Chapter 835 Daji’s Conjecture
“Third Brother!” The stele’s human phantom immediately manifested when it saw the Fallen God Bow, revealing the mixed emotions in his eyes. However, the Fallen God Bow was unable to respond because its battle spirit was already destroyed, leaving only the will of the supreme power. The stele could only look at it with deep sorrow.
“Uncle Stele, the Unknown has reappeared in the Origins Realm. It might have something to do with Brother Li, so we’re going to see him right away,” said Dragin.
They could not help but link the seal paper to Li Nianfan since the handwriting on it was incredibly similar to his, not to mention the word ‘Fan’ was the exact term used in his name. They would not be surprised if he was really the one who wrote it.
“The Unknown?!” The stele’s eyes instantly filled with hatred and disgust. Then, he turned to the Fallen God Bow again and said, “Third brother, the Unknown has reappeared and we can join forces again. This time, I’m sure we can completely obliterate it!”
The Fallen God Bow emitted a burst of red light as if responding. Then, Nanan and the others said goodbye to the stele and walked quickly up the mountain, all the while with frowns on their faces.
“So, the Unknown came from the Origins Realm, and the one sealed in the seven dimensions was just a part of it,” said Cultivator Junjun with shock.
Yang Jing took a deep breath and said, “Judging by the number of Origins Pond of Holy Dimension, the war to seal The Unknown must’ve been fierce.”
The Origins Pond of Holy Dimension was a world of its own. It had its own rules and comprised countless treasures and inheritance. Even now, their abilities were beyond the reach of the Heavenly Palace people. So many strong cultivators perished in the war, so it was not hard to imagine just how fearsome the Unknown was at its full power.
“The Gravekeeper said that Heaven was sick, and the Unknown calls itself Heaven. Could Heaven’s sickness be caused by Heaven?” said Xiao Chengfeng, making a bold guess.
Goddess Nuwa took a deep breath, and in a shaky voice, she said, “Maybe Heaven was contaminated with the Unknown, and that’s how it got sick…”
This made them fear the Unknown even more. After all, no one would want their own world to be turned upside down.
On their way back to the seven dimensions, they noticed that the gray mist was getting thicker and thicker in the Origins Realm. Apart from that, a few places were being shaken up by terrifyingly oppressive forces.
The oppressive forces were so powerful that even a hint of them was enough to make them quake in their boots. They assumed these forces came from the supreme powers since the areas where the upheavals were happening were in areas that had the thickest unknown gray mist. It was obvious that they were the cultivators who had been cultivating with the unknown gray mist during the era when it was active.
“No matter what the Unknown is, I’m sure Brother Li will be able to wipe it out!” said Dragin confidently.
At the mention of Li Nianfan, their anxious hearts calmed down a little, but just a little.
Cultivator Junjun furrowed his brows and asked Nanan and Dragin, “Goddesses, are you going to tell the expert about the unknown gray mist?”
Both Nanan and Dragin shook their heads in unison.
“I don’t know why but Brother Li keeps emphasizing the word ‘Fan’. I didn’t think it was my place to help him unravel it. Besides, I’m sure he’ll get it one day,” said Dragin.
“Yes, you’re right to think that way. No matter what, we have to keep this secret safe with us,” said Cultivator Junjun solemnly.
“Is there something else on your mind?” asked Goddess Nuwa.
Cultivator Junjun sighed and said, “I admit that the word ‘Fan’ in the Yun Clan’s ancestral land was very powerful, but if it was really written by the expert, that means that even he couldn’t suppress the Unknown back then, meaning to say he was…”
Actually defeated.
Cultivator Junjun could not make himself utter the last two words. He simply sighed.
“Do you mean the expert chose to become a mortal in preparation to completely obliterate the Unknown this time?” asked Yang Jing in a low voice.
“That’s my guess,” replied Cultivator Junjun with a nod.
If Li Nianfan was really defeated in the past, he could very well have turned himself into a mortal to hide from the Unknown, and if he was not defeated back then, he might be doing so to completely obliterate the Unknown this time. Whichever it was, it was best if they did not bring him out of his state of the ultimate existence.
“I don’t care what it is, but I, Xiao Chengfeng, am willing to serve the expert till the end of the world! i’ll ensure the gray mist doesn’t disrupt the expert’s state of ultimate existence!” said Xiao Chengfeng with a grin, his tone full of determination.
Soon, the familiar four-part architecture came into view. The Heavenly Palace people stopped in their tracks, not daring to disturb Li Nianfan with another visit of theirs, not when the party happened not too long ago. Only Nanan and Dragin went in with the Fallen God Bow in their hands.
“Brother Li, we’re back!” they said as they pushed open the gate.
Li Nianfan was not in the courtyard, but everyone else was there.
“Master’s in the backyard,” said Daji.
The responsibility of taking care of the backyard had naturally fallen on Li Nianfan since Nanan and Dragin had gone out.
Fire Phoenix looked at the Fallen God Bow in their hands and with a smile, she said, “Is this the battle spirit you girls rescued? Did you have a smooth trip this time?”
Nanan and Dragin pouted and said worriedly, “Not really. We may have screwed up this time.”
“What happened?” asked Fire Phoenix quizzically.
Nanan and Dragin relayed to them all that had happened. The expressions on Daji and the others became more and more solemn as the story went on.
The rebirth of The Unknown.
Li Nianfan’s handwriting.
The world being turned upside down.
All that and more were proof of just how serious the mishaps were. “Sister Daji, the power of the Unknown’s truly terrifying. We have no idea what’s the situation in the Origins Realm right now but we assume it’s not optimistic,” said Nanan worriedly.
“It would be really horrifying if the Origins Realm is completely covered by the Unknown,” said Qin Manyun fearfully.
“Actually, not long ago, I discovered something about the unknown gray mist, and now I’m even more sure about my hypothesis after hearing what you’ve told us,” said Daji after a while.
“Sister Daji, do you know what the unknown gray mist is?” asked Dragin happily.
Daji did not answer her. Instead, she waved her hand and the snow globe with the unknown gray mist trapped inside it flew to her.
“Look inside and tell me what has changed,” said Daji.
Nanan and the others looked at the snow globe in her hand and saw the unknown gray mist flowing around like water.
Suddenly, Dragin’s eyes widened in surprise and she shouted, “There’s lesser gray mist!”
The others were taken aback by surprise as well.
The gray mist used to fill up the entire snow globe, but now, there was less than half of the amount!
“What? What’s going on here? Did some of the gray mist escape?” asked Nanan.
“No, it didn’t escape. Instead, it integrated with the four-part architecture,” said Daji. As she spoke, she slowly stretched out her right hand and after activating her mana, a wisp of gray mist appeared in her palm and merged with her mana!