"What do you mean?" Chen Jiuyang frowned.
'Zhuang Wu' said, "We Immortal Emperors who have transcended have left behind contingency plans in this Nine Nether Myriad Tombs and the Myriad Things Floating Life Realm to ensure victory in the final game..."
"Go, if you don't leave now, you won't be able to."
The vast Nine Nether Myriad Tombs were dissipating, collapsing.
The many Dao Fruits and Dao Ghosts did not dissipate, but instead rushed towards the mortal world.
Chen Jiuyang also felt an unspeakable great terror about to descend.
He asked his final question, "You foresaw this day might come long ago?"
'Zhuang Wu' said, "The path of transcendence is inherently perilous. Since contingency plans were made, there will inevitably be a backlash one day."
"Rumble!!!"
A nameless will descended, as if to obliterate the world.
Chen Jiuyang said solemnly, "'I' am in Qingzhu City."
His figure then dissipated, leaving the Nine Nether Myriad Tombs directly.
...
The world before him was shrouded in darkness, and light seemed to be gradually rising.
However, Chen Jiuyang sensed that within this darkness, there existed a terror more profound than that of the village of the aged.
"Dao Fruits transform into ghosts..."
Chen Jiuyang took a deep breath, and his expression changed drastically, "My cultivation is about to dissipate?"
He felt as if his star map, celestial platform, and martial dao furnace were about to shatter and collapse.
He had no time to concern himself with what had happened in the world.
He immediately said solemnly, "'I' will forever possess my cultivation."
"'I' do not 'forget' my cultivation."
"'Chaos' my cultivation!"
After a moment, Chen Jiuyang's expression relaxed, "Fortunately, the power of the Dao Fruit has not dissipated, and I can barely maintain my cultivation."
If he lost all his cultivation, wouldn't his ten thousand years of arduous cultivation be in vain?
But then his eyes became distant, "In that case... without the Dao Fruit and the Great Dao, those below the Emperor realm will have their cultivation scattered?"
And then, he also sensed the anomaly in the world...
After refining 'Forget,' his cultivation had entered the realm of Martial Dao Red Dust Immortal, and now he even controlled 'Chaos.' The anomaly was...
He had lost the ability to sense heavenly tribulations in the unseen, or rather, there would be no more heavenly tribulations in the future.
"Immortal and Martial Dao shall be abolished..."
Chen Jiuyang took a deep breath and found that his divine sense and soul could not leave his body. Once they did, exploring the surrounding environment would cause them to inexplicably dissipate.
He then returned home.
The sudden and drastic change in the world greatly frightened Yao Zixuan, Lin Yuexian, Ji Lengyue, Qiu Yihan, Yun Jingbai, Qin Rouyu, Chen Biandao, Zhou Fangzun, and others.
Especially seeing Chen Jiuyang's Dao power avatar dissipate into thin air, they were filled with dread and unease.
"Jiuyang!"
Seeing Chen Jiuyang return safely, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Jiuyang glanced at his loved ones and asked solemnly, "Have all your cultivations dissipated?"
Everyone's faces were bitter, and they slowly nodded.
Chen Jiuyang sat down and said, "My cultivation is still here, you don't need to worry."
At this moment, Chen Jiuyang was truly unafraid, because beneath the ground, there was still the Pure Yang relic cave mansion, that medicinal field...
"Only the Immortal and Martial Dao have been abolished. The powers of other systems such as the Guardian Envoy, Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism are still intact. You don't need to worry too much. In a few days, when the situation stabilizes and becomes clear, I will find a system for you to restore your power."
Currently, he, the living Red Dust Immortal, possessed the power of four origin Great Daos, and could protect himself wherever he went.
Not to mention, the Qingzhu Spiritual Domain was still there, and it had not dissipated.
"For now, what you need to do is unite with the Guardian Envoys and Jixia Academy to investigate the situation clearly."
"Take action."
Chen Jiuyang arranged the matters.
Then he went underground and met 'Sanhua' Bamboo Immortal.
The other party was unharmed and said upon seeing Chen Jiuyang arrive, "Three origin Great Daos, it seems the Master has completely passed on the power of the Dao Fruit to you."
Chen Jiuyang extended a hand, revealing 'Sanhua's' life source, and said, "I owe you a great karma, and I have received your life source. Do you wish to reincarnate now?"
'Sanhua' Bamboo Immortal slowly shook her head and said, "Not for now. The final game is imminent, and I still have the ability to protect myself. If I were to reincarnate, I would lose my ability to protect myself. Please keep it for me first."
"Alright." Chen Jiuyang looked at her and asked, "It seems you foresaw this day long ago?"
'Sanhua' Bamboo Immortal slowly nodded and said, "That's right. The final game is an opportunity given by the Heavenly Realm to the lower realms for transcendence. If the Heavenly Realm calculates against the lower realms, then it is natural for the lower realms to calculate back."
"This situation today was predicted by someone long ago."
"Dao Fruits becoming ghosts, the final game will unfold in the mortal world. Supreme beings from the Heavenly Realm have descended, controlling the chessboard and acting as referees. Someone from the Immortal Realm will also descend."
Chen Jiuyang frowned, "In that case, how will the final game proceed?"
'Sanhua' Bamboo Immortal said, "It has already begun... Your task is to refine the remaining Dao Fruit power as soon as possible. Only then will you have a chance to transcend."
Chen Jiuyang said, "I understand."
If the final game had already begun, then the armless old sword emperor from the village of the aged and the people from the Chongming Sea would naturally come to Qingzhu City to find him.
He wouldn't have to run around.
...
For most people, social order had not changed much, as the powers of the Guardian Envoys and Jixia Academy were still present, and order was maintained.
It was just that some martial artists and cultivators had lost their powers, and the method of participating in the college entrance examination had changed. Previously, martial arts talents were selected, and only then might you enter the Guardian Envoys and Jixia Academy.
Now, it had become that Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism were still in place. Ordinary people still went to work as usual, but at the same time, many strange folk customs began to spread among the populace.
Perhaps because Qingzhu City was a remote area, the Dao Ghosts and anomalies had not yet attacked. Chen Jiuyang was also pondering how this final game would proceed...
"Emperor Yan... I never expected that the Guardian Envoy system you left behind would truly become the last line of defense for humanity..."
Chen Jiuyang couldn't help but sigh.
As time passed, many core secret messages were first conveyed from Gong Liexian:
"In the Beidou Realm's minor immortal realm, apart from the supreme powers and imperial clans, almost all have perished..."
"Many major powers used their last strength to teleport to Huaxia and sought refuge under the Guardian Envoys."
Chen Jiuyang then learned that Ming Chengdao, Jiang Xuming, Qi Wushuang, Han Jiuguang, Ji Yaoguang, Bai Riyue, Luo Xingchen, and others had joined the Guardian Envoys.
This was because places like Yunxian Cliff, Wuming Palace, Yuan Yan Town, Burial Emperor Mountain, and the village of the aged had undergone great changes and had become heavily impacted areas by Dao Ghost attacks.
Because Chen Jiuyang had a connection with Gong Liexian, he could use the power of the Guardian Envoy system to inquire about the remaining six origin Great Daos of 'Zhuang Wu.'
"Perhaps... the remaining origin Great Daos, transformed into anomalies, will actively seek me out."