Chapter 981: 976: The Other Shore Finally Appears!

Chapter 981: Chapter 976: The Other Shore Finally Appears!

The suicide of the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master completely changed the situation. Among them, Ang Xiao reacted the fastest. With the Netherworld left vacant, he was free of a fatal obstacle. The opportunity for Attainment had suddenly presented itself! What was there left to hesitate about?

In an instant, five Fruits—Fruit of Great-Forest Wood, Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire, Fruit of Pewter Metal, Sand in the Earth, and Fruit of Long-Flow Water—emerged around Ang Xiao. Immediately following, a path leading to the Netherworld manifested in light and shadow. It was Ang Xiao’s Void Test Dao, Curved and Straight. Compared to Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s Collective Gold, the completion level of Curved and Straight was undoubtedly much higher. It had long been pushed by Ang Xiao to a level where no further progress could be made, hovering merely one step away from Perfection.

BOOM!

In the next second, the Five Dao Fruit Positions were thrown into Curved and Straight by Ang Xiao without a moment’s hesitation, causing this Great Dao to erupt with a Splendid Light! He was charging at the Netherworld to achieve Attainment! At this moment, Ang Xiao used Curved and Straight as a springboard. With incredible speed, he rushed directly toward the empty Netherworld Lord’s Hall.

Almost simultaneously, the Constant suspended above his head exploded violently. Under the Constant, effect preceded cause. Ang Xiao, who had just approached the Netherworld Lord’s Hall, suddenly felt a force of annihilation strike him. Within the Great Net of Karma Links, countless “causes” emerged to cater to the Constant. Among them were, “Ang Xiao’s Curved and Straight Great Dao actually had subtle flaws,” and “Because Curved and Straight swallowed the Fruit of Great-Forest Wood, Ang Xiao lost the protection of the Veil of the Trees; the Netherworld discovered his existence as a living person and went berserk.” Similar “causes” varied in significance, big or small. Originally, these “causes” would combine with each other to give birth to countless results. However, at this moment, they were converged to manifest the sole “effect”: Ang Xiao’s death!

BOOM!

Without any suspense, Ang Xiao’s figure shattered on the spot. The Netherworld’s rejection and the Great Dao’s imbalance generated a force of annihilation that erased even his Soul. Only an exhilarating shout remained in his place: “Emperor Muni!!!”

At the same time, the Time Scroll from the Bhagavat had already smoothed over the ripples caused by the suicide of the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master. It immediately responded to Ang Xiao’s call. At the exact moment Ang Xiao the Sun Veiler died, brand new karmic links from the Pseudo-History carved out by the Bhagavat were projected into the Current World. Cause birthed effect, recreating his Soul. In an instant, a heroic young Daoist priest, unclouded by the misty haze, walked out from the void.

His karmic links emerged along with him: Lingxiao True Monarch! This was his True Name from the past. His karmic links had all been buried in the Pseudo-History when the Bhagavat achieved Attainment—all so he could gain a second chance at achieving Attainment. Now was the perfect time!

The young Daoist priest didn’t hesitate in the slightest. Continuing forward, he firmly planted one foot in the Netherworld Lord’s Hall. His Position instantly climbed a notch! Golden Core Perfection was already standing on the threshold of Attainment. The moment he set foot in the Netherworld Lord’s Hall, he actually made another breakthrough! He was going to succeed! A Nascent Soul Daoist Lord! The Lord of the Netherworld had committed suicide. The Constant had been offset by him using one of his lives, and it couldn’t condense a second one in time. The other Masters of Dao all had their respective opponents blocking them. No one could stop him!

Then—Time ground to a halt.

RUMBLE!

At this moment, the masses, Foundation-Stage Cultivators, and Perfected Lords—all Cultivators were able to witness a sight they originally would never have glimpsed in their entire lives. Heaven tore open.

Across the entire Void Sea of Light, the sky of the Current World split apart with a thunderous roar. The first thing to emerge was a vast void, dotted with scattered stars. That was the Foundation Establishment Realm. Above the void, waters of infinite imagery surged and piled up, transforming into a Vast Ocean. Fruits and Great Daos resided within it, resembling isolated islands and lone boats. That was the Sea of Suffering. However, this was still not the limit. Above the Sea of Suffering, the clouds parted to reveal a bright moon. The Other Shore, which had previously only shown its faint outline at best, was completely unveiled.

It was a high mountain with seven layers. Piled up from bottom to top, endless Dao Talismans flowed across every layer, as if elucidating the truths of Heaven and Earth. Layer after layer, the higher it went, the more profound and minute the Dao Talismans became, making it difficult for anyone to see them clearly.

The Other Shore! The Other Shore! The Other Shore!

At this moment, boundless immortal light illuminated the entire Sea of Light. An untold number of Cultivators became intoxicated by it, tears in their eyes and their faces filled with blissful satisfaction. Then, they were reduced to flying ash within the immortal light. Most of these Cultivators had stopped at Qi Refining. Only Foundation-Stage Cultivators could barely maintain their Heart Spirits in this brilliant immortal light and avoid being assimilated by it. Yet, that was the absolute limit.

Foundation-Stage Cultivators couldn’t look directly at the radiance coming from the Other Shore at all. Only Perfected Lords could raise their heads at this moment and spy on the appearance of the Other Shore. Then, they saw it.

On the seven-layered mountain, the first layer was empty. On the Second Layer stood a Golden Buddha with a compassionate face and a smile at the corner of its mouth, overlooking the mortal realm. On the third layer, a Vast Ocean of Mana flowed. On the fourth layer, the light of countless profound Magics converged into an infinitely magnificent array of Illusionary Colors. Heaven-Reaching Sword Qi echoed with sharp hums, alongside a vast expanse of primordial chaos. The fifth and sixth layers were completely empty.

The crowd’s line of sight slowly climbed upward. Towards the end, even Perfected Lords at the Early Stage and Mid-phase of the Golden Core couldn’t see clearly. Only Great Perfected Lords could catch a glimpse. At the 7th Layer of that high mountain, a tiny figure impressively stood. But at this point, the Great Perfected Lords couldn’t even comprehend anything from it. The figure stood too high and had walked too far, so much so that his Position, Qi trace, and Daoist Skill were completely beyond their understanding.

“Heh…” A soft chuckle rang out. The voice carried a hint of amusement, but not even the Great Perfected Lords could hear it. Only the Nascent Soul Daoist Lords who were also located on the mountain could faintly catch the sound. Immediately after, that tiny figure moved. He took one step down. In an instant, his stance moved from the 7th Layer to the sixth layer. His originally tiny figure also significantly magnified, and his outline could be faintly made out.

In the next second, under the shocked gaze of Ang Xiao, as this step was taken, endless light poured from the Other Shore into the Current World like a waterfall. A brand-new Constant converged, and a single sentence subsequently surfaced: [No one can achieve Attainment through the Netherworld.]

The outcome remained unchanged. Faced with the new Constant, even the Bhagavat withdrew all his Mighty Power. The other Masters of Dao also stopped their Combat one after another. True, the Constant had not completely mastered the Void Sea of Light. The Saint Sect Ancestral Master also couldn’t decide everything. However, when he was willing to pay a price just to accomplish a single thing, not a single Master of Dao in the vast Other Shore was willing to stop him!

After all, their goal had already been achieved. The Saint Sect Ancestral Master, who was originally only one step away and leading them all, had been forced to step down a layer. That was enough. Rather than continuing their fierce life-and-death struggle to support another Master of Dao to join them at the table, it was better to just start the banquet and let everyone feast on the Netherworld. Of course, the Bhagavat might have a different opinion, but he was powerless to do anything. Just like at the end of the Previous Life, he had to either choose to swim with the tide or be eliminated by the others. Under these circumstances, his choice was naturally self-evident.

The Bhagavat sighed inwardly, “What a pity. If it had been the Foundation Establishment Realm…”

The grand scheme was set! Although this drastic upheaval had affected many things and triggered endless Variables, everything ultimately returned to tranquility with the downward step taken by the Saint Sect Ancestral Master. Seeing this scene, the young Daoist priest in the Netherworld couldn’t help but clench his jaw. Was the Constant truly irreversible? Was the Other Shore truly unreachable?

Meanwhile, in the Immortal Pivot, Overseas.

The “cause” from seventy thousand years ago crafted a brand-new “effect” at this moment. An old True Dragon emerged from the void just like that. Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch opened his eyes. He had come to fulfill his promise.

“If you all can’t go up… then I will make it crash down!”