Lord Shenxiu

The "Ideal Nation" has the power to refine the false into truth, follow the law as spoken, and transform illusion into reality!

Zhong Shenxiu, using the stature of an ancient immortal at his peak, wielded the authority of this unique divinity, causing the five imprinted phantasms to become 'full-bodied'. Their expressions grew increasingly vivid, and their aura deepened, carrying an eerie change.

The Master of Doors and Time's Ouroboros quietly observed everything, watching as the Taiyi Qi morphed into a man with an enigmatic and grandiose visage.

Taichu's Qi transformed into a woman full of feminine grace, akin to the mother of all things.

Taisu Energy became a majestic Dao Venerate, clad in a Dao robe.

The Taisu Qi turned into a mysterious girl, with a mutable and ethereal aura.

The final manifestation of Taiji Qi was an androgynous presence, indistinguishable between male and female...

These five beings saw their powers surge, surpassing the Great Saint Realm, yet falling slightly short of the supreme.

Zhong Shenxiu, being merely an ancient immortal, could at best retrieve such avatars from the historical veil, stationed between Great Saints and Dao Ancestors.

Unless he ascended, it would be impossible for him to directly summon five battle forces comparable to True Gods.

"This should suffice…"

The Master of Doors seemed very satisfied: "These five Dao Ancestor manifestations can form the Innate Five Tai, suppressing the fate of this realm. If we further open the path of worship and let them receive offerings for a long time, a day may come when the fake becomes real…"

"However, these five avatars are extremely vulnerable to demonic contamination from the outside five supreme beings… Hence, we must constantly guard them…"

Time's Ouroboros flicked its tongue: "I can sense…the wrath of those external entities…perhaps the next Heavenly Demon Tribulation…will erupt ahead of schedule!"

"Regardless of how furious the outsiders might be, relying on the world barrier, defeating them poses no concern for us…"

Zhong Shenxiu laughed: "Time is on our side…these five avatars will gradually grow stronger, strong enough to challenge their original forms…"

At this moment, the faces of the five avatars suddenly blurred.

An astonishing will revived within them.

It was…the will from the supreme!

Zhong Shenxiu suddenly felt the bond between himself and these five summoned entities severed.

'Unbelievable, is this the power of the supreme?'

He realized he could no longer perceive the five presences, even though their absolute strength hadn't breached the Dao Ancestor level.

Even ordinary cultivators, or Great Saints…just witnessing these five faces would drive one insane as the best outcome.

The enigmatic gazes of these five existences seemingly swept past the three True Gods present, their forms turned transient and vanished without a trace.

Only beings like Zhong Shenxiu, at Dao Ancestor level, could sense their transformation into the Innate Five Tai, merging with this world, constantly drawing power.

"The presence arriving through the will implies a choice has been made…hiss…"

Time's Ouroboros stated: "The presence will use these five avatars as seeds, perpetually reverse-corrupting those five supreme entities…"

"As for our task, we need only to protect this world against the counterattack of the outside five supreme beings, and that will be sufficient…"

Almost instantly, the three Dao Ancestors turned their gaze beyond the world.

They seemed to hear countless roars filled with complexity and madness.

An ocean brimming with life force surged furiously at a vast rift in the world.

A mass of warp-like ancient shadow continuously gnaws at the crystal wall system, distorting rules, leaving no loophole unstained.

Countless stars glittered, each transformed into a gigantic eye.

A world of despair, filled with various eerie entities, ferociously collided with the crystal wall system.

Finally, a figure in tattered yellow robes emerged, countless tentacles extending from beneath, whipping at the membrane of heaven and earth.

The Heavenly Elder, the Shadow of Taichu, the Star God, the Deceitful Master, and the Mysterious Lord!

Sensing this world's transformation, they were thoroughly enraged, initiating another assault.

Moreover!

All sorts of mysterious influences were projected onto the real world through the crystal wall system, attempting to corrupt and defile these five avatars directly through source bonds.

Noticing this, Time's Ouroboros, having fought countless times against these five supreme beings, acted instantly.

Hiss!

It bit its own tail, forming a loop.

Rings of time glowed brightly, forcing the entire world's time back a bit.

A colossal serpent form resembling a worldly giant python manifested, nearly bearing the weight of the entire world, rejecting all contamination outside the door.

Crack!

Crack!

Beyond the void's fissure, doors appeared, from them stretched a hand as white as jade, striking upon the ocean of life, the ancient shadow, the starry eyes, the eerie world, and the yellow robe figure!

A vast ocean of life directly boiled and evaporated, countless seawater swallowed by the mysterious doors.

The shadow twisted the giant hand within the door, rendering it bizarre, yet still some of the shadow was swallowed by the door.

The starry sky of vertical eyes quivered, each eye closed or turned into a comet, but the mysterious door was also instantly struck by the comet, shattering into countless fragments.

Within the eerie world, a simple bronze door seemed to become a black hole, endlessly consuming the surrounding anomalies.

The tentacles of the yellow robe figure ripped apart one by one, the tattered yellow robe unfurling as though to envelop the entire mysterious door…

In almost a blink of an eye, these two True Gods coordinated, launching a counter-attack against the five supreme beings.

Seeing this, Zhong Shenxiu snapped his fingers.

The light of order and Ideal Nation revealed themselves, a historical curtain descended upon him, a mysterious triangular pattern appeared on his forehead.

He stepped forward, arriving at the battlefield on the edge of the world.

...

"This…"

The Banshan Great Saint suddenly lifted his head, gazing at the quickly changing sky, his expression turning wild as though deeply terrified: "This is…how can it be? The catastrophe just ended; how could it begin anew?"

"No…it couldn't be!"

Countless cultivators shared his thought, sensing the arrival of the Heavenly Demon Tribulation once more, their expressions inevitably filled with despair.

...

Tai Shi Mountain.

In an illusionary dream, Meng Nanhua stepped out, feeling quite peculiar: "Aside from the two Dao Ancestors of my sect, the Taixu Daoist Ancestor sacrificed himself to the side path, his whereabouts ever elusive…Yet, at this very moment, why do I feel the presence of five Dao Ancestors…and so close?"

"However, now is not the time to dwell on this. The demons invade once again; we must hold them off, or the human world will be in turmoil, and beings will be obliterated!"