Chapter 874: Could it be Emperor Ziwei of the North |
Chapter 874: Chapter 430: Could it be Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole? Breakthrough, the 9th Layer of the Cave Realm!_4
Chapter 874 -430: Could it be Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole? Breakthrough, the 9th Layer of the Cave Realm!_4
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“You naturally cannot find him!”
Jiang Yuan heard this, his expression slightly startled.
Then he continued, “How much do you know about the Ancient Heavenly Court?”
Ye Chanxi shook her head slightly, “Not much!”
“I have received the inheritance of Lady Taiyin Star and also acquired information about the Ancient Heavenly Court.”
“But most of the records involve those taboo existences, which I am currently completely unable to understand.”
“Back then, Heaven’s Court was extremely powerful, ruling both the upper and lower realms, respected by countless tribes.”
“Later, the Ancient Heavenly Court traveled upstream in the Time River, to unrecordable places to wage wars, with uncertain outcomes.”
“But judging from the current state of the Ancient Heavenly Court, it seems that they were defeated!”
“The colossal Ancient Heavenly Court was shattered into pieces, entangled within the Time River!”
“Precisely because of this, fragments of the Ancient Heavenly Court could appear at any place within time and space.”
“A million years ago, there were records of fragments of the Ancient Heavenly Court, and even now, there are as well!”
“This is the reason for it all!”
Listening to Ye Chanxi speak these words, Jiang Yuan’s expression instantly became grave.
He then fell silent for a few moments.
Ye Chanxi opened her mouth again, “I have a few speculations in my heart, I wonder if you would like to hear them?”
Jiang Yuan nodded.
Seeing this, Ye Chanxi continued, “I suspect that the co-ruler of Heaven’s Court, the Heavenly Emperor, is the so-called Daoist ancestor! The founder who opened the pathway that cultivators now follow.”
“He opened the Cultivator’s Pathway, established the Immortal World, opened the Immortal Path Domain, and founded the Ancient Heavenly Court.”
On hearing this, Jiang Yuan seemed thoughtful.
“How probable is this possibility?”
Ye Chanxi replied, “In my view, this possibility is over fifty percent!”
“Apart from this, I have another speculation.”
Jiang Yuan said, “Let’s hear it?”
Ye Chanxi asked, “Do you know the secrets behind the transition of eras?”
Jiang Yuan shook his head slightly, “Not really! The transition of eras seems to be some kind of reincarnation of heaven and earth? It seems to be the operating rule of this world?”
“Just like the cycle of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, the cycle of growth and decay of grass and trees!”
Ye Chanxi shook her head.
“There are no such operating rules!”
“Is that not the case?” Jiang Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this.
He had heard a little about the transition of eras before, and in his previous view,
the so-called transition of eras was like the rise and fall of human civilization.
Just like in his previous life, within just a few thousand years, countless civilizations rose and fell, flourishing and weakening, ultimately leaving behind only a few legends.
Or, like that dinosaur era.
Even the slightest possibility, in a time span too long to measure,
a one-in-a-billion possibility eventually became absolute certainty!
Any slight deviation might lead a civilization to ultimate extinction.
Even the technologically advanced world of his previous life,
in the vast reaches of time, was but a brief moment, just a wave in the Time River.
Any slight deviation in the cosmic starry sky could potentially cause the world of his previous life to eventually meet its extinction as well.
This fate-like cycle of reincarnation is both coincidental and inevitable.
But now, after hearing Ye Chanxi’s narrative, it seemed the transition of eras was not like this.
Ye Chanxi looked at Jiang Yuan’s puzzled face, then slowly said,
“The transition of eras is more like being manipulated by some invisible hand!”
“And the direction in which Heaven’s Court waged war was traveling upstream in the Time River.”
“If it is related to the invisible hand, then the target of the Ancient Heavenly Court’s campaign is that very invisible hand.”
Upon hearing these words, Jiang Yuan fell deep into thought.
Ye Chanxi added, “I don’t know if you have seen records from before our era?”
“In eras past, within the universe, it wasn’t just the Five Realms and Four Seas!”
“In the vast starry sky, there were once stars teeming with life.”
“Brilliant civilizations were nurtured on each of those living ancient stars.”
“The exterior of the once starry sky, that was the countless radiant stars, as well as the star rivers that traversed the universe.”
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“Now the starry sky has perished; darkness, coldness, and deathly stillness are everywhere!”
“Each Life Ancient Star has turned into a Dead Star, devoid of spirit, and can no longer nurture life!”
“The essence of the whole world has now converged in the Five Domains and the Four Seas, as well as the upper realm.”
“Only these two places can still nurture life and give birth to living beings!”
Hearing Ye Chanxi’s words, Jiang Yuan was instantly shocked.
His heart was also hit by a huge wave of astonishment.
With Ye Chanxi putting it this way, how could he not understand?
He immediately remembered the world he lived in during his previous life.
Based on previous conjectures, the world of his previous life was very likely the same world as this one.
Because too many myths from his past life had appeared in this world.
Tong Arm Monkey!
Diting!
Vajra Talisman!
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One by one, things that felt somewhat familiar to him appeared.
And just as Ye Chanxi had said, in his past life, he looked up at the starry sky and could see the mysterious and resplendent Milky Way.
He could see every twinkling star in the night sky.
But now, even if he left the Five Realms and the Four Seas and ventured into the Domain Exterior,
All he saw was darkness, coldness, and deathly stillness.
Each of the ancient stars that once seemed alive with life and civilization has since plunged into deep silence.
Only pervasive yellow sand and utterly weathered buildings remained.
Ye Chanxi then said indifferently, “Based on my understanding and conjecture,”
“There is an invisible great hand harvesting our world!”
“That is why each era has come to an end!”
“The repeated harvesting of the World Origin has made it so weak.”
“That in this era, now it can only support the prosperity of both the upper and lower realms and the Five Domains and the Four Seas!”
Jiang Yuan took a deep breath.
“If that’s true, how immensely powerful must the hidden hand behind this be?”
Ye Chanxi shook her head, “No one knows! But even the Ancient Heavenly Court was defeated! That’s enough to prove their strength is beyond our imagination!”
Then Ye Chanxi looked at the solemn expression on Jiang Yuan’s face and smiled.
“However, this is not something for us to worry about!”
“Even if the sky falls, the upper realm is still there watching!”
“Besides, how long is an era?”
“Even if one becomes immortal, in the lengthy span of an era, it is but a mere moment.”
“And with the current Heaven and Earth conditions, even reaching the Absolute Peak of the Human Realm only warrants a lifespan of ten thousand years!”
“A lifespan of ten thousand years, in the scope of an era, is also but a fleeting flash of light!”
Upon hearing Ye Chanxi’s words, Jiang Yuan smiled.
He knew the intention behind her words was merely to stop him from overthinking and worrying too much! That was also his intention.
He didn’t want Ye Chanxi to worry.
Although hearing Ye Chanxi’s words gave rise to many thoughts and conjectures in his heart.
He didn’t want them to show.
If Ye Chanxi’s conjectures were true!
Then the appearance of his Personal Dashboard might have an origin.
Such a powerful and magical Status Panel appearing on him was not a mere coincidence.
Perhaps it was due to the world’s will or some other reason.
He couldn’t figure it out, nor could he guess.
Because he knew too little information!
But he was aware that this matter was not unrelated to him.
Perhaps it was extremely important!
With such a Personal Dashboard, even if there was no path ahead, he could still forge his own way.
And with the innate “Longevity Without Boundary” qi luck, as long as the Luck Power was sufficient, he would eventually enjoy immortality.
That was a certainty.
The world is being harvested, but those who enjoy longevity, how can they remain uninvolved?
These thoughts flashed through his mind rapidly, and then Jiang Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air, putting aside these thoughts for the moment.