Chapter 571: What is Sacred

What is the greatest gap between the Sacred and the non-Sacred?

If Li Heng were to answer this question, his answer would be only two words: status. The gap in status destines that there exists an uncrossable chasm between the non-Sacred and the Sacred.

Below the Sacred, no matter how powerful one is—creating and destroying the Multiverse, forging infinitely stacked space-time, transcending infinite dimensions, piling together a series of seemingly incredible terms—to the Sacred, it is nothing more than a mortal thing. There is absolutely no possibility of the non-Sacred defying and slaying the Sacred, unless the gap in status is erased.

And now, that is exactly what Li Heng intends to do.

Through his reflections just now, he has already proven that whether it is the Sacred or the Venerable, in reality, neither is truly supreme, nor truly Absolute; they are still bound by the Unknown above status.

Since they are not Absolute, then the possibility of striking them down exists.

He is shattering the altars of the Sacred and the Venerable!

The expression of Kong Zunzhe is somewhat Weird, because he discovers that although his status is rapidly sliding, his strength has not changed; it remains exactly the same as it was just a moment ago.

He is confused; what is going on here?

Can a drop in status actually not cause a change in strength? But if that is the case, then why did this Li Daoren go to such great lengths to make his status drop?

He does not understand, but he feels as though he has lost something.

However, since he has already fallen into the trap, he should not regret why he fell for it, but rather seize the opportunity to strike and resolve the trouble of this Li Daoren with the fastest speed.

Even though this is only an avatar, he can still borrow the power of his true self. Immediately, his figure turns and vanishes in an instant—or rather, it is not that he vanished, but that the Great Elephant is formless, evolving his own existence into yet another strange space that contains all the heavens.

Li Heng is once again enveloped within it.

However, at this moment, Li Heng merely slides his palm gently, using his palm as a blade, and very easily slices through the space that should have been incomparably solid, just as if he were cutting tofu or slicing jelly.

He takes a step out and appears once again in the external Great Void.

The figure of Kong Zunzhe reappears, but his aura has weakened by a few degrees, and a long crack has appeared on his body, seemingly the one sliced open by Li Heng.

"Fellow Daoist, are you at your wit's end?"

Li Heng stands with his hands behind his back, looking at Kong Zunzhe and saying with a smile.

"How exactly did you do it?"

Kong Zunzhe knits his brows. Previously, Li Heng used some kind of power to make his status drop, which he could barely understand; it was likely some mysterious power beyond his cognition.

But this time, he is completely unable to understand.

Because just now, Li Heng only made a casual swipe; although there were fluctuations of power within it, it absolutely did not transcend the Sacred—it was merely at the Half-step Divine level. How could the attack of a Half-step Divine break his space? It is simply inconceivable!

"Has Fellow Daoist's mind not turned around yet?"

Li Heng chuckles, "You have already lost your Sacred nature."

What is Sacred? There are many definitions, but to Li Heng, the most crucial one is that it is inviolable, and this inviolable characteristic stems from the Sacred's own status. But now that Kong Zunzhe's status is gone, naturally, he no longer possesses that inviolable characteristic.

It can be described this way: Kong Zunzhe was previously an incomparably powerful author; outside the story, no matter how powerful the characters in the story are, they cannot harm the author. But now, although Kong Zunzhe's authorial power remains unchanged, he himself has slid into the story; even though he is still incomparably powerful, the possibility of being harmed now exists.

One who can grow to the Venerable Realm is naturally not a fool. Kong Zunzhe quickly reacts, his expression complex. He takes a deep breath and exclaims, "Fellow Daoist's power is truly miraculous."

He does not believe Li Heng's nonsense.

But in an instant, he understands his own situation: he has been defined.

Whether it is the Sacred or the Venerable, these are not realms of trash that rely purely on status to survive. Or rather, for this kind of realm, there is no distinction between status and power; everything is one's own, perfect and unified, without gaps or leaks.

But now, Li Heng has forcibly divided his strength into status and power, and by lowering his status, he has influenced his strength, causing him to lose his Sacred nature—that is all.

"However, Fellow Daoist still seems somewhat unconvinced."

Li Heng raises an eyebrow and says with a smile.

"Why should I be convinced? The collision between us is the collision of the Great Dao, the collision of worldviews. If I were to agree with you, wouldn't that mean my Dao and my worldview are a notch lower than yours?"

"It is true that you say my status has lowered and I have lost my Sacred nature. But the reason I lost my Sacred nature, had my status lowered, and even had a distinction appear between power and status, is merely because you forcibly defined me."

Kong Zunzhe says coldly.

"Worldview collision, is it? So that's how it is; then I understand."

Li Heng nods, indicating his understanding.

This is like one person believing the foundation of the world is the four fundamental forces and various particles, while another believes the foundation is Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire—the four elements. It is completely talking past each other, like wind, horse, cow, and ox—totally unrelated.

In the eyes of Kong Zunzhe, there is no distinction between power and status.

"But Fellow Daoist, how do you intend to resolve this situation?"

Li Heng asks with a smile.

"This here is only an avatar; you have already used your full strength, but I have not yet exerted mine," Kong Zunzhe says calmly.

"How are you so certain that I am not an avatar here?"

Li Heng responds.

Kong Zunzhe does not reply; *Do you think I don't know whether you are an avatar? You really think you can deceive me with one-sided words and make me retreat in the face of difficulty? You're thinking too much. *

He begins to communicate with the dark void, connecting to the power of his true self.

"If you were also just an avatar now, I would admit defeat, but unfortunately, you are not." The power of his true self continuously bolsters his body, and his status, which had been constantly dropping, suddenly rises sharply, soaring upward. Kong Zunzhe laughs loudly, looking at Li Heng and making wild claims.

He has at least been in the Venerable Realm for a long time; how could he fail to see through whether a newly ascended Venerable is a true body? This is a bit too insulting to him; this Li Daoren is simply too ignorant.

Then, he sees this Li Daoren before him also doing the same as him: his power and status are both rising sharply, seemingly also communicating with the dark void and having supreme power added to him.

"You see, Fellow Daoist, please concede."

Li Heng smiles.

Kong Zunzhe's expression is ugly; he stops answering and shuts himself off. He begins to highly concentrate the power added by his true self, sublimating to the extreme, determined to suppress Li Heng even at the cost of this avatar.

Even though he knows that even if the suppression is successful, it won't have much meaning anymore.

The group of Sacred ones on the side are terrified.

What on earth is this? The situation has actually taken a sharp turn for the worse. The situation they were sure to win has actually been reversed, and even this Kong Zunzhe has been suppressed.

Amidst their confusion and shock, Li Heng and Kong Zunzhe collide once again, setting off an endless explosion, the aftermath of which spreads out, destroying and creating who knows how many All-Heaven Multiverses.

Until the explosion fades and the aftermath dissipates, Li Heng's figure reappears at the center of the explosion, but that Kong Zunzhe is nowhere to be seen. In an instant, the hearts of the group of Sacred ones go completely cold.

"It's your turn."

Li Heng chuckled and cast his gaze toward the group from Number One.