Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 1289 - 456: The Mystery of Returning to Truth and the Nether Mansion, Taiping Universe_3

"It's a pity that the remains of ancient lands sent away by You years ago ultimately became lost. Otherwise, we might have uncovered his plans, and the Eye of the Bitter Sea might also be there," Cang said slowly.

Ji Jingqiu glanced at Ancestor Ning and noticed that he was lost in thought, not participating in the conversation.

Because the Nether Mansion remains that these Ancestors couldn't locate were actually found by Ancestor Ning and that one from the Pantheon.

The Netherworld is the remains of the Nether Mansion from years past...

He roughly guessed the origin of Zhang Tiancheng.

This matter needs to be communicated to Cangqing God and others as soon as possible.

"That's not something good. That year, the 'Phoenix King,' relying on his innate Five Virtues, along with others, formed an alliance called [The Beyond], attempting to find the Eye of the Bitter Sea and merge it into the Sea of Realms. Fortunately, You got ahead of that silly bird," Yu Hua said unceremoniously.

Phoenix King... Ji Jingqiu thought to himself, he'd finally heard the name [The Beyond] again; this power was actually established by several Ancestors together!

"Back to the main topic, what is this Path to True Return all about?" the Sword Master opened his mouth, trying to restore order.

Mo raised his head to look at the stone bridge and said: 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"What is under our feet is the Path to True Return, and opposite... the other side of the stone bridge, we guess it is the real place of True Return. Although this fragment is lost, there is still a connection. Someone used a Great Divine Power to lock onto this world across time and space."

Saying this, Mo couldn't help but pause, glanced at Ji Jingqiu with a peculiar expression.

The group vaguely guessed his intention.

In such a situation, how did Ji Jingqiu connect the two shores?!

Ji Jingqiu maintained a calm expression; at this moment, it was best to remain silent.

Sure enough, seeing Ji Jingqiu with no intention of explaining, Mo could only show regret and continued:

"If we want to go to the riverbank, there's still hope. Just sacrifice a few people to calm the river for a moment, enough for us to cross safely."

The Sword Master looked unkind and said, "Did you initially intend for us to be sacrifices?"

Yu Hua calmly said, "Aren't you curious about what kind of river this is, that makes us all so fearful?"

"What kind of mystery does this river hold?" Cang asked.

"It is the confluence of time and destiny. The ideas of the Void of old were verified here."

Cang and the Sword Master's pupils suddenly contracted, realizing what kind of monstrous thing this really was.

Time and destiny, both supreme avenues, their confluence represents one word—origin.

Mo continued, "The opposite side is suspected to be the projection of the real place of True Return. Since they can cross the bridge to our side, naturally, we can also go to their side. It's just that we are unaware of what the situation is like there."

The group couldn't help but look at Ji Jingqiu in unison.

In their view, the one who likely knows the exact situation on the other side was the World Venerable.

Ji Jingqiu very appropriately opened his mouth and said, "I will attempt to reclaim this piece of True Return fragment."

The expressions of everyone varied.

"Senior," Yu Hua said in a deep voice, "What are you planning to do?"

"Dust to dust, earth to earth. What doesn't belong to this Earth Territory shouldn't be brought here. It should go to the rightful place."

Ji Jingqiu whispered, while looking towards the opposite side of the river.

Cang frowned and said, "The fragment of True Return brought back by You, is it just the place beneath our feet?"

Yu Hua replied lightly, "What, do you find it small? Didn't you notice that the mass of this world is unimaginably vast? Our all-out strikes in the Heavenly King Domain could level a small world of heavens, but here, it can only damage the bluestone road beneath our feet."

Mo shook his head and said, "The rules of heaven and earth here are strange; all escape skills are invalid, and we can only move slowly. We've walked for hundreds of years to reach the riverside, and going down along the riverbank takes another hundred years, so the Earth Territory is not small; it just can't compare to the universe of heaven and earth."

"You've walked for hundreds of years?" the Sword Master couldn't help but ask.

"Don't you…" Yu Hua was about to retort but suddenly stopped, looking at Ji Jingqiu.

"It's only been about a dozen days," the Sword Master muttered to himself, "Did I remember wrong?"

"I will cross over to take a look, those who want to come along can follow," Ji Jingqiu said slowly.

Everyone's expressions turned solemn.

"If unwilling, feel free to leave. Water flows, flowers fall, we will meet again."

Several people fell into silence for a moment.

This was a warning to them not to "speak out" even if they leave, implying they'd meet again one day?

"We're not going."

Unexpectedly, Mo, who was initially planning to cross to the other side, spoke up,

"World Venerable Brother, as far as we know, some people have already crossed this river to the Other Side. Although they may not meet you, it's a reminder."

Ji Jingqiu nodded.

"Moreover, although I'm just a clone, I would still like to spar with you."

At the end, the elder named Mo solemnly spoke, unexpectedly initiating a challenge to Ji Jingqiu.

Ji Jingqiu shook his head and said, "A spar where we stop at the touch has no meaning."

"No need to hold back, Taoist Friend. It's just a matter of a clone; I've already cut out some selected memories to be handed over to the disciples later to take out," Mo said, "I don't want to get too entangled with you, but I'm itching to spar for mutual verification."

This statement made Yu Hua's eyes flicker, seemingly tempted.

"Alright."

Ji Jingqiu nodded in agreement. His Heaven Opening Divine Power had initially taken shape; the battle just now was merely superficial.

A stitched-up corpse, a trace of remaining true spirit, if not for being able to leverage the Power of Heaven and Earth here, couldn't compare with these Ancestors' true accomplishment in the Heavenly King Domain.

The two moved to the side, Mo making the first move, gathering the strongest Dharma Seal of the moment, his whole body flowing with Dao Rhyme, ethereal and sacred, exuding mysteriousness as he gestured.

"So it's this old fellow..." Cang suddenly sighed lightly.

"Who?" the Sword Master inquired.

"This one only takes apprentices but hasn't established any gate, with the pseudonym Wuque, considered an Independent," Cang said softly.

The Sword Master frowned in contemplation, but couldn't find the correlation in his memory, just shook his head and gave up.

Yu Hua looked at the Sword Master, "Cang Jian, what timeline did you enter?"

"What's it to you?" the Sword Master replied coldly.

Yu Hua smiled and said, "I just wanted to tell you that when I entered, your [Human World Pavilion] had already been taken down by a crazy woman who later established a power called the Pantheon, and the disciples under you switched from practicing the sword to refining God."

The Sword Master's eyes swept coldly; this guy was revealing the sight of future events, not out of goodwill, but wanting to see if he dared to change the future and bear the backlash of karma.

Because of this Path to True Return, which led to being suppressed by the calamity of the Sea of Realms at the bottom layer of the Sea Eye, or reincarnating to cultivate again, wasn't limited to one person.

Among the latter, the worst ones couldn't even reclaim their past memories.

The Sword Master said blandly, "You don't have to worry, my true anchor of existence is far away in the Human World. As long as there remains a Taiping Land in this world, I will eventually return."

Yu Hua slightly twitched his mouth, "Truly worthy of the Taiping Sword Master, I'd actually love another bout of your [Realm of Peace]."

"Fine, I'll remember this; I won't cut this memory," the Sword Master said decisively, "On the future Path to True Return, I'll give you a sword!"