Chapter 1620: Each Has Their Own Destiny

Angry Squid:Chapter 1636Each Has Their Own Fortune

"Time changes, and life is unpredictable. I never imagined that after so many years, the vast Taiyi Palace would be where we two meet again today."

The Grandmaster squinted at the Boundless Wall, observed for a moment, and then nodded slightly, saying, "It seems you've done quite well for yourself."

The Boundless Wall chuckled, "It's all thanks to the blessings and protection of the Young Master. Otherwise, how could I be where I am today? But I'm still far inferior to you, Young Master. This Daoist temple is even more magnificent, quite like it was back then!"

"It was merely a convenient act, to make it easier to reminisce," replied Grandmaster Tiandu, also known as Wuji. He had always enjoyed flattery back in the immortal realm.

Despite all he had been through, this characteristic remained unchanged.

Especially since the other party was an old acquaintance from the Taiyi Palace, it brought the Grandmaster a long-lost sense of joy.

He had initially intended to dismiss the Boundless Wall after a brief meeting and continue his cultivation and insights.

But now, he felt there was no need to rush.

The Boundless Wall, putting in great effort and a good deal of persuasion, made the Grandmaster feel increasingly elated.

Finally, the Boundless Wall's single eye swiveled to gaze at the Taiyi phantom.

"Young Master, how is this phantom of the Old Master so real? When I first saw it just now, my whole body went weak with fright."

The Grandmaster chuckled, "Although Master ascended to immortality, he still left behind a phantom to stabilize the collapsing heavens. Though it's just a phantom, it still possesses some of Master's divine power and prestige. While you've made some progress over the years, to distinguish them at a glance... that would still be a fool's dream."

The Boundless Wall felt a surge of anger at the Grandmaster's words, but its expression remained respectful as it continued to listen.

"When Master was here, he was the Grand Dao of Taiyi in this realm. Now that Master has departed, only this phantom remains, yet it is still enough to represent Taiyi."

"However, with the destruction of the immortal realm and the fragmentation of the Grand Dao, the Dao of Taiyi has also undergone corresponding changes..."

"The Taiyi of today is no longer the Taiyi of yesteryear."

The Grandmaster's words were a bit convoluted.

But the Boundless Wall, and Bai Shuyue within its belly, all understood clearly.

The Boundless Wall stared intently at the Taiyi phantom, an irrepressible greed rising in its heart.

Yet, the Saint Lord's prestige, like an instinct, weighed on its mind, making the Boundless Wall hesitant to act.

"With the Old Master's divine power, since this phantom remains, surely one can contact him through it, no?" the Boundless Wall probed enviously.

The Grandmaster snorted softly, "What you say does have some merit. However, it's based on the premise that Master *wants* to be 'seen and heard'."

"Precisely because Master's true power is too immense, even if he simply departs and leaves behind only a phantom of himself, he could still perceive everything around him through it. This goes against his original wishes."

"Therefore, he used the method of immortal transcendence, truly severing his existence from this world, completely detaching himself. In essence, it's no different from perishing."

"This phantom is merely the Taiyi of this realm, not Master himself. If you truly wish to contact Master, instead of pinning your hopes on this phantom, you'd have a greater chance by silently chanting Master's name a thousand times daily."

The Boundless Wall immediately relaxed, "In that case, I'm relieved."

"Hmm?"

The Boundless Wall's reaction was somewhat unexpected by the Grandmaster. As he momentarily froze in surprise, a figure suddenly leaped out of thin air.

Holding a white staff, hidden within a straw cape and conical hat, it swung down directly at him!

"You're asking for death!"

The Grandmaster laughed in furious disbelief.

He simply couldn't believe that a mere tile from in front of the Taiyi Palace would dare to attack him.

"Could it be that I misjudged? Is it not its true form, or has it been possessed by someone else?"

This was the first thought that sprang into the Grandmaster's mind.

Though filled with shock, the Grandmaster's hand movements did not cease.

"Since you have seen Wuji, why do you not disperse!"

Wuji's arrogance meant that even though he had perceived Bai Shuyue's movements moments before, he still did not dodge.

He said calmly.

But the next instant, he realized something was wrong.

That staff seemed familiar; it was unaffected by the Grand Dao of Wuji.

And that conical hat, that straw cape...

Having comprehended the Grand Dao of Taiyi for many years, the Grandmaster had manifested the myriad forms of the heavens' Grand Daos within himself. His memories of the past had become somewhat hazy.

But at this moment, the simultaneous appearance of the jade staff, conical hat, and straw cape awakened the past deep within his mind.

"Aren't these all old items from the Taiyi Palace?"

The Grandmaster was both shocked and enraged, no longer calm, and his body rapidly retreated.

However, the person holding the staff clung to him like a parasite, following closely.

The staff, carrying the might to overturn the heavens, drew closer and closer to him.

"Impudent!"

Seeing that he had nowhere left to retreat, the Grandmaster's inner ferocity was ignited. He pointed a finger at the figure in the cape, and instantly, hundreds of thousands of different figures shot forth like a rain of swords.

Every figure could find its prototype among the beings of Yuandao Province.

They were all tools the Grandmaster used to comprehend the Grand Dao of Taiyi, and now, transformed into divine abilities, they possessed the power to destroy heavens and earth.

Like a torrential downpour, they bombarded Bai Shuyue.

If not for the protection of her Eternal Straw Cape, she would likely have turned to dust in an instant.

Though obstructed, the momentum of the Sky-Overturning Staff Art did not wane.

While wielding the staff, Bai Shuyue also noticed the countless figures blooming like fireworks, held back outside.

"It seems that every image corresponds to a certain Grand Dao?"

"Taiyi, born of the primordial, deriving the Dao of all things..."

The combined insight from nearly thirty reincarnations was truly formidable, allowing Bai Shuyue to subtly gain various insights even while engaged in battle.

Originally, these myriad Dao projections were all obstacles.

But after Bai Shuyue comprehended them, she could instantly reverse them and use them to her advantage.

Initially, the resistance she encountered was quite significant, but as Bai Shuyue understood and adapted, she gradually became as comfortable as a fish in water!

To the Grandmaster, this scene was utterly terrifying.

The person wielding the staff opposite him seemed to know all the myriad Daos of the world, just like him.

His killer moves seemed utterly useless against her.

He could only watch helplessly as the Sky-Overturning Staff descended upon his head.

In a daze, the Grandmaster recalled the events of yesteryear.

A True Immortal, who had not yet achieved the Dao of the Unnamed, had somehow found their way to the Taiyi Palace. Although blocked by restrictions and unable to enter, they persistently refused to leave, insisting on meeting the Saint Lord.

However, the Taiyi Saint Lord had long since ceased to concern himself with matters of the immortal realm.

So the Grandmaster stepped forward, intending to send him away.

"Immortal Senior, please be kind enough to inform him and let me meet the Saint Lord," he had pleaded.

But the man still refused to leave, even pulling out a jade slip, attempting to curry favor with the Grandmaster: "This is a staff art I incidentally comprehended; it has the power to overturn heaven and earth. Immortal Senior, if you peruse it, you will surely gain some insight..."

With the Grandmaster's discerning eye, how could he possibly value the insights of an unproven True Immortal?

The man's attempt to curry favor failed, instead infuriating the Grandmaster.

He slapped the jade slip to the ground and forcibly expelled the True Immortal.

"This staff art... it seems to be what was contained in that jade slip?"

"Why did that person back then insist so much on meeting Master?"

Before his consciousness plunged into darkness, these were the thoughts that surfaced in the Grandmaster's mind.

A continuous clang of metal reverberated through the nine heavens.

Bai Shuyue, holding the jade staff, struck the Grandmaster directly between the eyebrows.

Although the Grandmaster was indeed knocked unconscious by the staff, the jade staff itself also suffered from the recoil, instantly developing countless cracks.

"Quick, quick, quick! Before he wakes up, get him under control!"

The Boundless Wall, extremely excited, manifested its true form, releasing myriad streams of precious light.

Some of these transformed into ropes, tightly binding the unconscious Grandmaster.

Others seemed to be simply cast aside, flying into a corner, as if to make space solely for subduing the Grandmaster.

In the center of the Boundless Wall, a massive crack appeared, like a gaping maw.

Countless ropes, tethered to the Grandmaster, slowly pulled him inside.

"Is Wuji not dead yet?" Bai Shuyue asked in a muffled voice.

"Although he's a bit foolish, he is, after all, the Grand Dao of Wuji! How could he be killed by one of your strikes like that? It's just that his spiritual intellect was temporarily stunned, making him lose consciousness."

"Quickly, help me drag him into my belly, suppress him, and slowly refine him!"

"Hahaha, I never thought this fellow would have this day!"

The Boundless Wall cheered with joy, and Bai Shuyue quickly helped.

The Grandmaster possessed merely the body of a child, yet dragging him felt as heavy as a mountain.

It took considerable effort to move him into the Boundless Wall.

The Boundless Wall emitted boundless light.

The halo twisted and struggled. It seemed the Grandmaster had already regained consciousness and could break free at any moment.

Bai Shuyue watched from the side, trembling with fear.

Fortunately, it seemed that years of voracious devouring had greatly expanded the Boundless Wall's appetite.

Eventually, the Grandmaster's struggles diminished, and he fell silent.

"Is it over?"

"For now. To truly digest him will take a long time, and your help will be indispensable." Perhaps because it was so full, the Boundless Wall's thoughts were affected; its replies were extremely slow and sometimes incoherent.

But Bai Shuyue, who already had excellent rapport with the Boundless Wall, could barely understand what it meant.

"Let's go quickly, find a safe place."

The Boundless Wall could no longer move and urged Bai Shuyue to carry it away.

Pointing to the Taiyi phantom, which had witnessed the entire capture of the Grandmaster but remained completely unmoved, Bai Shuyue hesitated, "What about... this?"

"I feel that the value of this phantom might even surpass Wuji."

"Your feeling isn't wrong. But as for the Saint Lord's phantom, let's not covet it."

The Boundless Wall, normally so greedy, saying such a thing greatly surprised Bai Shuyue.

But since the Boundless Wall had said so, Bai Shuyue certainly wouldn't harbor any greed herself.

They quickly fled.

Tiandu of Yuandao Province returned to its previous deathly silence.

Only the Taiyi phantom remained, silently seated.

After an unknown period, a figure appeared outside Tiandu.

Its state was somewhat strange; it had no physical form, shrouded in a faint blue aura.

Like a feather, it slowly drifted into Tiandu.

Unhindered, it followed its memories from before life and went directly before the Taiyi phantom.

The sounds of Dao chanting, which had ceased due to the Grandmaster's absence, resounded once more.

The blue feather, bathed in the chants of Taiyi, surprisingly began to emit a faint golden light!

The Boundless Wall and Bai Shuyue, of course, knew nothing of what had transpired in the Taiyi Palace.

At this moment, they were still in the midst of their escape, and the Boundless Wall was explaining to Bai Shuyue why it had disregarded the Taiyi phantom.

"Firstly, what Wuji said might not be true. Just because he said it's a pure phantom, does that make it so?"

"What if the Old Master *can* perceive what's happening around him through the phantom? Although I don't think much of Wuji, in the Old Master's eyes, his status might indeed be more important. If he found out I defied him, wouldn't he send down punishment?" the Boundless Wall muttered.

"Furthermore... one shouldn't bite off more than they can chew. The Grand Dao of Wuji alone is enough for us to digest for a while. Adding the Taiyi phantom would only confuse our minds."

Bai Shuyue eyed the Boundless Wall suspiciously, "Are you perhaps possessed by Wuji in reverse? These words don't sound like something you would say. 'Don't bite off more than you can chew'?"

"Hmph. Don't think that just because I've hidden so many treasures before, I intend to eat all of them. Of course, that's part of it. But most importantly, they're for reserves. Perhaps at a critical moment, they could save a life."

"If something better can be found, I'll replace it. If such an opportunity doesn't arise, then slowly devouring them is also fine."

The Boundless Wall wagged its head.

Recalling the methods the Boundless Wall used to rescue her from the faceless figure in her previous life, Bai Shuyue couldn't help but nod slightly.

"You're going to devour and digest Wuji, yet you still fear the Saint Lord's punishment? You might evade it for a while, but eventually you'll have to face it, right?" Bai Shuyue asked again.

"Who said I truly want to devour Wuji?"

"I certainly don't want to become the new Wuji. Isn't the fundamental purpose to help *you* break through your cultivation shackles?" the Boundless Wall retorted, expressing its disappointment.

Bai Shuyue was stunned by these words.

"I'm merely holding him in my belly for a while to borrow his power. When you achieve transcendence, he will naturally be released. And given his personality, he certainly won't tell anyone about being captured by us..." the Boundless Wall said smugly.

"Now, try holding me tightly," the Boundless Wall suddenly said to Bai Shuyue.

Bai Shuyue reached out and gently stroked the Boundless Wall, whose color had become somewhat strange.

A sense of primordial emptiness and clarity spontaneously arose in her heart.

"No wonder he had such arrogance... Is this Wuji?"

It wasn't a distinction of strong or weak Dao, but a suppression based on seniority, like an elder viewing a junior.

Holding the Wuji Boundless Wall, Bai Shuyue surveyed the Xuanhuang Realm.

She only felt that the various shackles in heaven and earth, the interwoven Dao net, were no longer as indestructible as before.

It was as if she could tear them all apart simply by reaching out!

"Perhaps we don't even need to find another safe place to cultivate," Bai Shuyue suddenly remarked. "Within this Xuanhuang Realm itself, we can disregard all sorts of rules."

"This is the wondrous effect of Wuji! See? Wasn't I right? This is just the initial stage. Later, when Wuji compromises even more, we'll be able to borrow even greater power."

"So, stop researching new methods. Just cultivate and break through as quickly as possible."

Upon hearing these words, Bai Shuyue's expression, unusually, showed a trace of hesitation.