Chapter 1 A Golden Lake

The dazzling golden lake stretched out, vast and seemingly without end.

Tu Tiemu, clad in a purple robe, was transported here. He looked with some confusion at the golden figure coalescing before him.

"Golden Light Master," a resounding voice echoed from afar, "Tu Tiemu followed the traces of time and space, possessing and experiencing the history of the human Wu Ming. That human, Hao Ming, immersed himself in creating a powerful illusion. Tu Tiemu also immersed himself in creating this illusionary world. The human Wu Ming wept, cried, and went mad for it... but Tu Tiemu has completely lost himself."

"He has forgotten his identity, only remembering that he is called 'Ji Wuyou'," the resounding voice said.

"I understand."

The golden figure observed Tu Tiemu.

"What does it mean to lose oneself?" Tu Tiemu seriously examined his surroundings. "Don't even think about confusing me. I am Ji Wuyou, and I will be Ji Wuyou for all eternity."

"The memories of the illusion are too profound, completely suppressing the original self," the golden figure said. "The most direct way to save him is to erase his experiences in the illusion, to erase those memories. The memories of his original self will naturally awaken and take over."

"Erase that memory, that experience?" the resounding voice asked worriedly. "He is a universe legend of the Xin Jie lineage (Heart Realm lineage)! His memories are integrated with the power of Xin Jie. How can they be erased? The power of Xin Jie is scattered everywhere, and some is even hidden within the Xin Jie territory!"

"One must reach a high level in the Xin Jie lineage to erase parts of his memory. Other lineages won't work," the golden figure said.

"You want to alter my memories?" Tu Tiemu raged. "Don't even think about it!"

"He is very resistant," Venerable Vika said. "If we kill him and then revive him..."

"Revival cannot change memories," the golden figure said.

"Either external force is used to erase parts of his memory, or he must rely on himself and experience a long period of time. Perhaps then his original self will awaken," the golden figure said. "After all, the original self has cultivated for tens of thousands of years, and those are the most deeply rooted memories. There is hope for awakening."

"Who can erase his memory with external force?" Venerable Vika asked.

"Only the leader of the Xin Jie lineage, someone with a high enough level in Xin Jie," the golden figure said.

"The Ancestor is too busy. What is his status? He wouldn't have time to help a low-dimensional life," Venerable Vika said. "We, the Void God Clan, also have high-dimensional lifeforms of the Xin Jie lineage. Can't they use illusions to control Tu Tiemu without changing his memories?"

"The illusion itself can only add a memory. It cannot change Tu Tiemu's core self," the golden figure explained. "To easily manipulate the memory of a Xin Jie lineage universe legend, to arbitrarily modify memories... only the leader can do that within the clan for now."

"Then let's report this news and see how the Ancestor decides," Venerable Vika said.

The golden figure looked at Tu Tiemu and shook his head. "A universe legend raised entirely on resources is indeed very different, especially in terms of mental strength. He is far inferior to that human, Wu Ming. He merely possessed and experienced the creative process of the illusion created by the human Wu Ming, and he was completely lost."

"He treated the human Wu Ming as a test subject, but in the end, he himself went mad," Venerable Vika also said. "It's quite comical. I haven't even spread this news. If it gets out... it would be too embarrassing."

"It is quite embarrassing," the golden figure said. With that, his figure disappeared into the golden lake.

Venerable Vika's power also enveloped Tu Tiemu, and they departed.

...

Tu Tiemu had even forgotten how to use the Xin Jie lineage's techniques. He was utterly powerless before Venerable Vika.

In the high-dimensional space, there was a place called the Black Lotus Realm.

A blooming giant black lotus, large enough to rival the size of a universe. This was a third-realm high-dimensional weapon that Gu Mo obtained in a bloody battle after venturing into the abyss. It was also his earliest third-realm weapon.

On the blooming giant black lotus were sprawling architectural complexes.

"Venerable Yun Cang, we have received a new message from our home universe." A high-dimensional lifeform respectfully handed a scroll of paper to a towering figure.

The towering figure was seated in a meditative posture, seemingly asleep.

At that moment...

He opened his three eyes and scanned the paper, instantly understanding the information on it.

"What an idiot, letting an alien race use him as a test subject, only to go mad himself." Venerable Yun Cang abruptly stood up, and the paper was immediately stored away. He then walked towards the core area of the entire Black Lotus Realm.

Along the way, he occasionally saw some alien high-dimensional lifeforms.

Primordial high-dimensional lifeforms, born that way, were as docile as servants here.

"Venerable Yun Cang."

"Venerable Yun Cang."

The other high-dimensional lifeforms were extremely respectful when they saw Venerable Yun Cang.

Venerable Yun Cang nodded slightly.

In the Black Lotus Realm, the high-dimensional lifeforms of the Void God Clan lineage were the most respected! This was because they were of the same race as the Ancestor, Gu Mo, and were the most trusted by Gu Mo.

They could easily obtain powerful inheritances and powerful high-dimensional weapons!

As for those who had surrendered and joined as natural high-dimensional lifeforms, their status was one level lower! They were all followers of Gu Mo! After all, in the high-dimensional space, following a great existence was the best way to live a comfortable life. They needed to make enough contributions to exchange for inheritances, weapons, and valuable resources.

This included that Golden Light Master, who was also a special natural high-dimensional lifeform. Because his body was particularly adept at integrating into the real universe, Gu Mo assigned him the task of guarding the Void God Clan.

"Kacha, kacha, kacha."

Venerable Yun Cang entered the core area, passing through layers of checkpoints without any hindrance.

As an Eternal Realm member of the Void God Clan, Venerable Yun Cang was also one of the core high-ranking members of the Black Lotus Realm.

"Hmm?"

Venerable Yun Cang looked at a small mountain that was closed off ahead. Beside the mountain stood a burly figure, its body radiating a faint light and an invisible pressure.

"The Ancestor is still busy?" Venerable Yun Cang said.

The burly figure nodded. "The Ancestor hasn't been in a good mood lately. He's come out a few times, and his expression wasn't good."

"What happened?" Venerable Yun Cang asked, puzzled. His own Ancestor was a supreme existence in the surrounding vast territory. What could be making him so consistently unhappy?

"I asked, but the Ancestor didn't say," the burly figure said worriedly. "But I can sense... it must be a big deal."

"Here, this is a message from the home universe. Let the Ancestor take a look at it again," Venerable Yun Cang said, handing the scroll of paper to his old friend.

The burly figure took it and immediately understood the information on the paper. He shook his head slightly. "The younger generation of our Void God Clan is getting more and more useless. Back when I was a universe legend, I swept through the entire universe and never encountered anyone who could withstand my second move."

"How can these youngsters compare to you?" Venerable Yun Cang said.

They had both come from the home universe.

So they all had feelings for the clan!

In fact, high-dimensional lifeforms who grew up from low-dimensional life usually valued their clans very much. The high-dimensional lifeforms who grew up in the same clan were also the most trusted partners for them when they ventured into the high-dimensional space.

Venerable Yun Cang chatted with his old friend for a while before leaving.

"I wonder what the Ancestor is worried about lately, that he's been in such a bad mood," the burly figure muttered, looking at the closed door beside him.

...

Inside the mountain.

A tall, sturdy figure sat on a chair. A strange crystal was embedded in his brow, and he wore an ornate cape with layers of dazzling starlight.

His eyes were narrow and devoid of any emotional fluctuations.

He looked ahead.

The past traces of this vast area were all incredibly clear. He could see segments of history at different points in the past. At the same time, his gaze was also fixed on the more ethereal future.

As a great half-step third-realm being, the past, present, and future were all within his reach.

Although he couldn't completely control them, he could observe a great deal.

"The future."

Gu Mo observed.

The past was fixed! He was currently in the present, observing the future!

The future had countless "branches."

Each branch was a possibility.

Gu Mo looked at one future branch, following it through time, constantly looking into the future. In this branch, he saw many traces of high-dimensional lifeforms. In this vast area, the high-dimensional lifeforms of the human race were also part of it. They frequently appeared in the future traces, including that Xin Jie lineage high-dimensional lifeform, Wu Ming, who would reach the Eternal Realm in the future.

All kinds of Eternal Realm beings were like fish in the river of time, jumping about one after another, unable to stir any ripples in Gu Mo's heart.

"Boom!"

At a certain point in the future, darkness descended, and he could no longer see beyond it.

"The 322nd future branch, it is still the descent of the great calamity."

"Whether I hide in the home universe, or in the Black Lotus Realm, or in other places nearby... no matter where I am, what awaits me will be the end," Gu Mo was not nervous, only puzzled. "It is not only my end, but the end of all living things."

Gu Mo sat there, looking ahead, following the cause and effect, crossing an immeasurable distance, and immediately contacted a great existence very far away.

It was a figure sitting high on a throne, covered in purple scales. His golden eyes looked at Gu Mo. "Gu Mo, my friend, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"All the futures I have glimpsed ultimately lead to the descent of darkness, and all living things are destroyed," Gu Mo said.

"I have glimpsed 5219 kinds of futures, and they all have the same result." The purple-scaled figure smiled slightly. "Based on all my data integration, it can be determined that the entire Feng Yi Ninety-Seven Territory will face a great calamity. The only way to escape is to leave this territory. In the other five territories, I have also glimpsed the future... and there is no calamity descending."

Gu Mo: "Leave this territory? I need to bring my entire home clan. It won't be easy to leave this territory."

"The clan only needs to bring a small part. You can reproduce in the new place later," the purple-scaled figure said. "Settling down in a new territory will cause resistance from the high-dimensional lifeforms in that territory. I think that the four half-step third-realm experts in our entire Feng Yi Ninety-Seven Territory must migrate together."

"There is still time. I need to think about it," Gu Mo said.

"The end may come at any time. I can't wait too long. I have also contacted the other two half-step third-realm experts," the purple-scaled figure said. "You must make a decision within one abyss year."

Gu Mo nodded and immediately cut off the connection.

"Are other territories really safe?"

Gu Mo pondered. His three avatars in different territories simultaneously began to observe the future lines of their respective territories.