Chapter 3280

It was not certain that he could refine the due boat. Lin Moyu passed through the palace, only to be blocked by an invisible force.

He could not advance even a fraction. Just a thousand meters ahead of him, another magnificent palace stood.

Compared to it, the palaces in the Core Area were like chicken coops compared to a mansion. Looking at it from afar,

the materials in any corner of that palace's exterior were innate origin treasure materials. It seemed as if the entire palace

was crafted from innate origin treasure materials. Lin Moyu was not surprised by this; after all, he had already seen the towering statue

which was also crafted from innate origin treasure materials, so he was accustomed to it. Upon careful observation,

he realized that an invisible force filled the space between him and that magnificent palace, blocking his path.

It was powerful and ancient. His soul power surged wildly, enveloping it.

He rushed into the due boat. The due boat had already been partially refined, and his soul power quickly took over that part. Just as Lin Moyu wanted to go further,

he found there was no way forward. To refine the due boat, besides having powerful strength,

one also needed to find the method of refinement. Lin Moyu searched repeatedly, his soul power moving back and forth within the due boat.

He searched everywhere he could but found nothing. He was only a thousand meters away from the palace in the Core Area,

yet he could not advance an inch. After conducting a carpet search inside and out several times and still finding nothing,

Lin Moyu turned his attention to the statue of Great Venerable Tianzai. Besides the statue of Great Venerable Tianzai, Lin Moyu could find nothing else. The statue's features had been erased,

as if the traces of his existence had been wiped away. Lin Moyu hadn't understood it before, but now he could see it.

The power that erased the statue's features was extremely strong. His soul power gradually spread to every corner of the statue, then permeated toward its center.

Soon, Lin Moyu encountered an obstacle; an invisible barrier blocked the path of his soul power. As expected,

the statue was the key!

Lin Moyu felt a surge of joy. Having an obstacle was a good thing.

He only feared having no obstacles. An obstacle meant there was a possibility of refinement; if everything had been smooth sailing, that would have been a headache.

His soul power struck the barrier again and again. Lin Moyu found this barrier very familiar; it was identical to the barrier at the core of the scepter of calamity.

It was indeed the method of Great Venerable Tianzai. Lin Moyu's soul power was now far stronger than before, so he turned his soul into an arrow and thrust it in with full force.

Bang!

His soul heard a crisp sound as his soul power passed through the barrier and went straight inside.

A space that was not very large was revealed, and a voice followed, "You have come!"

Lin Moyu had heard similar words many times, and he was very familiar with this voice—it was the voice of Great Venerable Tianzai.

Great Venerable Tianzai had not only left a trace of consciousness in the scepter of calamity, but here as well. He probably had others elsewhere.

The scheme he had laid out was massive, far beyond imagination. A phantom figure appeared before him.

The phantom was dim, as if it could dissipate at any moment. Like the statue,

its features were unclear, or rather, it had no features at all. However, Lin Moyu could feel

that the other party was examining him. Lin Moyu was very polite, "Lin Moyu greets the senior."

Great Venerable Tianzai said, "You are quite good." Lin Moyu said, "I should say, Senior has set the chessboard well, hehe!"

Great Venerable Tianzai laughed while shaking his head, "You are mistaken."

"I only set up the chessboard, but I did not place the pieces. How the game of chess plays out is something you walked out yourself. You should know, you are me, yet you are not me."

Lin Moyu did not speak. He was not sure if what Great Venerable Tianzai said was true or false.

He had indeed considered this question, but had not obtained a definitive answer. Before having a certain answer,

Lin Moyu would maintain a certain skepticism about Great Venerable Tianzai's words and would not believe them entirely. Great Venerable Tianzai seemed to have seen through Lin Moyu's thoughts.

He smiled and said, "It is normal for you to have doubts; doubt is a good thing."

"You should be like this with everything. In the future, you will naturally understand. You have come here now,"

"and you are about to obtain the complete due boat and the fifth gem, but you must also inherit the corresponding karma. Is the cause-seeking ring in your hands?"

Lin Moyu was stunned. Could the cause-seeking ring also be related to Great Venerable Tianzai?

Wasn't this something given to him by the Green Robe or the White Robe?

If it was not them, but something given to him by Great Venerable Tianzai, then the depth of this scheme was even greater than he had imagined.

Great Venerable Tianzai continued, "Before you completely refine the due boat and obtain the fifth gem, you had better use the cause-seeking ring to cast off as much karma as possible. Effect Without Cause should not be difficult for you."

"The Chaos Ancestral Tree can also allow you to resurrect multiple times. I do not know how many times you will have to die, but it will certainly not be few."

"So, prepare as much as possible. The events of that year were too complex, and the karma involved was too great."

"The road ahead of you will not be easy. If you do not wish to walk my path, you can also peacefully be a cultivator."

"Living under him is actually a good choice." Lin Moyu instinctively shook his head.

"If there is no road ahead, then perhaps I will stop. But knowing there is a road ahead and not advancing—that is not me."

Great Venerable Tianzai laughed; he was clearly very happy.

"Good, good, good. Since that is the case, I will tell you some old stories."

Chapter 4288: Old Stories

If Lin Moyu had chosen to give up refining the due boat and also given up the fifth gem of the scepter of calamity, then Great Venerable Tianzai would not have told him the old stories. Before he spoke,

Lin Moyu asked curiously, "Are you not afraid that after hearing it, I will choose to give up?"

Great Venerable Tianzai shook his head, "You will not. I trust my own judgment."

"Actually, before I brought up this question, I already knew your choice. Actually, you are not aware,"

"that if you were truly likely to give up, then you would not have gained the recognition of the scepter of calamity, nor would you have met me inside the scepter of calamity."

"Nor would you have obtained the cause-seeking ring. The entire experience is interlinked." Lin Moyu realized that as long as he did not perform well enough at any point,

then everything would change. Lin Moyu felt helpless about this; he seemed to have a choice,

but in reality, there was no choice. But regardless, he had already reached this step.

Thinking too much was useless. "Please go ahead," he said. Great Venerable Tianzai said:

"This matter is too ancient. One of my seniors inadvertently discovered that a certain will existed within the Chaos."

"That senior gave it a name, but I cannot say this name…"

Lin Moyu's heart skipped a beat. He realized that the will was the Dao.

The Dao could not be described, much less spoken of; one could only use "That One" to refer to it.

Even saying it like this carried risks. Great Venerable Tianzai continued:

"He went to explore it, and after spending ten million years, he finally had results. He recorded the results."

"Afterward, he perished. This was the first Heaven and Earth Great Venerable to perish in the Chaos. Fortunately, with his final thought,"

"he sent away what he had recorded. As for the person, the traces of his existence were wiped away."

"No one in the Chaos knew of his existence; even his friends and family forgot that this person ever existed." Hearing this,

Lin Moyu felt a chill in his heart. The Dao not only killed that Heaven and Earth Great Venerable,

but also wiped away all traces of him. Even the memories of those who knew him were altered. This was true disappearance.

Leaving not a trace. No, that was not entirely true.

He had obtained that object and left his consciousness inside it. Great Venerable Tianzai continued:

"Later, I obtained that object, and from within it, I recovered his existence."

"And I learned what it meant to transcend the Chaos." Lin Moyu's heart stirred. "What you obtained was the scepter of calamity?"

Great Venerable Tianzai said, "In the Chaos, there are very few things that can hide from That One."

"The scepter of calamity is one of them. At that time, I was not yet a Great Venerable."

Lin Moyu understood. Great Venerable Tianzai only became a Great Venerable after accidentally obtaining the scepter of calamity.

Great Venerable Tianzai said, "That senior actually did not leave much information; much of it was just his speculation."

"Because he revealed some information to the outside, he brought about his own death. But this information"

"opened a new door for us. We began to look for clues, and we traveled throughout the Chaos."

"We visited every Domain, not letting go of any miraculous place. Indeed, we discovered many things and gained rewards."

"The due boat was discovered during that time." Great Venerable Tianzai said "we," which also meant

that he was not the only one to obtain the scepter of calamity; the Green Robe and White Robe should also have been involved. Great Venerable Tianzai continued:

"Later, we became Great Venerables, reaching the very peak of the Chaos. There was no path forward."

"But we all knew that within the Chaos, there was still a guy"

"who viewed us as ants. Tell me, would you be willing?"

To be able to become a Heaven and Earth Great Venerable,

who was not stunningly talented through the ages? Who was not a person of lofty ambition? They were no longer geniuses;

they were monsters, having suppressed who knows how many geniuses. The answer was affirmative.

Cultivators have always believed in defying heaven and changing fate—'My fate is determined by me, not by heaven.' When they thought they had reached the peak,

only to find out that there was someone above them suppressing them, how could they not think of ways to overturn it? If they didn't know, that would be one thing,

but since they knew, they had to fight it out properly. Great Venerable Tianzai was like this,

and the Green Robe and White Robe were the same. Great Venerable Tianzai's old stories were not yet finished.

"The three of us searched for methods, and finally, we glimpsed a clue. That One had a flaw."

"So we formulated a plan, preparing to fight against it. But to be safe,"

"I went to fight alone, while they hid behind the scenes. We considered failure."

"After failure, one must find a way out for oneself. Speaking of defeat before fighting was not Great Venerable Tianzai being flexible;"

"it was because he knew what he was facing. I killed my way to the end and finally saw That One."

"And I gave him a hit, and even snatched one of his things." Speaking of this,

Great Venerable Tianzai's tone suddenly held a hint of pride. Lin Moyu said:

"I have seen you before."

"It seemed like you were killed in seconds." Great Venerable Tianzai laughed,

"I know."

"That was a Calamity clone. There are five in total. That hit,"

"let me know that the opponent was not invincible. There is a chance, and the chance is not small."

Lin Moyu asked, "The thing you snatched, it was the chaos pearl, right?"

Great Venerable Tianzai laughed even more happily, "Very smart, that is correct."