Chapter 667

All hidden memories were obscured and replaced with other seemingly plausible ones.

That is to say, Nüwa Niangniang's memories were not truly altered, but merely temporarily obscured.

Only with a specific key could this memory be reactivated.

Luo Fu's designated key, of course, was the reversal of the Great Calamity.

As long as he openly confronted Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

Nüwa Niangniang's memory would then reappear.

Shua!

After completing these actions, Luo Fu flickered away and vanished directly from the Wahuang Palace.

He did not stay to chat casually with Nüwa Niangniang.

Since Nüwa Niangniang's memory had already been obscured, there was no need to continue talking. Luo Fu did not wish to keep performing like the scenes in his own fabricated memories.

The moment Luo Fu vanished, Nüwa Niangniang awoke.

"Luo Fu? Quite an interesting man. Since my elder brother supports you, I will not withhold my support—only hope you truly can change humanity."

Nüwa Niangniang's whisper echoed within the Wahuang Palace.

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The Outermost Heaven.

Bajing Palace.

Space rippled, and Luo Fu's figure slowly materialized.

After leaving the Wahuang Palace, Luo Fu immediately came to Bajing Palace.

Luo Fu was also deeply curious about the state of Tai Shang Shengren.

Yet, Luo Fu did not choose to enter Bajing Palace to confirm Tai Shang Shengren's condition.

As previously stated, the relationship between Shengren and the Heavenly Dao was far too intimate.

Unless absolutely necessary, it was better not to make contact.

Shua!

Gazing across space at Tai Shang Shengren within Bajing Palace, Luo Fu flickered away and left the Outermost Heaven.

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Bajing Palace.

"Strange, why do I feel watched today?"

Tai Shang Shengren, who had been in seclusion cultivating the Dao, suddenly opened his closed eyes, sensing something.

After scanning Bajing Palace and finding no outsiders, Tai Shang Shengren withdrew his perception and began calculating with his fingers.

After still gaining no insight, Tai Shang Shengren ceased his actions.

"The heavenly patterns grow ever more chaotic. I have a premonition that great events will soon occur in the Three Realms—I must prepare."

Although he had calculated nothing, when Luo Fu gazed upon Bajing Palace, Tai Shang Shengren had a sudden intuition that something great was about to happen, possibly affecting the entire Three Realms.

"Third brother has been confined in Zixiao Palace for some time. Now that turmoil stirs again in the Three Realms, it is time to persuade our Master to release him."

Tai Shang Shengren gazed toward some distant point beyond heaven, a thought crossing his mind.

Though the Three Pure Ones had long since parted ways, Tai Shang Shengren still cared deeply for Yuanshi and Tongtian.

After all, the Three Pure Ones were originally one family.

No matter how fierce their quarrels, the bond of brotherhood remained.

"Go!"

Thinking this, Tai Shang Shengren flicked his dust whisk, and a beam of light shot forth, piercing through space and sinking into the deepest reaches of heaven and earth.

After completing this, Tai Shang Shengren closed his eyes once more and returned to his state of Dao contemplation.

Countless mysterious Dao tones once again filled the entire Bajing Palace.

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A mysterious space within the Journey to the West World.

Ancestor Hongjun, who had been merging with the Heavenly Dao to contemplate it, suddenly sensed something and awakened from his Dao-transcendent state.

Shua!

Ancestor Hongjun reached out and summoned the beam of light Tai Shang Shengren had sent, and it appeared instantly in his hand.

"Pleading for Tongtian? How rare."

The moment Tai Shang Shengren sent the light, Ancestor Hongjun knew its contents.

Shengren are the Heavenly Dao's emissaries.

Whenever a Shengren wishes, they may directly transmit their requests to the Heavenly Dao.

Once the Heavenly Dao knows, Ancestor Hongjun, who is fused with the Heavenly Dao, instantly knows as well.

Learning that Tai Shang had pleaded for Tongtian, Ancestor Hongjun's cold eyes flickered with rare surprise.

Tai Shang had always given the impression of quiet non-action, rarely interfering in the affairs of the Three Realms.

Otherwise, the Yigejiao Sect would not still have only three or five disciples.

Remember, Yigejiao was the first sect of the Primordial World.

Named after humanity, and now humanity is the central race of Wan Ling.

Had Tai Shang Shengren ever harbored such ambitions, Buddhism would never have monopolized the Three Realms.

Even during the Fengshen War, Tai Shang never pleaded for Tongtian.

Yet now, Tai Shang suddenly sent a message requesting Ancestor Hongjun release Tongtian.

Ancestor Hongjun could not help but be astonished.

"The great calamity is about to begin; it is indeed time to lift Tongtian's ban—go!"

The Divine Ranking has long been past, and Tongtian's Four Swords of Annihilation have been reclaimed by the other Saints.

Imprisoning Tongtian was never necessary.

His gaze slightly sharpened; a purple light suddenly appeared before Ancestor Hongjun, forming a talisman edict that flew toward Zixiao Palace.

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Zixiao Palace.

Saint Tongtian sat as always upon his mat, a precious sword quietly hovering before him.

Shhh!

At that moment, the purple talisman edict sent by Ancestor Hongjun suddenly tore through space and appeared before Saint Tongtian.

Saint Tongtian, who had been in seclusion, sensed it at once and opened his eyes, grasping the talisman edict before him in one hand.

The message within the talisman edict instantly appeared in Saint Tongtian's mind.

"Thank you, Master, for your forgiveness."

After learning the message within the talisman, Saint Tongtian rose and bowed slightly toward the distance, expressing his gratitude.

Then, his entire aura fell silent; the Saint, now appearing like an ordinary youth, suddenly opened his hands.

Soo!

The sword suspended in midair immediately fell into Saint Tongtian's hand.

Qiang!

In an instant, a piercing sword cry surged into the heavens, and within a breath, it echoed throughout the Three Realms.

Shhh!

Then, the youth gripped the sword in his hand, stepped forward with one stride, and vanished from Zixiao Palace.

Today, Saint Tongtian reemerged.

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Wannü Palace.

"That is... Brother Tongtian? The Master has released him?"

Hearing the sword cry from Zixiao Palace, Pingxin Niangniang immediately recognized it as coming from Saint Tongtian—and this sword cry also signaled one thing: Saint Tongtian was about to leave Zixiao Palace.

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Yuxu Palace.

"Released so easily? How lucky for him. Such a reckless madman should have been locked away for a hundred yuan cycles."

Master Yuanshi snorted, opened his eyes, and gazed toward Zixiao Palace.

Instantly, with a flick of his spirit, he shattered the ten-million-li sword cries surrounding Yuxu Palace.