A foundation laid in illusion produced only illusion; only a foundation laid upon solid ground could yield reality.
The Heaven and Earth Law System was certainly not illusory, but it had suffered far too much "interference" and "contamination." The longer one steeped oneself within it, the more time one was destined to spend on "discarding falsehood and preserving truth." Besides, "filthy" was filthy, and "old" was old. Surrounded by it all, no matter how one struggled, one's sight would be obscured, making it impossible to leap free.
By comparison, only the handful of laws at the very highest level could be considered the truest, having suffered the least contamination—or at least the closest to truth. Only by standing there could one possibly enter the "Realm of Truth"—the wondrous level where Yu Ci had just "met" the Primordial Demon Lord.
Whether Earth Immortals or Divine Lords, once they reached the summit of the Heaven and Earth Law System, what they sought was complete "discarding of falsehood and preservation of truth": casting off all "disguises" and "filth," utterly severing their connection to the Heaven and Earth Law System, and attaining true mastery over the natural universe.
That might sound rather mysterious, but its most practical implication was this: once stained by these laws, one was fated never to escape the threat of the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth.
Back then, Qu Wujie had been called the "Karmaless Sword Immortal." In truth, it meant he had cleansed himself of and detached himself from the Heaven and Earth Law System to an almost ultimate extent. All kinds of tribulations, including the Four-Nine Tribulation, could no longer involve him. In this regard, sword cultivators wielded divine intent as their blade, cutting away every false adornment and empty illusion. After crossing the Voidless Tribulation, they