Chapter 2859 - 577: The Western World

"Time flows through the cosmos, years turn and replace one another, all things grow and wither, weaving the cycle and transformation of life. And the world’s Reincarnation is the emblem of life’s rise and fall, its evolution and metamorphosis; all things under Heaven are ceaselessly changing and transmuting."

In that instant, Cao Zhen even felt that, though he was but an insignificant fragment of this vast universe, at the same time he was also a star among the myriad existences in the cosmos.

He felt as though he had been linked to the universe itself, even vaguely sensing the trajectory he traced through time and space.

He perceived the position of the world he now dwelt in, where it was set within the cosmos.

He even faintly sensed, in a distant region, a blurred trace.

In a flash, his entire spirit trembled violently; that indistinct trace—surely it was the mark of his former existence, the footprint of the world he once inhabited!

As expected, having obtained the Void Tribe’s inheritance, he could indeed return to the world he had previously belonged to.

Cao Zhen forcibly suppressed the surge of excitement in his heart, gathered his mind, and continued to comprehend all that lay around him, gazing upon the boundlessness and majesty of the universe.

He did not know how much time had passed before, in front of his eyes, a Xu Ying emerged.

This Xu Ying possessed no fixed form; his appearance shifted endlessly, yet a voice came forth from within that ever-changing silhouette.

"At last, a Cultivator has managed to obtain our Void Tribe’s inheritance."

Cao Zhen fixed his gaze on the constantly shifting Xu Ying and cupped his fists toward the other. "Many thanks, Senior, for leaving behind this legacy.

However, Senior, though I have only just obtained the complete inheritance of the Void Tribe, I can already sense how terrifyingly powerful it is. I even feel that this inheritance could move an entire world along with it.

How is it that you were forced into such a tragic state, where even your One Clan was annihilated?"

"Though I am skilled in the Way of the Void, do you think that throughout all the worlds I am the only one versed in the Way of the Void?

Moreover, there are many methods that can seal the Void. Once the entire Void has been locked down, where then can you flee?

Thus, even though you have obtained my inheritance, do not become too ostentatious, and do not imagine that beneath Heaven there is no place barred to you.

Above all, do not go to the Western World of the universe."

"The West?" A look of shock flashed across Cao Zhen’s face as he asked, "Senior, was it in the Western reaches of the cosmos that you were grievously wounded?"

"Indeed, it was in the West. In truth, I do not even know why I was so heavily injured," the Xu Ying recalled. "Our Void Tribe delights in roaming all corners of the worlds, yet our numbers are exceedingly, exceedingly few. In fact, there was only me alone."

Cao Zhen was stunned at once. Only a single member of a Race—could that still be called a Race?

The Xu Ying continued, "I have journeyed through far too many worlds. When I entered the West, I saw a world of immense scale, so I prepared to enter it and roam within.

But just as I descended into that world, its Void was instantly sealed, and then there appeared one after another of those extraordinarily powerful tentacle monsters. I was struck grievously in but a single instant."

"Tentacle monsters!" Cao Zhen cried softly. "Could it be the same tentacle monsters we eradicated?"

"Yes, they were indeed those selfsame tentacle monsters. After I sensed the danger, I unleashed my full strength at the first possible moment, broke through their confinement, and forced my way out. Yet even so, I was still grievously wounded.

Afterward, I randomly chose a world to fall into and left behind my inheritance there. As for that small thousand-world of tentacle monsters you exterminated, that was a small thousand-world of theirs that I casually seized when I fled.

Of course, you saw as well that I had wrapped that small thousand-world within my own Void World, so they have no way of discovering where their small thousand-world is located.

Thus, your present world is, for now, safe. Those tentacle monsters will not appear."

"You said you were attacked by tentacle monsters in a certain world in the West, did you not? But I... I am not a Cultivator of this world, and in the world I come from, there are tentacle monsters as well.

The world I belong to should lie in the East."

As Cao Zhen spoke, he thought again of the Blood Clan and added, "Also, Senior, have you ever seen a Race condensed entirely from blood? Many among them are similar to the tentacle monsters."

"I have seen such a Race," the Xu Ying said in a low voice. "They may merely resemble them in form; I do not know what connection there may be between them.

Enough. My energy has already been exhausted. Remember my warning—do not go to the Western World."

As the Xu Ying’s words fell, he began to slowly dissipate.

Cao Zhen grew anxious and hastily asked, "Wait, Senior, do you know what those of the Primeval Realm are truly trying to do? They..."

But from the other side, no voice answered him.

He had not expected that the other would simply dissipate after saying so, and that when he finally wished to inquire about the Primeval Realm, it would already be too late.

In but a heartbeat, that Xu Ying had completely vanished without a trace.

The next moment, Cao Zhen felt the entire world violently tremble, and then that world was transformed into a single point of light, which in an instant entered into his mind.

An Immortal Artifact!

In that very instant, he understood that the great aid which had allowed that Void Senior to roam across worlds was precisely that ruin.

It was a Heavenly Middle-grade Treasure!

At the same time, outside the Heritage Ruins, under the gaze of the gathered Cultivators, the Heritage Ruins suddenly quaked madly, and then the entire ruin vanished without a trace, leaving only Cao Zhen’s figure standing before them.