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Chapter 731: The Yuan Shi Lord's Invitation
Chapter 731: The Yuan Shi Lord's Invitation
Yuan Shi Lord was momentarily taken aback when Chen Mu casually tossed him the Origin Treasure.
This Origin Treasure had been discovered and claimed by Chen Mu first, making it rightfully his. For the most supreme Sovereigns like them, Origin Treasures were of immense value.
It was clear that once the Origin Treasure fell into Chen Mu's hands, it would be nearly impossible for anyone to take it away. Conversely, if it fell into his hands and he possessed it, Chen Mu would have no chance of reclaiming it.
Yet, Chen Mu tossed it to him so casually, as if the Origin Treasure held no particular significance to him.
"Only the Great Way matters."
Yuan Shi Lord murmured to himself.
Perhaps it was Chen Mu's natural ease and his single-minded focus on the Great Way, devoid of any other attachments, that allowed him to so effortlessly comprehend and initially fuse three fundamental Primordial Ways.
Swish.
Yuan Shi Lord extended his hand, and the Origin Treasure floated over to him. He then carefully examined it.
At this moment, in the Source Sea Abyss, over a hundred Great Way Sovereigns stood around, but there was no commotion. The previous disputes had ceased, and no one had any intention of interfering with Chen Mu and Yuan Shi Lord.
Some of the Great Way Sovereigns, witnessing this, silently shook their heads and quietly left the area.
Though the Origin Treasure was precious, it was now in the hands of two of the most supreme Sovereigns, Chen Mu and Yuan Shi Lord. Attempting to snatch it away was unrealistic. With the Source Sea on the verge of collapse, there was still a little time left. Leaving early might allow them to find other opportunities before the Source Sea completely dispersed.
Silently,
one by one, the Great Way Sovereigns departed, and soon dozens had left.
Only Wu Tian Sovereign, Shou Shen Sovereign, and a few others who had connections with Chen Mu, as well as a few Sovereigns affiliated with the Chronicle Sanctuary, remained.
After an unknown amount of time,
Yuan Shi Lord finally took a deep breath, moved his gaze from the Origin Treasure, and gently tossed it back to Chen Mu, nodding slightly and saying, "Though you, Daoist Chen, have risen recently, your heart is as firm as steel, unshakable even by the extinction of the universe. On the path to transcendence, you may see further than I do."
"Once the Source Sea dissipates, if you have the time, would you consider visiting my vessel?"
Yuan Shi Lord extended an invitation after seeing Chen Mu catch the Origin Treasure.
Chen Mu looked at Yuan Shi Lord, nodded calmly, and replied, "Since Daoist Yuan Shi has invited me, I will certainly come. I also have some matters I wish to discuss with you."
Chen Mu had no particular desire to discuss the Great Way with Yuan Shi Lord, but he did have some questions he wanted to ask. He wanted to understand some ancient matters regarding the creation of the universe, trying to trace back to see what the previous universe eras, and even the previous dozen or so eras, were like.
He wondered if any of those eras contained his former homeland.
Though he would naturally know all of this once he transcended the universe, he had a genuine curiosity now. At his current level, any desire to seek knowledge would be pursued without hesitation.
Yuan Shi Lord, upon hearing this, smiled and said, "Good, then I will prepare to welcome you."
As a newly ascended supreme Sovereign, standing on the same level as him, Yuan Shi Lord naturally wanted to discuss the Great Way with Chen Mu, to understand his insights on transcendence and the Primordial Way, and to cross-verify their knowledge. Hence, he had extended the invitation, and Chen Mu's acceptance filled him with joy.
With that,
Yuan Shi Lord did not linger. He bowed to Chen Mu and said, "In that case, Daoist Chen, go and handle your affairs. I will take my leave now."
As he spoke, Yuan Shi Lord's figure gradually faded, and the space-time around him began to warp invisibly, vanishing into the void.
Seeing Yuan Shi Lord depart, the few Great Way Sovereigns from the Chronicle Sanctuary exchanged glances and also turned to leave. However, their minds remained unsettled.
Cang Mang Supreme had risen after the creation of the universe and reached the pinnacle of Sovereignhood over a long period, which was already astounding. Chen Mu, rising during the end times of the universe, had progressed at a speed that was even more incomprehensible.
Now,
In the vast universe, there are already five Supreme Sovereigns who have initially fused three Primordial Ways. Especially in this cycle of the universe, two of them have emerged, clearly different from the ordinary, giving a sense of predestination.
Perhaps among these five Supreme Sovereigns, a new Transcendence Realm being will soon be born!
The Yuan Shi Lord and the various Sovereigns of the Chronicle Sanctuary have left, but the Wu Tian Sovereign, the Beast God Sovereign, and others who remain exchanged glances, feeling somewhat anxious.
If Chen Mu were just an ordinary Sovereign, or even one who had comprehended two or all three of the Ways, they wouldn't feel so uneasy. According to the agreement, they would immediately request their share of the resources from Chen Mu.
However,
Chen Mu's current realm has leaped over a great chasm, reaching the level of a Supreme Sovereign on par with the Yuan Shi Lord and others. This realm creates a significant gap in power between him and them.
Even if the seven of them were to join forces, they still couldn't match the current Chen Mu.
If Chen Mu were to violate the previous agreement and claim all the resources for himself, they would have no right to contest it and would have to accept it.
Just as the Wu Tian Sovereign and others were feeling uneasy, Chen Mu finally turned his gaze towards them.
His expression was calm, and his tone was composed as he said, "Fellow Daoists, according to our agreement, the resources we obtained should be divided among you based on your needs. I will only take this Primordial Artifact. What do you think?"
With that,
Chen Mu waved his hand, and the numerous resources they had gathered together with the Wu Tian Sovereign and others, including the corpses of several Sovereign-grade Yi Shou and many Dao Artifacts, floated in the void.
Seeing this, the Wu Tian Sovereign and others immediately felt relieved and responded in unison,
"We have no objections."
Although they were slightly disappointed at not being able to claim the Primordial Artifact, they all understood that the entire process of obtaining it had nothing to do with the seven of them. It was purely Chen Mu's achievement. Even if they had managed to seize it, they wouldn't have been able to keep it from the Yuan Shi Lord.
To possess a Primordial Artifact, one needs to master more than just a single Way. Even someone like the Blackblade Sovereign, who masters two Ways, would find it very difficult to claim one alone.
Basically,
With a swift motion,
the Wu Tian Sovereign and others moved forward to divide the resources and their shares. Although the Source Sea had not completely dissipated, they had already gained enough and no one planned to continue exploring and risking more.
Chen Mu watched as the Wu Tian Sovereign and others divided their shares. He didn't pay much attention to how they allocated or argued among themselves. After casually putting away the Primordial Artifact, he took a step forward and vanished from the spot.
...
Outside the Source Sea.
In a vast and desolate void, Chen Mu's figure quietly appeared.
This place was once a realm within the universe, but after the universe's destruction, it was now a pure void. Matter, space, and time did not exist here.
Only Great Way Sovereigns could exist in this pure void.
Chen Mu stepped out of the Source Sea and turned to look down upon it. In his line of sight, he could see the vast Source Sea, constructed of three Primordial Ways in a chaotic form, gradually dispersing and collapsing.
All the Primordial Way forces within the entire Source Sea were being slowly absorbed by the Source River, which then reorganized the chaos into order, swallowing it down and transforming it into streams of water in the Source River.
As Chen Mu observed the changes in the Source Sea,
In a certain area of the Source Sea,
at the deepest part of a brilliant silver sea, a figure clad in golden armor sat cross-legged.
In front of him, at the deepest part of the silver sea, was a vast and immense whirlpool. At the center of the whirlpool, the surging Primordial forces continuously flowed and condensed, nurturing a mysterious artifact.
Suddenly,
The figure, seated cross-legged with a spear resting on his knees, opened his eyes. The light of the Primordial Way reflected in his pupils.
"Another fellow practitioner..."
The Primordial Lord murmured to himself, "In one cycle of the universe, two fellow practitioners have emerged. Could there be some connection between him and the Grandmaster of Vast Expanse?"
The Primordial Lord, a Supreme Sovereign and an ancient existence, knew that the birth of a Supreme Sovereign in the vast universe was no easy feat. Often, even after dozens of cosmic cycles, one might not appear.
But in this era, the Grandmaster of Vast Expanse had already attained enlightenment, followed by the sudden emergence of Chen Mu.
Was it a change in the supreme origin that caused this?
Or was there some special connection between these two?
Swish.
A thread of light reflected in the Primordial Lord's eyes. His gaze probed the Source River, attempting to uncover information about Chen Mu.
However, his vision, spanning past, present, and future, only saw chaos, revealing no secrets.
As fellow Supreme Sovereigns, both having mastered three fundamental Primordial Ways and further comprehended the true essence of the Way, achieving initial fusion, it was naturally difficult for them to probe each other.
In fact, the Primordial Lord had been paying attention to the Great Way Sovereigns in the world. When Chen Mu attained the rank of Great Way Sovereign, he had carefully observed him. But apart from Chen Mu's remarkable talent and aptitude in cultivation, he saw nothing unusual.
"Each has their own opportunities. It's unknown who will take that final step."
After a thorough investigation yielded nothing, the Primordial Lord shook his head slightly and shifted his gaze back to the vortex ahead.
Boom!
In the next moment, the vortex suddenly trembled, and a silver glow flowed out, revealing a complete Dao Artifact within.
"Just a Dao Artifact."
The Primordial Lord glanced at it briefly, then lost interest. With a casual wave, he forcibly seized the Dao Artifact and stood up, lifting his divine spear and stepping out, disappearing into the depths of the silver sea.
...
The River of Time.
On an isolated island situated in the temporal rift.
An old man in a straw cloak sat by the island's edge, holding a simple fishing rod. The rod seemed to have been casually broken off from a tree, and the fishing line was loosely tied to the tip of the rod.
At first glance, he appeared to be an ordinary old man fishing, but a closer look revealed that with each slight movement of the fishing rod, time itself rippled, and with the line's movement, the void changed.
He was the Space-Time Island Lord, one of the most powerful Supreme Sovereigns, on par with the Yuan Shi Lord and equally ancient.
In fact,
There were rumors that the Space-Time Island Lord was even more ancient than the Yuan Shi Lord.
"Another one..."
The Space-Time Island Lord sat quietly by the island's edge. Despite the constant interweaving of time and space around him, his entire presence exuded a sense of stillness. Even now, his eyes only flickered with a faint, dim light.
Only the Space-Time Island Lord knew that his time was running out.
Though he wielded time and space, even fusing time and the void, he had experienced too many cycles of universal extinction. His will had been almost entirely eroded by the Primordial Way, and he was gradually becoming a mere fragment of the temporal rules.
The world believed that the Space-Time Island Lord had no interest in the affairs of the universe and had not established a force like the Chronicle Sanctuary. In reality, it was not that he was unwilling to intervene, but that he was like a piece of wood gradually freezing over.
Once,
The Space-Time Island was not isolated. It was teeming with countless beings, including his friends and relatives, who often accompanied him. Some Great Way Sovereigns had also joined his ranks.
But over dozens or even hundreds of cosmic cycles, all of this gradually disappeared. Whether it was his old friends or the Sovereigns who once discussed the Way with him on the island, their wills were all consumed by the Way, becoming part of the Source River and the supreme rules.
Now,
The Space-Time Island Lord had no interest in the Source Sea. He knew that even if he seized more Primordial Dao Artifacts, they would not help him. He understood that the distance between him and transcendence was not in the mystic properties contained within those artifacts.
He must have taken the wrong path, but now that he realized it, it was too late.
(End of Chapter)
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