"And so, after one ancient era passed after another, a new age has now descended. The land is reviving, the sealed Forbidden Lands are opening one by one, all manner of Ancient Divine Bodies are suddenly awakening in large numbers, and Divine Children, who were once a rarity, are now being born in batches...

The turmoil from the Celestial Demon Blood Domain incident in the Ancestral Dragon Abyss, the abnormality in the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Cave, the loosening of the Hidden Dragon Shackles, the early appearance of the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden, and the forceful opening of the Celestial Dragon Sword Tomb are all more than enough proof of this.

The age of the All Gods is about to return."

The Celestial Secret God Master’s voice was filled with wistful emotion.

Ye Tianling’s expression was grave. "And what of it?" he asked.

The Celestial Secret God Master said, "Heaven and Earth are reawakening. The entire Sword Ancestor Star is beginning to evolve anew, transforming into a Domain of the Gods, a terrifying World that will naturally undergo unimaginable changes. This will restart what was once the most glorious of eras—but it was also the darkest of eras.

"When the peerless races of the Ancient Era emerge one after another, when the many Divine Children awaken and return in glory, we ’natives’ will inevitably face enslavement and slaughter.

"But that is not the most terrifying part. The reason you have been able to accomplish so many heaven-defying feats on this planet is that its Celestial Secret has been shielded multiple times by countless, astonishingly brilliant figures. Once this shield is broken, the consequences will become particularly dire—"

The Celestial Secret God Master sighed again and again.

"How dire?"

Ye Tianling’s heart stirred. ’In truth, I’ve already figured out the consequences.’

But he asked anyway.

"Countless Great Powers completely compressed this Domain of the Gods, turning it into a planet. This is equivalent to condensing a High-level World into an ordinary planet. Why did they do this? Simply because their inheritances require Energy to be sustained, and the consumption of this Energy is heavily tied to the rules of Heaven and Earth. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Tell me, would the Energy consumption be greater if the Spiritual Qi between Heaven and Earth was all Divine Power and Divine Essence Power, or if it was merely ordinary Spiritual Qi?"

the Celestial Secret God Master asked.

At this moment, Que De, Wan Jimie, and the others also wore grave expressions. They immediately understood the terrifying karmic implications.

"To minimize consumption, they went so far as to shatter the Laws of Heaven and Earth while shielding the Celestial Secret. This allowed their inheritances to be preserved more completely. At the same time, the younger generations born in this world, unable to comprehend the complete Laws, could never reach the peak, regardless of their Talent or Cultivation. This is because, from their perspective, all we can comprehend are fragmented Laws and broken Dao Marks.

"You could even say... that this Sword Ancestor Star is, in reality, a prison. A prison that protects them, while at the same time shackling future generations to prevent us from becoming too strong, destroying the rules of Heaven and Earth, and breaking their ’Guardian.’

"Now, this balance has, for all intents and purposes, been broken by you and Ye Cangqian. The turmoil in the Celestial Demon Blood Domain was another catalyst, as those beings had lain dormant for ages and had recovered their Primordial Qi. With the new era dawning, they wanted to emerge into the world. It just so happened that Long Fengyang fell into their trap, and with his exceptionally weak will, he became the perfect Puppet."

The Celestial Secret God Master sighed with deep emotion.

Ye Tianling’s heart grew heavy. The fate of the world meant little to him—but if everything he had cultivated so far, and everything the geniuses of this World had cultivated, including all the Laws they had comprehended, was fundamentally incomplete... that was a truly terrifying thought.

That would mean that once the true geniuses of the Ancient Era—the Divine Sons and Divine Ladies, the Saint Sons and Saintesses, the Princes and Princesses—emerged, peerless geniuses like them would become nothing more than cannon fodder, unable to withstand a single blow!

"Tianling, you are very lucky. Because of your Transcendence Life Chart, as long as you can unleash even a fraction of your power, you can crush the many geniuses of this world. This is why your Battle Power can be so infinitely heaven-defying—because you are complete, while they are fragmented... But this is also your misfortune.

"The Celestial Dao Rules have been obscured for countless ages. Once this ’exposure’ manifests through you, the karmic backlash from eons of ’deception’ will fall squarely on your shoulders. It will be an obliterating Destruction!

"The second time you entered the Forgotten Dust World, the risk of this exposure increased immensely. I helped you conceal it, hoping to mitigate the situation, but I never expected that someone would use the Nirvana Sacrifice to Heaven to ’report’ you."

The Celestial Secret God Master’s eyes were filled with endless regret.

"Nirvana Sacrifice to Heaven... It was Ye Tianxi, wasn’t it?! My powerful Soul Talent can’t see through her. And when I face her, I feel an intense sense of crisis!"

Ye Tianling’s pupils constricted, a clear killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"It was her. She represents one of the inherited lineages from the Ancient Era. An inheritance from a Secret Realm of the Ancient Era must have activated within her body, causing her to awaken and rise to prominence in an instant.

"Inheritances from the old eras can exist within a bloodline, underground, inside a Demon Beast’s Inner Core, or even in the roots of a tree. They can exist in any form."

The Celestial Secret God Master pondered for a moment before adding, "Some say that within the Blood-Colored Crescent Moon lies a Secret Realm containing the most terrifying inheritance from the Ancient Era, bar none. It’s a dreadful inheritance from a group called the ’Immortal Buddha Divine Clan.’ Unfortunately, while many have become Inheritors by comprehending the Blood-Colored Crescent Moon, very few have been able to delve deep into it. As for someone who has obtained the true inheritance of its rules, there has not been a single one to this day."

Ye Tianling’s heart stirred, but he did not reply.

"As long as the Blood Moon remains, the inheritance remains. One day, when the Blood Moon finally sets and no longer rises, the inheritance will likely awaken."

The Celestial Secret God Master looked up at the identical Blood-Colored Crescent Moon hanging in the sky above Celestial Secret Mountain.

Within the crescent moon, the phantom of the ancient tree was long gone, as was the figure wielding an axe to chop it.

In Ye Tianling’s eyes, the crescent moon was now completely empty and silent.

"Now, the rules have descended, and everything between Heaven and Earth is changing. For us Cultivators, the most terrifying thing is not the emergence of those peerless geniuses. It is our own geniuses turning into trash. When complete Laws replace fragmented Laws, and the mysterious and supreme Divine Dao and Supreme Dao replace the current Celestial Dao, it will be an immense challenge for those Saint Masters and prodigies to even preserve their current strength.

"Even if they could preserve it, they might have achieved Battle Power Breaking Seven or Breaking Eight in an era of scarce Spiritual Qi. But in an age where Divine Essence Power floods Heaven and Earth, their Realms are riddled with holes and their foundations are flawed at every turn. How could they possibly unleash their full Battle Power?

"Simply adapting to the new world will likely be incredibly difficult. If they act rashly, they will surely perish in both body and soul."

The Celestial Secret God Master held nothing back, explaining everything in full.