NOVPUBThe young Taoist continued to bow his head in silence.
"Your talents are not below mine. How can you not understand? It’s only that you harbor hope against hope."
"Let me speak plainly, then. One day, when the Xuanhuang World welcomes a rebirth, a transformation completed, the so-called Immortal Sovereign will become an integral part of the new world’s Heavenly Dao... living as though dead or, to put it another way, indifferent to life and death."
"They are just tools for transforming the world," said the shadowy figure with a cold laugh.
"Those are just your presumptions, your speculations..." After a while, the young Taoist weakly retorted.
However, the blurry figure paid him no heed and continued, "I don’t believe it! I intend to contend with him!"
"Contrary to the Logic of Heaven and Earth, to attain eternal life. This was the foundation of his ascension, but also his greatest vulnerability. If one can contravene that principle again, one could instantly steal all of his Creation, taking his place..."
"Eastern Supreme Celestial! You..." The young Taoist hastily glanced around, afraid such defiance of heaven would be overheard by others.
But the blurry figure was full of bold aspirations, his eyes ablaze with ambition.
"Starry Expanse, relax. On this path, I am not alone." It was then that the Eastern Supreme Celestial suddenly spoke, comforting.
"Within the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma, lies a secret Contrary to the Logic of Heaven and Earth. Originating from the Xuanhuang Great Heavenly Sovereign who has passed away..."
"I’ve recently made some headway. As long as..."
Boom!
Before the Eastern Supreme Celestial could finish, the scene shattered abruptly. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
When the view before his eyes became clear once again, it was still the figure of the Eastern Supreme Celestial.
However...
The once triumphant and spirited Eastern Supreme Celestial now looked very strange.
He hung his head low, naked.
His long hair drifted apart, and countless threads extended from his body.
Reaching into the unseen ends of the void.
"Eastern Supreme Celestial!"
Amid the Real Celestial Sovereign’s startled cry, that horrific scene suddenly shattered and vanished.
...
"What is this?" Sun Erlang was deeply shaken.
Though it was just a brief dialogue, the secrets revealed were nothing short of world-shaking.
Sun Erlang first glanced around and found that not much time had passed since he entered the Illusory Realm of the Tree of Truth’s Creation.
At this moment, there were still cultivators on the fruits, eyes closed, accepting the trial.
But Sun Erlang had no desire to stay any longer.
He had to return quickly to report what he had seen and heard to his Master.
Fortunately, the attention of the cultivators in the city was focused on those who were still in the Illusory Realm.
Sun Erlang, the failure, attracted little notice.
He left the city silently and raced directly toward the entrance of the Da Qi Miniature World.
As he flew swiftly, Sun Erlang’s mind raced.
"Did the Real Celestial Sovereign discover my presence long ago?"
"Therefore, he appeared in the Illusory Realm."
"They knew of the Eastern Supreme Celestial’s plight all along, and I, carrying out my Master’s orders, was used to convey these images to my Master..."
"What deeper purpose lies behind this?"
Even Sun Erlang, who considered himself worldly, could hardly maintain his composure in the face of such closely guarded truths of the Xuanhuang World.
Sun Erlang couldn’t help but accelerate his pace.
...
In fact, there was no need for him to return to the Da Qi Miniature World in person.
With a gold net woven from the Essence of Source Power, the moment Sun Erlang entered the Illusory Realm of Reality, the Faceless Saint Emperor was already in sync with the events occurring to him.
Similarly, the Real Celestial Sovereign wasn’t really speaking to Sun Erlang, a junior cultivator who had yet to achieve Unity-Path.
He was communicating with the Faceless Saint Emperor.
Li Ping repeated the scenes sent by the Real Celestial Sovereign carefully.
The other’s seemingly meaningful words also echoed repeatedly.
"Tools to transform the new world through Law Transmission?"
"It seems they still have some self-awareness. Witnessing my emergence, competing through Law Transmission, they subtly express goodwill..."
"But, one cannot take this entirely at face value."
With a scoff, Li Ping dismissed the notion.
The five Great Heavenly Sovereigns had indeed transformed into the Tao, that much was true.
But faced with the pressure of Law Transmission, Li Ping simply didn’t believe that after so many years, they would just sit idly by and do nothing.
"Wuyou Paradise, a world unto itself."
"The Kingdom of Reality, evolving countless worlds."
"There are a few others, most of whom adopt an attitude of watching the tiger fight from the mountain."
"And those who truly have no way out, such as the practitioners of Xuanhuang Heaven Path today, would seize any glimmer of hope and eagerly welcome it."
Li Ping’s thoughts remained calm, and the Real Celestial Sovereign’s slightly horrifying imagery didn’t affect him.
"But the words of Eastern Supreme Celestial, the mystery contrary to the Principle of Heaven and Earth, may be hidden within the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma… might actually be true."
"The Spirit Cleansing Pond of the Eastern Pole, like the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra, could resolve the principles opposed by Su Bai."
"Contrary to the Principle of Heaven and Earth…"
Li Ping pondered, mulling over these two sentences.
"One cannot place total reliance on it, but it is also not a bad method to shake the power of Law Transmission."
Thinking this, Li Ping moved swiftly, arriving in the vicinity of Yin Shangren.
Xu Ke was also here.
They were observing a little girl who appeared as delicate as carved jade, all marveling at her.
Upon seeing Li Ping’s arrival, Yin Shangren was the first to speak, "You’ve come at the right time. Come and have a look at this little one."
The awe-inspiring presence of the Emperor, along with his faceless guise, made the little girl somewhat nervous.
Yet she still mustered the courage to look directly at Li Ping.
His Divine Sense flashed through the little girl’s body, and Li Ping was slightly startled, asking through telepathy, "Wasn’t it said that all of them were practicing the New New Method?"
"How comes this child is practicing the way of Law Transmission?"
Xu Ke replied with some emotion, "Your Majesty, please don’t misunderstand. No one here has taught her the method of cultivation; she figured it out all on her own."
"And in this group of children, there isn’t just one like her."
Yin Shangren’s tone was also a bit odd, "So-called desperate people will find an alternate path. They’ve failed to build their foundation with me, and in a frantic state, watching their companions making progress, they instinctively stumbled upon a different method they could cultivate."
"To avoid influencing those children who are cultivating the New New Method, we had no choice but to take them away."
The Faceless Saint Emperor fell silent upon hearing this.
This time, it was the Essence of Source Power that swept over, observing the specific circumstances within these children’s bodies.
"It is not a coincidence."
"The way of Law Transmission is already a part of Xuanhuang Heaven Path."
"Just like the natural pathways that exist in the world, even if one were blindfolded, one would instinctively find and follow this path."
Li Ping recalled the situation in the world Sun Erlang had created not long ago.
"This is the [Taoist] way of Xuanhuang. The highest path, even Xuanhuang Heaven Path itself cannot extricate itself from its influence."
"To comply with its way, one may certify the highest in the realm and achieve longevity."
"To oppose the way…"
"It’s either you die, or I perish."
Before Li Ping’s eyes emerged the strange figure of Eastern Supreme Celestial, which resembled a Puppet Body.
But Li Ping felt not the slightest weakness or hesitation in his heart.
"Su Bai, Eastern Pole, they will fail…"
"It doesn’t mean I will!"
"Law Transmission is strong, but not invincible."
Li Ping’s train of thought remained consistent from beginning to end.
"To successfully oppose the way, first, one must reverse its logic and disrupt its foundation."
"Second, one needs to overpower strength with strength, to break the situation with might. The Dao of Law Transmission, it is true, has become paramount in the Xuanhuang World. However, this is not the only world that exists. Beyond our world lies the Star Sea. And beyond the Star Sea, even higher walls…"
Li Ping’s thoughts churned as he made his purpose clear to Yin Shangren and Xu Ke.
"Immortal-Ordinary Miasma?"
Yin Shangren found it somewhat strange for Li Ping to suddenly bring up this subject of his previous research again.
"Mr. Bai sacrificed himself to achieve success in opposing logic. Because he was deeply favored by the Heavenly Dao, the more entangled, the greater the counterforce. In the end, he could not escape, returning to the heavens..."
Yin Shangren explained.
"If it is already opposing logic, how could it be dispelled?"
