Secret of the Plane
"Furthermore, once the Alliance Army returns, I will begin my attempt to break through to the Ancestor Stage. It will take at least one year, and at most three years, before I can step into the Ancestor Stage to confront the Demon Emperor and eliminate any future threats to my Tianxuan Plane."
Lin Dong continued his announcement at a leisurely pace.
"Boom!"
The moment these words were spoken, the tens of millions of the Alliance Army erupted in excitement.
It wasn't doubt, but rather a mix of excitement, ecstasy, and anticipation.
Lin Dong was only twenty-six years old when he reached the Peak Three-Stage Reincarnation Tribulation. He even underwent Three Tribulations at Once. As soon as he succeeded, he crushed the Heavenly King Hall, the top of the Ten Thrones of the Demon Prison, and finally killed him.
In the eyes of countless powerful figures, even the Ice Master, who was hailed as the second most likely to enter the Ancestor Stage after the Symbol Ancestor, was nothing special, and was even more outstanding than the Ice Master.
If Lin Dong were to announce his attempt to break through to the Ancestor Stage, he would have at least a 50% chance of success.
"I will go into seclusion with Elder Lin Dong and simultaneously attempt to break through to the Ancestor Stage."
Before the Alliance Army could react to this anticipation, the Ice Blue Figure standing beside Lin Dong also spoke up to announce.
"What? Ice Master is also going to attempt to break through to the Ancestor Stage? Does that mean we already have two candidates for the Ancestor Stage?"
"Good, good, good! If Ice Master also announces his attempt to break through to the Ancestor Stage, then our world will have one more hope and a greater chance of victory."
"Three years from now, two Ancestor Stage experts may be born in my Tianxuan Plane. Even if the Demon Emperor breaks free from his seal, we will not be afraid."
"Elder Lin Dong is truly righteous! Ice Master is truly righteous!"
If Lin Dong's announcement of his challenge to the Ancestor Stage was the first spark ignited by the Allied Forces, then Ying Huanhuan's subsequent actions turned that spark into a raging inferno.
The atmosphere instantly became electric!
"Hmm? You're also aiming for the Ancestor Stage?"
Lin Dong was slightly taken aback, looking at the beautiful Ice Blue Figure standing beside him. "I told you long ago that I would take on the responsibility of saving the world for you, and you, a woman, don't have to be a fool and sacrifice yourself."
"This is a task assigned to me by my teacher, and I must give it a try."
The Ice Blue Figure's beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she answered with utmost seriousness.
"Hehe, fine, give it a try. It won't affect the overall situation, and there's no need to feel pressured. At most, I'll emerge from seclusion in three years and kill that Demon Emperor."
Lin Dong nodded slightly, chuckled, and stroked the beauty's long, cascading ice-blue hair, uttering sweet words that made the Ice Master's heart flutter.
"Um."
Ying Huanhuan's crystal-clear, ice-blue eyes seemed to soften instantly, turning into a pool of spring water, and she obediently replied.
The Ancient Masters all wore expressions of utter exhaustion.
How did this perfectly good rally turn into a place for couples to show off their love? Are they taking advantage of us lonely old folks?!
After destroying the Demon Prison's lair, the Alliance Army successfully withdrew from the Western Xuan Region.
However, the Demon Suppressing Prison Alliance did not disband because of this. Everyone knew that there was still a Heaven Shaking Demonic Shadow Tianxuan Plane spying on their homeland day and night. If it was not completely eliminated, it would eventually cause trouble.
Therefore, after the Alliance returned, all departments tacitly remained silent, waiting silently for the two adults who had returned to the Eastern Xuan Region for seclusion.
Eastern Xuan Region, Dao Sect.
Inside the residence of Lin Dong, the Former Chief of Arid Hall, Lin Dong, the Eight Ancient Masters, and other high-ranking Demon Suppressing Prison gathered together.
"I plan to use the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols and Nine Divine Objects to form a grand formation, and use the power of the formation to break through to the Ancestor Stage. Why don't you come with me into the formation?"
Ying Huanhuan's beautiful eyes were almost entirely fixed on her lover.
"No need, I have other ways."
Lin Dong flicked his finger, and the Three Great Ancestral Symbols and three divine artifacts within his body flew out simultaneously, falling into the beauty's hands.
"Other methods? Using the grand formation composed of the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols and Nine Divine Objects is the best method we can think of at the moment."
The Devouring Master spoke up in confusion, and most of the others shared the same reaction.
"No, you've missed something. The Top Rank on the Ancient Divine Artifact Ranking, the first divine artifact of heaven and earth with a mysterious origin— the Plane Embryo, which is also the source of the Supreme Power," Lin Dong said with a smile.
"It turns out that the first divine object is called the Plane Embryo. During the Ancient Great War, the teacher grew tired of the protracted war and tried to control the first divine object to win the war completely with its power, but he could never find the right way."
"In the end, they only managed to develop some rudimentary methods for drawing upon the power of the first divine object, which is the Supreme Power. These methods were called the Supreme Sensing Art, and they were passed on to us. This lineage is called the Supreme Palace."
"Although the Supreme Sensing Art can amplify combat power to some extent, it cannot fully control the First Divine Object. Ultimately, it cannot defeat the Demon Emperor of the same level. Therefore, the teacher had no choice but to burn the Reincarnation."
The Eight Ancient Masters all looked enlightened.
As for what the first divine object is, only the Symbol Ancestor himself probably knows; its origin is extremely mysterious.
"I also got some interesting things from the head of the Heavenly King Hall."
"Every higher-level plane will give birth to Plane Spirit, also known as Plane Embryo. It is formed from the essence of the entire plane, has no self-awareness, and represents the most primordial and chaotic power at the very beginning of the plane's birth."
"Both the Symbol Ancestor and the Demon Emperor are visitors from Outer Plane. After discovering that the Plane Embryo was born in the Tianxuan Plane, they both wanted to obtain it in order to take a step closer to the Ancestor Stage."
"But the Plane Embryo is formed from the Origin Power the plane, and it is only fond of the beings of its own plane. It is quite resistant to visitors from Outer Plane, and it is difficult to get them to recognize it as their master."
"These two Ancestor Stage experts, both visitors from Outer Plane, chose completely opposite ways to pursue the Plane Embryo. The Symbol Ancestor chose to descend upon this world, educate the living beings, and help the Tianxuan Beings grow, in order to gradually gain the recognition of the Plane Embryo."
"The Demon Emperor chose the simplest and most brutal method: destruction. Once the entire plane was Demonic Contamination, the Plane Embryo would have nowhere to escape."
"The irreconcilable conflict between the two sides, whose ideologies are completely incompatible, has thus triggered the First Heaven and Earth War in my Tianxuan Plane."
Hmm, Lin Dong is using the voice of the dead again. He's not worried at all now that he's completely purified the Demonic Soul of the Heavenly King Hall.
If you're so capable, let the Heavenly King Hall come and confront me! Come on!
The words startled the entire room; you could hear a pin drop.
The fact that the Symbol Ancestor was a visitor from Outer Plane did not surprise the others.
After all, the Demon Emperor had already publicly revealed the origins of the Symbol Ancestor that day.
Just thinking that the Symbol Ancestor descended upon this world with the same purpose as the Demon Emperor, both of them came for the first divine Plane Embryo.
As disciples of the Symbol Ancestor, the Eight Ancient Masters found it somewhat difficult to accept emotionally.
"Don't think nonsense. No matter what purpose the teacher came to my Tianxuan Plane, the teacher's teaching of living beings is true, his guidance of us is true, his leadership of the Tianxuan Plane in resisting the Demonic Disaster is true, and his burning of Reincarnation to protect the Tianxuan Beings is also true."
"Even though he has already perished, my teacher's Remnant Spirit still guards the Plane Sealing Array day and night, protecting my Tianxuan Plane. Is all of this just a lie?"
As the Eldest Senior Sister of the Eight Ancient Masters, the Master of Life and Death was the first to react.
Upon hearing this, the Ancient Masters immediately understood.
Yes, it doesn't matter what purpose the teacher came to this world; what matters is that he dedicated his life to protecting this world and died protecting it.
P. S.: A few sentences were mentioned earlier, but the plot here needs to be rewritten, so I added 200 more words to make up the word count.