Chapter 1057: Archaeology Discussed Today, a Talent to Understand Heaven and Earth

Author: Three Hundred Jin's Smile

Last Updated: 2020/06/16Word Count for this chapter: 7388 characters

"Heaven evolves forty-nine, humanity escapes one?"

What does this mean? Everyone was puzzled. Although this phrase was well-known, even universally recognized, in ancient Taoist mythological history, its general meaning was that there was a variable within heaven and earth. There are fifty Heavenly Daos in total; Heaven evolved forty-nine, and humanity escaped with one.

Akina Mountain Speed asked, "Who is Heaven? I believe no one fully understood before, but now we definitely know. The so-called 'Heaven' is undoubtedly the unseen, blended will of the entire universe, Dao One, or the Creator God... 'Heaven evolves forty-nine' means the Creator God evolved forty-nine [things/species]..." Everyone seemed to be catching on.

Akina Mountain Speed continued, "Now, let's summarize the meaning again! Heaven evolved forty-nine species, and humanity took one of them... Right? I'm sure you've already figured it out." Evolution? Heavenly evolution? Everyone remembered the Creator God's dimensional courtyard. They felt they had grasped something in the unseen mist, and their expressions became completely solemn.

In fact, they had already understood what Akina Mountain Speed was getting at. Heaven evolved most of the species in the world, while humanity evolved the sole variable among them. And this "human" variable... was likely the Creator God's dimensional courtyard! Indeed, while most species evolved naturally from heaven and earth, from the Great Dao's origin, a slight opportunity for evolution was still given, allowing "beings" to control their own destiny. This was the one that escaped, the Creator God's dimensional courtyard!

Akina Mountain Speed stated, "Now, upon reflection, it's clear that 'Heaven evolves forty-nine, humanity escapes one' refers to the Creator God's dimensional courtyard, which is a hidden fundamental law of the Great Dao. The 'one that humanity escapes with' refers to living beings, and also to the concept of the 'origin of life.' This means that... the Buddhist-Taoist lineage from very ancient times already knew about these laws and the dimensional courtyard. After all, we previously confirmed that we aren't the first 'players' to ascend to the myriad worlds. Now, this has been doubly confirmed."

Everyone fell silent, as if frozen. They had indeed speculated before that they were not the first ones. Even in recent centuries, ancient Chinese people had ascended. For example, they had once seen the remains of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Avici Hell, who had spoken several Cantonese phrases to them. Those were indeed ancient Chinese, beyond doubt. That group of ancients was likely also from the dimensional courtyard, having entered the myriad worlds through spore evolution, just like the Alchemist Emperor and others, embodying "Heaven evolves fifty, humanity escapes one."

Akina Mountain Speed continued, "Then let's deduce from this: the ancient Chinese civilization's transcendent system knew about the Creator God's dimensional courtyard, the primordial origin of life, very early on... So, how did they come across such an immense opportunity? You must understand, the Creator God's dimensional courtyard is incredibly formidable! It's the only escaped variable 'one' in the universe, allowing beings to control their own destiny... Even those at the tenth level have never known or sensed it! How did our ancient Chinese transcendent system manage to grasp it?"

Indeed, this opportunity was simply earth-shattering. Following Akina Mountain Speed's train of thought, everyone fell into deep contemplation.

Akina Mountain Speed said, "You've already guessed it: it's likely the Super Ancient Gods observed the entire concept of the Creator God and understood His existence... That's how it could collapse into reality and reveal the origin of life. I personally believe that only the first to observe the Creator God's existence could grasp the 'one' that escaped. As for others like Rennimansga and Moon God Ji, while they also seemed to learn about it later by observing it, thus collapsing it into fact and allowing them to exchange it equivalently with the unseen origin of the Great Dao's cosmic will... they couldn't fully master the entrance to that 'one'."

Everyone listened with great interest, finding it very logical. "There really is such a possibility." "Not just a possibility, I think it's highly likely!" "Exactly! After all, even though the Super Ancient Gods and the ancient Buddhist-Taoist transcendent systems were powerful, they were still only weak tenth-tier civilizations... They wouldn't be worthy of the authority over the 'dimensional courtyard,' the 'one' that escaped. Given such a huge opportunity, they must have truly connected with and observed the Creator God from ancient ruins." "After all, the Creator God and the dimensional courtyard are fundamentally one." "Yes, this is the best explanation." Indeed, they had previously found the origin of the "dimensional courtyard" quite inexplicable, but now it perfectly aligned with previous clues.

Akina Mountain Speed cautioned, "Don't rush. Let's deduce further. Since only the first to grasp the concept of the Creator God, observe Him, and make Him collapse into a physical entity could see the unseen 'one,' the fact that the Super Ancient Gods could observe Him... implies a terrifying truth." "What truth?" someone asked.

Akina Mountain Speed explained, "It means that before the Super Ancient Gods, everyone in the entire universe who knew about the Creator God had completely fallen! Yes, I know it sounds unbelievable, but the truth is likely this... Originally, we thought that few in the universe knew about the Creator God's existence, but that some powerful tenth-tier civilizations did... However, it's now very possible that all who knew back then have perished... That's why, among the ancient ruins, the Super Ancient Gods could be the first..."

In ancient times, all who knew about and observed the Creator God perished. Why did they perish? "Perhaps it was to contend for the dimensional courtyard, that 'one' that escaped?" "Possibly. Ultimate beings would likely care more about that. Of course, it could also be a terrifying dark calamity, an unknown cosmic disaster, or an unimaginable entity... In short, something terrifying occurred, leading to a dark age, a historical void."

Everyone felt goosebumps. In the distant cosmic eons, there was likely a super-scale dark age of terror, where countless ultimate beings who had reached the end of the universe, the "Dao-ends," fell like shooting stars, faded, and completely vanished. The number of ultimate beings who perished was vast enough to cover the entire macrocosm, causing a massive historical void!

Akina Mountain Speed said, "Don't worry, this is just speculation... Of course, if this speculation turns out to be true, it means that after breaking through to the tenth level, we might face something terrifying, perhaps even an unimaginable Dark Age, an indescribable truth about ancient history, and the tombs of countless ancient beings." "In short, it might be very complicated... Do we have hidden enemies, perhaps even from outside the universe?" Outside the universe felt a bit far-fetched to some, but it was still a direction to consider.

Akina Mountain Speed continued, "We've definitely strayed far, but this really makes me think of some chilling possibilities. Let's return to the present: originally, there was only one dimensional courtyard, right?" Everyone fell silent again, knowing what Akina Mountain Speed was about to say. But now, there were two! What did this mean? It meant that the "one that escaped" had become "two that escaped"! This would cause complete confusion for the Heavenly Dao... the entire macrocosm would be thrown into chaos. No other era had ever been like this; it would likely usher in a truly unimaginable civilization. At this moment, it was fine before they deeply analyzed and reasoned, but now they felt too shocked, too unnerved!

Akina Mountain Speed asked, "Having reasoned this far, you must know Emperor's intentions, right? Why did he place you on this side?" "What intentions?" someone asked, utterly confused. Akina Mountain Speed looked helpless, feeling exasperated. "How did these people get dumb again? Just moments ago, I was praising their intelligence! Their hairlines were receding! They had achieved the vision of a sage, but who knew they couldn't handle praise! What Emperor plans to do is already quite obvious!" With no other choice, Akina Mountain Speed took a deep breath and replied, "The 'one that escaped' has now become variable. The best course of action is, of course, to have you enter this ancient, decaying dimensional courtyard, hoping you can contend for some opportunities, or even accomplish other things..."

Everyone suddenly realized, feeling quite foolish. "I knew it! Emperor, that mastermind spanning the ages, wouldn't have killed You Shan Fujun, the 'dream scholar,' without a deeper plan, right?" "Exactly, amazing! Truly worthy of being a mastermind. 'When I was not yet a god, there were no gods in the world...' He's already started laying out his plans and placing his pawns in advance." Many netizens felt they had learned something new. "Learned what, exactly?" (Implying they learned nothing). "Given your reaction speed!"

Akina Mountain Speed, completely resigned, added, "Of course, that's just one reason. The second reason is that Emperor has likely seen through what the God of Destruction might be planning." "What is he planning?" someone asked. "Probably to destroy worlds, throw the universe into chaos, something like that."

Akina Mountain Speed sighed and said seriously, "Do you still not understand what this God of Destruction's courtyard is doing? Evolving species, yes! That's correct... But what's been added? It can now evolve transcendent life. What does this mean? The era has changed. Take the treant you just fought and walked with. Do you think it's strong? Of course it is, because it's the strongest species we haphazardly created for one-on-one PVP combat. So, if it's so strong, why isn't it a transcendent species with great potential for evolution across the myriad worlds? Because its strength is only dominant at the first and second tiers, when everyone else is an ordinary creature. Once outside, it can no longer dominate. This species is deformed, born purely for one-on-one combat. Now, in this new dimensional courtyard, this PVP treant species can still reign supreme. But what about later? Will it still win one-on-one fights against others?"

With this series of remarks, they gradually fell into contemplation. This treant was invincible in one-on-one combat in the previous dimensional courtyard because all creatures there were ordinary. However, in this new dimensional courtyard, it would likely be quickly eliminated because transcendent beings had emerged! But in this environment of frantic combat, new one-on-one PVP invincible species, similar to the "treant," would still rise to become new champions. And these champions would fight, evolve, and rampage all the way to the eighth and ninth tiers. At the ninth tier, they could reach the outside world... Someone showed a terrified expression. "The previous dimensional courtyard was a life courtyard, full of vitality... But this one is different. Here, it's frantic slaughter. This is like 'raising gu' (a traditional Chinese method of poison-making by putting venomous creatures in a jar to fight to the death)... The gods who evolve through this constant killing and bloodline improvement will inevitably be pure killing-oriented transcendent animals, completely unbalanced, lacking all life functions except slaughter. They could very well destroy the entire macrocosm!"

Their hearts turned cold and icy. They looked at the dilapidated dimensional courtyard. This place truly was... the God of Destruction's dimensional courtyard, because what evolved here were ultimate weapons of frantic slaughter!