"Senior Brother, even if we retreat, when the great tribulation of heaven and earth descends, we won’t be able to escape our doom. We have nowhere left to run."

A Celestial Secret Saintess spoke in a soft voice.

Her eyes were filled with sorrow and gloom, her beautiful face etched with regret.

"Hm?"

Ye Tianling’s heart sank.

"Senior Brother, it’s true. When the world returns to its orthodox state, manifesting the will of the Divine Dao and reviving the land, the first to be suppressed will be Ancient Lands like the Celestial Secret Divine Land and the Divine Hall of Destiny. As the Saint Sons and Saintesses who carry the core Qi Fortune, we will naturally bear the brunt of it. There is no escape."

Another Celestial Secret Saintess held nothing back, explaining in a low voice.

Ye Tianling glanced at the Celestial Secret God Master. The Celestial Secret God Master nodded slightly and said, "It is indeed so. Even if you bear it alone, this place is ultimately the Celestial Secret Valley. From the moment I decided to intervene, we had, in fact, already anticipated this. We just didn’t expect it to come so quickly.

Otherwise, where would all these preparations have come from?"

The Celestial Secret God Master continued, "Don’t refuse. The Celestial Secret Divine Land won’t just be a sacrifice. We are simply doing what we can. Just treat this as a Tribulation. If you pass it, it will be a great fortune."

Ye Tianling fell silent for a moment. He didn’t refuse again.

Ye Tianling followed the Celestial Secret God Master and stepped onto the Celestial Secret Altar.

The Celestial Secret Altar was a ring-shaped altar floating in the void, with no support above or below, like a small, floating island.

"This space has already been isolated. Even if something goes wrong, only this small, independent space will be destroyed. The Celestial Secret Divine Land itself will be safe."

"I have already taken Xu Hanyan, the Illusion Mist Divine Beast, as my disciple. Ouyang Ruoxue, Ye Shuiyan, and Wang Yufei can all join the Celestial Secret Divine Land. As long as they can survive this calamitous change, they can rise even further. Que De, Que Xinyan, Wan Jimie, and Wan Xuegui will return to the Fang Family of the Asura Race after the world undergoes its great tribulation.

As for Ancient Fairy and the Snow Mink, they will need to enter Sumeru Mountain in the future, but I fear that path will be even more difficult. Of course, perhaps a Great Power from Sumeru Mountain will come to receive them personally. Before that, they will also need to stay in the Celestial Secret Divine Land..."

The Celestial Secret God Master clearly laid out these arrangements, as if trying to resolve Ye Tianling’s final, lingering worries.

It also felt as if he were making his final arrangements.

Ye Tianling took a deep breath, his voice solemn. "I will do my utmost to bear everything alone. As for all of you, you must do your best to survive. The Celestial Secret Divine Land will still need you to look after it. I won’t say any more words of thanks. As the Celestial Secret Divine Child, this matter began because of me, so let it end with me."

Ye Tianling’s gaze was exceptionally resolute.

The Celestial Secret God Master didn’t say much more, adding, "If you can seize an opportunity, you must find a way to escape. When this world expands, hidden Secret Realms, Divine Lands, and ancient spaces will all manifest. The Ancestral Stars surrounding this planet will all be enveloped, incorporated, and fused into it. This planet will become a colossal world.

At that time, the most terrifying thing will be the change in Realms.

In this change, whoever adapts to the new environment first will be the one to rise again. Therefore, you must do everything in your power to escape, to seize the first wave of opportunities, and to be the first to truly achieve Celestial Harmony Dao!"

The Celestial Secret God Master’s voice had become incredibly solemn.

Ye Tianling nodded seriously.

Based on the Celestial Secret God Master’s words, he now understood the nature of this change—expansion. ’It’s like a sponge that’s been squeezed into a ball. Now, the external pressure is gone, and the sponge is expanding. That mass will become incredibly terrifying.’

’By the same token, cultivators at Realms like Sword Saint, Sword Ancestor, and Sword Tribulation are like small cups filled to the brim with water. Their Realms were once at a state of utter Perfection. But when that small cup is suddenly placed in an ocean, their so-called Perfection vanishes in an instant. Their power is still the same, but how can a single cup of water compare to the vast ocean?’

’This is the cruel reality, so terrifying that it could instantly destroy numerous geniuses, causing their strength to regress dramatically in a moment.’

’The saying "descendants of a Double Void Body cannot enter the Void"... the true meaning is probably a case of two negatives making a positive. The inability to step into the Void Realm wasn’t due to a lack of qualification, but because the external environment was mismatched.’

At this moment, Ye Tianling instantly came to this realization, and a strange, indescribable feeling washed over him.

’My Cultivation Technique... is complete!’

’It wasn’t affected by the incompleteness of this world at all. That’s why I seem so transcendent, so unique. That’s why I was born with the Yin Yang Harmony Talent, and why my Soul Talent is so terrifying...’

In that instant, Ye Tianling’s understanding deepened even further.

’This... this isn’t the kind of sudden enlightenment one gets right before they die, is it...’

After figuring this out, Ye Tianling felt a complex mix of emotions—although he had the conviction to fight, he also felt the pressure of an indescribable sense of mortal danger.

BUZZ—

The Celestial Secret God Master unleashed a Celestial Secret Dao Skill, summoning the Profound Yellow Ancient Qi and the Yellow Grand Bell—the Donghuang Bell. It was an ancient, peerless divine artifact, as vast as an abyss. As soon as it appeared, Profound Yellow Ancient Qi spilled forth, shaking the very heavens.

At the appearance of such a divine artifact, the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword in Ye Tianling’s hand also stirred faintly—as if it, too, yearned for the dawn of a new era.

"Tianling, this is a Ten Thousand Souls Celestial Secret Order. It is a Celestial Secret Soul Seal and the core inheritance of the Celestial Secret Divine Land. It contains the core principles of the Celestial Secret Dao."

The Celestial Secret God Master took out the Sect Leader’s Order, the symbol of the Holy Land’s inheritance, and handed it directly to Ye Tianling.

Ye Tianling was stunned.

"Take it. It will give you another measure of fortune and opportunity! Listen—if you survive, you will most likely be cast into some other region of this world. In that region, it’s very possible that the inheritance of the ancient Celestial Secret Sect still exists... The Celestial Secret Dao has, in fact, been largely broken. I hope that with this Celestial Secret Order, you can take over the position of Sect Master of the ancient Celestial Secret Sect, restore the sect’s Daoist Techniques, and re-inscribe the true, complete inheritance onto the Ten Thousand Souls Celestial Secret Order.

This is a very difficult task, but it also comes with immense benefits.

In the past, the Celestial Secret Divine Land was known as the Celestial Secret Sect, and it possessed an ancient inherited technique called ’Tianshu Ancient Town’.

This sealing technique is similar to the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden, but even more powerful and domineering. Once you master it, breaking the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden—even without the Ten Thousand Souls Bone and Soul Devouring Sand—should no longer be a problem."

The Celestial Secret God Master carefully placed the Ten Thousand Souls Celestial Secret Order into Ye Tianling’s hand.

At that moment, Ye Tianling felt the Soul Order in his hand was as heavy as a mountain.

Ye Tianling tightened his grip on the Celestial Secret Soul Seal.

He hadn’t said what would happen if he failed.

What would happen if he failed?

The answer was self-evident—if he failed, the Celestial Secret God Master would also die!

Only because he was certain to die would he hand over the Soul Seal!

Ye Tianling understood. He felt he was shouldering an even heavier burden now.