Chapter 636 - 611: The Deepest Insider Information

"Primordial Ancestor, why—why would he eliminate so many mighty beings? Also, Emperor of the Nine Worlds, why would he obey the Primordial Ancestor?"

Tang Feng bombarded with several questions, baffled to the core.

Lu Yan and the others perked up their ears as well; these were their questions too.

In the past, the Emperor of the Nine Worlds had been proclaimed the second most powerful expert in the Origin Continent. His founding of the Nine Generations Heavenly Palace had seen its power grow day by day. It had become a force second only to the Origin Dynasty, and over the years, it had implicitly formed a standoff with the Origin Dynasty.

If the two sides were in competition, why would the Emperor of the Nine Worlds follow orders from the Primordial Ancestor?

"The Primordial Ancestor likely began his grand plan eons ago. All strong native beings of the Origin Continent had invisible prohibitions planted within their souls while their cultivation levels were weak, unbeknownst to them—even the mighty ones themselves were unaware. But as soon as the Primordial Ancestor activated them, those mighty beings would be controlled, their minds influenced, and they would obey the Primordial Ancestor."

Lu Ming said.

The crowd inhaled a cold breath of air.

The Emperor of the Nine Worlds had lived through nine cycles of cultivation. This meant that the Primordial Ancestor had started this scheme at least before nine cycles of cultivation ago.

What was his purpose?

Why would he do this?

For sole domination of the world?

Impossible.

If that was the case, the Primordial Ancestor wouldn’t have needed to go through such trouble, scheming through the ages.

Keep in mind, the Primordial Ancestor had lived for an unknown number of years. There were no creatures older than him in this world, and as the Origin-Ancestor Body, his strength was terrifyingly formidable.

If it was just for sole dominion over the world, he would not have allowed those monsters to grow up. If he had eliminated them before they matured, who could have threatened the position of the Primordial Ancestor?

"To understand the goal of the Primordial Ancestor, you first need to know about the origin of the Origin Continent and the boundless starry sky. Take a look at this."

Having said that, Lu Ming produced a black crystal in his hand and handed it over to Tang Feng, Lu Yan, and the others.

Lu Yan, Tang Feng, and the others placed their hands on the black crystal, channeling their soul power into it.

In the minds of Lu Yan, Tang Feng, and the others, a vision immediately emerged.

In the vision, there was an endless expanse of nothingness.

This nothingness was not the kind between stars or galaxies.

It was true nothingness—without energy, without matter, without space or time—nothingness where nothing existed.

Legend had it that at the edge of the universe, beyond the boundless starry sky, lay nothingness.

But suddenly, within the endless void, a point of light appeared.

And this point of light, in the minds of Lu Yan and others, rapidly expanded. Eventually, they saw clearly what this point of light was.

It was a person, a middle-aged man with a burly stature and cold, piercing eyes.

He stood amidst the void, his height unimaginable. His body bore wounds coated with blood, and with a determined gaze fixed on a certain point in the void, he wielded a long whip, lashing out ferociously.

The whip shimmered with the light of chaos, immeasurable in length. When it struck the void, it blasted open the nothingness, beginning to evolve various materials and energies, even rippling with the vibrations of laws.

Crack, crack, crack...

As the whip continued to lash out, more and more matter and energy were born within the void, akin to the dawn of creation.

"Could this be... the Creation Whip?"

Lu Yan, Tang Feng, and the others, their minds were severely shaken.

The Creation Whip, the foremost treasure spoken of in legends, ranked first among the Supreme Treasures. It possessed the power to create worlds and destroy them. Yet, it had never been seen by anyone.

Who was this man who wielded the Creation Whip?

They kept watching.

The middle-aged man continuously swung the Creation Whip, striking the void with a grave expression, as if facing a formidable enemy. It seemed as though there were terrifying beings hidden within the void.

Moreover, from time to time, new wounds would appear on the man’s body.

As time passed, more and more wounds accumulated on the middle-aged man.

This process lasted for an unknown length of time. As the middle-aged man lashed out with the Creation Whip, the void emitted an unwilling roar. Subsequently, the man’s expression relaxed, and he stopped his assault.

But at this moment, the middle-aged man was covered in wounds, many of them fatal, emitting a terrifying presence that seemed to be constantly corroding his life force.

Finally, the middle-aged man could no longer bear it and collapsed with a thunderous fall.

As time went on, the body of the middle-aged man underwent drastic changes. First, it evolved into a vast continent. Upon this continent, life began to appear and the Magic River of laws evolved...

Furthermore, with the continent as the center, it spread out into the void, and a massive universe filled with stars emerged.

And as time continued to pass, the scope of the starry universe kept growing every moment, engulfing the void.

The vision ended there abruptly.

But Lu Yan and the others were already staring in shock, speechless.

The Origin Continent and the boundless starry sky turned out to be the evolution of a powerful being.

Who was this person, what was his background that his dead body could evolve into the Origin Continent and the boundless starry sky?

This was something not even a True One State could achieve.

"It’s not just the Origin Continent and the Infinite Stars, Chaos Void. They all evolved from this person. However, the murderous intent, malignant thoughts in their heart, and the destructive power in their body were expelled and evolved into the Chaos Void."

"This crystal is what I obtained from the Chaos Void."

"This crystal should be a concentration of a fragment of that powerful being’s memory. Seeing the content within, I speculate that the cultivation retreat across the Infinite Stars may be related to this."

Lu Ming said.

"How so?"

Tang Feng asked.

"I suspect that the powerful entity, even though having evolved into the Origin Continent and the Infinite Stars, is not entirely dead. They are merely healing in this manner. Periodically, there will be a cultivation retreat across the Infinite Stars, possibly with two purposes. First, there are too many powerful beings in this world which might affect them, so they reduce the number of strong beings this way."

"Secondly, during the cultivation retreat, energy and laws of the Infinite Stars deplete. It’s very likely that the entity is reclaiming these to heal."

"That’s why I’ve always been worried that an even more terrible disaster will erupt in the future, which is why I’ve been trying to prevent Origin Continent and the stars from going to war."

"But unexpectedly, what’s bound to come will still come. The excursion to the Black Well made us understand the true nature behind it all."

Having said this, Lu Ming paused.

"Could all this be related to the Primordial Ancestor? What is the relationship between the Primordial Ancestor and that middle-aged man?"

This time, Ye Qing was the one who asked.

"The Primordial Ancestor is that middle-aged man who evolved the world."

Lu Ming said earnestly.

This time, Lu Yan and the others were even more shocked, finding it difficult to maintain their composure.

The Primordial Ancestor is that middle-aged man?

"The Origin-Ancestor Body, known as the embodiment of the Origin Continent, isn’t it the incarnation of that middle-aged man? The Primordial Ancestor probably awakened the memory of that middle-aged man long ago. In the great battle at the Black Well, he admitted this as well."

Lu Ming said.

"Since he has already awakened the memory, why not condense his own body? Why have the Origin Continent and the Infinite Stars continued to prosper and expand for so many years?"

Tang Feng asked.

"We speculate two reasons for this."

"First, as mentioned before, his injuries have not healed, and he needs to heal in this way."

"Second, it’s for cultivation."

Lu Ming said.

"Cultivation?"

The group was puzzled.

Lu Ming nodded and explained, "To cultivate using the wisdom of all beings, with the evolution of destiny."

"The Infinite Stars are expanding every moment, expanding and assimilating the void."

"The void, despite having no time, space, energy, matter, or laws, contains destiny, contains a special Tao Rhythm. By consuming the void, countless possibilities arise. It will evolve all sorts of powerful constitutions which even the Primordial Ancestor cannot deduce but needs, such as... the All-Origin Body."

"Additionally, he created a system of law creation rewards, meant to encourage all cultivators to create new laws he cannot predict, to nourish his own cultivation."

Lu Ming explained.

The faces of the group changed.

The rewards for law creation had such a profound underlying meaning.

"This person is so powerful, could he even achieve the True One State?"

Lu Yan asked incredulously.

Creating the Supreme Law would enable one to achieve True One. Are the creation rewards part of it as well?

But this time, Lu Ming shook his head and said, "He’s not that powerful yet to achieve True One or create the Supreme Law to attain it. It should be something that resonated with a certain Tao Rhythm beyond the Primordial Ancestor, beyond this continent, and this universe."

"So what you’re saying is, with the cultivation retreat reaching even the Origin Continent this time and leading you all into the Black Well to hunt the True One, the Primordial Ancestor is looking to completely reclaim and fully recover? His injuries are completely healed."

Tang Feng said.

Lu Ming nodded and replied, "It’s possible, so he definitely won’t let us go. As all beings evolved from him, he’ll certainly want to ’reclaim’ everything."

"If it’s war they want, then it’s war they shall have. Since beginning my cultivation, countless have wanted to kill me, and the Primordial Ancestor may not be successful either."

A strong will to fight emanated from Tang Feng.

But Lu Ming shook his head slightly, sighed, and said, "The Primordial Ancestor is extremely powerful, especially with nine great experts aiding him. Even if we join forces, we’re no match for him."

"So what then, do we surrender without a fight?"

Tang Feng said coldly.

"Of course not."

Lu Ming shook his head and continued, "We’ve already discussed this. The three of us will stay at the border between Origin and the stars to block them. Father-in-law, you take the others and retreat into the stars, into the Chaos Void to increase your cultivation levels, especially... Lu Yan. His talent is exceptional. If he can break through to the True One State, our chances will be much greater."

"You expect me to live in ignominy, watching you all fight to the death? Impossible. If we are to fight, we fight together; if we are to die, we die together."

Tang Feng’s expression was cold.