NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 287: The Fall
Chapter 287: The Fall
The Supreme Being said, “The event of the Skyfall was an important event that happened in the past. To put it simply, some objects fell from beyond the heavens or from an unknown realm and landed in our world.
You can understand it as the Skyfall Forest, as the Skyfall Forest also descended during that time.”
Xu Lian was shocked. “Senior, are you saying that the source of corruption came from beyond the heavens or from another realm?”
The Supreme Being replied, “Using the power of Dao Transformation, I deduced the events of the Skyfall and glimpsed the truth. When the Skyfall occurred, some tainted objects fell into our world.
These tainted objects gradually infected the Dao of our world and the spiritual essence within it.
The cultivators in our world, when their cultivation was still shallow, didn’t feel much and weren’t affected. However, once they reached the Supreme Realm and came into contact with the corrupted Dao, and accumulated too much of the tainted spiritual essence, they would undergo corruption.”
Xu Lian frowned deeply. The tainted items that fell from beyond the heavens must be extremely terrifying. With his current level of cultivation, there was no way he could resolve this. “Senior, where are these tainted objects? How can we cleanse them?”
The Supreme Being said, “I used the power of Dao Transformation to observe the entire world, but I couldn’t find the tainted objects. They must be hidden. As for how to cleanse them, I don’t know, as I have never truly come into contact with them.”
Xu Lian thought for a moment. “Since even you, Senior, couldn’t find them after observing the entire world, these tainted objects must be hidden in extremely secretive places. I boldly speculate that they might be in some forbidden areas?”
The Supreme Being praised, “Clever.”
Xu Lian’s heart stirred, and he listed some suspicious locations. “The Blood Sea? The Skyfall Forest? Could some top-tier forces be colluding with the tainted objects, deliberately hiding them to bring calamity upon the world?”
The Supreme Being sighed. “Although corruption is terrifying, what’s even more terrifying is the human heart. The human heart is unpredictable. Perhaps this is possible.”
Xu Lian found it strange. “If that’s really the case, what do these scheming top tier forces want to achieve? These top tier forces also have their own Supreme Beings. Aren’t they afraid that their own supreme beings will be corrupted? It seems like a lose-lose situation. This is really perplexing.”
The Supreme Being said, “My time is running out. I am powerless to find the tainted objects. Passing this message on to the future is my way of accounting to future generations.”
Xu Lian said with respect, “Senior, at the moment of your Dao Transformation, you gave up your last hope of survival and used the power of Dao Transformation to forcefully deduce the source of the corruption. You did your best. Farewell, Senior.”
The Supreme Being’s body began to dissolve, like ice and snow under the sun, unable to last long. “You seem to have a remarkable treasure that can protect you. Since that’s the case, I will send you on your way and allow you to travel upstream in the River of Time to see what happened in the earlier days.”
No! Xu Lian’s face turned pale. He really didn’t want to go any further.
Unfortunately, it was too late for him to voice his objections. The Supreme Being pushed with his hands, using the last bit of Dao Transformation power to propel Xu Lian further upstream in the river of time.
Thank you very much! Xu Lian complained inwardly. The Supreme Being might have had good intentions, but he didn’t know that Xu Lian had no plans to risk his life for the sake of the world. In Xu Lian’s view, nothing was more important than his own life.
Under the propulsion of the Supreme Being’s Dao Transformation power, Xu Lian’s speed upstream reached an unimaginable level. In an instant, he traversed countless years.
The river of time seemed to be going crazy as countless scenes rushed towards him. His vision blurred, and he felt that his head was about to explode from the overwhelming amount of information. Unable to bear it, he simply closed his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, the upstream movement stopped. Xu Lian slowly opened his eyes and saw a shocking scene.
Countless great demons, demon kings, and demon lords were pouring out of the Skyfall Forest, all rushing toward the vast and magnificent Wuguang City.
Inside Wuguang City, human powerhouses, sages, and supreme beings rose up to counterattack.
The two sides fought a fierce battle, with corpses piling up like mountains and rivers of blood flowing. The sky turned dark, and the sun and moon lost their light.
“So, the original purpose of Wuguang City was to defend against the demonic forces of Skyfall Forest?”
Xu Lian vaguely understood. Later, for some unknown reason, the two sides ceased hostilities and no more battles occurred. As a result, Wuguang City lost its purpose and gradually declined, becoming the modest city it is today.
“What lies further upstream in the river of time?”
His curiosity was piqued, and he felt a desire to explore further.
After all, with the protection of the two divine bones and the laws of the divine kingdom, he probably wouldn’t die, right?
Thus, he struggled to swim further upstream, wanting to see what lay ahead.
The scenes shifted.
When he saw clearly, he was shocked.
He could go no further.
Because in the river of time, there was a massive dam!
This was no ordinary dam. It was a barrier forged by time itself, blocking all the scenes from upstream.
“This must be the legendary Epoch Barrier. The farthest you can go is the starting point of the Corruption Era. Beyond that is the Primordial Era, which cannot be observed.”
Xu Lian’s gaze swept over the dam, and he noticed a small crack.
He approached slowly, pressing his eye against the crack to see if he could glimpse anything.
The moment he peeked inside, he felt a sharp, intense pain in his eye, as if a needle had stabbed him. Blood seeped from his eye, and it nearly burst!
He retreated quickly, his heart filled with fear. The power emanating from the Epoch Barrier seemed to ignore all defenses. Even the two divine bones and the laws of the divine kingdom couldn’t protect his eye.
“What did I just see?”
Xu Lian found that his memory had become blurry, as if it had been severed. He couldn’t remember clearly.
Did he see a tail covered in scales?
Or was it a shadowy, black figure?
His head throbbed with pain, and he dared not think any further.
“Forget it. Curiosity killed the cat. I should just go back and concentrate on improving my rank.”
Now that the river of time was no longer flowing upstream, he could go downstream. So Xu Lian turned around and went with the flow.
Going downstream was definitely faster than going upstream.
In the blink of an eye, countless years passed.
By the time Xu Lian realized it, he had returned to his own era.
With a light leap, he jumped out of the time river.
He appeared in the night sky above Wuguang City.
Looking at the lifeless Wuguang City, he felt a mix of emotions.
Hundreds of Origin Tracing Realm powerhouses had died in the river of time, never to return.
This had almost wiped out all the Origin Tracing powerhouses lurking in Wuguang City.
In the coming days, there would be fewer people competing for the Origin Tracing Light in Wuguang City. However, with so many Origin Tracing powerhouses across the world, they would surely flock to Wuguang City once they realized that it was empty.