As the Extreme Dao battle ended, the entire universe gradually returned to its rightful peace. The clamor of the past scattered on the wind, and on the surface, the myriad heavens gradually regained their former prosperity.
After that heaven-shaking battle, Heavenly Venerable Taiyi disappeared without a trace and no longer manifested in the world. Following an internal meeting, the Taiyi Dao likewise chose to gradually withdraw into seclusion, no longer reigning over the myriad races or ruling the myriad heavens.
In the end, the emergence of the Forbidden Zone Supremes had still affected the order of the myriad heavens, even leaving people at a loss for a time. The disappearance of the Current Heavenly Venerable and his Heavenly Venerable lineage from the universe had far-reaching repercussions, after all. The matters involved were tangled and complex, and sorting them out completely would take a long time.
Thus, three thousand years after the Extreme Dao battle ended, the Heavenly Heart Imprint suddenly became unstable. Then the myriad daos closed in, and an age of Dao hardship descended.
Any powerhouse with some insight knew that such a sight marked the passing of a Supreme. In other words, the present circumstances formally signified that this era's Dao-attainer-Heavenly Venerable Taiyi-had now passed away. Ten thousand years later, the universe would enter a new era.
Many Immortal Inheritances whose influence spanned the universe had long grown accustomed to this. Following past practice, they methodically sealed themselves within source, their powerhouses withdrawing from the world while the weaker members carried on their lineages.
From then on, the flourishing age was cut short completely. No more sages traversing the universe could be seen among the stars. Gradually, even Dao-Slaying Kings began to disappear, and the many Life Source Lands once again returned to an age where those at