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

Chapter 342 Enemy in the Light, We in the Dark: Stealthy Development

The Twisted Program, on its own, attempting to devour the Eternal Celestial Court is like an ant trying to swallow an elephant—it's impossible.

So it devised a roundabout way: to escape from the Eternal Celestial Court, grow stronger in the outside world, and then return to the Eternal Celestial Court to become its ruler.

This is why the Twisted Program needs to parasitize the World Tree; in a sense, it's not wrong to call it rescuing the original entity.

"In addition, more importantly, the Eternal Celestial Court itself has an 'anti-virus' function. Whether it is the variable of the distorted program or my parasitic soul, as the Eternal Celestial Court continues to repair itself, if it continues to merge with it, it will be annihilated sooner or later."

Lu Heng sighed. The distorted program climbed to the Immortal King level, which could barely resist the Eternal Immortal Court's repair mechanism and even wield some power. Only when he reached the Immortal Emperor level did he dare to rely on his uniqueness to occupy most of the power and be called the Eternal Ruler.

Including his previous life, although his strange soul was combined with an extremely small unit of the Eternal Celestial Court, it could be squeezed out and crushed by the repair mechanism at any time. In addition, the distorted program was his greatest enemy. He could not be discovered, and the great powers of the Xuan Tian Universe might not be able to trust him.

Therefore, Lu Heng decided to take the initiative to seek a glimmer of hope. At the most critical moment of the internal turmoil in the Xuan Tian Universe, he decisively awakened the Star Constellation Immortal King, causing the distorted program to fail and both sides to be severely injured, leaving them no time to look at anything else, thus giving himself a chance to catch his breath.

It's a case of the snipe and the clam fighting, while the fisherman benefits.

The Eternal Celestial Court, having annihilated countless universes, fell once more, causing intense turmoil that loosened the confinement of Lu Heng's soul.

Of course, he couldn't get rid of the Lesser Introductory Altar if he did that; he needed power from a higher dimension.

It just so happens that the small guiding altar that Lu Heng is attached to can search all the heavens and myriad worlds. The magnificent star vortex above his head represents an endless world sea, and its location changes in real time.

The changes were even more drastic during the fall of the Eternal Celestial Court, and the location of the World Sea was constantly being updated and changed.

Ultimately, Lu Heng traveled through countless universes and chose the Shrouding the Heavens universe. Firstly, its energy level was high enough, but it didn't have beings like Immortal Kings who could foresee the past and future, allowing him to grow to a certain level. Secondly, he was familiar with it, so he could be more stable and avoid making mistakes. Finally, and most importantly, it contained the sword strike from the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

This sword is unique throughout the ages, blocking the invasion of darkness and protecting the universe and the fragments of the Immortal Realm. If Lu Heng were to observe from afar using the small altar of guidance, there would be no problem. However, if he were to actually probe into the past with the power of guidance, he would be struck by lightning.

What Lu Heng wanted was to be cleaved in two by a sword!

Even now, after so much time has passed, Lu Heng still feels lingering fear when he recalls that towering sword light. Although the small altar managed to block its full power, his own soul was shattered.

Fortunately, they managed to escape and enter the Blue Star universe, where they were reborn.

He carefully savored the experience, and his current cultivation level was touched, showing signs of improvement. As expected of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, this sword strike was definitely not from an Immortal Emperor, but from the peak of the Immortal Emperor's sacrificial level. The opponent had made progress over the long years.

As a creation above the sacrificial path, the Eternal Celestial Court is still vastly different from other civilizations. However, if it is just a small component of the Reception Altar in one of the functional buildings, it may not be impossible to destroy.

In fact, as a key unit of the Eternal Celestial Court, the Reception Altar is responsible for searching and locating new worlds and new time-spaces in the endless chaotic sea. Naturally, it bears the greatest risks, hence its unique design.

Centered on a main guiding altar, it gathers 129,600 smaller guiding altars, forming an outer perimeter. In case of danger, these smaller guiding altars can be abandoned at any time without being detected by the cosmic Heavenly Dao or powerful beings. At the same time, they can also obtain some basic information about the World Sea.

The only time the Eternal Celestial Court failed was when it encountered a strange source, an existence of the same level. On that occasion, most of the Reception Altars were destroyed, and the main Reception Altar was severely damaged. It was only later that they were gradually repaired.

Yes, that's also the reason why everyone in the Blue Star universe can travel through the heavens. They all received a trace of the great power of the Reception Altar, and the proliferation of Reception Talismans was also the perfect way for him to hide and conceal himself. In those years, Lu Heng hung alone on one of the dilapidated small Reception Altars, looking at the empty space around him. Now it seems that it has been well restored.

Getting back to the original topic, the Desolate Emperor's sword strike...

Lu Heng rubbed his head, which was throbbing slightly. Damn it, he'd been given amnesia. Well, not exactly amnesia, he'd deliberately severed the karmic ties to avoid being pulled back into the small altar once it recovered.

Of course, there is also the reason for avoiding the distortion process. If one is reincarnated with the origin of the Eternal Immortal Court, one will certainly be invincible from the start, but one will also be easily detected in advance.

"No wonder I didn't have any cheat codes after I was reborn; I was a complete blank slate."

Lu Heng sighed. In all these worlds, which powerful being doesn't have a cheat code? Even a talent cheat code is still a cheat code!

Don't you see the Desolate Heavenly Emperor? He has strong comprehension, fierce combat talent, and most importantly, he can undergo Nirvana at will. His cultivation talent is at least at the level of a born supreme being. The Heavenly Emperor Ye is the same, with the Desolate Ancient Holy Body and the ruthless karma of a ruthless person. Tsk tsk tsk...

However, Lu Heng was not unprepared. Before leaving the small guiding altar, he left enough backup plans. For example, he was sent to the Shrouding the Heavens universe. After the small guiding altar he was parasitizing took about three years to recover, the backup plan was activated the moment he activated that low-level guiding talisman and sent him into the Shrouding the Heavens universe.

This directly put Lu Heng far ahead of other time travelers during the early years of the Blue Star Myth. He continued to advance at an ever-faster pace, becoming an immortal in about a thousand years and brazenly gathering a group of Xuan Tian Immortal King artifacts to launch a surprise attack on the Twisted Program.

It can be said that the strategic goals have been achieved.

This is why the Twisted Program feels there are variables, errors, and it's too fast.

He actually ruined the twisted program's grand plan twice, making Xuan Tian Universe take the blame for both.

Furthermore, Lu Heng's ability to break free from the Eternal Immortal Court's connection, and the unexpected incident during his ascent of Mount Wangwu and gazing at the Zhou Tian Star Chart, where all the guiding talismans were activated and forcibly expelled, was also a result of a contingency plan.

"The plan went relatively smoothly. After becoming an immortal, I refined the Supreme Guiding Talisman and finally regained control of this small guiding altar."

Lu Heng carefully comprehended the Immortal Jade Altar beneath him, filled with emotion. Unlike his previous state of wandering soul, he had now reached the peak of the Battle Immortal realm, empowered by the three Heavenly Books, and had taken control of the Small Reception Altar's origin.

Although their control over the Eternal Celestial Court has only just begun, it is a good start and is in no way inferior to that of the Twisted Program and the Xuan Tian Remnants.

The current Eternal Celestial Court is a three-way power struggle, with three forces vying for dominance.

His advantage lies in the fact that the enemy is in the open while he remains in the shadows, allowing him to develop stealthily. He can start from this small Reception Altar, gradually take control of the entire Reception Altar, and then, depending on the situation, extend his reach to buildings such as the Chaos Pool, the Battle Corridor, and the Silkworm Molting Chamber, until he completely controls the Eternal Immortal Court.

"I was really awesome in my past life!"

Lu Heng admired the idea, then fell into deep thought, realizing that his entry into the Shrouding the Heavens universe was inseparable from the other party's tacit approval.

In fact, he had a deal with the Desolate Emperor.

(End of this chapter)