The Netherworld Emperor temporarily suppressed the countless questions that arose in his mind about Pangu and hurriedly answered Yuan Hao's words.
"This is the Venerable Pangu. The world that once gave birth to you was created by a wisp of the Venerable Pangu's projection. After you pay your respects to the Venerable Pangu, you may leave. I have important matters to discuss with the Venerable Pangu and the Dao Ancestor."
Yuan Hao quickly spoke up, wanting to send the Netherworld Emperor away to prevent him from staying and causing an even more awkward situation.
Upon hearing Yuan Hao's words, the Netherworld Emperor forcibly suppressed the countless doubts that arose in his mind, bowed to Pangu, and then took his leave.
Seeing that the Netherworld Emperor had finally left this void and returned to the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm, Yuan Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Even with his unwavering and steadfast mindset, he was starting to feel the strain under such circumstances.
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Chapter 245 Successful Transcendence
Looking at the departing Netherworld, Pangu thought for a moment and took out the Jade Tablet of Creation. Then, with a wave of his hand, countless threads appeared on the Jade Tablet of Creation.
Among the countless threads on the Jade Disc of Creation, one was connected to the Netherworld Emperor who had just departed.
Moreover, throughout the entire Tianyuan Sacred Realm, there are some threads connecting to the Creation Jade Disc in Pangu's hand, but those threads are much thinner than the one on the Netherworld Emperor's body.
With a flick of his finger, Pangu severed the causal thread connecting the Netherworld Emperor to the Jade Disc of Creation in Pangu's hand.
Just as the thread broke, the Netherworld Emperor, who had returned to the Underworld, suddenly found himself experiencing an unprecedented sense of ease and freedom.
Upon closer examination, the Netherworld could not trace the origin of this inexplicable feeling within its heart. Shaking its head, it ignored it and continued its meditation.
"These old guys are really cunning as devils. You can fall into their trap if you're not careful. They have more and more tricks up their sleeves," Yuan Hao thought silently to himself, his expression remaining calm on the surface.
Among the myriad worlds subordinate to the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, when each world merged into the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, all the causal relationships attached to those worlds were completely isolated and severed by the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, thus achieving a perfect unity.
However, for a powerful being like Pangu, although his current cultivation level is far from what it was at its peak, his essence remains as lofty and unapproachable as ever.
If he wanted, these causes and effects, even those that had vanished without a trace, would naturally reappear and reconnect with him, allowing him to easily manipulate the beings or things on the other side of the cause and effect without them noticing in the slightest.
However, unlike ordinary beings, Yuan Hao erased everything from the Reincarnation Disc as soon as he obtained it, so that it had no causal relationship with any other being.
Although Yuan Hao later truly reached the peak, he vaguely sensed that some of the causes and effects he thought he had cleared up were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
But by then, Yuan Hao had already become acquainted with those beings who could conceal their existence from his senses. They addressed each other as fellow Daoists and often sat down to discuss the Dao.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Yuan Hao didn't want to continue investigating the cause and effect, otherwise he would be the one in an awkward position, just like the situation between the Reincarnation Disc and Pangu this time.
"Um!"
Suddenly, Pangu and Taishang Daozu exclaimed in surprise at the same time, and then, as if they had sensed something, they turned their gaze to a certain place in the Tianyuan Sacred Realm.
"It seems that before we can upgrade the Tianyuan Sacred Realm to the only true realm, Youming has already upgraded his original body, the Samsara Disc, to the level of a low-level heavenly treasure."
"I also want to thank Brother Pangu for just freeing Youming from the shackles that bound him, allowing him to break free from all constraints and become a transcendent being capable of traversing the endless multiverse, thanks to the feedback from the Samsara Disc when it advanced to become a supreme treasure of the heavens."
Yuan Hao's tone was somewhat emotional. In his Tianyuan Sacred Realm, a true transcendent being who belonged to the Tianyuan Sacred Realm had finally appeared.
"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for that. This is all his own destiny. What does it have to do with me? Even without my appearance, he would have taken this step soon. It's just a matter of time."
Pangu smiled and shook his head, then closed his mouth and stopped speaking, quietly gazing at the Netherworld Emperor who was sitting cross-legged in the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the Underworld.
Unlike the grand commotion caused by the ascension of Great Luo Realm experts, which was enough to shake the entire Tianyuan Sacred Realm and the surrounding boundless void.
When the Netherworld Emperor transcended, he did not cause any great commotion or alarm the countless beings in the entire Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm. Instead, he successfully took that step quietly.
Within the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm, only a few powerful Grand Luo cultivators, whose emotions were now extremely complex, and the mysterious being in the Endless Abyss, noticed the commotion of the Netherworld Emperor's advancement.
Having successfully broken free from the constraints imposed upon him by the multiverse, the Netherworld Emperor appeared in the boundless void far from the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm with a light step.
"break!"
As the Netherworld Emperor's roar echoed through the endless void, the void surrounding him shattered instantly.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Netherworld Emperor continued his journey into the deepest part of the shattered void.
With the Netherworld Emperor's speed now being almost indescribable, he appeared at the barrier where nothingness and the Great Nothingness met in just a short while.
Only then did the Netherworld Emperor stop his advance, looking at the barrier blocking his way with a complex expression. This barrier was also the barrier that prevented all the Great Luo experts in this multiverse sea from transcending.
The Netherworld Emperor gently shook his head, and a hexagonal wheel appeared in his hand, rotating slightly. This was a projection of the Netherworld Emperor's true form, the Wheel of Reincarnation.
As the Netherworld Emperor gently pushed the Reincarnation Disc, which was spinning in his hand and exuding endless reincarnation, towards the barrier in front of him.
The barrier that blocked all living beings in this multiverse of voids from coming into contact with the Land of Nothingness, while also ensuring that the multiverse was not eroded by the concept of nothingness within the Land of Nothingness, caused it to slowly transform into nothingness and thus shattered.
Before the endless power of primordial chaos invaded the multiverse, the Netherworld Emperor spontaneously absorbed the endless power of primordial chaos into his body to make up for the deficit that occurred after his successful transcendence.
After an unknown amount of time, the figure of the Netherworld Emperor reappeared before Yuan Hao, the Supreme Dao Ancestor, and Pangu, and solemnly bowed to the three supreme powerhouses in front of him.
"I owe my current status entirely to the Dao Venerable, the Dao Ancestor, and the Ancestral God. Please accept my bow!"
"There's no need for that. Everything you have today is due to your own hard work, and it has little to do with us."
"After the Great Luo comes Transcendence, which is divided into nine steps, each step representing a different level of enlightenment. The difference between each step is even greater than the difference between a mortal being and a Transcendent being."
"You have now successfully taken the first step towards transcendence. From now on, you will have to rely on yourself. No one can help you on this path of transcendence. Are you ready?"
Yuan Hao reached out, and an invisible wave spread out, lifting up the body of the Netherworld Earth in front of him.
Hearing Yuan Hao's words, the Netherworld Emperor was suddenly filled with boundless pride that he had never felt before.
"Thank you for your guidance, Daoist Master. I am ready. I will follow the path of the Dao, even unto death!"