Chapter 1544: Reunion with an Old Friend (2)
The mysterious being felt utterly shaken.
Its existence spans an incomparably long time, having experienced the battles between the Witch Clan and the Human Race, and witnessed countless world-shattering geniuses.
Those supreme Great Powers who rose in ancient times amidst the tumult, weren’t they all unparalleled talents?
Yet now it feels that even those people would pale in comparison to Lu Qing’s cultivation speed.
“Recently I managed to break through by luck, and it must have amused you, senior.” Lu Qing said humbly.
“You’re still the same.” The mysterious being was somewhat speechless.
Earlier, it thought Lu Qing had encountered some peril again and was forced to use the Teleportation Stone Plate to enter the secret realm for refuge.
Seeing him now so calm and unhurried, it seems it misunderstood.
This young man probably came here specifically to see it.
“Senior, I have come in to ask you something.”
Lu Qing didn’t beat around the bush; after a brief exchange of pleasantries, he directly asked.
“Oh? What do you wish to know?” The mysterious being’s Heart and Spirit stirred slightly.
“Junior wishes to ask, after the Witch Clan lost the war back then, where did they go? Are they still in this realm?”
The mysterious being hadn’t expected that Lu Qing would inquire about this matter.
It remained silent for a moment, seemingly weighing something.
After a while, it slowly spoke: “Why do you suddenly ask about this matter?”
Lu Qing did not hide; he briefly recounted the events that happened outside.
He slayed the Black and White Temple Deputy Master and the temple master, entered the Dark Abyss and saw the remnant soul of Mysterious Transformation Great Power, learned about the impending collapse of the world passage crisis, and decided to seek aid in the Otherworld.
Among them, he emphasized the origins of the Dark Abyss and the urgency of the complete opening of the world passage in a hundred years.
After listening, the mysterious being fell into a long silence once more, and the light in the strange space seemed to dim a bit.
After quite a while, it sighed long and deep.
“So that’s it… Is the Heavenly Demon Realm attempting an invasion again?”
“Senior, you also know about the Heavenly Demon Realm?” Lu Qing asked immediately.
“Naturally.” The mysterious being’s voice lowered, “To speak of it, when the Heavenly Demon Realm first invaded, I fought against it.”
It paused, seemingly recalling that distant past.
“That battle was quite fierce; the power of those monsters was completely different from our world’s cultivators. Their Power of Darkness could counter Taoist Laws, severely diminishing our strength.”
Lu Qing nodded, deeply understanding.
The mysterious being continued: “Are you not curious where the entity who created this secret realm went? I can tell you now, that back then, he left with your Human Race’s wise predecessors to stop the Heavenly Demon Realm’s invasion.”
“So that’s how it is.” Lu Qing felt surprised, “But weren’t the Witch Clan and Human Race…”
“Correct, the Witch Clan and Human Race were indeed mortal enemies at the time.” The mysterious being interrupted him, “But that entity transcended the dispute between the two clans long ago. In his eyes, both the Witch Clan and Human Race are living creatures of this starry sky, all his people. So when he saw the Heavenly Demon Realm invade, he resolutely assisted the Human Race in slaying those invading monsters.”
Lu Qing remained silent.
He thought of Mysterious Transformation Great Power and those ancient sages, thought of their sacrifices made to safeguard this starry sky.
Whether Human Race or Witch Clan, in the face of external threats, there are indeed those who can lay down their grudges and fight side by side.
“What about the remaining Witch Clan then?” Lu Qing asked again.
“I won’t keep it from you.” The mysterious being’s voice carried a complex emotion, “Back then after our Witch Clan was defeated in the war, a few surviving Ancestor Witches took the remaining tribe members and, aboard our clan’s supreme treasure, according to the memory from bloodline inheritance, broke through the cosmic barrier and ventured into an unknown world.”
“Inheritance memory?” Lu Qing was startled, “Senior, haven’t you said before that your Witch Clan’s Ancestor Witches are born with heaven and earth?”
“Indeed so.” The mysterious being said, “Yet strangely, in our tribe’s bloodline inheritance, there hides a mysterious set of coordinates. This coordinate memory can only awaken after breaking through to the Ancestor Witch realm. This matter was revealed to me by that great entity after achieving the Ancestor Witch realm.”
“Such a thing exists?” Lu Qing’s heart filled with trepidation.
Born with the world Ancestor Witches, yet their bloodline contains memory inheritance, related to a mysterious set of coordinates, it all seemed off no matter how one thought about it.
“You also find it odd?” The mysterious being smiled bitterly, “In fact, after that great entity broke through to the Ancestor Witch realm, he began to suspect our Witch Clan’s true origins. Are we really born with this world, or do we come from somewhere else?”
It paused, continued: “Unfortunately, even the twelve Ancestor Witches couldn’t explain how this memory inheritance came to be. And after they took the tribe members and left, they never returned. Hence, I also don’t know where those mysterious coordinates lead.”
“Never returned, eh…” Lu Qing murmured.
Suddenly a thought occurred to him, and he asked: “Senior, outside, over a hundred thousand years ago, there was a strong Mutant Beast claiming to be ‘Ancestor Dragon’; any relation to your Witch Clan?”
“What? Ancestor Dragon! Are you certain?”
The mysterious being unexpectedly reacted intensely upon hearing this, causing the space’s light to flicker.
“Yes, it was called Ancestor Dragon.” Lu Qing nodded, “Rumored to have nine offspring, once renowned throughout the starry sky, but unfortunately, eighty to ninety thousand years ago, it suddenly disappeared and never reappeared.”