Chapter 228 (continued)

Li Yang swallowed hard. Time travel was arguably her biggest secret, and she simply couldn't bring herself to tell it.

She felt that her grandmaster was different from her.

The grandmaster didn't time travel; she simply died and came back to life.

But Li Yang... she clearly remembered her past life; she had indeed transmigrated to this world.

However, from the perspective of this world, she was indeed resurrected.

The old pavilion master continued, "I've investigated this matter for a long time, but I haven't found a definitive answer. I have a personal guess... The Human Emperor's will is loaded onto Fortune Spirit, causing it to constantly search for a 'savior' who can gain lifespan by harvesting Star Plant after being resurrected from the dead."

Li Yang listened in a daze, unable to process the information for a while.

The old pavilion master continued, "I suspect that the Human Emperor glimpsed future history..."

Li Yang suddenly realized, "You mean, the first Human Emperor glimpsed the 'savior' far in the future, and she believed she could save the Lotus Domain, so..."

Through the Four-Leaf Clover in the old pavilion master's notes, Li Yang gained a deeper understanding of time.

The first generation of Human Emperor, much like the old pavilion master, may have glimpsed a vision of the future.

This scene is full of hope, something the Human Emperor desperately wanted to achieve.

Therefore, she cleverly used the concept of "future history" to lock in a bright future.

However, the future is ultimately just a picture; how it leads to that moment, and what path it will take, remains unknown.

From the Human Emperor to the Old Pavilion Master, there have been countless successors to the Human Emperor Fortune Spirit, but none of them were the ultimate savior.

Now that she's with Li Yang, it's like she's holding a relay baton; she still doesn't know if she'll reach the finish line.

However, someone must hold this baton; someone must pass it on.

The old pavilion master lowered his eyelashes and said, "I originally thought I was the last one, so that my descendants wouldn't have to bear these burdens, but... I'm sorry..."

She sincerely hopes that she can fulfill this 900,000-year-old "promise".

It's a pity she fell in the Fenglie Main City, and the next successor is so young, so inexperienced, so...

The old sect leader stared intently at Li Yang and said seriously, "This is not something you have to bear. You can choose to let it go. That notebook records how to separate the Fortune Spirit, and the lifespan you have accumulated will not disappear because of the departure of the Human Emperor Fortune Spirit. At that time..."

Li Yang understood the old master's intentions, and she felt a warm feeling in her heart, filled with an indescribable and profound love.

She couldn't say who she loved, but since coming into this world, she had met many people who loved her.

This love gave her strength, enabling her to choose without hesitation to take on the responsibility, bear the burden, and protect.

Li Yang looked up at the old sect master and said, "Grandmaster, I want to take my destiny into my own hands."

The old pavilion master paused for a moment, then a smile spread across his eyes, and he said, "You said the same thing as I did back then."

Li Yang smiled and said, "Perhaps every successor thinks the same way."

The old pavilion master sighed softly, looked at her earnestly, and said, "Then, I'll leave it to you."

Li Yang nodded solemnly. "Okay."

A single word, yet it carries immense weight.

The old sect leader's expression hardened, and he answered her previous question, "Every successor has had the same thought as you, which is whether the Upper Three Realms know about the situation in the Lotus Domain, and whether they know that this will lead to the destruction of the Astral Realm?"

Li Yang's heart sank; she already knew the answer.

The old pavilion master continued, "You can also see this information in the successor's message. The Upper Three Realms may not have known it at first, but three or four hundred thousand years ago, a successor had already clearly told them."

Li Yang was furious. "But in the past three or four hundred thousand years, they haven't only not restrained themselves, they've become even more outrageous!"

"Because the Upper Three Realms do not wish to protect this Astral Realm." The old Pavilion Master gazed towards the direction of the Lotus Domain and said, "One flower, one world... The foundation of our world is the Lotus Domain, but what they want is to destroy the Lotus Domain directly, to destroy the old Astral Realm, and then to reshape an Astral Realm."

Li Yang felt her anger surge even higher, rushing to her head and causing her face to flush red. She shouted sharply, "Reconstructing the Astral Realm? How many people will die! Even if it succeeds, how many will live to welcome the Astral Realm?! Besides, their ideas will ultimately corrupt the next new world. Do they really want to keep causing trouble like this forever?!"

The old pavilion master lowered his eyelashes. "We have ties, but they don't."

When Li Yang considered the structure of the Lost Space Society and its power-first approach, he wasn't surprised that they would have such thoughts.

To join the Lost Space Society, the first step is to destroy your own Realm Domain.

How could people selected by such criteria possibly want to protect the Astral Realm before them?

They only wanted to plunder, to expand, and to satisfy their bottomless desires through constant devouring.

The old master continued, "I once infiltrated the First Realm Domain, which is filled with a vast amount of Laws of Heaven and Earth... and these Laws of Heaven and Earth correspond to countless Authority of God."

Li Yang: "I've been there too."

The old pavilion master looked surprised; she clearly hadn't expected that Li Yang, who was only at the Seventh Grade Realm and so young, had actually been to the First Realm Domain.

She did this after reaching the Ninth Grade...

Well, well, this child's experiences are indeed beyond what ordinary people can match.

Upon hearing that she had also been there, the old sect leader said there was no need for further explanation, and stated firmly, "I've discovered that they intend to use these Authority of God to create a new world."

Many of Li Yang's previous doubts suddenly became clear at this moment.

So that's how it is! No wonder they completely monopolized the Authority of God!

It's not just about lording it over the Astral Realm; it's about rebuilding a so-called new world after the Astral Realm is destroyed.

It is conceivable that only their core members, perhaps just the three God Kings and seven Sages, could enter that new world.

The old pavilion master continued, "I secretly brought out more than a dozen immature Authority of God. My original intention was to take them back to the Huaxia Heavenly Palace... to cultivate more Heavenly Fortune Bearer. However, due to my encounter with the Lotus Leaf, I accidentally ended up in the Lotus Domain. And then... these Authority of God helped the Lotus Domain, offsetting some of the Power of Chaos."

Although Li Yang had long known that the old pavilion master was powerful, he did not expect him to be this strong.

The First Realm Domain belongs to Daowu, and the old Pavilion Master actually took away more than ten Authority of God right under Daowu's nose!

Even if the Authority of God is relatively weak, it is still the most important resource of the First Realm Domain.

Li Yang couldn't imagine how the old pavilion master had trained her, but the old pavilion master had already given her the answer, "You can do it too, because of the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul! However, your current realm isn't high enough; you need to be at least at the Ninth Grade..."

Li Yang's eyes lit up, and he said, "If our Nature Department had more Ninth-Grade Supreme, wouldn't that mean..."

"That's right!" the old pavilion master said. "I've estimated that as long as there are three Ninth-Grade Supreme of the Nature Department, they can send the Authority of God of the First Realm Domain to the Lotus Domain in batches. At that time, they can neutralize the Power of Chaos and buy the Lotus Domain time to repair itself."

The direction in Li Yang's mind became clearer and clearer.

With both old and new grudges combined, she is destined to fight Daowu!

The old pavilion master continued, "It's a pity that my whereabouts were also exposed, which is why Daowu sent the Fenglie Clan to attack the Huaxia Heavenly Palace..."

The war that the Huaxia Heavenly Palace could hardly withstand 28 years ago actually stemmed from this.

Li Yang said, "Even if you hadn't been exposed, Daowu still needs the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul! He wants to reshape the new world, and he must integrate the Authority of God, which is why he urgently needs the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul. He won't let the Huaxia Heavenly Palace go either."

Li Yang paused for a moment, then recounted the Heaven and Earth Contract he had made with Daowu in the Realm Domain of Time.

Her concern was. "Grandmaster, my original plan was to temporarily entrust the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul to him, and then have my teacher, aunt, and uncles work together to kill Daowu."

"But after learning all this, I worry that the Daowu obtains the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul, he will absorb countless Authority of God, and then completely empty this Astral Realm, reshaping a new Astral Realm."

Even if the teachers and the others kill Daowu, the Astral Realm before them will likely still be...

The old sect leader shook his head and said, "You don't need to worry. The Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul is not such a simple existence. Even if he obtained it, he wouldn't be able to contain it."

Li Yang: "!"

This was another area where Li Yang had no knowledge, so she listened carefully, afraid of missing the opportunity to gain insights.

The old sect leader said, "The Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul does not exist independently, but rather integrates all the cultivation paths of a Nature Department cultivator—our choice to cultivate in seclusion, our choice to break through realms through battle, our connection with the Sparse Words, Natural Heart Sutra, our interaction with the Power of Nature... All of these constitute the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul, while the Daowu no root."

"In that case, his plan..."

"He won't believe what we say," the old sect leader said, looking at Li Yang. "I told him he would never obtain the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul, and I explained the principles behind it, but he won't believe me, much less believe he can't do it."

Li Yang found it both absurd and laughable, yet she also understood that it was the truth.

Even if the old pavilion master and Daowu were enemies, and even if the old pavilion master were Daowu's confidant, he still wouldn't believe these words.

Throughout human history, how many rulers have remained stubbornly obstinate and refused to see the truth?

Countless.

If problems could be solved simply by talking, there wouldn't be so many conflicts in the world.

Li Yang clenched her fists, her eyes resolute, and said, "Grandmaster, I understand."

Since reasoning fails, since reconciliation is impossible, and since we've tried everything we could, then there's only one option left—to fight to the death!

The old sect leader nodded with satisfaction and said, "My time is almost up. Remember to collect the messages from the other successors only after you advance to the Ninth Grade. The information is too vast and the time required is too long. If you don't have the mental strength of Ninth Grade, you won't be able to handle it."