Chen Pingping looked at the ruins beneath his feet, feeling the cool autumn breeze, refreshing and invigorating, observing "Wuji Sect" from such a perspective for the first time.

Although he knew, Wuji Sect was still there.

But... inevitably, he felt a bit emotional, recalling the battle in Huangzhou, witnessing the dark turmoil, suddenly a feeling of powerlessness surged within him.

Despite having built Wuji Sect for so many years, it was still as insignificant as dust before the Divine Clan, as fragile as paper, easily defeated.

"Senior brother!" Guang Xiaoyu walked over.

"What is it?" Chen Pingping turned around.

She didn't speak, lowering her eyes, quietly watching him.

Knowing each other for so many years, she understood Chen Pingping's way of expressing emotions very well, once silent, it meant a low mood.

But Wuji Sect was still there.

Then?

The silence in Chen Pingping's heart should be because of the Divine Clan, right?

As time passed, the realm grew higher, the Divine Clan's experts he encountered naturally became stronger and stronger.

The King Luo of the Netherworld was one.

That young boy today was too.

Next, there might be a lot of powerful beings from the Divine Clan, invading the Nine Heavens.

Not just that, the storms on the Ancient Road never ceased.

Big and small matters suddenly piled up, weighing on Chen Pingping's shoulders.

His gaze deepened, losing a bit of clarity and darkness, gaining some sedimentary depth.

Guang Xiaoyu stepped forward, standing side by side with him, also watching the front like him, ruins, dust, earth, plants, mountains, and rivers.

Such sights were everywhere, but... the significance of this place was extraordinary.

This was the first sect location of Wuji Sect entering the Nine Heavens.

Now it lay in ruins.

They didn't know how many times such a situation would repeat in the future?

"Do you think the Sword Immortal has fallen, though he was invincible in the world?" Chen Pingping asked softly.

The significance of this question was not about whether Sword Immortal was still alive, but whether an invincible existence like Sword Immortal couldn't battle against the gods above the heavens.

Living on the human world, how could they contend?

Thinking of those Ancient Emperors, who battled all their lives, yet... ended up with none of their bones remaining, or faded into the world.

The Lineage of the Human Emperor came and went like tides, came again and left again, but in the long ages, always halted before the heavens.

Wenliang founded an empire, gathered the momentum of the Human Clan, aimed to unify all human clans and charge into the heavenly worlds, but ultimately fell before an Investiture of the Gods.

Tens of billions of lives faded, all for preserving the hope of the Human Clan's future.

This path was cruel.

The gods above the heavens were like imperishable Boundary Monuments, pressing on the shoulders of the Human Clan.

Oppressing them to the point of suffocation, making survival incredibly difficult.

The autumn wind blew past...

Clothes swaying, hair flying, Guang Xiaoyu looked at him from the side, wondering why she felt that Chen Pingping at this moment was different from usual.

Seemed to have gained something, yet lost something.

The feeling was very clear.

She instinctively leaned closer to Chen Pingping, tightly gripping his hand, letting the autumn wind blow on her face, playfully saying: "You still have me!"

Whether Sword Immortal was still alive, she didn't know.

But she guessed Chen Pingping probably didn't want this answer.

And also...

Yes!

He still had Guang Xiaoyu, had An, had the Moon God, had an entire Wuji Sect, had disciple Li Qi, had a bunch of friends.

Even... the Investiture of the Gods was about to descend in this era, a great cause and effect was about to sweep through heaven and earth, Wen Yuqing would be the first to endure the cause and effect.

And such a thing, mysterious and obscure, even the Great Emperor couldn't handle it.

There wasn't much time left.

Chen Pingping lowered his eyes, quietly pondering: "I will soon finish walking the Great Saint Realm, step into the Quasi-Emperor Realm, perhaps... not long, I will reach the Emperor Realm, but the Divine Clan is far more powerful than imagined, their Emperor Realm are countless above the heavens, even more so the Heaven Emperor and other gods."

"You have the Six Tao!" Guang Xiaoyu responded firmly.

"The Six Tao of Reincarnation won't be perfected so quickly." He shook his head: "The Six Tao Emperor Weapon is only repaired to three, still a long way to go."

"Senior brother?" Guang Xiaoyu raised her head.

"What?" He glanced askew.

She wanted to say, should they just forget about it?

Manpower ultimately has its limits.

Fighting through one Nine Heavens, already exhausted.

If they were to charge into the heavenly worlds and clash with a group of powerful Divine Clan, she couldn't imagine what kind of scene that would be?

Perhaps a god's slap would kill numerous Chen Pingpings?

In absolute strength, everything is in vain!

Just as she was about to speak, Guang Xiaoyu suddenly couldn't say it, if Chen Pingping didn't forge ahead, didn't enter the heavenly worlds, then... was he still Chen Pingping?

He might just be a small cultivator on the Heaven Martial land.

"An has the possibility of divine enthronement." Guang Xiaoyu's gaze burned: "She has the seed of the Power of Order within her, once grown, using the power of the Investiture of the Gods to condense a God Grid, she will surely become a deity."

Chen Pingping stayed silent.

Words like these, the Moon God had also said before, only didn't mention the Investiture of the Gods.

After a long time...

He looked towards Jiang Ni'er not far away: "Can you calculate the existence of the Investiture of the Gods' imprint?"

Jiang Ni'er shook her head: "Afraid it's difficult, the Investiture of the Gods doesn't belong to this world, its cause and effect are too great, if I rashly calculate, senior brother you..."

"Try it!" Chen Pingping was fearless.

"The calamity will be very frightening."

"It's okay."

A few minutes later...

Overwhelming dark clouds gathered, covering millions of miles.

Chen Pingping's face turned black, hurriedly stopping Jiang Ni'er: "Forget it, forget it, don't calculate anymore." He felt, the Tao Verification tribulation wasn't as absurd as this.

If this calamity struck, could he still survive?

Jiang Ni'er blinked: "A shallow test is also possible."

Chen Pingping: "..."

The cultivators on Southern Diaspora land, seeing such a terrifying calamity, all were alarmed and frightened, thinking perhaps some big figure was verifying Tao, or strong Divine Clan had arrived?

Fortunately Jiang Ni'er stopped calculating, and the calamity gradually dissipated.

"Xiaoyu, you and An go to the Ancient Road!" Chen Pingping spoke.

Ah?

Guang Xiaoyu was stunned: "Why?"

Chen Pingping explained in a low voice: "The Investiture of the Gods is about to emerge, this matter can be big or small, if you're on the Ancient Road, you can help me block many people, don't let them cross a step, I need time."

He had talked with White Emperor, asked some details.

Finally, White Emperor said four words: "Heaven Martial land."

If the Investiture of the Gods' imprint is to emerge, then... very likely it will be on Heaven Martial land, because the passage of this land has completely severed.

Like it was deliberately done.

Guang Xiaoyu solemnly: "Senior brother, where are you going?"

Chen Pingping replied: "Heaven Martial."

Understood!

Back beyond was ablaze.

Moreover, the Investiture of the Gods matters too greatly, it must not fall into the hands of the Divine Clan.

Guang Xiaoyu nodded: "An and I will wait for you on the Ancient Road."

"Go find those two girls! You guys act together, definitely block those guys from the Ancient City, and the celestial talents coming from the heavens' Divine Clan." Chen Pingping took a deep breath: "Alright, take Mao Qiu and that duck and hit the road."

Guang Xiaoyu said no more, pulling An's hand, also grabbing Mao Qiu and the duck, quickly departing.

An was also obedient, hearing her father's words and tone, she sensed a great event would happen, hence didn't act willful, nor asked anything.

At this time, the Ancient Phoenix suddenly spoke: "Human boy, do you look down on my strength?"

Chen Pingping smiled: "No, the Divine Clan experts descending on Heaven Martial land are far stronger than those on the Ancient Road, your presence here will be more influential."