Today is the day the Buddha Master returns to his seat; the citizens of the Buddha Country had long since learned of this, and there is no sorrow, only exhilaration.

The Buddha Master returns to his seat, cutting off the purest Divine clone in response to all beings, while his true body seeks to attest the Supreme Tao Fruit.

"Previously I was concerned about this clone of yours, since you would eventually have to recall it. If you let it Harmonize with the Broken Realm of Emperor Heaven, although your realm would gain a brief Ascension, in terms of your Dao, it might instead become an obstacle."

The long-unseen Ancient Road Will spoke, quite emotional, never having imagined that the little fellow who once reigned in the Divine Travel Realm would, in such a short time, walk to this step.

Ji Jingqiu nodded. On the Buddha Country’s side, it had already become the greatest power in the Nine States. With the help of the Ancient Road Will and the two Heavenly Venerables, the Supreme True Buddha had long since become the sole object of faith here.

Back when he opened up [Defend Void Silence], the Supreme True Buddha, under Heavenly Person Communication, had likewise made a Great Vow and gained the recognition of the Broken Realm of Emperor Heaven.

Given the situation at that time, if there had been no scruples, the Supreme True Buddha could have Harmonized first with Yanfu State, then in turn Harmonized with the remaining eight states, and at last with the entire Broken Realm of Emperor Heaven.

"Senior, has there been any further sensing from Wuwang Mountain?" Ji Jingqiu asked.

The Ancient Road Will said helplessly, "No. Between us and Wuwang Mountain, we have no initiative; it has always been Wuwang Mountain ’contacting’ us."

Ji Jingqiu pondered, "Is it possible to convene an Inheritance Ancient Road ahead of schedule, to thereby draw down Wuwang Mountain’s gaze?"

"We tried that ten years ago, but the Ten Thousand Ancient Stele is not so easily climbed." The Ancient Road Will said in a deep voice, "In the end, the highest achievement of this generation barely entered the top hundred, utterly unqualified to receive Wuwang Mountain’s resonance."

Ji Jingqiu sighed. Is this generation really this useless?

At this moment, Jiuqing and Dangmo Heavenly Venerable arrived one after another.

Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables said, "Taoist Friend is now reclaiming the Buddha Master’s clone in order to assault the Dao Ancestor?"

"Correct. I intend to seize this opportunity to forcibly break through to the Tao Ancestor Realm and jump out of the fetters of destiny." Ji Jingqiu said.

Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables asked in puzzlement, "Could it be that Taoist Friend has not yet completed the convergence of the branches of destiny?"

Ji Jingqiu shook his head and recounted the situation in which he could hardly sense the branches of destiny.

Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said in astonishment, "What Taoist Friend has just described feels somewhat familiar to me. I remember now—my Master mentioned such a matter back in the day!"

This one’s Master was the very first owner of Emperor Heaven, the Emperor Heaven Ancestor Master, a follower and fellow traveler of the Netherworld Lord.

Ji Jingqiu was somewhat surprised. He had especially gone to ask the Moon-cutting Sword Light about this matter, but that one had never witnessed such a situation. Since even an Elder Transcender had never heard of it, he had not asked others.

He had not expected that the Emperor Heaven Ancestor Master had once encountered this kind of situation in the past.

Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables confirmed once more, "Taoist Friend can perceive the Dao of destiny, and can occasionally sense the River of Destiny, but it is only your own fate that you cannot see?"

Ji Jingqiu nodded.

Back in the Void Realm, he was practically about to use the River of Destiny as bathwater, yet even when he finally broke through to Heavenly Venerable, he never once triggered the River of Destiny’s resonance.

Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables recalled, "My Master indeed mentioned this sort of situation back then. It seemed that there was also a certain existence in the same condition."

Ji Jingqiu could not help pressing, "Could it be the Netherworld Lord?!"

Nine Pure Heavenly Venerables hesitated, "It should not be. My Master did not tell me who it was, but he casually remarked—since the River of Destiny of the Realm has no sensing, then go seek the Mother River of Destiny of the Sea of Realms."

"The Mother River of Destiny..." Ji Jingqiu murmured.

In the Inner Universe, the Moon-cutting Sword Light clicked its tongue and said:

"The Mother River of Destiny... Even a Transcender who shuts himself in for ten thousand years may not be able to sense the trajectory of those two Mother Rivers, especially destiny."

"Within a Realm, destiny is easier to capture and perceive than time. But at the level of the Sea of Realms, destiny instead becomes more Misty than time, harder to sense."

"Back then, my true body only accidentally sensed the trajectory of the Mother River once, comprehended the lives of all beings, and thus opened up the subsequent sword moves."

Upon hearing that even a Transcender found it so difficult to sense the Mother River of Destiny, Ji Jingqiu temporarily dispelled this thought.

He thanked the two Heavenly Venerables and the Ancient Road Will, then went to the already-prepared seclusion site, where he saw the two True Buddhas who had been waiting there for a long time.

One was veiled in the color of Liu Li, with a faint smile, palms joined, face filled with compassion; a thousand meanings and myriad insights all lay within that smile. This was the body of the Supreme True Buddha carved out, and it would continue to replace Ji Jingqiu’s clone as the Lord of Buddha Country.

The other was a young monk, yet his hair was disheveled and he had never shaved his head.

He rose and smiled to Ji Jingqiu, saying, "Taoist Friend, you have finally come to fetch me. It is truly boring, this Universal Salvation of all beings."

Ji Jingqiu could not help being stunned. So this is his ’Will Horse’?

In all honesty, he had never truly met the true body of this clone before, for upon its birth it had fused with the Buddha’s Shedding left behind by the Supreme True Buddha.

The young monk turned, bowed to the True Buddha, and then walked toward Ji Jingqiu.

Ji Jingqiu sat down cross-legged, assuming the lotus posture, while the young monk took a single step and entered his body.

In that instant, Heart Monkey and Will Horse all returned.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly raised his head.

The starlight between Heaven and Earth abruptly grew Radiant, star-brilliance falling like snow!

In Ji Jingqiu’s pupils was reflected a figure majestic and sacred, with brows and eyes like a painting beyond description, a smile upon his face.

A familiar voice from Doumu Yuanjun entered Ji Jingqiu’s heart—

"World Venerate Ji is preparing to break through to Dao Ancestor? Far too slow. Allow this Emperor to lend you a hand. Such a pure incense body—if you cut it off and discard it, that would truly be a waste. It will serve perfectly as the foundation for your glorious entry onto the Investiture of the Gods."

Before he could react, a white, elegant hand, brimming with Divine beauty, descended here guided by starlight!

A single finger lightly tapped the True Buddha between the brows!

That one finger plunged Heaven and Earth into indistinguishable gloom, yet at the same time brought peace and stillness, as though one had returned to the embrace of a mother, come to the very origin of Heaven and Earth.

"World Venerate Ji, this Emperor shall today aid you in ascending in a single step to True Saint Perfection!"