Chapter 1226: The Opening of the Multiverse

Author: Three Hundred Jin's SmileCategory:Last Updated: 2020/08/12Chapter Word Count: 4856 words

"Only truth endures."

The white-haired old woman, Woman B, suddenly fell silent. Her eyes welled up, and hot tears streamed down her face. Images from her long life flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but sob.

Oceans transformed into fields, and history turned. Regardless of who you mourn or celebrate, whether you question the wickedness or justice of human hearts, or lament how human nature has become so alien—all the past is but fleeting smoke, all that has vanished is but illusion. No matter what, they are all merely dust in the vast current of history. Only truth endures.

"It has always stood there silently. Everything else has changed, but It remains constant." Woman B's long-depressed mind seemed to clear instantly.

She turned and looked at the figure of the Creator God, standing silently in the void as if frozen in eternity. She softly murmured, "Only truth endures, forever unchanging."

She felt as if she no longer needed to dwell on these matters. No matter how cruel or cold history might be, there was no need to heed it. She only needed to become the purest seeker of truth, pursuing eternal truth.

Although Xu Zhi saw that her heart for the Dao seemed to have achieved clarity, like an epiphany, he couldn't help but interrupt her. "Truth endures, but it is not eternally unchanging. The current fragmented truth faces a great calamity."

Woman B's expression froze. Even eternal truth had changed, and variables had appeared! She suddenly felt disillusioned. Yet, it was clear that the universe's Grand Dao rules were becoming fragmented, and the singularity was incomplete—something she had already sensed.

At this point, the era of innate gods and demons in this universe had passed, and development once again became peaceful. Woman B couldn't help but feel curious. In her eyes, this situation seemed like the supreme Heavenly Dao entering the world to undergo tribulation, descending with wisdom. She asked, "Is the Grand Dao Singularity, the Primordial Oneness of Chaos, truly incomplete?"

"That is so," Xu Zhi said calmly, without any hidden agenda. "Therefore, I wish to evolve the universe, utilizing the wisdom of its sentient beings to find ways to complete this universe's Grand Dao Singularity, guiding it towards wholeness."

Hearing this, Woman B fell into deep thought. After a moment of thought, she couldn't help but add, "But if the Grand Dao is already incomplete, then no matter what new universe is evolved using this fragmented singularity, it will also be incomplete." This is like lacking a core component from the very beginning; no matter what you use it for, the core component can never be made whole.

"Unless," she mused, "one finds another complete Grand Dao Singularity, or a complete universe that exploded from a complete Grand Dao Singularity. Only if the other party possesses a complete Primordial Oneness of Chaos could it be obtained."

The Creator God, however, calmly asked, "Do you know what lies beyond this universe?"

"Beyond the universe?" Woman B's gaze trembled.

"It is another complete universe from the prehistoric era," the Creator God replied.

At this, turbulent waves surged in Woman B's heart. "Beyond our universe is a prehistoric universe? What exactly is happening? Didn't the prehistoric universe decay, undergo a great collapse and return, and then re-explode to create the current universe? What kind of drastic change occurred that led to this special entangled state where the prehistoric universe and this new universe coexist? But if it truly is a complete prehistoric universe, then it must be whole. Perhaps its perfect singularity could complete the current Grand Dao Singularity."

"However, the problem is also complex," she continued. "Because this universe exploded from a Grand Dao Singularity, how would you complete it? You can't possibly make this universe revert to form a complete Grand Dao Singularity so that you can absorb its rules to complete this universe, can you? That's simply impossible."

"The Grand Dao Singularity, having split into all the rules of the universe, can no longer find its original point, the Primordial Chaos. Perhaps," Woman B suggested, "we can only evolve a universe with a specific bloodline capable of analysis, to devour the external cosmic rules and then restore them into a complete singularity. If we could evolve a nemesis for that universe, specifically to counteract it, devour it, and analyze it..."

She finally understood. Xu Zhi looked at Woman B with satisfaction. This was also one of his ideas. This universe was incomplete, but Xu Zhi's idea was to utilize the rules of evolving a special "bloodline universe" capable of devouring and analyzing external universes, thereby obtaining its singularity data and Grand Dao blueprint. This was a contest between universes.

Even if it wasn't possible to devour the other party's singularity and fully complete this universe, thereby achieving Daohood within it, Xu Zhi still hoped to use this evolved universe to counteract and analyze the greater universe, discovering its "Grand Dao Overture."

In reality, the sequence of the universe's rule division is called the Cosmic Overture, containing the universe's core rule codes. This piece, the Grand Dao Blueprint's Grand Dao True Sound, consists of two parts. The innate rules generated at the moment of the Big Bang form the main trunk of the Grand Dao, the Cosmic Innate True Sound Overture. The rules established after the Big Bang are the result of saints' merging with the Dao, completed through successive eras, forming the Post-Heaven True Sound Overture. This part can only be observed by witnessing each era.

If one could obtain the "Grand Dao True Sound" of the greater universe, there would at least be hope of attaining Primordial Chaos Daohood within that greater universe. But all of this was merely Xu Zhi's expectation.

"So that's how it is," Woman B said. "I now have some understanding of this great calamity. For the sake of our entire universe, we might even have to contend with the prehistoric universe." She felt the immense gravity of the task, and the future of the universe seemed bleak.

"Though this 'bloodline universe' is somewhat unusual, it's clearly not what we need." She had already sensed something; after all, how could it be so simple? With this cosmic era stabilized, she soon decided not to interfere further, allowing it to develop naturally as a small experimental universe for observation.

After leaving this universe, Woman B's face grew even paler. Clearly, her lifespan was nearly exhausted. "Normally, I wouldn't live for another 1,500 years."

"But it should be starting soon, shouldn't it? I hope I can make it," Woman B said, looking up at their entire universe. "According to the plan, it's almost time."

"What plan?" Xu Zhi was momentarily stunned, unable to comprehend.

Woman B turned and looked at Xu Zhi. "When I heard you recount the historical eras earlier, I sensed an unseen destiny. And when you even mentioned the multiverse era, my mind was greatly shaken, as if I saw a predestined fate unfold."

"And now, this destiny has unfolded before us, changing the very fabric of our universe's future." She looked beyond the chaotic heavens, where suddenly, saints descended into this universe. "Our plan, which aligns with the predestined future you foresaw, has begun!"

Xu Zhi was momentarily dazed, taking a few seconds for his mind to process: 'So, just like Yi Mang, you're also stirring things up before you leave. I've said so much, and it turns out you were the one who opened up the multiverse—you're the true mastermind!' Xu Zhi was completely stunned.

"May I ask, is everything consistent?" Woman B asked.

Xu Zhi, a veteran of countless battles after all, couldn't help but clasp his hands behind his back and calmly replied, "Just like in ancient times, a predecessor similar to you paved the way for the future of the entire multiverse."

With a flourish, Xu Zhi displayed a map of the greater universe. Woman B examined the map. Indeed, some details aligned perfectly, and she was utterly convinced. The dying old woman, moved, said, "It is truly destiny. Only truth endures."