My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2243 - 1693: The Fall of the Three Saints Together
The white circle on the Other Shore bursts with light, enveloping the endless loop.
The Mountain and Sea Boundaryless Stele stands with remarkable mystery, unwavering and untouchable. Moving it is simply out of the question.
However, by expanding the coverage of the Other Shore, it can be included within the protection of the Xuanji Ring.
"There is good and bad news, and now it’s time to talk about the bad ones."
"We have traversed and crossed the Void Realm for ninety thousand years, about to arrive at the previous period of Mountain Sea, and discovered the Dao Yan tide surging turbulently, stirring chaos, making it difficult to discern direction. Judging from past experience, this indicates Mountain Sea is on the brink of peril, about to collapse." The shadow of Mountain Lian interrupted the gaze of All Saints.
Everyone was shocked upon hearing.
"If the Mountain Sea ahead is overturned, causing the Void Realm to extend beyond the limit of a hundred thousand years, our linked Mountain Sea plan will fail miserably."
"The urgent task is to assist first and stabilize the situation. After that, we can discuss the reunification matters."
While speaking, the shadow of the Three Saints of Mountain Lian looked towards Li Fan.
Li Fan felt strange inside, and the Three Saints had already revealed the reason, startling everyone into stunned confusion.
"Our sensing of the front has ended. Either Mountain Lian, Gui Hai, Taiyi of the previous Mountain Sea have already crossed and departed, leaving not even a shadow. Or..."
"We all perish."
The four words "We all perish" resounded like thunder within the Xuanji Ring.
All Saints showed disbelief, staring at the Three Saints of Mountain Lian, wanting to speak, seeming to have endless doubts.
But it ultimately turned into one sentence: "How could it be?"
"Life and death are commonplace; even the God of Creation fell and transformed into Mountain Sea. Our demise is not impossible," Taiyi chuckled lightly.
"It also indirectly confirms the anomaly of the previous Mountain Sea. If we were all present, Mountain Sea wouldn’t fall into such a collapse crisis." Gui Hai analyzed calmly.
Facing the situation of their own demise, the Three Saints of Mountain Lian could still remain calm.
But the other Saints in the Other Shore could hardly stay composed.
The strength of the Three Saints of Mountain Lian had been witnessed by all.
When crossing the Void Realm, they led the way, paving the path. Later, they illuminated the path for those who followed, becoming a beacon.
Without the Three Saints, any talk of reunifying Mountain Sea would be nothing but empty chatter.
But now, they are told that the Three Saints collectively perished?
What on earth could possibly kill strongmen like Mountain Lian, Gui Hai, and Taiyi?
"This is also related to the ’trouble’ I previously mentioned."
"The trouble originates from the Void Realm."
"Has anyone wondered if our action to reunify Mountain Sea has been too smooth?"
"As long as there are enough Saints to tie the past and future Mountain Sea, although some extra endeavors are needed, Mountain Sea can be revived. The swallowing Void Realm surprisingly showed little reaction, allowing us to act freely."
The words of the Saint Lianshan gradually increased the gravity in the expressions of All Saints.
"The Void Realm swallowing Mountain Sea is a grand battlefield stretching from the beginning of Mountain Sea to the end of time."
"Being a battlefield means there is a difference in importance. Gains and losses of a time or place are actually irrelevant. Today, Mountain Sea reappears, Dao Yan is forced back. Tomorrow, the Void Realm may return, and Dao Yan can swallow everything again."
"What truly matters..."
"Is the presence of the ’Saints’."
"The Void Realm actually has a slight edge over Mountain Sea, with a weak advantage, it can eventually swallow Mountain Sea over the years."
"But because of the existence of Saints who can rival Mountain Sea, this battlefield has added several variables. We are naturally thorns in the eyes and flesh in the body of the Void Realm." Saint Lianshan spoke calmly, as if stating facts unrelated to himself.
"But even if the Void Realm strikes, it’s hard to imagine what methods they could use to kill you all?"
Bai Xiao voiced the question lingering in the hearts of all present.
After all, with the strength of the Three Saints, they are almost fearless of Dao Yan’s invasion.
Could it be possible that the Void Realm has other special means?
Saint Lianshan no longer kept them guessing, saying calmly: "The only thing that can kill us..."
"Is ourselves."
Initially, the crowd did not comprehend, but when their eyes saw the infinitely deep Void Realm, it seemed they finally understood something.
A chill quietly rose in their hearts.
"Indeed, those who strike are the ’Three Saints’ within the collapsing Mountain Sea."
"Swallowed by the Void Realm and vanished from the world, then returning through some means, incarnating into the Void Realm’s claws." Gui Hai nodded, confirming the crowd’s speculation.
"The tribulation suddenly descends when Mountain Sea is swallowed by the Void Realm; we were not killed. Instead, we perished alongside Mountain Sea. Even though we rival Mountain Sea, if our surrounding foundations completely disintegrate, engulfed by the Void Realm, unable to distinguish between ancient and present, despite possessing thousands of Divine Techniques, ultimately we were trapped and starved to death."
"But the previous Mountain Sea is still there, yet we are already gone..."
"There can only be this one situation."
After Mountain Lian finished speaking, the Xuanji Ring was plunged into complete death silence.
All Saints looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.
Mountain Lian continued: "We have not yet faced off against the state of ourselves in that condition, but from various experiences of contending with the Void Realm, resurrecting us from Void Realm, their strength should rival our original selves or even be ourselves. But..."
"They choose to stand on the side of the Void Realm."
"Not only us. All Living Beings swallowed by the Mountain Sea have the potential to be resurrected by the Void Realm to confront themselves. Using one’s own way to treat oneself. This is the Void Realm’s method against Mountain Sea Saints."
"Long ago, we encountered an old friend with an unusually differing character. One word could result in harsh words, even escalating into heated conflicts. Initially, we did not understand its meaning. It wasn’t until later when we slaughtered..."
"It was as if we opened a passage to the Void Realm from Mountain Sea. Endless Dao Yan tides flooded in. The momentum nearly matched the outbreak at the beginning of the tribulation. Even with effort maintaining, we were also hit hard, struggling to stabilize our position. In an instant, Mountain Sea fell, and we could only flee hurriedly."
"Only recalling afterward did we realize it was the resurrection method of the Void Realm."
...
Listening to the recount of the Three Saints of Mountain Lian, Li Fan gradually understood.
If the confrontation between Mountain Sea and the Void Realm is a continuous warfare, then their crossing of the Void Realm for the reunification of Mountain Sea is merely the battlefield where two armies meet.
With the might of the Three Saints, they can indeed slaughter their way in and out multiple times.
But if truly entrapped within the endless army of the Void Realm, the only route is death and the disappearance of the Path.
Therefore, there was the desolation of Mountain Sea under concentrated attack from the Void Realm, the annihilation of Saints.
Li Fan could comprehend this.
For he had personally witnessed how the end of time of Mountain Sea deteriorated; how the last few Saints helplessly swallowed by Dao Yan.
Yet he never thought the Void Realm could bring back the Saints swallowed!