Chapter 1279: New Marriage and Sailing

The chaotic sea winds swept past, carrying a hazy mist as the vast cosmic continent sailed into the distance.

“Indeed, we, as companions, cannot see precisely what the distant future of the universe holds.”

Xu Zhi gently embraced Zhi Ji, feeling her soft, smooth form in his arms. He inhaled, catching a faint, girlish fragrance, and the soft, delicate body of the Ten-Yuan Multiverse’s strongest Saintess was utterly invigorating.

“Keep your hands to yourself, are you questioning life again?” Zhi Ji cast him a charming side glance. As the chaotic sea undulated in the distance, she lay in Xu Zhi’s arms and remarked with a smile, “We can only strive for transcendence. We must work together to deduce the grand trends. This is an era of great contention… so terrifying that even I can barely imagine it. We must do our best and leave the rest to fate!”

After all, in Zhi Ji’s eyes, while her Dao companion was incredibly talented, brilliant, and possessed advanced perspectives on the future, making him worthy of her, his personality was simply too indifferent and laid-back.

She felt she still had to protect him, to observe the grand trends of the future together, and to work alongside him to contend with the vast waves of the era.

“Yes, we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate, listening to the universe’s commands. After all, the cosmos is too vast, and the power of nature is immense,” Xu Zhi replied with a casual smile. “Saints are establishing rules, determining the scale of the Great Dao, and benefiting mortals and all beings, all for the cosmic structure of future eras! They may seem supreme and high above, but they are merely a part of the grand tide of history.”

It’s like on Earth: twenty-something years ago, people had to wait ages to load a webpage. Could they have imagined a system where, twenty years later, Wi-Fi is everywhere, electronic payments are common, and food delivery services exist as they do today?

And if you look back at those twenty years from a future perspective, you might think the development of the internet was historically inevitable and nothing special. But what if you were asked to imagine the grand trends of Earth twenty years from now?

What kind of structure will it be in another twenty years?

Mechanical robots?

A completely cashless era? Smart AI?

Will we still use Wi-Fi? What functions will mobile phones have?

At this moment, Xu Zhi gazed at the coastline, as the vast tide of history rolled in. He closed his eyes and said, “We are like mortals on a planet, unable to see even twenty years into the future of an ordinary world… let alone an entire universe.”

This is no child’s play!

It’s an incredibly stark reality!

As a Saint, is it about cultivating step-by-step? Competing in cultivation speed or the power of magic artifacts? No, it's far too complex. One must deduce everything: the extraordinary systems, the future Saintly order, the grand currents of the era…

Saints of each era have been pioneering rules and unprecedented systems.

One might ask Xu Zhi to predict the era.

Before, he had indeed stood from a special ‘God’s perspective’ and had predicted that after the Era of Cosmic Bridges would come the Era of the Battle for the Realm of Immortality!

However, he could not predict the specific details.

For instance, the exact location of the Realm of Immortality, or how one would achieve Dao there… Just as before he saw Empress Yi achieve Dao, he had no idea that the multiverse was tearing plates apart in a jet-like manner, or the origins of black holes…

That the Realm of Immortality was connected to the Ten-Yuan Saints, serving as a transfer station to mend the flaws of the multiverse, allowing Saints from the era of cosmic division to reunite and become a complete entity…

If Zhi Ji hadn’t mentioned these things now, could he have possibly conceived the intricacies of the Realm of Immortality?

He couldn't have!

“However, now that I think about it, the Realm of Immortality, as described by Zhi Ji, is a historical inevitability; it was bound to develop this way to complete the rules of the universe,” Xu Zhi mused with a smile in his heart. “But even if I can’t guess, I can still deduce the next era! Since I can deduce the past historical texts, why can’t I deduce the future of the ‘Myriad Heavens and Worlds’ universe?”

Whoever can perceive the grand trends of an era, knowing that circumstances create heroes, will grasp the future!

The sea wind remained cool.

Zhi Ji looked at the Saints in the distance and said, “This is our first team. In the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, we also need to build our pan-multiverse force. Out of the 129,600 universes contending in this era, shouldn’t we at least control the sovereignty of a few hundred?”

Xu Zhi’s lips curved slightly. “Don’t worry. As we continue to deduce the future, perhaps we can uncover a glimpse of what’s to come… seizing the initiative and leaving them to eat dust.”

Zhi Ji nodded, smiling. “We certainly need to start working hard…”

She turned her sharp gaze to the surrounding Saints. “Fellow Saints, leave the deck—the outer chaos—and return inside the universe. We need the Seaweed Universe to dive downwards now, to explore some ruins!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

The Saints nodded.

In the distance, the Big Octopus’s live stream room exploded with activity.

“That’s savage! As expected of Emperor-Sovereign! He actually pulled it off!”

“Seeing her look so meek and delicate, it’s hard to imagine she’s a mysterious existence comparable to an ancient deity… This disciple, Emperor-Sovereign, sure knows how to woo women; he actually managed to win over a ‘granny’ of his master’s caliber (envy).”

“Waaah, Emperor-Sovereign’s dominance and charisma infected her!”

“My idol’s youth is gone! My Emperor-Sovereign husband actually found a Dao companion! (Sob)”

The players went wild.

Emperor-Sovereign used to be an idol for everyone, with countless figurines, merchandise, posters—the domineering CEO dreamt of by countless girls. But now he had a CP (pairing), which left them heartbroken.

On the other hand, some male netizens secretly gave a thumbs-up, thinking, ‘Emperor-Sovereign truly lives up to his name; his dominance, decisiveness, confidence, and boldness prove him a timeless hero. Even this unknown ancient existence has been captivated by him, reinforcing his legendary status.’

“This is a live dog-slaying!”

“So cruel!”

“Their affection makes me so mad.”

“However, I’m really looking forward to seeing how Emperor-Sovereign’s side develops in the future. Emperor Qi, Caroline, and the Three Pillar Gods, also from the lineage of ancient deities, have already started making their moves!”

While watching the cosmic developments unfold on this side, discussions flared up in the live stream room.

The Seaweed Universe on this side soon began its underwater voyage.

Generally, Seaweed Life Universes float along the coastline and almost never dive.

Because, just like the nine multiverses, if Saints remain inside a universe, they are rapidly assimilated by its rules. So, the Saints here would typically leave the universe and reside on a Dao field outside the primordial chaos, which is currently the deck.

Diving into the chaotic sea means you must leave the deck and enter the universe itself.

Their lifespans would rapidly diminish. Therefore, exploring the ruins beneath the chaotic sea requires Saints to expend their own ‘lifespans,’ and they must find ways to minimize their diving time as much as possible.

However, most cosmic life forms, such as trilobites, conch, and seaweed… live submerged in the sea and do not easily come ashore or float along the coastline. Only ‘tamed’ universes will float on the surface, forming decks for Saints to reside upon…

This means that to find new universes, one must dive!

At the same time, to explore ancient and sacred ruins on the seabed and search for various ancient treasures and unimaginable rarities, one must also continue diving!

The cosmic era of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds also seemed to have subtly established a balancing law.

To gain power and opportunities, one must pay with their lifespan and dive into the chaotic sea…

“But we have a human-shaped universe,” the Saints said excitedly, smiling. “Princess Zhi Ji can act as a diver and explore first. Wherever there are treasures, we’ll dive there… This will give us a strong first-mover advantage in the chaotic sea!”