Chapter 1867: Chapter 1886: Discussing the Dao, the Great Principles of Heaven and Earth!
Inside the Tao Palace.
The candlelight rises, the atmosphere tranquil, with an inexplicable aura of Dao growing. Fei Yu and Ye Xuan sit cross-legged, facing each other, with a pot of clear tea placed between them.
Splash!
The Divine Master of Feiyu personally pours tea for Ye Xuan. A fragrance wafts out as he fills the teacup and hands it to Ye Xuan, saying, "This tea is not a divine item or holy grade, but merely made from the most ordinary mountain tea. Please, Daoist, have a taste."
Ye Xuan takes the teacup, gently sips, his eyes slightly brightening, then lowers the cup, nodding, "Though it is common, it leaves a lasting fragrance on the palate, retaining the original aroma of mountain tea. Even one who doesn’t know tea, like me, can tell it’s excellent."
"After this tea, you and I are enemies, not friends. I only hope you can agree to one thing," Fei Yu Divine Master calmly looks at Ye Xuan.
"What is it?"
Looking into Fei Yu’s calm eyes, Ye Xuan inexplicably shivers. It’s not a difference in cultivation but the tranquility in the other’s eyes that makes him uneasy.
"If I fall by your hand, I hope you will spare the Feiyu Divine Dynasty. You can take my place and become the new master of the dynasty."
"Of course, if you fall by my hand, then you can only blame yourself." Fei Yu Divine Master speaks as if discussing something ordinary, with not the slightest fluctuation in his words.
Gazing at Fei Yu’s calm demeanor, Ye Xuan’s gaze deepens. He senses something unusual as if he has overlooked something important.
"Do you know why I came here?" Ye Xuan gently sips the clear tea, his eyes serene as he looks at Fei Yu.
"We Heaven Defiers have the same goal. Naturally, I know your purpose for coming." Fei Yu smiles faintly.
"The same goal?"
Ye Xuan is momentarily baffled, genuinely confused, for he doesn’t understand this statement. Moreover, he’s surprised to find that from the moment he arrived at Feiyu Divine Dynasty, the other showed no hostility towards him.
Seeing the confusion on Ye Xuan’s face, Fei Yu Divine Master’s expression slightly shifts, "It seems Daoist is not a being of the Ancient World?"
Boom!
Ye Xuan’s body shivers, his demeanor instantly darkening. A trace of a killing intent flashes in his eyes, evidently because the other’s words have touched upon his greatest secret.
To know he reversed Eternal Times to return to the Ancient World is a secret only he knows. Could the other have discerned something?
"So it is, it seems Daoist is indeed not an Ancient World being, but likely a fortunate survivor from the Desolate Ancient Era?"
"But I find one thing puzzling, your cultivation is comparable to mine. How did you survive that cataclysmic extinction?" Fei Yu Divine Master asks, befuddled.
Hearing Fei Yu Divine Master’s words, Ye Xuan quietly exhales, realizing he’s overthinking. It turns out the other assumes he’s someone from the Desolate Ancient Era.
"My memory is already fragmented. I only remember waking in the Ancient Desolate Burial Ground. I can’t recall past events."
Ye Xuan concocts a random excuse because he absolutely cannot reveal that he reversed Eternal Times to return to the Ancient World. If this news spreads, he’ll be in immense trouble.
"So that’s how it is."
Fei Yu Divine Master nods, understanding, without doubting Ye Xuan’s words. At their Realm, lies have little effect; everything is determined by cultivation.
"It seems Daoist is unaware of the common goal of we Heaven Defiers, nor do you know the responsibility we Heaven Defiers bear." Fei Yu Divine Master says seriously.
"Please, enlighten me."
At this moment, Ye Xuan finally feels he’s missed something, which explains why he cannot sense any hostility from Fei Yu Divine Master.
"Alas!"
A long sigh escapes from Fei Yu’s mouth as he slowly narrates the mission and responsibility of Heaven Defiers to Ye Xuan.
Desolation breaks, primordial growth.
One by one, primordial beings arise, with geniuses from Eternal Times emerging, perceiving the lost secrets and legends of the Desolate Ancient Era.
Eternal Universe, Reincarnation and Destruction.
No matter how powerful a being is, they ultimately disappear in the Reincarnation and Destruction. The Desolate Ancient Era is the best proof.
From that day on, every primordial being who became a Heaven Defier shared the same goal: to break the curse of world extinction and truly extend the Desolate Ancient Era.
For this goal, all Heavenly Defying Realm primordial beings strive, frantically cultivating, enhancing their cultivation level, trying to, before the arrival of reincarnation and destruction, produce a heaven-shaking existence to contend with Eternal Universe.
But the cultivation for Heaven Defiers requires immense cultivation resources. To achieve a Heavenly Defying Level powerhouse requires unimaginable sacrifices.
Not just the accumulation of cultivation resources, but also possessing a naturally stunning talent, further growing amidst life and death trials.
Thus, each contemporary divine dynasty exploits the great sect below, sects exploit the sects beneath them, layer by layer stripping away, all to cultivate Heavenly Defying Level powerhouses, to face the future cataclysm of reincarnation and destruction.
But this is still far from enough. To let the Desolate Ancient Era perpetually exist, breaking the curse of reincarnation and destruction, Heavenly Defying Realm powerhouses must become even stronger, until attaining the realm of Nine Transformations Shocking Heaven, possibly hoping for success.
Therefore, there’s an unwritten rule among Heavenly Defying Realm: it’s rare for conflicts to occur, but once they do, it’s a battle of life and death.
Because to achieve Nine Transformations Shocking Heaven means treading on the corpses of other Heaven Defiers. Mere closed-door bitter cultivation cannot reach the realm of Nine Transformations Shocking Heaven.
In other words, the Heaven Defiers of the Ancient World view themselves as raised insects, engaged in mutual slaughter and devouring, ultimately birthing the strongest Insect King.
No deep-seated hatred, no endless feuds, everything is just for that ultimate goal—this is the responsibility of primordial beings.
Hundred deaths without regret, battling Heaven and Earth!
Only to create the strongest of Nine Transformations Shocking Heaven, capable of leading the entire Ancient World to break the curse of reincarnation and destruction—this is the responsibility of primordial beings and our responsibility as Heaven Defiers!
Pausing slightly, the Fei Yu Divine Master then lets out a long sigh, looking at Ye Xuan, "Do you know why we are called Heaven Defiers?"
"Because we bear the hope of primordial beings. Only by rising against the heavens and battling Heaven and Earth can we hope to break the curse of reincarnation and destruction, and push open the legendary Reincarnation Gate to understand the ultimate mysteries of the Eternal Universe."
Hearing this, Ye Xuan’s body goes stiff. He finally understands why Fei Yu Divine Master harbored no animosity towards him, instead welcoming him with high honors, and discussing the Dao over tea.
It turns out, everything is for the Ancient World, for all the beings of Antiquity, and this is the path that Heaven Defiers walk.
