Within the false history, time flowed onward.
Xu Xuan had spent an unknown number of years in that stretch of history, yet only an instant had passed outside. Now, looking toward the river of time, he saw the Withering Qi Demon Manifestation formed from the Desire Fruit bobbing within it.
The falsehood has grown heavier...
Xu Xuan pondered silently. Recalling what he had gained earlier, he did find some insight.
Of the two Immortals who fought at Late Wei, one was the Lesser Yin Lord, while the other was-
Someone who had returned from Beyond the Heavens?
Void, and the intent of greater yin.
The other Immortal's ability to conceal their origins was simply too profound. Xu Xuan had no hope of discerning their background; he could only make a guess from the intent of their Dao Lineage.
Papiyan's things are still far too conspicuous. Everyone has the right to put their bearer to death.
Xu Xuan gave a bitter laugh. He had originally wanted to test his understanding of Buddhism. Even if he could not attain Withering through it, he could at least experience the so-called realm of perfect enlightenment.
Yet that great battle had brought him crashing down. A single ray of greater yin mysterious radiance had effortlessly erased him.
Withering, too, belonged to the Dao of the formless. Against greater yin, which commanded all formless things, it had little power to resist... Xu Xuan's subsequent preparations had therefore come to nothing.
Still, he had accumulated a considerable amount of [Falsehood] this time!
Xu Xuan could fashion a new identity, one belonging to a great Dao Lineage. Ideally, he would enter the service of that lineage's True Lord...
Otherwise, surviving the great battle at Late Wei would be far too difficult!
Unlike with the Buddhist Way, he could