"A fool used by the Heavenly Dao."
Mu Changqing's aura calmed, his hair danced, and his expression was indifferent.
He crossed space in a single step, landing above the Abyss of Reincarnation.
Di Yuan sensed Mu Changqing's aura, burying his great head deep within the endless sea of souls, trembling, praying that Mu Changqing wouldn't discover him.
Seeing this, Mu Changqing shook his head.
This foolish beast, apart from its strength, was otherwise unremarkable.
As for the Ancient Land of Reincarnation, Mu Changqing had no intention of completely destroying it.
For ordinary creation, universes were born and destroyed in a thought, which was easy for him now.
However, a complete universe required various factors to exist, including reincarnation, destiny, the Great Dao, and the Heavenly Dao. None could be missing.
Therefore, destroying the Ancient Land of Reincarnation would mean the realms would be affected, gradually decline, and eventually perish.
"The game is not over yet; I will continue to play with you all."
Mu Changqing muttered to himself and disappeared from the Ancient Land of Reincarnation.
After Mu Changqing left, Di Yuan cautiously emerged from the Abyss of Reincarnation, its three great heads heaving a sigh of relief.
"This boss has finally left. Fortunately, fortunately, the Ancient Land of Reincarnation is still here, though a little broken."
As he spoke, Di Yuan's star-sized claw grabbed billions of souls and crunched them down, as if to calm its nerves.
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Heavenly Realm, Heavenly Court!
A hundred years had passed since the final war of conquest against the Demon Realm began.
The Demon Realm was naturally suppressed, and its great realms were slaughtered.
Numerous demon realm cultivators were hunted by Heavenly Realm powerhouses, fleeing to forbidden lands or the edges of the realms.
Most of the demon realm's behemoths, the Immortal Kings, were suppressed and killed.
And Zhang Fanchen's mother, Mo Mei, was naturally rescued.
The Heavenly Realm's Heavenly Court prospered, reaching an unprecedented golden age.
Of course, the price was the siphoning of the realms' destiny, the fall of billions of living beings, and many great realms turning into desolate ruins. Countless continents were shattered, becoming fragments floating in the cold, dark starry sky.
From then on, the ancient era ended, and the era belonging solely to the Dark Heavenly Court began.
This era was historically known as the Era of Desolation.
The Heavenly Realm's Heavenly Court was not as revered by the realms as they imagined.
Instead, it had forcefully wiped out the powerhouses of the great realms through sheer might.
In the Era of Desolation, the Heavenly Emperor Zhang Fanchen decreed that any immortal cultivator unwilling to surrender and serve the Heavenly Court would be immediately annihilated.
The current Heavenly Court did not need the reverence of the great realms; it demanded the true convergence of the realms' destiny into the Heavenly Court.
From then on, in all the myriad realms, the spiritual energy would be depleted, and destiny would cease to exist, except for the Heavenly Court.
Beyond the Heavenly Realm, there would be no more immortal cultivators in the world.
The path to immortality was severed, and lifespan was no longer infinite. Even the peak of mortal cultivators, those at the peak of the Dao Enlightenment realm, would live at most ten thousand years.
Of course, some special existences could live for tens of thousands more years.
For instance, some peerless divine herbs hidden in forbidden zones, choosing to seal themselves in divine essence, or to reincarnate repeatedly through special means.
The innate beings of the Heavenly Court, using supreme methods, isolated the incomparably dense immortal spiritual energy and destiny of the Heavenly Court, preventing them from flowing into the myriad realms, completely severing them from the rest of the world.
The history of immortal cultivators in the myriad realms was forcefully erased, their techniques and immortal artifacts were confiscated, and their fortunes and opportunities were universally plundered.
Starships were outlawed, and there were no longer any interstellar means of transport. Star pirates were powerfully dealt with by numerous terrifying Immortal King powerhouses of the Heavenly Court, sweeping across the starry sky and eradicating all existence outside the Heavenly Court.
In the Era of Desolation, the Dark Heavenly Court ruled the Heavenly Realm, dispatching countless immortal cultivators to slumber in the various mortal realms. When any individuals with great opportunities, great fortunes, or great destiny appeared, they would be suppressed and annihilated, isolating all variables.
And the mastermind behind all of this was naturally Mu Changqing, who had returned from the Ancient Land of Reincarnation.
If the Heavenly Dao wanted to play, he would play along.
He forcefully controlled the destiny of the realms and eradicated all variables.
No matter how the Heavenly Dao schemed, it would be in vain.
In all the myriad realms, apart from the Heavenly Court, there were no longer any chosen ones or individuals with surging destiny.
In the 1,997th year of the Era of Desolation, Zhang Fanchen, using the destiny of the myriad realms, officially stepped into the Immortal Emperor realm, becoming the first Immortal Emperor after the Fall of the Emperor.
Now, he was the Heavenly Emperor in name and in deed.
Following this, Zhang Fanchen ordered the dispatch of the Heavenly Court's Immortal King powerhouses to purge the great forbidden zones of the realms, suppressing all cultivators who refused to submit to the Heavenly Court and hid in the darkness.
Yuan Datou stepped into the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, his physical body immensely terrifying, capable of crushing stars and splitting the universe with a single punch.
Wei Ji, Nalan Yong, and others stepped into the Supreme Immortal King realm, their cultivation speed not inferior to that of the chosen ones.
The Calamity Immortal King possessed the supreme truth of infinite calamities. Having inherited all the legacies and origins of the Lord of Calamities, he easily stepped into the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, controlling all calamities in the realms.
With a single thought, he could bring down endless cataclysms, create sources of darkness, and cleanse the realms.
As for Mu Changqing, a thousand years were but a fleeting moment.
At this level, there was no concept of time. A million years might be no more than a nap.
During these years, he had led Yin Yin to personally search for those who possessed remnants of primordial destiny in the myriad realms.
Unfortunately, there were none.
They had all been taken away by the innate beings and hidden deep within the primordial chaos, not daring to show themselves.
On this day, Mu Changqing's eyes flickered slightly, and he slowly rose.
With a single step, he appeared high above the Heavenly Realm, his hands behind his back, his gaze calmly fixed on the depths of the primordial chaos.
"Interesting. Many primordial destiny wielders have gathered, deliberately leaking their aura. Are they waiting for me?"
"You all could not hold back in the end and have made your move."
As he spoke, Mu Changqing's lips curved upwards, carrying a faint smile.
His gaze was calm, with little fluctuation.
He had long anticipated that his actions of severing the realms' destiny and blocking the path to immortality would disrupt the plans of the innate beings and the Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, it was not surprising that they would make a move against him.
After all, if they did not act now, on the day the ultimate curtain was officially raised, they would have no chance of victory.
"But now, what trump cards do you have left? Demon Ancestor, Human Ancestor? Not enough, far from enough. You are too weak for me now."
Mu Changqing muttered to himself and shook his head.
Though it was speculation, it was actually the deduction of the unknown.
At this level, words and actions all had karma; they could not appear out of thin air.
It was somewhat similar to "speaking words into reality," but the two were on completely different levels.
At this moment, Yin Yin appeared, standing beside Mu Changqing.
After her transformation, Yin Yin had become even more serene, giving off an aura of being beyond the world, not belonging to this era, or rather, not belonging to this world.
"What is it?"
Mu Changqing turned, his gaze calmly falling on Yin Yin as he asked.
Yin Yin heard this, slowly raised her eyes, which were constantly flowing with purple light, and spoke in a cold tone.
"There, someone is waiting for you, many."
Mu Changqing's brows twitched upon hearing this, and he asked.
"Many? How many?"
"Nearly twenty innate beings."
Mu Changqing nodded slightly.
He knew that this battle was unavoidable.
Moreover, what he most wished for was for these fellows to emerge, rather than hide in the dark corners, being the dregs of darkness.