Chapter 976

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Chapter 976 The Sky Is About to Change

Wang Mian remained silent for a long time before sighing and handing the magatama to the old man.

Taking out the Yasakani no Magatama from Takamagahara was the contract Wang Mian signed when becoming the proxy of the Time God, and it was also the price he paid for power. Whether Chronos could give him the answer he wanted or not, he had to return this item.

The other party had already done him a favor by telling him the only path to godhood.

The old man took the Yasakani no Magatama, gave Wang Mian a deep look, then turned and walked into the mist.

The phantom of the river of time flowed through his body, and his entire person vanished from the spot.

After he left, the floating giant cherry blossom tree rapidly withered, turning to dust that swirled in the air, and the new shops on both sides quickly aged and dispersed, returning to their original appearance.

Everything that had just happened seemed like merely a bubble in time, automatically bursting with the old man’s departure.

Wang Mian stood alone on the desolate street wearing a gray cloak, his aged face showing bitterness and fatigue…

Sighs echoed in the air.

…

Meanwhile.

Lin Qiye walked along the street for a long time until a Taoist figure emerged from the mist.

The Taoist wore a coarse cloth robe, had his hair tied up with a hairpin, and kept his hands inside his wide sleeves. He smiled while looking at Lin Qiye, his eyes exceptionally bright.

“Junior Lin Qiye pays respects to Yuanshi Tianzun.”

Lin Qiye bowed respectfully upon seeing the figure.

“No need for formalities.” The Taoist waved his hand and smiled, “This time, I’ve come to play the villain.”

“Villain?” Lin Qiye was stunned.

The Taoist pointed at the meditation cushion in Lin Qiye’s hand, “I’ve come to retrieve this item.”

Lin Qiye’s gaze fell on the meditation cushion, and he blinked, seeming somewhat reluctant.

This meditation cushion was a powerful item that could amplify Forbidden Domains to the divine realm. With it, Lin Qiye could even walk sideways through the mist. Although he didn’t like relying too much on external power, having an extra trump card was always good.

“Tianzun, what exactly is this?” Lin Qiye asked curiously.

“It’s the divine core of an old friend of mine.” The Taoist spoke slowly, “A few years ago, when I had just awakened from reincarnation, that person from Da Xia who traveled back from the future found me and explained the cause and effect of this catastrophe, hoping I could help resolve this crisis for Da Xia.

After calculating the heavenly omens, I set up this scheme with him and lent him this meditation cushion to place at the gap of the Yata Mirror. As long as that chubby fellow entered the ‘Human Circle’ fifty years early, he would naturally sit on this cushion and block the Red Moon’s contamination.”

Hearing this, Lin Qiye suddenly understood.

The person from Da Xia who traveled back from the future that the Tianzun mentioned must be the elderly Wang Mian, and behind his series of chess moves was Yuanshi Tianzun’s shadow?

Indeed, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why after the Heaven’s Origin was repaired, the Da Xia gods left Da Xia territory and vanished without a trace.

And when he used [Divine Catastrophe] to cut open Takamagahara’s summoning gate, the three Golden Immortals appeared so timely within Takamagahara, beginning to sweep away the zombie beast catastrophe… as if they had been waiting at Takamagahara’s gate all along.

The Cthulhu gods planned to trigger catastrophe from the Red Moon to sweep across the mortal realm, while the Da Xia gods were secretly arranging to resolve it.

No wonder Merlin said that behind this catastrophe was a game between two divine systems.

“But Tianzun, how did you know I would definitely be able to cut open the summoning gate with this blade?” Lin Qiye asked puzzled, “Since you knew that combining the nine Magatsuhi blades could break open the summoning gate, why didn’t you just take the nine blades and force them to combine?”

“There are naturally ordained fates in the mysteries of heaven, and sometimes forcefully intervening with our external power will only have the opposite effect.” The Taoist spoke slowly, profound and unfathomable.

Lin Qiye nodded with partial understanding, and after some hesitation, still voluntarily returned the meditation cushion in his hand.

Since this cushion was placed there by Yuanshi Tianzun, it was better to return it to its original owner. Lin Qiye wouldn’t dare to claim this treasure as his own in front of the Tianzun.

“By the way, give me that blade too.” The Taoist reached out his hand again, pointing to [Divine Catastrophe] at Lin Qiye’s waist.

Lin Qiye’s mouth twitched.

“Tianzun, this blade isn’t mine, I need to return it after using it, you can’t just take it away.”

“I’m not trying to steal it.” The Taoist smiled helplessly, “The energy in this blade simply cannot sustain so many lives. I’ll help you absorb some of it and return it to you shortly.”

Seeing the Tianzun put it that way, Lin Qiye had no choice but to unstrap [Divine Catastrophe] and hand it to the Taoist.

The Taoist smiled with satisfaction and turned to walk toward the summoning gate.

“Tianzun, I have another question.” Lin Qiye suddenly spoke up, “Where exactly is the Heavenly Court?”

The Taoist pointed to the void above the summoning gate, “Right there.”

“Then what about the other Da Xia gods?”

The Taoist’s footsteps paused.

He turned his head, looking at Lin Qiye with surprise, “Why do you ask?”

“I just feel that since you already knew the Takamagahara gods had perished, it seems unnecessary to move all the Da Xia gods over just for these zombie beasts?” Lin Qiye said somewhat uncertainly,

“All the Da Xia gods returned from reincarnation and hid for nearly two years. If it was just for a collapsing Takamagahara… it doesn’t seem worth it?”

“And up until now, only three Golden Immortals have appeared. Where did all the other Da Xia gods go?”

The Taoist was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

He turned back, holding the meditation cushion and [Divine Catastrophe], slowly walking toward the summoning gate as his voice drifted into Lin Qiye’s ears.

“Return to Da Xia soon, things are about to… change dramatically.”

The Taoist’s figure gradually disappeared into the mist.

Lin Qiye stood alone in place, frowning in thought for a long time before sighing and flying off in a certain direction on the [Cloud-Somersault].

For some reason, the Tianzun’s words suddenly raised an inexplicable sense of urgency in his heart.

They really needed to return to Da Xia quickly.

…

Takamagahara.

Yu Ding, Tai Yi, and Guangcheng Zi, the three Golden Immortals had already slaughtered most of the zombie beasts.

Seemingly sensing the intruders’ aura, the second Red Moon hanging in the sky had turned crimson as if about to drip blood, and thick contamination poured out from within it, falling onto the shattered ground below.

At this moment, a Taoist figure condensed from the void and stepped into Takamagahara.

“Tianzun.” The three Golden Immortals saw the Taoist and respectfully bowed.

The Taoist made a sound of acknowledgment, raised his head, and narrowed his eyes as he stared at that crimson blood moon…