Haotian Fragment (23)

[Finally...]

Chenyinzi was thoughtful, while Heavenly Monarch Chengguang let out a long breath of relief.

It was easy to see that this Heavenly Monarch, already nearing the end of his lifespan, was very, very old. Though his face bore few wrinkles, the passage of countless years had carved too many traces into his expression.

But now, though he looked even more exhausted and could no longer hide his age, Heavenly Monarch Chengguang's spirits had lifted. His heart leapt, growing younger by the moment. [Xi Yi, you've finally attained the Dao. My Mingjing Sect has a trump card now. From this day forward, even after I'm gone, our sect will still have a Heavenly Monarch to protect the Dao.]

[And unlike us martial artists, the Zhulong Battle Body can remain after death. It is a true foundational treasure.]

[If we can survive this tribulation, my Mingjing Sect will be reborn!]

And indeed, that was the case.

At this very moment, both Jin Yanhua and Jiang Ziji could feel it. With Heavenly Monarch Xi Yi attaining Pure Yang, the Huaixu Realm had, for the first time since its creation, given rise to the Ascension Path—and it had appeared as an Ascension Heavenly Monarch. A wave of merit from Heaven and Earth had descended upon everyone present, unseen.

An Jing's extraordinarily profound enlightenment this time was a manifestation of that merit. But as the Heavenly Fate, he had always been its foremost focus, so it was less noticeable in his case.

Jin Yanhua, however, could clearly feel her Fate Grid, [Mountain of Accumulated Weapons], gradually evolving toward Divine Fate.

Behind her, the phantom of a razor-sharp mountain, built entirely from weapons, trembled faintly. It seemed a giant god was about to burst from its shell, commanding Tianwu and wielding Divine Weapons, until he