Chapter 1555
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Chapter 1555 The Heavenly Venerable’s Method
Hearing these words, Cao Yuan’s emotions gradually stabilized. He took a deep breath and released his grip on the desk.
Left Qing helplessly closed his eyes and continued: “Everyone knows about your relationship with An Qingyu… and precisely because of this, I suggested to the Great Xia gods that the [Nightfall] team should recuse themselves from this matter.
After all, if you were to do something that causes the handling of An Qingyu to fail, allowing the [Key to the Door] to return, it would bring catastrophe not just to Great Xia but to the entire Earth… At that point, [Nightfall] would become the sinners of the entire world.
But you are meant to be heroes, aren’t you?”
Lin Qiye met Left Qing’s gaze and felt his heart tremble slightly.
In Left Qing’s eyes, there were many complex emotions: expectation, comfort, helplessness, guilt… This kind of look, Lin Qiye had seen before in Ye Fan’s eyes.
The difference was that Ye Fan had only witnessed part of [Nightfall]’s rise, while Left Qing had personally watched them grow from nothing to where they are today.
No one understood better than Left Qing how much [Nightfall] had contributed to Great Xia, how many miracles they had created… He was like a father to [Nightfall], witnessing their growth, and precisely because of this, he didn’t want to see this team ultimately face the worst outcome.
“So, don’t go looking for Tianting, don’t do anything stupid… That’s an order,” Left Qing’s tone was absolutely firm.
He took out a thick file from the drawer and placed it in front of Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan. His voice softened somewhat,
“With An Qingyu leaving the team, [Nightfall] temporarily has just the two of you, but it shouldn’t be long before Jialan revives and returns. By then, there will be three of you, and [Nightfall] won’t be forcibly disbanded due to insufficient numbers.
This is the roster of all active Night Watchers. You can look through it and select some elites to join you, to make up for the shortage in numbers.”
Lin Qiye silently looked at the Night Watcher roster in front of him but didn’t reach out for it.
After some time, he took a deep breath and slowly pushed the roster back to Left Qing.
“I’m sorry, Commander Left… I don’t plan to expand with new members yet.”
After saying this, Lin Qiye didn’t say anything more and directly turned to walk toward the door of the Commander’s office. Cao Yuan didn’t even glance at the roster and calmly followed behind.
Bang—!
As those two deep red figures departed, the office door closed with a muffled sound.
In the empty room, Left Qing helplessly closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh…
…
Tianting.
“The Gate of Truth… huh…”
After hearing Lingbao Tianzun’s explanation, An Qingyu’s eyes filled with bitterness. “So, as long as I’m alive, I’ll accelerate the revival of the Gate of Truth, eventually becoming the [Key to the Door]?”
Lingbao Tianzun silently nodded.
“But there’s one thing I’m still not clear about,” An Qingyu paused for a moment. “If the Gate of Truth revives because of me, will I become the [Key to the Door], or will the [Key to the Door] use my body to be reborn?”
“Neither,” Lingbao Tianzun shook his head. “The [Key to the Door] is the embodiment of truth, a part of truth, and also the guardian of the Gate of Truth… You might not understand this way. Do you know what a spirit of an artifact is?”
“You mean the spiritual essence cultivated by divine artifacts?”
“Exactly. The [Key to the Door], in a sense, is the spirit of the Gate of Truth. So it cannot die by itself, because truth will never be erased. The only way to eliminate it is to destroy the Gate of Truth itself, putting the [Key to the Door] into a slumber that’s infinitely close to death. That’s what the ancestral gods did back then.
But your existence is causing the Gate of Truth to continuously repair itself. When it is fully restored, the [Key to the Door] will naturally awaken… Strictly speaking, you are different entities, but your fates are closely intertwined, like a divine artifact and its spirit.
Does that make sense to you?”
An Qingyu nodded, “I understand now.”
“Then… what do you plan to do?” Jiang Er’s lips pressed together.
Lingbao Tianzun looked at An Qingyu with complexity, and after a long silence, he finally spoke: “The simplest and most direct method would be to kill you, destroying both your body and soul. This way, the Gate of Truth would have no possibility of revival…”
Hearing these words, Jiang Er’s gaze intensified, and her face immediately turned pale.
An Qingyu just calmly nodded, “That is indeed the most reliable and cost-effective approach. Just by killing me, you can prevent the revival of something that counters the Three Pillar Gods.”
His expression didn’t change at all, as if he wasn’t talking about his own death, but rather a rigorous scientific demonstration.
“But I don’t want to do that,” Lingbao Tianzun said slowly. “To prevent the revival of the Gate of Truth, the key is to stop it from deconstructing the world. You are like the eyes of the Gate of Truth. As long as you are completely separated from this world, it naturally won’t be able to continue recovering.”
“Separate from this world… how would that be done?”
“By sealing you.”
Around Lingbao Tianzun’s body, a faint halo appeared, weaving into countless complex patterns that displayed before An Qingyu. “With the combined power of all Great Xia gods, we will place 99,999 seals on you, sealing every inch of your skin and soul, then sink you into Tianting’s Spirit Abyss, completely isolating you from this world…
This way, we can both preserve your life and prevent the revival of the [Key to the Door].”
An Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, “It sounds like some kind of punishment… Are you condemning me to eternal solitude?”
“No, the seals will lock away your thoughts and perceptions. You won’t feel the passage of time at all. No matter how long you’re submerged in the Spirit Abyss, to you it will only feel like a brief nap. You won’t experience loneliness or any other emotions.”
Lingbao Tianzun paused, “An Qingyu, rest assured, as long as this poor Daoist is alive, I will continuously seek a method to completely eradicate the [Key to the Door]. One day, you will see the light again… though this might take a very long time, perhaps a hundred years, a thousand years, or even… ten thousand years.”
An Qingyu looked at Lingbao Tianzun for a moment, then smiled slightly, “I trust you, whether you’re Baili Pangpang or Lingbao Tianzun, I trust you… But I have one more question.”
An Qingyu reached out his hand and pointed to Jiang Er beside him,
“If I am sealed, what will happen to her?”
