For seven unknown years. Only seven days in the mountains. A thousand years in the mortal realm had already roared past....

In the blink of an eye, the more than three hundred millennia of the Three Yuan Era seemed to vanish like scattered petals, drifting away swiftly.

During the Three Yuan Era, once every century, Gu Xiechen would travel to the black hole where Fu Ya?Ming was forcefully abducted, attacking the restriction formed by the five severed fingers of the jade hand. Each time, he executed only a single strike before gracefully departing.

No one knew the effort Gu Xiechen expended when attacking that restriction, nor did anyone know the outcome of his assaults. No one dared to question Gu Xiechen about these matters, for everyone observed that as the days flowed by, Gu Xiechen's temper grew increasingly strange, increasingly perverse, and increasingly impossible to gauge.

Even when he sat upon the high Cloud Terrace, preaching the Heavenly Dao to the countless disciples of the Nine Nether Dao Sect, he was as cold as a block of ice.

A fiercely burning block of ice.

Now, even the Corpse Emperor, the first to achieve sainthood, dared not look directly at Gu Xiechen. Even when the Corpse Emperor met Gu Xiechen's gaze, he felt as though his eyes were being scorched by raging flames, experiencing a pain so profound it pierced the heart—a agony that threatened to reduce his very soul to ash.

At this time, Gu Xiechen resembled a piece of ice: deep, deathly still, radiating a chilling aura that forced distance. Yet, around his surface swirled a blazing inferno, capable of scorching flesh or even incinerating souls at the slightest misstep.

Everyone sensed that a single spark would cause Gu Xiechen to erupt completely, annihilating everything before him.

For these years, Gu Xiechen’s true body remained untraceable, save for the bi-centennial attack on the restriction; only his Three Corpses avatars—Shi Hai—made public appearances. The Primordial Chaos Spirit constantly imparted the Heavenly Dao to the Nine Nether Dao disciples; the Primordial Yang Spirit assisted the Myriad Dust Daoist in forging divine weapons; and the Primordial Yin Spirit provided specialized tutoring for the core disciples of the Nine Nether Dao.

This "special tutoring" involved the Primordial Yin Spirit forcefully imprinting Heavenly Dao laws into the disciples' primordial spirits using the power of the Heavenly Dao, not hesitating to expend its own vital energy to enhance their cultivation.

Under the premise of Gu Xiechen wielding the Heavenly Dao Wheel without reservation, it took only thirty thousand years for the Corpse Emperor to achieve sainthood first, proving his Dao through sheer power.

Following him were Peng Hua and Siren, whom Gu Xiechen had deliberately cultivated; one cultivating the Undying Corpse Dao, the other the Dao of Destruction, both successfully attained sainthood.

The one who achieved sainthood after Peng Hua and Siren was someone no one had anticipated. Mo He, after the Corpse Emperor, Peng Hua, and Siren, abandoned the Buddhist scriptures and devoted himself entirely to refining the profound techniques of the Daoist school, smoothly breaking through the barrier to ascend to the Venerable Sage status.

After Mo He came Aruiya. Aided by Gu Xiechen's Primordial Yang Profound Pearl, she comprehended the Dao of Innate Supreme Yang, achieving sainthood by borrowing the innate Fire Spirit.

However, the sixth Saint was a figure nobody could have possibly foreseen.

Even with Gu Xiechen controlling the Heavenly Dao Wheel, he had not predicted that the Chairman of the Earth Federation, Venom Wolf, would become the sixth Saint in this cosmos beneath Gu Xiechen. Furthermore, he was different from the others; while the others proved their Dao through strength, Venom Wolf achieved sainthood through merit!

Over the span of three hundred thousand years, the Human Federation, originating from Earth of the Human Source Star, had annexed half the planets in the Mortal Realm!

The flag of the Earth Federation fluttered over half the worlds, while the flag of the Yafik Empire, an ironclad ally of the Earth Federation, dominated the other half.

In the past, the Nymph Saint achieved sainthood due to the merit of creating life; today, Venom Wolf controlled the great authority over the human lineage of the Human Source Star, vastly expanding human influence and causing humanity to flourish vigorously. Consequently, the Heavenly Dao was moved, causing Venom Wolf, at the initial stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, to ascend directly to Sainthood!

Gu Xiechen had never included Venom Wolf on his internal list of potential Saints, so he had paid little attention to Venom Wolf’s progress.

It was completely beyond Gu Xiechen’s awareness that Venom Wolf suddenly manifested a body of accumulated merit and abruptly became a Saint. Gu Xiechen was horrified, the Corpse Emperor and the others were stunned into silence, and even Venom Wolf himself was bewildered and at a loss. When the golden light and purple qi of sainthood poured down like a flood over the Earth, Venom Wolf actually mistook it for his tribulation and hastily ordered the entire planetary defense system to be erected, frantically sending a distress signal to Gu Xiechen for rescue!

The first Saint in history to be scared out of his wits on the very day of his ascension, Venom Wolf, the Merit Saint, was officially seated.

With the six Saints gathered, the positions permitted by the Heavenly Dao of this universe were finally filled. Gu Xiechen felt a sudden clarity; it was time for him to move.

The Primordial Yang Spirit, who had been forging artifacts alongside the Myriad Dust Daoist, suddenly burst forth clapping and laughing, tossing heaps of collected innate materials onto the floor before merrily heading toward the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Above the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Primordial Chaos Spirit, who had been eloquently preaching the supreme truths of the Great Dao from the Cloud Terrace, abruptly ceased his lecture. He glanced at the nearly one million elite disciples of the Nine Nether Dao seated below, casually scattering nearly a million golden flowers, and then departed gracefully.

Every elite disciple of the Nine Nether Dao received one golden flower. When they performed their profound arts and integrated the flower into their bodies, each gained the cultivation base equivalent to three Yuan Eras. Nearly a million elite disciples erupted with five qi from their crowns, forming swirling clouds hovering in the void; their three flowers transformed into tri-colored lotuses bearing them aloft. Everyone immediately bowed deeply, chanting Gu Xiechen’s Saintly title incessantly.

In the Hall of High Heavens, the Primordial Yin Spirit of Gu Xiechen, who was currently lecturing the six Saints—the Corpse Emperor, Peng Hua, Siren, Mo He, Aruiya, and Venom Wolf—on the Great Dao, suddenly halted his discourse. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly pointed a finger at Venom Wolf, and the Hall of High Heavens instantly blazed with golden light. Countless golden flowers drifted down.

Each of these flowers contained the power equivalent to twelve Yuan Eras, and furthermore, they held a wisp of essential Great Dao meaning. The golden flowers rained down upon the Corpse Emperor and the others; in an instant, each received no fewer than tens of millions of flowers! In the blink of an eye, the Corpse Emperor and the others possessed an immense power equivalent to hundreds of Kalpas of arduous cultivation, instantly becoming seasoned Saints. Moreover, the wisp of Great Dao meaning contained within the flowers integrated into their primordial spirits, deepening their comprehension of the Heavenly Dao. Intense chaotic auras continuously spread from the six bodies of the Corpse Emperor and the others. For a moment, the Hall of High Heavens seemed to re-enact the Primordial Era, re-opening the universe, as the dense aura of primal chaos intertwined—it was enough to destroy the entire Three Pure Heavens.

The Primordial Yin Spirit, having executed such a magnificent divine ability, had also significantly depleted its vital energy. He quickly took several deep breaths, and the Thirty-Three Heavens shuddered violently. A surge of spiritual energy erupted from the ground, instantly sweeping into the Primordial Yin Spirit’s body, instantaneously replenishing his depleted strength.

However, with this single inhalation, the spiritual energy permeating the void of the Thirty-Three Heavens was completely sucked dry by Gu Xiechen. The countless Nine Nether Dao disciples stationed within the Thirty-Three Heavens felt a stifling pressure in their chests, nearly fainting due to Gu Xiechen’s massive draw.

Fortunately, the Thirty-Three Heavens possessed infinite spiritual veins, supplemented by the starlight constantly showering down from the Heavenly Stars. After fifteen minutes, the spiritual energy had returned to its original level, though the purity of the spiritual energy was indeed somewhat diminished compared to before.

It would take several months for the spiritual energy within the Thirty-Three Heavens to fully recover its former state.

The Primordial Yin Spirit smiled wryly and gestured towards Peng Hua, Siren, and Mo He. The three rose and followed the Primordial Yin Spirit as they flew towards the main entrance of the Hall of High Heavens. Aruiya slowly rose and shouted fiercely, "Where Siren goes, I go too."

The Primordial Yin Spirit shrugged and remained silent.

Siren turned back to look at Aruiya. He sneered coldly, "A woman with a large belly should obediently stay put and restrain her impulses!"

Aruiya opened her mouth, holding back a breath in her throat for a long moment before speaking.

The Primordial Yin Spirit laughed and nodded toward Aruiya, saying, "Aruiya, this time, do you wish for Fu Ya's fate to be repeated upon you by listening to Siren?"

Aruiya lowered her head and sighed helplessly.

The Corpse Emperor steadily stood up and spoke calmly to Gu Xiechen, "Go find Fu Ya and bring her back with peace of mind. The three of us will remain here to hold the fort; things won't descend into chaos!"

Venom Wolf nodded deeply, "Senior Corpse Emperor speaks the truth. With us holding the line, nothing will go wrong!"

Aruiya glanced at the Corpse Emperor, then at Venom Wolf, and nodded reluctantly, "Rest assured, while we are here, no one will manage to take advantage."

The Primordial Yin Spirit nodded and smiled, leading the three away from the Hall of High Heavens.

Upon exiting the hall door, they saw the young nun Qing Yin standing on a cluster of white clouds, gazing in their direction.

Mo He bowed respectfully and smiled at the young nun Qing Yin, saying calmly, "When I return, we will be married!"

With a flick of his finger, a streak of cyan light flew toward the young nun Qing Yin; within the light was an Eight-Treasure Jade Ring personally refined by Mo He, which settled perfectly onto the ring finger of the little nun's left hand. Mo He chuckled slyly, "You are spoken for now. Anyone who dares get too close to you will be courting death!"

Outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, in the Grand Beginning Heaven. Gu Xiechen's true body slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, Gu Xiechen was trillions of miles tall. The Primordial Yin Profound Pearl and the Primordial Yang Profound Pearl emitted dazzling light, orbiting around him like the sun and moon.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon sat upright behind Gu Xiechen. His body filled the entire Grand Beginning Heaven. He held his right palm suspended before him, and Gu Xiechen was seated upon a lotus pedestal that had sprouted from the palm of the Primordial Heavenly Demon.

Flipping his hand, a Tai Chi vortex emerged between Gu Xiechen’s palms, a shallow swirl of black and white fish rotating slowly, profound and mysterious, exuding an unfathomable, esoteric aura. Lowering his gaze to this Tai Chi vortex, Gu Xiechen remarked blandly, "This sort of divine ability is quite wondrous."

The Primordial Heavenly Demon suddenly opened his eyes and said in a low voice, "This secret technique will inevitably disrupt the operation of the Heavenly Dao; it can happen once, but no more."

Gu Xiechen shook his head, "It matters not. If the Heavenly Dao’s operation is disrupted, it is merely the disruption of another realm’s Heavenly Dao operation; it has nothing to do with this place."

With a cold smile, Gu Xiechen casually pointed at the Tai Chi vortex. Immediately, countless specks of golden light and purple qi floated out from the Primordial Yin Profound Pearl and the Primordial Yang Profound Pearl, all pouring into the Tai Chi vortex. This golden light and purple qi were fragments of the divine senses of the myriad Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals. This Tai Chi vortex was refined by Gu Xiechen, imitating the Tai Chi vortex found on the Celestial Register Seal of the Thirty-Three Heavens.

As long as Gu Xiechen moved his thought, these forcefully extracted specks of golden light and purple qi could give rise to another batch of clones of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals.

Moreover, these fragments of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals had undergone Gu Xiechen’s complete inspection and purification; they were merely sparks of the most fundamental spirit, thus safe from anyone planting hidden designs within them.

Having gathered all the fragments of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, Gu Xiechen also stealthily extracted a portion of the fragments of the Heaven-Protecting Deities and injected them into the Tai Chi vortex as well. With this, not only the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, but also the Heaven-Protecting Deities could be summoned by Gu Xiechen at any time if he wished.

Not long after, the Three Corpses Avatars, along with Peng Hua and Mo He, arrived before Gu Xiechen.

The Three Corpses Avatars bowed to Gu Xiechen’s true body and transformed into three streaks of light, merging into Gu Xiechen’s interior. The Primordial Heavenly Demon chuckled strangely, snatched the Tai Chi vortex from Gu Xiechen’s hands, swallowed it whole, and then also transformed into a streak of light that fled into Gu Xiechen’s Sea of Consciousness.

Smiling as he greeted Peng Hua and the other two, Gu Xiechen said calmly, "Are you prepared? Can we set off?"

Peng Hua threw his head back and laughed heartily, "We can set off! Ha! Escaping the sight of our own wives, countless exotic beauties await the favor of Saint Peng Hua. Just thinking about it fills me with excitement!"

Siren elegantly flicked his finger. Since achieving sainthood, his appearance had become hundreds of times more beautiful than any nation-toppling beauty. He chuckled softly, "If we don't use brute force, but rather personal charm, all those exotic beauties will be mine!"

Mo He, however, said coldly, "I have turned over a new leaf and started anew. Until I smash those two bald monks, I won't touch another woman!"

Peng Hua and Siren burst into laughter, grabbing Mo He by the neck. They chuckled, saying, "Relax, revenge is one thing, chasing girls is another—two completely separate matters!"

Looking at the smirking Peng Hua and Siren, Gu Xiechen shook his head helplessly.

With a grab of his hand, the Profound Yellow Indestructible Buddha appeared silently before Gu Xiechen. Then came another grab, and Ducat, whom Gu Xiechen had subdued along with the Tri-Link City, was yanked over from a distance.

Casually tossing the blueprint of the Tri-Link City to Ducat, Gu Xiechen said calmly, "Given sufficient materials, scaled down to a size capable of housing a million people, how long will it take you to construct a miniature Tri-Link City?"

Ducat stared coldly at Gu Xiechen. After a long pause, he glanced at the blueprint.

"Why use me? With your current power..."

Gu Xiechen looked at Ducat coldly, "I use you because you are useful!"

With a cold laugh, Gu Xiechen said in a low voice, "You are merely a replication of the true Ducat's soul. You know you are a copy. But if I wish, I can make you a true person. Follow my words, and you can become a person; otherwise, die!"

Glaring fiercely at Ducat, an invisible pressure roared out. Ducat's peculiar Tri-Link City flesh body suddenly spewed out great plumes of fire and blood, reeling back hundreds of miles in disarray.

Gazing at Gu Xiechen, whose might completely surpassed his imagination, Ducat knelt heavily in the void.

"If you let me become a real person, I will sell my life to you!"

Glaring coldly at Ducat for a moment, Gu Xiechen waved his sleeve. He threw his head back and roared, "Go! I go! The debts that must be settled shall be settled properly!"

A golden light shot up from the Grand Beginning Heaven, instantly tearing through the void and plunging directly into the Mortal Realm. Gu Xiechen did not take the route of the ancient battlefield where Fu Ya?Ming was abducted; instead, he arrived at the void where he had once shattered the Minor Thousand World of the Celestial Master Wuyun. He found the spatial rift torn open by the four-colored sword qi and shattered the void with a punch, revealing the passage leading directly to the foreign realm.

"Celestial Master Tongtian, regardless of the cost, I owe you a favor."

With a complex expression, he gazed at the void opening, and Gu Xiechen, bringing the others along, flashed inside.

Behind them, the void suddenly shimmered with spiritual light. The Corpse Emperor, Aruiya, and Venom Wolf, leading countless followers, manifested in the void.

They watched the black hole slowly sealing itself in the void and sighed in unison.

" Here is the second update for today; I should hit about fifteen thousand characters today, ah. That whole debacle a while back really drained Pig Head, ah. Alright, alright, time to start writing. Let Little Gu go cause trouble in the foreign realm; he is already invincible in this universe! C