As every mighty being reeled in shock, turbulent waves surged through the rivers of time and fate, shaking the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Xuantian's gaze was as sharp as a supreme blade, capable of cutting through every shackle and every bond of cause and effect in the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Nothing could bind him anymore.
Dao rhythms flowed around his body. The perfected Dao of Light and Darkness formed an illusory fruit, a manifestation of certain aspects of the true Dao.
The moment that illusory Dao Fruit formed, the stirring deep within Xuantian grew stronger. He felt an inexplicable pull.
It came from the Dao itself, drawing his True Spirit and the light of his innate nature out of the boundless Sea of Bitterness. They rose beyond time and the Heavens and Myriad Worlds, giving him an entirely new vantage point from which to look down upon them.
Though he had yet to reach the Other Shore, he already felt a profound freedom and release. At that moment, he glimpsed a new world utterly unlike anything he had known before.
It was vast and breathtakingly beautiful, filled with wonders that defied logic and reason.
That was the Other Shore.
Only after crossing the Sea of Bitterness could one reach the Other Shore!
Splash!
An illusory rush of waves sounded. Xuantian narrowed his eyes and saw a wondrous sight.
He was rising out of the rivers of time and fate that flowed through the Heavens and Myriad Worlds. Unlike the beings still trapped in the Sea of Bitterness, his very essence was transforming, lifting him little by little above time.
Rumble!
The countless branches of the future curled inward. The instant the illusory Dao Fruit formed, Xuantian sensed an inexplicable connection with the future.
Splash!
The rivers of time and