Dao Golden Core, complete!

In an instant, Lu Yan seemed to once again enter the state of replacing the heavens in the urban version.

Lu Yan had once used this to establish the Supreme Dao Foundation, and now, upon achieving the Dao Golden Core, the lingering aspects of replacing the heavens emerged within him, revealing to him the myriad truths of the world and the infinite paths of the Dao.

The boundaries between past and future blurred at this moment. He seemed to see the beginning and end of the river of time, the web of destiny woven from countless possibilities, and the infinite potential behind each choice.

In this sacred moment, Lu Yan's consciousness transcended the shackles of himself, merging with every inch of land, every breath of wind, every drop of rain in the Great Destruction Realm, yet remaining detached.

He was no longer Lu Yan, but an embodiment of the Dao.

In this instant, Lu Yan's gaze glimpsed the history of the past.

It was more than a month ago, the scene of powerful figures from various versions gathering in the Central Hall, with time frozen at the moment just before Lu Yan was about to agree to destroy the Xianxia Version Fragment first.

Gazing at that scene, the near embodiment of the Dao, Lu Yan slowly raised his right hand, crossing the timeline to touch the Supreme Divine Techniques Seed.

Under the intervention of time crossing, all causality was shielded, and only the Supreme Divine Techniques Seed suddenly dimmed by several degrees.

This anomaly caused past Lu Yan's thoughts to fluctuate, ultimately choosing to abandon the immediate destruction of the Xianxia Version Fragment.

"So... that's how it is?"

Lu Yan mused thoughtfully.

He finally understood why the Supreme Divine Techniques Seed had undergone a mutation; it was his future self interfering with the past.

Lu Yan intended to continue comprehending the mysteries, but in the next moment, he withdrew from that almost omnipotent state.

Though brief, it did not even give Lu Yan the chance to confront the Longevity Celestial Venerable.

Yet, in that fleeting moment, Lu Yan glimpsed countless possible futures, finding that potential sliver of hope!

...

In the external world, above the sky.

The newly resurrected Great Collapse Celestial Dao was gradually collapsing. Even though as a new celestial dao it held certain home-field advantages, it could not contend against the Longevity Celestial Venerable who had already eroded several versions.

Not to mention, the Great Collapse Celestial Dao had never fully controlled the Great Collapse Version, and under the suppression of the Longevity Heaven, it was difficult to mobilize the order of this world, its defeat but a matter of time.

Earth was plunged into the fires of war, and as countless beings perished, it also symbolized the gradual decline of the Great Collapse Celestial Dao.

The outcome seemed long predetermined.

Until a certain moment, a peculiar ripple swept across the entire Great Destruction Realm from a corner forgotten by the world. Like a ripple spreading from the edges of time and space, it penetrated everything, touching the boundary of every existence.

The resonance of the Dao Golden Core finally summoned the great being within the Longevity Heaven.

A pair of eyes projected towards the Great Destruction Realm, and with the Version Fragments shattered and the Great Collapse Celestial Dao suppressed by the Hand of the Heavens, there was nothing left in this world that could obstruct the projection of the Longevity Celestial Venerable's will.

The flow of time came to an abrupt halt, birds frozen in mid-air, flowing water solidifying like ice, the wind ceased, and the clouds stilled, enveloping all in silence.

In the void, there was no sound, no image, but a will more direct than all senses conveyed, as if etched directly onto Lu Yan's soul.

Then, as if the sound of the Dao resonated, the voice was not heard through the ears but reverberated directly within Lu Yan's mind.

"Young friend, I've found you!"

At this moment, Lu Yan had already achieved the Dao Golden Core, facing the projection of the Longevity Celestial Venerable's will, he no longer felt the unease and powerlessness of the last time.

Lu Yan slowly raised his right hand, his forefinger like a sword slicing through space and time, cleaving not only the frozen moment but also the shackle of the Longevity Celestial Venerable's will, restoring the flow of time around him to normal.

"Dao Golden Core?"

The Longevity Celestial Venerable's voice carried a hint of surprise.

Even for This World's Only One, who gazed at the rise and fall of worlds, the Dao Golden Core was something that nearly only existed in legend.

The manifestation of the Dao Golden Core heralded the arrival of change for This World's Only One.

But all fleeting as it was, the ripples within the Longevity Celestial Venerable's eyes returned to calm.

Indeed, the Dao Golden Core held infinite potential, even hoping to ascend in the future to the level of This World's Only One, participating in the chessboard spanning numerous versions.

But it remained merely future potential, how could it compare to This World's Only One at present?

In the eyes of the Longevity Celestial Venerable, Lu Yan was nothing more than a newborn just stepping onto the true path of cultivation, while he himself was the eternal one who had witnessed the rise and fall of countless worlds through countless cycles.

The gap between the two cannot be measured simply by realm but rather by a fundamental difference in nature.

Looking at Lu Yan, who stood with his hands behind his back, the Longevity Celestial Venerable chuckled softly:

"I bear no hostility towards you, young friend, I merely wish to invite you into the Longevity Version for a discussion on Dao."

Lu Yan's expression was grave, and he didn't believe a single word from the Longevity Celestial Venerable.

If it were truly a simple discussion on Dao, why would the other party pursue him relentlessly across several versions?

Once he steps into the Longevity Version, facing a genuine This World's Only One, the other party would have countless ways to uncover the secrets of the version update interface and the Unchanging trait.

At that time, Lu Yan would be at their mercy.

Without waiting for a response, the Longevity Celestial Venerable had already perceived Lu Yan's attitude.

"You remain as defiant as ever, young friend, but this time, it is out of your control."

With a gentle chuckle, the Great Collapse Celestial Dao beneath the Hand of the Heavens collapsed, scattering countless rules across the heavens and earth.

And that Hand of the Heavens, which seemed to cover the entire Great Destruction Realm, was already heavily descending upon Lu Yan.

Such was the size of the hand that it could encompass the stars, with palm lines as deep as the ever-lasting Dao Principles, each movement causing a tremor in the void.

A suffocating pressure continued to assault, trembling Lu Yan's spirit.

Unable to match in power!

Incapable of resistance!

Confronting the Hand of the Heavens, Lu Yan finally understood why the Great Collapse Celestial Dao, despite dominating this realm and wielding infinite power of the entire version, couldn't contend with the will projection of the Longevity Celestial Venerable.

The descent of the Hand of the Heavens wasn't a contest of strength, but a crushing at the level of position, a power transcending dimensions of life.

The stars and seas were as insignificant as dust in that palm, and the river of time was merely a fleeting stream of light in its eyes.

A peculiar metaphor arose in Lu Yan's mind: as if a giant standing in three dimensions, dropping its hand to wipe away a drop of ink on a two-dimensional sheet of paper; no matter how dense the ink was, how could it resist an existence from another dimension?

Lu Yan was alert in his heart.

If the Great Collapse Celestial Dao were complete, it might possess a position comparable to This World's Only One.

But under the suppression of the Longevity Celestial Venerable, a single flaw meant it was no longer perfect, losing its most fundamental position.

"Only a position of This World's Only can contend with This World's Only!"

Facing that descending Hand of the Heavens, Lu Yan finally moved.

He slowly raised his right hand, the void twisted for a moment, and a rusted, broken iron fragment appeared in Lu Yan's palm.

This object was the token Jiang Zhiwei had given to Lu Yan at the end of the Xianxia Version to anchor the Great Destruction Version.

Lu Yan repeatedly checked this piece of iron, aside from anchoring the Great Destruction Version, it had no special properties.

But in the countless possibilities Lu Yan glimpsed while transforming into the Dao, he saw that this broken iron piece was a part of a broken sword.

And that sword was Jiang Zhiwei's companion sword!

Of course, before achieving the Golden Core, even if Lu Yan knew this information, it was useless.

Jiang Zhiwei was strong, but the broken iron itself had no value—what utility could it possibly offer?

But for Lu Yan, who had already attained the Supreme Divine Techniques, this marginal medium was enough to establish a causation.

Within the Dao Golden Core, the Supreme Divine Techniques Lu Yan had acquired shone brilliantly.

Supreme Divine Technique: Creation and Transformation!

Retracing causation, reversing time, the rusted iron fragment in Lu Yan's hand began to restore, as if time flowed backward, gathering from historical causality into an unremarkable broken sword.

Above the sky, the will projection of the Longevity Celestial Venerable's eyes quivered, the previously calm gaze as deep as an abyss now rippled violently, like a dead pool suddenly disturbed by a thrown stone.

Endless crisis emerged, as if a predetermined fate trajectory in the unseen was forcibly altered, and the Hand of the Heavens began to accelerate its descent, attempting to snuff out all these variables in their cradle.

However, it was already too late.

On the seemingly ordinary broken sword, Supreme Sword Intent appeared across endless time and space, infinite causation manifested here.

At this moment, the lazy voice of Jiang Zhiwei seemed to echo in the ears of the Longevity Celestial Venerable.

"The causation between you two has already been sown. Next time, it shall be his turn to cut you down with a sword!"

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