The Origin of the Opportunity, the Final Scene of the Ancient Era, Before Refining the Treasure

He sensed the meaning behind that wisp of Heaven's Will.

Heaven's Way was utterly impartial; its laws followed nature.

The moment this trace of Heaven's Will appeared,

the question in Lu Qing's heart was answered.

"You mean this Returning to Void stream of light formed by accident?"

Heaven's Will remained unmoved.

But when Lu Qing suddenly looked again at the stream of light in his hand, he saw Heavenly Secrets from endless ages ago.

He immediately understood.

These were Heavenly Secrets imprinted by Heaven's Will upon heaven and earth countless years ago.

What he was witnessing at this very moment was the past in which this stream of light had appeared.

It was as though all the mountains around him and the commotion in the distance had been cast entirely into the present world.

Lu Qing's perspective abruptly soared. In an instant, it seemed as though he had broken free and come to stand upon the bank of a great river.

On the surface of the water, one phantom after another appeared.

They were illusory and unreal, yet a distant, supreme feeling welled up within him.

He saw upon the water's surface

the fleeting Ancient Era split apart like an enormous bubble.

It shattered into fragments, its brilliant radiance spreading across the entire surface.

Then,

faint fireballs, one after another, fell into the river, letting out mournful cries.

In an instant, the river was stirred by the firelight into wave after wave.

It was at that moment

that, from above the void, streaks of radiance descended into the flames.

The years trembled.

Thus, a stream of light slowly came into being.

Lu Qing's mind stirred. Though only several breaths had passed,

within this Heavenly Secret Thread, he had witnessed the boundless terror and splendor of the Ancient Era's final collapse.