Chapter 616

Chapter 616: Hidden Dangers

“The past of a Saint mostly doesn’t exist within the River of Time.”

“For instance, the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens—if you look in the River of Time, you won’t find a trace of the Great Sage, and basically the same goes for other Saints.”

“But there are two individuals who are different from other Saints; the first is the Compassionless Sage.”

“After becoming a Saint, the Compassionless Sage completely doesn’t care whether his past disappears or not, so his past remains in the River of Time. Hence, in the River of Time, the pinnacle Celestial Lord appears, that is, the Compassionless Celestial Lord.”

“At that time, the peak Compassionless Sage will go back to the past again before becoming a Saint. For reasons unknown, he returns to the past time and time again, each time getting hurt all over.”

At this point, Qing Long and Xuanwu exchanged glances.

“He wants to redeem himself,” Qing Long explained.

Zhu Que paused.

“What do you mean?”

“There are few in the world who are truly at peace, forgetting desires. If there’s even a slight possibility, he doesn’t want to walk the path of Compassionlessness; that’s the nature of living beings.”

“The first time you become Compassionless, a person will relax. The second time, they’ll become indifferent. By the third time, they’ll finally let go.”

“However, the further it goes, the more unwilling and regretful they become; it’s the instinct of living beings pleading with them. Once complete Compassionlessness is achieved, they will no longer be human, and life itself won’t even be life anymore.”

“That instinct grows stronger as time goes on, as if in self-rescue.”

“But unfortunately, instinct couldn’t save the despairing Compassionless Celestial Lord, leading to the emergence of one Compassionless Sage.”

Zhu Que fell silent.

She had no idea how deeply the Compassionless Sage must have been wounded to be unable to redeem himself despite all his efforts.

And Lu Ye?

Lu Ye had also been deeply hurt back then.

Would he, if cultivating the Emotion Dao, be stuck in the River of Time, endlessly trying to change himself, endlessly trying to save himself?

Zhu Que’s face suddenly turned pale.

Because she thought of a frightening possibility: if Lu Ye went back to the past, would they still distrust Lu Ye without any memories, would they still blame him, and ultimately betray him again?

Would Lu Ye tell her that Bai Huo Ling was the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor, and would she believe it?

Would Lu Ye tell her that the “Ten Thousand Spirits Transformation Blood Demon Sutra” isn’t real, that it was a lie from the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor, and would she believe it?

Zhu Que recalled what it would be like if she had no memories, and for a moment, her heart shattered.

Because, most likely… she wouldn’t believe it…

In Lu Ye’s weak state, could he turn her already untrusting heart around?

It wasn’t just her like this.

Among the eight of them, except for Shangguan Huanling, if Lu Ye changed his way of loving her, wanting to strike or hit, it’s likely that Shangguan Huanling’s Emotion Dao wouldn’t only not disappear, but might even grow stronger.

Zhu Que couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

“And the other one is the Crimson Dust Saint. Once time starts to go awry, the Crimson Dust Saint will do terrifying things to make time eternal; this is the greatest crisis of the River of Time war.”

Zhu Que mentioned another name.

Crimson Dust Saint.

Another Saint.

“This Saint has never left this world but has always lingered in the River of Time, uncertain where exactly, but when she appears, things will reach the worst possible state.”

Qing Long and Xuanwu gasped.

A Saint who has never left this world?

“How was the matter with the Crimson Dust Saint handled in the last life?” Qing Long became anxious.

If a Saint intervened, it would truly be a cataclysmic disaster for the River of Time.

Zhu Que’s expression was complicated.

“Many, many, many people died, until the very end, when the person she sought was kneeling in front of her begging, that was when the slaughter ended. Afterward, she forcibly changed time, resurrecting everyone who had died, but she also remained forever in the River of Time.”

“That time was a coincidence.”

“Should this happen again, no one knows what choice the Crimson Dust Saint will make.”

This is a ticking time bomb.

Last time it worked, this time success or failure is really just a matter of the Crimson Dust Saint’s intent.

Who can say for sure it will succeed?

Qing Long, Xuanwu, and Bai Hu fell silent.

This River of Time war seems more dangerous than they all imagined.

But there’s no way around it.

The transformation of the River of Time is just like the River of Time itself, always moving forward.

“Do your best, leave the rest to fate!”

“What about the other two?”

“Besides those two, there are other strong individuals, like the Mountain-Sea Celestial Lord, the Tao Tie Demon Lord, the Killing Celestial Lord. These Celestial Lords are trying to reverse their fates during the River of Time war; those are just the strongest ones, there are other Celestial Lords as well.”

Zhu Que began detailing the situation regarding the River of Time war.

Last time, as one of the Four Spirits of Heaven, she didn’t participate but watched the entire process unfold, each event was very clear.

Qing Long started notifying all the Celestial Lords: the time for the River of Time war is accurately set to begin eight hundred years later, and all Celestial Lords should get ready.

The Great Emperor also received Qing Long’s notice.

Even Lu Ye did.

“Eight hundred years…”

Time is really tight!

In eight hundred years, can he reach the pinnacle of Quasi-Emperor, can he attain the Dao and become an Emperor?

Lu Ye calculated a bit.

It seemed rather difficult.

Looks like he needs to speed things up.

The method to speed up cultivation is, of course, to continue seeking the Four Spirits Treasures.

“System, start mapping out the existence of all Four Spirits Treasures in the world!” Lu Ye said.

“Ding, beginning the mapping.”

With the system in play, the entire world is under her control. Although she can’t gather all Four Spirits Treasures and hand them to Lu Ye directly, providing coordinates is just the same.

“Ding, mapping completed!”

One by one, coordinates appeared in Lu Ye’s mind.

Lu Ye immediately exited seclusion and called all the Quasi-Emperors.

“Fellow Daoists, I have something to ask of you this time.” Lu Ye stated straightforwardly.

“Speak without hesitation, as long as it’s something we can do, we won’t hesitate to go to our deaths!”

The Devouring Dao Beast couldn’t help but glance at the speaker, hmm, it’s the second batch of powerful Quasi-Emperors. Their current cultivation has reached the level it was before the Infinite Daoist didn’t receive Lu Ye’s guidance. Give him some more time, and he should be able to cross tribulation too.

Seems the desire to improve is quite strong!