Chapter 65: Time is not yet up



"Blessings to the Heavenly Master Xuan Huang."

When he heard the sounds coming from deep in the gray fog, Klein shuddered slightly, and the back of his head instantly went numb.

This feeling quickly spread to his head and every part of his body, causing tiny bumps to appear on the surface of his skin.

This was the second time he heard the name "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" from "someone else" in the real world. The first time was when Amon said it by stealing his thoughts. In fact, he didn't know the specific meaning, nor did he really master this "spell".

So, essentially, now is the first time.

On the edge of the legendary "Western Continent," outside his disappeared hometown, Klein heard for the first time in the real world the spell that caused him to "cross over," heard one of the most important secrets hidden deep in his heart, and heard the Eastern honorable name that referred to an unknown being.

He stood there, his mind almost blank, and the only sounds echoing in his ears were the sometimes vague and sometimes clear chanting and shouting:

"Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun...

"Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun...

"Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun..."

When the sounds became quieter and quieter until they almost disappeared, Klein finally regained his senses.

As a false god who had done a lot of "bad things", his first reaction was:

"I changed 'Fu Sheng Xuan Huang Tian Zun' to 'The Yellow and Black King Who Controls Good Luck'. Will I be punished by the gods?"

When he first set up the three-part honorific name of "The Fool", the first part described his own experience and state. At that time, he thought he was traveling through time and space, and was afraid of exposing his problems, so he changed "The Fool from Another World" to "The Fool Who Does Not Belong to This Era". As a result, he revealed the essence of the matter. The second part bound the "Source Castle" to himself by the gray fog, making the direction clearer.

In order to completely define the spell and avoid ambiguity, Klein directly translated the last sentence of the spell in the third paragraph of the honorific name, which is "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun".

He originally thought it was nothing, but later he suspected that the former owner of the strange light door in Sefirah Castle that caused him to "travel through time" was "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun", or a certain existence wearing an Eastern vest. Of course, it is also possible that "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" is the real person, and later wore a coat that is more suitable for the current world. As for which coat it is, Klein cannot guess at the moment.

Because he had never heard the name "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" in the real world other than himself, Klein was suspicious, wary, and fearful, but he didn't actually care too much about it and seemed to have gotten used to it.

However, at this moment, the sounds of "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" were like cannons, constantly bombarding his heart and mind, causing the worries and fears accumulated in his subconscious to rush out.

After calming himself down, Klein began to force himself to think rationally about the current situation:

"Are these chants hidden in the gray mist, or are they coming from the disappeared 'Western Continent'?

"I was saying that the color and state of this mist are very similar to those below the 'Source Castle'... Does its power also come from 'history'? It requires the correct power of the time domain to open it?

"'Queen of Natural Disasters' Gao Xinam said that when the end of the world comes, the Western Continent will definitely reappear... In other words, only when time advances to that point will this gray fog come alive and be able to be opened with the corresponding spell?

"The one who made the Western Continent disappear, or sealed it, or put it under protective isolation, was that 'Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun', who is suspected to be the former owner of 'Source Castle'?

"According to various sources, the nine things including 'Source Castle' were left behind by the original creator. They are different parts of his body or things he made himself... 'Fushengxuanhuang Tianzun' is roughly equivalent to the former owner of 'Source Castle', which is roughly equivalent to the original creator? But 'Source Castle' only existed after the original creator split, and the spells of 'Fushengxuanhuang Tianzun' can only point to 'Source Castle' and cannot affect places like 'Chaos Sea'...

"Also, the disappearance of the Western Continent definitely happened before the Second Epoch. Even the Elf King Sonjathorem, who is an ancient god, cannot return to his homeland...

"In other words, in the chaotic and crazy First Age, or even before the First Age, after the original creator split off the Chaos Sea, Sefirah Castle, and other things, and before the birth of the Ancient God, something else happened? These things led to the disappearance of the Western Continent and the disappearance of the former owner of Sefirah Castle?

"The prophecy of the Ancient Sun God, the Creator of Silver City, is also very interesting. It said that someone would walk out of this gray-white fog, so they sent people to Moon City to guard it. Strictly speaking, I actually came out of this gray-white fog from the Western Continent, but I left the Western Continent and entered the 'Source Castle', long before the prophecy of the Ancient Sun God. I left the gray-white fog in 1349, in Loen...

"Well, after many twists and turns, I came here again and ran into the people of Moon City... The prophecy of the ancient sun god really came true, but the process was a bit tortuous and the way it came true was unexpected..."

As Klein was thinking, his mood gradually improved, because the situation on the scene and his spiritual intuition told him that there was still civilization in the western continent isolated by the gray fog, and many people were still alive.

"This method of making the Western Continent disappear reminds me of the ritual of the 'Miracle Master', which also has the power of time and space. They are mainly in the 'Apprentice' path and the 'Thief' path... So, the former owner of 'Source Castle', 'Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun' really corresponds to these three similar paths?" Klein restrained his divergent thoughts and took two steps forward.

He immediately turned around and said to Moon City High Priest Nim and others:

“I heard those voices clearly.”

"...What are they talking about?" Nim's gray eyes suddenly widened, and uncontrollable excitement appeared on his wrinkled face.

Adar, Xin, Russ and others had similar reactions, or even more intense ones.

Even their bodies were shaking noticeably.

This is a problem that has troubled the residents of Yuecheng for more than a thousand years. In their hearts, solving this problem has become a symbol of escape from their current situation!

Klein took a deep breath and said in a mysterious tone:

“They are praying to our Lord.”

This was definitely not a lie. After all, this "fool" had already mastered the "Source Castle". The last sentence of his honorific name was "The Yellow and Black King Who Controls Good Luck", which was roughly equivalent to "Fushengxuanhuang Tianzun".

Nim and the others fell silent. When they looked at Klein again, there was obvious respect and fear in their eyes.

Combined with the "miracles" displayed by the other party, they gradually regarded Mr. Fool as the savior.

Klein looked around and said calmly:

"You should retreat at least a hundred meters."

"Okay, Master Sparrow." High Priest Nim agreed without hesitation.

When the Moon City Extraordinaries had retreated a sufficient distance, Klein reached into the void with his right hand and quickly dragged out another version of himself, and his real body disappeared.

Then, Klein's historical pore image walked to the front of the solidified gray-white mist, stretched out his right hand, and pressed it.

There seemed to be an invisible barrier there, slightly cold, blocking everything.

After staring for two seconds, Klein opened his mouth and lowered his voice to recite in Chinese:

"Blessings to the Heavenly Master Xuan Huang."

As the sound echoed, the gray mist in front of his eyes did not react at all. It remained still and solidified.

He waited for nearly a minute, thought for a moment, took a breath, and whispered again:

“Blessed be the Immortal Xuan Huang;

“Blessed be the Heavenly Sovereign Xuan Huang;

"Blessings beget the Dark and Yellow God;

"Blessings to the Heavenly Master Xuan Huang."

This is the complete spell for that luck-changing ritual.

As the last word fell, Klein's right hand, which was pressing on the invisible barrier, suddenly felt a noticeable tremor.

The gray fog began to sway, as if a boulder had been thrown into a lake.

The ripples spread rapidly, overlapping each other, vaguely outlining a "door" in front of Klein.

A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the scene. The pupils of the Moon City Extraordinaries not far away dilated and they couldn't take their eyes away.

Among them, those who had never witnessed such a scene before were even more shaken and found it difficult to control themselves.

To them, this was undoubtedly a miracle!

Klein held his breath, waiting for the "door" to take shape, but the ripples eventually calmed down, and he was only one step away from success.

...After a moment of silence, Klein recited the spell again, and continued to recite it. However, even if the ripples in the gray-white mist did not disappear, he could not truly outline the "door".

For a moment, he wanted to try the complete ritual process, that is, to place four portions of food and recite the spell while walking four steps in reverse, but he soon laughed at his own stupid idea.

Because after doing this, he would be able to enter the "Source Castle" in an instant instead of opening the invisible barrier here.

Exhaling, Klein grabbed a gold coin from the void and used the "divination" method to confirm that the effect of the complete ritual was the same as he expected.

Is it really that the time has not come yet, and the end of the world has not yet come? Klein stared at the gray fog in front of him. There was no movement for several minutes.

When a flash of lightning streaked across the sky and illuminated his face, he turned around, holding the lantern, and walked to the front of Nim, the High Priest of Moon City, and spoke in a calm voice:

"It's not the right time to open it in the oracle yet. It's still more than ten years away."

Without waiting for Nim, Adar, and the others to respond, Klein pointed at the nearby darkness with his free right hand:

“I will be doing penance here for a while. If you want to feel the glory of the Lord and listen to His teachings, you can come here anytime during the period of frequent lightning.

“I do a cleanse and healing once a day, when the lightning is most frequent.”

He did not try to ask the residents of Moon City to forward the letter, nor did he plan to go directly to the city-state or ask for specific information, leaving them enough room for buffer.

Moon City High Priest Nim breathed a sigh of relief and responded with even more respect:

"I will pass your words on to everyone."


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