Rise of humanity, p.343
Rise of Humanity, page 343
Bloods soaked the soil and corpses lay strewn all around the battlefield. There were only four ripe Peaches of Immortality, and so these four peaches were now the top priorities of every Qi Practitioners present.
Other than the True Spirit magnates, there were also a few notable Heavenly Dharma cultivators who weren’t any weaker than magnates. This included Kua Fuding, Shang Qing, and the Black Tortoise expert.
The two Black Tortoise experts weren’t that strong in the first place, but merging together into a Black Tortoise, they became among the strongest existences in Returning Ruins.
Other than them, there was also a young man that was strong enough to contend with them. Although he was a celestial race from Kun Lun as well, none of them had seen him before.
It was actually the vaunted Western Mother Celestial Race that didn’t have any outstanding cultivators here. Although it was true that Chi Qing was powerful, she was still a far distance away from the likes of Kua Fuding and Shang Qing.
The demons from A’thoer Realm had strong Heavenly Dharma cultivators as well. There was an incredibly strong young demon of the Sudo Demon Race who went by the name of Su Domi. Being able to exchange hundreds of strikes with Kua Fuding without showing a single impression of losing.
Other than that, there was a demon lady Fu Tixiang of the Fu Ti Saint Race, a demon lady Que Yan’er of the Long Que Saint Race and a demon from the Tian Jin Saint Race, Yu Hui. They were all strong and formidable cultivators.
Even the magnates couldn’t have done anything to these young cultivators, not to mention that most even some of the magnates themselves were followers to the young cultivators.
These nine young experts had their own forces and followers. Although they had just been through a gory battle, they didn’t really suffer any serious injuries.
These nine experts and the few magnates have captured the weaker Qi Practitioners and sacrificed them to open a safe path to the Immortality Peach Trees. Now, whoever dares to take a step closer to the divine trees would have to face the strikes of every other opponent on the side.
The situation had reached a stalemate, they all fought and were wounded, breathing heavily.
Then, another clash came, the Black Tortoise celestial being fortified its defense and forcibly rammed through the strikes and retrieved a Peaches of Immortality, then left immediately.
During the time when all of the focus was on the Black Tortoise celestial, Su Domi seized the chance and to retrieve another peach before leaving through the sea of demon experts.
Que Yan’er also lunged forward, morphing into a dragon-phoenix and snatching a peach. But Kua Fuding had other ideas and he took advantage of a small opening in her stance.
Bang——
Que Yan’er was struck badly and was severely wounded. Shang Qing then dashed to her front and severed her limbs, snatching the Peach of Immortality for himself.
Whereas the last Peach of Immortality was taken away by Fu Tixiang and Yu Hui together.
The other experts then swarmed out and plundered the rest of the unripe peaches, leaving the divine trees bare of any fruits.
They fought all the way to the fruits and fought all the way back out from the divine trees as well.
Meanwhile, Zhong Yue walked up to the altar. He raised his head and gazed at the towering tree. It was huge, its roots buried deep in the godly soils, and its crown covered the sky.
There were sounds of bell ringing, growing louder as time passed by, and there were also the chants of worship as the gods prayed to the Immortality Peach Tree.
There were three ripe peaches dangling on the tree, appearing to be incredibly appealing especially with the sounds of worshippings reverberating in the sky.
It was such a saint and spectacular scene.
No, no, it doesn’t feel right … it’s not the mother tree the gods are worshipping at, but the man under the tree! Zhong Yue was startled. There was a man sitting in the lotus position underneath the tree, wearing a golden yellow robe and the figures of gods circling around the tree, they were worshipping the man!
In fact, the yellow-robed man was the figure of a god as well who had once cultivated under the divine tree. That was why the divine tree had his marks in it.
The light wheels were revolving behind him, and there were also six of them as well, but they were different to Zhong Yue’s. The man’s six wheels were filled with abstruse knowledge. Looking at the six wheels behind the yellow-robed man, Zhong Yue thought of the scene he saw ‘a hundred thousand years ago’.
That incredibly huge Six Paths Reincarnation which covered six galaxies.
The Six Paths Reincarnation was extremely complex, countless living creatures lived and died in the galaxies. It dominated everything in it and controlled the ecosystems of the six galaxies. And with its irreproachable power, it maintained the balance of the world.
However, Zhong Yue had ‘seen’ the images from 100,000 years ago — it was blurry and untrue.
But on the six light wheels behind this yellow-robed god, Zhong Yue once again saw the Six Paths of Reincarnation. It was so real, so small and yet seemingly hold an infinite amount of power, as if the god’s six light wheels could really be the Six Paths Reincarnation that controlled the galaxies!
Zhong Yue was no less amazed than when he ‘saw’ the Six Paths of Reincarnation!
Who is he…?
Zhong Yue mumbled hoarsely, “The six wheels behind him, why… why do they resemble the Six Paths Reincarnation?”
All of a sudden, a thought flashed across his mind, and the identity of the yellow-robed man then dawned on him.
He was the owner of the Peach Garden, the one planted the Immortality Peaches Mother Tree, and the first and last monarch of the Kun Lun imperial court!
Reincarnation Saint Monarch!
The markings left in the mother tree belonged to the Heavenly Monarch of the first Six Paths World — Reincarnation Monarch!
The Reincarnation Monarch planted the mother tree, nurturing it into a tree. He cultivated under the tree and ascended into the monarch stage to become the first Six Paths World’s monarch.
And even after his ascension, his presence left a deep mark in the mother tree’s body that hadn’t dispersed even after so many years!
Zhong Yue’s heart thumped in awe; it was definitely a pleasure to see saint monarch’s marking.
If I can gain some insight into the Reincarnation Monarch’s six light wheels, I might just be able to complete my Yuan Shen secret realms to form a perfect Six Paths Reincarnation in my body!
Zhong Yue felt his lips turn dry, and he looked at the six light wheels on the back of the Reincarnation Monarch with his three divine eyes as he tried enlighten himself on its abstrusities. However, even with the full power of the Fuxi divine eyes, he wasn’t able to comprehend a single thing!
The operation of the Six Paths Reincarnation was far beyond the realm of his comprehension; it was paradoxically complex in its simplicity and simple in its complexity!
After all, he had yet to cultivate the Fuxi divine eyes to their peak. Moreover, his left and right eye were strained and blood trickled down his eyes.
Suddenly, an old, hoarse, and vaguely female voice bombarded his ears, “Young man, don’t you have a Six Paths Fruit with you?”
Zhong Yue’s heart thumped as he nearly shouted out in shock.
The Reincarnation Saint Monarch spoke? No, no… it’s the mother tree!
Zhong Yue turned at the Immortality Peaches Mother Tree and opened his eyes, “Senior?”
“Young man, you should consume the Six Paths Fruit first before looking at the Six Paths Reincarnation.” the ancient divine tree’s leaves swayed, and the voice sounded out in Zhong Yue’s mind again, “Don’t try to forcibly understand it, just look… and look carefully. Open your mind and heart and let it come to you.”
Zhong Yue nodded, he took out the Six Paths Fruit and consumed it as he was told. Immediately, the sounds of worship grew louder in his ears, and right as he looked at the six light wheels of Reincarnation Monarch, his mind became flooded with various insights and knowledge.
In his Dao Yi Secret Realm, the Pan Gu God’s hands started to move at a great speed, extending its force out to the other secret realms. Zhong Yue’s Yuan Shen secret realms then started to move, they were aligned in a mysterious way and started revolving and operating like the Six Paths Reincarnation!
His six Yuan Shen secret realms then changed drastically. A few moments later, there were the sun and moon rising and falling in his Yin Yang Secret Realm; the heaven, earth, and gods emerged in his Shen Cai Secret Realm; the mountains and rivers appeared in the Wan Xiang Secret Realm. The five elements nurturing and fighting with each other in the Wu Xing Secret Realm, and lastly, the Bloodline Secret Realm linking the secret realms within his body together.
The Six Paths Fruit had really brought incredible benefits to his cultivation progress. The abstrusities of the Six Paths Reincarnation kept on flowing into his mind, while the Pan Gu God was making different hand seals in every second.
Suddenly, an arm emerged out from the Pan Gu God, the new hand’s fingers were also making various hand seals.
Seconds later, another new arm grew out as well.
This attracted Zhong Yue’s attention, and he immediately thought of the giant in the Six Paths Reincarnation of the first Six Paths World, That giant Six Paths Celestial Being, could it be a Pan Gu God as well?
His heart shuddered. The Six Paths Reincarnation maintained the operation of the Six Paths World, whereas the Six Paths Celestial Being controlled the balance of the Six Paths World. And now, the Pan Gu God in Zhong Yue’s secret realm had four arms, if the Pan Gu God were to grow another two arms, then it would be exactly the same as the Six Paths Celestial Being!
So, if the Six Paths Celestial Being was really the Pan Gu God of a Dao Yi Secret Realm, then who would be its owner? Who would have such a huge Pan Gu God?
Suddenly, Zhong Yue could feel the medicinal efficacies of the Six Paths Fruit Tree immediately falter as his progress on the Six Paths Light Wheel behind the Reincarnation Monarch came to an abrupt halt!
Zhong Yue was really reluctant to stop as his Pan Gu God was at a critical moment whereby the fifth and sixth arms were on the verge of emerging. Unfortunately, the Six Paths Fruit’s medicinal efficacy had been depleted before that!
He initially planned on digesting the medicinal effects over a sustained period of time with the help of other divine herbs, but little did he know that he had already exhausted all of its essence in almost an instant!
This was really out of his expectations, but it came as no surprise. After all, the Six Paths Reincarnation six light wheels were way too potent of a catalyst for the Six Paths Fruit.
Furthermore, Zhong Yue could feel the weak Pan Gu Six Paths skill he attained not long ago greatly strengthen. It was now even stronger than the【Worshipping of Gods】!
“Your fate with Reincarnation Monarch ends here, child,”, the mother tree waited for him to settle down and said, “Young man, it was fate that brought you here, but now, it’s time for you to leave.”
Zhong Yue then quickly said, “Senior, the Returning Ruins is dying, please, I implore you to leave with me!”
“I can’t,” the mother tree swayed its leaves and rained the dried leaves down at Zhong Yue, it said in a placid tone, free of sadness and fear of death, “Reincarnation Monarch planted me here and the protective seals were laid down by the Saint Monarch himself. Who can break his seal and take me away? If I could, I would have long disappeared.”
Zhong Yue kept silent for seconds, he then asked, “Then, may I ask if senior saw that evil existence that broke the Six Paths Reincarnation? Can you tell me something about it?”
The mother tree swayed and answered, “You want to talk about him while standing on his hands? Child, don’t dream of too much as of now. Not even the Reincarnation Monarch’s markings can save you from death at that point!”
Chapter 466: How Would You Like to be Killed? |
Zhong Yue’s heart thumped in shock; the whole Peach Garden was in the middle of the five finger mountains, and from what the mother tree said, it seemed like the owner of the five finger mountains was not dead yet.
Although the mother tree didn’t explicitly say anything about the identity of the evil existence, Zhong Yue could glean something from her words!
What kind of existence could live for more than a hundred thousand years?
Not even the Heavenly Monarch could live for that long. Before the emergence of the Six Paths Reincarnation, the Heavenly Monarchs only had an average lifespan of 20,000 years. It was only after the emergence of the Six Paths of Reincarnation that cultivation of the Bloodline Wheel was able to synchronize the mortal body and Yuan Shen’s lifespan together and bring the Heavenly Monarchs’ lifespan up to a 100,000 years.
And that evil existence has lived for longer than 100,000 years? What does it mean?
The innate gods! Only the innate gods can live for so long!
Zhong Yue realized that the five finger mountains were formed by that evil existence’s hand, a feat that reminded him of Creator Bo Xun who transformed his head into a mountain – These were the abilities of the innate gods!
That evil existence is an innate god! But why did the innate god want to destroy the Fuxi? What sort of hatred does he have against the Fuxi Celestial Race?
“There’s nothing you can do, young man,” the mother tree said. “Just go back to where you come from….”
Zhong Yue bowed and thanked the mother tree. Although it didn’t directly say anything to him, he still learned a great deal from her.
“If senior can’t talk about that evil existence, then can you talk about the five finger mountains? What are they here for?”
The mother tree was silent, its branches could be seen waving in the air and totem patterns were shot into the void. It seemed like the divine tree was testing if the movements of the five finger mountains would respond. A few moments later, it answered, “No.”
Zhong Yue frowned, he then gave a blind shot, “The Saint Monarch’s atman?”
“The Reincarnation Monarch has outlived his time, and his soul has entered the Void World.” The divine tree swayed and said, “No need to try anymore, these are beyond you. Knowing too much will only add unnecessary burden to you. Your power as it is right now is still insignificant to have any bearing in the grand scheme of things.”
“Insignificant?”
Zhong Yue then laughed in admission. After all, he wouldn’t even be considered a firefly in the face of paragons like that evil existence or the Reincarnation Monarch – this was an undeniable fact.
However, even the tiniest existence could one day change the world. One day, he would become strong enough...!
If the heart conceded to be weak, not even the most talented cultivator could rise up.
If one didn’t have a will that strove for the highest peak, how could they have any kind of future?
“Why did the Saint Monarch’s soul enter the Void World, can’t he reincarnate through the Six Paths Reincarnation?” Zhong Yue didn’t give up as he still asked questions.
“He has cultivated himself into the Six Paths, why is there a need to enter the Six Paths Reincarnation again? Every soul has a limit to it, even reincarnating won’t allow one to escape the limit, and the Saint Monarch isn’t immune to this law as well. Their only place is the Void World, where the concept of time is nonexistent. So, in essence, that is the only place where spirits can live eternally,” the mother tree said.
Zhong Yue was enlightened, no wonder he saw so many Fuxi ancestor spirits in it. They were there in the Void World to protect their spirits.
“Then why are there still so many god’s spirits that didn’t enter the Void World?”
Zhong Yue asked, “I’ve seen many spirits of the Deity Overlords that aren’t in the Void World.”
The mother tree then answered placidly, “Simply because they weren’t strong enough to qualify in entering the Void World. One had to be strong enough, an unfathomable number of times stronger than you at the very least! Without enough power, they can only linger in the mortal world and wait until their time arrives when they disperse into thin air.”
Suddenly, Zhong Yue thought of something he had nearly forgotten and whined in his heart, Oh no! If not even the lord-leveled gods can enter the Void World, doesn’t that mean the demon god Shi Tuo is at the least a Deity Emperor? I’ve given Senior Martial Brother Feng Xiaozhong the Demon God Contracted Puppet for him to capture the demon god Shi Tuo. But if Shi Tuo is the spirit of an emperor-leveled demon god, maybe even Lord Demon’s tomb seals won’t be strong enough to suppress him! Senior Martial Brother Feng Xiaozhong alone surely won’t be Shi Tuo’s match, he might even be captured by Shi Tuo now already…
The Demon God Contracted Puppet was still left with one wish when he handed it over to Feng Xiaozhong in their deal. Feng Xiaozhong intended to use the puppet to summon Shi Tuo, and with the help of the seals in Lord Demon’s tomb, he planned to capture the demon god for his research. But now… their roles might have reversed….
“Senior, your peaches…” Zhong Yue asked despondently.
“You want them?” the mother tree said, “I can give them to you but only two of the three. When the Returning Ruin is destroyed, the existence suppressed in here will seize the chance and leave from the seals of the five finger mountains, I might be able to leave with him as well or I might die with this shattered piece of imperial court. These three Peaches of Immortality are useless to me. And to be frank, I can give them all to you. But I need to use one to keep that existence alive since he’s promised to bring me out as well.”
Zhong Yue was able to glean some more information from her words. There was an existence under the five finger mountains that was subsisting on the mother tree’s Peaches of Immortality to stay alive up until this point!
“Is that existence still alive now?” Zhong Yue was puzzled, and he mumbled, “Didn’t she just say that even the Reincarnation Saint Monarch’s lifespan was only 100,000 years? Even with the Peaches of Immortality, it isn’t impossible for it to live that long, is it?”
