The Ancestral God Ren, upon hearing this, fell silent for a moment before speaking directly.
His plan had now succeeded, and continuing to conceal it was meaningless.
"Don't you find it curious that the Demon Ancestor, the Spirit Ancestor, and the Human Ancestor all have some connection to the Great Ancestral Gods?"
"We are merely their creations. However, I awakened my memories, hid, and schemed, waiting for this very day."
"Perhaps they, too, awakened their memories, but the Ancestral Gods they plotted against were the supreme beings, the complete and perfect Ancestral Gods. Plotting against a complete Ancestral God is like a moth flying into a flame, courting destruction."
Ancestral God Ren spoke calmly, unconcerned about the other Ancestral Gods knowing the truth.
For these Ancestral Gods, the demise of their peers might only bring them more excitement.
Their current alliance was also a matter of necessity.
Because, facing Mu Changqing alone, not one of them stood a chance of victory.
As for the empathy felt by Ancestral God Ling, the sorrow for a fellow fallen, it stemmed from the despair emanating from Mu Changqing, resonating with their own.
Mu Changqing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked calmly.
"So, Ancestral God Ren's own soul is incomplete? Something went wrong?"
"This is all thanks to you. That forbidden item back then was too terrifying; it severely damaged the soul. With an incomplete soul, I naturally had a sliver of opportunity. Though minuscule, it was still an opportunity, wasn't it?"
The Human Ancestor had always been the most low-profile among the innate beings.
From beginning to end, he had never truly made a move.
Mu Changqing knew he was not simple.
But he had never imagined that this fellow had schemed so deeply, so audaciously, plotting against an Ancestral God-level existence.
Even a flawed Ancestral God was far superior to a Heavenly level being.
For the Human Ancestor to succeed, one could only imagine how deeply and terrifyingly he had hidden himself.
After a moment of silence, the Human Ancestor—or rather, the current Ancestral God Ren—explained again.
"Do you find it unbelievable that we awakened our memories? Why, out of so many Great Universes of Hongmeng, are we so special?"
Mu Changqing's gaze was fixed on Ancestral God Ren, waiting for his next performance.
Ancestral God Ren was unbothered, smiling as he continued his explanation.
"It's all because of you. You possessed that forbidden item, which caused the world we inhabit to break free from the control of the Gray Ancestral Origin and transform into a variable."
"Unfortunately, they weren't as lucky as I was."
Ancestral God Ren shrugged his shoulders and said lightly.
Upon hearing this, Mu Changqing nodded slightly, understanding the situation.
Because of the Burial of the Heavens Pearl, his world had been shielded, escaping the control of the Gray Ancestral Origin and becoming a variable-filled great world.
The beneficiaries, naturally, were these most powerful innate beings.
Other beings, even those in this variable-filled world, who had not reached that level, could not know the truth of all realms.
Therefore, they were able to open the Gray Ancient Path, step into the Gray Ancestral Origin, and become one of the variables.
Alas, beings like the Demon Ancestor, even if they knew the truth, stood no chance against the Ancestral Gods.
Only Ancestral God Ren, due to his severely damaged soul, had fallen into an endless slumber.
The Human Ancestor had also schemed for an immeasurable period and, by chance, succeeded in replacing him.
However, even after succeeding and becoming a true Ancestral God, he was flawed and not as powerful as other Ancestral Gods.
"What about him? If you are to be believed, he should also be in the Gray Ancestral Origin."
Mu Changqing spoke again.
"Him? He's merely a trifle I created. Hmph! Did they think I would be as foolish as Ancestral God Ren, allowing these ants to exploit loopholes?"
As the words fell, another being descended from the sky. Wherever they stood, heaven and earth were turned upside down, the river of time flowed backward, and all things in all realms were obscured.
This was true obscuration of the sun and moon, except it was the heavens of all realms being obscured.
Myriad Dao laws, Grand Dao principles, coiled and danced in the air.
Stars shone brilliantly, and resplendent light erupted from their bodies, suppressing the world.
Their pressure was even greater than that of other Ancestral Gods, more powerful than the first fallen Ancestral God Ling.
It was a supreme existence, half a step into the extreme of the Way, arriving with true heavenly might.
The majestic heavenly might made all realms tremble.
As a hazy silhouette flickered, it occupied a corner of the heavens and earth.
Ancestral God Demon followed closely, occupying the last corner of the heavens and earth.
Thus, the six Great Ancestral Gods descended.
Between heaven and earth, there was no other substance, only six figures, suppressing all realms and planes, terrifying beyond measure.
Mu Changqing surveyed his surroundings. None of the six Great Ancestral Gods were truly weak; they were all the most ancient and powerful beings since the creation of the Gray Ancestral Origin.
"Heaven? If you are Heaven, then what is the Gray Ancestral Origin?"
Mu Changqing chuckled lightly and said.
He showed no nervousness despite the arrival of the six Great Ancestral Gods, who had joined forces to kill him.
Ancestral God Heaven's hazy silhouette visibly paused for a moment. The Grand Dao principles flowing around him stagnated, and the starlight filling the sky dimmed for an instant.
"The dignified Emperor of Burial, Mu Changqing, also enjoys empty rhetoric? That's unlike you."
Ancestral God Heaven spoke calmly.
"I have a grievance with him. Since you have taken him back, then the grievance is transferred to you. It's all the same."
As he spoke, a vast, immeasurable aura surged from Mu Changqing, piercing through the eons of heaven and breaking through the dark firmament.
In all the spaces and times of all realms, it seemed only Mu Changqing stood alone at the pinnacle, looking down upon the rise and fall of all beings.
"Ridiculous. I admit, you are indeed powerful, but facing six supreme Ancestral Gods, do you truly believe you can bury us all? This battle may last for eons and alarm that one. When he awakens, what do you think the outcome will be?"
Ancestral God Heaven spoke calmly, with a hint of disdain.
He glanced around; the auras of the six Great Ancestral Gods were rapidly ascending, undergoing extreme transformation, becoming even more terrifying.
"Too much nonsense. Today, I will show you all who is truly invincible in the world."
A wisp of dense purple mist swirled from Mu Changqing's eyes.
At this moment, the Purple Ancestral Origin had completely devoured all the Dao fruits of Ancestral God Ling and was transforming once more.
He slowly extended his right hand and gently brushed it through the sky.
Instantly, all realms fell into profound silence, transforming into a purple world.
Threads of purple warp and weft spread out, enveloping all knowable lands, including the entire Gray Ancestral Origin.
This was the essence of his presence, which was the Ancestral Origin itself.
The six Great Ancestral Gods' expressions shifted slightly upon seeing this.
Between heaven and earth, apart from an insurmountable Gray Ancestral Origin,
a Purple Ancestral Origin, like majestic heavenly might, had completely descended.
Runes from the most ancient land flowed everywhere, starlight shining brightly, all of it encompassing the countless realms.
Great mists surged and steamed downward, like the Milky Way flowing backward, spanning heaven and earth.
Primordial matter poured down, corroding all realms, even invading the Gray Ancestral Origin, seeking to replace it.
The Gray Ancestral Origin sensed the danger and automatically activated its ancestral origin power. The gray mists and purple mists formed a confrontation, locked in a stalemate.
At this time, all spaces in all realms were illuminated by gray and purple light.
The six Great Ancestral Gods, standing within, exuded the supreme power of Ancestral Gods, isolating them from the invisible clash.