A Few Days Later
Su Zun said, "So, you want to leave?"
Li Gang nodded. "I will first go back to my home, and then I will leave for the Northern Continent. It is said that due to the lack of spiritual essence, the Northern Continent is the weakest of all. From what I know, the highest battle strength there is Rank 6. I want to go to the Northern Continent and start my journey to my goal from there. I will conquer the Northern Continent."
Su Zun sighed. "Alright."
Saying that, he threw a space ring. Li Gang caught it and checked its contents. It contained hundreds of thousands of spiritual stones and many alchemy resources.
Su Zun reminded him, "Don't forget to improve your alchemy talent! It will be helpful for you when starting your own business."
Li Gang nodded and then left for his room. After returning, he packed everything into his space rings and took out his teleportation token.
His eyes lingered on the token as he recalled Su Zun's words from a few years back, when he was being trained.
'This token is not just meant for teleportation. Do you see the moon above? Remember this, Zhang Hao—this token is one of the pieces of the key to open the Moon Inheritance! It is an inheritance that our ancestors set up with their sweat and blood. No one can interfere with it without the key, not even emperors! The real name of this token is Spatial Order. There are three other pieces: Temporal Order, Elemental Order, and Soul Order. If you find them and combine them, you will be able to inherit the Moon Inheritance.
It's a pity that the other three Orders are in the Celestial Sect. If I take this from you, they would somehow find out. No great sect wants to keep it, or they will face the wrath of the Celestial Sect. The Sword Gate is the best example.'
This Moon Inheritance was none other than the Great Inheritance of Ascendance.
Immortal Zhu had also figured out that Li Gang was capable of opening this inheritance once he collected all four Orders. But why did Immortal Zhu want Li Gang to know about Ascendance?
No—his true goal was to set Li Gang against the Celestial Sect. The Celestial Sect was the only sect that had connections with higher-dimensional beings and was the least controlled by Immortals.
Night-Blooming Spirit Jasmine—an important ingredient of the Dao-Refining Heaven Ascension Pill—was only present in the Celestial Sect across the entire Divine Spirit World. Without opposing the Celestial Sect, it would be impossible for Li Gang to obtain it.
Immortal Zhu was merely using the three Orders as an excuse. What he wanted was Night-Blooming Spirit Jasmine.
It should be noted that Li Gang's soul quality was far lower than that of the Timeless Demon God. As a consequence, he couldn't use Abstract Thinking. He would only gain access to it after his soul quality reached Rank 9; before that, it was impossible.
Immortal Zhu believed that the Timeless Demon God must have left some arrangement during the Awakening Ceremony and plotted everything back then.
However, he was also aware that those plans should have been limited to the Goal of Domination. It was impossible for Timeless Demon God to see through the existence of Lin Fan, impossible for him to foresee the appearance of Wang Xueyao in the Divine Spirit World, and impossible for him to see through the vast future due to the Law of Unpredictability.
Even if he knew the entire future, the future would still change. On this matter, Immortal Zhu was right.
At this point, there were three timelines, and a fourth would appear after Meng Xian's rebirth.
The first timeline was the future the Timeless Demon God saw for the first time. It did not include the Divine Spirit World.
The second timeline was the future he saw for the second time. In that timeline, he created the Divine Spirit World.
The third timeline was the current one—the altered future of second timeline caused by the Law of Unpredictability. Only this timeline truly existed now; the previous ones were merely illusions that Timeless Demon God had seen.
The fourth timeline would be the altered future resulting from Meng Xian's rebirth.
The trap Li Gang laid within his Goal was unaffected by Unpredictability because he had never seen the exact future. He only knew that at some point, Immortal Zhu would allow him to obtain that Goal. It didn't matter when—once he obtained it, the trap would be triggered.
Without wasting any more time, Li Gang activated the Spatial Order, recalling his home.
However, to his surprise, the token failed to teleport him. Worse still, ten teleportation points were consumed. Whenever someone imagined a location that didn't exist, this would happen.
Li Gang was startled. 'How could this be?'
He tried again, this time recalling the waterfall where he used to train. This time, he succeeded. However, he wasn't relieved. A strong premonition overwhelmed him.
He immediately ran toward Tranquil Vale Village.
Within seconds, he arrived. What he saw was indescribable. The entire village had been razed to the ground. Not a single person could be seen.
Li Gang immediately understood what had happened. This was the work of at least a Rank 7 expert.
The Li family was finished.
What did Li Gang feel? Fear? Sadness? Anger?
None.
He gazed at the ruins calmly. Not a single tear fell from his eyes. Why? He loved his family—yet he was eerily calm.
If one could see inside his body, they would understand. His entire brain was bleeding internally. His mind had gone blank.
Normally, his brain remained in a constantly active state. But now, it wasn't even passive—it was completely empty. Not a single thought existed. For someone like Li Gang, this was abnormal.
The sudden collapse from constant activity into absolute emptiness caused severe internal damage, triggering internal bleeding. If this continued, he would die.
At that very moment, something deep within his soul began to shine.
Immortal Zhu suddenly opened his eyes. He sensed something and stood up.
"I wanted to let him grow and reach Rank 8," he muttered. "But who would have thought he could manifest that as merely a Rank 4 Warrior? I no longer need to scheme. For that thing, I can directly seize it!"
He waved his hand.
The entire Divine Spirit World trembled.
A massive hand appeared above the Southern Continent, visible from every continent—Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, and Central.
At the peak of Azure Mountain, a young girl in a blue robe stood quietly. She looked up and said calmly, "Go back, Immortal Zhu. Do not interfere with this World. You are not allowed to."
The ethereal man sneered. Though he stood there, no one in the Divine Spirit World could perceive him.
"So what?" he said disdainfully. "Even if I'm not allowed, I will interfere. For that thing, I'm willing to accept any punishment. Do you really think you can stop me?"
He laughed coldly. "Even if I'm an ant before you, your current self is merely a clone—one with no connection to that entity. Even if I kill you, you won't be able to trace me as long as I obtain that thing."
Immortal Zhu was confident. Wang Xueyao couldn't personally take action—doing so would violate the Heavenly Dao.
Moreover, she was only a clone.
Once he obtained the Heavenly Dao fragment, he could refine it and ascend to a higher realm. At that point, the Divine Spirit World would be useless to her. Would she still fight for something useless?
Any smart person would choose a useful tool over a useless one.
Li Gang would become a useless tool. He would become a useful one.
She wouldn't harm him. And even if she wanted to, he would already be powerful enough to hide himself. She wasn't the Supreme Creator, nor the Supreme Devil. She wouldn't be able to find him.
How did he know she was a clone? Because she had sent countless clones into various small worlds before.
Was provoking Wang Xueyao at this moment worth it?
It was.
The Heavenly Dao fragment was just that important. It could elevate him from the weakest Immortal to one of the strongest.
Greed steals a person's sanity. Even though he had transcended and become rational and intelligent, before such a treasure, he lost himself.
Wang Xueyao looked at him coldly. "This is your last warning, Zhu. Withdraw now, or I will personally act. I already allowed you to interfere once and even gave you them as hostages. Don't cross your limit."
Immortal Zhu replied firmly, "I will interfere today. No one can stop me. I must obtain that thing!"
Wang Xueyao said softly, "Then prepare to face the consequences."
"Nine Absolute Seals: Sixth Seal—Open."
The Divine Spirit Continent shook violently.
Millions died as buildings collapsed. Millions more perished in sudden tsunamis. The number continued to rise.
Hidden inheritances surfaced across the world—only to explode moments later, causing even greater devastation.
Within tens of seconds, the death toll reached billions and continued climbing. The entire Divine Spirit World descended into chaos.
Cracks appeared in the boundary sealing the world. Soon, the very fabric of the Divine Spirit World began rupturing from within.
At that very moment, Wang Xueyao faced immense resistance—from Little Heaven itself.