Chapter 625: Information Interconnectivity

"I have made contact with the Multiverse Alliance."

"And then the Multiverse Alliance was left leaderless, with the Great Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder fighting endlessly, and I helped that Third Elder kill the Great Elder and Second Elder, becoming the Leader of the Multiverse Alliance?"

"So I was happy for a moment, and that is why I unfolded my Heaven and Earth Dharma Form?"

Li Heng had a strange expression; what kind of bizarre reason was that?

Not to mention that he possessed Source Power, even if he were just an ordinary Venerable, a future Void Prisoner and Unknown Outsider, it would still be impossible for him to be this happy over the position of Leader of the Multiverse Alliance; did they really take him, Li, for someone so easily satisfied?

There must be a reason for this.

"Could it be that someone has tampered with my memory?"

He muttered to himself, then shook his head. This was impossible; as a Venerable, independent of the Great Void, as long as he did not wish it, who could meddle with his memories?

Or perhaps, the root cause did not lie in his memory?

But in Reality?

"Could it be..."

He gave a cold smile, wiped Source Power across his eyes, and instantly saw a solitary, crudely made Bronze Small Box appear in the space that should have been empty.

Li Heng nodded in satisfaction; there was indeed a problem.

Source Power was truly a cheat among cheats.

The moment he saw the Bronze Ancient Box, the state of independence in the dark was broken, and the memories that should have been there instantly appeared in Li Heng's mind. He was lost in thought; so this box had stripped away the existence of Hun Xuan—no wonder the previous situation had occurred.

In a sense, Hun Xuan was now dead.

After all, death could be divided into three levels: material death, corresponding to the physical body; spiritual death, corresponding to the soul; and conceptual death, corresponding to one's own existence.

At this moment, Hun Xuan was at the third level; his existence had been stripped away.

Now, if Hun Xuan could not get out of this Bronze Ancient Box, it would not just be "in a sense"—he would be truly dead, even if left completely alone.

Extreme independence, unreasonable functionality, an unremarkable aura, a crudely made exterior—did it look like something that shared the same essence as the Strange Fire Pile and that Fruit Knife?

Li Heng pondered, feeling somewhat curious.

Could this thing really achieve absolute independence?

His thoughts stirred, and the Source Power on his eyes increased and intensified, piercing directly through the Bronze Ancient Box to see Hun Xuan, who was hiding inside observing the surroundings and glancing at him with resentment.

Li Heng was somewhat disappointed; this was not yet absolute independence.

Since Hun Xuan, while inside the Bronze Ancient Box, could observe the outside, it meant that to a certain extent, information could travel between the inside and outside of the box; only then could Hun Xuan see the outside.

But perhaps one could not ask for more?

After all, information was indeed a rather wondrous thing.

Not to mention this state of independence, even high and low dimensions, or True Reality and Illusion, which should be impossible to cross, could communicate and interact. It could even reach the point where a low dimension could harm a high dimension; a specific example was someone being scared to death by watching a horror movie.

Moreover, he believed this box had the potential for absolute independence.

It was just that this Hun Xuan was incompetent and could not unleash its full power.

He stared at the Bronze Ancient Box and revealed a smile. Since ancient times, supreme treasures and divine objects have belonged to those with virtue, and having virtue meant having power; since he had power, he had virtue, so this box rightfully belonged to him.

However, he still had to declare his ownership here.

After all, he was a Civilized Person, so he spoke thus...

Inside the box, Hun Xuan felt uneasy.

Had he just heard a sentence?

Naturally, being inside the box, he could observe the outside situation, and it stood to reason that he could also hear words from the outside, but why did he feel like this sentence was spoken specifically to him?

But how could this be?

His existence had been stripped away; as far as the Great Void was concerned, he no longer existed, and Reality would be corrected by the Great Void, changing from the root. In this way, even a Venerable should not remember him.

It seemed his paranoia was acting up.

He shook his head, unable to help but mock himself. He had been brave and diligent in his youth; although he was not old now, had he become suspicious and overthinking? Indeed, all grand plans really must be executed early.

If he had dragged it out any longer, he feared he would not have even reached the stage of Harmonizing with the Dao.

After all, in the words of that scale, that would be courting death.

"Stop overthinking; I am talking to you."

A voice filled with a smile echoed in Hun Xuan's ears again, causing him to freeze instantly, his face showing shock. This was not fear, but the feeling that such a situation should not be happening.

"You... how on earth did you do it?"

After a long while, Hun Xuan let go of the last shred of wishful thinking, his expression complex, and asked aloud. He had been thoroughly crushed by this Li Daoren in every aspect.

He was not convinced by the gap in raw strength. After all, if given time, and if he were willing, he could also become a Venerable, not to mention that he had previously analyzed and comprehended many Great Daos.

But now, his trump card for survival had been cracked.

His thoughts were complex, as if a bottle of a hundred flavors had been overturned.

"How did I do it? Then you should ask yourself why you can see the situation outside; if you can see, it means information is mutually accessible, and it is not truly absolute independence."

"If information can be mutually accessible, then naturally I can perceive you."

Li Heng said with a light laugh.

Naturally, he would not say that he was using a cheat. However, his explanation also had a theoretical basis; as long as one's strength was sufficient, it was indeed feasible, it was just that a Venerable could not do it.

Perhaps someone above a Venerable could?

Hun Xuan was slightly stunned and murmured softly.

Information? So that was it; no wonder. He sighed in his heart, thinking of the first time he saw the Bronze Ancient Box and opened it, only to find that there was nothing inside.

Before understanding the function of the Bronze Ancient Box, he thought there was nothing in it to begin with, or that it was hidden and required a specific method or powerful strength to view.

After all, many secret inheritances were like that.

And after understanding the function of the Bronze Ancient Box, he thought the person who originally held the Bronze Ancient Box had been swallowed by the box; after all, one had to pay a price to use such an unreasonable thing.

But now, thinking about it carefully, perhaps there was more to it than just that?

Is it more likely that the original holder of the Bronze Ancient Box encountered a more dangerous Terror that could break the independent state of the Bronze Ancient Box or perceive the exchange of information?

Combined with the fact that he found the ancient box in the Wuqiong Weizhi.

Among this... thinking about it carefully is terrifying.

"I have lost, lost very thoroughly."

Hun Xuan admitted defeat straightforwardly; although he was still hiding inside the ancient box, he did not believe Li Heng lacked the ability to drag him out from within, or at the very least, the probability of such a thing was very small.

Moreover, if he stayed in here for too long, he would also die.

"Your failure was destined long ago."

"Then how do you intend to deal with me? Exterminate me? Seal me away? Or, just like before, Daoize me into a Puppet?"

Hun Xuan asked calmly; he was never one to become flustered or exasperated.

"That is not important; you are merely a bonus item that came with the box."

Li Heng took the Bronze Ancient Box into his hand and said as much.