The first ray of cyan light was deep in color. It had a jade-like luster and was full of vitality.
When it fell upon Lan Jue, he seemed to be bursting with life. His aura was greatly affected, as if he were the core of all life. The fungal carpet had disappeared, but now plants began to sprout and sprout. They sprouted, bringing life back to the planet.
Immediately after, the second beam of green light looked calm and peaceful, like a righteous aura descending from the sky, penetrating from beginning to end.
As Lan Jue endured the baptism of the cyan light, his aura grew more majestic and profound, but also more steady.
The illusory figure behind him also became clearer.
The third beam was the clearest, sparkling and translucent. As it fell upon Lan Jue, it seemed to wash away all his fatigue and negativity. It was as though his entire being had been filtered, and his very existence was filled with substance. It was as though in that moment he had become the center of the universe.
Qianlin, too, was bathed in the light of the three green lights. Her entire body changed color three times in a row.
As the lightning fell, Lan Jue's aura began to rise at an alarming rate. In the blink of an eye, he was a Paragon. The shadow behind him grew clearer and clearer, until it was almost solid.
It was a human statue that was thousands of meters tall. This Dharma Idol was dressed in a gorgeous white robe. The robe seemed to have tens of thousands of stars shining on it. The moment it solidified, the entire sky lit up. Even the thunderclouds couldn't block out the light in the sky.
It was the light of a million stars, shining in harmony with the stars on his robe.
Upon closer inspection, the image looked exactly like Lan Jue. On his head was an eight-jeweled purple crown. His hands were clasped behind his back, and his face was expressionless.
Even in the face of Lan Jue's Captus, it didn't move.
Captus hummed softly, as if it sensed the image, but it didn't leave.
The image exuded an ancient and boundless aura. Just by looking into the distance, the entire area was filled with a murderous aura.
The image lifted a hand and waved it at the thunderclouds.
Suddenly, the thunderclouds became multi-colored. Six different colored bolts of lightning fell from the heavens, striking Lan Jue.
Every single one of them was of a different color, but because they appeared so quickly, no one present could see them clearly.
Six bolts of lightning fell upon Lan Jue. He grunted, and his aura changed. His clothes turned to dust, and a long white robe appeared. It was the same as the dharma image he'd been wearing. Even his head was crowned with a purple and gold crown.
Lan Jue was already a handsome man, and the purple and gold crown he wore made him look even more like a crown of jade.
He closed his eyes, and a strange mark appeared on his forehead. It looked like a twinkling star, but within the star, there seemed to be countless lights changing.
Zhou Qianlin, who was in front of him, also began to change. The image behind Zhou Qianlin also began to expand. In the blink of an eye, it was more than a thousand meters tall. Faint white smoke drifted out of the image, surrounding Zhou Qianlin's delicate body and enveloping her.
Zhou Qianlin's body trembled slightly. Then, she slowly floated up and came before Lan Jue.
A white light shone on their foreheads, and a small arrow flew out. It was the Arrow of Kindness.
The Arrow of Kindness shone in the sky, turning into a white light that connected them to each other.
There was a flash of white light, and Zhou Qianlin melted back into Lan Jue's body. Lan Jue's aura rose at an alarming rate. The sky darkened, but was illuminated by the myriad of stars.
Beams of starlight fell from the heavens, piercing through his body. Lan Jue seemed to become one with the world around him.
"Nirvana!" Roxanne said, almost without thinking.
With the appearance of the last six bolts of lightning, the thunderclouds in the sky were gone. The oppressive pressure on the Paragons was gone as well.
Still, the shock didn't diminish.
They still didn't understand what had happened, or why Lan Jue's ascension was so terrifying.
Nirvana?
He actually jumped directly to such a level?
This had never happened before in the history of mankind.
"It's not just his power, it's the two of them." Roxanne explained.
Zhou Qianlin and Lan Jue had joined together again. Now that they'd become Paragons, their powers increased.
This was simply too terrifying.
Even if they hadn't reached Nirvana, there was no doubt that they'd reached the heavens in a single bound. They'd become Reflections of Heaven and Earth.
Before Lan Qing, now Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin.
Without question, the younger generation of Adepts had surpassed the older generation in every aspect.
They were the true masters of this world.
The dharma behind Lan Jue looked familiar to Roxanne. She couldn't be sure, but she could feel it.
Lan Jue's dharma was no less powerful than Lan Qing's Vairocana Dharma.
Vairocana Vairocana was upright and peaceful. Buddha light shone everywhere, and it was also filled with benevolent thoughts.
Lan Jue's dharma, on the other hand, had a domineering aura that shot to the heavens.
That murderous aura, the dharma's eyes filled with disdain, was nothing like Vairocana's peaceful existence.
Vairocana's level was high, but he didn't focus on killing.
Forgiveness and compassion were the most important.
He was a Buddha.
Lan Jue's dharma, however, was different. It was dignified, and carried with it a murderous aura.
Even the terrifying thunderclouds from before had to obey his orders.
They were under his control.
It could be seen that this Dharma Idol must have been an unparalleled power in ancient times.
Only Lan Jue and Jueti knew what Lan Jue's dharma was. Lan Qing knew a little.
Even Lan Jue wasn't sure if she'd be able to form her dharma.
At this moment, the Dharma Idol exuded a powerful aura, giving off an unsurpassable feeling of terror, shocking everyone present.
Finally, the light of the stars in the sky began to fade. Time seemed to have lost all meaning.
The dharma behind Lan Jue lifted a hand, and Captus leapt into the air above Lan Jue's head. Its red light flared, and in the dharma's grasp it became a thousand-meter greatsword.