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Tongtian's eyes flickered slightly:

"What is it?"

Xuan Du looked at him, his voice slightly deep:

"Does Master know why the cultivation levels of Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti have increased so dramatically?"

Tongtian was taken aback.

He looked at Xuandu, his brows slightly furrowed.

"What?"

"Them?"

"His cultivation level has skyrocketed?"

He was stunned, his eyes filled with confusion.

"I have been stationed on Jin'ao Island the whole time, and have not left for even a moment."

"Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti have never left their respective temples."

"When did their cultivation levels suddenly increase so dramatically?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du's gaze narrowed slightly.

Master doesn't know.

He really didn't know.

The sudden surge in the cultivation levels of Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti must have been secretly orchestrated by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Using the essence of the Heavenly Dao, the cultivation levels of the Four Sages were forcibly enhanced.

And it kept it a secret from everyone.

Including Tongtian.

Xuan Du took a deep breath and slowly spoke:

"Master, I just used my divine sense to explore the primordial world."

"Laozi, a sage of the Heavenly Dao, seventh level."

"Yuanshi, the seventh heaven of the Heavenly Dao Saint."

"Guide, the fifth level of the Heavenly Dao Saint."

"Zhunti, a fifth-level Heavenly Saint."

As soon as he finished speaking, Biyou Palace fell silent.

The purple haze that lingered between the palaces seemed to freeze for a moment.

Tongtian's pupils shrank slightly.

He stared intently at Xuan Du, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Seventh Heaven?"

"Laozi and Yuanshi reached the Seventh Heaven?"

"Jieyin and Zhunti have reached the fifth heaven?"

His voice trembled slightly, carrying a hint of barely suppressed astonishment.

"How is that possible?"

"Laozi's sacred foundation was damaged, his roots were shaken, and his fortune was exhausted."

"It's a miracle he survived."

"Seventh Heaven? Absolutely impossible."

"The Primordial Pangu Banner was seized, greatly reducing our combat power and damaging our sacred foundation."

"His limit is that he can recover to the third level of the Heavenly Realm."

"Seventh Heaven? Even more impossible."

"The twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit of Jieyin and Zhunti has been taken away, and the fortune of the Western Sect is declining."

"They are barely able to protect themselves; it's already a miracle that they've managed to maintain their cultivation levels."

"The Fifth Heaven? Absurd."

Tongtian became more and more excited as he spoke, and the sword intent around him trembled slightly.

He raised his eyes and looked up at the heavens.

Looking towards the Purple Cloud Palace suspended in the chaos.

I looked toward the gray figure hidden behind the purple aura.

"Hongjun Daozu".

He spoke in a low voice, as cold as ancient ice:

"It's you, isn't it?"

"It was you who forcibly enhanced their cultivation levels using the essence of the Heavenly Dao."

"It's all for the next great calamity, for the Investiture of the Gods, and for suppressing the Jie Sect."

"We will spare no expense to elevate the cultivation of the Four Sages by using the very essence of the Heavenly Dao."

After the sound faded, a deathly silence fell over Biyou Palace.

Xuandu gazed at Tongtian without speaking.

He knew that his master had guessed it.

They guessed Hongjun's scheme.

They guessed the depletion of the Heavenly Dao's origin.

I guessed what the gray figure was up to.

Tongtian stood before the cloud bed, his sword intent flowing like water.

Yet, hidden within that flow was a chill that was hard to suppress.

He suddenly remembered something.

"Xuan Du".

He spoke, his voice slightly deep:

"Now that you mention it, I'm reminded of a detail."

Xuan Du's eyes flickered slightly:

"What details?"

Tongtian gazed at him, his eyes as deep and unfathomable as an abyss:

"After you left the primordial world, I vaguely sensed that the origin of the Heavenly Dao had decreased by one-tenth."

"The sensation was very faint, so faint that it was almost imperceptible."

"At the time, I thought it was because the Great Tribulation had just passed, the Heavenly Dao was unstable, and the origin was fluctuating."

"So I didn't pay any attention."

"Looking back now..."

He paused, his voice turning deep:

That's not a fluctuation at all.

"It was the Dao Ancestor Hongjun who extracted the origin of the Heavenly Dao."

"Used to enhance the cultivation of Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti."

"It was also used to hasten Nuwa's resurrection."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du's gaze sharpened.

The Way of Heaven is the origin.

Reduce by 10%.

The Dao Ancestor Hongjun was willing to pay such a high price.

The origin of the Way of Heaven is the foundation upon which the Way of Heaven operates.

It is the source of the primordial order.

It is the root of the birth and death of all things.

A reduction of 10% means a 10% weakening of the power of Heaven.

This means that the strength of Dao Ancestor Hongjun has been weakened by 10%.

This means that the gray figure is there for the next great calamity, for the conferment of gods, and for the suppression of the Jie Sect.

They were willing to sacrifice their own strength.

We also need to improve the cultivation of the Four Saints.

We must also hasten Nuwa's resurrection.

The Jie Sect should also be made the ones to face the tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods.

A slow smile crept onto Xuan Du's lips.

The smile was faint, yet carried a hint of mockery.

"What a magnificent Dao Ancestor Hongjun!"

He spoke, his voice calm:

"In order to scheme against the Jie Sect, they were even willing to use the very origin of the Heavenly Dao."

"In order to suppress the Jie Sect, they were even willing to reduce their own strength."

"In order to maintain that so-called fixed order, they were even willing to sacrifice the very foundation of the primordial world."

He paused, his gaze deepening slightly:

"Master, what do you think he's after?"

Tongtian remained silent.

He gazed at Xuandu, at those calm yet profound eyes.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke:

"The Way of Heaven is supreme."

"Those who are below the sage are all ants."

"Thuna's supreme control."

"The order that will remain unchanged will be maintained even if billions of dollars are invested."

He paused, his voice turning deep:

"But that order is fake."

"That control is an illusion."

"That supremacy is temporary."

"When the great calamity arrives, all things will be empty."

"When a sage falls, his true spirit dissipates, and billions of dollars worth of cultivation vanish in an instant."

"Nuwa serves as a cautionary tale."

Xuan Du nodded:

"Master is right."

"Therefore, I have never believed in the will of Heaven."

I never believe in destiny.

I have never believed in that so-called order.

"I only believe in myself."

"I only believe in martial arts."

"I only believe in the power that breaks free from constraints and transcends the mundane."

He raised his eyes and looked up at the heavens.

Looking towards the Purple Cloud Palace suspended in the chaos.

I looked toward the gray figure hidden behind the purple aura.

"Hongjun Daozu believed that by raising the cultivation level of the Four Saints, he could suppress the Jie Sect."

"This would allow the Investiture of the Gods to proceed."

"Then the fixed order of Heaven can be maintained."

"But he forgot."

He paused, his voice turning deep:

"The Jie Sect has the Chaos Bell to suppress its destiny."

"The Jie Sect has a master in charge."

"The Jie Sect has disciples."

"The Jie Sect has accumulated a foundation of tens of thousands of yuan."

"Even if all four sages arrived together, they would not be able to shake the Jie Sect in the slightest."

"not to mention......"

A slow smile crept onto his lips:

"Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti's cultivation levels were forcibly enhanced by the origin of the Heavenly Dao."

"A castle in the air, all show and no substance."

"An unstable foundation leads to insufficient staying power."

"Even at the seventh or fifth level of the Heavenly Realm, how much combat power can they actually unleash?"

"Although I am only at the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm, I possess martial arts laws, the Chaos Pearl, and the background of a top-tier Chaos Demon God."

"Even if it's the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm, this disciple dares to fight."

"Moreover, I also have three ferocious beasts as my disciples: Chaos, Qiongqi, and Taotie."

"And the Chaos Silver Python is my disciple."

"And the Jie Sect's myriad immortals form its foundation."

"And there's also the human race's destiny as a shield."

"Did Dao Ancestor Hongjun think he had won?"

"No."

"He's doomed."

After the sound faded, a deathly silence fell over Biyou Palace.

Tongtian gazed at Xuandu, at those calm yet resolute eyes.

An indescribable emotion welled up inside me.

Glad.

pride.

There was also a hint of inexplicable emotion.

Tens of thousands of yuan.

He is connected to the heavens and has existed since the beginning of time.

He was transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu, one of the Three Pure Ones, and the leader of the Jie Sect.

He has seen countless geniuses, countless great powers, and countless self-proclaimed saints who seek the well-being of all living beings.

But they were just talking.

There is only one person who actually does it.

Xuandu.