Chapter 357: The River of Chaos
After hearing what Liu Xuanfeng said, Chai Xin couldn't hold back the sarcasm in his heart. He looked up to the sky and laughed, "After all, it's still the same logic of whoever is stronger is right! If that's the case, why did you pretend to be so righteous and compassionate? It's disgusting!"
Over the years, the longer he gained, the more he understood the complexity of human nature.
Some people are as bright as the sun, while others are as despicable as maggots.
Those sages who rose up to fight in the era when humans were living on slash-and-burn agriculture and suffered from slavery, who led their weak tribesmen to become gradually stronger, and who even ultimately risked their lives to gain a little peace for future generations, are all as brilliant and dazzling as stars.
But there is still a group of people who pursue personal gains under the guise of justice, and they don’t even feel ashamed of it. They regard those who do not go along with them as heretics, and suppress them with all their might... Aren’t they more disgusting and despicable than the rotten maggots in the mud?
Chai Xin has never considered himself a virtuous person, but he really can't stand seeing people abusing their power for personal gain, bullying others, and pretending to be wise and caring about the world all day long.
Some of the aristocratic families and some people in power on the ancient road of the human race have long been corrupt. With the advent of the golden age in recent years, they have become even worse. In order to protect their own interests, they have almost resorted to any means.
They actually allowed the huge Liu family to collude with foreign races and even secretly supported Liu Xuanfeng to provoke the Jiang family!
Are those old guys really unable to see the dirty deeds of the Liu family over the years? Or do they want to seek justice for the many noble families on the ancient road?
In the final analysis, they only foresaw that the golden age of geniuses was coming. If they did not restrict the sources of life outside the Ancient Road, their status as the top leaders of the Ancient Road of the human race would most likely be shaken!
This can be seen from the fact that they have been uniting to target the geniuses from the Emperor Burial Star for hundreds of thousands of years.
If they were not afraid that too many geniuses would appear on the Emperor Burial Star and suppress the younger generations of the major families in the ancient road, why would they do this?
This time, he secretly supported Liu Xuanfeng to provoke the Jiang family. In name, it was to see the injustice and seek justice for the Liu family, but in fact it was a test.
Not only was it testing how much heritage the ancient family had left, it was also testing the limits of tolerance of the major families and dynasties in the Beidou star region.
If the Jiang family performs mediocrely this time, allowing Liu Xuanfeng to leave safely, or if the other major forces just stand by and watch, then the old guys on the ancient road will definitely be more drastic in their next moves!
After all, the resources of a generation are limited, and a prosperous era full of geniuses is certainly gratifying, but it can also easily cause some old and established forces that were originally in a stable position to become shaken.
This kind of instability is undoubtedly what the leaders of the old forces do not want to see.
Even though they claim to be the guardians of the human race and always claim that the reproduction and development of their race comes first, they cannot change this fact - this is human nature!
In fact, Chai Xin could also understand this selfishness. After all, it was impossible to require everyone to be selfless and sage - including himself.
But, there must be a bottom line for everything, right?
You are not required to use your own resources to cultivate other people’s talents, but at least you cannot hinder or even kill other talents!
Even if there is a fight, it should be between peers.
Otherwise, why bother creating the ancient trial road for the human race?
This is like the imperial examination in the secular world...
Rich and powerful families devote all their efforts to the cultivation of their children, seeking out famous teachers and searching for excellent works to enhance their children's abilities and knowledge. Although there is some unfairness in this, it is not excessive.
There is no absolute fairness in this world. Moreover, if the efforts of several generations of people are passed on to their offspring, but they still have no advantages, isn't that unfair in another sense?
However, no matter how you educate your own children, you should not suppress other people's children, or even directly disable them and prevent them from taking the imperial examinations!
If that were really done, what would be the need for the imperial examination to continue to exist?
If a secular dynasty reaches a point where the imperial examination does not give ordinary people any chance, it often indicates that it is beginning to be on the verge of subversion...
Similarly, the ancient path of human trials was originally a way for the entire human race to find and hone geniuses in order to shoulder the foundation of the race.
However, the fact that it has evolved to this point today is actually a sign from another perspective that if this continues, the human race will not be far from extinction!
No matter how selfish Chai Xin is, he still remembers that many senior masters have protected him along the way, and he does not want those seniors' hard work to go to waste.
What we are even more unwilling to see is that the human race is heading towards ultimate destruction due to its own corruption and infighting!
Moreover, even if we don’t mention ethnicity and justice, it is impossible for him to remain indifferent to the series of things those old guys on the ancient road did to him.
"Personally killing a genius who is comparable to the Young Emperor, this feeling is really...somewhat unexpected and wonderful."
An indescribable mysterious smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Liu Xuanfeng's indifferent mouth. He looked a little neurotic, but his tone was calmer than before.
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his right palm that was holding up the Hunyuan Black Gold Pagoda. In an instant, a vast aura as surging as the sea burst out from the tower, transforming into a series of pitch-black swords that flashed with cold light and slashed towards Chai Xin.
Wherever the black sword passed, all kinds of thunder retreated and could not get close. This shows how powerful it is!
"It's really amazing!"
Chai Xin raised his eyebrows slightly, a solemn look appeared in his eyes, and he immediately raised his hand without hesitation, shooting out a stream of light, but it did not hit those black swords, but fell into his own mouth.
"I transformed this Linglong Boshen Pill with the power of creation in advance. It really is a foresight!"
This pill was given by Linglong Immortal Venerable when the Eternal World seized the Tianwu Treasury. It was not used at that time, but it came in handy here.
Chai Xin was also foresighted and had made foolproof preparations. On his way to Beidou, he asked the Divine Jade of Creation to refine the pill again.
After being baptized by the power of creation, all the properties of this pill that were originally incompatible with the Heaven-Chushing Realm were smoothed out. Not only was its efficacy much stronger, even its original side effects were improved a lot.
Pills like this that instantly increase combat power after taking them often have serious side effects and can easily damage the essence of the body, and in severe cases can even be life-threatening.
But after being cleansed by the power of creation, after Chai Xin took the pill, the most he suffered was weakness. He could recover by taking some spiritual objects to strengthen his body. His roots would not be damaged, and his life would not be in danger.
"Ok?"
When Liu Xuanfeng saw this scene, his eyes narrowed slightly and he snorted in suspicion.
"No matter how you play tricks, you can't..."
He just thought that Chai Xin was deliberately pretending in this way. After all, a pill like this that could instantly increase combat power tenfold, although the side effects were shocking, was still inestimable in value and could be called a rare treasure.
How could it be such a coincidence that I got one and my opponent also carries one with him?
However, he was only halfway through his words when his expression froze.
Suddenly, Chai Xin's whole body burst into endless dazzling purple divine light, like a raging divine flame, sweeping across the sky and earth, and an aura that made all living beings tremble swept out from his body!
"Bang!" The attack from the Hunyuan Black Gold Tower had not yet landed on Chai Xin, but was directly dispersed by the momentum it burst out!
"Old man, I've already told you that if you hadn't escaped in the beginning, you were doomed to die!"
Chai Xin's entire body was glowing purple like flames, his aura was like that of an ancient demon god, his grand voice shook the sky, carrying with it an indescribable indifference and dominance.
As he spoke, he did not launch any further attack on Liu Xuanfeng. Instead, he looked up at the sky, his figure suddenly flashed, and he rushed into the thick calamity clouds above!
"Boom!"
The moment he rushed into the calamity cloud, the entire sea of clouds immediately began to boil, erupting with earth-shaking waves, indescribable brilliant divine light kept appearing and disappearing in it, and a chaotic aura originating from the beginning of time derived from it, covering the entire sky above the Big Dipper!
Immediately afterwards, a confused, chaotic, and surging dark river emerged from the void, carrying the aura of the primordial wilderness. Wherever it passed, the void was shattered, and the space tides were crushed into powder, rushing down from the sky.
"This! When the world was first created, there was a long river of chaos? Impossible! When I was undergoing the Quasi-Emperor Tribulation, only a stream-like shadow of a long river of chaos appeared... This boy could actually attract such a vast river? Even the legendary Emperor Tribulation is probably no more than this, right?"
The moment before, Liu Xuanfeng thought he had already abandoned all distractions and was determined to kill Chai Xin just to keep his family going.
But seeing this scene, his almost dead heart still trembled violently, and a strong chill rushed from his tailbone to the top of his head.
The energy of chaos, anyone who has entered the holy realm knows how terrifying it is.
Generally speaking, when the saint's calamity comes, this thing will come as part of the calamity, and it is often just a tiny bit.
Despite this, countless people who were trying to survive the tribulation died under the chaotic energy.
Every time a saint passes through a tribulation, a chaotic aura will descend, and it will become increasingly dense and numerous, and the degree of danger will increase dramatically.
But as Liu Xuanfeng said, even a quasi-emperor tribulation is generally just a stream of chaotic energy - despite this, it is enough to make those strong people who are undergoing the tribulation tread on thin ice and deal with it cautiously. If they are not careful, they will fail in the tribulation.
Like Chai Xin, who directly caused a huge river formed by the condensed chaotic energy, it was simply unimaginable horror!
Even though Liu Xuanfeng is now at the level of a quasi-emperor and has taken a elixir that increases his combat power tenfold, when faced with such an astonishing river of chaos, he still can't help but feel his scalp tingling and fear deep in his heart.
He even suspected that even those ancient masters who had achieved enlightenment might not have experienced such a calamity!
In fact, those incomplete supreme beings hiding in the forbidden zone of life could not help but change their colors when they noticed this long river of chaos, and their faces became extremely solemn.
With their current state of mind, they are not afraid of such a long river of chaos.
But ask yourself, if you encounter this disaster while you are trying to attain enlightenment, you may not be able to get through it safely!
Moreover, in order to stay alive, they had no choice but to cut themselves, and their realm was not complete. If they were caught in such a long river of chaos at this time, the situation would be very dangerous.
"What kind of person appeared to cause such a disaster..."
"It is indeed the era when the fairyland is opened. Such incredible monsters have appeared. It is simply unheard of!"
"If this boy succeeds in overcoming the tribulation, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing for our plans..."
"Haha, are you trying to stop him from overcoming the tribulation? You are so brave. I really admire you."
Many old guys talked to each other, and their fear of Chai Xin deepened in their words.
However, they increasingly felt that Chai Xin could not survive this disaster.
Not to mention a kid who is at the Saint level, even a person who is at the Quasi-Emperor level, or even themselves at the beginning, might not have this confidence!
Of course, now they can only hide in the forbidden zone of life and pray silently, hoping that Chai Xin will fail in his tribulation, but they dare not interfere.
If it were an ordinary person's calamity, even a quasi-emperor calamity, with their realm, they could easily defeat it.
However, such a terrifying catastrophe as the one before us can only be dispelled if a true enlightened being shows up with the power of all the daos.
If it were anyone else, even the group of former enlightened beings in the restricted area, it would be absolutely impossible to do it.
Such a calamity can no longer be described as a "calamity". In fact, it is more accurate to describe it as "fate".
This is already a kind of "fate". If you can overcome it, you can naturally change your fate, stand invincible, and rule the universe and the galaxy; if you can't overcome it, then it is the fate of defeat, and you will disappear between heaven and earth, and will never be seen again from ancient times to the present!
Under everyone's incredulous gazes, the figure with purple flames burning all over his body actually rushed directly into the depths of the chaotic river without any hesitation.
"To others, the chaotic energy is as frightening as snakes and scorpions, but it is the nutrient that the Jade of Creation covets. All things in the world are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. It is really wonderful beyond words!"
Chai Xin shuttled freely in the waves formed by the chaotic energy. There was no trace of pain or distress on his face. Instead, he looked very happy, as if he was swimming in the river on a hot summer day.
Between his eyebrows, a divine light was slowly rotating like a nebula. Although it was not dazzling, it was as steady as the sun, with no signs of extinguishing. Instead, it became stronger and stronger as time passed.
This divine light was emitted from the divine jade of creation in Chai Xin's soul.
The Divine Jade of Creation needs a vast source of Tao to repair itself.
The so-called chaotic energy is actually derived from the origin of Tao. For the Jade of Creation, it is a great tonic for repairing itself!
"Master, after this catastrophe, I will be able to recover at least 20% of my full power! At that time, I will be able to assist you in doing more things, such as regulating the flow of time between different dimensions, or taking others to travel through different dimensions!"
The voice of the Divine Jade of Creation was actually mixed with an extremely rare joy that was difficult to conceal.
(End of this chapter)