606: Big connections

"Ge Gang's clansmen were entirely refined into a planet by a powerful schemer... The entire planet of mechanical life was turned into a massive metal ball! And that schemer's ultimate goal was to knock Earth out of its established orbit... Of course, this doesn't have much to do with what you are experiencing now... Hmm, ever since then, Ge Gang has embarked on the path to resurrect his clansmen... Oh, that schemer is currently hiding in the Demon Realm, and he is the leader of those Pseudo-Saints!"

Tang Xuan said.

Tang Ku frowned. "Then this Ge Gang is quite pitiful... Hmm, wait, are you talking about the Original Universe? Your father was ultimately victorious in the war, right? Didn't he help Ge Gang restore that planet to its original appearance?"

Tang Xuan shook her head and said, "You don't understand that war... We call that war the War of the Saints... At that time, there were no Saints left in the entire Universe, and once a Saint was born within a certain race, that race would leap to become the most supreme race in the entire Universe, and a Saint would be the most supreme existence in this world!"

"So, your father won this War of the Saints? Is your father actually... actually a Saint?"

Tang Ku couldn't help but state his conclusion in shock.

"Hmm, you could say that. He is a life form between a Saint and a higher-dimensional life, and he is also the current master of the Original Universe... That battle between him and Hongjun..."

Tang Ku heard another incredible term and couldn't help but say in shock, "What? Your father's ultimate enemy... is Hongjun? Is... is it the Hongjun I imagine?"

Tang Xuan pouted and said, "Can you let me finish what I'm saying?"

Tang Ku curled his lips and said, "Go ahead, I won't interrupt you again!"

"...Hmph, there aren't many polite monks out there!"

Tang Xuan said with dissatisfaction, "He fought Hongjun and ultimately won, sealing him in the cracks of the Universe. Of course, that guy wouldn't just sit there and wait for death. He actually managed to break through to another world, established contact with those Pseudo-Saints, and became their leader..."

"Then, he has been trying to counterattack ever since..."

"He has formed a feud with my father, so he has been trying to find a way to break the Seal of the Pseudo-Saints. To continue suppressing him, my father thought of using the method he created to deal with him..."

"That is to let the Order Lord and the Lord of Chaos both have successors; this way, the balance of the entire Universe can be maintained... And you are the successor of the Order Lord..."

"Hmm, the Lord of Chaos is a temporary proxy, but if Order appears, it will be enough to keep the Universe in a state of complete balance. At that time, no matter how opportunistic Hongjun is, it will be impossible for him to escape!"

"And even if he escapes, my father is a Saint, you are the Order Lord, and the Lord of Chaos is also his person, so dealing with Hongjun would be simple! However, the problem is, although my father promised Ge Gang to save his clansmen, he has never had the time. For these years, he has been trying to control the Seal to prevent these monsters from escaping, so he has shelved Ge Gang's matter until now..."

"Then what? Why would Ge Gang become a candidate for the Order Lord... Oh, I think I understand!"

Tang Ku suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but say, "The Order Lord... also has the ability to restore an entire planet, right?"

"That's right!"

Tang Xuan chuckled and said, "You're smart... Ge Gang wants to compete for it. Perhaps he won't need my father's help to resurrect all his clansmen and build a new planet of mechanical life!"

"Then what about me being a candidate?" Tang Ku thought for a moment and then said, "Why was I chosen?"

"It was random!"

Tang Xuan rolled her eyes and said, "It's just because your Aptitude is decent, so you were dropped into this world... Hmm, actually, this world was programmed and designed by a friend of my dad, manufactured by a mad scientist, and the Law was created by my father. It is a parallel world created by combining the hard work of many people... Everything develops freely, but this world has the same problem as the Original Universe: there are no Saints..."

"Impossible, then what about the last words of the Saints and their contingency plans that we encountered!"

Tang Ku found it hard to accept for a moment. "And what about my experiences in the Western Buddhist Realm, my Disciples, my friends? Not to mention anything else, could it be that the Journey to the West I experienced was all fake?"

"In your memory, have you ever actually seen a Saint?"

Tang Xuan looked at Tang Ku with an amused expression.

Tang Ku fell silent instantly. Back when he, Yang Jian, and the Bull Demon King parted ways to go to the Saint's dojo, they had indeed received the Saints' last words, but not one of them had actually seen a Saint.

"But my friends, my Disciples... they are clearly living, breathing people!"

Tang Ku said with an ugly expression, "If everything I've experienced is fake, then what is the point of doing all this?"

"Who said everything you experienced is fake?"

Tang Xuan suddenly laughed and said, "Except for the Saints, all the life forms here are real. Not only are they real, but their souls are also independent... My father and the others only conceived the blueprint of this world; the creatures born in this world are all real!"

Tang Ku was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but rub his temples and said, "I feel like my brain isn't working well enough... Hmm, since your father's status is so high, and Order always needs to appear, why can't he just directly appoint someone to be the Order?"

"This involves the Heavenly Dao of the Universe!"

Tang Xuan said, "Although my father is the owner of the Original Universe, he cannot interfere with the Universe's choices... It chose you as the successor, but Ge Gang announced that he wanted to compete for this position..."

"I understand. It's like a general manager position in a company, competing for the job. Whoever has the stronger ability gets the position, is that what you mean?"

Tang Ku said helplessly, "And the chairman who posted this position is what we call the Universe, the so-called Heavenly Dao?"

"That's a fair way to understand it!"

Tang Xuan laughed, "But the difference is that you are actually the pre-selected candidate, while others... volunteered to compete!"

"In the end, I'm just someone with connections!"

Tang Ku couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Tang Xuan laughed, "Not just someone with connections, but someone with very strong backing!"