Chapter 1006: The Complete Present World and the Start of War
Chapter 1006: The Complete Present World and the Start of War
"Most likely, that’s the case."
After giving Lyon, who was transparent in his thoughts, a glance, the Shuangzi Dangshi nodded slightly and said:
"The Present World as it is now is already quite vast, but the original Present World should have been much larger. In that complete Present World, the realm of the living and the realm of the dead would overlap, with the heavens of the virtuous standing alongside the hells of the wicked.
"An endless sky would hold everything below, the shattered Four Shards would float above as the 'spiritual' plane, the Dream Realm would reflect the projections of the spirit, and the Sacred Spirit Realm would hang high as the elevation of the will. The oceans, not yet divided, would be deeper, the sky higher, and the earth thicker.
"The moon, now occupied by the 'Yue zhi min', would be connected to the tides of a vast ocean, and the 'Shouyuan', drifting outside the Present World, would extend from the mantle of the earth. What we call the cluster of planes centered around the Present World was, in reality, a much larger, complete plane."
"..."
Overlap of life and death, coexistence of good and evil... the sky holding everything below, the spirit hanging above... a higher sky, a thicker earth, a deeper sea...
After hearing the Shuangzi Dangshi's description of the more complete Present World, even the Red-haired Bureau Chief, who had been eager to take a bite, couldn’t help but loosen his grip, his eyes wide with surprise as he looked at him.
If the Shuangzi Dangshi’s speculation was true, and the Present World was originally a much larger, complete plane, then why did it become what it is now? What kind of immense power could have systematically divided a world ten times larger than the Present World into its current form?
"Wait!"
After mentally reviewing the list of the thirteen planes and comparing them with the Shuangzi Dangshi’s description, Lyon couldn’t help but frown and ask:
"Shuangzi Dangshi, why is there no 'Yuanshentai' in the world you described?"
"This is the strange issue I discovered after spending so many years in the 'Yuanshentai'."
Glancing at the visible boundaries of the 'Yuanshentai', the Shuangzi Dangshi urged the 'Ejing Hushen' to speed up while slowly answering:
"I mentioned earlier that among the thirteen planes surrounding the Present World—four major and nine minor—except for two planes, all others have a 'connection' to the Present World. One is the thoroughly shattered Four Shards, and the other is the 'Yuanshentai'.
"The situation with the 'Yuanshentai' is quite different from the Four Shards. Even in the shattered Four Shards, you can still find some remnants similar to 'connections'. However, the 'Yuanshentai', as a complete plane, shows no signs of originating from the Present World. So..."
"Only the 'Yuanshentai' is from outside?!"
"The 'Yuanshentai' 'might' be from outside."
Correcting Lyon’s statement, the Shuangzi Dangshi glanced back at the 'Yuanshentai' behind him. His eyes sparkled with a curious light, and he said with a serious expression:
"I have a hunch that the reason for the Present World’s division might be hidden within this 'Yuanshentai'. It’s possible that... go!"
"Huh?!"
In the midst of Lyon’s and his companion’s surprised expressions, the 'Ejing Hushen' suddenly let out a long roar, violently swinging its long neck and flinging the two of them off. They tumbled away from the edge of the 'Yuanshentai' and fell into the endless starry sky.
"Hmph! I won’t finish my sentence, just to drive you two crazy!"
Watching the couple fly out of the 'Yuanshentai' and disappear into the 'Xingjie', a mischievous smile appeared on the Shuangzi Dangshi’s delicate face.
These two young people were whispering and cuddling behind me, even kissing and licking each other. Lyon kept saying someone was there and not to misbehave, making it awkward for me to turn around or pretend not to hear. It was driving me crazy... Just get lost! Don’t delay my research on the 'Benyuan Niban'!
He patted the 'Ejing Hushen's' forehead, signaling it to throw the captured deities into the 'Xingjie'. Then, he bent down and whispered a few words into the 'Ejing Hushen's' large ear.
After hearing the words of the Shuangzi Dangshi, the Ejing Hushen's large head nodded slightly. Then, its entire body suddenly swelled up, transforming into a massive creature resembling an ejing konglong.
Immediately, the two massive qidai used for swimming in the lake burst through the Yuanshentai and into the Xingjie. Like paddling water, they pushed hard twice, directly stirring up invisible kongjian luanliu. This carried Lyon and the two captives, along with the captured zhenshen, drifting towards the direction of the present world.
Alright, all done!
Having completed the "escort" task entrusted by the Jinniu Dangshi, the Shuangzi Dangshi, standing atop the ejing long's head, clapped his hands and then directly controlled the enormous ejing long to turn around, heading back towards the Benyuan Niban.
Although the newly appointed Aquarius Director had already "cleared" a large number of zhenshen, with over a hundred either killed or captured, the number of zhenshen capable of reaching the Yuanshentai far exceeded this. This place would likely still be occupied by the zhenshen.
Climbing the Benyuan Niban under normal circumstances wasn't easy. It was best to take advantage of this gap to record more of the ancient zhenshen's essence, to see if they could be completely eroded. It might also be a good idea to dig a bit deeper under the Benyuan Niban.
Thinking about the vast Benyuan Niban waiting to be excavated, the Shuangzi Dangshi's expression became even more delighted.
In the past, he had dug some mud from the Benyuan Niban, and felt that the semi-moist clay alone was unlikely to imprint the vast self of a zhenshen. So, there might be something beneath the Benyuan Niban. This time, with some free time, he could dig and inspect thoroughly.
However, when the Shuangzi Dangshi sat back on the Ejing Hushen's neck and traveled a short distance towards the Benyuan Niban, he was incredibly surprised to find that fifty or so auras, identical to his own, were rapidly approaching from the same direction. Among them was another familiar aura.
"Jimmy!"
Seeing the Shuangzi Dangshi riding on the ejing long's neck, flying towards him, a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her early forties was overjoyed. She immediately adjusted her direction and landed behind the Shuangzi Dangshi.
"Hurry! Make the lake god turn back! We need to check the boundary of the Yuanshentai!"
"?"
Gina?
The boy-like male Shuangzi Dangshi, seeing the other half of the Shuangzi Dangshi leading fifty or so fenshen rushing over, couldn't help but ask with a puzzled look:
"Why are you here? Did you also receive Zhende's message? To see off those two youngsters?"
"What message?"
The middle-aged woman was slightly stunned, then shook her head and said:
"I don't know what you're talking about. I came because I noticed something was off and wanted to leave the Yuanshentai to check outside."
"Something's off? What's off?"
"Tianqang Shan and Yuanchanfuyu!"
Upon hearing the male Shuangzi Dangshi's question, the female Shuangzi Dangshi frowned and pointed behind him, indicating he should look back at the two massive glowing points entangled and twisting.
"Didn't you see? Tianqang Shan and Yuanchanfuyu suddenly got closer just now. A battle is about to break out over there!"
(End of Chapter)
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