Chapter 481: Spirit of the Heavenly Palace (2/3)

The golden giant fell into silence.

He indicated that he did not quite understand.

What does it mean to be Half-step Divine, yet possess Divine Power?

The Sacred Realm is a realm where once proven, it is proven forever; if one possesses Divine Power, isn't that equivalent to being Sacred? Why does this person still say he is only in the Half-step Sacred Realm?

Are the standards of this living being a bit too high?

He shook his head inwardly, sighing.

Li Heng felt this Eternal Power, which was different from Infinite power, and found its essence to be quite marvelous.

If one were to say that Infinite power can overwhelm people with quantity—if one universe cannot kill you, then use infinite universes—then Eternal Power can rely on itself to resist all external interference.

Regardless of what infinite universes or Absolute strikes you have.

I myself am Eternal, indestructible; what can you do to me?

Of course, this is not to say that the Eternal Dao only has defense and no offense. It is just that compared to Infinite and Absolute, Eternal focuses more on one's own existence.

Just as Immortal Dao seeks longevity, the primary focus is longevity.

As for any Supernatural Ability or magic treasure, those are just means to protect the Dao.

Anyway, once one is Eternal, time becomes infinitely abundant; there is plenty of time to develop attacks, protective means, or perhaps even use this to comprehend other elements.

However, the Heavenly Court Immortal Gods of the latter seem unable to do this.

They have not gathered the Three Elements.

Otherwise, they would not have been beaten so miserably by the Calamity.

"Regardless, I still thank you, fellow Daoist."

After pondering for a long time, the golden giant thanked him sincerely.

He was now certain that this self-Calamity, the current Infinite Mechanism, was indeed controlled by Li Heng, and there truly did not exist even a trace of the aura of Calamity or monsters.

Although this was quite inconceivable...

In his memory, neither the Heavenly Court Sacred nor that "also not necessarily thinking" person seemed to have ever accomplished such a thing.

Can Calamity really be controlled?

And to remove the aura of Calamity so cleanly...

"No matter, it was just a small effort."

Li Heng waved his hand, not taking it to heart; in any case, this matter had immense benefits for him, so it did not count as working for someone else.

"How can you say that? If not for you acting in time, fellow Daoist, I fear the seal here would truly have shattered, and the many Calamities and monsters sealed in stasis would truly have broken out, endangering the Da Xu Kong."

The golden giant shook his head, insisting on thanking Li Heng.

"What exactly is the situation with the seal you mentioned, fellow Daoist?"

Li Heng raised his brows slightly. Since the golden giant had brought it up himself, he asked directly; he had long since noticed the situation of the seal in stasis within this layer.

Upon hearing this, the golden giant pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Logically, I should tell you the truth about this matter, fellow Daoist, but this matter is of great importance... I must ask you a question, otherwise it would not be in accordance with the rules, and I cannot speak."

"Are you a person of the Heavenly Court, fellow Daoist? Why do you have the aura of a Heavenly Court Immortal God on you? Why did you suddenly appear in this layer of sealed stasis, how much time has passed in the outside world, and has the Heavenly Court achieved Victory?"

He threw out a series of questions.

Li Heng's gaze was strange.

So this golden giant, who is still quite powerful, doesn't even know the situation outside? It really is an absolutely static seal, directly isolating the inside from the outside? No wonder he hadn't noticed this layer before.

"I fear I must disappoint you, fellow Daoist. My name is Li Heng, and I am not a person of the Heavenly Court. The reason I entered this layer was also by chance. As for how much time has passed outside relative to here, I do not know, but 'the vicissitudes of life' would likely not be enough to describe it."

"As for whether the Heavenly Court achieved Victory?"

"Then I can only answer that the Heavenly Court is shattered, Calamity runs rampant, the True Realm has fallen, and the shadows of Heavenly Court Immortal Gods are nowhere to be seen in the Da Xu Kong; the dead are dead, the defeated are defeated, and the fugitives are in flight."

Li Heng stated this fact calmly.

The next moment, the golden giant was stunned, as if falling into an icy abyss.

The reason he had only asked Li Heng these things until now was mainly because he feared these bad possibilities and dared not know.

But these things had to be asked eventually, so he had held some expectations just now, but now, he did not know how to describe his mood. Melancholy, sadness, grief?

Although he had long anticipated these possibilities.

But it was still too desperate.

He even wanted to desperately deny Li Heng's words, feeling that Li Heng was lying, and even if it wasn't a lie, it was just Li Heng's one-sided story, which had no persuasive power at all.

But he discovered that even he could not convince himself with such reasoning.

Li Heng did not have much reason to deceive him.

Moreover, he had spent endless years in this sealed, static layer with those Calamities and monsters; no one knew the terror of the Calamity and monsters better than he, the guardian of the seal.

The possibility of the Heavenly Court Immortal Gods achieving Victory was truly small, extremely small.

And the situation Li Heng described was the true fact.

However, just as he was in despair, the golden giant quickly grasped a straw, and the expression on his face recovered somewhat.

He spoke with emotion.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is. This situation is within expectations, but we still have hope. As long as His Majesty is here, everything will see a turning point, and the dawn will surely come..."

Li Heng was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

Does that Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court really give the Heavenly Court Immortal Gods such great confidence? It has reached the point of blind obedience. Clearly, just a moment ago, the golden giant was in a state of despair, wanting to commit suicide.

"The bad news is finished, so let's talk about the good news."

Li Heng spoke out of the blue.

Suddenly, the golden giant was dumbfounded and immediately blurted out.

"There is still good news?"

Li Heng nodded.

"Otherwise? As the saying goes, things turn into their opposites when they reach the extreme; misfortune is where happiness depends, and happiness is where misfortune hides. It wouldn't be strange to have some good news."

Li Heng answered indifferently.

"Then what is the good news!"

The golden giant asked hurriedly. His eyes shone with light, full of expectation, and he could hardly wait.

"I advise you to lower your expectations, so as to avoid disappointment."

Li Heng could not help but shake his head, pouring a bucket of cold water on the golden giant, and then informed him of the matters regarding Xuanyang, the Heavenly King of Guangnan, Old Man Bai, and the others.

"Alright, you know now."

"Although you Immortal Gods of the Heavenly Court have fled, been defeated, or died, there are still people alive after all, and some have already gone to find a way; it is just unknown whether they can find it."

Li Heng said calmly.

The golden giant's mouth twitched upon hearing this.

Although their Heavenly Court is indeed in a miserable state, Fellow Daoist Li Heng, could you please not repeat the miserable state of their Heavenly Court? Are you picking at scars?

However, even so, he was still quite grateful to Li Heng.

After all, it could be considered that he had been made aware of these things.

It made the flame of hope in his heart burn a little brighter again.

"I know the inside story regarding the fact that there are two Xuanyangs; both of them are indeed the true Xuanyang. One fled the True Realm to preserve the Fire Seed, and one stayed in the True Realm as a cover. I just didn't expect the Xuanyang who stayed behind to be eroded by the Calamity and have his mind twisted."

"No wonder the other Xuanyang didn't tell you this when he asked you to come to the True Realm back then. I suppose it is also because after his mind was twisted, this Xuanyang could no longer be called Xuanyang; to the other Xuanyang, he was already considered dead, with no connection."

The golden giant sighed with emotion.

Li Heng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. So that was how it was?

He had thought Xuanyang was deliberately setting him up.

"Then what should be done about the Xuanyang whose mind has been twisted?"

Li Heng asked casually.

"Leave it to Fellow Daoist to dispose of. Fellow Daoist could also temporarily trap him and hand him over to the Xuanyang outside the True Realm to deal with. However, I think that even like this, this Xuanyang with a twisted mind must die; the Xuanyang outside the True Realm will kill him sooner or later."

"His Original Nature Light has been polluted, and his True Spirit has changed."

"He is no longer the same person!"

The golden giant offered his suggestion after considering it.

"So that is how it is? I will consider it carefully."

Li Heng nodded, lost in thought.

"Then I will bring them to see you now, Fellow Daoist."

Li Heng waved his hand, directly sending the Heavenly King of Guangnan and the others, who were at the current level, as well as that Xuanyang with the twisted mind, over, and they appeared beside him.

The golden giant's mouth twitched again at the sight.

You really can come and go as you please, can't you?

This level is clearly very hidden, and there is a static seal that fundamentally isolates entry and exit, right? And in this regard, the seal seemingly hasn't had any problems.

He seriously suspected that the seal was truly broken.

"Fellow Daoist Li, this!"

Seeing the change in the scene, and seeing Li Heng who had suddenly disappeared and now reappeared, the Heavenly King of Guangnan asked in astonishment.

Li Heng smiled without a word, his gaze cast toward the Xuanyang with the twisted mind. A look of confusion appeared in Xuanyang's eyes; what was going on? Why did he feel this person was extremely close?

After thinking about it, he ultimately followed the instinct in his heart.

He knelt on one knee on the ground and spoke respectfully.

"Xuanyang pays respects to the Venerable One!"

Everyone was stunned again at the sight. What was going on here? Xuanyang, whose attitude had been incomparably arrogant before, now addressed Li Heng as the Venerable One.

"The reasons for this are a long story..."

Seeing that everyone was confused again, Li Heng finally spoke to explain.

Following Li Heng's explanation, everyone gradually reached Enlightenment, and finally understood everything completely. So that was it; they were shocked beyond measure.

They had previously seen Li Heng freeze in place after touching the light sphere, not moving for a long time. And at that time, Xuanyang had spoken arrogantly, mocking them by saying that Li Heng was already his person, and that after waking up, he would definitely help him escape the seal, and they would all have to die.

At that moment, they had thought Li Heng had truly fallen into a trap.

Well, one couldn't exactly say that.

Fellow Daoist Li had indeed encountered a trap.

It was just that Fellow Daoist Li was also a fierce person; he had beaten the trap to pieces, taken the trap for his own use, and even broken into this level sealed with many Disasters and monsters.

Their feelings were somewhat complicated.

How to put it? It was as if only a second had passed for them, but the World had restarted ten thousand times, yet they had no awareness of it, only finding out that such a thing had happened after being told later.

A sense of powerless insignificance surfaced in their hearts.

At the same time, they were also shocked by the Terror of Li Heng's strength.

This kind of strength was definitely that of a Sacred being!

"You are... that guy!"

Suddenly, the Heavenly King of Guangnan noticed the golden giant nearby, and he spoke in sudden shock, finding it somewhat incredible.

"That's right, it's me."

"I didn't expect that even you had died, Guangnan."

The golden giant said with a complex expression.

He had just learned from Li Heng's words that Guangnan, Old Man Bai, and the others were merely phantoms from a past space-time cross-section, and were actually dead people as well.

At the time, he still had some doubts, feeling that he had to see it with his own eyes to believe it.

But now, he had to admit it.

"You didn't die?"

"You are the Spirit of the Heavenly Palace, the central hub of the Great Array! By Reason, when the Calamity invaded and the Heavenly Court shattered, you should have been the first to bear the brunt." Heavenly King Guangnan asked in surprise, while simultaneously revealing the True Reality of the golden giant's identity.

"That is naturally because I had better luck than you, having been chosen by His Majesty."

"Chosen to guard these seals!"

The Spirit of the Heavenly Palace looked around at this plane, which was sealed and frozen in time.

He said this with some sorrow.

Li Heng's expression shifted slightly.

Chosen, chosen by His Majesty—that would be the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court.

It seems this Spirit of the Heavenly Palace also has a story of his own.

"What exactly is going on here?"

Heavenly King Guangnan frowned.

"Since everyone is present, I will be frank; it is time to tell Fellow Daoist Li the truth that should have been told before."

The Spirit of the Heavenly Palace said with a sigh.

"In fact, many Sacred ones had long foreseen the shattering of the Heavenly Court and the invasion of the Disaster. And His Majesty foresaw even more than they did, knowing that this catastrophe was fundamentally impossible to resist..."

He slowly recounted the secrets within.