Chapter 1379: The Path to the Heavens

After annihilating the soul origin of Heavenly Emperor Yunlong, he began to fully concentrate on absorbing the power within the Heart of the Sacred Beast. Truth be told, this power could no longer bring substantial fundamental improvement to Xu Yang.

It acted more like a bridge, fully connecting a portion of the Sword Immortal's power origin, hidden within the Heart of the Sacred Beast, with Xu Yang's own power.

Meanwhile, the four ancient jade fragments had merged to form the complete ancient jade body, which emitted a crystal-clear Path to the Heavens.

This brilliant path led directly to the true entrance of Wuyue Heaven.

Before that exquisitely radiant and unparalleled gate, the Moon Goddess offered Xu Yang a perfect smile.

"Welcome to the entrance of Wuyue Heaven. The Sword Immortal has been waiting for you for a long time. Behind this door lies the true Path to the Heavens. As long as you complete the series of trials within, you will be able to meet the Sword Immortal himself. It's worth noting that this illusion contains the life-long attachments of many strong individuals who once fought alongside you. They will need your help to sever these karmic ties. You must also help them gain the qualification to enter the Path to the Heavens. If you fail to sever these karmic ties, your former companions might face the danger of falling into oblivion. The corresponding portion of their heroic souls will also transform into a true calamity, descending upon that person. However, if you succeed in severing the karmic ties, their soul origin will directly receive guidance to the Path to the Heavens, and they will reunite with you on that path."

The Moon Goddess conveyed all the information she wished to impart to Xu Yang. Afterward, her form once again transformed into pure points of colored light and vanished into Xu Yang's body.

Xu Yang glanced at Xiaohua beside him, then led her onto the ancient Path to the Heavens, finally pushing open the radiant door before them. The moment they stepped into the space behind the light, the aura of the inner realm, which had been surrounded by an endless starry sky, completely vanished.

Undoubtedly, it was as if the two had arrived in an entirely new world. However, behind this radiant door lay a perfect illusion crafted by the Sword Immortal himself, containing numerous elements within it.

Unbeknownst to them, each light point formed by the coalesced elements corresponded to the fate trajectory of an individual on the Yingzhou Continent. It resembled a vast river of destiny, with every inconspicuous speck of dust representing a person's life path.

Xu Yang's task was to help them achieve a new kind of salvation while traversing these endless trajectories. As he passed through each person's path, Xu Yang could clearly perceive the outline of their soul.

When he encountered the fate trajectories of his deeply bonded companions, the corresponding star would become incredibly bright.

Soon, Xu Yang saw the first exceptionally bright star. He led Xiaohua to it and gently touched its aura.

Ling Yao's soul body quickly appeared in Xu Yang's mind. In terms of sensation, it was more like stepping into one of Ling Yao's incredibly realistic dream spaces.

In this dream, Ling Yao could not perceive the presence of Xu Yang and Xiaohua.

However, she was terrified of the illusion that was about to descend upon her. What was currently threatening Ling Yao's life was a gigantic ancient beast, one of the few ancient behemoths in the western region of the Yingzhou Continent.

Ling Yao was currently the undisputed leader of the entire western region, and the content of this illusionary bond, as recorded by her, was the destructive threat from the terrifying beast before her.

Xu Yang's task was to free Ling Yao's soul origin from this dream. If he could help her break free from it unharmed, Ling Yao's true soul origin on the Yingzhou Continent would receive guidance to the Path to the Heavens.

"This girl cannot perceive our presence, and neither can the giant beast before her. This means we cannot directly use our powers. How then can we influence them?"

Xu Yang smiled, "It's quite simple. The reason neither of them can perceive us is that the spatiotemporal laws within this dream differ significantly from our current location. As long as we each project a soul image into the battlefield corresponding to their spatiotemporal laws, we can exert our influence."

Xiaohua, being incredibly intelligent, immediately understood Xu Yang's meaning after his explanation.

She exchanged a glance with him, and they both nodded. Soon, they each condensed a soul body outline. The moment these two outlines appeared, they instantly vanished from their side, swiftly entering the dream-bond battlefield and appearing beside Ling Yao.

On the battlefield, Ling Yao saw the arrival of her "boss" and Xiaohua, and an expression of immense surprise and joy appeared on her face.

"Boss, Sister Xiaohua, why are you here? Where is this place? Have you already dealt with the matters of the Central Domain Imperial Family?"

Xu Yang had no time for further explanation and charged directly at the ancient beast before them. Meanwhile, Xiaohua's soul body beside him nodded with a smile.

"The Central Domain Imperial Family has been completely overthrown by your boss, and even the emperor of the Yun clan dynasty has fallen into his hands. Before long, the entire Yingzhou Continent will usher in a new era, and the Yun clan dynasty will undergo earth-shattering changes. We are here this time to help you enter the Path to the Heavens."

Upon hearing the words "Path to the Heavens," Ling Yao immediately understood their true purpose, as Xu Yang had made a promise to her previously.

He had promised that once he found the Path to the Heavens, he would never forget any of the companions who had fought alongside him.

Soon after, the familiar figures of the Dragon Rider Guard appeared in the dream battlefield.

Googlass and Plancis, along with the familiar silhouette of Lister, cigar in mouth and red wine in hand, all appeared. They had now fully grown into top-tier powerhouses in the first echelon of the Yingzhou Continent. With true dragon blood running through their veins, their combat power was astonishing.

"Hahaha, so none of you have abandoned your bonds," Xu Yang's voice echoed in the minds of every strong individual on the battlefield. "It's even better that the dream battlefield perfectly aligns in the same place. As long as I help you eliminate this fellow before you, all of you will receive guidance to the coordinates of the Path to the Heavens." Everyone seemed to still be recovering from the joy of their "boss's" return, but Xu Yang had already launched a new round of attacks towards the massive ancient beast before them.

With just one movement, an unparalleled, massive sword energy behind Xu Yang descended from thin air. The moment the hundreds-of-meters-long blade arrived, his former companions were completely dumbfounded.

"Holy cow, our boss seems even stronger than before! What exactly did they go through?"

Everyone gathered around Xiaohua, asking questions left and right. Xiaohua could only shake her head with a wry smile.

"Your boss has indeed become stronger. To be precise, no one on the entire Yingzhou Continent is his match anymore. Even if the legendary Sword Immortal were to appear, he probably wouldn't dare to act rashly in front of your boss. Because he has comprehended the ultimate realm of the primal power cultivation system, opening his own tenth Qi vortex and reaching an unprecedented new level. The power unleashed by just the tenth Qi vortex alone exceeds the combined resonant effect of the previous nine."

Upon hearing Xiaohua's words, all these old comrades gasped in shock. This was because even Googlass, who had the highest cultivation intensity among them, had only just opened his seventh Qi vortex.