Chapter 458: Cross-section of the Past

This Heavenly King Guangnan does not look special, just a burly man with stubble, appearing very decadent. He stares at Old Man Bai with a look of giving up on everything and speaks slowly.

"I say, you old man, do you really want to go to the regions beyond to throw your life away?"

"Heh, I just ask if you dare."

Bai Laotou sneers upon hearing this.

Then, the next moment, he realizes something is wrong and turns his head to look at Li Heng beside him, revealing a look of some surprise. "Fellow Daoist Li, could it be that you are also able to see that guy?"

Old Man Bai's words leave Heavenly King Guangnan confused.

"You old man have really gone insane, suddenly running over to make a bet with me to go to the regions beyond to throw your life away, and now you are even talking to the air. I suggest you go to the Plague Department to get your illness checked out. That group in the Plague Department are good at using poison, but they are also quite good at curing illnesses."

Heavenly King Guangnan suggests very earnestly.

Although this old man's way of speaking is quite annoying, he is, after all, an old friend of his, so he should try not to let anything happen to him if possible.

"Go to hell, you old bastard, I'm not sick!"

Bai Laotou curses back directly upon hearing this.

Li Heng nods at this point.

"I did indeed see it; it cost me a little effort."

What is seen at this moment is no longer the Heavenly Court Ruins from before or the corpse nailed to the Heavenly Gate; this is the complete Heavenly Court, the Gong Dian standing majestically above the clouds of the Nine Heavens.

The immortal aura is ethereal, and the laws are manifest.

It is truly worthy of being called the Nine Heavens Immortal True Saint Realm!

At the same time, he also discerns a trace of its essence; although the Heavenly Court he sees is complete and flawless, being a true Saint Realm, there is a sense of disharmony within it—it lacks a soul.

Or rather, it lacks fluidity; it is static.

It is beautiful, yes, but it seems as if it will never change.

Combining this with the conjecture in his heart from before.

An answer slowly appears in Li Heng's mind.

Perhaps this is it.

This complete Heavenly Court is not a hallucination or an illusion; it truly exists. However, the completeness of the Heavenly Court does not mean this is the real Heavenly Court, or rather, this is only a part of the Heavenly Court.

This "part" is not in terms of space, but in terms of time.

It is a cross-section of the past of the real Heavenly Court!

The real Heavenly Court has already shattered; this is beyond doubt. However, someone used a Great Divine Ability to intercept a segment of the past of the real Heavenly Court and then hid it, which explains why Bai Laotou's memory remains in the past.

But the past is the past, after all.

The shattering of the Heavenly Court and the flight of the Immortal Gods have become a foregone conclusion; this result, under the influence of numerous Calamities, has already converged into the final fact, and even reversing time and space would not change it in the slightest.

In that case, what is the point of having the past?

What does the person who intercepted this past of the Heavenly Court want to do?

Li Heng contemplates quietly, a look of interest on his face.

At this time, Bai Laotou is shocked upon hearing Li Heng's words.

What does he mean by "it only cost a little effort"?

The fact that both sides see different scenes is clearly the work of his own Majesty. And this Li Heng can break through his Majesty's methods and see the same scene as him by spending a little effort?

Is this not too outrageous?

At the very least, one should have to use all their strength to do so.

That is the number one in the heavens, his Majesty's methods!

At this moment, Bai Laotou does not realize that his bottom line is getting lower and lower. From "his Majesty's methods cannot be broken," to "his Majesty's methods might be broken," and now to "using all one's strength."

"You old man must be sick!"

At this time, that Heavenly King Guangnan stares fixedly at Old Man Bai and curses back directly, showing absolutely no respect for the elderly.

"This guy, he deserves to be nailed to the Heavenly Gate!"

The old man is driven mad with rage upon hearing such words and curses angrily.

Heavenly King Guangnan laughs at this moment.

"You old man, what nonsense are you spouting? I am, at the very least, a Half-step Divine; who could nail me to death? Could it be those Sacred Sovereigns? What a joke, and to be nailed to the Heavenly Gate? Within the range of the Heavenly Gate, I am invincible; I don't even fear the Sacred!"

"Unless I nail myself to death."

This burly man curls his lips, looking very disdainful.

"No, you might actually nail yourself to death."

Li Heng speaks up with a smile at this moment.

"Bullshit, how could that..."

Heavenly King Guangnan responds without thinking.

Although he gives up on everything and slacks off, he understands one principle: it is better to live a miserable life than to die well. For him, the best thing is to reach the end of the Great Void, so how could he possibly nail himself to death and commit suicide?

However, he freezes the next moment.

Because someone has suddenly appeared in front of him.

"You, who are you!? Why did you appear here!"

He suddenly comes to his senses, revealing wariness and hostility, and speaks solemnly while looking at the smiling Li Heng.

At this time, Bai Laotou is also stunned.

Now he can not only see it, but can also appear and truly interfere?

"I am here to visit the Heavenly Court."

Li Heng smiles leisurely and finds a random excuse.

"Then where are your documents? Where is the proof? Who invited you!"

The Heavenly King of Guangnan said with a grave expression.

He was extremely shocked in his heart.

Although he was not a professional gatekeeper, he was at least a Half-step Divine, and observing the Great Thousand Worlds was not a problem for him. Yet, he had not anticipated the appearance of this person at all, which gave him a start.

Relying on such ghostly and unpredictable methods of this person.

It was likely that killing him would be an easy task!

Moreover, this person did not have the aura of an Immortal God of the Heavenly Court on him; it was obvious that he was not one of their Heavenly Court people, and it was unknown whether he was a friend or a foe. Therefore, to be safe, he wanted to send a message to notify the various departments of the Heavenly Court.

But the next moment, he discovered with astonishment.

The message could not be sent out?

Or rather, the message could not leave the Heavenly Gate; it had been blocked!

Could it be that this person was a foe rather than a friend?

Had he severed the Heavenly Gate from the outside world?

At this moment, he was no longer just shocked, but had stirred up great anger. Where did this bold madman come from? The Heavenly Gate was the portal of the Heavenly Court; how dare he blockade this place?

Blocking the main gate so openly.

Is he courting death? Does he not hold their Heavenly Court in his eyes?

In an instant, an atmosphere of swords drawn and bows bent arose between the two sides.

Bai Laotou came back to his senses, immediately realized the atmosphere was not right, and hurriedly spoke, "Wait, wait, harmony is the most precious thing in all matters; this fellow Daoist Li Heng is a guest I invited!"

He hurriedly vouched for Li Heng.

"He is your guest?"

The Heavenly King of Guangnan was astonished, revealing a look of hesitation.

He spoke, half-believing and half-doubting.

"I say, old man, have you been deceived? Haven't you noticed that the Heavenly Gate is isolated from the outside? I just tried to send a message into the Heavenly Court, but the message couldn't even get out."

"That is the crux of the problem."

Old Man Bai sighed, feeling emotional in his heart; it was just as he had expected, Guangnan was the same as him, having appeared and being trapped in one place, only able to move within one area.

He was a Reception Envoy, so he could only receive.

Guangnan was a gatekeeper, so he could only guard the gate.

After thinking for a moment, he intended to reveal his entire situation. However, just as he was about to speak, Li Heng spoke leisurely.

"Let me say it."

"Reception Envoy Bai, you only know that it is so, but you do not know why it is so. The reason you are all trapped in one place is not only because you are dead, but also because this place is a static past."