"I sense an incredibly faint connection," Nangong Baixue stated, her voice devoid of warmth. "Perhaps it's time to attempt communication with Ancestor Liu Ruyan."
Hearing this, Taichen Old Ancestor and the others were visibly shaken. Contacting Ancestor Liu Ruyan! The news was staggering! Ancestor Liu Ruyan had ascended and left this realm in the First Epoch! No one knew her current power, but one thing was certain: if she were to descend, she would be invincible in the Tai Chu Realm!
Taichen Old Ancestor's voice trembled. "Is Ancestor Liu Ruyan... well?"
Nangong Baixue replied coolly, "I will attempt to. There is indeed a trace of Ancestor Liu Ruyan's obsession within me, but the connection is currently too faint, almost negligible. Perhaps once I step onto the Supreme Path, I will be able to sense her location more clearly!"
The Supreme Path! It was a Starry Sky Path, forged by breaking through the Tai Chu Realm, practically bordering the Starry Sky itself. There, she would undoubtedly be able to sense Ancestor Liu Ruyan far more clearly than in the Southern Wilds!
At this thought, Nangong Baixue frowned slightly, a hint of gravity on her cold face. "I must break through to Quasi-Dao Supreme as quickly as possible. Otherwise, I will not be qualified to step onto the Supreme Path!"
Taichen Old Ancestor and the others exchanged worried glances. It was true! Because Nangong Baixue herself hadn't reached Quasi-Dao Supreme, she forbade any other Old Ancestors from doing so. As a result, not a single member of the Supreme Profound Sect was currently on the Supreme Path!
Nangong Baixue suddenly asked, "What is Ye Chen's current strength?"
Taichen Old Ancestor's expression was grim. "He is on the verge of breaking through to One-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme. His power is already sufficient to annihilate a Two-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme!"
Qin Wang frowned deeply. "How in the world does that guy cultivate so fast?!"
"I, too, must redouble my efforts!" Nangong Baixue declared. "Until I give the command, no Old Ancestor of my Supreme Profound Sect is to step onto the Supreme Path! When the time comes, I will lead the Supreme Profound Sect to a decisive battle against the Grand Dao Sect!"
Taichen Old Ancestor and the others could only nod in helpless agreement. "As you command."
Moments later, Nangong Baixue led Qin Wang back into Ancestor Liu Ruyan's stone sculpture. A muffled gasp, then a soft moan... Qin Wang, ever the devoted dog, was once again indulging in his peculiar pleasures. Indescribable sounds drifted from within.
Meanwhile, the three great powers – the Demon Court, Dark Shadow Island, and the Alien Race – had also recognized the profound shifts brought by this Heaven and Earth Change. The Supreme Treasures left behind by their own Supreme Ancestors were now faintly trembling.
Demon Lord Tiannu exclaimed, his face alight with excitement, "Perhaps we can communicate with our Supreme Ancestors! If they can return, then Ancestor Dao Yi, the White Robe Supreme – all of them will be crushed beneath the heel of our Demon Court!"
Dark Shadow Island and the Alien Race were also preparing to establish contact with the Outer World beyond the Tai Chu Realm.
Simultaneously, the entire Five Domains were undergoing strange transformations.
In the Northern Plains, the frigid power grew even purer. The vast ice fields suddenly expanded, and many ancient territories from the Ancient Epoch reappeared as if from thin air.
The Ice Frost Empress, clad in an ice-white gown, stood poised in the void. A hint of solemnity touched her cold features. "Another Heaven and Earth Change? I feel as though I can already sense a trace of Starry Sky Power, even without the Supreme Path."
Several Supreme Treasures on her person shimmered with brilliant light, imbued with profound Dao and Rhyme. These were artifacts left by Supreme Old Ancestors of old, capable of sensing the Starry Sky Power.
Behind the Ice Frost Empress, several Old Ancestors with deep, ancient auras spoke, "Perhaps we can attempt to communicate with our ascended Supreme Ancestors!"
The Ice Frost Empress nodded. "Indeed."
On the other side, in the Western Desert, within Ling Mountain Temple, Minghui Master stood cloaked in a monk's robe, radiating Buddhist Profoundness. Brilliant golden light emanated from him, and ancient characters, manifestations of Buddhist scriptures, revolved around his body. He gazed down from Ling Mountain Temple, the myriad lands of the Western Desert spread out beneath him. Ling Mountain Temple, towering above the Western Desert, offered a panoramic view of the entire region.
The landscape of the Western Desert was undergoing drastic changes; vast wetlands were appearing where only desert had been.
Minghui Master calmly remarked, "The seas turn to fields, the fields to seas. The true face of the ancient Tai Chu Realm is beginning to reveal itself!"
The entire Western Desert was in an uproar.
In the Eastern Lands of the Western Desert, Wuwu sat cross-legged in a gray robe. After this period of cultivation, the Buddhist principles emanating from him had grown incredibly potent. Behind him, a magnificent Golden Halo had manifested, shining like a blazing sun. All who witnessed Wuwu were utterly astonished.
It was said that the enlightened monks who ascended from the Western Desert in ancient times all displayed such phenomena before achieving the Supreme Fruit Position.
Wuwu looked up, observing the changes across the Western Desert. Suddenly, deep within the void above, he saw an incredibly profound yet faint golden thread. This golden thread stretched directly into the Starry Sky, an emanation of ancient Buddhist profoundness, still carrying traces of the power of the ascended Supremes from the Ancient Epoch. In past epochs, Wuwu had exchanged insights with these very Supremes. He recognized their aura! These golden threads led beyond this realm!
Wuwu suddenly recalled that these high monks, upon their ascension, had spoken of leaving trails in the Starry Sky, trails their descendants might one day follow.
At this thought, Wuwu felt an urge to immediately set off for Ling Mountain Temple. But after a moment's consideration, he remained seated. He was waiting for someone. Chen Changsheng had said he would come find him.
In the Eastern Wilds. Ji Yue Old Ancestor returned to his ancestral land, his fury simmering, refusing to subside. Why? How could this be? He was the foremost expert in the Eastern Wilds, yet he was repeatedly rebuffed by Xuanji Holy Lord! He might be invincible, but he couldn't even win over one woman! What good was this invincibility then?
Only because Xuanji Holy Lord held such an exalted place in his heart did he restrain himself from severely injuring her. Though she had deeply wounded him, he still chose to forgive her. He simply couldn't bear to harm Xuanji Holy Lord.
Soon after, Ji Yue Old Ancestor summoned a host of Female Cultivation Vessels. He needed to vent! One after another, exquisite Female Cultivation Vessels filed in. Soon, the sounds of passion filled the air, then quickly subsided. Ji Yue Old Ancestor dismissed them. He could no longer find any pleasure in their company.
Ji Yue Old Ancestor clenched his fists, his face contorted into a snarl. He hissed, "Baili! I will have you! I will! Can you withstand the siege of the three great powers? Won't you eventually come begging to me? Why put yourself through it? Still, your defiance... once I conquer you, it will be a flavor all its own! Bittersweet, Baili. This is your final romance to me."
Just then, the Eastern Wilds underwent a massive transformation. The mountains and rivers trembled incessantly, the earth tore open, revealing ancient secret realms within the fissures. Some mountains grew impossibly vast, while rivers surged with unprecedented power. The Heaven and Earth Change!
Ji Yue Old Ancestor looked up. "This world... it seems to have changed. I can sense that this realm is now connected to the Starry Sky." Previously, he could only perceive this realm's connection to the Starry Sky from within the Supreme Path! Ji Yue Old Ancestor immediately declared, "I will attempt to contact our Old Ancestors!"
In the Fallen Starry Sky, near the Fourth Star Ring. Cloudrise Holy Land. Chen Changsheng, clad in a white robe, stepped into a city within Cloudrise Holy Land. He turned to the Silver-haired Woman. "Are you certain you sensed your sister's aura here?"