Chapter 204: "???????"

Chapter 204: "???????"

But just a thousand breaths later.

A Heavenly Path Edict resounded once more throughout the Xuan Tian Continent!

"Heavenly Path Edict: The Heavenly Dao senses that the Human Race's Mock Heaven Sect Master, the Heavenly Dao Saint, the Heavenly Dao Antagonist, the Human Race's Patron Deity, and the Peerless Celestial Talent Chen Qiu, should have their names etched in history. However, the heavens are envious of this talent, and at the hour of the Snake, his body and soul were utterly annihilated, returning to the heavens."

With the passing of such a Celestial Talent, all beings grieve, and the heavens and earth hold a grand funeral.

The next moment—

A heavenly omen instantly shrouded the entire Xuan Tian Continent.

White snowflakes danced in the air, and the ethereal sound of suona horns echoed in the ears of every living being on the Xuan Tian Continent.

The snowflakes fell to the ground, transforming into vibrant red roses as if drenched in fresh blood.

Countless crimson roses scattered across the ground, and at a glance, they resembled bleeding azaleas, evoking a subtle sense of sorrow in people's hearts, as if they could intimately feel the grief of the Celestial Talent's passing.

Fatty Dragon: "?"

Ao Tian: "?"

Scholar: "?"

Demon Clan Chief: "?"

Zhang Kui: "?"

Xuan Tian Sect: "?"

Dao Gua Sect: "?"

Ten Thousand Beasts Sect: "?"

Buddhist Ancestor, Green Mountain Palace Ancestor: "?"

July Cat: "?"

Commoners: "?"

If confusion and bewilderment were to manifest as question marks above one's head, then at this moment, a giant question mark would be floating above the heads of everyone on the Xuan Tian Continent.

They were completely bewildered.

For example, Fatty Dragon, whose eyes were red from excitement, froze in place upon hearing the Heavenly Path Edict and witnessing the familiar heavenly omen. He turned to look at Ao Tian, hoping to find some answers in his eyes, only to see an even deeper bewilderment in Ao Tian's gaze.

This included the Scholar and the Demon Clan Chief.

The four of them stared at each other in utter bewilderment, unsure of what to do. After all, their emotions had just been running high, and now they were expected to switch to sorrow so quickly; it was a bit jarring.

Emotions aren't like having diarrhea.

How could they shift so effortlessly from one extreme to another?

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Zhang Kui, who had been running at full speed towards Quzhou, stopped upon seeing the familiar heavenly omen. After a long silence, he clenched his teeth and immediately turned back, heading towards Jia State.

He was rushing to Yi Zhou.

This time, he was certain that Chen Qiu was dead. There was no way he could have survived two heavenly omens!

"Yay! Yay! Yay?!!!"

Xiao Yue, who had been joyfully celebrating Chen Qiu's resurrection, suddenly heard the Heavenly Path Edict and the familiar heavenly omen in her ears.

She froze in place, looking at her master, only to see that the kind smile on her master's face seemed to have stiffened as well.

"Huff"

The Buddhist Ancestor, holding a white flag, finally placed it on the chessboard again and looked up at the Green Mountain Palace Ancestor with a smile, saying, "It seems he has used some secret technique to return to the light for a brief moment."

"It's not a big problem."

"My divination is very accurate."

The Dao Gua Sect Patriarch, with a calm expression, broke off a bamboo shoot and brought it to his mouth, "You don't understand me, nor do you understand divination."

"I don't care."

In the mini universe, the Xuan Tian Sect Patriarch's face was icy, and his entire body exuded killing intent, "I will continue to seclude myself. From now on, I will be a dictator, and I abolish the voting system!"

"Anyone who defies me, I'll kill them!"

"Damn it!"

"If you're not satisfied, let's settle it on the Sect Death Arena!"

Soon—

Messages began to spread outward from Central Province.

Central Province's Qi Family announced that they no longer wished to seclude themselves and had truly emerged from seclusion.

Central Province's Falling Petal Valley announced that they no longer wished to seclude themselves and had truly emerged from seclusion.

Upper Ji Zhou's Crystal Palace announced that they no longer wished to seclude themselves and had truly emerged from seclusion.

Lower Yi Zhou...

But just a few thousand breaths later.

These people suddenly discovered Chen Qiu's name on the Heavenly Dao Rankings, not knowing when it had reappeared. In other words, Chen Qiu was alive again?

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"My mind is a bit confused." Fatty Dragon sat silently on the ground, "I think I might be hallucinating due to excessive grief. I need to calm down."

"Hmm."

Ao Tian also sat silently next to Fatty Dragon, muttering, "I need to calm down too. It's a bit overwhelming."

"Count me in." The Scholar also sat down.

The Demon Clan Chief, with a bewildered expression, unconsciously joined the other three, and the four of us are sitting here like a lotus, back to back. It's like we're asking each other, 'Has Brother Qiu always been like this?'"

"Not always."

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Zhang Kui, who had just returned to Jia State, stood at the entrance of his cave mansion, looking at his disciples who had come to greet him. After a brief silence of a few breaths, he transformed into a streak of light and shot towards Quzhou.

He left behind his disciples, who were completely bewildered. They wondered if their master was practicing some kind of movement technique, running back and forth like that.

"I understand you, and I understand the divination."

In the bamboo forest of the Dao Gua Sect, an elder stared expressionlessly at the Dao Gua Sect Patriarch, who stood frozen in place. "Care to explain?"

At the Buddhist Sect, the Patriarch silently gazed at the white stone in the Buddhist Ancestor's hand, which had yet to fall, and said softly, "Has the problem grown even bigger this time?"

"Patriarch."

Inside the Xuan Tian Sect's mini-universe, the Great Elder approached the Xuan Tian Sect Patriarch and whispered, "Chen Qiu has resurrected again."

However, the Xuan Tian Sect Patriarch paid no attention to this matter. He waved his hand dismissively and sat in the Patriarch's chair, his expression distant as he muttered to himself.

"After so many years as the Patriarch, today is the first time I truly feel the joy of being one."

"I think sometimes we shouldn't look down on the demonic sects so much."

"At least the way they manage their sects seems... quite effective."

"Who the hell came up with this stupid Elder voting system?"

"If the Elders are voting, what's the point of having a Patriarch? Just to take the blame for decisions?"

"..."

Seeing that the Patriarch's mind was clearly elsewhere, the Great Elder of the Xuan Tian Sect silently retreated. For some reason, he felt that the Patriarch seemed to have grasped some strange principles.

A sense of unease crept into his heart.

Soon—

Messages began to spread from the Central Province once again.

The Qi Family of the Central Province announced to the outside world that they would seal their mountain for a hundred years and swear by the Luo River, truly retreating from the world this time.

The Falling Petal Valley of the Central Province also announced the sealing of their mountain for a hundred years and swore by the Luo River, truly retreating from the world.

In the Upper Nine Provinces, the Crystal Palace of Ji Zhou declared that they would seal their mountain for a hundred years and swear by the Luo River, truly retreating from the world.

In the Lower Nine Provinces, Yi Zhou—

After a thousand breaths—

A Heavenly Dao Edict resounded throughout the Xuan Tian Continent.

"Heavenly Dao Edict: The Heavenly Dao has sensed that the human cultivator Chen Qiu, the Mock Heaven Sect Patriarch, the Heavenly Dao Saint, the Heavenly Dao Antagonist, the Human Race's Patron Deity, and the Peerless Celestial Talent, has passed away at the hour of the snake, leaving behind a legacy that should be remembered for eternity. Alas, Heaven is jealous of talent, and his body and soul have completely perished, returning to the heavens."

With the passing of such a celestial talent, all living beings mourn, and the heavens and earth hold a grand funeral.

The heavenly phenomena appeared once again as promised, with heavenly trumpets blaring, snow falling from the sky, and blood-red roses blooming from the ground.

The heavens and earth bid farewell to him.

Heavenly Dao: "?"

Commoners: "?"

Before everyone could even adjust to the news, after a thousand breaths, Chen Qiu's name appeared once again on the Heavenly Dao Rankings. This time, people had learned their lesson; they patiently waited, doing and saying nothing, not even showing any expression, to avoid the need to change their expressions later.

As expected, after a thousand breaths, Chen Qiu's name appeared again on the Xuan Tian Continent's Heavenly Dao Rankings.

Another thousand breaths passed.

The Heavenly Dao Edict sounded again, and the heavenly phenomena descended once more.

On the other side, in the Netherworld—

Things were even more bizarre.

In Raven Ghost City, as people were still reminiscing about yesterday's battle and countless souls were flocking from the depths of the Netherworld to admire the words left behind by Chen Qiu, the storyteller was passionately narrating the events of the previous day's battle, having witnessed it firsthand.

His narration was more vivid and authentic than ever before.

But soon, a Heavenly Dao Edict interrupted their thoughts.

"Heavenly Dao Edict: The Heavenly Dao has sensed that the human cultivator Chen Qiu, the Mock Heaven Sect Patriarch, the Heavenly Dao Saint, the Heavenly Dao Antagonist, the Human Race's Patron Deity, and the Peerless Celestial Talent, has lived as a heroic figure and died as a valiant spirit. With a thousand billion virtue points, he has forged a 'Heavenly Dao Supreme Merit Body.'

He is granted a strand of 'Yin Soul Fortune,' and the commoners are to learn from this."

After patiently waiting for a thousand breaths, this Heavenly Dao Edict resounded once more.

It echoed repeatedly, and finally, the content of the edict changed slightly.

"Heavenly Dao Edict: The Heavenly Dao has sensed that the human cultivator Chen Qiu, the Mock Heaven Sect Patriarch, the Heavenly Dao Saint, the Heavenly Dao Antagonist, the Human Race's Patron Deity, and the Peerless Celestial Talent, has lived as a heroic figure and died as a valiant spirit. With a thousand billion virtue points, he has forged a 'Heavenly Dao Supreme Merit Body.'

The grant is empty, and the commoners are to learn from this."

Yes, the strand of 'Yin Soul Fortune' had become an empty grant, and nothing else had changed.

The repeated Heavenly Dao Edicts left all the beings in the Netherworld standing in a daze.

Young Lad: "?"

Raven Ghost City: "?"

Storyteller: "?"

Netherworld Beings: "?"

In the Demon State, deep within the underground cavern—

Chen Qiu, who had been diligently cultivating, suddenly felt an extremely terrifying surge of cultivation power exploding from the depths of the Dwarf Race.

It was the cultivation power of the Soul Refinement Stage!

The Dwarf Race had clearly realized this as well!

Only they, the Dwarf Race guarding this entrance to the Netherworld, could achieve the feat of dying and resurrecting repeatedly.

Chen Qiu glanced at the two completed milestone tasks and, without hesitation, crushed the teleportation talisman he had prepared in the Heavenly Dao Ring, leaving the place immediately.

This journey to the Netherworld was a perfect conclusion to the story.

Thanks to the Demon Race.

Gratitude to the Dwarf Race.

Appreciation to the Cause Sect, Zimei, and the Demon Race in the Netherworld.

Everyone was kind.

On the path of cultivation, there are indeed many good people.

And on this day—

For the first time, all living beings on the Xuantian Continent used the word 'noisy' to describe the Heavenly Path Edict, as it rang out over a hundred times in just one day!

Over a hundred times!!!

When has the Heavenly Path Edict ever rung over a hundred times in a single day, shaking the entire history of the Xuantian Continent to its core? Such a situation had never occurred before.

The heavenly earth omens.

In one day, it appeared over a hundred times.

The falling snowflakes, which appeared over a hundred times, made many mortals feel like they were experiencing snow blindness. Even after the heavenly earth omens ceased, they could still faintly hear the sound of suona horns in their ears.

The blood-red snowflakes on the ground had already driven some people to the brink of insanity.

"Hahaha, I'm not crazy, I'm not crazy!!!"

A middle-aged man stood in the snow, looking up at the sky, and screamed hysterically, "It's all an illusion! The entire Xuantian Continent is an illusion!!! I must have fallen for it long ago!"

On this day!

The name Chen Qiu would be forever etched into the bones of all living beings on the Xuantian Continent, never to be forgotten.

It would be etched into their memories forever.

If a person's name appeared consecutively over a hundred times on the Heavenly Path Edict in a single day, and each time the edict sounded, heavenly earth omens appeared in the world, then that person's name would also be remembered by everyone.

This person's name would be etched into the memories of all.

One of the top powers in Central Province even suggested setting this day as a festival, naming it "Resurrection Festival," to commemorate Chen Qiu's over a hundred resurrections.

It was not easy.

He was quite capable of dying.

And he was equally capable of living.

And on this day—

Chen Qiu's name resounded throughout the Xuantian Continent in both the mortal world and the Netherworld, making him famous in both realms.

Undoubtedly, he was the number one person on the Xuantian Continent.

There was no doubt about it.

Before this, no one had ever achieved such a feat, and many people became numb and dazed on this day.

"Valley Master."

A disciple cautiously approached the Valley Master of Falling Petal Valley and whispered, "The Heavenly Edict has been silent for half an hour now. Should we, the Falling Petal Valley, still remain in seclusion?"

"Don't be hasty."

The Valley Master of Falling Petal Valley gazed absentmindedly at the blue brick ground and murmured, "I'm thinking."

After a long while, he suddenly turned to the disciple and said seriously, "Have you noticed that the snowflakes seem to be falling onto the ground and forming blood-red roses?"

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Even the top powers in Central Province did not repeatedly go through the process of seclusion and re-emerging; they only did it twice or three times before stopping.

Things were changing too fast.

It was necessary to wait and let people catch their breath.

They needed to think.

"Hmm."

The Buddhist Ancestor, clad in a monk's robe, stared calmly at the chessboard, holding a white piece in his hand, but he did not make a move for a long time. After a while, he abruptly overturned the chessboard.

He rose to his feet without expression, his face emotionless, and said calmly, "I'm tired today. Please leave."

The Green Mountain Palace Elder watched the Buddhist Ancestor's departing figure and suddenly spoke with a complex expression, "I've noticed these past few days that you don't really know how to play Go. You only know how to play Five-in-a-Row."

"Do you really think your countermeasures will be of any use?"

"I suggest you surrender."

The Buddhist Ancestor's body froze momentarily, then continued walking away. His voice remained calm as he said, "You don't understand my countermeasures, just as you don't understand my chess skills."

"Wait for my good news."

"My countermeasure will catch Chen Qiu; he won't be able to escape."

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The Green Mountain Palace Elder watched the Buddhist Ancestor's departing figure, his face filled with a complex expression, and he remained silent. Suddenly, he felt that the Buddhist Ancestor was not reliable at all.

Would this person's countermeasures really work?

He needed to reconsider.

If the Buddhist Ancestor surrendered, would Chen Qiu still kill him? After all, the Green Mountain Palace Elder was not close to the deceased Peak Divine Transformation Elder, and this grudge did not have to be avenged.

Although it would be embarrassing, it was not just the Green Mountain Palace that would be humiliated; the top powers in Central Province had suffered even more embarrassment this time.

Maybe it would be better to sell out the Buddhist Ancestor.

Why did he ever believe that a person who played both white and black pieces against himself, sometimes making illegal moves, and even secretly playing Five-in-a-Row on the Go board while pretending to be a deep-thinking monk—

Could be a wise person?

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