Author: A Smile Weighing Three Hundred JinCategory:Last Updated: 2020/09/05Chapter Word Count: 5330 words
"No, there's no way?"
Zhi Ji was startled and turned her head.
In her view, it was impossible to attain the Dao in the Sea of Chaos through traditional methods. The ancient Saints from the Palace of Eternal Dao, who had recently appeared, also proved this point; they could only indirectly attain the Dao in the Sea of Chaos.
In the oldest era, the Cosmic Era, one only needed to attain it once.
Afterward, the multiverse had expanded to nine universes, making it much more cumbersome, as they now had to attain similar rules across all nine.
And now, in the Sea of Chaos, with countless universes that could not be unified, each possessing its own characteristics, how could one form a unified rule for the Myriad Worlds?
This was a method for attaining the Dao in the universe that even the Eternal Saints — Gu You, Wen Meng, and Liu Qi — could not deduce. Yet, her husband had a solution?
Zhi Ji's mind was utterly unsettled, and a strong thought vaguely emerged: Could there truly be a legitimate method to attain the Dao in the Sea of Chaos?
She felt as if she were lifting the sea mist, gradually approaching the truth.
"It's not that there's no way."
Emperor Zun put down his teacup and looked at the few people in the tent. "It's just that the method might not have appeared yet, or perhaps it already has... In any case, it depends on opportunity."
"There really is a way?"
Emperor Qi also grew curious.
After all, all three of them knew that Emperor Zun was one of the oldest followers of the Over-Ancient God, highly mysterious and unpredictable, aware of many core matters, and responsible for handling them...
Even to this day, they still found Emperor Zun somewhat enigmatic.
In fact, the movements of the Over-Ancient God had always been mysterious and unpredictable. It was likely they were secretly busy disrupting the ancient plans of the God of Destruction and the God of Creation. No one knew where the Over-Ancient God currently was, or what mysterious, world-shaking scheme they were preparing.
Only Emperor Zun might have some understanding of the Over-Ancient God's whereabouts...
"What exactly is the method?" asked Caroline.
"The method is quite simple, and you should already be aware..."
Emperor Zun looked at them. "You should also be able to deduce that these universes, the Myriad Worlds, though seemingly chaotic, actually adhere to a unified underlying pattern, belonging to some ancient concept existing in the unseen realm..."
"What kind of existence again?"
Zhi Ji was stunned for a few more seconds.
However, Medusa's eyes widened.
The God of Destruction!
The others nearby immediately thought of it too.
These universes of the Myriad Worlds were all seeded by the God of Destruction...
The universes created by the God of Destruction naturally fell under the God of Destruction's governance.
"Those Saints don't know this; they merely believe it's the arrival of a grand era, an inevitable historical process... But we know that these so-called 'Myriad Worlds universes' that have descended are actually a catastrophe!"
Emperor Qi and the others exchanged glances.
Only they knew the truth of history.
"This is a catastrophic tribulation brought by the God of Destruction, used to ingest the matter and energy of the macrocosm, and to collect the ancient debris deposited by the macrocosm in the Sea of Chaos."
"After all, the God of Destruction's current authority is very low, and his Grand Dao Singularity is incomplete... Therefore, he is powerless against the Nine-Yuan Universe and can only target the deposited debris in the Sea of Chaos to strengthen himself."
"Then, wouldn't attaining the Dao through the God of Destruction allow one to unify the rules of the 'Myriad Universes'?"
However, this also presented a thorny problem they couldn't imagine solving: how to make contact with the God of Destruction?
Before, they had tried various methods, even attempting to collapse their perception to observe the God of Destruction's descent in the unseen realm... but despite all their attempts, they had never seen the God of Destruction appear.
According to their conjecture, it was likely that this universe was still under the authority of the God of Creation, preventing the God of Destruction from dominating and controlling it. Thus, the God of Destruction could not descend into the current universe to be observed, perceived, or appear to them.
Emperor Zun smiled calmly and said, "You must have thought of this, which is why I said the method might not have appeared yet. Perhaps we still need to wait for a certain juncture in time, as the era will nurture opportunities, or perhaps it has already appeared, but we haven't perceived it yet..."
"I see."
Medusa nodded. "The two ancient governing entities on our respective sides have remained silent and disappeared for a long time. Perhaps they are researching this very aspect?"
"But ultimately, it's different from the macrocosm. Even if we observe that unseen concept and that entity descends, and we appear before it, how would we then attain the Dao?" the Three Pillar Gods mused.
Zhi Ji was completely dumbfounded.
It was as if they were speaking in riddles; she couldn't quite understand what they were talking about.
But this was undoubtedly an astonishing mystery.
She feared it was the "Cosmic Leader" she had conjectured.
She felt out of place among them, an inexplicable sense of frustration welling up inside her.
This was because the others possessed extensive knowledge. Long ago, they had learned about the coming of this Great Era of Meteor Showers from ancient prophecies, and had prepared in advance, capturing and studying many mini-universes that had fallen like meteors.
"However, their knowledge, speech, and discourse are indeed very systematic and not groundless," Zhi Ji thought to herself, "They must have been studying and aware of this for a long time."
Zhi Ji thought to herself, still listening intently.
At this moment, Caroline added, "That kind of existence, perhaps its perception and the laws of collapse are different now... After all, it has developed self-awareness; it is an unseen concept with independent intelligence. Perhaps its mode of appearance has changed, or even more likely, it might appear anywhere across this Sea of Chaos according to its own will, which is not impossible."
"It's already different?"
Zhi Ji couldn't help but ponder, "Could it be that it has existed for a long time already?"
And developed self-awareness...
With that sentence, Zhi Ji finally felt she had vaguely understood.
Her heart sank, and she pondered each word and phrase, "Presumably, they are talking about the Cosmic Leader! Indeed, these scattered universes floating everywhere have a Mother of Universes, who is their queen, and she has indeed developed self-awareness..."
Zhi Ji felt she had vaguely grasped it, that she had actually understood something. "Now, their meaning is probably to attain the Dao through this Mother of Universes... and then it might be possible to master the rules of the Myriad Worlds?"
But could a single universe, merely equivalent to the king of a tribe, possess such immense power?
Zhi Ji mused.
At this moment, the atmosphere around them also fell silent for a moment, as if everyone was deep in thought.
"Then tell me, when might that entity appear?" Emperor Qi suddenly asked. It wasn't that he was unwilling to mention the God of Destruction, but since Emperor Zun hadn't told his wife, they wouldn't either.
After all, once told, it would lead to cognitive collapse, and they didn't want to interfere with each other's affairs.
Perhaps Emperor Zun didn't fully trust the other party yet...
But in reality, Emperor Zun didn't want to tell her just yet because he preferred a gradual approach, allowing her to slowly accept the truth. After all, if it were the real truth, simply telling her would suffice; Zhi Ji would at most be shocked and then verify it. But the reality was not as it seemed... If he wasn't adequately prepared, who knew what mysterious methods such an ancient being might employ to verify the authenticity? To make her believe, Emperor Zun still had to be extremely cautious.
However, facing the questions from the group, Emperor Zun still had to answer.
"As for when it might appear in the Sea of Chaos?"
Emperor Zun pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know. Perhaps due to some variable, or to study certain matters, it might descend somewhere in the Sea of Chaos and reveal its form... Everything is starting from scratch; we need to discover the rules ourselves. After all, the entity has developed intelligence and can no longer be measured by ordinary logic or viewed as a witless celestial phenomenon."
Emperor Zun thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "However, recently, the Sea of Chaos has undergone constant mutations, and its rules are intensely fluctuating, making the environment increasingly suitable... There might indeed be news of a descent. As for the location, our Highness has actually been researching it and believes it might appear here."
To everyone's surprise, Emperor Zun stood up, pointed to a location on the spherical map of the universe on the table in the military tent, and said, "Here."
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