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[The crimson and jet-black lightning, along with the dazzling golden light, tore through the sky like two winding streaks of light.]

[Like a strange phenomenon falling from the sky, it hurtled towards the imperial capital in the central courtyard.]

【at the same time.】

In the Southern Cang land, Sword Heart Lake ripples, and the intense essence of the sword spirit blooms forth.

[The most difficult sword to defend against in the world, leaving invisible and traceless marks, piercing through the void.]

The North, a vast and expansive land.

The murderous intent unleashed a torrent of blood-red light, staining the perpetual snow and ice of the glaciers crimson.

[Like raising a fire to set the sky ablaze, scorching the southward advance.]

The sword intent, encompassing the will of all beings, adorns the dappled lamplight.

[The fire of the heart and the sword's intent fueled the raging killing intent.]

The immense power to shatter the void tramples the universe.

[All beings of the highest order in the human realm, following the return of the Great Sage, step into the Central Courtyard.]

[Yongzhou, a city of impregnable defenses, a tranquil courtyard.]

Zuo Shi gazed at the blank sheet of rice paper on the table and sketched a figure etched deeply in his memory.

A gentle smile suddenly appeared on her face.

Forgotten memories return.

She raised her hand and touched her brow.

[Buzz...]

The murderous intent emanating from the sword echoed, carrying a sense of cause and effect.

[It transformed into an invisible, traceless sword, which she held in her hand.]

Zuo Shi lowered her eyes and whispered, "Aunt, this is the final battle..."

A soft voice, tinged with a sigh.

[During the battle in the central courtyard that day, Wen Fei spoke with her.]

Ultimately, he chose to believe her: he would not lose.

Wen Fei then handed the murderous sword to her.

Then, the most vibrant colors in the world are washed away by time, fading completely.

[Sing!]

The sword of cause and effect, seemingly a silent threat, seemed to echo Zuo Shi's whisper.

[It has erased the barrier of distance.]

[He led Zuo Shi towards the central courtyard.]

[Yumen Pass, a secluded corner tower.]

Jiang Bofu, like an elderly man, helplessly hid in the dim shadows.

The compass he once held as a sacred belief was now relegated to a corner.

[Buzz...]

Suddenly, the compass needle trembled and began to spin.

[Jiang Bofu looked around with his cloudy eyes.]

[Sensing the power of cause and effect and destiny, the Eternal One, which defines the past and future, is now trembling violently.]

Incomprehensible ramblings echoed in his mind.

[Like venomous snakes, they coiled around his body, tore at his soul, and dragged him into an indescribable place.]

"What happened?!"

He naturally sensed that you had returned to the mortal realm and were now charging towards the central courtyard.

[I'm amazed that you managed to struggle for several years despite the inevitable calamity being your destiny.]

[Your situation is still considered hopeless.]

Because of his predicament, he no longer had the face to maintain his air of wisdom.

Standing at Yumen Pass, holding the compass, I survey the world.

Now, he just hopes the performance will end soon, because he finds it a bit too noisy.

【However.】

[The unusual movement of the compass at this moment, and the changes involving cause and effect and the power of destiny.]

This made him turn pale with fright.

Authority is divinely ordained, governing the rules.

[In essence, it is the embodiment of the Great Dao.]

[Eternal and unchanging, defining all things, immutable and unshakeable.]

But now...

"Why are cause and effect, and the power of fate, so insane!?"

Jiang Bofu was deeply versed in divination, and this is the source of his aura of wisdom.

Therefore, the powers of cause and effect and destiny shift.

This is tantamount to overturning his worldview.

[His previously held insights, which he regarded as gospel, were torn to shreds.]

The incoherent ramblings intensified in Jiang Bofu's mind, gradually leading him to succumb to despair.

[Cloudy pupils, utterly dark.]

[It turned into a deathly, pitch-black silence.]

[Like a path leading to a bizarre and eerie abyss.]

His terrified voice suddenly calmed down, becoming completely devoid of emotion.

"Tampering with the mystery, erasing what has been forgotten, reversing cause and effect, disrupting the cycle of reincarnation—that's... a variable?"

[A bizarre, grotesque voice, filled with contradictions of madness and deathly silence, rises.]

[It's still Jiang Bofu's voice.]

[Yet it seemed to come from a deep, empty void.]

Jiang Bofu slowly rose and picked up the compass of destiny.

"The overall situation... is beyond our control..."

[An endless tapestry of cause and effect, and the trajectory of fate, culminating in the moment when their end is about to be defined.]

[Insignificant changes occur, yet these changes arise and cease infinitely.]

[Let it be fate, and let it be a complete loss of power.]

Who is it?

[Layer upon layer of sounds, echoing eerily in the dark corner tower.]

Jiang Bofu's eyes had no whites; his pupils were as black as ink as ink as he gazed towards the central courtyard.

Countless swirling black hands reached out from the surrounding shadows.

[Entangle and pull him, dragging him into nothingness.]

【"Um?"】

The old Taoist priest, whose face was suddenly struck by lightning, exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong, Master?"

You asked the old Taoist priest what you were curious about that had surprised him.

"Dirty stuff."

[Sensing the power of thunder to vanquish evil, the old Taoist's eyes blazed with golden light, his expression grave.]

"You insulted me?"

"Not you, but similar to you."

You raised an eyebrow, causing crimson and black lightning to leap.

A cold, stern smile played on his lips: "Aren't you indirectly insulting me?"

Your words were joking, but your tone was solemn.

[You filthy thing, are you even as bad as me?]

What is your current state?

[A rebellious and defiant nature, an ominous old age, and the deformed, rounded body of his senior sister.]

Moreover, he had just grasped the path of change.

Regarding the unchanging Dao.

Your path of change is even dirtier.

But now, the old Taoist says there is someone who is just as powerful as you?

What is it?

"In the capital?"

"In the West."

[You and the old Taoist priest exchanged a question and a answer.]

[Immediately, images of Jiang Bofu, Yin Qian, my aunt, and the entities connected to them flashed through my mind.]

[Who is it related to?]

You no longer have time to delve deeper.

[Because right before my eyes lies something that was once unspeakable, unthinkable, and unimaginable, a ghostly thing.]

[We await your unveiling of its true nature.]

It's better if that filthy thing from the west doesn't come; if it does...

That was just something I did along the way.

[Since you're going to die soon anyway, let's use our last bit of strength for a thorough and satisfying water fight.]

[This could be a beautiful ending.]

[Ominous, crimson-black lightning; dazzling, golden divine punishment lightning.]

[They crashed into the capital city with a bang.]

[A defensive formation that has been set up and engraved over millennia.]

[Before it could fully activate, it was annihilated by two earth-shattering bolts of lightning.]

[Crimson black and dazzling golden lightning.]

[Connecting heaven and earth, it lands atop the high walls of the imperial city.]

A figure in a flowing black robe and an ancient black gown stepped out from the lightning.

【"Meow!!!"】

[I sense your arrival.]

The black cat, which had been sitting next to Yu Ci, couldn't contain itself any longer.

The flying black cat shrieked and pounced from the void.

Then you grabbed my round head with one hand.

"Meow meow meow! Big brother, long time no see, I've missed you so much, meow!"

[Accompanied by its incessant meowing.]

[The essence, the mystery, the path of the Dao, all arrive breaking through the void.]

The imperial city is now surrounded by you!