Chapter 1573
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Chapter 1573 Truth
An Qingyu remained silent for a moment, “Behind the Door of Truth, naturally lies ‘Truth’…”
“What exactly is ‘Truth’?”
“The essence of how the world operates is ‘Truth’, from microscopic physics to celestial movements, all are composed of countless overlapping ‘Truths’.” An Qingyu pointed at the void before him,
“In the world, why is there wind? Because wind is the manifestation of air flow; then why does air flow? One of the main reasons is that solar radiation heats the Earth’s surface, causing hot air to rise and cold air to descend, forming air currents;
Why does hot air rise? This is because hot air has lower density, higher energy, and greater molecular spacing; why does heat increase molecular spacing? This is because…”
“Stop, stop, stop!” Lin Qiye halted this endless chain of “whys,” and thoughtfully said, “You mean to say that the world operates because of countless combined and stacked ‘Truths’?”
“Yes, humans call the portion of truth they’ve mastered ‘science,’ but this is merely a drop in the ocean. The complete picture of truth is nearly infinite, like the microscopic world, no matter how much we explore, there are always smaller particles.
The truth encompassing the causes of wind is already nearly infinite, so what about the operation of the entire Earth? What about the universe? And how does everything beyond this world operate?
After pausing briefly, An Qingyu continued, “True ‘Truth’ cannot be fully controlled by anyone. This endless knowledge would overwhelm the cognition of any living being. This is why once someone glimpses the truth, they descend into madness, undergo dramatic personality changes, or even explode and die.
Gods are no exception.”
“Even so, ‘Truth’ still makes many beings envious, because even if they glimpse and understand just a corner of truth, it brings tremendous enhancement. Mastering a portion of truth allows one to deduce the course of anything they wish to know—past, present, future—all within truth’s calculations.
Therefore, before truth, there are no concepts of time and space. Time to it is merely a point; similarly, by controlling truth, one can use its entangled connections to accomplish desired actions thousands of miles away, so the concept of space also ceases to exist.
This is why the [Key of the Door], which guards the Door of Truth, is called time-space itself. Possessing a portion of truth’s power, it can freely traverse any time and space, all-knowing and all-seeing.”
After hearing this, Lin Qiye’s expression grew increasingly solemn.
“The [Key of the Door] is that terrifying?”
“I didn’t know originally, but after contacting the Door of Truth, I truly experienced its power… This is why I asked Heaven to kill me directly.” An Qingyu calmly said, “If the [Key of the Door] reappears, Earth’s destruction won’t be far off.”
“Qingyu…”
Floating in midair, Jiang Er heard these words and gently placed her ethereal hands on his, her eyes full of reluctance.
“Don’t worry about me.” An Qingyu smiled slightly, “Perhaps this is my destiny… being buried with you isn’t so bad.”
An Qingyu glanced downward, where beneath the gloomy clouds, a jewel-like lake was embedded between mountains and city, clearly reflecting the sky.
“We’ve arrived,” he murmured.
Jiang Er leaned over the edge of the cloud, her gaze sweeping across Erhai Lake below. Her dim eyes sparked with light as she pointed to a spot:
“It’s there.”
“You two go ahead, we’ll wait nearby,” Lin Qiye said to An Qingyu.
An Qingyu nodded, virtually grasping Jiang Er’s wrist, and leapt down from the cloud.
Watching the two figures falling straight toward the edge of Erhai Lake, the silent crowd on the cloud sighed helplessly.
…
Howling wind brushed past An Qingyu’s ears. With a light touch of his fingertips, his rapidly falling form quickly halted, gently landing on a shallow beach.
After actively contacting the Door of Truth, he had completely broken the seal left by the Heavenly Venerable in the depths of his soul. Everything about him had returned to normal, even surpassing his original state.
“Finally back…”
Jiang Er floated above the shallow beach, gazing at the crystal-clear lake before her. Her gloomy expression completely vanished, replaced by relief and excitement.
When the person she loved most followed her back to this land she cherished most, she couldn’t wait to share all its beauty. She wanted to tell An Qingyu how warm the wind was here, how clear the water was. She wanted to show him all the beauty here… because this place buried her past.
She wanted to turn this beauty into An Qingyu’s memories, so that whenever he thought of her, it would be as clear and beautiful as the waters of Erhai.
“Look, isn’t it beautiful?!” Jiang Er floated to the edge of Erhai, spreading her arms.
“Yes.” An Qingyu instinctively reached to touch the frame on his nose, but only touched his nose instead. His glasses had been shattered in Heaven, though for his current self, glasses were basically useless. He had continued wearing them only out of habit.
Whether due to the absence of glasses or his predetermined fate, An Qingyu felt unprecedentedly relaxed. He slowly surveyed the scenery before him, the corners of his mouth curling into a smile,
“It’s truly beautiful.”
“This isn’t even its most beautiful moment. Unfortunately, it’s a bit cloudy today. If it were sunny, we could see the white clouds, the gradient between sky and lake…”
Before Jiang Er could finish, a deep rumble erupted from above the clouds, like a thunderclap.
Strangely, after this thunder, the sky didn’t darken further. The dark clouds pressing over the city seemed to be forcibly dispersed, and a huge circular opening of sunlight fell from the sky, coating the entire Dali with a layer of pale gold.
This sudden weather change made pedestrians on distant streets look up in puzzlement, their faces full of confusion… Having lived here for so many years, they had never seen such a bizarre phenomenon.
But at this moment, by Erhai Lake, two people simultaneously smiled.
“It seems today, we’re the luckiest people in this city,” An Qingyu smiled. “After all, even the gods are on our side.”
“Then… can they hear what we’re saying?” Jiang Er asked softly. “That would be embarrassing…”
“Don’t worry, after you said that, they won’t listen anymore.”
“That’s true.”
An Qingyu took Jiang Er’s ethereal hand, and the two walked unhurriedly along the sparkling shores of Erhai Lake under the sunlight…
