Black water covered heaven and earth, yet it was not sinister. Instead, it carried a sense of solemn majesty, making heaven and earth seem a little more vibrant. A water cycle flowed into the Three Realms, easing the air of decline and even delaying the arrival of the Final Tribulation.
This change made the Other Shore Practitioners of the Myriad Realms look on in astonishment. Attaining the Other Shore had such an effect? It had never been seen before. Following this line of reasoning, if the number of Other Shore Practitioners in heaven and earth reached a certain threshold, would the Final Tribulation never arrive? Would the True World then remain eternally indestructible, unchanged through the ages?
If so, then the path to the Dao Fruit would be cut off. How could one transcend then?
Amid surging undercurrents, streams of immortal light rose in the north like Divine Bridges spanning north and south, running through the Three Realms. A perfect great Dao treasure wheel, round as the bright moon, hung above the Nine Heavens. A burly emperor stood upon a turtle and serpent, his appearance solemn and majestic, and proclaimed, "I am True Martial of the North, the Black Emperor of the Heavenly Court!"
A streak of light flashed by. Tai Bai Jinxing of the Heavenly Court, acting as the Heavenly Emperor's envoy, conferred a title upon True Martial, elevating him to Profound Heaven Supreme Emperor, equal in rank to the Heavenly Emperor. He was also bestowed several Flat Peaches and Immortal Pills.
The newly ascended Other Shore Practitioner, Great Emperor True Martial, nodded in acknowledgment, declaring his loyal support for the Heavenly Court's rule. The sky could not have two suns, nor could the people have two rulers. Whoever refused to follow the Heavenly Emperor was making an enemy