txolops Chapter 1733 The Age of Mountains and Seas
Chapter 1733 The Age of Mountains and Seas
Chapter 1733 The Age of Mountains and Seas
"Fellow Daoist who steals information, have you noticed anything amiss?" Li Fan asked knowingly.
“It is indeed somewhat strange. A moment ago, I... seemed to sense another [Thief of Secrets] Saint descending upon the mountains and seas.” After hesitating for a moment, the Thief of Secrets still whispered.
"The two paths emerged on the same day, appearing between mountains and seas. I felt my foundation crumbling, as if it were about to be taken away by the other. At the same time, fear and greed arose in my heart..."
"That feeling was unlike anything I'd ever experienced before!" the thief said with a worried expression.
"Huh? Is that so?" Li Fan was taken aback.
He immediately frowned deeply: "How is this possible? Fellow Daoist, you became a saint by stealing. One path cannot have two masters, so how could there be a second one in the mountains and seas... Hmm?"
At this point, Li Fan seemed to suddenly remember something, and his words abruptly stopped.
The thief immediately noticed Li Fan's unusual behavior and quickly asked, "Fellow Daoist, have you remembered something?"
Li Fan hesitated several times before speaking, then said, "The strange changes that have occurred to you, fellow Daoist, are indeed traceable. However..."
Glancing at Shouqiu Gong to the side, Li Fan slowly said, "This matter involves other people's secrets, so it's not appropriate to speak frankly. Fellow Daoist, please don't be impatient; let me ask first."
"Then thank you in advance, fellow Daoist!" the thief said solemnly.
They pretended to communicate.
After a long while, Li Fan secretly transmitted his voice and began to explain: "Fellow Daoist, you must know that Lord Shouqiu became a saint by obtaining a fragment of the Great Dao of Immortality..."
The thief was clever after all; Li Fan only mentioned it briefly, and he immediately understood.
"You mean, Lord Shouqiu had the same feeling as me?"
"It's even more serious than what you did, fellow Daoist. Shouqiu once said that he was not the true Lord of Immortality, but only obtained a fragment by chance. However, the true Lord of Immortality did not exist in the Mountain and Sea during Shouqiu's lifetime. He only existed at the beginning of the Mountain and Sea, just like many powerful figures at that time."
"To avoid the calamity of annihilation, they used the supernatural power of 'Severing the Future.' Thus, they were able to exist eternally in the past. Unless there are special circumstances, they will never set foot in the Middle and End Mountains and Seas. That 'Lock' came from the beginning of the Mountains and Seas, and because it was exposed, it hurriedly left..."
"Before leaving, he seemed both anxious and angry. In addition, you sensed another aura that belonged to someone who steals opportunities."
With all the conditions combined, Li Fan gave his answer: "Could it be that what descended at that time was an ancient sage who possessed the secrets of the beginning of the mountains and seas?"
Even without Li Fan saying it, the thief himself had already trembled slightly, realizing this.
Instinctively, I found it unbelievable, but my fleeting feeling was definitely right.
"Is there really another being who controls [theft] between mountains and seas?"
"I haven't even fully mastered the art of thievery yet?"
"Born at the dawn of time, its foundation must be deeper than mine. Plus, the proactive emotions that sprouted within me at that time..."
"Could it be that this person's talent surpasses mine?"
The thief fell into deep self-doubt.
Next, the thief seemed somewhat distracted.
It wasn't until it successfully separated its consciousness and took up residence in the body of the lucky creature from the mountains and seas that it finally came to its senses.
Once again passing through the mountain and sea network, what one sees are all the saints in attendance.
There are the six sages of the first section of the Mountain and Sea: Lianshan, Guihai, Taiyi, Guiming, Duanchen, and Shouqiu.
There were also more than ten others who, though not appearing to be saints, were in fact incarnations of the saints of the mountains and seas in the later period.
He was already in a state of mental turmoil from stealing the plane, and when he suddenly saw the mountains and seas ahead and his own absence, his heart skipped a beat.
Although he had already learned from Li Fan that the battle at the Mountain and Sea was fierce and only six saints remained, Qi Ji, confident in his own strength, firmly believed that he was definitely one of the six surviving saints.
I didn't want to come here, but I found my seat completely empty!
He became even more disoriented: "Those whose strength is far inferior to mine have also survived. Isn't this some kind of sign from the heavens?"
Fortunately, it was just a mortal incarnation, and it had forcibly crossed the mountain and sea veins to arrive, so the other saints did not notice anything unusual about the theft for the time being.
They were just discussing the grand plan for the Avengers.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou Hui, you have already searched high and low for talents, finding ordinary ones who can be molded. While there is an abundance of talent to come, this generation is exceptionally depleted. And yet, the forces from the Void Realm are growing ever more ferocious..."
"Although we have now reunited, we must not be careless," sighed the Saint of Returning Sea.
It is unknown what kind of brutal battle they went through, but the three saints in this timeline are less arrogant and more cautious and prepared for the future.
Before the two sides officially reunited, although they were the same person, they developed slightly different personalities due to different experiences.
The three emanations of the saints did not overshadow the main focus; the three saints of this time and space remained the core.
They all nodded in agreement.
The atmosphere in the arena became a little heavy for a moment. The Sage of Lianshan said again: "Fortunately, as long as we get through this tribulation, the mountains and seas ahead, and everything we can see, will be a smooth road! If we can successfully reunite this time, then for the next 30 million years, nothing in the mountains and seas will be able to stop us."
Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted.
After several reunions, they had long since realized the benefits.
The combined time span of these fragmented mountains and seas is less than a million years.
Now, the Sage of Lianshan claims that a vast expanse of mountains and seas, spanning thirty million years, awaits them ahead.
If they were to truly connect with each other, just how powerful would their strength become?
The saints were momentarily lost in thought.
Even those who were somewhat dazed about stealing the plane were invigorated by this.
"Indeed, He hid in the beginning of the mountains and seas, His strength already fixed. But I went against the current, merging all my past selves. The true owner of this opportunity remains to be seen!"
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Li Fan suddenly asked, "May I ask the Three Sages, how many years ago was the beginning of the mountains and seas? And how long will this kind of reunion last?"
Upon hearing this, the Xuanji Ring immediately fell silent.
Not to mention the saints present, even the transcendent cultivators in the mountains and seas know that the ages in the mountains and seas are long.
Measuring distances by foot seems romantic. But in reality...
In addition, every so often there are Dao Annihilation and Void Realm barriers.
It is far more difficult than the four words "a thousand difficulties" can describe.
The three sages of the past did not specify the exact year, but rather made it vague.
Influenced by the Xuanji Ring, and with the sages intentionally avoiding the issue, they chose to ignore it.
Now that Li Fan has pointed it out, the saints present are forced to confront the issue once again.
How long can life in mountains and seas continue uninterrupted?
Apart from the three saints, no one present knew the answer.
Shouqiu Zhichangsheng was already considered to be the one with the longest lifespan among all the saints.
However, in front of the Three Saints, he could only consider himself a young man.
Even Shouqiu didn't have a single accurate answer to this question.
The saints had no choice but to focus their attention on the three saints.
It's clear that the Three Saints really don't want to answer this question.
A long silence fell over the Xuanji Ring.
It was still a divine manifestation from later generations that slowly spoke, breaking the deathly silence.
"Since Fellow Daoist Zhou Hui has asked, then let me answer."
"I didn't mention it in the past because I was worried it would hinder your efforts to reunite. However, after several successful reunions of the Mountain and Sea Alliance, I think you all have enough capacity to bear it."
Upon hearing the words of his other self, the Sage of Lianshan finally nodded.
"There are advantages to knowing sooner rather than later. Since that's the case..."
The three saints waved their hands simultaneously, displaying the continuous image of mountains and seas to everyone.
This wasn't the first time they had seen a miniature panoramic view of the mountains and seas, but the saints didn't actually have a clear sense of which part of the mountains and seas they were in.
"The integration of mountains and sea is traceable."
"Like tree rings, each inch deeper is called a year."
"The years of the mountains and seas have passed, and now it is our turn to use the more familiar system of reckoning..."
"Approximately a hundred million years."
At this point, the saints' expressions remained relatively natural.
The number "hundred million" seems frightening, but there are indeed saints who have lived that long.
Therefore, it is still acceptable for the time being.
After glancing at the emotions of everyone present, Lian Shan continued slowly, "Since the mountains and seas merged and we were born, there has been nearly a thousand years of history between the mountains and seas."
As if imbued with the aura of ancient times, the mountains in the eyes of the saints seemed to grow old in that instant.
Within the celestial ring, all was deathly silent.
One year is one hundred million years.
Mountains and seas lasting a thousand years is equivalent to a hundred billion years.
At first glance, it doesn't seem like a very long number.
But all the saints present had measured and crossed mountains and seas on their own two feet.
Despite numerous hardships, it was only a restoration of millions of years of time.
And a long journey worth hundreds of billions awaits...
Even a saint with a sage's mind couldn't help but feel dizzy for a moment after realizing the truth.
Even with the smooth road that the Sage of Lianshan had described for thousands of years, they had only traveled one ten-thousandth of this road!
Is it really possible to complete the journey?
Such a thought suddenly arose in the minds of all the saints.
Inside the Xuanji Ring, the six holy beings are all well.
With the blessing of the three saints united in heart and mind, even after knowing the truth, there was still a little bit of faith left, barely enough to keep going.
Meanwhile, the divine incarnations of the saints who had crossed the seas first were caught in varying degrees of mental storms.
If it is said that the last leg of a journey is the hardest, then what they are doing now is far from even taking the first step.
Having realized the arduousness of his mission, he did not collapse on the spot. This already demonstrates the mind of a saint.
Like the other saints, Li Fan wore an expression of utter shock.
In fact, this had been anticipated long ago.
After all, others could only roughly deduce the size of the Mountain and Sea from the occasional phantom images of the Three Sages. But Li Fan had obtained the "Outline of the Changes of the Mountain and Sea" recorded by Zhen Huan.
The records therein do not represent the mountains and seas of a single time.
Rather, it is the entire panorama of mountains and sea.
Even with Li Fan's strong will, he almost lost his way when faced with such a massive amount of data. No wonder Zhen always kept this option hidden until Li Fan had grown to a certain level before revealing it.
After imprinting the entire landscape with boundless spirituality, he became a sage of mountains and seas.
Li Fan then felt deep skepticism about what the Three Saints had said about the Avengers.
The years that have passed over mountains and seas have been far too long.
The reunion of the saints was as swift as the movement of ants.
Moreover, not to mention the various obstacles and barriers of the illusory realm...
With Li Fan's appearance and the infusion of his true spirit, they successfully reunited with the Mountain and Sea factions several times.
What if Li Fan didn't exist in the mountains and seas?
Can the mountains and seas truly reunite?
The story of the reunion of the mountains and seas began at the end of the mountain and seas era and was passed down by the wanderer of the mountains and seas.
Even with the wisdom and character of the three sages, they agreed and believed.
And execute accordingly.
Admittedly, in theory, if you can do one thing, you can do a hundred. Even if you do a thousand or ten thousand, it's nothing more than a slow and steady process.
There is indeed a possibility that the alliance between Shan Hai and others can be successfully reunited.
However, this is based on the premise that everything in the virtual world is calm and peaceful.
However, in just a million years of going against the current, Li Fan encountered many changes, such as the avatar of the Void Realm and the ancient saint weaving a net.
It's hard to imagine how many more twists and turns will follow.
Li Fan already felt that his life so far had been long enough.
But compared to the scale of hundreds of billions of years, he is still like an infant in swaddling clothes.
Faced with such a huge gap, Li Fan began to have doubts.
It had been hidden in my heart for a long time, but I hadn't had the right opportunity to say it before.
Now that he had finally asked the question, Li Fan felt a great sense of relief.
Raising this question is not merely a matter of provocation or questioning.
It truly contained the implication of seeking advice.
Even the immortal guardian of the hill could not dispel the doubts in Li Fan's heart.
We can only place our hopes on the Three Saints.
Seeing the somewhat bewildered state of the crowd, the Sage of Lianshan smiled and shook his head slightly: "It was precisely because I foresaw this scene that I was unwilling to reveal the true age of the mountains and seas."
"Seeing the true extent of mountains and seas from the perspective of ordinary living beings can indeed evoke a sense of bewilderment."
"but……"
"Since we are willing to carry out the Mountain and Sea Reunion Plan, it means that this plan is bound to succeed!"
"A hundred billion years may seem like a long time, but it is just the path we have walked, the path we have come from."
"If you are willing, you can truly experience the past billions of years of mountains and seas within my mind."
"I believe that once you've experienced it firsthand, your confusion will disappear."
The voice of the Sage of Lianshan echoed within the Xuanji Ring, stirring up a faint white light.
The saints were also inspired and regained some of their fighting spirit.
Li Fan also began to understand.
On a normal person's life scale, they would naturally be terrified by the terrifying number of hundreds of billions.
But the Three Saints can be seen as the embodiment of mountains and seas.
As they said, hundreds of billions are merely the path they walked on their way here.
Now, going through it again, even if it adds a few more obstacles.
Why not?
“It is precisely because I have experienced it that I believe in it,” Li Fan said thoughtfully.
He was the first to speak: "I dare to borrow the memories of the Three Saints to travel thousands of miles across mountains and seas."
"It's like a prophecy from the Avengers."
"Otherwise, I worry whether I can really hold on."
Li Fan appeared somewhat downcast.
Although the other saints did not speak of it, most of them felt the same way in their hearts.
The truth is this.
But whether you have personally experienced it or are just relying on vague beliefs, are two completely different things.
The three saints exchanged glances, as if they had carefully considered the matter.
Only then did he nod in agreement.
"A hundred billion years is indeed a long time."
“I will guide you through this experience, but you may not be able to persevere to the end.”
"Don't force yourself, just do your best."
"It cannot be handled by the will of a clone. Let it be done by the main body."
The one who spoke was Lian Shan's mental clone.
The scene returns to where Li Fan is, currently within the Mountain and Sea Xuanji Ring.
A hazy glow began to emanate from the bodies of the three saints.
It seems to contain boundless light and boundless scenery.
The three sages asked one last question, and after all the sages nodded in confirmation...
The light gradually rose, completely engulfing the figures of the saints!