188: The two people realized the truth

Thinking this, a sense of pride swelled within him, and his back straightened unconsciously. He waved his hand in feigned humility, "Oh, no, no, Elder Jimie, you flatter me. It's just... I'm thick-skinned and managed to hold on a bit longer."

Though he said this, he inwardly rationalized with delight, "Getting beaten up is also a skill! If it were someone else, they'd probably fall apart in three hits. My ability to endure and fight... ah, no, to endure and be beaten, is quite formidable!"

With this thought, he suddenly felt justified, stroking his chin, his eyes growing brighter. "But then again, to be able to spar with a Great Emperor's projection, that experience is truly priceless! Does this mean there are other Great Emperor projections in the Tower?"

Xuan Yangzi grew more excited with each thought, completely forgetting the pain throughout his body.

"Once I recover, I must face this Great Emperor Baizhan again! No, I'll challenge all the Great Emperor projections in the Tower!"

Gu Changge watched Xuan Yangzi transform from his earlier dejection to his current eager state, especially that 'getting beaten is also an honor' attitude, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

"Well. It seems another one will be madly challenging the Tower."

Xuan Yangzi chuckled, already planning his next Tower challenge with eagerness.

Though covered in injuries, his eyes burned with unprecedented Battle Intent. He had completely fallen in love with this Tower of the Tianjiao!

He had entirely forgotten how miserably he had been beaten just moments ago, as if the numerous injuries on his body were not marks of shame, but medals of honor.

Inside the bamboo pavilion, Gu Changge watched Xuan Yangzi's eager, ready-to-act demeanor, shook his head with a light smile, set down his teacup, and slowly walked to the edge of Zizhu Peak.

At the summit of Zizhu Peak, a sea of clouds undulated.

Gu Changge stood silently at the cliff edge, his gaze seemingly piercing through the endless Void Realm, landing on the very core of the massive palm print abyss at the distant Demon Heaven Sect's old site.

He clearly saw Xiao Ruobai and Fang Hanyu in the intense area where the Dao Rhyme of destruction and rebirth intertwined, facing the remaining majestic palm print Dao traces, immersed in deep enlightenment.

Xiao Ruobai's Battle Intent intertwined with the destructive palm Intent, like a War God directly confronting the mighty power of heaven and earth. Fang Hanyu, on the other hand, became one with his sword, his Chaos Sword Qi attempting to dissect the Law trajectory that flattened everything.

Both were exceptionally talented, yet they were subtly awed by the majestic Dao Rhyme, which originated from their Revered Master but was also naturally formed by heaven and earth. They seemed to be merely imitating, finding it difficult to truly break free from its framework and glimpse their own Dao.

Gu Changge gently shook his head. He did not go in person; he merely pointed his sword-like fingers towards the direction of the palm print abyss from an endless distance.

There was no earth-shattering commotion, only an invisible, intangible will, yet containing his supreme Dao Realm and true heart's essence, transcending spatial barriers and subtly permeating the minds of Xiao Ruobai and Fang Hanyu.

This Dao Rhyme was not a specific palm force Law, but a higher-level 'Dao' enlightenment, a guidance on the essence of power and the origin of creation.

At the core of the palm print abyss, Xiao Ruobai's entire body trembled violently!

It was as if a thunderclap had exploded in his Sea of Consciousness. The originally vast and awe-inspiring palm Intent, in his perception, suddenly decomposed, no longer an incomprehensible mighty power, but transforming into countless fragments of Dao principles concerning absoluteness, order, suppression, and Nirvana.

He saw that the destructive power was not for destruction's sake; its core was an supreme will to "reshape rules and define the Universe"! Destruction was merely a means, not the end.

"I understand... I understand!"

Xiao Ruobai's eyes burst forth with brilliant golden light, and his Battle Intent surged skyward, no longer simply wild and overbearing, but imbued with a sense of profoundness and grandeur!

"My War Dao should not just be about destruction and conquest! War can open up the heavens and earth, and it can also protect a region!"

He let out a long cry, his Cultivation Technique circulating wildly in an unprecedented manner. Golden Battle Qi materialized into armor, upon which faint phantoms of mountains, rivers, and the prayers of all living beings subtly emerged!

He threw a punch, and his Fist Intent was no longer simply fierce, but carried the majestic Divine Might of defining Yin and Yang and suppressing all evil, as if a Revered Master of a world was wielding Law!

On the other side, Fang Hanyu's transformation was equally astonishing.

The palm Intent that flattened everything, in his perception, was no longer something to be simulated or resisted, but had transformed into a perfect interpretation of "the creation and destruction of Chaos."

He "saw" that destruction and creation were not opposites, but two sides of a cycle; order and Chaos were not conflicting, but coexisting states.

What was contained within that palm force was an absolute mastery over the rules of all things' creation and destruction!

"Chaos... is neither empty nor nothingness, but the source of all possibilities. My sword should not be a tool for evolving all things, but rather... the cause that defines all things!"

Fang Hanyu's Sword Qi completely retracted, his entire being seemingly returning to nothingness, merging into Chaos. But in the next moment, a point of extreme sharpness was born from the Chaos, like the first ray of light that opened up heaven and earth!

He pointed his fingers like a sword, and gently jabbed. There was no earth-shattering commotion, only a subtle, extremely faint gray Sword Light.

But wherever this Sword Light passed, the Void Realm was in constant flux, sometimes giving birth to myriad things, sometimes returning to silence, as if enacting the Reincarnation of the Universe!

Finally, the Sword Light disappeared into a huge palm print crack.

"Buzz—!!!"

That bottomless crack suddenly lit up, and an ancient buzzing sound emanated from within!

Countless Law fragments were stirred by the Sword Intent, gushing out and transforming into a sky full of light rain! Within the light rain, the aura of creation and destruction circulated alternately, profoundly mysterious!

This sudden, earth-shattering commotion instantly startled all the Cultivators in the entire Demon Heaven Sect's old site!

"What happened?!"

"Look in the direction of the abyss! What are those golden and gray lights?!"

"Such terrifying Dao Rhyme fluctuations! Is some rare treasure appearing?!"

"No! It looks like someone is Cultivating?! But this commotion is too frightening!"

Cultivators closer to the scene all changed color, looking towards the core area in horror.

Some Cultivators with lower cultivation were even suffocated by the intertwined Battle Intent and creation-destruction Sword Intent, retreating repeatedly.

The Elders of Myriad Law Pavilion and Vast Righteous Sect suddenly awoke from their meditation, looking towards the light pillar in shock: "Such pure Battle Intent and Sword Intent... it actually stirred the residual Dao traces here?! Which Prodigy is down there?"

Several Loose Cultivators who attempted to approach and investigate were, even before reaching the core area, shaken by the lingering Fist Intent aftershocks, causing their Qi and blood to churn. Brushed by the creation-destruction Sword Intent, their Dao Heart nearly became unstable, scaring them to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and they scrambled back in a panic.

"Retreat! Quickly retreat! This is not an Opportunity we can covet!"

"It's too terrifying! That Battle Intent seems to suppress all things, and that Sword Intent can actually affect the flow of time?!"

Even Shi Wanshan, who was meditating in the distant Azure Profound Sect camp, suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing within them.

"Good heavens... these two junior nephews, truly... are abnormal!"

Though he cursed, a relieved smile couldn't help but curve his lips.

At the center of the abyss, Xiao Ruobai and Fang Hanyu were completely oblivious to the surrounding commotion, fully immersed in the profound Realm of Breakthrough.

Xiao Ruobai's Battle Intent became even more condensed, and within the golden Divine Radiance, a phantom of a War God, treading on mountains and rivers and protecting all living beings, subtly emerged. Fang Hanyu pointed his sword finger again, and Chaos Sword Qi evolved all things, with creation and destruction and Reincarnation, as if opening up a Small World.

The Dao of both was, at an astonishing speed, taking the most solid step towards their own unique supreme Realm!