Chapter 1431 The Grand Finale
News of Chen Yang's return immediately drew everyone's attention.
Not only that, Chen Yang also brought out members of the Qin family.
Although the Qin family had already built their own city, they could not stay in the Bronze Ding for long.
Chen Yang planned to transfer everything to the Nether Realm.
"Since that's the case, let's place it next to the Land of Hope. We are all from the human race, and we can look out for each other."
Chen Shu had also emerged from her seclusion. She had been thinking about how to build a new city to accommodate the increasing human population.
Since there was now a foundation, it was better to place it directly in the Land of Hope.
After informing Chen Yang and the Qin family head of her thoughts, the Qin family raised no objections. They were, after all, refugees.
It would be even better to stay near other humans.
Chen Yang understood Chen Shu's intentions but did not point them out.
The Qin family's city foundation also used resources from the human race, so it was a matter of returning what belonged to them.
After gathering the ancient martial artists, Chen Yang told them everything he had seen and heard.
Upon hearing that their families might have disappeared, the few of them felt a sense of helplessness.
More importantly, their path to sainthood had been targeted by the Luo family...
"The Three Saints of the Luo family are indeed extremely powerful beings, but with their strength, it's wishful thinking to annihilate all other saints."
"There must be other reasons behind this!"
"I'm more concerned about another matter now: what is the situation with the Three-Emperor Buddha? Is he truly another life of a saint?"
"What does this fellow want? Should we find him?"
Wu Min's words were met with nods of agreement from everyone.
Based on the intelligence they had so far, the Three-Emperor Buddha knew more about the situation than they did.
Chen Yang did not delay and headed directly to the Buddhist Kingdom.
However, Chen Yang was not greeted by the Three-Emperor Buddha, but by Chan Wu.
"Greetings, Leader Chen Yang. The Buddha Lord is currently in seclusion and cannot meet anyone."
Looking at Chan Wu before him, Chen Yang suddenly noticed something amiss.
Chan Wu was still Chan Wu, but Chen Yang was now a Land Immortal.
He realized that the other party's aura... resembled the Three-Emperor Buddha.
Not the Three-Emperor Buddha who founded the Buddhist Kingdom, but the Three-Emperor Buddha of the mortal realm.
"Do you know what happened to the Three-Emperor Buddha of the mortal realm?"
"I only recently received the news. He passed away a while ago."
"The title 'Three-Emperor Buddha' was not given lightly. The path of a saint is incredibly powerful. Even a mere avatar could not simply disappear like this."
"Where do you think someone like him would appear if he passed away?"
Seeing that Chen Yang had directly pointed it out, Chan Wu slowly revealed a smile: "Flowers are not flowers!"
"I am not myself."
"Some things cannot be forced."
Chen Yang understood completely upon hearing this and no longer pressed for the whereabouts of the mortal realm's Three-Emperor Buddha.
Instead, he asked about another matter: "The other Three-Emperor Buddha I know... will I have a chance to see him again?"
But the answer Chen Yang received was a riddle: "By observing the heart, you will see."
Chen Yang continued to inquire: "After you achieve sainthood, how will you face the tribulation?"
"The Buddhist Kingdom?"
Upon hearing this, Chan Wu spoke again, a hint of vigilance flashing in his eyes as he looked at Chen Yang.
Although he did not receive a precise answer, Chen Yang knew he had obtained the answer he wanted.
The Three-Emperor Buddha had painstakingly established the Buddhist Kingdom, likely to block the tribulation or to hide himself completely within it.
"Those ancient martial artists all want me to call you back. But it seems now... you won't be able to go."
"In that case, I'll give you a piece of news in advance."
"During my trip to the Heavenly Realm, I encountered many things. Many saints, like you, wanted to block the tribulation. They sought the things left behind by heaven and earth in ancient times."
"How about we cooperate wholeheartedly then?"
Chan Wu looked at Chen Yang with a peculiar expression, and after a long pause, he slowly nodded: "Yes, but... you must become a saint first."
Chen Yang nodded slightly, and then he vanished from the Buddhist Kingdom.
His speed was so great that even Chan Wu did not react.
Upon returning, Chen Yang did not linger but went to the mortal realm.
When he saw the two children in Liu Ran's arms, Chen Yang eagerly embraced all three of them.
"You've worked hard."
Liu Ran had been waiting for Chen Yang to take her to the Nether Realm: "I've arranged matters for the company. I've handed over Xue Lin's industries to Grandpa Fan's descendants."
Chen Yang was stunned for a moment. He gently squeezed his hand.
He immediately understood the cause and effect. Grandpa Fan had already passed away!
"Alas... I didn't get to see him one last time."
Liu Ran knew that Chen Yang had always remembered Grandpa Fan and gently comforted him: "Grandpa Fan did not suffer when he passed away. Old Zhou said it was his lifespan reaching its end."
"Because he cultivated the technique, there were no abnormalities even when his lifespan reached its end."
Chen Yang sighed and accepted the outcome.
With the help of Zhou Zeyao, Chen Yang moved his family out of the mortal realm.
However, Chen Yang still kept the house in Qingzhou City. With the current smooth passage between the two realms, traveling back and forth was extremely convenient. Chen Yang did not want his two children to be confined to a single realm.
After arranging everything, Chen Yang went to Kunlun Mountain alone.
On the peak of Kunlun Mountain, Chen Yang opened the items his father had left him.
Peak of the Land Immortal realm, Ascended realm, Half-Saint realm!
Chen Yang broke through all of these with virtually no pause, all catalyzed by the life essence of a saint!
However, after the Half-Saint realm, Chen Yang's strength came to a standstill.
Chen Yang knew that continuing to cultivate further would be useless.
He had to forge his own path to sainthood!
Now a Half-Saint, Chen Yang did not possess infinite lifespan, but it was still tens of thousands of years.
Chen Yang immediately took out the three ancient coins left by Qin Yi and began searching for the remaining Bronze Dings.
When Chen Yang found the last Bronze Ding, he discovered he had met the person he knew best.
Chen Shu stood before the Bronze Ding, sticking out her tongue at Chen Yang: "I thought this day would come, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."
"In such a short time, you've already begun searching for your path to sainthood. If that's the case, then I'll help you on this last leg of your journey!"
When Chen Yang tried to ask, Chen Shu's spirit instantly dispersed.
As the Bronze Dings were gathered, Chen Yang also noticed that some strange spiritual energy had appeared within the Bronze Ding.
He assumed it was Chen Shu!
However, this Chen Shu was no longer the Chen Shu he knew; she had no memories!
"Thank you!"
Chen Yang calmed the fluctuations in his heart and embarked on the path to the peak of the mortal realm alone.
The Bronze Dings were forged from the destiny of the mortal realm. When Chen Yang completely absorbed the Bronze Dings, he had already received the destiny of the mortal realm.
The operations of all things in the world appeared in Chen Yang's mind like a series of pictures.
"Is this... the Dao?"
Chen Yang traversed thousands of mountains and rivers in a single breath.
Mastering the Dao required no time, for the Dao was himself!
When Chen Yang appeared before the Heavenly Dao of the Nether Realm as the Heavenly Dao of the Mortal Realm, the Heavenly Dao of the Nether Realm did not hesitate. It surrendered all its authority to Chen Yang. However, before leaving, it cautioned: "With the three Daos together, there might be opportunities."
"You had best look for the authority of the Heavenly Realm first!"
Watching the dissipating form of the Heavenly Dao of the Nether Realm, Chen Yang felt no sorrow. The Heavenly Dao of the Nether Realm was not a pure Heavenly Dao; it could reincarnate after death, and Chen Yang had ways to find its reincarnation.
However, the Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Realm was a bit troublesome.
When Chen Yang re-entered the Heavenly Realm, he immediately noticed a change in the heavenly tribulation. The thirty-six layers of heaven had long since disappeared.
In their place was a chaotic remnant path of saints!
Chen Yang immediately realized that after the complete disappearance of the thirty-six layers of heaven, someone had used the remnant paths of deceased saints to conceal it!
But... how many saints had to die?
Just as Chen Yang was wondering, an aura suddenly attracted him.
Chen Yang flashed and appeared beside Dao Sage and the others.
Dao Sage and the others, who were studying the authority of the Heavenly Dao, were stunned for a moment, then reacted.
The aura emanating from Chen Yang was identical to what they were studying.
"You... you've achieved Heavenly Dao, kid?"
Chen Sheng beside him looked incredulous. Was Heavenly Dao his son?
Did that make him and Dao Sage both fathers of Heavenly Dao?
Chen Yang sensed everyone's thoughts and then smiled: "I had previously speculated that what the Heavenly Emperor left behind was the authority of the Heavenly Dao. It seems my guess was correct."
"I'll go and eliminate the tribulation."
As Chen Yang spoke, he directly integrated the authority of the Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Realm into his body.
To everyone's astonishment, Chen Yang transformed into a river of stars and directly plunged into the river of time.
To eliminate the tribulation, the method was actually very simple: sever the river of time and then re-establish it!
A single authority of Heavenly Dao could not achieve this, but Chen Yang was now the embodiment of the three Daos!
After a bizarre river of stars was severed and reshaped, all the saints felt the shackles on their bodies broken.
The saints all realized immediately that the tribulation had disappeared, and Chen Yang had truly succeeded!
At the same time, countless anomalies descended upon the three realms, as if the Great Dao in the river of time had been reshaped!
When the Great Dao, which had disappeared tens of thousands of years ago, reappeared, the beings of the three realms perceived Chen Yang's visage.
The Great Dao was Chen Yang!