"Old Heaven..."
The boy had already fallen asleep, but Qin Shuang was still lost in thought.
From the boy's words, Qin Shuang had learned some things.
The village where the boy lived seemed to worship an existence called "Old Heaven."
In the boy's words, this "Old Heaven" was like an almighty God.
All fate in this world was arranged by "Old Heaven."
Some were born standing above the heavens, while others were born as ants.
The boy was naturally a believer of "Old Heaven."
However, three days ago, a group of bandits attacked the village. If Qin Shuang hadn't arrived, the entire village would have been completely wiped out.
Even so, only the little boy had survived.
For the past three days, every time the little boy buried a familiar villager, he would silently ask "Old Heaven" in his heart.
Why, after they had so devoutly believed in "Old Heaven," did they still encounter such a disaster?
In the past, whether it was the weather or natural disasters, they would receive guidance from "Old Heaven" and make corresponding preparations based on that guidance.
Only this time, during the invasion of the bandits, not a single person in the village received any revelation from "Old Heaven."
But every time, the response he received was the same sentence –
Everything was arranged by Old Heaven!
Each time he received such a response, the little boy's faith in "Old Heaven" would diminish a little.
The gifts of fate had long been priced in secret.
They had always enjoyed the convenience brought by "Old Heaven," so when "Old Heaven" arranged for them to die, they had no power to resist.
"How bizarre..."
In the Lin Meng Universe, there were no powerful cultivators of the "Fate" rule, so Qin Shuang couldn't figure out what this so-called "Old Heaven" was for now.
However, he was certain that some powerful being was definitely manipulating things.
Otherwise, why weren't the people in the Sun Dynasty affected by "Old Heaven"? And why did he encounter this incident so soon after leaving the Sun Dynasty's territory?
The next day, after the little boy woke up, although he was still silent, he was much better than the previous few days.
"What's your name?"
"Chen Yi, but the Chen Yi of the past has already died with everyone, arranged by Old Heaven."
"Now that I am alone, I shall take the surname Dugu."
"From now on, I will be called Dugu Zangtian!"
"I will bury that so-called 'Old Heaven,' along with everyone from the village..."
...
On the peak of a high purple mountain in the Netherworld, stood a majestic palace.
This was the residence of Lilia, the Lord of the Netherworld.
Lilia, the Lord of the Netherworld, was a very special powerful being in the Starry Sky Universe.
Legend had it that she created the Reincarnation Law, giving all beings in the universe more possibilities. She received heavenly blessings and became the Sovereign of the Netherworld in the Starry Sky Universe.
Although she had not yet attained the Immortal Dao, even those Immortal Dao giants dared not provoke her lightly.
Currently, Lilia was the Heavenly Emperor of the Life Element, Death Element, and Water Element. After integrating the Paragon of these three laws into the Reincarnation Law, she became the Heavenly Emperor of Reincarnation, possessing strength at the Immortal Dao level.
Coupled with her status as the Lord of the Netherworld, capable of mobilizing the Netherworld's power for support, let alone those of the Immortal Dao, even Immortal King overlords and supreme Immortal Emperors had to treat Lilia with respect when facing her.
Lilia might not currently be a match for Immortal King overlords or supreme Immortal Emperors, but she could travel between the Netherworld and the Starry Sky Universe at any time.
And the Netherworld, according to the rules of the Starry Sky Universe, was a world that only the dead could reach. Once Lilia returned to the Netherworld, even Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors would be helpless against her.
Not only that, but without transcending, everyone would eventually die.
What if, when they went to the Netherworld, they were settled by Lilia with the power of the Netherworld?
The Netherworld was the past of the Starry Sky Universe in the River of Time and Space. Lilia, who controlled the Netherworld's world power, was no less powerful in the Netherworld than a Hong Meng Being who had already created their own small world.
This meant that Lilia only had the right to use the Netherworld's world power, not control over it. Otherwise, Lilia could have entered the Primordial Space by controlling the Netherworld's power and become a Hong Meng Being.
However, unlike other Immortal Dao giants and Immortal King overlords who needed to seal themselves, Lilia controlled life and death reincarnation, traveling between the Starry Sky Universe and the Netherworld. It could be said that Lilia was the only being in the Starry Sky Universe who could possess a long lifespan.
But today, Lilia sensed that something was amiss with the Netherworld.
The Netherworld was the past of the Starry Sky Universe created by Roy from the River of Time and Space after Lilia created the Reincarnation Law. Roy didn't interfere, and Lilia was the Sovereign of the Netherworld.
However, Lilia now felt that a force was slowly corrupting the Netherworld, attempting to gain control of it.
Sitting on her divine throne, Lilia was extremely puzzled.
She had just used her authority in the Netherworld to make contact with that force.
Although the opponent's aura was very weak, Lilia still sensed a familiar aura from it.
The aura of the Heavenly Dao.
However, the Netherworld was also under the Heavenly Dao's control. Why would it go to the trouble of competing with him for control of the Netherworld?
Could it be that some genius had created a heaven-defying law, one that deceived heaven like Tina's Law of Illusion?
Should he then stop it from stealing the Netherworld's authority?
After thinking for a moment, Lilia shook her head.
Forget it.
This was that fellow's universe. If there was an additional powerful law in the universe, that fellow would only be happier.
...
In the Hong Meng Realm, a piece of information suddenly appeared in Roy's mind.
The Heavenly Dao had retreated, leaving behind a seed.
This seed absorbed the thoughts and wishes of all living beings and slowly grew.
It could now affect Saint Realm powerhouses, beginning to weave the "destiny" of living beings.
No, to say "weave" was inaccurate; this seed was actually gathering more "possibilities" from living beings, collecting their "slim chance of survival" to bring them under the Heavenly Dao's jurisdiction.
If the previous Heavenly Dao had implemented a "free-range" policy, then this current Heavenly Dao seed was implementing a "pen-farming" policy.
It had even tainted a portion of the Netherworld's authority.
Not only that, but this Heavenly Dao seed had also given itself a nickname – Old Heaven!
"This..."
Roy scratched his head, feeling somewhat awkward.
He swore that he had just let his thoughts wander that day, but he hadn't expected the "destiny" of the Starry Sky Universe to actually take it seriously and even evolve Old Heaven.
Of course, with Roy's abilities, he could easily erase "Old Heaven" and return it to the Heavenly Dao.
However, if the destiny of the Nine Heavens were successfully evolved, Roy's Dao of Destiny would undoubtedly achieve its final leap.
And the Heavenly Dao of the Starry Sky Universe, which had reclaimed the Nine Heavens, would also be greatly strengthened.
"Never mind. Since this 'Heaven' now possesses part of the Netherworld's authority, once the Nine Heavens are fully evolved, I will rewind the time for those beings who sacrificed themselves for the Heavenly Dao's evolution and grant them a segment of spacetime to live out their lives."
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