Kapitel 228: There's a Monster Hidden in the River of Time
The sky was getting darker.
Bai Jie left a gift of twenty thousand spirit stones as a token of respect. After respectfully taking his leave, he turned and left.
Chen Xia sat alone in the courtyard. Looking at the sky, he slowly stood up, entered the house, and carried out the sleeping big yellow dog. He placed it on a chair, facing the moonlight directly.
He had discussed with Zhang Daoming and they thought that just sunbathing wasn't enough. It would lead to an unbalanced intake of "nutrition." The dog also needed to absorb some moonlight.
Zhang Daoming walked out of the house slowly, his hands behind his back. His body was a bit hunched. He shook his head and frowned. "How much longer is this dog going to sleep?"
"I don't know," Chen Xia replied, shaking his head. He patted the dog's head and called out, "Are you asleep? If you are, say something."
The big yellow dog kept its eyes closed, clearly not falling for this.
Chen Xia shook his head. "It seems it's really asleep."
"Sure it is. It's been sleeping for decades. And what about this 'Vast Paragon Emperor'? Even if it really is a Vast Paragon Emperor, I'd still kick its butt. I've been waiting for so many years," Zhang Daoming said with a cold snort. As he spoke, he actually gave a big kick forward, almost splitting the seam of his cloth shoes.
"I'll cheer you on then. If it doesn't work out, I can even send you off," Chen Xia said considerately.
"That would really be a bother to you," Zhang Daoming replied politely.
"It's okay. Anyway, your pension will be mine," Chen Xia said honestly. He was all about being straightforward.
Zhang Daoming let out a chuckle but didn't reply. He turned to look at the big yellow dog. After staring at it for a while, he let out a sigh.
"This thing used to make so much noise. Suddenly, it's quiet, and it's really hard to get used to."
"A bit," Chen Xia agreed. He stood next to the sleeping big yellow dog and looked up at the moon with Zhang Daoming.
The moon in the realm wasn't very bright. It was somewhat dim. The moonlight seemed to shine through several layers of film, casting a hazy glow.
"Ch... Ch... Chen Xia?" A weak voice sounded.
Chen Xia's brows shot up. He turned to look.
In the hazy moonlight, the big yellow dog opened its eyes slightly and looked at him, chuckling softly.
"Your... Your horse is doing really well."
Was it still thinking about playing chess?
Zhang Daoming frowned, looking a bit speechless.
Chen Xia nodded. "It's indeed a remarkable move."
The man and the dog really started chatting. Zhang Daoming stood aside, feeling rather helpless, but there was a smile on his face.
"I... I had a dream," the big yellow dog said slowly in a weak voice. "I dreamed that I became a Paragon Emperor and stood in the starry sky, facing the siege of a million cultivators."
"But... But I don't want to be any Paragon Emperor. I just want to play chess."
Zhang Daoming rolled his eyes. Was it really stuck on this chess thing?
"These million cultivators all wanted to kill me. I couldn't see their faces clearly, and I didn't know who they were," the big yellow dog continued.
"My body wouldn't listen to me. I fought all the way through and headed towards the far end of the galaxy. I thought that as long as I reached the far end of the galaxy, I could come back and play chess again."
"But I didn't win."
There was a touch of disappointment in the big yellow dog's tone. It lowered its head and said softly,
"I seemed to have entered a hazy river. My body and consciousness became like nothingness. I gritted my teeth, trying to swim out of the river."
"Because you made a move, and it's my turn."
"I'll go set it up right away. Wait a moment," Chen Xia said softly, his voice hazy in the night.
"No need. After waking up, I realized that I don't want to play chess anymore," the big yellow dog said, its tone becoming gentle.
"I just wanted to see you."
It pursed its lips and continued, "I don't know if I'm the big yellow dog or the Vast Paragon Emperor. Memories keep flooding into my mind..."
Its eyes began to emit light, a pale blue glow at first, which then gradually turned into a deep blue, like the darkest depths of the starry sky.
At the edge of the realm, in the Fifth Forbidden Zone.
The distorted figure gathering a million dao spiritual patterns became more and more distinct. Its eyes were constantly looking towards the center. It spoke in a deep voice,
"The main body and the inner demon. Two great eras of time. That old Taoist must have calculated this. That's why he made me enter the realm to become the nourishment for the Vast Enlightened Emperor!"
Its tone became more and more resentful. "Although I'm an inner demon, I'm not one to fight or grab. I voluntarily separated from the main body, but you, this old Taoist, want to scheme against me like this. You want the Vast Enlightened Emperor? I won't let you have your way!"
It gritted its teeth and roared angrily again, "As soon as he wakes up, I'll send him out. Let him come to you, this old Taoist, and cause trouble. You dared to scheme like this back then. The Vast Emperor will never forgive you!"
This was like using the most imposing tone to say the most ruthless words.
Inner demons are considered bad for cultivators, but inner demons themselves are not truly bad.
They care about the main body more than anyone else because the inner demon is a part of oneself.
The reason why cultivators want to get rid of inner demons is that the appearance of an inner demon can disrupt the mind. Many perceptions and understandings will become confused under the influence of the inner demon.
As a result, a cultivator who is usually very polite can become overbearing after being affected by an inner demon, becoming a completely different person.
This is not conducive to a cultivator's enlightenment and cultivation. Over time, they may even become more and more like the inner demon.
These are all negative effects, which is why cultivators seek to eliminate inner demons.
No wonder the Lord of the Fifth Forbidden Zone was so angry. He had already separated himself from the main body, but that old Taoist still wouldn't let him go and continued to scheme like this.
The Lord of the Fifth Forbidden Zone knew very little about the origin of that old Taoist. He only knew that it was related to the Great Xuandu. It seemed to be an unparalleled existence who had been reborn through several great eras.
Such unparalleled figures are rare. One can count them on one hand in the Great Heavens. They are even more powerful than ordinary emperors.
Presumably, that old Taoist was still sitting in meditation in the Great Xuandu, guarding the peerless divine arts within. It was really selfish. He couldn't learn them himself, and he wouldn't let others learn either.
What a nuisance.
The Lord of the Fifth Forbidden Zone cursed in his heart. He looked towards the horizon, and his resentment grew stronger.
It was this damned realm's restrictions. Otherwise, he would have already become an emperor and gone out to settle the old score with that old Taoist.
It was all the result of that old Taoist's long-planned schemes.
This realm was said to be the connection point of all the worlds, but in fact, it was just a huge formation suppressing the Heavenly Dao. This was done to delay the end-time reckoning and extend the great era.
The result of extending the great era was that there would be fewer and fewer high-level cultivators. Since the Heavenly Dao didn't conduct the reckoning, the total amount of opportunities and luck in the world was limited. With the great era not ending and more and more cultivators, each one would get less. Thus, there would be fewer and fewer high-level cultivators.
This was the result that the old Taoist wanted. The Lord of the Fifth Forbidden Zone didn't know the specific reason. He once thought of a possibility.
That was that the old Taoist wanted to replace the Heavenly Dao.
But he quickly dismissed this speculation because, with the old Taoist's level, he wasn't strong enough to replace the Heavenly Dao. Even if the Heavenly Dao was weakened to the extreme, the old Taoist still wouldn't dare to confront it head-on.
The Lord of the Fifth Forbidden Zone had once met a cultivator who was qualified to replace the Heavenly Dao. It was a chance encounter.
After separating from the main body, he wandered in the realm. Since then, he had been searching for the trace of the main body. As a result, he learned many time secret techniques and traveled through the time river many times. During this period, he met quite a few important figures.
However, due to the limitations of time, they just exchanged a glance. The ancient emperors and celestial kings in the time river posed no threat to him.
Until one day, as he was flowing backward along the time river, the time river suddenly split open, revealing a pitch-black portal. There were four skulls inlaid on the threshold. The Lord of the Fifth Forbidden Zone sensed the remaining aura of emperors on them.
These were the skulls of four emperors!
A fierce chill ran through his heart.
Slowly, a hand carrying countless starry universes stretched out from the portal. It pointed slightly at him and said indifferently,
"You're on the wrong path."
The time river instantly fell into a deathly silence, pitch-black. He felt as if he had experienced an eternity, yet it also seemed like just a moment. His spiritual sense returned to his body.
The Lord of the Fifth Forbidden Zone didn't know who that person was. He only knew that it was the most terrifying existence he had ever seen. It could affect the entire time river and even send him away within it.
Fortunately, this terrifying figure didn't have the intention to kill. Otherwise, he would surely have died in the time river.
Since then, the Lord of the Fifth Forbidden Zone had never set foot in the time river again. He didn't even have the thought of peeking into it.
He understood...
There was a monster hidden in the time river.
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