Chapter 795
The Great Sage's Successor , The Great Sage's Lineage
Chapter 795 The Great Sage's Successor (66), The Great Sage's Lineage (7100+)
When Zhang Yu realized that the Great Sage's will was forcibly transmitted from the Spirit Realm and was heading towards him and Bu Yingshu, he understood that the whole process was unstoppable and things had reached their most dangerous moment.
"Those righteous gods in the spirit world have probably been watching the movements of the Great Sage's thoughts all along."
"Now that this Great Sage's will has caused such a commotion, they will definitely find out."
"Even if the target of this Great Sage's intent is Bu Yingshu, and it is attracted by Bu Yingshu's complete refining of the 'Blood Tide Essence Saint View'..."
Zhang Yu felt a sense of helplessness: "As long as the higher-ups lock onto Bu Yingshu, investigating her will definitely lead to an investigation as well... me, who has been working with her to refine the 'Blood Tide Essence Holy View' all this time."
Whether Zhang Yu was willing to admit it or not, he understood that at least at this moment, he and Bu Yingshu had become in the same boat.
"We absolutely cannot allow Bu Yingshu to be identified... or investigated..."
Therefore, Zhang Yu decided to cover Bu Yingshu.
If we could go back a day, he probably wouldn't have been able to do this.
But at this moment, having acquired the Great Sage's successor (6/6), Zhang Yu was willing to struggle at this critical juncture of life and death.
Beginner - Successor of the Great Sage (6/6): Your thoughts are the thoughts of the Great Sage, and you can transmit your will to the entire spirit world.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "With this ability, I can fill the entire Spirit Realm with the Great Sage's will, which should be enough to cover up the current situation, right?"
Zhang Yu wasn't sure if his judgment was correct, but at this point, he had no choice but to try anything.
When Zhang Yu activated this power, he felt his will surge to its limit in an instant. In the blink of an eye, his will seemed to reach an infinitely high place, bringing the entire spiritual realm of the 11th level of Kunxu into view.
Countless spiritual messages converged before him, like mountains, rivers, and lakes, displaying an incomparably magnificent spectacle. He saw information from countless things and the thoughts of countless beings, all circulating, converging, and colliding within the spiritual realm…
In that instant, Zhang Yu felt that as long as he was willing, his will could continue to rise, breaking through the barriers of Kunxu in the spirit world, and heading to the 12th, 13th, or even higher levels of Kunxu.
But in that instant, Zhang Yu felt that his magical power was about to be exhausted. If it continued, it would burn his blood, muscles, and even his nascent soul and spirit... until everything was burned to ashes.
This astonishing expenditure also took Zhang Yu by surprise, and he subconsciously exclaimed in his mind, "Holy crap..."
The next moment, the Great Sage's will that Zhang Yu unleashed echoed throughout the entire 11th level of the Spirit Realm.
In the minds of countless people, two words echoed in unison: "Holy shit!"
This is the most authentic reaction from the spirit world triggered by Zhang Yu under the power of the [Great Sage's Successor], the most instinctive call from the depths of the spirit world.
This call of will did not merely echo through the spirit realm and resonate in the minds of countless people; it also pierced through countless restrictions, defenses, and blockades within the eleven layers in an instant…
Whether it's the most secret laboratories and research institutes of various sects, the secret vaults and caves of certain high-ranking beings, or the fortresses and mechanisms guarded by countless righteous gods...
All the hidden corners and the heavy defenses became useless at this moment.
This thought resonated in almost every place the spirit world could reach.
Almost all the cultivators on the 11th floor were stunned for a moment, their thoughts seemingly paused for a fraction of a second.
"What's going on?" Starfire True Lord, who was on a mission, was suddenly taken aback: "Is it some new advertisement?"
Inside the Martial Arts Pavilion, Yu Xinghan was concentrating on creating a cultivation technique when he was startled by a sudden thought that appeared in his mind: "What the hell is that?"
Upon discovering that he wasn't the only one who heard the sound, Yu Xinghan was even more shocked: "What does this mean? It's definitely not 'Holy crap,' what powerful being would be so bored as to make such a commotion just to shout 'Holy crap'?"
"Doing this will do absolutely no good."
Yu Xinghan did not believe that any of the powerful figures in Kunxu would do something that would be unprofitable.
Then he thought to himself, "There must be something deeper here; it's definitely not some 'fuck' thing. Maybe it's 'wow'? 'Holy shit'?"
It wasn't just Yu Xinghan who thought this way; many cultivators felt that things weren't so simple and wanted to study what those two words really meant and what kind of significance they contained.
At the same time, this exclamation of "Holy crap!" had already caused a huge uproar within the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Bai Zhenzhen then saw countless cultivators who had been shocked by the sword exclaim in amazement, standing there in shock as their cultivation levels soared.
"Holy crap! Who's talking in my head?!"
"Holy crap! What? You heard it too?"
"Holy crap! That's outrageous! The entire Heavenly Sword Sect heard that!"
"Holy crap! Huh? Other sects heard it too? It's spread throughout the entire 11th floor?"
In addition, many cultivators who were experiencing negative emotions during their practice broke out into conflict.
"Did you just insult me?"
Was that your voice?
"Holy crap! You're kidding me?"
In an instant, the number of sword fights within the entire Heavenly Sword Sect surged, with sword energy crisscrossing everywhere and sword intent soaring to the sky.
Meanwhile, in the upper levels of the Heavenly Sword Sect, countless powerful figures and sword immortals looked down at the scene and burst into laughter, experiencing a surge in their cultivation amidst their joy.
"Great, this is so interesting."
"Who's so good at this? Let's join in too."
"Hahaha, the higher-ups can't sit still anymore, can they? Let's start a fight, I want to see money flowing like rivers!"
On the other side, the righteous god deep in the spirit world had a solemn expression.
“Provocation!” Bing Yisi said coldly, “After the Great Sage’s successor noticed our search, instead of completely hiding, he provoked us?”
"This is still the most arrogant, the most presumptuous, the most blatant provocation!"
"This is a slap in the face to the Heavenly Court in front of everyone!"
Just as Bing Yisi was shaken, an angry thought descended from the sky, crossing countless layers of the spirit realm in an instant, and directly struck all the righteous gods on the 11th level.
"[Anger][Anger][Anger]!"
"This is outrageous! This is defying the heavens!"
"【fist】!"
"Grab this man! Don't let him get away!"
While many cultivators were still trying to process what had happened and what it meant, Zhang Yu was also taken aback and regretted coming up with those two words in his mind.
He was about to say something else when he suddenly felt his magic power depleted and he collapsed.
At the same time, from countless layers of the spirit realm, terrifying thoughts suddenly descended, like invisible giant hands, violently stirring up the entire 11th layer of the spirit realm in Kunxu.
Countless divine lights rose up from within, sweeping across the entire spirit realm with immense divine power, examining every inch of information within it.
If the original 11 layers of the spirit world were like a turbulent ocean, with information constantly converging like rising waves.
At that moment, the entire 11th level of the spirit world seemed to boil.
Stirred by those terrifying thoughts, the Spirit Realm Sea rose up with towering waves, like tsunamis hundreds or thousands of meters high, sweeping in all directions and almost paralyzing the entire 11th level of the Spirit Realm.
These terrifying thoughts, at this moment... seemed to want to turn the entire ocean upside down, in order to find the being who had just released the Great Sage's thoughts to the entire 11th level of the spirit world and shouted to countless people.
Faced with this situation, Zhang Yu immediately replaced the [Great Sage Successor] with the [Great Sage Researcher] chain diagram.
Fu Ji, who was on Zhang Yu's body, also exclaimed in surprise: "What happened?!"
In Fuki's perception, the entire spirit world had just been illuminated by a hundred thousand suns, lighting up the entire 11th level of the spirit world. Then, the same thought resounded everywhere, spreading the same meaning.
She had never seen anything like it before; it was as if the entire spirit world had come to life.
That exclamation of "Holy crap!" left her utterly shocked.
Fuki thought to herself, "Who on earth has done such a shocking thing? They've actually disrupted the strict order of the spirit world. This is going to cause a huge uproar!"
At the same time, the Great Sage's will that Zhang Yu initially sensed also completely descended. Not only was it completely sensed by Zhang Yu, who had switched to the [Great Sage Researcher] mode, but it also entered Bu Yingshu's sea of consciousness at the same time.
If the first forceful descent of the Great Sage's will was like a flame illuminating the spirit realm, easily attracting the attention of the righteous gods...
Then, the Great Sage's will that Zhang Yu transmitted to the entire 11th level of the Spirit Realm was like countless high-powered lights being turned on in an instant, completely covering up the original flame and making it difficult to track its whereabouts.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Now they shouldn't be able to find this place, right?"
The thought flashed through Zhang Yu's mind, and the next moment his sea of consciousness was swept up by the Great Sage's will that descended from the sky, and countless images composed of information appeared in his mind.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Let me see... what you really want to say this time."
"The Great Sage of the Wild Ox".
……
As the light and shadow shifted before Zhang Yu's eyes, he saw the battlefield again—the battlefield he hadn't seen the end of last time, the battlefield belonging to the Great Sage of the Wild Bull and the immortals.
In this boundless battlefield, countless figures soared into the sky, attacking the immortals in the heavens.
Blood stained the sky, and countless corpses fell as the battle raged on. After being devoured by the Great Sage Ebony, they were resurrected and re-entered the battlefield.
The cycle of life and death played out repeatedly on the battlefield where the Great Sage of the Wild Bull fought against the immortals, and each death seemed to make the Great Sage's side stronger and more combat-ready.
They constantly adapted to the immortals' power and tactics, constantly searching for weaknesses and constantly changing their methods of attack...
Their martial arts and Taoist skills were constantly refined in these brutal battles and continuously improved through exchanges with countless people.
"We can win!"
"We can win!"
At this moment, the Great Sage of the Wild Ox and every single thought within him converged into a torrent of consciousness.
At this moment, in their hearts, in their minds, in their bodies... there was only one thought, one will, one determination.
Defeat the immortals!
Drag that lofty immortal down to the dust!
They want to shape the world into the way they want it to be!
More and more cracks appeared on the immortal's body, and the Great Sage of the Wild Bull and his comrades were full of momentum, their pressure rising steadily.
After ten days and nights of fierce fighting, with a loud bang, the immortal's body was completely shattered and then swallowed whole by the Great Sage of the Wild Bull.
"Fairy!"
The Great Sage of the Wild Bull roared as he felt the immortal corpse trembling within his body, "You have lost!"
Faced with the roar of the Great Sage of the Wild Bull, only a light laugh came from the immortal corpse: "You... cannot win, no one can win."
The next moment, the Great Sage of the Wild Ox could no longer sense any consciousness from the other party; the immortal seemed to be completely dead.
At the same time, everyone on the battlefield was slightly stunned by this scene, and the next moment cheers resounded through the sky.
The girl hugged the Great Sage Ebony tightly and exclaimed joyfully, "We won! We won!"
Despite the victory, no one dared to let their guard down, for they knew that there were many more powerful immortals in the celestial realm.
Although they didn't know why no second immortal descended to deal with them, no one dared to be careless. They carefully hid themselves, worked hard to develop and accumulate strength, and prepared for the great battle to come.
To everyone's surprise, as time went by, no immortal descended.
Is the Celestial Realm still in chaos?
"Are the immortals too busy to deal with us?" "We should hurry up and accumulate more power."
As the Great Sage of the Wild Ox and the immortals fought fiercely, countless people were devoured by the Great Sage of the Wild Ox in this battle, and then resurrected with the help of the Great Sage of the Wild Ox's collective consciousness and physical body.
As the battle ended, many people returned to the body of the Great Sage Ebony, and their consciousness was once again integrated into the collective consciousness network.
However, many people are unwilling to return and want to continue living in this world as individual beings.
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox granted their request and did not object to their choice.
So in the following period, in order to accumulate and gain more strength to deal with the immortals who might attack again in the future, the Great Sage of the Wild Ox, along with many companions, swept across the entire human realm.
Countless mortals were saved, while countless cultivators were either devoured or joined them.
The order of the entire human realm was reorganized. Mortals were no longer treated like materials or resources and were instead managed by the Great Sage of the Wild Ox and the cultivators.
But new problems soon began to emerge.
"We don't have enough food. We need a lot of food that ordinary people can eat."
"The facilities were so badly damaged that the sect never intended to keep so many mortals."
“The cultivators also need more supplies…”
At this moment, the Great Sage of the Wild Ox looked at the countless mortals and cultivators scattered across the land, as if he were seeing one hungry baby bird after another, all with their mouths wide open, wanting to absorb more nutrition and resources.
The girl said worriedly, "The supplies will never be enough. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be conflicts among us. We'll fight each other for resources, and we might even abandon mortals..."
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox slowly said, "Humans are our best friends."
"From now on, I will provide for the world."
"I will take care of all the people in the world."
With a roar, one figure after another emerged from the body of the Great Sage of the Wild Bull.
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox, who had already reached the realm of immortals, was already incredibly powerful. After devouring the immortal corpse, his power became even stronger than ever before.
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox, by his own power—the power he alone can unleash to transform the world and create all things—has already surpassed that of everyone else.
At this moment, as he silently channeled his profound energy, hundreds of millions of wild oxen soared into the sky, sweeping across the entire land.
The abandoned land was reorganized, the chaotic spiritual veins were pulled and moved one by one, the deep underground mineral veins were dug out one by one, and all kinds of resources were continuously produced by the wild oxen.
The world once again witnessed the transformation of the wild ox, but this time it was no longer for the immortals, but to provide sustenance for all people.
Countless demons joined in, and under the leadership of the Great Sage of the Wild Ox, they established a sect called the Heavenly Demon Sect, which existed solely to serve humanity.
Mortals no longer need to worry about food shortages, and cultivators have also received a large supply of immortal resources.
There was no need for fighting, no need for plundering, no need for battle... Under the sustenance of the Great Sage of the Wild Ox, the whole world seemed to have ushered in an unprecedented golden age.
But as time went by and people gradually became accustomed to the order and rules of this world, wisps of noise began to appear in the collective consciousness network of the Wild Ox Great Sage.
"How long are we supposed to work?"
Why should we keep supporting them?
"It's time for a change!"
As opposition grew stronger within the consciousness network, the Great Sage Wild Ox agreed to their request.
Thus, some people break free from the network of consciousness and return to the world as individuals.
Some people, upon being consulted by the Great Sage of the Wild Ox, voluntarily joined the consciousness network and together with the Great Sage of the Wild Ox provided for the world.
However, as time went by, fewer and fewer people were willing to join the consciousness network, and the voices within the consciousness network dwindled, eventually falling into silence.
Regardless of the circumstances, the Great Sage of the Wild Ox remained silent, continuing to control billions of wild oxen, to continue transforming the world, and to provide for all living beings.
However, the abundance of material goods has led to a population explosion, and people's demand for goods has been increasing.
At the same time, everyone wants to climb to the peak of immortality, wants to have greater power, and wants to live longer. The pursuit of immortal resources is constantly expanding and gradually can no longer be satisfied.
Thus, the struggle for various resources for immortal cultivation reignited in the world, even triggering a series of great wars.
In this sudden great battle, the mortals once again called upon the Great Sage of the Wild Ox and received his protection.
Some cultivators who had been looting everywhere were also completely suppressed by the Great Sage of the Wild Ox amidst the criticism of countless people.
Faced with the unstoppable force of billions of wild bulls, more and more people are beginning to realize that... whoever can obtain the protection of the Great Sage Wild Bull will be able to dominate this world.
Only with a larger number of people and a greater outcry can we get the most positive response from the Great Sage of the Wild Ox.
Thus, powerful cultivators began to gather mortals by virtue of their strength, charisma, and methods.
They built cities, established kingdoms, created one populous nation after another, and rallied their people to call upon the Great Sage of the Wild Ox.
The larger the country and the greater its population, the more likely its call will receive a response from the Great Sage of the Wild Ox.
Thus, the powerful devoured the smaller powers, and the great powers devoured the small powers, until the entire human realm was soon left with only two largest kingdoms.
A protracted war unfolded between the two nations. Amidst the calls of both sides, the Great Sage of the Wild Ox gradually fell into a split in his consciousness network, transforming into two forces that respectively aided the two nations.
As time passed, the long battle lines between the two countries, under the construction of the Great Sage of the Wild Ox, had been transformed into spatial barriers, dividing the human realm into two worlds, one above and one below.
The weaker party gradually becomes the lower realm, while the stronger party gradually becomes the upper realm.
Just then, a voice rang out in the mind of the Great Sage Wild Bull: "You beast, resistance is useless."
"No matter how the world changes, it will eventually only become the way it is to their advantage."
"No one can beat them..."
"They're always the winners... haha."
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox suddenly widened his eyes: "You're still alive?"
"Immortals! Are you the ones playing tricks?"
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox swept across the heavens and earth with his thoughts, yet he still could not detect the other party's existence.
He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the heavens: "Is it there?"
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox soared into the sky, traversing the heavens and heading straight towards the celestial realm.
He wanted to see if the immortals were behind it all, and he wanted to see what the immortals were actually doing.
But when the Great Sage of the Wild Ox arrived in the Heavenly Realm, he was slightly taken aback and stared blankly at the sky.
Above the celestial realm, there was yet another realm of heaven.
"Above the Heavenly Realm, there is another Heavenly Realm?"
Just then, Zhang Yu suddenly came to his senses and looked at the celestial scene above the heavenly realm, his heart trembling: "Could it be... that Kunxu was built up layer by layer like this?"
At the same time, a deep voice rang in Zhang Yu's mind. It was the will of the Great Sage, the voice of the Great Sage of the Wild Ox.
"When powerful nations on earth called upon me to suppress weaker nations, I suddenly realized... I had become the same as that immortal from back then."
"I am helping the upper realm of the human world to suppress the lower realm of the human world."
"And my other part, just like I was before, helps the lower realm of the human world to fight against the upper realm of the human world."
"Then there was a continued splitting... the lower realm split into more lower realms, and the upper realm split into more upper realms."
"Layer upon layer of the world was created, and I, too, was gradually divided into pieces according to people's calls."
As the Great Sage of the Wild Ox recounted his tale, a world that continuously layered and expanded both upwards and downwards gradually appeared before Zhang Yu.
The voice of the Great Sage Ebony continued, "I want to change this situation."
"I've tried to stop wars, tried to merge different worlds, tried to reconnect everyone's consciousness..."
“I’ve tried to build my own country, limiting conflict with rules and controlling everything with absolute force…”
"I've also tried to establish comprehensive rules, rewarding the good and punishing the bad..."
“I even tried stripping all the immortal power from the first floor, making everyone on this floor exist as mortals, and entrusting me with all the responsibilities of production, combat, and protection…”
"But it was no use; all our attempts were in vain."
As Zhang Yu listened to the Great Sage of the Wild Ox's tale, images of different eras and kingdoms appeared before him.
But just as the Great Sage of the Wild Ox said, these kingdoms and worlds will eventually face strife and division, ultimately splitting from the same level of world into two levels.
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox continued, "Through repeated attempts and tests, I gradually came to understand that the whole world will spontaneously develop in one direction."
"And this direction is the one that is advantageous to the immortals."
"No matter how you try to stop it, no matter what you do, you will only fail."
"It's like a bamboo stalk that can never be broken or bent. No matter how hard you try or how much pressure you apply, the bamboo will eventually return to its original shape."
"And no matter how our world develops, it will eventually irreversibly move in a direction that benefits the immortals."
"This is the true power of the immortals."
"This is... the lineage of Tao."
"Only by establishing a lineage can one be considered a true immortal."
Hearing what the Great Sage of the Wild Ox said, Zhang Yu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
He recalled the fighting prowess displayed by the Great Sage Ebony and suddenly realized that all of this fighting prowess, these powers, these world-destroying and immortal abilities seemed meaningless in the face of the true power of the immortals.
Even the battle itself seems to have completely lost its value.
The Great Sage of the Wild Ox continued, "It is a silent and subtle power, a gentle and pervasive influence, a power that cannot be resolved through combat, a power of a higher dimension."
"I don't know how this world will eventually break apart."
"But my physical body, my spirit, my magic... have gradually become part of this world through repeated splits."
"My only good fortune is that I was born in an era that allowed me to become one of the few observers who can understand the whole picture of this world."
At this moment, Zhang Yu seemed to see the Great Sage of the Wild Bull standing in front of him, his resolute gaze transcending countless eras, looking at him at this moment.
"Only the orthodox tradition can defeat the orthodox tradition."
"Find the lineage I left behind... that might be the only way to change this world."
The next moment, when Zhang Yu came to his senses again, he found himself standing in the laboratory again, as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.
But Zhang Yu knew that none of this was a dream. At this moment, he could not only clearly recall all the information he had just seen, but he could also feel that information flooding into his mind and converging on the Wild Bull clone within his brain.
As the information brought by this Great Sage's will converged, Zhang Yu could feel that the previously somewhat rigid Wild Ox was becoming more and more agile.
Just as Zhang Yu's thoughts were churning and his heart was surging, he saw Bu Yingshu suddenly look over from the other side.
At this moment, Bu Yingshu appeared somewhat flustered, and Zhang Yu even saw a look of panic on her face that he had never seen before.
"Zhang Yu!" Bu Yingshu glared at Zhang Yu and said, "You! What did you see?"
(End of this chapter)