Chapter 469: The Passage of Time: The Final Battle

Time continued to flow, and before he knew it, hundreds of years had passed since Lu Qingshan crossed over into this Manghuang Ji world.

During these hundreds of years, Lu Qingshan first thoroughly studied the “Wu Bao Sword Art” left behind by the Northern Rest World God.

The “Wu Bao Sword Art” was indeed profoundly mysterious, but it did not align with the cultivation system of the Tunshixingkong world, and since Lu Qingshan could not cultivate or comprehend it after crossing over, it offered him only limited inspiration.

While studying the “Wu Bao Sword Art,” Lu Qingshan also attempted to locate the divine sword Zi Guang Qiong left by the Northern Rest World God.

However, since he had not fully comprehended the “Wu Bao Sword Art,” he could not enter the space where the divine sword Zi Guang Qiong rested by normal means.

Although he faintly sensed the presence of the divine sword Zi Guang Qiong, he did not know whether the Northern Rest World God had left other safeguards, so he did not rashly enter.

After all, for Ji Ning in the original story, the opportunities left by the Northern Rest World God were still highly significant.

Without the oath imposed by the Northern Rest World God, he could never have left the Three Realms so quickly, and thus would never have encountered the subsequent opportunities.

Although the plot of this Manghuang Ji world had been altered due to Bei Shan Baiwei joining the Multiverse Chat Group, Lu Qingshan had no intention of seizing Ji Ning’s opportunities.

Even with the Chat Group’s aid, Bei Shan Baiwei might still fail to become the ruler of this Chaotic Universe when the Xisi Clan invaded again; if Ji Ning did not step forward, this Chaotic Universe might be overrun by the Xisi Clan.

Yet during this time, Lu Qingshan killed Shao Yan Chou and seized the World Prison left behind by the Nine Fang Chaotic Nation.

The World Prison had originally been a prison for high-ranking criminals of the Nine Fang Chaotic Nation, but after the Nine Fang Chaotic Nation’s fall, it was lost—until Shao Yan Chou accidentally obtained it.

Unfortunately, Shao Yan Chou’s strength was far too weak; he could only access a few methods recorded on the exterior of the World Prison and could not enter its inner realm.

In the original story, Ji Ning killed Shao Yan Chou’s World Prison avatar, and the World Prison naturally fell into Ji Ning’s hands.

Later, Ji Ning rapidly rose in power by acquiring vast treasures and methods from the many prisoners within the World Prison.

Of course, Lu Qingshan took the World Prison from Shao Yan Chou not for its treasures, but to study the cultivation methods and other secrets of the Nine Fang Chaotic Nation.

Moreover, with Lu Qingshan’s strength, the strong ones within the World Prison were virtually no match for him.

Although a few Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals were quite powerful, they were never his equals, and bound by the World Prison’s restrictions, they could not escape—ultimately, under Lu Qingshan’s pressure, they chose to submit.

Yet Lu Qingshan did nothing further; after exploring the memories of these strong ones, he secretly handed the World Prison and its treasures over to Bei Shan Baiwei.

After all, to Lu Qingshan, these treasures were now useless; to bring them back to the Tunshixingkong world would require extra points, so it was better to give them to Bei Shan Baiwei.

Upon receiving the World Prison, Bei Shan Baiwei was extremely excited.

After all, familiar with the original story, he knew of the World Prison’s significance, and after becoming a Tian Shen, he had tried to kill Shao Yan Chou to seize it.

Unfortunately, Shao Yan Chou possessed many avatars, and Bei Shan Baiwei could not determine which one held the World Prison, so he held off acting.

Later, the Realm War erupted directly, leaving him no chance to act against Shao Yan Chou.

Now that Lu Qingshan had directly delivered the World Prison to him, Bei Shan Baiwei was overjoyed.

However, upon advice from fellow Chat Group members, Bei Shan Baiwei decided to share the World Prison’s opportunity with his friend Ji Ning.

After all, Ji Ning’s growth rate in the original story was simply too fast, and his role was tied to the survival of this Chaotic Universe.

Even with the Chat Group’s Enlightenment Boost, Bei Shan Baiwei might still fail to comprehend a Ultimate Dao, let alone become a Ultimate Sovereign and control the entire Chaotic Universe during the Xisi Clan’s assault.

Thus, he could never fully seize Ji Ning’s opportunities—he would even actively aid Ji Ning’s growth.

Of course, after handing the World Prison to Bei Shan Baiwei, Lu Qingshan no longer concerned himself with these matters.

In the time that followed, he traveled the Three Realms, observing its many methods, seeking inspiration for his own self-created secret arts.

During this period, both the Nüwa Faction and the Wujian Faction invited him to join; since Lu Qingshan had been invited by Bei Shan Baiwei, he naturally joined the Nüwa Faction.

Yet even after joining the Nüwa Faction, Lu Qingshan was not fully trusted by them—but this meant nothing to him, for he was merely a passerby in this world.

When the final battle came, the Heart Demon Lord would break free from the Heavenly Dao; after helping the Three Realms resolve the crisis brought by the Heart Demon Lord and the Source Elder, he would depart.

Of course, before returning to the Tunshixingkong world, Lu Qingshan also wished to tour the Chaotic World beyond the Three Realms.

Thus, time continued to flow.

During this period, the Realm Wars within the Three Realms continued unabated.

Notably, during these Realm Wars, two brilliant rising stars emerged within the Three Realms.

One was Bei Shan Baiwei, who had entered the True God realm; the other was Ji Ning, who had also reached the True God realm but possessed even greater strength.

In truth, if Bei Shan Baiwei had continued using the Enlightenment Boost from the Chat Group, his strength might have caught up to Ji Ning’s.

But since Lu Qingshan had crossed over, Bei Shan Baiwei no longer felt great urgency, so all subsequent Chat Group points were handed over to Lu Qingshan.

He himself relied solely on the opportunities he held (such as the World Prison) to attain Leader-tier strength (by cultivating avatar methods and merging all avatars), though he had not yet revealed his full power, as the great war had not yet begun.

Yet merely reaching the True God realm had already granted him considerable status within the Nüwa Faction.

Later, the Wujian Faction allied with the ancient barbarians of the Ancient Ruins.

The Ancient Ruins were a uniquely special place within the Three Realms, their scope far exceeding even the largest Heaven Realm of the Three Realms.

Though its spacetime was wildly chaotic, it housed countless powerful barbarian tribes.

After the Ancient Cataclysm ended, Nüwa, having reached the World God realm, did not exterminate these barbarians—she left them as enemies to ensure the strong ones of the Three Realms always remembered the threat of crisis.

But now, with the final battle between the Nüwa Faction and the Wujian Faction imminent, if these Ancient Ruins barbarians joined the Wujian Faction, they would greatly strengthen it.

Thus, upon learning this, the Nüwa Faction’s strong ones immediately dispatched many to exterminate these barbarian strong ones.

Yet during the extermination, the Nüwa Faction’s strong ones encountered Xiu the Great Demon God and others as described in the original story, so the operation did not achieve complete success.

But with the final battle approaching, both factions were striving for ultimate victory; the Ancient Ruins barbarians were merely one part of the conflict.

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Thus, time continued to flow, and before long, several more years passed.

“Lord of All Realms, the Nüwa Faction is about to engage the Wujian Faction in final battle—please come to assist!”

One day, while traveling in a small world, Lu Qingshan suddenly received a voice transmission from Puti Daozu.

It was Puti Daozu who had originally invited him to join the Nüwa Faction, and over this time, Lu Qingshan had grown quite familiar with him.

Upon hearing the transmission, Lu Qingshan shifted his intent and appeared instantly in the human world of Dayu.

Within Dayu’s human world, vast, dense armies of immortals and demons had already gathered, stretching endlessly to the horizon like coiling dragons across the vast land.

Above these armies stood the Nüwa Faction’s many True Gods and Dao Ancestors.

Sanqing Dao Ren, Buddha Sakyamuni, Sui Ren Shi, Fu Xi Shi, Shen Nong Shi, Hou Yi, Ji Ning, Bei Shan Baiwei, and others…

“Lord of All Realms!”