The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

"Are you going to ascend to immortality?" Lin Du asked.

Yan Ye nodded. "The time has come."

He added, "If it weren't for you, I would have ascended to heaven long ago."

Lin Du scoffed, "Keep bragging. Take a look at how you looked decades ago, you were practically frozen solid."

Yan Ye raised his hand and flicked Lin Du's forehead in front of everyone.

"You're asking for it. So what if you're the leader of the battle formation? You think you're so great? You've surpassed your master, and you dare to embarrass him in public?"

These words definitively cemented Lin Du's position as the leader of the array formations.

Lin Du hissed, raised his hand to cover his forehead, and grinned maliciously, "Master, even I, the leader of the array formations, have my pride!"

Yan Ye sneered, "Don't you have enough face?"

Lin Du shook his head, "That's because it's not as big as yours."

Yan Ye stood with his hands behind his back, not expecting Lin Du to be so decisive, and for a moment he couldn't think of a retort.

"Let's get down to business, everyone's watching," Lin Du reminded them.

"You were the one who was being indecent first," Yan Ye said, and the two of them turned around together to look at Kaiyang in the crowd.

The two people didn't look very alike, but when two pairs of gray eyes stared at the same person, even if one of them couldn't see, it would definitely send a chill down one's spine.

Kaiyang looked at Yan Ye, "The leader of the array formation path? Yan Ye?"

Yan Ye raised an eyebrow. "Who's talking? I'm blind, I can't see."

Kaiyang: ...

"You should ascend to heaven today."

"It's time for me to ascend. Do you have any objections? Or do you not want me to ascend?"

Yan Ye spoke in a light and casual tone, making no attempt to conceal his malice.

Kaiyang shook his head, "I came here because of its reputation, just to witness the ceremony."

Lin Du's smile froze for a moment, then he quickly realized something.

Ni Jinxuan said that there was also someone on the Lingwu Tournament stage who, like her, wasn't after the title of champion, but rather wanted to meet the strongest person in this world.

And issue a challenge.

His mind finally clicked; Kaiyang's goal was not Yan Ye.

Or rather, he didn't really want to challenge Yan Ye, but rather wanted to make the Heavenly Dao realize that his cultivation had reached its peak during the challenge and send down tribulation clouds.

When the tribulation of ascension descends, Yan Ye will ascend. Among the remaining powerful beings, those who have not yet reached the ascension threshold or are unable to ascend will be left without anyone capable of resisting Kaiyang's attempt to interfere with the origin of demonic energy.

Back in the Underworld, the judge had mentioned that if the Thirty-Three Heavens realized the evil consequences caused by the condensation and resurgence of the fallen god fragments within the Insight Realm, they would definitely send someone to intervene.

By then, the Realm of Enlightenment may no longer be a single great world.

Lin Du looked at Yan Ye, "Master, Senior Uncle has also come out, right?"

To others, these words sounded like Lin Du's thinking was too absurd, but only Yan Ye knew just how perceptive and forward-thinking Lin Du truly was.

It can deduce the facts that are closest to the truth using the least amount of information.

He breathed a sigh of relief. His apprentice was naturally the smartest person in the world, and also... the best.

"Do you remember what we said when you first became my apprentice?"

"You said you would become the leader of the array path at a younger age than me, and now you have done it."

Yan Ye looked at Lin Du and said, "I think I can rest assured now."

Lin Du already understood why he avoided the topic.

She had just frowned when suddenly a thought struck her. Her eyes widened as she looked at Yan Ye, her voice trembling slightly, not from fear or worry, but from extreme excitement. Her heart suddenly contracted, and blood rushed through her body.

"Master?"

She asked silently, "The Way of Fate?"

Yan Ye laughed. He had said long ago that this was his disciple, the smartest disciple in the world.

He can guess everything.

"I'm leaving now. Master needs to find another place to undergo tribulation. Don't let my tribulation ruin the formation you set up."

Yan Ye moved swiftly forward, landing in the desolate desert further ahead, and also crossing the site of the Spirit Martial Arts Tournament.

Lin Du and Kai Yang followed closely behind, but did not keep up completely. Instead, they reached the area above the arena of the Lingwu Tournament.

"Junior Uncle!" Ni Jinxuan spotted the familiar figure immediately. "Junior Uncle! Senior Uncle is talking to that strange man, but none of us can hear what he's saying!"

Mo Lin nodded in agreement, "It's a powerful barrier that we can't break."

Their upbringing also prevented them from breaking through.

Lin Du looked up, plucked a fluffy ball from the Cold Moon Small World, and said, "Go!"

Han Yueling was thrown out, looking completely bewildered. "Huh?"

But instinctively she started scratching at the barrier, but she couldn't break it.

Chu Guanmeng turned and rushed towards Lin Du, but Lin Du caught her.

"Is the barrier of a cultivator in the Taiqing Realm this strong?" it shouted loudly. "So strong, it almost surpasses the rules of heaven and earth."

Lin Du paused for a moment after hearing this, then picked up a small dragon, pointed to it, and asked, "Will this work?"

Wei Zhi was thrown out directly. He subconsciously wanted to grow bigger, but felt it was inappropriate, so he could only maintain his size, which was not much bigger than a normal small snake. Helplessly, he went up and broke the barrier.

Lin Du quickly and swiftly created another layer of barrier to prevent their words from being transmitted.

Chu Guanmeng also casually simulated the formless and invisible state of the spiritual objects of heaven and earth, pretending to be hiding something.

The real scapegoat, Wei Zhi, had no choice but to step in front of him.

He now understood why Lin Du had brought him here into the small world.

So they were just waiting to be blamed.

The two glanced at the silver dragon that had inexplicably wandered in. Lin Tuan's eyes flashed with understanding, but he didn't point it out. However, the other Kai Yang hesitated for a moment. Judging from its aura, it was a true dragon. Although he didn't know why a true dragon had fallen to the lower realm, he rationally thought it was unnecessary to provoke it first. He would deal with it later if things went wrong.

The conversation, which was already halfway through, clearly reached Lin Du's ears.

"Do you think there will be another innate Buddha-like spirit or a rebellious spirit to turn the tide and quell all the evil consequences next time? Right now, the source of demonic energy has only been sealed. Tens of thousands of years later, when the seal breaks, it will come out again and seek out you after reincarnation. The Insightful Realm and even the entire universe will be threatened, and you..."

"Your existence will always be a source of trouble."

"We can't kill you, but we can permanently seal off the Dongming Realm. A sealed world can't connect with the Upper Realm and the Underworld. There will be no more ascensions or reincarnations in this world."

The face that looked exactly like Kaiyang's was now devoid of its previous haughty gentleness, replaced only by coldness.

"The Realm of Insight is a vast world. This land, this world, is not a place you can close off at will. Do you think the rules of the universe allow you to do this?"

Lin Tuan's expression remained calm, and his words, spoken in his usual gentle tone, conveyed a sense of determination and composure.

She stood in the air, her heavy purple robes unmoved by the strong wind.

"Do you want to eliminate all future troubles by sealing off everyone on this land, causing the complete annihilation of this world, including myself?"

"Didn't you ever consider that protecting the people of one world might destroy the entire universe?" Kaiyang sneered. "Womanly compassion."

Lin Du clenched his fist in an instant, and Chu Guanmeng completely lost her temper. "I'm going to make him taste the iron fist of justice."

Lin Tuan's gaze softened. "You know perfectly well that there's another way, don't you?"

Lin Du's heart tightened again. She forcefully pulled Chu Guanmeng with one hand and lowered her eyes to think quickly.

"You know perfectly well that I was once the mother of this land, and even if I made mistakes, they shouldn't suffer the same fate."

Kaiyang narrowed his eyes. "You actually agreed? I thought you had been plotting against your residual poison for ten thousand years, and had gone to great lengths to try and find your true soul to become a god again."

Lin Du's brain exploded with a bang, he felt his scalp tingle, his heart palpitate, and his blood run cold from head to toe.

Chu Guanmeng's mouth dropped open in disbelief. "What...what does this mean?"

Not far away, dark clouds gathered, and the first bolt of lightning sent chills down everyone's spines, yet they were also incredibly excited.

"Lin Du! Lin Du!" Chu Guanmeng patted her hard, "What does this mean?"

Lin Du opened his mouth, mechanically opened his mouth, and after a long while, he said hoarsely, "It means... my senior sister, my, senior sister Lin Tuan, is the reincarnation of the true soul of the fallen god. The soul in her body is the true soul of the fragment of the fallen god that we fought with all our might to destroy."