[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-588":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865636,2473,"Chapter 588 - 487: Time Loop","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-588",588,"\u003Cp>Very soon, the Bronze Gate’s eye was once again defeated in the balance game with Shang Siteng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A memory orb belonging to it, another secret, was acquired by Shang Siteng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regrettably, it was not about Emperor Chong’en and the Queen Mother of the West.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memories described by the bubbles she burst earlier were not in these memory orbs at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Again! Again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bronze Gate’s eye now really was like a gambler red-eyed from loss, staking all it had and hoping to recover it all in the next game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, no matter how hard the Bronze Gate’s eye tried, it was destined to never defeat Shang Siteng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless it also brought out the civilization memories inherited for millennia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, it couldn’t do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another loud noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The victory scale tilted once more towards Shang Siteng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Again!\" The Bronze Gate’s eye spoke with a hoarse, unwilling tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s enough.\" At this moment, a voice rang out, stopping their continued duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this voice, Shang Siteng’s eyes brightened suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard this voice, and not long ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the owner of this voice was Emperor Chong’en!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Shang Siteng looked in the direction from which the voice came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw the bloodshot eyes of the Bronze Gate close completely, and the Bronze Gate, immovable until now, was slowly pushed open from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Chong’en’s voice was actually coming from behind the Bronze Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Bronze Gate opened, the scene inside was revealed to Shang Siteng for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the vast expanse of the Bronze Gate, at the moment it opened, a flood of bubbles began uncontrollably surging out, scattering everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the white light gradually receded, Shang Siteng finally saw that the only thing inside was a \"mountain\" so large it defied description in words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mountain was formed from countless densely packed bubbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those bubbles that flowed out of the Bronze Gate originated from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you can see, this is my true form.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Chong’en’s voice continued from within that \"mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To pursue my own Dao, I sought vast knowledge, collecting almost all the world’s knowledge, to force the Realm of Saints.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But ultimately, I failed. After the failure, my body began to mutate, these memories of knowledge could no longer be contained, emerging from within me, piling into a mountain, dispersing everywhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To prevent their further spread, I could only dwell inside the Bronze Gate, as I do now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Chong’en’s words allowed Shang Siteng to understand several things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao chosen by Emperor Chong’en was likely related to knowledge, requiring him to exhaust the knowledge of the entire Kunlun Twin Fruit World to make a breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he failed to achieve Ascension to Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bubbles deep within Fangzhang Immortal Mountain were the memories spilled forth after his failed breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Shang Siteng still had many questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, why is there no one else living in the vast Fangzhang Immortal Mountain?\" she asked frankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of laughter came from the \"mountain\" formed by bubbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This laughter was obscure and unclear, revealing no joy or anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, fairy, are quite interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let me ask you, have you seen anyone else in the Kunlun Immortal Court all this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Chong’en posed a question in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Shang Siteng silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kunlun Immortal Court... Since entering the Kunlun Immortal Court, they had been tirelessly completing tasks, unlocking Realms, indeed not paying attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking back now, apart from that \"death-like\" Taibai Jinxing and guards, there really was no one else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No other Celestial Soldiers, no other maidservants, nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because we are all dead, and indeed have been dead for a very, very long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Chong’en’s next words left Shang Siteng completely stupefied, shocked on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Emperor Chong’en say they are all dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, do not joke with me.\" Shang Siteng forced a smile onto her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her figure imperceptibly retreated half a step backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nuwa Stone gathered inconspicuously in a place behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to be nervous, I bear you, or rather, you ’Explorers’ from elsewhere, no ill will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Chong’en continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knows we are Explorers from elsewhere? He knows my true identity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Siteng suspiciously looked towards the giant mountain inside the Bronze Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had experienced something similar before in the Peach Garden, so she did not immediately believe him this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor’s behavior is rather strange, unlike the other Immortal Family.\" Shang Siteng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Chong’en did not pause, directly answering: \"Because the Dao I cultivate is different from theirs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, before encountering misfortune, I was already close to achieving the Realm of Saints, taking that step.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore I possess clearer memories than those ’Immortal Family’ you have encountered. But that’s all there is to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to Emperor Chong’en’s words, Shang Siteng pondered for a while, eventually deciding to temporarily believe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you all dead, why did you encounter misfortune? Could it be because of... the Queen Mother of the West?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you have already guessed part of the truth.\" Emperor Chong’en did not deny Shang Siteng’s speculation, but continued to say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Queen Mother of the West severed our path to Ascension to Saint, the Flat Peach Banquet, from start to finish, was an unabashed scam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a lot of information to take in, no, it is too much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it the same as your previous guessing?\" Shang Siteng quickly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was Emperor Chong’en who paused for a moment, \"It seems there were memories about this in those bubbles you burst.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I do not recommend you burst more of them. Although they represent more secrets, memories, and knowledge, sometimes they also represent danger, disaster, and burden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The memories of others have a deadly allure, subtly sparking your curiosity, luring and tempting you to step deeper into others’ memories.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s also why I initially made the Bronze Gate appear, to prevent you from bursting those bubbles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a practitioner of the Knowledge Dao, Emperor Chong’en had absolute authority on the assessment of knowledge and memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Emperor Chong’en say this, Shang Siteng trusted his words even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s continue discussing the matter of the Flat Peach Banquet,\" Emperor Chong’en corrected the topic, \"Indeed, my previous speculation was correct, but I still underestimated the Queen Mother of the West’s viciousness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She killed everyone, especially those Immortal Family qualified to achieve Ascension to Saint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you see now, including ’me’, is all just part of a time loop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will die again, on the day of the Flat Peach Banquet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1104,"2026-06-10T05:31:29.100Z",1,"novelbin.me","d074fb6c5538480d973a2abc6d6c2dba5c9128cfe61b38e10de99ffe49500937","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-589","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-587",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]