High Antiquity Ruins are undoubtedly the most direct and effective way to understand the secrets of the High Antiquity.
With the mysteries of the universe yet to be solved, no one throughout history has ever truly understood the Will of Heaven and Earth. Perhaps some have, but where have they all gone? No one knows.
All things in heaven and earth encompass humankind, the primate, who cultivate in constant fear under the Will of Heaven and Earth and earth. Countless Heavenly Tribulation and Heavenly Punishment have claimed the lives of countless powerful cultivators.
Why is this? Some have pondered it, some have searched for the answer, but no one has been able to explain it clearly.
Yang Zhen wasn't interested in this stuff at all, but being uninterested was one thing, waking up every day with a gloomy atmosphere hanging over his head was another.
Ten thousand years have passed. Whether the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth of the Upper Era will come again, and what kind of terrifying scene it will be when it does, Yang Zhen doesn't know. However, he doesn't want to be like those Shanggen Secret Clan and holy lands, sleeping for ten thousand years.
This is utterly ridiculous. He slept for ten thousand years; his brain must have gone mad.
The next day was the opening of the High Antiquity Ruins. That night, Yang Zhen was not with Hua Youyue, but stared at the Shameless Cat on the roof.
"Boy, why do I suddenly feel a little flustered and uneasy during this trip to the High Antiquity Ruins?"
The Shameless Cat frowned, even though it didn't actually have eyebrows.
Yang Zhen looked at the Shameless Cat with surprise and said, "You feel that way too?"
The Shameless Cat's eyes widened, and it cursed, saying, "Damn it, the atmosphere of the world has changed. It's not just you and me; everyone should feel it."
"Is the world really about to change?" Yang Zhen murmured to himself, looking at the stars in the sky. It was pointless to ask the Shameless Cat such a question.
The Flirtatious Chicken didn't participate in the conversation. In fact, even if it wanted to, it couldn't join in. It could only manage to utter two words after a long time. By the time it finished speaking, Yang Zhen and the Shameless Cat had somehow drifted off into something else entirely.
The Shameless Cat looked at Yang Zhen with a sly grin and said, "You've sown a lot of seeds of karma for yourself. You'd better be careful on this trip to the High Antiquity Ruins."
Yang Zhen nodded. The cycle of cause and effect is like retribution; it will always come. This idea exists even on the Blue Planet, but it mostly seems vague and is ignored by many.
The Cultivation World is different; every word and action can influence one's future state of State of Mind. Therefore, most people would rather live in a daze than say things they don't understand, and even less would they want to explore areas they don't know.
Only in this way can one maintain a pure heart... In reality, it's just being ignorant and incompetent!
The mystery of the Shang Dynasty has baffled countless generations, but very few people have actually tried to explore it. Madmen like Yang Zhen and Li Cangxu —let's just call them madmen for now—are figures who are merely entertainers in every era.
Yang Zhen didn't care. His excellent performance in nine years of compulsory education gave him an impulse to get to the bottom of everything, an impulse that was very much in line with his personality.
Take life and death lightly; if you're not convinced, then fight.
Yang Zhen was terrified of death, but rather than living a life of mediocrity and following the will of heaven like everyone else, Yang Zhen preferred to make a great and spectacular life. Even if he died, at least he would leave behind some legends in this world.
Or it might become the subject of gossip, something to laugh off or perhaps accompanied by a few disdainful remarks, but who the hell cares?
No one understood Yang Zhen's true inner thoughts.
The Shameless Cat looked at Yang Zhen with a hesitant expression and asked, "What if this world really changes?"
Yang Zhen stood up, jumped off the roof, and said with a laugh, "The world has changed, what does it have to do with this Sage of Saunter bird?"
The Shameless Cat was stunned, and exchanged a glance with the Flirtatious Chicken, both seeing the disbelief in each other's eyes.
"Damn it, I knew it! This kid doesn't take the High Antiquity Ruins seriously at all. The reason this bastard entered the High Antiquity Ruins is probably for..."
"That was fun!" After saying that, the Flirtatious Chicken stood up, spread its wings, and flew back into the house.
The Shameless Cat stretched and cackled, "This is really... fun! Playing with the heavens and earth, this kid is interesting!"
On the other side, Hua Youyue sat quietly on the bed and said, "Let's begin!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a pure white light flashed across Hua Youyue's body, and a figure appeared in front of her. It was illusory yet lifelike. If anyone were in Hua Youyue's room, they would be greatly surprised. This figure was none other than Hua Youyue herself.
The figure had no flesh and blood, seemingly existing as a spirit. Frowning, it looked at Hua Youyue and asked curiously, " The Three Flowers Emperor Scripture is High Antiquity cultivation method, completely unsuitable for cultivation in this world. The Three Flowers Holy Maiden is a prime example; she was stubborn by nature and ultimately suffered the fate of her soul splitting into Three Flowers. In the future, once you can no longer cultivate, with your spirit... you won't even be able to split your soul into Three Flowers."
Hua Youyue looked up at the figure and said, "What will happen then?"
"Death and the annihilation of the body!" the figure said calmly.
Hua Youyue smiled serenely, looking at the figure and said, "Do you know the difference between you and me?"
The figure paused, then looked interested, shook its head, and said, "I don't know!"
Hua Youyue took a deep breath and said, "I am luckier than you. As a human being, I have experienced joys and sorrows, even pain, that you have never experienced. From a young age, I knew that I was not myself. I could kill many people, and none of them were a match for me, including my family who wanted to force me into marriage. But I didn't do it. After all, they adopted me, and I just quietly watched life unfold until I met him."
" Yang Zhen?" The figure flickered, appearing somewhat elusive.
Hua Youyue nodded and said, "His thoughts are actually very simple. His appearance allowed me to completely escape from that pain and become who I am today."
"It's become you?" The figure looked at Hua Youyue with a flickering expression, and after a long while, sighed, "Clearly, you are more successful than her."
The figure spoke ambiguously.
Hua Youyue smiled and said, "I am just me, not her, not you, I... am just his little girl."
The figure flickered and gradually faded into the background, then spoke, "I should have disappeared by now, but my final unwillingness made me this way. This time, I can finally leave without regrets."
As he spoke, the figure suddenly vanished, and a voice slowly drifted back. "You truly... refuse to accept my soul?"
A flicker of sadness crossed Hua Youyue's eyes as she shook her head and said, "I am who I am. If you can survive..."
"No, I will die eventually." The figure smiled and said, "I envy you!"
Buzz--!
The figure vanished completely, transforming into three Little Hua that floated slowly above Hua Youyue's head.
Hua Youyue murmured to herself, "If you dare to deceive Heaven, I'll stand with you!"
In the next room, Han Yan'er sat cross-legged, a dazzling starry sky above her, but her face showed a pained expression.
Suddenly, the starry sky shattered, Han Yan'er's body trembled violently. A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. After opening her eyes, she murmured to herself, "Why couldn't I foresee it?"