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Chapter 470: The Spirit of Taicang Heaven and Earth
Chapter 470: The Spirit of Taicang Heaven and Earth
In the desolate borderlands, within the imperial palace of Wu, there existed a small stone cottage.
Tianzi, with his unruly hair, looked expectantly towards the door, only to be met with disappointment as he dejectedly hung his head.
"Could it be that he's not coming? If he doesn't, I'll be so bored."
After being alone for a long time, one gradually gets used to the solitude. But once someone pulls you out of that loneliness, it becomes difficult to bear it again.
Tianzi was never one to be calm and patient by nature, but circumstances had forced him to stay in this place, and he had gradually adapted to it.
However, Li Xuan's arrival had disrupted his routine, and now he found it challenging to bide his time.
"I should've said something valuable when I had the chance."
Tianzi regretted his caution.
It was rare to find someone as powerful and amicable as Li Xuan, who seemed devoid of malicious intentions. But now, due to his wariness, the conversation had stalled, and the other party might not return.
"Sigh, Taicang lured me here, locked me up, and then died, leaving me in this predicament. Why must he insist on preserving this world and protecting others, only to cause me such grief?"
Tianzi sighed.
"This world is already showing signs of trouble. Taicang's painstaking efforts are not appreciated by anyone."
Tianzi lamented, filled with resentment and worry.
"That guy must be strong, perhaps even stronger than Taicang? Maybe even stronger than that terrifying being?"
Tianzi frowned, deep in thought.
"Next time he comes, I'll tell him some things and observe his reaction. I want to see if he knows anything."
Tianzi's mind raced with memories.
"Aside from Taicang and that terrifying being, where could there be such powerful beings? If they truly exist, Taicang would surely know, and so would that terrifying entity.
"But he's not that terrifying being in disguise, nor is he one of the other six. Could his strength be so formidable that even Taicang and that terrifying being are unaware of him?"
The more Tianzi thought about it, the more perplexing it became.
"That terrifying being is indeed very powerful, but Taicang and the other six had sensed his presence. However, this person has never been mentioned before.
"It's strange that Taicang and the others never brought him up. If his strength is truly that formidable, then he must be invincibly lonely. He probably wouldn't care about this world.
"Could he be like that terrifying being, coveting this world?"
Tianzi fell into deep thought, contemplating what he should say and what he should keep hidden if he ever got the chance to meet Li Xuan again.
He even considered how he could probe whether the other party was truly invincibly lonely.
"If he's truly that powerful, he should know about the battle between Taicang and that terrifying being, right?"
A sudden idea struck Tianzi, and he wondered if he could test Li Xuan.
"Yes, if he comes again, I'll test him to see if he knows about the battle between Taicang and that terrifying being. Such an intense battle, if unknown to him, would mean he wasn't from the same era as Taicang but a later generation.
"Even if he is from a later generation and possesses incredible strength, could he have surpassed Taicang?
"If he truly has surpassed Taicang, it would only prove that he, as a later generation cultivator, is abnormally talented. But that seems highly unlikely!"
The more Tianzi thought about it, the more he admired his own wit for figuring out the key to the puzzle so quickly.
As he waited, his hair became increasingly disheveled, and he grew restless.
In his frustration, he destroyed the only remaining bed in his spatial realm, only to regret it afterward.
"Damn, now I won't even have a comfortable place to lie down. That bed was made by Taicang himself!"
Tianzi was on the verge of tears.
"Could it be that he's truly not coming back?"
Defeated, Tianzi slumped in the small stone cottage, looking utterly dejected.
He didn't even realize how long he had been sitting there.
Just then—
"Little friend Tianzi, what's wrong?"
The moment Tianzi heard that voice, he was overcome with emotion. Tears welled up in his eyes as he finally received the visitor he had been waiting for.
"How...?"
As Tianzi lifted his head, his body trembled, and he stood up abruptly, feeling a sense of awe.
"You..."
Li Xuan, surrounded by the Dao Ancestor's halo, stepped into the small stone cottage, pleased with Tianzi's reaction.
"Little friend Tianzi, there's no need to be alarmed."
Li Xuan spoke as a table appeared, and he prepared a pot of tea.
"Come, let's drink some tea."
The Dao Ancestor's halo gradually faded, and he returned to his ordinary appearance.
But this only made Tianzi more anxious and ill at ease.
"Tea isn't meant to be drunk like that. Never mind, you're just a child, you don't understand these things."
Li Xuan shook his head.
Tianzi gradually calmed down, tugging at his hair as he curiously asked, "Senior, what was that earlier?"
The display he had just witnessed was too shocking; it was the most incredible thing he had ever seen.
"Oh, that was just a mere thread of my true power."
Li Xuan replied with a casual smile.
But inwardly, he was delighted that he had managed to awe Tianzi.
Of course, with his current strength, aside from his physical martial arts, the other four martial arts had already reached the Established Dao Realm. In terms of strength, he had no need to fear Tianzi.
Tianzi was once again astounded. If just a thread of his true power was so unfathomable, then how formidable was his actual strength?
"Senior, are you really that strong?" Tianzi asked, unable to contain his curiosity.
"In your eyes, what constitutes strength? In my opinion, there is no concept of strength because, to me, everything, including this world, is pitifully weak." Li Xuan shook his head as he spoke.
Tianzi was stunned. Even the Taicang Heaven and Earth, in his eyes, was considered weak. How could he not be strong? Even that terrifying being did not dare to underestimate the Taicang Heaven and Earth.
If the Taicang Heaven and Earth wasn't strong, it wouldn't have endured to this day.
Yet, in his eyes, such a formidable heaven and earth was deemed insignificant by Li Xuan.
Taking a deep breath, Tianzi decided to probe further.
The battle between Taicang and that terrifying being was earth-shattering and had lasted an incredibly long time. If Li Xuan knew about this battle, it would mean that he was from the same era as Taicang.
If he didn't know about it, then he must be from a later generation, and his strength would truly be inconceivable.
"When I was trapped here, there was a battle that broke out. I don't remember how long ago it was, but I know that the heavens and earth were in turmoil for tens of thousands of years, and the disturbance outside the world was not brief either.
"Senior, do you know about this battle? What was the outcome?" Tianzi asked, his eyes wide as he fixed his gaze on Li Xuan.
"You actually know how to probe now? Is Tianzi going to tell me something? That battle should be the source of the upheaval in the heavens and earth back then," Li Xuan thought to himself, slightly surprised, but his expression remained unchanged.
He naturally did not know about that battle, nor had he witnessed it, so he had no idea what the outcome was.
However, as an unparalleled and profound expert, Li Xuan had already prepared an identity for himself—one that was unfathomable and of the highest caliber.
Especially after reaching the Established Dao Realm, with a single glance, he could see beyond the heavens and earth, and he had already made some preparations.
Moreover, since he intended to learn the secrets of the heavens and earth from Tianzi, it was only natural that he have a reasonable explanation for his knowledge while also maintaining his image as a profound and inscrutable expert.
Thus, Tianzi's question did not pose any difficulty for Li Xuan.
"The battle you're talking about... yes, it was quite some time ago. A group of youngsters caused quite a ruckus, so much so that they even disturbed my slumber.
"Children fighting is a common occurrence, and I, the Dao Ancestor, have seen too much of it. There have been more intense fights than the one you mentioned.
"So, I simply moved to another place to continue my sleep.
"As for the outcome, I didn't bother to find out. In my experience, that was a minor scuffle, not worth mentioning." Li Xuan nodded, his tone casual as if he were recounting a story about a group of children brawling.
Tianzi was dumbfounded. Such an intense battle was, in Li Xuan's eyes, nothing more than children fighting?
Why did it always feel like he was boasting?
As Tianzi's heart raced with astonishment, he couldn't help but ask, "You're saying you've witnessed more than one such battle?"
Li Xuan nodded, "Of course. The battle you mentioned was a minor affair."
"Who are you, then? Do you know Taicang?" Tianzi blurted out.
"Taicang?" Li Xuan's heart stirred. Was he referring to the owner of the Taicang Tome? The master of this world?
"Taicang, you say?" Li Xuan pretended to recall, then nodded, "I've heard of a young man named Taicang. He has quite the talent!"
That's it?
Tianzi was even more bewildered. Li Xuan had only heard of Taicang and considered him talented?
"Taicang has lived for a very, very long time. He existed before this heaven and earth. You call him a young man, so how long have you lived?"
"Wait, could Taicang have been the one to create the Taicang Heaven and Earth?"
Li Xuan was astonished. If that were true, Taicang's strength would far surpass his own current realm.
Tianzi had already let slip valuable information, and Li Xuan seized the opportunity to further probe for secrets.
As Li Xuan sipped his tea, his gaze deepened, and the halo of the Dao Ancestor, along with a mysterious aura and the shadow of the Great Desolate God, faintly emerged around him, as if he were recalling the past, and his true form inadvertently revealed itself just a little.
Tianzi's heart was filled with doubt, wondering if Li Xuan was exaggerating, but at that moment, he saw the Dao Ancestor's halo, the mysterious aura, and the shadow of the Great Desolate God once more, and his doubts instantly vanished! This person before him was undoubtedly a terrifyingly powerful being.
Just this faint glimpse of his true form far surpassed Taicang, and even Taicang alongside that terrifying being couldn't compare to this level of profound mystery.
"How long has this Dao Ancestor lived?"
Li Xuan sighed with emotion, "I don't know... When I attained the Dao, the Great Path had not yet been born, time did not exist, and all was void and formless, even Chaos had not yet come into being..."
Of course, he was just boasting, and he did so extravagantly.
Li Xuan believed that he was quite adept at the art of boasting.
Tianzi was stunned, his hand clutching his hair as he froze in place.
"I've seen too many powerful beings, guided too many lives, and created too many cultivation paths. I've traveled too far along the Great Path...
Some call me the Origin of Martial Arts, others the First God-Demon of Chaos, or even the Ancestor of the Great Path... Of course, nowadays, they also call me the Great Desolate Martial Ancestor.
But the name I prefer the most is Dao Ancestor."
After this boastful speech, Li Xuan felt refreshed.
Tianzi was completely stunned. How could this person be so powerful and incredible?
"When you attained the Dao, the Great Path had not yet been born, and time did not exist?"
He was also the First God-Demon of Chaos and the Ancestor of the Great Path? Just the titles alone were intimidating.
"I've seen too many lives perish, too many... So, in the end, I found a place to sleep, not watching, not interfering, not asking.
Those children were too greedy, always fighting. They were quite annoying, but now that I've awakened, I've come to play in this world.
Little friend, you've experienced too little. You don't know what it's like to be invincibly lonely."
Li Xuan sighed, as if he had lived too long, seen too much, and his heart had become numb. Now, he was just looking for some entertainment to pass the time.
"As I said, this world is too weak, lacking in some aspects. It is an incomplete world, with only rules and nothing more. Moreover, this powerful world in your eyes is actually quite ordinary."
Li Xuan's gaze seemed to be recalling something, "I don't know how many years ago, there was a being who held a giant axe and opened up a vast world.
That world was divided into three realms and had reincarnation, far surpassing this world.
However, no matter how powerful a world is, it cannot withstand constant turmoil. In the end, it probably disappeared into the river of time."
Tianzi swallowed, his face filled with shock. There was a world before Taicang's?
And it was even more powerful and incredible?
Such a mighty world had also vanished into the flow of time.
How long had this senior lived?
It was too terrifying.
At that moment, Tianzi even felt his scalp tingling.
"Senior, does that mean you already knew my identity?"
Tianzi asked cautiously.
He now believed that Li Xuan might have already seen through his true identity.
"Would I lie to a child like you?"
Li Xuan smiled in surprise.
At that moment, the Great Path's golden book in his spiritual sense opened, and Tianzi's figure was reflected on its pages, with lines of information appearing one by one.
"Spirit of the Taicang Heaven and Earth, the beginning of the Taicang Heaven and Earth, transformed from the opening purple light..."
The Spirit of the Taicang Heaven and Earth!
Although Li Xuan had suspected that Tianzi was not an ordinary being and might have a deep connection with the Taicang Heaven and Earth, he had never expected that he was the very spirit of the Taicang Heaven and Earth itself!
At that moment, he also understood why Tianzi had been trapped in this place.
The one who had trapped him here was none other than the master of the Taicang Heaven and Earth, Taicang himself!
(End of Chapter)
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