CHAPTER 744: 684 PREMEDITATED 2

Just five seconds.

All around the two of them, there was no longer any other color, everything had been transformed into a layer of gray fog.

"We can do it now." Lan Meng smiled and stretched out his index finger, his fingertip lit up, and all the surrounding gray fog violently contracted towards that point above his fingertip, being massively condensed and devoured.

Countless strands of gray fog flew past Li Chengyi’s side like a series of gray dragons rushing into the small area above the fingertip.

Hiss...

This spectacle lasted for a few seconds.

Then everything was quiet.

The two were once again floating in the Black Sea.

The Blind Spot belonging to Golden City and Mother of Emerald had completely vanished.

What remained was only a tiny gray sphere suspended above Lan Meng’s fingertip.

"Take it and burn it," said Lan Meng, gently tossing the sphere to Li Chengyi.

Li Chengyi hurriedly caught it, and as soon as he touched it, he felt its immense heaviness. Despite the strength he had bolstered with Eternal Vitality, he barely could bear its weight, and he started sweating profusely.

This heaviness was not physical, but a heavy burden on his consciousness and spirit.

"Is it done?" he looked toward his senior brother.

"What else?" Lan Meng blinked, "This Blind Spot was rather large, made up of fifteen planets forming a small galaxy. Golden City’s planet was the largest among them, almost the size of your homeworld’s Earth-Moon."

He pointed with his hand.

Instantly, the gray sphere in Li Chengyi’s hand changed color, morphing into a pretty black round pearl with a colorful mini-galaxy spinning inside it.

"How about you burn it in segments?" Lan Meng continued.

"...Let’s just do it like this..." Li Chengyi sighed, suddenly feeling a bit uncomfortable.

Essentially, he could also use the Flower Language Ability to seal away a planet directly.

But to seal an entire galaxy like his senior brother, he still fell short.

He casually absorbed the small sphere into the Sword Furnace in his Mind Image World.

As soon as it entered, the flames within the Sword Furnace surged violently, and a vast amount of Consciousness Power flowed out incessantly, continuing to expand his unique Lifeforce Dimension.

"Don’t worry, I took Mother of Emerald out and threw it away for you," Lan Meng said with a smile.

"Thank you, senior brother." Li Chengyi gave a fist salute.

"No need. Let’s go; it’s time to head to Tian Ju Pavilion," Lan Meng’s smile faded away.

"Okay!"

Li Chengyi nodded firmly.

Now that everything had been settled, even if they encountered any difficulties, there was nothing to fear.

The two were about to use Instantaneous Movement directly to the nearest teleportation point of Tian Ju Pavilion, when...

Hum...

Suddenly, a subtle disturbance emanated from the depths of the Black Sea.

The ripple instantly disrupted all space-time sequences.

"Concentrate... nothingness... door... accept..."

An eerie, indescribable trembling voice suddenly arose in the minds of Li Chengyi and Lan Meng.

Both of their expressions changed at once.

They turned their heads to look in the direction of the voice.

"It’s coming from the direction of the Pavilion!"

Lan Meng confirmed the direction from which the voice drifted.

"It’s the voice of our ancestor, Tian Qingzi!" His gaze grew incredibly solemn. "What is the ancestor doing!?"

Li Chengyi, standing nearby, felt his scalp tingle, his body stiffening as though a tremendous fear had descended upon him all at once.

Crack.

Unexpectedly, a crack appeared on the back of his body.

It was as if he were a piece of porcelain about to shatter.

It wasn’t just him; all around them, the space of the Black Sea spontaneously sprouted black cracks.

The cracks spread like vines, extending and branching out into countless sub-fissures.

Fortunately, the Purple Cloud Ornament on Li Chengyi’s waist flashed a purple light, seemingly sending out a signal.

That terrifying pressure around disappeared in an instant as well.

The cracks in his body healed rapidly, as if nothing had ever happened.

Whew!

He suddenly regained his ability to move and exhaled a long breath. Then he quickly concentrated and looked towards the direction of Tian Ju Pavilion.

In the Black Sea Void.

A speck of gold light was slowly growing brighter.

The light transformed into beams that burst out in all directions.

Soon, the golden speck began to sprout roots below and arching branches above.

Before long, a sapling of a pure golden plant emerged within Li Chengyi’s field of vision.

Then.

The sapling shook violently and began to grow rapidly, shooting upwards.

In just two seconds, it became a colossal tree with intricate roots and a robust body.

From the top of the colossal tree, countless branches reached out and immediately connected with the cracks in the surrounding space.

"Find the true perpetrator within three days, or all things will restart, and all living beings will reincarnate...."

The voice of Tian Qingzi traveled along countless fissures, instantaneously reaching the minds of all creatures within the known regions of Heiha.

In the dark void.

That colossal tree, whose height spanned an indeterminate number of light-years, was rapidly accelerating its absorption, drawing in, and devouring all the Blind Spot Worlds around it.

Countless Blind Spots, like particles of dust, hurriedly flew toward it.

"...." Lan Meng gazed at the immense golden tree, momentarily lost for words.

"Could it be that the reason our ancestor summoned us back is for this?" Li Chengyi likewise didn’t know what to say.

"Clearly, the ancestor can’t find the true perpetrator," Lan Meng nodded.

"So he threatens everyone, saying that if we don’t find the perpetrator, he will obliterate us all?" Li Chengyi’s mouth twitched slightly.

"It’s something Tian Qingzi would do. After all, it’s not the first time this space-time has faced destruction...." Lan Meng shook his head helplessly.

"??? Brother... what do you mean by that??" Li Chengyi was astonished.

"Take it literally," Lan Meng said, "Quan Li also holds the concept of rebirth and revival, and if they wish, to recreate everything from a second in history is not so difficult. And the known region of the Black Sea has already been destroyed countless times. Anyway, as long as the memories are also retraced along, no one would be aware."

"Does such a threat have any meaning then?" Li Chengyi frowned. He hadn’t thought there would be such a solution.

"It does," Lan Meng said seriously, looking at the colossal golden tree.

"Because this time it’s different. This time... the ancestor plans to completely destroy the most fundamental concept of space-time! When space no longer exists, everything eternally solidifies, turning into countless broken fragments, not to mention life, even inanimate objects will not be able to take shape...."

"....." Li Chengyi couldn’t imagine such a scenario and could only look towards the colossal golden tree.

"What about the other Omniscients?" He asked in a low voice.

"They will resist.... but Tian Qingzi is different, among the four elders, in terms of strength, he should be the first! Or to say, among the current Omniscients, he is the strongest, comparable to Mother of Emerald and Behemoth Asladuni at their peak limits," Lan Meng spoke solemnly, "So watch, the true great war is likely about to begin."

Chit!

No sooner had the words fallen, both of them simultaneously disappeared from where they stood, forcibly transferred by some colossal force, flying towards the golden tree.

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In a place entirely composed of golden branches.

A vast number of twisted branches entwined to form a disk-shaped clearing.

Sitting in the clearing at this moment was the original central building of Tian Ju Pavilion.

Outside the building, a bustling crowd of vague, semi-transparent figures had gathered.

These were all the Omniscients and Dimensional Demon Gods of Tian Ju Pavilion who had been forcibly pulled back.

Among the group of more than four hundred, two sudden flashes of gold light appeared in the midst of them, revealing two semi-transparent figures.

The figures quickly solidified, taking the shape of Lan Meng and Li Chengyi.

Several seconds passed.

Everyone had basically arrived, and no new people were being transported in.

Behind the main pavilion, countless golden vines and branches flowed rapidly, weaving into a giant, ancient face that was unmistakably that of Tian Qingzi.

"Everyone has assembled, so let’s start the reboot. All things were born because of me, and it’s fitting that they should also be extinguished because of me," Tian Qingzi said with an indifferent expression. His voice, like the tolling of a bell, echoed in everyone’s minds.

"Ancestor... Isn’t this a bit too hasty?" a member of the Omniscient couldn’t help but ask aloud. "Our allies from the Lian City Association are still out there. Isn’t this course of action a bit..."

"All things should follow my will. All beings are my children. Even if they are rebellious, they should be cleansed and reborn. What’s hasty about that?" Tian Qingzi replied calmly.

"The Ancestor, in his anger, uses this method to force the hidden hand to show itself, which is indeed a good strategy. However, since the concept of space-time is a fundamental base point, if it is destroyed, reconstruction will be incredibly difficult. The unknown realms will surely take this opportunity to engulf the known... By then, it will be even more irreversible... By then, won’t all beings be deprived of even a glimmer of vitality?" The Daoist of the Heavenly Hand, as a pavilion master, stepped forward and expressed his concerns.

"The Tao is the law, the rules. At this stage, it’s nothing but a collision of different paths. When the time comes, it will simply be a restart from the primeval age. We will still be able to preserve vitality, without any obstacles. What is there to fear?" Some among the Omniscient supported Tian Qingzi’s approach.

"This move will surely provoke opposition from other forces in the Lian City Association... Presumably, those Omniscient are already on their way here. It’s just that due to the fragmentation of the spatial concept, they cannot use Instantaneous Movement continuously, which is why they are slightly delayed. We should think about how to deal with the many criticisms from the Omniscient," said the Daoist of the Heavenly Hand with a sense of helplessness.

Li Chengyi stood amidst the crowd, watching as members of various sects expressed their opinions and suggestions. Some agreed, some disagreed, some hoped to postpone the reboot.

At this critical moment, he stole a glance at his master Tian Xuanzi, who was at the forefront of the crowd.

Feeling noticed, his master glanced at him, revealing a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

Li Chengyi’s heart chilled, and he withdrew his gaze, continuing to listen to the arguments and suggestions of the crowd.

Unfortunately, there were many suggestions, but Tian Qingzi, the ancestor, was not listening at all. He also did not care about the possible encirclement and attack from the other Omniscient.

One could not fathom what he truly had in mind.

"Bai Lu, are you willing to return to the history you once experienced, to seek out the traces left behind by The First Generation?"

Suddenly, the voice of Tian Xuanzi materialized out of thin air in his mind.

Li Chengyi’s eyes narrowed, and numerous thoughts flashed through his mind.

"To my master, the disciple has now merged the primal chaos into one, with no past histories remaining; how can I find a solution?"

"Your absence is like a canvas missing its empty spaces. Without you, even if nature fills in the gaps, other traces will remain. Among those besieging Tian Ju Pavilion now is the First Generation Flower Emperor, who went into hiding after his failure at Royal’s City," Tian Xuanzi continued.

"Now that you carry half of the Royal City Heir’s inheritance, if you can trace his past marks left at their origin, we can find a gap to exploit and disrupt his schemes. Capture his energy, locate and exterminate him!"

He paused for a moment.

"Of course, you may encounter the historical traces he left behind, and as a fellow heir to Royal’s City, you will face danger. But if successful, everything The First Generation left behind will be absorbed and integrated by you, propelling you to greatness..."

Li Chengyi was silent.

With an instant thought, he understood the ancestor’s plan.

This was about waging a full-scale war against Royal’s City; him, the carrier of the other half of the Royal’s City legacy, leaving Tian Ju Pavilion would immediately draw out the Flower Emperor of the First Generation.

So this was not just a little dangerous, but extremely dangerous!

The ancestors... they were planning to go fishing...