Chapter 1674 - 231: Arrival

Chapter 1674: Chapter 231: Arrival

"Day 912. The mountain flowers in the Southern World are very beautiful, but Fellow Daoist Xie is not interested; he wants to return to the North Sea."

"So, on the way back."

"Day 1738, a good day."

"Fellow Daoist Xie wants to see the mountain flowers again."

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Xie also said not to count the days by day anymore, for the future days are long. From this day forth, the Time Scroll will be marked by the ten-day period."

"Ten-day period 182, Fellow Daoist Xie chose a mountain top."

"Fellow Daoist Xie wants to settle in the Southern World. This mountain is covered with white flowers; very beautiful, I am quite satisfied."

"Ten-day period 300."

"In the year of great cold, all the mountain flowers withered and died, such a pity. If only these flowers were not afraid of winter snow, how nice it would be."

"Misfortunes never come singly. Today, a bald monk came to the mountain and fought with Fellow Daoist Xie. Although Fellow Daoist Xie won... he said this place is no longer suitable to stay at, more and more people will come."

"Ten-day period 310."

"Fellow Daoist Xie took me to the West Desert. Damn it, there’s not a single flower here, I don’t like it."

"Fellow Daoist Xie said that here, in the future, another name would be called ’Ruins’."

"People are really strange creatures, West Desert and Ruins... What’s the difference between these two names?"

"Ten-day period 311."

"So. Many. People."

...

...

Xie Xuanyi sat quietly in the coffin, absorbing the information from the Time Scroll.

Not far away.

The yellow sand rolled backward in the sky.

Hundreds of array pattern glows twisted against the tornado, sword qi, rivers of Tao, Buddhist lights, innumerable, the scene was extremely magnificent and grand.

This scene.

Was somewhat familiar.

This was the sixth year of Xie Xuanyi’s retrograde journey, from the Southern World where his tracks were exposed, countless Great Divine Ability Users came following the wind to hunt him, from south to north, from east to west. Ultimately, this final battle reached the "West Desert".

"Hey, hey, hey, haven’t you woken up yet?"

Lu Yuzhen, crouched at the coffin’s mouth, nervously spoke.

The reason for the retrograde journey.

The more forward in his journey, the lower the realm of Lu Yuzhen became; at this moment, he was only in the Yang God Realm, and any Great Divine Ability User outside could handle him.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was silent.

This golden coffin was hidden beneath the yellow sand, though the Great Array enveloped the West Desert, it still took some time for the divine thoughts of these Great Divine Ability Users to find this place.

The price of retrograding the River of Destiny was the severance of the Divine Sea.

He needed to rely on the Time Scroll to restore his memory.

"Awake now."

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly.

"Which direction are we escaping?"

Lu Yuzhen lowered his voice.

This kind of situation had occurred several times over the years.

What Lu Yuzhen needed to do was actually very simple.

If the one surnamed Xie was in a "conscious" state, then wait for him to give orders, find a direction to flee... he didn’t have much ability, his greatest skill was to run away.

If the one surnamed Xie was not awake.

Then wait for him to wake up.

"No escape."

This time, Xie Xuanyi gave a different answer than usual.

"No escape?"

Lu Yuzhen was stunned for a moment.

"We’re sealed in."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyelids, calmly saying: "Just based on your Tao Realm, you cannot walk out of this West Desert."

"Then what to do?"

Lu Yuzhen was a bit anxious.

Xie Xuanyi was silent for a long time, then uttered one word.

"Fight."

He stood up and extended his palm towards the Heavenly Peak.

The yellow sand shrouded the sky and the sun.

Countless flying swords belonging to Da Sui Sword Palace suddenly became disordered, out of control.

A Life and Death Dao Domain spanning hundreds of miles suddenly descended.

Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Sea was limited.

But the divine skills, realm, insights...

Became more solid and firm through day after day of retrograde journeying.

Probably only he, the more he cultivated, the "weaker" he became.

...

...

"Ten-day period 312."

"Fellow Daoist Xie was extremely fierce, fought ten heavenly people alone, made heaven and earth dark, sun and moon lose color."

"No wonder the West Desert will be called Ruins later... After this fight, how can it not be called Ruins?"

"However... this strategy of Fellow Daoist Xie indeed seems a bit sinister, obviously could fight, but insisted on fleeing all the way. Such a person should not be provoked in the future (crossed out)."

"Ten-day period 500."

"Round and round, returned to the North Sea."

"Fellow Daoist Xie said, he doesn’t know how long this journey will be. He wants to have a good sleep."

"Ten-day period 800."

"Nothing happened, calm and peaceful."

"One 60-year cycle."

"Nothing happened, calm and peaceful."

"The second 60-year cycle..."

"Fellow Daoist Xie has not awakened, perhaps he had a good dream. I somewhat miss the mountain flowers of the Southern World, when he wakes up, I want to go see them again, I wonder if that mountain top has become smaller, if those old trees have rooted?"

"The third 60-year cycle."

"Good news. Fellow Daoist Xie is not dead, just tested his breath after opening the coffin, there is still breathing."

"Bad news, I am about to die of boredom, what’s so good about this North Sea?"

"How about... I sleep too."

This was the last content of the Time Scroll.

Or perhaps, this was the initial content.

Uncertain how much time passed.

Xie Xuanyi opened his eyes again, this time it was no longer pitch black; he directly saw the starry sky above the North Sea.

The coffin lid had disappeared.

A cool touch was on his brow.

The Time Scroll was affixed to the spot between his eyebrows.

After reading it, Xie Xuanyi sat up, found the coffin lid not far away, a white-shirted child sprawled on top, sound asleep.

Lu Yuzhen’s aura had become very faint.

It was not because it was about to die.

But rather... its realm had diminished to the extreme.

Back then, when Bai Ze gifted it to him, this Supreme Taoist Treasure had already taken form, and had given birth to Spirit Wisdom, it was precisely because of its unique ability of the Space-Time Realm, that it could accompany him in the retrograde journey, reaching here.

Clearly.

This was the limit for the Daoist Brush.

"Have I reached the so-called endpoint?"

Xie Xuanyi softly spoke, murmuring to himself.

He did not wake Lu Yuzhen.

Since the Time Scroll ceased recording, perhaps only a few decades had passed, or perhaps several 60-year cycles had "passed".

This was no longer important.

Xie Xuanyi looked at the North Sea, the Heart Lake suddenly rippled slightly.

After thousands of years.

Great Divine Ability Users lived, aged, sickened, died, mortals experienced love and hate, separation and reunion...

Countless things happened outside, endured countless tribulations.

But the North Sea remained here.

The North Sea was still the North Sea.

In this world, there are countless Seekers, pursuing immortality.

But obtaining immortality, is it truly a good thing?

At this moment, Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake bore no joy or sorrow, just like the North Sea, calm and clear like a mirror, without the slightest ripple.

He lay back down to observe the stars disappear little by little, watched the sunset glow fall on the sea, watched the sun ascend, watched the new day set.

Tides rose and fell, day and night came and went.

After a long time.

The golden coffin touched something, making a soft click.

"Hmm?"

Xie Xuanyi slightly frowned, he instinctively sent out divine thought, only to find it had no effect.

He sat up.

Underneath was still the sea.

But in front, lay a boundless sky, shrouded in chaos.

What the golden coffin touched.

Was a piece of tall, straight, sword-like black monument.