CHAPTER 840: CHAPTER 646: WALKING ON THIN ICE FOR 20 YEARS, PRESSING FORWARD TO BECOME AN IMMORTAL!

A few months had barely passed since the immortal battle during Emperor Shi’s last ascension, when another great immortal clash erupted above the Heavenly Gate.

Primordial Qi surged violently, with rolling Heavenly Thunder encircling a Nine Heavens Thunder God, transforming into a Thunder Pond, Thunder City, Thunder Altar, Thunder Soldiers...

"Wei! Wei! Wei!"

On the opposite side was a mountain of corpses in a sea of blood, mosquitoes as large as fists buzzed chaotically, and numerous Skinless Corpse Kings covered in festering sores wailed miserably, while phantom blood shadows continually launched attacks...

The Cloud Lord and the Fangzhang Corpse King, belonging to the Heaven God System, waged an all-out assault, their murderous aura soaring to the skies, with blood rain covering the heavens.

The stench of decay mixed with the scorched smell of thunderous blasts turned the area outside the South Heavenly Gate into a hell for living beings to evade.

Duke Bingling and the Saint Guardian True Monarch (Emperor Shi) were engaged in fierce battles with the Swallowing Star Heavenly Dog and the Burning Incense Heavenly Elder at two other battlefields.

The core of their struggle was naturally those hidden Sun and Moon Palaces behind the sky curtain.

Once the disguise of the Sun God Donjun on the Cloud Lord was pierced, there was no longer hope for power confrontation.

The Nine Soldiers could only grit their teeth and attempt to forcefully tear open the sky curtain to expel the Swallowing Star Heavenly Dog. Indeed, the greatest strategic aim was solely expulsion.

Both sides were like straw hitting a wolf, fearful at both ends.

The Heaven God System feared losing too much and allowing other two divine systems to reap the benefits.

While the Taishang and others feared being squeezed even further.

With Lady Xiang and the Sun God Donjun gone, the originally sixteen visible immortals were reduced to fourteen, but in reality, there were only eight.

If the truth was exposed, the consequences would be more terrifying than eternal extreme night.

It was feared they’d be instantly torn to pieces by sixteen genuine Heavenly Officials if exposed.

This tacitly limited the battle within the small range of the divine systems, without expanding fully.

Yellow Heaven and the Qingtian Divine Systems were content to sit on the sidelines and watch.

However,

by this time, those pursuing the Sun and Moon Palaces were not only the Swallowing Star Heavenly Dog but also the No-Life Old Buddha, who had suddenly appeared.

Transformed into ten suns, tenaciously clinging to the Swallowing Star Heavenly Dog’s rear, while fighting and desperately absorbing the light of the Sun and Moon Palaces.

Clearly preparing to gain a share from this arch-enemy, Daoist Enemy.

After all, No-Life Old Buddha already possessed Sun Power and had an actual stake in the Sun Palace.

The Killing Tree’s erosion of the Sun Palace was largely credited to him.

Moreover, if the dog truly managed to seize this chance to devour the Sun and Moon Palaces, the already red-eyed No-Life Old Buddha would be on the brink of death.

For the Nine Soldiers, it was considered both disaster and fortune.

It was precisely because the disguise of the Sun God Donjun had fallen, giving the Heavenly Officials’ side more confidence.

They believed that even if there was some internal conflict now, it shouldn’t cause much trouble... right?

No matter, snatch first and talk later.

Responsible for overseeing the battle, the Taishang and others watched this blatant internal conflict unfold, yet their tightly knit brows did not relax much.

"One turning into two eating, regardless of who wins or loses, the celestial phenomena of the extreme night will be significantly extended.

Especially No-Life Old Buddha’s power of [Reversal of Truth], which can warp perception at its root, leaving the deepest of curses.

Should the people on Earth truly believe the world to be devoid of sunlight, even if the Sun and Moon were released, they would neither see nor feel the sunlight."

When this Heavenly Official was born from the Killing Tree, he also briefly impacted the celestial phenomena of this world.

Caused the calamity of ten suns soaring in the sky, burning the land.

The root lay in the [Inverted Chaos Heaven Technique] and the higher power [Reversal of Truth] of [Strange Immortal: Calling a Deer a Horse], also known as: Wrong!

Moreover, this perceptional [Wrong] had long since silently infiltrated the Mortal World, hiding beside everyone.

For instance: if one doesn’t cultivate for oneself, heaven would annihilate; a girl’s lack of talent is virtue; a small-minded man is not noble; without poison, there is no quality... etc., all reflections of this [Wrong].

The key to the first sentence lies in the word "Wei."

"Wei" is pronounced in the second tone, meaning "cultivation," not "Wei" as in "for."

The true meaning of this sentence is: if one doesn’t cultivate for oneself, then one will not be tolerated by heaven and earth.

Under the influence of [Reversal of Truth], most people misinterpreted this as: "If living, one does not think for oneself, one won’t be tolerated by heaven and earth."

A single character difference leads to a world of difference.

The second sentence, "a girl’s lack of talent is virtue," "lack of talent" actually means "having talent but perceiving oneself as without," expressing an attitude of humility.

This means: a woman can have talent, but at the same time, maintain a low profile, not flaunting or showing off, which is the greatest virtue of a woman.

There is an upper half to this sentence: a man with virtue is talent.

This means: a man should emphasize virtue above all, with talent secondary, rather than saying a man should not value talent.

This sentence being quoted out of context has brought endless disaster, harming countless women.

The third sentence should originally be "a small-minded man is not noble; without measure, not a man."

Measure, not poison, meaning being magnanimous.

This means having enough measure and vision qualifies one as a true man.

Under the influence of [Reversal of Truth], it inexplicably became "without poison, not a man."

Originally a sentence full of magnanimity and positive energy, over time it turned into a defense for cruel and narrow-minded behavior, how could one not lament?

Even in modern times, the default character input is "poison," how sorrowful!