Just as Lu Yang was about to offer some words of comfort, Taiyi suddenly changed the subject.
"However, though you can't kill me, you could try killing my evil thoughts. That would still be a blessing to all the people of the Nine Provinces."
As he spoke, Taiyi raised a hand. The firmament split open, and several streams of Chaos Qi descended from the starry sky beyond the Nine Provinces, pouring into the Universe Bell.
Already an Ultimate Emperor Weapon, the Universe Bell became even more weighty and profound after being reforged by the Chaos Qi.
Lu Yang had only just become a god and hadn't yet had time to transform the Universe Bell into a Divine Artifact.
Now, though, he'd come into a windfall!
"This bell has been transformed into a Third-Grade Divine Artifact. Consider it your reward for destroying those evil thoughts. I'll leave the rest to you." Taiyi smiled faintly at Lu Yang, then lay back in the coffin fashioned from an unknown Chaos Divine Stone and fell asleep once more.
Perhaps worried that waking again might give rise to more evil thoughts, Taiyi let the coffin close once more. Divine patterns lit up, and he sealed himself away again.
"Thank you. If I find a way to help you transcend someday, I'll return here and set you free." Separated from Taiyi by a Divine-level seal, Lu Yang bowed deeply and spoke with utmost solemnity.
In the next instant, he raised his head and looked beyond the firmament.
"Heavenly Demon, your end has come."
Lu Yang blurred forward, easily smashing through the world barrier and appearing beyond the Nine Provinces.
In an instant, the sensation of being a goldfish trapped in a glass of water vanished without a trace.
Now, Lu Yang felt like a dragon swimming