Chapter 410: Thousand Years Finally Return to Truth

In the year 468, a piece of news shook the Xuanhuang Realm. The white mist barrier, which served as the boundary between the various states, inexplicably began to expand outwards. The Heavenly Alliance dispatched Celestial Sorcerers to investigate.

In the year 469, the expansion of the white mist barrier ceased. However, the Celestial Sorcerers' investigation yielded no results.

In the year 490, a group of cultivators emerged from the white mist. They were dressed in the attire of the former Myriad Immortal Alliance. Though clearly deceased, they could still move freely and were unaware of their own demise. Unaware of the establishment of the Heavenly Alliance, when the Celestial Sorcerers arrived to secure the area, these deceased Myriad Immortal Alliance cultivators clashed fiercely with them. Ultimately, a team of Level 6 Celestial Sorcerers, possessing powers equivalent to the Dao Integration stage, intervened to forcibly take them away.

In the year 524, Han Wuyou broke through to the Soul Transformation Realm.

In the year 539, the golden obelisk in the Xuanhuang Realm erupted for the third time. The heavens and earth still trembled, but far less severely than the previous two times.

In the year 580, Han Wuyou received a secret invitation, requesting his presence at a clandestine stronghold in Tianyu State. Cautious, Han Wuyou chose not to go.

In the year 592, Han Wuyou learned that within Zhengqiong State, the Sky Profound Spirit-Locking Array had completely malfunctioned for approximately fifteen minutes. The Heavenly Alliance once again issued a Heavenly Punishment Edict, offering a reward for the capture of a cultivator named Liu Yihang.

In the year 595, Han Wuyou received another invitation. Accompanying it was a small, round stone disk. According to the letter, the disk was called an "E-Stone" and, when activated and carried, it had the effect of shielding one from the Sky Profound Spirit-Locking Array's detection. Han Wuyou deliberated extensively, then ultimately transformed his appearance and attended the meeting. This time, the meeting location had been changed to a secluded mountain valley within Tianyun State.

A cultivator introduced himself to Han Wuyou. They called themselves the Heaven Overturning Society, one of the resistance organizations that had once called upon all cultivators to fight the Heavenly Alliance to the death. Since the great defeat of the cultivators, they had gone underground, awaiting their moment. For centuries, they had been quietly recruiting suitable individuals. Gu Xinghan, who published "A Message to Cultivators" years ago; Lan Yuchang, who risked his life to expose the existence of the Eternal Immortal Wall; and Liu Yihang, who recently succeeded in causing the Spirit-Locking Array to fail—all were members of the Heaven Overturning Society.

The Heaven Overturning Society gathered the most elite forces among the world's remaining cultivators. Although their numbers were not large, geniuses emerged continuously. Over the years, they had also researched many methods for countering the Sky Profound Spirit-Locking Array. The E-Stone was one of their achievements. It was created from the Eradication Disk, a secondary body of the Sky Profound Mirror.

Through years of diligent research, the Heaven Overturning Society discovered a potential blind spot in the Spirit-Locking Array. This blind spot was the Sky Profound Mirror's secondary bodies. As sub-entities occasionally created by the Sky Profound Mirror, they retained certain characteristics of the Mirror to varying degrees. It was precisely due to these characteristics that, to some extent, the Spirit-Locking Array would misidentify them. The Array would treat them as part of itself, thus neglecting to monitor them. The Sky Profound Mirror's secondary bodies were inherently rare, and the Heaven Overturning Society had to sacrifice many cultivators just to find this single Eradication Disk.

In addition to the E-Stones, which could shield against the Spirit-Locking Array, the Heaven Overturning Society also possessed a powerful weapon called the Heaven-Piercing Arrow. Liu Yihang's ability to temporarily disable the Spirit-Locking Array this time was thanks to these Heaven-Piercing Arrows. The materials for their creation, however, came from the increasingly frequent "anomalies" appearing across the Xuanhuang Realm. These anomalous presences were like a virus infecting the heavens and earth. Since these anomalies could affect the heavens and earth, and the Spirit-Locking Array now replaced the heavens, it stood to reason that the anomalies could also affect the Spirit-Locking Array.

After learning about the many matters within the Heaven Overturning Society, Han Wuyou raised a concern. Why were they divulging such detailed secrets of the society during their first meeting? Were they not afraid that he, Han Wuyou, would report them to the Heavenly Alliance? The other party smiled and introduced someone to Han Wuyou. It was none other than Linghu Chang of the Medicine King Sect, one of the members of the original Revival of Immortals.

It turned out that when the Revival of Immortals suffered its calamity, the survivors fled for their lives. During the subsequent massive manhunt, Linghu Chang evaded capture thanks to the True Medicine King Cauldron. He had since been dormant in the wilderness, eventually joining the Heaven Overturning Society by chance. It was also through the protection of the True Medicine King Cauldron and the numerous resources within it that the Heaven Overturning Society was able to develop under the Heavenly Alliance's blockade.

Time flew by, and over three hundred years passed. Some disciples of the Medicine King Sect who had been dormant within the True Medicine King Cauldron were gradually awakened by him. For instance, Liu Yihang was the adopted son of the former Medicine King Sect Master, Liu Ruchen.

The reunion with an old acquaintance brought back memories for Han Wuyou of the tragic deaths of those who had left the realm. With bloodshot eyes, he formally joined the Heaven Overturning Society. After only half a day at the stronghold, Han Wuyou returned to the Heavenly Alliance.

In the year 603, the golden obelisk began its fourth eruption. This eruption lasted longer than the previous three combined. Above the sky, green lines crisscrossed, resembling a massive net that enveloped all living beings in the Xuanhuang Realm. From then on, cultivators across the realm privately referred to the Sky Profound Spirit-Locking Array, centered around the Sky Profound Mirror, as the "Profound Net."

In the year 610, Han Wuyou received news from the Heaven Overturning Society: within Zhuyu State, a colossal mountain erupted from underground, completely obliterating the original landscape. Only a minuscule fraction of the living beings in Zhuyu State survived this cataclysmic upheaval. The Profound Net in that state also seemed to have been affected. The Heaven Overturning Society's stronghold subsequently relocated to Zhuyu State.

In the year 690, during a gathering, Han Wuyou learned that the Heaven Overturning Society had manufactured as many as three thousand Heaven-Piercing Arrows in recent years. Unfortunately, the Profound Net was protected by an outer array. With this number of Heaven-Piercing Arrows alone, it would likely still be impossible to harm the Profound Net's core. They would need to wait patiently once more. Han Wuyou became pensive.

In the year 698, Han Wuyou comprehended numerous array blueprints from the Array-Breaking Disk.

In the year 710, Han Wuyou secretly met with Linghu Chang and Liu Yihang, showing them the array blueprints.

In the year 711, Han Wuyou received a message from the Heaven Overturning Society, confirming that the blueprints were indeed the original array structure of the Profound Net. They excitedly asked about the origin of the blueprints. In a secret chamber, Han Wuyou gazed at the Array-Breaking Disk for a long time, remaining silent. He then sealed the Array-Breaking Disk using a secret technique.

In the year 934, a wanderer boy accidentally found the Array-Breaking Jade Disk in a ruin. Believing he had found a treasure, he joyfully carried it with him day and night. Consequently, a connection was formed. The sky no longer appeared green; instead, it was a dull gray.

In the year 935, among the survivors on earth, legends from a century ago circulated. The earth trembled, and cracks appeared in the sky. Above the firmament, the figures of battling gods were reflected. World-ending thunderous punishments continuously descended, turning vast stretches of land into nothingness. After a long time, a pair of gigantic hands tore open the firmament. The dust settled, and calm returned. However, the internal strife among the gods angered the Great Father God. The world had been abandoned. Magnificent buildings lay in ruins. The gods who once soared high in the sky were also gone. The world was heading towards decay.

In the year 936, the wanderer boy unfortunately died during a hunt. The Array-Breaking Jade Disk lay quietly in the barren land. Only occasionally did curious wild beasts come to examine it.

In the year 1032, wild beasts no longer appeared.

In the year 1573, the sky was dark, and the earth was silent.

In the year 2078, the world was utterly silent.

In the year 3024, long-absent sunlight shone upon the Array-Breaking Jade Disk.

In the year 3036, the Return to Truth was initiated.