Chaos and nothingness, Shen Zhao could not see, and drifted in the river of time and space following his senses.
I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly two familiar voices rang in my ears.
"Who are you and why are you here?"
"I, the Lord of All, was born from nothingness."
"Oh? Nothingness, an existence within the Great Dao?"
"You can call me the Daotong, or... the system."
"System? Strange name. Are you here to stop me from destroying all living things?"
"No, I want to make a bet with you."
"Are you qualified to bet with me?"
"The Great Dao has three thousand paths, and all things are natural. Everything you do is against the will of Heaven."
"I'm going against Heaven, so what? Has Heaven ever sought justice for me in the humiliation I've suffered? Since Heaven won't help me, I'll destroy it."
"There's no point in saying this. If you and I were to fight, your chances of winning in your current state would be less than 30%."
"Then I'd like to try and see who else can stop my Blood Nightmare's plan to destroy the heavens."
"Let's make a bet. If you win, the three thousand great ways and the laws will be yours. If you lose, I will control the origin of your great way."
"Interesting, how are you going to bet?"
"Use the power of your awakened Dao origin to cut through the long river of time and space, cross a trace of Dao law, and go to the parallel time and space where you once lived to experience reincarnation again."
"What's the point? A hundred reincarnations won't change anything, and even if they did, they wouldn't change my determination to destroy humanity."
"So do you dare to gamble? If not, I will end everything for you now.
"Don't doubt it, your fundamental Dao has been corrupted; you are no match for me now."
"Haha, fine, I'll play a bet with you. What do you want to bet?"
"I'm betting that the resentment in Yu Xiyan will be eliminated by you in another parallel time and space."
"Okay, I promise you, but I have a condition. Take away the evil thoughts in me as well. I'm afraid I'll lose control and break the contract, destroying the last living being before the bet is completed."
"Deal made, for a period of ten lifetimes. After ten lifetimes, each of us shall fulfill our bet!"
Shen Zhao listened to the sounds coming from beside him, which sounded like a gambling game.
And this gambling game seemed to be closely related to himself and Yu Xiyan?
What does this mean exactly?
Where am I now, and where am I going?
In a daze, Shen Zhao suddenly felt his body sink.
The next moment...
"Hurry, there's another one still breathing here!"
"Someone come and lend a hand!"
In a daze, Shen Zhao smelled a strong stench of blood. Judging from his intuition, a fierce battle must have taken place here not long ago, with at least several thousand dead or wounded.
My body began to shake involuntarily, as if I were being carried on a stretcher.
Suddenly someone shouted, "Quickly go and report to Chief Su, tell her there are a few more living people here."
Shen Zhao sensed that another person walked up to him, looked him over, and then said, "There are a few more mouths to feed. What are we going to do? We don't have much food or water left."
"Why do you care so much? Chief Su said that she will solve the problem of food and water and we don't need to worry about it."
"But……"
"Stop dawdling, the blood moon is about to rise, hurry back to the mountain stronghold."
After another bumpy ride, Shen Zhao felt himself being lifted onto a hard stone slab.
Judging from the breathing sounds around, there are at least dozens of people here.
Moreover, they were all ordinary people without any cultivation.
She didn't know how much time had passed when she felt a wet liquid slide across her lips.
Ordinary water made Shen Zhao's Adam's apple bob immediately.
"He's moving."
With just a cry of surprise, everyone gathered around.
The next moment, Shen Zhao slowly opened his eyes.
In the flickering, dim candlelight, as vision gradually returned, what came into view were faces weathered by time, yet utterly unfamiliar.
"you……"
"Chief Su is back!"
As soon as someone outside the door shouted, the crowd that had been paying attention to Shen Zhao all ran towards the door.
Shen Zhao struggled to straighten his weary body, leaning against the wall as he tried to survey his surroundings.
This is a dilapidated tile-roofed house. Judging from the cracks in the walls, it has weathered many years.
All around were wooden beds made of straw mats, and the only thing of value was the flickering candle above his head.
After surveying his surroundings, Shen Zhao was eager to know where he was.
As a result, as soon as I stepped on the ground, I felt as if my feet were floating on clouds.
Just then, a familiar voice rang out from outside.
"Everyone line up in order, don't rush. Two steamed buns and a pot of water each. Everyone gets a share!"
Shen Zhao's pupils contracted.
That sound...
He immediately disregarded his physical discomfort and, supporting himself against the wall, walked towards the door.
Inside a closed hall outside, people crowded around, their hands outstretched as they begged for food.
Shen Zhao tried hard to push through the crowd, but his body was so weak that he didn't even have the strength of an ordinary person.
With a commotion and a jolting motion, Shen Zhao was pushed to the ground by the crowd.
"Cough cough cough..."
The moment he fell to the ground, a hot current surged from his originally dormant Dantian and instantly flowed through his meridians.
"Let's not worry about that for now."
Shen Zhao immediately closed his eyes and regulated his breathing on the spot, unknowingly reaching a meditative state.
"You're new here, right? This is for you."
When I practiced the Qigong and regulated my breathing for one cycle, that familiar and pleasant voice rang in my ears again.
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