The future.
The entire future was suffused with the Dharma Realm.
But-
The Dharma Realm was the Wind Gate.
Any being that reached the future would be sent back to the "past" by the gate.
The cycle repeated.
The future thus became the past.
The state of time became-
Travel from the "past" to the "present," pass through the Entropy-Extinction Era, reach the "future," then return to the "past" in an instant.
This was a closed loop!
The Truth Sacred Tree's hope of "passing through the Entropy-Extinction Era to reach the future and escape the two powerhouses" had been utterly dashed.
-No.
There was one last way.
Destroy the Wind Gate!
As long as the Dharma Realm collapsed and the being who possessed the Wind Gate died-
The gate naturally could no longer envelop the entire "future"!
Rumble-
Boundless power blotted out the sky, swirling high above Shen Ye and Xiatelai.
"It's coming."
Shen Ye spoke in a low voice.
"Summon me whenever you need me. I'll help you spread your Dharma Form and fight!" Xiatelai reminded him before slipping behind him and disappearing.
Shen Ye-
Or rather.
The fusion of Young Shen Ye and the younger Shen Ye.
He assumed a fighting stance and quietly waited for that boundless power to descend.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
The boundless power swept away, howling like wind and clouds.
The Saint Tree's voice followed:
"What are you hiding?"
"-What do the things that happen in the future have to do with you?"
"How would I know?" Shen Ye said.
The Saint Tree suddenly burst into a furious roar:
"No, I can feel it! You have countless ties to the future. Tell me everything you know!"
Before Shen Ye could speak, shackles of light emerged from the void and bound him.