Volume's end: Nine Splendors Palace

Twenty thousand years later, in the Netherworld.

Startled awake from her dream, Wu Yao rubbed her eyes and realized that she was no longer in the River of Forgetfulness.

This was a rather luxurious hall, with a large bed made of eroded wood covered in precious plush, and decorated with all sorts of exquisite treasures. "Oh, so I'm resting today!"

Still half-asleep and immersed in her dream, Wu Yao took a while to come back to her senses.

That dream just felt too real.

The real Wu Yao still finds it hard to forget that feeling of "everyone being of one mind".

In that incredibly realistic dream, I no longer felt like myself.

She was merely a part of a vast group, a basic unit constituting the existence of the "Houtu, Sovereign Earth Deity". In that dream, Wu Yao experienced countless different lives of her own, and witnessed the birth of heaven and earth and the end of the world.

In the end, that indescribable being traveled back 20,000 years.

"Wait... was it really just a dream?"

After rubbing her temples vigorously and fully waking up, Wu Yao muttered to herself with a hint of suspicion.

If it was all just a dream, then Li Boyang's preaching voice was far too clear.

The other party's explanation of the "Dao of Great Unity" transcends the Three Realms and transcends time and space.

It remains deeply etched in Wu Yao's mind to this day.

Most importantly, Wu Jun attained the [Dao of Great Unity] and became the true ruler of the Heavenly Realm.

"Lord of the Heavenly Realm?"

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Wu Yao opened her eyes wide and noticed the new memory that had appeared in her mind.

Wu Yao had initially thought those were just remnants of other Wu Yao's memories from a dream, but now it clearly seemed to be another life of hers. "Little Black, what time is it now? I mean, the first year of the Heavenly Dao Era."

As she pondered this, Wu Yao snapped her fingers lightly, and the black hunting dog statue at the door suddenly turned around.

Although it is just a stone statue, it displays an extraordinary spirituality.

"Today is the 47th year of the Heavenly Dao Cycle, the summer season, the 16th of the seventh month."

"Since the Ghost Gate Pass opened wide last night, all the ghosts have gone to the mortal realm, so you should rest for the day."

At this point, the hound statue paused suddenly, a hint of human-like worry appearing in its eyes.

"Didn't you get enough rest last night? Should I call Heaven-Eroding Lord over?"

Shaking her head in rejection of the stone statue's suggestion, Wu Yao simply continued to gently rub her head and chuckled.

"No need for that trouble."

"If we really call that guy over, I think we'll have even more of a headache."

Wu Yao was telling the truth. Ever since her rebirth, the Heaven-Eroding Lord seemed to regard her as some kind of "fragile object."

Even the most trivial matter would cause him a great deal of trouble, leaving Wu Yao with a constant headache.

Of course, Wu Yao didn't dislike this feeling.

Because she knew that she was not the real Wu Yao, but a new individual pieced together from the remnants of Wu Yao.

Even though she inherited her past memories, Wu Yao still felt unworthy of them.

Especially when facing Heaven-Eroding Lord, Ye Ming, and Xiluo, Wu Yao cherished the favor she received by taking someone else's place. "Speaking of which, what was Ye Ming doing today?"

Ye Ming, as a being of impermanence, is responsible for maintaining order between the realms of Yin and Yang.

Therefore, on important days Ghost Gate Pass are wide open, she would often voluntarily go to the mortal realm to guard the ghosts.

"Is she still on duty at the Lord Temple on Mount Tai, just like before?"

Upon hearing this, the stone statue did not respond immediately. Instead, it looked at Wu Yao with a strange gaze mixed with worry.

"Master, Mount Tai is the territory of the Imperial Lord of the Eastern Peak, and it has long been forbidden for Yin Deity to take turns guarding it."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yao was immediately taken aback.

"The Eastern Peak... Emperor?"

In Wu Yao's memory, Mount Tai only has one Lord, who is the incarnation of the Netherworld Lord in the Yang World —the Lord of Mount Tai.

Where did this Imperial Lord of the Eastern Peak come from?

As she pondered this, the additional memory that appeared in Wu Yao's mind revealed the truth.

The Imperial Lord of the Eastern Peak's name is Jinhong, and he is the reincarnation of the Netherworld Lord from 20,000 years ago.

After the great war 20,000 years ago, Jinhong ultimately chose to remain in the mortal world instead of returning to the Netherworld.

When Li Boyang Dao Proving, Jinhong replaced the Lord of Mount Tai in the original timeline and became the agent of the Netherworld Lord stationed in the Yang World.

Even the title "Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak" is derived from the names of the Five Sacred Peaks.

Yes, in this day and age, due to the lingering effects of the great war 20,000 years ago, five towering peaks have emerged. People simply say that this is a natural evolutionary trend of the world after the decline of Kunlun.

However, Wu Yao, who inherited memories from other timelines, knew clearly that the rise of the Five Sacred Peaks was the will of the "Houtu, Sovereign Earth Deity," who "followed the example of Heaven." "History... has it really changed?"

It was only at this point that Wu Yao truly felt that history had been altered.

How many people still remember the history before it was changed?

A thought flashed through her mind, and Wu Yao fell silent.

"Has the historical river, which is at the upper reaches of the Long River of Time, been reshaped?"

Gazing at the five mountains standing tall on the earth, the Heaven-Eroding Lord murmured with a hint of confusion.

Could that "Houtu, Sovereign Earth Deity the laws of Heaven" be Wu Yao?

The path that Heaven-Eroding Lord took was different from that of all Dao Proving One.

He had no intention of seeking enlightenment outside himself; he followed the path of "when heaven and earth are cut off, I stand alone."

Therefore, this timeline change has had the least impact on Heaven-Eroding Lord.

At the very least, unlike other Dao Proving One, Heaven-Eroding Lord does not possess the altered life memories resulting from the timeline shift.

In the subjective perception of the Heaven-Eroding Lord, he only saw a central deity born from the earth smile slightly at him, and then the world underwent a dramatic transformation.

Mountains and rivers change course...

The Five Sacred Peaks Mountains rise abruptly from the ground...

By the time Heaven-Eroding Lord realized what was happening, he had already become the abbot of the "Nine Splendors Jade Palace".

This "Nine Splendors Jade Palace" is not one of the Five Sacred Peaks Mountains, nor even part of the real world.

This is a blessed land naturally nurtured by the earth, a realm of the Yellow Court located deep within the earth.

So the question is, what exactly happened to me?

He glanced down at his magnificent robe.

The life of the Heaven-Eroding Lord was rewritten, but he did not inherit the memories of the rewritten history.

So all he felt now was endless confusion and bewilderment, completely unaware of why he had become the abbot of "Nine Splendors Jade Palace." "Perhaps... I should go ask Wu Yao?"

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