The images quickly flashed past, displaying all sorts of strange and bizarre sights.
Yan Zhaoge was overwhelmed by the sight.
Looking at the scenes, he felt like he was going against the flow of time, retracing the past.
Everything that should have vanished into thin air and become the dust of history reappeared at this moment.
Yan Zhaoge felt like his senses were separated. A part of him was in the scene, while the other part was observing from the sidelines.
The more ancient the past, the more scattered and fleeting the images were.
The closer he got to the current era, the clearer and more concrete the images became.
As such, Yan Zhaoge looked through the images one by one.
They seemed to originate from the Great Sage Equalling Heavens’ memories. From when he was born from the Earthly Essence Stone, to becoming the Flower Fruit Mountain’s Water Curtain Cave’s lord, to going out into the sea to learn martial arts, to becoming the Demon Race’s Great Sage, and so on.
In the end, it was the battle that left his name in the annals of history, causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace!
This battle’s past was the clearest and most detailed, allowing Yan Zhaoge to witness the entire process.
Compared to the legends in his memories, there were both similarities and differences.
At that time, the conflict between Buddhism and the Demon Race had already begun.
The Demon Race’s experts set up a formation to stop Buddhism’s invasion, and both sides stood against each other.
After the Three Clear Lineages transcended, the Jade Illusory Palace, Eight Visions Palace, and Roaming Jade Palace secluded themselves from the world. The Elder Lord resided in the Tushita Palace, as if he didn’t care about worldly affairs.
As for the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace, which had become the orthodox Daoism, they colluded with Buddhism to suppress the Demons.
Because of this, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens swept through the heavens with a monkey and a rod, causing the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s Immortals to flee in panic.
Then, he encountered the strongest of Daoism’s three generations, the number one rising star, the Erlang True Monarch – Yang Jian, who surpassed many seniors. The greatest Grand Heavenly Realm battle since the Middle era started.
Before the outcome of the battle could be determined, a Vajra Chakram descended from the sky and struck the Great Sage Equalling Heavens onto the ground.
Although the Great Sage suffered a loss, Yan Zhaoge couldn’t help but take in a deep breath.
That was the Elder Lord’s technique!
Buddhism often referred to the Vajra Unbreakable. However, in Yan Zhaoge’s opinion, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens was the true Vajra Unbreakable.
The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal was formed from the Earthly Primordial Stone. Unlike the Heavenly Primordial Stone, which could split the sky and form shadows, and unlike the Human Primordial Stone, which could gather incense, he had an innate ability, which was this extremely strong and sturdy body!
He became a Grand Heavenly Immortal and stood on the same level as the Primordial Heart Devil. They were the only two existences in history that not even Daoist Realms could kill.
The Primordial Heart Devil could be reborn as long as all living beings were not annihilated.
And the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal formed from the Earth Yuan Stone was truly unkillable!
This was related to Goddess Nuwa’s transcendence. In this world, even the Dao Ancestors could only suppress the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal. They could not completely destroy him.
The Grand Supreme Elder’s thoughts were unpredictable. Perhaps he did not intend to be ruthless at all.
However, after suffering a blow from the Grand Supreme Elder, the monkey only fell. It somersaulted and got up. It was still alive and kicking. The scene could be said to be terrifying.
However, with the Grand Supreme Elder’s help, the monkey was unable to escape and was brought back to the Tushita Palace.
In the end, after a bout of intense refinement by the wind and fire in the pill furnace, the monkey managed to escape once again.
Yan Zhaoge could not help but wonder what the Elder Lord was thinking about.
However, the scene in front of him didn’t stop. It continued to change.
The Great Sage Equalling Heaven, who had escaped once again, pierced through the Thirty-three Heavens and returned to the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace!
A monkey and a cudgel directly shattered the Southern Heavenly Gate!
It was on the Nine Heavens that a battle of Grand Immortals that was even more intense than the battle between Sun Wukong and Yang Jian erupted.
In fact, this might very well be the most intense battle between experts below the Dao Realm.
The Great Sage Equal to Heavens, the Monkey King, fought against the Jade Emperor!
Different from the cowardly image in Yan Zhaoge’s memories, the Jade Emperor here was the true lord of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace!
Below the Three Pure Ones, above the Four Imperials, born from the Connate World, ruling over the myriad of worlds and heavens!
His full name was the Clear Sky Golden Palace Supreme Sovereign Natural Miraculous Jade Emperor, also known as the Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerate, the Sage Benevolent Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerate, the Profound Firmament High Emperor, or the Profound Firmament High Emperor.
After the Three Clear Ones’ Founding Master transcended, he was publicly acknowledged as the number one figure in Daoism. In fact, it was highly possible that he was the number one existence among the Grand Heavenly Immortals.
In Daoism, Grand Heavenly Immortals were usually respectfully addressed as Heavenly Lords.
As for this person, he had always been addressed as the Great Heavenly Lord!
Not only did Daoism use this title, even Buddhism, the Demon Race, and the Nine Underworlds acknowledged this title.
Facing such a Grand Heavenly Realm pinnacle expert, the Great Sage Equal to Heavens raised his cudgel towards the sky and smashed it down!
The Nine Heavens Golden Palace descended. The jade pillars that illuminated the three realms smashed the giant monkey down from the sky, smashing it all the way to the Netherworld.
However, along with the furious roar, a cudgel immediately pierced through the underworld, the mortal realm, and the Nine Heavens!
The tyrannical power forcibly withstood the Nine Heavens Golden Gate that the Jade Emperor had sent down, piercing through the universe!
The power of the Nine Heavens Golden Palace continued to press down, intending to suppress the Demon Monkey underground.
However, the Demon Monkey’s strength was too strong. After a stalemate, the Yellow Springs of Hades was completely destroyed!
The great thousand worlds welcomed a huge calamity, and it was on the verge of collapsing.
The Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s Immortals either stabilized the great thousand worlds or besieged the Demon Monkey.
However, the Great Sage Equal to Heavens’ indestructible body wasn’t afraid of being besieged. If one’s strength didn’t reach a certain level, he wouldn’t even care about a Grand Heavenly Realm expert. No matter how destructive the attacks landed, he would just treat it as a storm.
The raging Demon Monkey rushed out of the crumbled underworld and ascended to the Nine Heavens, fighting against the Jade Emperor to its heart’s content.
The Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace experienced its first calamity ever since it was established, causing the buildings to collapse.
Yan Zhaoge even witnessed the Martial Repository, along with the surrounding buildings, being reduced to ruins by the Great Sage Equal to Heavens’ cudgel!
The Martial Repository and the other buildings were all rebuilt after the calamity.
Even the Numinous Heaven King Palace collapsed from the attack!
As the battle reached its climax, the Great Sage Equal to Heavens struck down the Jade Emperor’s Flat Heavenly Crown. Meanwhile, the Great Sage Equal to Heavens himself was lifted up by the Thirty-Three Heavens Immortal Radiance and sent down the Nine Heavens Golden Palace.
The monkey’s body was sturdy and indestructible. However, after receiving such a heavy blow from the Great Heavenly Lord, its combat prowess was weakened.
However, not only did it not intend to retreat, but it also became even more resolute. Unyielding, it stood up and continued fighting.
However, at this moment, a Buddhist chant resounded from the sky.
Immediately after, a gigantic Buddha’s palm pressed down on the Nine Heavens Golden Palace. At the same time, the monkey’s body, which had just stood up, was pressed down once again!
The golden ape remained fearless. As it roared, it raised its cudgel towards the sky and faced everything that was trying to subdue it.
The Golden Palace and Jade Pillar in the middle shattered, and the two forces clashed head-on.
The monkey was shocked!
Its widened eyes were filled with disbelief.
“Master?!”
A never-ending, furious roar that spanned through the past and present resounded.
Doubt, shock, anger, sadness, disappointment, brutality, unwillingness …
All sorts of emotions fused together, as if they were engraved within the universe’s firmament, eternally inextinguishable.
The furious roar was overshadowed by the majestic Buddhist chant.
As the gigantic Buddha’s palm pressed down, it transformed into a towering mountain that suppressed the heavens and earth.
Everything seemed to have returned to normal.
Only the crumbled underworld, the boundless human realm, and the chaotic heavens remained.