Chapter 1040
The moment they saw that mass of bright light, Guan Chaosheng, Chen Baixiao, and Yu Qingrong sensed a vast consciousness descend into their minds.
This consciousness was cold and emotionless, lofty as the heavenly way itself. It regarded all things as tools for its own use, devouring and refining everything, and carrying on this process without cease.
And this process was utterly natural, devoid of any emotion, as though it were simply the way things had always been.
Though all three were hosts entrusted with a portion of this artifact's authority, they were exceedingly careful whenever they conveyed their consciousness to it. They kept the concepts they transmitted clear and pure, and all three remained in complete accord.
They feared that if they made too many demands or strayed from the proper course, even more sacrifices would be taken.
According to past records, there had once been those entrusted with authority who became too greedy. Their offerings proved insufficient, and they themselves were swallowed up along with them.
They had always treated this treasure that suppressed the Dao with reverence, even a measure of wariness. Perhaps only the Vast Yang Sect patriarchs who were its true masters could truly wield it.
At that moment, stirred by their thoughts, the blazing celestial spheres drifting nearby flew one after another into the Void-Refining Calamity Sun.
Amid that murky chaos, an abstruse thought descended into the minds of the three.
They had no time to examine it closely before immediately withdrawing their consciousness from the treasure that suppressed the Dao. Yet even though they retreated swiftly, some sacrifices beyond their expectations were still swallowed away.
This was why, despite possessing such a treasure, they did not rely upon it at every turn. Every sacrifice might bring an unforeseeable change, so they