The True Pool Extinguished Myriad Illusions

The two "Beginning" characters between the two horns of the Vajra Radiance trembled violently. It slowly opened its eyes, and the Beginning of Beginningless in its left eye and the End of Endless in its right eye simultaneously revealed a deep, mysterious yellow light. The enormous body that had been lying at the end of the world finally slowly stood up, and the end-of-the-world soil beneath its four hooves trembled continuously. The bull-shaped star spots on its back suddenly lit up, and a large amount of Illusory Generation Ancient Resonance frantically converged along the twelve primordial shadows, attempting to bring the Chi Lineage members back into the Illusory Generation End-Beginning.

However, no matter how it urged it, the Illusionary Character, which had already sunk to the bottom of the pool, did not reappear. Even the ancient Illusory Generation Fate it carried, which was gently touched by its two horns, began to slowly sink downwards at this moment.

A rare look of astonishment finally surfaced in Vajra Radiance's eyes. It slowly lowered its head, gazing at the ancient stone pool, no more than three zhang square. The two "Beginning" characters between its black and yellow horns vibrated continuously, while the "End" character at the end abruptly stopped rotating. "This thing..." it murmured, its voice carrying for the first time an undisguised solemnity, "Can actually bear the reality of Illusory Generation?"

Chi Tongyue did not answer. She remained seated cross-legged in one of the ten directions, her eyes closed. All of her Eternal Silence cultivation had sunk to the bottom of the pool. The vast origin that originally belonged to her was now reduced to an extremely faint Fate Soul aura. However, under the joint support of the ten Eternal Silence origins, the ancient stone pool gradually revealed a deeper reality.

The pool water remained colorless Formless. The pool walls remained rough and unadorned. However, the Illusory Generation True Scripture that had originally enveloped the ten thousand cultivators of the Chi Lineage completely lost its reason to continue manifesting at this moment.

Vajra Radiance suddenly lowered its massive head, and its two curved horns gently pushed forward once more. The previously dormant Illusory Generation End-Beginning Seal suddenly reappeared, and tens of thousands of dark yellow patterns frantically converged along the void, forming an extremely large ancient seal image. In the center of the seal image, four profound characters appeared: Illusory Generation End-Beginning.

The four characters had no fixed form, constantly appearing and disappearing along the ancient patterns. The Illusory Generation fate that had sunk to the bottom of the pool seemed to be drawn again, and large patches of fine, dark yellow light appeared in the surrounding void. The ox-shaped star spot on the back of the Vajra Radiance also shone Ultimate at this moment. The mountain and river Daoist charm of the entire Xuanhuang Ancient Plain frantically converged on it, forming a huge, supporting shadow that spanned the heavens and the earth.

However, just as the Illusory Generation End-Beginning Seal was about to touch the Chi Lineage, the colorless water in the Myriad Illusions Return to Truth Pool gently reflected the four ancient characters. There was no radiance, no primal impact. The four characters simply remained quietly reflected in the pool water before slowly sinking to the bottom.

Buzz— The Illusory Generation End-Beginning Seal, which originally spanned the heavens and earth, suddenly stopped flowing. Tens of thousands of mysterious yellow patterns slowly sank along the edge of the seal. The ancient authority that could fix all existence at the source of Illusory Generation now even gradually returned to the bottom of the pool in its own manifestation.

The once enormous Illusory Generation End-Beginning Form slowly shrank in the sky, eventually transforming into an extremely fine, dark yellow imprint that quietly sank into the ancient stone pool, which was no more than three zhang square.

The massive body of Vajra Radiance shuddered violently. The Beginning of Beginningless deep within its left eye suddenly contracted, while the End of Endless within its right eye trembled violently. It finally realized that the Illusory Generation True Scripture it had unleashed had been completely absorbed by that ancient stone pool.

The ancient authority that was originally able to make all real manifestations return to the source of Illusory Generation has now lost the ability to continue to generate falsehoods in the depths of the pool. Even its own ancient will, which carries the Illusory Generation End-Beginning, is quietly reflected in the colorless pool water at this moment, and then slowly sinks to the bottom of the pool.

Vajra Radiance suddenly looked up. The bull-shaped star-shaped markings on his back suddenly dimmed, and the two "beginning" characters that were constantly being generated and destroyed stopped flowing at this moment, while the "end" character at the end slowly fell silent.

The entire Xuanhuang Ancient Plain finally lost the oppressive, suffocating pressure of the previous Illusory Generation aura. The tiny illusionary characters on the bodies of the Chi Lineage members all sank to the bottom of the pool at this moment.

The Fate Soul foundations of the ten thousand disciples, which had been covered by illusory manifestations, regained their clarity. The Illusory Generation patterns on the surfaces of the ancient swords, battle halberds, Dao seals, and Innate Martial Souls disappeared one after another. The Dao foundations that had fallen into chaos returned to their true form, and tens of thousands of dark azure rays slowly lit up along the entire procession. Many disciples suddenly looked up, their eyes revealing undisguised shock and ecstasy.

"Gone!" Those illusory characters... all gone! "My Fate Soul essence has been restored!"

Excited voices rang out one after another, and the Chi Lineage team, which was on the verge of collapse, finally regained its footing. Chi Ninghua suddenly looked up and saw the Fate Soul patterns around her that had been restored to their clear form. A deep joy appeared on her beautiful face. Then she immediately turned her head and looked at Chi Tongyue and Chi Tianhong, who were still sitting cross-legged in the Ten Directions. Her eyes showed undisguised worry.

In the distance, Vajra Radiance stood silently at the edge of the Xuanhuang Ancient Plain. Its eyes, which had always been half-closed, were now fully open. The Beginningless beginning deep within its left eye ceased to flow, and the Endless end within its right eye also fell silent.

Above its broad forehead, its dark yellow fur swayed gently, the two "beginning" characters between its horns slowly dimmed, and the ox-shaped star spots on its back gradually lost their original heavy luster.

The colossal being gazed silently at the ancient stone pool, no more than three zhang square, and for the first time, an extremely clear disbelief appeared in its eyes. It seemed that it had never imagined that the Illusory Generation True Scripture it wielded would be completely submerged into reality by such an ancient stone pool, devoid of any pressure or divine radiance. What shocked it even more was that the stone pool did not attempt to seize the Wuji Authority from it, nor did it forcibly erase its origin.

It simply existed there quietly. The Illusory Generation forms that Vajra Radiance could have continuously generated were completely rendered powerless before that colorless pool of water.

A moment later, Vajra Radiance slowly lowered its head. Its gaze swept over the ten Chi Lineage elders who had exhausted their Eternal Silence cultivation, finally landing on Chi Tongyue. In those deep, dark yellow eyes, a trace of extremely rare shock still lingered. Then, a low and ancient voice slowly spread throughout the entire Xuanhuang Ancient Plain.

"Pass!"

As the words fell, Vajra Radiance's massive body began to slowly blur. Its once towering, dark yellow spine gradually transformed into fine light and shadow, and twelve ancient star-like spots successively disappeared into the void. The two "Beginning" characters between its horns slowly dissipated, and the End Earth beneath its four hooves also lost its original form at this moment.

The slender tail end, with its constantly rotating "end" character, eventually transformed into an extremely faint trace of primordial yellow light, slowly sinking into the depths of heaven and earth. Vajra Radiance quietly gazed at the Chi Lineage members; his ancient eyes, which had once held the Beginningless and the Endless of all things, finally closed slowly in the primordial yellow radiance. Then, the entire colossal figure vanished completely.

With no trace of the original source and no ancient pressure, the entire Xuanhuang Ancient Plain finally returned to its long-lost tranquility.

However, before the Chi Lineage members could calm their shock, a very faint cracking sound suddenly came from the once intact Xuanhuang earth beneath their feet.

*Click! Chi Ninghua suddenly looked up.

In the distance, the once continuous and undulating Xuanhuang Mountains suddenly developed large, fine cracks. The mountains slowly separated along the cracks, turning into countless fragments of Xuanhuang. Tens of thousands of ancient landmasses that had been suspended in the sky also began to collapse one after another. Vast seas of Xuanhuang clouds slowly shattered along the sky. Even the twelve blurry star shadows that had once floated at the ends of the earth gradually lost their original forms. The Chi Lineage members all looked up.

"What... what's going on?!" a disciple exclaimed in surprise.

Chi Tongyue slowly opened her eyes. Her once aloof face was now deathly pale. After all her Eternal Silence cultivation had sunk into the Myriad Illusions Return to Truth Pool, her aura was extremely weak. Yet, when she saw the surrounding world beginning to Time Splitting, no panic appeared in her eyes. She slowly raised her head, gazing at the continuously collapsing Xuanhuang Ancient Plain, a hint of understanding appearing in her clear, cold eyes. "So that's how it is..."

At this moment, Chi Tianhong slowly opened his eyes, his aged face showing extreme exhaustion. The dark cyan ancient staff floated silently in front of him, its originally complete nine dark cyan patterns now completely faded. He slowly raised his head, gazing at the constantly shattering world around him, a deep shock appearing in his aged eyes. "This Xuanhuang Ancient Plain... is actually a trial illusion!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the entire world suddenly collapsed.

Crack! Crack! Crack--! The once vast and boundless Xuanhuang Mountains transformed into countless fragments of light. Ancient landmasses slowly peeled away along the void, and even the Xuanhuang land that once bore countless mountains and rivers gradually lost its original form at this moment. Large swathes of spatial fragments slowly drifted away around the Chi Lineage members. In just a few dozen breaths, the once complete Xuanhuang Ancient Plain had completely disappeared, leaving only a bottomless void in all directions.

Ten thousand disciples of the Chi Lineage gathered together, looking around in surprise and uncertainty. Chi Ninghua and the other elders immediately activated the remaining Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure to protect the disciples whose Fate Souls were injured.

With the help of the steward, Chi Tongyue and Chi Tianhong slowly stood up. The ten elders who had exhausted their Eternal Silence cultivation gathered again. The Myriad Illusions Return to Truth Pool quietly floated in the center of the group, and the colorless water in the pool remained calm.

Just then, a tremendous pull suddenly came from the depths of the void beneath their feet.

Boom! Ten thousand Chi Lineage cultivators plummeted downwards, while the surrounding void surged upwards. The Primordial Dao Supreme Treasures trembled continuously, and a vast expanse of dark blue light firmly protected the weaker disciples. Chi Tongyue looked up and saw an ancient gray-gold light rapidly expanding below. Then, an immeasurably large ancient circular area suddenly appeared in her field of vision.

Boom!! Everyone fell one after another.

A heavy tremor came from beneath their feet, and the downward momentum finally stopped. Chi Ninghua immediately activated the Azure Jade Seal to protect the surroundings, and several elders looked up at this completely unfamiliar world. However, when everyone saw the scene before them, they were all stunned—they were standing on an enormous, ancient circular array platform.

The array platform was interwoven with dark blue and dark gold, with primordial patterns forming rings, and gray-gold radiance shifting and turning. Ten thousand cultivators from the Chi Lineage landed, and the ox-shaped star pattern beneath their feet slowly lit up, with the Xuanhuang Dao Resonance spreading along the edge of the platform.

There were eleven other equally massive circular array platforms arranged in sequence along the void. Between the twelve platforms, dark golden bridges extended towards the center, connecting the vast world shrouded by the Gray-Gold Barrier.

Chi Tongyue suddenly looked up. "The twelve directions..."

Chi Tianhong looked at the surrounding array platforms, then glanced down at the bull-shaped star pattern under his feet, and finally understood— the Xuanhuang Ancient Plain and Vajra Radiance were merely trials of this array. Now that Vajra Radiance had acknowledged passing, the Chi Lineage members had finally set foot on this place.

Chi Tongyue turned to look at her surviving clansmen, a faint smile appearing on her face. Then she looked at the Gray-Gold Barrier in the center, her eyes growing more wary. The Myriad Illusions Return to Truth Pool floated quietly, its colorless water still calm. The bull-shaped star pattern beneath her feet was slowly emitting a deep, mysterious yellow light along the twelve-directional array.