Chapter 2640 - 2639: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes, Life Technique and Evil Skills

Zhou Yanjun, who usually doesn't care about anything, had such an expression.

It's clear how much that incident affected him.

Xu Zimei could understand that.

After all, even though his cultivation speed was far ahead of his peers.

How long did it take him to reach this level?

Millions of years, or tens of millions?

From the Yuan Central Continent to now, it's unclear how much time has passed.

Xu Zimei never deliberately counted the time.

Even without considering time, the effort he put in along the way, including the dangers he encountered.

He ventured through life and death countless times.

The difficulties of these experiences can be imagined.

In such a situation, if there were a cultivation technique that could let someone master it in a week.

To cover the path others take a lifetime to walk in one week.

Who wouldn't be tempted?

Probably no one in this world would refuse it.

Looking at Zhou Yanjun, Xu Zimei asked, "What happened next?"

"Later..."

Zhou Yanjun was silent for a moment.

Then he said, "At first, the Future Skills were only circulated among some of our upper-echelon people."

"But one day, for some unknown reason, this Taoist Technique started spreading among countless people."

"Everyone in the Old Universe started cultivating frantically."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zimei felt something was definitely off.

First of all, the cultivation technique was unscientific.

It defied all rules, allowing people to effortlessly reach the pinnacle.

Secondly, such a terrifying cultivation technique would logically be tightly guarded by large factions to consolidate their power, never to be leaked unless to someone extremely important.

But he didn't interrupt Zhou Yanjun, quietly listening as he continued.

"You can probably guess what happened afterward.

When everyone's realm and power became nearly the same, the order and rules of the whole world went into chaos."

"People died every day; different worlds were destroyed daily."

"In less than a year's time, the entire universe was devastated."

"When the cosmic battle concluded, during the time when everyone's power was at its weakest.

There emerged a group of people."

"They were dressed uniformly in black robes, wearing white masks."

"With a wave of their hand, they instantly deprived everyone of their power."

"Later we learned that those Future Skills were a kind of sub-form cultivation technique.

The future we exhausted, and everything we cultivated was actually under their control."

"As long as one cultivates this technique, everything you produce in cultivation can be freely deprived and absorbed by them.

Even your entire life is under their control."

Zhou Yanjun said, his aura growing even sharper.

"I can't describe that feeling."

"The moment those people appeared, it was the end of the Old Universe."

"Even now, I still don't know their origins or identities."

Xu Zimei fell into brief silence.

He hadn't known the destruction of the Old Universe would be like this.

But from Zhou Yanjun's expression, it seems there are many secret matters he doesn't know either.

In the Old Universe, he probably was a core disciple of some significant faction.

Since he was able to cultivate the Future Skills in advance.

Ordinary people didn't have this privilege.

But he was just a core disciple, not reaching the level to touch many secret events.

"Why are you still alive?" Xu Zimei asked.

"You're asking too much; now it's my turn to ask you," Zhou Yanjun countered.

"What do you want to know?"

Xu Zimei replied.

"Is your True Fate World aiming to replace the New Universe?" Zhou Yanjun asked.

But Xu Zimei shook his head.

"To be honest, I used to live in a large world and once replaced it, nurturing my own world."

"But as for the universe, I currently don't have that intention."

"Because the universe is too vast, I am merely a frog at the bottom of a well; the road must be tread step by step."

"The reason I shaped my True Fate World like the universe is simply because I think such a True Fate World is powerful."

"That's quite unfortunate," Zhou Yanjun replied.

"Your True Fate World is quite remarkable, at least the path you're on isn't wrong."

"Alright, now I'll answer your second question."

"As for why I'm still alive, honestly I don't know either."

"That great war also affected our Heaven Expanse Holy Sect; I went to battle with my master.

Later, I fell into a coma, losing consciousness."

"When I woke up, I saw people from your New Universe."

"The Xuntian tribe? The first person you saw was them, right," Xu Zimei asked.

But Zhou Yanjun shook his head.

"At first, I saw a woman."

"Later she took a token from me and then left."

"As for the Xuntian tribe, they were the second group to come across me."

Xu Zimei originally wanted to ask what kind of token it was.

But seeing Zhou Yanjun's expression, he seemed unwilling to answer further.

"Alright, now you have freedom as well, let bygones be bygones with the Old Universe events."

Xu Zimei said.

"No matter what you want to do, you're free now."

Xu Zimei didn't want to imprison the other person.

Because this person seemed not to respond to any conventional methods.

Aside from some Old Universe issues, he seemed uninterested in anything else.

So even if he, like the Xuntian tribe, imprisoned the other person, it wouldn't be of much use.

Then he asked, "Was it you who gave the Life Technique of the Xuntian tribe?"

Zhou Yanjun shook his head.

"They discovered it along with some of our Heaven Expanse Holy Sect's books.

Later they found half of the Tianyan Life Method."

"But that Life Method was incomplete, and through research, they forcefully turned a Life Technique into an Evil Skill."

"Although it still has life-extending effects, the side effects are unknown."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zimei couldn't help but think of the Old Lady.

The other party might be tricked this time.

But he also didn't know how the battle at the back mountain was going now.

At this point, Xu Zimei was ready to leave.

Seeing Xu Zimei preparing to leave, Zhou Yanjun had thought he might invite him along.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zimei ignored him.

Zhou Yanjun glanced around.

He seemed to find this place rather dull.

Then voluntarily called out to Xu Zimei.

"Where are you going?"

"Inside the Heavenly Burial Grounds."

"How about taking me along?" Zhou Yanjun suddenly said.

"Aren't you uninterested in everything?" Xu Zimei paused, turned, and asked.

"Just suddenly gained interest," Zhou Yanjun said.

"Take me along; I should still be quite familiar with the Heavenly Burial Grounds."