Chapter 188: The True Reason for the Attention of the Heavens; The Apparent Manifestation of the Xihuang's Remaining Grace

On the table, the teacup was overturned, with stains of water everywhere.

Only the curling fragrance of tea remained.

Fang Longye paid no mind to the cup he had knocked over in his panic after hearing Lu Ya's words.

Instead, he pointed at himself in disbelief.

"Me?"

"No, Senior—"

"Are you certain that a tiny True Immortal like me can help you?"

Fang Longye felt as if he had just suffered an auditory hallucination.

Instead of running to beg the great Hongyun, he was pinning his hopes on a small fry like him.

This was nonsense! Not to mention whether he could even grow strong enough. By the time he truly grew up, the opportunity would have long since passed.

Could this Daoist Lu Ya be pulling his leg? Or perhaps, besides wanting to eliminate that Taiyi Imprint that shackled him, this Daoist Lu Ya had other motives.

But regardless, he was unwilling to be too deeply entangled with him.

If it were just acting as a tool to curry favor with the great Hongyun for this one instance, providing indirect assistance might be fine.

But if he were truly expected to step in and help directly, that was out of the question.

There was no other reason; Fang Longye felt that there were too many lice on this Lu Ya, and he could not handle it.

Better to let the great Hongyun handle it! "Cough!"

"Senior, I feel that! This junior is truly lacking in talent and shallow in cultivation, and I am unable to shoulder such a heavy responsibility."

"Regardless of whether you have other matters to request besides needing someone to help eliminate the imprint left by that person, in this junior's view, it all requires the assistance of someone of high virtue and prestige."

"I feel that Senior Hongyun is very suitable."

While making his recommendation, Fang Longye lowered his eyelids, concealing his expression.

He thought to himself, you may have saved me, Senior, but you cannot set me up to die! Not to mention that during the Conferring of the Gods Tribulation, you offended that True Monarch of the Profound Altar, Zhao Gongming, as well as the Shangqing Lineage behind this Wealth God.

My small frame cannot withstand that.

Just look at the owner of the imprint on that Fusang Wood outside—Donghuang Taiyi; is he someone easy to provoke? Fang Longye had heard of Donghuang Taiyi, this great figure who shook the past and dazzled the present.

For a great figure of Donghuang Taiyi's level, Heaven cannot destroy him, and Earth cannot bury him.

The boundary between Life and Death had long since blurred.

Though he appeared to have perished, he would sooner or later return to the world and descend upon the world once more.

In fact, if not for the fact that ninety-nine percent of the great powers in the Primordial World had reached a consensus to obstruct Donghuang Taiyi's return in every possible way.

Donghuang Taiyi should have returned to the world shortly after the ancient Lich War.

For instance, when the Xuanyuan Emperor was the Human Emperor, he ascended to heaven as an emperor, and all the immortals and gods came to congratulate him, bestowing upon him the title of 'Lord Taiyi'; this was an encroachment upon Donghuang's status, adding difficulty to his return.

But now that the era is changing and the age of the heavens is about to descend, the Primordial World will undoubtedly undergo unprecedented changes.

It is precisely the perfect time for Donghuang to return to the world.

Fang Longye felt that such a task of directly offending Donghuang Taiyi was best left to the great Hongyun.

After all, they have a grudge spanning past lives.

And since he is about to step across the threshold of the Primordial, he should naturally not fear the Donghuang Taiyi who will return to the world in the future.

As for a small fry like him, being able to wave flags and cheer from the sidelines would already count as being a person of some standing~

Fang Longye declined in every possible way in his words.

Who would have expected Daoist Lu Ya to laugh softly and say: "Do not belittle yourself. You are not ordinary~"

"Otherwise, I would not pass up ready-made help to beg you instead."

"If you were truly ordinary, how could you attract the attention of the great powers of the heavens?"

"Isn't it because of some inexplicable karmic connection between me and Senior Hongyun?" Fang Longye responded.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ya raised his eyes to look at Fang Longye, with a look that was not quite a smile, making him feel a chill in his heart.

"If it were indeed so at the beginning, but after such a long time, do you really think no one has discovered your anomaly?"

The light, airy sentence fell into Fang Longye's ears like a thunderbolt! Seeing his strange expression, Daoist Lu Ya waved his hand and said: "Relax, no need to be afraid~"

"No one dares to truly investigate the secrets on you."

After speaking, he waved his hand, and a ray of light entered Fang Longye's heart, turning into a trickle of information, letting Fang Longye know of his own uniqueness.

It is unknown how much time passed.

Fang Longye opened his eyes, a strange brilliance in them.

Upon understanding, he was inexplicably astonished.

This Primordial World was truly different from what he knew in his past life.

In his past life's knowledge, in the Primordial world, apart from Pangu who opened the heavens, the strongest was none other than Hongjun who merged with the Dharma of the world.

But in this world, it was different.

The universally acknowledged strongest was instead the legendary Xihuang, who opened the heavens with a single stroke.

This was only because shortly after the Lich War, Xihuang was the first to transcend the Primordial World, disappearing without a trace.

Leaving only the Human Race incarnation, Fuxi, to witness his existence.

And the Old Ancestor Hongjun, who merged with the Dharma of the world, only broke free from the shackles of the world at the final moment of the Conferring of the Gods Tribulation, leaving the Primordial World and entering the Chaos.

But he still failed to catch up with Xihuang's footsteps.

According to the original words of Old Ancestor Hongjun before he left, he only counted as half a step toward transcendence.

Only because the Primordial World would sooner or later encompass the entire Chaos.

It could not be considered true transcendence.

Transcending the Honghuang! What an inconceivable realm this is.

In the Honghuang, only when a cultivator attains the Dao of Great Luo can they be considered a person of note, and above Great Luo, there are those with Great Divine Ability.

Above those with Great Divine Ability are the Hunyuan and the Saint.

Only when the Hunyuan reaches its ultimate peak is there a possibility of transcending the Honghuang.

From this, one can see the greatness of Xihuang.

And after such a long period of peeking and observing.

Fang Longye's Golden Finger, "Dengjie Taiping," has been suspected by some of the most top-tier existences in the Honghuang to be the legacy and creation of Xihuang, this transcender.

Of course, only the most top-tier existences think this way. Moreover, they do not know what the so-called legacy that Fang Longye possesses specifically is.

It is only because the abnormality in Fang Longye is too abnormal, to the point that even a Hunyuan Saint cannot see through it. This is why he is suspected of possessing the legacy of Xihuang.

As for those with Great Divine Ability who are a notch weaker, they still only think that the preciousness of Fang Longye lies in the karmic connection he formed with Hongyun.

Little do they know his true uniqueness.

Savoring the information transmitted by Lu Ya, ripples stirred in Fang Longye's heart.

The reason is this.

In this way, even he himself cannot figure out whether his transmigration and Golden Finger have any relation to Xihuang, this transcender.

After a long while.

Fang Longye finally calmed his mind and raised his eyes to look at Lu Ya.

He opened his mouth to ask: "So, Senior, do you want me to protect you from being retaliated against by Donghuang, who will return to the world in the future, after I have grown up?"

Although his words were a question, they carried a tone of certainty.

Lu Ya clapped his hands and laughed: "Indeed clever! You understand with just a hint~"

Fang Longye shook his head and said: "Even if I truly grow to the point where I can protect you as you wish, why should I make an enemy of Donghuang for no reason?"

"Although I do not know much, Senior should also be well aware of Donghuang's strength."

"According to the information you transmitted, for someone like me who is the focus of the world, a life-saving grace is not worth much. I am afraid it is not worth it for me to create such a great enemy for myself for your sake!"

"That statement is wrong!"

Lu Ya shook his head and laughed: "Ever since you, little friend, obtained the opportunity and creation left behind after Xihuang transcended, your hostility with Donghuang Taiyi has become unavoidable!"

(End of this chapter)