Heaven Slaying Blade

Chu Mo listened quietly, finding this perspective quite refreshing.

"My Master, during these endless years, has crossed the Gray Land several times, explored multiple universes; the furthest he went, he traveled for millions of years! Then, using near-limitless divine sense, he explored the boundaries." As Xie Xie spoke of this, his face also showed signs of shock and disbelief.

The Supreme realm is so profound. The Dao and laws it grasps cannot be calculated or deduced without reaching that realm.

"Actually, the universe does have boundaries," Xie Xie said. "The ancient battlefield we are in is, in a certain sense, a border area, or rather, close to the border. Then, through the Investiture of the Gods, a supreme force brings beings into the Tunnel. Entering the Tunnel is equivalent to leaving the universe one resides in. But the Investiture of the Gods is man-made, whereas the stone gate... is not."

Chu Mo frowned and said, "The stone gate also shows traces of artificial carving."

Xie Xie shook his head: "Would you believe if I say it is naturally carved by the Heavenly Dao's ghostly craftsmanship?"

Chu Mo widened his eyes and shook his head: "It's hard to believe!"

"But it's true. Or perhaps, the will of the Heavenly Dao inside this cosmic egg is also a 'person'. It is this 'person' who made the stone gate." Xie Xie sighed lightly: "Specifically, I cannot deduce it. I have little hope of stepping into the Supreme realm in this life. According to my Master, we can only truly understand what kind of world we reside in by jumping out of this great cosmic space and breaking out of this 'egg'."

"It's too profound," Chu Mo smiled bitterly.

At such a realm, he has not yet detached from grievances and entanglements; asking him to pursue such supreme Dao is virtually impossible.

"It is too profound indeed," Xie Xie also smiled: "But speaking of it, this pursuit of my Master is what we cultivators should truly seek. Otherwise, in a limitless life, only guarding one place, how lonely would that be?"

Chu Mo fell silent; indeed, this topic was rather heavy.

"The stone gate might be the key to breaking out of this egg." Xie Xie looked at Chu Mo: "I have no hope of seeing the stone gate again, but you still have a chance."

"Why would you have no hope?" Chu Mo looked at Xie Xie, somewhat puzzled. He never considered the ancestral realm as the end point of his Dao. Xie Xie is unquestionably a true Heavenly Genius of astonishing talent; how could someone like this lack confidence?

Xie Xie pointed to his head: "It told me!"

Chu Mo was instantly speechless.

He understood somewhat; reaching the ancestral realm level means having a calculating ability with worldly clarity. Once the brain domain is developed to its utmost, taking one more step forward becomes impossible! Unless one obtains a heaven-defying opportunity.

But for beings at the ancestral realm, what kind of opportunity could be considered heaven-defying? Even a Primordial qi... doesn't count!

Therefore, Chu Mo could only smile bitterly without words for comfort.

Xie Xie shook his head with a smile: "I have long seen through it; nothing matters. In any universe, the existence of the ancestral realm can be regarded as a true giant. Dominating one universe, holding endless qi movement. Seventy-two epochs of life expectancy, nearly ten million years! That is not short!"

Short? It is indeed not short. For a normal being, surviving for nearly ten million years is already truly a living miracle!

However, speaking of it, a random star in the void of the universe could take at least tens of billions of years to form. Typically, this is still considered a young star!

As for those vast continents floating in the universe, they have existed even longer, some for several thousands or even trillions of years!

So even the existence of the ancestral realm is quite insignificant in the ancient history of the universe's time. Only when one reaches the Supreme realm, the theoretically immortal level, can they truly achieve longevity equal to the heavens.

Yet Xie Xie revealed to Chu Mo in subsequent conversation that the Supreme is indeed not truly immortal. He said his Master, the Evil Sovereign with great steps, has now been alive for over fifty million years, calculating his own life, it should be over half spent!

"Is the Supreme's life expectancy a hundred million years?" Chu Mo was truly shocked.

"According to my Master's deduction and some of the experiences he went through, it seems so," Xie Xie smiled and said: "That's why phrases like life without limit are always relative. This is also why my Master wants to truly leave this cosmic egg. He wishes to know why beings with independent thoughts exist."

As he spoke, Xie Xie looked at Chu Mo: "You and I both rejected the Tunnel's summons, shattered our own divine nature as cultivators. You still have hope of stepping into the Supreme realm; the reason my Master cultivates this virtuous relationship today is to call upon him when you become noble and step into the Supreme realm. Because based on deductions, after that Heavenly Tribulation, the stone gate should appear once more. According to some ancient information my Master found, it indicates that the second appearance of the stone gate will carry the entering beings to a truly unfamiliar place. And that place, all signs suggest, should be outside of the egg."

Chu Mo couldn't help but suck in a cold breath, but still asked with some doubt: "Surely, there exist quite a few beings in the Supreme realm in this world. Could it be that when they crossed the Supreme Tribulation, they never saw the stone gate?"

"No." Xie Xie said, "Any living Supreme, those who are still around today... none have seen Qing Shi Men. This gate... is not something everyone can see! But a living being that can see it once should be able to see it a second time during the Tai Shang Catastrophe!"

Chu Mo nodded, and now he finally understood the reason behind Xie Xie and the Great Foot Evil Master's selfless help towards him.

Qing Shi Men... is the fundamental reason!

Moreover, since there's no conflict of interest between the two sides, the Great Foot Evil Master and his disciple Xie Xie, upon discovering some of Chu Mo's secrets, did not resort to any threats. Instead, they extended strong goodwill, willing to offer a lot of help to Chu Mo.

For Chu Mo, he was also happy to form such a benevolent relationship. Unless necessary, who would want to make enemies everywhere? Who would want to provoke hostility everywhere?

The conversation between the two did not last particularly long; altogether, it was just more than half an hour. Xie Xie also introduced Chu Mo to more detailed information about the Gray Land, allowing Chu Mo to learn many secrets about this piece of Gray Land.

"Even beings like us in the ancestral realm, who claim our divine sense can cover the entire universe, destroying stars with a wave of the hand, possess the ability to navigate the starry sky, and even traverse multiple universes, yet in reality, we may find it very difficult to completely understand the mysteries of a single star around us." Xie Xie sighed, "The Dao is omnipresent, virtual, yet profoundly mysterious. The true Great Dao is actually boundless. Even at our level, thinking we already understand a certain Dao, in reality, we have just barely entered the door."

"Indeed, compared to the long river of time, we living beings truly are insignificant." Chu Mo nodded.

Xie Xie suddenly said, "By the way, the person in front of you just now, you should be more careful of him."

"Hmm?" Chu Mo was slightly stunned.

"That person came through the Passage." Xie Xie's expression became serious as he looked at Chu Mo, "He's very strong! Able to penetrate the barriers of the Passage. He should have been in Gray Land for a few years now, but because he has always been well-behaved and never does anything outrageous, we have never had any conflicts with him. But this person is not simple!"

Chu Mo thought to himself, not only is he not simple, his background is simply astonishing! But such matters, Chu Mo did not want to share directly with Xie Xie. So Chu Mo changed the subject, looking at Xie Xie and asking, "How much do you know about the Mirror Universe, Xie Xiong?"

Xie Xie was slightly stunned, "Mirror Universe? You mean... the true invisible Passages in the Passage World connecting two completely identical universe spaces?"

Chu Mo nodded.

Xie Xie said, "I've heard my Master mention it briefly. Master said, it's the Positive and Negative Side."

"Positive and Negative Side?" Chu Mo pondered the meaning in Xie Xie's words.

"Yes, regarding this phenomenon, I can't really explain. But there's one thing I do know, the Positive and Negative Side cannot meet. Once they meet, a great disaster will inevitably occur. Both sides should be completely obliterated." Xie Xie said.

"Is there no possibility of coexistence?" Chu Mo asked.

"According to Master's theory, he has also searched for another version of himself in this world. Because Master has some sensation, feeling that there should be another version of himself existing in the world. However, in the end, Master gave up the search. Because according to Master's calculations, if the two of them meet, it will be a disaster." Xie Xie said, "As for whether one would encounter oneself in the Passage, it's really hard to say. But there are almost no precedents, and no stories of such occurrences. Generally speaking, like me..."

Xie Xie stood up, speaking softly, "Now that I'm an ancestral realm cultivator, it's equivalent to possessing quite strong qi movement. Therefore, another me, even if equally gifted, because the qi movement has been occupied by me, thus, regardless of his talents, he would almost certainly not grow to achieve my accomplishments. On the contrary, if in this life I achieve nothing and in the end can only become a Great Saint Realm cultivator through effort, then the other me might have already become an ancestral realm or even higher level cultivator! This is what Master told me. But specifically, since there's no precedent, I also dare not make a definitive statement."

Xie Xie looked at Chu Mo, "In fact, there is another possibility in this world!"

"Hmm?" Chu Mo looked at Xie Xie.

Xie Xie said, "No matter how many universes there are, you are unique! This is commonly referred to by people as an Anomaly."

Saying this, Xie Xie looked at Chu Mo and smiled, "Master once suspected I was an Anomaly, but later I felt sensations and felt the existence of another me. So, I am not an Anomaly. But you... have you ever felt something?"

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