The radiant glow over the heavens vanished.
Gu Lingxi held up the scroll, a trace of sorrow in her eyes, but even more resolve.
"The cycle of heaven and earth does not concern the Primeval Great World alone. The entire universe is rapidly entering decline."
"This process should have been incomparably long, but powerful beings forcibly interfered with the course of the Heavenly Dao, triggering the drastic upheaval of the Age of Dharma's End."
"In my inheritance, I have experienced the destruction of heaven and earth countless times. Every ending was impossible to change. I tried many methods, but none worked."
Seeing the resolute intent in Gu Lingxi's eyes, the Sacred Dragon Emperor did not lose his composure. Instead, he asked, "If so, what guidance did the ancestor leave behind?"
His gaze remained fixed on the mysterious scroll she held aloft.
At this moment, the scroll had withdrawn all its divine wonders and looked like nothing more than an ordinary ancient painting.
Yet only the Sacred Dragon Emperor knew that it was because of this scroll that the Dragon Court had come as far as it had today.
Holding the scroll aloft, Gu Lingxi looked deeply at him and asked, "For the Dragon Court, can you abandon everything?"
"Say it." The Sacred Dragon Emperor took a deep breath, a hint of the pride belonging to an unmatched heavenly prodigy appearing in his eyes.
Gu Lingxi nodded. "This painting is called the Creation Illustration. It contains power comparable to the Heavenly Dao. It will grant you strength and allow you to surpass the Primordial Grand Luo, but from then on, you will lose the talent to cultivate independently and become a puppet of the Creation Illustration. As time passes, you will lose all emotions and become a qualified guardian."
"Will I