Chapter 317: A Heart

After Lin Qing had gathered the entire large stone carving, he followed the Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat into that hidden space.

After passing through the spacetime rift, what appeared before their eyes was unmistakably a world of ice.

In the center of this ten-thousand-li ice world stood a colossal ice pillar reaching up to the sky, crystal clear like crystal, radiating endless chill from its entire body; it seemed to be the source of the cold here, even causing the fluctuations of spacetime to be subtly frozen.

This was no longer as simple as absolute zero, but a chill that completely exceeded the limits of the universe, an existence akin to a concept.

"The primordial source of cold beyond the universe?"

Looking at the ice pillar ahead that gathered boundless cold power, Lin Qing immediately confirmed this point.

Within the universe, there are only six primordial sources: Life, Destruction, Order, Chaos, Nature, and Power; even if one integrates the mysteries of spacetime to form primordial sources of spacetime with different properties, it is impossible to exceed the upper limit of the universe.

Yet this power of cold clearly does not belong within the universe and has already surpassed the universe's limits.

"That rebellious disciple is indeed attempting to master the cold power beyond the universe, but this should be an ice pillar formed by a treasure from outside the universe... there seems to be a living creature's aura within the ice pillar?"

The Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat looked at that colossal ice pillar and immediately flew over.

After the two drew near and sensed carefully, they discovered that at the very deepest part of this ice pillar, something appeared to be frozen: a... human heart?

Even shrouded by endless cold power, this heart still looked incredibly vibrant, beating powerfully.

"A human heart?"

Lin Qing was somewhat stunned. "Why would the Ancestral Founder of the Spacetime Island freeze a heart here?"

"It looks like a kind of seal." The Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat frowned slightly. "This cold power that transcends the universe's limits is sufficient to freeze spacetime fluctuations and isolate all auras."

"A seal?" Lin Qing examined the vibrant heart within the ice pillar. "With only a heart remaining, how can it resist such cold?"

"That rebellious disciple of mine has also received bequests from Level Three civilizations several times."

The Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat said softly, "Relying on some treasures that resist chaos erosion, he even voluntarily left the universe to explore the endless chaos; although it was only the edge of the universe, he did gain some harvests."

Looking at the beating heart within this ice pillar, he said, "Perhaps this is one of the harvests he gained while exploring the endless chaos?"

Lin Qing pondered thoughtfully.

He also knew that once Transcendent experts began to master the primordial source of spacetime, they could use spacetime to actively detach themselves from the universe.

But while the interior of the universe is very safe, the outside is filled with endless dark chaos; once a Transcendent expert enters the dark chaos, they will be eroded and assimilated by that most primal chaos power, and even Transcendent experts cannot resolve this power of chaos erosion.

Every time they detach from the universe and enter the endless chaos, the erosion intensifies.

With each successive erosion, one day they will be unable to endure it and will be completely eroded and assimilated by the chaos.

Yet Transcendent experts cannot remain within the universe forever; whether to avoid the Great Silence or to explore treasures beyond the universe, they must enter the endless chaos.

For Transcendent experts, this is also quite contradictory.

To live longer, one must avoid the Great Silence and must explore methods to increase strength within the dark chaos, but this will also subject one to chaos erosion, still leading toward death.

Like the Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat, who has already lived for dozens of eras; every time he avoids the Great Silence, it is also when he enters the endless chaos to explore. Now, the chaos erosion he has suffered has reached a critical point; when the next Great Silence arrives, after leaving the universe once more, he is destined to be eroded by the chaos and perish.

As for these treasures and precious materials from beyond the universe, the Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat would have obtained even more, so he did not care about the treasures of the Ancestral Founder of the Spacetime Island.

"The Ancestral Founder of the Spacetime Island actually had such a harvest?"

Lin Qing carefully observed this heart beating vibrantly within the ice seal; without needing to think, he knew this heart must either come from the endless chaos or from some Level Three civilization.

When he previously killed the Ancestral Founder of the Spacetime Island, he also obtained his remains, but there was no record or related matter concerning this heart.

In the simulated future, the Ancestral Founder of the Spacetime Island did not die and never revealed anything about this heart.

"Lin Qing, how do you think this heart should be handled?" the Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat asked.

Lin Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Just leave it here."

"Leave it here?" the Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat looked at him.

Lin Qing nodded slightly and said, "Since the Ancestral Founder of the Spacetime Island expended such great effort to freeze this heart here and specifically isolated its aura, it is likely because he could not utilize this heart and feared that the heart's aura would leak out, causing others to discover its existence."

He glanced at the heart. "I also have no method to utilize it, so the best choice is to temporarily leave it undisturbed, deepen the seal, and hide it even better."

The Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat nodded slightly and said, "Indeed. Mr. Lin Qing is destined to become a major figure in the Realm of Kings in the future; perhaps he will be able to uncover information about this heart. Leaving it undisturbed for now is indeed the best choice."

Lin Qing pondered for a moment and added, "However, after the Holy Land of the Spacetime Island is abandoned, the Lord of the Pantheon may also come to inspect it; at that time, she might also discover this heart."

"No need to worry."

The Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat smiled and said, "The primordial secret arts and past rules I have learned are most skilled in sealing and protection. At that time, I will completely seal the entrance to this independent space, which will allow for better concealment. Even if the Ancestral Founder of the Pantheon can discover the entrance, she will first have to break my seal; by then, I will have ample time to notify Mr. Lin Qing and rush over to stop her."

Lin Qing immediately nodded and said, "Then I trouble you, senior."

"It is a trivial matter." The smile on the Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat's face deepened.

A heart of unknown origin, unknown purpose, and unusable, which might even be a great trouble; naturally, a dying man like him had little interest in it, and it was more profitable to exchange it for Mr. Lin Qing's goodwill.

He firmly believed this.

Someone like Lin Qing, who could easily kill even an Immortal Realm Child of Chaos and who would eventually become a Main God and reincarnate into the Realm of Kings, must have an unlimited future.

Moreover, this was also the only method he had to confirm news about his daughter.

After leaving the Holy Land of the Spacetime Island, how to handle this holy land became the matter of the Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat.

Having lost the Lord of the World, this holy land also lost much of its divine wonder and would gradually fall into ruin.

After bidding farewell to the Ancestral Founder of the Heavenly Origin Seat, Lin Qing returned to the Shanhai Realm.

Afterwards, he convened the highest meeting of the Shanhai Realm.

As for the meeting content, it was nothing more than regarding the future planning of the Shanhai Realm.

Cultivating a Life-type Star God capable of inheriting the position of Lord of Civilization was naturally of paramount importance.

"Level Eleven? Time Talent?"

"These people... direct disciples of the Ancestral Founder of the Spacetime Island?"

"Would the Ancestral Founder of the Spacetime Island be willing?"

At the meeting, many high-ranking officials of the Shanhai Realm were somewhat stunned.

They had naturally heard of the Level Eleven Authority of the Time Talent, but it was said that only the Three Great Holy Lands had an extremely slim probability of producing such peerless talents, each one being a treasure to their respective Ancestral Founders. But... their own Lord of Civilization actually brought back so many?

Let us set aside their shock at this Chairman's incomprehensible strength; most importantly, this will likely anger the Ancestor of the Space-Time Island!

The Ancestors of the Three Great Holy Lands are supreme; even a Level 2.8 civilization at the peak of the Void Sea can only kneel and submit.

Once the Ancestor is angered, it is said the Ancestor of the Space-Time Island once destroyed a Level 2.8 civilization!

Even an invincible Lord of a Civilized World still cannot block the Three Great Ancestors.

If that Ancestor of the Space-Time Island is provoked, the Shanhai World in the future...

"The Ancestor of the Space-Time Island has already been killed by me."

Lin Qing swept his gaze over the completely stunned high officials of the Shanhai World at the meeting and said calmly, "Including the resources of the Space-Time Island Holy Land, I have already fully taken them over; they will be more than sufficient for cultivating the future of the Shanhai World, so the gaze of all you councilors and representatives can be set further ahead."

During that battle back then, countless people of the Shanhai World saw the Immortal Realm Child of Chaos act, but they never expected it to be a world-shaking battle at the Ancestor level.

"My Lord Chairman."

A councilor could not help but speak up: "Could it be... you have already become a great existence like the Holy Land Ancestors?"

"Not yet." Lin Qing shook his head slightly and said, "In any case, develop the Shanhai World as soon as possible, and search as soon as possible for geniuses with strong will, high comprehension, and a Life attribute; as long as one is found, I will transfer the authority once."

"Yes."

The many high officials below, while shocked, could not help but become excited.

Lin Qing saw this in his eyes and did not mind.

He deliberately made this feat public; this way, once the news spreads in the future, no faction will dare to oppose the Shanhai World.

The development of the Shanhai World will also be smooth beyond compare.

"However..."

A councilor suddenly spoke up: "My Lord Chairman, a Time Tribulation occurs every thirty-eight million years; these sixteen direct disciples of the Ancestors of the Space-Time Island, as well as other powerful figures of the Space-Time Island possessing the Tenth Level Authority, also need to transfer their authority as soon as possible, correct?"

The other high officials also nodded slightly.

Once the next thirty-eight million year tribulation arrives for these people, this unresistible sealed state, once dragged into the Yu Xingyuan, will certainly mean death.

It must be known that many of these people have already lived for billions of years; logically, they should have long exceeded the limit.

It is only because they had the Ancestor's protection that they could avoid the Time Tribulations time and again.

But now that these people have lost the Ancestor's protection, once the next Time Tribulation arrives, they will inevitably be dragged into the Yu Xingyuan; facing the Void Demons that are far stronger than the limit, isn't that a certain death?

"No need to worry."

Lin Qing said calmly, "I can also protect against the Time Tribulation just like the Ancestors; in the future, as long as one is a great contributor to the Shanhai World, they will receive my protection, free from the threat of the Time Tribulation and Void Demons, needing only to consider the arrival of the Great Nirvana."

The many high officials of the Shanhai World were stunned.

Their own Lord of the Civilized World actually dared to say he could act like the Three Great Ancestors and help those around him resist the Time Tribulation?

Wasn't it said he had not yet become a great existence like the Three Great Ancestors?

But not only could he kill an Ancestor, he could even achieve the same miracle as an Ancestor?

Lin Qing was very calm.

Under the projection of the Yu Xingyuan, the Void Demons pull people into the Yu Xingyuan; this is a very high-level spatial and temporal technique.

Although the spatial and temporal domains of the Three Great Ancestors cannot resist the Yu Xingyuan pulling people in, they can enter the Yu Xingyuan together with the person undergoing the tribulation.

In this way,

as long as the Void Demons that smell the Time Qi and come are eliminated, this Time Tribulation can be resolved.

Lin Qing already possesses a Micro Spatial-Temporal Domain, so naturally he can also achieve this.

As for the Void Demons?

Even the strongest Void Demons born in the Yu Xingyuan pose no threat to him.

Theoretically, the first Time Tribulation occurs when a living being has lived for thirty-eight million years; one must possess the strength of the Yu Xingyuan's Eleventh Layer to survive, and before Transcendence, normally, no matter how strong one's power is, one can only survive the Thirteenth Time Tribulation.

By the Fourteenth Time Tribulation, that is the highest-level Time Tribulation, namely the Yu Xingyuan Demons of the Yu Xingyuan's Twenty-Fourth Layer.

Even peerless experts whose strength has reached the universe's upper limit may not survive the Fourteenth Time Tribulation.

Because those Void Demons also possess strength at the universe's upper limit, and one must kill all these Void Demons to pass this Time Tribulation; yet, being besieged by multiple Void Demons could lead to death!

But this has already reached the universe's upper limit.

The Yu Xingyuan Demons summoned by the Fourteenth Time Tribulation are also the highest-level Time Tribulation!

Therefore, the Three Great Holy Land Ancestors are not afraid of the so-called Time Tribulation, nor are they afraid of Void Demons; as long as they have a spatial-temporal domain for protection, even if those around them are pulled into the Yu Xingyuan, the Three Great Ancestors can also act to annihilate the Void Demons!

The highest danger of the Time Tribulation is merely the threshold of the Yu Xingyuan's Twenty-Fourth Layer at the universe's upper limit.

This poses no threat whatsoever to the Holy Land Ancestors.

As long as one's strength is slightly higher, one can easily annihilate the strongest Void Demons born in the Yu Xingyuan.

The current Lin Qing can also achieve this.

Even without the World Origin's support, relying on his Innate Universe Treasure and the Fusion Technique, he possesses strength in the upper-middle range of the Yu Xingyuan's Twenty-Fourth Layer!

Plus the area-of-effect attack of the Illusory World Great Extinction, even if a group of the strongest Void Demons comes, before him it is no different from suicide.

The only thing needing worry is the Great Nirvana.

This is a major problem even the Ancestors cannot solve; Lin Qing can only wait and see later.

After this highest-level meeting ended, the many high officials of the Shanhai World were still somewhat dazed, clearly still immersed in the bombshell-like surprises Lin Qing had thrown out, unable to extricate themselves.

And Lin Qing quietly left the Shanhai World.

His true body entered the Void Sea again, beginning to leave soul imprints on the Void Stars and Main Stars throughout the Void Sea.

— This is also a necessary condition for achieving the Void God Office.

With his current strength, there is naturally no difficulty at all.

Just right, he also wanted to search for the successor of the Vacuum Great Tomb and the person inheriting the Void True Bloodline.

And his other clone entered the True Universe, beginning to drift and observe within the universe, making complete preparations for the upcoming Chaos God Trial.

Time flew swiftly.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a million years had passed.

And the Mountain and Sea Realm... had also welcomed the second war of civilization.

(End of this chapter)