Chapter 1038 - 1003: Is Han Yu a Vessel?

At this moment, the Wise Old Man was filled with helplessness in the Soul Realm. Of course, he heard what Han Yu shouted, but he was also at a loss.

To put it bluntly, this matter wasn’t part of the plan from the beginning. If it weren’t for Han Yu being at the end of his rope, he probably wouldn’t have come up with such a lousy idea.

This situation is filled with uncertainties.

Now that Han Yu wanted him to come up with a solution, what solution could he possibly have?

Or perhaps the only solution was to wait for the Artifact Spirit to awaken from Han Yu’s body and see what happens.

Maybe things would normalize by then.

"Why not wait and see when the little guy wakes up?"

The Wise Old Man’s hesitation made Han Yu’s temper flare, his entire face darkened.

He felt the Wise Old Man was utterly unreliable.

In the Soul Realm, the Wise Old Man felt wronged and cried out, "I truly don’t mean to harm you, I dislike this situation even more than you do."

Han Yu wore a strange expression, as if the old man was hinting at something unspoken, and immediately pressed him, "Then tell me, what is going on?"

The moment this topic was raised, the Wise Old Man started to play deaf and dumb.

No matter how much Han Yu asked, he remained tight-lipped.

The peculiar situation of Han Yu also concerned others, especially Quan Xiaotong and his group.

Han Yu was too important, and if this situation persisted, it could lead to a major calamity.

"I still can’t understand it."

Yin Wang was filled with doubts, unable to comprehend how the Artifact Spirit could be connected to Han Yu’s body.

Even those Five Elements Spirit Bodies, apart from their own bodies, had no other place to reside.

But the Artifact Spirit could not only reside in Han Yu’s Sea of Consciousness, it could even overpower and seize Han Yu’s body, which was truly terrifying.

"Could it be because it was born from the Heavenly Dao?"

Quan Xiaotong attempted to speculate, this was the first idea that came to his mind.

But soon, Wuxian and Yin Wang shook their heads in denial.

"I can quite confidently say that the Artifact Spirit was definitely not born from the Heavenly Dao."

Wuxian was even resolute in his expression, his tone decisive.

The reason was simple. That one item from the Celestial Dao Sect, even after tens of thousands of years, showed no sign of birthing an Artifact Spirit, or any hint for that matter.

"I agree on this point."

Yin Wang nodded in agreement. He had interacted with the millstone longer than Wuxian and his experience with the Celestial River.

Even as a public puppet, his status back then was almost second to none in the Yama Hall.

And the millstone was just as dormant.

All three items emanated from the Heavenly Dao. It’s impossible for only the third one to give birth while the other two couldn’t.

So conversely, it’s puzzling for the other two not to, while the third does.

The greatest possibility is that the Artifact Spirit wasn’t born from the Heavenly Dao, so it might have the capability to occupy Han Yu’s body.

His speculation was even bolder than Quan Xiaotong’s.

"Do you think it’s possible that Han Yu was crafted by the Heavenly Dao?"

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces turned equally strange. It didn’t seem totally unreasonable.

But quickly, this assertion was refuted by Quan Xiaotong.

The reason for refuting was simple: Han Yu had been thoroughly investigated by him at that time, and there were absolutely no issues with his birth, even from childhood through adulthood everything was normal.

Born normally, grown normally.

"No, you all misunderstood me."

Yin Wang shook his head, interrupting their speculations, then began to explain.

"What I truly mean is, could the Heavenly Dao have refined Han Yu like a vessel?"

If it wasn’t for fearing Han Yu’s wrath, he would bluntly say, was Han Yu refined like a Corpse King?

This, of course, had its basis. They had dealt with Corpse Kings before, one could say other than being alive, everything about Han Yu was their ultimate goal.

A body strong to the extreme, coupled with Divine Techniques.

And with the world gradually taking shape in Han Yu’s Sea of Consciousness, could this be hypothesized that Han Yu was specially refined for nurturing these?

If Han Yu were an Artifact, wouldn’t it be logical for an Artifact Spirit to be born?

Of course, there were still many aspects that couldn’t be logically explained.

Han Yu had so many great things that it didn’t seem like the treatment an Artifact deserved.

Moreover, Han Yu and the Artifact Spirit are two separate entities independently, not to mention Han Yu is stronger than his Spirit Body, which is irrational.

"However, their methods are almost identical, which is suspicious."

The group followed Yin Wang’s train of thought, their expressions growing increasingly peculiar.

"Although it sounds absurd, it’s slightly plausible."

The old Taoist commented as such.

He constantly felt the other’s speculations were ludicrous.

Yet oddly enough, what was said could line up, until the Wise Old Man could no longer refrain from speaking out in his agitation.

"You people know nothing, so can you stop blindly guessing."

"You’re just complicating things for me, you know?"

Because the Wise Old Man had already seen Han Yu’s face grow darker and darker in the Sea of Consciousness.

Even though these people didn’t know as much as Han Yu, Han Yu still felt that what they were saying actually had some merit.

That Ping kept altering his body with Qi Fortune, wasn’t that a form of refining each time!

More importantly, Han Yu honestly felt a bit convinced by people saying he was crafted as an Artifact.

Be it the ever-expanding Sea of Consciousness from the beginning or the subsequent forming Five Elements World.

He truly felt that his world was meant to house these things.

Especially that matter of authority back then. Authority has no form or substance; he believed it to be a key and thus it appeared as a key.

Pillaging being a rule, he similarly had his own understanding, which manifested as the West River Slash.

So here arises the question, is the Ping truly a Ping?

Could it also be influenced by his subconscious mind?

What is a Ping used for?

Isn’t it also a container?

The more Han Yu thought about it, the darker his face grew. This truly felt like too much.

"Most of these are coincidences, the over-interpretations of a bunch of idle people."

The Wise Old Man hurriedly explained in the Sea of Consciousness.

With a stern face, Han Yu gritted his teeth and asked, "Then are you daring to say that my body isn’t meant as a container?"

The Wise Old Man fell silent for a while, feeling there was indeed something coincidental about the matter.

"You truly are meant to nurture a Five Elements World inside of you, but... you weren’t crafted."

Such an explanation was indeed weak.

"Honestly, Han Yu could be part of the Heavenly Dao’s plan, but if he’s a tool of the Heavenly Dao, we cultivators from the Central Continent would struggle to accept such a practice."

Quan Xiaotong couldn’t help but speak up, and his words were rather tactful.

If the Heavenly Dao truly crafted Han Yu as a tool, given his deeds in the Central Continent...

It would be hard for anyone to accept such a Heavenly Dao.

"Can’t you all just stop adding to the chaos."

The Wise Old Man gruffly spoke up.

"Then at least clarify things."

Han Yu, simmering with suppressed anger in the Sea of Consciousness, indeed as Quan Xiaotong stated, could charge the front line, even fiercely oppose both Heaven and Earth Participants.

But if he discovered himself to just be a tool, that would be truly unacceptable.

"The Artifact Spirit... is it meant to balance me?"

Han Yu couldn’t help but speculate.

If the Artifact Spirit was indeed meant to readily balance him, then the current situation seemed somewhat explainable.

The Artifact Spirit could easily seize his body, and if it wished, could act against Han Yu at any time.

However, the Wise Old Man in the Soul Realm was getting an increasingly strange expression, until he finally couldn’t hold back and spoke.

"Nonsense, precisely the opposite, you are the one meant to balance the Artifact Spirit!"

The moment this declaration was made, everyone present was utterly stunned.

"Say that again, balance me?"

Unbeknownst to them, Han Yu’s body had already opened his eyes at that moment, just in time to hear this line, and immediately bristled with anger.