Chapter 322: Giant Hand

As the Dharma Boat departed, deep within Yusu's eyes, there was a profound sense of reluctance.

Among it, there was also a trace of doubt.

She did not know why, but she always had a feeling that during the latter part, she seemed to have been somewhat strange, though she could not clearly say what it was.

"Sister Yusu, can we really see Uncle again?" Xu Xiaojing stood to the side, her face somewhat pale.

"We will." Yusu's gaze became firm.

In her heart, she also set a goal.

That was... to become a True Disciple of the Yuanshi Sect and head to the Central Heavenly Realm.

Only by grasping power could she attain great freedom and great ease.

The Flying Boat escaped into the Void and vanished from sight.

One day later.

Two massive Flying Boats appeared once again.

Two figures appeared at the original location of the Ancient War World.

An ugly expression appeared on the Immortal Emperor's face: "The Ancient War World... is gone?"

Beside him, the Main God of the Evil God Alliance had a complex gaze: "The Supreme Treasure has disappeared?"

A world disappearing, vanishing right under their noses, could be considered a major event.

The two looked at the Void, fury in their hearts, yet nowhere to vent it.

"Go investigate, what exactly happened?" The Immortal Emperor's voice was devoid of sorrow or joy, containing boundless majesty.

This world disappearing, and disappearing just as he was about to arrive, there must be something fishy about it.

If he found out who it was, he would certainly not let them off.

That was, after all, a Supreme Treasure left behind by the Central Heavenly Realm.

If he obtained that Supreme Treasure, he might not be unable to take another step forward in the future.

It was a pity that now the hope was severed; how could he not be furious in his heart?

Inside the Flying Boat, several Immortal Lords had deep gazes.

Many Venerable Immortals were discussing it in hushed tones.

They had come full of fury, only to find no enemy.

"Damn it, that Xu Ling actually escaped!"

"Coward!"

"Didn't he boast that Immortals and Gods were forbidden from entering?

Now that we have arrived, why did he run away?"

Unable to see the enemy, these Venerable Immortals could only indulge in empty talk.

"A spineless wretch, only daring to spout nonsense!"

"Haha, Zunrong, with Lord Immortal Emperor and that Alliance Master of the Evil God Alliance arriving, how would that Xu Ling dare to truly resist?

I'm afraid that when he Slayed the Pojian Immortal Lord, he had already planned his escape."

"All show and no substance!"

"However, it is truly strange that Xu Ling took the Ancient War World and vanished; he has quite a few tricks."

"The Immortal Emperor is already enraged; I reckon someone is going to perish."

"I heard that this Xu Ling has some connection to that person in the True Dragon Hall."

"Wendi Immortal Lord?"

"Tsk tsk... there's a good show to watch."

These Venerable Immortals sat to the side, having nothing to do, and began to chat.

Originally, they had followed the Immortal Emperor to exterminate Xu Ling and conduct a great sweep of the Ancient War World.

As it turned out, the Ancient War World had run away, and they were bored to death.

"To be able to take a world away, this Xu Ling has some ability; the Pojian Immortal Lord did not die unjustly."

"If we Immortal Lords were to strike, I fear we would not be his match either."

"If he were truly strong, why would he flee?

Isn't it just because he was afraid of our Lord Immortal Emperor?"

A man spoke up, but just as he finished speaking, his gaze froze.

For he saw, within the Void, a snow-white palm stretch out.

That palm was immense, covering the sky and earth.

As the palm appeared, the sun and moon lost their light, and the Void shook incessantly.

"What is that?"

"Who dares to attack us?"

"This aura? Xu Ling?"

"How bold! With the Immortal Emperor here, he actually didn't flee, but dared to return."

Boom!

However, the answer to them was a violent explosion.

As the sound rang out, heaven and earth suddenly fell silent.

The world turned dim, a patch of silence.

There was no light, and no sound.

Everyone lost their sight, as well as their hearing, and all their perceptions.

This state of affairs lasted for the duration of a single breath.

When the heavens and earth returned to normal, everyone was shaken to their core.

They immediately looked up at the sky.

That terrifying giant hand had vanished without a trace.

They witnessed the most shocking scene of their lives.

The massive Gold giant, whose body was large enough to span an entire world, was now frozen in place, with countless cracks appearing on his body, and the expression of fury still lingering on his face.

The gargantuan body collapsed with a boom.

In the center of the Main God of the Evil God Alliance's body was a pitch-black wound, from which blood trickled and flowed incessantly.

"The Immortal Emperor... has fallen?"

"The Main God... is dead!"

Every Venerable Immortal and True Immortal who saw this scene felt fear etched upon their faces.

That suddenly appearing giant hand had actually snuffed out the life force of two Ninth Tier supreme powerhouses with a mere flip of its palm.

How could these Venerable Immortals and Evil Gods not be afraid?

Especially the Venerable Immortal who had previously spoken ill of Xu Ling; he now wished he could travel through time and slap his former self.

The fall of the Main God was extremely spectacular.

In this patch of Void, one could see multicolored fragments turning into specks of starlight, disappearing into the Void.

If they had cultivated the True Spirit Art like Lin Chao, they might have been able to see it.

A long river, piercing through the Void, swept away the Spirituality of the Immortal Emperor and the leader of the Evil God Alliance.

That vast Spirituality was not even worth mentioning compared to the Spirituality within the long river.

This Spirituality was swept up by the long river and dissipated into nothingness.

Within the Void, countless Immortal Cultivators and Evil Gods trembled, not daring to speak or make the slightest movement.

Doubts filled their hearts.

Since that Xu Ling was so formidable, suppressing and killing two Ninth Tier powerhouses with a flip of his hand.

Why... did he have to leave?

Time flowed slowly.

Lin Chao carried the Ancient War World, wandering through the Void.

At the beginning, he was still awake, occasionally looking at the world and paying attention to the movements in the Void.

Or perhaps, he would appear in Zhonglian Country to visit those he was familiar with.

For most of the time, he was cultivating the True Spirit Art, wishing to cultivate it to perfection.

This was what he needed to do at the moment.

The last time Lin Chao appeared in Zhonglian Country was to attend the funeral of Huang Hun.

Huang Hun was busy with state affairs and neglected his cultivation.

Even with plenty of resources, his cultivation level was not very high.

Before reaching three hundred years of age, he had already reached the end of his lifespan.

At that time, Lin Chao felt quite a sigh of emotion.

He had attended the funeral of Lao Huangtou, and he had also attended the funerals of his descendants of who knows how many generations.

Possessing the status of a Longevity Being, his lifespan was endless.

Therefore, he was destined to witness the passing of countless old friends.

Lin Chao sighed with emotion; later, he entrusted some matters to others, sealed himself within the mountains and rivers, and focused entirely on cultivating the True Spirit Art.

He no longer paid attention to the affairs of the world.

The long years flowed from his fingertips; in the mountains, one does not know the passage of time, and the world once again experienced the changing of the seas into mulberry fields.

Fan'er University, located in Zhenyang, was the only key university in Zhenyang.

Zhenyang was the provincial capital of Zhongxing Province.

This former political center had now become desolate.

At this moment, in the classroom, the elderly professor's face revealed a look of sighing.

"Eight hundred years ago, the three countries stood in opposition, the war began, and the people were in deep water and scorching fire.

The war lasted for nearly a hundred years.

In just a short hundred years, three world wars occurred.

It was not until seven hundred years ago that the war entered a white-hot stage.

The last war that occurred was a nuclear war, and the world... was left scarred and riddled with holes.

Our human civilization was almost severed."

Speaking of this, the professor's voice became somewhat hoarse.

"The weapons we humans created, we delusionally thought could destroy the entire world.

And the result? The nuclear war happened, the three countries were destroyed, and the human population went from five billion to less than fifty million.

And the result? The world was still that same world.

It was just that we... entered the wasteland era.

Human civilization was almost severed.

The industrial system, order, civilization, and law all collapsed.

A loaf of bread that you can buy for a few dollars now, if placed in that era, would be worth more than Gold, and could be exchanged for one night with a young, beautiful woman or a young, handsome man."

It took a full six hundred years for our humanity to slowly recover its vitality and for civilization to be re-established.

Unfortunately, our current population is less than three hundred million, far from the peak period of the past.

Our level of technology is also far inferior to that of the Three Kingdoms period.

You must all take history as a mirror and keep awe in your hearts.

Our human civilization cannot withstand another upheaval.

Our civilization has already lost many things; it cannot afford to lose any more."

In the classroom, the young students' faces were brimming with the aura of youth.

"Professor, is it true that before the nuclear war, there were practitioners of Immortal Cultivation among us humans?" At this moment, Qin Yao spoke up, her face filled with yearning.

Beside Qin Yao, a trace of disdain flashed slightly in the eyes of Yi Yuan.

Qin Yao actually believes such nonsense.

Truly, long hair, short insight.

In the class, other students also jeered.

"That's right, we have seen many descriptions of practitioners of Immortal Cultivation in books left behind from ancient times."

"Are there really practitioners of Immortal Cultivation?"

The professor looked at these people, and the disappointment on his face dissipated: "In the Three Kingdoms period, there were indeed no records regarding practitioners of Immortal Cultivation.

However, in the Zhonglian Country period, there were many records regarding practitioners of Immortal Cultivation."

"Zhonglian Country, hiss, that's a full two thousand years ago?"

"Were there practitioners of Immortal Cultivation two thousand years ago?"

"Are they still alive?"

"They are probably all fake; the ancients were just exaggerating."

"Right, I remember twenty years ago, wasn't there a news report about a Daoist who invented the technique of turning Water into Gold?

At the time, many university presidents and professors even received that person and invested together to establish a project for turning Water into Gold.

As it turned out, it was a scammer!"

"Exactly, with civilization so advanced now, such scammers still appear.

Given the wisdom of the ancients, it is not strange that a period of scammers pretending to be practitioners of Immortal Cultivation appeared!"

The professor looked at the crowd and shook his head, saying: "According to the records in the books, the level of technology during the Zhonglian Country period was no less than what we have today."

Beside him, Qin Yao lowered her head, wondering what she was thinking about.

Just at this moment, a gentle voice sounded.

"Classmate, may I sit next to you?" Qin Yao raised her head and immediately saw a handsome face.

A look of amazement flashed in her eyes.

This boy is very handsome, handsomer than those celebrities.

"Y... yes." Qin Yao stuttered slightly when she spoke.

"Thank you." The young man sat down to the side.

Beside them, Yi Yuan saw the young man, and a sense of crisis flashed in his heart.

He had been pursuing Qin Yao recently.

This young man suddenly sat beside Qin Yao, what does that mean?

"Classmate, is your name Qin Yao?" At this moment, the young man spoke, seemingly taking the initiative to strike up a conversation.

"Ah? How do you know?" A trace of a blush appeared on Qin Yao's face.

"You're the department beauty of the History Department, after all," the young man said casually.

Qin Yao felt a little secretly pleased, but still said modestly: "How many girls are there in the History Department anyway?"

"Haha."

"By the way, classmate, what is your name?"

"I... you can call me Xu Ling."

"Xu Ling? A good name.

Do you also like Professor Lin's class?"

"Mm, it's quite good; I have always been interested in history.

It feels just like a memory from yesterday.

Unfortunately, having never experienced it personally, it is quite a pity."

"What you said is a bit... convoluted; it's my brain that's too slow.

By the way, Professor Lin said that there were many records about practitioners of Immortal Cultivation during the Zhonglian Country period; do you think these practitioners of Immortal Cultivation truly existed?"

Beside them, Lin Chao's gaze became profound.

Things from a thousand years ago still felt like yesterday.

"Perhaps... it is true," Lin Chao sighed.

Cheng Yang, Ji Wei, and Huang Zhongqian and those people were naturally not fake, nor were they dreams, but real, living people.

"I also feel that they really existed." Seeming to have found a common topic, Qin Yao was very happy.

At this time, Yi Yuan felt uncomfortable in his heart and suddenly spoke: "According to those unofficial historical records, practitioners of Immortal Cultivation have infinite lifespans; if they really existed, where have they gone now?"

"Perhaps... they experienced a decline in Spiritual Qi," Lin Chao sighed, "Practitioners of Immortal Cultivation could only slowly exit the stage of history."

"Nonsense, what you are saying has no scientific basis, nor is there any historical material to prove it.

I even suspect that our entire world's previous history is all fake history, fabricated by people.

Two hundred years ago, our world experienced a Renaissance; at that time, many books appeared in the world, and many artifacts emerged."

"I suspect that it was during that time that many merchants, in order to make money, forged many artifacts."

This kind of assertion is recognized by many historians.

"The nuclear war is completely true without a doubt, but much of the history before the nuclear war is likely fabricated," Yi Yuan said with conviction.

What he said was indeed a sentiment recognized by quite a few big names in the current historical academic circle.

The Renaissance two hundred years ago indeed has many problems.

There are also many people who say that ruins were excavated, and many ancient books and artifacts were found.

But in reality, what exactly are they?

Lin Chao glanced at Yi Yuan: "You are right."

Yi Yuan was immediately satisfied, having finally convinced this person.

Beside them, Qin Yao seemed not to have heard Yi Yuan's words; she continued, "Xu Ling, the research institute where my uncle works recently excavated a ruin, and I heard it is related to Immortal Cultivators. Do you have time this weekend? Shall we go take a look together?"

"Immortal Cultivators?" Lin Chao's gaze was calm, "No."

Qin Yao was somewhat disappointed.

Beside them, Yi Yuan's mood turned bad again.

It felt like he had said so much, yet neither of them had listened.

"I am very interested in this ruin. Qin Yao, how about I accompany you?" Yi Yuan said.

He wanted to expose these lies and prove to Qin Yao that Immortal Cultivators do not exist.

"The development of that ruin is a classified project; unauthorized personnel cannot enter." Having been rejected by Xu Ling, Qin Yao was clearly in a bad mood.

Hearing this answer, Yi Yuan was immediately furious.

How was he unauthorized personnel?

Could it be that being handsome is just that popular?

Shallow woman!

A man's greatest charm is his substance, you know!

Unfortunately, Qin Yao ignored him completely.

"See you next time." The class ended; Lin Chao waved to Qin Yao and left the university.

PS: This world will likely end in these few chapters.

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