Chapter 3218: The Original Timeline (3)

In the original time-space.

The wheel of history rolled forward with the flow of time, leaving behind the wear and tear of ages.

Ye Chen remained a mere observer, a transient wanderer in the mortal world. Just as in the ancient Da Chu dynasty, he left no trace in this time-space.

History was stained with blood.

Even without the plot of seeking reincarnation, in this original time-space, he still walked through bloodshed. He had once slain the demon clan's divine son in Dong Huang, pierced the old Jin Wu with a spear in Nan Yue, engaged in fierce battles across the eight wastelands in Xi Mo, and carved out mountains of corpses and seas of blood in Bei Yue.

In this era, the light of the ultimate dao emperors shone brilliantly.

Bathed in that imperial light, Ye Chen in the original time-space was shattered to pieces but was saved by the Tian Xu Forbidden Zone. He obtained Chen Zhan's origin in the Da Chu divine ruins, then went to Tian Xu and fused with Chen Zhan's sacred bones. This sequence was not much different from the altered time-space.

What remained unchanged was the blessing of the fox.

It was still that little fox spirit, who severed her tail for love, remembering his name across nine lifetimes.

Ai!

Ye Chen sighed and turned to leave quietly.

He reappeared in the Cang Lan Realm.

There were indeed demons and evil spirits there—it was that Cang Lan who once used a chaotic love song on the qin to extend his bond with Ji Ning Shuang, even leading to the birth of Xiao Ye Fan.

Naturally, this segment did not exist in this time-space.

He went to the Yao Chi Holy Land, where the female sacred body lay quietly, her beauty serene. In the dead of night, she would suddenly open her eyes and reveal an extremely eerie smile.

He watched for a long time before departing.

In the vast starry sky, he wandered aimlessly. He had traversed these paths while seeking reincarnations before, but now, his state of mind was different—at least, he felt a sense of belonging without a home.

At the edge of the Milky Way, he encountered Di Ji.

In this time-space, there were no six paths, so that ancient bond did not exist. Di Ji was still the same Di Ji, a ruthless survivor of the imperial tribulation, looking down on the world wherever she went.

Where there was Di Ji, there was certainly Sheng Zun.

Sheng Zun appeared as a young man, looking quite serious on the surface, though his actions were anything but. When Ye Chen arrived, that guy was in the midst of a brawl with Mo Qin.

It was Mo Qin, the Wu Tian Jian Zun.

In the original time-space, it would be he who attained the dao and became emperor.

Speaking of Jian Zun, one couldn't overlook Jian Shen.

Jian Fei Dao hadn't changed much, remaining dedicated to the way of the sword and reaching the peak below the emperor level. He and Jiu Jian San Ren followed different paths but arrived at the same destination, once engaging in sword discussions at the edge of the universe.

Among the four peak sword cultivators, Jiu Jian Xian was not absent.

But in this time-space, Jiu Jian Xian was completely different from his counterpart in the altered time-space. He was not rigid at all; in fact, he was quite rowdy. He stirred up trouble in the Yao Chi Holy Land, and afterward, he abducted the Yao Chi Xian Mu. Now, they even had a bunch of children.

The starry sky was not peaceful, with massive battles rumbling.

Ye Chen was just a spectator, and the fighters were all familiar faces: Zao Hua Shen Wang and Yu Hua Xian Wang, for some reason locked in combat—perhaps they just didn't like each other and decided to fight.

What subverted his understanding was Jiang Chen.

In the original time-space, that fellow was no saint; he didn't stay in the Yin Ming ancient star and instead loved wandering through others' ancestral graves—who knew how many he had dug up.

One thing worth mentioning: the Da Chu Jiu Huang.

No matter the time-space, their aura was strikingly impressive, and in this current time-space, they were equally outstanding. Combined with Ye Chen from the original time-space, they made exactly ten emperors.

The Di Zun's nine great divine generals hadn't changed much.

The first divine general was still that talent named Tian Qing. When Ye Chen found him, he was strolling in front of the Tian Xu gate, and the other eight divine generals were there too.

A great battle was on the verge of erupting.

The outcome was predictable; one by one, they were all subdued. If Di Xuan hadn't arrived at the last moment with the imperial weapon, they probably would have all fallen in the forbidden zone.

In the end, it was Tian Xu who showed mercy.

Otherwise, no one could have intervened—not even someone as powerful as Di Zun would dare to force the issue.

Speaking of Di Zun, he went to the Ling Domain.

The shattered Qian Tian Magic Pillar was there, hiding the Mo Tian Emperor, who would later cause chaos across the heavens and was a major force in disrupting the various realms.

Of course, that was a later story.

In the Ling Domain, he also glimpsed Mo Yuan, who had already been revived in this era.

Besides him, there was Xuan Yuan Di Zi.

As for the other imperial sons, they were mostly unchanged, still in self-seclusion.

His next stop was the City of No Tears.

Wu Lei was not without emotion; standing at the mountain peak and gazing at the world, her originally indifferent and cold eyes were filled with longing. However, due to her mission, she became a cold-blooded figure in the eyes of the world. Her lack of tears and emotion was the tragedy of the Nai He Bridge, yet it carried so much heartfelt blood.

Pu!

As he watched, a blood flower bloomed in the starry sky, tinged with Buddhist light.

It was Xi Zun, whose soul had scattered.

The one who slew him was Ye Chen from the original time-space. If the historical trajectory hadn't changed, they were enemies—because of the little fox spirit that Xi Zun had ferried, leading to their grudge.

Zhong Huang was much the same.

What had changed were talents like Long Jie. In the original time-space, Long Jie loved the Ling Clan goddess, the Ling Clan goddess loved the Wu Clan godson, the Wu Clan godson loved the Gu Clan goddess, and the Gu Clan goddess favored the Man Clan godson.

This chain was exactly the opposite in the altered time-space.

So, as the saying goes, pulling one hair moves the whole body—the two time-spaces provided a perfect illustration.

So many people, so many events, had changed.

Wandering through the starry sky, seeing all this truly upended his perceptions.

He didn't know when, but he left the human realm and entered the heavenly realm.

Guarding the heavenly realm was still Hong Jun Dao Zu, with no major changes in the original time-space. In this era, the Hun Dun body was already in the heavenly realm, receiving the true transmission from the Dao Zu.

Ah!

Such howls echoed as soon as he arrived in the heavenly realm.

It was the Xuan Di's phantom.

That guy, in any time-space, had the same unhinged mind. Hiding in Bu Zhou Mountain, he let out yells for no reason, catching people off guard.

In the Dan Shen Hall, there were Dan Shen and Dan Jun, but no Dan Zong.

As for the talents in the Tian Ting, they still didn't like attending morning court.

The Jade Emperor here was probably upright.

In the realm of scattered immortals, wars raged incessantly, and once they started, they swept across the four seas. Two of the Wu Yue were destroyed as a result—these events differed from the altered time-space.

Ye Chen didn't linger and entered the underworld.

As one of the Emperor Dao F4, Ming Di did not disappoint; he was still the same character. At first glance, he looked proper, but in reality, he had no integrity. When Ye Chen arrived, that guy was hiding at the peak of Jie Ming Mountain, enthusiastically engrossed in his zhen cang ban.

The legendary zhen cang ban was something Ye Chen saw for the first time.

It had to be said, the scenes were quite sensual and eye-catching.

Then, Di Huang showed up.

After that, this great sacred body and this great emperor sparred.

Boom! Boom!

Also fighting were Ming Jue and Bai Zhi; their masters were battling fiercely, and they were going at it just as intensely, sparring their ideals every few days.

"You yi si."

Ye Chen muttered to himself, retracting his gaze to look elsewhere.

Ren Wang was also in the underworld.

This was a difference; according to the altered time-space, he should have been in Da Chu, but in this time-space, Ren Wang was a proper person, one who cared about face.

Not so proper were the Shi Dian Yan Luo.

The Yan Kings under Ming Di lived quite comfortably, as did the Pan Guan and Hei Bai Wu Chang—all different from what he remembered, including Qin Meng Yao, who had a violent streak in his memory but was absolutely gentle and reserved in this time-space.

Everything was chaotic, all messed up.

But Ye Chen had grown accustomed to it, after all, the historical trajectory had deviated too much.

After viewing the three realms, he entered the Tai Gu Hong Huang.

Here, the Hong Chen Six Dao and the others could barely reach, as this was a segment of time-space, or rather, a remnant of the previous epoch, beyond even the heavens' interference.

He entered the illusory realm and went to the unknown.

The Xing Zi Xiao Wa was there at this time, sleeping deeply in the unknown. Occasionally, it would lift its head, glance around, and then continue sleeping, sometimes letting out giggles.

Ye Chen didn't leave, standing with his hands behind his back.

The unknown was a cage, something he had truly realized. The "Xing" character on the little one's forehead was a seal, likely refined from a special universe—extremely domineering and terrifying, so much so that even the little one couldn't break it. Whoever sealed it must be even more fearsome.

Roar!

At some unknown moment, the little one suddenly stood up, its small body towering like a giant. Even Ye Chen couldn't help but look up—this was his first time seeing someone so massive, bare-chested and covered in rune chains. These weren't the little one's; they were probably another seal, as the little one was constantly trying to break free.

This scene was something that hadn't occurred in the altered time-space.

Perhaps it had happened, but he and the female emperor just hadn't been there for it.

For many years, he stayed there.

As he expected, the little one underwent such changes every so often.

Until the last time, he witnessed a massive hand.

It was a hand of destruction, manifesting out of nowhere and slapping the little one back to its original form.

Even though it was illusory and he was just an observer, it was enough to horrify Ye Chen.

That hand was too terrifying; even the female emperor at her peak couldn't defeat the little one, yet it was struck down in one blow—clearly, it belonged to a being beyond the Huang Emperor.

Afterward, more strange sights appeared.

The unknown domain stirred several times, projecting fragmented images that Ye Chen had never seen before. He didn't know if they were from the various heavens, other universes, or perhaps the Yong Heng Xian Domain—it could even be time-spaces that the little one had once swallowed but failed to digest, now surfacing by chance for him to see.

"You were right to come."

Ye Chen murmured to himself; if not for this time-space, he wouldn't have known about so many secrets.

This time, he saw even more.

From the little one's body, he seemed to glimpse Zhao Yun's shadow again.

Besides Zhao Yun, there was another silhouette.

After watching for a long time, even his state of mind couldn't help but furrow—another silhouette was actually his own, Ye Chen, twisted and distorted, but he wouldn't mistake it.

"How could this be?"

Since arriving in this time-space, this was his first time feeling lost. He couldn't figure out how he could be connected to the little one—could it be that the little one had once swallowed him?

His thoughts were in disarray.

It was too unbelievable; what secrets were hidden in the little one's body?

He guarded this place for three hundred years.

During these three hundred years, he never left the unknown domain. He took in all the changes of the Xing Zi Xiao Wa and the unknown, seeing things he had never encountered before.

The more he saw, the more puzzled he became.

He was incredibly wise, yet at this moment, he couldn't make sense of it all.

Hee hee hee!

As he pondered, the little one's laughter rang out again, and it toddled over with unsteady steps.

He, who was sitting cross-legged, instinctively stood up.

Because the little one was coming straight for him, crouching around him and sniffing repeatedly, as if it could detect him. Its round eyes sparkled with brilliance.

"How is that possible?"

Ye Chen frowned and stepped back. This was a parallel time-space, after all—a past history—yet this time-space's little one could smell him? This thing was way too extraordinary, ignoring everything and surpassing all?