658: Chapter 658 What kind of world was that?

His voice was dry, filled with deep despair and disbelief:

"But this Xuanhuang Immortal Path... it was created from nothing in an instant!

Not only are the levels distinct and the Laws complete, it can even directly bestow Legacies through empowerment. How is this just a technique? This is clearly the Divine Ability of a creator!"

"Just what kind of existence were we making an enemy of?"

"If that Senior wished, I'm afraid we would have been reduced to ashes with a mere flick of a finger. Why go to such great lengths?"

Fear flooded the mental defenses of all the captives like a tidal wave.

This dimensionality reduction strike on their cognition caused them to crumble more than physical destruction ever could.

The experience in the Immortal Domain they were so proud of had become the ultimate joke at this moment.

At the same time, shock and fanaticism completely swept through the myriad beings of Xuanhuang. Billions of creatures could no longer suppress the reverence in their hearts, and they all fell to their knees, kowtowing in worship.

This bow was not due to coercion or fear, but born from a deep sense of awe and gratitude from the depths of their Souls.

Wang Zhan stood in the Void Realm, immersed in intense shock, when his shoulder was lightly tapped.

He turned around to see Xiao Ruobai, his body still shrouded in golden light and the War God Dao Rhyme still swirling around him. A familiar, steady smile was on his face: "Brother Wang, I hope you have been well."

Fang Hanyu, Ling Xi, Wang Xiaopang, and Mo Yu also approached.

Mo Yu's gaze first fell upon Wang Zhan. As their eyes met, he slowly nodded. In the past, he had suffered a regrettable defeat at Wang Zhan's hands, and later during a spar at Dao Zang Academy, the two had fought until both were injured.

That competitive grudge from their youth had now vanished into thin air after the gap in their Realms and the experience of defending Xuanhuang together. All that remained was the composure and unspoken understanding of peers of the same generation.

Qin Wuye, Jiang Ruofeng, and other former Prodigies also arrived upon hearing the commotion. Looking at these peers who had already stepped into the Immortal Realm, their eyes were complex yet filled with awe.

"Brother Xiao, Brother Fang..."

Wang Zhan's Adam's apple bobbed. A thousand words ultimately turned into a single sigh of emotion, "You have already come so far."

"We have only taken a few steps ahead, and the path forward may not necessarily be smooth."

Xiao Ruobai's smile faded, and his tone grew heavier.

"There is something that perhaps should be told to everyone. The Immortal Domain has long since shattered. The enemies who attacked this time were merely ordinary forces scattered among the fragments of the Immortal Domain."

"What?! The Immortal Domain is shattered?" Wang Zhan's pupils constricted, his face full of disbelief.

Not just him, but Qin Wuye, Heavenly Secret Master, and the others also changed expression. Having just come into contact with the Immortal Dao and harboring a longing for the Immortal Domain, they hadn't expected it to have already fallen apart.

"The Hundred Immortals Alliance is just a small force among the fragments. As the Xuanhuang World rises in the future, we will inevitably come into contact with more remnant forces of the Immortal Domain and encounter even more unknown dangers."

Xiao Ruobai added, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"In recent years, Revered Master has been driving the recovery of Xuanhuang precisely to give all living beings the possibility of treading the Immortal Path.

The opening of the Immortal Path now is an Opportunity, but even more so, it is a trial. Only by growing as quickly as possible can we protect Xuanhuang in the storms to come."

These words were like a clap of thunder, causing the hearts of everyone present to sink. The impetuousness born from the opening of the Immortal Path instantly vanished, leaving only a heavy sense of urgency.

"Revered Master?" Wang Zhan's heart jolted.

When Gu Changge acted to set up the Immortal Path, Wang Zhan had already understood. Back when he made his Breakthrough to the Great Emperor Realm, that mysterious thought that had imparted Immortal Dao information and helped him touch the threshold of the Immortal Path had originated from this Senior.

"So that person is the Battle Asura's Revered Master!"

Wang Zhan's whole body trembled slightly, and an indescribable wave of bitterness and fanaticism welled up in his eyes.

To revive the Xuanhuang World by himself—such breadth of mind and great power were far beyond imagination.

Fang Hanyu nodded in agreement: "Eldest Senior Brother is absolutely correct. The future of Xuanhuang still needs everyone's protection."

A few simple words of advice, without a hint of showing off, only the mutual respect and the intent to stand shoulder to shoulder among the Prodigies of the same generation.

Qin Wuye looked at the figures of Xiao Ruobai and the others. The melancholy accumulated in his heart completely dissipated, replaced by determination:

"Thank you for the reminder. One day on the Immortal Path, I will surely catch up to your footsteps."

Xiao Ruobai and the others nodded in acknowledgment and turned to leave.

Above the sky, Xuan Yangzi, who had been standing still, also recovered from the shock of Gu Changge's miracle.

He whispered to himself, "Junior Brother's moves are truly getting grander and grander."

Then he took a step forward and lightly flicked his sleeve.

Silently, all the captured Cultivators of the Hundred Immortals Alliance on the battlefield vanished instantly from their spots like dust brushed away by an invisible giant hand, taken into a storage space.

Immediately afterward, led by Xuan Yangzi, the Azure Profound Sect Disciples formed a neat formation and turned into streaks of clear immortal light, entering the sky in an orderly fashion and vanishing in an instant.

They came ethereally and left without a trace.

From their forceful intervention and crushing defeat of the Hundred Immortals Alliance to the manifestation of the Immortal Path and the universal bestowal of Legacies, and then to the silent removal of the captives—the entire process was smooth and seamless.

Only that "Xuanhuang Immortal Path" spanning across heaven and earth and the Great Dao's resonant voice echoing in the Divine Souls of all beings remained as proof that they had once existed.

It wasn't until the last wisp of immortal light completely dissipated that the crowd erupted into long-suppressed discussions:

"So, the recovery of Xuanhuang was the work of the Battle Asura's Revered Master. This kindness can only be repaid by cultivating desperately and protecting Xuanhuang..."

"The Battle Asura's sect is actually this terrifying! What kind of world is that..."

Some Cultivators murmured to themselves, looking at the empty sky where only the eternal radiance of the Immortal Path remained.

The discussions spread like a tide; fear had vanished, replaced by an unprecedented sense of cohesion and hope.

Eastern Region, Xuan Province.

At Burning Heaven Palace, Lie Tianxiong stood on the square outside the main hall, the lingering warmth of the Immortal Dao Legacy still remaining in his Sea of Consciousness.

He had witnessed the defeat of the Hundred Immortals Alliance and the miracle of the Immortal Path's appearance. It was only when the clear immortal light faded into the sky that he recovered from his shock.

Before the immortal light dissipated just now, those few departing figures had actually felt faintly familiar to him.

"Hmm?"

Lie Tianxiong instinctively rubbed his eyes, straining his vision to the utmost, and his Saint Realm Divine Sense also extended in that direction like a tide.

But the distance was simply too vast. Everything was hazy and distorted, like looking at objects through a layer of shimmering boiling water.

That figure... that silhouette...

"How does he look a bit like Xuan Yangzi of the Azure Profound Sect?"

Lie Tianxiong murmured to himself, his tone filled with an unbelievable sense of absurdity. How could that be possible?

He shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel this unrealistic hallucination from his mind.

"Heh, it must be because I've been unsettled recently by those petty people under the Second Elder, causing stagnation in my heart. I've even started having hallucinations."

"To actually hallucinate Xuan Yangzi appearing in such a place... It seems that in my subconscious, I've truly taken seeking refuge with the Azure Profound Sect as my last life-saving straw."

That said, Lie Tianxiong suddenly clenched his fists, a flash of inexplicable excitement in his eyes as he slapped his thigh:

"But then again! Now that Xuanhuang is recovering, even Immortal Dao knowledge is being directly bestowed!

My, Lie Tianxiong's, spring has finally arrived! Now that I have a complete Immortal Dao Legacy, I will definitely go into secluded cultivation. Sooner or later, I'll be able to step onto that Xuanhuang Immortal Path and make a massive comeback!"

With that, he held his head high and chest out, striding back to the main hall, clearly in a hurry to go back and digest the Immortal Dao knowledge to begin his great undertaking of a counterattack.