"It’s quite embarrassing to admit," Meng Qian sighed, "just to rebel against the divine forces, I’ve expended too much effort. Because of the creation of magical weapons, we are feared by these divine beings, and we neither dare nor have the means to enter Taoyuan.
Moreover..." he paused. "Moreover, I’ve lived too long, and many things in my memory are tangled with the true nature of the divine.
So, at regular intervals, I naturally forget a large portion of the past. Therefore... there are many things I don’t remember."
"Then the celestial curtain..." Zhang Rongfang asked with a frown.
"Deep in my heart, there’s an endless surge of emotion, constant hatred. Hatred towards the divine. But I don’t understand why, I only know what I must do," Meng Qian explained.
Zhang Rongfang gazed into the other’s eyes and suddenly understood.
The so-called Rebellion of Time was merely a group of miserable people oppressed by the Spirit Flying Heaven, never understanding the truth.
They were driven mad by the oppression but didn’t even realize that those oppressing them didn’t constitute a complete consciousness.
They were compelled to fight against the divine anchors through forgetting and madness, but in doing so, they repeatedly deviated from the truth, becoming insects caught in a web of confusion.
"If you know the truth, don’t tell me," Meng Qian continued. "Because it won’t be long before I forget again."
Zhang Rongfang had no response.
He could sense that after the divine beings were counterattacked, Meng Qian’s current state seemed to have started to decline.
The biggest goal of counterattacking the divine was achieved, and now, under the suppression by the Rebellion of Time and the Human Immortal Temple, the gods could not break through the Void to enter the mortal world.
Many statues were destroyed, countless worships were purged.
The aftermath seemed to be handled better by the Human Immortal Temple. It felt like after avenging a great wrong, suddenly, there was a hollow feeling inside, with no more goals.
"Go, no matter what you do, do what you want, and walk the path you choose. Don’t be influenced by hopeless ones like us," Meng Qian said softly.
Zhang Rongfang remained silent in response.
Once one steps into the Extreme Realm, they are perpetually trapped in an inevitable cycle of forgetting.
In pursuit of more power, they pay an everlasting price.
It’s hard to say whether such a method is right or wrong, or if it’s worth it.
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Dan Province.
Tens of thousands of spiritual soldiers completely sealed all the few entrances and exits of Dan Province.
After more than ten days of large-scale purges.
Many masters dispatched by the Human Immortal Temple, in collaboration with the Blood Rainbow Pavilion, have eradicated the temples of many small sects in various provinces.
They cleared out a large number of divine worship guards, spiritual veins, and even two Spirit Generals.
At present, among the provinces of the Great Spirit, only Dan Province has not been fully cleared.
Dan Province’s terrain is complex, with a multitude of powers; its people are fierce. The spiritual army, having entered several times, was ambushed and avoided by the toxins of the former regime’s local powers, suffering heavy losses.
According to reports from the Snow Rainbow Pavilion and the Golden Wing Pavilion, many severely wounded divine sect forces from other areas have fled here to hide themselves.
The current Dan Province is even more chaotic than before.
At this moment, within a hidden cave in Dan Province, a semi-transparent, illusory pink gate slowly opened.
Countless pink mist poured out, filling the cave.
Before long, the mist slowly condensed into a human shape, transforming into a tall silhouette with a dragon’s head and a human body.
Then, the figure continued to transform, twisting and morphing into a handsome man with a pair of pink dragon horns on his forehead.
"Such powerful strength...!" The man opened his arms, feeling the immense power drawn from the master of the Human Immortal Temple.
Just by making them his anchor point, he gained such a massive supplement.
The thought crossed the man’s mind of what could happen if he could fully bring this person under his command.
Of course, it was just a thought.
’Fortunately, I used a Secret Technique True Seal to hide my anchor point, making them believe it had been completely severed. Otherwise, it would have been tough to enhance the Void with their strength.’
The man was none other than the most elusive and mysterious Great Spirit Yutian among all the divine beings.
He rarely revealed his power to the outside world, acting unpredictably, with all sorts of secret techniques.
His greatest skill was hiding his own anchor point.
Many people who were initially clear-minded would suddenly be consumed by desire, and this was his mischief.
’It’s a pity that Xu Mengyan forcibly pulled out my spiritual line. Otherwise, if she were to be added, the two combined, lost in a sea of desires, my Void would have increased tenfold!’ Great Spirit Yutian lamented internally, feeling the power feedback from Zhang Rongfang.
"You’re early." Suddenly, a sharp, hoarse female voice sounded from behind Great Spirit Yutian.
A black arched Gate of the Void opened, a shadow flashed by, lightly landing on a giant rock inside the cave.
"Ased?" Great Spirit Yutian quickly turned towards the sound.
"It’s me," the woman in black hoarsely replied, "My Celestial Lock Teaching was destroyed, without revenge, I am unworthy as a divine!"
"I feel the same."
"So do I!"
"That lunatic! Killing without discrimination!"
Soon, various gods of different shapes and sizes appeared in the shadows of the cave.
These were now the Bright Gods and Secret Gods whose main forces had been killed by the Spirit Court and Human Immortal Temple.
Some were human, some were hybrids of animals, now gathered here, giving the impression of a gathering of demons.
"Everyone, all those who could gather are here. The remaining ones are natural gods, impossible to communicate with," Great Spirit Yutian rose into the air, overlooking the gods from above within the cave.
All the divine beings present are not their true forms descended to the world, but fabricated avatars carrying a hint of power to exchange intelligence.
At this moment, within the cave, over twenty avatars of Gods and Buddhas have gathered, including representatives from Celestial Lock Teaching, Black Ten Sect, White Ten Sect, Brahma Sect, Zhenyi Sect, Western Sect, and so on.
However, the Gods and Buddhas from Zhenyi Sect and Western Sect do not seem to be The Three Pristine Ones and Tathagata. Instead, they are similar in appearance, but with an aura that is peculiar and mysterious.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I ask that you hear me out," said Great Spirit Yu Tian loudly.
Watching the chaotic assembly of Gods and Buddhas around him, the dignity of divine beings has been forced into a corner, leaving them with no option but to huddle in such a small cave.
The once high and mighty gods are now no different from wretched stray dogs, are they?
As the noise from the surrounding Gods and Buddhas diminished somewhat.
Great Spirit Yu Tian spoke again.
"Now, Human Immortal Dao and Time Reversal Society sweep through our sanctuaries, headquarters, and shrines, forcing us into such a predicament.
I have contacted the Moon God but received no response. To avoid sitting and waiting for death, I have gathered everyone here to deliberate a plan."
"In a while, the Time Reversal Society will forget everything, and with slight guidance, we can restore the previous situation. They have natural and substantial flaws.
The troubling one is Human Immortal Dao. They have long lifespans and astounding power. Their leader, Qiankun from Human Immortal Temple, is our greatest adversary," rasped Ased, the deity of Celestial Lock Teaching.
"We are now gathering all the Gates of the Void in Dan Province. As long as we seize the opportunity to simultaneously open the Void and use it to drag in Qiankun. Then, catching them off-guard, we strike to kill! We surely can eliminate a huge threat!" Great Spirit Yu Tian said loudly.
Among the Gods and Buddhas present, the leaders from Zhenyi Sect and Western Sect are the strongest.
The deity from Zhenyi Sect is named The Three Pristine Ones.
Clearly, compared to the legendary The Three Pristine Ones, this one is merely one person, with three elderly heads growing from their body.
They wear a white robe, holding a staff entwined with a singular white horn, with a gentle face. But the moment they speak, their mouth is full of serrated teeth.
The Tathagata Buddha of Western Sect is similar, though with an equally dignified appearance, seated on a lotus platform. The appearance matches Tathagata perfectly.
However, the aura of their Buddha light is not golden, but black interspersed with gold.
These two exude the strongest aura among the many Gods and Buddhas.
"Even the Moon God disregards this person. By ourselves, I’m afraid we lack the strength. Why must we confront head-on? Why not strike from the side? For instance, directly target those close to this person," Tathagata suggested calmly.
"Deploy all our Spirit Generals, descend the gods together, and expand the Void, more straightforwardly." The Three Pristine Ones proposed succinctly.
"I have a suggestion," suddenly spoke a one-eyed woman in a white dress from the corner, raising her hand.
"Since one battle will decide victory, why not gather all our divine avatars together? This would allow us to fully utilize our strength and cover a larger area faster. After all, the Imperial Tutor is rumored to be extremely quick, claimed to be unparalleled in the world. If they escaped, it would be troublesome."
"Makes sense." Great Spirit Yu Tian, as the organizer, immediately nodded in agreement.
However, he glanced at the one-eyed woman in white, feeling a sense of familiarity. It seemed he had seen her somewhere before, yet he could not recall where.
"May I ask who you are.....?" He admired her as he looked at her.
"My humble name is not worth mentioning, I’d rather we quickly discuss the important matters," the woman humbly said, bowing to those around before turning to blend into the corner, concealing her form.
Great Spirit Yu Tian nodded slightly.
"If this is the case, shall we decide like this?" He looked towards Tathagata and The Three Pristine Ones, seeking their opinion.
Something isn’t right!
Suddenly, he froze.
That woman just now!! Something is off!!
She seemed to be....the White Scale from Human Immortal Temple!!!
Boom!!!
Before he could gather his thoughts, blood water rushed violently through the cave entrance in an instant.
Viscous blood clung to the cave walls and floor, turning everything it passed into crimson red.
At this moment, the one-eyed woman in white transformed into a white python, darting into the blood water, flying towards the cave entrance.
"Grab her! It’s Human Immortal Temple’s minion, the White Scale God!!"
Great Spirit Yu Tian urgently transmitted a message.
"Master, come quickly!! There’s a big catch here!!" White Scale transmitted telepathically as she dashed outward.
In a flash, colorful beams of light streamed after her — compressed divine might attacks targeting the mind.
But all beams, as soon as they flew past the cave entrance, were blocked mid-air by a giant blood-red hand.
The hand defended behind White Scale, perfectly unharmed.
Every beam collided with the five-meter-long hand, stirring vast clouds of blood mist.
White Scale leaped, transforming into a more than ten-meter-long one-eyed white python, coiling around Zhang Rongfang’s blood-red arm.
Outside the cave at this moment, Zhang Rongfang withdrew his arm, having already unfolded into his complete form — a fifty-meter-tall massive body, clutching three blood-red giant axes with three arms.
The axes were held high.
Sssss....all arms turned pitch-black, plummeting suddenly.
At the cave entrance, a group of Gods and Buddhas had just broken through the blood curtain, each rushing out.
Only to see not far away, a terrifying massive blood-red giant.
"I.....!!?" Great Spirit Yu Tian’s eyes widened, his mind completely blank.
He could feel that the blood-red giant was not a mind-formed entity, but solid reality!!
It wasn’t only him; all the Gods and Buddhas rushing from the cave looked up in unison to see the massive blood-red giant blocking the exit.
"Run!!" The Three Pristine Ones and Tathagata reacted first, their forms shattered into light spots.
But the rest of the Gods and Buddhas were too late; in the instant of their stunned silence.
The blood-red axes fell like three blood-colored waterfalls from the sky.