Ten Directions Mountain, atop the summit, Zhao Xing opened his eyes.
"Zuo Qiyu is Gu Tianyang, and Gu Tianyang is Zuo Qiyu?"
"So Gu Luo River's lifespan suddenly plummeted because of his brother."
Zhao Xing was deeply shocked. He had never expected Zuo Qiyu to be an avatar split off from Gu Tianyang.
"So Zuo Qiyu's claim that the Grand Void Straw Man Art tore apart the soul and made godhood impossible was all just an excuse. Old Liu and I both broke through, so why couldn't he?"
"As long as he didn't break through into the Divine Realm, that independent fragment of soul could remain in the Primordial Beginning Realm, by Gu Luo River's side."
Zhao Xing sighed. Gu Tianyang had lurked for so long that he surely understood the cultivation of the Primordial Beginning Realm, Gu Luo River, and the Eternal Realm extremely well. This destruction of the Dao had likely succeeded.
"Destroying one's Dao is a multilayered self-destruction of body, mind, and origin."
"If Gu Luo River's Dao was destroyed, then it explains why I saw his lifespan suddenly shorten before."
"It is said that the Great Emperor and Gu Luo River are close friends, and they seem to share proof of Dao fusion. If Gu Luo River dies, the Great Emperor will likely be affected as well."
Zhao Xing immediately used the panel to observe the Great Emperor.
Before climbing the mountain, the Great Emperor had been nothing but a name on the panel, because the gap between their realms had been too great.
But now, Zhao Xing could see not only the Great Emperor's level, but also his many spells and Dao-proving artifacts, such as the Red Star Divine Weapon, Primordial Chaos Pagoda, Four Seasons Heavenly Pass, Desperate Long Wall, and various mechanism divine arts.