Purple Kunpeng Paragon looked at the seven defeated individuals before him and secretly sighed. He could not help but think about how the mighty had fallen.
He grew up learning about all the legendary characters that originated from the Eternal Ascension World. And during the Second Original War, he participated in a few events even though he was on an Empyrean.
In that era, there was no way a single Boundless Paragon like himself could have so much influence on this Chaos World. No, even most peak Boundless Paragons do not have such an ability.
'This world was reduced to such a level,' he thought while comprehending the true horror of his master since he knew the latter was partly responsible for the Eternal Ascension World's current state.
Purple Kungpeng internally shook his head before continuing his mission. He waved his hand to create a massive purple hand containing immense power. This hand made the surrounding Primordial Chaos shake.
The faces of the seven moons changed as they immediately knew they would not survive this attack–even with their formation.
"Lord, save me."
"Matriarch, save me."
These two voices echoed in the void, full of fear, despair, and hope.
Eternal Ascension World, a corner of the universe:
Two people sat cross-legged in the void, a few meters from each other. Immense power emanated from their bodies, trying to influence a gray fog. However, it appeared as if their attempt was futile since the fog remained the same.
These two knew the outcomes even before tying. They only wished to exile the fog from the world. Or, at the very least, slow down its spread.
Suddenly, the two opened their eyes as they sensed something.
"Go save them," said Supreme Unity.
"Watch your tone," warned Maitreya. "I'm not one of your lackeys. Anyway, I saved them the last time. Now, it's your turn."
A Paragon's speed can be described as immeasurable, defined by measurement units of infinity. However, in the eyes of these two, such speed is slower than a turtle crawling.
They can use the short time before Purple Kunpeng's attack reaches its destination to have a long and normal conversation.
Supreme Unity frowned as he pondered whether it was worth saving them. Then, he finally took action. Maitreya did not care and closed her eyes. Currently, all she cares about is why the Dark Truth has spread its tentacles to the Eternal Ascension World.
Meanwhile, an unusual light flashed deep in Supreme Unity's eyes. He gazed outside the world, and his projection manifested. As soon as he showed up, he took no action but Purple Kungpeng's attack. dissipated
The young Boundless Paragon's facial expression changed; he could not understand how his attack was dealt with. So, the fear of the unknown overwhelmed his mind for a few seconds.
In this brief moment, he experienced the feeling of falling from the top of the food chain to the second place. His emotions became agitated, similar to when he saw the power of a Great Emperor as a mortal.
Luckily, anyone who can reach such a realm has the highest state of mind and Dao Heart. So, he suppressed his instinct fear and swiftly bowed to this projection.
"Lord, my master wishes to see you."
Supreme Unity calmly looked at him, his eyes cold and indifferent, devoid of any human emotions. Before coming to this place, he knew an opportunity would present itself.
Hence, he acted in a way that Maitreya would send him here while not being suspicious. So, he calmly waited for this person without saying a single word.
Purple Kunpeng was sweating profusely. As a higher-dimensional being, his body should not secret any odors or things such as sweat. However, standing before this man's gaze, his existence as a higher lifeform seemed to have been forcefully changed and reduced to a lower creature, thus inducing reactions of lower lifeforms.
Purple Kunpeng controlled his trembling body as he activated what his master gave him. Then, a projection of Heavenly Book Paragon manifested above his head.
"Lord Supreme Unity," bowed Heavenly Book to salute. In the past, the man before him was not his opponent. However, his current self cannot survive one finger against him.
So, he had to bow and salute.
As for things like pride? For a person like him with grand ambitions and determination, he knew pride was worth less than dog shit–especially regarding things like Transcendence.
As long as his plans succeed, the situation will revert, and Supreme Unity will be nothing but an ant to him. So, forbearing for his future is an easy task for him.
Supreme Unity remained quiet, without a single word. His eyes gazed at Heavenly Book's projection, deducing countless secrets of Heaven and Earth. However, to his surprise, he discovered he could not find the latter's real body.
There was an unknown power hiding him, his heaven-defying power.
Heavenly Book remained calm as he guessed what the latter was doing. A God would never discuss anything with an ant, let alone negotiate. The only exception is if God has a good personality.
However, as an intelligent ant, he would not count on the benevolence of God–especially since he knew what kind of person Supreme Unity had turned into.
So, before the meeting, he entered one of the few Forbidden Areas of Primordial Chaos where the power of Half-Step Transcendence would not work.
"What is your purpose?" asked Supreme Unity, his tone not fluctuating in the slightest.
"I came to make a deal."
"Deal? About what?"
"I have a way to get a method of dividing the [Existence] into two separated but connected parts.'
For a moment, some emotions appeared in Supreme Unity's cold and old eyes. However, it was so brief that it was not detected by anyone–including himself.
Supreme Unity immediately tried a second time to deduce Heavenly Book Paragon's whereabouts. Sadly, the result did not change.
Then, he squinted his eyes as he looked at the handsome man before him. He and Maitreya knew someone supported the rise of their current subordinates.
Unfortunately, they have been cultivating since reaching their current realm and have no time or desire to deal with this issue. Furthermore, the vast difference in power between them and Heavenly Book Paragon made them indifferent.
No matter how brilliant of a tactician Heavenly Book was, it made no difference to them, given how easy it was to kill him. Additionally, the latter removed his tentacles after their return and never intervened in the affairs of the Eternal Ascension World.
"What do you want?" he asked directly.
"Two things: firstly, I wish for some of my forces to have free room to move in the Eternal Ascension World."
"Reason?"
"I"m looking for something, and it might be here."
Supreme Unity frowned. He did not know whether the latter was telling the truth, half-truth, half-lie, or complete lie.
"I will allow it," said Supreme Unity. "Next?"
"I want your Transcendent Technique?"
Supreme Unity squinted his eyes, and Purple Kunpeng suddenly exploded into nothingness, along with his master's projection; there was no aura or any actions besides moving his eyelids.
Luckily for him, he was a Boundless Paragon and the embodiment of the concept of [Eternal]. He soon revived himself with a pale complexion. He could tell his Dao Foundation was injured, and it would take him millions of Yuan Epochs to heal.
However, he did not say anything; his achievements today were due to his master's support, not to mention his fear of the latter. Finally, his experience with such an entity might benefit him if he can learn something.
"Do you think I would agree to such an absurd request?"
"That depends on how much the knowledge I have is worth to you," replied Heavenly Book calmly.
"Do you think your information is as valuable as mine? A trade has to be equal."
"What I offer is valuable because it's something you absolutely need and something only I can acquire," countered Heavenly Book. One of the truths he learned only in his life was knowledge was valuable. As such, even though the person before him was more powerful than him, the latter did not have nearly as much information as him.
"You're from the Infinite Domain World, right?" suddenly asked Supreme Unity.
"Your Excellency, there is no point in threatening me. I value nothing in that place more than my ambitions." Pain flashed in his eyes as he said these eyes, but it quickly faded.
"Your current situation is not ideal," continued Heavenly Book. "So, your best option is my offer."
"Are you threatening me?"
"I wouldn't dare. I'm just stating an objective fact."
Supreme Unity was silent as the latter was correct. Although the Dark Truth brought some peace to his battle with Maitreya, he knew his situation was not the best.
Maitreya seemed to have dealt with most of the drawbacks of her method. Then, the path of Buddhism in the lower dimension has begun to flourish, and True Heavenly Dao's resistance to his control has drastically increased recently.
