Chapter 985, The Past; Chan Hongyi’s Demonic Dao Wish

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

The violent war between the Immortal Spirit Civilisation and the Prosperous Dao True World had started.

 

An incalculable number of soldiers swept towards the Prosperous Dao True World like an ocean, trying to tear apart their defences.

 

On the ancient battleships, soldiers from the Prosperous Dao True World were fearlessly going up against the enemies.

 

Many places in the universe were dyed red. It was an intense war, with corpses everywhere, and stars exploding from the aftermath. During the war, many things turned into dust and vanished from existence.

 

In the headquarters of the Heavenslayers Alliance, the various leaders came together and watched the war through an Artifact.

 

At the same time, their written orders turned into beams of lights and dispersed. That was how they continued mobilising soldiers from different places to go to war, and how they should manoeuvre.

 

They felt their hearts growing heavy, knowing that there would be many casualties following the war. In the end, even Immortal Kings would be exhausted and die.

 

“I’m afraid this war is going to last a long time. No one is allowed to be negligent. This crisis also a form of training for everyone. If we survive this, we’ll become much stronger,” said the Deputy Alliance Leader, Gu Wuwang. He waved his hand as the image shown on the Artifact disappeared.

 

They were prepared for this long-lasting war. The truly powerful cultivators had not shown up from the ancient battleships just yet. That one Immortal Emperor sent out was most likely a chess piece the other party had used to find out how powerful those from the Prosperous Dao True World truly were.

 

The chess player had not taken part in the war yet. It was a wonder how mighty the other party truly was.

 

Now, the Prosperous Dao True World only had four Dao Realm experts, which included the one helper from the Nine Heavens, the Tranquil Primate Sage.

 

No one knew if they could ward off the enemies when the war entered the final stage. Nevertheless, they remained hopeful.

 

“Deputy Alliance Leader, do you know why the people from another Civilisation have come to invade us? Are they trying to take something from us?”

 

In the hall, one of the leaders asked a question that many people had in their minds.

 

Gu Wuwang, uncertain, could not give him an accurate answer to the question.

 

On the other hand, the Tranquil Primate Sage pressed his palms together and said, “The Boundless Expanse is boundless, in which countless Civilisations and Forces have been nurtured. There will always be wars and slaughters. Being weak is the fundamental reason for getting invaded.”

 

Upon hearing that, the people in the hall felt their hearts growing heavy. They were helpless deep within. Being weak was a sin. It was for this reason that another Civilisation decided to invade the Prosperous Dao True World.

 

“Regardless of the reason, all of us have to quickly increase our strength during this period. I’ve been watching the Prosperous Dao True World’s River of Destiny and discovered that it shows no signs of getting weaker because of this calamity.” Gu Wuwang said impassively.

 

Although the war had broken out, Gu Changge still had not shown up. Gu Wuwang speculated that Gu Changge had probably gone to the Expanse Domain.

 

Anyway, he did not believe that Gu Changge had not left behind some trump cards. After all, there were some people in the Prosperous Dao True World whom Gu Changge treasured.

 

The war that affected the entire Prosperous Dao True World was like a Heavenly Tribulation that would destroy the world. Although they were protected by the embankment, they could still feel the aftermath of the war sweeping over the various worlds in the Prosperous Dao True World. Regardless of their cultivation level, all the living could not help but shudder in fear.

 

Every day, countless soldiers would emerge from different worlds and spacetimes and charge towards the battlefield.

 

After going through the second Great Purge, the Prosperous Dao True World recuperated for many epochs. Its true power could not be considered weak.

 

In secret, the True Spirit, Gu Qingyi, had been using different moves to help the powerful Heavenslayers with their reincarnations. Or, she would help protect wisps of their True Souls and resurrect them in reconstructed bodies.

 

In the past epochs, many people had been cultivating their powers in different places and spacetimes, hoping to reach the pinnacle once more. This time, they awakened in shock because of the war. Powerful auras continuously shot towards the sky from ancient lands and tore apart universes.

 

Outside the Boundless Battlefield, the aftermath of the battle between the Immortal Emperors from the Other Domain and the Immortal Spirit Civilisation caused the River of Time to undulate.

 

Cultivators who had been cultivating in their respective ancient spacetimes were shocked. They immediately showed up from their epochs.

 

It had been many years since the Forbidden Epoch. After that period, there was the Epoch of Darkness which was considered a spacetime one should never step into.

 

Even the River of Time was cut off. Cultivators whose powers were above the Immortal King Realm would not dare to come into contact with that epoch. They were unable to bear the endless karma.

 

They would easily suffer a backlash which would kill them. It was a chaotic and fragmented spacetime where the Spacetime Coordinates was not accurate.

 

When cultivators stepped into it, it was akin to permanent exile. They would be lost in it forever, for they were unable to find the coordinate back to the contemporary epoch.

 

In this spacetime, where there were countless broken Fragments of Time, two figures were seated with their legs crossed as their eyes were shut.

 

One of them was clad in red clothes with a red mark between her brows. She had long eyelashes, and her face was alluring to the extreme. There was no doubt she could easily make any man fall for her.

 

She was alternately surrounded by Demonic Energy and divine lights. Fragments of Great Dao intertwined with one another around her.

 

Another figure was clad in white clothes. Her hair was silky smooth. The void around her seemed to have turned into a sacred land.

 

Between them was an illusory Peach Tree. Countless peach blossoms fell from the tree, looking like a rain of lights.

 

Between them was the vastness and irregularity of warped spacetime. Although they could see each other, they could not come into contact. It was as though they were forever confined to their spots.

 

The Dao Storm could not hurt them one bit. The moment it got anywhere near them, it would dissipate.

 

Sometimes, their auras were weak, but sometimes, their auras were intimidating. The centres of their brows were glowing as though they were nurturing something within their bodies.

 

These two people were none other than Chan Hongyi and Tao Yao.

 

The spacetime of the distant past was chaotic. The coordinate of the current epoch was lost, so they could not return to the contemporary era.

 

They seemed to have been exiled and confined to this endlessly chaotic spacetime.

 

With the help of the Celestial Boat of Creation owned by the High Priestess of Destiny, Xiao Ruoyin, they arrived at the Forbidden Epoch of the distant past to look for the truth during this period.

 

Although they achieved their goal in the end, they were exiled to this chaotic spacetime by Gu Changge. They were like prisoners who could not break free from their spots.

 

Just then, Chan Hongyi, who was clad in red clothes, opened her eyes. All of a sudden, waves surged on the initially tranquil wrapped spacetime.

 

Fragments of Time flew around as the Dao Storm, which carried with it a destructive force, swept across the place.

 

However, the Dao Storm which could easily destroy anything in the world vanished the moment it got near her.

 

“Is the embryonic form of the True World Seed the gift that my Master prepared for me?” Chan Hongyi was calm. There seemed to be a seed between her brows that radiated a glow which contained endless abstrusities.

 

She looked at Tao Yao from a distance and discovered that the other party also had a glowing seed between her brows. It was as though something was being nurtured.

 

Nevertheless, Tao Yao had not awakened. She seemed to be in the state of truth as her life was fundamentally changed.

 

In this chaotic spacetime of the distant past, there were all sorts of Source Matters and Principles. They were immensely useful in helping them to condense their Symbols of their respective Great Daos.

 

Chan Hongyi had no idea how these True World Seeds penetrated countless spacetime latitudes and landed on Tao Yao and her. She speculated that it was Gu Changge’s doing.

 

After finding out the truth about the Forbidden Epoch, she no longer hated Gu Changge.

 

When she was traversing across the River of Time, she accidentally suffered a backlash and was almost lost in it forever. She came to her senses after Gu Changge saved her life.

 

Just like what Tao Yao had said, if Gu Changge wanted to kill her, he could have done so during the Forbidden Epoch. He did not have to spend so much effort to seal her in the Demon-Burying Abyss. He also did not have to head to the Demon-Burying Abyss and unseal her after his reincarnation. Furthermore, he held lured in the different Forces from the Upper Realm, allowing her to slaughter them, helping her heal her wounds.

 

Faced with her retaliation, he did not make a move against her. He always treated her calmly and magnanimously.

 

…

 

Chan Hongyi figured many things out after all these years.

 

She was terribly wrong, and there might not be a chance for her to make up for her mistakes.

 

She had no idea what Gu Changge was trying to achieve or what his intentions were. However, she knew that everything that had happened in the Forbidden Epoch must be the result of a collaboration between Gu Changge and the Grand Palace Master of the Immortal Palace, Gu Qingyi.

 

Nevertheless, Gu Changge took all the blame after the Forbidden Epoch. All his friends and Family left him. He became the Demon Lord that everyone was afraid of.

 

Even the disciple closest to him fell out with him and was willing to pay any price to retaliate against him.

 

No one knew what was on his mind, understood his reasons for doing what he had done, and sided with him.

 

“My Master must have been sorrowful and conflicted deep within when facing my retaliation. I used to be his most obedient disciple, but I eventually became resentful of him…” Chan Hongyi put on a smile, feeling that it was so ironic.

 

Even when facing all these, Gu Changge never hesitated to save her when she fell into danger.

 

If not for the fact that she insisted on going back to the past to look for the truth despite the risk of losing her life, she would have spent the rest of her life in resentment and bitterness.

 

As for why Gu Changge decided to exile Tao Yao and her to this particular period of the distant past, she had some speculation.

 

She and Tao Yao found out about the truth in the Forbidden Epoch and became aware of the plan that Gu Changge and Gu Qingyi had been working on. Once they showed up in the contemporary era, they would disrupt the plan of those two.

 

To prevent anything unexpected from happening, Gu Changge exiled the two of them to this period of the distant past.

 

“Despite that, he still sent us the True World Seeds. Master, weren’t you worried we’d discover what you had done? Or, regardless of how much you suppress yourself, you’re still unable to be heartless towards us?” She muttered under her breath and waved her hand, after which the True World Seed flew away from between her brows and landed on her palm.

 

This small True World Seed was not the real one. It was just the embryonic form of the True World Seed. Still, it contained a lot of abstrusities.

 

In this True World Seed, countless Matters from Chaos clashed and evolved into a mysterious Matter of the True World.

 

Chan Hongyi had no idea what the name of the Matter was, but she knew this mysterious Matter could help her ascend to the Dao Realm.

 

“I won’t ruin your plans, Master. I’ll do everything I can to make up for my mistakes.” She was calm when looking at the True World Seed like a tranquil ocean.

 

When a humming sound was heard, Chan Hongyi’s glabella radiated a glow. A Soul, identical to her, appeared and swallowed the True World Seed.

 

She did not choose to refine it. Instead, she used her Soul to devour the True World Seed.

 

Since Gu Qingyi was the True Spirit of the Mountains and Oceans True World, why could she not become an Acquired True Spirit, and host her own True World?

 

The process was extremely difficult, and no one had achieved that before.

 

However, this True World Seed inspired her and showed her the path she could take.

 

“Today, I, Chan Hongyi, swear in this chaotic River of Time of the distant past that I’ll create the Demonic Dao True World. When I transform into a Demon, all living beings and people will become Demons as well. When I become a Demon, everything in the world will turn into a Demon along with me. Dao and Demons will strike a balance and coexist…”

 

*Boom! Boom! Boom!* In this spacetime of the distant past, the Demonic Dao Oath that Chan Hongyi had made caused an upheaval.

 

There seemed to be a magnificent and inconceivable force shining on her wish.

 

Boundless Demonic Energy surged like a storm and turned into an endless river before engulfing her.

 

The dazzling True World Seed was merging with her Soul.

 

All of a sudden, it darkened and was rapidly going through a transformation.

 

Every word she said was powerful and resonated across every node of spacetime, causing the Sea of Time to descend into chaos.

 

The Dao Storm relentlessly swept across the entire place.

 

Chan Hongyi calmly closed her eyes and let the boundless Demonic Energy flood her.