True Immortal.

What are these few people?
It should be noted that when the Sword Ancestor attained enlightenment, nearly ten thousand top weapon refiners were mobilized, and it took a hundred years to complete the Sword Ancestor's Hall.

And then there's the Sword Sect's inner sect continent. (End of Chapter)