In the past, if Mr. Gu were summoned by Yuan Huang, he would have been overjoyed, as it meant that nothing would remain a secret before him. Once the karma of Qingluo was touched, a direct connection would be established between Yuqing cultivators, something both Yuan Huang and Christ had tried desperately to avoid.
If entangled by Mr. Gu when he was not yet powerful, there might have been a way to escape. But now, the entire Confucian sect had been assimilated by Mr. Gu. Holding the pinnacle of two religions and the entirety of historical records, once touched by such a Mr. Gu, escape would be virtually impossible.
However, compared to Yuan Huang, Mr. Gu now valued Jiajing and Yuan Miao more.
Yuan Huang had used the karma of Qingluo; he had nowhere to escape, and it was irreversible. His thoughts had already made contact with him, and he would soon be assimilated.
And these two beings before him were realms that had never appeared in the past eons!
"True Dao Realm?!"
The voice carried a question, for Mr. Gu existed in the distant future, eternally in the future, and even in the far future, he had not witnessed the True Dao Realm.
The Heavenly Dao had ultimately deceived everyone. Amidst countless futures, although the True Realm had declined, no one had ever managed to attain it. Mr. Gu himself was no exception. Though he surpassed everyone, he had not achieved the True Dao Realm.
And these two individuals before him, their cultivation paths were neither Yuqing, nor any path that had existed from the past to the future within this great eon, but a realm never before seen!
This aura was remarkably similar to the True Dao Realm that had descended into the eon, as far as he knew!
"Yuan Huang, you have done well!"
"I allowed you to exist, and did not assimilate you immediately, which was indeed a wise choice. You have been pushed to a dead end... In this world, besides me, perhaps even Christ could not have forced the Lord of the Underworld like you into such a predicament."
"And you, at the end of your rope, have summoned me. You have brought me immense surprise! I must thank you! You are different from those Yuqing cultivators I assimilated in the past; among them, I only remember Qingluo, because his karma could bring me infinite possibilities."
"And now, you too will be remembered by me. When the new eon arrives, or if it is possible to surpass the ultimate limit of time, I will also bring your name along. Although... you will no longer appear, to have your name left in a more distant future, it should be considered a life well-lived, shouldn't it?"
Mr. Gu was extremely excited.
And Jiajing and Yuan Miao, upon seeing Mr. Gu's arrival, could not help but be alarmed.
Although everything that had happened was within their predictions, and Jiajing had even anticipated Mr. Gu's descent once more, he had not expected Yuan Huang to summon him so decisively.
Moreover, Mr. Gu's current state was vastly different from what Jiajing knew!
"A great shadow cast from the future..."
Emperor Jiajing saw that the traces of the Dao around Mr. Gu were disappearing, constantly transforming into his image. The Dao, which should have been ineffable, had gained a visible form. He immediately understood why this most powerful Yuqing cultivator before him could, in the future, cause "various gods and demons to slaughter and sacrifice."
"How interesting, the True Dao Realm has appeared in the world. This is a scene that does not exist in the future, yet someone in the past has found a method to surpass the ultimate limit of time!"
"Now, this method also belongs to me!"
Behind Mr. Gu, there were also streaks of resplendent Nine Nether Immortal Light that had arrived with him. However, the immortal light was battling with Mr. Gu. They had been fighting in the Tang Dynasty, and now they descended into this distant past.
"Nine Nether Immortal Light."
Yuan Huang's face was turning into Mr. Gu's. This assimilation would spread from this projected body to his true past self.
Now, he saw that light, the light he had been pursuing all along was right before his eyes. The ultimate treasure he had once desperately hoped for, even making a deal with Ji Xiang to search for it, was the divine position of the Nine Nether Heavenly Venerate.
At this moment, Yuan Huang understood. The Nine Nether Immortal Light contained an immeasurable and unparalleled Yuqing aura.
"The Nine Nether Exonerating Heavenly Venerate is the first Yuqing cultivator. Mr. Gu is the end of all Yuqing, representing the ultimate of the immortal path. This is the battle between the pioneer of the immortal path and its demise."
Yuan Huang now believed that perhaps because only the end corresponded to the beginning, and his traceable past was limited, he could not find the other party.
He also saw the majestic, boundless ocean formed by countless Yu Jing Mountains continuously gathered.
"Some of the things I want to know are finally appearing before my eyes. At the moment when all this is turning to dust, the evolution of all phenomena has completely ceased."
"The origin of Yuqing is the dream of the dead, but even the dream of the dead has a dream source. Who gave them the ability to infinitely convert between reality and illusion? It is the First Yuqing, and the entire Four Symbols are his playthings, even his thoughts."
"This immortal light is vast, clearly the most primordial thing, yet it already contains the ultimate of the immortal path, even suppressing Mr. Gu and entangling him. Then we, these people, are merely things gradually differentiated from the initial ultimate, destined to return to unity in the end. It is just that I am not the one who unifies them."
"Mr. Gu!"
"My true past self will also be destroyed, but I will not disappear. Mr. Gu, I am a person who fears death, and even when faced with a dead end, I have means to continue living."
Yuan Huang's projected body completely vanished, transforming into Mr. Gu's appearance and emitting a terrifying aura. The distant past also began to tremble, and in an instant, a vast past emerged. The projection merged with Yuan Huang's true past self, and Mr. Gu once again assimilated a Yuqing cultivator.
"Means to live? It doesn't matter anymore. My true body is lost, my Yuqing identity no longer exists, and as for you yourself, I have no interest."
"Unfortunately, you probably won't live to see the new eon."
Having lost everything, with no means whatsoever, merely clinging to existence, perhaps not even witnessing the final outcome of this eon's evolution.
Originally, it was incredible that Yuan Huang could maintain his independent self and continue to exist under his assimilation. However, now, Mr. Gu had lost much interest in Yuan Huang's special method of survival.
This was because Mr. Gu had obtained Yuan Huang's true Yuqing body, and only this was the most important thing!
Within it lay not just one name, but two!
For Yuan Huang had also devoured other Yuqing cultivators, imitating him, killing the eleventh Yuqing cultivator, and seizing that person's holy title.
The two primordial holy titles manifested in Mr. Gu's mind!
[Yuqing Zixu Gaomiao Taishang Yuanhuang Daodao Jun!]
[Gaoshang Shenxiao Yuqing Zhenwang Nanji Changsheng Emperor!]
Yuan Huang's holy title controlled all forms of change in the world, disrupting all phenomena, making past and future indistinguishable, and being innately immortal, representing the ultimate of wondrous techniques.
The holy title of Yuqing Zhenwang controlled the ultimate bright red light to fix all things, mastered all calamities, had compassion for myriad karmas, was the root of the thunder realm, and condensed all spirits.
Acquiring the two great holy titles, Mr. Gu's body transformed. From behind him, another self flew out, engaging in battle with the Nine Nether Immortal Light, while his main body in front began to descend, acting in conjunction with the assimilated Yuan Huang's body.
The manifested primordial bodies of Yuan Huang were only three!
But now, Mr. Gu possessed nine holy bodies!
Thirteen Yuqing, now nine individuals!
Only one method, only one path.
Yuqing's ultimate.
The creation of heaven and earth!