Reversing Falsehood and Preserving Truth: All Gods and Gods Are in My Hands

The snake's tail, carrying chaotic energy, swept in, its dark blue scales gleaming with an ancient, cold light. As it sliced ​​through the air, it caused a tremor of rules, as if even space itself was slightly folded.

Lu Yu subconsciously raised his palm, and a faint golden light suddenly shone from his palm. The light was as warm as the gilding of the morning sun, as thin as a cicada's wing yet as solid as a jade disc, just enough to block his chest.

"The True Path - Initial Awakening Realm".

An ancient consciousness struck my mind like a brand, not like an external indoctrination, but more like the awakening of a dormant source.

"Bang!"

The muffled thud made my eardrums tingle. The snake's tail crashed heavily against the golden light barrier, causing the pale golden halo to surge violently like a tide, yet it remained unbroken.

Lu Yu was so shocked that he took three steps back. A tingling pain came from his palm, but he also felt a warm current spreading along his meridians. It was the throbbing of the initial awakening of the power of truth.

He looked up and the figure behind the stone gate gradually became clearer—wearing a flowing, cloud-like blue gauze, surrounded by a faint, almost transparent, chaotic mist, and her face was shrouded in a soft halo, making it difficult to see clearly.

Its lower body has a thick and powerful snake tail, and its scales shimmer with an ancient luster under the starlight. Each scale seems to be engraved with runes from the beginning of the world, and its swaying carries the rhythm of life and vitality.

"Finally... someone has come here..." The figure behind the stone door had a slight aura on his face, and a gentle yet endlessly weathered voice echoed in the room. There was no specific source of the sound, as if it came from the heavens and earth themselves.

The room was much larger than I had imagined. The floor was made of a single, flawless piece of warm white jade, radiating a soft, moonlit glow that illuminated every corner.

There was no roof overhead, but rather a deep starry sky, with countless stars twinkling and fading, seemingly depicting the trajectory of the universe's birth and death.

Twelve giant jade pillars stand on either side, with colorful ribbons of light wrapped around their bodies. Within these ribbons, faint shadows of sprouting mountains and trees, and the reproduction of birds, beasts, fish, and insects can be seen, as if they contain the life cycle of all things in the world.

"The world is filled with falsehoods, what do you take as truth?"

The mysterious figure's voice seemed to come from heaven and earth themselves, or echo from the depths of the soul, carrying a profound power that questioned the heart. It was not a straightforward inquiry, but rather like an ancient proverb flowing through the air.

Before Lu Yu could think it through, the starlight suddenly condensed, transforming into countless silver blades that shot towards him with a sharp, piercing force that cut through illusions.

Lu Yu's pupils contracted slightly. He felt the pale golden energy in his body flowing autonomously through his meridians. It was no longer a passive burst, but rather gathered at his fingertips as if controlling his own arm, condensing into a light blade about a foot long.

"The True Dao - Realm of Solidification".

That ancient consciousness resurfaced.

He parried with his blade, the light blade colliding with the blade's edge, producing a clear, crisp sound like jade striking each other. The silver-white blade's edge, upon touching the pale gold light blade, melted away like ice and snow meeting the warm sun, turning into scattered specks of light.

Lu Yu gasped for breath, the light blade in his palm trembling slightly, yet he clearly felt the control over the energy. Gazing at the mysterious figure before him, his eyes grew even more resolute: "The concern of my parents under the lamplight, the trust of my friends standing shoulder to shoulder, the unfinished entrustment of my grandmother—these tangible warmth and bonds are the truth in my heart!"

The snake's tail swept across suddenly, lifting up all the soft light from the ground and transforming it into a wall of light several meters high. This wall of light, carrying an overwhelming pressure, pressed down on Lu Yu.

Lu Yu took a deep breath, concentrated his mind, and the pale golden energy in his body surged into the light blade like a tide. The light blade instantly grew to three feet long, and the blade body gleamed with a cold golden light.

The light blade struck the center of the light wall with precision. Pale golden energy spread along the patterns of the light wall, spreading like a spider web. With a crisp crack, the thick light wall was split in two. Not a single ounce of energy was wasted; it all flowed back along the blade without any loss.

"The True Path - Divine Realm".

The ancient consciousness resounded for the third time, accompanied by a tremor that resonated with the Great Dao.

"You exchange your life for truth, yet truth itself becomes nothing. Do you still hold on to it?" The mysterious figure's voice grew increasingly enigmatic. The chaotic mist surged violently, and countless longswords woven from threads of light materialized out of thin air. Ancient runes were inscribed on the swords, and they floated in the air like ten thousand swords returning to their origin, carrying a world-destroying pressure of rules, pointing directly at Lu Yu.

The moment the longsword struck, Lu Yu's mind flashed with Old Zhou's resolute act of sacrificing himself to block the executor, Su Wan's stubbornness as she gripped the brick, trembling but refusing to retreat, and Zhao Lei's fearless courage as he charged forward. A burning conviction surged from the bottom of his heart, and the light blade in his palm suddenly grew three inches, transforming into an ancient-looking longsword. The pale golden patterns on the blade seemed to come alive, and the golden light was as intense as the sun, with a faint roar like that of a dragon.

"The True Dao, the Legacy of the Dao - The Blade of Light that Pierces Through the Void".

Ancient consciousness, carrying a complex flow of information, surged into the mind and completely merged with the energy within the body. "The power of truth is deeply connected with the Great Dao, and can be shaped at will. Its power is increased by 50% compared to the Condensation Realm. It also has the characteristic of breaking through the void, and is specifically designed to slay the source of falsehood."

"Truth turns to nothing? Impossible! Truth is truth, and no matter what happens, we must never betray the truth in our hearts!" Lu Yu shouted and swung his sword to meet the attack.

The longsword formed by the Void-Breaking Light Blade collided with the thousands of light thread longswords, and the pale golden energy erupted like a tsunami. The light thread longswords broke upon contact and shattered into pieces.

"Ethereal spirits can devour life, and rules can alter memories, but they cannot take away the bonds in my heart. This undying obsession is the eternal truth!"

After slicing through thousands of light swords, the longsword's momentum remained undiminished, slashing towards the chaotic mist in front of the mysterious figure.

The mist was split open, creating a narrow slit, but it did not harm the figure in the slightest. Instead, it transformed into countless pale golden particles, which merged into Lu Yu's body like a rain of stars.

He felt the energy within his body instantly boil over, his meridians widening as if they had been expanded. Every mobilization of energy was incredibly precise, without the slightest loss, and his Divine Realm was completely solidified. The Void-Piercing Blade in his palm changed shape at will, sometimes transforming into a longsword, sometimes condensing into a spear, and even condensing into a needle as fine as a hair, gleaming with a sharp Void-Piercing light, and his sense of control over illusory energy became increasingly clear.

"Very good, you have passed the 'Test of True Heart'." The mysterious figure retracted its snake tail, the chaotic mist gradually dissipated, and the pale gold mark between its brows flickered. "Although the previous successor comprehended the true path, you understand the essence of truth better than she did."

"The previous one, was it my grandmother?" Lu Yu hurriedly asked. The light blade slowly dissipated, and Lu Yu suddenly thought of something, his eyes filled with urgency, "Are you the creator goddess Nuwa? Do you know where the previous successor is now?"

"I am Nuwa, and I also inherit your title of Empress." She raised her hand to touch her brow, her tone carrying a faint desolation. "My memories are like a flickering lamp in the mist, leaving only fragmented obsessions. I only know that long ago, someone comprehended the true Dao, possessing considerable comprehension, but recently he voluntarily abandoned the Dao, and since then, the Dao has returned to the world."

She gazed at Lu Yu, her eyes filled with confusion: "She never set foot here. I merely used the resonance of the Great Dao to convey some of her insights. Since my awakening, I have been trapped here, bound by rules that act like shackles around me. I do not know why I exist, nor how to leave. As time has passed, my memories have gradually faded, leaving only the single obsession of 'waiting for an inheritor.'"

Lu Yu's heart sank. His grandmother's disappearance was still shrouded in mystery, and the secret of the Ten Thousand Paths Hub remained unsolved. But looking at the bewilderment in Nuwa's eyes, he felt a pang of pity.

A soft golden light emanated from Nuwa's palm, and a pale golden rune slowly floated over. The rune was covered with ancient patterns and carried an aura of returning to the origin. It slowly merged into his brow.

"This is the true vision of the origin, inheriting the power of the rules left over from when I mended the heavens." Nuwa's voice carried a sense of ritual. "When applied to an object, it can trace its true trajectory and reveal its destiny. It can only be done once a year. I hope it can resolve the obsession in your heart."

The moment the rune merged into his brow, Lu Yu felt a burning sensation there, and a stream of information flowed into his mind like a clear spring, allowing him to clearly perceive the wondrous effects of the inheritance—

Tracing the Origins (Nuwa's Legacy):

Using the residual rule perception left over from Nuwa mending the sky, touching an object allows you to trace its "true trajectory" and reveal key scenes. This can only be used once a year.

Just as he was about to express his gratitude, countless fine electric currents suddenly swept through his body, and the Nuwa, the starry sky, and the jade pillar in front of him were rapidly distorted. His consciousness was pulled by a powerful force and rapidly fell back towards reality.