Chapter 1676 - 233: Ashes

Chapter 1676: Chapter 233: Ashes

The paper snow in the world grew more abundant.

The chaos faded.

Xie Xuanyi raised his head.

The sun and moon at the Heavenly Peak began to cycle once more, days and nights alternated, countless ages turned into waves in the River of Destiny, rolling by.

"So, you started the Annihilation."

Xie Xuanyi said, "I did not want to take the Undying Spring, so you took the Undying Spring. I did not wish to take the Immortal Tree, so you took the Immortal Tree..."

This was a journey against the current.

But after reaching the endpoint, when reversal was no longer possible, it was time to return.

"If you don’t do it, someone will have to."

Lu Yuzhen said regretfully, "It’s just a pity, those two things aren’t so easy to take."

The Primordial Energy of the world, the Dao of the world, could it be moved overnight?

Just collecting the Undying Spring.

It took him many years.

"The following story, I’ve seen before."

Lu Yuzhen took a deep breath and said earnestly, "It won’t be long before we’ll return to the ’origin’... If you’re willing to personally execute the Annihilation, everything will be different."

Xie Xuanyi understood what the Paper Taoist meant by the origin.

Pure White Mountain was besieged by Heavenly People.

The two were trapped, no retreat, no escape.

If...

Implement the Annihilation at the Primordial.

Then this siege would naturally not arise.

"The choice is yours."

Lu Yuzhen said sincerely, "Xie Xuanyi, if you’re willing, we can both survive."

"What if... I’m unwilling?"

Xie Xuanyi looked into the eyes of the Paper Taoist.

"The ending of the story won’t change much."

Lu Yuzhen remained silent for a moment, then said, "If you refuse to execute the Annihilation, then I will... I cannot take them from the Primordial, and in the years to come, the stories we previously experienced will unfold in ’reverse order’, eventually leading us to a dead end. But the Annihilation Tribulation will not dissolve, and all Heavenly People of this era will have to die."

"The only difference... is that we will also have to die."

"Die?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled slightly.

Standing amidst the great snow of chaos at the Primordial.

He had already comprehended everything.

To him, the only "break point" in this life was only the decade spent in the North Sea.

In those ten years, the world was pitch black.

He indeed lived two lives, but these two lives spanned longer than anyone in the world.

"Whether you’ll die, I don’t know."

"I only know, I won’t die."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said softly, "I am a person from after the Annihilation, how could I die before the Annihilation?"

"..."

Lu Yuzhen fell silent.

After a long while.

The Paper Taoist asked hoarsely, "So, your choice is?"

"I’ve already told you."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "If this is the so-called ’Annihilation’, then I refuse."

Swish.

At the instant his words fell, the cycle of the sun and moon accelerated, countless days and eternal nights overlapped in an instant.

A fierce gale howled out from the chaos.

The black robe was lifted by the wind.

Not far away, the snow-white cloak was stained with stroke after stroke of crimson, finally, the chaos was torn apart completely, everything returned to the "Pure White Mountain".

Outside, there were countless shouts, sounds of battle.

"Dao Yi is inside!"

"Let’s strike together!"

Xie Xuanyi lowered his head with no expression, looking at his own hands.

His hands were covered in blood.

The Dantian was empty, the Primordial Lake shattered.

Everything returned to the original state... and not far away, Lu Yuzhen was also covered in blood.

This time, there was no need for the [Time Scroll].

Xie Xuanyi was already aware of everything.

He knew what Dao Yi was, and he knew this siege was the last battle before the Great Tribulation.

Or perhaps.

This was the "Great Tribulation" itself.

"Xie Xuanyi, for most of the time before, I admired you greatly."

The Paper Taoist said resentfully, "But now... you really are tiresome..."

Abandoning the taking of the Undying Spring and Immortal Tree from the Primordial.

The cost was the chase of the Golden Era arriving as scheduled.

Everything went on as usual.

"An undeserved compliment."

Xie Xuanyi coughed heavily twice.

He wiped the blood from his palm, and said honestly, "On the contrary, for most of the time before, I really disliked you. But recently... it hasn’t been so bad."

That Lu Yuzhen who diligently recorded on the Time Scroll every day.

That Lu Yuzhen who called him Fellow Daoist Xie at every turn.

That Lu Yuzhen from a thousand years ago...

Was much better than the Dao Yi who insisted on performing the Annihilation.

"Is that so."

Lu Yuzhen lowered his eyes, smiled and said, "Should I say... thank you for the undeserved compliment?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi silently found a secluded corner and sat down.

"Is it to wait for death next?"

He knew that his decision at the Primordial would not change anything.

The Annihilation Tribulation would still occur.

The strong of this era would still come to an end.

Only...

This way, this journey against the current should end.

"Hiss hiss hiss."

Lu Yuzhen pulled out a mass of pure white vapor from his sleeve and threw it towards Xie Xuanyi.

"Hmm?"

Xie Xuanyi looked at the vapor, raising an eyebrow.

"Your..."

Lu Yuzhen lowered his eyes and said, "Undying Spring Eye."

Xie Xuanyi gave up on taking the Undying Spring and Immortal Tree.

What he could take away was limited.

This Undying Spring Eye was the greatest gain from within the Chaos Black Stele.

"Though you are a living person from after the Annihilation, to cross the River of Destiny, one must pay a price."

Lu Yuzhen said sincerely, "The moment you leapt into the break point, you interfered with the past... not picking the ’Undying Spring’ is also a form of interference with Cause and Effect. If you don’t accept this Spring Eye, next, you might really die."

Saying so.

He extended two fingers, pressing them to his brow.

"Swoosh swoosh..."

Countless paper snow condensed and froze in the air.

At this moment, the Pure White Mountain was enveloped by countless Great Arrays, the Heavenly People outside besieging and attacking didn’t know, within this little mountain, what terrifying energy was gathered.

Lu Yuzhen traversed countless years.

He placed all he collected, "everything," here.

This was the end of the journey.

Also the end of an era.

Next, he would detonate this Pure White Mountain.

Upon explosion.

The area around Pure White Mountain, for hundreds of miles, thousands of miles... would be completely flattened, reverting to chaos.

This was the most unembellished form of the Great Tribulation from a thousand years ago.

Annihilation.

The dead Great Divine Power Users, their flesh bodies shattered, their divine souls silently annihilated.

Everything...

Would turn to ashes with it.

This was not a simple explosion, the demise of massive amounts of Primordial Energy, would directly lead to the collapse of Heavenly Dao Rules, the Southern World and Northern World would fracture and be isolated, untold numbers of common beings would die from this, and for many years thereafter... there would be no more Heavenly People in the world.

Of course.

Those who survive the Annihilation Tribulation.

Are the hope, the saplings.

If there were a Great Divine Ability User, able to attain their certification in such a time of Heavenly Dao collapse and Primordial Energy destruction—

Then this Flower Bud World could avoid the fate of being devoured or consumed.