Chapter 372: Two Choices

Once these words were spoken, the expressions of the Three Sages became extremely unsightly.

To think they were called trash?

The elderly sage narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke slowly.

"Fellow Daoist, do not go too far."

If not for the fact that they could not discern the depth of Li Heng, they would have long since used thunderous means to suppress him based on that remark alone.

"Am I being excessive?"

Li Heng said indifferently.

"You are the Spirit of Human History, born because of humanity. Yet, you now choose to abandon the future of humanity and flee to the present era? If that is not trash, what is?"

"Or do you believe the present era is safe?"

Speaking of this, he gave a contemptuous smile.

In terms of true danger, this Desperate Future is far inferior to the present era. Because the present era is truly adjacent to the Da Xu Kong and must face all sorts of strange things within the Da Xu Kong.

How could a mere future be compared to this?

The hot-headed young sage immediately exploded and was about to make a move. However, he was held back by the middle-aged sage and the elderly sage, who signaled him not to act rashly.

The elderly sage continued to speak.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to provoke us further. Although what we seek is for our own survival, it is also for the sake of humanity. The future is beyond saving, Heaven and Earth are beyond saving; as the Spirit of Human History, we can only carry the last shred of Fire Seed and flee to the present era, then proceed to the Da Xu Kong, far away from this disaster-ridden Heaven and Earth."

"This is precisely our goal."

Since their purpose had been seen through by Li Heng, they laid their cards on the table.

Upon hearing these words, Li Heng was even more amused.

"A child still in the Cradle dares to leave the Cradle—is this not seeking death? The Calamity itself comes from the external Da Xu Kong, yet you actually want to head to the Da Xu Kong?"

He shook his head, finding the three of them extremely ignorant.

The Da Xu Kong is extremely perilous; even he, in his current state, has never thought of leaving Heaven and Earth, let alone these three Spirits of History who are more than a notch weaker than him.

Rashly running to the Da Xu Kong is like a sheep walking into a tiger's den.

Back then, when his Divine Sense was attached to the Red-Haired Monster, the Red-Haired Monster walked through the Da Xu Kong along the Reincarnation Path, and he took the opportunity to see many scenes of the Da Xu Kong.

Seeing various world wrecks before was one thing.

Some time ago, he even saw some terrifying, mysterious figures wandering in the Da Xu Kong, constantly devouring those world wrecks and even attempting to strike the Reincarnation Path.

If not for the fact that the Reincarnation Path was guarded by a Mysterious Power.

The Red-Haired Monster and his Divine Sense would have faced an annihilating disaster.

But they had a different opinion on this statement.

The elderly sage spoke again.

"Fellow Daoist, this statement is incorrect. You must know how vast the Da Xu Kong is? The number of Heaven and Earth within it is countless. Even if the Calamity is terrifying and mysterious, it cannot completely cover the Da Xu Kong."

"We only need to escape the area covered by the Calamity."

"Interesting, so do you have such strength?"

Li Heng asked in return.

"That is still better than staying here and waiting for death."

The young sage retorted.

"With me here, it is not waiting for death. Furthermore, throwing your lives away like this is no better than waiting for death; you might even die faster."

Li Heng said calmly.

"Heh, what a big mouth."

The young sage replied with a cold sneer.

In his view, this was just Li Heng boasting.

This Mysterious Calamity and Mysterious Power clearly exceeded Heaven and Earth; how could beings within Heaven and Earth contend with it?

It is like humans on Earth boasting that they can handle a Sun explosion. Yet, any ordinary person knows the terror of the Sun.

The Sun's volume is 1.3 million times that of Earth, and the energy released by the Sun every second is enough for Earth's humans to use for hundreds of thousands of years, equivalent to tens of billions of megaton-class nuclear bombs.

This is the gap between Earth and the Sun, and it is also the gap between the Xianshi Tiandi and that Mysterious Calamity, and the latter gap will only be greater!

"Fellow Daoist, I know what you are worried about."

The elderly sage sighed.

"I have a detailed plan here. We are not headless flies fleeing to the Da Xu Kong. Because we have calculated a passage to the True Realm, and the True Realm was a place that connected ten thousand worlds in the past; we can use the True Realm as a transit point to go to various Heaven and Earth to take refuge."

Li Heng was even more amused.

It was not a sheep walking into a tiger's den; it was clearly a sheep walking into hell. When others flee, they want to escape to a safe place; how is it that these three, when fleeing, head toward dangerous places?

"The three of you are truly ignorant."

"The Da Xu Kong is already dangerous enough, and you want to run to the True Realm? Are you pretending to be stupid or are you truly stupid? The True Realm has long since fallen, and now it is so perilous that only those at the Void Dao Realm are qualified to survive inside."

"You are not even at the Void Dao Realm right now."

Li Heng shook his head with a sigh.

If it were not for the fact that these three, as the Spirit of Human History, were still of some use and could help him tidy up the situation, he would not be wasting time here teaching them common knowledge.

The Three Sages were stunned upon hearing this.

"Fellow Daoist, are you joking? In the past, the True Realm was known as the land of the Immortal Realm, with true Immortal God residing there; how could it easily fall? Besides, how do you know about the affairs of the True Realm?"

Li Heng was even more speechless upon hearing this.

How many years had it been since these three updated their information? Should he say they are worthy of being the Spirit of History? All they know is history?

"Do I need to lie to you? Believe it or not."

Li Heng spoke calmly.

Li Heng could see it now; the initiative was in his hands. These three Spirits of History could not rely on their own power to sneak into the current era; they could only rely on him.

"This..." The Three Sages hesitated for a moment.

"Could you explain why you, fellow Daoist, would know this information? You say you can resolve the crisis of the future, so please prove your strength; otherwise, it is difficult for the three of us to be convinced."

The elderly Sage spoke up.

Li Heng smiled.

"It seems the three of you still do not recognize the situation?"

"You do not have the qualifications to make me prove anything!"

Behind Li Heng, the Earth Dharma Image appeared, manifesting the might of the Boundless Earth, directly pinning the Three Sages to the spot, unable to move.

The Three Sages were initially extremely furious.

But when they realized that no matter what power they unleashed or what trump cards they used, they could not escape the suppression of the Earth Dharma Image, and clearly sensed that the essence of Li Heng's power was extremely high, they fell silent instantly.

At this level of realm, such an existence seemingly had no need to deceive them.

It was just, why was this?

Why would such a level of powerhouse appear in Heaven and Earth?

Why would the human race have such an awesome existence?

Were the visitors from beyond the domain really that strong?

It made no sense; according to historical records, every epoch had its own protagonists of Heaven and Earth, among whom were several protagonists who were visitors from beyond the domain, yet their cultivation was not that high—the strongest among them was only at the Void Heaven Realm.

But the one before them felt even higher than the Void Dao Realm!

They were suddenly somewhat dumbfounded.

"I am giving you two choices now."

"First, work for me."

"Second, have your intelligence scattered by me, revert to becoming pure Spirits of History, and work for me."

"Make your choice."

Li Heng stood with his hands behind his back and said indifferently.