The true function of this anomaly is to partially dispel the ancient fog within a limited scope, and through some ancient rite or rule, use the stars across the sky as coordinates and guidance to allow the vast remains of the past to briefly manifest in the dimension of reality.

"Only during this brief window when the stars align, as the fog temporarily retreats and the remains of the past appear, can the seven True Gods have the opportunity to truly touch the remnants of the past, draw power, rules, and authority from it, and partake in a grand feast of dividing the remains of the past."

Lu Yan's gaze became incredibly solemn, and he thought of another key point:

"But after all, the past was a supreme existence that once attempted to unite with the hyperdimensional version of the Celestial Dao, striving to transcend its realm.

Even if it has fallen, its remains still nurture a nearly complete hyperdimensional foundation, filled with unimaginable risks of pollution and assimilation.

Therefore, even as mighty as they are as True Gods, when partaking in this feast, they must cautiously use the faith generated by their Church's millions of followers as the most stable anchor point, firmly anchoring their true essence, to avoid losing themselves in the process of contacting the power of the past, and instead be assimilated or eroded by its residual will or power."

"And after each brief feast of the past concludes, with the dispersion of stars and the fog once again enveloping, the remains of the past will re-hide within the high-dimensional void, unreachable again.

The seven True Gods can only digest their gains, then patiently await the next time the world develops to a critical point, triggering the alignment of stars, to once again open this feast."

At this point, a cold sneer appeared on Lu Yan's lips:

"But obviously, these lofty gods are not content with such a passive, waiting for the long years of natural cycles.

More importantly, in their eyes, although the remains of the past are supreme food, it is also a great hidden danger.

They fear that if they allow this mysterious version of the world built on the remains of the past to develop and evolve indefinitely, perhaps one day it will truly touch the core of the past, even leading to the return of the fallen supreme being in an unpredictable manner."

"What they need is merely a feast of the past that they can safely control and enjoy steadily, not a truly awakening, surpassing past existence."

"So they joined forces to make the coldest, yet most beneficial choice for them.

With their supreme power as singular entities of this world, they forcibly intervene in and limit the world's developmental process.

After each feast, they will jointly exert unimaginable power, sealing or even altering history, forcefully backtracking the civilizational process, resetting the world to what they consider a safe and suitable fixed era node for the next feast."

"And having paid such a huge price, they will enter a cyclical slumber, firstly to restore their power, and secondly to wait for the world to naturally develop on the reset track to the critical point that can trigger the stars' alignment again."

"Thus, cycle after cycle, ensuring each star alignment, and each opening of the feast of the past, is fixed in the era they are familiar with and can fully control.

Allowing them to, after awakening, continue enjoying the legacy of the past unharmed."

Lu Yan slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, looking towards the common people on the earth, only pity and indifference remained.

"So, whether it's the struggling commoners of the Kingdom or the lofty aristocrats, whether it's the devout praying Church adherents or those hidden Evil Gods lurking in the shadows.

All existence, all conflicts, all development, and destruction, from start to finish, are nothing but nourishment carefully cultivated by them to trigger the stars' alignment and open the feast of the past."

This truth is far grander and crueler than any Evil God's conspiracy!

But behind that suffocating truth, Lu Yan sharply smelled a thread of opportunity capable of overturning everything.

The awakening of the True Gods, its ultimate goal is not governance or destruction, but to initiate that grand feast of dividing the remains of the past.

The so-called rise and fall of the Kingdom, shifts of the Church, the faith and struggles of billions of creatures in their eyes, might indeed just be tools and processes to achieve their goal.

After all, having enjoyed this feast, they will, as innumerable times before, unhesitatingly apply their great power to backtrack the era's process, erasing all discordant factors, then once again fall into slumber, waiting for the next cycle to begin.

This means that currently, these gods, who have just begun to awaken from their slumber, the vast majority of their will and attention must be fixated on the immeasurable high-dimensional remains of the past.

For the mundane world on the ground, the sudden emergence of the Underworld holds no high priority.

This gives Lu Yan an opportunity!

Lu Yan is an existence from outside the version, does not belong to the roles set by the gods.

His very existence is the greatest variable in the predetermined order of this world.

Since he has already fathomed the true purpose of the gods and the cruel truth of this world, then as the only outsider not influenced by the gods' cycles, he naturally has the qualification to interfere, even to dabble in the upcoming feast of the past.

The past was a supreme existence that once attempted to unite with the Celestial Dao to transcend its realm.

Although the information known to Lu Yan proves that integrating with the Dao is the wrong choice, the true path beyond is the unique across worlds, but no one can deny the massive scale of the past.

The remains after the fall of the past contain fragmented Celestial Dao rules and unimaginable power.

If he could secure even a small portion, even a trivial part, it could not only provide a qualitative leap to the Divine Court and Underworld system he established, gaining genuine foundation and strength.

Even if managed properly, he might be able to seize this opportunity to exhibit a power or trump card significant enough to make those lofty gods feel apprehensive, forcing them to act cautiously while backtracking history's process, thus preserving the favorable situation Lu Yan created.

Great risk, but the benefits are equally incalculable!

However, all of this premise requires enough power as support.

"Before that..." Lu Yan's gaze became sharp and resolute, self-reflecting internally, "The cultivation level of the Golden Core Realm is still too weak."

"Since the ancient fog has temporarily dispersed due to the stellar alignment, revealing the true Path of Heaven and Earth originating from the remains of the past.

Then it is time to progress further."

At this thought, the originally restrained Dao Golden Core within Lu Yan suddenly burst with unprecedented dazzling radiance.

Lu Yan had long since achieved a perfect Golden Core; under the accumulation of Dao Golden Core, there was no bottleneck, and the reason for not transcending the Core to form a Nascent Soul earlier was the concern of being affected by the non-manifested Path of Heaven and Earth.

Now that the stars are aligned, and the Path of Heaven and Earth has been revealed, naturally there are no longer concerns.

As Lu Yan opened his mind and body, attempting to connect with the revealed Path of Heaven and Earth, and charge towards the Nascent Soul Realm, a sudden mutation occurred.

Above that immeasurable high dimension, the colossal remains of the past, delineated by the stars across the mysterious version, which had been silent for countless ages as should have long been gone.

Where its remains settled, the mysterious rules emitted from the collapse of the Celestial Dao construct the world's underlying rules and the Path of Heaven and Earth.

Yet, at this moment, Lu Yan's act of connecting with the Path of Heaven and Earth seemed to have knocked over a domino.

Lu Yan, as the singular comprehendor, was already shrouded by the remnant glow of the past, now again triggering the Path of Heaven and Earth seeking breakthrough.

These actions, as if casting a stone into a lake motionless for countless ages, stirred a ripple extremely subtle yet undeniably real.

Soon after, this ripple rapidly expanded, as if setting off a thousand-foot wave sweeping across heaven and earth.

The remains of the past, moved!