Chapter 1681: Culture King's Residence (3)
After waking up from his reverie, the little furball said in surprise, "So yummy! Yummy, this tea is yummy! I'm now a Sunmoon!"
Su Yu frowned slightly and asked, "Are there no heavenly rewards?"
The white dog asked curiously, "What heavenly rewards?"
Su Yu answered, "Normally, when geniuses advance, they will receive some rewards from the laws..."
"Oh." The white dog explained, "There is no such thing. The rewards and punishments of the laws...I think I remember hearing about them before. My master and the others were the ones who had set those things up. This place is beyond the reach of the laws."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. Yes, the laws were established by Culture King and the others. In that case, how would their private territories be subjected to the control of the heavenly laws?
No wonder.
At this point, a large number of Su Yu's characters had advanced. Even so, a mere pot of tea was not enough to solve the current crisis.
Even if he could grow all thirty of his characters into the Sunmoon Realm, and even if his willpower made the breakthrough as well, it would probably be as strong as an Eternal at the first or second degree at most.
What could that even do for his current crisis? Treasures were not what he needed most for now. Of course, he wouldn't say no to treasures at the level of this tea. But what he truly lacked was something to deal with Daofuses. A little growth here and there wouldn't help too much.
He inhaled deeply and solemnly said, "Senior, are you really helpless? Is there nothing you can do?"
The white dog hesitated as he said, "Daofuses...a lot of Daofuses...this won't be easy. Things would be fine if my master were around. But my master isn't here. I can't leave..."
The white dog continued, "Tell me more. Explain the situation in detail and I'll think of something. If I must, I can ask someone else about this..."
Su Yu was completely stunned.
"Senior, are there others staying here as well?"
"Nope."
"Then...who would you ask?"
The white dog explained, "I'll ask the tea plant. The tea you drank earlier. The tea plant has developed sentience as well. I can ask it. It has the ability to boost one's intelligence. If it doesn't know, I can also ask the book spirit. The Myriad Dao Sutra written by Master developed its own sentience after Master and Little Master left. It knows even more than me!"
Su Yu blanked out. There were two other beings here! To be precise, two natural-born beings. Such beings were not that rare. The spirit race was one. The five elemental race was one. Even the Heavenly Overseer Marquis was a so-called luck spirit.
The soul devourer race could be considered a type of spirit as well. And there were two of them here. The white dog was an organic being while the two were natural beings. One was a tea plant while the other was a book.
Myriad Dao Sutra.
A book written by Culture King?
Was that...an impressive book?
Could he read it?
Su Yu suppressed his desire and explained humanity's current situation to the white dog, including the enemies they were facing. He even made humanity seem much more pitiful than it was, claiming that the Human Realm would be broken into soon.
Pity wasn't a bad thing to have at this moment.
The white dog, book spirit, and tea plant should be good enough to stop three Eternals, right? That was better than nothing.
After a while, the white dog said, "Wow. You guys are so pitiful. Even the dragons and phoenixes are beating the humans up? Back then, they were very obedient. My little master used to take so many of them back to eat. Do you know that you can vomit from overeating dragons and phoenixes..."
Overeating...dragons and phoenixes?
Su Yu's face twitched. Just how many dragons and phoenixes did the Time Sage kill to achieve this? The current dragons and phoenixes would probably go crazy after hearing about this.
Su Yu had thought that the Time Sage was the one who had eaten all those dragons and phoenixes. But next, the white dog said, "I don't want to eat dragons and phoenixes ever again. I vomited so much because of them. I don't want to eat meat anymore. But Little Master kept feeding me! She said that I needed to eat and grow big enough for her to ride me around! I could enlarge my body temporarily, but she wanted my natural size to grow as well..."
Holy shit!
So it was this dog that had vomited from overeating dragons and phoenixes?
Not the Time Sage?
Su Yu could already imagine the scene of the white dog being forced to devour the pile of phoenixes brought back by the Time Sage...
Su Yu looked at the white dog. Yeah, the white dog was indeed quite small. He was the size of a toddler about a year or two in age. He was indeed too small to be ridden. Was the Time Sage planning to traverse the Myriad Realms on her dog instead of the River of Time?
The white dog said, "So you need to withstand a lot of death qi to release those ancient guardians, right?"
"Yeah. When I reach my limit, they will be forced to withdraw from the battle."
At that, he released some of his death qi as a demonstration. Even here, his connection to the death qi was not severed.
Seeing that, the white dog hurriedly spat on Su Yu. Instantly, all the death qi was extinguished. The white dog said anxiously, "Death qi will worsen the environment here! Don't use death qi here! Little Master will be angry if the plants are dead when she returns!"
Su Yu was completely dumbstruck. He couldn't even react when his powerful death qi was extinguished by a single spit. At present, he was drenched with saliva. The saliva felt even more useful than the tea as his acupoints were madly absorbing the saliva on his body. It felt even more effective than the Emperor's Saliva he had gathered in the Luminous Domain Mansion.
Su Yu stared blankly. Just how...strong was this white dog?
Eternal?
What?
He couldn't even react to the spit.
Previously, the death qi in his body was so dense that he was nearing his limits. But with that one spit, he felt his body completely emptied of death qi. The heavy burden he was feeling previously was gone.
Refreshed, he felt that he could keep the ancient guardians fighting for much longer than before.
The white dog continued complaining, "Don't release any death qi here! Also, why do you have so much death qi in your Heaven Gate? Remove the death qi or you'll turn into death spirit..."
Su Yu asked with alarm, "Can you see my Heaven Gate?"
The white dog nodded, "I wasn't paying attention, but I saw it the moment you released your death qi. You have so much death qi in it! There's even a line connected to your body. Did you get converted by a death spirit?"
That was his connection to Xing Yue. Not even Su Yu could see it, yet the white dog could.
The white dog asked, "Do you want it severed? I can do it for you..."
"Not for now."
Su Yu inhaled deeply. Something...wasn't right here.
After a slight hesitation, he asked, "Which degree of the Eternal Realm are you in, Senior?"
"Degree?" The white dog blinked in confusion and asked, "What do you mean? An Eternal is an Eternal. The pioneer of a new dao. By opening a new dao, you become an Eternal. When the dao you open reaches the level where it can imprint itself upon the world, it will become a law."
Su Yu hurriedly said, "In that case, a Daofuse is also an Eternal. Are you a Daofuse, Senior?"
"A Daofuse is a Daofuse." The white dog said, "And an Eternal is an Eternal. They are not the same. Eternals are pioneers of original daos. Daofuses can only walk the dao of others. When you walk the dao of others and reach a certain level in it, you become a Daofuse. Don't you know this? Eternals and Daofuses are different."
"..."
Su Yu inhaled deeply. Something became clear to him. The white dog had a completely different definition of Eternal and Daofuse. For the white dog, an Eternal was someone walking a unique path. Someone walking the path of others would be a Daofuse.
Thus, the white dog could very well be as strong as a so-called Daofuse even when he was calling himself an Eternal.
Su Yu asked, "What do you call someone walking the dao of others but stuck at a much earlier phase?"
"Oh, we call that Daomeld." The white dog explained, "When you start the fusion with the dao, you will be known as a Daomeld. Upon reaching a certain level, you will become a Daofuse. And if you go further, you will master a law just like an Eternal."
Essentially, the destination of both was the same, even if the process was different. One would be akin to laying an egg personally, while the other would be akin to getting someone else to lay that egg. But in the end, both would become masters of laws.
"Senior, have you reached a level comparable to a Daofuse in the dao you opened?"
The white dog answered, "More or less. But there are too many Daofuses. I alone won't be enough. You said yourself. There are a lot of them."
But Su Yu was thinking differently.
The white dog had claimed to be an Eternal, and Su Yu had understood that as a regular Eternal. According to the modern definition, the white dog could be considered a Daofuse as well. Basically, he had a Daofuse with an original dao in front of him.
Su Yu's heart thumped. He had to persuade this fellow to leave!
What about the tea plant?
And the book spirit?
If both were the same in strength, wouldn't there be three super Daofuses here? That would be incredibly helpful! This was the chance he had been looking for!
Su Yu's brain spun rapidly. He only needed to get these three out and that would be enough to solve humanity's current crisis!
He had to do it!
But how?
He grew anxious.
The white dog was refusing to leave because he wanted to guard his home.
Just then, the white dog looked at Su Yu with an odd expression and said, "Stop spinning your eyeballs around. It's clear you're trying to fool someone. It's too obvious. New Guy, are you here to steal from Master?"
"..."
Su Yu's expression turned awkward. Was he so obvious? He had always been confident in his acting.
"Senior, humanity is on the verge of being wiped out. And upon destroying humanity, the myriad races will be here. They will definitely try to destroy the house of Culture King and Time Sage as well. Senior, why don't you go with me and kill all those people before coming back here?"
"Don't lie. They can't reach this place."
The white dog shook his head. That wasn't possible.
"You are only here because of Little Master's book. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to enter."
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That would never happen.
Su Yu felt even more helpless than before. Just how should he get this fellow to help?
Chapter 1682: Man, Dog, Plant, Book, Ball (1)
There was a guard dog inside the Culture King's Residence.
That was not an insult.
There was indeed a dog there. More importantly, the dog was unwilling to leave. Was the dog not bored of staying in here for so many years?
Su Yu racked his brain.
He said, "Senior, Culture King and Time Sage told you to watch over their home. But the Human Realm is the root of their home. Without the Human Realm, their home will no longer be a home. Do you want them to return one day to see all their neighbors turning into enemies?"
The white dog said, "I must watch over the house!"
He was a guard dog. He couldn't leave. His master wasn't around. His little master wasn't around as well. He couldn't leave. What if the flowers all wilted away while he was away?
Su Yu felt very helpless. He couldn't convince the white dog.
"Why don't you discuss this with the tea plant and book spirit?"
Su Yu felt like this dog might be too stubborn. Ignoring the tea plant, the book spirit should be smarter as a book written by Culture King, right?
Su Yu said, "Senior, you might not know this, but a subordinate of Culture King has betrayed him. Do you know this? There is a traitor!"
"Traitor?" The white dog asked, "Who?"
"Heavenly Overseer Marquis..."
"I don't know that person."
"The luck spirit. Do you know the luck spirit?"
The white dog nodded, "Yes!"
He knew the luck spirit.
The white dog asked doubtfully, "He betrayed Master?"
"Yes. That's not all. He's even trying to exterminate humanity and remove the home of Culture King! He's trying to prevent Culture King from returning!"
At this, Su Yu finally had an idea of what to say. Yes. He had to claim that Culture King was being prevented from returning.
He hurriedly said, "Both Culture King and Time Sage are missing, but I believe they're not dead!"
"Of course!"
The white dog nodded with full confidence.
"Therefore, they definitely want to return. But the Myriad Realms are refusing to let them return. They are stopping the two. They want the two to stay away from home forever. About ten years ago, Time Sage might have been injured by a bad guy. She dropped her Book of Time. I received the book by accident and became her successor. She can only return through my guidance after I obtain full control over the Book of Time..."
Su Yu was quite confident in his argument.
The white dog stared at Su Yu. After thinking about it, he said, "Drink first. I'll discuss this with the tea plant and book spirit. Don't walk around. You can't walk around in Master's home without permission."
"Got it."
Su Yu exhaled in relief. Good. Even better if all three could leave together. If all of them were as strong as Daofuses...Su Yu was confident their current crisis could be resolved.
He already had the Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor, the two furballs, the Primordial Giant King, the Spatial Beast Pseudo Emperor, the old turtle, and Great Zhou King on his side. If he could receive the help of three more Daofuses, this would place ten Daofuses on humanity's side.
Su Yu couldn't judge if the white dog was really as strong as a Daofuse as the dog hadn't been too clear about it. But this would definitely be enough to resolve humanity's issue temporarily.
Why was it temporary? Because this would still be external help. Humanity had only produced one Daofuse. The gap between humanity and its enemies was still too big. They couldn't rely fully on external help. They had to be strong as well.
They didn't even have enough Eternals after losing several recently. The remaining were as good as crippled. At this rate, a few more battles would be enough to cause humanity's collapse. There were quite a lot of races with Daofuses out there. Humanity was not strong enough to deal with its future challenges.
Su Yu sank into thought. After a while, he muttered, "A land without heavenly laws..."
This was a place unaffected by the heavenly laws. His eyes flickered as he thought of something.
Yes! The power of laws!
At present, almost everyone was forced to cultivate the Three Body Method. That was the only method allowed by the heavenly laws. Someone like Wan Tiansheng, who walked a different path, was not able to affirm his dao.
He was still stuck at the Sunmoon Realm.
Lan Tian was the same. They might be monstrously strong, but they had yet to achieve dao affirmation. Other methods were much harder to cultivate, and they even had to face the punishment of the heavenly laws.
And now, the white dog was saying that this place was beyond the influence of the heavenly laws. After all, the owner of this place was also one of the people who had established the heavenly laws.
"Lawless land...Three Body Method..."
Su Yu sank into thought. Apart from the Three Body Method, he knew another method. The Weapon Fusion Method.
Achieve the great dao through a powerful weapon. The stronger the weapon was, the stronger one would be. Zhao Li walked a similar path. Even Su Yu walked a similar path with his Mark of Civilization. If he affirmed his dao through that weapon, he would be effectively using the Weapon Fusion Method as well.
This was a rather common method during the ancient past, and it was better than the Three Body Method as it was stronger. Sure, it might seem impressive to have three bodies and three lives. But that was honestly quite pointless. Most of the time, someone capable of killing a body of an Invincible would have the ability to kill the remaining bodies as well. In the end, combat power mattered more.
People like Heavendoom were extremely strong. Even in a sealed state, Heavendoom could still fight ninth-degree Eternals without using his weapon. The moment all his restrictions were off, he could probably kill a regular ninth-degree Eternal with a single swing of his staff. All thirty-six of the ancient guardians were currently still in a sealed state.
Su Yu might not have attempted a dao affirmation with the Weapon Fusion Method, but he could guess that even this method would be punished by the heavens when attempted. This was an era where only the Three Body Method was tolerated.
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He muttered to himself thoughtfully. This was a useful place.
Unbelievably useful.
Ignoring the inheritance of Culture King and everything else, just this place in itself was already incredibly useful. Could one find another place unaffected by the heavenly laws? What about the Death Realm? No, all of them were under the influence of the heavenly laws.
This was the sole place free from the heavenly laws.
He still remembered all the single guys waiting outside. There were probably quite a lot of them in the Celestial Chasm Realm as well. Recovery wouldn't be easy. Even the powerful races like the immortals, devils, divines, and dragons would require painstaking effort to recover from a destroyed tri-body.
There were many advantages to cultivating the Weapon Fusion Method, but there were also some flaws to it. For example, it was a lot more expensive to cultivate. And the stronger one wanted one's weapon to be, the more expensive it would be.
People like Grandstar might have exhausted at least ten carrier treasures per weapon. Meanwhile, only two carrier treasures were required for someone cultivating the Three Body Method.
Are there any other methods in the ancient past?
Su Yu's eyes flickered as he looked at the door the white dog had vanished in. Would the white dog know these methods? After all, this was the pet of Culture King and Time Sage.
The old turtle might know some as well. After all, the old turtle was most likely older than even the white dog. But the old turtle had too many restrictions, and his status was comparatively lower than that of the white dog.
Yes, the old turtle was a general. But there was a famous saying claiming that the guest of a prime minister was equivalent to a high official. Thus, as the pet of Culture King and Time Sage, the white dog was naturally ranked higher than the old turtle as well.
While Su Yu was deep in thought, the little furball was happily sipping tea. He would finish one cup before spending some time drunk before drinking another cup. In such a manner, he repeated the process again and again. He felt great.
He was an extremely picky eater. But this tea was too good to refuse. Clearly, the tea plant was a super expert as well or it wouldn't have been able to produce such tea leaves.
Su Yu did not stop the little furball. It was a good thing for the little furball to grow a bit since the little fellow was starting to feel too weak to keep up with him.
After all, his main opponents had upgraded to Eternals. The little furball would probably kill himself if he attempted to eat an Eternal. Even eating a Sunmoon would be hard for him. The little furball was already a Sunmoon. He would be a lot more helpful if he could further advance into an Eternal.
Of course, Su Yu was still sipping the tea even when he was deep in thought. He knew that he couldn't rush things. The white dog was still not back yet.
Thus, Su Yu could only wait patiently. It wasn't like leaving now would do anything so he might as well stay here. That spit of the white dog was quite effective in reducing the amount of death qi in his body. Even now, more death qi was appearing in his body. While waiting, he took the time to reverse the newly created death qi.
Suddenly, the drunk little furball jumped onto the gigantic tree nearby. Su Yu had assumed that this was a tree without sentience, but the thought had barely crossed his mind when an illusory face appeared on the trunk of the tree.
Well, he was wrong.
Su Yu's heart thumped. Didn't the white dog claim that there were only two spirits here?
Right at that moment, the white dog's voice rang out from inside the building, "Hey, New Soy Bun, don't provoke Big Wood. Big Wood's spirit is not fully formed yet. It's still muddleheaded. Be careful lest it decides you're food."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. This tree was in the process of producing its sentience. Without proper sentience, it couldn't be considered a spirit yet. Sure enough, the tree started whipping the little furball with its branches.
Whoosh!
With a flash, the little furball vanished.
The little furball had been sent flying away.
When Su Yu stood up in alarm, the white dog grumbled, "See? I told him to not play with Big Wood. Big Wood still can't control its strength. How annoying. Look what he did to my flower!"
Next, the white dog jumped out and rushed into the field of flowers. After a short moment, he trotted back carrying the furball in his mouth. Then, he spat the furball down in front of Su Yu. Fear could be seen in the little furball's eyes.
When the little furball met Su Yu's gaze, his expression turned pitiful, as though he was complaining that he had been beaten by someone.
Su Yu felt very helpless. What could he do about that? This was actually a very dangerous place.
A mere tree who had yet to fully turn into a spirit could easily send the little furball flying with a single attack. No matter what, the little furball was already a Sunmoon. Clearly, the tree's strength could not be underestimated either.
While wagging his tail, the white dog said, "I told you to not run around. This fellow is not obedient enough! Remember! Don't run around! That was only a game for Big Wood. Its sentience isn't fully developed so it doesn't know how to control its strength. It can easily kill while playing around."
The little furball hurriedly nodded his entire body. During his time with Su Yu, he had also learned that a wise man would always know when to submit to circumstances. Earlier, he had only done something so stupid because he was drunk. Now that he had been whipped awake, he naturally wouldn't do anything stupid anymore.
After following Su Yu for so long, the little furball had learned to bow when required. Thus, he agreed readily. All for the sake of not receiving another beating.
The white dog looked at Su Yu and said, "I told the book spirit. It will be here soon. The tea plant will take some time. It's taking a bath..."
"Bath?" Su Yu blanked out.
The white dog nodded, "Yeah. Bathing is important to stay clean. Dirty tea won't be as delicious anymore. When Little Master was around, she would wash the tea plant every day. The tea plant is already used to this."
"Where is the tea plant taking this bath?" A certain possibility rose in Su Yu's mind.
Sure enough, the white dog answered, "River of Time."
Su Yu didn't know what to say anymore. He had seen this coming. Sure enough, Culture King's household was treating the River of Time as their private river. But...could the water in the River of Time be used for bathing?
Wasn't that the same as washing one's body with the power of time? Wait, the tea plant was a plant spirit. Such a spirit would grow stronger with the passage of time. Thus, this would only benefit it. No wonder the tea leaves were so effective.
Since the two would take some time to return, Su Yu asked, "Senior, this is Culture King's home. I'm half a disciple of Culture King and also half a disciple of Time Sage. Can I take some people in here?"
"Take some people in here?" The white dog shook his head, "Nobody can enter the house. Nobody can ruin my plants. They can look around outside, but they can't enter. But the River of Time will kill them if they try to enter..."
True.
But Su Yu recalled that he had the Book of Time on him. He said, "What if I protect them with the Book of Time?"
The white dog asked, "Can you even use the book?"
Chapter 1683: Man, Dog, Plant, Book, Ball (2)
Huh?
Su Yu asked with surprise, "How did you know that I can't use it?"
"Of course I know." The white dog said matter-of-factly, "You're so weak. How can you use it? You need to be an Eternal to use Little Master's book even with a proper inheritance."
Eternal.
Su Yu hurriedly asked, "What about a Daomeld?"
According to what he understood, an Eternal and a Daomeld were similar in strength. The two only differed in the paths they took. Could someone without an original dao use the book?
"More or less. It's the same."
The white dog sat down and looked at Su Yu curiously. "Your body can already reach the Mountainsea Realm. Why are you waiting?"
Su Yu decided to be honest and said, "I wish to perform my advancement in the Allheaven Battlefield. That way, I'll receive some heavenly rewards which I can use to neutralize the heavenly tribulations targeted at me."
"Oh."
The white dog nodded and sank into recollection.
After a while, he said, "Heavenly tribulations...and Allheaven Battlefield. So that place is actually still around? I didn't expect it to last so long."
"You know that place as well, Senior?"
"Yes." The white dog nodded and said, "Master made that place with a few other people. I remember that many years ago, they wanted more opportunities for the young. Thus, they made the Allheaven Battlefield to serve as the battleground for the youngsters of the various races."
Su Yu raised his brow and asked, "Senior, there is an expert proficient in time manipulation among the human race right now. He claimed that this place is located in the past, not present and future. Am I in the past right now?"
"Past and future?"
The white dog blanked out in confusion. Just then, an ancient voice rang out, "Past? Future? Present? There is only one time. Youngster, do not allow yourself to be confused by some fancy theories. In this world, there can be more than one of anything except time. Time is the sole exception. There is one and only time."
Su Yu's heart thumped. This was quite similar to Wan Tiansheng's theory. He also knew that this was probably one of the two spirits.
The white dog said, "Book Spirit, you're here."
A book slowly flew out of the building before transforming into a white-haired old man.
The old man looked at Su Yu and smiled, "Young Friend, do you understand me? There can be more than one of everything, but not time. There is only one time. This was Master's theory. The so-called River of Time is merely a unique manifestation of energy. Traversing time...it is impossible for one to travel to the past. The future is reachable, but in practice, traversing to the future is the same as sealing yourself before waking up many years later in the future."
The old man continued, "Take us as the example. We have been here for so many years. After leaving this place, we can proclaim to have traversed a hundred thousand years from the past. But is that really the case?"
Su Yu stood up, cupped his fists, and said, "Thank you for the guidance, Senior."
"No, I am no senior to you." The book spirit looked at the crown on Su Yu's head and said, "I'm already being disrespectful by calling you a young friend. You are the leader of humanity. With the fortune of humanity on you, you are much higher than I in status."
Su Yu smiled and said, "The wise should always be respected. You are too polite, Senior."
Just then, a flash appeared from the back of the building. Under Su Yu's surprised gaze, a walking plant appeared before transforming into a young girl.
Su Yu blanked out. A female plant? This was...his first time seeing a plant like this.
Clad in a traditional children's outfit, she bounced over cheerfully. Initially, Su Yu had thought that the tea plant would have the appearance of an old man as well. But he was wrong. The tea plant was a young girl instead.
When the girl saw Su Yu, she spoke with her tender voice, "Are you Little Master's disciple?"
Su Yu thought about it and shook his head, "I don't know. But I have her Book of Time. Does that count?"
The girl did not know either. She looked at the book spirit.
The book spirit said, "Probably. The Book of Time will not acknowledge someone so easily."
"Oh."
The girl nodded. When she saw the little furball resting atop Su Yu's head, she asked curiously, "Is that Soy Bun?"
"No." Su Yu introduced, "Soy Bun's son."
"Ohhh..."
The girl nodded again before staring at Su Yu and the little furball with her curious eyes.
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All these were the product of Culture King.
Just what was up with the Culture King?
These were all spirits of nature. As the pet of the Time Sage, the white dog was the sole exception among them. Looking at the three before him, Su Yu was momentarily rendered speechless.
An elderly. A toddler. And a dog.
Just as Su Yu was about to speak, the book spirit said, "Fat Ball told us about your request."
Fat Ball?
Su Yu looked at the white dog, who was wagging his tail nonchalantly.
Yes. He was none other than Fat Ball.
That was his name.
The book spirit said, "The human race is the race of our master. Since humanity is in trouble and you're here asking for help, we naturally need to do something. Fat Ball can't leave because Little Master told him to not run around randomly. But both the tea tree and I are not under the same order. After all, we only gained our sentience after the two masters left."
Prior to that, they were incomplete spirits, similar to the big tree in the middle of the courtyard. They had only gained proper sentience after the disappearance of Culture King and Time Sage.
Su Yu was overjoyed. "Are the two of you willing to leave with me?"
The book spirit said, "We can help temporarily, but that won't change much. According to you, humanity has suffered nine defeats. This is the tenth war. In that case, having us help this time won't do much. None of us has formed a powerful dao. Yet according to you, a human king had appeared during the previous epoch. We are both weaker than proper human kings."
He shook his head and said, "Humanity is too weak. We can help once, but we might not be there to help more in the future."
Su Yu nodded and said, "I understand. Thus, I only hope that you can buy enough time for humanity to grow. I will grow as well."
After a short silence, the book spirit said, "You do have a lot of room for growth. Your body is powerful. You have the grand cycle acupoints opened. Your body has completed seventy-two forgings. Your source qi has undergone nine top-tier transformations. Your apertures have all been opened as well. However, the circulation of your apertures isn't too complete. Are you lacking a proper cultivation method?"
Su Yu was surprised that the book could see all that so easily. He nodded and said, "Yes. You're right, Senior. I only have the cultivation method for my acupoints, but not my apertures. Do you have a suitable cultivation method, Senior?"
"Yes." The book spirit said, "But since you've opened everything, it's better for you to cultivate the Grand Cycle Method, one which utilizes the Heaven Gate as the core. The methods for the acupoints and apertures are independent methods, but they might not be as good."
Sure enough, the book spirit was very knowledgeable.
Su Yu hurriedly said, "In that case..."
Before Su Yu could ask, the book spirit shook his head and said, "I don't know that method. Only a few people knew that, and Master did not leave it behind. In fact, that method did not exist when he first left this place. It was only created when he was already residing in the Luminous Domain Mansion. You might find a copy there."
Just then, Su Yu's vision blurred as a sea of stars appeared in his vision. He saw 360 stars rotating amid the boundless void. That was the Grand Cycle Aperture Method. He had obtained it just like that. He knew that he could find the same method in the Death Realm, but that would only happen ten years in the future. Thus, he was very happy to receive it ten years in advance.
He hurriedly circulated his apertures in accordance with the star chart. All 360 of his apertures started moving. A storm raged in his sea of willpower. Eventually, the 360 stars above the sea settled into a sort of formation, pulling in the power of the world to refine and temper his characters, apertures, and sea of willpower.
He had completed the circulation in the blink of an eye. Prior to this, he couldn't fully utilize the strength of his 360 apertures.
But now, his willpower had strengthened considerably. Inside his sea of willpower, the Culture Tomb fused with his character technique, turning into a pen. With the pen in hand, he pointed at the thin air.
A massive explosion erupted.
That was...a lot of power!
But before Su Yu could immerse himself in the joy of growing strong, the white dog calmed the explosion grudgingly with a swing of his tail. Then, he complained, "New Guy, don't cultivate in Master's home. When you detonate the source qi in the air, you will disturb the flow of the ambient source qi. That will affect the growth of the flowers."
"..."
Su Yu was completely speechless. He cupped his fists in apology. Fine. He understood now. For the white dog, the garden was of utmost importance. A bad flow of source qi would affect the growth of the flowers. He couldn't even find an argument against that.
Su Yu could feel his willpower boiling, as though he would be forced into an advancement into the Sunmoon Realm soon. He bowed at the book spirit and said, "Thank you, Senior."
The book spirit said nonchalantly, "You're the leader of humanity. This shouldn't be a secret for you. In fact, I'm merely returning this to humanity. We can't rashly give away Master's belongings, but the Grand Cycle Aperture Method is merely a regular cultivation method."
That was somewhat hurtful.
Su Yu said, "Seniors, are the two of you willing to take a trip out with me?"
The book spirit said, "Yes, but..."
The book spirit thought about it and said, "We can leave easily, but returning will be much harder. We'll require your help to send us back again."
"But Senior Fat Ball said that I need to be able to control the Book of Time to take people in and out safely..."
Leaving might be a one-way trip for them.
The book spirit said, "This isn't a big issue. As spirits of nature who had spent years with the little master, we can latch onto the Book of Time and take shelter from the power of time."
The girl said, "I can move in and out easily. I bathe in the river all the time so I'll be fine. Book spirit, I'm stronger than you!"
The book spirit merely chuckled.
Suddenly, Su Yu thought of something and asked, "Seniors...can you...fight?"
He had to ask.
Even if that was an awkward question.
This was very important.
What if they only had the cultivation level without the knowledge of how one should fight?
The book spirit said, "Of course I know. I am the spirit of a book. I know everything Master left in the book. I even know war strategies."
The girl answered with a slightly unnatural expression, "I know as well! Back before my sentience was completed, I witnessed Little Master fighting a few times! Just open the River of Time, appear out of thin air, and slap the dao of the enemies apart..."
Slapping the dao of the enemies apart...
That sounded way too simple.
Thus, Su Yu couldn't help but worry about the reliability of the tea plant.
Would this work?
Would they end up completely useless in combat?
Thus, he looked at the white dog again. Would the white dog leave as well? The white dog should be better at fighting than the two, right? No matter what, he was a guard dog. He had been around since before the disappearance of Culture King and Time Sage. He should be stronger than the two.
Noticing Su Yu's gaze, the white dog wagged his tail and answered, "I need to watch our home!"
Chapter 1684: Man, Dog, Plant, Book, Ball (3)
Su Yu said, "Senior, nobody can reach this place except me. It will be fine for you to be away for a bit, right? Senior Book Spirit and Senior Tea Plant have never been out before. They are too unfamiliar with the outside world. You should be more familiar with the outside world, right?"
The white dog nodded, "Yeah, I went out before. Master used to take me out a lot. But..."
He looked at the flowers around him and said, "But I need to water the flowers every three days or they won't be pretty anymore!"
Su Yu was alarmed. He asked, "Senior, are you saying that you have spent the past hundred thousand years without going into deep slumber?"
He had thought that the white dog had been in deep slumber until his arrival. Even the old turtle had spent a lot of time in deep slumber. The same applied to Heavendoom and the others as well. For the most part, they would all enter deep slumber each time the Allheaven Battlefield was shut from the various realms.
That would reduce their energy expenditure and lessen the impact of time on them. But since the white dog needed to water the flowers every three days...he must have lived normally for the past hundred thousand years.
Or more than that.
How long had the ancient past lasted? According to the book spirit, there was only one time. Thus, the passage of time in here and outside would be the same as well. In short, the white dog had spent over a hundred thousand years watering these flowers every three days.
All of a sudden, an inexplicable feeling rose in Su Yu. Such a life...this home...and these flowers...were perhaps the only things the white dog could find comfort in these days. Should he really make the white dog leave?
Culture King and Time Sage had vanished. The white dog was left all alone behind. At the time, the book spirit and tea plant had yet to fully form their sentience. The white dog had...lived a lonely life.
Year after year. One dog. Awaiting the return of his masters.
While waiting, he took care of the plants. This persisted for over a hundred thousand years.
Watering the flowers every three days.
What if they couldn't finish the battle within three days and the white dog missed the window to return?
What if the white dog died outside? Could Su Yu really accept such a result?
The white dog did not have all those thoughts in his mind. He nodded and said, "Yeah. Why should I enter deep slumber? I need to watch the home. I also need to take care of the flowers. I also need to keep the place clean. I'm very busy..."
The white dog continued, "There is no need for deep slumber. I can work during the day and sleep during the night. When Master and Little Master return, they will praise me for my good job! I never slacked. Not a single day..."
The white dog smiled, seemingly in anticipation of the praise he would receive from his masters. He had been doing his duty for over a hundred thousand years. Even the swing in the courtyard was still as good as new.
Clearly, someone had been working hard all this time to ensure that the house would remain the same even in the absence of its masters.
Return home.
No wonder. No wonder the Book of Time would appear here many years later. It wanted to return home. Or to be precise, the Time Sage wanted to return home.
This was her home.
Su Yu inhaled deeply. Should he really persuade the white dog to leave? He didn't feel like it anymore. Leaving and failing to return...might hurt the white dog more than anything.
The white dog asked, "Are you worried that they won't be a match for those outside? True. You said that they have a lot of Daofuses. Book Spirit and Tea Plant might not be a match..."
The white dog thought for a bit and asked, "Have you borrowed the power of Little Master's book before?"
"Borrow the power?"
"Borrowing the power of a different being from a drop of blood."
"Yes, I did that before."
Su Yu nodded. With this, he was finally certain that the book in his head was the Book of Time.
The white dog said, "I can't leave, but you're right. Master is a human. How about this? I can give you three drops of my blood essence. Use it to borrow my dao. Three drops should last you a long while. Is this good enough?"
Blood essence!
Su Yu blanked out. It had been a long time since he last borrowed the power of any blood essence. These days, this was no longer that useful for him.
He did not have the blood essence of Daofuses. He had a few drops of ninth-degree Eternal blood essence, but from offensive strength alone, such blood essence wasn't much stronger than his own offensive strength nowadays.
The white dog asked again, "Is this enough? I won't leave. I need to guard the house."
Su Yu hurriedly said, "Won't three drops of blood essence be too exhausting for you, Senior?"
"It's fine." The white dog wagged his tail and said, "It has been a long time since I last exhausted myself. I have been filled with energy for a long time. Three drops won't hurt me. Since this is my own dao, you can borrow even more power from it since I won't resist."
Was that how things worked?
Su Yu asked, "But Senior, is your imprint in the Book of Time as well? Will your page appear?"
The white dog had never killed him in a dream before.
The white dog continued wagging his tail as he said, "You can. I left my imprint on the book before. Little Master's book is actually..."
The white dog stopped, not knowing how to explain it. However, the book spirit knew about the book as well. He explained, "Little Master's book is actually an imitation of the myriad laws. It is a book of myriad daos. That was why Little Master had killed so many people. She was gathering natural laws to create her own world. When the Book of Time is completed, it will become a new Myriad Realms."
Su Yu was stunned.
Understanding dawned on him as he muttered, "Laws...Book of Time...harvesting the myriad races...I understand now. Killing cultivators to gather their dao fragments, creating new daos and a new net. The Book of Time is essentially a new net."
How ambitious.
Su Yu finally understood the origin of the Book of Time.
It was basically an embryonic Myriad Realms.
Yes.
Each of these pages might eventually become a new realm with its own set of laws. Time Sage would be the master of these laws, becoming the true master of a new Myriad Realms.
What a surprise.
Su Yu finally understood.
That was truly ambitious.
No wonder Time Sage was feared by everyone. No wonder all the assembly members wanted to kill her.
Su Yu said, "Senior Fat Ball, are you saying that I only need your blood essence to borrow your power?"
"Yes!"
The white dog exhaled in relief. Good. He had been worried that Su Yu wouldn't understand his explanation.
The white dog added, "Also, that imprint was left by me voluntarily. I also won't resist when you borrow my dao. You can make use of a lot of my dao. I can also lend you more since I won't be using that power here. I'll only be watering the flowers when I'm here."
He was offering to actively lend his power to Su Yu instead of letting the Book of Time plunder from him. And that would make a lot of difference. At this point, Su Yu couldn't help but wonder about the white dog's dao. Was it a powerful dao?
Also, could he even withstand the power of the white dog's blood essence?
Probably, right?
Not wanting to risk it, Su Yu asked, "Senior, would I be able to withstand your power?"
He had a feeling the white dog's blood essence was very powerful.
At that, the white dog hesitated and said, "True. You're so weak. Only a Mountainsea. I don't want to kill you..."
Su Yu hurriedly explained, "My body is very strong."
"Yeah." The white dog nodded and said, "But still a Mountainsea."
The white dog had an odd expression as he said, "No matter how strong you are, you're Mountainsea. You don't even have a dao fused. And you don't have a new dao opened. You're very weak. Do you know that?"
"..."
This was Su Yu's first time being called weak by someone. Or to be precise, this was his first time being called weak by a dog. The dog had been calling him weak since he first set foot here.
Sigh.
He wanted to tell the white dog that he was actually very strong.
Very, very strong.
"Senior, I killed ninth-degree Eternals before."
"Oh, that must be someone who has fused with a dao."
The white dog said, "Your strength isn't enough to kill a proper ninth-degree Eternal. I have around the same level of strength but I feel like...I can easily kill you."
Su Yu was not buying that.
Suddenly, the white dog swept his tail at Su Yu. Before Su Yu could see or even sense anything, he was sent flying away.
***
When Su Yu opened his eyes again, he saw a white dog, a book spirit, a tea plant, and a little furball staring at him. He asked in confusion, "What...happened?"
The white dog said, "You claimed that you're strong so I tried whipping you with my tail. But you fainted after only one hit..."
"..."
Fuck!
He fainted?
Impossible!
He was someone capable of killing ninth-degree Eternals!
The white dog continued, "You're so weak. I don't know if you can withstand my blood essence. How about this? Push your body cultivation to the Mountainsea Realm and your willpower cultivation to the Sunmoon Realm after leaving this place. Then, push your body cultivation to peak Mountainsea Realm before pushing into the Sunmoon Realm. As a dual-Sunmoon, you can drink some tea from the tea plant and take some lessons from the book spirit to further push yourself forward. After doing all that, you can try using my blood essence again..."
Su Yu could feel very clearly that the dog was looking down on him.
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Su Yu sank into silence. He was greatly saddened. Why...was he so weak? For the very first time, someone was viewing him as a true Mountainsea instead of an Invincible. And that someone was a dog.
His ego was bruised.
He gloomily said, "Senior, are there many geniuses like me during the ancient past?"
"I don't think so." The white dog asked, "Why?"
"Then..."
The white dog said, "But you're not that special. Master, Little Master, and Master's friends were all incredible. Compared to them, you're so average..."
Fuck!
Su Yu finally understood!
No wonder the white dog was not viewing him as a super genius. The white dog was used to the presence of individuals like Culture King, Time Sage, Martial King, and Human Emperor. He had seen too many absolute geniuses. It was only natural that Su Yu was nothing special for the white dog.
As far as the white dog was concerned, any regular human should have Su Yu's talent and strength. Being weak as a human would be odd.
Su Yu didn't know how to react to this. True. How could he compare against those ancient geniuses who had suppressed the entire Myriad Realms? He was indeed weak.
Definitely.
He should be happy that the white dog was actually comparing him against those ancient geniuses instead of dismissing him outright. Perhaps if the white dog were shown a real modern Mountainsea, the dog would start suspecting that this was a fake Mountainsea.
For the white dog, even Su Yu was weak. Because the white dog's standards were too high.
Su Yu still had many questions, but he was running out of time. Thus, he said, "Senior, I'll go out and do as you ask. Uhm...can I visit often in the future?"
The white dog answered, "Yes. But you can't pluck the flowers. And you can't enter the house. But you can visit."
Su Yu exhaled in relief.
Good. For now, he had to leave. He would come back and spend more time with the white dog when he was done fighting.
He was confident this place would bring him more unimaginable surprises.
Chapter 1685: Dual Mountainsea (1)
The white dog was surprisingly easygoing. He had agreed to almost all of Su Yu's requests after arriving. He was only stubborn about one thing: his mission to guard his master's home.
Su Yu did not know if this was due to the white dog's kindness, or perhaps the white dog had only been so helpful due to his inheritance from the Time Sage and Culture King. Was that why the white dog had refrained from biting him? Unfortunately, he was in a rush. He would have loved to spend more time with this loyal dog.
Not wanting to waste more time, Su Yu stood up and said, "Senior Fat Ball, I'll be taking my leave for now."
He looked at the book spirit and tea plant. With a slight hesitation, he asked, "Could you...hide for a bit?"
"Hide?" The tea plant looked at the book spirit, who nodded with a smile. Then, he transformed back into a book. As for the tea plant, she also vanished, turning into an imprint on the cover of the book.
For some reason, Culture King seemed to love books a lot.
That much was obvious from how a mere book he had written had grown so strong after developing sentience. Then again, the original form of the book, the Myriad Dao Sutra, was most likely something special as well.
The book spirit said, "If the human lord is interested, I can enter your sea of willpower and read you some texts..."
Entering his sea of willpower? Previously, the book had called him a young friend. Now, the book was calling him the human lord. He did not realize the significance behind this change.
He only knew that it was very dangerous to open up his sea of willpower to strangers. Then again, his sea of willpower was already quite a happening place. It had the Book of Time, Mark of Civilization, Culture Tomb, and the little furball in it.
And now, a spirit formed of the Myriad Dao Sutra was offering to enter with a tea spirit to read him some texts. After a slight hesitation, Su Yu stopped worrying. In truth, these people already knew everything about him. His biggest secret was the Book of Time. And these three were already aware of his biggest secret.
Also, if they wanted to kill him, they could simply do it directly. There wouldn't be a need for them to first gain access to his sea of willpower.
"Sure." Su Yu agreed, "I'll be troubling you, Senior."
"I'm only doing what is right."
With a flash, the book vanished. Inside Su Yu's sea of willpower, an additional book appeared. This was the third book in his sea of willpower. Both the Mark of Civilization and Book of Time were books as well. Su Yu had somehow turned into a book collector.
Unlike the Book of Time, the Myriad Dao Sutra was white in color. When the book saw the Book of Time, the book spirit's voice rang out, "The Book of Time's spirit...has been destroyed. Only a weak pre-sentience remains. It is now similar to that ancient tree in the courtyard. This book was heavily damaged before..."
The book spirit was written by Culture King while the Book of Time was forged by Time Sage. Thus, he was lower in status.
Culture King might have put a decent amount of effort into writing the Myriad Dao Sutra, but the Book of Time was Time Sage's ultimate weapon, something she had exhausted countless resources to make. Thus, there was no comparing the two.
A spirit of something like the Book of Time could probably reach the Great Dao Realm right after birth. Sensing the greatly weakened Book of Time, the book spirit had complicated emotions.
Was Little Mistress really dead?
She wouldn't have given up on a book she had worked so hard on otherwise.
Perhaps...she was really dead.
Perhaps Fat Ball...could no longer see his little master. He would no longer receive praise for the flowers he had taken good care of.
***
Su Yu said nothing else.
With the book spirit and tea plant gone, he cupped his fists at the white dog and said, "Thank you, Senior."
The white dog cupped his paws in response. Fresh chapters posted on Nove1Fire.net
Then, he spat three drops of golden blood out. Instantly, an intense fragrance filled the courtyard, but the fragrance was withdrawn into the three drops almost as soon as it appeared. With a slightly weakened tone, the white dog said, "Take this. You don't need to activate its imprint in the book. You can directly utilize its power after absorbing it. My imprint in the book is always active."
"Thank you."
Once again, Su Yu thanked the white dog.
Three drops of blood essence!
He did not know if this was a high price for the white dog, but he could only hope that it wasn't. He had a lot of respect for a loyal dog like this. Compared to the white dog, Heavenly Overseer Marquis was a true scumbag.
The white dog said nothing. Instead, he started watering the flowers again. Su Yu stood there and watched for a bit. The sight of a dog watering flowers was slightly comical, but he couldn't bring himself to laugh. Something about this scene was...saddening. He wondered if the white dog would feel lonely without the book spirit and tea plant around.
Su Yu vowed to finish the battle as soon as possible and take then back. In a way, this place was a hidden paradise. Its tranquility had remained for ten epochs. Alas, he had broken its peace. Built in the middle of a sea fof lowers, this residence was truly akin to a secluded paradise.
Su Yu couldn't understand Culture King's decision to leave this place back then. Was staying in such a paradise not better than becoming the Culture King? But at that thought, Su Yu recalled his own decision to leave. He had also been offered the choice to stay here long-term.
The white dog had allowed him to stay here so long as he stayed out of Culture King's house. Nobody could reach this place. He would be safe here. Not even Daofuses could reach this place. Perhaps Great Dao experts would be required to break into this place.
But could Su Yu accept that offer? He really liked this place. Unfortunately, this was not his paradise.
With such thoughts, Su Yu started walking away. Suddenly, the white dog's voice rang out, "Hey, I forgot to ask. What's your name?"
"Su Yu!"
"Su Yu..." The white dog said, "Okay. If you can't defeat them, just hide here. If you encounter Master and Little Master out there, remind them to come back. Tell them I have been taking good care of this place. I miss them."
"I will."
Su Yu did not look back. But his mood dropped further.
One dog. A hundred thousand years. The dog was still waiting.
Waiting for his masters.
Culture King and Time Sage.
Suddenly, Su Yu thought of himself. If he were to die in battle, would anyone wait a hundred thousand years for him? His father wouldn't live that long. He doubted that someone capable of living that long would be willing to wait a hundred thousand years for him in a small house.
Finally, Su Yu stopped before the waterfall.
Behind Su Yu, the white dog put away the teapot and cups before sitting in front of the door and looking at Su Yu's departing back. He kept looking until Su Yu was gone from his vision. Only then did he lie on his stomach with a lonely look in his eyes. He continued lying there while staring at the waterfall.
It had been so long since he saw someone new.
But that someone new had left so soon after arriving.
He remembered his master and little master leaving like this many years ago as well. First, his master left and started coming back less and less. Then, his little master left and started coming back less and less as well. Until finally, the little master left to never return.
Subsequently, the master returned once and informed him that the master was going to look for the little master. But the master had also gone missing after that.
The white dog lay on his stomach in melancholy. Gone. All of them were gone.
Was his little master dead?
Was his master dead?
He saw the Book of Time. That was Little Master's strongest treasure. How would Little Master give up on that book?
"Woof! Woof!"
After barking at the thin air a few times, the white dog shut his eyes. He wanted to sleep, but he was afraid that he wouldn't wake up in time to welcome Master and Little Master when they returned.
It had been so, so, so long since he last had a good sleep. He had taken such good care of these flowers. When would Little Master return to look at them?
Just one glance. That would be enough.
Just one glance, before giving him a scratch behind his ears and telling him he was a good boy. That would be the happiest day in his life.
He wouldn't leave. He would wait here for them to return.
He was afraid that if he left, nobody would be here to welcome them when they returned.
With that tiny bit of hope in him, the white dog entered a light sleep. Complete silence engulfed the hidden paradise yet again.
***
As Su Yu's vision blurred, he found himself back in the outside world.
When he looked behind him, he felt as though he could still see the white dog waiting for his master alone.
Gasps rang out all around him.
Then, someone exclaimed, "Holy Lord!"
Su Yu turned around to see the same group of people waiting for him. He hadn't left for long, but he felt like he had traveled through two different eras. Things were peaceful and calm in the Culture King's Residence. But out here, a warlike atmosphere filled the air, alongside a thick stench of blood. He was reminded that the war had yet to end. Peace had yet to come.
Zhu Tiandao and the others focused on Su Yu. They were quite disappointed to see that nothing much had changed. Su Yu had not returned as an Invincible. Then again, Su Yu hadn't been inside for long. He did not have enough time to cultivate. Even if he did find some treasures in the ruin, he wouldn't have the time to make use of them. Also, it was unlikely that a mere treasure would be able to help against Daofuses.
Junior Zhou King said, "Holy Lord, this waterfall is fading away..."
Since Su Yu had stopped keeping the Book of Time active, the waterfall was on the verge of fading away.
"It's fine. You don't have to maintain it anymore."
At that, Junior Zhou King stopped pouring his energy into the waterfall, allowing it to fade into nothingness. Everything appeared the same. Yet everything had changed. On the other side of the valley, there was a field of flowers, an ancient residence, a dog, and an ancient tree. The dog was there, faithfully waiting for the return of his masters.
While Su Yu was deep in thought, everyone was looking at him in anticipation. So what was the result of his visit? Were there any gains?
Marquis Xia, in particular, was feeling even more anxious than the others. His father had been slammed against the realm barrier several times. There was still only one face up in the sky. So how did he know? Because he had felt several similar impacts since then. And he believed only his father could survive that repeatedly. Great Ming King would probably lose the ability to fight after being slammed into the realm barrier once.
Marquis Xia noted that apart from having slightly recovered, nothing much had changed with Su Yu. He couldn't resist asking, "Su—Holy Lord, did you gain anything in there?"
"The gains are decent." Su Yu did not explain. He exhaled and said, "Let's go. We'll see how things are at the realm entrance."
"Yes!"
Nobody protested. That was something they had to do. Even if Su Yu hadn't gained much from the ruin, he still had the female furball around.
Seeing that Su Yu was back, the female furball tried to enter the Mark of Civilization again. But suddenly, she blanked out as she looked at the other side of the sea of willpower. There, she saw a book with a plump girl on it.
A female furball and a plump girl stared at each other with blinking eyes. Shortly after, the plump girl exclaimed, "Wow! Another Soy Bun?"
"I'm Flatbun! Who are you?"
The female furball was very curious. This wasn't someone she knew.
The plump girl asked again, "Are you Soy Bun?"
"I told you! I'm Flatbun!"
"Oh, oh. I'm Tea Plant..."
"I don't know you."
"..."
Chapter 1686: Dual Mountainsea (2)
Su Yu felt like his sea of willpower was getting very busy as of late. The female furball was quite surprised to see the tea plant as she could sense that the tea plant was extremely powerful.
Su Yu had actually returned with a helper!
"Do you know my husband?"
"What is a husband?"
"Soy Bun."
"I don't know. I've never met him. But Fat Ball knows him."
"Fat Ball?"
"A white dog. Do you know him?"
"I think...so. My husband mentioned him a long time ago. He saw the white dog before, but he was still very young back then so he doesn't remember much..."
Yes. Soy Bun had met Fat Ball before, but that was a long time ago.
In truth, Soy Bun had also met Culture King's younger sister before. But it had also been so long that his memories were blurry. Or to be precise, his sentience wasn't fully developed yet back then. Thus, he could no longer remember much of the events from back then. Otherwise, he wouldn't have claimed that the Culture King and Time Sage were unrelated.
In terms of seniority, Fat Ball was older than Soy Bun, while Soy Bun was older than the book spirit and tea plant. The two were similar in age with the female furball as all three had developed their sentience at the late years of the ancient past.
Su Yu was naturally uninterested in the contents of their conversation. He was busy rushing toward the Allheaven Prefecture. As he flew, sounds of an ancient chant echoed within his head.
"At the beginning of existence, primal chaos reigned. Humanity appeared, and wisdom emerged. However, humanity lacked strength and food for sustenance. Seeking the natural dao and prying upon the secrets of nature, the Human Ancestor rescued humanity..."
The book spirit was giving Su Yu a lesson. This was no secret cultivation manual. It was merely a random lesson about some ancient fables of humanity. Such fables had survived to even the current era. In fact, Su Yu had heard many similar stories growing up.
Yet when the same story was being told by the book spirit, it felt entirely different. Su Yu felt as though he was witnessing the very beginning of the world. He felt as though he himself had transformed into the Human Ancestor. When humanity first came into existence, they were incapable of feeding themselves or competing against other life forms. For the sake of survival, he explored the great dao and opened the path of cultivation.
Under his leadership, humanity slowly grew in strength, gaining the ability to survive the dangerous era of creation. As time passed, the myriad races started fighting each other for domination. Slaughter persisted unceasingly.
Su Yu listened in silence. Even the female furball and tea plant were listening attentively. Everyone was listening to the lesson from the book spirit.
At the same time, the humans behind Su Yu felt something happening as well. As of that moment, something seemed to have changed about Su Yu. Something...they couldn't quite put into words. Was it his temperament?
Nobody could be sure.
Not even the Invincibles could explain what they were feeling. They only knew that it felt as though Su Yu had been reborn anew.
Su Yu had always felt like a murderous and impatient person. He had grown too fast, and he had killed too much in the process. He had essentially grown through endless combat and slaughter. His violent growth had resulted in a rather extreme attitude, making him a rather violent person. Thus, most people would instinctively feel fear in his presence.
But the violent aura around him had faded somewhat, with the addition of a sort of gentleness that couldn't be described. His gentleness and viciousness coexisted in perfect harmony. These were opposite traits, yet they felt completely natural.
Some even started feeling that this was how a leader should be. Both warm and cold, both reliable and terrifying. If the Heavenly Overseer Marquis were present, he would say that Su Yu was becoming more and more similar to Culture King.
***
Su Yu was unaware of what everyone was thinking.
He was fully immersed in his unique state of comprehension. This was not the type of comprehension that would grant him a direct increase in strength. Rather, it would help with his future growth, providing him with clarity about his future.
In the legends, the early years of humanity were extremely difficult as well. They faced numerous disasters and enemies, and extinction was a very real risk.
Eventually, the Human Ancestor led humanity out of the dark days. Through the foundations laid down by the Human Ancestor, humanity kept growing, finally reaching their peak during the ancient past.
The hardships humanity faced today were nothing compared to the hardships of the early years. Strength was something humanity had built one step at a time. After losing the glory of the past, humanity naturally needed to work harder to reclaim the same glory. It wouldn't be easy, but it wasn't insurmountable.
To read, to center one's mind, to understand one's character.
It had been a long time since Su Yu last read or studied anything. He had been battling too frequently as of late, resulting in an impatient and fickle temperament filled with negative emotions. Listening to the book spirit, he slowly regained his calm.
Impatience wouldn't help.
Fury wouldn't help.
He was the holy lord. His impatience and fury would only cause panic and fear.
Furthermore, Great Zhou King was still around.
At that thought, Su Yu chuckled. He refused to believe that Great Zhou King had initiated this war without any backup plan. His appearance was merely a convenient tool to provide humanity with more options. Even without him, humanity would have continued existing. His presence wasn't everything.
Su Yu refused to believe that humanity would not survive without him. Great Zhou King and Great Qin King wouldn't have been worthy of their stellar reputation if they were the type to bet everything on him. Thus, he started laughing. There was no rush.
This was merely the prologue of the war. Those old fossils had yet to make an appearance. The various races had yet to fully take sides. Many races were still waiting and observing. This was a mere appetizer for what was to come. If humanity couldn't even survive this, they might as well forget about all their ambitions.
***
The group moved rapidly.
Before long, they reached the Allheaven Prefecture.
Numerous soldiers were waiting there, all of them ready for war. In a major battle, they would be cannon fodder. But they were still here. The moment the Invincibles out in the front lines were defeated, these cannon fodder would charge forth unhesitatingly.
A sombre atmosphere enveloped the city.
Countless soldiers, generals, and experts from the former holy lands were gathered in wait. When Su Yu arrived, Wu Ji raised his axe and roared, "We greet the holy lord!"
"We greet the holy lord!"
Countless soldiers roared.
"The holy lord is here! Victory!"
"Victory!"
Once again, the soldiers roared.
The human race had been fighting each other for many years, but the military had mostly refrained from getting involved in these internal struggles. This was a deliberate setup by the likes of Great Zhou King.
The armies stationed in the Allheaven Prefecture would only take orders from the Invincibles. As for the armies stationed in the Allheaven Battlefield, they would only take orders from the various prefects and Great Qin King.
The military would not start fighting each other unless the higher-ups started turning against each other as well.
That was why the armies of humanity still maintained their morale despite the current circumstances of humanity. They would not scatter helplessly just after losing a few Invincibles.
With the crown on his head, Su Yu soared into the sky and overlooked the soldiers below. With a calm voice, he said, "The war has barely started. It will truly begin after we kick the enemies out this time. After this battle, the human race and the myriad races will enter a phase where all the top experts are keeping each other in check. That will be your time to shine. There is no need for you to throw your lives away today. Stay here. If humanity's Invincibles can't push the enemies back today, humanity will face extinction. Your war will only arrive after today."
Everyone listened in silence.
In the sky, Su Yu laughed and said, "Therefore, your time to fight has yet to arrive. For now, the Invincibles will fight. May you maintain your courage after this battle."
Wu Ji roared, "The armies of humanity will never lose courage!"
Su Yu smiled and said nothing else. He was speaking the truth. The ordinary soldiers could only fight when the various Invincibles were keeping each other in check. And such an opportunity would most certainly arrive.
If there wasn't even a balance among the top experts, then there wouldn't be a need for the weaker combatants to fight. A war could also be a process of growth, a process to develop more talents.
Throughout the years, the military had produced a decent number of experts. Sure, the military had not directly produced any Invincibles. However, it had produced a decent number of Sunmoons. Strictly speaking, people like Xia Longwu had gained most of his experiences serving in the military. That was also the case for Qin Zhen.
Su Yu looked behind him and said, "All below the Invincible Realm, step back."
Marquis Xia and the others started hesitating.
Su Yu continued, "You'll only be throwing your lives away. It's pointless. Everyone else, gather up. Just keeping one more enemy Invincible busy is already a victory. There is no need to fight to the death. The final battle has yet to arrive. Dying today will only further weaken humanity."
There were quite a lot of Invincibles present. Su Yu wasn't asking for much from them. He only needed them to keep an enemy Invincible or two busy. That would be enough. Nobody said anything. They agreed tentatively, but they would still react in accordance with the circumstances.
Before long, Su Yu stepped onto the teleportation formation. The other Invincibles followed behind him. Under the gaze of the numerous soldiers, they vanished into thin air.
"Victory!"
With someone taking the lead, the millions upon millions of soldiers roared, "Victory!" More and more people joined in. Eventually, even the normal people of the various prefectures joined in. All roaring for their victory.
The chaos inside the Human Realm had ended, but the battle outside had yet to end.
Defeat was not an option.
***
Allheaven Battlefield.
Intense battles raged all over the eastern sector.
There were over fifty Invincibles fighting on humanity's side. Meanwhile, there were over a hundred Invincibles on the other side. On average, each Invincible on humanity's side needed to face two Invincibles.
Fortunately, the ancient guardians were strong enough to withstand such pressure. However, they were still feeling the burden of the Death Realm even with Su Yu sharing their death qi. The old turtle was already doing his best to keep things calm in the Death Realm.
The ancient guardians could not utilize their dao weapons. They could not risk moving their ancient cities since the Death Realm was in chaos. All the guardians were prevented from fighting at full power. They felt terrible fighting like this, but they had no choice.
Of the many ongoing battles, the one involving the Dragon Pseudo Emperor was the most intense. He was facing Great Xia King, Heavendoom, and Great Ming King all by himself. Fighting in his original form, with each sweep of his tail, space would shatter and mountains would collapse.
Great Xia King, Great Ming King, and Heavendoom were very strong. But the Dragon Pseudo Emperor was no weakling either. To make things worse, Heavendoom could not fight at his full strength. He had to fight in a sealed state without using his weapon while suppressing the chaos of the Death Realm. Thus, the combat power he could utilize here was actually lower than that of Great Xia King and Great Ming King.
He was incomparably furious.
"You damn worm! Without my seal, and with my weapon, I can kill you with a single swing of my staff!"
Heavendoom was raging. He felt terrible. For him, the Dragon Pseudo Emperor was a mere junior. How dare a mere junior whip him with a tail repeatedly? Heavendoom was furious. He had to try very hard to resist pulling his weapon out. He was worried that using his weapon this time would result in the escape of the death sovereigns. That would be disastrous.
The Dragon Pseudo Emperor said, "Heavendoom, your era is over. Out of respect for your contributions in suppressing the Death Realm, I can spare your life if you withdraw now."
"Fuck you!"
The furious Heavendoom continued attacking.
The Dragon Pseudo Emperor met the incoming punch with his claws. When the two clashed, massive shockwaves rippled out. At the same time, two daos clashed against each other, but this wasn't a sight any regular person could see. Unfortunately, the Dragon Pseudo Emperor was already a Daofuse while Heavendoom wasn't.
As Heavendoom's fist clashed against the Dragon Pseudo Emperor's claws, his veins throbbed while the outermost layer of stone on his fist was blasted away. Instantly, a large amount of death qi invaded his body.
Just the removal of a tiny bit of the stone covering his body was enough to allow a large amount of death qi into his body. With a roar, Heavendoom enlarged before throwing another punch forward.
At the same time, Great Xia King was swinging his saber while Great Ming King was releasing even more formations. The battle raged on even as the four combatants were injured one after another.
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Next, a crowned Su Yu appeared. One step at a time, he strode forth and said, "Everyone, why didn't you wait for me before starting the fight?"
A genial smile hung on his face, and a saintly radiance shrouded his entire body.
"Su Yu!"
Numerous voices exclaimed. Some were furious, while some were anxious.
Su Yu smiled and asked, "Did anyone miss me? I killed twenty-five Eternals in the Human Realm earlier, but that trash Jade King managed to escape. What a pity. Please forgive my tardiness."
Su Yu continued, "Senior Flat, may I trouble you to kill that useless dragon over there?"
At that, the Dragon Pseudo Emperor roared. Above him, a silhouette appeared before turning into an apocalyptic mouth.
The female furball was actually quite violent.
She had attacked the Dragon Pseudo Emperor without any hesitation.
Eat! Eat him!
Su Yu continued speaking, as though the battle was not happening, "Those thinking of exterminating humanity, please step forth. Why bother hiding yourself? It's too cowardly. Let me know who among you are enemies and who among you are friends. I don't want to kill a friend accidentally. As for those neutral, know that things never end well for people like you. You're either a friend or an enemy. Stop deceiving yourself."
Were there more Daofuses out there?
Yes. Quite a lot of them.
The Fate Pseudo Emperor, Heavenly Spirit Ape Pseudo Emperor, and some others had yet to show themselves. There were more than twenty Daofuses in the Myriad Realms. There might even be more who were still in slumber.
During Su Yu's fight with Blood Fire, the devil king had said that the Devil Pseudo Emperor was most likely backed by some old fossils. And some of these old fossils might still be in the Myriad Realms. They could be the Daofuses who had stayed behind after the end of the previous epoch. Perhaps they were in slumber. Or perhaps they were still recovering from their previous injuries.
Would the major races like the divine, devil, and immortal races really station a Daofuse each in the Myriad Realm? Nobody could be sure. Perhaps they had more. These slumbering Daofuses might have remained inactive because the price of waking them up was still too high.
Su Yu wanted to see just how many Daofuses would show themselves today.
Seeing Su Yu's appearance, Heavendoom roared in excitement, "Su Yu! Take care of the tunnel for a bit! I'll kill that damn worm!"
He couldn't take it anymore.
Finally, Su Yu was out. He could finally fight with his great staff!
"Patience, Senior Heavendoom." Su Yu smiled, "There is no rush. Kill a few Invincibles for fun if you're too bored. Don't waste your time on that worm."