Chapter 1 The Myriad Sects Emerge

The emergence of various great sects caused the entire Daqian world to boil. Human Immortals and Ghost Immortals, rare sights in the past, were now commonplace within these forces.

From Autumn Moon Temple emerged seventy-two peak Human Immortals, along with dozens of Ghost Immortals who had survived the seventh tribulation. Their strength was unimaginable, causing even the nearby Jade Capital City to be moved.

Within the Heavenly Demon Sect, countless peerless demon cultivators comparable to peak Human Immortals appeared, directly suppressing a province and turning it into a demonic domain.

In the True Dragon Dao, celestial dragons soared through the nine heavens. Hundreds of dragon-transformed demon clans at the peak Human Immortal level suppressed the universe, causing all beings to submit.

In the Mount Shu Dao, sword immortals and sword saints were born, their swordsmanship illuminating fourteen provinces with a cold light. The sword light surged and ravaged the heavens.

Each force possessed unimaginable power and countless experts. What was known was merely the tip of the iceberg; the truly core experts had yet to appear, but they already caused fear among all parties.

The most terrifying of all was the emergence of the Celestial Immortal Academy. Since the transmission of Confucianism and Daoism, this was the first time the Celestial Immortal Academy had appeared. Its emergence caused panic among all parties.

The disciples of the Celestial Immortal Academy, in terms of their cultivation path, realm, and strength, were at least Human Immortals or Ghost Immortals. The outstanding ones among them possessed strength surpassing peak Human Immortals and those who had survived the seventh tribulation.

Each individual, placed in the current era, could be said to be a powerful figure or giant. However, within the Celestial Immortal Academy, they were insignificant.

"How can we contend with such a force?!"

Living beings cried out in sorrow, seeing no hope. This powerful force could already subvert the entire Daqian world.

"Target: The Origin Land!"

Several months later, a voice suddenly appeared above the Daqian world. Countless living beings looked up in a certain direction. Immediately afterward, an unprecedented warship that transcended time and space slowly broke through the void and sailed in, spanning across the void.

"The Origin Land? Could that legend be true?"

A Ghost Immortal was uncertain and suspicious. The Origin Land should be the most mysterious place between heaven and earth. Legend had it that there was such a place in the universe, but no one knew its exact location.

According to legend, the Origin Land was the closest place to the Other Shore, a place where one could comprehend the origin of heaven and earth. Now, there was actually someone saying they wanted to go there, which stirred the world.

Buzz—

Golden light scattered as a Buddha emerged from Autumn Moon Temple, each step creating a lotus flower. The brilliant radiance caused all beings to kneel and worship. Behind him were Human Immortals and Ghost Immortals, all with sacred light, like bodhisattvas and arhats, protecting him on the left and right.

In the direction of Qing Province, demonic energy soared. A domineering and majestic figure strode through the void. Each step seemed to fall on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Behind him were demon cultivators, their bodies terrifying, all of whom were Human Immortal experts.

In another direction, a celestial dragon flew in, its pure and holy white light illuminating the world, as if making the Daqian world transparent…

"They all entered that warship!"

Within Jade Capital City, the current emperor Yang Pan looked at the void and frowned. Whether it was Autumn Moon Temple, the Heavenly Demon Sect, the True Dragon Dao, or the Mount Shu Dao, they all eventually entered that warship.

"Now it seems, they must have planned this long ago. The anomaly some time ago was likely the trigger." Hong Xuanji stood beside Yang Pan, feeling something. Even if they guessed a thing or two, they were now powerless.

The power displayed by these major forces was too astonishing. Any one of them could threaten the rule of the Great Qian Dynasty. In terms of high-end combat power, they were simply no match.

Yang Gods and Vacuum Shatterers, such powerful experts had appeared in the world. It would be easy to seize the rule of the Great Qian Dynasty. Even if the Holy Emperor were to be reborn, he might not be able to contend against so many experts.

Moreover, the most mysterious and unpredictable dean of the Celestial Immortal Academy had not yet appeared, nor had the Dao Venerate, who had only appeared in Fang Yun's words.

They really couldn't think of any way to contend with them. Even if they used all their trump cards, they couldn't see any hope of victory.

"Let them go!" Yang Pan coldly looked at the void: "It's better for them to go to the Origin Land. Otherwise, how can our Great Qian Dynasty rule the Daqian world?"

In the past few months, the Daqian world had undergone drastic changes. Experts had emerged in large numbers, all of whom were disciples of these five major forces. Each of them, in the past, was a powerhouse at the level of a sect's foundation.

This had turned the Daqian world into a mess. Within the Great Qian Dynasty, there were also various voices, with no hope of contending with these forces.

But now, it was just right. These forces were going to the Origin Land, which was the best arrangement for the Daqian world, for the Great Qian Dynasty, and for him, Yang Pan.

Only in this way could they have more time to develop and more time to transform.

Hong Xuanji had no objection to this. Like Yang Pan, in his opinion, if they faced the leaders of the major forces, they would have no chance of winning. Their going to the Origin Land was instead an opportunity for them.

But they didn't know that Sun Wukong and the others had cultivated the *Tao Wu Eighteen Divine Demons*. Those who went to the Origin Land were only a few of their original bodies' clones. In this Daqian world, there were still original bodies' clones.

…

On the warship, Sun Wukong, Sanzang, and the others gathered in a large hall. This warship was extremely vast, comparable to a city. The place where they were now was the main hall.

"We're going to the Origin Land at this point in time. I think we can get a lot of benefits, right?" Sanzang said. The Daqian world had a cycle of 129,600 years, and the place where each cycle first began was the Origin Land.

Whenever this happened, the Origin Land would change and give birth to various magic treasures that only existed at the beginning of the world. It would even be much easier to reach the Origin Land.

Under normal circumstances, even a ninth tribulation expert, carrying their natal magic treasure and accumulating a large amount of Yuan Qi, would have to go through a life-or-death situation to reach the Origin Land. Even if a Vacuum Shatterer wanted to reach the Origin Land, they would have to consume at least 50% of their power.

But now, it was the end of a cycle, and also the time when the Origin Land began to "originate." Going at this time would save a lot of trouble and also give them a chance to obtain various opportunities.

"Treasures are secondary. I just want to take advantage of the special nature of the Origin Land to see if I can take it a step further and truly set foot on the Other Shore." Sun Wukong said. He already had a certain understanding of the Great Dao of Strength, but he was still short of the final step, always feeling like something was missing.

His biggest goal in going to the Origin Land this time was to comprehend the Great Dao of Strength at the level of the Other Shore. He had a feeling that as long as he could comprehend that level, he might not be without hope of setting foot on the Other Shore at that time.

With this thought in mind, the warship transformed into a speck of dust, hid in the void, and shuttled away.

Boom!

After traversing endless space and shattering endless nothingness, the warship finally appeared in a dark and desolate void, seeing an extremely vast river.

This river was completely composed of light. These lights were actually granular, like quicksand, constantly flashing and flowing forever.

A vast river composed of "light sand" was even more magnificent and boundless than the "Milky Way" in the universe. It was unknown how deep or how wide it was.

At this time, the warship did not stop. Instead, it completely transformed into a speck of dust invisible to the naked eye and plunged into this river of light. Then, it shuttled through it non-stop, with streams of light flying past, not knowing where it was going or when it would arrive.

This was the river of time, everything was light. Of course, there was no scenery. In other words, any scenery had been transformed into the most primitive time, flowing away.

In fact, the warship was still in the Daqian world, but it was in a different latitude from the Daqian world, heaven, and earth. Time was showing everything in the Daqian world in this unique form.

"Time… If I remember correctly, Teacher mastered time and space. I wonder what level this river of time is to Teacher?" Sanzang said, looking at the constantly passing light sand outside.

"Far too different." Sun Wukong shook his head: "Before, when I returned to Mount Fangcun, I was infinitely close to the Great Luo. Even in this river of time, I could cross it with my physical body. But when I faced Teacher at that time, I was still like an ant looking up at a giant. There was no comparison at all."

"Teacher… what realm is he in?"

Sanzang and the others sighed. Jiang Xuan was too mysterious. Whether it was the Three Realms or other worlds, they were like playthings to him. He could easily make them appear wherever he wanted.

They even speculated that the reason they appeared in the twentieth year of the Great Qian was because Jiang Xuan reversed time and space and sent them to that era.

"It's useless to daydream. It's better to seize the time to cultivate and strive to reach the Other Shore as soon as possible." Sun Wukong said, looking at the river of time outside, his eyes becoming more and more profound.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

They didn't know how long they had been traveling in the river of time. Suddenly, one day, the violently flowing "light sand" outside the warship surged more violently. The speed of flow was actually dozens of times faster than before. The vast power made the warship shake.

"The Origin Land is about to arrive." Sanzang said, his thoughts passing through the void, as if seeing a chaotic and mysterious ancient land.

"It's here!" Zhu Bajie's eyes lit up. He looked ahead, and immediately everyone followed his gaze to the bottom of the "river of time." There, there seemed to be a wonderful void.

There were many stars twinkling inside, as well as many floating continents, and even many floating oceans and floating seas of fire, all floating in it.

"Enter!" Sun Wukong shouted. The warship broke through the air and directly rushed into that chaotic area. After a few breaths, they appeared on a floating continent. This floating continent was only a few million miles in size. There was no sunlight shining from the sun and moon in the sky. Only streams of light and darkness intertwined and flowed non-stop.

Looking around, at the far end of this floating continent, there were also floating continents, separated by tens of millions of miles. In the more distant places, there were many stars, each star operating according to a unique trajectory.

However, these stars were not naturally derived like ordinary stars, but were transformed by some great powerhouses. They all had their own weak consciousness and surging and vast power.

"There are quite a few relics, but they are not very useful to us. We can let the disciples explore on their own." Sha Wujing said, and then used sound transmission to inform the Heavenly Demon Sect disciples, letting them explore on their own.

Sun Wukong and the others also ordered their disciples to let them explore on their own.

"Thinking carefully, the founder of this Great Zen Temple, Chan, seems to have been refined into a puppet. This is a good thing. Everyone, I'll take a step first to find it."

Sanzang said, stepping into the void and leaving.

Coming here, they were not worried about their own danger. In addition to this clone of the original body that was revealed, they also opened up a small world, with eight clones of the original body inside.

Even if they encountered experts with a Yang God and Vacuum Shattering cultivation, it would not be them who suffered.

"Chan's separation, Tathagata's Eight Methods! Supreme Heavenly Dragon, Sumeru Mountain King! Go!" After an unknown amount of time, a voice was transmitted from the void, rumbling like thunder, sweeping across a continent of ten thousand miles, like a group of demon kings breaking through the cages of hell, attacking everyone.

"Hahaha, well done! Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Great Luo Incantation, World Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Ba Ma Hong!"

At the next moment, Buddhist sounds descended from the sky, and a dragon's roar shook the heavens and the earth, tearing apart the universe and the void. Two terrifying forces collided, and the power of will made the universe tremble.

In the distant, star-filled, and remote space-time, a nine-story golden mountain flashed and appeared. On the nine-story golden mountain sat an ancient golden Buddha. This ancient golden Buddha had a majestic and domineering face, and even had an unparalleled power.

On the other side, there was an immovably ancient god and Buddha, suppressing all directions, with an aura of absolute dominance over the heavens and the earth. His eyes contained endless killing intent, and vaguely contained the power to destroy everything.

"Suppress!"

The ancient god and Buddha shouted loudly, one hand transforming into a Five Elements Divine Mountain, suppressing down, as if it could make the void silent, one hand contained the changes of the Heavenly Dao, pure Yang and vast!

"If you were a Yang God, you would be a bit of a threat to me, but unfortunately you are only a half-step Yang God." Sanzang's voice rang out in the Origin Land.

Chan roared angrily, but was simply unable to escape Sanzang's hand: "It's a pity, you are not that old bastard Tathagata, but you can let me vent some bad breath first."

Sanzang waved his sleeve and directly absorbed Chan into his inner world.

"Who? How dare you suppress my puppet!"

A voice suddenly appeared, followed by a phantom image. This phantom image presented a faint gray color. At first glance, there was nothing, but as the voice violently expanded, this phantom image became an expansion trend, like an elliptical universe, violently exploding, thereby deriving all things.

A figure appeared from this exploding universe, a person wearing gray-blue clothes. His gray-blue robe exuded bursts of blue light, surging like a tide.

"Heavenly Evil Blue Robe? You are… Evil?" Sanzang saw this person, looked at the blue robe on his body, recalled the memories in his mind, and immediately knew the identity of this person.

The fourth-generation leader of the Central World - Evil!

"Unfortunately, a clone is not enough to be fierce!"

Sanzang scolded, a chaotic god and Buddha walked out from between his eyebrows, and pointed a finger in the direction of Evil.

"Yang God?!"

Evil only had time to exclaim, and his physical soul was shattered, without the slightest ability to resist.