After the birth of the Alliance of Righteous Unity, the various civilizations and True Worlds seemed to have found a backbone. They banded together and established mutual aid treaties.
True Worlds that were once extremely distant from each other began to connect through spatial passages, allowing them to quickly send experts to assist each other when the Dark Beings attacked.
In addition, the Alliance of Righteous Unity formed a group of inspectors composed of Ancestral Dao Realm experts.
These inspectors would periodically patrol various regions, eliminating any suspicious or unidentified beings that might be Dark Beings.
The various True Worlds and civilizations set aside their past grievances and collected ancient records from different eras, searching for methods to resist and deal with the Dark Beings.
Within just a few years, they constructed massive formation barriers around the alliance's territories, emulating the Heaven-Slaying Alliance's Safe Zone.
Every day, countless cultivators and beings patrolled and guarded these areas, ensuring that the Dark Beings had no way to infiltrate.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, more and more clans and factions joined the Alliance of Righteous Unity, including supreme True Worlds and even ancient divine nations with Ancestral Gods.
Unlike the "tyrannical and domineering" Heaven-Slaying Alliance, the Alliance of Righteous Unity emphasized fairness and unity, with no form of governance or control.
The alliance's charter stipulated that any member who joined would receive assistance from other members when attacked by Dark Beings.
Once the Black Calamity was eradicated, the Alliance of Righteous Unity would naturally dissolve, and no member's freedom would be restricted.
During the special period of the Black Calamity, the Alliance of Righteous Unity was born out of necessity, upholding justice. Once the calamity was over, it would naturally cease to exist, as there would be no need for it to continue.
It must be said that the Alliance of Righteous Unity's charter was far more lenient and free compared to the Heaven-Slaying Alliance, with no form of governance or control.
Moreover, the Alliance of Righteous Unity was jointly established by various supreme True Worlds and civilizations. At its founding, the Ancestral Dao Realm experts made solemn vows, emulating the ancient sages, and invoked the Heavenly Dao's true words.
The Heavenly Daos of the various civilizations and True Worlds resonated with each other, creating a continuous hum that lasted for months.
The birth of the Alliance of Righteous Unity was blessed by the Heavenly Dao, existing in accordance with fate.
All members who joined the alliance were bound by the Heavenly Dao's covenant, ensuring the fairness of the alliance.
Unsurprisingly, when these news spread, they caused a great stir and uproar across the vast expanse.
Countless clans and factions cheered and celebrated, while those who had already joined the Heaven-Slaying Alliance and were under its governance felt complex emotions, filled with regret and resentment.
Why hadn't the Alliance of Righteous Unity been born earlier? They would have had more choices.
The emergence of the Alliance of Righteous Unity indeed played a significant role, providing a sense of security to the various True Worlds and civilizations in the turbulent vast expanse.
Not only did ancient True Worlds join, but even supreme True Worlds and immortal nations with profound foundations were quick to align with the Alliance of Righteous Unity.
To many, the emergence of the Alliance of Righteous Unity was an unstoppable trend.
The growing power of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance had already made the various True Worlds and civilizations extremely wary, feeling a terrifying pressure. They had to start formulating countermeasures to prevent the Heaven-Slaying Alliance from breaking the current balance and becoming increasingly dominant.
It could be said that the appearance of the Black Calamity accelerated this trend, leading to the early birth of the Alliance of Righteous Unity.
If not for the Black Calamity, a force similar to the Alliance of Righteous Unity would have emerged in the near future to counter the Heaven-Slaying Alliance.
The Heavenly Dao emphasizes balance and restraint; it would not allow the Heaven-Slaying Alliance to grow indefinitely.
"Zhao Xiuyan, how dare you…"
In the Endless Yang True World, within a desolate and shattered universe, a world-shaking battle had just ended. Broken star fragments and drifting blood mist filled the area.
A tall and breathtaking figure stood amidst the dense demonic mist, her black hair cascading down, veiling her flawless face. Only her cold, ancient, and profound eyes were visible as she gazed at the broken and incomplete figure at her feet.
Not far away, a hunched old man looked on with a mix of fear and hatred.
"How dare he provoke me? It seems the Wunian Mountain has declined this era."
The tall and stunning figure held a swirling mass of chaotic mist in her hand, as if eternal demonic light flickered within.
A crimson heart pulsed powerfully in her slender, pale palm, like a war drum, causing the entire universe to tremble.
Her voice was cold, devoid of emotion, like an eternal iceberg.
"Even if you are the most likely candidate to become the next master of the Cosmic Annihilation Mansion, you cannot insult Wunian Mountain like this."
The hunched old man was filled with fear and anger, berating the figure before him.
"Wunian Mountain? Soon, it won't even be called that."
Zhao Xiuyan coldly shook her head, then, ignoring the old man's furious expression, crushed the heart in her hand with a squish.
The figure at her feet let out a shrill and mournful scream before exploding into a mist of blood, body and soul utterly annihilated.
"Ah…"
"You actually killed Wunian Mountain's core disciple…"
As the protector of the core disciple, the old man had failed in his duty. Even if he returned safely, he would be held accountable. His eyes turned red with rage as he charged at Zhao Xiuyan, determined to make her pay.
However, Zhao Xiuyan's expression remained unchanged, her cold eyes fixed on him.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, a pale, terrifying hand emerged from the void and slammed into the old man.
Blood light instantly illuminated the entire universe, painting the void, sun, moon, and stars in a crimson hue. Bone fragments scattered in all directions, as if a bloody sun had erupted, creating a horrifying scene.
Countless beings and cultivators trembled in fear as they witnessed the tragic death of a being close to the Dao Realm, falling in this universe.
The explosive power was unparalleled. If not for the powerful heavenly laws of the Endless Yang True World suppressing the terrifying aftermath, the entire universe might have shattered, becoming his burial ground.
"Xiuyan, you're too ruthless. That guy was just boasting and teasing you…"
A middle-aged woman with a pale complexion emerged from the void, looking somewhat helplessly at Zhao Xiuyan.
"It's fine. Wunian Mountain won't be able to trouble me in the future."
Zhao Xiuyan replied indifferently, then closed her eyes, seemingly replaying the battle in her mind.
The middle-aged woman shook her head helplessly and waved her hand, cleaning up the battlefield and bloodstains.
Over ten thousand points of Heavenly Fate Energy. That should be enough for my next deduction.
"Golden Tome of Primordial Chaos…"
Zhao Xiuyan murmured in her heart. A brilliant golden light flashed as an ancient golden book, shrouded in mist, slowly unfolded. Lines of ancient, blurry text appeared in her mind.
[Name]: Zhao Xiuyan
[Cultivation]: Late-stage Quasi-Immortal Emperor
[Fate and Talent]: Innate Demonic Heart, Calamity Body
[Recent Trajectory]: To break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, seeks individuals with great fortune. Kills Mu Tong, the core seed of Wunian Mountain. Later faces retaliation from Wunian Mountain. The master of the Cosmic Annihilation Mansion, aided by a mysterious figure, successfully overcomes the Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation. Subsequently, annexes the World-Birth Hall and the Nether Rebirth Cave, destroying Wunian Mountain.
[Heavenly Fate Energy]: 20,000 points (currently enough for one deduction. Once depleted, cannot be used.)
"After reaching the late-stage Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, each deduction of recent trajectories requires 20,000 points of Fate Energy?"
"At this rate, I wonder how long it will take for me to break through to the Dao Realm."
Zhao Xiuyan looked at the lines of text, murmuring to herself.
The reason she was certain Wunian Mountain wouldn't trouble her was because she knew its fate. It wouldn't be long before her father, the master of the Cosmic Annihilation Mansion, would settle accounts and destroy it.
Of course, she also knew that Wunian Mountain's fate was part of a larger trend.
The Endless Yang True World had now set aside its grievances with the Calamitous Yin True World and joined forces with other civilizations to establish the Alliance of Righteous Unity to resist the Black Calamity.
Her father, the master of the Cosmic Annihilation Mansion, with the help of a mysterious figure, would successfully overcome the Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation and annex the World-Birth Hall and the Nether Rebirth Cave.
After all, the reason the World-Birth Hall had split in the first place was that its master, foreseeing the Heavenly Decline, had forcibly attempted to overcome the Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation and failed.
A being who had overcome the Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation held immense significance in the now-declining Endless Yang True World.
Wunian Mountain, having crossed paths with such a being, became the perfect target to make an example of.
"Golden Tome of Primordial Chaos, consume 20,000 points of Heavenly Fate Energy to deduce the next recent trajectory…" Zhao Xiuyan murmured in her heart..
A blurry golden light flashed in her consciousness, and the Golden Tome of Primordial Chaos rustled like turning pages. The ancient characters twisted and changed."
[Recent Trajectory]: After a hundred years of fierce battle in the Unending Sea, successfully comprehends the true essence of the Immortal Emperor realm, forms the Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit, and breaks through to the Immortal Emperor realm. Internally designated as the next master of the Cosmic Annihilation Mansion. Later joins the Righteous Guards of the Alliance of Righteous Unity. While patrolling the defensive lines, is ambushed by Dark Beings, corrupted by Dark Matter, and severely injured.
Ambushed by Dark Beings, corrupted by Dark Matter, and severely injured?
It seems I need to prepare in advance.
"Aunt Feng, let's go."
Zhao Xiuyan collected her thoughts, opened her eyes, and looked at the middle-aged woman not far away.
In just a few thousand years, she had risen from the Immortal King realm to the late-stage Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. The Golden Tome of Primordial Chaos bestowed upon her by Gu Changge had played a crucial role.
Her rapid advancement was considered a miraculous feat even in the Endless Yang True World, earning her the title of the most likely candidate to become the next master of the Cosmic Annihilation Mansion.
The middle-aged woman before her was her protector, a Void Dao Realm expert who had overcome three Heavenly Decline Tribulations.
Suddenly, a blinding light shot into the sky from the central region of the Endless Yang True World, illuminating the entire universe and making the barriers of time and space transparent.
The heavens and earth were filled with endless light, and various sacred and ancient visions emerged. Massive golden lotuses bloomed, their petals covering the sky and blocking out the sun as they slowly rotated. True dragons roared, phoenixes soared, white tigers crouched… countless mystical phenomena from ancient times to the present appeared.
Countless stars trembled under this aura, and the boundless ripples felt as if it could destroy the world. Cultivators and beings of all levels were struck with fear, their organs, pores, blood, and every cell trembling.
"Someone has overcome the Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation…"
An Ancestral Dao Realm expert exclaimed, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock.
Overcoming the Seventh Heavenly Decline Tribulation was already considered the pinnacle of the vast expanse, earning the title of Ancestral Dao Realm.
The Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation was a distant dream, an unreachable path, a realm beyond comprehension.
This was the realm all Ancestral Dao Realm experts dreamed of.
Even among Ancestral Dao Realm experts, the difference between those who had overcome the Seventh and Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulations was like heaven and earth.
The Endless Yang True World had not seen a being overcome the Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation in countless eons.
This was also why the Endless Yang True World, once ranked among the top supreme True Worlds, had gradually declined.
At this moment, not only the Endless Yang True World but even the surrounding ancient True Worlds were affected. The supreme and vast ripples surged through time and space, spreading across the river of time and permeating every inch of the void.
In the central region of the Endless Yang True World, a tall and majestic figure stood, enveloped in endless light. It seemed as if three thousand ancient worlds revolved around him, with billions of beings bowing and worshiping him.
Various sacrificial chants, world hymns, and cosmic resonances… echoed throughout the universe, shaking the heavens.
"It's the master of the Cosmic Annihilation Mansion. I never expected him to overcome the Eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation…"
"I can't believe it. How could it be him?"
Feeling the vast and terrifying aura, many supreme beings in the Endless Yang True World were visibly shaken, finding it hard to believe.
"He succeeded, as expected."
Unlike the shock and disbelief on everyone else's faces, Zhao Xiuyan looked at the distant scene with an unusually calm expression.
She wasn't surprised that her father had reached this level.
She was only curious about the identity of the mysterious figure who had helped him achieve this.
The emergence of the Alliance of Righteous Unity seemed to be connected to that mysterious figure.
Zhao Xiuyan had a premonition that the emergence of the Alliance of Righteous Unity would not improve the current situation in the vast expanse but would instead lead to greater turmoil and deterioration.
The appearance of the Black Calamity had only exacerbated everything, pushing events onto an unpredictable and uncontrollable trajectory.
"However, such chaotic circumstances are increasingly favorable for me. Only the emergence of more individuals with great fortune can help me break through to the Dao Realm sooner."
"He said that we would meet again on that day."
A fleeting look of longing appeared on Zhao Xiuyan's cold, icy face.
Several hundred more years passed.
Since the birth of the Alliance of Righteous Unity and its collaboration with various civilizations and True Worlds to resist the Black Calamity, its growth could be described as earth-shattering.
In these hundred years, more and more factions and True Worlds joined the Alliance of Righteous Unity, forming a force that rivaled the Heaven-Slaying Alliance.
However, the Heaven-Slaying Alliance showed no intention of changing its rules or paying attention to the emergence of the Alliance of Righteous Unity. It continued to expand according to its previous regulations, absorbing surrounding civilizations and True Worlds like a steadily rolling snowball.
Moreover, even with the emergence of the Alliance of Righteous Unity, the fate of the civilizations and True Worlds around the Prime-Origin Civilization remained unchanged.
The Alliance of Righteous Unity was too far away to assist these civilizations, and to avoid being attacked by the Dark Beings, these civilizations had no choice but to submit to the Heaven-Slaying Alliance.
Of course, some civilizations and True Worlds attempted to relocate their entire clans to join the Alliance of Righteous Unity.
However, such attempts often ended in disaster, as they were ambushed by Dark Beings during their journey, swallowed by the Black Mist. Not only did they fail to survive, but their home True Worlds also fell.
A hundred years was but a fleeting moment in the ancient history of the vast expanse.
The Dark Beings continued to rampage, and many clans and civilizations were destroyed.
Of course, many supreme True Worlds neither joined the Alliance of Righteous Unity nor paid attention to the Heaven-Slaying Alliance. They relied on their deep foundation to resist the Dark Beings.
As for Gu Changge, the changes over the past few hundred years—whether the emergence of the Alliance of Righteous Unity, the destruction of various clans and factions, or the fall of True Worlds—were all within his expectations.
The prelude had only just begun, and the real spectacle was yet to come.
He did not allow the Heaven-Slaying Alliance to interfere with the birth of the Alliance of Righteous Unity. On the contrary, he was pleased with its emergence.
In fact, he wanted the Alliance of Righteous Unity to grow stronger, ideally reaching a level where it could balance the Heaven-Slaying Alliance.
Deep within the Weiyang Immortal Dynasty, in the majestic and grand imperial capital, a vast and boundless immortal island floated high above.
On this immortal island, there were few palaces or grand halls. Only a particularly serene mansion stood, surrounded by rising multicolored auspicious light and swirling brilliant mist. The crystal-clear pool water rippled gently..
A tall and slender figure stood quietly by the lotus pond, where endless lotus leaves stretched to the sky. Dewdrops like pearls and jade rolled off the leaves, creating ripples in the pond.