Deep in the starry sky, vast tribulation waves swept away swathes of desolate stars. Bolts of lightning roared in every direction like Primordial Heavenly Dragons, tearing the void to pieces and leaving it ever more dilapidated.
Taiyi stood alone amid the thirty-two heavens, raising his head toward the three additional Heavenly Domains and the three imposing figures emerging from them, his brow faintly furrowed.
Clearly, Taiyi, who cultivated several Heavenly Venerable Secret Arts and had grasped the profound truths of the Venerables of the Mythical Era, had immediately recognized the three great Heavenly Venerables before him and found them somewhat troublesome.
Only a ninth-heaven expert like him, who had truly integrated the supreme arts of the Three Venerables, could understand how powerful and terrifying these three ancient Heavenly Venerables were. Simply considering the unparalleled brilliance of the three secrets-Shu, Bing, and Zu-revealed the heights attained by the three supreme experts who had created these forbidden secret arts. Their achievements were also illustrious in the annals of history, making Taiyi all the more cautious.
As these thoughts turned in Taiyi's mind, Heaven Venerable Daode emerged from the thirty-third heaven, holding the Xuanhuang Exquisite Tower, with the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram suspended behind his head. With a single step, innate life and death unfolded, and terrifying immortal light bore down upon Taiyi, its power seemingly enough to refine three thousand great worlds out of existence.
At this sight, Taiyi collected himself. Powerful as the ancient Heavenly Venerables were, their past renown alone could not frighten him. He, too, had created a supreme secret art and considered himself no weaker than the ancient Heavenly Venerables; he had long possessed the spirit to contend with them.
Besides, this was not even a Heavenly Venerable appearing in person! It was merely a reflection of the past