Li Palace Void.
The Sacred Light and the Original Sin were still locked in fierce opposition.
The boundless Sacred Light continued to burn like holy fire, while the endless Original Sin swallowed everything like black water.
The Sacred Light was vast and inexhaustible, flowing without end.
The Original Sin was equally vast and inexhaustible, surging ceaselessly.
Though the Green Robe Ancestor had not yet revealed himself, everyone knew he had long since cultivated an Original Sin half-body, and the endless Original Sin originated from him.
As for the boundless Sacred Light, it came from Xuan Yuan Hao.
Since his descent, he had merely stood in the void with his hands clasped behind his back, his person like a Sacred Sun, radiating infinite, vast Sacred Light. The only difference was that when he first descended, his handsome face wore a faint smile, whereas now his expression seemed to betray a hint of impatience.
"A clueless old fool!"
Xuan Yuan Hao said coldly and sharply. His person, like a Sacred Great Sun, suddenly erupted with a violent surge of Sacred Light.
Perhaps sensing Xuan Yuan Hao's growing impatience, Xuan Yuan Tong beside him immediately flashed over. Looking at Xuan Yuan Hao, she shook her head, signaling him not to act impulsively.
"Senior Sister, I've grown impatient. I've waited long enough. It's time to make this old fellow shut up!"
"Do not act rashly. We must follow the Ancestral Patriarch's will in all things."
Since her appearance, Xuan Yuan Tong had worn a worried expression, and it remained so now, growing even heavier.
Indeed.
As Da Xing the Mad Monk had guessed, the Sacred Ground had not originally planned to reveal themselves so early. At the very least, that was the original plan, because the timing was not right. Revealing themselves now would be meaningless. Moreover, the current situation was somewhat chaotic, with various Ancestral Patriarchs probing in the shadows. If the Sacred Ground appeared, they would easily become a target. And once they revealed themselves, many matters would become very passive.
But the current situation had forced the Sacred Ground to a point where they had no choice but to step forward.
Because the situation was too chaotic. The more chaotic it became, the more unfavorable it was for protecting the Great Daos of Heaven and Earth.
Coupled with the Green Robe Ancestor constantly fanning the flames and muddying the waters here, he had forced the Sacred Ground to show themselves.
The Sacred Ground was not blind to the fact that this was a trap set by the Green Robe Ancestor. Their descent likely played right into his scheme.
Yet, even so, the Sacred Ground had descended.
Firstly, they were forced by circumstances. At this moment, the Sacred Ground had to step forward. Even knowing it was the Green Robe Ancestor's trap, they had to face it.
Secondly, they had the confidence, the qualifications, and the capability to deal with the situation the Green Robe Ancestor had arranged.
In truth.
What truly worried Xuan Yuan Tong was not the trap set by the Green Robe Ancestor, but another matter entirely.
She knew that the Sacred Ground's descent this time, while stabilizing the current chaotic situation was secondary, their true purpose was to take this opportunity to declare the Sacred Ground's stance.
This was what worried Xuan Yuan Tong the most.
How to declare the Sacred Ground's stance.
If they could declare their stance without resorting to action, that would be ideal.
If only through action could the Sacred Ground's stance be made clear, who knew what consequences that might trigger.
Xuan Yuan Tong could only place her hopes on the Xunfeng Patriarch now, hoping he could declare the Sacred Ground's stance without needing to take action. Although, judging from the current situation, that hope seemed slim, there was at least a sliver of it.
"Green Robe!
This old man advises you not to persist in your delusion. Throughout the ages of this ancient Heaven and Earth, there has never been any Wu Dao Age. The so-called Wu Dao Age simply never existed."
"Jiejiejiejie!"
The Green Robe Ancestor let out a wild laugh and shouted, "Well done, you little brat Xunfeng! Do you truly think this Ancestor, having been suppressed in the Gui Xu for countless eons, has had my brain addled by the suppression?"
"Even if this Ancestor's brain was muddled by the suppression in Gui Xu, are everyone else's brains muddled too?
Who doesn't know that in the Desolate Ancient Era, Venerable Wu Dao slaughtered the Three Thousand Great Daos and initiated the Wu Dao Age?"
"And you have the shamelessness to claim the Wu Dao Age never existed?
Jiejiejiejie!
Truly laughable, utterly laughable!"
The Xunfeng Patriarch remained unmoved, his expression still exceptionally calm as he responded, "Back then, the Three Thousand Great Daos were not slaughtered by Venerable Wu Dao; they merely fell temporarily. Falling does not mean disappearance, much less annihilation. If the Three Thousand Great Daos had truly been slaughtered, how could they have revived after the Desolate Ancient Era?"
"As for the so-called Wu Dao Age, it was not truly initiated either. It was merely a brief period that appeared when the Three Thousand Great Daos temporarily fell."
"Bullshit!"
The Green Robe Ancestor roared angrily, "When Venerable Wu Dao slaughtered the Three Thousand Great Daos back then, this Ancestor witnessed with my own eyes the Sources of the Three Thousand Great Daos scattering one after another! It wasn't a temporary fall; it was scattering! Complete scattering!"
"If the Sources of the Three Thousand Great Daos had truly scattered completely back then, why did the Great Daos revive after the Desolate Ancient Era?"
The Green Robe Ancestor did not answer this question.
He couldn't answer it. Neither could the Ancestral Patriarchs of the grotto-heavens and blessed lands nor those from Gui Xu hiding in the shadows.
Even though they had all lived through the Desolate Ancient Era, they still couldn't answer it.
This question had always been a mystery to everyone.
Many existences, like the Green Robe Ancestor, had witnessed Venerable Wu Dao slaughtering the Three Thousand Great Daos with their own eyes back then, and had also witnessed the Sources of the Three Thousand Great Daos scattering.
As for why the scattered Great Daos revived one after another after the Desolate Ancient Era, no one knew.
If you say Venerable Wu Dao slaughtered the Three Thousand Great Daos, yet after the Desolate Ancient Era, the Three Thousand Great Daos revived in succession.
If you say he didn't slaughter them, many people witnessed it with their own eyes.
What exactly happened?
To this day, it remains a mystery.
At this moment.
The Green Robe Ancestor angrily shouted again, "It's the Ancient Clan!
It must be the Ancient Clan's doing! Although this Ancestor doesn't know exactly what tricks the Ancient Clan played, I dare affirm that it was definitely the Ancient Clan who ended the Desolate Ancient Era, revived the Great Dao Sources!"
"Hehe!"
Hearing this, the Xunfeng Patriarch laughed and said, "You believe it was the Ancient Clan who ended the Wu Dao Age that lasted but a moment, who ended the Desolate Ancient Era, and who revived the scattered Great Dao Sources. Is that correct?"
"Correct!
Exactly so!"
"Let's set aside for now whether it was the Ancient Clan's doing. There's one question I wonder if you've considered: if it truly was the Ancient Clan's doing, it means they have the ability to revive the Great Dao Sources and the ability to end the Wu Dao Age. In the Desolate Ancient Era, they ended the Wu Dao Age that lasted but a moment and revived the scattered Great Dao Sources."
Pausing briefly, the Xunfeng Patriarch continued, "Since that's the case, what's the point of you clinging to the Wu Dao Age? If the Ancient Clan could revive the scattered Great Dao Sources in the Desolate Ancient Era, then they can do the same in the current era. If the Ancient Clan could end the initiated Wu Dao Age in the Desolate Ancient Era, then they can do the same now."
Hidden in the shadows, Da Xing the Mad Monk, watching the Xunfeng Patriarch in the arena, said, "This old fellow Xunfeng is no pushover either. His words may seem directed at Green Robe, but they're actually meant for the ears of those grotto-heaven and blessed-land Ancestral Patriarchs."
"When demonic power rises one foot, the Dao rises ten. The older the ginger, the spicier it is. The Green Robe Ancestor's skill at fanning flames is formidable, but this old fellow Xunfeng counters movement with stillness, his words naturally carrying conviction. Truly impressive!"