Woosh!

A vast, unfathomable aura—so profound that even the Nine Realms could not decipher it—spread across the planes of existence, making all tremble.

The sky above the Wang Estate did not merely darken; it ceased to be. The very origin had collapsed... The azure expanse collapsed into a swirling vortex of violet and black, a colossal maw that devoured even the light of the sun.

Within Young Master Wang's head, the conceptual horns grew further, their presence distorting the very fabric of reality. The crimson in his eyes deepened, sinking into an abyss without end. Even without a breakthrough, he looked far more stronger than before.

The True Sage Realm powerhouse, who had remained calm and detached until now, felt a chill pierce straight into his Dao Heart.

For the first time, he hesitated.

This was no longer a matter of victory or defeat. It was a matter of survival.

He could not comprehend the depths of Young Master Wang.

He could not see through it, and, that alone was enough. Without a word, he took a step back. Though, a matter of shame, but the best course of action at the moment is retreat.

Unable to distinguish silver from dust, the monk thinks once and shakes his head twice. Truly, have eyes but failed to see Mount Tai.

Well anyway, nice to meet you, good luck, have a great day. Even if fate allows let's never meet again.

He vanished from the sight with his army of the dead, leaving behind the Tang Family and the Heaven-Slaughtering Demonic Sect to face the Devil alone.

'The True Sage had fled.'

The Tang Ancestor's face turned ashen. The pillar of their confidence had crumbled in an instant.

"W-What do we do?" Liu Xiu stammered, his voice trembling, his remaining hand clutching the air as if trying to grasp a fleeing shadow. He wanted to kill Young Master Wamg with his own hands but now that, Young Master has returned from death, he was scared.

Ancestor Tang looked at Young Master but his face didn't show any panic that one might expect. He pulled out a talisman scroll with grace and teleported away.

Liu Xiu stood frozen, his remaining hand trembling as he watched the space where the Tang Ancestor had vanished. The coward! The old dog had fled at the first sign of true danger, leaving him to face this nightmare alone.

'Run... I must run!'

He looked at Li Fan. This stupid mathematical genius, didn't he say the possibility of winning this fight was 100% what's going on, now?

Li Fan's face, usually a mask of calm calculation, was now twisted in a rictus of pure, unadulterated terror. His eyes darted frantically, the pupils vibrating so violently they seemed on the verge of bursting.

"Impossible... The variables... they are shifting too fast! The equation... the equation is broken! The probability of survival has dropped to... to... ERROR! ERROR!"

He screamed, clutching his head as if trying to physically hold his shattering mind together. The logic that had governed his life, the numbers that had never failed him, were dissolving into chaos before the abyss of Tianmo's aura.

As expected of someone who has solved the unsolvable equation of the universe, he realized that the only variable that didn't fit was Young Master Wang.

Liu Xiu didn't wait for Li Fan to finish his mental breakdown. He was no saint or benevolent grace.

He turned, his legs pumping with a desperate, frantic energy. He had to escape now or else, he would be killed. He quickly used his system and traveled across the dimension.

The only living person was Li Fan and the remaining disciples. Poor soul.

"Calamity Bloom lotus!"

***

With the death of all disciples, Young Master calmed down, momentarily confused about how things even came to this point.

Of course, he survived but if the True Sage realm powerhouse had went all out, with so many holy saints and divine saints, he would have surely met his demise but this old man was both smart and stupid. He didn't test the depth of the water and chose to run away, when he couldn't comprehend the depth of his enemy.

Young Master Tianmo sighed.

Meanwhile,

"Senior Gu... The battle has ended. Do you still need seven minutes?" Servant Zhang asked.

Elder Gu looked at the battlefield, his eyes wide with disbelief. What was this? The true sage realm powerhouse ran away?

The Tang family ancestor ran away? The Heaven-slaughtering demonic sect ran away?

It seems Young master survived to tell the tale... However that, Liu Xiu guy is still alive. He is a cockroach hiding in who knows where.

Elder Gu shook his head. "No need for the formation. The immediate threat is gone. But the war has just begun. The True Sage will not let this matter rest. The Tang clan and Sage realm powerhouse would return. It's very likely the Wang clan would be wiped out next."

Based on his living experience, the only thing the Tang Clan did at the moment is to reveal the information of all Young Master Wang and the Wang Clan. Wang would be treated as a public enemy of the entire cultivation world, thus, being wiped out, with the Imperial decree to hunt them down.

"Senior Gu, what should we do then?" Servant Zhang asked.

Elder Gu looked at the sky, his eyes narrowing. "The best course of action would be to leave the eastern region. To be precise, it would be better to grow within a private world..."

Servant Zhang nodded twice, his expression tightening as the weight of the situation settled upon his shoulders like an invisible mountain.

The logic was flawless—remaining in the Eastern Region was no different from waiting for execution. Once the news spread, and it most certainly would, the Wang Clan would be branded as a calamity, a threat that could not be tolerated. The great clans would not sit idly by, nor would the righteous sects allow such an anomaly to exist unchecked.

Even the demonic paths, opportunistic as they were, would seek to either control or eliminate such a variable. In the end, there would be no allies, only hunters. Truly, Elder Gu is a person who has seen the world. Servant Zhamg couldn't help but admire his intellect.

"Then we leave," Zhang said, forcing steadiness into his voice, though his palms were damp with cold sweat. He had never expected a day like this would come to his life.

"We abandon everything and retreat beyond their reach."

Elder Gu slowly replied without hesitation

***

"Son... Are you alright?"

The voice was soft, trembling like a leaf caught in a storm's wake, yet it carried a warmth that pierced through the lingering cold of the battlefield. The person who spoke was surprisingly Madam Lian not Madam Cai.

Obviously, she had seen his head being severed and his body collapsing, which was a gruesome sight for her, given that, her cultivation journey was smooth sailing without the bloodshed and adventure.

Madam Cai followed soon after, her face pale, looking at her son with worry.

"A-are you alright?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper, her eyes scanning his body for any sign of injury.

"I am fine," he replied calmly, his tone neither warm nor cold, yet steady enough to ease the suffocating tension in the air. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Madam Cai staggered forward as if her strength had been cut from beneath her, her hands trembling as she reached out, only to stop just short of touching him, as though afraid he might shatter like an illusion.

"You… your head… I saw…" Her voice broke midway, unable to complete the sentence, the memory too vivid, too cruel. The journey of cultivation isn't for weak heart.

Madam Lian stepped beside her, her expression pale yet composed, though the faint quiver of her fingers betrayed her inner turmoil. "That scene just now… was it some kind of secret technique? Or…" She hesitated, her gaze deepening as she studied him, "…something else?"

Tianmo did not answer immediately. Well, he didn't even need to answer them.

His eyes drifted slightly, as though observing something beyond their perception, based on his analysis, it's better to leave this place as quickly as possible.

Damn it. It's all that stupid Liu Xiu who managed to spread the news of him being Taboo, but how did he even come to know about it?

If only that step in life could be avoided than, then his journey to the top would be a lot easier.

"Son, what are you thinking? Are you worried that they might return?" Madam Lian asked, her voice laced with concern, her hand gently resting on his arm.

"They will attack the Wang Family next, I think it's better to leave this place right away," she added. It wasn't profound knowledge. One must know how the world works.

"Indeed," Tianmo replied, planning to stay within the private world and develop. With heavenly Dao gone, it is very unlikely for the private world to be invaded.