Chapter 478 The Arrow is on the String
Even someone as kind-hearted as Chang'an showed no pity for the passing of this Great Completion Realm cultivator, merely glancing at him coldly.
With the other's death, the seed of the heart hidden within its body seemed to want to escape. Even with its connection to the source severed, this seed of the heart seemed to know where it should return to. Naturally, I couldn't let it go, so I reached out and tightly grasped it in my palm.
Since it didn't disappear along with its host, it means that the Seed of the Heart exists as "matter" in the "present." It seems that the Seed of the Heart may indeed possess the characteristics of a seed of power from the successor of the Yin-Yang lineage. Even though the host had long since died, it was transplanted from history by the power of the Dog's cutting and transplanting, and thus transferred to the body of that "past phantom."
Just like the Xuanwu Seed mentioned by Liu Shuying, because the naval Xuanwu will be resurrected in the future, the Xuanwu Seed did not return to Shan Liangyi's side when it was killed, but instead crossed time and space to move into the body of the resurrected naval Xuanwu.
“Then you’ll have to deal with those victims yourself. I’ll try my best to send people to help you, but since you’re the one who proposed the rescue, you have to take responsibility yourself,” I told Chang’an.
Chang'an looked at the victims, his eyes hardening, and said, "I know."
Next, through "Firefly," I contacted Lu Chan at the headquarters in Luoshan and explained the situation to him.
Settling over a hundred victims who have lost all will to live, and providing them with daily care and psychological treatment, will certainly require a lot of manpower. It's unknown whether Lu Chan can mobilize them in a short time.
Fortunately, after communicating with them, I found that it seemed easier than I had imagined.
Luoshan, after all, has the official title of a righteous organization governing the supernatural world. Although it now aspires to rule society, its original culture still dominates. Therefore, it has taken in and cared for a large number of people suffering from the Soul Disorder. Compared to the ever-increasing number of people suffering from the Soul Disorder in society as a whole, taking in these hundred-odd victims who are unable to take care of themselves is a piece of cake.
Lu Chan's side was originally short-handed, but fortunately, Yu Chi has now joined our side. This super formation master has such extensive connections and resources that he can be described as "all-powerful." Don't let his seemingly lack of leadership qualities fool you; it's said that some of the former Qilin followers have also come to follow him.
It was around last night that Yuchi had already taken my "Firefly" to greet Lu Chan. The two of them seemed to know each other before, and Yuchi didn't show any negative opinion of Lu Chan, who had a bad reputation.
By the way, I've already told Ma Zao and Zhu Shi that Yu Chi is the Void Realm Apostle "Number Five," but I haven't told Lu Chan yet. Since I've already decided to give Lu Chan as much trust as possible, perhaps I should talk to him about it later.
"However, since the Great Impermanence can so easily resurrect these victims, why didn't that Dog do the same? Did he also have sympathy for these victims?" Chang'an wondered.
"Perhaps it's because the Dog (戌) doesn't possess the power of words," I said.
The power of words belongs to the natural privilege of the Great Impermanence, and originates from the same source as the Law of Heaven and Earth. Since the Dog (戌狗) does not follow the Law of Heaven and Earth, it naturally does not possess the power of words. Even if it can summon the dead from history, it cannot define them as "living in the present" based on its own "right of speech".
Therefore, even if the Dog (戌狗) could cut and paste its lover from history to the present, it would not be able to revive it by its own power.
Of course, things are actually more complicated. If the difficulty were only this, then Xu Gou could simply ask Xuan Ming for a small favor during their collaboration. The problem is that the female scientist, who is Xu Gou's lover, is not an "ordinary person who has accomplished nothing," but rather a close confidante of Xu Gou, a man of great fickle nature, and the one who personally gave Xu Gou a new lease on life.
Editing history is likely a force that interferes with the past. It's estimated that the Dog (戌狗) couldn't even edit its history to the present, let alone revive it.
Originally, my power of words wouldn't be able to resurrect lives killed by other Great Impermanence. It's just that Dog has already used its own cutting power to paste them into the present, and the burden of influencing history has probably already been borne by Dog in some form. I'm just issuing "proof of existence" for those dead, which is why I can so easily complete the work of resurrection.
I cannot calculate the specific impact that tailoring history will have on history. However, just as Ying Lingyun tailored the old and main strongholds of the Humanitarian Division in the past without causing significant damage to the spatial continuity of the real world, perhaps the tailoring power of Xu Gou will not cause significant damage to the temporal continuity of history.
Since the Dog (戌狗) can use its power to "save" those victims it "liberated" in the past, it means that this power can at least change some things that are insignificant to the Great Impermanence (大无常). However, it's conceivable that this approach probably cannot truly do whatever it wants; the more important the history is to it, the harder it is to interfere.
It's a dark irony, really. The power of the Great Impermanence's words can resurrect hundreds of the dead, and if given the time, thousands or even tens of thousands of the dead could probably be resurrected as well, but it can't resurrect even one person who is important to it.
Whether my resurrecting those victims will leave them with mysterious aftereffects is currently unclear; we can only observe further in the future. Fortunately, although they endured horrific cycles of time within the fabricated history, at least they were alive throughout, unlike the demon hunters in the secret strongholds of the Humanitarian Division of the past who were excessively immersed in death and whose souls were prone to automatic decay. However, getting them to recover is still a long and arduous task.
"Well then, I have some important business to attend to. I'll take you and the others back first. See you later," I said.
"Okay, see you later." Chang'an nodded.
I waved my hand, and flames swept through Chang'an and the victims like a storm. The "storm" vanished in an instant; they disappeared from their original location, all of them transferred to the Luoshan headquarters by me.
Then, I took out the gray stone that Liu Shuying had given me earlier and crushed it.
The shattered gray stones turned into a large amount of dust, which gathered in front of me and transformed back into the dusty clones of the willow tree shadow.
He glanced at the spot where the Great Completion level Impermanence had disappeared, then asked, "Any results from the interrogation?"
I told him the results, including the location of the main stronghold in Taoyuan Township.
Upon receiving this positive result, Liu Shuying expressed her delight and said, "We were able to track down the target so quickly... I thought we would have to go through several more complicated steps, but we were able to do it all in one go. It seems that fate is on our side."
It's probably not fate that's on our side, but rather Asahi's "jinx" power.
Liu Shuying decisively said, "Alright, let's not delay, let's go and launch a surprise attack on Taoyuan Township's main stronghold."
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something else, "—things are progressing much faster than I expected, and I've become a bit forgetful. I almost forgot, there's something I must remind you of first."
"There are likely other helpers around the Lord of Peach Blossom Village."
"It's not as simple as the Great Completion stage, but other Great Impermanence... I'm not referring to Xu Gou here. To be honest, I didn't expect Xu Gou, this Void Realm Apostle, to appear at first. I'm referring to other... more unknown, mysterious... Great Impermanence of unknown origin."
"I have never personally contacted the other party; I can only confirm their existence through subtle clues."
I said it directly: "What you are talking about should be a great impermanence called 'Yellow Springs' who claims to come from the organization 'Gospel House'."
"Yellow Springs? The Gospel House...organization?" Liu Shuying asked in surprise, "Where did you get this information?"
As a "prophet," he seemed quite uncomfortable with the fact that his intelligence lagged behind others.
"It was just a coincidence, and that's all I know," I said casually. "In other words, in the upcoming battle, it would be best for us to act quickly and decisively, to prevent the Peach Blossom Village Lord's reinforcements from arriving at the scene?"
“…That’s right.” Liu Shuying seemed to have decided not to pry into the details for now. “The Lord of Peach Blossom Village is a very cautious and vigilant person. That unknown Great Impermanence named Huang Quan is obviously not someone who is on the same side as Peach Blossom Village. Xu Gou is a Great Impermanence who has only recently joined Peach Blossom Village. The Lord of Peach Blossom Village will definitely not keep these two people close to him.”
"His prudence is a very powerful weapon, and now it will become our greatest opportunity."
"Before the official start of the war, I have a question I'd like to confirm with you," I said. "You've always assumed that the Peach Blossom Village Lord is Shan Liangyi, who usurped the position of Azure Dragon's successor beforehand. But what if, during the subsequent battle, we confirm that the Peach Blossom Village Lord is indeed just the Azure Dragon's successor? What will you do then?"
"You mean, in that situation, the Lord of Peach Blossom Village is not only not the enemy we must defeat in our campaign against the Two Elements of Mountain, but could instead become our strongest weapon and our best ally?" Liu Shuying understood my implication. "That's right, we should clarify this matter first."
"From my own perspective, even if the Lord of Peach Blossom Village is not Shan Liangyi, I must still punish him. Because his plan to create the ultimate entity of 'Peach Blossom Village' is no less dangerous to me than Shan Liangyi's. I think not only me, but also great impermanent figures like the Divination Master and Fazheng share the same opinion."
"From your perspective, the Lord of Peach Blossom Village is someone you cannot form a cooperative relationship with. You two have had some contact, but has he ever mentioned the word 'cooperation' to you?"
No.
If the Lord of Peach Blossom Village is the Mountain Yin and Yang, he will regard me as the most nutritious prey and intend to kill me, the descendant of the Vermilion Bird who has become the Great Impermanence; but if he is merely the descendant of the Azure Dragon, then what will he regard me as?
He will definitely see me as an obstacle that must be overcome.
The reason I considered the possibility of cooperating with the Lord of Peach Blossom Village is that wood can overcome earth, and the Azure Dragon descendant can restrain the Mountain Yin-Yang. However, from the Azure Dragon descendant's perspective, since fire can generate earth, the Vermilion Bird descendant's being devoured would greatly increase the power of the Mountain Yin-Yang, so it would be best to have the Vermilion Bird descendant leave the stage early.
In the conflict between the Azure Dragon and the Yellow Dragon, the Vermilion Bird is merely icing on the cake for the former, but a lifeline for the latter.
The Lord of Peach Blossom Village realized that I was a descendant of the Vermilion Bird. It is estimated that during the battle at the Humanity Department's main stronghold, Ying Lingyun tried to fight against me using the White Tiger's killing power, which he obtained from who-knows-where, but was easily suppressed by my flames.
The incarnation of the Peach Blossom Spring Lord once told me, "Although I don't intend to harvest the Vermilion Bird Seed now, since it's delivered to my door, I won't be polite." This statement sounds like it comes from the perspective of the Yin-Yang principle, but it could also be from the perspective of a Yin-Yang successor who has mastered the method of usurping the power seed.
Although the former naval commander Xuanwu showed unfamiliarity with Taoyuan Township Lord, there is Ying Lingyun between the two. It is possible that the technology of naval commander Xuanwu usurping the power seed was passed to Taoyuan Township Lord through Ying Lingyun as an "intermediary," or it is also possible that Taoyuan Township Lord developed a similar technology himself.
Numerous possibilities and thoughts flashed through my mind, while Liu Shuying, following the coordinates I gave her, faced the distance and closed her eyes, seemingly trying to perceive the real-world location corresponding to those coordinates.
Then, as if he had locked onto his target, he opened his eyes and said, "Found it—there it is!"
(End of this chapter)
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