Chapter 1256: Ancient Being's Countermeasure

**Main Text Volume**

As soon as the words fell, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Huge waves crashed.

As these words were uttered, it was as if heaven and earth changed color once again. In a trance, the Sea of Chaos seemed like a streak of lightning. The crashing waves roared like thunder, obscuring the sky and darkening the earth.

The murky waters of the Sea of Chaos in the sky seemed to transform into a pair of utterly cold eyes, as an ancient being gazed down... Yet, Qiu Mingshan Cheshu stood defiantly and proudly on the ground.

Qiu Mingshan Cheshu was seen, one finger pointing to the sky, the other to the ground, roaring at the eyes in the firmament, repeating: "We are born free; who dares to stand above us?"

"What fear do I have of you?" Qiu Mingshan Cheshu's eyes burned with fierce flames as he stood proudly on the earth.

This mythical scene of defiance seemed to be etched into eternity.

The saintly descendants nearby, listening to the roar of the waves, trembled with excitement.

Such a bearing? Such defiance?

They too grew agitated, as if witnessing a grand historical era descending, with the universe reaching a new turning point. What lay ahead would be an age of great struggle, beyond anyone's imagination.

Seeing the approval around him, Qiu Mingshan Cheshu secretly rejoiced, "Heaven truly helps me! I was just speaking about ancient history, a moment of passion, and suddenly the entire Sea of Chaos came to assist. It feels incredibly cool."

He naturally didn't think he had angered anyone; he simply believed it was a natural phenomenon, with the mist of the Sea of Chaos condensing into a vague eye shape.

After all, this was his own amusement, a fictionalized ancient Chinese history he concocted to enrich his civilization's image, just as he had done before. How could this possibly anger anyone?

Could it be that he had actually revealed some ancient mystical historical truth, angered certain ancient taboos, and was now being spied upon by ancient beings from the unseen?

How could this be possible!

His fabricated nonsense, especially with its mix of Eastern and Western elements—could that possibly be true?

Could I really be targeted for this?

Can my rambling nonsense instantly destroy me?

Impossible!!

Furthermore, he didn't believe that an ancient being outside the Chaos Heavens could exert such power. This was beyond the Chaos Heavens, where the power of even saints was unimaginably diminished, let alone interfering with the natural phenomena of the entire vast universe?

Clearly, this was a natural celestial phenomenon, a sudden event like an earthquake, which he coincidentally exploited. It was practically Heaven's favor!

Wait, what if it really was the God of Destruction secretly assisting him, creating such a stir? He had become the Son of Destiny!

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. It was a good thing he had been clever and spoke those righteous words just now.

"Everyone, we can hoist our sails and voyage towards the distant future!" Qiu Mingshan Cheshu declared, full of vigor, pointing towards the distant Sea of Chaos.

**Longevity Dao Palace**

All the ancient forbidden beings, watching this scene, felt their scalps tingle with fear.

How... how audacious!

How incredibly arrogant!

This person fears no demise!

He is a valiant warrior!

These thoughts continuously surged through the minds of the ancient forbidden beings.

For countless eons, they had never before witnessed such audaciousness, someone daring to blaspheme the dignity of that ancient being. Ten thousand deaths would not suffice to atone for such a sin.

Moreover, the individual not only pointed at "It" in the sky once, but twice in a row?

Even they began to feel internal dread, fearing that the ancient being, enraged, might take out its wrath on them.

Through the long ages, this being had long since transcended the conceptual tenth-tier realm. Should it unleash its wrath, all living beings across the multiverse in this era would be annihilated.

The alluring voice, gazing at Qiu Mingshan Cheshu on the screen, hastily said: "This creature has not only revealed ancient forbidden mysteries and historical truths, inciting the masses to rebellion... it has also defied you. Allow me to act, to bathe that land in blood and slaughter all living beings and gods, cleansing them of their wickedness!"

The surrounding beings also quickly voiced their assent.

Any one of them, if they were to descend, would be enough to sweep across an entire universe, effortlessly crushing countless saints with unimaginable battle prowess.

However, the ancient being seated above remained silent for a moment, then its eyes suddenly grew calm, and it chuckled: "If it were to be killed, it would have died in that very instant."

The surrounding forbidden beings quickly said, "Your Highness possesses vast magnanimity."

The ancient, sacred being above merely stated calmly: "This, I fear, is also a scheme by that hidden existence, designed to trick us into acting and revealing our traces."

"This ancient so-called 'Buddhist-Daoist' civilization, whether it truly existed or was merely another civilization's alias... should have long since been annihilated over the vast ages. Yet, the contingency plans they left behind, their schemes against us, have likely persisted in the Sea of Chaos until today, obtained and inherited by certain saints of this era, and are now being implemented, calculated!"

The words of the mysterious figure seated on the throne caused all the saints to nod slightly.

What good would it do for them to kill this ant?

If they were to intervene and descend, they would instead fall into the opponent's trap.

One of the forbidden beings couldn't help but speak up: "The immediate priority is to find the hidden schemer. If it's merely a common scheme, it's like a mayfly shaking a tree... However, if the prophecies on that mural come true—the so-called 'Myriad Heavens and Worlds' and 'Great Voyage' mentioned there—then the universe will likely face another great transformation!"

All beings held their breath.

They clearly knew how terrifying a cosmic era transformation could be.

A transformation that cleaves heaven and earth.

A transformation that severs the lifespan of all beings.

A transformation that expands the universe's horizons.

Each cosmic era represents a powerful current.

Although the opponent is hidden like an ant, if they seize the rise of a cosmic trend to scheme against us... they might truly suffer a great loss, and there's even a slight possibility of being pulled from their divine positions.

Furthermore, the opponent might become the protagonist of the era's universe, ushering in a cosmic epoch, becoming an existence akin to Yi Mang or Nu Yi, leaping to the top by riding the great tide, potentially even contending with them as equals!

The forbidden beings murmured among themselves,

"If it truly is a scheme, then it's formidable."

"Knowing that we cannot be defeated, this is an attempt to use the cosmic trend and heavenly might to create a glimmer of hope and defeat us... The ancient being scheming behind this is definitely not simple!"

"Could the opponent, from that ancient era, have deduced the cosmic trend of this era? The so-called 'Myriad Heavens and Worlds,' 'One Yuan Epoch,' '129,600 Universes'? Then, knowing they couldn't occupy the Longevity Realm or live into the distant future, left these prophecies for later generations to subvert us?"

"If that's truly the case, it's astonishingly profound! We cannot even discern the pattern of the next cosmic era, yet they could?"

"This 'Buddhist-Daoist' civilization, if not simply too deeply hidden, then it's likely a disguise for the Zerg or Wei races, their final gambit left behind as losers! It might even be a collaboration between the two races who, before their demise, calculated the future trend and now seek to overthrow us within this trend?"

They continued their discussion.

They all understood that no matter how deeply hidden the opponent was, they were merely a weakling easily crushed. It was the currently revealed "cosmic vessel"—the nascent grand cosmic pattern mentioned in some ancient language—that truly made them cautious.

"A Great Age of Navigation?" Finally, the voice of the mysterious figure at the highest seat of the throne came, "They speak of a fragmented universe beyond the heavens? Zhi Ji, you shall go and ascertain the truth of it."

"Yes."

The being with the alluring voice stood up, "Is it the inevitable pattern of the next universe? Not necessarily! Perhaps it's merely some existence trying to mislead us."