Chapter 1976: Turbid

“Thump, thump!”“Thump, thump!”The low, slow heartbeat echoed from the Crossroads, and also resonated within the Realm of Lamenting Emperors.This Secret Realm of the Saint Emperor was no longer what it once was.Birds sang and flowers bloomed everywhere, lush vegetation thrived, and a bright “White Sun” hung in the sky. Bathed in life force, wild beasts could be seen running on the ground and birds soaring through the air, presenting a vibrant scene.In the past, the Realm of Lamenting Emperors, though teeming with life, had only one will—that of Bei Huai.But now, all traces belonging to Bei Huai had been eliminated. The birds and beasts were born naturally, cutting short countless years of evolutionary time.And this “influence” accelerating life’s evolution undoubtedly came from the “White Sun” high in the sky.

“Excellent, everything is under control…”The crown of the Great World Huai tree rustled, similarly growing towards the sun.Everyone believed that Yao Zu Shennong Baicao could not survive without the Great World Huai tree, but that was not true.Like the existence of Gui Zu, this was also an illusion—using time to stack falsehoods into facts, making people firmly believe them.In reality, as early as after the Divine War, Yao Zu had completed the absorption of the Path of Reincarnation, only getting stuck at the final step before breakthrough.He combined two into one, and one into zero, placing them together to guard against Mo Zu’s awareness and to await an opportunity sufficient for the birth of a new Heavenly Realm.This opportunity would also follow Mo Zu’s guidance, and when the pigs of each family matured, it would collectively trigger Cui Yin, making it subjectively want to enter the Saint God Continent and claim a share.Thus, Cui Yin, skilled in guidance, would not detect the pre-arranged scheme; Mo Zu, who had long laid out the plan, would be even less aware that Yao Zu Shennong Baicao had been playing a game within a game from beginning to end.

If things went awry, and the worst outcome occurred.Gui Zu had been thrown out, and that decoy was now useless. The Realm of Lamenting Emperors would be the next decoy.If Mo Zu sensed trouble and tried to exert force to disrupt his return to zero, Yao Zu could even abandon this Realm of Lamenting Emperors.He could then use the Great World Huai as his true body, perform a golden cicada shedding its shell in front of Mo Zu, stalling for time so that his true body could successfully return to zero.Evidently, the situation had not escalated to such an extreme.Therefore, within the “White Sun’s” embrace, Yao Zu, who was completing the final step of integrating life and reincarnation, was able to exclaim:“Everything is under control!”

Ba Zun’an’s new path relied too heavily on talent.Yao Zu, being mature and steady, ultimately chose to steadily return to zero and proceed according to plan.And Yao Zu, currently integrating and returning to zero, was not as weak as Bei Huai in his weakened state. He still had enough energy to monitor the main battlefield on the Saint God Continent.He could easily see the power struggle of Mo Zu’s body at the power level after You Yuan and Shen Yi merged into the San Jie Shen Yi state.Naturally, the spirit of Mo Zu in Jian Lou and the will of Mo Zu in Shi Dian had to rush forward to combine, in order to maintain their years-long plan.After gracefully retreating, Yao Zu, with a high vantage point, understood more clearly than anyone that after the three-in-one combination, Mo Zu would be equivalent to resurrection.Furthermore, unlike the calamity that occurred after Cui Yin’s resurrection in the Divine Ruins, Mo Zu had also secretly stolen Jian Zu’s power during his dormant period, nurturing a demonized fetal origin mother coffin.Yao Zu did not worry about the three-in-one Mo Zu.Because with Shen Yi present, Mo Zu would likely be delayed and waste a lot of time. It was that coffin that made him extremely wary.“The fetal origin mother coffin, it was hidden extremely deep…”After the Divine War, Mo Zu’s body was shattered, forcing him to self-imprison himself within this coffin, in order to rise again.Ran Ming then blessed the coffin with the power of beheading gods, making it difficult for Mo Zu’s body to reappear.Later, Ran Ming’s Dao perished, and as time passed, the fetal origin mother coffin mutated and returned to Mo Zu’s control.Shen Yi’s strike not only awakened Mo Zu’s body, but also Yao Zu, who was observing the battlefield.He discovered that this coffin was not only the fundamental seal for Mo Zu’s body, but also the source for repairing Mo Zu’s body’s power. It had also demonized a power capable of sealing ancestral gods who returned to zero.Undoubtedly, Mo Zu did not want to waste the fetal origin mother coffin on Shen Yi. This coffin was prepared for himself.“What a pity…”Within the White Sun, Yao Zu chuckled softly.This was the benefit of retreating early. What was lost in one place was gained in another.He didn’t obtain Nian Dao, and coincidentally escaped from Mo Zu’s fangs, leaving Shen Yi to face this coffin.The best outcome, of course, was that Mo Zu would be pushed to a corner and forced to use the fetal origin mother coffin to seal Shen Yi.Thus, the divine artifact he had prepared to deal with himself after returning to zero would be wasted on a small worm.“Everything is actually developing in a good direction?”This wonderful situation made Yao Zu’s Dao heart even more unhindered.The only slightly annoying thing was that Bei Huai ultimately refused to give up, continuing to insist on assimilating with him, and put his foolish path into action.At the Crossroads, when Shen Yi smashed open the inverted pagoda, Bei Huai took the opportunity to seize control of Tian Ren Wu Shuai. Yao Zu saw all of this.He naturally knew Bei Huai’s thoughts.First, seize the Devouring Body, then consume the life elixirs throughout the continent, and launch the attack when he returned to zero to seize the Dao.However, Bei Huai didn’t know that the Gui Beast was nurtured by him, but he was nurtured by Yao Zu. How could the mother not know what the child was plotting?How could Yao Zu be unprepared?When that step arrived, this minor “unexpected development” would, while being eliminated, quickly gather power from various backup plans and provide strength for the creation of the new Heavenly Realm.Even this slight “annoyance” still fell within Yao Zu’s plan, which could be called “global control”!

However, he hadn’t expected an unexpected variable to emerge midway.A Tian Ji formation actually appeared, severing the life induction between him and Bei Huai.“No matter.”That formation either came from Gan Shi Dao Clan, but the Dao Clan’s calculations were deep, yet lacked sufficient power to unleash the bursts of power like Ba Zun’an or Shen Yi, and ultimately could not achieve great things. Yao Zu did not pay it any mind.Or it came from Xu Xiao Shou. Although Xu Xiao Shou was the chosen successor of Ming Zu, his strength lay in “Ming Zu’s choice,” not in Xu Xiao Shou himself. In the grand scheme of things, he could not shake it in the slightest.The answer was no different from what he expected.Although Bei Huai had been greatly weakened after his fundamental resources were taken away, and similarly lacked explosive power, he was not someone who could be defeated by petty thieves.After all, he was the first genius to be titled Saint Emperor in the Era of the Ten Venerables. Bei Huai’s talent was naturally above Dao Qiong Cang and Xu Xiao Shou.No matter who created the Tian Ji formation, when he sensed Bei Huai emerging from the formation with the Devouring Body and beginning to secretly consume forbidden fruit in Bei Hai, Yao Zu couldn’t help but laugh.He was like an observer from outside the game, smiling as an ant scurried left and right within the circle he had drawn, persistently trying to break free from its cage.Little did he know that the moment the ant was full, was the moment he would crush it.“Fortune and misfortune are intertwined.”Although the variable of the Tian Ji formation couldn’t even be considered a misfortune.Yao Zu, however, through this formation, noticed the Si Ling Shan Saint Palace Formation.He suddenly realized that he had also fallen victim to the forgetting guidance—Mo Zu’s three-in-one combination was first, followed by the Saint Ancestor’s resurrection, which must begin with the “Origin Crystal” of the Saint Palace!After careful thought, he relaxed again.He was already in the process of returning to zero. Mo Zu, hindered by Shen Yi, would struggle to achieve even a three-in-one combination. After that, he would still need to devour the Saint Ancestor’s primordial power to truly integrate the Dao and return to zero.Who was faster? Who was slower?The answer was self-evident.Even so, Yao Zu’s focus remained on Mo Zu and the Saint Ancestor.He couldn’t intervene with Si Ling Shan in his current state.And the one who made the move was Mo Zu. He surmised that besides Si Ling Shan, Mo Zu might have other preparations to shorten his return-to-zero process. Perhaps he could even synchronize with himself in the end, which he had to guard against.Kui Lei Han would ultimately be trapped by the Path of Spirit Refining.Shen Yi, after the enhancement of You Yuan’s power ended, would still be forced back to reality, as there were no ancient martial saint medicines for him to consume in this era.Another Zhan Zu?The person who was violently beaten back then, who could make that mindless brute’s Dao perish, would naturally fundamentally eliminate the possibility of Zhan Zu’s regeneration.Kui Lei Han, Shen Yi, and Cui Yin could not stir up waves. Only Mo Zu might be a variable in the game.Yao Zu’s gaze involuntarily fell upon the Si Ling Shan Formation, which even he could not see through, guessing what was happening within.But soon, his attention was drawn back to that “unexpected development”:“This Bei Huai’s devouring speed is a bit too fast?”“If he continues at this speed, he might drain all the life elixirs in various places before I return to zero.”“The Devouring Body, has it reached such a state?”Yao Zu felt a bit strange, but then thought that the first generation Liu Xu originated from Nuo, so some divine peculiarities were normal, and he let it go.“No major problem. In the end, everything will return to its origin.”

Tian Sang Ling Gong, thatched hut.In the past, the four disciples of the Saint Palace often ate roasted goose, drank yellow wine, and chatted happily in this dilapidated thatched hut.That was the most beautiful period of time.“What a pity…”Time had changed, and things were no longer the same.Ye Xiao Tian opened his eyes from the long wooden bench, gazing at the empty seats of the other three in front of the table, feeling somewhat melancholic.Sang Lao Tou became Gui Fo, his life and death uncertain.Qiao Qian Zhi’s sealed saint pregnancy was surprisingly difficult.He, with his “body of decline,” encountered trouble wherever he went, as if he wasn’t suitable for going out at all.On the contrary, old Xiao, who didn’t become one of the Seven Sword Immortals and didn’t achieve sainthood, wandered around, living the most leisurely and comfortable life, which could even be called “逍遥 (carefree).”Thinking of this, Ye Xiao Tian couldn’t help but fall into confusion.He pushed open the wooden door of the thatched hut, looked out at the twilight, gazed fixedly for a long time, and finally felt some relief, murmuring:“Dao is luck, and also destiny.”“Those who pursue Dao, seize luck and change destiny.”With this realization, the last wisp of demonic energy in his heart dispersed.Just before, Ye Xiao Tian had tried his best to remove the demonic energy from his body. Although some remnants remained, it no longer affected his actions or speech.Gaining enlightenment while gazing at the twilight was an unexpected joy, at least it resolved his current predicament.“Mere demonic energy, trying to defile my state of mind?”Ye Xiao Tian flicked his sleeve and snorted softly, floating high, level with the door frame.As one of the four disciples of the Saint Palace, he had excellent talent and a solid Dao foundation. He was rarely overcome by inner demons; instead, he usually overcame them, and even gained improvement.But these minor improvements were nothing compared to Saint Emperors or Ancestral Gods.Ye Xiao Tian was too lazy to bother with them anymore.His enlightenment was secondary; Old Qiao’s condition was too peculiar. After much thought, he still needed to go and see.“Shun!”With one step, he arrived at the inner courtyard’s back mountain.In this secluded place, he fell into hesitation again, wondering whether to summon a space channel to enter Tian Xuan Men and investigate Old Qiao’s true condition.“With his talent, even if someone is observing his sealing ceremony, it shouldn’t affect him…”“But what’s this strange feeling?”Ye Xiao Tian extended his hand several times, and withdrew it several times.He finally realized that this was a warning from his intuition.So, Old Qiao’s difficult birth wasn’t just peculiar, but very peculiar?“Hiss!”Realizing this, Ye Xiao Tian’s scalp tingled, and he felt a bit like fleeing from Tian Sang Ling Gong.But then he thought, this is my old nest!He had stayed in Ling Gong for so many years before, and nothing had happened here; Tian Xuan Men was also created by him, and Tian Xuan Men was still fine to this day.How could returning to Ling Gong now bring disaster to it?Crows are not bad birds!Although he, Ye Xiao Tian, didn’t announce misfortune, he only brought it. But each time, the misfortune was not caused by him. He was innocent!Believe it, and it exists; don’t believe it, and it doesn’t.For things too mysterious, Ye Xiao Tian chose to respect them.He still didn’t want to personally destroy Tian Sang Ling Gong or Tian Xuan Men, so he decided to stay away from Ling Gong and hide in Tian Sang City.But just as he turned around, a cute little boy appeared in front of him, shoulder to shoulder with him.“Mama…”Ye Xiao Tian stumbled in fright, half a foot instinctively stepping into the spatial turbulence, his movements extremely skilled.After recovering, and seeing who it was, he stopped his escape and said grumpily, “What are you doing?”This was A Jie.Earlier, during the trip to Yun Lun Mountain Range, on Gu Yin Cliff, Ye Xiao Tian retrieved A Jie from Xu Xiao Shou. According to the plan, he was supposed to return to Ling Gong to give A Jie to Qiao Qian Zhi for evolution.Subsequent plans couldn’t keep up with changes. He went on a quick trip to Xu Kong Dao, but it was just a fleeting visit, and Ye Xiao Tian forcefully left the island using spatial Dao.The first thing to do upon returning to Ling Gong was naturally to hand A Jie over to Qiao Qian Zhi. After undergoing vital energy modification and being fitted with the Saint Origin Crystal, A Jie had already reached the half-step Half-Saint level, eagerly awaiting awakening.Qiao Qian Zhi said it needed a stimulus.Ye Xiao Tian couldn’t refuse, so he could only take A Jie and set off again, hoping that A Jie would meet Xu Xiao Shou and receive the stimulus.Who would have thought that this trip out, he did see Xu Xiao Shou, and not just once.But Xu Xiao Shou was truly busy!He was either fighting, or on his way to fight. The most outrageous time, he even single-handedly attacked Yu Jing City.Ye Xiao Tian waited and waited, but couldn’t find a good opportunity. To send A Jie away, he was even forced to act as a thug several times, eventually escalating to being hunted by Saint Emperors.In the end, he was either busy fighting or busy escaping, and A Jie just couldn’t be sent back. It was truly frustrating.Helpless, he returned to Ling Gong and returned A Jie to Qiao Qian Zhi. After all, Old Qiao was half of A Jie’s father.The stimulus, indeed, was not necessarily restricted to Xu Xiao Shou.When Qiao Qian Zhi achieved sainthood, A Jie awakened and also entered the Half-Saint realm. He could freely enter and exit Tian Xuan Men, relaying messages for Old Qiao, asking Zhao Xi Dong to handle various affairs in Ling Gong.

“Perfectly normal.”After mentally reviewing A Jie’s twists and turns, there was indeed nothing peculiar about it.However, Ye Xiao Tian’s vigilance inevitably increased a few notches.He already felt that Tian Xuan Men and Old Qiao were a bit strange, and A Jie hadn’t been sent out since returning from Gu Yin Cliff, just kept circling.Xu Xiao Shou couldn’t get him, and Qiao Qian Zhi had been studying him all along.And A Jie originated from Dao Qiong Cang’s hands, as did the Tian Ji Art. Could it be that Old Qiao’s study of A Jie was influenced by Dao Qiong Cang?No…Dao Qiong Cang, like himself, was only a Half-Saint…A Jie was also given to him by Old Qiao to be sent out, even though he couldn’t be sent out, it was purely because Xu Xiao Shou was too busy…Ye Xiao Tian felt both strange and not strange, it was annoying, so he asked directly:“Old Qiao, are you really okay?”“Mama…”Seeing A Jie shake his head, Ye Xiao Tian felt relieved and returned to the main topic:“I was originally planning to go to Tian Xuan Men to see you, but then I thought better of it. My luck hasn’t been great recently, so I plan to go to Tian Sang City to look around.”“Mama…”A Jie nodded.Ye Xiao Tian blinked, and again felt he had relaxed a bit too quickly.He pointed at A Jie with a strange expression and asked, “You’ve been studying the Tian Ji Art. Could you be involved with Dao Dian Zhu, and be detected by him?”A Jie tilted his head.This time he didn’t speak. After his eyes flickered, his head straightened:“Ye Xiao Tian, could you do me a favor?”Old Qiao’s voice!Ye Xiao Tian’s eyelids twitched. Why did his consciousness suddenly switch out?He knew Qiao Qian Zhi would occasionally switch out his consciousness, but only when Zhao Xi Dong encountered trouble and was completely helpless would he emerge.Achieving sainthood was very important; one had to be fully focused.No matter how talented Old Qiao was, he was, after all, carrying a “big pregnant belly,” so he couldn’t let his consciousness wander around too much.“What favor?”“Please invite someone over.”“Who?” Ye Xiao Tian was curious. This was the first time Qiao Qian Zhi needed an outsider’s help since achieving sainthood. Usually, he would come out to solve problems himself.“Zhong Yuan Zi,” A Jie said, enunciating clearly.“Who?”“Tsk, the Saint God Hall is gone, have you forgotten the Elemental God Envoy? Old Zhong, Zhong Yuan Zi!” A Jie rolled his eyes.Ye Xiao Tian suddenly felt a chill down his spine.It was because he was accustomed to A Jie’s numbness. This was the first time he saw this little boy being so “lively,” and he felt a real sense of terror.It was as if…A Jie had come alive!From a Tian Ji puppet to a true living being!No wonder Bei Huai was forbidden, and Dao Dian Zhu’s research was left on Xu Kong Dao. This art of creating life was truly terrifying… Ye Xiao Tian muttered something about not letting A Jie make expressions, then said:“I have nothing to do anyway, so I can make a trip. But why invite him over?”“There are some questions I’d like to ask.”“Regarding your sainthood?”“Yes.”Usually, at this point, Ye Xiao Tian would back off, otherwise he wouldn’t have been ignorant of Sang Lao Tou’s conspiracy regarding the Saint Slaves for so many years.No matter how good friends they were, it wasn’t appropriate to be too intrusive when it came to the secrets of the Great Dao.But if he didn’t ask now, it would be difficult to connect Old Qiao’s sainthood with the Elemental God Envoy Zhong Yuan Zi.And with the precedent of the Saint Slave Sang Qi Ye, Ye Xiao Tian chose to get to the bottom of it:“What questions?”“Tsk, don’t ask.”“Are you going to tell me or not!”“Even if I told you, you wouldn’t understand.”“If you don’t tell me, then I won’t help!”“Sigh…” A Jie turned his head, glared fiercely at the white-haired Dao child, and said, “It concerns the connection between the ‘Path of Formations’ and the ‘Grand Dao Diagram,’ that is, the essence of the ‘Formation Diagram’ relationship, and also the essence of the relationship between ‘Dao Patterns’ and ‘Diagram Patterns’.”What gibberish… Xiao Tian was stunned for a moment, and indeed didn’t understand. “Never mind.” He waved his hand and turned to leave.“Wait.” A Jie took a step forward, stopping the white-haired Dao child who was not much different in height.“What?”“Or, you could ask Zhao Xi Dong and Rao Yin Yin to invite him. Aren’t you going to enter Tian Xuan Men?”“No, I’m afraid I’ll bring disaster upon you.” Ye Xiao Tian turned back and said, but did not leave immediately.He looked at A Jie, as if waiting for something.A Jie also looked at him, with his two big watery eyes, as if examining something.Ye Xiao Tian moved his hand…Then, he crossed his arms over his chest.A Jie remained motionless from beginning to end, continuing to stare at him.“Do you have anything else to say? Speak up!” Ye Xiao Tian became impatient. He frowned and put his hand to his nose, but paused, neither pinching nor rubbing, and finally took a light breath, exhaled slowly, put down his hand, and continued to wait with crossed arms.A Jie pursed his lips.A Jie’s lips curved slightly, revealing a smile.A Jie waved his hand and said, “Nothing else. You can go. Please invite Old Zhong for me.”“So, I’m going?”“Mm.”Ye Xiao Tian kicked open space, stepping backward into the spatial turbulence, staring at A Jie, as if he always felt A Jie had something to say.A Jie didn’t speak.Ye Xiao Tian took another deep breath, turned around, leaving his back to A Jie.In the inner courtyard’s back mountain, the sound of a gurgling stream could be heard faintly.Ye Xiao Tian opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing, stepping into the spatial turbulence without looking back.But as the spatial turbulence closed, a sound came from behind:“Luck cannot be seized, destiny cannot be changed. Go with the flow.”Was he responding to his own realization in front of the thatched hut? Had he heard it?But…Was that Old Qiao’s voice?Perhaps due to the spatial barrier, Ye Xiao Tian could no longer distinguish clearly.He was in a trance, and in the end, he didn’t know how he walked out of the spatial turbulence. Only that desolate voice echoed in his ears:“Deities are sealed and ancestors are proclaimed, Dao is spoken; more often, the defeated are vanquished and the victors crowned.”“Do not ask the path of future days, for one knows this life’s destiny is murky.”

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