zhè fēng zhǎng dá wàn zì de xí wén zhōng ， xiū shì gù xīng hàn xiàng tiān xià rén jiē lù le 【 tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn 】 zhēn shí miàn mù 。
这封长达万字的檄文中，修士顾星汉向天下人揭露了【天玄锁灵阵】真实面目。
This lengthy proclamation, stretching to ten thousand words, revealed the true nature of the Heavenly Xuan Locking Spirit Array to all under heaven.
yǐ zhèn dài tiān ， qiè qí bǐng quán 。
以阵代天，窃其柄权。
With the array standing in for the heavens and usurping its authority,
Following one's shadow, it monitored the world.
Drawing on cultivation, it served the Heavenly Xuan.
Beasts and humans alike, the way of great perfection had no end.
rú yǐng suí xíng ， jiān chá shì jiān 。
如影随形，监察世间。
...
chōu qǔ xiū wèi ， yǐ fèng tiān xuán 。
抽取修为，以奉天玄。
The proclamation detailed the ills of the Locking Spirit Array and pointed out that the true essence of the Heavenly Xuan Locking Spirit Array was actually the original Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's supreme treasure, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror.
niú mǎ zhòng shēng ， dà dào wú qián 。
牛马众生，大道无前。
To attain enlightenment, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror required all cultivators under heaven as sacrificial offerings.
……
……
Gu Xinghan called on cultivators to unite and shatter the Locking Spirit Array, restoring the clarity of the Heavenly Xuan realm.
xí wén biàn shù suǒ líng zhèn zhī è ， bìng zhǐ chū ， tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn de běn tǐ ， shí zé jiù shì yuán wàn xiān méng de zhì bǎo 【 tiān xuán jìng 】。
檄文遍数锁灵阵之恶，并指出，天玄锁灵阵的本体，实则就是原万仙盟的至宝【天玄镜】。
Although the Celestial Alliance quickly refuted these claims and issued a Celestial Decree for Gu Xinghan's execution, the myriad strange changes that had occurred in the world since the widespread use of the Locking Spirit Array were too obvious to ignore.
tiān xuán jìng wèi le zhèng dào chāo tuō ， yào yǐ tiān xià xiū shì wèi jì pǐn 。
天玄镜为了证道超脱，要以天下修士为祭品。
Their strenuous denials could not quell the murmurs of all cultivators.
gù xīng hàn hào zhào xiū shì men lián hé qǐ lái ， fěn suì suǒ líng zhèn ， hái xuán huáng jiè yí gè gè lǎng lǎng qián kūn 。
顾星汉号召修士们联合起来，粉碎锁灵阵，还玄黄界一个个朗朗乾坤。
Tempers flared among the cultivator community.
suī rán tiān méng dì yī shí jiān jiù jìn xíng le pì yáo ， fǒu rèn le cǐ shì ， bìng duì gù xīng hàn fā bù le 【 tiān zhū lìng 】。
虽然天盟第一时间就进行了辟谣，否认了此事，并对顾星汉发布了【天诛令】。
However, with the Celestial Alliance having ruled the Heavenly Xuan realm for thousands of years and its authority still formidable, few dared to openly rise against it.
dàn bǎi nián lái ， tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn pǔ jí hòu shì jiān fā shēng de zhǒng zhǒng guǐ yì biàn huà yǒu mù gòng dǔ 。
但百年来，天玄锁灵阵普及后世间发生的种种诡异变化有目共睹。
Only a few brave souls were quickly suppressed by the Celestial Technicians dispatched by the Celestial Alliance.
tiān méng de jí lì fǒu rèn ， yě dǔ bù liǎo tiān xià xiū shì de yōu yōu zhòng kǒu 。
天盟的极力否认，也堵不了天下修士的悠悠众口。
Yet Gu Xinghan remained at large.
yī shí jiān ， xiū shì qún qíng jī fèn 。
一时间，修士群情激奋。
His efforts were not entirely in vain; suspicion had been sown among cultivators regarding both the Heavenly Xuan Mirror and the Locking Spirit Array.
kě tiān méng tǒng zhì xuán huáng jiè shù qiān nián ， jī wēi yóu zài 。
可天盟统治玄黄界数千年，积威尤在。
Cultivators began to secretly study methods of evading the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's surveillance, while dissent within the Celestial Alliance grew.
xiǎng yìng gù xīng hàn hào zhào ， gǎn yú zhēn de zhàn chū lái fǎn kàng de xiū shì ， gēn běn shì liáo liáo wú jǐ 。
响应顾星汉号召，敢于真的站出来反抗的修士，根本是寥寥无几。
Increasingly, employed cultivators expressed their dissatisfaction with the Locking Spirit Array, only for them to be apprehended and punished harshly as a warning.
bù guò xīng xīng diǎn diǎn ， hěn kuài jiù bèi tiān méng pài chū de tiān shù shì men zhèn yā 。
不过星星点点，很快就被天盟派出的天术士们镇压。
In 268 AD, an image appeared in the green expanse of the Heavenly Xuan realm. Although quickly blocked, it was enough to incite a rebellion among all surviving cultivators.
zhǐ shì nà gù xīng hàn què yì zhí wèi bèi zhuā dào 。
只是那顾星汉却一直未被抓到。
An unknown towering wall loomed high above, with countless cultivators suppressed within its walls, their faces tightly shut and sporting eerie grins.
tā de nǔ lì bìng fēi quán shì wú yòng gōng 。
他的努力并非全是无用功。
"Dear fellow cultivators, this is the Eternal Immortal Wall. All missing cultivators over the past century have been confined here..."
huái yí de zhǒng zi yǐ jīng zhòng xià 。
怀疑的种子已经种下。
A hurried voice suddenly cut off.
xiū shì men duì yú tiān xuán jìng yǐ jí tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn ， duō le yī fèn jǐng tì 。
修士们对于天玄镜以及天玄锁灵阵，多了一份警惕。
Just a fleeting glimpse, but the densely packed faces on the Eternal Immortal Wall were enough to chill every surviving cultivator's blood.
xuán huáng jiè gè dì xiū shì ， kāi shǐ zài àn zhōng yán jiū qǐ le duǒ bì tiān xuán jìng kuī shì de fāng fǎ 。
玄黄界各地修士，开始在暗中研究起了躲避天玄镜窥视的方法。
Trapped in an illusion and forever suppressed—what was that any different from death?
tiān méng nèi bù yě zhú jiàn kāi shǐ chū xiàn fēn liè de shì tou 。
天盟内部也逐渐开始出现分裂的势头。
The Celestial Alliance's actions were too shocking for any cultivator to bear.
bù duàn yǒu tiān méng rèn zhí xiū shì sī xià biǎo dá duì suǒ líng zhèn de bù mǎn ， suí hòu bèi zhuō ná yán chéng ， yǐ jǐng xiào yóu de xiāo xī chuán chū 。
不断有天盟任职修士私下表达对锁灵阵的不满，随后被捉拿严惩，以儆效尤的消息传出。
Rebellions against the Celestial Alliance and the destruction of the Locking Spirit Array echoed across the Heavenly Xuan realm.
máo dìng 268 nián ， yī duàn yǐng xiàng bèi tóu shè zài xuán huáng jiè lǜ sè de tiān qióng shàng 。
锚定268年，一段影像被投射在玄黄界绿色的天穹上。
Within the Celestial Alliance, dissenters who had been dormant since the widespread use of the Locking Spirit Array now rose up in rebellion.
suī rán hěn kuài jiù bèi píng bì ， zài yě wú fǎ kàn qīng zhī hòu de nèi róng 。
虽然很快就被屏蔽，再也无法看清之后的内容。
The flames of war spread throughout the Heavenly Xuan realm.
dàn zhǐ píng nà chū xiàn zài zhòng rén miàn qián de duǎn duǎn shùn jiān ， jiù zú yǐ chè dǐ xiān qǐ xiū shì de fǎn kàng làng cháo 。
但只凭那出现在众人面前的短短瞬间，就足以彻底掀起修士的反抗浪潮。
Xiao Heng's Revival Immortals was one of many resistance groups.
yí miàn bù zhī wèi yú hé chù ， gāo sǒng rù yún de qiáng bì 。
一面不知位于何处，高耸入云的墙壁。
Han Wuyou and Xiao Heng, Su Xiaomei, and other old friends from beyond the boundary joined forces to wage a war against the Celestial Alliance.
wú shù xiū shì bèi zhèn yā chén mián yú qiáng nèi 。
无数修士被镇压沉眠于墙内。
With most cultivators united under one banner, their strength could not be underestimated.
qiáng miàn shàng ， zhǐ lù chū yī zhāng zhāng jǐn bì shuāng yǎn 、 dài zhe guǐ yì xiào róng de miàn páng 。
墙面上，只露出一张张紧闭双眼、带着诡异笑容的面庞。
However, the number of Celestial Technicians far exceeded anyone's expectations.
“ zhū wèi dào yǒu ， zhè lǐ jiù shì 【 yǒng héng xiān qiáng 】。 bǎi nián lái shī zōng de xiū shì ， quán dōu bèi tiān méng guān zài cǐ chù ……”
“诸位道友，这里就是【永恒仙墙】。百年来失踪的修士，全都被天盟关在此处……”
The great battle raged for three years without end.
lüè xiǎn jí qiè de huà wài yīn jié rán ér zhì 。
略显急切的画外音截然而至。
Cultivator numbers dwindled while the number of Celestial Technicians remained constant, thanks to their efforts to capture rather than kill.
zhǐ shì jīng hóng yī piē ， dàn 【 yǒng héng xiān qiáng 】 shàng mì mì má má de rén liǎn ， zú yǐ ràng tiān xià suǒ yǒu xìng cún xiū shì shǒu jiǎo bīng liáng 。
只是惊鸿一瞥，但【永恒仙墙】上密密麻麻的人脸，足以让天下所有幸存修士手脚冰凉。
Without these efforts, the side of the cultivators would have been defeated long ago.
chén nì zài huàn jìng zhōng 、 yǒng shì bèi zhèn yā ， yòu gēn sǐ wáng hé yì ？
沉溺在幻境中、永世被镇压，又跟死亡何异？
Defeat was in sight as victory seemed impossible.
tiān méng cǐ jǔ ， shí zài tài guò hài rén tīng wén ， chāo chū le xiū shì suǒ néng rěn shòu de dǐ xiàn 。
天盟此举，实在太过骇人听闻，超出了修士所能忍受的底限。
Cultivators began to retreat, and the war slowly turned into a one-sided pursuit.
yī shí jiān ， xuán huáng jiè gè chù ， tuī fān tiān méng 、 dǎ suì suǒ líng zhèn de hū shēng cǐ qǐ bǐ fú 。
一时间，玄黄界各处，推翻天盟、打碎锁灵阵的呼声此起彼伏。
In 273 AD, Celestial Technicians discovered the Revival Immortals' base.
ér zài tiān méng nèi bù ， zì cóng suǒ líng zhèn pǔ jí hòu jiù yì zhí zhé fú de fǎn duì pài men ， yě zài cǐ shí fā dòng 。
而在天盟内部，自从锁灵阵普及后就一直蛰伏的反对派们，也在此时发动。
Zhang Haobo and Su Xiaomei died heroically protecting their comrades' escape, but it was still not enough to prevent the fall of the Revival Immortals.
zhàn huǒ shùn jiān rán biàn xuán huáng jiè 。
战火瞬间燃遍玄黄界。
At the critical moment, Su Changyu broke through in battle, sacrificing himself with the Celestial Technicians who came for him.
xiāo héng de 【 fù xiān 】， yě shì zhū duō fǎn kàng zǔ zhī zhōng de yī yuán 。
萧恒的【复仙】，也是诸多反抗组织中的一员。
Xiao Heng, Han Wuyou, and others narrowly escaped.
hán wú yōu hé xiāo héng 、 sū xiǎo mèi děng lí jiè gù rén huì hé ， kāi shǐ le hé tiān méng de zhàn zhēng 。
韩无忧和萧恒、苏小妹等离界故人汇合，开始了和天盟的战争。
In 274 AD, Xiao Heng was grievously injured and died.
quán tiān xià jué dà duō shù xiū shì de lì liàng lián hé qǐ lái ， bù kě wèi bù qiáng 。
全天下绝大多数修士的力量联合起来，不可谓不强。
Before his death, he entrusted the Revival Immortals' legacy to Han Wuyou, who wept in acceptance.
dàn shì tiān méng 【 tiān shù shì 】 de shù liàng ， què shì yuǎn yuǎn chāo chū rén men de xiǎng xiàng 。
但是天盟【天术士】的数量，却是远远超出人们的想象。
Relying on Only Hand遮天 and Melting Furnace Ten Thousand Phenomena Technique, Han Wuyou evaded capture for years.
dà zhàn yì zhí chí xù le zhěng zhěng sān nián 。
大战一直持续了整整三年。
In 290 AD, only a few survivors remained.
xiū shì men bù duàn jiǎn yuán ，【 tiān shù shì 】 de shù liàng què shǐ zhōng bú jiàn jiǎn shǎo 。
修士们不断减员，【天术士】的数量却始终不见减少。
The Celestial Alliance's pursuit gradually eased.
ruò fēi 【 tiān shù shì 】 men wèi le jǐn liàng huó zhuō xiū shì ， méi yǒu shǐ chū quán lì ， kǒng pà xiū shì yī fāng zǎo jiù bài wáng le 。
若非【天术士】们为了尽量活捉修士，没有使出全力，恐怕修士一方早就败亡了。
In 304 AD, the Celestial Alliance issued a general amnesty: any cultivator willing to return could practice the Supplementing Heaven Record according to their share and past transgressions would be forgiven.
tuí shì jìn xiǎn ， kàn bú dào shèng lì de shǔ guāng 。
颓势尽显，看不到胜利的曙光。
Some returned from the wilderness.
xiū shì men zhú jiàn kuì bài 。
修士们逐渐溃败。
By 315 AD, those who had returned found no danger to their lives, leading more to choose reunion with the Celestial Alliance.
zhàn zhēng yě màn màn yǎn biàn chéng dān fāng miàn de zhuā bǔ 。
战争也慢慢演变成单方面的抓捕。
In 324 AD, the Celestial Alliance initiated mysterious construction projects in each state. Towering golden obelisks sprang up at the center of every region.
máo dìng 273 nián ，【 tiān shù shì 】 fā xiàn le 【 fù xiān 】 de jù diǎn 。
锚定273年，【天术士】发现了【复仙】的据点。
In 369 AD, Han Wuyou broke through to late-stage Essence Body and returned to the Celestial Alliance under a new name, Wu Bu You, resuming his covert operations.
zhāng hào bō 、 sū xiǎo mèi wèi le yǎn hù zhòng rén chè tuì ， cǎn liè zhàn sǐ 。
张浩波、苏小妹为了掩护众人撤退，惨烈战死。
Han Wuyou discovered that those managing affairs in the Celestial Alliance were now all Celestial Technicians.
dàn réng rán wú fǎ zǔ zhǐ fù xiān de fù miè 。
但仍然无法阻止复仙的覆灭。
The Celestial Alliance still provided cultivation resources for surrendered cultivators but at the cost of more time spent practicing the Supplementing Heaven Record.
wēi jī guān tóu ， sū zhǎng yù lín zhèn tū pò ， hé qián lái zhuā bǔ de tiān shù shì men tóng guī yú jìn 。
危机关头，苏长玉临阵突破，和前来抓捕的天术士们同归于尽。
In 370 AD, Han Wuyou paused his own cultivation to focus on studying the Supplementing Heaven Record.
xiāo héng 、 hán wú yōu děng rén ， zhè cái táo dé yī mìng 。
萧恒、韩无忧等人，这才逃得一命。
By 393 AD, due to his two decades of unwavering practice and contribution of Heavenly Dew Points, Han Wuyou was rewarded by the Celestial Alliance with a Fourth-Rank Celestial Technician identity and appointed as an Imperial Immortal Official overseeing the cultivation work of over a thousand cultivators.
máo dìng 274 nián ， xiāo héng zhòng shāng ， bù zhì shēn wáng 。
锚定274年，萧恒重伤，不治身亡。
In 404 AD, massive beams of light shot from the obelisks into the sky, causing the earth to tremble.
lín sǐ qián ， jiāng fù xiān chuán chéng jiāo gěi le hán wú yōu 。
临死前，将复仙传承交给了韩无忧。
The obelisks' energy release lasted seven days.
hán wú yōu hán lèi yīng xià 。
韩无忧含泪应下。
By 412 AD, after nearly four decades of research, Han Wuyou had comprehended the Supplementing Heaven Record's purpose.
kào zhe 【 zhǐ shǒu zhē tiān 】 jí 【 róng lú wàn xiàng gōng 】， hán wú yōu sì chù dōng duǒ XZ， shǐ zhōng méi yǒu bèi zhuā huò 。
靠着【只手遮天】及【熔炉万象功】，韩无忧四处东躲XZ，始终没有被抓获。
The Locking Spirit Array sought to usurp heaven’s authority but overestimated its own capabilities. Only under extreme strain could it maintain full operation.
máo dìng 290 nián ， tiān xià xìng cún xiū shì liáo liáo 。
锚定290年，天下幸存修士寥寥。
Thus, it required external assistance to share the burden.
tiān méng de zhuā bǔ yě màn màn fàng sōng le xià lái 。
天盟的抓捕也慢慢放松了下来。
Only cultivators could interconnect with "heaven and earth."
máo dìng 304 nián ， tiān méng fā bù dà shè lìng ， tiān xià xiū shì zhǐ yào yuàn yì huí dào tiān méng ， měi nián àn zhào fèn é xiū xíng 【 bǔ tiān lù 】， guò wǎng yī qiè kě jì wǎng bù jiù 。
锚定304年，天盟发布大赦令，天下修士只要愿意回到天盟，每年按照份额修行【补天录】，过往一切可既往不咎。
This was why the Celestial Alliance needed cultivators to practice the Supplementing Heaven Record while Celestial Technicians did not.
lù xù yǒu xiū shì cóng huāng yě zhōng fǎn huí tiān méng 。
陆续有修士从荒野中返回天盟。
Han Wuyou saw a glimmer of hope in toppling the Locking Spirit Array but also harbored some concern.
máo dìng 315 nián ， fā xiàn céng jīng huí qù de xiū shì bìng méi yǒu shēng mìng wēi xiǎn ， xuǎn zé huí guī de xiū shì duō le qǐ lái 。
锚定315年，发现曾经回去的修士并没有生命危险，选择回归的修士多了起来。
If the Heavenly Xuan Mirror transcended, it would no longer need cultivators practicing the Supplementing Heaven Record.
máo dìng 324 nián ， tiān méng zài gè gè zhōu yù kāi qǐ le mù dì bù míng de jiàn zào jì huà 。 yī zuò zuò jù dà de jīn sè fāng jiān bēi bá dì ér qǐ ， yì lì zài gè zhōu zhōng yāng 。
锚定324年，天盟在各个州域开启了目的不明的建造计划。一座座巨大的金色方尖碑拔地而起，屹立在各州中央。
Without fanfare, Han Wuyou kept this secret and continued his covert operations, waiting for an opportunity to arise.
máo dìng 369 nián ， hán wú yōu tū pò zhì yuán yīng hòu qī 。 huà míng hé bù yōu ， huí guī tiān méng ， chóng xīn qián fú xià lái 。
锚定369年，韩无忧突破至元婴后期。化名何不忧，回归天盟，重新潜伏下来。
In 434 AD, Han Wuyou was ordered with a team of Celestial Technicians to investigate an anomaly in the Judgement State.
hán wú yōu fā xiàn ， cǐ shí de tiān méng ， zhǔ chí shì wù de rén yuán shēn fèn ， yǐ jīng quán biàn chéng le tiān shù shì 。
韩无忧发现，此时的天盟，主持事务的人员身份，已经全变成了天术士。
During casual conversation, he learned that strange occurrences were spreading across the world.
duì yú tóu chéng de xiū shì ， tiān méng réng rán huì tí gōng xiāng yìng de xiū xíng zī yuán 。
对于投诚的修士，天盟仍然会提供相应的修行资源。
In 459 AD, obelisks again emitted beams of light into the sky, and thunderous sounds echoed from above.
dài jià què shì xū yào gèng duō de xiū xíng 《 bǔ tiān lù 》。
代价却是需要更多的修行《补天录》。
(End of Chapter)
This lengthy proclamation, stretching to ten thousand words, revealed the true nature of the Heavenly Xuan Locking Spirit Array to all under heaven.
With the array standing in for the heavens and usurping its authority,
Following one's shadow, it monitored the world.
Drawing on cultivation, it served the Heavenly Xuan.
Beasts and humans alike, the way of great perfection had no end.
...
The proclamation detailed the ills of the Locking Spirit Array and pointed out that the true essence of the Heavenly Xuan Locking Spirit Array was actually the original Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's supreme treasure, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror.
To attain enlightenment, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror required all cultivators under heaven as sacrificial offerings.
Gu Xinghan called on cultivators to unite and shatter the Locking Spirit Array, restoring the clarity of the Heavenly Xuan realm.
Although the Celestial Alliance quickly refuted these claims and issued a Celestial Decree for Gu Xinghan's execution, the myriad strange changes that had occurred in the world since the widespread use of the Locking Spirit Array were too obvious to ignore.
Their strenuous denials could not quell the murmurs of all cultivators.
Tempers flared among the cultivator community.
However, with the Celestial Alliance having ruled the Heavenly Xuan realm for thousands of years and its authority still formidable, few dared to openly rise against it.
Only a few brave souls were quickly suppressed by the Celestial Technicians dispatched by the Celestial Alliance.
Yet Gu Xinghan remained at large.
His efforts were not entirely in vain; suspicion had been sown among cultivators regarding both the Heavenly Xuan Mirror and the Locking Spirit Array.
Cultivators began to secretly study methods of evading the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's surveillance, while dissent within the Celestial Alliance grew.
Increasingly, employed cultivators expressed their dissatisfaction with the Locking Spirit Array, only for them to be apprehended and punished harshly as a warning.
In 268 AD, an image appeared in the green expanse of the Heavenly Xuan realm. Although quickly blocked, it was enough to incite a rebellion among all surviving cultivators.
An unknown towering wall loomed high above, with countless cultivators suppressed within its walls, their faces tightly shut and sporting eerie grins.
"Dear fellow cultivators, this is the Eternal Immortal Wall. All missing cultivators over the past century have been confined here..."
A hurried voice suddenly cut off.
Just a fleeting glimpse, but the densely packed faces on the Eternal Immortal Wall were enough to chill every surviving cultivator's blood.
Trapped in an illusion and forever suppressed—what was that any different from death?
The Celestial Alliance's actions were too shocking for any cultivator to bear.
Rebellions against the Celestial Alliance and the destruction of the Locking Spirit Array echoed across the Heavenly Xuan realm.
Within the Celestial Alliance, dissenters who had been dormant since the widespread use of the Locking Spirit Array now rose up in rebellion.
The flames of war spread throughout the Heavenly Xuan realm.
Xiao Heng's Revival Immortals was one of many resistance groups.
Han Wuyou and Xiao Heng, Su Xiaomei, and other old friends from beyond the boundary joined forces to wage a war against the Celestial Alliance.
With most cultivators united under one banner, their strength could not be underestimated.
However, the number of Celestial Technicians far exceeded anyone's expectations.
The great battle raged for three years without end.
Cultivator numbers dwindled while the number of Celestial Technicians remained constant, thanks to their efforts to capture rather than kill.
Without these efforts, the side of the cultivators would have been defeated long ago.
Defeat was in sight as victory seemed impossible.
Cultivators began to retreat, and the war slowly turned into a one-sided pursuit.
In 273 AD, Celestial Technicians discovered the Revival Immortals' base.
Zhang Haobo and Su Xiaomei died heroically protecting their comrades' escape, but it was still not enough to prevent the fall of the Revival Immortals.
At the critical moment, Su Changyu broke through in battle, sacrificing himself with the Celestial Technicians who came for him.
Xiao Heng, Han Wuyou, and others narrowly escaped.
In 274 AD, Xiao Heng was grievously injured and died.
Before his death, he entrusted the Revival Immortals' legacy to Han Wuyou, who wept in acceptance.
Relying on Only Hand遮天 and Melting Furnace Ten Thousand Phenomena Technique, Han Wuyou evaded capture for years.
In 290 AD, only a few survivors remained.
The Celestial Alliance's pursuit gradually eased.
In 304 AD, the Celestial Alliance issued a general amnesty: any cultivator willing to return could practice the Supplementing Heaven Record according to their share and past transgressions would be forgiven.
Some returned from the wilderness.
By 315 AD, those who had returned found no danger to their lives, leading more to choose reunion with the Celestial Alliance.
In 324 AD, the Celestial Alliance initiated mysterious construction projects in each state. Towering golden obelisks sprang up at the center of every region.
In 369 AD, Han Wuyou broke through to late-stage Essence Body and returned to the Celestial Alliance under a new name, Wu Bu You, resuming his covert operations.
Han Wuyou discovered that those managing affairs in the Celestial Alliance were now all Celestial Technicians.
The Celestial Alliance still provided cultivation resources for surrendered cultivators but at the cost of more time spent practicing the Supplementing Heaven Record.
In 370 AD, Han Wuyou paused his own cultivation to focus on studying the Supplementing Heaven Record.
By 393 AD, due to his two decades of unwavering practice and contribution of Heavenly Dew Points, Han Wuyou was rewarded by the Celestial Alliance with a Fourth-Rank Celestial Technician identity and appointed as an Imperial Immortal Official overseeing the cultivation work of over a thousand cultivators.
In 404 AD, massive beams of light shot from the obelisks into the sky, causing the earth to tremble.
The obelisks' energy release lasted seven days.
By 412 AD, after nearly four decades of research, Han Wuyou had comprehended the Supplementing Heaven Record's purpose.
The Locking Spirit Array sought to usurp heaven’s authority but overestimated its own capabilities. Only under extreme strain could it maintain full operation.
Thus, it required external assistance to share the burden.
Only cultivators could interconnect with "heaven and earth."
This was why the Celestial Alliance needed cultivators to practice the Supplementing Heaven Record while Celestial Technicians did not.
Han Wuyou saw a glimmer of hope in toppling the Locking Spirit Array but also harbored some concern.
If the Heavenly Xuan Mirror transcended, it would no longer need cultivators practicing the Supplementing Heaven Record.
Without fanfare, Han Wuyou kept this secret and continued his covert operations, waiting for an opportunity to arise.
In 434 AD, Han Wuyou was ordered with a team of Celestial Technicians to investigate an anomaly in the Judgement State.
During casual conversation, he learned that strange occurrences were spreading across the world.
In 459 AD, obelisks again emitted beams of light into the sky, and thunderous sounds echoed from above.
(End of Chapter)