Remembrance is a very special Path. It can call upon memories of the past to manifest to the present. Those who are considered the 'Pure Child of Anasvara' are on the level of Emanators… at least most of them.
The memories they summon are no longer mere visual projections, but real and actual people.
I looked at my surroundings. The starry sky remained the same. The 'infinity symbol' beneath my feet gave off a soft and gentle glow, making it mesmerizing to look at.
My eyes turned towards the "Miss Pink Elf" on my right. Her dashing looks are even better in person.
Her long white gown left just enough to expose bits of her pearly white skin. Her smooth and untangled long pink hair complimented her overall looks. Add to that the pair of pale pink irises, she is nothing short of a goddess.
I broke free from my thoughts.
Ultimately, this is just a projection. The 'abnormality' I discovered is related to this scene. It's just that I have to do more things to reach that 'answer'.
Naturally, I held some guesses on what I needed to do.
Hum.
Bright crimson flames flickered from the void. The small sparks of red grew larger, until it enveloped my entire body.
Strands of light green seeped out from my body. An overwhelming surge of power flooded the body created by my divine mind.
The [Nine Lives Burning Samsara Art] is at the pinnacle of all forbidden techniques in the worlds of immortal cultivation. It still works despite the separation of the true body and the divine mind. The void acted as a channel between the two, converting the burnt lifespan into tangible power.
Crack-!
Bam-!
The void let out a bang. The visual projection faltered as glass-like cracks appeared in the vast sea of nothingness, revealing a backdrop I could never be more familiar with.
Earth.
A flash of light headed straight towards me.
Bang-!
My mind blanked out before everything returned to normal. I looked at my fingertips and sensed the extraordinary control over my Dao. There is no mistake.
This is my real body.
The familiar sensation of spiritual qi returned to my senses, along with the overwhelming surge of power.
My original realm is already at the pinnacle of the Void Refinement Realm. That alone made it easier to handle the Void Refinement Realm forcefully raised by the [Nine Lives Burning Samsara Art]. It is no longer as hard to bear. Its duration also increased. Staying in this realm for a week is no longer a problem.
Still, this isn't enough.
Crackle-!
The crimson flames burned more intensely. My current lengthy lifespan is but a drop compared to my current consumption.
Early stage, middle stage, late stage, pinnacle.
My entire body felt extremely overwhelmed, but not to the point I cannot handle. Stepping into the Void Refinement Realm as a Nascent Soul Realm and the Divine Transformation Realm are two different things. This gap of a major realm helped ease the forbidden technique's burden.
At this instant, I felt myself becoming extremely close to the Dao. The Divine Transformation Realm is akin to having it at two meters' length; Void Refinement Realm to an arm's length.
A ball of gray fog rose from my palm. Countless lights danced around within the gray cloud. My discerning eyes caught a whiff of the four major Daos connected to Creation: Yin-Yang, Five Elements, Extremity, and Void.
Compared to myself prior to Amphoreus' visit, its power is way stronger. I can already spurn on the creation of spiritual materials through spiritual qi. Similarly, the destructive power it possessed increased exponentially.
I sensed my current realm. The [Nine Lives Burning Samsara Art] is the pinnacle of forbidden techniques. Nevertheless, it could not allow one to step into the Dao Integration Realm through lifespan alone. It is the eighth-level to immortal cultivation. It is also the one where many complex things are born, with the most complex one being the union between the cultivator and the Dao he chose.
To step onto it, one must offer their future. Bottlenecks will be amplified and tribulations will be strengthened once it is done so. It goes so far as to affect the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, lowering the already low rates of survival.
It is my 'final' ace in the card, one that I would only use when there is nothing left to choose.
Fortunately, Amphoreus is my Dao Integration Realm opportunity for a reason. There are high chances of it being 'possible' given my current capabilities.
That leaves me with the only other thing I could raise temporarily.
Hum.
At this moment, the already shattered void broke down entirely. The world shook at its core, welcoming the foreign yet powerful influence emanating from my heart—my Tao Heart.
The World Rendering Sword makes its appearance once again.
*****
Earth's flow of time has been diluted. It ran slower compared to the outside world. The two thousand years of buffer time bought by Kiana amounted to twenty years in the outside world.
It has been a few years since the World Rendering Sword's reappearance. It is well-deserving of its influence, capable of shaking the hearts of Aeons THEMSELVES. No lower than three dozen major factions dropped a visit on the solar system's imaginary barrier.
All of them came due to one reason:
To know more about the new power rivalling the likes of Aeons.
It has been fifty thousand years since the Destruction Aeon, Nanook, was born. It is a cataclysmic cosmic event that shook the entire universe, overthrowing the power balance entirely.
Now that there is another potentialAeon that rose out of nowhere, everyone held their breaths.
Beep-!
Beep-!
…
The cataphonic noise broke a certain witch out of her studies. She left the simulated universe with a frown, her elegant pupils scanning the information fed back from her mirrors.
"The shaking of the universe… hidden descent… could it be a work of Remembrance?"
Herta was well aware of IX's gaze landing upon the universe a while back. Now, the universe greeted another "Aeon's" gaze.
The massive fluctuations of something similar to "Path Energy" swept the universe. Like IX's, its landing point and origin was concealed. Everyone was well-acquainted with this power.
"How did he call it? The World Rendering Sword…"
Looking at the brand new "Path" that goes the exact opposite as Destruction, endless curiosity filled her eyes.
"You chose a very fitting name."