We agreed to go to Taishan Sect and you will pull the coffin for me.

Chapter 338 The Truth
After a bloody battle, with everyone severely wounded, they finally came to the source of the World Tree's strangeness.

The heart of the World Tree converges into a single point, infinitely large yet infinitely small, illuminating the entire universe. It should be teeming with life and creating all things, but at this moment, it is indescribably eerie, with a twisting and powerful force spreading, turning the endless Dao upside down.

Even Lu Heng and the Supreme Treasure were affected. The supreme laws within their bodies were shaken, as if a strange and evil spirit was about to be born, breaking free from its host and manifesting. In fact, the entire evolutionary path system was fundamentally denied, and the castle in the air was about to collapse and be excavated.

Buzz!
Lu Heng's eyes shone brightly. He shouted and activated his supreme profound technique, stabilizing the five secret realms. Behind him, the five extraordinary immortal techniques merged into one, opening up an immortal domain to resist the strange erosion.

"Is this the strange creature that fell from the Eternal Celestial Court?"

He whispered, his mind resonating. The heart of the World Tree was beating, like a living heart, or like an embryo nurturing life.

Indeed, deep within the dark green blazing sun, which was partially stained, the outline of a strange being was faintly visible. Its essence was lofty and its aura terrifying, crushing all paths, like the core of all heavens and worlds.

Lu Heng sensed the terrifying, high-level dark power and understood everything: the strange creature wanted to parasitize the World Tree and completely take human form.

When the strange creatures first fell, their corrupting power could be barely extinguished by the Immortal King artifacts. However, if the opponent succeeds, they will face a true strange Immortal Emperor, and will be corrupted and degraded as a whole, turning into darkness without realizing it, losing their sense of self.

Fortunately, it's not too late to salvage the situation; most of the World Tree remains untouched.

At this moment, a faint sigh resounded, and deep within the core of the World Tree, the eerie being opened its eyes, which were like two twisted blood suns, filled with indifference and coldness towards living beings.

Both Lu Heng and the spirit of the treasure instantly became alert, each thinking to themselves that this strange creature was indeed intelligent.

The next moment, the strange outline inside the dazzling halo remained still, and two brilliant rays of light surged out. One was incomparably sharp, like a peerless sword beam, capable of slaying immortals and destroying the Dao. The other was supremely demonic, unrestrained, and carefree.

Two beams of light manifested, actually condensing into two supreme beings. The terrifying Great Dao spread out, suppressing endless immortal laws, and they were as majestic and awe-inspiring as kings.

It was a Celestial King of level thirteen, which translates to the Pure Yang level in the Xuan Tian Universe.

Soon, their appearances were revealed. One was dressed in white, young and handsome, yet extremely aloof, holding a celestial sword. The other was shrouded in a black imperial robe, incomparably handsome, like an emperor.

Upon seeing this scene, the Xuan Tian Treasures all paled in comparison, and Zhou Tian Tong Zi blurted out, "Taoist Taibai, the Great Free Emperor."

Lu Heng had not heard of this before, so he used telepathy to ask, "Who is this?!"

The Supreme Child took a deep breath, vaguely guessing the truth. With some sorrow, he instantly transmitted all the information of the Xuan Tian Universe to Lu Heng and said, "In the past, there were two major factions in Xuan Tian, ​​which can be considered as the traditional righteous path and the demonic sect. In fact, there was a deeper ideological struggle."

“Our master’s faction is considered the righteous path. You’ve already met the other faction; the Fire Crow Daoist of the Burning Heaven Immortal Sect is one of them.”

"Besides that, both sides have some outstanding figures. As trendsetters, they command a large following. On the righteous path, there's the Taibai Sword Immortal, renowned for his power, who has slain countless demons with a single sword. On the demonic path, there's the Great Free Emperor, whose demonic might is unparalleled, having killed countless immortals." Zhou Tian Tongzi murmured, then continued, "I never imagined they were all you, strange beings?!"

Lu Heng was shocked. Wasn't this tantamount to spies on both sides, the culprits who instigated the war? Could this be the truth behind the civil war that erupted after the collapse of the Eternal Celestial Court?
What's even more chilling is that the moment the Eternal Celestial Court collapsed, bizarre beings were already born and escaped to lurk among the most powerful beings in the Xuan Tian realm, manipulating people's hearts without anyone noticing and plunging the universe into conflict.

Moreover, the factional battles and hatred between the two sides have continued to this day, with their remaining Immortal King artifacts clashing with the Burning Heaven Immortal Sect sealed in the Treasure Hall, each trying to stop the other.

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng couldn't help but look at the two of them, countless guesses surfacing in his mind. His previous speculations might all be overturned, as the timelines didn't match up.

According to the information he had, the Eternal Celestial Court was shattered after colliding with a strange source deep within the chaos, which triggered the collapse of the Xuan Tian Universe. The Xuan Tian powerhouses were forced to push the Celestial Court to open its Treasure Hall, devouring all the immortals and sealing away the strange source as well.

Countless years later, the Eternal Celestial Court fell to this dimension. The seal of the Treasure Hall was broken, and treasures fell from the sky. Along with a trace of power from the strange source, it leaked out and transformed into the strange creature in front of us, attempting to erode the World Tree, transform into the strange Celestial Emperor, and then return to save its original form.

But now, this strange creature was already active before the source of the strangeness was sealed, possessing high-ranking figures in both the righteous and demonic paths, stirring up trouble, and it was it that brought about the civil war.

A thought flashed through Lu Heng's mind, recalling the words of the Fire Crow Daoist: "Do you really think the source of the strangeness is still sealed? It has already escaped!" and the completely different attitude of the ordinary cultivators in Xuan Tian who were scrambling to escape from the Eternal Immortal Court: "There is great terror in the Treasure Hall."

In an instant, Lu Heng understood and said with certainty, "The strange source that caused the collapse of the Eternal Celestial Court and the strange creature that instigated the Xuan Tian War and eroded the World Tree are two different beings. There is no relationship between you. It is not a connection between the main body and the clone."

Upon hearing this, the Taibai Sword Immortal remained calm, while the Great Free Emperor smiled.

The former spoke up, looked Lu Heng up and down, and said indifferently, "I didn't expect that despite all my calculations, the unexpected still happened. In just a thousand years, he has grown to this level and can even gather all the Immortal King artifacts to attack me. It really caught me off guard."

The latter was surprised and sighed, saying, "You are very clever and have seen through part of the truth. It's a pity that Xuan Tian's group of primordial spirits thought they had the Eternal Immortal Court under their control and were fearless of everything in the world, wasting such a supreme opportunity."

The Supreme Child, the Heavenly Child, and even the spirit of the Dragon Palace artifact all appeared, each consumed by rage. Their masters had been tricked and led to their demise, and none of them could tolerate it. They all shouted, "Who exactly are you?"

Lu Heng was also eager to know the truth, which was quite astonishing. No wonder the Fire Crow Daoist wanted to kill him without saying a word when he first met him.

It's likely that after that great battle, when Daoist Fire Crow was sealed inside the Treasure Hall, he sensed something was amiss. Hence, he completely distrusted the cultivators of the Blue Star Universe and the Immortal King artifacts that had escaped from the outside world, believing that they had all been controlled or deceived by some strange being.

This also explains why this strange creature is so 'weak' and has no chance of competing with the Eternal Celestial Court.

The other party was not an avatar of the source of the strangeness. In fact, the Celestial Court was also severely injured during its fall to Blue Star and did not have the ability to instantly annihilate the Blue Star universe. That is why it avoided the Zhou Tian Star Chart and chose to erode the World Tree.

After some time, he regained some of his power and gradually gained control of the End-of-Day Demon Mirror, the Spirit Mountain Divine Tree, and the Gate of All Wonders.

(End of this chapter)