"From this day forth!"
"We of the Interception Sect will neither revere Heaven nor pay homage to the Dao!"
"We will honor only... the law of Tongtian!"
Sect Master Tongtian's voice rolled with thunder by the hundreds of millions, sweeping over Golden Turtle Island.
Every word held the Dao Resonance of a Mythic Great Luo who had broken free of the Heavenly Dao's confines. As they reached the disciples' ears, even their Primordial Spirits tingled.
Before Biyou Palace, Ten Thousand Immortals filled the grounds, yet all was so quiet that only the faint rustling of robes in the sea breeze remained.
These words of defiance against Heaven drove everyone's Divine Soul to the edge of a precipice. No one dared speak rashly.
No reverence for Heaven.
No homage to the Dao.
Since the Primordial World's creation, when had anyone ever dared utter such words so openly?
After Pangu opened the earth and Hongjun merged with the Dao, the Heavenly Dao had hung above All Spirits, becoming an iron law that no creature could transcend.
Even Sages existed within the Heavenly Dao.
They cultivated the Heavenly Dao's methods and wielded Heavenly Dao Authority. Even their every word and deed were bound to karma.
Yet now, their master intended to lead them in severing this chain with their own hands.
Daoist Duobao's face went pale. His lips moved several times as he tried to urge his master to speak cautiously, but he could not force a single word from his throat.
Those eyes looked down from above. They held none of the loss of composure that followed an outburst of rage, only the resolve of someone who had long since thought through life and death.
Sect Master Tongtian looked at the frightened, uncertain faces below. He offered no further defense, merely raising