Chapter 1393

"They, the Strange Tribe, obtained it; why can't my Longevity Tribe obtain it? Moreover, don't 【you】 want the Primordial Seed? That is an agreement between the Riverside Tribe and the Strange Hall—what does it have to do with our tribe?"

Hearing this, the man in the straw raincoat gave a hehe laugh and offered no comment.

The Primordial Seed likewise involves great karma!

Their Past Sect's forefather had long ago ordered that outside the Counterflow River, various powers were contending with each other.

Sima Zang suddenly burst out laughing, "Actually, not attacking the World Tree now isn't necessarily a bad thing. After all, the current Primordial Seed is relatively weak; let Lu Xuan continue to nurture it for us a while longer."

He extended his divine sense to probe the vicinity of the World Tree.

It is quite evident that the aura of the Primordial Seed now is far richer than before.

Sima Zang said, "Daoist of the Reverse Abyss, I recall asking you before about the Primordial Seed—you were not optimistic that Lu Xuan could nurture it into existence?"

The man in the straw raincoat nodded, "Not bad."

Back then, Lu Xuan had only a thread of Dao Resonance of the Primordial Seed in his hand; now reforging it is simply a heaven-defying act.

However, Lu Xuan also paid a considerable price!

Sima Zang asked, "What exactly was Lu Xuan's status outside the Counterflow River before?"

The man in the straw raincoat said, "Heavenly secrets must not be revealed."

Sima Zang did not persist in questioning this; instead, he turned his gaze toward the endless distant giant palm world.

A huge palm print fell into the river, its interior containing endless starry skies and countless star fields; from afar it glittered magnificently, with a terrifying momentum surging.

This world is even more terrifying than the Butterfly World!

Sima Zang could never look upon it; in the past, he had once gazed by the Luo River, just as large numbers of the Strange Tribe crossed the Counterflow River.

The giant palm suddenly clenched tightly!

Boom—

At the palm's edge, life and death arise and cease; killing and seizing are bestowed!

Countless experts of the Strange Tribe were instantly reduced to ashes.

In that giant palm world, if one looks closely, one can even see the palm lines, as if a real hand had been forcibly severed.

"If the giant palm world is already this terrifying, what about the outside world?" Sima Zang couldn't help but his eyes flash with sharp light.

Not long after.

Sima Zang prepared to leave; as he was about to go, he asked, "Lu Xuan is heading to the Butterfly World—do you think he can make it out alive?"

"Very difficult." The man in the straw raincoat spat out two words.

Sima Zang said, "Gu Yue Laozi's creed is, 'Master the past, and you master the future.' This aligns with your Past Sect's creed. Now our clan's Sima Tai Laozi, joining forces with your senior brother, the Strange Tribe's experts, and Gu Yue Laozi, four sides suppress the Butterfly Moon; although Butterfly Moon wishes to defy heaven and alter fate, splitting the River of Ages in two, it is all in vain."

The man in the straw raincoat deeply agreed, "The past is set, the future has arrived."

Sima Zang laughed several times, extended his palm, then gripped it tightly, "Once Lu Xuan steps into the Butterfly World, he will not be able to walk out alive; then we can obtain the Primordial Seed before the Strange Tribe. All of Lu Xuan's efforts will be a wedding dress for our Longevity Tribe."

Saying that, he departed from this expanse of starry sky.

The man in the straw raincoat gazed at Sima Zang's retreating back, his eyes flashing with a gleam.

……

Elsewhere, several days later.

Lu Xuan piloted this ancient massive vessel, which had already descended near the Butterfly World.

Ye Chen, Fang Yuan, and others came onto the deck, looked up, and saw an incomparably vast butterfly spanning the void, its form far surpassing the World Tree, its wings spread wide, covering the sky and sun, countless star fields and boundless starry skies constituting its wings.

On its wings were numerous scales, layered upon layers, exquisitely beautiful, with myriad Dao powers constantly flowing; yet the wings did not flutter, as if sealed, while surging tides of ages swirled around.

Its two enormous eyes seemed veiled by layers of mist, making them impossible to discern.

"Good heavens! This great world far surpasses the World Tree!"

Commander Zhang Liao and others could not help but exclaim in astonishment.

The aura emanating from the Butterfly World is too terrifying, far surpassing the Dao Lord realm.

Everyone's gaze passed over the wings to its central torso, which remained massive, formed from many star seas converging; however, unlike the relatively orderly temporal Dao of the wings, the temporal Dao it contains is chaotic, sometimes even stirring up a Dao Resonance storm.

Lu Xuan opened his Insight Eye to investigate, then told the crowd, "The left and right wings were originally the same River of Ages, but the central torso split them. Now the flow of time in the left and right wings differs."

The crowd sighed in awe; such a creation-level masterpiece exceeded their comprehension.

Lu Xuan then turned his gaze to where the Butterfly World meets the Counterflow River, and soon he saw countless Longevity Tribe juveniles, like tadpoles or mayflies, clinging to the wings and body all around, incessantly devouring temporal power.

Their number was immense, far exceeding the old World Tree.

Lu Xuan transmitted this image to everyone, and they all felt a chill run down their spines.

This scene looks excessively eerie!

It seems the situation in the Butterfly World is also far from optimistic.

At this moment, the system said, "The left and right wings of the World Tree are divided Rivers of Ages; the host can use the Book of Ages to cross."

Lu Xuan asked the system, "Can the Book of Ages bring others across the Butterfly World's River of Ages?"

The system replied, "No. This Book of Ages is incomplete. Even if the host wishes to cross between the left and right wings, each expenditure of power is like drawing energy to fill up, then crossing again."

"All right." Lu Xuan nodded and told Ji Fuyao and the others, "Next, you need to make a choice: enter the left wing or the right wing. For now, only one can be chosen."

Ji Fuyao explained to everyone, "The left wing is the River of Ages of the past; at this moment, the Hehuan Sect is still locked in battle with the Longevity Sect, with no victor decided."

"But the right wing, according to the Butterfly Moon Ancestor, the Hehuan Sect has been defeated and suppressed by the Longevity Sect."

Everyone was stunned.

Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, Qingqiu, Fang Yuan, and others gathered together and began to discuss.

Qi Chun Jing, Old Man Yang, and others also fell into thought.

Little Nanan tightly embraced Lu Xuan, "I want to be with big brother."

Lu Xuan patted her head, smiled, and waited for everyone to decide.

……

And at this time.

Right Wing World, Azure Cloud Star Sea.

Feng Kuangman was sitting in a pavilion, holding a wooden carving of Fang Yuan in his hand, his face showing a cold expression, several strands of Divine Light shot from his hand like steel needles inserting into the wooden carving, then his face revealed a ferocious smile.

"Damned Fang Yuan!"

Time flies like a white colt passing through a gap.

It has already been hundreds of years since he entered this Right Wing World.

Despite the hundreds of years, he still cannot forget the humiliation Fang Yuan brought upon him.

"Fang Yuan, if you dare to step into this place, I will surely kill you."