It somewhat resembles the Heavenly Immortal Ascension of the Heavenly Immortal path.
It was just that while he had acquired the cultivation method of the Illusory Light Divine Pupils, he had not followed the path of the Great Age Immortal, but rather the path of the Sword Immortal.
"Being able to see one epoch after another coming to an end somewhat resembles a History Immortal, except that History Immortal records the historical rise and fall of these epochs using the Book of History Immortal."
Chapter 656