webnovelfull Chapter 438 The Secret of the Other Shore
Chapter 438 The Secret of the Other Shore
"Woof woof woof, Sister Cat—"
The big black dog ran over excitedly, wagging its tail affectionately, but the cat waved its little paws, pushed the dog's head away, and then looked at Li Lan.
"Meow, as expected, evil creatures live a thousand years and have not died."
She pretended to be nonchalant, but there was clearly a hint of relief and joy in her eyes.
Back then, Li Lan brought the Void Heaven Realm from the void to reality, summoning Dongya to descend. Heaven's will severed cause and effect with a single stroke, and even she had felt Li Lan's cause and effect disappear.
"Sister Cat, how have you been?"
Li Lan spoke softly, letting out a slight sigh of relief.
The cats are under immense pressure. Over the years, first there were the nine Eternal Kings, then the seven Primal Races, and now there's the mysterious force hidden in the ancestral mountains of each race...
In such a precarious situation, it's good that we're all safe and sound.
"Sister Cat, what are you baking?"
The big black dog twitched its nose and looked at the bamboo slips that the cat was baking with a serious expression.
He smelled...something unusual.
"I don't know, Xiaoxiao sent it from the other side."
The cat said.
Upon hearing this, both the big black dog and Li Lan were startled.
This thing actually came from the other side?
And Shangguan Xiaoxiao actually went to the other side?
Li Lan would certainly not forget Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
Back when Li Lan was still a son-in-law of the General's Mansion in the Underworld, she was the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect. Later, they ascended to the Immortal Realm together. When the Underworld was destroyed, Li Lan learned that she had an extraordinary identity and was related to Heaven and Earth.
Later, when the Void Realm solidified from nothingness, it was again she who guided Li Lan in the Reincarnation Point Hall.
Li Lan and she... were once very close and shared the same ideals.
"However, there is too much blood on this bamboo slip, so this is the only way to try it. The ancestors of the Sixth Clan were not weak, and their bones were like firewood, so it might be useful."
The cat then spoke.
"I'm here to help you!"
Without hesitation, the big black dog went over and used its magic to help the cat bake the bamboo slips.
However, the blood on the bamboo slips was so viscous that it was hard to imagine what kind of creature it came from. Even the powerful cat and the big black dog, who used the bones of many ancestors of the fourth clan as firewood, could not dry it off with the flames.
Li Lan stepped forward solemnly. Without hesitation, he activated his own Furnace of All Living Beings. In an instant, an invisible flame swept across, and all causes and effects were revealed. The thick blood, so viscous that even the fire of the Great Dao could not dissolve it, slowly dripped onto the ground.
At the same time, a series of illusory figures slowly emerged: it was a vast world, a bottomless abyss, from which came indescribable and terrifying roars. In the darkness, a pale bone hand sent out several bamboo slips from the abyss, and then the pale bone hand was as if it was grabbed by something, instantly pulled back, and disappeared into the abyss!
"Woof, is this a scene from the other side?"
The big black dog spoke solemnly: "These bamboo slips came from a deep abyss on the other side? Something that a being trapped in the abyss struggled to send out..."
Cat Sister glanced at Li Lan in surprise. She was astonished that Li Lan could so easily undo the power of blood resentment and even reproduce the cause and effect of the bamboo slip.
This level of cultivation and mastery of the Great Dao is unprecedented.
"I can see it now... there are words on it!"
The big black dog brought its head closer, and Li Lan, also curious, watched as the others carefully deciphered the words on the bamboo slip.
"...The other shore is not the shore; all who enter it are misled..."
"If the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral Gods are not on the other shore, then we have the last hope. If their shadows and imprints are lost... then the whole world will drown!"
"……escape……"
The sentences are concise.
However, the contents of the document shocked Li Lan, Maomao, and the big black dog, and they all fell into deep thought!
“The other shore is not the shore... There must be a problem. I knew it. Back then, the master must have seen through the truth, which is why he did not enter.”
The big black dog said.
"Was the person who sent this letter a peerless master who has entered the other shore? If the other shore is not an eternal pure land, then who has occupied it? And who could possibly bury such a peerless figure who has entered the other shore in the abyss?"
The cat also realized the seriousness of the problem.
Li Lan, however, keenly connected everything and vaguely understood something.
The letter states that the Heavenly Emperor and Ancestral Gods who have not yet reached the other side are the last hope, and that a mysterious force controlling the seven major clans is currently searching for the Heavenly Emperor and numerous relics.
This mysterious force is probably intricately connected to the Other Shore, and may even have originated from the Other Shore itself!
"Xiaoxiao has gone to the other side..."
Suddenly, he spoke, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.
Now it seems that the other side is by no means a good place.
It would be extremely dangerous for her to go in alone...
"Is there any way to get me in too?" Li Lan asked.
It now appears that the seven primordial races are not the greatest threat to the Eternal True Realm and all living beings; the Other Shore is the true source.
But this place is too mysterious. Li Lan only knows that the Heavenly Emperor once left a mark here, and that the ancestral gods such as Nuwa and Pangu left their imprints. He has no idea what the details are.
However, to enter, one must act discreetly. If one enters through the "Gate of the Other Shore," one would likely be controlled by the beings in the Other Shore as soon as one passes through, without any opportunity to explore or understand.
The best way is to smuggle people across the border.
"Let me ask."
The cat nodded, then turned around, swiped its paws a few times, and said, "Hey, come out and talk!"
In an instant, a faint light appeared on the platform deep within the ancestral tomb of the fourth clan, inside a huge white jade coffin!
This is the coffin of the highest being of the fourth race—the Canglan Ancestral Emperor.
Like the ancestral tombs of the First Clan, although the ancestors of each generation are kept in tombs, the Emperor's Coffin is placed on the Divine Wood Platform. It seems to be right in front of you, but in fact it is in another mysterious world and cannot be touched at all.
But at that moment, the moment the cat moved, the imperial coffin actually responded, and a faint human figure appeared.
It was a middle-aged man dressed in a blue imperial robe. Although only a projection of him appeared, countless Daoist auras still emanated around him. He stood with his hands behind his back, slowly raised his eyes, and looked at the cat, saying:
"Is there anything you need?"
Both the big black dog and Li Lan were surprised to see this.
The Canglan Ancient Emperor of the Sixth Clan actually has a relationship with the cat?
"Send another person in for me."
The cat pointed at Li Lan.
The Ancient Emperor Canglan's gaze fell on Li Lan, but he immediately shook his head and said:
"Sending Shangguan Xiaoxiao in is already incredibly difficult. This is a one-time thing, not a second one. If we send her in again, I will be discovered, and he won't be able to hide anymore."
“The Heavenly Emperor has been kind to me, but I have already helped you once, and even given you the bones of my descendants as firewood. I owe you both equally.”
His words carried a subtle air of detachment.
Li Lan was surprised that the Ancient Emperor of Canglan actually owed the Heavenly Emperor a debt of gratitude.
No wonder the cat dared to venture deep into the heart of the Sixth Clan and hide there.
"What if I told you that he has surpassed the Heavenly Emperor of yesteryear and possesses the power to annihilate cause and effect?"
The cat remained calm.
Upon hearing this, the projection of the Ancient Emperor Canglan was slightly startled, its gaze returning to Li Lan, and it said, "Impossible—"
The cat said, "Here, let him see."
Li Lan no longer concealed himself. As soon as the Cosmos Furnace moved, he seemed to become mysteriously detached from the surrounding space.
Although the Canglan Ancient Emperor's gaze was clearly fixed on Li Lan, at this moment, he actually felt that he could no longer lock onto Li Lan.
You must know that he is a true emperor, a legendary figure, invincible in the world, yet he cannot lock onto a mere cultivator at the weapon forging stage.
"Cause and effect are hard to find... beyond the reach of the unseen!"
The Ancient Emperor Canglan was shocked, his expression becoming extremely solemn: "You are the one who rejected the Gate to the Other Shore?!"
The news had already spread throughout the other side that another cultivator had emerged, but he refused to enter the other side.
He was on the other side, so naturally he knew the truth.
"So? Will you help me with this, or not?"
The cat said.
The Ancient Emperor Canglan fell silent.
He was thinking, he was weighing the options.
But after a long while, he shook his head and said:
I do not recommend that you go to the other side.
“You rejected the path to the other shore, and now they have their eyes on you. Outside the other shore, you may still be able to hide, but once you enter the other shore, even if you transcend cause and effect, you may still be locked on.”
"Because you are not the only one in this world who can transcend cause and effect."
"You should stay outside the other shore and grow stronger. If you can have the strength of the Heavenly Emperor, it won't be too late to go to the other shore."
He paused, then said:
"Moreover, staying in the Eternal True Realm is the most urgent task. Do you know that the Other Shore is plotting to recreate the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral Gods? Once they succeed, the phantoms and imprints left by the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral Gods will be under their control."
"When the phantom of the Heavenly Emperor and the imprint of the Ancestral God disappear, they... will be able to emerge from the other shore."
“The Heavenly Emperor’s phantom and the Ancestral God’s imprint are not only proof that the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral Gods have reached the other shore, but also a kind of ‘karmic’ seal left behind.”
Li Lan couldn't help but feel a chill.
In terms of cultivation, the ancient ancestral gods were no longer the strongest. They perished before reaching the final end, but their "karma" was indeed unprecedented.
The creation of heaven and earth, the creation of man and the mending of the sky, the drilling of wood to make fire, the tasting of all kinds of herbs, the passing of one's home three times without entering... the karma of each of them is unprecedented.
"Reappear the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral Gods? Do they even deserve it?"
But the big black dog spoke arrogantly, its eyes filled with disdain.
In its eyes, the Heavenly Emperor was invincible since the beginning of time, and only the common people could defeat him. Reincarnate? Even a true god wouldn't be qualified.
"There's no need to make them actually appear. As long as someone can possess their relics, obtain their Dao essence, and cultivate to a certain level, they can influence those phantoms and imprints."
Emperor Canglan shook his head.
"You said the beings on the other side are sealed and cannot come out, but what about Chu Ruoxi? Isn't she from the other side?"
Li Lan suddenly asked a question.
The Ancient Emperor Canglan shook his head: "Chu Ruoxi comes from the 'Chuyuan' clan, which was indeed in the Other Shore in the past."
"However, countless years ago, a great war broke out on the other side. The ancestor of the Primordial Clan collapsed and fell outside the other side, located between the other side and the Primordial Realm."
"Their clan naturally also wants to return to the other shore. For countless years, they have been using the clan fortune of the original seven clans to nourish the ancestor who fell back then... The seven ancestral mountains are the transformation of the body of the original ancestor."
Li Lan was awestruck. No wonder the ancestral mountains of the seven major clans resembled a human head, limbs, and heart; they were indeed transformed from one person!
"But with the power of the seven clans, they can at most barely nourish the body of their Primordial Ancestor. If they want to return, they must get help from the Other Shore. The condition the Other Shore gives them is to find someone who can absorb the Heavenly Emperor's phantom and the Ancestral God's imprint."
"You nearly destroyed the ancestral mountain of the Fourth Clan. Chu Ruoxi of the Primordial Clan has sent a message about you and the Black Emperor to the Other Shore. The beings in the Other Shore will surely help her find you. If I'm not mistaken, they will have Chu Ruoxi activate the Heavenly Heart Mark of the Primordial World..."
"...Therefore, if you go to the other side now, you will be walking into a trap."
"I shouldn't have revealed these secrets, but your appearance... makes it worth the risk."
After he finished speaking, his figure swayed slightly, clearly indicating that the projection was unstable and that he had used some kind of secret technique, paying a heavy price!
Everything about the other side is taboo and unspeakable, so even though he had previously helped Maomao and Shangguan Xiaoxiao to repay the Heavenly Emperor's kindness, he had never spoken so clearly and directly.
"So that's how it is... those bastards."
The big black dog gritted its teeth and said, "It seems the other side isn't a good place either. They still want to climb out? No way!"
Cat's eyes were also very solemn. He said, "In that case, entering the other shore is indeed not appropriate. The most urgent task is to stop the original races from seizing everything left behind in the world by the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral God."
Li Lan nodded. The information provided by the Ancient Emperor Canglan was extremely important.
Previously, although he could see that the original seven clans had been misled and were caught in the trap, he did not know who was behind the scheme or what their intentions were.
Now everything is clear.
The other shore is blocked by the phantoms and marks left by the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral Gods, preventing them from descending.
The only way to resolve the Heavenly Emperor's phantom and the Ancestral God's imprint is through the Primordial Clan, who have fallen to the other side.
The seven major clans are controlled by the Primordial Clan, and the reason they cooperate with the nine Eternal Kings is for this reason!
The key now lies in the relics and Dao principles of the Heavenly Emperor and the Ancestral God. Once the Primordial Clan obtains them, the Other Shore will descend... and the whole world will suffocate!
The original seven races were already capable of threatening the survival of the entire Eternal True Realm, let alone the other shore.
Thank you.
Li Lan spoke to the Canglan Ancient Emperor.
"The other shore is unpredictable, and the Great Emperor is a slave... I was fortunate to receive guidance from the Heavenly Emperor back then, which allowed me to retain some clarity. If you can truly rise against the tide and change everything, Canglan can die in peace."
The Ancient Emperor Canglan sighed softly, and then the projection vanished.
The platform was silent, the coffin remained, as if the Ancient Emperor Canglan had never existed.
"Woof, I have to go back to the Eternal Realm!"
The big black dog's gaze was deep and unfathomable. Now that Chu Ruoxi had returned to the Other Shore, perhaps the beings there would take action, and the Great Wall at the border might be in danger.
"I will go with you."
Cat Sister also spoke up.
Both it and the big black dog had followed the Heavenly Emperor. Returning to the border and empowering the Heavenly Emperor's sword would give them a greater chance of success.
"I will wait for Chu Ruoxi in the primordial world."
Li Lan then spoke.
Chu Ruoxi is going to use the Heavenly Heart Mark of the Primordial World to find him, so why doesn't he... hunt him down!
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