Chapter 1707: The Layout of the Supreme Being
The various changes in this world are happening too quickly, dazzling the senses. Chu Mo always thought that his growth rate was fast enough, but still, it seems, he cannot keep up with the changes in the overall situation. This is a brilliant and resplendent era, filled with endless variables and crises.
This is the best of times, allowing those truly capable to quickly stand out. It is also the worst of times because you never know what changes will occur next.
Throughout ten thousand ages, this is the most unpredictable era among the entire Tunnel and the thousands of universes connected to it!
What is the world outside really like? What are the beings outside the Tunnel doing? What do they want? Beyond this entire world of Pangu's divine body described in legends, what kind of world exists? Does that place called the Immortal Realm also brim with conflict and slaughter, as the old monk and the old Taoist said?
All these matters are like massive enigmas, and without experiencing them firsthand, one can never truly feel the grandeur of them.
If you give up, then you will always remain an ant, never understanding the world of humans; always a fish in water, no matter how freely you swim, you can never comprehend the vastness of the sky.
Chu Mo wants to be that ant that understands the human world, wants to be that fish that leaps out of the water. To do so, he must possess boundless wisdom, great perseverance, and great courage! Only then might he have the chance to truly comprehend the Supreme Realm's path.
He has actually been walking on this path all along, and his pace is already very fast. He has left his companions behind one after another. This is regretful and sorrowful, but he is helpless.
Who wants to be the enemy of the world? Who is willing to walk to the end and find only loneliness beside them?
Fortunately, on his life's path, he has always had good teachers and friends accompanying him. He has never been truly, utterly alone.
But now, two true good teachers and friends have to leave him. This brings immense sorrow and fear to Chu Mo's heart.
He feels he is not completely ready yet.
The majestic voice of the old monk resounded in Chu Mo's spiritual sea: "Child, this world is treacherous. Many things we cannot truly ascertain. But one thing, you should become the real change, become the one who truly leaps out. We won't actually die; at our level, abandoning the physical body and living in this world with only the spirit is instead a greater freedom. What we can help you with is only so much. In the not-so-distant future, you can unveil everything by yourself!"
As the old monk spoke, he transmitted a divine thought directly into the depths of Chu Mo's spiritual sea. This divine thought contained all his understanding and insights of the Six Syllable Mantra, as well as all the scriptures and doctrines of Buddhism.
"Some things still need to be passed down. Even if the Tunnel world collapses, it will never be completely destroyed. Deities are merciless, yet also benevolent. They always leave a spark of hope for living beings. Pass on this spark of hope. This is wisdom... As long as there is wisdom, powerful beings will definitely be born. One day, this world will truly be one of great unity!"
The old monk's voice disappeared within Chu Mo's spiritual sea. Then, the scene of the great Buddha battling the man in red within Chu Mo's spiritual sea also gradually vanished.
The old monk and the old Taoist did not explicitly say, but Chu Mo had already realized: they were sacrificing their lives for him, for the Tunnel, and for the over one thousand universes beneath it... to buy time!
Now, the sky of the entire Tunnel world is dark. It seems like darkness has descended on the earth, and the world is about to fall into the apocalypse!
But Chu Mo knows very well that this darkness is actually a form of protection!
They are the compassion, vows, and thought power of the old monk and the old Taoist transformed into a protective shield that shelters this vast and magnificent world, protecting all living beings!
This compassion is supreme!
Because in their hearts, they had transcended simple distinctions of good and evil, a true great compassion!
Unfortunately, the beings in the Tunnel do not know, nor can they understand this. Of course, whether the old monk or the old Taoist, they had already completely transcended all worldly matters of the red dust. So, they truly do not care whether the living beings know or appreciate them. They do not care!
If not, they could not have supported Chu Mo so decisively and directly to wipe out roughly seventy percent of the Supreme Ancients in the Tunnel.
The various evaluations in the world, to them, are like clouds of smoke, dispersing with the breeze.
However, to Chu Mo, there are some things he must let all the living beings in this world know.
"The old monk and the old Taoist might not care about these, but I am not yet at their level. I care, I must spread their deeds throughout the entire Tunnel and all the universes below! I must let all living beings understand what kind of existence they are!"
Chu Mo silently vowed in his heart.
At this moment, a light, white and bright yet not dazzling, directly shone into Chu Mo's spiritual sea.
As if enlightened in an instant, an unprecedented sensation suddenly appeared in Chu Mo's heart.
It was an understanding far beyond the level of the ancestral realm, having already entered another domain of Dao and law!
This domain is called Supreme!
Chu Mo lifted his head to look at the black curtain above him, his eyes seemed to have already penetrated that black curtain, penetrated the endless barrier. It was as if he saw the great Buddha engaged in a mortal battle with the enemy, and also the old Taoist standing tall through ten thousand ages.
"You are pioneers, I am the successor, someday, I will catch up."
Chu Mo said, turning around and directly leaving.
Heading towards the direction of the Chu Clan's royal family.
The Gray Land beings that had invaded the Tunnel world for many years, silently retreated.
They also felt an extremely strong fear!
If the tunnel world collapses, the more than one thousand universes below will naturally collapse as well. So, can the Gray Land, where the living environment was already extremely treacherous and difficult, escape unscathed? At times like this, every living being is left with only one thought: Going home!
We must go home!
Therefore, the beings of the Gray Land, who had fought for many years, retreated almost overnight, driven by intense fear, like a tide.
The tunnel beings fighting against the Gray Land beings also didn't have any sense of fortune or relief; they all silently retreated back to their homes.
Before this black sky that covered the entire tunnel, all matters became unimportant. Now, all they think about is how to quickly return to their homes and see their loved ones.
Of course, not everyone thought so or believed that the black sky was an ominous sign.
The six Supreme Ancestors of the Luoshui Family trapped in their arrays, one by one, were all dumbfounded, staring at the sky in disbelief. They looked at each other, every face filled with infinite shock and incredulity.
And, of course, unimaginable... immense frustration!
"Damn it!" One impulsive Supreme Ancestor of the Luoshui Family couldn't help but curse.
"Sh*t!" Another Supreme Ancestor of the Luoshui Family, had a face as if he had eaten dung, almost losing his mind.
He even directly attacked the array, which they had been so proud of, with a fierce strike.
The sturdiness of this array, as they boasted to Chu Mo, indeed was the world's top tier!
Such a fierce strike from a Supreme Ancestor, however, couldn't even cause so much as a ripple in the array! Even under the Supreme Realm scrutiny, not a trace of ripple movement could be seen.
Too powerful!
Too sturdy!
This array is the life's work of our six.
But now, it has become the cage that traps us!
Above the endless sky, that black canopy is not an ominous sign at all!
The six Supreme Realm Ancestors know clearly in their hearts, it is a kind of defense... an ultimate defense! Representing the supreme path and law. Black signifies sinking, signifies obscurity. Only in some ultimate realm of path and law can achieve such a level.
This... is clearly a form of ultimate protection for this world by those two existences!
What does this signify?
This signifies... a major crisis has occurred to those two existences that have been guarding the tunnel world for countless years!
They are no longer able to continue guarding!
Thinking back over these years, Chu Mo rampantly slayed across eight directions, dominating the world. He opened a killing spree on the Supreme Ancestors of the thirteen ancient clans ruling the tunnel. It was practically a sweep!
Previously in their view, this was a conspiracy of those two old entities!
It's probably a kind of "constant fear of being harmed by the people" mentality at play. Even reaching the level and realm of Supreme, their ways of thinking couldn't really break free from this red dust world. So, they bore resentment towards those two beings who guarded the tunnel for countless epochs.
Still hating now.
But now they understand that aiding Chu Mo in this matter by those two was absolutely not about siding with Chu Mo or using him as a weapon. They were well aware that their time was running out. They couldn't continue to guard this world. But they didn't want the entire tunnel world to fall into chaos.
Could only act against us, these Supreme Ancestors!
Otherwise, if all thirteen ancient clans' Supreme Ancestors were present, when the black sky descended, they indeed might not resist jumping out to stir trouble! Without the suppression from those two, they might very well sweep the entire tunnel world, then completely divide up the over a thousand universes below.
The entire tunnel and cosmic world would ultimately become their possession!
"Useless beings shouldn't occupy any resource!"
This theory has been prevalent throughout the thirteen ancient clans.
We these Supreme Ancestors, precisely failed to see this point, previously engaging in various deducing, guessing, calculating... little did they know, all their actions were under the gaze of others.
Finally, they understand, but it's too late!
They trapped themselves in this array.
The feeling of utmost hatred makes these six Supreme Ancestors of the Luoshui Family want to cough up blood.
One Supreme Ancestor shouted furiously: "Chu Mo... just wait for me, a thousand years... isn't long!"