Chapter 471: Blank Memories, Unsealing
The moment Chu Zheng opened his eyes, the entire Chaos Sea, which had been turbulent with energy waves, fell into silence.
Ancestral Realm.
The Dao Seed suspended in the center of his Sea of Consciousness was the proof of unlocking the door to the Cosmic Origin.
At that instant, limitless Divine Secret Skills surged into his Sea of Consciousness like an instinct etched in his bloodline, Move Stars Change Constellations, Mediation Creation, Inverting Yin and Yang... All these powers, beyond the mythical realm, were now as easily manipulated by him as moving his arm, resonating with the Laws of All Heavens with a mere thought.
These were things that inherently existed within the Dao Seed, all retrieved at the moment he entered the Ancestral Realm.
However, on Chu Zheng's face, there wasn't the slightest expression of joy at reaching the pinnacle; his eyes were only filled with emptiness.
His mind delved into that clear Dao Seed, searching meticulously, within which was vast and boundless, bearing some mysteries of the Cosmic Origin while also completely incorporating the Repair Panel that accompanied his rise. Now, the panel had utterly become a part of his origin ability, inseparable.
But... there was no memory within it.
Not even the slightest fragment of memory regarding Zheng Chu.
According to the illusions reflected in the Heart Burning Corridor, the Taoist Master who once dominated all ages surely had some crucial memory imprints that came with the Repair Panel, hidden deep in his Sea of Consciousness, awaiting the day of awakening.
But now, having completely refined the Dao Seed, bearing the Heavenly Fate and stepping into the Ancestral Realm, his mind was unprecedentedly clear, yet he still couldn't find any trace of Zheng Chu.
All the previous events remain an impenetrable fog, the causal lines of past and future are still a tangled mess.
His starting point for understanding his identity still lingers on being an unremarkable Cultural Relic Restorer.
Where that Acquired Dao Seed came from, how Zheng Chu orchestrated everything, what exactly happened in the Ancient Times, and why he became Zheng Chu's continuation, all of this remains uncertain.
It's as if an invisible hand erased all traces just before he touched the core of the truth.
Chu Zheng stood quietly amidst the torrent of time and space, his aura as deep as the sea, devoid of any emotional fluctuation. The Heavenly Fate flowing within the Dao Seed rippled slightly, reflecting the emotional turbulence within him at this moment.
After a long time, he slowly suppressed the surging thoughts and temporarily sealed the desire to uncover the truth.
With a slight movement of his mind, his figure vanished from within the hall, appearing in the Cave Heaven World in the next instant.
This growth in cultivation was undoubtedly the greatest since Chu Zheng embarked on the path of cultivation; naturally, the Cave Heaven World also underwent immense transformation.
The upheaval is indescribable.
The once Cave Heaven World has now expanded into a true nascent universe. The Heavenly Dome is no longer a simple Boundary Wall, but has evolved into a deep Sea of Stars where countless Stars revolve according to mysterious trajectories, exuding surging life essence and the Power of the Stars.
The land stretches vast and boundless, Spirit Veins meander like dragons, Divine Peaks tower into the star clusters, Ancient Forests reach the sky, with leaves flowing with the brilliance of Laws, vast oceans nurtured with the breath of ancient mighty life.
The origin Laws of the world have reached completion, supporting the self-operation and evolution of this grand world, slowly expanding.
Its profound foundation and high energy levels have already surpassed many ancient Star Domains that have existed for billions of years in the Great Universe.
The once-primitive Spirit Beasts and mythical creatures have shed their mortal bodies, with powerful living creatures roaming the world, their aura vast.
Above the Nine Heavens, there are Divine Birds clad in Scale Armor, their wings wide enough to obscure a part of the starry sky, stirring spatial ripples with each flap, traversing between star clouds.
There are ancient Divine Woods rooted over the Spirit Veins of the land, with branches and leaves covering several continents, roots digging deep into the earth, with a canopy condensing illusions of the sun, moon, and stars; their branches and leaves stretch and sway as if breathing, triggering earth Vein tides.
Moreover, Chu Zheng clearly sensed several breaths in heaven and earth clumsily touching the essence of the Space-time Law, like toddlers learning to walk, awkwardly attempting to pluck the strings of time and fold the veil of the void.
These living creatures have truly crossed the threshold of the Space-time Domain, gaining the qualification to leave their mark in the river of time.
Chu Zheng glanced around, silently appearing at the center of the Cave Heaven World.
A figure had long awaited there, dressed in white, standing before the wooden house.
The woman's appearance was exquisite, her skin pure white like snow, her pupils pure and crystalline like glass, with a scarlet cinnabar mark on her brow, strikingly vivid.
It was the Spirit Deer that once accompanied Bai Nian.
This white deer, during this transformation, undoubtedly gained enormous benefits, already crossing the boundary of time and space, stepping into the Tenth Order, comparable to the Taoist Masters of the top Great Realms, and matching Immortal Dao Immortal Monarchs.
Noticing Chu Zheng's arrival, the woman's expression shifted slightly, as before, kneeling and prostrating, bowing deeply in reverence:
"With Heaven above."
She held a soft yet exceedingly fragile glow in her arms, bowing respectfully to Chu Zheng.
Chu Zheng's gaze fell onto what she was cradling at her heart, seeing within that gentle glow,
an extremely ethereal humanoid silhouette, seemingly dissipating at any moment.
With a glance, Chu Zheng had discerned the cause; this was Bai Nian's residual soul.
Bai Nian's physical body long decayed to dust under the lengthy flow of time in the Cave Heaven World, leaving only this sliver of residual soul, cautiously nurtured by the woman transformed from the Spirit Deer with her pure Divine Soul origin, preserving it to this day.