Everyone is the Heavenly Lord

"It's merely a conflict of interests. How can it be judged as good or evil?"

"If we were truly evil to the core, how could we have withstood the attacks of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance for a thousand years without defeat?"

The scholar asked again, his voice resounding and thought-provoking.

Among the Cultivators of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, many showed contemplative expressions upon hearing this.

But even more were utterly bewildered, as if their values had been greatly shaken.

"Well then, let me first introduce you to the current situation of the Five Elders Association."

The scholar's colossal figure stood between heaven and earth, filling everyone's视野, as he spoke in a measured tone.

"The territory of the Five Elders Association is now divided into five parts."

"The Five Celestial Venerables each govern their own domain."

"I shouldn't casually comment on the other Celestial Venerables' regions. If you have the chance in the future, you can explore them yourselves."

"Let me just talk about the [Human Path Heavenly Realm] you are currently in."

The scholar's words captured the attention of all Cultivators present, including Li Fan.

"Each of the Five Celestial Venerables defies the principles of heaven and earth, creating unique territories."

"In our [Human Path Heavenly Realm], the most important principle is the Dao of the Celestial Venerable's enlightenment."

"It is also the Eternal law of heaven and earth that everyone must follow and no one can violate."

The scholar paused and then revealed the origin of the name [Human Path Heavenly Realm].

"Compared to heaven and earth, humans are but insignificant beings."

"Both body and name will perish, yet the rivers flow on forever."

"Even Cultivators who can overturn rivers and seas may seem to change the shape of heaven and earth. But rivers will eventually return, while after a Cultivator dies, everything becomes empty. All past events turn to bubbles and cease to exist."

"Only the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, by defying the principles of heaven and earth, can truly transform the world!"

"Why is it that only the Celestial Venerable of Longevity can achieve such a feat?"

"In our [Human Path Heavenly Realm], transforming the world is something everyone can do!"

The scholar declared with conviction.

Upon hearing this, although everyone felt a surge of pride, they were also filled with confusion.

Many Cultivators gathered their courage and asked, "Sir, what do you mean by everyone can transform the world?"

The scholar smiled slightly. "When you came, did you see the brilliant starry sky?"

Everyone nodded.

"Actually, those are not real stars, but former Cultivators." The scholar's words struck like thunder across heaven and earth.

He waved his hand, and the bright sky instantly dimmed.

The darkness lasted only a moment, then was illuminated by countless stars.

"In the Human Path Heavenly Realm, regardless of cultivation level, if one has enough faith and courage, they can transform into a star and ascend into the sky."

"While shining eternally upon the world, they can also change the original shape of heaven and earth."

"A long time ago, in the Human Path Heavenly Realm, there was a youth born between two great mountains."

The scholar began to tell a story again.

"The mountains blocked the way, making travel very difficult. The villagers in the mountains were therefore very poor. Seeing this, the youth made a great vow from childhood to completely remove the two mountains and forge a path for his family."

"The mountains were remote, with few visitors. The youth didn't know about immortals in the world; he only tried to dig with human strength."

"Though met with incomprehension and ridicule, he never wavered or regretted."

"Sincerity can move even metal and stone. A hundred years passed, and when the youth became a decrepit old man on the verge of death, he still did not change his resolve."

"After death, he turned into a star and ascended into the sky. Under the star's light, the two great mountains disappeared forever."

"This is a complete example of a Mortal transforming the world."

"If a Mortal can do this, how much more so a Cultivator? In the Human Path Heavenly Realm, there are countless examples of transforming heaven and earth!"

…

While Li Fan's Puppet body was immersed in the scholar's narration,

his true self had already arrived in Shi Lin Province via a teleportation array.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Island had been taken, and all teleportation nodes leading to the Congyun Sea had become invalid.

He had to settle for the next best option, traveling through teleportation arrays to first reach Shi Lin Province, adjacent to the Congyun Sea.

When he tried to fly into the Congyun Sea, Li Fan suddenly discovered that an invisible barrier covered the entire Congyun Sea.

It sealed it off, preventing outsiders from entering.

"It seems they've finally reacted and locked it down." Li Fan squinted, not forcing his way in.

Instead, his true self first returned to a nearby immortal city, shifting his attention to his Clone Zhou Qingang.

Ignoring the constant communication talisman prompts, the Clone flew straight toward the former location of Ten Thousand Immortals Island.

Along the way, he could see many Cultivators with panicked expressions, unaware of what had happened, also rushing toward Ten Thousand Immortals Island.

Only after losing the teleportation array did they realize the value of being able to arrive in an instant.

It took a full ten days for the Clone to reach the destination.

A large group of Cultivators had already gathered there, pointing and whispering among themselves.

In the center of the crowd was a huge black void.

The surrounding seawater seemed blocked by some force, unable to flow into the black hole.

Against the blue sea, the black hole looked eerie and out of place.

Seeing this, Li Fan couldn't help but frown slightly.

"This appearance… why is it so similar to when I first saw the Crimson Flame Burning the Sea?"

"Could it be…"

A conjecture emerged in his mind, making him pause.

Back then, seeing the vanished Ten Thousand Immortals Island and the lingering scorching energy around the void,

and then seeing Crimson Flame standing high in the sky, holding flames and baking the Congyun Sea,

Li Fan instinctively assumed that Crimson Flame had acted to completely destroy Ten Thousand Immortals Island.

Indeed, it looked very similar.

But since he hadn't witnessed the destruction of Ten Thousand Immortals Island with his own eyes, there was actually a second possibility:

that Ten Thousand Immortals Island, like this world, was completely emptied by some means.

Later, even after Crimson Flame was killed and Ink Death appeared,

he still never saw the destruction of Ten Thousand Immortals Island.

Because before the island completely disappeared, he had already been swallowed by those black particles.

Connecting this to the Five Elders Association's forcible removal of Ten Thousand Immortals Island, Li Fan was somewhat stunned.

"Could it be that Ten Thousand Immortals Island really hides some secret?"

He recalled many secrets he had browsed before, but none had any records on this matter.

Li Fan began to doubt his own judgment again.

"That doesn't make sense either. If Ten Thousand Immortals Island really hid something, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance couldn't have been unaware. They should have guarded it strictly, not let the Five Elders Association take it away so easily."

While Li Fan was utterly puzzled, he overheard a Cultivator among the onlookers sigh, "Truly, times change. I never thought the place where the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission first preached would also disappear one day."

Li Fan was slightly taken aback.

He quickly stepped forward and greeted him.

Then asked, "Fellow Daoist, what did you mean by 'the place where the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission first preached'?"