At night, a Wanling Tree emitted ten thousand rays of golden light, brilliant as a dream.

The youths looked at the shimmering Wanling Tree with puzzled faces.

"I'll give it a try first."

A youth stretched out his hand, chanted a Spell, and little specks of golden light floated up from his hand.

Amidst the flickering golden light, an Immortal Talisman gradually took shape, rising from the youth's hand, dazzling and illuminating the surroundings.

"The Heavenly Dao has truly changed!"

The youth said excitedly: "I did it, I successfully learned the Lighting Talisman!"

He had been practicing this Spell for a long time and still hadn't figured out the knack, but now, with the new Heavenly Dao, he succeeded in an instant.

"The new Heavenly Dao is really useful!"

The youth said to his companions: "You can cast spells just by casually chanting Spells!"

Everyone was half skeptical, all stretching out their hands and chanting Spells.

Before long, Immortal Talismans appeared in the palm of their hands, flying up.

"Oh heavens!"

They were all stunned: "The new Heavenly Dao is actually real!"

"It's too simple!"

The youths got excited: "Now we won't get scolded by the master, and we can go out and play!"

Their faces were eager to try, and they continued to experiment with other Spells.

Streaks of light flickered beneath the Wanling Tree.

This scene was witnessed by Gouchen flying through the sky; he couldn't help but stop and take a few more glances.

"This place has fallen too."

Gouchen thought so, then continued flying forward and landed in a Daoist Temple.

"Emperor Qinghua, it's been ten years."

He said to the person seated beneath the tree: "I've finally found you. The great war is imminent, and Your Majesty has summoned us to help."

"Your Majesty?"

Emperor Qinghua opened his eyes: "Which Your Majesty?"

"Naturally, the Jade Emperor."

Gouchen sighed inwardly: "The Heavenly Emperor has not yet returned."

"..."

Emperor Qinghua's expression turned disappointed, but he still stood up: "The Jade Emperor is looking for me, is it about the change of the Heavenly Dao?"

"Yes, but not entirely."

Gouchen answered: "A great enemy has invaded the Three Realms, and the Heavenly Dao has been changed in many places by him."

"It's not a change, but a destruction."

Emperor Qinghua said: "His cultivation of the Heavenly Dao is simple, reaching the extreme, to the point where he can make things happen merely with a thought."

Gouchen was surprised that Emperor Qinghua knew so much.

"What Divine Skills did that person use to turn the Heavenly Dao into such a state?"

Gouchen asked.

Emperor Qinghua had spent many years with Sun Wukong and his understanding of the Heavenly Dao was also one of the best among the Immortals.

"This is not the Heavenly Dao; it is essentially an invocation."

Emperor Qinghua answered: "That person confuses the false with the true, turning the Wanling Tree into a medium, allowing people to request his power."

"Invocation?"

Gouchen suddenly had a revelation.

No wonder the Heavenly Dao became so relaxed; it had fundamentally changed.

However, for someone to disguise invocation so well, this enemy was indeed not to be underestimated.

Gouchen became somber.

"Qinghua."

He said: "Apart from the Heavenly Dao, Lingshan is also in trouble."

"Lingshan?"

A glint flashed in Emperor Qinghua's eyes: "The Buddha?"

Gouchen nodded: "Your Majesty is preparing to wage war against Lingshan."

"I will accompany you back."

Emperor Qinghua stated immediately.

With the situation at Lingshan changing, he couldn't help but take action.

This was a peaceful world that they had created with their own hands, not to be tainted by anyone.

And the person who utilized Wanling Heavenly Dao, who used Sun Wukong, he would never forgive.

Emperor Qinghua and Gouchen God returned to the Heavenly Palace.

The Heavenly Palace was bustling with people, banners waving, and hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals gathered at the Western Heavenly Gate.

Their eyes blazed with fire, their spirits high, ready for a war.

The Jade Emperor and Ao Luan stood at the forefront.

"Your Majesty, Heavenly Empress..."

Emperor Qinghua and Gouchen God came before them.

"Welcome back."

The Jade Emperor smiled: "Now we are all here."

"Are you also going?"

Emperor Qinghua looked at Ao Luan and nodded subtly.

After ten years, Ao Luan's hair reached her waist, her appearance unchanged, but Emperor Qinghua sensed an inscrutable power within her.

"I want to ask the Buddha why he would do this."

Ao Luan answered.

The Buddha had clearly agreed to help her, but in the blink of an eye, she received news that the Buddha was generously entertaining that great foe at Lingshan, even summoning all Buddhas to listen to his sermons.

This was a clear gesture.

If Lingshan allied with that person, it meant standing against the Heavenly Palace.

This was something everyone wished not to see, yet a fact that lay before their eyes.

"Buddha, are you really going to destroy everything my brother has created?"

Ao Luan thought, weighed down by her heavy heart.

Gouchen also scrutinized Ao Luan.

"With the power the Heavenly Empress now possesses, indeed, she can go."

A smile appeared in his gaze.

Gouchen then looked toward the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty, when do we set out?"

"Just wait a little longer."

The Jade Emperor replied: "I've sent Gold Star Taibai to inquire first; we'll wait for his return before making a decision."

He still harbored some hope.

No matter what, the Buddha's change had been too abrupt.

The Jade Emperor hoped it was all a misunderstanding.

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals waited for the time it took an incense stick to burn, then Gold Star Taibai flew in from the Western Heavenly Gate.

"Your Majesty."

He knelt before the Jade Emperor and said: "The Buddhists have all been called back to Lingshan, no one responded to us. I fear we must face the entire Buddhist community as enemies."

The Jade Emperor's heart turned cold.

"So, the Buddha truly intends to be our enemy?"

He was reluctant to believe this; after all that had transpired, did the Buddha still not trust them?

"The Buddha handed this to me."

Gold Star Taibai drew a bowl from his sleeve and handed it to the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor received the bowl, a flash of realization crossed his eyes, and he threw it to the ground.

A beam of golden light issued from the bowl, and the Buddha's avatar appeared, wrapped in dazzling golden radiance, extremely brilliant.

"Buddha, I seek an answer."

The Jade Emperor spoke.

"For the sake of all beings in the Three Realms, I am seeking the optimal answer."

The Buddha said: "Great terror lies within Chaos, and this Venerable is not wicked; I should treat him kindly."

Ao Luan interjected: "You trust him and not us?"

"It's not that I don't trust you."

The Buddha shook his head: "The terror is too great; we cannot afford to be enemies with it."

"My brother will surely be disappointed."

Ao Luan said.

"Perhaps... But this might be the way to break his obsession."

The Buddha replied, and with a slight bow, he vanished.

Gouchen picked up the bowl.

"Let's go."

He said: "It seems there's no use talking anymore."

The Jade Emperor sighed and nodded.

"Depart."

At his command, the vast array of soldiers began their march, leaving the Western Heavenly Gate in a grand exodus.

After more than a dozen years, endless light once again appeared in the sky, transforming into a flowing river of silver light heading westward.

The people of the Mortal World, seeing that sky filled with light, couldn't help but clutch their hearts.

Then, countless lights rose from the ground, merging into that river of silver.

This spectacle, witnessed several times before, always heralded a great calamity.

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