Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 640 The Third Supreme Authority—The Abyss

Is he also a high-level cultivator?
Hearing this, the Holy Lord of the Void's curiosity grew even stronger.

Although her guiding principle is 'goodness', she herself has emotions and desires, and naturally, she also has curiosity.

It's just that it's not so obvious under the suppression of the belief in 'goodness'.

On the other hand, at her current level, there are very few things in the Taiyi Realm that can move her.

However, the arrival of Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu was clearly the kind of thing that could move her!
When she saw the two of them cross the Chaos Sea to arrive at the Taiyi Realm without the help of the modified world, she assumed that these two outsiders were also among the top-tier beings in their world!
But now, according to what the outsiders are saying, they, or even she who is stronger, are...

In their original world, they were far from being considered 'top-tier'.

However, if he were to be considered a 'high-level cultivator' in their original world, he would be far from being among the top.

How powerful must their original world have been?
"Let me put it this way," Ning Wanzhu said, carefully choosing her words before continuing her explanation.

“Your cultivation level is indeed above ours.”

"But there is still a big gap between us and the next realm, which we call 'Dongzhen'."

The Holy Lord of the Void nodded slightly, seemingly understanding, then asked curiously:

What is cultivation level? What is realm?

The beings of the Taiyi Realm have gained the attention of the world because of their unwavering faith. Using the authority projected from the world as a 'key', they comprehend the rules of the Taiyi Realm and absorb its extraordinary opportunities to strengthen themselves.

Theoretically speaking, as long as one's belief is strong enough, one can continue to grow to a level comparable to the Perfect Return to Emptiness.

This process is generally referred to as the 'Stage of Sainthood'.

In fact, over the years, many people in the Taiyi Realm have tried to further subdivide the 'Saintly Rank' stage.

However, since the combat power of extraordinary beings depends on the degree to which they develop their own authority, it is too chaotic. Therefore, even today, the Taiyi Realm still does not have a complete and clear 'realm division'.

Generally speaking, during the 'Saintly Rank' period, you have to fight to know the relative strengths of each other.

There is even a possibility that a superhuman with a total amount of superhuman power comparable to a Void Returner might be unable to defeat a superhuman with a total amount of superhuman power equivalent to a Divine Transformation cultivator, but who possesses lethal authority, because their own authority is biased towards the support side.

If we had to categorize them, the extraordinary individuals in this world could be roughly divided into three categories.

From just embarking on the path of transcendence all the way to the 'Saintly Steps' comparable to the Void Return stage.

Having survived countless near-death experiences, he underwent a transformative and sublime transformation, comparable to a 'Saint' who has attained the Dao or a mere Profound Realm cultivator.

And the supreme, unparalleled 'Holy Lord,' a title held by only two people in the entire Taiyi Realm.

"..." Ning Wanzhu remained silent for a while.

What is cultivation level?
What is a realm of understanding?
This is something that everyone in the Tai Xuan Realm, and even in most other worlds, knows, and now it has to be explained again...

It's quite strange when you think about it.

This Taiyi Realm, bound together by the Light of the World, unites many worlds and also quells the 'chaos' and 'disorder' of the surrounding realms.

However, its internal extraordinary system appears extremely chaotic...

A few minutes later, Ning Wanzhu explained to the Holy Master Kongji what 'cultivation' and 'realm' meant.

She seemed very interested in this and listened attentively.

Among the outsiders who had come to the Taiyi Realm before, she had never met the owner of that withered branch and the half-doll.

She had met a few others, and those beings had told her about their extraordinary systems, but because they were too rudimentary and there was nothing to learn from them, she didn't pay much attention.

But today is different.

Although Ning Wanzhu's explanations were simple, they went straight to the point, especially her understanding of 'cultivation' and 'realm', which gave her considerable inspiration.

"When the Taiyi Realm is no longer harmed by 'chaos,' I hope to visit your world," she said from the bottom of her heart.

“There will be opportunities.” Ning Wanzhu nodded slightly, then added, “When you truly arrive in our world, a senior might…”

She stopped talking halfway through her sentence, as if she had suddenly thought of something, and quickly shut up.

Seeing this, the Holy Lord of the Void simply smiled and did not ask any further questions.

"That's enough small talk. I'll leave this place to you now."

Maintaining the tower with her own strength, Mingyu, who hadn't said much, glanced at her with some surprise, recalling Ning Wanzhu's earlier reminder.

An extremely virtuous person...

During this time together, she did not sense any 'extreme' from this Holy Lord of Emptiness.

Moreover, the Holy Lord of Emptiness gave her a sense of composure that came from having experienced the world and seen through everything.

"If you really defeat the Holy Lord of Insight, what will you do?" she suddenly asked.

The Holy Lord of the Void paused for a moment, his tone still gentle and calm:

"I will do my best to eliminate conflicts between all living beings and prevent strife and oppression from happening again."

"What if someone is unwilling?"

"Why would they be unwilling?" the Holy Lord of the Void asked, puzzled. "Would any living being willingly be oppressed?"

No one wants to be oppressed, but many people want to oppress others...

Just as Mingyu was about to say that, her gaze met that of the Holy Lord of the Void.

Those pure, clear, pale golden eyes remained calm, yet they sent a chill down her spine.

……

……

Another day later.

Inside the tower, Mingyu sat upright in front of the crystal wall that sealed many items left behind by outsiders, with a withered branch floating in front of her.

Strangely, the withered branch seemed to be alive, trembling constantly.

The wisps of tender green aura, representing the source of life and creation, were drawn from the void. The leaves, which had turned yellow, began to gradually recover their tender green color under the nourishment of this source of life and creation.

Tricky branches.

This is the name given to it by the Holy Lord of Emptiness.

About two hundred years ago, this strange branch suddenly appeared in the Mayfly Heaven of the seventy-two 'lower heavens'.

When the Holy Lord of the Void arrived, the dense root system covered the Ephemeral Heaven, almost draining the entire Ephemeral Heaven of its vitality.

It took some effort to bring it back to its original form, but the outsider who had cast the strange branch was nowhere to be found.

After failing to find it, the Holy Lord of the Void had no choice but to bring it back and seal it away to prevent it from harming the outside world.

"So there really is no connection?"

Mingyu gently pointed a finger, and a ripple spread out, enveloping the entire withered branch.

After preventing the strange branch from continuing to extract the source of life and creation, she sent it back into the crystal wall to continue sealing it.

I originally thought that this 'strange branch' might have some connection with the abyss.

After all, this was the only object besides the half-doll that the Holy Lord of the Void had never seen its owner.

Although it was more than two hundred years ago...

However, since Yuan is a Dongzhen, he could still potentially influence the timeline of the Taiyi Realm.

After some investigation...

She's completely overthinking it!
This 'strange branch' has absolutely nothing to do with the abyss.

"How is it, any harvest?"

A gentle voice could be heard as the Holy Lord of the Void and Ning Wanzhu approached side by side.

After a day of rest, the Holy Lord of the Void had finished adjusting his condition.

At this moment, the pure white prismatic crystals in his eyes slowly rotated, a white vertical mark appeared between his brows, the ends of his hair shone with pure white light, and an eight-fold divine halo appeared behind his head.

It adds a touch of majesty to its already sacred and pure aura.

According to the rules of the extraordinary system of the Taiyi Realm, the more 'bright' one is, the higher the chance of gaining the world's attention. Since she is about to compete with the Holy Lord of Insight for the third supreme authority, a fully manifested form of power is naturally the most suitable.

"No, this 'strange branch' has no connection with the person we are looking for."

“I think so too,” the Holy Lord of the Void said softly. “Both of you are kind-hearted people. To be admired by you, the person you are looking for must be the same.”

Mingyu was taken aback, then blurted out:

"how do you know!"

He turned his gaze to Ning Wanzhu as soon as he finished speaking.

You didn't actually say something like that?!

“Mingyu… Fellow Daoist, you’re overthinking it,” the Void Saint Lord explained. “I figured it out myself.”

On this day, she learned some more about the cultivation system of the Tai Xuan Realm.

She learned the term "fellow Daoist" last night.

Mingyu: "..."

You figured it out?
But does this align with your persona as an 'extremely kind person'?
I couldn't help but complain in my heart.

Seeing her like this, the Holy Lord of the Void chuckled:
"Then, I'll have to trouble you two today."

She is indeed driven by the highest good, but that does not mean she is ignorant of worldly affairs.

She had seen the look in their eyes when they made the dolls far too many times over the years.

The thought flashed by in an instant, and the Holy Master of Emptiness raised his hands, his slender fingers forming a strange hand seal in front of him.

"The Supreme Being of Emptiness manifests! Appear!"

The sound echoed inside the tower.

Instantly, a magic array composed of countless mysterious lines began to rapidly spread outwards from its center.

In the blink of an eye, it covered the entire interior of the tower.

Driven by this power, the runes on the outside of the tower suddenly became brighter.

Boom!

A ray of pure white light burst forth from the spire of the tower, spreading out in concentric golden halos, piercing through the world's crystal barrier, and connecting to the pure white world that revolves around the Taiyi Realm—

The Void Realm!
If one were to look towards the Taiyi Realm from the outside at this moment, through the 'glowing layer' formed by the light of the world, one could discover a phantom, majestic, and holy figure gradually emerging behind the Void Realm.

Its appearance is almost identical to that of the Holy Lord of the Void, with its hands held in front of it as if it were holding the entire Void Realm in its palm.

Once it had fully straightened up, one hand slowly rose and reached out to grasp the light blue world with a sweeping force.

It's as if they want to hold the whole world in their hands.

But just as that illusory hand was about to touch that light blue world!

Beyond the remaining dark purple world, a similarly majestic figure, seemingly formed from 'chaos' and 'disorder', emerged—

The All-Knowing Holy Lord!

Without hesitation, he raised his hand and reached for that light blue world.

Two immeasurable, illusory hands, capable of capturing countless worlds, suddenly collided.

Boom~!

In a fraction of a trillion, an unimaginable shock burst forth from the sky above the light blue world, instantly tearing apart the 'glowing' layer formed by countless world lights, and affecting many worlds surrounding the Taiyi Realm.

In an instant, the seventy-two 'lower heavens' and thirty-six 'higher heavens' of the Taiyi Realm, and even the Taiyi Continent located above the one hundred and eight heavens, were all affected.

All those who were above the 'Saint' level felt their authority being shaken.

The 'key' that unlocked their path to transcendence seemed to be teetering on the brink of collapse, as if it might disappear at any moment...

After the attack, the shadows of the Void Supreme Saint Lord and the Insightful Saint Lord's 'Holy Manifestation' became much dimmer and were no longer as bright as before.

However, it is clear that the 'Shadow of the Holy Lord's Manifestation' is more illusory.

"Kongji, you have become weaker."

The voice, carrying a chilling aura that seemed to freeze the very soul, echoed throughout the entire Taiyi Realm and even beyond.

The Void Supreme Lord remained silent, and the shadow of 'Saint Manifestation' behind the Void Realm raised his hand and struck at the Insightful Supreme Lord.

"Now, do you finally understand that the lives of those ants are insignificant?" The voice of the Holy Lord of Insight resounded again, tinged with mockery. "After dying once, you've finally woken up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the shadow of 'Sacred Manifestation' behind the Insightful Realm also raised his hand to retaliate.

The aftershocks of their second encounter will not affect the Taiyi Realm itself.

However, it will inevitably shake up many worlds around the Taiyi Realm, and the authority of some extraordinary beings will also disappear as a result.

For those extraordinary individuals who have just embarked on the path of transcendence, the dissipation of authority means injury at the level of rules, and the vast majority will die directly!
Of course, he didn't care!

……

……

Inside the tower.

Through their first encounter, the Void Saint Lord and the Insightful Saint Lord, Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu finally understood most of the rules of the Taiyi Realm.

"almost."

Just as the two illusory giant hands were about to collide again, Ning Wanzhu walked to a node of the magic array under the feet of the Void Saint Lord, and a point of immortal light lit up at her fingertips.

clank!

Behind the shadow of the Void Supreme Saint, a bright point of celestial light appeared, capturing the killing and righteous energy of the entire heavens!
Buzz~!

A divine light emanated, causing all impurities to crumble wherever it passed, and a thousand demons to be subdued when the sound shook the heavens.

The Supreme Divine Power of Lingyin Pavilion—

Mysterious Sounds and Nine Luminaries Dispel Demons with Immortal Light!

This terrifying supernatural power, surpassing even the level of true magic, revealed its might for the first time outside the Tai Xuan Realm.

Even though the Holy Lord of Insight's cultivation level was above Ning Wanzhu's at this time, his supreme divine power was extremely profound, and the Xuan Yin Nine Luminaries Demon-Slaying Immortal Light was highly targeted at him.

In addition, he also has to contend with the Holy Lord of the Void.

At this moment, the celestial light swept across, like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

He didn't even have time to put up any effective resistance before the Holy Manifestation Shadow behind the Insightful Realm began to crumble and dissipate little by little...

"Who are you?!"

He felt a completely different power within that light!
Ning Wanzhu did not answer. The celestial light swept over and crushed the last part of the holy manifestation.

The Holy Manifestation of the Void Supreme Lord also seized the opportunity to grab that light blue world.

In an instant, Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu both perceived the interior of that light blue world through the Void Saint Lord.

Before chaos was created, Yin and Yang were not distinguished.

A hazy mist filled the view, with only a pair of deep purple eyes suspended high above, coldly watching the Void Saint Lord.

That is the mark left by the Holy Lord of Enlightenment.

He has already seized a portion of the third supreme authority!

However, due to this defeat, the Holy Lord of Insight could only watch helplessly as the Holy Lord of Emptiness left her mark on this world.

As two slowly rotating, pure white, prismatic crystals were imprinted upon the world.

The name of this world also surfaced in the minds of the three of them—

Abyss Ruins!

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