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Chapter 759: Actually, Someone Told a Lie

The Dao of Balance vanished.

In that instant when golden light erupted before Ancestral Lord Hongyun could respond, everything was already decided.

Li Changshou hadn’t lied. What he told the Ancestral Lord about “eliminating fellow Daoists has nothing to do with fellow Daoists” was the truth.

Sacrificing the Dao of Balance, using Three Pure One’s Transformation to perform Balance four times, forcefully invoking the Three Thousand Great Daos to construct the Court of Dao, using the Dao of Balance to blur the boundaries between life and death, Dao and spirit, with the Spirit-Binding Nail as a foundation to condense the ‘Spirit of Dao.’

The entire operation had been rehearsed countless times—there were no mistakes, achieved in a single attempt.

The beings who had walked farthest on this Dao all left behind projections containing only Dao nature, representing the voices of beings emanating from this Dao…

Among these, the deceased beings only left behind “Dao-nature thinking,” retaining the ability to think without personal desires.

The still-existing beings could sense everything happening in the Court of Dao and make choices supported by “Dao-nature thinking.”

As the founder of the Court of All Daos, Li Changshou became its first Guardian.

He wasted no time, directly presenting the first proposal; unless over seventy percent opposed, he would use his Guardian authority to pass it directly.

The shadows of Three Thousand Great Daos…

Complete silence!

Li Changshou’s palm pressed downward, and all Three Thousand Great Daos trembled simultaneously.

Those powerful beings whose consciousness had been drawn into this place finally understood what had happened!

Reconstructing Heaven’s Dao!

Bypassing the Ancestral Lord to directly reconstruct Heaven’s Dao!

Most of the powerful beings were shocked to their core, their blood boiling, yet not knowing what to say.

At this moment, Li Changshou’s voice was filled with authority:

“All Daos shall immediately reconstruct Heaven’s Dao, stripping the Ancestral Lord’s control over Heaven and Earth’s origin!

Release Supreme Clarity Sage and Jade Clarity Sage from their restraints.

All Daos shall protect Heaven and Earth’s origin as it returns to the Sea of Dao Principles!

Execute immediately!”

As Li Changshou’s stern command rang out, countless figures within the great hall simultaneously raised their right hands.

In an instant!

Whether in the area covered by the Primordial Bell, or the instant experienced by the Ancestral Lord and the Heaven-challengers!

A fundamental change occurred in the Primordial World!

The Three Thousand Great Daos shook, the Sea of Dao Principles revealed its tracks in the Primordial World, from the Five Continents to the Three Thousand Worlds, and even the vast void between them, multicolored divine light constantly flickered!

The Dao became visible!

Countless differently shaped grids appeared throughout Heaven and Earth, then shattered, reorganized, and concealed themselves.

The divine light was most concentrated in the Five Continents region, with boundless spiritual energy alternating between violent and gentle states, as countless chaotic phenomena appeared throughout Heaven and Earth.

These colorful phenomena dissipated in an extremely short time!

At this moment, the most fundamental principles of the Primordial World remained unchanged, Heaven and Earth naturally remained extremely stable, and Heaven, Earth, and beings themselves underwent no changes.

What was affected now was only Heaven’s Dao, such as the changing of seasons, movement of stars, Heaven’s surveillance, operation of the Heavenly Court, and so on.

Heaven’s Dao fell into chaos for an instant, but order was restored in the next moment.

Simply put, the Three Thousand Great Daos abolished the original Heaven’s Dao and, through resonance with the Court of Dao, reconstructed an entirely new Heaven’s Dao!

In the Court of Dao.

Li Changshou’s body trembled slightly, a trace of fatigue flashed through his eyes, but that gaze immediately regained its brightness.

Returning freedom to all beings;

Returning freedom to Heaven and Earth!

This was the profound meaning of the Dao of Balance!

Under the watchful eyes of Yun Xiao, Ling E, the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, Zhao Gongming, Immortal Master Zhenyuan, several Sages, Golden Spirit Holy Mother…

Under the watchful eyes of these powerful beings who could stand in this place!

Under the watchful eyes of all the mighty ones since ancient times in the Primordial World!

Li Changshou once again grasped the jade brush and waved it through the air.

[From this day forward, the Court of Dao stands above the Three Realms, not entering but overseeing them. Should beings feel righteous anger at Heaven and Earth’s injustice, should Heaven and Earth face wanton destruction by beings, it shall manifest!

From this day forward, the Heavenly Court remains the Heavenly Court, the Heaven’s Dao sequence abolishes the Six Sages and adds the Four Heavenly Ministers’ positions, who shall check and balance with the Heavenly Emperor.

From this day forward, Heaven and Earth shall have no script, and the future shall have no predetermined fate!]

Rumble—

The Court of Dao suddenly trembled, it was the old Heaven’s Dao struggling.

Li Changshou bit his tongue, spat a mouthful of heart’s blood onto the jade brush, instantly suppressing the tremors, and wrote out all the plans he had prepared for years in this place.

His plan was quite simple, focusing on establishing the Court of Dao.

Since White Tiger Subduing Dragons began, the odds that Li Changshou had been continuously improving weren’t actually about gathering the power of many beings to oppose Heaven.

The reason the odds improved was that these ‘beings’ who could represent the Dao and enter the Court of Dao would be dissatisfied with the current Heaven’s Dao.

Although they could only make judgments based on ‘Dao nature,’ the foundation of these judgments still came from beings!

Therefore, the choices of beings were extremely important.

Li Changshou’s calculations were not wrong. In the current Court of Dao, the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan occupied a large proportion.

In the White Tiger Subduing Dragons incident, Li Changshou confirmed the Dragon Clan’s dissatisfaction with Heaven’s Dao, increasing the odds against the Ancestral Lord by far more than just ten percent…

Li Changshou kept exploring, calculating time and again, finally reaching today.

Separating Heaven and Earth’s origin from the Ancestral Lord, forcing the Ancestral Lord to reveal his health bar!

The upcoming battle would be left to his Master and Senior Uncle who were now free from restraints, as he still had work to do.

Having destroyed the old order, he needed to give Heaven and Earth a new order.

The Three Thousand Great Daos rejecting the old Heaven’s Dao and evolving a new Heaven’s Dao under the intervention of the Dao of Balance was just the first step. He must provide the new Heaven’s Dao with order and direction for development.

Thirty-six Spirit Treasures to monitor Heaven’s Dao;

The Heavenly Emperor, Human Sovereign, and Mother Earth defining the Three Realms of Heaven, Humanity, and Earth…

Even if it meant copying the divine positions of the old Heaven’s Dao again, this process was necessary.

Li Changshou wrote swiftly, and the characters before him transformed into large words flying in various directions, the Three Thousand Great Daos constantly resonating.

The Dao of Time trembled slightly, and the ‘remnant shadow of Goddess Nuwa’ standing on the Dao of Time waved divine light, bringing the entire Court of Dao into a state of absolute stillness.

With the Primordial Bell’s support and the amplification from Goddess Nuwa’s Great Dao, Li Changshou wrote the rules more composedly.

After an unknown time passed in the hall…

“Everyone, please don’t approach the Ancestral Lord later,” Li Changshou said softly. “Please protect those beings who dared to oppose Heaven today, they are the spark of life for Primordial World’s beings, avoid the Ancestral Lord going mad and hurting people in his final moments.

The battle can be left to the Master and both Senior Uncles.

The Ancestral Lord has lost Heaven and Earth’s origin, no matter how strong he is, he’s no longer a混元无极 (Mixed Origin Limitless) Sage, the Three Pure One’s Masters can eliminate him.

Remember, don’t get carried away. Your Majesty and Senior Brother, watch over them.

Don’t let my efforts go to waste.”

As his words fell, Li Changshou had stopped writing.

Done.

Looking up at the now-formed ‘Dao Stele,’ with Heaven and Earth’s new order completed on it, Li Changshou let out a light breath.

With a sweep of his sleeve, he said:

“Go, enjoy this world-shaking battle well.”

The manifestations of the Three Thousand Great Daos all bowed to Li Changshou, each transforming into faint points of light and dispersing.

The Court of Dao instantly became extremely empty.

Li Changshou looked up to admire his masterpiece, revealing a slight smile, and made a Dao salute toward the empty front of the great hall.

As he raised his head, a drop of fresh blood suddenly fell, landing in Li Changshou’s palm.

Raising his hand to wipe his nose, vaporizing the bloodstain, Li Changshou let out a light breath. He wanted to step forward but staggered, sitting down cross-legged somewhat weakly.

Never mind, time to rest for a while.

There was nothing else he needed to do afterward.

Dong—

The second toll of the Primordial Bell appeared outside Purple Apex Palace, only an instant after the first toll.

The Ancestral Lord’s raised finger was about to point forward but suddenly stopped, as he looked down at his chest in shock.

There, in his Dao body that was merged with Heaven’s Dao, a large hole had inexplicably opened, and that constantly beating ‘sphere’ within had vanished without a trace!

Heaven’s Dao, Heaven’s Dao…

Where is my Heaven’s Dao?

No, it’s still there, Heaven’s Dao is right at my fingertips, yet why can’t I grasp it…

Hongyun suddenly looked up, looking forward, but Li Changshou’s figure had already been covered directly by the Primordial Bell.

Behind Hongyun, the distant Purple Apex Palace was continuously collapsing, and the countless grey-robed Dao figures who had just appeared directly exploded!

Streams of extremely pure spiritual energy returned to the Primordial World.

The new Heaven’s Dao contained no will.

“Li Changshou! What have you done!”

Hum—

Space trembled, the universe before Hongyun slightly distorted, that emaciated old Daoist sitting on the prayer mat again blocked Hongyun’s path, his gaze unprecedentedly cold.

Supreme Clarity!

“Hongyun!”

A shout, a shout suppressing anger, rang out from behind Ancestral Lord Hongyun.

Several sword lights crisscrossed across hundreds of thousands of li, coming from Heaven and Earth, cutting through space-time and shattering the remnant shell of the old Heaven’s Dao!

Behind the sword lights, a figure flashed, appearing behind Hongyun.

Holding a broken sword, stepping on a damaged formation diagram, this young Daoist’s hair stood on end as he glared with gritted teeth.

Jade Clarity!

The Taiji Diagram returned to its position, casually supported by that emaciated old Daoist, completely sealing the space-time around Hongyun.

Jade Clarity Master gritted his teeth as he advanced, the flames of anger in his eyes about to burn his former teacher!

Original Commencement Heaven Lord appeared on Hongyun’s other side, a banner floating behind him, speaking calmly:

“Master, forgive our disrespect.”

“Ha, hahaha! Hahahaha!”

Hongyun suddenly threw back his head and laughed, continuously clapping his hands, looking toward the Primordial Bell:

“Three Thousand Great Daos, Court of Dao, beings related to the Dao, reconstructing Heaven’s Dao.

Changshou, I’m impressed you could think of such a method, marvelous, truly marvelous.

You are indeed different from that person, I lost to your move this time; but ultimately, I am unwilling to exit like this.

Come, let’s decide victory or defeat in one battle.”

Hongyun’s towering figure suddenly shriveled, and a figure walked out from behind him.

This figure was wrapped in boundless killing intent, with various demonic treasures floating around him.

Demon Ancestor Luohou!

The Dao and Demon Ancestors simultaneously opened their eyes, and their auras perfectly merged.

At this moment, Hongyun had returned to a normal figure, speaking simultaneously with Luohou, their eerie laughter mixing cold and warm voices:

“Let’s battle beyond the heavens, let’s not destroy this Heaven and Earth.”

“No need for such trouble.”

Supreme Clarity Laozi’s eyes erupted with black and white energy, and the Taiji Diagram condensed again below, cutting off that heavenly path.

Jade Clarity Master’s broken sword erupted with divine light as he flew at Hongyun!

Original Commencement Heaven Lord gripped the Pangu Banner, threw out the Jade Ruyi, and demon-subduing sword energy slashed toward Luohou’s body!

Supreme Clarity Laozi pointed forward, his gray-white hair and Dao robe dancing together, pressing toward the figures of the Dao and Demon Ancestors!

The Three Pure Ones battled the Two Ancestors!

This was no ordinary battle, nor could it be explained by divine abilities or treasures. Even Golden Immortals could only see several figures extremely rapidly changing positions within the area wrapped in the Taiji Diagram’s Dao rhythm.

Supreme Clarity steadily controlled the situation, leaving Hongyun no escape route;

Jade Clarity Master and Original Commencement Heaven Lord led the attack, but for now, they struggled to gain the upper hand.

Most beings nearby stared blankly at this scene.

Though they couldn’t understand it, they felt deeply shaken, their personal Dao and Dao hearts trembling slightly.

They still didn’t know exactly what had happened.

They didn’t know why a hole had appeared in the Ancestral Lord’s chest;

They didn’t know why those grey-robed Daoists who had given them boundless pressure had directly dispersed;

They didn’t know why Supreme Clarity Sage and Jade Clarity Master, who were reportedly suppressed before, had suddenly descended.

Moreover, they didn’t know why the Demon Ancestor would walk out from the Ancestral Lord’s towering body when the Demon Ancestor’s corpse was rumored to be in the deepest part of the Nine Filth Springs…

Most beings were bewildered.

They had come with a burning passion but now could only watch the battle from afar.

Only the very few beings who had just entered the Court of All Daos knew the general cause and effect.

Supreme Clarity’s disciple Li Changshou and Great White Star Li Changeng had accomplished a world-shaking feat!

The approach was unique, reconstructing Heaven’s Dao, establishing new Dao principles, directly… directly…

“Senior Brother…”

Ling E, who was blocked behind Yun Xiao, froze inexplicably.

Ling E’s beautiful eyes trembled slightly, her Dao heart suddenly clenching several times;

She rushed out from behind Yun Xiao without regard for anything, running straight toward the Primordial Bell while all beings were watching the Sages battle.

Sacrifice my Dao of Balance, sacrifice my Dao of Balance!

Qi cultivators often dabbled in many paths when cultivating the Dao, able to cultivate multiple paths and various arts, such as the most common Five Elements Dao techniques, which involved the Path of Five Elements.

But every being who became immortal or achieved the Dao relied on only one Great Dao.

Their personal Dao.

This was the foundation of achieving the Dao, the root of longevity, the soul path of Qi cultivators.

The Dao of Balance was Senior Brother’s Dao…

Senior Brother had used this path to cultivate Celestial Immortal, Golden Immortal, relying on…

“Ling E!”

Yun Xiao quickly moved to chase after her, but just as she was about to step forward, her pretty face suddenly turned pale as she looked up at the Primordial Bell.

No, it couldn’t be.

When he established the Court of All Daos, he was still under the old Heaven’s Dao’s order!

Without external assistance, only his actively deployed Dao of Balance had balanced the Sage Dao realm, and then using the false Dao realm, gathered the Three Thousand Great Daos.

The reactive force, the resistance to creation, the loss of one’s personal Dao…

Yun Xiao’s pretty face turned deathly pale.

“Ah…”

The Primordial Bell’s spirit consciousness resounded in everyone’s hearts as the great bell slowly rose half a zhang, revealing the cross-legged figure beneath.

Strands of withered white hair hung loose.

An almost shriveled body sat there quietly.

Like a mortal.

As if asleep, head lowered and eyes closed as if one could still hear his dream-like murmurs.

How should one balance Heaven’s Dao?

Yes, how should one balance Heaven’s Dao?

Changing the order sounds easy, shouting slogans is quite passionate, but how to do it?

Right there on the beach of that immortal island, in those years after Master was burned away by the Golden Crow’s flames, in that warm Mixed Origin Golden Ladle, Li Changshou sat quietly, thinking, pondering, contemplating.

He diligently explored many approaches.

For instance, he could find the Primordial Bell, use it to invoke the Dao of Time and connect Pangu God’s fiftieth axe mark from the beginning of Heaven and Earth to today, shattering Purple Apex Palace.

Or, he could research the poison of the Dao, and infect Heaven’s Dao with some ‘viruses,’ thereby affecting Ancestral Lord Hongyun in reverse.

Or, he could figure out how to get all Six Sages to attack Hongyun together…

And so on.

At that time, Li Changshou’s understanding of Heaven’s Dao was limited, his thinking wasn’t so comprehensive, the information he grasped was insufficient, and his approaches had some fantastical elements.

But every approach, predictably, would result in countless beings’ deaths and injuries.

Li Changshou could only continuously reject these approaches.

The desire to eliminate the Ancestral Lord and Heaven’s Dao was his notion, arising from his hatred; he shouldn’t use other beings’ lives as bargaining chips.

One should take responsibility for one’s actions.

So, he only had one path: to balance Heaven’s Dao, to understand Heaven’s Dao, to reconstruct Heaven’s Dao.

How to balance Heaven’s Dao?

How to…

“Senior Brother!”

A call awakened the dazed Li Changshou.

He sensed Ling E rushing over and also felt the Primordial Bell releasing spiritual power to keep her away.

“Be gentle,” the Bell Spirit appeared beside them, speaking softly. “He can’t withstand your impact now.”

Ling E couldn’t help but burst into tears, kneeling beside Li Changshou, pouring out large and small bottles of pills from her treasure pouch, holding Li Changshou’s white hair, looking at his aged face, her small hands constantly trembling.

“Senior Brother, don’t scare me!

Didn’t you say you were completely certain you’d be fine?

Weren’t you always cautious? Weren’t you…”

“Why cry? Looking so unsightly, I’ll have to punish you for copying scriptures.”

Li Changshou laboriously raised his left hand, wanting to pat Ling E’s head, but found his palm was as withered as dead wood, covered in wrinkles.

“See? I’m fine, just exhausted.”

He tried to lower his hand, but Ling E quickly leaned forward, grasping his palm and placing it on her cheek.

Yun Xiao’s figure flashed behind Li Changshou; she silently knelt, her hands supporting his shoulders, carefully channeling streams of spiritual power into Li Changshou’s body, her eyes involuntarily reddening.

His Dao body was like a dried and cracked riverbed.

Streams of light flickered…

“Changeng!”

“Lord Star Immortal!”

“Senior Brother!”

“Uncle Chang’an!”

“What happened here!”

Zhao Gongming’s lips trembled as he crouched before Li Changshou, wanting to help support him but not daring to move rashly. “Why go to such extremes? Didn’t you always leave yourself a margin of safety?”

“I won’t die.”

Li Changshou said softly: “I just lost my cultivation, I’ll cultivate again.”

Yun Xiao was about to speak, but Li Changshou promptly patted her jade hand.

“Changeng,” the Jade Emperor’s voice was somewhat choked.

Li Changshou immediately made a helpless expression, sighing: “Your Majesty, I really am just exhausted, temporarily lost my cultivation, that’s all.”

“The Lord of the Dao has arrived!”

“Quick! Make way for the Lord of the Dao!”

The surrounding immortals and deities quickly scattered as the Lord of the Dao floated down from his ox’s back, frowning as he grasped Li Changshou’s wrist.

Soon, the Lord of the Dao said:

“His life is not in danger.”

The immortals and deities immediately breathed sighs of relief.

The Lord of the Dao took out a pill from his sleeve, thought for a moment, then turned the pill into powder, taking a tiny bit and sending it into Li Changshou’s mouth.

Li Changshou’s complexion immediately improved somewhat, his originally withered white hair gained a hint of gray, and his face also grew somewhat younger.

“Thank you, Lord of the Dao.”

His voice also gained some strength.

“Mm,” the Lord of the Dao nodded, pondering for a moment. “First go to Comfort Palace to recuperate.”

“Let’s wait until the battle here is finished,” Li Changshou looked toward the void ahead, having lost his cultivation, now maintaining himself solely on one breath of spiritual power, only able to see several blurry light shadows.

“Then wait a moment.”

The Lord of the Dao responded softly, his form transforming into a white light rushing toward the battlefield.

Shortly after, Supreme Clarity Laozi and the Lord of the Dao became one, chanting mysterious incantations, speaking without pause or effort, and waving his hand to form Heaven and Earth’s Yin-Yang Great Millstone.

That presence was indescribably sharp.

Li Changshou let out a light breath…

He naturally knew his condition; choosing this path, he had naturally considered various situations and prepared one or two backup plans.

How could there be a revolution without bloodshed?

Being able to achieve this much, he was already very satisfied.

The battle to overthrow the Ancestral Lord lasted a long time.

The Three Pure One’s Sages fought at full strength, and the Ancestral Lord revealed all his trump cards.

They had all broken free from Heaven’s Dao’s restraints, and couldn’t borrow power from the new Heaven’s Dao, fighting completely with their magical power.

This battle was much more difficult than when Supreme Clarity fought Hongyun in Purple Apex Palace before.

Goddess Nuwa guarded beside Li Changshou for a while, confirmed his life was not in danger, and then went to provide support for the Three Pure Ones Sages.

But Goddess Nuwa had no opportunity to take action at all, only able to circle the edges.

The Ancestral Lord’s power was fully revealed; after devouring the old Heaven’s Dao’s will, it could only be described as terrifying.

Unfortunately, he was still one line short of the Mixed Origin Limitless realm.

Only when the Primordial Bell joined the battle and the Three Pure Ones simultaneously activated their world-creation treasures, with Supreme Clarity Sage holding the phantom of the world-creation axe, did they finally suppress Hongyun in this state?

The Universe Cauldron’s power was quite heavy, and the Creation Jade Plate’s changes were endless.

The Ancestral Lord and Demon Ancestor as one body seemed to have more avatars wanting to fight outside.

But Hongyun’s gaze mostly looked toward Li Changshou who was surrounded by many beings, looking at Li Changshou’s mottled white hair, revealing a bitter smile.

Still, quite envious, right?

The feeling of being cared for had become quite unfamiliar.

In the ancient memories, most were that boundless grayness, endless loneliness, and solitude.

At that time, the memories of the previous life became the best medicine, making one turn them over and over in remembrance.

Until these memories gradually wore away, gradually became forgotten, even the name was forgotten.

The amusing thing was, that the main personality didn’t know these things.

Because these negative emotions and experiences were taken away when the true spirit split.

When he came to his senses, he was already in the brilliantly colorful ancient Heaven and Earth, where ‘everyone’ was busy and scheming for their ideal world, every moment incredibly fulfilling.

When he came to his senses again, he was standing before ‘the last companion,’ gripping their throat, making them return to himself.

Why should he only be that extremely mediocre man’s ‘derivative’?

And why must his final destiny be to return to that bastard, to fulfill the so-called main personality?

He had already stood at the peak of all beings, sat in that Purple Apex Palace, taking the Three Pure Ones as disciples!

He was Hongyun!

Master of the Mystic Gate, source of the Dao Gate!

He…!

Ah… just couldn’t accept it, right?

In the battle, the Demon Ancestor’s head was shattered by Jade Clarity Master’s sword light, and the Demon Ancestor’s body could no longer maintain itself.

Hongyun waved his sleeve, and that Demon Ancestor’s remnant body transformed into flowing light drilling into Hongyun’s body, as Hongyun gripped the Universe Cauldron’s leg, fighting the Three Pure Ones Sages alone!

He continuously didn’t speak a word, only circulating his vast ocean-like magical power;

Though his form was no longer so towering, it was still full of majesty.

Supreme Clarity’s brows slightly furrowed, the phantom of the great axe in his hand burst with light.

“Together!”

With Supreme Clarity Sage’s light shout, Jade Clarity Master and Original Commencement Heaven Lord appeared at Supreme Clarity’s sides, pushing their palms simultaneously.

That giant’s figure appeared before the Three Pure One’s Sages, its great hand reaching for Hongyun.

Hongyun froze for a moment, light flashing in his eyes.

“Big Brother…”

Hongyun murmured, then frowned in confusion, looking down at his palm.

Why?

Why!

Why…!

That great hand gripped Hongyun’s body without any resistance, Hongyun’s expression suddenly becoming incredibly complex, with confusion, apology, guilt, nostalgia, acceptance…

And even some excitement.

He even raised his still-movable right hand, unconsciously reaching toward this giant’s face.

Not caring that this giant was just a phantom;

Not caring about this giant’s raised world-creation axe;

Not caring about this giant’s cold and unwavering expression.

“Big Brother,” Hongyun called softly, his lips trembling slightly, that face bizarrely transforming into a clean-shaven face, bearing loss, bearing a smile, bearing pleading.

“Can we not create Heaven and Earth?

The Chaos Sea was quite free too.”

The axe blade fell.

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