Lian Yu stood amidst the shattered landscape, his breathing shallow. His body was weak, his cultivation was gone, and the world itself rejected his existence. Yet, the flickering power within him remained—a force outside the heavens' control.
He clenched his fists. What was this power? Why had it allowed him to survive?
He closed his eyes, focusing inward. The moment his awareness touched the flickering light, his mind was pulled into an endless void.
Darkness.
No, it wasn't just darkness—it was emptiness. A vast, infinite space stretched before him, void of Qi, void of laws, void of everything. And yet, in the center of this void, that flickering light remained.
It pulsed once.
And in that instant, Lian Yu understood—this power was beyond the world itself.
Qi, demonic energy, divine essence… all cultivation paths relied on the world's power, drawing from Heaven and Earth. But this force? It stood outside of it, untouched by Heaven's rules.
A power that even the Heavens could not control.
His heart pounded.
"If the heavens have abandoned me… then I will walk a path beyond the heavens."
Determination surged through him. He would cultivate again.
Not through the methods dictated by the world. Not through Qi, nor divine favor.
But through this forbidden power that had defied Heaven's will.
His journey was no longer one of mere survival. It was a defiance against fate itself.
And he would carve his own path—a path beyond Heaven.