The Challenge

"I'd already tried it before Guangchen left the mountain. That was the peak of my strength."

Chenyinzi calmly laid out the facts, showing his companions the future in which he could advance no further. "I failed. I was still far, far from it... 'Dao Palace Pure Yang' means using your understanding of the Great Dao to build a perfect world—the Dao Court. As Pure Yang, I would be the Heavenly Will, the Houtu, and the Netherworld, ruling over all things and commanding the Miluo Heavens."

"What can't be done simply can't be done. Without Divine Fate, without the blessings of Heaven and Earth's fortune, trying to control the boundless myriad things with the narrow, singular path of the self will only end as it did for me: with your Origin Fate shattered. I was already fortunate not to fare worse."

With a wave of his hand, Chenyinzi's clothes were restored. He looked at the three before him, silent and regretful, their faces full of sorrow. Then he laughed freely instead. "I've failed. I have no more chances. I can't see myself clearly, and I... don't have the same obsession you do."

"Perhaps it's because my life has gone so smoothly, been too perfect... My disciples are good, and my granddisciples are good, too. Maybe I was simply never meant to break through. I couldn't take every last blessing for myself."

"Passing away like this wouldn't be a bad choice."

Just as the True Lords of Mingguang Peak made their move,

everyone in the forests surrounding Mingguang Peak sensed the sudden fluctuation in aura.

"Did the Old Ancestors make their move?"

Miao Yunying was the strongest, and the first to notice. He even sensed his Grandmaster's aura. "As expected, someone wants to infiltrate Mingguang Peak... It's a trap, but they have