Meng Qi's brazen resurrection of Gu Xiaosang, along with his breakthrough, had originally been a major event in its own right.
Going by the Golden Emperor's usual persona, it would have been perfectly normal for her to immediately find an excuse, roll up her sleeves, and descend.
Yet True Martial's attainment of the Dao had set off the Heavenly Wills' direct intervention ahead of schedule.
One Heavenly Will after another, formerly hidden behind the scenes, revealed their methods and joined the fray.
Even the Golden Emperor was no exception!
Just as True Martial openly began attaining the Dao with the Primordial Sun Ruler in hand, the first to act were unexpectedly the Three Corpses, who had only recently used black blood to shed their identities and become independent!
Having already reached the level of a weaker Beyond the Shore and no longer bound by Bodhi Academy in the slightest, they went all out from the moment they struck.
Burning the bridge after crossing it was no more than this!
"Fallen ones may be useful, but there is no need for too many!"
"The fewer symbols of an epoch's end, the better."
"True Martial, you should go in peace!"
At present, the symbols of an epoch's end included the vanished Lingbao, the sealed Demon Buddha, and the Azure Emperor, who had only just attained the Dao.
And hidden in the shadows was also the Golden Emperor, who had inherited Lingbao's Six-Soul Banner!
Well, Meng Qi's earlier guess had indeed been correct. After the impact caused by the War of the Investiture of the Gods and the fall of the Heavenly Court sent the epoch from prosperity into decline, symbols of an epoch's end became more favored.
Both the Demon Buddha and the Golden Emperor were like this.
For a normal Beyond