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Chapter 1021 - 80 Creation [Single Update] [On the Verge of Death]

Chapter 1021: Chapter 80 Creation [Single Update] [On the Verge of Death]

Shu Mountain, Unbounded Palace.

As a mountain gate with rich experience in reconstruction, the Earth-Wood Hall of the Shu Mountain Sect had long stored the blueprints from the past. Now the newly built peaks, Cloud Sea, and palaces and pavilions were exactly the same as before, indistinguishable from the original.

If you ask whether there was any special technique that made each reconstruction perfectly identical, the people from Earth-Wood Hall would probably say... it was all due to experience.

Inside the freshly rebuilt Unbounded Palace, Master Wen Yuan was seated in a dignified manner, receiving an esteemed guest who had arrived that day.

"The disaster at Tianshu Pavilion is just the beginning," said Qi Yingxuan in a deep voice.

Sitting across from Master Wen Yuan was none other than Qi Yingxuan, the Regent Leader who was in charge of the Regent Residence.

At a time when the situation in the Mortal Realm was in turmoil, his personal visit to Shu Mountain surely meant that there were important matters at hand. Master Wen Yuan also had a solemn expression as he quietly listened to him speak.

"Now that the Limiters are struggling for power, the Nine States have fallen into chaos, and Evil Demons are taking advantage of the situation. Yu Capital City nearly faced destruction, Shu Mountain too suffered an attack from Evil Ksitigarbha, and Tianshu Pavilion could not be saved... If this continues, there will surely be more tragedies to come."

"As long as a new Ninth Realm cultivator emerges in the Mortal Realm, all problems can be easily solved," the Regent Leader said slowly. "Among the Limiters who walk the Righteous Path of the Human Clan, there is only Ancestor Tian Xing. We hope to unite the forces of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands to support the Tianxing Lineage. If Shu Mountain Sect agrees, then this matter will be largely settled."

Hearing his words, Master Wen Yuan fell into silence for a long while.

He then gently raised his head and said, "Regent Leader, what you say makes sense, but if the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands cannot unite, is it truly only Shu Mountain that they lack?"

Although the various Immortal Sects nominally support Ancestor Tian Xing, how many of them, truth be told, actually wish for his successful divine ascension is another matter.

After all, the Tianxing Lineage had previously acted rather domineeringly and made a fair number of enemies, and it had conflicts with some Immortal Sects in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

For example, the Penglai Upper Sect, although the Penglai of today is no longer the Penglai of the past, the disciples within the sect have many conflicts with the Tianxing Lineage. The long-standing enmity between the two has been deep-rooted and extended over several generations. Compared to this, the conflicts with Shu Mountain are mainly instigated by Daoist Cang Sheng and other high-level officials, while the ordinary disciples do not have such severe opposition, otherwise, Chu Liang wouldn’t have been able to acquire Penglai so easily.

If Ancestor Tian Xing were to successfully ascend, and the Tianxing Lineage gained power, the legacy of Penglai would likely be severed right away, and of course, they wouldn’t wish for Ancestor Tian Xing’s ascension.

On the contrary, Baize, as a member of the Demonic Clan, might be more accommodating towards them.

This also highlighted the significance of the benevolence of the Shu Mountain Sect towards others.

The same applied to Misty Mountain Immortal. Previously aligned with Penglai, Misty Mountain naturally would not have good terms with the Tianxing Lineage.

Yunque Temple, as a lineage of Buddhism at the zenith, adopted an attitude of prudent neutrality, having closed its gates for a long time, reluctant to take a stand.

The Endless Sword Sect and the Heavenly Gang Sect, two sects that were on good terms with the Shu Mountain Sect, although they would clearly support the Human Clan, would not want to be enemies with Shu Mountain, and the Regent Leader understood this naturally.

The most important thing right now was the stance of Shu Mountain.

If Shu Mountain could consider the greater good and agree to let Baize yield, then the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands could work together with one heart. Especially with the fall of Tianshu Pavilion, it only increased the sense of crisis for the Regent Leader.

Despite knowing that hope was slim, he still wanted to make the journey.

The chaos in the Nine States needed to end.

"It’s not just about Shu Mountain, but if Shu Mountain agrees to support the Tianxing Lineage, the rest of the Immortal Sects will have no objections," the Regent Leader said. "After all... many are watching you."

At the end of the day, the overt and covert influence of Shu Mountain today was simply too great.

Not only did Shu Mountain produce Divine Artifacts and Eighth Realm cultivators, but the sects on friendly terms with them were also resolute and powerful. The once tail-end sect of the Nine Heavens had now become the leading figure of the contemporary Righteous Path.

If it weren’t for Baize being a demon, he would have cast his vote for Venerable Baize.

Master Wen Yuan pondered for a moment before saying, "Regent Leader, it’s not that Shu Mountain ignores the greater good. It’s just that under the broader situation, we can’t force anyone to make sacrifices. Venerable Baize has made immense contributions to Shu Mountain over thousands of years and has become inseparable from it. Shu Mountain Sect cannot betray Baize simply because of the difference between human and demon. I can assure you, Shu Mountain Sect will neither be an enemy of the Tianxing Lineage nor will it rally other allies. If Venerable Baize ascends to godliness, we will also not abandon the Human Clan."

Whoosh—

As if in response to his words, a black and white vortex suddenly lit up in the sky outside, with light rising from within the Cloud Sea and brightening half the heavens.

A disciple of Shu Mountain shouted, "It’s Venerable Baize!"

...

"Human Clan..."

Chu Liang sat down on the ground, his murky eyes suddenly shining as he watched the long-haired ape men walking upright in the distance.

He no longer knew how much time had passed, aware only that he had witnessed the creation of a part of heaven and earth here. Pan God fell, his body became the land, and thereafter life burgeoned.

It was a despairingly long era from when life first appeared between heaven and earth to when ape men began walking upright.

Perhaps the flow of time here differed from the outside world, otherwise the tens of thousands of years would have been enough for him to undergo countless cycles of reincarnation. Yet, even if his physical body didn’t decay, his spirit could still age and wilt.

Chu Liang felt that the very fire of his life’s origin was about to go out.

His long hair almost touched the ground, his back was hunched, and his eyes were cloudy. Lying there, he still watched the world with a cold detachment. The standing ape man died not long after, and many years passed before another of his kind appeared.

Too long.

So long that Chu Liang felt he was about to fall asleep.

His soul was too old, no longer having the energy to animate his body.

Was he about to die?

He was somewhat worried; could it be that he would truly get lost and die here?

Yet there was little he could do; it seemed that he truly couldn’t comprehend the Dao of Creation, and thus he couldn’t leave the world within this furnace. Things had gone too smoothly over the years, making him feel like he was a Son of Destiny, always accomplishing his desires and turning bad luck into good.

But when he thought about those fallen geniuses, it seemed like each had believed this before their demise.

What even is destiny in this world?

Fortunately, he had arranged his legacy well, enough for those around him to live happily. He just didn’t know how the pattern of heaven and earth would change after the new advancement to the Ninth Realm.

Heh.

He felt a bit like laughing. He was about to die; why should he care about these things?

It would be better to think about the Big Head Baby. He wondered if, after his death, they would still need to work so hard. Would they be reclaimed by the White Pagoda and then search for the next host?

Or maybe they would retire with him.

They were too tired.

As he was about to face the last moment of life, Chu Liang finally felt a surge of affection for the Big Head Babies.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes.

Feeling the life fire extinguishing.

In this serene void, he lay there, seeming incredibly peaceful.

"Wait..."

After a long time, that "corpse" suddenly made a sound.

"From nothing to something..."

"From something to nothing..."

"In a cycle of endless repetition, isn’t it just inverted?"

Mutterings began to spill from his mouth, eventually turning into two clear cries.

"Creation!"

"This is Creation!"