Chapter 406: Realistic Illusion, Questions

The anomalous being moved first.

Space tore open as it appeared directly in front of Yu Xuan and threw a single punch.

The strike landed.

Yu Xuan did not move.

But the force behind that punch was catastrophic.

The impact redirected so much pressure that space warped violently outward.

Entire regions of the void twisted, and the shockwave destabilized nearby star systems.

Thousands of celestial bodies were knocked off their paths, altering the very Point of Convergence of the realm.

Yet Yu Xuan remained standing.

Unmoved.

His eyes slowly lifted to meet the being in front of him.

They burned with two colors.

Black and white.

"Even the touch of your hand is disgusting."

Light erupted from his gaze.

Two beams of black-and-white radiance burst forth, faster than light, expanding with every instant.

The attack erased everything in its path — space, laws energy, structure, until the anomalous being itself was swallowed by the beam.

The blast continued outward and nearly struck two of the remaining Heavenly Worlds.

But at that moment.

Massive defensive formations activated simultaneously across the worlds. Countless arrays synchronized, bending the beam’s trajectory away from their cores.

Even so, a vast section of space was annihilated.

"...Fuck!"

The anomalous being reappeared, materializing from distorted fragments of reality as its body slowly stabilized.

It cursed under its breath.

Not only had Yu Xuan survived direct contact with its corrupting essence.

He had taken no damage at all.

That punch should have killed even a Peak Immortal Ascension cultivator instantly.

Yet Yu Xuan stood untouched.

His gaze swept across the three enemies before him.

"Today, this place will be your deathbed."

His voice lowered.

"And not even the Heavens will stop me from killing the three of you."

Across the entire Lower Realm.

Something was seen.

A colossal white eye manifested in the firmament as characters began carving themselves directly into the structure of reality.

They etched across mountains, stars, and void alike, inscribing themselves into the realm’s very laws.

AAAAHHHHH—!

An unknown cry echoed as the realm itself resisted.

But the formation forced its will upon the world.

The connection to the Heavens snapped shut.

Realm Sealing Formation.

Silence fell.

For the first time since the battle began.

Genuine fear appeared on the faces of the three enemies.

They had believed this was their home ground.

Their advantage.

But sealing an entire Lower Realm required power surpassing the realm itself.

And this was not just any Lower Realm.

This was a Major Lower Realm.

Yu Xuan laughed.

"Hahahaha!"

He stretched out his arms.

Immortal Qi flooded outward like an endless ocean, spreading across the realm and pushing its structure to the brink of collapse.

Suddenly the Phoenix, Ancient Demon, and that anomalous being looked at each other.

They were no longer seeing the collapse of the realm.

"Hmm... what happened, by any chance did you all see something terrifying?" Yu Xuan asked innocently.

The nine Heavenly worlds were still present, and they were standing across each other ready for a fight.

The three of them paused for a second activating various means to detect that if they are in an illusion or in reality.

Because this came as a horror to them, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.

They had even activated some trump cards and it all happened within an illusion.

Just then before the three of them could think about something.

BOOM!

***

Yu Xuan, the one undergoing the Future Blessing Ceremony felt strangely peaceful.

It was as if every negative emotion had been carefully extracted from his existence and tossed into a distant trash bin.

He felt only a lightness that bordered on absolute freedom.

He felt liberated.

As though nothing in existence could bind him anymore.

If he wanted to sleep, he could sleep.

If he wanted to draw, he could draw.

If he wanted to learn, he could learn.

If he wanted to wander aimlessly for eternity, he could do that too.

This sensation was unlike anything he had ever experienced.

It felt as if the entire world were open to him.

Or perhaps as if the world itself no longer mattered.

’What should I do?’ he wondered.

The freedom felt... noble.

Almost sacred.

Then a voice appeared.

It did not echo.

It simply existed within his awareness.

"What do you want in life?"

Yu Xuan answered immediately.

"Nothing but greatness."

The answer came effortlessly. He did not even pause to consider it.

"Then can you sacrifice your entire existence for this greatness?"

Yu Xuan shook his head.

"Impossible."

"Why do you pursue greatness?"

"There is no reason."

The voice lingered on that answer.

"Then why do you strive so much for something you are unwilling to sacrifice anything for?"

Yu Xuan remained calm.

"For now, I am just a normal greedy man. All my actions belong to the present me, there is no concern for future."

"Does this not imply your idea of greatness may change?"

"It may."

"And that does not concern you?"

Yu Xuan gave a faint smile.

"Do you ask the sun not to illuminate its surroundings?"

Silence followed.

Then another question emerged.

"What is your greatest achievement?"

Yu Xuan answered without hesitation.

"Being born."

The voice paused.

For a full moment.

Even it seemed surprised.

"Why is that your greatest achievement?"

"Because most things in existence can be copied," Yu Xuan replied calmly.

"But my birth cannot, that miracle occurred only once and it made me who I am."

The voice grew quiet again.

"What is existence for you?"

"What I perceive."

"And what about the things you do not perceive?"

"They are also existence."

"Then how do you know they exist?"

"I do not."

Their conversation continued.

Question after question.

Answer after answer.

Each exchange felt like polishing his mind.

Sometimes clarity came instantly.

Other times.

Clouds gathered in his thoughts, blocking the answer he wanted to give.

As if something within the ceremony was gently correcting him.

Not his knowledge.

But the shape of his mind.

And with every question.

Yu Xuan’s understanding of [True Self] grew sharper.