Chapter 1503: The Origin of the Pollen Evolution Path

"The sky looked as if a crack had been torn open..." Yu Shang whispered, gazing at the sky. He recounted an ancient event, piecing together fragments passed down by his ancestors, bits of information he had found in rare ancient texts, and various other clues.

On that day, the clouds were dense. A streak of light tore through the world's tranquility, enabling cultivation to resume in heaven and on earth, thus reconnecting a broken path.

At the time, no one knew why the pollen had appeared or why it suddenly began to fall.

This was incredibly significant, as it concerned the origin of an evolutionary path, undeniably the source of the pollen pathway.

The fact that Yu Shang summarized it in just a few sentences left Chu Feng both stunned and somewhat dazed.

"Can you be more detailed? Was it lightning or a sword gleam?" Chu Feng asked, eager to know if it was man-made and not merely the result of the world's self-healing evolutionary path.

Yu Shang replied, "I don't know whether it was lightning or a sword gleam. There are many legends about it. However, on that day, too many major events unfolded amidst great upheaval, leaving behind various conjectures that remain unconfirmed mysteries."

"What are they?" Chu Feng urged him to elaborate.

"Some say the heavens were split open, creating the pollen pathway, with crystalline particles scattering on that day, thus reconnecting the broken evolutionary path."

"Who split it open?" Chu Feng was deeply moved. Someone splitting open the heavens, introducing a new system and a completely new path from beyond these worlds, allowing people to cultivate again—what an immense achievement!

"Legend has it, it was either that one or the Three Heavenly Emperors."

"That one" likely referred to the invincible being not recorded in ancient history, frequently mentioned by Jiudao, who had transcended for an unknown number of epochs.

Chu Feng naturally knew about the Three Heavenly Emperors; each was astonishingly talented and suppressed all worlds. The last time one of them manifested through the bronze coffin, they had pierced through the sacrificial ground!

"Who exactly was it?" Chu Feng murmured. At that level, it was truly unfathomable.

Regardless of who it was, their actions were for the future generations of this world, allowing them to continue evolving, take stronger steps, and achieve a leap in their life's essence.

"It's really hard to say who it was, because both are possible!" Yu Shang stated.

On that day, people saw the heavens being split open, like a supreme sword light, naturally leading them to think of "that one."

However, at that very moment, while the clouds churned, many other events unfolded. Some witnessed the Three Heavenly Emperors battling and fighting, hindered by strange forces and entangled by ominous entities.

"The Three Heavenly Emperors all took action?!"

"Yes, based on various clues and limited rare records, it was terrifying at the time; the world itself was on the brink of collapse, and the Three Heavenly Emperors exerted all their might!" Yu Shang recounted.

In that era, the world changed, and future generations could no longer follow the old path, leading to despair.

During that period, the Three Heavenly Emperors had disappeared for a long time. People speculated that they were in secluded cultivation, creating new methods, or devising other paths.

It wasn't until light particles scattered across the world, a rift appeared in the sky, and pollen began to drift everywhere, that they reappeared simultaneously. Thus, people speculated it was connected to them.

"There are even rumors that the pollen pathway might be an embodiment of their Dao fruit."

On that day, various battles erupted, and rivers and seas dried up. Some saw a Heavenly Emperor soaring across the sky, bleeding, battling numerous foes, and an imperial cauldron roared, resonating with a certain artifact.

Yu Shang narrated slowly, explaining that these were all mere rumors and he couldn't confirm their truth.

However, upon hearing this, Chu Feng was instantly stunned, feeling his entire body stiffen. What had he thought of? The stone jar and the seeds!

Indeed, this wasn't mere hearsay; he had personally witnessed the imprint. When the imperial cauldron roared, the stone jar had fallen out of it and was lost.

At that time, both the Heavenly Emperor and his enemies were pursuing and fighting over the stone jar!

Ultimately, due to various reasons, the stone jar unexpectedly ended up in the Lesser Yin Realm, landing on Kunlun Mountain.

Therefore, Chu Feng was utterly shocked, almost petrified on the spot.

If the pollen evolutionary path was initiated and developed by the Three Heavenly Emperors, as an embodiment of their supreme Dao fruit, and served as its origin...

...then what were the three seeds? His heart surged with intense waves of emotion!

If the pollen path originated from the Dao fruits of those three individuals, then could the three seeds in the stone jar actually correspond to the Three Heavenly Emperors?!

Could they be their Dao fruits? Chu Feng was truly bewildered!

Soon, his thoughts drifted, contemplating many strange possibilities.

"So, in the future, I won't just be able to grow peerlessly graceful white-clad immortal ladies, but also two grown men... oh, for heaven's sake!" He vigorously shook his head.

"Where are these thoughts coming from?" He rubbed his temples, realizing his mind was wandering too much, and overthinking wasn't good; it was giving him a headache.

"Was the pollen path really initiated by the Three Heavenly Emperors?!" Chu Feng pressed.

"Of course, it can't be confirmed. Didn't I say it might also be connected to 'that one'?" Yu Shang replied.

On that day, lightning, like a magnificent, peerless sword gleam, split open the heavens, creating a rift in the sky. By any measure, it seemed too coincidental.

Such a method, such a sword light, was too similar to "that one" whose records had gradually vanished from history, with all memories of him slowly fading away.

Therefore, it was impossible to determine who truly did it.

Many people tended to believe it was related to all four individuals.

Yu Shang added, "Actually, I lean more towards the last theory, a conjecture that is closer to the truth."

"There's another theory?" Chu Feng was surprised. The events of that year were indeed perplexing, so mysterious that even a descendant of a Heavenly Emperor family couldn't explain them clearly.

Yu Shang tried his best to remain calm as he recounted the conjectures and various deductions made by one of his ancestors, piecing together a blurred corner of the truth.

"This path was not created by anyone, nor was it brought forth by anyone. Instead, it inherently existed; our world possesses sentience."

"Every pollen grain has a spirit; they come from underground, from between mountains and seas. When it's time for them to emerge, they do. They are all connected to heroic spirits."

"Heroic spirits are the departed ancestors, the transformed fallen heroes and powerful beings. Their era is unknown—perhaps from the Nether Ancient times, or countless epochs ago, born from a period that cannot be verified."

"Our world has endured too much suffering, epoch after epoch, decaying, reviving, perishing. We don't know how many years its rise and fall have spanned. Some realms have decayed and vanished forever, while others still exist. There have been countless tragedies, leaving behind endless dark mysteries that remain unsolved."

"But in the current age, we can deduce and connect the dots: this heaven and earth have been subject to grand sacrifices many times, with much forgotten heroism."

"And those people, those events—they slumbered, decayed, died, became heroic spirits and then dispersed. What was left behind? A trace of spirituality, accumulated in the soil, floating between heaven and earth, ubiquitous. They are spirits, or perhaps the last spiritual particles of heroic spirits."

Yu Shang spoke unhurriedly, as if discussing something unrelated to this world, yet his voice was hoarse and deep. How could it truly be unrelated?

According to his ancestor's deductions and conjectures, each pollen grain corresponded to a heroic spirit, representing the last spiritual particle they left behind.

"In that ancient time, when heaven and earth underwent drastic changes, becoming unsuitable for evolution and breaking the path, spiritual particles were nevertheless revealed, conveying a certain emotion. Thus, both 'that one' and the Three Heavenly Emperors sensed it. Only at that level could they perceive and feel it. They became enraged and took action!"

Yu Shang continued, revealing everything his ancestor knew and had conjectured.

"That one," and the Three Heavenly Emperors, must have all taken action.

"Therefore, that sword appeared, splitting open the heavens and revealing a large rift. Furthermore, the Three Heavenly Emperors attacked forcefully, stirring up the annals of time and clearing away the dust, causing what was hidden in the soil and throughout the world to emerge. Spiritual particles floated and scattered everywhere. That was the cause from the past, and this is the effect in the present."

Chu Feng was truly shaken. What had he just heard? Had he finally learned the origin of the pollen evolutionary path, understood its true source?!

This path was not created by anyone; it inherently existed, always there. Someone stirred the annals of time and raised the dust, allowing its spirituality to manifest, and thus this path appeared?

"Senior, are you sure... this is how it happened? I find it a bit confusing, more mythical than myths themselves," Chu Feng admitted, genuinely perplexed.

Beside him, Zixia and Juntuo were already dumbfounded. They had always followed the pollen evolutionary path, but who had ever cared about its origin?

Only today did they learn for the first time that, tracing back, there were such diverse and astonishing origins.

Yu Shang nodded. "It is indeed somewhat subjective, but I believe most of it is true and highly plausible. It's likely that something inherently existed in the world, and then 'that one' and the Three Heavenly Emperors stirred the ages, allowing them to reappear."

Yu Shang felt that the idea of each heroic spirit corresponding to a spiritual particle, as the last remnants left by heroic spirits, might not necessarily be true. It could have been a tragic epic conjured in his ancestor's mind; although the past was indeed tragic, it didn't necessarily mean this evolutionary path appeared for that reason.

However, there are absolutely great secrets in this world, and within these heavens lie ancient hidden treasures that have manifested through the pollen, radiating a certain spiritual light.

"Otherwise, why would the chief sacrificers appear? Why are the strange and ominous so persistent, always present, entangling one epoch after another? What exactly do they want to do, and what are they looking for?"

Yu Shang's voice was low and heavy.

There are unimaginable great secrets in this world. In those ancient times, something was left behind, and someone is searching for it.

And what is the truth behind the Grand Sacrifice? It remains unknown to this day.

Pollen appeared in this world after evolution became impossible and the path was broken, displaying spirituality. Although it intertwines with other substances and carries potential risks, it is undeniable that this path might have revealed something.

Chu Feng said, "I believe in this theory. Spiritual particles may not necessarily be left by heroic spirits, but they have indeed accumulated and exist in the soil, floating throughout this world, reflected in the pollen. We are now using them to promote our evolution and forge a completely new path."

Yu Shang nodded. In the past, these matters were far removed from them, and he saw no point in discussing them further; their cultivation levels were far from sufficient, so what good would conjectures and understanding do?

But now it was different. All the heavens were on the verge of losing their future, and these matters were drawing closer. Nothing was unspeakable, even if it was just conjecture without evidence, it could still be discussed.

"Senior, has anyone reached the end of this path? Has anyone become... an Immortal Emperor? I think not!"

Then, Chu Feng became excited and exhilarated. After speaking these words, he straightened his back, lifted his head, and declared, "I will follow this path to the very end!"

All signs indicated that if one followed a path to its conclusion, and it was complete and brilliant, one should be able to produce—an Immortal Emperor!

This Dao fruit was the ultimate, representing unparalleled power throughout ancient and modern times!

"I'm not afraid of decay, or growing extra heads or other things. If that happens, I'll just smack them all back one by one. I'm going to keep going down this path; I won't change routes anymore!"

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