Chapter 1450: Heaven's Heart Is My Heart
At the Celestial Sea of the Ancestral Court, Khai Hoang walked lightly across the surface of the sea. Only when his footsteps landed did ripples spread across the water.
"Heaven's heart is my heart."
When he first came here, walking on the sea surface, the waves suddenly surged and rolled—this was the reflection of his dao heart upon the Celestial Sea.
This sight was as breathtaking as a dream. He could see the flaws within his dao heart, the inadequacies that existed. These flaws and inadequacies would evolve into towering waves. He walked through those crashing waves, subduing inner demons, nourishing his dao heart, allowing it to become purer and purer.
Now, as he walked upon the sea surface, no more towering waves appeared—only faint ripples.
His dao heart was calm and unperturbed, steady to a terrifying degree.
He stopped, gazing at the surface of the Celestial Sea. The sea was like a mirror, faithfully reflecting everything within Huyền Đô.
The battle in Huyền Đô was visible to his eyes. Ripples appeared beneath his feet once more, signifying that his dao heart was not entirely at peace.
"No time to reach Cửu Ngục Đài. I must go to Huyền Đô."
Khai Hoang straightened his robes, glanced at his reflection on the mirror-like sea surface to check his appearance, then stepped away.
Not long after he left, the figure of Hạo Thiên Tôn gradually emerged from the void, shifting from insubstantial to solid, his footsteps landing lightly upon the sea surface.
When his feet touched the sea, waves surged violently—but quickly settled back into calm.
Hạo Thiên Tôn's gaze withdrew from the direction Khai Hoang had departed, falling upon the tranquil sea surface as he watched the battle unfolding in Huyền Đô.
"It is time to head to Huyền Đô."
Hạo Thiên Tôn revealed a smile. Behind him, the phantom image of Thái Tố Thần Nữ materialized, casting no reflection upon the Celestial Sea.
"True experts should be like Khai Hoang—able to remain composed and patient."
Hạo Thiên Tôn stepped forward. As his foot moved, waves rose upon the sea once more—yet they were not great. He passed through them as if they were nothing.
Though his dao heart was not equal to Khai Hoang's, he was by no means weak. Were anyone else to come to the Celestial Sea, the turmoil in their dao heart would likely form towering, sky-reaching waves—while he merely stirred up small ripples!
Moreover, as his steps moved forward, the waves gradually grew fainter.
"This battle is not merely about eliminating Thiên Công—it is also about eliminating those among the Ten Heavenly Venerables who threaten your position."
Thái Tố Thần Nữ's form gradually dimmed behind him, but her voice reached his ears with perfect clarity, as if whispering beside him: "Hồng Thiên Tôn will no longer be a threat to you... Nephew, the ripples you stir upon the Celestial Sea are extremely faint. It seems your dao heart is not weaker than Khai Hoang's."
Hạo Thiên Tôn walked toward the Celestial River, saying: "It is merely that my dao heart is stable, falling slightly short of his. But in terms of dao realm, he still surpasses me by a great margin. Khai Hoang focuses on the dao realm, while I focus on power. In the future, I will learn from him in the dao realm. This is my greatest strength."
He smiled faintly, speaking leisurely: "Back then, I learned Ngự Thiên Tôn's method of becoming a god, then eliminated Ngự Thiên Tôn. Today, I can also learn Khai Hoang's dao realm, then eliminate Khai Hoang. My dao heart is strong enough—learning the dao realm is not as difficult as one might imagine."
Thái Tố's form faded completely, her soft voice asking: "Then how did you cultivate your dao heart to this level?"
"At the moment of my greatest glory, I suddenly plummeted to the depths, lying on a sickbed for over a thousand years."
Hạo Thiên Tôn stopped, tilting his head as he recalled the past, saying: "During those thousand-plus years, I endured countless scornful looks, countless mockeries. Even those who once followed me abandoned me one by one, laughing at me, cursing me. After experiencing that great rise and fall, my dao heart became incomparably tenacious and steady."
His gaze revealed immense confidence and conviction, and he declared loudly: "The reason I lay on that sickbed for so long was not due to physical wounds, but wounds to my dao heart! By the time I rose from that sickbed, no one in this world could ever shatter my dao heart again! From that moment on, I saw through all the warmth and coldness of the world. I saw through so-called kinship, friendship, and love. From that moment on, I lived only for myself!"
"I eliminated one obstacle after another among my brothers and sisters. Even the Great Crown Prince was schemed against by me, transformed into Tà Vô Kỳ!"
"I leaped to become the leader of the demigod race, established Long Tiêu Heavenly Court, and once again commanded all demigods under heaven. I joined forces with Vân Thiên Tôn to eliminate our lofty, seemingly undefeatable father. I even usurped his nest, step by step encroaching and scheming, thereby stealing the power of the Heavenly Alliance!"
"Over these million years, Father was defeated, Vân Thiên Tôn was defeated, Hỏa Thiên Tôn submitted, Nguyệt Thiên Tôn was defeated, Lăng Thiên Tôn was defeated—my opponents grow fewer and fewer."
The confidence and conviction in his eyes transformed into a smile: "And now, it is Khai Hoang's turn—it is time for internal strife among us Ten Heavenly Venerables! Hồng Thiên Tôn is the first, followed by Thái Đế, then the Father God who will return in full force!"
His dao heart grew more and more stable. The surface of the Celestial Sea remained calm, with not even a single ripple appearing!
Thái Tố slowly revealed her form, speaking softly: "And what of the one who made you lie on that sickbed for over a thousand years a million years ago, and who a million years later once again cast you down from your peak into the dust, humiliating you utterly in Thái Hư?"
Her voice seemed to carry a strange, magical power. Hạo Thiên Tôn's eye corners twitched violently. The calm Celestial Sea suddenly erupted into towering waves—wind and storm rising abruptly!
Colossal waves crashed against the sky. The heavens turned dark and oppressive. Thunder and lightning crackled and struck without cease, as terrifying as hell itself!
It was a long while before the strange phenomena of the Celestial Sea finally subsided.
Hạo Thiên Tôn's fluttering robes also gradually settled. He did not answer Thái Tố's question, instead walking directly toward the Celestial River.
Both of his life's great rises and falls were bestowed upon him by Tần Mục. Lying on that sickbed for over a thousand years was caused by the sword wounds and dao heart injuries Tần Mục had inflicted upon him.
In the Thái Hư lands, encountering Thái Đế and fighting head-on—that too was Tần Mục's doing. Tần Mục had even personally sought out him while he was recuperating and preparing to take a further step, not only destroying his grand plan for advancement but even pursuing him for six hundred thousand li!
His dignity had been utterly shattered before the Heavenly Court army and the Vô Ưu Hương army!
He had been forced to kneel before Thái Tố, to lick her feet, just to survive!
In order to rise again, he had been forced to scheme with a tiger, forced to rely on Thái Tố's power.
All of this was bestowed upon him by Tần Mục!
The only one who could throw his dao heart into chaos was Tần Mục alone!
Thái Tố Thần Nữ revealed a smile, then slowly faded away, disappearing from sight.
Huyền Đô. Hỏa Thiên Tôn stood atop the ancestral land of dao fire. The dao fire blazed fiercely, burning through the void, melting everything in its path.
Such powerful dao fire—Nam Đế Chu Tước held it in hand but did not understand its mysteries. Only he could unleash the full might of the ancestral land of dao fire!
Standing upon the dao fire altar, he seemed like the sovereign ruler of heaven and earth. With the altar at the center, the entire universe became the nine heavens of the altar.
With a single point of his finger, he could sever layer upon layer of space, forcing Nguyệt Thiên Tôn to struggle endlessly!
His dharma power was vast and profound, surpassing Nguyệt Thiên Tôn's as well. Now, he was not eager to take Nguyệt Thiên Tôn's life—rather, he was on guard against U Thiên Tôn and Lãng Oản Thần Vương, especially Lãng Oản Thần Vương, who posed a significant threat to him.
The ancestral land of dao fire twisted space, but it could not twist the void—and Lãng Oản Thần Vương's attacks came precisely from the void!
Moreover, his more important target was Thiên Công.
The death of Thiên Công would be a perfect opportunity for him to divide the spoils. Whether he could take another step forward hinged entirely on this moment!
Just as he diverted his attention to observe Thiên Công while guarding against Lãng Oản and U Thiên Tôn, a divine blade came hurtling from the thirtieth layer of void, slamming viciously into his face—blood splattering everywhere!
Hỏa Thiên Tôn's heart jolted. The ancestral land of dao fire was essentially his invincible ground. Standing here, aside from the innate dao fire greatly enhancing his power, the ancestral land also allowed him to perceive all attacks!
Except for the void.
Only the void could not be twisted or melted by dao fire.
And this blade happened to strike from the depths of the void, slashing across his face!
This blade was vicious indeed—it nearly cut into his skull along the midline of his face!
No one in this world had ever dared to launch an attack at such close range, because the power of the ancestral land of dao fire was too great. The blazing dao fire that burned everything was enough to melt all things—even Nguyệt Thiên Tôn could not approach.
Hỏa Thiên Tôn grew furious. He saw the figures of Tần Mục and the others in the void. The wheel of flames behind his head spun, the massive flame wheel cutting into the thirtieth layer of void. Dao fire blazed within the wheel, and one heavenly palace after another rumbled and shook. Projections of his primordial spirit appeared within each heavenly palace, all raising their hands—terrifying divine abilities about to erupt, burning the five figures in the void to ashes!
At that moment, Lãng Oản Thần Vương's figure appeared behind Tần Mục and the others, and U Thiên Tôn's figure appeared behind Lãng Oản Thần Vương. A lantern light shone forth—Hỏa Thiên Tôn's numerous primordial spirit projections trembled violently, struck by the lantern light, blasted out of their respective heavenly palaces, each projection annihilated!
Even his main primordial spirit was blasted back repeatedly, forced out of the Emperor's Throne, expelled from the Lăng Tiêu Hall!
Blade light flashed, appearing upon the ancestral land of dao fire. Tần Mục and the other four flew up and down around Hỏa Thiên Tôn's tall and majestic body!
Hỏa Thiên Tôn raised his hand to block. Lãng Oản Thần Vương's divine consciousness surged forward—Hỏa Thiên Tôn was struck into a daze. U Thiên Tôn's divine ability came crashing down again with a thunderous boom, blasting his primordial spirit completely out of his physical body, sending it flying backward.
Ssssss!
In that instant, his physical body was struck by hundreds of blades, blood streaming everywhere!
U Thiên Tôn raised his hand to form a seal, about to send him from Huyền Đô straight into U Đô. Suddenly, an overwhelming wave of divine consciousness came crashing in—before U Thiên Tôn's eyes appeared layer upon layer of illusions, and he saw his own mother walking toward him.
U Thiên Tôn's tears fell like rain. He could not bring himself to strike.
At that moment, Lãng Oản Thần Vương let out a sharp cry. U Thiên Tôn was instantly freed from the illusion. He looked up and felt a chill in his heart—Cung Thiên Tôn had arrived in Huyền Đô, standing at a distance, gazing at Lãng Oản Thần Vương.
The two women locked eyes. During this time, Tần Mục and Đồ Phu and the others joined forces—five small figures circling Hỏa Thiên Tôn, striking again and again, hacking him until he was covered in wounds.
Hỏa Thiên Tôn's primordial spirit flew back. Suddenly, Nguyệt Thiên Tôn's zither sounded once, teleporting his physical body away. Hỏa Thiên Tôn's eyes split with rage as his primordial spirit desperately chased after his body.
The next moment, space split open. The ancestral land of dao fire fell into that rift, sent to who-knows-where by Nguyệt Thiên Tôn.
At this time, Cung Thiên Tôn smiled faintly. Her divine consciousness erupted, surging toward Lãng Oản Thần Vương. Lãng Oản Thần Vương's divine consciousness rippled in response—the divine consciousness divine abilities of the two women were about to collide!
Divine consciousness contained infinite information. As long as their divine consciousness collided, they would know each other's thoughts—no words needed!
Tần Mục's figure appeared between the two women. His divine consciousness erupted, transforming into a vast Đại La Thiên, and he laughed aloud: "You two were born from the same root—why must you fight to the death?"
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