The Grand Taos of Purity, the Grand Tao of Charm, and the Grand Tao of Ambition.
Three new Grand Taos and each one was required to be at the level of assimilation before they could escape from the Tao Prison!
“Do you uhh…need any help from us?”
Down below, Payadar and the others looked up as Alexander looked down at them and shook his head.
While he was looking at them, he thought that soon enough, this Universal Coalition may not be of any use to him as he could continue climbing the tower himself as he wished.
All that was left was a few lines of Karma between him and Payadar as he helped them get this far!
He brought his focus back to the three new Grand Taos.
The many powerful Universal Realm Lifeforms in separate Prisons in this region slowly had their records read by the Peacemaker as he expanded his knowledge of entities and the possible Taos they handled!
While he did this this.
His will turned out and out things on automatic mode as he focused on his main body.
His main body was currently outside of the Alcyoneus Galaxy, and he was traveling with Claire inside another galaxy that was filled with a majority of plant lifeforms and even plantlike stellar bodies.
On a large Star Realm known as the Fruit of Yggdrasil.
Huge trees rose up like mountains across the expanse of this start, with Claire and his Main Body currently watching a ritual being done by Biennial Ginkgo Humans whose necks had flowered sprouting out their heads.
They were dancing on top of moving green lotuses, with Alexander and Claire watching amidst other Biennial Ginkgo Humans as they were creatures of peace who welcomed them easily.
They watched as the Ginkgo Humans danced while tendrils of the Covenant of Life flowed around the dancers, unique harmonies of chants and hymns flowing out as everything felt very pristine.
Claire watched on with fascination as Alexander was instead looking at the food.
The food they were able to find from the many places they visited was always unique, but the food here was, of course, all…vegetarian.
No meat.
“Mmm…”
He enjoyed this just a little less, but seeing the happiness on Claire’s face, chewed on the honey salad presented to them and continued to watch the resonance of dancers.
Peaceful.
Calm.
As he obtained countless years’ worth of memories of others, he saw life itself as just that.
A collection of memories.
What one chooses to do in their day-to-day.
So no matter what his clones were doing, he wanted to always use his main body to make the memories that mattered.
He…did have to set aside some more time with his father and others on Ephesus, which was growing vibrant over the past days- with the past Rulers of the Dark Rule and Beast Alliance not staying still as they talked of building an expansive Empire of the Peacemaker that stretched out across the stars.
So long as there was peace, he didn’t care about any of this.
“Oh!”
Clapping could be heard all around him as the Biennial Ginkgo Humans finished their ritual dance, the skies becoming filled with rays of green radiance that spread out gloriously.
“Isn’t it great? We don’t have any dances like this on Ephesus!” Claire hugged his hand while looking at the cheerful Biennial Ginkgo Humans, and Alexander couldn’t help but nod as he spread the senses of the Peacemaker and Investigator across the surrounding Galaxies.
He wanted to make sure the next one held avid meat eaters!
As he enjoyed his time like this.
A few hours passed.
And hundreds of millions of light years away from here, his Minor Empyreal Clone pulsed with an explosion of three gorgeous colors as he opened his eyes!
A few hours.
Others had been here for years, but all he needed…was hours!
The explosion of Taos caught the attention of others as Alexander raised his hand while calling out.
“Purity, Charm, and Ambition…”
HUUM!
From his hand, the assimilated brilliance of the Grand Taos erupted, a golden barrier buzzing heavily right after before it popped like a bubble!
He then floated out of this place calmly while going higher- towards the skies above that held hazy golden waves of light and incandescent Universal Panaceas in the shape of Gems.
Below, there was a collective stupefied silence as the other Prisoners were not able to say a single word.
The Blue-Furred Tiger was utterly silent with its people as on the very same prison that Alexander just broke out of, Virorraph-7 of the Galaxatron Cluster looked towards Payadar and the others as she asked hesitantly.
“Let’s…follow him, right?”
They felt utterly out of place as if they were being carried up the tower by someone truly powerful, and they did not want to let go of this ride as they nodded to each other while flying higher!
And where Alexander was currently, he grasped an iridescent white gold gem that had its records already revealed to him.
“A Universal Tao Expansion Gem…”
It was a unique Universal Panacea that allowed one to understand and assimilate a Tao even faster- and there were at least a few dozen scattered around this hazy area as he plucked all of them for himself while leaving a few behind for the Universal Coalition!
And as he sought to go higher…
BZZT!
There was a Convergence of light from above- from the area that seemed like a hazy, cloudy sky.
The convergence revealed an entity formed entirely from light, a radiant spinning pillar of white gold light spinning above their head as their body was humanoid in nature.
White wings extended behind their backs, and their face…only held miniature white stars for their eyes.
No mouth.
No nose.
And yet a voice filled with authority echoed out from them as the dazzling eyes focused on Alexander!
[Finally, a worthy climber of the Tower that seeks to pass through the Primordial Crucible. Are you ready?]
…!
