My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times

'Maitreya Buddha has entered Nirvana...'

The former West Pole Celestial Court, having been demoted, had fallen in status and was now just the West Pole Celestial Palace.

At the very center of the West Pole Celestial Palace, the original ruins had been rebuilt. Although the towering figure's body was still battered and broken, the might emanating from him had not diminished in the slightest.

He lightly tapped the Emperor's Throne with his knuckles, murmuring to himself:

'This makes no sense... Is Maitreya Buddha's Nirvana related to that Supreme Profound Clarity?'

The many Immortal Officials and Divine Officials below looked at each other. One of the Great Immortal Officials bowed his head respectfully and said:

"Your Majesty, Maitreya Buddha suddenly entered Nirvana on Spirit Mountain. It should have no connection to Supreme Profound Clarity... However, at the time of Maitreya Buddha's Nirvana, there was indeed a disturbance in Jiangling, where Supreme Profound Clarity is located. That area was obscured, and nothing could be perceived."

Atop the Emperor's Throne, Gouchen glanced at the assembled Immortal Officials and Divine Officials and said flatly:

"It *is* related to Supreme Profound Clarity. Maitreya Buddha was a [Daluo], capable of roaming the Years. This Nirvana means he died in all of Time simultaneously."

The Immortal Officials and Divine Officials were confused, but the pupils of several Great Immortals contracted as they vaguely understood the Emperor's meaning...

'A version of Maitreya Buddha from a certain point in time traveled through Time, only to be utterly annihilated in Jiangling because of Supreme Profound Clarity.'

'And it was a Nirvana on the level of Time and history, directly causing the Maitreya Buddha sitting on Spirit Mountain to die as well?'

The few Great Immortals gasped. Their scalps tingled and their hearts grew cold. If that was truly the case, it was too absurd. This Supreme Profound Clarity...

A Great Immortal boldly took a step forward and spoke cautiously:

"If it is truly related to that Supreme Profound Clarity, doesn't that mean he possesses a method to threaten a [Daluo]? Then, when the time comes, if he really comes to hold us accountable..."

Atop the Emperor's Throne, the towering figure first coughed up blood, then a sneer appeared on his face as he said:

"I only said it might be related to him. You don't need to know the reason... As for when he truly arrives, so what? Even if he comes bearing the full force of the Human Dao Fortune, it's nothing. His Cultivation is too low. Last time, if it weren't for that person from Douluo Palace..."

As he spoke, a resentful look appeared on the towering figure's face. He took a deep breath, then continued slowly:

"Let's not talk about that for now. When Supreme Profound Clarity truly comes to the Celestial Palace, just ignore him. Let him do as he pleases. With his status as a mere Earth Immortal, even with the Human Dao Fortune, can he really injure me?"

The assembled Immortals looked at each other. It seemed to make sense. As long as they didn't attack Supreme Profound Clarity and didn't anger the one from Douluo Palace, the worst that could happen was that he would come and go through the motions. They would just lose a bit of face. Besides, the West Pole Celestial Palace already had no face left to lose. Losing a little more was no big deal.

An Immortal sighed faintly.

At this moment, atop the Emperor's Throne, the towering figure spoke again:

"All of you, leave me for now. The matter of Maitreya Buddha's Nirvana is quite strange. Do not ask about it, do not involve yourselves in it, and keep your mouths shut. Do not speak of it."

The Immortal Officials and Divine Officials bowed and retreated, leaving only the towering figure in the vast Emperor's Palace to think alone.

He gently tapped the table, lost in thought, and murmured to himself:

'That one's Buddha body entering Nirvana, is it good or bad? It should be good... But this counts as a major shift on a historical level. If it wasn't a do-over of history from the Dao Fruit level, then it can only be related to Supreme Profound Clarity.'

'Possessing a [Dao Fruit characteristic], being an [Indeterminate Variable], and taking the one from Douluo Palace as his master, inheriting his mantle... What truly great fortune.'

By now, he also knew that Lu Xuan was an [Indeterminate Variable]. And while all things are determinate, the [Indeterminate Variable] itself is one of the characteristics of a [Dao Fruit].

A trace of jealousy appeared on Gouchen's face, but he quickly concealed it. He gave an intriguing smile and said to himself:

'But so what? In the [Current World], Immortals and Buddhas do not exist, and Dao Fruits cannot manifest. Even the one from Douluo Palace cannot act in the [Current World] at the end of the River of Time. Lu Xuan, Lu Zi, Supreme Profound Clarity... what if you were to die in the [Current World]?'

As a [Daluo], as one who roams the Years, he could learn certain things through the arrangements he had left behind in the [Current World].

......

「Current World. The Land of the Far West, within the Upper Palace.」

The Upper Palace Master, one of the strongest in the current age and one of the very few Immortals, was at this moment prostrating himself piously on the ground before a giant bronze statue.

The bronze statue glowed faintly, and an ethereal, intermittent voice struggled to transmit itself, falling upon the ears of the Upper Palace Master.

"Kill..."

"Lu Xuan..."

The Upper Palace Master's expression was shaken. He quickly bowed his head again and said respectfully:

"This subordinate obeys the decree!"

He swallowed. 'The Emperor had used a precious opportunity to forcibly send down a decree, just to have me kill Lu Zi, who has recently risen to fame?'

A profound glint flashed in the Palace Master's eyes. He recalled the Life Tower Master who had sought him out two days ago, and as his mind raced, he muttered to himself:

'Interesting...'

「Meanwhile, at the Life Tower.」

The two Tower Masters stood facing each other. The Left Tower Master, shimmering with Buddhist light, said flatly:

"That Lu Zi is still in seclusion. We don't know when he'll re-enter the world. The Death Tower, Earth Palace, and Upper Palace have all been contacted. We just need to wait for Lu Zi to appear, and then we can spring our great net."

"Are you certain?" asked the Right Tower Master, who was suffused with Dao Rhyme. "This person is quite extraordinary. He killed a Grand Grade with the body of an Earth Immortal!"

"He only managed it by using a Secret Skill to activate those nine Immortal Corpses. It was just a clever trick..."

After a pause, the Left Tower Master continued:

"But then again, from the looks of it now, the Immortal from Sanqing Temple is probably not his elder. It's more likely an old acquaintance from when he was one of the Hundred Masters in Ancient Times. The one we need to be careful of is the Temple Master of Sanqing Temple."