At this moment, Heaven and Earth were all illuminated.
Across the Five Realms Under Heaven, whether in mortal households or cultivators' caves, everything that matched the Image of "candles" and "lamps" underwent a strange transformation.
Lamps burned without oil, and dharma candles ignited without fire.
Drip! Drip!
Dim glimmers lit up in countless places, then climbed into the clouds and converged into a steady lamp-fire twilight light—neither dazzling nor eye-catching, yet eternal and unchanging.
Under the illumination of that light, even the sun, moon, and stars dimmed. Even Heaven and Earth gradually changed beneath its radiance. The five great regions, once seamlessly joined as one, now revealed enormous rifts, while countless pitch-black hollows emerged throughout the world.
At this moment, Heaven and Earth revealed their true appearance.
Nor was that all. Beyond the Four Major Powers—the Sacred Sect, Dao Court, Sword Pavilion, and Pure Land—countless sects, great and small, across every region also underwent changes.
The most obvious manifestation lay in the sects' cultivation manuals.
All the restrictions those sects had placed upon their scriptures for secrecy failed completely, exposing the contents of their Cultivation Methods to every disciple without reservation.
There were treasures as well.
Dharma treasures containing profound mysteries, along with spiritual objects that had concealed their own brilliance, all revealed their true forms at this moment, drawing countless sidelong glances.
The instigator behind it all was the figure seated beneath that lamp-fire twilight light.
Hongyun—no, Heavenly Fortune Radiant Light True Lord.
After five thousand years, he had finally returned to his former position. His once-furrowed brows unfurled anew, proud and high-spirited, while blazing white fire flowed through his eyes.
And just moments ago, he had displayed his ability to every True Lord whose gaze fell upon him: Covered Lamp Fire, illuminating what the sun and moon could