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Chapter 666: Witness of Eternity (1)
"Livestock...you say...?"
[...]
The projection of the Sal Tree Heavenly Venerable simply gazes past the chaos with sorrowful eyes.
[...The Underworld. And Salt Sea, who is now dead but in life once cast aside their Immortal Title. Except for those two, everyone else is no different from livestock or clay dolls. We just...couldn't bring ourselves to accept that truth...]
The Sal Tree Heavenly Venerable continues in a gloomy voice.
[Keep the promise... White-Winged Heavenly Pegasus will tell you my weakness. Strike my Gandhara...and make faint...]
I look at the gloomy Sal Tree Heavenly Venerable and answer in a strained voice.
"...Understood. I will...do so without fail."
Upon hearing my words, the projection of the Sal Tree Heavenly Venerable imdiately collapses on the spot and vanishes.
Only the projection of the Heavenly Venerable of Ti remains within the hall.
"...It has been a long ti, O God of Ti."
[...God of Ti, you say? That is excessive. I am rely...a lunatic who has deluded himself into believing he was the Owner of Ti.]
The Heavenly Venerable of Ti speaks, clutching his head with a tornted gaze.
[I have co here because there is sothing I must tell you.]
"What...is it?"
[Back then, I did witness it...but in the midst of panic, I had no ti to think, and the mont I saw the truth, I sealed it away, so I had forgotten a critical clue until now. I want to share that with you.]
"A critical...clue, you say?"
The Heavenly Venerable of Ti nods.
[First...have you heard why the Underworld, despite countless Enders passing through, never once tried to challenge the Audience Chamber, no matter what hope appeared?]
"Pardon...?"
I am startled by those words.
'What is this about now?'
It is different from what Hyeon Mu said.
But it doesn't seem like a joke, either.
"What do you an by that...? Hyeon Mu clearly said...the Underworld 'returned every ti'..."
[...? You're saying strange things. Do not put too much faith in Hyeon Mu's words. Her mind is filled with suicidal urges, making her extrely unstable. She spouts nonsense quite often.]
"Pardon...? B-But..."
[Regardless... Even if I am soone who rely clung to and misunderstood my position, I am one who has still set the calendar (曆法) and observed the passage of ti in my own way. Even if I trace back through ti and examine every tiline, I cannot find a single 'history' where the Underworld ever challenged the Audience Chamber.]
"...!"
'Whose words am I supposed to believe...?'
If it had been just Hyeon Mu's words, I might have believed the Heavenly Venerable of Ti.
But the problem is...
'The Underworld never exactly denied that she 'returned every ti' either...'
[It seems like you are inclined to believe Hyeon Mu's side. But what I am telling you is the truth...I am soone who can observe ti. In no tiline I have observed has the Underworld ever truly challenged the Audience Chamber.]
"...I understand for now."
[Hmm...it does not seem like you are fully convinced...but just know this. Everyone in Mount Suru, myself included, understands it that way.]
"...Yes."
[Anyway, continuing from before... The reason the Underworld has never attempted to challenge the Audience Chamber is partly because they want to preserve their life until their true objective is fulfilled...but it's also because while the Enders challenge the Audience Chamber, they want to assist the Enders from the outside.]
"From the outside...you say?"
Ti nods.
[All fate in this world flows from the Absolute of Fate. It flows from the Fate Supre Deity, but conversely, it can also be reversed the other way around. If the Fate Supre Deity could be driven into a corner...it's possible that the Fate Supre Deity could instead draw power from the 'fate' that envelops all of Mount Suru.]
"If that is the case..."
[Yes. The Underworld's very existence, by remaining within Mount Suru, serves to obstruct and restrain the power of fate that would otherwise gather to empower the Fate Supre Deity when they are driven to the brink.]
"Is that the truth that the True Ultimate Eternal Life Great Emperor uncovered through the Head Realm?"
[No. Such things can be known simply by sharing a few cups of tea with the Underworld. What I have discovered is this.]
The eyes of the Heavenly Venerable of Ti grow serious.
[The Immortal Cultivation System that supports this Mount Suru all originates from the Radiance Supre Deity.]
"...So it really was 'all' of it."
[Seems you had so inkling. That will make the explanation easier.
[Let ask you one thing. If the Immortal Cultivation system originates from the Radiance Supre Deity, then if the Radiance Supre Deity so wills it, could all cultivators lose their cultivation ability?]
"..."
I ponder over his words for a long mont.
Then I answer.
"All Immortal Cultivation systems except Immortal Arts would lose their power if the Radiance Supre Deity so desires."
[Then, do you think losing power is the 'end'?]
"...No."
I speak in a heavy voice.
"If the Radiance Supre Deity is truly the Owner of Immortal Cultivation...then they could collect a 'debt' from every being who followed the Immortal Cultivation system."
[Yes...exactly. That is why every being in Mount Suru has their very existence mortgaged to the Radiance Supre Deity. And that is also why all living beings and True Immortals in Mount Suru unconsciously act 'in favor of Radiance Hall'. For that behavior itself is the only way they can repay the cost of their mortgaged existence to Radiance Hall, even if just a little at a ti...]
"..."
[Immortal Cultivation is wisdom. And wisdom is light. That is why, even though the Radiance Eight Immortals are incompetent and not all-knowing, Radiance Hall does not bow to the Underworld and continues to reign as the foremost faction in Mount Suru. Because...the 'light' of the Radiance Supre Deity does not rely refer to literal 'light'...but also to the radiance of Immortal Cultivation. The 'light' of the Radiance Supre Deity perates throughout all of the Three Heavens Great Thousand World.]
"...I see."
A let a silent sigh.
That is the truth.
Why, even when the Radiance Eight Immortals are imperfect in their duties, do True Immortals always flock to Radiance Hall, and they always maintain their place as the number one faction in Mount Suru?
It is because the very Immortal Cultivation system they possess influences every being of Mount Suru.
"...I have a question... Isn't the Immortal Cultivation system the Radiance Supre Deity possesses that of the 'Heaven Dao'?"
[...No. The Immortal Cultivation system of the Radiance Supre Deity is the Heaven-Earth Immortal Dao.
[It is all Immortal Cultivation systems. It is just that their grip on the Heaven Dao is particularly strong.]
"...If that is true, does it not an that all beings, starting from the Heavenly Venerable of the Underworld, cannot go against the Radiance Supre Deity?"
[The Judges under the Underworld perhaps not...but the Underworld is an exception. Their Immortal Cultivation system is different. They follow a Primordial Origin (始原) Immortal Cultivation system not created by Radiance.]
"Pardon...? Are you saying such a system exists?"
When I express my confusion, the Heavenly Venerable of Ti points at Kim Yeon.
[...That child is following the Immortal Cultivation system of the Heavenly Venerable of the Underworld. If you are curious, ask her.]
"...!"
I am startled by his words and look at Kim Yeon.
So the mysterious cultivation system Kim Yeon has followed all this ti turns out to be that of the Heavenly Venerable of the Underworld.
[And...perhaps it is because you are a disciple of Salt Sea? It seems you, too, are practicing the Immortal Cultivation system of Primordial Origin beneath that of Radiance, though you are not aware of it yourself. Ask that child later so you can awaken to it.]
"...!"
I tremble at the words of the Heavenly Venerable of Ti and nod.
[Anyway, to continue what I was saying. You asked, 'Can one dare to go against the Radiance Supre Deity while following their Immortal Cultivation system?', no?]
"That's right."
[There is no need to go against them.]
"Pardon...?"
A smile forms on the lips of the Heavenly Venerable of Ti.
[From the start...do you believe the Radiance Supre Deity is your enemy?]
"...Is that not obvious? The Radiance Supre Deity is known as the being who hunts us down as the pawn of the Future King. Even now, Radiance Hall constantly tries to capture and annihilate us."
[Hahaha...I suppose that is the only way you could see it. But can't you consider a different perspective?]
"...?"
[The possibility that the so-called Owner of Light...also has a leash tightened around their neck, forced to obey the Fate Supre Deity.]
"...! Was that what you saw in the Akashic Records?"
[No... What I saw back then was a different truth. But from that truth, I was able to infer this.]
The Heavenly Venerable of Ti continues speaking.
[What I saw in the Akashic Records is first, the disgrace of us Heavenly Venerables, the truth of this miserable world. And the reason for our existence.
[But aside from that, I discovered 'other truths' as well. The second thing I saw in the Akashic Records is...]
He speaks with a solemn face.
And at the words of the True Ultimate Eternal Life Great Emperor Cheon Woon that follow, my eyes widen.
[The Emptiness Supre Deity Myeong Woon. In other words, the being we call the [Head Realm]...is made of the 'sa substance' as the [First Radiance Supre Deity].]
"...!"
Once one becos a True Immortal, they beco a world unto themselves, so things like genetic information are aningless.
Instead, when investigating True Immortals, it is not their genetics, but the 'history' and 'composition' within them that is analyzed.
And Cheon Woon's words an—
"The First Radiance Supre Deity and the Emptiness Supre Deity Myeong Woon...that is, the Head Realm, are made of the sa substance?"
[That is right. That is how it was recorded in the Akashic Records. In other words...the First Radiance Supre Deity and the current Emptiness Supre Deity Myeong Woon are highly likely to be the sa being.]
"..."
[And the third truth I learned from the Akashic Records. The Emptiness Supre Deity Myeong Woon is not in a living state. Like the case of the Swallowing Heaven Supre Deity, it was originally just an inanimate object, but as the Akashic Records were forcefully embedded into the Head Realm, 'life' took root, and it beca a Supre Deity. In other words...it is an entity with no personality. No, beyond personality or lack thereof, it is more accurate to say it is a lump of information with the rank of Supre Deity.]
"Wait...'forcibly embedded'?"
[...That is right. The result that was born soone forcibly embedded the Origin Essence of Life, Omniscience, into what appears to be the corpse of the First Radiance Supre Deity, the Head Realm, is the Emptiness Supre Deity Myeong Woon. And that soone is highly likely to be the Future King.]
'The current Emptiness Supre Deity Myeong Woon was born from the corpse of the First Radiance Supre Deity by shoving in the Origin Essence of Life, Omniscience...and the one who created the Emptiness Supre Deity is highly likely to be the Fate Supre Deity...huh.'
Only then do I understand why the Emptiness Supre Deity's Seat is in a state of [a ring without a throne].
'The ring is a symbol of Divine Descent. The Seat is a symbol of the self. But the Emptiness Supre Deity is rely a Decaying Corpse Realm divine descending the power of the Akashic Records, so only the ring was visible, not the seat. However, even in the state of only having a ring, the power and rank itself reached the level of 'Supre Deity', because it accepted an Absolute.'
[The fourth truth learned from the Akashic Records.]
I organize the information received from the Heavenly Venerable of Ti and listen attentively.
[The current Radiance Hall. That is, the 'Seat of Radiance' on which the Radiance Eight Immortals sit upon, is receiving power from the Fate Supre Deity. In other words, the current Radiance Hall is practically an Immortal Treasure of the Fate Supre Deity.]
"..."
This, too, is sothing I had expected.
'To the Future King, the Radiance Supre Deity is just an Immortal Treasure...'
I let out a low breath at the overwhelming power of the Future King, and continue listening to Cheon Woon's words.
[Up to here is all the information I discovered from seeing the Akashic Records back then, but sealed away along with the mory of our disgrace. If you put all this information together...doesn't a rather interesting conclusion erge?]
Cheon Woon smiles faintly as he begins to compile the pieces of information one by one.
[The First Radiance Hall, as you know, had a different goal compared to the present one. Back then, they were not rely slaves to fate. But at so point, the First Radiance Supre Deity died, leaving only their head. Into that corpse, soone embedded the Akashic Records, and it beca the Emptiness Supre Deity. And now, the current Radiance Supre Deity has beco the Immortal Treasure of the Future King. When you put all this together...it is highly likely that the First Radiance Supre Deity was an enemy of the Fate Supre Deity.]
"...I see, is that how it is?"
[Yes. Furthermore...the Origin Essence embedded into the Emptiness Supre Deity is the Origin Essence of Life. The source of all birth and resurrection, history and Heaven and Earth spiritual energy. That ans...if soone were to seize control of the Akashic Records and ascend to the position of 'Life Supre Deity' that rivals the Fate Supre Deity...then using the Head Realm as a dium, it might be possible to resurrect the 'First Radiance Supre Deity'!]
"...!"
[If that happens, and we can resurrect the First Radiance Supre Deity, then we could bring the Radiance Supre Deity, who is the 'Owner of the Immortal Cultivation System', over to our side, and together with all of the Suru Three Heavens Great Thousand World, stand against the Fate Supre Deity.]
Clench!
The Heavenly Venerable of Ti grabs my hand.
Wo-woong!
Sothing flows into through his hand.
'This is...!'
It is the coordinates of the edge of the Outer Sea, where the Heavenly Venerable of Ti currently resides.
[If you take this to the Northern Dippers or Yeong Seung, you will be able to release a Northern Dipper Sealing Immortal Flag. Now, go. Go and tell the Underworld that I support them. Tell them that now is finally the ti to challenge the Audience Chamber together and seize the Origin Essence of Life. If it is you...you who ripped the Radiance Mantra from the envoy of the Fate Supre Deity, the Underworld will surely stand with you!]
"...!"
Kwaduk!
The next mont.
I realize that my entire body is being crushed at a speed I cannot even perceive.
'My, my prophecies...'
All my prophecies and histories vanish, and I begin to die.
'Th-The Heavenly Venerable of Ti...!'
The projection of the Heavenly Venerable of Ti is using the most extre thod to imdiately return back to Mount Suru.
To kill and make regress.
That, perhaps, is the best thod in his mind.
[Once the Northern Dipper Sealing Immortal Flag is completely undone...you will surely be able to rember. The 'promise' from back then...I will be waiting, counting the days in anticipation for the mont you rember...]
"...!"
At Ti's words, I realize that even the Northern Dipper Sealing Immortal Flags being embedded in was part of his plan.
'Rember? When the Northern Dipper Sealing Immortal Flags are fully released? Rember what? Could it be...'
I realize what the Heavenly Venerable of Ti is referring to.
'Once all my Northern Dipper Sealing Immortal Flags are undone, he has arranged a prophecy so that the mories from the 16th cycle will return!'
As I perceive my death approaching at rapid speed, I am swept away in the flood of countless information and et my death in confusion.
Like that, I am struck down by the single strike of the Heavenly Venerable of Ti without a chance to resist and fall into death.
That, is my 1006th ret—
: : Don't make laugh! : :
Kwaduduk!
I roar, raining the Wheel behind my back.
: : You're telling to die now just so information gets delivered faster? Don't talk nonsense, Ti! No matter what happens, I will make my way through the Outer Sea with my own strength. My life...is not so ssage service for the sake of all of you! : :
[Hmm...]
The eyes of the Heavenly Venerable of Ti harden coldly.
[You fail to grasp the greater cause. But in ti, you will understand.]
Kiriririk!
Ti begins to flow rapidly.
At the sa ti, my death accelerates even more, and as I feel it, I grit my teeth and begin to resist.
The Outer Sea.
The place where the disgrace of the Heavenly Venerables lie.
There, to avoid becoming a ssenger for the Heavenly Venerables and being pushed into the next cycle, I begin to desperately resist the Heavenly Venerable of Ti with everything I have.
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