Chapter 1546: Three Crises!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Buzz!
w.a.n.g Chong’s mind trembled and his face paled. The Origin Immortal Lord had clearly conveyed that the golden seed was also a great burden. However, w.a.n.g Chong was soon able to get a grip on his emotions.
“Senior, be at ease! This junior understands. No matter what the consequences are, this junior can bear the burden. This junior will also never allow this seed to fall into the hands of those who harbor ill intentions!”
An innocent man hiding jade in his walls could still bring disaster down on his head. w.a.n.g Chong was well aware of the principle behind this saying. But regardless of what sort of danger this seed brought, the evaluation of it by the Stone of Destiny alone meant that w.a.n.g Chong could not refuse it.
Moreover, w.a.n.g Chong had already been through many dangerous events, and any crown that was worth wearing was certain to be heavy. As long as this seed could a.s.sist him against the calamity, w.a.n.g Chong could not let it go!
The Origin Immortal Lord almost imperceptibly nodded.
“My mission is now complete, but your trials have only just begun. I cannot see your future, and to see you here is already my limit. Everything past this point about you is bursting with endless variables and chaos. I can only vaguely sense that in your life, you will encounter three mortal crises!”
“Senior!”
w.a.n.g Chong’s heart thumped as he suddenly raised his head, a solemn look in his eyes.
The Origin Immortal Lord was a master of divination and could predict the future, while w.a.n.g Chong only knew of the dangers the world faced because he had been reborn.
This was an ability that only the G.o.ds could possess.
If the Origin Immortal Lord had predicted that he would face three crises in his life, then it was probably true, and w.a.n.g Chong did not dare to be careless.
“I will take care of the first crisis for you, but when I’m gone, you will have to rely on yourself. Starting from now, you must remember every word I speak.”
The Origin Immortal Lord’s voice was faint and profound, like it was penetrating through the depths of s.p.a.cetime to resound in w.a.n.g Chong’s ear.
“On the third lunar eclipse, you will encounter the greatest trial in your entire life and lose that which is most precious to you. You will also sense the greatest isolation… Remember, when the time comes, no matter what the situation is, you must endure, and watch out for a person dressed in red!”
Buzz!
w.a.n.g Chong’s mind was shaken, but the Origin Immortal Lord was already continuing.
“As for the last danger, it will come when light and shadow intersect. When that time comes, open up this silk bag that I give you. This will be the last thing I can help you with.”
There was a flash of light in front of w.a.n.g Chong, and then a silk bag from the Spring and Autumn Era appeared, carrying the symbol of a black Xuan Bird.
“Many thanks, Senior!”
w.a.n.g Chong lowered his head and respectfully took the silk bag. The Origin Immortal Lord was a mythical figure who had lived for a thousand years and could see the secrets of the heavens. Ordinary people could go their entire lives without encountering such a being.
To have him divine the secrets of the heavens was a unique opportunity that others didn’t even have a chance to beg for. w.a.n.g Chong did not dare to take his instructions lightly.
“In addition, be careful of those men in black wearing masks! They will be your greatest obstacle!” the Origin Immortal Lord said.
Bang!
w.a.n.g Chong s.h.i.+vered in shock, a completely different expression on his face as he raised his head.
“Senior knows those men in black?”
w.a.n.g Chong’s mind was reeling. Those mysterious men in black had troubled him for a very long time, and he knew neither their origins nor their goals.
But these people were determined to chase him down.
Even the Origin Immortal Palace hidden deep underground contained their traces.
Moreover, from what he had seen, the men in black were intricately connected to the Origin Immortal lineage. If there was one person who could answer his questions, it was the master of divination who had lived for more than one thousand years, the Origin Immortal Lord.
The Origin Immortal Lord had always given off an unfathomable and transcendent aura, as if nothing in the world could ever perturb him. But when w.a.n.g Chong mentioned the men in black, he saw a complicated flicker of emotion in his eyes that he had never seen before.
They really did have some sort of connection!
w.a.n.g Chong’s heart thumped. And the Origin Immortal Lord finally exposed a corner of the iceberg that was the men in black.
“I and they should never have existed in this world.”
The Origin Immortal Lord’s words set off an earthquake in w.a.n.g Chong’s mind, and his eyes flew open.
“Senior, you…!”
The Origin Immortal Lord seemed to have guessed what w.a.n.g Chong was asking and revealed the stunning truth. “Your guess is correct. I and they come from the same origin. At the very beginning, we were comrades!”
Bang!
w.a.n.g Chong could not suppress the tremors in his body nor the disbelief on his face. That most absurd conjecture had finally been verified. w.a.n.g Chong had scarcely imagined that the transcendent legend of the martial arts world had actually been a former comrade of the men in black who doggedly pursued him.
How could that be?!
w.a.n.g Chong struggled to control his emotions.
This was truly too surprising!
If not for the fact that the Origin Immortal lineage and the men in black were so hostile to each other, the men in black even killing many of the Origin Immortal lineage, w.a.n.g Chong would have just up and left.
“Just who are they? And also, why do those masked men want to chase me down? What do they want? Senior says that you both come from the same origin, so why are they here? It can’t be for only the Origin Immortal Art, right?” w.a.n.g Chong questioned, doing his best to suppress his shock.
w.a.n.g Chong had far too many questions to ask, and he hoped to obtain their answers from the Origin Immortal Lord.
“I should be telling you everything, but you are simply too weak. Knowing more might only hurt you to no benefit and will also produce countless variables in the future. I can only tell you that they have existed since far before recorded history, and the establishment of every new dynasty has their shadow behind it. What you might have to deal with in the future is not just the coming calamity, but those enemies hidden in the shadows. Protect the seed I have given you. In the future, it will be far more useful than you might imagine.”
w.a.n.g Chong was deeply dissatisfied by the Origin Immortal Lord’s recalcitrance. He had finally found someone who could answer his questions, so how could he just let the matter go?
After a few moments of silence, w.a.n.g Chong took out the black beast statue from his bosom.
“If Senior is not willing to say, then this junior will not force things, but this junior has one more question. What is that beast emblem on the Origin Immortal Formation? What is its connection to that calamity?”
The Origin Immortal Lord showed no reaction when w.a.n.g Chong took out the statue, but when w.a.n.g Chong asked what its connection to the calamity was, his body trembled in shock.
w.a.n.g Chong could clearly see a sliver of stupefaction in the Origin Immortal Lord’s eyes.
w.a.n.g Chong himself was stunned beyond compare.
The black beast emblem was one of the seven key symbols that had appeared on the Doomsday Altar, one of the core pieces that had eventually led to the death of the world. While the Origin Immortal Lord could remain silent about the other questions, w.a.n.g Chong needed an answer for this one.
Bang!
Just when the Origin Immortal Lord was about to open his mouth and tell w.a.n.g Chong about the apocalyptic symbol, bzzzzz! The earth began to shake and then an immense wave of Psychic Energy surged into the palace.
w.a.n.g Chong himself possessed immense Psychic Energy that had reached the tangible level, but this Psychic Energy was completely his equal. In certain aspects, it was tougher and more powerful, and… older!
“Haha, Origin Immortal Lord, you really are still alive!” A cruel and domineering voice, bursting with aggression and force, resounded through the hall.
Rumble! As w.a.n.g Chong stared in shock, the entire palace began to shake, even the dimension that it resided in.
w.a.n.g Chong glanced at the Origin Immortal Lord and immediately saw that the Origin Immortal Lord had paled.
“What should come has come!”
The Origin Immortal Lord turned grim.
……
“What is going on here?”
“What’s happened? Is it an earthquake?”
“Everyone, be careful!”
“Ah!”
Outside, the appearance of that immense energy had caused the entire core area to quake, and the various martial artists were uneasily looking at their surroundings with shock on their faces.
This place had a very complicated geography. Such a large s.h.i.+ft in the earth had a chance of burying them all in this place.
While many martial artists wondered if this was an earthquake, Vice Lord Xie Guangting frowned. He looked toward the Origin Immortal Palace shrouded in the fog.
“Yuanyi, something is wrong!”
For some reason, after w.a.n.g Chong entered the Origin Immortal Palace, he had completely vanished, and no one even saw the gate of the palace open. No one knew what had happened or what w.a.n.g Chong had encountered, but it was true that this ‘earthquake’ had only happened after w.a.n.g Chong went inside.