The faces of the people were ashen, for they had always believed that the consciousness of Heavenly Dao was still immature and ought merely to instinctively obstruct them.

Yet unexpectedly, it had, without showing any outward signs, already made clandestine preparations to annihilate the world.

It was only when the people made a breakthrough that it began to cause trouble, leading to their miscalculation and inability to stop it.

Even if they were to survive this catastrophe now, their Daoist hearts were compromised, and they would no longer be able to ascend in the Dao in the future.

"Damn it!" someone roared furiously.

This time, their attempt to stealthily succeed had backfired tremendously. Initially aiming for a breakthrough, they found themselves deceived instead. The Heavenly Dao’s tribulation had not yet started, and the obstruction by time was merely a deliberate act by the Jade Puppet Emperor. This not only delayed their steps toward the Unity of Dao but also left their Daoist hearts flawed, making it difficult to face the Devil’s Heart Great Catastrophe.

Caught in a dilemma, it was no wonder everyone was so infuriated.

But at this point, regret and frustration were futile, and the only solution was to find a way to deal with the situation.

Seeing this, Maitreya softly chanted a Buddhist name and said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, things have reached this point, we must remedy this; otherwise, our sins would be enormous, and dying a hundred times would not expiate our guilt."

The deaths of so many beings, the heavy karma involved, and Heavenly Dao’s interference, all would probably bring all the evil consequences upon them.

The people, not being ordinary, naturally understood this principle. It was time to join forces and collectively face the crisis.

Maitreya took the lead, and suddenly, boundless Buddha’s Light illuminated all living beings in the Three Realms, with loud Zen chants echoing through the sky.

The Buddha’s Light descended, suppressing the foul air that was gushing out from the ground.

The effect was immediate; the gods of the Underworld, initially in a precarious position from the foul air, finally managed to free their hands to operate the Reincarnation cycles and began repressing the foul air back into place.

Zhen Yuanzi, seeing this, also used his Divine Skills. Behind him, the shadow of the Ginseng Fruit Tree appeared, instantly infusing endless vitality into the Three Realms, saving the lives of beings.

Candle Dragon, not to be outdone, used his Great Divine Power to force the pure air back into the heavens.

The great powers each displayed their skills, attempting to salvage the tilting balance of Heaven and Earth.

The Jade Puppet Emperor saw this and his expression became a bit more solemn. He had not expected these people to break out of the temporal predicament so quickly.

Now that they were unleashing their capabilities, they were gradually stabilizing the situation.

If he were to fail this time, there was no doubt that these people would definitely take the opportunity to erase the consciousness he had hardly developed.

With this in mind, the Jade Puppet Emperor had made up his mind. A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he suddenly exploded with a loud bang.

The aftershocks of the explosion immediately swept across the Heavenly Court, causing all those in the Three Realms who were watching to open their mouths in shock.

He had long schemed to possess this puppet body, but now, he had decisively given it up.

"This is bad!" someone suddenly realized something and exclaimed in shock.

Lin Fang also thought of something, murmuring to himself, "What a cunning plot!"

Because of the death, the entire Heavenly Court began to shake. As the position of the Heavenly Emperor was inherently linked to the Heavenly Court, the death of the Heavenly Emperor naturally triggered the shaking of the Heavenly Court.

Normally, such shaking would last only a brief while, and would quickly be suppressed by the gods to restore normalcy. However, at this critical moment, it seemed exceedingly significant.

With the fall of the Heavenly Emperor and the shaking of the Heavenly Court, the gods were unable to maintain normal operations, further exacerbating the situation and causing the order of the entire Three Realms to deteriorate further.

"The precarious situation that the powerful had barely maintained, it could only be said to be thwarted by destiny itself."

An apocalypse-like scenario appeared once again, and even as Maitreya and others desperately tried to stop it, they still couldn’t turn the tide.

Just then, Lin Fang suddenly felt a burning sensation in his chest, and amidst the stunned gaze of the crowd, a book slowly appeared before Lin Fang’s eyes.

It was the ’Journey to the West’ that no longer bore a name.

Lin Fang knew that it was this very book that had brought him into this world, where the devastation of the Three Realms was imminent, and now the book had revealed itself again.

Memories sealed long ago in the depths of his heart suddenly surfaced in Lin Fang’s mind.

Before him seemed to appear that shabby-looking, age-defying Taoist, meeting whom had brought him to this world.

After realizing his destiny, he had guessed the identity of the Daoist, who must be the legendary Daoist Ancestor of this world.

And this ’Journey to the West,’ gifted by him, naturally possessed extraordinary effects.

An endless white aura emerged from the book, instantly enveloping all of Heaven and Earth.

Everyone watched in shock as this aura, supreme and ethereal, even carried a transcendent quality, such that one felt compelled to revere it with just one glance.

Those from ancient times naturally recognized this aura as belonging to the long-missing Daoist Ancestor.

"It is the aura of the Daoist Ancestor!" Maitreya exclaimed in shock.

He also guessed why Buddha could transcend in this era, as he and the Three Pure Ones had encountered this transcendent aura and found their direction, thus successfully transcending.

"This must be a technique left by the Daoist Ancestor."

In the astonished eyes of the people, the white aura tumultuously surged, the Heavenly Dao seemed to respond, and the earth started to tremble violently as the turbid and clear auras intertwined, seeking to return this world to its primordial state.

Yet under the protection of the white aura, the entire world remained unusually stable, unaffected by these disturbances, as if the disaster was happening in another world.

This power exceeded time and surpassed all understanding, revealing that this indeed was the power of transcendence, truly stepping out of the framework of this world.

Lin Fang quietly thought, this power seemed like higher dimensions affecting the lower ones, regardless of how hard the Heavenly Dao tried, the Daoist Ancestor’s power could easily restore the world to its previous state, like rewinding time.

Although the Heavenly Dao was strong, its consciousness had only just been born and such turbulence only made it harder to manipulate the Heavenly Dao.

After all, the current consciousness of the Heavenly Dao was not the complete Heavenly Dao, as the real Heavenly Dao continued to operate the rules and laws of the entire world.

"Is this what transcendence is!" someone exclaimed emotionally.

The powers of the previous Three Pure Ones and Buddha, though strong, were still within understanding, but now the capability of this aura was beyond comprehension.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Dao could only struggle in vain, attempting to shatter the Three Realms in a suicide attack.

However, when the Heavenly Dao fell, the Three Realms remained completely unharmed, and a new Heavenly Dao even emerged in the void.

This time, it was merely the primal Dao that had not yet developed a consciousness.

Then, as light and shadow shifted, Heaven and Earth were restored, returning to their state before the apocalypse, even those beings who had perished in the catastrophe were revived as if nothing had happened.

"The power of transcendence, indeed beyond our comprehension," someone said with a sigh.