Chapter 443

In ancient times, Pan Huang left the Great World and created the Pan Star World; over countless years of human development, our Pan Star World has far surpassed the Great World...

The War Minister spoke of all things in the Pan Star World.

Surrounding the War Minister were the prodigies of the Pan Star World. In today’s Great World, most methods of opening acupoints have been lost; in the Pan Star World, there are one thousand one hundred and ninety-seven acupoints required for shattering emptiness, missing only ninety-nine.

This accumulated advantage, combined with human development far exceeding that of the Great World, made the War Minister regard the Great World as if it were uncivilized savages.

“My Pan Star World’s Xu Yi came to the Great World with his soul, encountered Gu Qing, and suffered great setbacks—but what Xu Yi could not accomplish does not mean I cannot.”

The War Minister spoke with complete confidence.

He was Xu Yi’s political rival; whenever Xu Yi suffered setbacks, he rejoiced.

Hong Xuanji sat quietly to the side, listening, knowing that the Pan Star World was filled with martial sages like clouds and human immortals like rain, and that the ultimate goal of this Pan Star Great World was to unify the Great World and complete the transformation of human civilization.

“Hong Xuanji, you are the heir of the Creation Dao.”

The War Minister fixed his gaze on Hong Xuanji and said: “Tell us about the Boat of Creation.”

The Boat of Creation of the Creation Dao has been passed down to this day, but it is incomplete—its greatest deficiency is the absence of the Nine Heavens, Nine Earths, Nine Poles Meta-Magnet Array; what the Creation Dao lacks, the Pan Star World can complete.

When under someone else’s eaves, one must bow.

Hong Xuanji lowered his eyes and, under the War Minister’s threat, obediently recounted the Boat of Creation: “The current Boat of Creation is in Gu Qing’s hands. He also possesses the Imperial Seal of Heaven, and a [Lord of the Future] that continuously calculates and repairs the Boat of Creation. If you intend to act against him, you must account for all of these.”

The War Minister gave a cold laugh.

To the War Minister, the Tang Dynasty’s greatest strength lay in Gu Qing’s own power—he had spent years of bloody struggle forcing the ninety-nine states and major clans to obey his commands; second was the [Lord of the Future], which perfectly harnessed the influence of the great clans, mobilized resources, predicted natural disasters, and reformed laws, bringing the Great World toward equality, enriching the people’s material wealth, and rooting cultivation deeply among the common folk.

If Gu Qing continued on this path, the Great World might return to the glory of the Middle Antiquity and become the “Immortal Realm” among all worlds.

But if Gu Qing were eliminated, the world would be left leaderless—and the Pan Star World would surely achieve victory in one decisive battle.

“Then may your banners fly victorious.”

Hong Xuanji bowed his head.

As a martial cultivator pursuing shattering emptiness, the War Minister’s Pan Star World possessed a cultivation method with one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven acupoints—far surpassing Hong Xuanji by more than a step. Faced with such overwhelming power disparity, Hong Xuanji could only bow.

The War Minister chuckled coldly and, accompanied by his elite warriors, headed toward the imperial palace.

Behind him, Hong Xuanji hurried to follow. Gu Qing was about to engage the War Minister in a great battle; if Hong Xuanji could lurk nearby and seize an opportunity, perhaps he might yet revive himself. But now, the power gap between Hong Xuanji and the War Minister was too great—while Hong Xuanji had barely begun, the War Minister had already surged toward the imperial palace.

Within the imperial palace.

Gu Qing was forging there; the Terrifying God-King was continuously reshaping, its bloodline transforming, wondrous gene chains locking into place. The Terrifying God-King felt this essential change, and within its body sensed a force of neither birth nor death.

At that moment, the Terrifying God-King felt its connection to heaven and earth severed—its lifespan exceeded the limit of one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred years imposed by this world.

The Terrifying God-King slowly opened his eyes, looked at Gu Qing, and said with complex expression: “Are you from the Other Shore?”

From ancient times to now, cultivators have pursued transcendence beyond the Other Shore—not merely escaping the Three Realms and transcending the Five Elements, but also meaning that the Other Shore holds power beyond this world. If one compares beings of this world to pottery, then those of the Other Shore are the potters who forge the pottery.