The joy of liberation, the ecstasy of regaining freedom, the relief of being free from control, the confusion of being lost, and the feeling of vicissitudes of life as if from another world—all these layers are intertwined and appear suddenly.
He slowly raised his hand, looking at his palm which was no longer bound by any restrictions or controlled by any will. His fingertips trembled slightly, and the sadness that had accumulated in his eyes for thousands of years disappeared.
After a long time, he managed to calm himself down, his voice hoarse and dry, but very firm and sincere: “Thank you for your kindness in saving my life, senior. I will never forget this kindness.”
David slowly withdrew the Chaos Origin from his fingertips, and the Xuan Tian Soul-Separating Jade gently fell back into his palm, the aura around it faded and returned to calm.
His purple eyes were calm and unwavering as he stared at Hao Ling, who had regained his freedom. Without offering any further consolation, he got straight to the point, his tone cold and firm:
“There’s no need to delay in thanking you. Now, answer my original question—where did the Haotian God Clan’s nuclear energy conversion technique, which controls the entire twenty-two heavens, come from?”
This was the most crucial point of doubt he encountered throughout the journey, the key to unlocking the depletion of resources, collapse of structures, and shackles of power in this world, and also the core breakthrough to unravel the thousand-year plan of the Haotian God Clan.
Hao Ling took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the various emotions roiling in his heart, and slowly straightened his slightly swaying body.
The weakness from years of being restricted and confined, as well as the tension in his mind, was still present, and his body still trembled slightly, but his eyes had changed completely.
All the fear, cowardice, humility, and caution of the past had disappeared, replaced by a sense of calm after breaking free from restrictions, an unwavering determination to risk everything, and a deep hatred for the Haotian God Clan’s thousand-year conspiracy.
He knew that since the restrictions were lifted, he was completely on the opposite side of the Haotian God Clan. From then on, there was no homeland for him to live in in this vast world. Only by following David can he find a glimmer of hope.
The only bargaining card he could use to repay others, which was reliable, and which could break the deadlock, was a thousand year old secret hidden deep in his heart, which no one knew about.
“Senior, the nuclear energy conversion technique is not something that the Haotian Divine Clan comprehended, developed, or created themselves.”
Hao Ling spoke slowly, his voice deep and resonant, each word clear and distinct, like a boulder falling into a deep pool, echoing in the silent cave: “That was a gift from the space power a thousand years ago, and also a thousand year trap that had imprisoned the entire Twenty-Two Heavens.”
David’s purple eyes suddenly narrowed, a deep dark light flashing in them.
Beside him, the aged Xuanzhenzi’s face instantly turned serious, the calmness in his eyes vanished completely, replaced by wariness and shock accumulated from tens of thousands of years of cultivation experience.
Jiang Xuelan’s cold brows furrowed slightly, the light in her icy blue eyes suddenly dimmed, her body filled with cold aura, and her heart trembled violently.
These three were extremely intelligent individuals, and with just this one sentence, they could already sense the existence of a shocking conspiracy that had lasted for a thousand years.
Hao Ling did not hesitate, suppressing the resentment and bitterness in his heart, and revealed the secret that had been sealed for thousands of years: “The extraterrestrial invasion that swept across the twenty-two heavens a thousand years ago was not a natural disaster or accidental chaos as people know.”
It was a man-made disaster carefully planned and deliberately brought about by the Haotian Divine Clan!
“They spent hundreds of years deducing ancient lost inter-dimensional secrets, communicating with unknown regions outside the universe, and using the resources of all the twenty-two heavens and the foundations of countless living beings as bargaining chips to make dirty deals with forces outside the universe.”
They promised to share all the resources of this land, allowing any extraterrestrial power to plunder and exploit it, all in exchange for the core of a complete nuclear energy conversion array, cultivation system, and energy rules from beyond nature.
“The extraterritorial forces easily agreed and immediately dispatched a large number of vanguard legions to rush across the border.”
The world at large believes that an army of extraterrestrials has come to plunder resources, slaughter living creatures, and overthrow the order of the heavens.
But the stark reality is that the entire invasion was a meticulously staged drama!
Hao Ling’s voice was filled with anger and sorrow pent up for ten thousand years: “The invasion and massacre by extraterrestrial forces was just to cover up the Haotian God Clan’s secret acceptance of the extraterrestrial nuclear energy system, the secret spread of the global formation, and the secret change of the energy foundation of this world!”
“The current destruction, depletion of resources, destruction of spiritual paths, exhaustion of spiritual mines, withering of immortal herbs, and destruction of heaven and earth in the Twenty-second Heaven have never been caused by looting from outside the region.”
The real root cause lay in the various array formations that the Haotian Divine Clan had laid out beforehand!
“A thousand years ago, they used array nodes to lock down the core spiritual veins of the entire world. Taking advantage of the chaos of war outside the region, they forcibly destroyed, severed, and drained the foundation of the original spiritual veins of this world.”
They personally destroyed the original and complete cultivation system of Twenty-Second Heaven, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to continuously decrease and the original cultivation resources to be completely cut off!
The cave was completely silent; You can even hear the sound of a needle dropping.
FAQ Novel
Q: What is the nature of the ‘gumpalan asal’?
A: It is a subtle yet immensely destructive force derived from the Great Dao of Chaos, opposing all established laws and divine patterns.
Q: What is the significance of the golden divine rune?
A: It is an advanced binding restriction from the Haotian God Clan, designed to control origin, anchor the soul, and lock destiny.
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