Chapter 764: The Xuanhuang Elder

Regarding the Xuanhuang Great World, Qin Qian naturally had some understanding of it, far more than cultivators in the present world knew.

In fact, the countless dimensional worlds deep within Opening Gui Xu were all gathering intelligence on the Nine Supreme Weitians, and Bei Chen Fa Jie was merely one of them.

The relationship between the Xuanhuang World Tree and the Three Saints of Xuanhuang was no secret whatsoever deep within Opening Gui Xu.

"This Fa Net is likely truly threatening this old tree…"

The moment a thought stirred in Qin Qian's heart, he saw an old man suddenly appear beneath that divine tree.

It was an old man with a gaunt face and a head full of grey hair, sitting cross-legged beneath the tree, seemingly arranging a chessboard, or perhaps sipping tea in contemplation.

"This is…"

The moment Qin Qian's heart jolted, the light and shadow before his eyes shifted, and in less than an instant, he too had arrived beneath the tree.

"Sit."

The old man did not raise his head, yet Qin Qian could not help but sit down.

"Senior…"

Qin Qian could not move, and could only cup his hands in salute, but the old man did not utter a single word, merely lowering his head in contemplation.

He did not dare make a sound, only sweeping his peripheral gaze toward that one world tree.

Viewing the world tree from this spot, one felt only that this tree contained boundless profound Dao, seemingly right before one's eyes, yet also as if billions of miles away; seemingly in the present, yet also as if at the end of ancient ages.

One "World Fruit" after another rose and fell among the branches and leaves; focusing the spirit on a single fruit, one could even faintly sense the mountains, rivers, grass, and trees, the sun, moon, and stars contained within.

Among those branches and leaves, he saw a bird's nest…

"Legend has it that the Undying Divine Phoenix once perched atop the Xuanhuang World Tree…"

Qin Qian gazed greedily at this Mu Mu Xiantian spiritual root, and after merely focusing his spirit for a moment, he felt his thoughts become incomparably active, as if all manner of profound wonders were surfacing in his heart, as if he were about to comprehend a great divine ability.

"The aura of Bei Chen Fa Jie…"

The old man pinched a chess piece between his fingers and glanced up at Qin Qian.

Just that one glance, and the latter felt his hair stand on end, sensing an irresistible force moving from without to within, as if it would trace back to the very source of his birth.

"S-senior…"

Qin Qian snapped back to himself with a start, his mind and spirit violently shaken.

He was the Wei Wei Xinying of Bei Chen Fa Jie, born within the Reincarnation Pool of the Mother of Ten Thousand Kun, summoned by three Dao Lords joining hands; even a Heavenly Lord could not glimpse his origins.

This old fellow…

"In years past, this old man once saw you, but you likely do not remember."

The old man casually placed a piece, and a wisp of dazzling divine light blossomed forth from the chessboard.

"That is?!"

Qin Qian's pupils contracted.

Within that divine light, he sensed the dense aura of the Fa Net, sensed the dimensional flow, the Dao and Dharma principles of Weitian's derivation.

Could this chessboard be the Fa Net?

"Yes, and also no."

The old man seemed to have heard Qin Qian's inner thoughts and replied Longhu Longhu Dandan.

"Ah?"

Qin Qian was taken aback, focusing his spirit to look at that chessboard.

Faintly, he saw the outline of the Fa Net he had sensed during the earlier transmission of registers, within which stars dotted, the divine patterns incomparably complex.

What does "yes and also no" mean?

"This chessboard is the Fa Net, this old man is also the Fa Net; the three thousand worlds of Xuanhuang, all manner of Fa and Dao, Qi and spirit, Fa Jie Shi Fa."

The old man looked toward the chessboard.

All manner of lines crisscrossed and intersected; amid the endless divine patterns weaving and flowing, the shadows of myriad worlds faintly manifested.

"Hongmeng is indeed worthy of being this old man's beloved son; this Fa Net he created, everyone desires it…"

The old man seemed to be hinting at something.

A slight stir in Qin Qian's heart; enduring the discomfort of all manner of shifting light and shadow, he forcibly focused his spirit to look at that chessboard.

Faintly, he saw at the intersections of those divine patterns chess pieces of varying colors, and the piece the old man held seemed to be merely one among them…

Who was he playing against?

The Three Saints of Xuanhuang?

"No, that's not right; he said everyone desires it…"

Qin Qian gave a muffled grunt, for glimpsing even a corner of the chess game had already exceeded his limits of endurance.

Yet a vague guess had already formed in his heart.

The number of people playing this game of chess was likely far more than he had imagined…

"What does Senior require me to do?"

With myriad thoughts turning in his heart, Qin Qian already understood why he had so easily been able to commune with this old tree.

"Very clever."

The old man gave him an approving glance and said Longhu Longhu Dandan: "That depends on what you want."

What does he want?

Qin Qian was taken aback, but how would he dare say it.

As he knew, this old tree fed upon dimensional worlds; if it learned he had designs on its "fruits," would it not refine him on the spot?

The old man, however, knew perfectly well, and asked:

"Which fruit have you taken a liking to?"

"This…"

Qin Qian gave a wry smile and shook his head.

"The Sin Realm, how about it?"

"Huh?"

Qin Qian jerked his head up.

"Though this old man bears the weight of myriad dimensional worlds, given your roots and innate endowment, what you want is none other than the Three Saints Heaven, the Five Emperors Heaven, the Twelve Profound Yellow Realms…"

The old man looked at him deeply:

"This old man bears the heavy burden of the Law Web, and has no strength to pluck the fruit for you. But if you have the ability, you may take it yourself — this old man will not stop you."

"Of course, you must do one thing for this old man."

"This…"

Qin Qian felt a bit dizzy, both startled and doubtful in his heart: "S-senior must be joking."

Though the Profound Yellow Great World contained myriad dimensional worlds, those capable of bearing a Dao Lord's fruit position were few. The Sin Realm's weight ranked among the foremost of the Twelve Profound Yellow Realms, nearly equal to the current Bei Chen Fa Jie.

Setting aside whether this old fellow was truly that generous, even if he were, the matter that could make this old tree offer up the Sin Realm was likely beyond his ability to accomplish.

"This old man never jokes."

The old man said no more, raising a hand and tapping a finger onto his brow.

"Hum~"

Qin Qian only felt his vision blur, and within his heart rang out trembling hums originating from the Law Web.

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