Chapter 666

Chapter 666: Powerlessness under the Order of the Celestial Empire

“Roar!!!”

The Qilin let out a momentary roar, and half of the world turned to chaos in an instant, nearly bringing the world to an end.

This was indeed the challenging aspect of a “world where heaven and earth are round and square.” A high energy level meant destruction was very difficult, but once destruction occurred, it directly meant the end of the world, at least for living beings.

Zixue Xin had no way to handle this.

She could bring destruction, but to create was not her domain; she practiced Spiritual Law, not the Spirit Law that produces miracles.

Watching the scene of the world’s destruction, Zixue Xin and the Three Honored Beings of myriad beings did not pay much attention.

Their compassion was insufficient even for the human race in the Red Heaven realm, let alone for another universe.

If they had that compassion, they would have already become Dao Artifact wielders and could no longer step out of the Red Heaven.

They only turned their gaze to Yun Ye.

What just happened?

Was one of the Primal Treasures fake?

The Martial Honored Being’s methods were too extreme, directly destroying the universe and leading to mutual annihilation, while Yun Ye had issued no commands at all. They completely overlooked this sentence, unable to pay attention to it even in their hearts, so not a single question arose.

As a result, it seemed to be true.

At the final blow, the Axe of Opening Heaven disintegrated, and even the rules of destruction restored themselves, seemingly due to the absence of a Primal Treasure, which prevented the Power of Opening Heaven from completely breaking down the rules; after a brief moment of silence, they returned.

But this could only explain the stop of the Great Annihilation; how could the suddenly restored world be explained?

“The Divine Court is so insidious, willing to destroy the world; what great evil! What great evil!”

“If it weren’t for the Celestial Empire anticipating this and providing a fake Primal Treasure, we would have never escaped this calamity; everything is ultimately under the control of the Celestial Empire!”

“Let’s move forward; let us cooperate to win together. The enemy of my enemy is my friend!”

Yun Ye’s words rose and fell, convincing all.

Hearing this, Zixue Xin easily nodded in agreement.

Indeed, although she was a member of the celestial clans, the threat from the Divine Court was also significant; the enemy of my enemy is my friend. At this time, harnessing Qing Liu Sheng’s power could effectively strike at the Divine Court; why not?

The three Honored Beings of myriad beings nodded as well.

So that’s how it is.

The Qing celestial clan, like the Moon celestial clan, had reached a partnership with the Celestial Empire, and the Divine Court was the first step, right?

The Divine Empress was old and lacked the commanding presence of the Divine Monarch; in the end, she still had to accept reality and collaborate with many powers, employing united strategies to maintain the prosperity of the Celestial Empire.

Different levels.

Different understandings.

Zixue Xin had divided the Celestial Empire and various powers too clearly; without an Honored Position, she could not see the truth of the New Heaven Celestial Empire clearly.

After all, Zixue Academy would not openly write such dark truths into textbooks; this would only lead the Celestial Empire to quickly decay.

She merely understood that the various powers were enemies of each other but did not comprehend the reasons for their existence. The True Realm was still too weak, and it was not yet time to consider this. By the time she finally understood, she would probably already be standing at the pinnacle.

“Transmission!”

Heaven fell in beams of light, taking away Yun Ye and Zixue Xin.

The journey of the two in the starry ocean left no time to pause in the Sealing the Gods World.

“What an extraordinary battle for the Honored Positions! Even we feel our blood boiling, sensing that great waves of action are about to come. Yet, Qing Liu Sheng seems so relaxed.”

“Although only in the spiritual realm, choosing to emerge means a high-speed growth is coming. Those chains being unlocked are proof.”

“Qing Liu Sheng is destined to become an invincible existence. The Divine Court cannot imagine how much the celestial clans value him. One of the Primal Treasures is fake? Haha, it’s impressive that the Divine Court failed to uncover the truth, allowing the Great Annihilation to restart…”

“Oh, celestial clans!”

The three Honored Beings sighed for a moment. Facing the collapsing world, they let their powers flow, using their supreme strength to stabilize the chaos, and began to collect the dispersed authority.

Zixue Xin and Qing Liu Sheng had left, but they wouldn’t save the world. Their main motivation was immense profit.

When the world was freshly born, different world’s rules would nurture different things, such as galaxies and various cosmic wonders.

There were also Primal gods and demons, chaotic treasures, and unclaimed positions of authority.

The Primal Treasures had indeed shattered, along with the five Honored Positions.

But these would not vanish into thin air. Once they calmed the chaos and reopened it, these positions and treasures would reappear in another form!

The five positions alone and ten treasures were enough for a bountiful harvest in this action; they naturally could not turn and leave.

They knew that Qing Liu Sheng and Zixue Xin would soon face an even larger storm and gain even more astonishing benefits.

However, opportunities could only be seized with strength. If they had confidence, they would likely follow to the next world together, especially with the Celestial Empire’s permission to exert greater influence and secure massive benefits.

But they lacked that confidence. They almost capsized even in the Sealing the Gods Universe; how could they handle the upcoming even more astonishing world?

What would come next?

What kind of figures would appear to obstruct them?

But this thought lasted only a moment before beams of light fell again from the sky. The three Honored Beings suddenly looked up, faintly hearing something in their ears!

“There is no eternal royal power; even celestial gods will eventually decay~~”

“We burn in flames, chasing rebirth, never letting go~~~”

The daoist man with blue hair walked out from the beam of light. He looked at the world and sighed, “How tragic it is, welcoming the end due to unexpected disasters. Is being weak the original sin? Though not of the Red Heaven race, their appearance is so similar, their civilization is so alike, their history is also so similar—treating them as humans shouldn’t be a problem, right? They die so casually; this is indeed a True Spirit clan recognized by the Celestial Empire. You’re being too much.”

“Divine Officer Zhānméng…” Honored Being of myriad beings halted all movement, his expression stiffening, but he quickly forced a smile. “Divine Officer Zhānméng, we would never dare to betray the Celestial Empire! You may not know, but this was not our doing; it was the treasonous actions of the Divine Court to assassinate Zixue’s Rookie King that caused this devastation, and those traitors have now been eliminated. Please be at ease!”

The other two Honored Beings lowered their heads, afraid to meet the gaze of the divine officer heavenly officer, merely saying, “That is true. The Divine Court is guilty of grave evil, openly assassinating the outstanding Rookie Representative Qing Liu Sheng. If we had not anticipated this, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

“Unimaginable consequences? Is that truly so? To lose one life for the sake of countless True Spirits in this realm, for half the world—doesn’t that seem worth it?” The Dao Artifact wielder named Zhānméng sighed.

The expressions of Honored Being of myriad beings and the other two changed drastically.

This question was somewhat terrifying.

This was the question from a Dao Artifact wielder. From the Dao Artifact wielder’s perspective, since Qing Liu Sheng was a member of the celestial clans, on what basis could he be equated with countless True Spirits?

Even if it appeared that True Spirits were equal to the Red Heaven race, their status was still lower, but compared to the celestial clans and the traitors, the True Spirit clan undoubtedly had more protection from the laws of the Celestial Empire.

“Divine Officer, this half world was destroyed by Zixue Xin, unrelated to Qing Liu Sheng or us, please see clearly!”

Honored Being of myriad beings shifted the blame to Zixue Xin.

He introspected, no wonder Qing Liu Sheng took Zixue Xin with him; he had brought along a bodyguard; what a pleasant cooperation!

“It is truly sad; we are so sorrowful that we cannot protect our citizens. We clearly have the power, yet we cannot interfere with the darkness that is within arm’s reach.”

Zhānméng sighed as the Tomorrow Dao Weapon emerged, and the chains of rules instantly wrapped around the Three Honored Beings, completely sealing them.

In theory, Qing Liu Sheng was innocent; he truly had no way to intervene, but the three before him had no such excuse.

“What?”

“Zhānméng… Sir? Is there a mistake? We are innocent!”

“Why are you acting against us?”

The three Honored Beings were stunned, a chill rising from the depths of their hearts, spreading throughout their bodies. After a brief moment of struggling, they all revealed extremely ugly expressions.

This wasn’t a joke!

The chains of rules truly took effect; this Dao Artifact wielder was coming for them!

Why?

Hadn’t the Divine Empress cooperated with the Qing Celestial Clan?

Why tear the veil suddenly?

Countless questions swirled in their minds, engulfing them in gloom as they spoke one after another, trying to prevent the situation from reaching its worst outcome.

“Innocent? How can you say such a thing? Even if I were a three-year-old child, I wouldn’t be fooled by such words…”

“Killing countless citizens, betraying the Celestial Empire, colluding with celestial clan forces—how is that not a death sentence?”

Zhānméng spoke lightly.

“Killing countless citizens? Betraying the Celestial Empire? Colluding with celestial clan forces? This is slander! Divine Officer Zhānméng, when did I ever kill countless citizens? Was it three thousand years ago?”

Honored Being of myriad beings struggled desperately, explaining, “Perhaps, Divine Officer, you are still young. This is pure nonsense. At that time, the Celestial Laws had not yet published the ‘Prohibition of Multiverse Strategies.’ I was just trying to conquer the world quickly, which is why I dealt with the resistors. This is truly unfair!”

“They were just some opposing forces; eliminate them—how does that count as mass slaughter? How does that count as betraying the Celestial Empire? Colluding with celestial clans? Absolutely impossible! We are faithfully loyal to the Celestial Empire, always standing on the front lines. The universe we conquered was documented immediately, with no deception at all!”

He naturally knew he could not deceive a Dao Artifact wielder. These explanations were nothing but an attempt to make Zhānméng understand the importance of the Wanling Group and the current situation.

Although not all high-level cultivators are intelligent, and some can be shockingly foolish, he was not one of them, and neither was the heavenly officer before him.

As one of the ten most trusted heavenly officers of the Divine Empress, his abilities and wisdom must be at the peak. He must surely understand his intent to submit.

Zhānméng’s sudden arrival was merely a way to pressurize Wanling, seeking to extract large benefits from him.

If he spared him, there would be countless universe coordinates that would be registered, extending the order of the Heavenly Dry Universe. This was far more important than the lives of the three Honored Positions.

“Three thousand years ago? How sad. When I say ‘three-year-old child,’ I do not mean to imply your age is that of a genius who knows the events of three thousand years ago. It is truly tragic that this is the current pioneer of the Celestial Empire.”

Zhānméng had said no more; the Order Chains stirred, and the invincible Conceptual Body was directly shattered.

The ‘Honored Position Entity’ appeared, and with a wave of Zhānméng’s hand, all traces of its presence were erased.

Even a powerful Major Achievement Honored Being like Wanling could not utter a word before falling, with vast spirit energy pouring out, directed into this realm by Zhānméng, filling the void in the heavens and earth, as phantom forms began to step forward once more.

“Reversal of Time Technique!”

Time rewound, resurrecting all lives that had been killed, some mortals and others evil spirits, forming the myriad beings of the Sealing the Gods World.

The battles of the past were reenacted; the eight Honored Beings fought fiercely, with even the slightest disturbance causing thousands of lives to perish and vast stretches of land to evaporate.

How could a battle for the Honored Positions occur in a world of mortals without affecting the mortals?

Such words cannot deceive even a three-year-old.

“It is truly sad that weaker opponents are so completely ignored… Do they think that being strong allows them to disregard everything?”

“What a blissful self-perception!”

Zhānméng glanced in the direction that Yun Ye and Zixue Xin had departed, sighed as he retracted the Dao Artifact, and disappeared in a flash of light.

A Dao Artifact wielder cannot linger in the outer heavens for long; if noticed by a True Immortal, the consequences could be severe.

Ultimately, if not for the vastness of the multiverse, True Immortals could easily destroy universe after universe, denying the Red Heaven realm any opportunity for development.

True Immortals might find such matters too troublesome, allowing ordinary cultivators to explore the multiverse.

But ordinary cultivators are just that—ordinary. Dao Artifact wielders are far too special; they are difficult to conceal and represent tomorrow’s order. If they are noticed, it may not take a True Immortal descending; celestial clan forces would act.

The Qing Celestial Clan, backed by the Qing Sky, loses all meaning in hiding their identity once they step out of the Red Heaven realm.

Many Honored Positions may not have access to such information, leading to significant misunderstandings, making it impossible to grasp what the Qing Celestial Clan truly intends.

…

“The worlds surrounding the Primordial Opening Heaven Universe are mostly similar; if one invades a realm at random, there is a high probability of entering a similar universe.”

“The Hongmeng Purple Energy Realm was discovered in just this way and was ultimately conquered by Zixue Academy, gaining control.”

The two of them were headed straight to the Hongmeng realm this time.

This is the endpoint of the Divine Court’s traps. After passing through this trial, if Yun Ye proceeds forward, he will enter the layout belonging to the celestial clans.

“Invading a world comes at a cost; if the benefits do not outweigh the price, the major interest groups will not take action.”

“The Hongmeng Purple Energy Realm, being a high-level, heaven-round-earth-type world, is particularly compatible with Red Heaven, capable of generating immense profits. It is much more valuable than high-level universes or high-level planes. Therefore, many forces hope to conquer the most core Primordial Universe as a springboard to acquire vast resources from higher-level worlds,” Zixue Xin explained.

The transition between universes is extremely challenging; each invasion consumes massive resources. Only actions by the Master of Heaven’s Cavern can achieve this.

In such cases, the forces involved certainly do not wish to gain a worthless world.

However, using the Primordial Opening Heaven Universe as a marker allows for nearly steady invasions into higher-level worlds, representing limitless benefits. Basically, after conquering one world, they will have the ability for the next invasion, rolling up resources quickly to an unimaginable extent.

Universes, planes, and worlds are the three types of worlds; the others are relatively focused in energy, allowing the Master of Heaven’s Cavern to devour and gain massive spirit energy.

But a universe is the worst choice. Its vastness disperses energy to an extreme, making it inefficient for the Master of Heaven’s Cavern to consume it. Instead, they must rely on the Heavenly Dry Universe to devour and digest the entire universe, with the Celestial Empire covering a small portion of the resources.

These so-called resources are far lesser than consuming on one’s own and require a long wait before the Heavenly Dry Universe completes its consumption.

Turnaround is a major issue; the difference between immediate gain and future gain is immense…