Chapter 256: The Great Trend of the World, Mighty and Powerful (Two in One)
Xu Nei's face was solemn. He raised his hand and sent the golden thread in his hand into the water and sky star river.
The fake starry sky slowly moved and gradually overlapped with the real starry sky.
From bottom to top, those starlight ripples all sank into the galaxy. In an instant, they all converged and returned to complete tranquility.
"Buzz—"
When the golden thread melted and turned into part of the galaxy, the entire starry sky shone brightly and was so dazzling that it was almost impossible to look at it directly.
And in this blazing light, the real and false sky completely merged into one, and in an unstoppable rotation, moved from the underworld to the present world.
It was at this moment that the "Eternal Sky" formation set up by Xie Qian was activated.
"Boom..."
The loud noise, like the collapse of heaven and earth, was like the resounding of a huge bell, reaching everyone's ears, shaking up and down, as if the whole world was shaking.
Many cultivators, no matter where they were, noticed the unusual movement in the sky and began to speculate about it.
"What is that?!"
"It seems like a formation... What kind of formation is this? It actually uses the entire sky as a formation..."
Those who knew some of the inside story immediately turned extremely pale, and looked dejected, collapsed, or confused.
The "eternal unity" that Xie Qian and Confucianism advocated might be a way of achieving universal peace, but it is definitely not something that contemporary people like them can imagine.
Not to mention what kind of order "Eternal Unity" will reshape, even if we only look at the present, once history rewinds, for people of their era, what lies ahead is a bottomless cliff!
As for the Confucian disciples, almost all of them showed ecstatic expressions, raised their hands high, and knelt down towards the sky.
"Hahahaha, the Saint has succeeded! The Peach Blossom Spring of 'Eternal Sky' is about to arrive!"
"The Saint is eternal!"
In the world tens of thousands of miles away, the sky was filled with flames of war and the people were in chaos.
The blazing fire, accompanied by noisy sounds, lit up the entire night.
Being in it is like being a drowning person, with bubbles boiling in the ears and suffering from panic.
However, as the smoke rose and floated into the sky, standing on a high place, all the noisy sounds were completely drowned out by the wind, so faint that they could not be heard at all.
Xie Qian was standing in the sky.
He looked calm, standing with his hands behind his back, watching the starry sky rotate, waiting for the star anchor belonging to Gu Zhou to fall into the position where it should be.
That moment is when "eternal unity" is truly realized.
As for the voices below, who cares?
Suddenly, Xie Qian's heart moved, he turned his head, and saw a white teleportation crack opening on the ground.
A familiar figure walked out and looked up at him.
Xie Qian looked at him, smiled suddenly, and said slowly:
"Gu Fangchen, what a pity... you're a little late."
"You won't be able to see the fall of the Wei Kingdom, nor will you be able to see my head fall off."
…
Gu Fangchen's face darkened and he flew up to face Xie Qian.
Perhaps because the overall situation had already been decided, Xie Qian did not stop him and let him fly into the sky.
But Xuan Ming, who was following behind him, was stopped on the ground and couldn't move an inch.
Xuan Ming's face changed and he tried to use his spiritual power, but he couldn't move at all. Then he understood in an instant.
"The one above isn't Xie Qian's clone... but his real self!"
With this thought, Xuan Ming gave up the idea of following.
If a second-rank cultivator like them were to go to the Eternal Realm, they would only be courting death...
At this point, we can only hope that Gu Fangchen can succeed.
Gu Fangchen looked at the old man in front of him, then glanced at the Huangtian City below, which was deeply engulfed in flames of war. He grinned and said:
"I don't think it's too late."
"Xiao Sheng is dead, Huangtian City has been destroyed, and Yantiansi has been prepared. As long as Qingman takes control of Huangtian City, it will only take a thought to sever the country's destiny."
He looked again at the stars rotating in the sky.
"And your formation will take a while to complete..."
Xie Qian laughed heartily:
"Gu Fangchen, I have to say, if Xiao Sheng wasn't needed as the carrier of the dragon vein, you would be much more suitable to be the emperor than anyone else."
Although he had a smile on his face, his tone was not amusing at all. Instead, it was extremely cold and sarcastic.
"Xiao Yinghao and you have a deep bond, yet you are willing to betray her at the last moment of her succession, letting all her efforts go to waste..."
"No matter who it is, no matter what their purpose, if they allow Qing Man to take control of Huangtian City, even for a moment, they will be the eternal sinner of the Great Wei."
"Whether it's Xiao Yinghao or other people in Wei, they won't admit that what you're doing is for the good of Wei."
"Even so, you still insist on going your own way?"
Gu Fangchen shrugged, his eyes cold, and said lightly:
"So what?"
"Whether they acknowledge it or not is none of my business. Most of the Qingman tribe and the remnants of the Demon Cult are now under my control. Xiao Yinghao's White Dragon Army seems mighty powerful now, but how many of them would be willing to accept a woman like her as emperor? They're only willing to follow because I have half of the Tiger Talisman."
"If I speak then, who will be able to intervene? The three kingdoms are united, and the tide of power is on my side. At worst, I can abandon this legitimacy and ascend the throne myself, which is also a good option."
"As for Xiao Ying... I'll just spare her life because of our past friendship."
Xie Qian looked at him twice more, the smile on his face disappeared, and he said in a deep voice:
"Okay, okay...it was me who made a mistake."
That day in Ziji Palace, when he said he admired Gu Fangchen, it was not just an excuse.
He did see the cultural heritage in Gu Fangchen, and because of his actions against the Demon Cult, he believed that Gu Fangchen had justice in his heart, at least, more pure than Gu Yuye and Gu Yuandao.
But now, Gu Fangchen told him in person that he was wrong.
Xie Qian did use the Demon Sect for the sake of "Eternal Unity", but this did not mean he was in cahoots with the crowd. He still insisted on his own ideals, and the distinction between good and evil, black and white, was clear in his eyes.
What Gu Fangchen is doing now is even more vile and shameless than what the Demon Cult did.
Moreover, there was no room for lying at all - Gu Fangchen's goal was to cut off the country's destiny and kill Xie Qian. However, it was impossible to cut off a country's destiny by simply replacing a princess to inherit the throne.
Only by allowing foreign invaders to take over our country's territory can we cut off the country's destiny.
Even if Gu Fangchen corrects it later, this is all he can do now.
What's more, as he said, he really has the advantage. Xie Qian couldn't imagine why he would return the Great Wei to the Xiao family.
In other words, supporting Xiao Yinghao is just a stepping stone for him to gain strength!
At this point, everything that could be used had become Gu Fangchen's possession.
Compared to him, Gu Yuye looked like a rookie...
Gu Fangchen laughed:
"Thank you for the compliment. In terms of these achievements, you are the senior."
Xie Qian shook his head. After realizing that Gu Fangchen was completely hopeless, he gave up the idea of "reasoning" with Gu Fangchen.
He said coldly:
"'Eternal Unity' is about achieving universal peace. How can you possibly understand my painstaking efforts and ideals?"
"As long as the vision of 'eternal unity' is realized, everything can be transcended."
"What is the sacrifice today? It's just a necessary step."
"However, unfortunately, there is probably no place for you in this world of great harmony..."
Gu Fangchen sneered:
"You speak so eloquently, but I'm afraid you just want to avenge your eldest disciple, whose body and soul were completely destroyed."
Xie Qian looked at him expressionlessly, raised his head, and said slowly:
"Gu Fangchen, there's no need to delay any longer. The stars have already returned to their positions. You no longer have a chance."
He raised his hand, fingers spread out.
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!..."
In the galaxy, several rays of light suddenly lit up. They were particularly dazzling among the vast number of stars, emitting ripple-like light, which instantly covered the entire sky, and then the earth.
"Boom..."
At the far end of the sky, a dark crack appeared between the sky and the earth.
Gu Fangchen also raised his head and narrowed his eyes.
The starry sky above was shrouded in the spiritual pattern, and it had indeed moved to the right position.
He lowered his head again and saw the belated Qingman army stopped at the gate of Huangtian City, just one step away, which seemed like an insurmountable barrier!
Qing Man did not have time to enter Huangtian City, so he could not cut off the country's destiny and could not kill Xie Qian.
Gu Fangchen seemed to accept his fate, staring at the world below, and sighed softly:
"I knew from the beginning that I couldn't kill you."
The rift between heaven and earth began to widen, separating heaven and earth, and then the whole world began to bend and roll back.
The spiritual patterns like a tide swept towards everything between heaven and earth!
We must connect the cause and effect of the entire world from beginning to end!
This "Eternal Sky" formation is to pack up the entire world at this moment and throw it to the beginning of ancient Zhou.
During this process, the chaotic time and space will inevitably tear everything apart and reconstruct it.
When Xie Qian heard this, his expression did not change.
After all, it was a foregone conclusion that Gu Fangchen couldn't kill him. It was nothing more than some unwilling sighs from the loser. What was there to worry about?
But after a few breaths, the old man was suddenly stunned, then reacted, suddenly lowered his head and looked at Gu Fangchen.
Unexpectedly, there was no frustration, ferocity or unwillingness of a loser on Gu Fangchen's face.
On the contrary, he had a huge smile on his face.
Seeing Xie Qian looking at him, he blinked and asked doubtfully:
"What's wrong?"
Xie Qian's ominous feeling reached its peak. He stared at Gu Fangchen, almost gritting his teeth as he spoke word by word:
"You knew from the beginning that you couldn't kill me."
Gu Fangchen nodded, spread his hands, and shrugged:
"yes."
He laughed.
"So... what's the concept of replacing national destiny, killing national destiny—"
“I didn’t do any of that!”
Xie Qian's pupils constricted, he took a deep breath, and asked sternly:
"So what did you do? What else could you do?! Answer me, besides killing me, what else could you do to stop me?"
He didn't believe that Gu Fangchen would do nothing and just sit there waiting to die.
That was obviously the most reasonable way with the best chance of stopping him, so how could Gu Fangchen not do it?
Gu Fangchen did not answer him, but looked at the sweeping spiritual pattern and the entire world, and whispered:
"Here I come."
Xie Qian looked into the distance and saw the sky swept by the spiritual patterns, as if it were layered, with some of the hazy starlight wiped out.
Xie Qian's whole body trembled, and he raised his head to look at the stars that were lit up and almost formed pillars of light.
Amidst the shaking of the entire world, the formation covering it finally couldn't bear the weight and gradually dissipated.
Only then did Xie Qian discover that the star that emitted such amazing light was completely out of place!
The stars that returned to their positions were not the ones expected.
Someone... moved the position of the stars!
The anchor points have all been messed up. The destination that "Eternal Sky" wants to reach is no longer the ancient Zhou Dynasty, but another unfamiliar time point.
"No... No, no, no!"
Xie Qian muttered to himself, and then his face suddenly became ferocious, staring at Gu Fangchen intently:
"You changed your horoscope?"
Gu Fangchen nodded calmly:
"yes."
Xie Qian asked again:
"I used this constellation as the coordinates to activate the 'Eternal Sky' formation?"
Gu Fangchen nodded again:
"yes."
Xie Qian looked at the very calm Gu Fangchen, his expression gradually cracked, and then he almost collapsed, pointing at him tremblingly and said:
"Do you know what you've done?!"
"Know."
"No! You don't know!"
Xie Qian was so angry that he was shaking. A thousand years of self-cultivation was not enough at this moment.
It was as if the toy he had painstakingly put together was suddenly kicked down by a naughty kid and shattered to pieces in an instant.
And this naughty kid actually looked righteous on the other side!
"'Eternal Unity' will bring the entire world to this coordinate, reversing the course of time. Once activated, the world will be in turmoil, unstoppable and unstoppable. Even I won't be able to stop it. Chaos, chaos, everything is in chaos!"
Xie Qian raised his hands and yelled in uncontrollable rage.
Then, he remembered something, looked at Gu Fangchen, and asked in shock:
"When did you change the coordinates?!"
If we take any time point in the five dynasties between the ancient Zhou Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty as a coordinate, things would not have reached the point of no return.
It’s just that the time period is not long enough and the history is not complete enough, which may lead to some deviations in people’s cognition.
It can still be saved.
More importantly, only within this range can we guarantee that there is only his way!
However, the next moment, Xie Qian's ominous feeling was confirmed -
Gu Fangchen grinned and uttered two words:
"'Heaven's Gate'."
Xie Qian let out a trembling breath:
"Little beast!"
Gu Fangchen sighed, without any fear, stepped forward and patted Xie Qian on the shoulder, grinning, and said kindly:
"Now, you only have two choices."
"Or, let's all enter the 'Heaven's Gate' together."
"Or...if you brake now, you can still protect the base."
Xie Qian sneered when he heard this:
"Didn't you understand me? Once 'Eternal Unity' is activated, I can't stop it, unless..."
"Unless, give it another cause and effect that is as important as the world."
Gu Fangchen said slowly.
Xie Qian was stunned, his pupils constricted, and he immediately reacted:
"This is your purpose!"
Gu Fangchen remained silent, only looking at the world in the distance, curling his lips:
"It's about time."
Xie Qian closed his eyes, then took a step back, pointed at the starry sky above his head, and said coldly:
"If you want to die, I won't stop you."
Ordinary people would go crazy just by looking at everything behind "Tianmen", so how could Gu Fangchen be spared?
Even he did not dare to peek. In his eyes, Gu Fangchen was just another lunatic.
Xie Qian stood where he was, looked at the young man and smiled, then rushed towards the formation in the sky. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into it.
Xie Qian breathed a sigh of relief when he sensed that the "Eternal Sky" formation had stagnated and the reversed world had recovered.
Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes and looked stunned.
In the night, the bright stars are still shining, and vaguely, they form a shape like a blue dragon!
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(End of Volume 3 [Rise of the Azure Dragon])
(Final Volume [Tian Gu])
(End of this chapter)
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