He confessed his love for his master in his later years, and his cheat ability finally arrived.

A middle-aged man stepped out from the void rift. He was nearly three zhang tall, and his muscles were like pieces of black gold stone with sharp edges. His veins were coiled like ancient runes, and his skin was dark gold, giving him a very imposing presence.

What's even more unusual are the middle-aged man's eyes. They are grayish-white, without the slightest ripple, simply piercing through layers of void, gazing indifferently at Lu Changsheng, who is located at the other end of the space.

However, the appearance of the middle-aged man caused all the great Daos and laws around him to vanish into nothingness in an instant. The terrifying pressure of the Emperor Realm shattered the chaotic void and swept across the heavens.

He had no heartbeat, no need to breathe, and no emotional fluctuations; he simply stood quietly between heaven and earth, becoming a part of the laws of heaven and earth.

cold!

hard!

ruthless!

Even someone as strong as Yun Quezi was like a small boat on a towering wave in front of this middle-aged man.

Uncertain and uncertain.

"Lord Heavenly Palace!"

Upon seeing the middle-aged man appear, the young man in brocade robes immediately stood up to greet him, bowing respectfully with his hands clasped in greeting.

As the head of the Shangyun Heavenly Palace, Yun Quezi is a terrifying peak Great Sage, only one step away from breaking through to the legendary Emperor Realm.

Yet, in front of the middle-aged man, she remained extremely respectful.

The reason is none other than that the middle-aged man is none other than the spirit of the supreme imperial weapon of Shangyun Heavenly Palace!

—The true essence of Shangyun Heavenly Palace.

Even though it is a spirit, it is an imperial weapon forged by an ancient emperor and endowed with the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, thus possessing the strength of an emperor.

The reason why Shangyun Heavenly Palace is called Shangyun Heavenly Palace is because it is named after this spirit.

The Daotong lineage will last for hundreds of thousands or even millions of years, and will have gone through several, dozens, or even hundreds of supreme leaders like Yun Quezi.

Even legendary ancient emperors who, with the aid of a heaven-defying elixir of immortality, live a second life, will eventually turn into withered bones and be buried by time in the endless river of time, unless they knock on the gate to immortality and ascend to heaven.

The Supreme Emperor Weapon contains the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, and although it is not human, it can resist the erosion of time.

Protect the path that leads to prosperity, so that it may be passed down through the ages.

Time flies, and life is fleeting.

The true foundation upon which the Daoist traditions of the Immortal Holy Lands truly rely has never been the so-called sect leader or supreme being, but rather the ultimate imperial weapon.

Even the most gifted geniuses, who may amaze an era, are only relevant for that one era.

In the torrent of time, only those who can endure through the ages truly attain the highest level.

This is why there are only a few immortal holy lands. No matter how strong a holy land is, without an ultimate imperial weapon as its foundation to suppress it, it will eventually be submerged by time.

Even someone as powerful as Yun Quezi, though a peak Great Sage, was only one step away from the legendary Emperor Realm.

But if this step is never taken, it will eventually be replaced.

"The legendary beings with all spiritual roots have appeared; how can I not show myself?"

Lord Tiangong withdrew his gaze and looked at Yun Quezi beside him:

"For decades, you've been a ruthless force, painstakingly separating him from your disciple. And what has been the result?"

"As a result, a cultivator with complete spiritual roots who might not appear even once in hundreds of thousands or even millions of years has been wasted decades of your life!"

"..."

Yun Quezi was speechless for a moment, her eyes filled with complicated emotions as she looked at Lu Changsheng, who was already very old in the trial grounds, her brows furrowed.

"That's impossible! I personally examined his body on the very first day he entered Shangyun Heavenly Palace."

"How could someone who clearly had no spiritual roots suddenly become someone with all spiritual roots?"

"If he possessed all spiritual roots, why would I...?"

Before Yun Quezi could finish speaking, she was forcefully interrupted by the Heavenly Palace Lord:

"You don't have a complete spiritual root, so how do you know that a complete spiritual root can definitely be detected before it's awakened?"

"..."

Yun Quezi was speechless for a moment, unable to offer any excuses.

"I understand that you are pressuring your disciple to grow up as soon as possible so that you can pass the throne to her."

"But the source of all things is predetermined by Heaven. I've told you before that everything in this world is interconnected by cause and effect and has its own source. Don't interfere too much."

"You think it's fair to impose something on that girl Ji Jiufeng that even you, Yun Quezi, can't do?"

"..."

Knowing he was in the wrong and not daring to argue with the Heavenly Palace Lord, Yun Quezi could only bow and pay his respects, which was considered as acknowledging and admitting his mistake.

But they just won't correct their mistakes!

We still need to keep pushing Ji Jiufeng.

"Now that the complete spiritual root has manifested, what are the next arrangements, Lord Heavenly Palace?"

"If the Heavenly Palace Lord takes Lu Changsheng under his wing and personally teaches him, with his full spiritual root talent, he will surely be able to break through the shackles and gain a hundred years of life before his time comes."

"At that time, perhaps Lu Changsheng will be able to refine the Supreme Emperor Weapon of the Upper Cloud Heavenly Palace!"

Yun Quezi breathed a sigh of relief; the appearance of Lord Tiangong had made things much simpler.

In other words, Lu Changsheng's future is no longer within his control.

"The Taixu Dao Sect has produced a cultivator with nine spiritual roots, and this person is only twenty years old. With the Taixu Dao Sect's cultivation of hundreds of thousands of years of tradition and regardless of the consequences, given time, this person will definitely be able to break through to the Emperor Realm."

The Heavenly Palace Lord's black and white pupils showed no emotion whatsoever, only a profound understanding and execution of the laws of heaven and earth:

"My Shangyun Heavenly Palace's foundation is already inferior to that of the Taixu Dao Sect. In addition, the appetite of a person with all spiritual roots is hundreds or even thousands of times greater than that of a person with nine spiritual roots. Even if we give our all, we still can't feed this kid."

"To devote hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation tradition and resources of the Heavenly Palace of Clouds to nurturing one person, especially when that person is already old and frail and has missed the best opportunity for cultivation, is truly unwise!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Quezi did not object.

As the foremost holy land of immortals, the Taixu Dao Sect possesses a foundation far surpassing that of the Shangyun Heavenly Palace. They can gamble, but the Shangyun Heavenly Palace cannot.

Because the world is about to undergo a great change, and an era of great strife is about to begin.

It was for this reason that Yun Quezi went so far as to threaten Lu Changsheng's life to force Ji Jiufeng to enter the Little Immortal Realm.

But the sect finally produced a cultivator with all the necessary spiritual roots, and they just gave up on him like that...

"That's enough, everything in the world has its own origin and law."

After a moment of contemplation, the Heavenly Palace Lord suddenly spoke:

"If this person can overcome this life-or-death ordeal through his own efforts and extend his life by a hundred years, I will grant him another opportunity!"

"Until this point, even you cannot forcefully interfere!"

Yun Quezi cupped his hands in agreement. Although he was the head of Shangyun Heavenly Palace, he had never been able to refine the Shangyun Heavenly Palace's supreme imperial weapon. Therefore, he could only obey the decision made by the spirit of the Heavenly Palace.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Palace Master waved his hand, and an extremely profound Daoist aura transformed into a gentle breeze, piercing through layers of space and reaching the trial grounds of the Northern Palace Outer Immortal Academy.

A gentle breeze swept over everyone present, finally disappearing into Lu Changsheng's brow.

The next moment, something extremely strange suddenly happened.

The tenth spiritual energy jade pillar, which had been lit, suddenly went out.

Everyone suddenly took several steps back.

Even the dust that had fallen to the ground was thrown back into the air.

Lu Changsheng suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, but his consciousness had not yet returned.

The frozen space and time around them melted away like ice and snow, returning to normal.

......

Upon seeing this, Yun Quezi's pupils suddenly contracted.

With his cultivation level, he could naturally see what had happened. The Heavenly Palace Lord's intervention was not simply about changing a single person or thing.

Instead, it separates the outer immortal academy from the real world, then reverses time, letting it flow back to before Lu Changsheng lit the tenth spiritual energy jade pillar.

Finally, the spacetime of the Outer Immortal Academy is brought back into line with the real world and reintegrated into it.

Instead of trying to change something, we should go back in time and intervene forcefully before things change, so that this event never happens.

Such methods are beyond human capability.

Even Yun Quezi, who was at the peak of the Great Sage realm, could not do it.

"I have reversed time and sealed all spiritual roots in Lu Changsheng's body except for the nine major spiritual roots of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, and darkness."

"This matter is between you and me; it must not be known to a third person, not even Lu Changsheng himself!"

Yun Quezi nodded, knowing that the Heavenly Palace Lord's actions were to protect Lu Changsheng.

Having nine spiritual roots is already an extraordinary talent, but fortunately, the Taixu Dao Sect also has one. However, if all of their spiritual roots were exposed, the situation would be completely out of control.

In order to eliminate Lu Changsheng as a variable, no one knows whether the so-called immortal holy land or the endless demon realm will send someone to assassinate him.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

The best approach is to make Lu Changsheng forget the fact that he possesses all spiritual roots before he fully matures.

"Lu Changsheng's life-and-death tribulations are for him to overcome on his own."

After doing all this, Lord Tiangong looked at Yun Quezi expressionlessly and offered a reminder:

"But what about your life-or-death ordeal, Yun Quezi?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yun Quezi sighed deeply and then bowed to the Heavenly Palace Lord before her.

......

Upper Heavenly Palace, Northern Palace, Outer Immortal Academy.

The training ground for outer disciples.

Swish swish!

As the seventh, eighth, and ninth jade pillars were lit, several figures from the Outer Immortal Academy's elders simultaneously burst through the roof and swooped down on their swords towards the trial grounds!

......

"Possessing nine spiritual roots simultaneously... such a person will never be able to establish their foundation in their entire life; they will explode and die as soon as they begin to cultivate!"

"He's utterly useless! Senior Brother Luo, what are you waiting for? Quickly declare this old guy unqualified and kick him out..."

Snapped!

Before Prince Zhao Ke of Zhenbei could finish speaking, Luo Peng slapped him to the ground, and when he looked up, blood was streaming from his nose.

"Shut up! Do I, Luo Peng, need you to tell me what to do?"

......

The Grand Elder looked up at Luo Peng and sighed deeply:

"Generally speaking, the more spiritual roots one has, the more difficult it is to cultivate. However, there is one exception!"

"Those are cultivators who possess the nine spiritual powers of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, and darkness. Their talent is in no way inferior to those with a single-attribute spiritual root, and may even far surpass it!"

"Because these nine attributes of spiritual power are the most common and fundamental spiritual powers that make up this world."

......

The First Elder stroked his sparse beard, looked at Lu Changsheng, who was just as old and frail as himself, and shook his head:

"In the past thousand years, only the Taixu Dao Sect, the foremost of the immortal holy lands, has produced a person possessing all nine spiritual roots, and that person was not even twenty years old!"

......

Lu Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the nine jade pillars of spiritual energy he had lit up in front of him. Listening to the surrounding noise, he felt...

It seemed familiar, almost like something I'd seen before.

I can close my eyes and try hard to remember, but I just can't.

"Strange, didn't Old Tun say I have all the spiritual roots? How come I can't sense any other spiritual energy besides the nine most basic ones?"

"Old Swallow! Old Swallow!"

After calling out to him several times in his heart, Lu Changsheng found that the Devouring Cauldron hidden deep in his dantian had no reaction, so he had no choice but to give up.

Thinking to himself, he could only find out the truth after successfully activating the Devouring Cauldron.

But one thing is certain: Lu Changsheng has not forgotten the fact that he possesses all spiritual roots.

If Yun Quezi and the Heavenly Palace Lord knew about this, they would probably be so shocked that they would tear through the void and descend again.

You must know that the Heavenly Palace Lord is an ultimate imperial weapon, capable of reversing time, yet it still hasn't altered Lu Changsheng's memories.

However, all of this is reasonable. The Heavenly Palace Lord only turned back time to before the tenth spiritual energy jade pillar was lit, but Lu Changsheng already knew that he possessed all spiritual roots when he first awakened the Devouring Heaven Cauldron.

"Ahem! Now, I, the elder, will personally announce this!"

After clearing his throat twice, the First Elder announced Lu Changsheng's trial results amidst the expectant faces of Luo Peng, Prince Zhenbei Zhao Ke, and others:

"Although you possess nine spiritual roots, you, Lu Changsheng, are already old, your vital energy has long since dried up, and your lifespan is coming to an end. You have less than a year left."

"The resources required for cultivation of the nine spiritual roots are hundreds of times that of ordinary cultivators. You have no chance of successfully establishing your foundation in this lifetime."

"Therefore, you, Lu Changsheng... have passed the outer disciple trial and are now an outer disciple of the Northern Palace of my Shangyun Heavenly Palace!"

"..."

"..."

Zhao Ke was stunned.

Luo Peng was stunned.

Lu Changsheng was also stunned.

All the trial participants, along with many elders, were stunned.

After all that buildup, they thought...

They want to announce that Lu Changsheng failed the trial and then expel him from Shangyun Heavenly Palace.

The elder stared blankly, scratching his head in bewilderment, feeling that something was amiss.

Was he planning to announce something like "Xi Yao"?

Forget it, no more!

As I get older, thinking too much gives me a headache.

......