NOVPUB"Insights of Star Sea’s origin..."
Li Fan mulled over the fleeting enlightenment that had just been transmitted to him from the Saint Emperor.
At the same time, he also faintly sensed the current state of the Xuanhuang World, which was reviving from the inside out.
"If there were no New Law Cultivators within, consuming the heavens and the earth voraciously, and no Immortal Ruins without, perhaps the Xuanhuang World would indeed stand a chance of being reborn."
"Unfortunately... it’s destined to be a solution that treats only the symptoms, not the root cause."
Shaking his head slightly, a thread of doubt also emerged in his heart. Logically, the Xuanhuang Heaven Path should be aware of this. This force of restoration shouldn’t be scattered hastily, instead of being accumulated and unleashed in the upcoming decisive battle.
For what purpose, then?
"Hmph, let me just wait and see."
The perspective returned to the Sacred Dynasty Daqi.
Once the Stone Tablet sensed the changes in the Xuanhuang World, it immediately arrived at the center of the Saint Emperor Seat. Upon seeing the Saint Emperor, who also radiated a Profound Aura, the Stone Tablet was taken aback.
"You are aware of the events transpiring within the Xuanhuang World?"
"There’s no need for panic, it’s all advantage and no harm," the Saint Emperor replied.
The Stone Tablet’s expression relaxed a bit: "I thought the Xuanhuang World was facing a great crisis, a final moment of resurgence…"
"You’re not incorrect. This surge of restoration power, born from a moment of Enlightenment, is inevitably short-lived. But for us, this could be a once-in-a-millennium opportunity," the Saint Emperor said slowly after a brief silence.
"Are you referring to the Xuanhuang Orthodox plan?" The Stone Tablet was slightly startled but then quickly caught on.
"Indeed."
The Saint Emperor nodded, and a miniature version of the Xuanhuang World appeared before them.
It showed the originally existing parts of the Xuanhuang World, glowing in yellow light.
The local powers of the Xuanhuang World, along with the Mystic Sky Sect and the Immortal Dao Ten Clans, had used the [The Great Array of Crossing the Starry Sky] to capture Cave Heavens and worlds since the collapse of the Immortal Way, were represented by a strange green color.
After the Great Calamity spread and the Star Sea shattered, remnants from other realms of the Immortal Cultivation World that were forcibly stitched together were shown in a lifeless black color.
This was information transmitted from the Xuanhuang Heaven Path.
It could be seen that the yellow parts only occupied about less than one-thirtieth of the entire miniature landscape of the Xuanhuang World.
The green accounted for one-tenth.
As for the rest, it was vast patches of pitch black.
At a glance, the yellow of the Xuanhuang seemed almost foreign by comparison.
But unlike the green and black areas, the glowing color representing the Xuanhuang World seemed to have a life for consciousness of its own, propagating and overflowing into the surrounding areas of different colors.
From a direct visual representation, it looked as though the green and black areas were not pure.
They were marbled with specks of dark yellow.
However, over thousands of years, this erosion, in some sense, gradually slowed down. There was even a tendency of being forced back.
But…
With the recent sudden revival of life in the Xuanhuang World, the overflow of the Xuanhuang color accelerated.
"The Xuanhuang Orthodox..."
The Stone Tablet pondered, "Those areas that originally belonged to the Xuanhuang World go without saying; everything happening within them is meticulously recorded by the Tablet of Creation. As for the green areas…"
The Stone Tablet scrutinized them intently: "Some are within the range recorded by the Stone Tablet; others are not."
"As for the black areas, they are a pure blind spot."
Saint Emperor Li Ping spoke, "If we do nothing, the ultimate fate of the Xuanhuang World will be to be devoured by those black areas that hold the numerical majority. As for the future, these black areas may well evolve into something else."
"Therefore, we need to take a step ahead and deeply embed the Xuanhuang orthodox into these foreign domains."
The Saint Emperor’s voice was low, but the determination in his words was unmistakable.
"How do we do it?" The Stone Tablet was intrigued.
"He observes the Heavenly Dao and executes its will..."
The Saint Emperor spoke slowly, and the Stone Tablet listened intently, nodding occasionally.
After explaining the methods in detail, the Saint Emperor’s tone became somewhat more solemn: "We must be careful and cautious when executing these plans to prevent being discovered by the instigator."
Though the Saint Emperor did not specify who it was, the Stone Tablet clearly understood his meaning.
The Stone Tablet rarely showed a playful smile, "The so-called silence is golden. With such a covert method, coupled with the active cooperation and disguise of the Xuanhuang Heaven Path, even someone with unparalleled cultivation would not be able to detect it."
"We cannot be complacent. Even if he is not in the Xuanhuang, we must be wary of the various contingencies he has left behind," the Saint Emperor said sternly.
The Stone Tablet nodded, indicating understanding.
"It’s best if the fewer the participants in this operation, the better. It would be most efficient if Ruo Mu were to come since he is an Innate Tree Spirit and has an even closer connection to the Xuanhuang World."
"It’s not that I don’t trust him, but every move Ruo Mu makes will attract the attention of other strongmen in this world. Being an actor, he is too conspicuous. In contrast, people think that you are constantly oppressed by the Tablet of Creation, and thus, they will unconsciously overlook you." Perhaps due to the implications for the future of the Xuanhuang, the Saint Emperor was unusually verbose.
It seemed as though he was speaking to the Stone Tablet and also as if he was speaking to Ruo Mu.
"Is this the so-called darkness under the light?" The Stone Tablet nodded in agreement, "Now stripped of the weight of the Stone Tablet and undergoing another transformation, I can ensure that no one in the Xuanhuang World will associate me with my past image."
"Then let’s wait a few days until the moment when this resurgence of the Xuanhuang’s restorative power reaches its peak, and then act. The efforts can be doubled."
The Stone Tablet immediately agreed.
Instead of leaving, he just stood quietly in The Grand Hall of the Sage Emperor, observing the miniature scene of the Xuanhuang produced by the Saint Emperor.
