Chapter 399: The Puppet

Wei Yuning hesitated briefly, then replied, "That's right, I am an immortal. If you don't want to die, you'd better step aside!"

After a few breaths, a strange cadence of clicks and clacks sounded again: "I hear fear in your tone! Anyway, since you are an immortal, I have a matter to ask you to help with!"

"What help?" Wei Yuning's emotions steadied; if we can communicate, it's easy.

"We Sapiens need the Heart of All Things. If you convey this message to the person in charge of the Immortal Realm, and the condition is met, we will withdraw from this siege of the Primordial Realm and return to the Void." the Puppet said.

"That's impossible; no one will agree to your request!" Wei Yuning said resolutely.

He doesn't refuse to lie, but the request is outright nonsense.

The Heart of All Things is the core of the sole Great World of the myriad heavens and realms, and also the core of the entire myriad heavens and realms; in terms of status, the Primordial Great World ranks higher than the Immortal Realm and Immortal City. If the Heart of All Things disappears, the whole myriad heavens and realms would be close to annihilation, and it would be irreversible.

Therefore, the Sapiens' request is unattainable.

"Why?" the Puppet asked.

"There is only one Heart of All Things in the myriad heavens and realms!" Wei Yuning didn't want to waste words with him.

"Impossible. There are many Hearts of All Things. As far as we know, there are six major ones: the Primordial Great World, the Immortal Realm, the Immortal City, the White Realm, the Black Realm, and one in the Spirit Beast World. As for smaller Hearts of All Things, they may exist or not; no one knows," the Sapiens said.

"Wait, what did you say? Spirit Beast World?" Wei Yuning shouted.

"Your current emotion is surprise. Do you know where the Heart of All Things in the Spirit Beast World is?" the Puppet asked.

"Are you talking about a Realm Heart or a Heart of All Things? Did you get it wrong? Every sentient world has a Realm Heart; if you mean a Realm Heart, it's not something rare, right?" Wei Yuning hummed. He had vague suspicions, but many things remained unclear.

"A Realm Heart is a Realm Heart, a Heart of All Things is a Heart of All Things. As an immortal, you wouldn't be ignorant of this, would you?" even the Puppet's mechanical voice carried a hint of mockery.

"Honestly, I don't know. To be frank, I just became an immortal, so many things are unclear to me!" Facing a robot, Wei Yuning felt no embarrassment.

The waiting time for this is a bit long.

"The Heart of All Things can also be called a Realm Heart, but it is a special kind of Realm Heart. It possesses two traits: a growth type and an intelligence type, which ordinary Realm Hearts lack. Over time, realms supported by ordinary Realm Hearts age, fracture, and eventually become barren stars in the sky. Realms supported by a Heart of All Things are different; they persist forever, even expand and become stronger," the Puppet explained.

"Thanks for the information!" Wei Yuning said.

Another silent waiting.

He noticed a pattern: whenever the utterance carried emotional color, the Puppet's response was slower.

"Do you know where the Heart of All Things in the Spirit Beast World is?" the Puppet asked again.

"I used to know, but it has now vanished, and I don't know where it went!" Wei Yuning said honestly.

This time the Puppet replied quickly: "You are telling the truth! Good, we can now trust you. Returning to the original question, can you deliver a message to the person in charge of the Immortal Realm or Immortal City? As long as you give us the Heart of All Things, we will withdraw from this siege of the Primordial Realm!"

"It is possible, but I also have a question!" Wei Yuning perked up. From the Puppet's tone, he sensed the other side wasn't lying; if it truly were a robot, it couldn't speak falsehoods.

"Very well, we look forward to your question!" the Puppet's tone revealed joy.

"Why look for me? You could just go near the Immortal Realm and find an immortal, then tell him this message!" Wei Yuning asked curiously.

"We just, with the aid of the Lord of the Old Days, came from the Void into the material world. After learning about this world, we decided not to follow the Lord's orders! This star sector is our first stop after arrival; upon reaching here we discovered a wormhole left by the Cosmic Primordial Worm, which is the Starry Sky Transfer Array you mentioned!" the Puppet said.

"Wait, what is the Cosmic Primordial Worm?" Wei Yuning couldn't help but interject.

"Pila—", a strange sound rang out, and the Puppet, unusually, lost its temper: "That's not knowledge you need to know, and don't interrupt me."

"Fine, go ahead," Wei Yuning rolled his eyes. He thought the Puppet was just an ordinary robot, but didn't expect it to be a temperamental robot.

"Both the Immortal Realm and Immortal City are far from here. Moreover, your combat power is strong; we dare not wander recklessly. You are the first being we encountered who remains lucid within the spacetime tunnel, so we sought you," the Puppet said.

"But there are immortals elsewhere; why look for someone in such a dangerous place? Do you realize this is very risky!" Wei Yuning couldn't help but complain.

"There's no alternative. Only within the spacetime tunnel can we avoid the Lord of the Old Days' surveillance and safely convey the message!" the Puppet said.

Wei Yuning nodded; it seemed the Puppet's words might be true, at least logically sound.

"Since you're so weak, why should we fear you and agree to your terms? The immortals and great entities here aren't afraid of demonic cultivators or the Abyssal Clan, nor any so‑called Lord of the Old Days, let alone you, who are enslaved by him," Wei Yuning said bluntly.

He had kept this question bottled up for a long time; at first he was too lazy to ask, but when he realized everything the Puppet said was genuine, he had to confirm it. The Puppet wore an unflinching air, as if it had already claimed the great powers of this world, which left him baffled.

"Very well, we were waiting for you to raise this question; if you don't speak, we'll be disappointed!" the Puppet again showed joy. "The Lord of the Old Days wishes to destroy this Primordial Realm, but without our help he could hardly achieve it; even if he could, it would take billions of years to succeed! On that basis, demanding a Heart of All Things isn't excessive, right? Moreover, we need the Heart of All Things merely as a place to survive, not to destroy it, and it doesn't conflict with the beings of the sentient worlds. It's beneficial to both sides!"