After the Skyfall

Chapter 1013 All Matters Concluded
The Celestial Venerables of the Celestial Race who perished in the Chaos World reunited with Li Yi's command, attempting to be resurrected and return. If this situation is not stopped, the great battle to besiege Li Yi will be a complete failure.

However, Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable hesitated.

He was no match for this Taiyi Celestial Venerable in a direct confrontation, even with the other two Celestial Venerables holding back his clones. If the opponent had all three bodies—past, present, and future—he would have been killed by Li Yi in a very short time and perished in the chaos.

But after a brief hesitation, Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable gave up the opportunity to reunite his true spirit. He held the Chaos Divine Sword and charged out again. With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a strike powerful enough to cleave through the chaos, aiming at the figure of the Heavenly Venerable of the Celestial Race who had just been formed.

In any case, this fallen celestial being can never return.

However, this astonishing golden light was blocked by a purple lotus empowered by the Heavenly Venerable. Since Li Yi wanted to summon back the Heavenly Venerable of the Celestial God Clan, how could he allow the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable to interfere?

"Dao Fa Tian Zun, you were also involved in the siege of the Celestial God Clan's Celestial Venerable in the past. Today, he is about to return. Do you still want to choose to stand by and watch?" Rakshasa Celestial Venerable shouted. He knew that he could not overcome the high wall of Taiyi Celestial Venerable. The only way was to drag another Celestial Venerable down with him.

The Daoist Celestial Venerable of the human race is the most suitable choice.

In the chaotic world, several Celestial Venerables who were watching the battle turned their gazes to Dao Fa Celestial Venerable not far away, wanting to know whether this human Celestial Venerable would step in and get involved in this cause and effect in this battle of Celestial Venerables.
The Human Celestial Venerable naturally understood the Rakshasa Celestial Venerable's meaning. Even though he had intervened to prevent the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Race from returning, this great battle was still disadvantageous to the three of them.

Therefore, this means actively joining their camp to help them surround and kill Taiyi Tianzun.

Would the Heavenly Venerables of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, along with the Thunder Ancestor Heavenly Venerable, allow such a thing to happen?

It was already a major taboo for four people to gang up on and kill a Celestial Venerable. If they were to do so again, wouldn't everyone be in danger in the future, with each person worried that they would become the next target?

At that time, the Thunder Ancestor and the Heavenly Venerables of the three races might intervene.

However, the addition of a new Celestial Venerable can indeed instantly change the situation on the battlefield, allowing the Rakshasa Celestial Venerable, who was about to lose, to turn defeat into victory.

Dao Fa Tianzun closed his eyes, as if making a decision.

However, at this moment, Lei Zu Tianzun said calmly, "Taiyi Tianzun is also of human origin. If Dao Fa Tianzun wants to lend a hand, he should think carefully."

As soon as these words came out.

Dao Fa Tianzun suddenly opened his eyes and instantly understood.

If he were to take action today and kill the human-born Taiyi Celestial Venerable, then this human Celestial Venerable would exist in name only, and in the future, he would be on the opposite side of the human race.

Humanity will either decline completely from this point on, or the next Human Celestial Venerable will be born and will surely recall the true spirit of Taiyi Celestial Venerable to eliminate himself as the Human Celestial Venerable.

Either outcome would be terrible for him.

The Celestial Venerable who previously besieged the Celestial Gods was because the Celestial Gods were not human, so he didn't need to hold back. After all, the various races in the Celestial Realm rise and fall in a cycle of decline and rise.

Moreover, the races behind the Celestial Venerables are their most solid foundations, and no Celestial Venerable would betray their own race.

After a flurry of thoughts, Dao Fa Tian Zun made his decision. He neither chose to stand idly by nor to help Luo Sha Tian Zun. Instead, he reached out and launched an attack across the chaotic world, heading straight for Luo Sha Tian Zun.

Although Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable, who was busy dealing with Taiyi Heavenly Venerable, was aware of the danger, he had no time to deal with it. This attack directly shattered half of his body, and much of his true spirit dissipated.

"Dao Fa Tian Zun, why is this happening?" Rakshasa Tian Zun's eyes turned red as he roared.

Not only did the other party refuse to help me, but they also attacked me.

Even Li Yi was somewhat surprised at this moment. Why would the other party's former ally suddenly attack him at this time?

But he had no time to pay attention to these things. Taking advantage of the fact that half of the opponent's divine body had collapsed, Li Yi stepped forward, holding the Chaos Purple Lotus in one hand and clenching his fist in the other. With the power of the Heavenly Venerable, he once again unleashed an unparalleled attack.

Chaos vibrates.

Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable's body shattered once again, and countless true spirits were blown away into oblivion by this attack, making it difficult for them to regroup in a short time. Even the Chaos Divine Sword was lost from his grasp at this moment.

Li Yi, unwilling to let the other party recall the Chaos Divine Sword, directly raised his hand and pressed down, using the Chaos Purple Lotus to suppress it, preventing the other party from using the weapon again.

Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable was both shocked and furious. His remaining true spirit gathered together and restored his body, but his face showed a disheveled and uneasy expression, because he sensed that his power was gone.

Most of the true spirit has been scattered. Although it can be reassembled in a short time, how could the Taiyi Heavenly Venerable in front of me give me that chance?
And what's worse, a familiar aura of a Celestial Venerable has reappeared in the Chaos World.

A burly, robust man suddenly opened his eyes, fully recovered and returned.

This is the Celestial Venerable who fell from the Celestial Race.

"Haha, Taiyi Celestial Venerable, you have indeed not disappointed me, achieving the position of Celestial Venerable in such a short time." The Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Clan laughed loudly at this moment. His laughter contained both the joy of returning and the excitement of about to take revenge.

With his enemy in distress and himself now back in full force, this is nothing short of a godsend.

"Taiyi Heavenly Venerable, you should rest aside for a while. Leave this Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable to me." Before he could finish speaking, the burly man instantly appeared in front of the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable.

Suddenly, an ancient and desolate aura surged forth, and at the same time, terrifying Celestial Venerable power, along with that enormous palm, slammed into Rakshasa Celestial Venerable.

His true spirit had already been largely destroyed and his strength weakened, so how could he be a match for this Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Clan? With just one strike, his body shattered again, but this time his true spirit was not so easy to gather.

But then the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Clan let out a long roar, and the turbulent chaos tore open countless gaps in an instant. With a thought, he manifested nine arms and then unleashed countless attacks.

"Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable, I will send your true spirit to fall into all the heavens and myriad realms, where you will never be able to return." He wanted to use this method to vent the humiliation and anger he had accumulated over the years.

The true spirit of the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable was difficult to gather, and was sent to countless worlds in just a short time.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Clan bombarded the enemy continuously for several hours. For an existence of his level, let alone several hours, even if he were given just one minute, he could accomplish countless things.

Seeing this, Li Yi did not intervene, because he would have done the same if he were in that situation. Then he looked at another part of the chaotic world.

Those are the Heavenly Venerable of the Celestial Beings and the Heavenly Venerable of the Demon Race.

At this moment, these two Celestial Venerables had no desire to fight anymore, because if they continued to fight, their fate would be the same as that of Rakshasa Celestial Venerable: their true spirits would be banished into the myriad realms of the heavens, and even after millions of years, they would never be able to return.

Unless a celestial being is willing to actively recall its true spirit.

However, to recall the true spirit of Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable, it would mean going against both the Heavenly Venerable of the Celestial God Clan and the Heavenly Venerable of Taiyi. No, even the Heavenly Venerable of Daofa would try to stop him, since he had already made a move.

"Taiyi Celestial Venerable, stop. We have lost this battle." The Demon Clan Celestial Venerable sighed and said, "However, Celestial Venerables are immortal and indestructible. Even if you want to kill us, you cannot. Since that is the case, why not sit down and have a proper talk?"

"As the victor, you can make your demands, as long as we can fulfill them," the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Race said with a hint of bitterness.

Since we've admitted defeat, we naturally have to pay the price.

Li Yi frowned. In his understanding, the idea of ​​giving up when you can't win is unthinkable. However, the two Celestial Venerables were not wrong; Celestial Venerables are immortal.

All I can do is scatter their true spirits and banish them to the heavens, never to return.

The two Celestial Venerables clearly did not want to end up like this, so they stopped in time to save their lives.

"Taiyi Heavenly Venerable, now that Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable has fallen, let's end this battle here. If we continue, I'm afraid the Heavenly Realm will also be affected. When all the heavens are destroyed, the cycle of earth, wind, water, and fire will repeat itself, which will be bad for everyone." At this moment, a voice appeared. It was Leizu Heavenly Venerable, who swept away the chaotic energy and stepped over from a distance.

"The Celestial Realm needs balance; no single entity can dominate. What do you think, Celestial Venerable Taiyi?" The Celestial Venerables of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans also arrived. They joined forces to act as peacemakers, unwilling to see three Celestial Venerables perish in a single day.

"The reason I was willing to help them surround and kill the Celestial God Clan's Celestial Venerable was because I didn't want to see the Celestial God Clan become the sole superpower. The Celestial God Clan is already blessed by heaven and favored by the heavens, and they also possess the Primordial Land. If there are two Celestial Venerables in one clan, the other races in the Heavenly Realm will have no room to survive," said the Human Clan's Daoist Celestial Venerable. Li Yi's eyes flickered as he looked at the various Celestial Venerables.

Lei Zu Tianzun had helped them, and this human Dao Fa Tianzun had also chosen to lend a hand in the battle just now. For them, their stance seemed unimportant.

Balance is the most important thing.

Li Yi also looked thoughtful at this moment.

His perspective changed, and so did the issues he considered. When he was at the Heavenly Emperor Realm, he only thought about revenge and annihilating other races. But after becoming a True Venerable, he had to admit that these people's actions were indeed correct to some extent.

soon.

Li Yi withdrew his gaze, and his past and future selves also put away their hostility and slowly retreated to his side.

"The death penalty can be waived, but punishment is unavoidable. The two Celestial Venerables have sealed themselves off in their own small worlds for hundreds of millions of years, so this matter can be dropped." He gave his punishment.

Self-proclaimed for a billion years?

Upon hearing this condition, the Celestial Venerables of the Celestial Race and the Celestial Venerables of the Demon Race showed slight changes in their expressions. Although they were unwilling, they had no room for negotiation.

"Since the Heavenly Venerable Taiyi has said so, then so be it." Upon hearing this, the two Heavenly Venerables no longer hesitated. They immediately broke through the chaotic world, tore open the membrane of heaven and earth, and found a deserted and desolate world to seal themselves in slumber.

Because this is already the best outcome. If the true spirit were scattered, then let alone billions of years, even if the heavens were destroyed and the universe were to revolve, it might not be able to be resurrected.

Seeing how readily the two agreed, Li Yi merely glanced at them and remained silent.

"They got off too easy." The Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Race snorted heavily, then looked at the Daoist Celestial Venerable of the Human Race: "We haven't settled our scores yet."

“The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable has fallen, and the Heavenly Venerables of the Celestial Race and the Demon Race have been sealed away for billions of years. You have also been resurrected and returned. Even if you harbor resentment, I will make amends to you in the future,” said the Daoist Heavenly Venerable.

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Clan withdrew his murderous intent.

He knew that even if he fought a great battle with Dao Fa Tian Zun today, there would be no result, because no one would want to see another Tian Zun perish.

If he is no match for him, the Supreme Celestial Venerable Taiyi will surely lend a hand. If the Celestial Venerable Daofa is no match for him, the Celestial Venerables of the Three Clans and the Celestial Venerable Leizu will also lend a hand.

So even if they were unwilling, they could only give up.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Li Yi reached out and retrieved the Chaos Divine Sword. This was a trophy he had obtained after defeating Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable; a Chaos Spiritual Treasure was a form of compensation for himself.

"Now that the Celestial Venerable has returned, I no longer need to worry about the Celestial Clan. The kindness of helping me back then has been repaid today. I have not yet finished my worldly affairs and do not wish to stay in the Chaos World for long. Farewell."

He bowed to the crowd, then decisively turned and left.

Seeing him leave, no one tried to stop him. After all, the years ahead were endless, and the Heavenly Venerables of the Celestial Realm might have time to gather, or they might not even bother to gather anymore after a long time.

When Li Yi returned to the Heavenly Realm, he felt that everything was different. At this moment, he seemed to be acting on behalf of Heaven, and with a single thought, he was omnipotent. He could shatter a world in an instant or rebuild it.

The moment a thought of killing arises, it brings annihilation to countless living beings.

The Celestial Venerable's strength is too terrifying. No wonder others have to stay in the Chaos World for a long time. Only in this way can they avoid causing damage to the Celestial Realm. They even have to be careful when they make a move and restrain their killing intent.

This explains why Li Yi's clone was only destroyed by a Heavenly Venerable's power, while the Heavenly Venerable's main body only froze his clone in place and did not make any rash moves.

If they were truly enraged, a single strike could pierce through the nine heavens, at which point all races would perish, and everything would cease to exist.

Li Yi quickly concealed his aura and power. He surveyed various parts of the Heavenly Realm, and observing all living beings from the perspective of a Heavenly Venerable was truly a different experience.

He even found the whereabouts of many acquaintances in the blink of an eye, such as Hua Qing.

Take one step.

Space could not bind him; in the blink of an eye, Li Yi had already appeared in an imperial palace.

"Who are you?" A woman in the imperial palace saw Li Yi suddenly appear and her expression changed drastically. She immediately became vigilant and hurriedly activated the Heavenly Emperor Killing Array in the imperial palace, and quickly notified Hua Qing.

"No need to be nervous. He is the Taiyi God Emperor I told you about. No, perhaps he should no longer be called the Taiyi God Emperor, but rather the Taiyi Heavenly Venerable."

Hua Qing immediately went out, and was immediately shocked the moment he saw Li Yi.

Having been the Heavenly Emperor, he knew very well that Li Yi's methods had surpassed those of a Heavenly Emperor, which is why he suddenly realized that the other party might have already become a Venerable.

“Hua Qing, you are indeed different from other Heavenly Emperors who have studied. You can tell at a glance that I have become a Venerable One. Is this your wife?” Li Yi smiled and said, “I came here this time to return some things to you, and also to see if you need any help. I have always advocated that when one attains the Dao, even one’s chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.”

As he spoke, he opened his palm, revealing that the knife-shaped coin and the Imperial Furnace of Time were already in his hand.

Now that he is the Heavenly Venerable Taiyi, these two items are no longer of use to him, so he chooses to return them to their rightful owner.

"Greetings, Heavenly Venerable Taiyi." The woman beside her hurriedly knelt down in reverence, but Li Yi stopped her.

"I knew you could become a Venerable One." Hua Qing's eyes lit up with joy.

The fact that Taiyi has become a Venerable means that he no longer needs to hide, and with a Celestial Venerable as his backer, returning to the Heavenly Emperor realm in the future will be a piece of cake.

Hua Qing did not refuse the knife coins and the Emperor Furnace of Time that Li Yi offered, but instead accepted them, saying, "It would be great if there were also an Emperor Weapon."

Li Yi smiled and handed him a piece of armor and an imperial spear: "Here you go. Hope you don't kill yourself again in the future."

"This time it won't happen, absolutely not," Hua Qing said confidently.

Li Yi spent some time with him, and then said, "I need to go back to Earth. When I return, I will reopen a new heaven. I hope you can come then."

“Okay, I’ll definitely go.” Hua Qing was pleasantly surprised.

Li Yi nodded and left. He went to the gathering place of the Celestial Clan and invited his former guard, Heavenly King Hanshan, to follow him.

Hanshan and the others were naturally overjoyed, never expecting that they would have the opportunity to follow a Celestial Venerable one day.

Li Yi then went to Sunset City and met Xiang Xiangzi and Xuan Yuezi. He explained the situation to them, and the two fairies were extremely excited to see that Li Yi had actually broken through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

They were well aware of the dangers Li Yi had faced before, and that only by becoming a Celestial Venerable could all of this end. Unexpectedly, decades had passed in the blink of an eye, and the man who had sought the Dao had returned as the supreme being of the Celestial Realm.

After spending a few days with Li Yi, he expressed his desire to return to Earth and asked the two fairy maidens to accompany him.

Driven by his deep attachment to Earth, he crossed the boundary and returned.

Since then, the name of Taiyi Tianzun has gradually spread throughout the myriad realms. Not long after, the ninth heaven of the celestial realm was reopened and became Taiyi Tianzun's Daoist temple. At the same time, a steady stream of cultivators were drawn to Taiyi Tianzun from the myriad realms by his power as a celestial being.

Because Taiyi Tianzun liked to travel to various realms and save sentient beings, he also had the title of Savior from Suffering.

"Finish"

(End of this chapter)