Chapter 1032
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Chapter 1032 Time Silhouette
Melodious celestial music wandered among the clouds, the stars in the sky retreated to the firmament, and a dazzling and sacred rising sun hung high above the Jade Pool.
Between the layers of mountain peaks, countless celestial birds and spiritual beasts moved freely, and divine mounts crossed the azure sky, slowly descending at the edge of the Jade Pool.
Immortal music lingered, spiritual energy permeated the air.
Two figures descended upon the Jade Pool, the clouds and mist dispersed, and they followed many immortals toward the extraordinarily lively Peach Banquet not far away.
“Jade Tripod True Person, how have you been?” A figure wearing a starry robe walked up to the two, smiling and cupping his hands toward Jade Tripod True Person.
“Oh, it’s the Purple Subtlety Star Lord.” Jade Tripod True Person smiled, “Have you made progress in your cultivation recently?”
“Haha, just some minor achievements.”
“Congratulations, congratulations.”
Lin Qiye followed beside Jade Tripod True Person, curiously observing everything around him, feeling a sense of unreality.
Jade Tripod True Person, Purple Subtlety Star Lord, the Four Heavenly Kings arriving on clouds in the distance, and various rare beasts flying in the sky… The legendary Peach Banquet and the various deities from Xia mythology were actually appearing before his eyes?
He, Lin Qiye, actually had a day when he could follow beside Jade Tripod True Person and attend the Peach Banquet with the gods of Xia?
It felt just like a dream.
Purple Subtlety Star Lord’s gaze fell on the dazed Lin Qiye beside him, and he asked with some surprise:
“This young friend is…?”
“This young friend is the disciple of the Victorious Fighting Buddha of the Western Heaven, attending on behalf of his master. Since it’s his first time at the Peach Banquet, I brought him along to prevent any mistakes.”
“That monkey’s disciple?” Purple Subtlety Star Lord was stunned, and his gaze toward Lin Qiye became strange, “That’s good then.”
Purple Subtlety Star Lord remembered that at the Peach Banquet years ago, that monkey had turned the entire Jade Pool upside down… Although he had now achieved enlightenment and tempered his character considerably, no longer the lawless Monkey King he once was, who could guarantee that his disciple wouldn’t cause trouble everywhere?
This fine Peach Banquet couldn’t be ruined like that again.
He walked beside Jade Tripod True Person, heading together to the Peach Banquet.
After a while, Purple Subtlety Star Lord seemed to remember something and turned to ask:
“By the way, True Person, I heard that the three Venerable Ones recently went together to the extreme southern frigid lands. Do you know what for?”
“How could juniors like us fathom the intentions of the Venerable Ones?” Jade Tripod True Person shook his head helplessly, “However… I did hear the Venerable One mention a few days ago that some great calamity seems to be approaching.”
“Great calamity?” Purple Subtlety Star Lord frowned upon hearing these words.
“What is it?”
“It’s rather strange,” Purple Subtlety Star Lord pondered for a moment. “In recent days, observing the night sky, I’ve noticed disturbances in the movement of the stars, and the moon tinged with red, seeming to be an omen of great disaster.”
Hearing these words, Lin Qiye’s heart skipped a beat.
The moon tinged with red?
In his mind, the red moon from the High Plain of Heaven immediately appeared.
And if he remembered correctly, the mist that once enveloped the world had emerged from Antarctica… The three Venerable Ones going together to the extreme southern frigid lands, could it be related to this?
That is to say, the timeline here might very well be before the descent of the mist?
Yes, after all, the gods of Xia had only returned from reincarnation two years ago, and after returning, they immediately left Xia. How could they have had time to hold a Peach Banquet in Kunlun?
Thinking of this, a certain idea rose irrepressibly in Lin Qiye’s mind.
He didn’t know why he was here, nor did he know the reason for this place’s existence, but if he had truly traversed time, back to the Peach Banquet a hundred years ago, didn’t that mean he could warn the gods of Xia in advance, telling them that the mist was about to descend?
Lin Qiye’s eyes immediately brightened. He excitedly raised his hand, grabbing toward the hem of Jade Tripod True Person’s robe beside him, and urgently spoke:
“True Person! I…”
His fingertips passed through Jade Tripod True Person’s arm as if through nothing.
Like trying to touch a non-existent hologram, apart from a slight disturbance in the light, Lin Qiye’s fingertips had no sensation of touching anything solid.
He stood stunned.
Jade Tripod True Person, who was conversing with Purple Subtlety Star Lord, turned his head toward Lin Qiye in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
Lin Qiye stared at his fingertips in a daze, took a while to react, and his eyes revealed unprecedented dejection and bitterness. He closed his eyes and shook his head helplessly, “Nothing… I’m just a bit hungry.”
“Hungry?” Purple Subtlety Star Lord laughed, “After we take our seats, there will be peaches for you to eat. After eating them, you won’t feel hungry for years.”
Lin Qiye squeezed out a smile.
His gaze surveyed the surroundings, his expression becoming complex.
He casually kicked away a stone at his feet, which landed on a nearby crane. The stone gently passed through its body, as if through a phantom.
The crane seemed completely unaware of what had happened, lightly flapped its wings a couple of times, and then, carrying a spirit grass with dispersing spiritual energy, flew up into the clear sky.
As expected…
There was no time travel, no reversal of time. Everything here was just a clip that once existed in the river of time.
Celestial birds and spiritual beasts, various gods, the Peach Banquet… all of it was false. It was like a massive holographic projection covering every corner of Kunlun.
What surprised Lin Qiye was how realistic these things were. Whether it was appearance, aura, or the pressure emanating from each Xia deity, it was an absolutely real sensory experience. Even Lin Qiye’s spiritual perception couldn’t detect any anomalies. Without physically touching them, it was impossible to discover the truth.
But in a sense, these weren’t entirely false.
For instance, the stone Lin Qiye had just kicked away was real. Real objects couldn’t affect these time clips, and the time clips couldn’t harm Lin Qiye either.
Similarly… trying to change history by warning the gods of Xia in advance was impossible, since everything here wasn’t really happening. No matter how hard Lin Qiye tried to change things, he couldn’t affect established reality.
Lin Qiye turned to look at Jade Tripod True Person beside him, his eyes flashing with confusion.
But if these were merely time clips, why could Jade Tripod True Person and Purple Subtlety Star Lord, who existed in the river of time as phantoms, see him, communicate with him, and even think normally and respond?
Did these clips retain their original thoughts?
How was this possible?
As Lin Qiye pondered, the three had already arrived at the venue of the Peach Banquet.
