Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

Gu Changjin gazed at the highest point of the Milky Way, the strange look on his face gradually disappearing, and he returned to calm.

No matter what happened back then, as long as that thing is still there, you'll know once you go and see it for yourself.

He lowered his head and gently rolled up his sleeves.

The crimson-gold immortal sword that had fallen into the ruins suddenly flew up and was stored in his Dao Fruit.

At the same time, deep within the Devouring Immortal Realm, four primordial sources of different colors slowly emerged.

The East is pure white, its sharpness concealed; the West is dim yellow, shrouded in twilight; the North is deep green, cold and desolate.

The final source of the Southern Essence, like flowing crimson gold, exudes a fiery aura.

Having devoured the Southern Heaven Palace Master and completely seized power in the South, a total of four hundred Dao of Unity have been condensed this time.

The original 1,248 paths have increased to 1,648 paths.

Gu Changjin did not keep it.

The Five Elements originate from one point, requiring the thirty-six paths to return to the One Path.

The four fundamental levels are even higher, and each one requires seventy-two stages to be transformed.

The four directional origins make up 288 paths.

"Enlightenment".

Gu Changjin raised his hand and pointed.

Large swaths of pure white Dao principles surged from the depths of the Dao Fruit, falling into the four Dao origins respectively.

The four celestial palaces trembled simultaneously.

What were originally just the four fundamental principles of the laws of heaven and earth began to shrink and change rapidly.

A moment later, four children appeared in front of Gu Changjin.

The child, formed from the essence of the East, was dressed in white, with sharp eyes and brows, and a faint white line running across the sky and earth was visible behind him.

The child, a product of Western origins, wore a dim yellow robe and had a quiet gaze, like a setting sun about to sink into the earth.

The child, born from the origin of the North, wore a dark blue robe, and was always surrounded by a faint chill.

The last southern child to appear was dressed in a short, crimson-gold robe. With bright eyes, he had just formed a body and was looking around curiously.

All four knelt down at the same time.

"Greetings, Father."

Gu Changjin sensed it.

Excellent! Each of the four children can manipulate the corresponding celestial and terrestrial locations, possessing the power of a late-stage Xuanxian (Mysterious Immortal).

In addition, there are five mid-stage Xuanxian (Mysterious Immortals) of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Now, he has nine Xuanxian children by his side.

What's even more amazing is that after the four primordial elements took form, the four cardinal directions did not lose their support.

Their true spirits can follow Gu Changjin, but their true original bodies still permeate all corners of the world.

Unless all four perish simultaneously, there will be no further chaos in the orientation of this realm.

The remaining principles are all one thousand three hundred and sixty.

This power is enough to sweep across the entire Celestial Palace.

But there was little smugness in Gu Changjin's eyes.

Because the last fragmented memory of the Southern Heaven Palace Master had made him realize that what was hidden in the Central Heaven Immortal Palace was likely more troublesome than the so-called Immortal Palace Master.

"Let's go."

Gu Changjin stepped out of the Southern Heavenly Palace.

Nine children followed closely behind.

Their true forms, remaining within the origin of heaven and earth, still maintained the five elements and four directions; those following behind Gu Changjin were merely projections manifested from the origin.

Even with nine projections gathered together, the surrounding galaxy still managed to give way.

The group walked slowly up the sea of ​​clouds.

Meanwhile, the memories of the Southern Heaven Palace Master gradually unfolded in Gu Changjin's mind.

When the first immortal of the human race proposed extracting the origin of the world and letting many true immortals occupy their positions in heaven and earth, the reasons he gave were extremely tempting.

Even if a true immortal in this realm ascends normally to the upper realm, they would still only be at the very bottom.

However, leaping over the Immortal Gate is different. Once you leap over the Immortal Gate, you can directly enter a realm above True Immortal and even gain the attention of the supreme forces in the Upper Realm.

By occupying the origin of heaven and earth in advance, they can use their realm status to experience the power of that realm first.

Once the Gate of Immortality opens, they will hand over their positions to those who come after them, and then they will enter the Upper Realm.

Having the experience of possessing the power of a Xuanxian, and having had their foundation refined by the Leap Immortal Gate, they would become the most sought-after geniuses by various Dao lineages, even if they reached the Upper Realm.

Who would refuse such a tremendous opportunity?

Moreover, the first immortal of the human race spoke with great righteousness and awe.

They temporarily occupy the origin of heaven and earth, which can both strengthen themselves and help this world resist external enemies.

When they retire in the future, they will be able to leave behind a path directly to immortality for future generations.

So everyone believed it.

But the first immortal of the human race did not tell them that after occupying the origin of heaven and earth, they themselves would be assimilated by heaven and earth little by little.

The Five Elements Palace Master occupies a lower level of origin, so the impact on him/her is not yet severe.

The four palace masters quickly realized something was wrong.

They started to forget some things.

Sometimes it's just a name, sometimes it's a story spanning hundreds of years.

What's even more terrifying is that they might even forget that they once forgot.

After the four noticed something was wrong, they secretly gathered once.

They verified each other's memories and eventually discovered that each of them had an identical blank space in their memory.

That blank space pointed directly to the Celestial Palace of the Central Heaven.

So the four of them joined forces and came here.

The scene from my memory suddenly began to flicker violently when it reached this point.

At the same time, Gu Changjin also stopped.

We have arrived at the Celestial Palace of the Central Heaven.

The palace, located at the highest point of the entire celestial palace, was not as magnificent as one might imagine.

There were no celestial birds surrounding them, no booming of the Great Dao, and no terrifying pressure suppressing all living beings.

It is even much smaller than the main hall of the Five Elements Immortal Palace below.

Pure white walls, pure white stone steps, pure white white doors.

There are no superfluous patterns such as carved dragons or phoenixes.

It is as simple as an ordinary building forgotten deep in the sea of ​​clouds.

Gu Changjin walked up the stone steps.

The four palace masters of the directions in the Southern Heaven Palace Master's memory also stepped onto the stone steps at the same moment.

The past and the present seem to overlap in this instant.

The four palace masters pushed open the palace gates together.

Gu Changjin also raised his hand and slowly pushed open the pure white door in front of him.

Squeak.

The scenes in my memory became clear for the first time.

The grand hall was empty of the aloof and powerful celestial palace master.

Only one pure white robe, imperishable and incorruptible, lay quietly in the center of the hall.

The robe remained in the cross-legged sitting position, but there was no one inside.

A fist-sized fruit floated in front of the robe.

The fruit has no color, but as long as you look at it, you can see the rotation of mountains and rivers, the reproduction of all living beings, the flow of the five elements, and the changing of the four directions.

It was as if the entire world had been compressed into this tiny fruit.

Gu Changjin's eyes flickered slightly.

"The status of an Earthly Immortal".

This is not a cultivation realm, but a world authority born from the ultimate condensation of the Heavenly Dao origin of a world.

If one can bear this fruit, one can become the true master of this world.

The so-called number one immortal of the human race back then was not a being that naturally rose to prominence in this world.

Judging from the fragmented memories of the Southern Heaven Palace Master and the broken traces of destiny on his robe, the other party seems more like a chosen one who was swept up by the great fortune of the upper realm and descended to this world.

Unfortunately, his luck did not continue, and he passed away prematurely.

Perhaps he tried to forcibly merge with the Earth Immortal's position, but ultimately suffered a backlash.

Or perhaps, his consciousness still lingers within that fruit position.

The memories of the four palace masters who witnessed this scene were forcibly erased by some kind of rule of heaven and earth.

Occasionally, when they are lucid, they will briefly recall this image.

But the next moment, you'll forget it all again.

It wasn't until the Southern Heaven Palace Master saw Gu Changjin appear with many sources of heaven and earth that he finally released his fear.

"I see."

Gu Changjin slowly walked into the main hall.

Nine children followed suit and crossed the threshold.

Just as the nine origins of heaven and earth entered the Central Heaven Immortal Palace at the same time, the Earth Immortal position, which had been suspended for nearly 100,000 years, suddenly trembled slightly.

Boom!

The sound is like a heartbeat.

The nine children simultaneously looked up at the colorless fruit.

A moment later, the southern child suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Father, it seems... it has been waiting for us all along."