Taiyi's honorific title rang across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and only after a long while did it fade.
Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole lifted his eyes to the distant sky. He saw a torrent of pure, boundless golden qi rise into the heavens, as if proclaiming its return. It swept back and forth across the Celestial Realm: unmistakably the utterly pure concept of [One], and unmistakably carrying the flavor of [Taiyi].
Killing intent rose naturally in Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole's heart.
Cold and clear.
He lifted the sword in his hand.
His fingers rested against the blade, whose keen edge showed three inches.
The utterly pure killing intent was ice-cold. Above the firmament, the stars and constellations lit up all at once. Their brilliant light illuminated the heavens on every side, yet only made the sky seem deeper and more unfathomable. Left Assistant and Right Assistant, the Nine Luminaries Star Lords, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits star officials, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends star officials, and all the star gods among the constellations sensed the clear killing intent that surged up in an instant.
But then Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole seemed to notice something. Confusion appeared in his eyes.
"It's One... but it doesn't seem like the Taiyi from back then..."
"Who is it?"
"A new Taiyi?"
In that brief span, the surging qi gradually dissipated.
As the authority of [One], it encompassed the whole and came closest to the Dao. It was the hardest to grasp and the hardest to see through.
Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole slowly released the sword in his hand.
"A new [One]?"
Outside the South Pole Longevity Palace, clouds rolled and surged like swelling waves. When Zhuling Great Emperor and Nine