Gods Vanish on a Cloudy Day
Chapter 4 Truly and Utterly Deflated! (6400)
The Realm of Hundun is not a world with a fixed history or a fixed flow of time.
It constantly changes, influenced by the will of many top-tier Great Sages and Supreme Sects. Furthermore, the Realm of Hundun itself dislikes stable events. Even if no one alters it, it will create all sorts of anomalous situations.
For example, on Earth, there's a manga called Detective Conan. The specific content of the manga isn't important. What matters is that it has been serialized for over a decade. Christmas and New Year have passed countless times, and the number of murders and various cases that have occurred is countless.
But in reality, the in-story time of the manga has only been about ten months!
Ten months. How many springs and autumns have passed? How many holidays have passed? How many recap episodes and swimsuit episodes have there been?
But these logical inferences are meaningless. It's just ten months.
Is it reasonable? No. Is it chaotic? Very chaotic.
This is the anomaly caused by many powerful figures and the world itself on the internal time of the Realm of Hundun. The internal time flow of the Realm of Hundun is non-linear and illogical. The time flow of each floating island ruled by a powerful figure is different, and it can change at any time, like different worlds in a multiverse.
"I see… By influencing time and space, artificially dividing it, the strong in the Realm of Hundun are also trying to create a 'prototype of a multiverse'."
Listening to Zhu Diwen's narration, Su Zhou nodded thoughtfully.
Although it sounds complicated, in reality, this kind of chaotic time flow is the norm in the multiverse.
The time of Universe A has passed for hundreds of years, while Universe B has only passed for decades. This is a very common situation. For example, when he went to the Divine Tree World, wasn't it just one or two years on Earth, but 150 years had already passed in the Divine Tree World?
Many people worry that under this time flow, the technology and cultivation speed of Universe A will be several times that of Universe B. If Universe A wants to invade Universe B, then Universe B will have no power to fight back.
But in reality, because they are located in different spacetime coordinate domains, Universe A cannot even discover the existence of Universe B. The void is not such a simple and easy place. Even a Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) expert, who thinks the void is empty, may actually contain countless universes that are simply not in the same coordinate domain.
Only by obtaining elements related to 'eternity' can one penetrate all the different relative time flows of the multiverse void, completely see the spacetime truth of the multiverse, and thus comprehend the infinity of the multiverse.
In other words, this is a cultivation method from 'eternity' to 'infinity'—and dividing many spacetime coordinate domains and creating a multiverse prototype is itself a kind of 'absolute.'
"Very good."
Therefore, in a situation where Zhu Diwen didn't understand at all, Su Zhou, who had already seen through the true essence of the design behind the Realm of Hundun, nodded in praise, "The powerful figures in the Realm of Hundun should not be underestimated! This is to touch the truth of the power of transcendents, and I can gain a lot of inspiration."
"If those Divine Kings of the Joyful Cosmos truly become eternal, perhaps they will try to walk this path, yearning for greater power."
"But it is more likely that those stupid bastards won't even think of this and will just slack off and enjoy themselves."
Su Zhou's own Zhuzhou Heaven is based on 'infinity,' then penetrates 'eternity,' and finally arrives at 'absolute.' That is the foundation of Su Zhou, and it can also be said to be the manifestation of his Dao fruit.
Of course, Zhu Diwen doesn't understand these things.
The bewildered crystal giant elephant is still confused. He only talked about some special phenomena in the Realm of Hundun that are different from other regions of the multiverse. Why can this Primal Candle Dragon see through so many truths that even he doesn't fully understand?
[In, in short]
Calming down, Zhu Diwen took a breath and slowly said: [If you are willing to come to the Realm of Hundun, I can represent Tianyou Underworld Sea and the Three Supreme Sects…]
"No need."
Su Zhou waved his hand, not caring about this at all.
On the contrary, he turned his head and looked at the multiverse void with interest, "A group of history and time changers… Unlike the Divine Kings, they achieved this miracle with their own power, and not alone, but a group."
"This is interesting," the young man said, "As expected of Yala's primal world!"
Turning his head, Su Zhou continued to walk and talk with Zhu Diwen, "You can change history and reshape eras, right?"
[Accurately speaking, we only increase]
And Zhu Diwen cautiously used his words: [We don't change anything that already exists, we just increase in the infinite time and space of the Realm of Hundun—each time a strong person appears, there will be an extra floating island continent with independent time flow, which can perhaps be regarded as a world, but…]
Speaking of this, Zhu Diwen raised his head and looked around at the Cage of Worlds. This Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) peak expert sincerely praised: [Your design is equally ingenious! I think that if we combine the two, we might be able to truly create a miniature multiverse…]
"Yes." Su Zhou remained noncommittal. "After all, the Bearing-World Scale I cultivate is constructed from such independent worlds, the Cage of Worlds. If we add the power of the Time Horn to change time at will, perhaps it is the prototype you mentioned."
Undying Blood represents eternity, Bearing-World Scale represents infinity, and Time Horn represents the absolute… Of course, this is just Su Zhou's personal view. Perhaps in the eyes of other cultivators, these great inheritances each have their own different aspects, the number of which is infinite, but for him, Yala's three great inheritances have this meaning.
Different time flow coordinate systems are constantly changing, naturally giving rise to infinite spacetime changes, but Su Zhou does not want to achieve the absolute by playing with time in this way, so he denies this possibility.
"Only era changes can reshape everything?"
He continued to ask, and Zhu Diwen honestly replied: [Yes, only era changes can reshape everything]
"The Five Supreme Sages?"
[Yes, every era change is because a Supreme Sage has achieved enlightenment—in order to achieve their 'Dao,' they will eliminate all Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) who intend to oppose them, so that the entire Realm of Hundun only has one ultimate observer who can change the past and future… Only in this way can the era be changed]
[They are very powerful, far beyond ordinary Hedao (Harmony of the Dao). Many people often say… they are only one step away from the Primordial Torrent, or perhaps they are already a part of the Primordial Torrent? But in any case, the Five Supreme Sages, other than the final killing and the initial creation, basically do not exist at other points in time. They are located at the original point in time of the Realm of Hundun and will never move forward to the future]
Zhu Diwen was a little confused. Most of the things Su Zhou asked about were common sense. Even if you haven't been to the Realm of Hundun, as long as you inquire a little, you should be able to collect this information.
There's no need to pull him, a local expert from the Realm of Hundun, over for questioning!
But common sense is the clue that contains the most information and has a traceable path.
"Very good."
At this point, Su Zhou roughly understood the specific structure of the Realm of Hundun. He smiled slightly and nodded to Zhu Diwen, "Thank you for the information you provided."
"One last question," the young man said, "According to you, all the beings in the Realm of Hundun live on floating islands… then."
"What exactly is the land of Hundun?"
Zhu Diwen was silent.
He lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Su Zhou's eyes.
After a long time, he spoke softly.
[Taboo]
He murmured: [That is a taboo]
Su Zhou narrowed his eyes.
He said, "I understand."
He said, "You can leave."
…
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [Poked 'Astounding Intellect']
[Astounding Intellect]: [What's up? What's the matter?]
[Astounding Intellect]: [Let me say in advance, I don't have any extra fertilizer here. Also, the Bee People are my dependents. Only if they want to go to your poor place to reclaim land can they go. If you really like them, I can give you the bloodline root data of the Bee People. You can create them yourself]
[Astounding Intellect]: [But it's quite strange. You've actually changed your temperament and would proactively chat with others privately instead of flooding the group. Is there something important?]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [No, I met the group leader today]
[Astounding Intellect]: [Huh?! The Fertilizer Official went to find you? Why? He only leaves a clone to look after his personal world and Earth. Most of the time, he stays in his big prison and does hard labor with Hongshi. How would he have time to find you?]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [A strong person from the Realm of Hundun came to find me, saying he wanted to use me to contact the group leader… and then the group leader followed the internet cable and took him away]
[Astounding Intellect]: [Damn! Hahahaha, how dare these people do this to the Fertilizer Official's group members? Don't they know that although every Candle Dragon is not a descendant of the Primal Candle Dragon, the Candle Dragon is always with them?]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [They know, but they didn't expect the group leader to really be observing everyone in real-time… In short, after the strong person from the Realm of Hundun who came to find me was captured by the group leader, the three thousand realms of Hundun seemed to have exploded]
[Astounding Intellect]: [Did they come to make trouble for you? Don't be afraid. The Fertilizer Official will definitely help you. If it really doesn't work, I'll go find him later. He definitely won't sit idly by!]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [No, I'm starting to have sweet dew falling from the sky and golden lotuses springing from the earth (physically). Experts from all walks of life who don't even know where they're from are frantically pouring spiritual energy into my Celestial Age Realm. I can vaguely hear the preaching sounds of many Hedao (Harmony of the Dao). Just now, I received at least fifty anonymous Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) private messages. They asked me what kind of natural treasures I wanted, and they would just airdrop them down later]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [I'm very scared, very terrified. My place is about to be catalyzed into a high-spiritual-energy world, but I haven't finished learning the course "On the Construction of Pan-High-Magic World Civilizations." What if the civilization system collapses? I don't know how to refuse, so I can only come and ask Senior for advice]
[Astounding Intellect]: [?]
[Astounding Intellect]: [The Fertilizer Official's influence is much bigger than I thought!]
[Astounding Intellect]: [You should just refuse first. They wouldn't dare to force it… The Fertilizer Official should be chatting with that guy from the Realm of Hundun right now. Oh, wait, that guy from the Realm of Hundun is gone]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [Gone?]
[Astounding Intellect]: [Yes, he seems to have been sent back by the Fertilizer Official… Wait a minute, the Fertilizer Official is also going out!]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [The group leader is also going out?]
[Astounding Intellect]: [Yes… and the Fertilizer Official said he's going to find you]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [Me?]
[Tree That's Not Good at Sports]: [Ah, he's already here!]
…
The first to arrive was only Zhu Diwen.
With a burst of silver light, Zhu Diwen, who had originally disappeared from the Celestial Age Realm, returned to the same spot as before.
The Prison-Suppressing Divine Elephant, who had transformed back into a crystal giant elephant, was obviously a little dazed. He came and went as quickly as lightning. Not to mention understanding the Primal Candle Dragon's great divine power, he didn't even see it. He had already crossed endless spacetime and arrived from the Candle Dragon Heaven to the vicinity of the Realm of Hundun.
[Incredible… It's as if all the processes were completely omitted. This is almost ignoring all causality. How can there be such a divine power…]
Until Zhu Diwen sensed the communication released by many Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) experts, he was still in shock—the power of the Primal Candle Dragon, the more he saw it, the more frightened he became, because it was definitely not a power that ordinary Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) could understand. It was as if as long as he learned it, he could comprehend an element of transcendence.
But he also understood something about it… It wasn't that this divine power was unbelievable, but that the Primal Candle Dragon itself possessed the power of infinity and eternity. Just like a house containing 'near-infinite' rooms and a house with 'infinitely many rooms' were completely different concepts, infinity itself could turn decay into magic.
He was somewhat immersed in this profound comprehension until a communication originating from the Tianyou Underworld Sea broke the silence.
[Zhu Diwen, where did you go just now?]
Zhu Diwen woke up from his comprehension. He didn't feel regret because he really couldn't understand it. The Divine Elephant sensed the existence at the other end of the communication and knew that the other party was Yan Mojie, the Dao Lord of the Tianyou Underworld Sea in this generation.
So he coughed, his body flickered, and he returned to the multiverse void.
The moment Zhu Diwen arrived in the multiverse void, he saw endless divine officials flashing around him. It was an anomaly caused by dozens of Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) experts originating from various inheritances gathered here, and the leader among them was Yan Mojie.
Yan Mojie was a formless 'karma.' His true body was not any matter, but the causal karma flowing in all things, a formless and immaterial information life form. He was born in the immeasurable kalpas of a universe and came to the Realm of Hundun. After experiencing a Supreme Sage tribulation, he eventually became the Dao Lord of the Tianyou Underworld Sea.
Sensing the arrival of the Dao Lord, Zhu Diwen lowered his head slightly. He calmed his mind and replied, [I just… at the invitation of the Primal Candle Dragon, arrived at his 'Candle Dragon Heaven']
[No wonder]
Yan Mojie understood. [Just now, we used all kinds of divination methods, but we couldn't find out where you were… So you were taken to his own realm by that Primordial Torrent Venerable. This is also difficult for you]
After a pause, this Dao Lord said again: [Then… what exactly did that Primal Candle Dragon do to you? Why did he invite you to the Candle Dragon Heaven?]
Of course, in addition to Yan Mojie, there were other Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) experts who asked questions, but their information was blocked by Yan Mojie.
In the final analysis, this was a private matter of the Tianyou Underworld Sea.
[No]
But at this moment, another calm and indifferent aura containing the qi of ultimate severance arrived, breaking Yan Mojie's blockade: [This is not a private matter of your Tianyou Underworld Sea, but also a matter of my Moshi Extinction Dao]
Before the words were finished, a deity who was completely black but gave people an endless sense of holiness stepped forward. Black is infinite, absolute black is the aggregation of infinite light, infinite worlds, and infinite information. This black deity is itself a huge and solid universe incarnation. It can be vaguely seen that in the depths of this black universe body, formless and colorless, indescribable flames are slowly burning. The slight light that radiates from it reflects the brilliance of infinite star rivers and crystal walls in this black universe.
It was the Dao Lord of this era of the Moshi Extinction Dao, Qing Jialuoyan.
[Friend Zhu Diwen, you have the aura of my Moshi Extinction Dao on you]
Although the Extinction Dao Lord's tone was indifferent, his behavior was extremely polite. He first bowed to Yan Mojie and the Divine Elephant to express his apologies for interrupting, and then said: [May I ask, friend, have you seen a practitioner of my Dao in that Candle Dragon Heaven?]
There is no subordinate relationship between the strong among the various Daos and Supreme Sects of the Realm of Hundun. The strongest is also the one who leads the Great Dao forward, who is called the Dao Lord, and the others are all Dao friends, and they are all 'practitioners of the Dao.' There is no hierarchy of status.
[Yes. Friend Tuo Xu Sheng is currently being held in Candle Dragon Heaven, but there is no need to worry. Friend Tuo Xu Sheng has found his own path to transcendence. The imprisonment of the Primal Candle Dragon and Hongshi is an opportunity for him to achieve enlightenment]
Zhu Diwen returned the courtesy. At this moment, he recalled what he had seen and heard in the Candle Dragon Heaven and couldn't help but sigh: [That Primal Candle Dragon is worthy of his claim. He is truly a being who upholds love and justice, hope and belief… In addition to Friend Tuo Xu Sheng, I also saw an extraterrestrial expert who seemed to be practicing the Dao of Twilight. He had already reached the edge of transcendence, but he resolutely decided to reincarnate and rebuild, burning his entire body, flesh, soul, and Great Dao, returning to heaven and earth, and repaying karma]
Speaking of this, Zhu Diwen raised his long nose, which was the Prison-Suppressing Divine Elephant's gesture of respect. He said seriously: [The Primal Candle Dragon didn't do anything to me. On the contrary, I gained a lot. In addition, he also asked some basic information about the Realm of Hundun]
[I think that for a strong person who can directly grab me from the vicinity of the three thousand realms to the Candle Dragon Heaven, that information is something that can be known with a single thought and is not harmful to us]
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) experts immediately became noisy. Even the two Dao Lords couldn't help but fall silent.
[Is that so?]
[What exactly does that Primal Candle Dragon intend to do?]
[Even practitioners of the Dao of Twilight can be summoned… ]
[If the Primal Candle Dragon wants to come to our realm, how should we treat him?]
[Zhu Diwen] Yan Mojie spoke first. The Dao Lord's tone became serious: [What is the Primal Candle Dragon's attitude towards us Hundun… what is his attitude towards our Tianyou Underworld Sea?]
He vaguely sensed something was wrong.
A Primordial Torrent, even the Realm of Hundun must treat with caution. Not to mention the Twelve Supreme Sects, even the Twelve Dao Domains behind them could only be said to be self-preserving in the face of the Primal Candle Dragon.
Only the true foundations behind the Dao Domains, and the 'Five Supreme Sages' at the very top of the Realm of Hundun, might be able to communicate with that Primal Candle Dragon on an equal footing.
[Uh]
Zhu Diwen hesitated for a moment. He looked around and saw the familiar faces of many Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) experts, as well as their cautious gazes looking towards that Celestial Age Realm, intending to peek, but not daring to really touch the Primal Candle Dragon's 'descendants.'
But remembering the last words the Primal Candle Dragon said to him, this Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) expert still honestly repeated them.
[He said]
Zhu Diwen opened his mouth: [He will prepare for a while and then come to the Realm of Hundun]
As soon as these words came out, many strong people breathed a sigh of relief.
—It seems that the Primordial Torrent is not omnipotent after all…
—The need to prepare means that the Primal Candle Dragon is also wary of the power of the Realm of Hundun?
—What should we do now? Should we also prepare to welcome the arrival of another Primordial Torrent after countless years?
The thoughts of the Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) collided in the void, and many floating worlds were even born from them.
Zhu Diwen calmly watched this scene and then said the last, and most important, passage.
[Then] He said: [He will arrest all the 'criminals' in the Realm of Hundun, whether they are ordinary people or Hedao (Harmony of the Dao), whether they are strong or weak, and send them all to the Candle Dragon Heaven]
[No matter who]
The noisy void became silent.
Then, there was an even greater uproar, a chaotic wave of information containing anger, fear, unwillingness, and resistance!
—What does this Primal Candle Dragon mean?!
—Arrest? Who gave him the right to arrest?
—Does this Primal Candle Dragon think he is the law of the multiverse? How can there be such an arrogant existence!
—What does he think we are!
Even Yan Mojie and Qing Jialuoyan revealed a hint of dissatisfaction and doubt—the Primal Candle Dragon had never had any contact with the Realm of Hundun before, so why did he make this announcement, this declaration that was almost going to be at odds with all the strong people in the entire Realm of Hundun?
Yan Mojie pondered: [No matter who… ?]
He smiled: [Perhaps it is precisely this incredibility that makes him the Primordial Torrent, while we are only at the peak of Hedao (Harmony of the Dao)]
[Even the Primal Candle Dragon cannot so arrogantly declare others guilty—he himself may be a kind of evil]
Qing Jialuoyan put his palms together, He said lightly: [However, since he has already declared this, then it seems that we do need to summon the other Ten Supreme Sect Dao Domains to discuss how to deal with the arrival of the Primal Candle Dragon]
At this moment, the many Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) experts in the void seemed to be planning to disperse and go to the core of their Dao Domains to report what they had seen and heard this time.
But at this moment.
"Good evening, everyone."
A silver door opened, and a figure walked out slowly from it.
Sensing the surging, mighty aura that was exactly like the Primordial Torrent, all the Hedao (Harmony of the Dao), all the strong people who were planning to leave, were stunned and turned their heads to look in the direction of the silver light shining.
And that figure smiled and looked at all the existences looking at him with malice, curiosity, or other various emotions, and then slowly opened his mouth: "I seem to smell the scent of time players here. They seem to think they haven't committed a crime and can't be arrested."
"Truly underestimated!"
"Let me tell you," the young man said in a regretful and emphasized tone, and then raised his fist: "The truth of this multiverse!"
At this moment, all the strong people widened their eyes and looked terrified, and Yan Mojie and Qing Jialuoyan roared, their bodies bursting with divine light, seemingly wanting to resist.
[This is a madman!][Quick, inform the other Hundun Dao Domains, there is…]
It was too late.
In the next instant, all the Hedao (Harmony of the Dao) of the Realm of Hundun located in the void were submerged in the vast and mighty cyan-purple radiance.
Only the voice of the Primal Candle Dragon echoed in this void.
"The power of love is infinite!"
——Realm of Hundun——
——Before distant times——
——Original Source Point of Time——
Five existences opened their eyes.