"No time? What do you mean?"
Di Yi did not understand, but he had a vague notion that it might have something to do with the War Between the Two Realms and the previous epoch.
"The curtain is about to rise on the next Great Calamity. The Primordial Ancient Realm-no, it is the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths now-seems to have already been infiltrated." Kunpeng Son seemed burdened by endless worries. "Ancient monks, or Buddhas, are said to transform into relics, but they do not leave ashes. Only fallen ancient monks leave ashes. They were the traitors back then."
"The traitors back then... could this have something to do with the previous epoch?" Di Yi asked.
"Yes, but I don't know the specifics. I wasn't born in that age and know little of the past." Kunpeng Son nodded, telling Di Yi that the imprint his mother had left behind had not mentioned much. Much of what he knew had been pieced together later, as he roamed the Upper Realm.
"It seems that what I saw at that turning point in my destiny was the past of the previous epoch. There are endless mysteries and so many strange things between heaven and earth." The Immortal Mountain Heavenly Venerable seemed moved. "This epoch is destined to be chaotic. I wonder how long that legendary city can keep protecting us, and whether I, too, will one day have to answer the call of the Ancient Covenant."
"Heh, that day will come. I hope you can remain as calm and composed then." Kunpeng Son clearly knew of the Ancient Covenant as well, but did not think highly of the Immortal Mountain Heavenly Venerable's prospects.
"Better to hope that day never comes." The Immortal Mountain Heavenly Venerable glanced at Kunpeng Son, but just as he