289: Chapter of Heaven and Earth Resurgence

Gu Changge stood in this familiar Heaven And Earth. Feeling the surrounding Spiritual Qi, which was thin yet incomparably intimate, the subtle sense of alienation in his heart, caused by being in the outer Chaos, instantly vanished.

He raised his hand. Immortal light flowed in his palm, and the ball of Xuanhuang World Origin light, which was the most docile and radiated filial reverence, emerged.

"What is taken from Xuanhuang must be returned to Xuanhuang."

He murmured softly to himself, his tone calm yet carrying an unquestionable resolve.

Before his voice faded, he flicked his finger. The brilliant Origin light ball transformed into a gentle stream of light, soaring into the sky. It did not head towards a specific direction, but rather directly merged into the firmament above, integrating into the most fundamental Law network of this Heaven And Earth.

Central Domain, Dao Repository Academy, behind the mountain Forbidden Ground, in front of an inconspicuous thatched cottage.

An old man, dressed in old gray cloth robes and with his eyes tightly shut, sat hunched over on a worn-out bamboo stool, seemingly integrated with the surrounding rocks and vegetation.

He was one of the true foundations of the Dao Repository Academy, an Old Blind Man who had long since withdrawn from worldly affairs and sealed himself here for countless years.

His cultivation Realm had reached the Peak of the Quasi-Emperor, only half a step away from the supreme Emperor Realm position!

However, this half-step was like a chasm.

But who could have imagined that thousands of years ago, this old man, sitting withered here with an aura as obscure as an ancient well, was once a peerless Prodigy who shook Xuanhuang and illuminated an entire era?

He was the most brilliant star of that era, the most talented person in the last ten thousand years, possessing the true potential to prove the Dao and become a Great Emperor!

He once swept across his generation without a rival, advancing rapidly until his cultivation reached the Great Saint Peak!

Later, relying on his talent that astonished the ages and his unyielding will, he ascended to the Quasi-Emperor Peak in the desperate situation where Heaven And Earth were incomplete and the Great Dao was obscure. But when he prepared to take that final step, he could advance no further!

He keenly sensed the abnormality in Heaven And Earth; the Xuanhuang Great World seemed to be heading towards decline.

He resolutely embarked on the path to seek the truth, enduring hardships, and finally, at the edge of the world barrier, he caught sight of the terrifying Formation that was stealing the Origin, realizing the root cause of the broken Emperor Path and the decay of Heaven And Earth!

At that time, he was young and vigorous, harboring immense ambition. He wished to use the power of the Quasi-Emperor Peak to strike against the will of heaven, forcibly break the Formation, and fight for a future for Xuanhuang!

However, he encountered unimaginable resistance; a terrifying Puppet, radiating the true might of a Great Emperor, took action!

That battle shattered Heaven And Earth. Although he relied on his peerless talent to forcefully repel the Great Emperor Puppet, he also paid a heavy price.

His Dao foundation was damaged, and because he touched upon the forbidden power of the Emperor Dao, the Dao Origin in his eyes was destroyed, and he was never able to see again.

Disheartened, he knew that he could no longer reverse the general trend on his own. Thus, he went into hiding, sealing himself in the back mountain of the Dao Repository Academy, the place that had given him his enlightenment.

On one hand, he used the vast righteous Qi and foundation of this place to slow the loss of his Lifespan. On the other hand, he held a faint hope—to guard his old home and wait for a variable. This wait lasted for endless years.

Suddenly!

The Old Blind Man's figure, which seemed unchanged for ten thousand years, violently shook!

His eye sockets, which had been empty for countless years, seemed to tremble slightly.

"Hmm?!"

A sound of disbelief and surprise squeezed out from his dry throat.

Just in that instant, he clearly felt that Heaven And Earth had changed!

The sense of Origin loss, which had plagued him his entire life, caused his efforts to fail, and plunged the entire Xuanhuang World into despair, had stopped!

Not only that, the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence was actually recovering! Although extremely faint, the trend had been reversed!

"The Origin loss has stopped? Heaven And Earth are recovering? How is this possible?!"

The Old Blind Man suddenly stood up from the bamboo stool. The obscure aura around his body fluctuated uncontrollably, causing the surrounding Void Realm to twist slightly.

His withered fingers trembled slightly, not from excitement, but from extreme shock and a resurgent hope that he himself dared not believe.

He knew better than anyone what this meant!

It meant that the eternal gloom that had crushed Xuanhuang, blocked the Emperor Path, and ruined his glorious future, had been torn open!

"Who is it? What kind of divine being possesses such Heaven-Defying means to reverse the great trend of this Heaven And Earth's decline?!

Is it the enemy of the Formation setter from back then? Or is it a Heaven-Defying existence born because the Xuanhuang World's Luck has not yet run out?!"

He tried to use his Quasi-Emperor Divine Thought to deduce the Heavenly Secret and trace the source.

However, as soon as his Divine Thought touched the source of the change, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, or hitting an invisible, intangible, yet indestructible barrier, and was gently pushed away by a soft yet irresistible force.

The Heavenly Secret was Chaos, completely blurred!

"I can't calculate it, I can't calculate it at all!"

The Old Blind Man's face was filled with horror, even more alarmed than when he faced the Great Emperor Puppet back then.

"The Realm of the person who acted far surpasses this old man's imagination! Their methods are beyond what the Emperor Realm can fathom! Could it be a true Immortal?"

He staggered a step, stabilized his body, and his empty eye sockets "looked" towards the Void Realm, as if trying to pierce through endless distance to see the existence that created the miracle.

After a long time, he slowly calmed down, but his withered face radiated a long-lost brilliance called "vitality." It was the light of dead ashes, silent for ten thousand years, reigniting a spark.

Eastern Wasteland, Heavenly Secret Pavilion, atop the Star Gazing Platform.

Heavenly Secret Master held a compass, concentrating on deducing the Heavenly Secret, attempting to capture the fleeting source of the variable.

Suddenly!

The Myriad Phenomena Star Dial in front of him, which had been passed down for ages and was used to observe Xuanhuang's Luck, suddenly burst forth with unprecedented light!

On the Star Dial, the pillar of light representing the overall Luck of the Xuanhuang Great World originally displayed a slow but irreversible trend of decaying grayness. At this moment, the gray background seemed to be forcefully wiped away by an invisible giant power!

The trend of decline abruptly stopped!

Not only that, but the pillar of light, starting from the bottom, was even visibly re-rendered with a layer of extremely faint, yet genuine, moist vitality!

Although it was far from recovering to its Peak period, the cliff-like downward momentum was completely halted and began to reverse for the better!

"The Mandate of Heaven has changed?!!"

Heavenly Secret Master suddenly stood up, his voice trembling violently from extreme shock and excitement; even his beard was shaking slightly.

The compass in his hand buzzed under the strain, its needle spinning wildly. Finally, with a "crack," it developed a fine crack, unable to withstand the sudden, violent backlash and change in Luck!

"How is this possible?! What incredible power could reverse the declining Mandate of Heaven of a Great World?! This is simply Heaven-Defying destiny alteration, reshaping the universe!"

He was so excited he could barely control himself. His old face was flushed red, and his hands trembled slightly from exhilaration.

He attempted to divine, but found the Heavenly Secret to be complete Chaos, as if it had been completely obscured by an invisible great hand, making it impossible to calculate any clues.

He stumbled a few steps, walked to the Star Dial, and tremblingly stroked the pillar of light that radiated a hint of vitality, his eyes filled with unbelievable ecstasy and deep reverence.

"No matter who it is, this is immeasurable Karma for saving the billions of living beings of my Xuanhuang! Immeasurable Karma!!"

Azure Profound Sect, Zizhu Peak.

Great Emperor Silent Extinction was sitting quietly in the bamboo forest. The Dao Rhyme of Silent Extinction flowed around him, faintly resonating with the Eternal Heavens Pride Tower.

Suddenly, the Dao Rhyme around his body slightly paused. His Emperor eyes, which seemed to see through the rise and fall of ages, slowly opened, flashing with a hint of faint surprise.

"Hmm? The Origin loss has been severed?"

The Lord of Annihilation murmured softly to himself. The surprise in his eyes turned into a hint of realization and deep shock.

"So thorough, so clean and decisive—did the Venerable One take action?"

He looked towards the direction where Gu Changge usually cultivated, his eyes filled with reverence.

Only by following under Gu Changge's command could he slightly understand what kind of incredible Great Divine Ability and great power were required for such a Heaven-shaking feat—to change Heaven And Earth and reverse the fate of a Great World's demise.

"The Venerable One's merit shakes Heaven And Earth. Silent Extinction is impressed."

He slowly closed his eyes and continued to immerse himself in the Dao Realm, but his mind was more tranquil than ever before. Following such a Venerable One, the path ahead held no more confusion.

In several other Life Forbidden Grounds... streams of will that had slept for ages all sensed the change.

Some flashed with surprise, others showed brief interest, but in the end, the vast majority chose silence once again.

For them, as long as Heaven And Earth no longer continued to deteriorate, it was already rare good news.

As for the cause of this change, they did not care, or rather, they were unwilling to easily intervene before the situation became clear.

The highest-level existences of the Xuanhuang Great World were all stirred by this sudden drastic change.

They knew that the wheel of the era had perhaps been pushed by an invisible giant hand towards an unknown but no longer hopeless direction.

Soon, the news spread.

"Heaven And Earth are starting to recover!"

Instantly, the whole world shook, and all living beings erupted in excitement.