Yet Gu Changqing merely held his Wine Gourd, watching it all through bleary, drunken eyes, as though he had done something utterly trivial.
He waved a hand lightly and let out a wine burp.
"No need... urp... no need for such courtesy."
"You protect the common people, and I help you prove your Dao. A fair... fair exchange, that's all."
The moment his words fell.
High above the Nine Heavens, the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, which was about to fully solidify, suddenly erupted with its final-and most dazzling-ray of divine radiance!
Boom!!!
That ray of divine radiance shot skyward from the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, instantly piercing the Thirty-Three Heavens, illuminating the Nine Netherworlds and Yellow Springs, and sweeping across the boundless universe!
Sacred!
Harmonious!
Peaceful!
Serene!
At that moment, every living being bathed in that brilliant yet gentle immortal light.
The unease, terror, lingering dread, and other dark emotions left in their hearts by the great tribulation of Heaven and Earth were instantly soothed beneath that immortal light, utterly dispelled.
In their place came a tranquility and harmony welling up from the depths of their divine souls.
It was as though this light were the source of everything beautiful in the world.
A long while passed.
The light slowly receded, returning in its entirety to the Hunyuan Dao Fruit within Black Tortoise.
Heaven and Earth regained their clarity.
Yet the hearts of the Primordial World’s Myriad Spirits could not settle for a long time.
Just then, a knowledgeable Ancient Mighty Expert hidden deep within Chaos let out a sigh filled with endless bewilderment.
"Black Tortoise has become a Sage... yet this aura seems entirely different from that of any Heavenly Dao Sage..."
Those words fell like a massive boulder into a tranquil lake, instantly stirring a thousand waves!
Countless living beings