I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 888

Chapter 886 Severing Cause and Effect, the Sacrifice of Ancient Sages

Upon hearing the words “involving another secret,” Lu Qing’s heart stirred, and he quickly asked, “Master, what is this other secret? Please enlighten me.”

Guixu Daoist looked at him, his gaze profound, as if recalling a long-buried past.

His illusory figure swayed slightly, his eyes revealing a complex expression—respect,感慨, and an indescribable heaviness.

After a moment, he slowly spoke.

“Child, you just asked me why there are so few records of those ancient powerful beings in the starry sky today.

I’ll tell you now, it’s not because of the passage of time, the loss of ancient texts, or because later generations have forgotten.

It’s because those powerful beings themselves erased that history.”

Lu Qing was taken aback: “Erased it themselves?”

Guixu Daoist nodded, his tone solemn: “The wisp of will left behind by the Xuanhua powerful being back then told me everything.

Those things are hidden deep within his corpse, and only those with the right destiny can reach them.

I only sensed the existence of that wisp of will by chance when I entered the Dark Abyss in my avatar.”

He paused, then continued: “Back then, those powerful beings who went to conquer the other world already knew the terror of their enemy when they searched the souls of the first batch of invading evil creatures.

They were terrifying beings that even they could not underestimate, their numbers and strength far exceeding their imagination.

Those evil creatures were not ordinary demons, but a complete civilization, a civilization that lived by devouring the origin of the world.”

“Their world is far more vast and ancient than ours.

Their history is far longer than ours.

They have far more powerful beings than we do.

And those who were the first to invade were merely the vanguard of that civilization, cannon fodder testing our strength.”

Guixu Daoist’s voice lowered, tinged with solemnity.

“Those ancient powerful beings understood that they were not facing a simple battle, but a war of life and death. This departure might be their last; they might never return.”

“But they did not retreat.” Guixu Daoist’s voice carried respect. “They knew that if those evil creatures were allowed to invade this starry sky, annihilation awaited them.

All life worlds, all living beings, would be devoured.

So they chose to take the initiative, using their own lives to fight for a glimmer of hope for this starry sky.”

Lu Qing listened quietly, a deep respect for those ancient sages welling up within him.

Guixu Daoist continued, “However, before leaving, they did one more thing.”

He looked at Lu Qing, his gaze grave.

“To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, they not only planned to completely seal off the passages and coordinates of this world, but also joined forces to unleash a supreme divine power, severing all beings’ memories of them.”

Lu Qing’s pupils contracted slightly: “Sever memories?”

Guixu Daoist nodded: “Exactly, this divine power is called ‘Severing Fate Technique.’

After it is used, the causal connection between all beings and them will be greatly weakened.

Those who once had dealings with them will gradually forget their existence.

Those who once received their favors will not remember their appearance.

Those descendants who once praised their deeds will no longer remember the names of those heroes.”

He sighed and continued: “This is an extremely decisive contingency plan.

Those ancient powerful beings, in order to protect this starry sky, were not only willing to die, but even willing to let their descendants completely forget them.

They didn’t want anyone to know of their existence, didn’t want anyone to know about that great war.

They didn’t want anyone to know that beyond that distant starry sky, there was such a terrifying enemy.”

“What are they afraid of?” Lu Qing asked.

Guixu Daoist said, “They were afraid that if any of them fell into enemy hands, their souls would be searched and the coordinates of their home world would be revealed.

They were afraid that the enemy would trace them back here through the art of cause and effect.

They were even more afraid that their descendants, out of curiosity, would actively seek out those evil creatures and inadvertently invite wolves into their home.”

“Therefore, they chose the most thorough way: to be forgotten.”

Guixu Daoist looked at Lu Qing, his gaze profound.

“So, after they left and sealed the coordinates and passages of their

home world, apart from a few with profound cultivation or extraordinary talents,

the vast majority of beings in the starry sky lost their memories of those powerful beings.

The heroic deeds and great achievements that were once passed down became blurred, distant, and ultimately disappeared completely in that instant.”

“As time passed, the records about them in the starry sky were gradually submerged in history. Occasionally, some ancient books can still be found with fragments, but they are all incomplete and difficult to verify.”

Hearing this, Lu Qing felt an indescribable emotion welling up in his heart.

So that’s how it is.

Those ancient powerful beings weren’t forgotten by history; they chose to be forgotten.

They exchanged their lives for the peace of this starry sky, even preferring not to let future generations remember their names.

This magnanimity, this spirit of sacrifice, filled Lu Qing with awe.

He recalled the scene he saw in the shattered jade illusion: two figures, one black and one white, battling in the starry sky; three blood-red figures suddenly appearing; the jade ruyi shattered; and the white figure fleeing heavily wounded.

That white figure was Xuan Hua.

So, his battle was for this starry sky.

The old Azure Dragon and the others were also hearing these things for the first time, equally shocked. The old Azure Dragon

murmured, its voice trembling slightly: “So…so those ancient sages actually did so much. I thought they were just…”

It couldn’t finish its sentence.

Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, it considered itself knowledgeable and privy to many secrets.

But it had never imagined that the disappearance of those ancient powerful beings concealed such a story.

The black bull stared with its bull eyes, its face full of admiration: “Those predecessors were truly remarkable. I definitely couldn’t have done that. I’d rather die than be forgotten.”

Although Mingfeng didn’t speak, its phoenix eyes were filled with admiration. It gently lowered its head, as if paying homage to those ancient sages.

Guixu Daoist looked at them and smiled slightly: “Yes, it is because of the sacrifices of those sages that this starry sky has been able to continue to this day. If it weren’t for them, this place would probably have become ruins countless years ago.”

Lu Qing was silent for a moment, then asked: “Master, what does this have to do with the Dark Abyss? And why did you leave this world?”

Guixu Daoist looked at him, his gaze profound.

“Child, you’ve hit the nail on the head.”

He paused, then continued: “The appearance of the Dark Abyss is actually related to the Xuanhua Great Power.”

Lu Qing’s heart stirred, and he listened attentively.

Guixu Daoist slowly said, “Back then, after Xuanhua and the others entered that other world, they engaged in a long and brutal war with those evil creatures.

That war lasted for countless millennia.

Countless powerful beings perished, and countless strong warriors died in battle.

But in the end, they still managed to stop the invasion of those evil creatures and suppress them in a certain area of that world.”

“However, just when they thought victory was in sight, an unexpected event occurred.”

Guixu Daoist’s voice became solemn.

“Xuanhua fell into the enemy’s trap.”

Lu Qing frowned: “A trap?”

Guixu Daoist nodded: “The specific trap was not clearly stated in the will left behind by Xuanhua.

But what is certain is that several beings of his level joined forces to ambush him.

That battle was earth-shattering, and the stars reversed.

But although Xuanhua was powerful, he was ultimately outnumbered. Although he was severely injured and tried his best to escape, he was

ultimately unable to escape and was suppressed by the enemy.”

“Suppressed?” Lu Qing asked.

Guixu Daoist said, “Yes, suppression, not killing.

At the time, Xuanhua Da Neng thought that the other party wanted to spare his life, torture him, and force him to reveal the secrets of his home world.

But later he found that he was wrong.”

“The other party’s purpose was even more vicious than he imagined.”

Guixu Daoist looked at Lu Qing with a solemn expression.

“After the Xuanhua Grandmaster was suppressed, those evil creatures didn’t torture him. Instead, they began setting up a massive altar.

That altar covered tens of thousands of miles, paved with the bones and blood of countless beings.

Some of those bones were from their own world, some from other worlds they had devoured,

and some were from ancient Grandmasters who had perished in that battle.”

“They wanted to use the Xuanhua Grandmaster’s body and soul for a sacrifice.”

“A sacrifice?” Lu Qing asked. “To whom?”

Guixu Daoist shook his head: “He doesn’t know, and neither does the Xuanhua Grandmaster.

But he knows that the purpose of this sacrifice is to use the causal connection between him and his home world to forcibly open a passage to his home world.”

Lu Qing’s pupils constricted slightly.

Use the Xuanhua Grandmaster’s body and soul to open a passage?

Guixu Daoist continued, “When they left their home world, all the powerful beings severed their memories of its coordinates.

This was to prevent anyone from falling into enemy hands and having their home world’s coordinates discovered through soul-searching.

That’s why, although some of those old friends who fought alongside them in the other world perished, their home world remained safe.”

“But if the other side truly used his blood sacrifice, leveraging his causal connection to their home world to forcibly open the passage, the consequences would be unimaginable, and it’s hard to say whether it would succeed.”

Guixu Daoist’s voice carried a hint of solemnity.

“The Xuanhua Daoist understood that they absolutely could not allow the other side to open the passage to their home world; otherwise, all their sacrifices and the efforts of so many people over the years would have been in vain.”

“Therefore, when the other side performed the blood sacrifice, the Xuanhua Daoist did something extremely resolute.”

Lu Qing asked, “What was it?”

Guixu Daoist slowly said, “He spared no expense, burning his own divine soul.”

Lu Qing’s heart skipped a beat.

Burning one’s divine soul was the most extreme method a cultivator could employ.

Once the divine soul is burned, it means utter annihilation, with no chance of reincarnation.

It’s an end more complete than death itself.

Guixu Daoist continued, “At the crucial moment of the blood sacrifice, the Xuanhua Great Power burned his divine soul, unleashing unprecedented power and breaking free from his restraints.

At that moment, his power reached an unprecedented peak, even surpassing his prime.

He shattered the altar with a single punch, killed the powerful figure presiding over the blood sacrifice with a single palm strike, and shattered the space within a million miles around him with a single stomp.”

“Even so, a gap was opened in the world passage.

Although the gap was small, only a few feet in diameter, it was enough for some weak and evil creatures to pass through. What

‘s even more terrifying is that the gap is constantly expanding, and it won’t be long before it becomes a complete passage.”

“The Xuanhua Great Power knew that he was powerless to reverse the situation.

He had burned his divine soul and was destined to perish.

His divine sense was dissipating, and his life was slipping away.

Death had become his inevitable fate.”

“But before he died, he did one thing.”

“He seized the opportunity and escaped into the newly opened world passage.”

Guixu Daoist’s voice was filled with respect.

“Taking advantage of the fact that the world passage wasn’t fully formed, he used his own body to suppress it.

He sat upon the passage, blocking the gap with his own body.

Because the passage wasn’t fully formed, and because of his suppression, those powerful beings on the other side couldn’t enter.

Only some weak creatures could occasionally slip through the cracks and enter our world.”

“And he himself, having completely burned his divine soul, perished, leaving only a wisp of remnant consciousness on his body.”

Guixu Daoist looked at Lu Qing, his gaze profound.

“This is the origin of the Dark Abyss.”

Lu Qing remained silent for a long time.

He finally understood.

So the Dark Abyss was the passage that the Xuanhua Great Power had suppressed with his own body.

Those demonic fire monsters were the weak creatures that seeped through the cracks in the passage.

And the Xuanhua Great Power’s corpse sat there, using his own body, day after day, year after year, suppressing that passage, preventing the powerful beings on the other side from entering this starry sky.

This suppression lasted for countless millennia.

What an incredibly long time that was.

Lu Qing recalled the scene he had witnessed in that black tomb: the figure seated on the white jade throne, half his body corrupted by darkness, yet remaining unmoved.

The ever-flowing demonic energy, the endless stream of monsters—all seeped from that passage.

What kind of will, what kind of sacrifice?

The old Azure Dragon and the others fell silent.

They had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, considering themselves knowledgeable. But hearing this, their hearts were filled with reverence.

After a long while, Guixu Daoist finally spoke again.

“However, the passage suppressed by the Xuanhua Grandmaster is not permanent.”

Lu Qing’s heart tightened, and he quickly asked, “Master, what do you mean?”

Guixu Daoist said, “According to the will left behind by the Xuanhua Grandmaster, his suppression of the passage with his own body is only temporary.

As time goes by, his power will be continuously worn down, and the passage will gradually loosen.

All he can do is prevent the passage from allowing experts above the Transformation Realm to pass through, but he cannot completely stop the demonic energy from seeping in.” “

That demonic energy seeps in from the cracks in that passage.

The demonic fire monsters you encountered in the Demon Abyss were also weak creatures that crawled in from those cracks.

Although they are not strong, they have the advantage of large numbers and a continuous supply.”

More importantly, as the passage loosens, the monsters will become increasingly stronger.

Guixu Daoist looked at Lu Qing, his gaze grave.

“If changes occur within the Dark Abyss, it might not be a good thing.”

Lu Qing asked, “What changes?”

Guixu Daoist said, “For example, the power of darkness begins to weaken, making the outer perimeter of the Abyss safer.

Or, for example, those demonic fire monsters begin to surge out in large numbers, spreading everywhere.

Or, for example, even more powerful beings begin to attempt to cross the passage.

These changes could all mean that the passage is gradually opening, meaning that the suppression of the Xuanhua Great Power is weakening.”

He paused, then continued, “You just said that when you entered the Abyss, you found that the power of darkness inside was much weaker than before. This indicates that something is likely happening on the other side of the passage, but it’s hard to say whether this change is good or bad.”

Lu Qing’s heart skipped a beat.

He remembered what Qiu Ruofeng had said—the calamity foretold in the prophecy was approaching.

Could it be that the calamity referred to here?

(End of Chapter)