Chapter 1123: Chapter 523: I Am the Qilin!
The man laughed.
His laughter was not one of joy, but rather carried a trace of forlorn relief, as if he had been freed from an eternal nightmare: "Qing and Chi didn’t misjudge you. Since you’ve made up your mind, then go ahead and do it."
His hoarse voice grew increasingly faint, and his apparition beca more transparent.
Since ascending to the Holy Land, Gu Jianlin’s profile had gained the ability to pierce through the past and future. The man before him was just a remnant soul left by a once Supre, existing based on the Alchemy Matrix.
Similar to the consciousness upload humans are now attempting to conquer.
Unexpectedly, the world of the Ancient God Clan had long had the answers.
The power left by Wang had been almost entirely consud, most of it used on the battlefield at Gangrenboqi Peak, and what remained was like a flickering candle in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any mont.
The Ancient Supre is immortal, but he is no longer part of the Ancient God Clan.
"What happens if we fail?"
He hesitated repeatedly before finally asking the question.
"The Primordial will be born on this planet, and all the spirituality accumulated in the Inheritance Path will be devoured by It, making it very difficult for ordinary humans to survive here. If the Primordial wishes, it can enslave all the Ascenders on Earth. As for the Ancient Supre, the Primordial can even put you into... slumber."
The man gazed into his eyes: "The Vermilion Bird controlling the Primordial will beco the strongest in history."
Gu Jianlin was silent for a mont, then nodded slightly: "I understand."
The man glanced at him: "The Vermilion Bird is powerful, but not without weaknesses."
Gu Jianlin frowned and said, "?"
The man nodded: "Understanding the Vermilion Bird Clan’s curse is the key to defeating It. Why did we choose you, and why does It insist on killing you? Because only you can unravel this mystery. As I said, your existence is a paradox; since you understand the essence of the profile, why don’t you think about when it appeared?"
Gu Jianlin suddenly awoke, cold sweat breaking out on his back.
When he mastered the profile, he had not yet inherited the position of the Qilin.
"Think through this answer, then find the Vermilion Bird."
The man raised his hand, and an ancient book with yellowed pages materialized out of thin air, handed over to him.
"What is this?"
"The spiritual gene code of the Qilin Clan."
"What does it an?"
"The Ancient God Clan is an immortal and indestructible life form, the Ancient Supre is nearly irreplaceable. She and I are the only ones to have broken through this shackle, an irreplicable miracle, just as she accomplished , as I have accomplished you. But for the Ancient Ancestors, they can be replaced, even if the soul perishes, because the Divine Essence can be recreated according to the spiritual gene’s encoding, with just the Supre’s bone and blood."
"I rember the Kui Bird Ancestor is dead, right?"
"Yes, but the Divine Essence can create a new Kui Bird."
"The sa goes for the Ghost Car Ancestor."
"The soul of the Ghost Car was burned to nothing by you, and no longer exists in this world."
"So, you an I can create new Ancestors?"
"Provided Qing brought back those traitors’ utter demise... Of course, you could also kill them."
"Is this your punishnt for them?"
"No, this is compensation for you."
Gu Jianlin was taken aback.
The man’s gaze held pity, looking at the young man before him as if seeing his own self from millions of years ago.
"Compensation?"
"If soone close to you dies, you could try to resurrect them, as an Ancestor. But don’t try to resurrect Qing and Chi, they’ve reached a point of no return and won’t accept it. You need to learn how to wield the Ancient God Clan’s authority, delve deeper into the understanding of the soul, and you can achieve it."
"I see, why compensate ?"
"You should have already seen your own ending."
Gu Jianlin’s eyes trembled, the solitary ending in his dream filled him with fear and despair, he touched his chest, as it felt hollow: "Is it unavoidable?"
The man shook his head: "This is the greatest sorrow of the Ancient God Clan, from the mont they truly open their eyes, they see the final outco, as if the starting point and end point are predetermined, no matter how far you travel from the starting point, or how turbulent the journey is, that end point remains unchanged."
"I give you this power, and also place this curse upon you."
He paused: "You will be as powerful as I, and as lonely as I."
Gu Jianlin accepted the yellowed ancient book, and said softly, "Will I die?"
The man silently chuckled: "That is the eternal solitude’s long sleep... will you regret it?"
Gu Jianlin thought for a mont and shook his head.
"It doesn’t matter, as long as I can protect them."
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Rumble.
The doors of the ancient palace closed with a thunderous echo, darkness silently spreading, candles lit in corners all around, illuminating the noble Golden Ancient Coffin, and the girl inside remained asleep.
"That child has left."
The man bent down, touching the girl’s golden mask, and whispered: "He is also going to face his own destiny, just as I did back then. So many years have passed, I thought I had already changed beyond recognition, but at that mont just now, I actually felt a bit reluctant... It seems, he and I do have so connection."
He muttered to himself: "Yes, just as he has a connection to you."
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