Within Zhang Yan's will, all the essences merged and gathered together. With a thought, this place was like a golden furnace forging, once again refining the Clear Swan Sword.
As his Yuan Qi and Divine Will continued to be consumed, countless Kun Shi treasures were produced. In an instant, billions of years passed, and they were absorbed into the refinement. During this refinement process, the impurities were eliminated, and the essence was gradually refined.
After an indescribable amount of time, he suddenly heard a clear and melodious sword cry, and it lingered for a long time. He knew that it was done, so he guided it with his mind and brought it into the world, and it instantly fell into his palm.
He looked over and saw that it was like a ball of starlight, but also like flowing light. At this moment, with just a thought, it could turn into a surging flood and slash apart the universe. It could be restrained as one wished, yet it could also gather fine radiance and attach it to the hair of one's body.
At this moment, the Qing Hong Sword had become a Taoist Treasure.
Other than things like the Elephant Dragon Golden Furnace, Taoist Treasures usually didn't need their own consciousness, so their original spirit didn't exist.
However, if he needed to use it, he could summon it out. At his level, there was no need to make a clear distinction between what was and what wasn't. It was there when he wanted it, and it disappeared when he wanted it.
Every single Daoist Treasure had its own miraculousness, and all the Daoist Treasures in the Human Dao's possession were like that. This was something that came with it when it was condensed, and even he couldn't easily change it. At this moment, when he carefully examined it, he was already aware of the details.
The sword had many abilities, and one of them suited him. It could slash the future and cut off the vitality of the opponent. Only one would land in front of him. This way, even if he didn't barge into the opponent's energy ocean, he would be able to get rid of the opponent.
Compared to the Yin Yang Pure Seal, it couldn't be said to be superior. It could only be said that each had their own way of using it, and this sword's attack was the most suitable for him. In reality, if the Yin Yang Pure Seal landed on the first owner, its power would be far stronger than when it was held by others.
After using the sword for a moment, he nodded his head. With a thought, the flowing light disappeared and returned to his will.
For other Taoist Treasures, unless one was like Bai Wei and the other Xiantian demons, they wouldn't be able to merge with his will. The difference was obvious.
However, with his current Qi, he could think of a way to reverse this.
Thinking up to this point, he took out the Yin Yang Pure Seal from his sleeve. After staring at it for a moment, this treasure turned from solid to incorporeal, and then disappeared with a whoosh. He had also hidden it in his divine will. However, with the Qing Hong Sword, there was no need for him to put in the effort to change it. Because no matter what, it was already fixed, and it would not be as convenient to use as the former. This was only done to make it convenient for him to bring it away when the time came.
After dealing with this matter, he changed his mind and flew towards the Kunshi Continent. He instantly landed on the Star Platform that was suppressing the Taiyi Golden Bead. He was going to deal with the Connate Cardinal Treasure.
He sat down nearby and strengthened the seal first. This was to prevent the altar from shaking before he could subdue this treasure.
This time, he began to sort out the Qi Meridians of the restrictions and connected them to the Kun Shi Continent. This way, he could use the continent itself to disperse the power of the collision. After this, if a Connate Cardinal Treasure was born in the future, he could still suppress it here.
Once everything was settled, he raised his hand and pressed down. A vast amount of magic power surged into the seal.
In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
If the Taiyi Golden Bead could be fully used now, the two of them could at least be evenly matched. However, it could not control its master. Even if it had the Immeasurable Weili, it could not be used to fight against him.
Before this, he had already worn down a lot of this treasure's essence, Qi, and nature. And now, the consciousness that had been triggered from the future had almost disappeared. Therefore, he could no longer see the Daoist Priest Daoyi who had stirred up trouble in the future. This was because this consciousness had already disappeared. Even if someone used a spell to guide it in the future, the consciousness that came out would not be the same as before. It could only be another person.
But now that it was in his hands, there would no longer be such a possibility.
Moreover, he believed that the power of a Connate Cardinal Treasure was extremely great. It was not personally refined by a cultivator and was born naturally. No one would be able to control it. Therefore, it was best for this kind of treasure not to have a consciousness. Even if it did, he would find a way to erase it. Unless it was like Lady Zhi, who was gentle and afraid of trouble and would not come out to cause trouble. But just because she did not have any ambition, it did not mean that she would not be used. Therefore, he thought that before he officially left, he had to make a backup plan, just in case.
At this time, the Taiyi Golden Bead was completely powerless to resist. He reached out and took it out.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that the world in front of him was somewhat different from what he had seen in the past. He looked at the long river of Tianji and found that many of its tributaries had now disappeared.
This was because after this treasure fell into his hands, the future that could have been derived from it was cut off and would never appear again.
And among these many futures, the Taiyi Golden Bead was an important force that could originally affect the general situation. Now that it suddenly disappeared, the universe was naturally shaken.
In reality, only almighty beings like him would be able to sense all of this. Because logically speaking, they were able to survive until the end of all living things, so they could sense all changes. However, for ordinary cultivators, this had nothing to do with them.
After putting the Taiyi Golden Bead into his sleeve, he turned around and returned to the Qinghuan Palace.
Then, he pointed at the empty space below the palace. With a flash of spiritual light, he released Taoist Wan Que for the third time.
He said, "Have you thought it through?"
This time, Taoist Wan Que did not avoid it. Instead, he said, "You are right. Even if I dissuade you, if you still want to go there when the cycle of time comes, I might as well tell you the reason."
Zhang Yan smiled faintly. He knew in his heart that the other party would have to compromise with him sooner or later. Firstly, he would eventually reach the Upper Realm. Secondly, if the other party was useless, then there would be no value in staying.
Taoist Wan Que said, "If you return Bu Xutian Weili, it will not be difficult for you to enter the Glimpse Truth Path. I believe that you already know how to enter the upper state?"
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "I have already sensed it. Do you think there is anything wrong with it?"
Taoist Wan Que shook his head and said, "This is the right path. What you have sensed is not wrong. However, the problem lies after taking this step."
Zhang Yan's expression was normal as he said, "Then what is the crux?"
Taoist Wan Que said in a low voice, "The upper state does not exist in the present world. If you do not go there, it will forever be an illusion. If you go there, the upper state will become reality and you will be an illusion."
Zhang Yan was deep in thought. Although this person's words were vague, it was not difficult for him to understand the meaning of this with his current cultivation.
What this person meant was that if he did not walk this path, then everything related to the Upper Realm would not exist in the present world. The non-existence here did not depend on the distance, nor did it depend on whether it existed or not in one's heart. It was truly non-existent. No matter where one went, one would not be able to find it, because it was impossible to find something that did not exist in the world.
In other words, in this world, there was no Spirit Ascension Realm above True Yang.
Unless someone could open the door to the upper state, then all of this would be real.
There was no conflict between the two sides. It was just that this could not be measured by common sense. For those who could break through the barrier between reality and illusion, the boundary here was not so clear.
Taoist Wan Que continued, "When I passed through this barrier that day, I saw in the vision of the future. Whether I succeed or not, everything in the world that I am involved with will disappear from the present world."
Zhang Yan's eyes flickered and he said, "You once said that I's action of climbing to the upper state would not only bring disaster to myself, but would also implicate my disciples and even the living beings of the world. Is this also the reason?"
Taoist Wan Que said in a low voice, "Yes, as long as you do this, then everything in the present world will be destroyed. There are your disciples and the living beings of the world among them."
It was not difficult for Zhang Yan to understand what he meant. In the end, this was erasing his past.
It could be said that because he was a True Yang almighty being, the constellations were all under his control. These people were all related to him, and the people he interacted with daily were also almighty beings of the same realm. These people and things could be counted as his past.
Now, he had even implicated the world, so if these were all erased, it would not only be the nine continents, but the entire present world might not exist anymore.
He thought for a moment and said, "Is this why you lost your life?"
Wan Que Taoist said, "That's right. Back then, after I foresaw such an outcome, I struggled and decided to give up my Dao and retreat. This also caused my true body to no longer exist in this world. Fortunately, I did have a backup plan at that time. I had already borrowed the power of Bu Xutian, which was how I managed to preserve a strand of essence until today." After a pause, he said seriously, "The reason why I stopped you earlier was also because of this."
Zhang Yan smiled and did not deny it.
He thought that if Taoist Wan Que really had the confidence to reach the upper state that day, then he would definitely not care about the survival of the living beings of the world. Moreover, based on his deduction, it should not be difficult for people of such a realm to revisit the past and reflect everything that they had lost.
So Taoist Wan Que must have encountered an obstacle that he thought was difficult to overcome. Saying this now was just to find an excuse for himself.
Just to stop him for the living beings of the world?
This reason was too fake, there must be some other reason.
But he did not need to expose him, after all, he still needed to learn more from him.
He tried to ask again, but Daoist Wan Que seemed to think that he had said enough, and once again kept his mouth shut.
Zhang Yan did not force him. He smiled and sent him back with a wave of his sleeve.
This time, he could feel that this person did not tell him everything he knew, or was hiding something. First, this person was not willing to tell his origin, nor did he say how he could reach this step.
Since the three eras of the human path, there were many people with amazing talent. Why was this person the only one who could see the upper state? He believed that there must be a reason.
His gaze deepened. Although he was not willing to say it all at once, he had finally dug out something. As long as he had enough patience, it would not be difficult to find more clues.
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