Chapter 525: Chapter 431: Tempering the Avatars

Beside the observatory of the Heaven-severing Hall, remnants of the collision between the Five-Colored Divine Mountain and the Golden-curtain Rod still reverberated through the surging Cloud Sea.

The Eight Immortals, clad in silver armor, gathered by the railing, fervently discussing the recent epic battle.

Avoiding the Celestial River’s region, Chen Sheng had steered clear of the battlefield during the battle, allowing the observers to witness the spectacle from afar.

"Master, that demon monkey was truly formidable!"

"Even a seasoned powerhouse like the Immortal Monarch Chonglou was vanquished in a single confrontation!"

"In the end, it directly burned its Primordial Spirit’s essence for one extreme strike, such boldness..."

The Eight Immortals spoke eagerly, eyes ablaze with excitement.

Standing nearby, Li Xuan was not so agitated; his years of experience had tempered his disposition considerably.

At this moment, he spoke softly:

"Senior Brother, during the prior charge of the demon monkey at the Heaven of Chonglou, the founders’ abodes of the four sects White Cloud and Bu Tian, among others, were precisely at the core of the battlefield."

He paused, his tone growing more assured:

"Even the Immortal Monarchs have fallen; those few were simply ordinary Heavenly Immortals and likely met a dire fate."

Standing with arms folded, Chen Sheng merely nodded lightly in response. Those individuals naturally perished, as he had purposefully sought them out, bringing down a strike that obliterated them into ash!

Everything had been meticulously planned; for him, the focal point of this Heavenly Battle was to probe the true strength of the Celestial Emperor.

Nevertheless, he could take advantage of the situation, annihilate the Heavenly Immortals of the four sects, and cleanse the Celestial Kings and Immortal Monarchs of the Celestial Court while causing chaos in it.

There were limited positions of authority in the Celestial Court, and these Celestial Kings and Immortal Monarchs occupied a considerable number of crucial seats.

Now with their demise, it conveniently created vacancies that Chen Sheng could seamlessly fill.

...

In the Lower Realm, Bright Light Realm, Severing Sect, Giant Whale Island.

Current Sect Leader Chang Pu Daoist was seated cross-legged on the enlightenment mat atop the Observatory, extrapolating the future outlook of the sect’s destiny.

Suddenly, the "Severing Heaven Seal" on his forehead burned intensely, and a golden edict penetrated the realm’s barrier, suspending before him.

The script on the edict was written in Celestial River Divine Water, conveying a message from Upper Realm ancestral masters like Fu Hai Zhi.

Chang Pu Daoist quickly rose to greet the message; upon reading the phrase "Four sect Heavenly Immortal founders have fallen, Bright Light Realm’s fate node comes under Severing Sect’s control," brilliant golden light burst forth in his pupils as his hands trembled uncontrollably, his face gleaming with uncontrollable joy:

"Heaven aids my Severing Sect! Now that the founders of the four sects have perished, Bright Light Realm shall be dominated by my Severing Sect alone!"

"Never did I imagine, Severing Sect would reach its zenith under my stewardship!"

As for the hidden ancestral lineage on Suspended Mountain, Chang Pu Daoist nearly instinctively dismissed it, as it did not count as an independent sect.

In stark contrast to Severing Sect’s elation, the main halls of the four sects White Cloud Temple, Bu Tian Pavilion, among others, were steeped in absolute silence.

White Cloud Temple’s Temple Master held a shattered jade token, indicating the Celestial Jade consecrated to the White Cloud Heavenly Immortal founder had fragmented, signaling the founder’s demise.

His legs buckled, collapsing onto the mat, face ashen:

"It’s over... The founder has fallen; my White Cloud Temple has lost its backing and now relegated to being just an obscure sect!"

The other sect leaders also felt as if the sky had collapsed; they had become obscure sects unable to manage the fate network, making it extraordinarily difficult to produce future True Immortal cultivators.

Meanwhile, Chang Pu Daoist made sure to disseminate the news of the four sect founders’ demise.

Those lesser sects once reliant on the four sects swiftly sent envoys with surrender letters, abandoning their stance and aligning with Severing Sect.

The Spirit Vein mines and Enlightenment Secret Realms under the four sects were swiftly seized by Severing Sect disciples as well.

Thus, the power dynamics within Bright Light Realm were thoroughly transformed, and Severing Sect’s destiny soared to unprecedented heights, reigning supreme within this realm!

Beside the Celestial River, within the Heaven-severing Hall.

Fu Hai Zhi held the message delivered from the Lower Realm, smiling as he addressed Chen Sheng:

"Master, Chang Pu is quite clever, having thoroughly taken control of Bright Light Realm, even incorporating the Spirit Veins of the four sects."

Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng simply smiled faintly; the minor matters of lower realm destiny held no significance in his eyes; his focus remained fixed on the Celestial Emperor.

...

In the core region of Nine Suns Realm, stands the nest of the Golden Roc surrounded by nine volcanoes.

Within the nest, the shadow of a Golden-Winged Roc suspends at the vortex center of True Fire, with divine patterns of sun, moon, and stars flowing over each feather.

The true form of the Golden-Winged Roc slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air; the air flow transformed into two golden rainbows, piercing through the volcanic flame currents, exploding into a rain of gold within the sky.

He folded his wings, the shadow condensed into a human shape over a fathom tall, clad in a gilded feather robe, murmuring to himself:

"What exactly is the Celestial Emperor up to?"

"To even set in motion a destiny incarnation, could he possibly be secluding himself for a breakthrough to the Integration Realm?"

With that thought, a trace of anxiety instantly flickered across his mind as his gaze swept over the Three-Thousand Realm Map etched on the nest wall.

The map depicted hundreds of glimmering dots, representing his incarnations and secret connections laid across the realm throughout the years.

A thousand years ago, he embarked on a strategy of such deployments, leveraging Small Thousand World origins to quickly cultivate major incarnations, disrupting destiny across diverse realms.

Now these incarnations have firmly established themselves, forming an invisible network spanning hundreds of Small Thousand Worlds.

The Golden-Winged Roc waved a hand, and countless data streams emerged on the Realm Map, clearly displaying the cultivation progress and realm dynamics of each incarnation.

His true form’s consciousness traversed through them, able to distinctly perceive each incarnation’s insights.

These years, borrowing the reincarnation at origin lands of various Small Thousand Worlds to comprehend the leftover charm of the Daoist Monarchs’ Creation, his grasp of the "Path of Termination" deepened profoundly.

"In just a thousand years, I’ve perfected the third volume of ’The Tome of Termination,’ entirely exchanged for the power of ten tribulations, a top-tier Refining Void Great Power title, undeniably deserved."

This speed was extraordinarily rapid!

Yet whenever the thoughts circle back to the hidden true form of the Celestial Emperor commingling within the Heavenly Court’s backdrop, the urgency within Chen Sheng’s heart intensifies.

"The power of ten tribulations is still lacking!"

The Golden-Winged Roc pondered for a moment before finally deciding that each incarnation must endure even more hardship, becoming more aggressive for extracting greater hidden abilities.

...

Time flows, Heavenly Court, Seven Luminary Day.

"Reporting to the Immortal Monarch, that Great Sage Qicang is willing to surrender but requests to be conferred as the Great Sage Equal of Heaven."

"Immortal, Immortal Monarch! Bad news! That Great Sage Qicang has defected from the heavenly realm! No longer Qi Cang Realm, it’s now the Heaven’s First Realm!"

"Immortal Monarch! Emergency report from Heaven’s First Realm! The gold net of destiny by the dynasty was breached by Great Sage Qicang!"

"It’s bad news, Cangyuan Realm’s destiny network was severed by the native child of destiny!"

"..."

This is the aggression sought by the true form, completely severing the local realm’s destiny network, even taking initiative to venture into other Small Thousand Worlds to dismantle the dynasty’s momentum.

With other incarnations exerting power, unfavorable news arrived successively from various Small Thousand Worlds, each breaking free from the Heavenly Court’s control.

...

Above the Nine Heavens.

Though the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths remain somewhat stable, with each Small Thousand World breaking free from control, the destiny incarnations under the Celestial Emperor grew increasingly dim.

Simultaneously, a mysterious doorway manifested, and a silhouette emerged, instantly merging with the incarnation.

He held a Treasure Mirror, discerning the Circulation, as a hint of cold light appeared in his eyes:

"Who exactly is orchestrating these anomalies across the realms, intent on hindering my path of dynasty?"