As the light flowed, Little Log, who was connected to Xu Yan's mind, turned into a simple longsword and was held in Xu Yan's hand.
"Gu Xuan, I'm coming."
As he whispered, the light outside the Illusion Moon Palace changed for the ninth time.
The sky became clear in an instant!
The stars rotated above his head as if he could touch them. He could not see the sun or the moon, only the dark sky.
In the sea of stars, Xu Yan came to a strange world.
There was a strange buoyancy here, as if the dark sky was the mouth of a ferocious beast, swallowing all outsiders.
In the center of the sky, there was a slowly rotating whirlpool, and a huge figure stood in the whirlpool.
That figure was indomitable, stepping on a real Shen Beast. The whirlpool in the night sky was above his head, like a person who sealed the sky, or a god who guarded it.
The giant looked like he was supporting the sky. Once the giant fell, the sky would also collapse.
"Gu Xuan."
Standing at the foot of the giant, Xu Yan looked incomparably small, but his body was surging with a sharp sword intent.
The giant was the founder of the Illusion Moon Palace, Gu Xuan. Although his face could not be seen clearly, Xu Yan had seen the figure hidden in the cloak more than once in his dreams.
"We meet again, Yan Tongtian."
The giant slowly lowered his head, and the luster in his eyes became extremely dim for some reason. His aura was also very weak, constantly weakening, as if he did not have long to live.
Not minding that the other called him Yan Tongtian, Xu Yan looked at the giant coldly and said, "I'm here. Tell me the truth."
"The truth, the truth … Hahahaha!"
Gu Xuan suddenly laughed and retracted his hands. Suddenly, meteors fell from the whirlpool, forming meteorites that fell to the ground.
"Without the Illusion Moon Sealing the Sky, how can there be peace? The inheritance of my Illusion Moon Palace has a name that is not known to the world. It is called Sky Guardian. Every time a crack appears in the sky, we will risk our lives to seal it. This is the true inheritance of the Illusion Moon Palace. "
The giant Gu Xuan's aura dimmed, and he was already at the point of death, his eyes filled with death.
When a man is about to die, his words are kind. However, Xu Yan did not believe Gu Xuan's words.
"You are lying. You used a fake Heavenly Tribulation to confuse the world. You made the cultivators who crossed the tribulation think that they were Individual Immortals. You refined their corpses and flesh. It is you who schemed against the whole True Force Realm!"
As he spoke coldly, Xu Yan's left eye became as black as ink. His right eye shone with a sword gleam and the Tianyi Sword in his hand slashed out.
This sword strike was called Ask the Heavens, and Xu Yan utilized all the strength he'd possessed in his entire lifetime.
This sword slashed through the heavens, shattering the lies that confused the world about the tribulations.
This sword strike reappeared the divine tree that stood tall in the starry sky. The majestic sword Qi cut the giant in half.
"My life force is coming to an end, and I have no regrets even if I die. Unfortunately, everything in this world will eventually return to nothingness. If you don't want the world to return to nothingness … then you will have to become the next Heaven Guardian, the one who mends the heavens."
The giant's body slowly collapsed. There was no regret in Gu Xuan's eyes. Instead, there was a strange gratification.
"It's time to tell you the final truth. Every Palace Lord of the Illusionary Moon Palace is a guardian of the heavens. They use their bodies to protect the heavens. Lin Xiyue is in the depths of the vortex. As long as you obtain all the Misty Rain Beads, she can transform into a Heaven Mending Stone and mend the gap in the nine firmaments. Whether you go or not, whether you see her or not, it's all up to you …"
Amidst the rumbling, the giant Gu Xuan collapsed, shattering into ice and snow that filled the sky. The power of extreme cold surged, and even the vortex above its head slowed down.
Xu Yan had expected that Gu Xuan's main body was already at the end of its life, but he had not expected that Gu Xuan had already found a replacement. Perhaps it was not that he had not thought of it, but he did not want to admit such a sad ending.
So the Heaven Mending Man was the Heaven Mending Stone.
"The people of the Illusion Moon Palace are all madmen. Mending the sky, could it be that there really is a gap in the sky …"
Staring at the vortex above his head, Xu Yan used the Eye of Evil and the Sword Eye divine powers, but no matter what ability he used, he could not tell that the vortex was an illusion.
If the vortex was real, then there really was a gap in the heavens!
Xu Yan lowered his head and looked at the necklace in his hand. His eyes flickered for a moment.
The necklace was weaved from 81 Rainbow Pearls. It was extremely beautiful.
That was Yan Tongtian's long-cherished wish from his previous life, and it was also Xu Yan's obsession in this life.
It was difficult to distinguish the truth from the lies in Gu Xuan's words, but the vortex was real. This was something Xu Yan did not expect. Now, he was in a dilemma.
If he advanced, he would have to head for the gap in the nine firmaments. He did not know if he could survive.
If he retreated, he might not be able to see Lin Xiyue again, regretting it for the rest of his life.
Wasn't his trip to the nine firmaments to settle the grudge between Yan Tongtian and Lin Xiyue?
If he went back, it would be a wasted trip.
While Xu Yan was hesitating, the snow that filled the sky gradually gathered to form a human silhouette, and a faint and weak voice could be heard.
"Ten thousand years ago, an expert broke through the heavens, so the sky was filled with nine colors, and a gap appeared in the nine firmaments."
"A Daoist master of the True Martial Realm ascended, and when he flew beyond the heavens, he discovered the existence of the gap. The Daoist master did not enter the immortal realm, and guarded the nine firmaments for ten thousand years."
"The Misty Rain Pearl is the creation of heaven and earth. As the nine firmaments of the True Martial Realm were incomplete, it could not contain all of them. Left with no choice, I had to use the body of the cultivator who was going through the tribulation to refine the Misty Rain Pearl, and finally gathered the number of nine firmaments."
"The nine firmaments were broken, and there were no immortals in the True Martial Realm. The tribulation descended on behalf of the heavens to leave behind hope, to let the cultivator who was going through the tribulation feel the realm of immortals. Even if it was an illusion, it was better than the complete collapse of the cultivation world, and the collapse of faith."
"This is my last primordial spirit. What I said is the truth, and there are no falsehoods. Whether you believe it or not, it is up to you …"
"Bam!!!"
After the human silhouette formed by the flying snow said a few words, it exploded, turning into a snowstorm that drowned the surroundings.
Gu Xuan's primordial spirit completely disappeared, leaving behind the truth that was unknown.
If he had heard any other news, Xu Yan's mind would have been as calm as still water. However, the news of the Daoist master guarding the heavens completely shocked him.
"Ten thousand years! Master! "
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the vortex above him. Without any hesitation, Xu Yan held the Tianyi Sword and leaped into the vortex.
His obsession with Lin Xiyue and his longing for his master finally dispelled Xu Yan's worries.
Regardless of whether the vortex was really a gap in the nine firmaments or a trap, he would not hesitate.
After leaping into the vortex, Xu Yan was instantly enveloped by darkness, and he found himself in a strange space.
There was no sky, no stars, no sun, no moon, and no color. Even time was frozen.
Staying here would only make one feel a sense of peace and laziness. One would want to stay here forever, unwilling to leave.
Yan Tongtian and the Divine Wood Yang Spirit's origins were mobilized at the same time, and Xu Yan gradually woke up.
"This is the gap in the heavens. Could it really have been created by Immortal Lord Yun?"
Xu Yan frowned and began to walk slowly in the strange space.
When Gu Xuan said that an expert had broken through the heavens, he was definitely referring to Immortal Lord Yun. However, if Gu Xuan was Gu Xuan, then he did not know how this gap in the heavens was formed.
As he pondered, the clueless Xu Yan unknowingly walked very far away.
He walked day after day, walked year after year.
Until a stone statue of a woman appeared before him.
The woman in the stone statue could not be considered to be devastatingly beautiful. At most, she could be described as an elegant woman.
However, Xu Yan knew that it was this woman who did not have outstanding looks that had become the love of an expert in the world.
"Lin Xiyue …"
Even though he had seen Lin Xiyue many times in his dreams, now that he saw Lin Xiyue's stone statue in reality, Xu Yan still could not suppress his emotions.
Be it Pang Hongyue or Xuanyuan Xue, they were ultimately Lin Xiyue's avatars.
Their true bodies had already turned into stone and obtained eternal lifespans. From then on, they had become the Heaven Mending Stones that blocked the gap in the heavens.
Xu Yan did not believe that Illusion Moon Palace was so righteous, much less Gu Xuan. However, the Lin Xiyue in front of him had indeed turned into an ice-cold stone.
Whoosh.
A necklace made of eighty-one Misty Rain Beads was gently hung around the neck of the stone statue.
"The stars in the sky turn into nine colors, transforming into misty rain for the beloved … I will complete the oath on behalf of Yan Tongtian."
The figure that turned to leave murmured softly as though he had been freed. A tear rolled down the stone statue's eye.
After completing Yan Tongtian's long-cherished wish, Xu Yan felt his entire body relax. His footsteps became faster, and he finally flew up. Without using spiritual energy, he could run extremely quickly in this strange space.
As he ran, he came to a stop.
Turning back to look, at the end of his vision, there seemed to be an additional tall figure beside the stone statue.
Xu Yan seemed to see Yan Tongtian and his wife waving goodbye to him.
With a faint smile, Xu Yan waved his hand, turned around, and flew into the endless void, flying beyond the heavens.
After leaving the vortex, the sky appeared once again.
This time, the sky was even deeper and clearer. In the depths of the distant night sky, there was a ribbon-like galaxy winding about.
Above, below, left, and right was the starry sky. Beneath his feet was the land in the shape of a star.
Xu Yan stood on one of the stars, gazing at this shocking scene from afar.
In this strange and illusory night sky, even a tribulation transcending expert would feel an illusion of insignificance.
For the Primitive Universe, no matter how powerful an individual was, it was not enough.
As he was obsessed with the starry sky, Xu Yan felt someone looking at him. He suddenly turned around and was surprised to find that in the void not far behind him, there was a tall and thin old man sitting cross-legged.
The old man was wearing a Daoist robe. His cheekbones were very high, and his bark-like wrinkles seemed to hide endless wisdom.
The old man's eyes were deep, and his eyes were deep. His calm smile outlined the vicissitudes of life.
The old man's eyebrows were as long as snow, and his kind laughter was full of warmth in this cold starry sky.
"Master!"
Xu Yan exclaimed.
After a thousand years, he finally saw the old Daoist again. It was just like when he opened the door of the Riding Cloud Monastery.
The door of memories was opened, and the scenes of the past came back to him. The dust-covered childhood once again appeared in front of his eyes.
"Master, thank you …"
After respectfully greeting the old Daoist, when Xu Yan stood up again, the memories also dissipated.
Under the strange starry sky, only the master and disciple were looking at each other.
"Master, so you didn't die."
With a faint smile on his face, Xu Yan was no longer that carefree little Daoist. A faint estrangement appeared between the master and disciple.
"What joy is there in life? What bitterness is there in death? The Dao is just natural."
Xu Daoyuan still had the gentle smile of the past. The kind old man slowly said, "Life and death are the same to me. I look forward to life and also look forward to death. I am in the dead domain and yearn for a new life … You are my only disciple, so you should inherit the responsibility of guarding the heavens. Are you willing?"
Quietly listening to the old Daoist's teachings, Xu Yan smiled and raised his head, saying, "Stop the sword, I understand."
The hand behind his back squeezed the hilt of the sword.
With his head held high, Xu Yan walked toward his master, the old man who had raised him for two lifetimes. He walked toward an unknown journey.
Xu Daoyuan's gentle laughter resounded in the starry sky. The old man nodded and reached out his big hand in satisfaction.
As the old man reached out his hand, auspicious clouds rolled up from the ground and shrouded all directions. In the starry sky, the stars that belonged to the True Martial Domain were covered with misty clouds. The master and disciple's figures were hidden in the clouds.
The world did not return to the void because it was just a small corner.
All things would still grow. The origin of life had nothing to do with strength.
The end of the beginning was the end, but the end was also a new beginning.
When the little Daoist and the old Daoist reunited, at the end of the vast starry sky, on the other side of the winding Heavenly River, another pair of deep eyes opened.
(End of the book)
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