Chapter 1179
Chapter 1179: The truth of all things, nothing but the way of cultivating
Gu Changge’s gaze was profound, with numerous memories emerging. Details about Gu Qingyi, the first War against Heaven, and even the forbidden era before the second War against Heaven, when he obliterated the heavens with a single palm.
All of this was part of his plan. Before the calamity descends upon this world, he incarnates as the Demon Lord, hiding among the other true domains as a predecessor of the War against Heaven, unknown to anyone.
He naturally partic.i.p.ated in that War against Heaven, accompanying other powerhouses, attempting to breach the original world.
After all, to deceive the world and, eventually, the other two original progenitors, he must first deceive himself. Otherwise, the plan to absorb and eliminate the other two progenitors will fail sooner or later.
The three are the most significant terror in this world, capable of comprehending everything with a single thought.
They had long stood at the unreachable ceiling of the world, invincible with the concept of cause and effect, reaching a level of cultivation beyond ordinary cultivators’ comprehension.
Balancing each other, they also restrain each other. There’s even an agreement among them: every billion years, during the calamity, one of the originating progenitors will initiate a grand cleansing.
As one of the origin progenitors, Gu Changge had planned and laid out countless strategies for this, including the anomaly of traversing memories. He deliberately created it, transcending destiny and shaping this mysterious origin.
For the true worlds, anomalies were not uncommon, and the ident.i.ty of a traverser had appeared many times. Since the creation of the heavens and the earth, there had been too many anomalies, and traversers were just one type.
What was an anomaly? Born outside the deduction of the heavenly path of the Dao Building expert, the true origin remains a secret, making it difficult to deduce and comprehend through a.n.a.lysis.
Monsters often possessed an enormous and unpredictable fortune, capable of changing the course of the heavenly Dao path, reaching a world that ordinary cultivators cannot achieve.
How can this be described?
The three origin progenitors, the cultivators and beings born in the true worlds, only need to take one look to know their past, present, and future.
They know when they were born, when they will fall, and when they will be reincarnated or reach a particular stage.
There were no secrets they couldn’t uncover.
They control the future, understand destiny, comprehend the heavenly Dao path, know everything and are aware of all. They can replay the true realms with a single thought or plunge everything into chaos.
But in all of this, anomalies were the exception.
Anomalies exist beyond the boundaries of cause and effect, their origin shrouded in mystery. Even for the origin progenitors, monsters are surprising, and the achievements and world anomalies can far surpa.s.s those of ordinary cultivators.
In the countless epochs that had pa.s.sed, numerous anomalies had been born, some even reaching a power surpa.s.sing that of true spirits and surpa.s.sing the lords of the worlds, daring to challenge the origin progenitors.
Of course, the destiny of these anomalies always ends in tragedy, continually dissected for knowledge, deepening the origin progenitors’ understanding of anomalies.
So, Gu Changge chose to a.s.sume the ident.i.ty of an anomaly as a traverser, incarnating as the Demon Lord and partic.i.p.ating in the War against Heaven in this true world.
The other two origin progenitors had long been aware of these anomalies, showing no surprise or concern. They were even waiting for the moment when these anomalies grew to stand before them.
Even if one attains the power of the lord of the world and claims to be an emperor, before the origin progenitors, they remain like ants.
Even the origin progenitors have never revealed their true forms from beginning to end. Their presence in the origin realm is just the tip of the iceberg. The true selves exist in countless unimaginable s.p.a.ces beyond…
The so-called War against Heaven, in the eyes of the origin progenitors, is like children playing house.
Gu Changge deeply understands this, knowing the strength of the original progenitors was like something that shouldn’t exist in this world.
Due to the difference in levels and dimensions, no matter how strong an ant becomes, it remains an ant. Humans can easily crush it into powder with a gentle press.
The gap between the origin progenitors and cultivators was much more terrifying than between ants and humans. Only anomalies had the true qualification to grow and stand before the origin progenitors, but… that’s about it.
So, to scheme against the other two origin progenitors, I took on the role of the Demon Lord in the form of an anomaly, traversing the true realms and orchestrating everything.
The real world of Mountain and Sea, where I currently reside, is just one of the true worlds among heavens.
Gu Qingyi, born as a true spirit in this realm, initiated the first War against Heaven as the calamity approached. Later, she incarnated as the will of the world, leading other War against Heaven partic.i.p.ants in attacking the original world.
In that battle, facing the counterattack of the original world’s clans, she suffered severe injuries. As the Demon Lord, I appeared in time, a.s.suming the ident.i.ty of a predecessor of the War against Heaven in other true worlds, and rescued her, leading the rest of the Mountain and Sea True World partic.i.p.ants to retreat.
As for Xian’er, she is one of the War against Heaven partic.i.p.ants who fell in that battle. As a disciple of the Mountain and Sea True World, Gu Qingyi sent her to reincarnation. The epochs of the Mountain and Sea True World were thus delayed.
Many War against Heaven partic.i.p.ants perished in the first War against Heaven, including Gu Qingyi, who suffered severe injuries. The vitality of this world withered, and spiritual energy became scarce, plunging into the end of the era, what the large Bird calls the Age of Immortal Burial.
After the Age of Immortal Burial, vast blank epochs appeared in this world. Traces of cultivators disappeared, and background figures struggled to gain wisdom. After countless years, there is a turnaround, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was restored.
Cultivator traces reappeared, immortal sects were established, and various orthodox sects thrived. The Mountain and Sea True World regained vitality, and some War against Heaven partic.i.p.ants sent into reincarnation began to transmigrate and enter cultivation.
To avoid arousing suspicion from the other two origin progenitors, I personally took action, causing the premature arrival of the calamity in this world, attempting to erase the ident.i.ty of the Demon Lord, this anomaly. At that time, the Mountain and Sea True World had not yet fully recovered, not even to one-tenth of its former glory.
Gu Qingyi is worried and discusses with my Demon Lord persona, attempting to find a solution. This led to the later Forbidden Era, where the Demon Lord obliterated this world with a single palm, breaking apart the heavens, and becoming a taboo.
Many thoughts surged in Gu Changge’s mind. Many things became apparent as if the clouds and mist were dispelled, revealing everything.
Before the Forbidden Era, before the Second War against Heaven, the calamity arrived. If preparations were not made, this world would have been completely ruined, reincarnation shattered, and the once-fallen powerhouses would have completely disintegrated, disappearing from this world.
So, Gu Qingyi discussed setting up a staged drama with him to cause chaos, sinking this realm and all its heavens, and plunging everything into reincarnation. This delayed the arrival of the calamity in the Mountain and Sea True World once again.
As the Demon Lord, he naturally took the blame for this, becoming the background figure feared by later generations.
Of course, everything sounds simple now, but at the time, Gu Qingyi paid a great price to achieve all this.
She knew such actions might provoke the wrath of the rulers of the origin world, and the fury could extend to Gu Changge, resulting in a fate of annihilation without entering reincarnation.
To play his part fully, Gu Changge even contemplated summoning a furious heavenly calamity outside the infinite void, personally shattering the Demon Lord, this anomaly.
Of course, this was all part of the plan.
Gu Qingyi had antic.i.p.ated early on that it would attract punishment from the origin world and planned with Gu Changge. He used forbidden techniques to send a strand of his true soul into reincarnation, avoiding complete annihilation and allowing for transmigration in future generations.
However, Gu Qingyi did not know that Gu Changge’s true ident.i.ty was always treated as the Demon Lord, waiting for the day he would awaken and recover his memories.
Many taboos in the middle of all this were due to the term “anomaly.” There was a fear that the rulers of the origin realm would wake up prematurely and sense that the anomaly, the Demon Lord, was not dead.
So, all this time, I have been cooperating with her in this play, also playing the role of the anomaly…
The purpose is for this anomaly to grow to a level comparable to myself, so that together, we can eliminate the other two origin progenitors.
After all, I know myself best and understand the kind of power needed.
Gu Changge’s expression returned to calm. At this moment, he woke up to many memories, which wasn’t bad for him. At least, he was currently following the plan without any flaws or loopholes.
In simple terms, in the form of an anomaly, he was now on the path of leveling up a low-level character to grow to a high-level character.
After merging the two ident.i.ties through various plans, he aims to eliminate the other two origin progenitors, taking what he believes to be the final step.
Afterwards, Gu Changge and the large Bird set out, stepping onto the Immortal Path outside the Ancient Immortal Continent. Radiant light blossomed, and astonishing immortal intent flowed.
The immortal light was brilliant and extremely rich, forming a vague and faint path, appearing in the high sky of this relic like a grand fissure.
At this moment, even the clans of the entire Ancient Immortal Continent felt the fluctuations, shocked, thinking that the Immortal Path was reappearing, witnessing a scene reminiscent of ancient times.
“The Immortal Realm and the Upper Realms were once connected by an un.o.bstructed Immortal Path. However, with the drastic changes in the earthly environment, unpredictable alterations occurred along the border, resulting in an interruption of the Immortal Path, making it difficult to truly connect.”
“The large Bird also bluntly stated that changes occurred in the Immortal Realm. After the Forbidden Era, numerous alterations led to the fragmentation of the Mountain and Sea True World in later generations.”
“A complete true world, besides parts like the Upper Realms and the Immortal Realm, also had the accompanying true world, which was the foreign land in the mouth of the aborigines of the mountain and sea real world.”
“However, the Immortal Realm was fragmented, and the rules of the Upper Realms were incomplete, unable to form a complete True world. There was a considerable distance from the true Mountain and Sea True world.”
“Boom!!!”
Gu Changge and the Large Bird walked along the vague pa.s.sage.
An ancient and terrifying aura instantly pressed down. However, it dissipated into nothingness when it landed on the two.
This Immortal Path has been ruined.
Gu Changge looked at the desolate scene before him, shaking his head gently.
Compared to when he first entered, it was hard to estimate how many times worse it had become. A dense blood-red glow pervaded at the end of this path, staining the sky crimson.