The peerless black hand that covers the sky

Chapter 1080 A Ghostly Encounter!
A transcendent light, gentle and serene, yet unstoppable.

Even if this place is shrouded in a dark mist, causing everything to fall into depravity... as long as one cannot unleash their full power and create a world-shaking upheaval, it cannot prevent their dissipation in the heavenly secrets.

However, the Plateau Consciousness did gain something. It captured some information and understood the profound mysteries. It lowered its divine sense and said to the ancient overlords: "This similar flower seems to be closely related to an organization that gradually disappeared and changed its appearance after the rise of the Evil Ancestor - the 'Bitter Leaf' faction!"

"The Bitter Leaf Faction?" The three overlords all laughed. "Unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable."

"After all, who knows the Evil Ancestor better than the members of this sect?"

"Either Ye Xiezu is truly born evil, and thus the destruction of the world by the 'Main God' is a matter of course, and in order to save themselves, they have no choice but to take action."

"Or perhaps, Emperor Ye was framed and falsely accused of being the Evil Ancestor. Those who wronged him know better than Emperor Ye himself how wronged he is, and understand what a terrifying purge will be when the balance of power shifts one day... Naturally, they will struggle with all their might!"

The truth of many things has long been covered up, and even supreme experts who are proficient in the Great Dao of Time cannot see through it, except... the people involved.

Later generations only know that Ye Fan's rise to power was very exciting, full of hardships and tribulations... But among these hardships and tribulations, who can understand how many were intentional and how many were unintentional?

Furthermore, the opinions of the victims should be considered—what if Ye Fan claims that he is happy, that he is not afraid of hardship, and that he can endure hardship… then wouldn’t those who sympathize with him become clowns?

Of course, this is all for external use; family scandals should not be aired in public.

After the door was closed...

Love, hate, grudges, cause and effect... these accounts need to be settled one by one!

Ye Fan knows in his heart whether he has been wronged or not, and the Bitter Leaf Sect knows even better!

And it is obvious that in this era, putting aside Jiang Mozu, Ye Tiandi is much stronger than the Kuye Sect!
In this situation, it would be illogical for the Bitter Leaf School not to stir things up.

Seeking change and making changes might just offer a glimmer of hope and a way out.

Nothing will change? Only death awaits!

Several powerful figures sighed, a sense of shared misfortune stirring within them.

We are all trying our best to live!

The master of fate said quietly.

"Would you say we thought of the same thing?"

Mahayana chuckled, "We've set our sights on Fellow Daoist Pollen... and from the clues we're seeing, it's clear that those people also have designs on Fellow Daoist Pollen!"

"Otherwise, how could such a 'similar flower' be quietly blooming?"

"In that brief moment, though separated by endless time, space, and cause and effect, much of what was seen could only remain on the surface..."

"But I have also gained something—she seems to be walking on several extraordinary paths of evolution at the same time, through bloodline, secret realms, and pollen, but without a golden core!"

In this era, debuting as a group is the trend!
Any cultivator with a bit of ambition would want to possess several supreme evolutionary paths.
Generally speaking, the Golden Elixir Method is a frequent feature in "combinations" and is a core item.

As for pollen road, it's not to the point that even dogs wouldn't learn it, but it's clearly too niche.

This is a consensus among all living beings, a conclusion reached by countless creatures who are determined to take shortcuts and find easy ways out.

After all, the pollen path is outdated and lacks special skills. Its combat power is inferior to the secret realm method, its difficulty in killing is not as good as the golden core method, and its development speed is incomparable to the bloodline method that believes in the wisdom of ancestors and descendants.

In this situation, choosing pollen over elixirs... is quite intriguing.

Unless, there is some trade-off, giving up immediate gains in order to achieve greater rewards in the future.

What ultimate fruit is being nurtured on the path of pollen? This is a major benefit to cultivators on this path, allowing those with inside information to make plans and moves in advance, and to step in at the crucial moment to compete!
They might even be insiders who devised the plan; they planted the tree and know best when and what kind of fruit it will bear!
"Secret realms, bloodlines, pollen?" the Jade Emperor said with amusement. "Cultivators of secret realm techniques are most skilled in combat."

“Cultivators who practice bloodline techniques can borrow the power of their ancestors and descendants… If their ancestors were wealthy, it is even more remarkable.”

"Such a foundation, yet paired with pollen road... Ha, it's really interesting."

"Perhaps the pollen road is the main storyline, and there is some controversy surrounding it—because it is the only road that can be contested and shaken at the source!"

As I said before, the current Dao Ancestor of Huafen Road is too weak!
She was incredibly powerful, standing at the very pinnacle of the sacrificial arts realm, shrouded in wisps of otherworldly radiance, looking down upon the world with disdain.

However, compared to the originators of other supreme paths, they are nothing to be proud of.

Bloodline techniques, Golden Core techniques, Secret Realm techniques... all these are methods used by beings who have achieved transcendence. The final interpretation of these methods is sealed and cannot be shaken!

"It seems that there are countless heroes in this era, and Fellow Daoist Flower Powder is in for a lot of trouble..."

The master smiled and said, "As long as she cannot transcend this and eliminate the mystery of Pollen Road, countless people will be thinking about her and plotting to reap her rewards."

"However, this is also good news for us... We are not fighting alone; we have comrades who have a tacit understanding and cooperate with us in an invisible way, they are accomplices!"

"This is a secret that cannot be told, without writing, without a contract... but our paths intersect, and our hearts are in perfect harmony!"

"Just a latecomer from the pollen path... How can someone with such an identity compete with the Origin Dao Ancestor and become an equal?"

"We need to give them a push to create a perfect resume and an extraordinary experience, similar to, resembling, or even surpassing the original, so that the student surpasses the teacher!"

"After it's done, the Bitter Leaf Faction will get the most beautiful flower, while we'll fish for a lotus of reincarnation. We'll each get what we want!"

"In the end, we can cooperate again... We are all on the path of fighting against the Evil Ancestor, pointing our swords at the Evil Ancestor, and stopping the 'Main God' from destroying the world!"

"Not bad!"

The Jade Emperor and Mahayana spoke in unison; at this moment, their minds were clear and free of any confusion.

Their path is clear, their choices are well-defined, all that's left is to climb the steps!
Perhaps, our sliver of hope for transcendence lies right here…

The three overlords exchanged glances, understanding each other perfectly.

No language was needed for communication; it was purely a tacit understanding formed through years of confrontation, even right under the noses of the high-altitude consciousness.

As they just said, the connection with the "Bitter Leaf Faction" plan is a secret that cannot be spoken of and need not be spoken of. It is not in writing, not in contract, but only based on a tacit understanding of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.

'The supreme god has seized all living beings and defined humanity... In the ultimate eruption, in the ultimate destruction and sublimation, everything will face reckoning and a reshuffling...'

'Then, our opportunity will arrive, perhaps enough to reshape the memory of the entire world, and thus shape the endowment of humanity to be sublimated and condensed into the most brilliant light of the soul…'

'Through the long years, we have accumulated too much, too much... We empower the memories of all beings, and then reclaim the discarded distractions they have unknowingly abandoned, evolving the sea of ​​the mind, and uniting the demonic master of all beings...' 'To be with all beings... From all beings, to all beings...'

What will the ending be like?

……

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Deep within the eternal unknown, the Pollen Emperor was diligently repairing a dilapidated monument when he suddenly sneezed violently several times in a row, as if he were about to expel his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and even his soul seemed to leave his body.

Having finally managed to stop, she was filled with shock and anger, exclaiming, "A treacherous subject is trying to harm me?!"

She stood up abruptly, picked up the monument, and smashed it fiercely into the void in front of her. Relying purely on a sense and an instinct, she wanted to directly annihilate the source of her unease across endless time and space and cause and effect!
boom!
An unimaginable and indescribable aura was blooming, too grand and transcendent, supreme and unparalleled throughout history!
At this moment, it seems that countless ages, from ancient times to the present and into the future, will be destroyed by this one blow!
Everything—the infinite universe, spacetime, chaos, the Great Dao, etc.—is being destroyed and reshaped. The endless sea of ​​time evaporates, and the ancient void shatters... only to be reshaped and re-established in the next instant, returning to its original state. Only the finest "thread" emerges, connecting to an unknown and distant region.

At this moment, this "line" is endlessly brilliant, with supreme power flowing through it. The ultimate killing power of the Pollen Emperor runs through it, unleashing an incomparably powerful attack!

"Die!"

Pollen Emperor Light Drink.

She displayed incredible combat power, erupting in the moment of unease, destroying everything around her into nothingness. The only remaining undying cause and effect and malice in this nothingness became her targets for conquest.

After all, the malice that could move her could only come from an equally extraordinary being, one that even nothingness could not bury.

Everything was destroyed and rebuilt, as if nothing had ever happened... But the "thread" had been captured, and no matter how far apart they were, it felt as if they were right next to each other!
A furious strike, unstoppable... This child may not be very bright, but she seems to have become more and more formidable in combat over the years!
Of course, this wouldn't have been possible without the help of a monument.

This dilapidated monument, which was given to her by the "Bitter Leaf Faction," has gradually become more complete over the years thanks to the careful care and repair of the Pollen Emperor.

It once carried the tragic and magnificent songs of the old and present worlds, imprinted the mysteries of the Five Virtues and the Great Way, and remembered all the heroes and heroic deeds of the past and present. It is the most brilliant and splendid symbol of humanity. If it were in its most complete state, it would undoubtedly be equivalent to humanity descending halfway, and even transcendent beings would be wary of it!

However, it is damaged and broken, no longer possessing its original divine power.

Fortunately, it found a most suitable master and restorer who resonated with the Pollen Road. In the hands of the Pollen Emperor, it could unleash combat power that was almost on par with the Sacrifice Path, or even "weak transcendence"!
At this moment, it shone with its due brilliance, bombarding under the will of an empress, determined to completely destroy the source of the barely visible malice!
puff!
It seemed as if blood and light exploded on the other side of the "line," and something was struck—a peerless figure, or perhaps a special creation...

"Pollen, you're ruthless..."

The faint, indistinct murmurs carried an eerie and resentful air.

In the next instant, all malice and cause and effect vanished, like a dream or a bubble, as if nothing had ever happened, destroyed and annihilated.

"That's it?"

The Pollen Emperor recalled the Monument, his eyes looking down on it with disdain, "What kind of lowly monsters and demons dare to covet me?"

She raised her head with a touch of arrogance, smug and self-satisfied.

However, she frowned again the next moment, not so sure.

"Although I destroyed this thing with a single blow... to be honest, its strength wasn't that bad?"

"Immortal Emperor? Or a Daoist Priest?"

"It seems a bit hard to tell, like it's somewhere in between, or like it's indistinguishable from one another..."

"Moreover, there are only a handful of such powerful individuals in the entire world, and I should know and understand them all... but that person seems to be completely unrelated?"

"Is the mastermind behind this hiding too well, using a fake identity to test me?"

"Or has something happened that I don't know about?"

The more the Pollen Emperor thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. So he activated the monument, transforming its extreme destructive power into something capable of destroying everything, or reversing everything.

In an instant, everything that had happened before reappeared. This time, she changed her mind and instead of resorting to direct violence and destruction, she attempted to capture and suppress the criminals.

but……

Like an absurd and unreal dream, everything is beyond reach!

If one tries to control it with supreme power, it will be like the moon in a well. The moment it is touched, it will shatter into countless pieces and eventually wither into a bizarre and fantastical phantom, never to exist again!

However, the pollen emperor did not come away empty-handed.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"

She recited the truth, erected a monument to the world, and finally froze the bizarre and fleeting moment of light.

She saw it!

That was the deepest darkness, twisted and sinister.

"What is this?"

Pollen Emperor is solemn.

In the darkness, faint chewing sounds rang out continuously, as if some creature had opened its blood-red maw and was frantically feeding, coexisting with chilling tearing sounds.

The sound gradually faded away, along with the dissipation of darkness. Even a monument could not completely suppress it... Perhaps a truly perfect monument could, but a broken one could not!

Pollen Emperor could only watch helplessly as all of this faded away and disappeared... Until the very last moment, she vaguely heard a faint whisper, a chilling voice.

"What's owed must always be repaid..."

This moment.

Pollen Emperor seems to have sensed it!
Thousands upon thousands, even billions of gazes, piercing through the deepest darkness, fell upon her, making every hair on her body stand on end in that instant!

Deng Deng Deng!
She stumbled backward, goosebumps rising all over her body... What kind of sound was that? It seemed to be filled with resentment that could not be erased even by countless years, transformed into a vengeful spirit that had haunted her for eternity, relentlessly entwining her!

Damn it!

(End of this chapter)