195: Chapter 195 Mother of Evil Spirits, Source of All Evil

The space-time ark sailed slowly through the sea of stars, heading in the direction of Yongning City.

Guardian Lin Jingyun leaned against the porthole, holding the light cyan karma crystal in his hand, remaining silent for a long time.

The last words of the Mother of Evil Spirits when she dissipated still echoed in his ears— "Human... Thank you... For granting this seat release..."

He did not understand.

Why would a monster that had devoured countless worlds and destroyed countless civilizations say thank you?

Why would an existence that had lived for hundreds of millions of years, powerful enough that even the Three Great Spirits could not destroy it, speak of release?

He closed his eyes, trying to find the answer from the karma crystal.

A light cyan glow surged from the crystal, enveloping him.

Countless images flashed through his mind—those were the memories of the Spirit of Causality, the decisive battle from hundreds of millions of years ago, and the birth of the Mother of Evil Spirits.

In the images, the Chaotic Universe had just been born.

The Three Great Spirits—the Spirit of Chaos, the Spirit of Space-Time, and the Spirit of Causality—were creating the world.

Stars, stardust, and the sea of stars, everything was born in their hands.

That was the most beautiful moment of the Universe, with no war, no death, and no pain.

There was only the eternal cycle and infinite vitality.

But at the edge of this newborn Universe, something was being born.

That was not created by the Three Great Spirits, but nurtured by the Universe itself.

It was the reverse of Chaos, the rebellion of order, and the destruction after creation.

It condensed from the Void Realm, grew from the darkness, and took form from nothingness.

The Mother of Evil Spirits was born.

It had no wisdom, no emotions, only instinct—to devour, to destroy, to devour again, and to destroy again.

It devoured stars, stardust, space, and time.

With every single thing it devoured, it grew stronger and its body became more massive.

Like a black hole, it greedily devoured everything.

The Three Great Spirits discovered it.

They tried to communicate with it, trying to make it stop.

But the Mother of Evil Spirits had no wisdom or emotions; it could not understand their words, nor did it want to understand.

It simply continued to devour and destroy.

The Three Great Spirits had no choice but to fight a decisive battle against it.

That decisive battle lasted for hundreds of millions of years.

The Three Great Spirits exhausted all their power to Seal the Mother of Evil Spirits in the Void Abyss.

But they also paid a heavy price—the Origin of the Spirit of Chaos was exhausted, the crystal of the Spirit of Space-Time was lost, and the consciousness of the Spirit of Causality dissipated.

As for the Mother of Evil Spirits, although sealed, it had not died.

It was merely sleeping and waiting, waiting for the day when the Seal would loosen.

Guardian Lin Jingyun opened his eyes, tears sliding silently down his face.

He finally understood.

The Mother of Evil Spirits was not a monster; it was merely a tool created by the Universe.

Its existence was solely for destruction.

Just as the sun must shine, just as the stars must twinkle, and just as time must flow.

It had no choice; it could only devour and destroy.

It said thank you because he had finally granted it release.

It spoke of release because it finally no longer needed to devour.

Guardian Lin Jingyun gripped the karma crystal tightly, a complex wave of emotions surging within his heart.

He thought of the Three Great Spirits, those who had sacrificed themselves to protect the sea of stars, the Ancestor, Ling Shuang, Zhiting, and Song Xinghe.

All of them were protecting this Universe in their own way.

And the Mother of Evil Spirits existed in its own way as well.

There was no right or wrong, only destiny.

The space-time ark descended slowly above Yongning City.

Ling Shuang was already waiting in the square, leaning on a cane with her white hair fluttering.

Seeing him step out from the cabin door, a flash of pleasant surprise crossed her eyes, which immediately turned into worry.

"Jingyun, you..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun walked up to her and handed over the karma crystal in his hand.

"Teacher, I found it. The karma crystal was inside the body of the Mother of Evil Spirits."

Ling Shuang took the crystal, feeling that mighty Karma Power.

Her fingers trembled slightly, unsure whether it was out of excitement or lingering fear.

"What about the Mother of Evil Spirits? It..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "It has dissipated.

Having lost the space-time crystal and the karma crystal, it could no longer maintain its existence.

The Void Abyss has also collapsed."

Ling Shuang was stunned: "Dissipated? Just like that... dissipated?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded and told her the last words of the Mother of Evil Spirits.

After hearing this, Ling Shuang fell silent for a long time.

"It... It actually didn't want this either?" Her voice was very soft, as light as a sigh.

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head: "I don't know. Perhaps it thought about it, but it had no choice."

"Just as the Ancestor said, some things are not a matter of whether you want to do them or not, but what you must do."

Ling Shuang said nothing more, merely handing the karma crystal back to him.

"Keep it safe. All three crystals are in your hands now."

Guardian Lin Jingyun took the crystal and placed it together with the space-time crystal.

The two crystals gently pulsed in his palm, as if echoing each other.

The Chaos crystal had already fused into his body; the powers of the three crystals had finally been gathered.

He closed his eyes, feeling the three Laws circulating within his body.

Chaos, space-time, and Karma—the three powers intertwined, fused with one another, and transformed into an entirely new power—Origin Power.

That was the Origin of the Universe, the Foundation of all things, and the true meaning of the Dao.

He opened his eyes, the gold, silver, and cyan lights flashing briefly in his eyes before finally returning to a profound black.

Yet within that blackness, it seemed to contain an endless starry sky, endless years, and endless Karma.

Ling Shuang looked at him, a gleam of gratification flashing in her eyes.

"Jingyun, you did it. What the Ancestor failed to accomplish, you have done."

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head: "It wasn't me who did it; everyone did it together."

The Ancestor, you, Senior Zhiting, Senior Song Xinghe, and those soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.

"Without them, I wouldn't have made it to today."

Ling Shuang smiled, tears streaming down her face.

"Good, good child."

Guardian Lin Jingyun supported her, and the two stood side by side in front of the Monument of Heroes.

On the monument, those names shone brilliantly under the sunlight—Zhou Zhiting, Song Xinghe, and those one hundred twenty-three thousand seven hundred soldiers.

Their sacrifice was not in vain.

The Mother of Evil Spirits had dissipated, the Void Abyss had collapsed, and the sea of stars was safe.

"Teacher, I want to do something." Guardian Lin Jingyun suddenly spoke.

Ling Shuang looked at him: "What is it?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked toward the direction of the edge of the sea of stars: "I want to go to the ruins of the Void Abyss and see what is still there."

Although the Mother of Evil Spirits had dissipated, the worlds it had devoured might still have remnants.

"Perhaps... we can still find something."

Ling Shuang was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded: "Go. Be careful."

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded, turned around, and boarded the space-time ark.

A silvery-white light lit up, and the space-time ark slowly rose into the air, flying toward the edge of the sea of stars.

Ling Shuang stood before the Monument of Heroes, watching that stream of light grow further and further away, eventually disappearing into the depths of the sea of stars.

She lowered her head and looked at the fragment of the battle blood spear in her hand.

The golden light on the fragment pulsed slightly, like a heartbeat.

"Zhiting, do you see this? Jingyun has done it. The sea of stars is safe."

The fragment pulsed gently, as if responding to her.

The space-time ark crossed the edge of the sea of stars, passed through the shattered boundary monument, and entered that grayish-foggy space once again.

But this time, the space was no longer foggy grey.

After the Mother of Evil Spirits dissipated, those grey-black mists had also vanished.

Within the space, only countless tiny points of light remained, drifting slowly.

Those points of light were the remnants of the worlds devoured by the Mother of Evil Spirits—fragments of stars and powder of stardust.

There were remnants of timelines and cracks in spatial barriers.

They floated in the Void Realm like countless minuscule stars.

Guardian Lin Jingyun made the space-time ark slow down and move forward gradually.

He opened the cabin door, stepped out of the space-time ark, and hovered in the Void Realm.

The Chaos Origin surged out from his body, transforming into a golden light curtain that enveloped those points of light.

He closed his eyes, perceiving the information within those points of light—the past appearance of those worlds and the former radiance of those stars.

The past joys and sorrows of those lives.

These worlds, these stars, and these lives had all existed once.

They were devoured by the Mother of Evil Spirits, destroyed, and forgotten.

But they had not vanished; they were still here, within these tiny points of light.

He opened his eyes and carefully gathered those points of light.

The golden light curtain contracted, condensing those points of light into a fist-sized crystal.

The crystal was completely transparent, containing countless tiny points of light within, resembling a miniature Universe.

"Rest in peace. I will bring your memories back to the sea of stars so that future generations will remember them."

He put the crystal into his arms and turned back to board the space-time ark.

The space-time ark changed direction and flew toward Yongning City.

Behind him, that foggy grey space was slowly dissipating.

The Mother of Evil Spirits had vanished, the Void Abyss had collapsed, and those devoured worlds had finally found peace.

When the space-time ark crossed the edge of the sea of stars and returned to the sea of stars, a long sigh came from behind.

In that sigh, there was relief, gratitude, and a trace of reluctance to part.

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked back; that foggy grey space had completely vanished, leaving only the endless Void Realm.

The Mother of Evil Spirits had truly left.

He took a deep breath, turned around, and flew toward the direction of Yongning City.

Three days later, the space-time ark landed in the square of Yongning City.

Representatives from various Realms had long been waiting here; seeing Guardian Lin Jingyun step out from the cabin door, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ancestor, what is the situation in the Void Abyss?" a young representative asked eagerly.

Guardian Lin Jingyun walked up to the Monument of Heroes, took out the transparent crystal from his arms, and raised it high.

"The Void Abyss has collapsed, and the Mother of Evil Spirits has dissipated. The sea of stars is safe."

Deafening cheers erupted across the square.

Soldiers embraced and wept, commoners cried tears of joy, and representatives from various Realms stepped forward to offer congratulations one after another.

The crisis of several decades was finally lifted.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood among the cheering crowd, yet he did not smile.

He placed that transparent crystal beneath the Monument of Heroes and said softly: "These are the remnants of the worlds devoured by the Mother of Evil Spirits.

They once existed, and they should not be forgotten.

"Starting today, they will also be engraved on the Monument of Heroes, side by side with our fallen martyrs."

The square quieted down, and everyone looked at that crystal.

It was very small, small enough to be held in the palm of one's hand.

Yet the memories it bore spanned hundreds of millions of years, countless worlds, and countless lives.

Ling Shuang stepped forward and gently stroked the crystal.

"Rest in peace. The sea of stars will remember you."

She turned around and faced the representatives of various Realms.

"Pass down my order: erect a new monument beside the Monument of Heroes."

"Inscribed upon the monument shall be — 'The forgotten worlds, rest in peace here'."

The representatives of various Realms agreed in unison.

Night fell, and the lights of Yongning City lit up.

Beside the Monument of Heroes, a new monument was being carved.

On the face of the monument, those words had already been carved — "The forgotten worlds, rest in peace here".

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood in front of the monument, holding the three crystals in his hands.

The Chaos crystal had already fused into his body, while the space-time crystal and the karma crystal pulsed gently in his palm.

The powers of the three crystals intersected and fused within his body, transforming into an unprecedented power.

He closed his eyes, feeling that power.

That was the Origin of the Universe, the Foundation of all things, and the true meaning of the Dao.

Chaos, space-time, and Karma—the three Laws fused perfectly within his body, indistinguishable from one another.

He opened his eyes, the gold, silver, and cyan lights flashing briefly in his eyes before finally returning to a profound black.

Yet within that blackness, it seemed to contain an endless starry sky, endless years, and endless Karma.

Ling Shuang stood beside him, looking at him with eyes full of gratification.

"Jingyun, what Realm are you at now?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun thought for a moment and slowly spoke: "I don't know. Perhaps there is no Realm, or perhaps it transcends Realms."

"The Ancestor once said that all methods return to one, and the Great Dao is simple. Right now, I am probably that 'one'."

Ling Shuang smiled: "Good, what a great 'one'."

The two stood side by side in front of the monument, looking at the distant horizon.

There, the lights of the various Realms of the sea of stars were like numerous stars, brilliant and warm.

Ling Shuang lowered her head and looked at the fragment of the battle blood spear in her hand.

The golden light on the fragment pulsed slightly, like a heartbeat.

"Zhiting, do you see this? Jingyun can already stand on his own."