The heavens began from a small hell

The twenty-second day after the start and end of the Great Festival.

A desolate sky, littered with withered bones, and filled with the deep sorrow of death.

Several divine lords of the Imperial Court, carrying the decree passed down by Lin Yang, visited Luo and Meng Hai, the two supreme beings of the heavens native to the celestial realm.

After seeing Lin Yang's decree, Luo and Menghai remained silent for a moment before tacitly agreeing to its contents.

The gist of it is an exchange of interests: in exchange for Lin Yang's intervention to restore the seemingly prosperous but actually desolate Shangtian to a certain era in the past, Luo and Menghai would relinquish control of Shangtian.

The two supreme beings joined forces to support the ancient landscape of the heavens, which shows that they had a deep affection for the heavens. However, there is a limit to what the supreme beings can do. In addition, the heavens are too vast, so the ancient landscape of the heavens reflected by the two is only so beautiful. In fact, more than 90% of the people in the ancient landscape are the dead who have not been truly resurrected.

Given the relationship between Lin Nuoyi and Luo, Lin Yang couldn't force Luo and Meng Hai to agree, hence this exchange.

Not long after the departure of the Divine Lord of the Imperial Court, Lin Nuoyi, who had been recuperating, also stepped into the Heavenly Realm. Then, Luo staged a scene of 'being convinced of the Imperial Court's name and sincerely submitting,' as this ancient supreme being of the Heavenly Realm took the initiative to join the Imperial Court.

It wasn't that Luo lacked her own principles, but rather that she understood all too well what the four priests represented.

Even in the most glorious golden age of the heavens, when there were more than ten supreme beings, there was only one Priest... who was Lin Nuoyi's predecessor, the stunning woman who pioneered the path of pollen evolution.

If it weren't for the fact that the initial arrival was only a Dao Ancestor-level expert from the Imperial Court rather than a supreme being from all the heavens, Luo would have proposed joining the Imperial Court upon seeing Lin Yang's decree.

As a supreme being who has experienced many eras and many upheavals, Luo Tai is well aware of the undercurrents beneath the calm surface at this moment.

The most beautiful things in her heart have not yet been restored, and given the choice, she naturally does not want to disappear into the world along with the strange race.

Not only did Luo join the Imperial Court, but Meng Hai, upon learning of this, also used Luo's connections to join the Imperial Court.

To be honest, Menghai and Guqing have a connection. The "Three Emperors' Weapons" that have been passed down in the mortal world for countless years are a projection of Menghai's weapons.

The 'Heavenly Emperor's Position' can help people become the ultimate evolvers, not only because of the great fortune bestowed upon them by all the heavens and myriad realms, but also because of the Daoist aura of the supreme weapon that drives them.

If Lin Yang hadn't appeared out of nowhere, Gu Qing, who had successfully combined the three imperial artifacts, would have ascended to the Heavenly Emperor's throne and achieved the ultimate goal, indirectly becoming a member of Meng Hai's forces...

However, Meng Hai divided the projection of his weapon into three parts, only to give the myriad worlds under the heavens a glimmer of hope, so that the worlds might have the possibility of fighting against the strange beings at the Dao Ancestor level, not to truly expand his power, so he would not summon this kind of ultimate evolver.

Besides the myriad realms where the mortal world is located, Luo and Menghai also have similar arrangements in many other myriad realms, all of which can push the Immortal Kings to the next level and artificially create the ultimate evolvers.

The arrangements the two made in various heavens and myriad worlds did indeed take effect during this grand ceremony. Most of the 'Heavenly Emperors' in those heavens and myriad worlds achieved their ultimate status by relying on imperial artifacts. In order to protect their homeland, they did not hesitate to fight to the death against the invading Dao Ancestor-level monsters.

The thirty-third day after the grand ceremony.

As Lin Nuoyi and Jiang Luoshen chose their locations, the decrees carried by the four divine lords (excluding Hu Sheng) ascended into the infinitely high heavens.

A brilliant rain of light accompanied the unfolding of the decree, scattering across the vast and boundless heavens. Countless scenes appeared one after another in the present world, representing the glorious eras of the heavens' past.

Luo and Menghai saw some of their former comrades in countless old scenes, saw their younger selves, and saw that great man who, with the body of a supreme immortal emperor, leaped into the heavens and remained outside the plateau for a long time.

Although it clearly involves multiple supreme beings at the end of the road level and even more Dao Ancestor level powerhouses, the old scenes of time remain completely clear, as if the 'fog of fate' has lost its effect.

"This... is the method of transcendence at the end of the road?"

Luo and Meng Hai, who witnessed all of this firsthand, were inevitably shaken. Although erasing the past could not truly kill a supreme being, this undisguised past...

This will inevitably expose many secrets. If someone is deliberately targeting them, they will be at a disadvantage when they fight against them. Many of their methods that could have reversed the battle will be useless, and they may even be deliberately set into traps, waiting for them to use their trump cards.

Take, for example, the 'Transformation of Others' method, which has a great reputation even in the heavens. If it were observed by supreme beings time and time again, they would eventually be able to figure out how to restrain it.

Because there is no perfect law in this world, there is naturally no law that cannot be broken.

Perhaps only the sacrificial path that leads to sublimation is exempt from this category, as it does not need to abide by the laws of the Great Dao or conceptual logic.

"The road ends, and sublimation follows... The road ends, and sublimation follows..."

Luo and Menghai could not suppress their longing. If it weren't for their past burdens and the need to support the heavens, they might have already taken that ultimate leap towards death.

As for whether the leap would lead to boundless freedom or eternal silence, neither Luo nor Menghai could be certain.

After a short while, countless images from the heavens gradually became clear, and an era brimming with spiritual energy and filled with cultivators gradually transformed from illusion into reality.

A faint sound of shattering echoed between heaven and earth, as if the heavens of today could no longer bear the weight of the past.

The creatures of the heavens, illuminated by the Luo and Menghai lakes, could not help but feel a sense of unease upon witnessing this scene.

Many people seemed to see their distant ancestors, the founders of their family traditions, and heroes buried in the past.

At the same time, their forms gradually became illusory, as if everything was negated from the source by an inexplicable existence, and their lives, their obsessions, and their loves and hates all lost their meaning.

Even a powerful figure like the Dao Ancestor was no exception at this moment, and could only watch helplessly as he became more and more illusory, and his presence became less and less, as if he had to make way for the 'past era'.

"Are the sages returning, but at the cost of everything that follows turning into nothingness?"

"Why!!!"

"Why should the sages return? I will surpass them and ascend to the highest position in all the heavens!"

A Dao Ancestor who knew the ultimate methods roared in resentment, but he seemed extremely powerless in the world where reality and illusion intertwined.

Throughout the land, there are powerful figures who are unwilling to accept their fate, but no matter how angry or sorrowful they are, they cannot stop the overwhelming tide of events.

The past gradually solidifies, while the present gradually becomes illusory.

Looking down upon the vast land above, Luo and Menghai couldn't help but feel a complex mix of emotions.

These powerful figures... were unaware that they had long since perished in the passage of time, and their current existence was merely a reflection of the combined power of the two supreme beings.

Because the old scene to be reflected was too grand, exceeding the highest limit, the reflection was not even completely completed.

If either Luo or Menghai were to pass away, this unfinished reflection would also collapse.

A moment later, the two supreme beings stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the fact that the three dimensions and three realms had actually overlapped in one place and existed simultaneously in the present world.

Two of these timelines represent the era Luo and Menghai most longed to see, while the other is the ethereal realm of the heavens and earth, now seemingly about to be crushed by the past. (End of Chapter)