The moment she heard the sigh, Chi Yue's mind cleared instantly. Looking up, she saw that the sky had darkened at some point, and a full moon, much larger than usual, hung high in the sky.
Ahead, a lake appeared out of nowhere. The silvery moonlight spread across its surface, reflecting shimmering, fragmented starlight, like a galaxy, dazzling and mesmerizing.
In the center of the lake, a solitary pavilion stands. On the platform of the pavilion, a woman dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe, with a silver crescent moon mark between her eyebrows, her long black hair all moon-colored, and her face cold and aloof as if devoid of emotion, sits cross-legged.
Upon seeing this, Chi Yue was stunned for a moment, then respectfully bowed to the woman in the Taoist robe: "Junior Chi Yue greets senior."
She didn't know who the woman in the robe was, but she could tell that her cultivation level was at least at the Saint level or above.
I wonder which powerful being dares to get involved in her karma.
The woman in the Taoist robe opened her clear, cold eyes, which were as bright as the moon. A complex look appeared in her eyes as she gazed at Chi Yue and said, "You and I are not from the same era, but by chance, we have met this time, which transcends time."
"What you see is not my true form, but a projection of me in Tianyuan. You should be able to guess my intention in meeting you."
The Supreme Being of the Heavenly Abyss?!
Chi Yue was shocked. She never expected that the person who had approached her was an ancient supreme being.
But now that her cultivation is completely destroyed and she is burdened with negative consequences, why would the Heavenly Abyss Supreme seek her out?
Chi Yue couldn't figure out what value she had that would make Tianyuan Supreme value her. What exactly did this Supreme Supreme intend to do with her?
Surely they don't want to pass on her mantle, do they?
"This junior is dull-witted, and I humbly request that Your Majesty offer some guidance."
Chi Yue spoke in a humble manner.
"Are you willing to inherit my mantle?"
The woman in the Taoist robe spoke calmly, but to Chi Yue, it was like a thunderclap.
Chi Yue trembled, and said in fear and trepidation, "Senior Emperor, my nature is base and vicious, worse than a snake or scorpion. I have brought great calamity to my family and the Holy Land. What virtue or ability do I have to... be qualified to inherit your mantle?"
The woman in the Taoist robe shook her head slightly and said, "Although you have caused a great disaster, you have realized your mistake in time and are not beyond redemption. Moreover, your fate has not yet ended, and you still have to atone for the karma you have borne. This is a fate you cannot escape."
“Back in my time, I had already glimpsed from the river of time that you and I were destined to be together. However, because you were burdened with calamity and shrouded in ominous energy, I hesitated and did not choose to leave behind any legacy, but instead decided to slumber in the abyss.”
"You don't need to be wary of me. I chose you because of our fate. It's an arrangement of destiny. If I had no other choice, I wouldn't want to get involved in this karma."
Hearing what the woman in the Taoist robe said, Chi Yue relaxed. She didn't really have anything to be wary of; it was just an instinctive reaction. Besides, she had nothing to lose, so why would she be afraid of being harmed?
"I am deeply grateful for the kindness of my seniors, and I am willing to accept their mantle."
"Master, please accept my three bows."
Chi Yue respectfully kowtowed three times to the woman in the Taoist robe.
"Get up."
The woman in the Taoist robe spoke calmly, pointing her finger at Chi Yue's brow, and a beam of bright moonlight entered Chi Yue's brow.
Chi Yue instantly received a massive amount of information, which was the cultivation technique passed on to her by the woman in the Taoist robe, called the Taiyin True Scripture.
Taiyin True Scripture?
Chi Yue's heart skipped a beat. She vaguely remembered that there seemed to be an emperor ancestor in the Heavenly Pool Holy Land who cultivated this very technique.
However, because this technique has too many restrictions on cultivation conditions, after that Emperor Ancestor left, no one in the Heavenly Pool Holy Land was able to cultivate it, and it was eventually sealed away by the Heavenly Pool Holy Land.
"Master, may I ask who you are...?"
“My name is Changyu, and my Taoist name is Taiyin Yuehuang.”
...
A cold fog filled the air.
A thatched hut covered in thick snow sits beside a long river.
This river is no ordinary river, nor is its water ordinary. It is shrouded in a dark, chaotic aura, filled with countless stars that flow and circulate, like a real starry sky.
Wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, Chi Yang sat cross-legged on a wooden bridge by the river, holding a fishing rod, his eyes closed, practicing his cultivation through fishing.
He didn't understand why there was such a cultivation method, but the results were truly astonishing. In just a few days, his cultivation level had risen from the fifth level of the Spirit Emperor to the fourth level of the Spirit Sect, and his foundation was incredibly solid.
Not only his cultivation level, but his progress in spiritual skills is also terrifying. He has already cultivated three low-level Heaven-rank spiritual skills to perfection.
The reason he was able to make such terrifying progress was not only because his master, Jiang Shangweng, had taught him the supreme method that was incredibly powerful, but more importantly, it was because of this eternal river.
When he connected to the Eternal River through his fishing rod, it was as if he had boarded a time machine, allowing him to travel through various ancient times and spaces. In each time and space, he would encounter many outstanding geniuses. Among them, the weakest were all at the level of a Holy Son, and there were also many Imperial Sons. But the strongest group consisted of the projections of those Quasi-Emperors and even Emperors in their youth.
Fighting against these prodigies, whether it's gaining combat experience or honing spiritual skills, the speed of improvement is clearly visible.
Of course, the key to Chi Yang's rapid progress in both cultivation and spiritual skills lies in his ability to resurrect infinitely within the Eternal River, where time flows much slower than in the real world, by about one-thousandth.
In other words, two or three years in the vast river of time is equivalent to only one day in the real world.
Therefore, although it may seem that he has only been cultivating for a few days, he has actually been cultivating for more than ten years.
Splash!
Suddenly, beside Chi Yang, Jiang Shangweng, dressed the same as Chi Yang, stirred with his fishing rod. Ripples appeared on the dark river surface ahead. With a sudden tug from the fishing rod, a bronze halberd covered in blood rust and exuding a terrifying killing intent was pulled out of the ancient river.
"Hehe, I've caught a real treasure this time."
"The Desolate Heaven Battle Halberd, the Dao-proving artifact of the rebellious supreme being of the ancient era!"
Jiang Shangweng grabbed the bronze halberd in his hand, feeling a trace of the remaining indomitable will struggling within it. He gently stroked the halberd and said, "I know you still can't forget your former master, but your former master is gone, perished in the darkness and turmoil, and will never be able to return to this world."
"Now, even greater turmoil is about to break out, and it is precisely the time when your Lord's will needs to be passed on. Do you not wish that someone would inherit your Lord's legacy, quell this turmoil, and restore your Lord's fame to the world through your name?"
Upon hearing this, the struggling force of the indomitable will within the Desolate Sky Halberd immediately diminished.
Jiang Shangweng looked at Chi Yang beside him and reassured him, "I assure you, this boy will not disgrace you or your former master's reputation. You can follow him with peace of mind."
After saying that, he placed the Desolate Sky Halberd next to Chi Yang and turned to leave.
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