Chapter 587: The River of Time?
Golden-winged Peng Ancestral Land.
Inside the Jinyu Cave Abode.
At this very moment.
Li Cheng was sitting cross-legged within the cave abode, his eyes tightly closed, as if relishing the Divine Skills passed on to him by the Ancestor of the Golden-winged Peng Clan.
Jin Yu sat beside him, looking bored.
He glanced at Li Cheng from time to time.
He seemed to want to discern what was so special about this Li Cheng.
Through his family's Old Ancestor.
Jin Yu had confirmed that Li Cheng was definitely no ordinary individual.
Yet he couldn't see what exactly was so extraordinary about Li Cheng.
On the other hand, Li Cheng was not looking at Jin Yu at all.
After receiving the Divine Skills, he took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes.
Turning his head towards Jin Yu, he was startled to find Jin Yu was watching him, which made him pause.
"Jin Daoist friend, why are you looking at me?"
Li Cheng frowned and said.
"Nothing, nothing, just a bit curious, what exactly is Li Daoist friend's background? Is it really as my family's Old Ancestor said? Do you have an amazing ancestor? Or are you the reincarnation of some powerful being?"
Jin Yu asked curiously.
The two had grown quite familiar with each other.
Naturally, they weren't so formal anymore.
"I don't know about that, all I have is given by my Respected Master, it was him who helped me transform, without my Respected Master, I might still be unable to transform, as for my origins, I don't know either."
Li Cheng shook his head, indicating that he was also unclear.
"You don't even know yourself..."
Jin Yu was taken aback.
That settled it.
Probably only the seniors would know the background of this Li Cheng.
Indeed...
Seniors are seniors after all.
They have exceptional insight.
Choosing disciples, they certainly wouldn't pick mortals.
"Jin Daoist friend, do you have any other business?"
Li Cheng suddenly asked.
"Nope, what's up?"
Jin Yu asked, puzzled.
"If Jin Daoist friend has nothing else, could you please let me have the cave abode for a while? I'm preparing to use the Taixu Divine Travel Technique taught by the Old Ancestor."
Li Cheng inquired.
"This... alright."
Jin Yu was slightly stunned, then he nodded and left the cave abode.
Watching Jin Yu leave the cave abode,
Li Cheng relaxed and wholeheartedly performed the 'Taixu Divine Travel Technique.'
As soon as he employed the Taixu Divine Travel Technique, he felt lighter.
But there was no other sensation, just a sense that his body had become much lighter.
Li Cheng was not at all impatient, but calmed down and continued to use the technique.
After a while,
gradually, Li Cheng felt his body getting lighter and lighter...
Until later, Li Cheng felt a change all around him, a biting breeze blowing past, sending chills down one's spine.
Li Cheng opened his eyes to find that his surroundings were no longer the cave abode but rather a highly distorted space.
Numerous streaks of light were zipping past all around him.
Each stream of light seemed like a chapter of history.
Li Cheng looked bewildered at his surroundings.
Is this the so-called Vast Void? The place leading to other worlds?
It didn't quite seem like it.
Li Cheng was puzzled.
He stood there dazed.
After a long time,
Li Cheng finally returned to his senses a bit.
He observed the streaks of light around him, pondered for a moment,
and took a step forward.
He didn't know whether this place was a passage to other worlds or not.
So he wanted to walk around a bit.
Li Cheng walked further and further away.
Yet, he still couldn't see the end of the twisted passage ahead of him.
With no other choice,
Li Cheng could only turn his gaze to the sides of the passage, at those things whizzing by like river streams.
He hesitated for a moment.
Then he approached the streams of light and reached out to touch them.
The instant his palm touched the light,
he saw many things.
A glorious epoch, abundant with gods and demons, battles over destiny, a world in tumult...
In that world, one must become a Saint or else remain an ant...
Li Cheng watched for only a short time before all the images vanished before him.
This left him stunned, staring intently at the streams of light that flew past.
"Was that... was that a piece of history that actually happened?"
Li Cheng was somewhat astonished.
He had some guesses in his mind.
What he had just witnessed, seemed to be fragments of history once experienced by the heavens and the earth.
"Are all these streams of light narratives of everything that has happened in the past?"
As this thought arose in Li Cheng's heart, he became intrigued.
He looked at the streams of light nearby.
He stretched out his hand and intercepted the flying streams.
Immediately, a series of images flashed before his eyes.
This time, the images were not the same as before.
There were no gods or Saints, only powerful cultivators dominating the world.
Powerful cultivators oppressed the entire Divinity Continent, establishing various Sects and noble families, holding the pinnacle of authority.
The strength of these formidable cultivators, each akin to an Immortal, was unmatched in this age.
This segment, too, was fleeting.
The next moment, the scenes unfolding before Li Cheng changed again.
This time, those once unsurpassed, immensely powerful cultivators had all disappeared, as the eras changed.
The Heavenly Dao seemed to have lost something, the limits of realms contracted, no longer allowing the existence of Immortals.
As soon as cultivators reached the 'Immortal' realm, they would be forcibly subjected to Ascension.
Then the fragments flickered by once more.
This time, the heavens and earth gradually weakened.
One day, it was as if the world was restricted, and cultivators could no longer ascend, with their future paths blocked!
In the face of such an impasse,
countless cultivators began to struggle, attempting to defy the heavens, but they were ultimately destroyed.
Some cultivators silently awaited the end of their lifespans, some chose to create a small space and escape into it, waiting for an opportunity to reemerge in the world, and some fell into deep slumber, thereby concealing their vitality to deceive the heavens.
Having seen this much,
The segment ended.
Li Cheng slowly opened his eyes.
"Is this all there is to the world, from the peak to the decline?"
Li Cheng murmured softly to himself.
He looked ahead, as if reminded of something, and took a step forward.
A thought occurred to him.
If this was a record of the passing years,
then walking backward seemed to reveal the past, what about walking forward?
Could it be the years of the future?
Li Cheng suddenly became interested; he stood up and walked forward, wanting to see if the future really laid ahead.
Li Cheng walked onward.
After a long time,
the streams of light around him indeed began to change.
The streams of light ahead became denser.
And the light changed from azure to golden.
Naturally, Li Cheng noticed the change in the light, and with a slight start, he extended his hand, intending to touch the golden streams to see if they contained fragments of the future.
He reached out to touch the streams.
Humm...
A strange buzzing sound echoed in his ears.
Instantly, a series of images appeared before him once again.
Li Cheng looked at those scenes and was momentarily startled...