Palace of Vast Cold

"The moon... has cracked?"

Staring dumbfounded at the cracks on the moon's surface, Lord Tiaoyao felt his entire worldview had been turned upside down.

In the worldview of the gods, the moon is not just a simple satellite.

Therefore, the shock that the moon splitting open brought to Lord Tiaoyao was no less than the shock he felt when he first learned that "ten suns appeared at the same time".

The only difference between the two is that the "ten suns appearing at once" is a myth that happened 10,000 years ago, while the fall and collapse of the moon is a reality that is happening now.

No, the moon didn't crack open.

Looking up at the huge full moon that occupied a third of the night sky, Li Jingshu saw it more clearly and in more detail than Lord Tiaoyao.

"It's a spacetime distortion phenomenon!"

"A moon from another dimension is replacing the moon in our dimension."

Having personally experienced the phenomenon of time-space distortion, Li Jingshu immediately grasped the essence of this change.

Just as Li Jingshu pulled Li Xuandu into her own time and space, now some vast and mighty force is forcibly pushing the moon from an unknown time and space into this time and space.

It is only because the moon is something that has existed since time immemorial that its behavior is different from Li Xuandu's.

However, in terms of danger, the moon's current situation is clearly much more dangerous than what happened to Li Xuandu.

After all, Li Xuandu had not yet been born in this era.

Therefore, as long as care is taken not to create time paradoxes, Li Xuandu from the future will not cause too much of a spacetime ripple.

However, if the same situation were to occur on the moon, one side would inevitably replace the other until the outcome of the power struggle between the two sides becomes certain.

Before this, the mere turmoil caused by the intersection of two timelines was enough to stir up terrifying ripples in spacetime.

"Wait... something seems off!"

At that moment, countless scenes flashed through Lord Tiaoyao's mind.

Realizing something was wrong, Lord Tiaoyao only had time to glare at Li Jingshu before his body vanished in an instant, like a dream.

Following closely behind, Li Jingshu also experienced a similar situation.

These are two timelines intertwined based on the causal relationship of the moon, drawing all related entities onto the moon.

"..."

When the same situation happened to Li Boyang.

He simply waved his sleeve imperceptibly, thus concealing this entangled connection of cause and effect.

Along with Li Boyang, the causal connections between all the villagers in Li Household Village were also concealed and linked.

Among them, the karma between Qiwa, Qinghe, and the children they adopted is the most serious.

If Li Boyang hadn't intervened in time, using the [Black and Yellow Qi] to conceal this cause and effect...

The causal connections they present may have even led them to be placed on the moon earlier than Lord Tiaoyao and Li Jingshu.

"That plague-stricken Li Jingshu!"

"I knew I shouldn't have gotten involved; none of the trouble she's caused is small!"

Looking around, Lord Tiaoyao found himself in a cold, desolate, yet vast palace.

Even with his Lord Tiaoyao appeared incredibly small within this palace.

Out of wariness of the unfamiliar environment, Lord Tiaoyao suddenly slammed his fist into the ground, forcefully drawing out the earth's Earth Veins essence and transforming it into the [God-Hunting Longbow].

Clang!

Accompanied by a piercing clang of metal on metal.

In the remaining three hands of the Lord Tiaoyao, an arrow, a longsword, and a cleaver appeared respectively.

When the four-armed, majestic figure stood tall in the main hall, Li Jingshu's figure emerged from the illusion and appeared in the palace as well.

I'm listening to your insults!

Li Jingshu retorted, equally vigilant as she watched her surroundings.

"This phenomenon of time-space distortion can only occur in people related to this event."

"If you were just keeping an eye on Houyi for me, such a strong causal relationship would never have occurred."

Li Jingshu paused slightly at this point.

"You secretly learned Houyi's archery skills, didn't you?"

"That was the archery skill of Dayi, and he is very likely one of the masterminds behind this incident."

"At the very least, he is definitely the source of this time-space distortion phenomenon."

"You secretly learned his archery skills, which naturally creates a strong causal relationship between you and him."

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, knowing he was in the wrong Lord Tiaoyao could only sigh helplessly.

"If you had told me sooner that the hero who shot down the suns was the one in Houyi's dream, I would have..."

Before Lord Tiaoyao could finish speaking, Li Jingshu, who knew his true nature well, interrupted him directly.

"If you had known it was Dayi earlier, you probably would have studied even more diligently."

Now it was Lord Tiaoyao's turn to be speechless, and he could only awkwardly and quickly change the subject.

"Speaking of which, what place is it exactly?"

"Such a grand palace, yet so desolate—could it be the secret realm of some Ancient God?"

As the saying goes, "If you're not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed."

It was clear that Lord Tiaoyao had grasped the essence of it; he glanced around but avoided looking into Li Jingshu's eyes.

"This should be the Moon Palace, which I call the Palace of Vast Cold."

Fortunately, Li Jingshu did not intend to get entangled with Lord Tiaoyao on this issue, and immediately revealed the information she knew.

"However, I do not know which moon goddess resides in the Palace of Vast Cold."

"Judging from how abandoned this place is, I even doubt whether there is a moon goddess in this Moon Palace at all."

This is where the importance of inheritance and knowledge becomes apparent.

Although Lord Tiaoyao cultivated the heaven-defying supernatural Divine Ability of [Foreknowledge of the Future].

However, due to a lack of information, he had no idea where he was.

In contrast, although Li Jingshu did not achieve the ability to "Foreknowledge of the Future," she was able to quickly analyze her own situation thanks to Li Boyang's support.

"Go this way; this is most likely the core of the Palace of Vast Cold."

Having somehow produced her Bagua Compass, Li Jingshu pointed to the depths of the Palace of Vast Cold and said.

Compared to the enormous Bagua Compass that Lord Tiaoyao had previously possessed, the one in Li Jingshu's hand was not only small and exquisite, but also contained divine light, with its pointer spinning on its own.

"Tsk tsk, is this the Bagua Compass that Li Boyang personally crafted?"

Glancing at the compass, Lord Tiaoyao revealed a rare hint of envy.

Although Li Boyang has already published the design drawings of the Bagua Compass, the specific details of its manufacture depend on the individual's skill and expertise.

Compared to the giant Bagua Compass that Lord Tiaoyao made himself.

The Bagua Compass in Li Jingshu's hand is undoubtedly a masterpiece of the highest level.

--When the mind has a thought, it will automatically point to it.

Users don't need to bother with divination at all; the requirements for divination and cultivation are ridiculously low.

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(End of this chapter)