The Third Era of the Astral Realm
Chapter 1142

The Three Pure Ones, Four Sovereigns, and Five Elders of the Five Directions; Heaven's Net Lets Nothing Slip Through

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Logo is doing is actually similar to a programmer tampering with a system, changing its underlying logical structure, and then turning it into another seemingly similar program.

From this perspective, the essence of intelligent life forms may simply be a mass of information.

Everything is composed of various kinds of information flows, and the so-called reality reflected by one's own senses is nothing more than an illusion.

This is the understanding of the essence of the world by the Truth Wizard Civilization.

Logo didn't entirely agree, but he thought it made a lot of sense.

That said, only those directly involved can truly understand the feeling of having one's underlying logic distorted.

It was an extremely cruel experience, where everything about oneself was being manipulated at will by another pair of large hands, and in this process, self-esteem became irrelevant.

Various concepts of existence are entangled, touched, subverted, and changed by those evil tentacles.

At one point, the Demon Ancestor's concept of pain was touched, which triggered his hysterical screams, tears streaming down his face, his features contorted. If his disciples and followers were to see this scene, their illusions would surely be shattered.

It turns out that even the supreme Demon Ancestor, when faced with irresistible pain, was nothing more than a mortal, only able to wail and scream helplessly.

Thus, in this process, which was a billion times more painful than being torn to pieces, and in which their 'self-existence' was disassembled, reassembled, polluted, and Purification at will like building blocks, the three Quasi-Saint became numb and indifferent. Their familiar selves gradually faded away, and some memories and precious emotions began to disappear, being hollowed out and transformed into a completely different kind of feeling, which quickly became real.

When even the most basic logical thinking becomes a tool for self-destruction, then the very existence of "who I am" is fundamentally destroyed.

This is utter self- Destruction.

After the surgery that establishes the concept of existence is completed.

Logo did not stop what he was doing.

At this moment, he seemed to have once again entered the state of an alchemy fanatic.

They experimented with the principles they had come to know time and time again, and reflected on and corrected their own errors when they encountered them.

It can be said that fundamentally transforming the three Quasi-Saint was also a step forward for Logo.

If all the previous progress came from the insights into the Great Dao of Origin fed back from the fusion of the Three Realms, it was all ethereal and intangible.

This progress is a real, practical advancement that has filled the void left by the previous experience and made Logo more grounded.

A falsified sense of presence.

The grafting and connection of cause Fate.

Correction of the Space-Time and logical dimensions.

After this series of operations was completed, the three Quasi-Saint were completely unrecognizable.

They seemed to have transformed from a physical entity into an abstract being.

Its external form has also undergone tremendous changes.

First is the Great Luo Heavenly Venerable, the founder of Daoism. His outward appearance is that of an old man who is nine feet tall, with a figure that is both real and ethereal, wearing a Daoist robe. His figure seems to disappear into the cracks of time at any moment. His long silver-gray hair is like a cascading river, with the light and shadow of the birth and death of stars flowing in his hair. Each strand of hair seems to record the memory of an entire era.

Those eyes, brimming with Daoist charm, at first glance resembled obsidian, but upon closer inspection, they revealed a unique quality.

The left pupil is hourglass-shaped, shimmering with golden light, reflecting the past; the right pupil is gear-shaped, shimmering with cold silver light, as if gazing into the future.

He wore a "Robe of Ages," embroidered with countless timelines of different worlds, which would ripple slightly with the breath of the Great Luo Heavenly Venerable.

The scepter held by the Great Luo Heavenly Venerable is called the [Scepter of Temporal Order]. The scepter is forged from the roots of the Logo Chaos Azure Lotus, and at its top floats a "Heart Core of Time" that is constantly collapsing and expanding. It is a projection of the Great Dao of Origin the Spirit Saint Domain.

Under Logo's transformation, the former Great Luo Heavenly Venerable has become the "Heavenly Venerable of Temporal Order," indifferent yet compassionate, viewing the rise and fall of all things as a natural Samsara. From now on, he will sit and watch the flow of time in the vast world, becoming one of the most important figures in the Heavenly Court, second only to Logo, the supreme Heavenly Emperor.

The Great Luo Heavenly Venerable transformed into the Heavenly Venerable of Temporal Order.

The forms and powers wielded by the other two Quasi-Saint have also undergone earth-shattering changes.

The Demon Ancestor transformed into the "Heavenly Venerable of the Void," standing thirteen feet tall, his figure as upright as a pillar supporting the sky. His skin was semi-transparent, within which countless stars could be seen moving in a miniature universe. His eyes were the "Pupils of Dual Void," his left pupil like Black Hole, capable of devouring all things; his right pupil like a nebula, capable of creating space. He wore the "Universal Battle Armor," its plates forged from shattered world barriers, each plate carrying a Law of Space.

The Heavenly Venerable of the Void is majestic and resolute, reveres order and structure, and has an almost obsessive pursuit of spatial aesthetics. When he speaks, his voice has a spatial echo, as if it comes from multiple dimensions, which is in stark contrast to the Demon Ancestor's hoarse and cold tone.

Of course, what's even more subversive is the personality of the Heavenly Venerable of the Void, who is resolute and upright, completely contrary to the Demon Ancestor, the source of all evil. It's clear that when Logo was transforming these Quasi -Quasi-Saint, he must have had a bit of a wicked sense of humor in his heart.

Finally, there is Buddha, who was transformed by Logo into "Heavenly Venerable of Karma".

The sixteen-foot-tall golden body disappeared, replaced by a black and white figure whose presence was elusive, sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

The fleshy protuberance on its head transformed into thick, long hair, black and white, each strand of which was a representation of a causal line.

In the causal eye, countless interwoven rays of light flow within the eye socket, the varying depths of their luster representing different intensities of cause and effect.

The patterns on his robes are never fixed, constantly being rewoven according to the changes in cause and effect around him. Holding the [Spindle of Destiny], he can spin out the threads of cause and effect, or cut off fate. His personality changes from kind and generous to deep and unpredictable, making him hard to fathom.

In Logo's setting, this Heavenly Venerable of Karma is the most insidious, who likes to use words to set causal traps, making people fall into them without realizing it. His eerie laughter often carries a hint of fatalistic helplessness and mockery.

These three Heavenly Venerable, transformed from Quasi-Saint, were personally supported by Logo and are pillars of the Heavenly Court.

The abilities of the three of them check and balance each other; the power of any one of them requires the cooperation of at least one other person to be fully utilized.

Time needs space to contain it in order to unleash its full power.

Space needs time to continue in order to spread and flow everywhere.

Cause and effect require Space-Time as their stage; otherwise, they cannot touch upon the very existence of any living being.

Logo gave these three Heavenly Venerable a grand title: the Three Pure Ones, ranking only below Logo and higher in status than the other gods.

The Three Pure Ones are no weaker than Quasi-Saint in combat power, and after being empowered by the origin of their realms, they can even contend with Eternity beings.

The Heavenly Venerable of Temporal Order can transform into the [True Form of the Torrent of Time] itself, and all attacks will be annihilated by billions of years of time before they even touch him.

The Heavenly Venerable of the Void can transform into a [Spatial Singularity], absorbing all spatial characteristics to form an absolute domain, impervious to all laws.

The Heavenly Venerable of Karma can transform into a [Karmic Network], becoming a node of cause and effect in all the heavens. Attacking him is equivalent to attacking all beings with whom he has a causal relationship.

They are all extremely difficult to deal with.

After the powers of the Three Pure Ones are fully integrated, they can even briefly recreate the "Dao Origin State at the time of creation.

It can temporarily rewrite the fundamental laws of a local domain, possessing boundless power capable of destroying the heavens and the earth.

In short, Logo, as the supreme Heavenly Emperor, is the rule-maker and the ultimate force.

The Three Pure Ones were his appointed overseers, tasked with managing the gods of Heavenly Court and maintaining the smooth operation of the entire order system.

Below the Three Pure Ones, Logo also planned to establish Heavenly Court divine offices such as the "Four Sovereigns," the "Five Elders of the Five Directions," the "Six Offices," the "Seven Primordials," the "Eight Extremities," the "Nine Luminaries," and the "Ten Capitals."

The Four Sovereigns are the Heavenly Court Emperors, each wielding supreme power and governing the four directions.

They are the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole, wearing the "Imperial Robe of the All-Heaven Stars," with 365 main stars on the robe moving according to the actual celestial phenomena. He wears the Ziwei Imperial Crown, has a handsome face like a young man, has swirling Milky Way galaxies in his eyes, and the Star God pattern between his eyebrows. He holds the [Star Fate Disc], which can deduce the Fate of all living beings and command the power of the celestial stars.

This is the supreme deity who rules over all the stars, controls the movement of the stars and the distribution of stellar power, and can set up the "All-Heaven Star Formation" to use the power of billions of stars to suppress powerful enemies.

The Great Emperor of Longevity of the South Pole, with white hair and a youthful face, possesses a compassionate yet detached view of life and death. He wears the "Azure Firmament Longevity Robe," embroidered with the Life Tree totem, and holds the [Longevity Staff], from which hang nine jade peaches, each capable of extending life by one epoch. He is surrounded by a "Aura of Life," within which the withering and flourishing of plants occur in an instant.

The Great Emperor of Longevity controls the lifespan of all living beings, and can grant or reduce lifespan, as well as determine the Life and Death Wheel.

The Heavenly Emperor of Gouchen, also known as the Great Emperor Gouchen, is the commander of the Heavenly Court Army. Logo intends to have the original Great Emperor Gouchen assume this position and does not plan to make any major changes to him, after all, there are some feelings involved.

Great Emperor Gouchen is in charge of commanding all the armed forces of the Heavenly Court, including the Heavenly Soldiers, Heavenly Generals, and Heavenly Punishment Army. He holds the "authority of war," and his combat power is stronger in large-scale wars. He can set up powerful killing formations such as the "God Slaying Formation" and the "Ten Thousand Gods Formation."

The last of the Four Sovereigns is named Houtu Huangdiqi, who follows the example of Heaven. Logo does not intend to change this, and directly appoints Houtu, who previously co-managed the cycle of Samsara in Houtu Netherworld with the Great Emperor Taishan, as the new emperor.

It governs the mountains and rivers, the earth's veins and spiritual cores, and the Nine Netherworlds and Yellow Springs. It can mobilize the power of the earth, and its defensive power is the strongest among the Four Emperors. It also controls the entrance to the "Reincarnation Channel" and manages part of the incense and deity system.

As the powerful figures of the Three Sects transformed into the Three Pure Ones Four Sovereigns, the Five Elders of the Five Directions, the Twelve Divine Beasts, the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions, and other Heavenly Court deities, and ascended to the True Spirit Rank and Office Diagram, an unprecedented Human Dao destiny, or what the Astral Realm calls the Power of Civilization, began to condense above the Heavenly Court.

The majestic Heavenly Palace standing in the center of the realm, above the Thirty-Three Heavens, exuded an even more solemn and unpredictable pressure, as if it had suddenly become many times heavier.

But Logo knew this was just the beginning.

The Great Luo Catalog was incorporated into the God-Conferment List, transforming into the True Spirit Rank and Office Diagram.

Logo didn't intend to keep the Thirty-Sixth-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit.

With a gentle toss, the Chaos Spirit Treasure flew out, its lotus petals blooming and radiating dazzling golden light.

Countless golden rays transformed into countless threads, piercing through Space-Time and Fate, spreading and permeating the entire realm along the threads of cause and effect, until they reached the ends of the world.

Once these lotus networks were fully deployed, Logo had a thought, and a magnificent illusory world descended upon him.

This is the Reincarnation Space.

A smaller version of the Fantasy Dimension.

Although small, they are complete in every way. While they may not be as large as the Fantasy Dimension of the Astral Realm, they are essentially beings of the same rank.

Buzz!!

The lotus network formed by the Thirty-Sixth-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit merged with the cycle of Reincarnation Space, becoming a super Heavenly Net that radiates throughout the heavens and the earth, omnipresent and all-encompassing.

It encompasses everything in the Holy Spiritual Realm and connects the origin and end of every intelligent life. Mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, and the vast world are all covered by the network.

Even the highest gods, the Three Pure Ones Four Sovereigns, cannot escape the binding force of this vast Heavenly Net.

If you observe carefully from Logo's perspective, you will find...

The Heavenly Net are wide, yet nothing escapes it.

Even the Tribulation Qi that makes powerful beings tremble with fear cannot escape it.

However, the Tribulation Qi that once caused the Termination of the entire era and the collapse of heaven and earth has now become part of the Heavenly Net.

After being devoured and absorbed, it is stored in the Heavenly Net. At a certain moment, it transforms into a torrent of tribulation lightning, becoming an obstacle on the path of a spiritual cultivator's growth, or even the Termination of their life.

At the same time, all information in the world was collected by this Heavenly Net and ultimately absorbed by the towering figure standing at the highest point of the Heavenly Net.

Without a doubt, this figure was Logo.

If we consider the Heavenly Net of the Spirit Saint Domain as Virtual Universe, then Logo, as the Heavenly Emperor, undoubtedly possesses the highest authority within this universe.

Through the Heavenly Net, he can freely browse the past and present lives of any being, understand their real-time dynamics, and even monitor the operation of the entire world, making up for any shortcomings and resolving potential problems in a timely manner.

In a sense, patching up the Heavenly Net can be equated to propelling the world's status in the Spirit Saint Domain upwards. This has numerous benefits, yet it is far less troublesome and labor-intensive than before.

"Furthermore, once the Heavenly Net is fully formed, even Eternal would find it impossible to secretly slip someone into the Spirit Saint Domain; they certainly won't be able to hide it from me."

"At the same time, I can also conduct in-depth analysis of infiltrators from various factions in the Astral Realm through Heavenly Net and root them out one by one."

"The Heavenly Net can also greatly accelerate the training of spiritual cultivators. Its enormous advantage in information transmission alone is enough to increase the growth efficiency of the entire spiritual cultivator civilization by nearly a hundred times!!"

The stronger the Spirit Saint Domain, the more benefits it will bring to Logo.

He was naturally happy to see it happen.

"The next step is to wait. The nascent Heavenly Net is not yet secure and needs to be maintained with utmost care."

"But..."

Logo's eyes flickered slightly as he thought of the prototype of Heavenly Net.

Weave.

What will be the true power of this energy system constructed by the Goddess of the Weave?

And then there was the siege battle that took place in the Shattering Annihilation Corridor.

Separated by vast chaos, information transmission was difficult, and it was unknown whether the battle was over.

Did Lancelot get what he wanted?

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