Chapter 1467 - A Corner Into the Past
What was going on?!
s.h.i.+ Hao’s entire body was shaking uncontrollably, chills running through his entire body. It was because everything he experienced was too strange, difficult for him to believe and accept.
There was someone crying, tears shed!
There were others standing at his side, all of them saying that he had already died, now nothing more than an imperishable will. When he combined all of this, it made him s.h.i.+ver in fear.
s.h.i.+ Hao reached out his limbs, his bones releasing ka ka noises. He opened his mouth, his lower jaw releasing ga ba ga ba noises, the sounds extremely sharp and clear.
He didn’t stop, quickly rus.h.i.+ng towards the limits of the horizon. Primal chaos energy spread, the great river of time stretching from past to present. A daoist priest was weeping.
Heaven change!
This type of transformation was too great, its effects unimaginable, involving unfathomable time and s.p.a.ce, which was why it obtained the name heaven change.
Now, he could roughly make out that place. Even though it was still extremely blurry, s.h.i.+ Hao was now sure that those were some old friends that he should be familiar with.
“Huang, my brother, your soul must return! With your skills, might devouring past and present, how could you no longer exist…”
That daoist priest was weeping, the daoist robes on his body extremely loose, woven out of many types of Immortal Gold. This was a set of unmatched precious clothes, but now, it was actually tattered, carrying blood traces.
He clearly experienced a b.l.o.o.d.y battle. Otherwise, how could the unmatched Immortal Gold battle armor be torn apart?
“Who can stop you, who could harm you? Immortality itself has your name left behind on it, all lands now still chanting your name, one sword cutting through endless time, where are you?” Even though this was an unimaginable expert accompanied by rich immortal energy, he was still sobbing greatly, shaking up the river until waves rushed into the heavens.
“Wuwu…” The whimpering sounds carried emotions, carrying an endless regret and sorrow for a pa.s.sed old friend.
“There are so many ancient lands, the great earth is so vast, but I still haven’t given up! Even if I have to dig up the entire world, unearth all of the great graves from the ancient times, I will find you!” He repeated again and again.
s.h.i.+ Hao s.h.i.+vered inwardly. If he really died, it definitely wouldn’t be in this type of quiet manner!
However, he felt a bit of grief inside, also a bit moved. Did he really die? There was someone searching for him, hoping that he was still alive.
“Master, the underground dangerous tombs from the last few great eras have all had portions dug out, continuing like this isn’t a solution. That person has disappeared for too long, there are no clues, too hard to find. As for where he is buried, it is just too hard to surmise.” Someone advised and said.
After s.h.i.+ Hao heard this, he became speechless. It was because he didn’t see the second person, only seeing the weeping indistinct fat daoist priest.
“Heaven change happened, the long river of time torn, but not everyone will take form and become visible. Only those whose strength is world-shaking can be seen!” The female undead knight said.
“Master, it’s time to go, the enemy is about to arrive, we have to fight. We cannot always immerse ourselves in the past.” That voice said.
“What do you understand? My brother is still alive, many things… do you understand the darkest era of history, do you understand the decisive clash of several great eras? You… don’t know s.h.i.+t!” The daoist priest was surrounded by rich immortal energy, magical force matchless. However, when he criticized his disciple, his tone really wasn’t like that of a capable individual.
“Master, you don’t know about that stuff either, right? As for that period, it was too chaotic, no one from the later generations able to say exactly what happened, only a few rumors. You have to understand that there are all types of sayings, even now, no final conclusion has been reached. There are all types of rumors, from something about someone who raised a group of phoenixes, treating them like chickens, waiting every day for eggs to eat, something about crossing several great eras, ancient corpses that have always floated in outer s.p.a.ce, something about the undead lord sealed within its coffin being released, something about the old monster sleeping within some Immortal Smelting Pot, something about how two great eras ago, the body was hacked into six parts, the unmatched ancient existence separately sealing six stalks of immortal medicines in each part, something about a terrifying great world that is as vast as an immortal realm, something about needing immortals to abandon everything, and only then can the other side of the sea be reached, something about how even after death, the flesh can become an immortal b.u.t.terfly, roam different worlds, will not scattering, an existence that wanders the ancient river of time, something about inside the primordial era’s most ancient temple, someone who had not moved all this time opened its eyes…”
That disciple immediately said many things. After pausing slightly to take a breath, he continued, “These people and matters, if any of these were real, they would be inconceivable, can they really be believed? Moreover, the most ridiculous part is that master, you said that these people and matters are only a small splash in that darkest period, that the true great waves, that the truly magnificent accomplishments are hundred times, thousand times more ridiculous. I… really have no way of imagining it, nor do I dare imagine it!”
“You dare doubt this old one? You ungrateful little b.a.s.t.a.r.d!” The daoist priest immediately gave the back of this disciple’s head a slap.
“So many legends, yet only the Three World Coffin remains, the only thing that’s concrete. Apart from this, Anlan and Shutuo are also clear. Everything else lacks proof!”
“Let me tell you right now, that true period of history is not just a hundred times more crazy than this, but many times more. That era truly surpa.s.sed everything people knew!” That daoist priest released a long sigh.
“Master, you only heard rumors too, it’s not like you experienced it yourself. What reason do you have to be so sure?!” That disciple was unconvinced.
“This old one was long born in those times, you tell me if I experienced anything!” The daoist priest was extremely discontent.
“Whatever. Master, don’t think that I don’t know.” For some reason, even though this disciple was being scolded, he wasn’t all that fearful of the fat daoist priest. He curled his lips, muttering softly, “I already heard this about this a long time ago. Your body might be ancient but at that time, you were already buried by someone, so you never witnessed the darkest and most chaotic times at all.”
“Nonsense, this old one traveled unhindered through the heavens above and earth below. At that time, even though I was young, I still took action before!” The fat daoist priest widened his eyes.
“Why did I hear that master was dug out by someone from the netherworld, that you never experienced those types of things? Moreover, you were fast asleep, carrying out a flesh corpse transformation. After endless years pa.s.sed, all of your enemies pa.s.sed away, winning and achieving immortality in this way?” The disciple said with a soft voice.
With a pa sound, the fat daoist gave him another slap to the back of his head, saying, “This old one is world-shaking, cultivated for endless years. What do you know?”
“Master, I say, are you really you? Are you still the you from Huang’s era? You shouldn’t be right? Why do you have that type of determination, feeling like you have to find that old friend?” The disciple released a light sigh, wis.h.i.+ng to share the emotional burden.
“I am, yet I am not. You won’t understand. Do you think I really was dug up from the netherworld? The reality was that I have been facing reincarnation all this time, my will experienced nine worlds, ten worlds, or was it more? I experienced years the outside world could not imagine. That is why when I talk about the most terrifying and darkest age, it is real, even though I’ve only seen a corner!”
After saying this, the fat daoist priest was no longer absent-minded, putting away his thoughts. He gave the back of his disciple’s head another slap, and then said, “Continue digging at the graves!”
“We still have to continue??” That disciple cried out.
“Dig up everything under the sky, this old one achieved immortality precisely this way! I believe that one day, when a certain ultimate ancient grave is unearthed, it will be like tearing through a sheet of paper, suddenly revealing a boundless territory filled with brilliant colors, immortal energy like a sea, this place connected to this ruined world!” The daoist priest shouted.
“Master, the enemy has come!” That disciple was nervous.
That fat daoist restrained his frivolousness and laughter. He looked into the distance. “Prepare for battle!”
His immortal energy was rich, he already became an unmatched expert a long time ago. However, the battle clothes were tattered, his entire body covered in bloodstains, one could see just how terrifying the enemy was. Otherwise, how could he have been injured?
“Okay! We’re going to risk everything, fight a decisive battle against them to the end!” That disciple released a low roar. It was because he rarely saw his master act this decisively.
“Precisely, we are going to fight to the end, dig everything clean!” The fat daoist priest said.
“Dig?”
“Of course! This old one achieved the dao by digging up everything under the sky, so we are naturally going to dig! We’ll deal with their ancestral tombs first!” The fat daoist priest had a firm expression on his face, saying this extremely seriously.
That disciple immediately became discouraged, originally thinking that his master was going to fight boldly.
“Go, we are going to launch our attack, fight with this old one! We are going to dig up their ancestral tombs first!” The fat daoist priest directly brought his disciple with him, disappearing from this place.
That disciple knew that the enemies in the back were too strong, and now that they were encircling them, retreating was the best choice. Of course, his master saying that he wanted to dig up their ancestral tombs also left him speechless. No wonder this person had such a graceless t.i.tle.
Only, he knew that his master was also left without a choice, the present world was too cruel.
A gust of wind blew past, chaotic energy surging violently.
There was a group of creatures that rushed past, also disappearing from that place.
At the limits of the horizon, s.h.i.+ Hao was stupefied. He stood there, not saying anything for a long time. Was that an illusion or the truth?
“Cao Yusheng!” She spoke these three words. That fat daoist was too similar to Cao Yusheng, only, one was a middle-aged man, while the other was a youngster.
“Is what he said real?” s.h.i.+ Hao clenched his fists. It was because this affected too much, this was a corner of the great situation spanning across endless generations!
“It should be… real!” The female undead knight said, the pure white wings gently moving behind her. She also looked in the direction where that figure disappeared.
Unfortunately, the ancient river of time rested there, separating everything.
“Why can’t he see me?” s.h.i.+ Hao asked.
“Heaven change is too complex, too profound, unimaginable, no one truly understands it. Most of the time, this place can witness heaven change, but the other side might not necessarily be able to carry out the same thing.” The young lady said.
Just now, that fat daoist priest’s disciple didn’t even fully form, they could only see the fat daoist priest weeping within an ancient tomb.
“Cao Yusheng…” s.h.i.+ Hao shouted, screaming at that ancient lake, wis.h.i.+ng to call that other person back.
“Someone, tell me what is going on!” s.h.i.+ Hao screamed.
Shua!
Suddenly, a figure appeared, forming by the ancient river’s sh.o.r.e. It was extremely hazy, surrounded by immortal energy, strange and powerful.
It was precisely that fat daoist priest, he appeared again!
“Strange, why did I hear someone call me by my past world’s name?” He said to himself.
“Fatty Cao, Cao Yusheng!” s.h.i.+ Hao screamed, his voice like thunder, shaking up this entire Ancient Burial Region holy land!
“En?” The entire body of the fat daoist priest on the other side was covered in blood. He was confused, sensing something. His pupils contracted, and then he said quietly, “Could it be… a door?”
Suddenly, his body moved powerfully, entire body s.h.i.+ning, immortal light surging, terrifying beyond compare. He immediately pa.s.sed through that ancient river, looking in this direction.
He noticed the situation here!
At this moment, on s.h.i.+ Hao’s bones, flesh reappeared.
In that instant, that daoist fatty trembled. He saw s.h.i.+ Hao, his entire body as if struck by lightning, immediately dumbstruck, his lips trembling slightly.
“Huang, is that you? You… are still there, still alive?!” He released a low roar, forcefully suppressing a type of emotion.
However, in the end, he still couldn’t help but roar out. He sat down on the ancient tomb, tears continuously sliding down, looking at s.h.i.+ Hao just like that.
From the conversation between him and his disciple, it could be seen that he carried himself rather frivolously, quite easy going, but right now, he was crying, a bit grieved. It really was unimaginable.
“Tell me, what happened?” s.h.i.+ Hao roared out.
That fat daoist opened his mouth, wis.h.i.+ng to say something, however, as a result, immortal dao lightning hacked down, blasting him until he trembled. His body was scorched black. s.h.i.+ Hao wasn’t able to hear anything.
The fat daoist sighed, closing his mouth.
“Why is it like this?” s.h.i.+ Hao clenched his fists.
“It is because your conversation involves too many major events, it might have long-lasting effects, affect the endless river of time, which is why there is interference, suffering the wrath of heaven!” The female undead knight’s voice was shaking. She was incredibly shocked, utterly shaken. She simply didn’t dare believe that she was seeing this scene.
That fat daoist was enduring punishment, but he didn’t leave, instead clenching his teeth, forcefully enduring the unmatched immortal dao lightning.
s.h.i.+ Hao didn’t dare ask, fearing that the other party would incur a greater disaster.
“Are the two of us separated by s.p.a.ce, or is it time?” s.h.i.+ Hao asked himself.
Then, he looked towards that fat daoist priest, saying, “Have you been well?”
These words wouldn’t affect the greater events, not bringing down terrifying interference.
The fat daoist priest said, “Before I achieved immortality, things weren’t too bad, just constantly being bitten by dogs. After achieving immortality, I truly never thought…”