Chapter 446 Yun Qingzi's Plan
The clear and flowing phantom light floated in the endless void, like a curtain woven from crystalline matter. In this strange space and time constructed by the "memory" of the derived star body, Yu Sheng quietly pondered some questions.
Ankaela, the Derivative Star…what will be next?
The goddess of beauty, the star of Heka, the tree angel, what is behind these known "dark angels"?
One after another, "Dark Angels" appear in this world. Their "coming" itself seems to be a sign of something. At the end of the known universe, certain "truths" seem to be emerging in a disturbing manner.
There seemed to be no clear concept of time in the space dominated by memory and consciousness. Yu Sheng didn't know how long he had been daydreaming. When he came to his senses, Yun Qingzi was still standing quietly in front of him.
"For many years, this seed has been looking for a place to take root," the old man said slowly. "I was devoured by it, but somehow I also got its memories. After reading these memories over and over again, I came to only one conclusion - mortals cannot fight against this evil from outside the domain."
Yu Sheng touched his chin and said, "An evil spirit from outside the region?"
Yun Qingzi had a blank expression: "We have different standpoints. All human enemies are evil. No matter how pitiful they are, they are still a disaster. He may just want to live, but if he lives, people in this world will continue to die."
Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows: "So you are really trying to solve the problem of the stellar body?"
Yun Qingzi was silent for a few seconds, and then he sighed, "I admit that in the past few hundred years... I have indeed begun to be affected by the Derivative Star Body, and the degree of influence has become increasingly profound. So in the end, even I am not sure how many of those ideas and methods are still from my original intentions, but at least one thing is correct... The Emperor's Legacy is the only possible solution to the problem that I could think of at the time."
Hearing this familiar word again, Yu Sheng couldn't help but frown: "What exactly is the Emperor's Legacy?"
Yun Qingzi didn't say anything, but just turned around and waved his hand gently through the crystal curtain.
The curtain quickly became transparent, and the crystal clear phantom light seemed to disappear in a few breaths. Then he saw the vast and endless space, in which were fairy ships of all sizes, orbital turrets, and synchronous orbital palaces that served as planetary defense nodes, standing ready for battle. Behind those lines of defense that seemed to be facing a formidable enemy was their vibrant home planet - Taixu Lingshu.
Looking at the beautiful planet shrouded in clouds and mist in space, Yu Sheng was somewhat curious about Yun Qingzi's intentions. Before he could ask, the other party took the initiative to break the silence -
"Fellow Daoist, do you know the story of the ancient disaster of 'annihilation' and the ancient holy spirit recreating the world?"
Yu Sheng thought about it and nodded: "I know a little."
"Okay, then there is no need to explain many things," Yun Qingzi nodded slightly, "Then fellow Daoist, do you know that according to the original 'blueprint' of the ancient holy spirit, there should not be 'Taixu Lingshu' in this recreated world, and there should not even be the 'Feiyu Star Region' lineage."
Yu Sheng: “……?!”
"Many years ago, I encountered a bottleneck in my pursuit of the great Dao," Yun Qingzi seemed not to notice the stunned look on Yu Sheng's face, but continued to speak slowly, "I'm not bragging, but compared to others, I actually have some talent in the pursuit of the Dao, so the 'bottleneck' I encountered... was also more troublesome than that of ordinary people.
"Then the difficult question is - where does the heaven and earth come from? Outside the world of heaven and earth.
"In order to break the shackles, I have been searching everywhere until a thousand years ago, when I encountered an opportunity in Garrison-3."
"Chance?" Yu Sheng was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "Wait, you mean... the moment when the asteroid descended on Garrison-3?"
"Disasters are also opportunities," Yun Qingzi nodded gently. "Everyone knows that the coming of the Dark Angel will briefly penetrate the world. So is there a possibility that this moment of 'penetration' is also giving us mortals a chance to glimpse 'outside the world' and the underlying structure of the world?"
Yu Sheng: “…”
No, are you all so bold and courageous in your cultivation?! When a hole was blown up in the world, your first reaction was to go and take a look?!
"In that battle, I did try my best but failed to win, but at the same time, I finally figured out some things," Yun Qingzi did not react to the strange look in Sheng's eyes, but spoke to himself, "In that brief crack that pierced the world, I saw some glimpses beyond the long river of time... Those were the shadows reflected on the 'border' of the world when the ancient holy spirits recreated the universe. In a sense, they are the original 'blueprint' of our world."
Listening to Yun Qingzi's unhurried narration, Yu Sheng's heart moved, and he couldn't help but recall the things he had seen with the help of the "perspective" of the "Alien Hotel" when he was traveling in hyperspace before -
The information giants beneath the observable universe and the annotations that support the operation of the world.
At that time, he only quickly glanced at those lights and shadows and had no time to think carefully, but now when he recalled it... those things, their most basic information, are they the "blueprint of the world"?
Is that the "shadow" that Yun Qingzi saw when the angel descended? Or at least is there some connection?
Yun Qingzi's voice continued to reach his ears: "...I am a mortal, so it is difficult for me to see through the subtle avenues in those shadows, but with just a quick glance, I have 'known' many things."
Yu Sheng did not interrupt the other party, but continued to listen with a serious expression.
"...In that blueprint, the entire universe marked as 'Feiyu Star Region' was originally supposed to be uninhabited. There was no 'Taixu Civilization Circle', let alone 'Taixu Spiritual Pivot'. With Taixu Star as the center, the tens of thousands of light years around it were supposed to be a wasteland, and there shouldn't even be celestial bodies."
Yu Sheng finally couldn't help but speak: "There's not even a celestial body?! Then why..."
"I have been thinking about this for a long time. Even after being swallowed by the star-evolving body, I am still thinking about it. After thousands of deductions, I suspect that the truth here may be related to an inconspicuous 'footnote' in the blueprint."
"footnote?"
"In the blueprint, although there is nothingness around Taixu Star, there is something marked as 'Emperor's Relic'. It is not a celestial body, but some kind of 'object'. Although I don't know why, it occupies the 'position' of Taixu Lingshu Planet itself."
Yu Sheng frowned, thinking while listening to Yun Qingzi's story. He realized that this incident might point to some deepest secrets of the birth of the universe. A bunch of messy guesses even made him dizzy. After a while, he shook his head vigorously, temporarily putting aside those things that he couldn't figure out, and looked up at Yun Qingzi's eyes: "So, you are not sure what the 'Emperor's Legacy' is, you can only roughly determine that it is a somewhat 'abnormal' existence in the birth process of this world? Then how does this have to do with the 'derivative star body'..."
“At first, I really didn’t think that there was any connection between the Emperor’s Relics and solving the problem of the Star-Evolving Body,” Yun Qingzi shook his head, “but during the many years when I was swallowed by the Star-Evolving Body and couldn’t move, I had nothing to do except thinking. It was during those repeated thoughts that I suddenly thought of something—”
"One thing?"
"Three thousand years ago, I teamed up with a few old friends and captured an evil demon called 'Evil Omen Wandering Star' in Taixu Lingshu," Yun Qingzi said slowly, "The demon lived by gnawing at the earth veins. It was rampant in the starry sky, but when it came to Taixu Lingshu... it was poisoned by the earth veins of Taixu."
Yu Sheng was stunned when he heard this, then his expression changed several times and he reacted quickly.
The Ominous Wandering Star feeds on the "ground veins". Although it is not as strange and terrifying as the Derivative Star, it also has some parasitic and cannibalistic characteristics on the planet... Taixu Lingshu did not exist in the creation blueprint. This planet itself seems to be an "abnormal product"... Taixu Lingshu is "toxic" to the Ominous Wandering Star. Its ground veins cannot provide any "nutrients" for the latter...
Yun Qingzi looked into Yu Sheng's eyes, and a smile gradually appeared on his face: "Daoyou, it seems that you have figured it out."
Yu Sheng: "But how can you be sure..."
"You should know that after the Star-Evolving Body parasitized Shuji, more and more people began to be influenced by Him, and some of them indirectly became my 'eyes and ears'. Although these people are mentally ill and unable to take on important tasks, they are still useful. I have sent these 'eyes and ears' to investigate many times. The most recent time, I used the power of the Star-Evolving Body to directly pry open the Demon-Suppressing Tower in Qianfeng Lingshan and found the place where the Omen Wandering Star was imprisoned. Fellow Daoist, you know about this.
“Yes, it was actually a ‘test’.
"However, at the beginning, I guessed that the 'Emperor's Legacy' might be some kind of 'ancient treasure' hidden somewhere in Taixu Lingshu, and it resisted the erosion of the evil demon 'Evil Omen Wandering Star' by affecting the earth veins. As long as we find it and 'bring it back' to Shuji, we may be able to solve the problem of the derivative star body. It was not until recently that I realized that the so-called 'Emperor's Legacy' was actually the Taixu Lingshu planet itself, so I had to change my plan..."
Yu Sheng finally understood.
So that's how it is!
All the clues finally matched up, and the connection behind all the events finally surfaced - first, a crack was opened in "Taiyou" to try to locate the exact location of "Emperor's Legacy", then a crack was opened in Taixu Lingshu to pry the ground vein layer at the bottom of the Demon Suppression Tower, and the power of the Derivative Star Body was used to "touch" the Taixu Lingshu for testing, and finally an influence was exerted on the Derivative Star Body to try to induce Him to change his parasitic target...
And all of this is to allow Him to parasitize an "abnormal planet" that does not exist in the blueprint of creation.
"I want to poison Him to death," Yun Qingzi said calmly, looking into Yu Sheng's eyes. "My cultivation is limited, and I really don't have the boundless ability of fellow Daoist. I have been fighting with the Star Body for a thousand years, and I really can't find any other way to break the deadlock. This method may be reckless, may fail, or may be too clever, but the Star Body is ready to 'ascend' again. I really don't have time, and I don't have any other choice."
(End of this chapter)
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