Chaotic World Book -
Chapter 433 - 420: The Stairs of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 433: Chapter 420: The Stairs of Heaven and Earth
"An epoch’s destruction isn’t child’s play, and having a treasure protect a space isn’t as comforting as a protective shield safeguarding everyone inside unscathed; that’s not how things work. Even the creator of the treasure died, so what ability does the treasure have? In fact, most treasures shattered at the moment of destruction, and those that remained intact were purely by luck."
Zhao Changhe’s mind stirred, realizing he hadn’t considered this before. No wonder this Corpse Demon, residing in this "True Vacuum Homeland" without anything happening to it, was still in a severely injured state waiting to recover.
The blind man continued, "The collapse of an epoch is like the apocalypse, a massive explosion of the universe, with space fragmented and shattered everywhere. Hardly anyone can survive in such conditions, and even those who do are barely alive. It’s like a bowl shattering into pieces, not because the pieces have some special defense."
"So, that’s a straightforward explanation..."
"What so-called treasures protect are the spaces after the explosion has ended and everything has stabilized. Because of the treasure, this small fragment remains independent, not merging with the main world. That doesn’t mean it was protected from the start. Thus, those who survived, even if they were among the strongest, owe it to luck, being severely weakened. Over the long duration, they essentially never woke up, and even if some did wake up, they were just recuperating and didn’t have the strength to venture outside. Hence, gods and demons are unseen in this world."
Zhao Changhe said, "As time passed, more have awakened; has even this relatively weak Corpse Demon’s Soul awakened?"
"Indeed... But don’t underestimate him too much; back in his days, he was a major demon captured by top Buddhist figures and imprisoned in the back mountains, where they attempted to cleanse his demonic influence with a lotus platform. That treatment isn’t for ordinary folks; he had a certain status."
"But I feel when compared to you, he’s like a firefly to the bright moon."
The blind man chuckled, "Oh, praising me? That’s rare..."
"Strong is strong; what’s there not to praise? You think I’d be talking to you this honestly if you weren’t so powerful?"
The blind man: "..."
After pondering, not dwelling on it, he chuckled, "Of course, his so-called status wasn’t that high; if it were, he wouldn’t have been captured."
"Hmm... I understand now; relative to the standards of this world, he’s like those on the wanted Human List or something, you at least correspond to Cui Wenjing’s level."
"Cui Wenjing? Hah..."
"...Actually, Zhao Changhe internally rated her on par with Xia Longyuan, of course, he wouldn’t say it outright. Testing this assumption, he probably wasn’t far off. Silently mourning a bit for his father-in-law’s prestige, he then asked, "So, were there such lists in ancient times?"
"Heavenly Dao has its records but doesn’t reveal them to the world like now."
"That’s good; the news occasionally stirs things up, giving people something to enjoy, otherwise, it would be too bland."
The blind man said, "Is it because you’re happy about how much you’re being praised? Well, I’d be pleased too."
Zhao Changhe stuffed his hands into his pockets, silent.
"I know what you’re getting at... Whether the Heaven, Earth, and Human List doesn’t account for them because they haven’t shown themselves, or because the lists are irrelevant to them..."
"Right, if they were traditionally recorded, you’d expect the Heavenly List to always be dominated by a bunch of unknown figures..."
"Dimensional separation means they’re not considered part of this world; how could they be included?" the blind man said. "This conflict happened because it spilled outside of the Secret Realm into this world. If it had remained inside the Secret Realm, perhaps in the Chaotic World Book, it would only show the battle between Vermilion Bird Tang Wan Zhuang and Maitreya. You see, when you were in Kunlun Secret Realm, pretending to be Wang Daozhong and fighting Yan Que with the Blood Demon Hand technique, that was a Hidden Dragon battling on the Earth List, did the Chaotic World Book acknowledge it?
Zhao Changhe squinted at her, suspecting that it wasn’t that simple. Just like the blind woman herself once took action outside Kunlun against a God Demon, and now this Corpse Demon had also acted in Xiangyang, these were not in a Secret Realm, squarely within this world’s boundaries, yet the Chaotic World Book didn’t utter a peep.
At the Yang Family’s, even amidst the dry battle broadcasts of the Chaotic World Book, there was no mention of any incident involving the Sea Race.
It seems there’s an unspoken agreement to keep divine and demonic affairs from being widely shared among people.
The reason for this disclosure wasn’t due to bursting out of the Secret Realm but because too many knew about it, too many secrets that couldn’t be hidden; it was just better to be upfront...
By this logic, once they become active in this world on a larger scale, that would be when they truly enter the rankings.
Those God Demons secretly searching for agents instead of taking action themselves probably refrained from acting recklessly not only because they hadn’t fully recovered but also because they wanted to avoid attracting the attention of the Chaotic World Book. Once listed, they would become targets for everyone.
Not just targets of the people of this world, but also of other God Demons of the same level. Everyone is in the dark about who is still alive, all amassing their power in secret. Who would want to foolishly announce to the world, "Here I am," asking for trouble?
Beyond Kunlun, the God Demon, surprised by the blind man’s actions, exclaimed, "It is you... you couldn’t resist and took action yourself..."
If the blind man were the Book Spirit, the irony of the situation would be quite amusing. Others feared being exposed by the Chaotic World Book, yet here he was, getting beaten by the Chaotic World Book itself.
Now with a fool rushing in as a frontrunner, proving that emerging could lead to being listed, and highlighting how just showing up got him beaten up by a mob of strong forces of this era, even jointly by righteous and evil without old grudges, how would other God Demons perceive this?
It should make them even more hesitant to show themselves... Why then did the blind man still say these actions stirred up waves?
Seeing him ponder, the blind man knew he understood and said, "Theoretically, this acts as a warning to others, suppressing those God Demons who were getting restless. But on the flip side, it also exposed the levels of cultivations of this era, needing so many from the Heavenly and Earth Lists to hunt down a mere residual soul... Tell me, those who see themselves as stronger, might they not act more boldly?"
Zhao Changhe nodded, "Indeed..."
"Moreover, even he has nearly fully recovered... Although it was with the help of the lotus platform treasure, others might also have their treasures. He is nearly recovered; how far along are the others? When the time comes when they are confident enough, that will be when the age of great chaos truly arrives."
Zhao Changhe fell silent for a moment then suddenly asked, "Which God Demons is Xia Longyuan challenging?"
"In your perception, he would be considered a Barbarian God, the master of Longevity Heaven," the blind man said with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile. "Although his intent isn’t exactly to protect the lands under heaven as the Son of Heaven, the existence of the Barbarian God was discovered by him during his battles with the Alien Clan, after having been previously outmaneuvered. Since then, his heart is set on the path of the God Demons... Objectively speaking, his actions do indeed protect Hua Xia. And for that reason, he thinks whatever he does is justifiable."
Zhao Changhe: "..."
The blind man lazily stretched, "Of course, if you say that I am one of the God Demons he’s challenging, that’s also correct... Ah, in fact, the Barbarian God is just a hurdle for him; his ultimate goal is to target me... His son-in-law is smarter than him; despite wanting me dead, he still calls me the ’bright moon.’"
Zhao Changhe: "..."
Has he never heard a compliment? Even remembering that seemed to thrill him.
Why don’t you sit in a fortune-teller’s tent in the real world, aren’t there enough sycophants?
He didn’t care to address this, saying that a stone caused many ripples was an overstatement. The blind man always loved to spout seemingly profound, grandiloquent things that when unraveled were nothing significant. Zhao Changhe, however, thought of other things that he could ask about, "That lotus platform, what’s its origin? Can it heal Wanzhuang’s injuries?"
"That is the Life Lotus, the Buddhist Sect’s theory of the world-manifesting lotus stems from this. Yuan Cheng might drool over it, but it’s of little use to Tang Wanzhuang because her problem isn’t a lack of life force, it’s not the right remedy. However, the applications of this thing are vast; anything related to blood and flesh highly benefits, like your own Blood Shura Body, which can get consolidation and evolution from it, and there’s also..."
"What?"
"Those magic practices related to blood and flesh, such as Divine Blood Spirits, or even Gu cultivation," the blind man said with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile. "It wasn’t the time before, but now it seems about right, there’s something you should know..."
"Don’t talk in riddles."
"The next page of the Heavenly Book is in the Ancient Spirit Clan."
"That has nothing to do with me."
"The Jun Heaven Blood Jade, which your Blood Shura Body needs next, is also in the Ancient Spirit Clan."
"..."
"Ying Wu is investigating the Yunyang Leaf, and he’s found something; you’ll meet him tomorrow, and he’ll likely tell you that Yunyang Mountain is also in the Ancient Spirit Clan."
"..."
"Looking at it from another angle..." the blind man put away his smile, turning serious, "you once said yourself, these secret realms are the stairway between this world and the last epoch, the bridge between heaven and earth. You’re not yet sufficient to ascend to heaven, but are more than capable of climbing the steps. If you’re not pursuing the Second Layer Secret Treasure here, how much longer do you plan to stay in the Human List?"
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