Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 753: Chapter 471: The Map Ends (3/3)_2

Only the netizens remained, still spouting shocking comments until they were satisfied.

“Oh!!!”

“You’re done for, you’re done for!”

“You even dare to mess with West King Xuanyuan’s camera?”

“Last time someone blew up the camera like this was a baldy named Vajra Monk.”

“What’s the origin of these birdmen? They’re all shiny and look so cool?”

…

“Garuda, they are the divine birds of the Brahman Sect, also one of the eight divisions of the Heavenly Dragon in Buddhism.”

“It’s said that this creature feeds on dragons, and is tremendously ferocious.”

“Who cares, strike while it’s weak, kill the duck!”

The comments were a mix of jokes and laughter, and the live broadcast resumed, returning to the Mingxiao Taoist Temple, revealing the figures of three people.

“Garuda?”

“Ha!”

As the Taoist Man laughed and swept his horsetail whisk, the screen suddenly went dark, signaling the end of the live broadcast.

“?”

“??”

“What does ‘ha’ mean?”

“That’s it, stream over?”

“They’re not fighting?”

Staring at the blackened screen and the interrupted live stream, the audience was stupefied for a moment before they realized what was happening, and were utterly confused about the situation.

“This…”

On the other side, Yuzhao saw this and frowned deeply.

Even with her wisdom, she could not fathom the intentions of these three people now.

The live stream began, showing the Garuda King overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation and descending to the human world, yet there was no further action, just an abrupt end to the broadcast.

What did that mean?

Were they trying to conquer through virtue, to turn hostility into peace?

Or…

“Boom!”

The emergence of the Cave Heaven into the world, the return of the secret realm, caused a thunderous roar that shook the earth and mountains.

It was the Sky-reaching Giant Tree from within the Cave Heaven, crashing down to the human realm, and a vast amount of Yuan Spirit Qi surged back, returning to the heavens and the earth, transforming into nourishing rain, revitalizing the scarred land.

Weide stood in the center, a thirty-foot figure mostly charred, but he didn’t care; his eagle eyes only focused on the giant tree that towered in front of him, and the palace atop the tree.

The Sky-reaching Giant Tree, which was originally a lush green, now appeared dim and withered, with dry leaves and broken roots, showing signs of decay and aging. Even the Golden Palace at the top of the tree had lost its luster.

This was the consequence of the Cave Heaven returning to the mortal world: without a sufficient supply of Yuan Spirit, both the tree that sustained his Garuda Clan and the Golden Palace were falling into decline.

Just as it was with objects, it was the same with people; although he was an immortal Divine Spirit with no lifespan limitations, in this world lacking Spiritual Energy, his power would continuously weaken. Once it reached a certain point, it could even trigger the “Five Declines of Heaven and Man,” destroying all his achievements.

If it weren’t for this, why would these Divine Spirits have trapped themselves by establishing their own secret realms in the first place?

Now…

Weide shifted his gaze to the Garuda Generals around him, his eyes colder than ever.

This journey to the mortal realm, under the ravages of the Heavenly Tribulation, his Garuda Clan had suffered horrendous losses. Almost seventy percent of clan members above the Five Cycles were gone, and for the Garuda Generals of the Seventh and Eighth Wheel, it was a survival of merely one in ten, and even he, a Ninth Wheel, Third Section Garuda, was grievously injured.

This was the price of returning to the world!

How heavy was it?

Weide didn’t speak, but the almost tangible fury already ignited the air, turning into golden flames burning in the void.

Just then…

“Father King!”

A streak of golden light tore through the sky, transforming into a human figure that fell to his knees with a thud.

It was another Garuda!

Weide looked down, his cold eyes staring at the newcomer as the golden flames burned fiercely, “Emperor Shackle, you still have the audacity to see me?”

“Father King, I am guilty!”

The young Garuda knelt on the ground, forehead touching the floor, “I couldn’t stop those people, leading you and everyone else to such a disaster, please punish me!”

His words were sincere but carried a hint of trepidation.

His name was Emperor Shackle, the youngest son of Weide, and the “Successor” of the Garuda Secret Realm.

Like other Cave Heaven Successors and disciples of the Immortal Sect, he was sent to the human world early on, bearing the heavy responsibility of eliminating threats and preserving the secret realm.

Now, with the Garuda Secret Realm returning to the mortal realm and suffering heavy losses, his mission was undoubtedly a failure.

Therefore, he rushed forward, hoping to earn his father king’s forgiveness.

However…

“I don’t blame you for the failure; after all, those people wield extraordinary powers, and they are indeed not something you could contend with,” said Weide, his gaze icy as he looked down at him. “But knowing you couldn’t do much, and yet lingering in the outside world for so long, using the whole clan’s resources and wealth for your personal cultivation, you must face punishment for such a crime, even if you are my child.”

“Father King, I…”

“Shut your mouth, I don’t want to hear any of your excuses!”

Emperor Shackle tried to explain, but Weide interrupted him sharply. He reached out his hand, “Now, give back the Divine Artifact I entrusted to you, as well as the Secret Techniques lost by the Supreme Lord.”

“I…!”

At these words, Emperor Shackle’s face changed instantly.

The Divine Artifact was needless to say; like all the Cave Heaven Taoists, he had been given a precious item, a Divine Artifact of the Garuda Clan. Returning it now was to be expected.

But the lost Secret Techniques of the Supreme Lord…

What lost Secret Techniques of the Supreme Lord?

The Garuda Clan worshipped Vishnu, one of the three chief gods of the Brahman Sect, and the supposed Secret Techniques of the Supreme Lord meant the techniques of Vishnu.

But Vishnu had no such lost techniques.

What Weide referred to was…

The Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Techniques — Inverting Yin and Yang!

The Divine Power from the Wandao School!

Their Supreme Lord Vishnu, one of the three chief gods of the Brahman Sect, wielded the highest authority, being the “protector” god.

What does protect mean? It is Yin and Yang, life and death, creation and destruction, everything, and all of the world.

Among the three chief gods of the Brahman Sect, Brahma is the creator, Shiva is the destroyer, and Vishnu is the protector, even the creator of the creator, the destroyer of the destroyer, wielding the highest authority of the three gods, on par with Shakyamuni of the Three Buddhas in Buddhism.