Book 6: Chapter 105.1: Six Paths Veritable Lord Comes Again, Part 1
The third day after Hetu made his divination:
After receiving the news, everyone had felt flustered. Although they did not try to barge into All Magnificent Island again, they did not leave. Instead, they stationed themselves around All Magnificent Island.
Staying near All Magnificent Island was also a form of hope. They hoped that Fuxi would come out of closed-door cultivation when they fought.
Although they had no friendship with Fuxi, they believed he would not let the Six Paths Veritable Lord kill Heaven.
A bevy of flying ships with many people aboard hovered outside All Magnificent Island.
On the Supreme Ascendant and Heavenly Access鈥檚 flying ship:
Heavenly Access frowned at Gu Hai鈥檚 distant flying ship.
鈥淗ah! Those three divine beasts are hanging out with Gu Hai again?鈥?Heavenly Access鈥檚 frown deepened slightly.
鈥淭here has to be a reason for their friendship with Gu Hai eight hundred thousand years in the future. Furthermore, he is still Gu Hai. His means are extraordinary,鈥?the Supreme Ascendant said.
鈥淔irst Senior Brother, should we help Gu Hai seven days later?鈥?Heavenly Access asked, still frowning.
鈥淚f you are not willing, we can help Jiang Lianshan. In any case, we are killing the Six Paths Veritable Lord,鈥?Sect Master Supreme Ascendant said seriously.
鈥淎lright.鈥?Heavenly Access nodded.
鈥淥h? That is鈥urong Yan?鈥?Sect Master Supreme Ascendant鈥檚 expression suddenly changed when he saw a woman flying towards Gu Hai鈥檚 flying ship.
鈥淚sn鈥檛 Murong Yan with Jiang Lianshan? Why is she going to Gu Hai鈥檚 ship?鈥?Heavenly Access appeared curious.
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In a hall on Gu Hai鈥檚 flying ship:
Gu Hai looked at the three鈥擡nsnaring Performance, Purple Subtlety, and Longevity鈥攂efore him. 鈥淚 have already described the situation of eight hundred thousand years into the future and what happened to the three of you. Is there anything else you would like to ask?鈥?
鈥淚s my singing that terrible? That can鈥檛 be. You replicated this 鈥楲ittle Raddish鈥?using a ritual array earlier. It sounded good, the pinnacle of the music Dao, nourishing the soul. It is a good song!鈥?Ensnaring Performance frowned.
Longevity immediately glared. 鈥淪cram! Don鈥檛 ever sing in front of me in the future. Look! Kong Xuan could not even endure it and left first!鈥?
鈥淭o think you are not embarrassed to criticize me? I nearly fell for your trick earlier. What was that you drew?鈥?Ensnaring Performance glared back.
鈥淲hat do you know? That is the primal essence of lifeforce. Life comes out of the primal chaos. That egg can create life. How unexpected! How unexpected that I can hide the power of the law with a brush. Eggs are truly the most wondrous thing in the world!鈥?Longevity countered.
Purple Subtlety complained at the side, 鈥淧tooey! Your true body is egg-shaped. No wonder you can only draw eggs eight hundred thousand years later! You made me suffer eight hundred thousand years later.鈥?
鈥淵ou are no better. The poems you recited nearly turned us into fertilizer,鈥?Longevity called out.
鈥淭hat is fertile land!鈥?Purple Subtlety glared.
鈥淩ight now, your true body as a divine beast is that of rotting fertile land. Even after reincarnation, you give us a hard time!鈥?Longevity glared.
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Gu Hai watched the three interact and realized that the three鈥檚 incompatibility had happened for a reason; this was where it began.
鈥淒o the three of you believe what I just said?鈥?Gu Hai asked, feeling confused.
The three stopped arguing.
After some silence, Ensnaring Performance nodded. 鈥淎ctually, we already believed it before we met with you.鈥?
鈥淥h?鈥?Gu Hai felt slightly startled.
鈥淲hen we searched for Mao Tianyun, we found several people like you. We used various methods鈥攖hreats, bribes, even soul searching鈥攖o question them. We just could not accept it then. Did you think Houtu would let Hetu use her so easily?鈥?Ensnaring Performance said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 good that you believe it!鈥?Gu Hai nodded after taking a deep breath.
鈥淲e never expected that Six Paths Veritable Lord would dare to kill Heaven. He has a glowing reputation. Stories of the Six Paths Veritable Lord have spread everywhere in the world; everyone respects him. Who could have expected鈥?Not long ago, he told Heaven that he wanted to create a new perfect immortal firmament, to give all life a vaster world to live in. He wanted to create a world, a new world that could survive in the void, just like our immortal firmament,鈥?Ensnaring Performance explained.
鈥淭he Six Paths Veritable Lord has an immortal firmament, but its laws are incomplete. I heard that time is slower at the edge of the immortal firmament, and space is warped. That is due to the conflict between nothing and something. A perfect immortal firmament has countless laws to protect it, preventing the nothing of the void from draining it. How could an incomplete immortal firmament like his endure the drain of the void, creating a world?鈥?Gu Hai frowned.
鈥淗e said that he could. Heaven got cheated by him, believing him and giving him all sorts of help. Heaven helped the Six Paths Veritable Lord grow stronger and perfect his immortal firmament. Heaven even left our world to go to the void. Once Heaven enters the void, Heaven loses the connection with all life and cannot use much of the power available to him. If Heaven runs into trouble there鈥?鈥?Longevity said with an unsightly expression.
鈥淲ill you make a move against the Six Paths Veritable Lord?鈥?Gu Hai asked gravely.
The three exchanged looks and remained silent for a while.
鈥淎ccording to history, we reincarnated. Perhaps the three of us died resisting the Six Paths Veritable Lord. Perhaps we died because we resisted,鈥?Purple Subtlety said.
Gu Hai nodded.
The three remained silent for a while longer before Ensnaring Performance said, 鈥淎lthough we will die, we will live in cowardice for the rest of our lives if we do not resist. You said that we would reincarnate eight hundred thousand years in the future? So, why not give it our best?鈥?
鈥淏ut I cannot guarantee that history won鈥檛 change,鈥?Gu Hai said seriously.
鈥淗aha! Wouldn鈥檛 it be better if we won?鈥?Longevity laughed.
Upon seeing the three鈥檚 determination, Gu Hai stood up and bowed deeply to them.
鈥淚mperial Emperor Gu, there鈥檚 no need for this. We are doing this for Heaven. Heaven is in trouble. How can we not rescue Heaven with everything we have? That would not be worthy of Heaven鈥檚 recognition of us back then!鈥?the three immediately protested.
鈥淣o. This bow is necessary. It is for your righteousness!鈥?Gu Hai said gravely.
The three exchanged looks but no longer stopped Gu Hai.
鈥淭here are seven more days. I hope that the three of you will help me!鈥?Gu Hai said seriously.
鈥淲e will do our best. Honestly speaking, the three of us might not be a match for the Six Paths Veritable Lord. He is too strong now,鈥?the three said with bitter smiles.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 sufficient!鈥?Gu Hai smiled.
As the group chatted, Kong Xuan called out from outside, 鈥淵our Reverence, Murong Yan seeks a meeting.鈥?
鈥淥h?鈥?Gu Hai walked out of the hall.
Murong Yan waited quietly outside the hall. When Gu Hai and the others walked over, she bowed. 鈥淕reetings, Mister Gu!鈥?
鈥淢urong Yan, there鈥檚 no need for the formalities,鈥?Gu Hai immediately said.
At the same time, Gu Hai looked at Jiang Lianshan鈥檚 distant flying ship.
At this moment, discomfort flashed in the Flame Monarch鈥檚 eyes as he looked over.
鈥淚mperial Emperor Gu, we will let you have some privacy!鈥?Ensnaring Performance said solemnly.
鈥淭hank you!鈥?Gu Hai nodded.
Then, the three stepped away.
鈥淢urong Yan, how about we take a seat at that pavilion shelter there?鈥?Gu Hai did not invite Murong Yan into the hall.
She smiled and nodded.
The two walked to the nearby pavilion shelter.
When the distant Flame Monarch saw that Murong Yan did not enter the hall, his frown relaxed somewhat.
鈥淢urong Yan, why are you looking for me?鈥?Gu Hai asked.
After the two sat down, Murong Yan remained silent for a while before saying, 鈥淢ister Gu, let me tell you Murong Yan鈥檚 story. I hope you will not shun it.鈥?
鈥淥h? I could not ask for anything more!鈥?Gu Hai鈥檚 eyes lit up.
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There was a peony on the Eastern Sea鈥檚 Phoenix Island. After being nourished by natural Spiritual Energy for countless ages, it was about to become a spirit. Before it did, it released a fragrance that attracted many animal spirits. Just as it turned into a peony spirit, those animal spirits all pounced, wanting to consume it to raise their cultivation. It looked like the peony spirit would die at the hands of those beasts. However, a hoe descended from the sky, scattering the surrounding animal spirits.
At the peony spirit鈥檚 moment of despair, the hoe had saved it. Its heart trembled intensely. It cried out of gratitude. The person who wielded the hoe was Jiang Lianshan.
鈥淭his is the first time we鈥檝e seen such a beautiful peony!鈥?Jiang Lianshan was entranced by the peony flower.
鈥淢any thanks, Benefactor!鈥?The peony spirit immediately bowed in gratitude.
鈥淲hat is your name?鈥?
鈥淚 do not have a name. If Benefactor does not think it beneath him, how about you give me a name?鈥?
鈥淵our smile is lovely, surpassing that of a myriad of flowers. I鈥檒l call you Yaner.鈥?
[TL Note: Yan means lovely or sweet.]
鈥淢any thanks, Benefactor!鈥?
鈥淵aner, you have just become a spirit and do not have any cultivation yet. It is not safe for you to wander around. How about this? We shall see this good deed to the end. We鈥檒l assign you under the Flame Monarch, and we will take over after we are done with the court鈥檚 administrative matters.鈥?
Naturally, Murong Yan accepted Jiang Lianshan鈥檚 arrangements. Back then, her intelligence was limited. When he descended from the sky, she had given her heart to him. She felt that becoming a spirit was the best thing in the world.
A phoenix was a beautiful animal. However, Yaner鈥檚 beauty surpassed all the phoenixes. She gave off a fragrance the phoenixes liked. Back then, many phoenixes pursued Yaner. However, she had already given her heart to Jiang Lianshan, not accepting anyone鈥檚 pursuit.
Back then, the Flame Monarch also fell for Yaner鈥檚 innocence and kindness.
Despite the Flame Monarch expressing his feelings for Yaner a few times, Yaner did not reciprocate. She had only Jiang Lianshan in her heart, not letting anyone else in.
Jiang Lianshan frequently came to Phoenix Island. Yaner felt incredibly happy every time he came.
This continued until Jiang Lianshan gave Yaner an important mission. Before assigning her to it, he asked Yaner for her opinion.
Jiang Lianshan wanted Yaner to seduce another man. Yaner was very beautiful, and her air of innocence attracted many people.
Yaner felt very upset. However, as this was Jiang Lianshan鈥檚 request, she agreed reluctantly.
Translator Notes
Hey everyone, it saddens me to say that I'm going to have to reduce the release rate of EIF further as I'm finding keeping up quite difficult. However, lowering EIF to 5 chapters a week has been part of the plans anyway, and in exchange I will increase the release rates to 7 chapters a week. So what difference does that make? Toolate is easier to translate and slightly shorter, making it easier to keep up with. Anyway, I'm feeling slightly burned out too, and the lack of an income has also been demoralizing. So I'll be sticking to 5 chapters a week for both EIF and TOOLATE for a month or two, then I will bump TOOLATE to 7 chapters/week after some rest.
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