194: Jupiter Book, Three Ancient Events

The two Ancestral Master figures merged into one, not transforming into a human form, but rather into a brilliant flash of light, soaring towards the divine tree.

At the same time, the nineteen-path chessboard beneath him lifted from the ground, transforming from a flat surface into a cubic shape, appearing increasingly mystical, and also flew towards the divine tree.

The Ancestral Master and the chessboard both plunged into the divine tree. This divine tree, which was originally extremely brilliant and golden, now gradually transformed into black and white, intertwining with each other. The black areas exuded an aura of desolation, while the white areas were brimming with vitality. In an instant, the disciples of Green Wood Temple and the Heavenly Talents from other forces on the peak above all turned from solid to ethereal, becoming streaks of light, and soaring into the divine tree.

This towering divine tree, standing on the peak and reaching the sky, became increasingly distinct in its black and white colors, and the aura it exuded became more obscure and difficult to comprehend.

“Is this the true marvel of this ancient land?”

“Is the entire Green Wood Temple an evolution of this divine tree?”

Thoughts flashed through Qin Jin’s mind.

He knew that the ancient people in this ancient land were all illusions, but he didn't expect an even deeper layer of change.

“I passed what they called the [Longevity Game], and thus saw the true appearance of this ancient land?”

The black and white divine tree stood behind him.

As Qin Jin pondered, a familiar voice sounded from behind.

“Senior Qin.”

“That voice.”

Qin Jin’s heart trembled, and he turned to look back.

Behind him, a figure stood beneath the divine tree. Above this black and white divine tree, branches drooped and rested beside him, showing great intimacy.

That figure was Su Changqing!

He was the young Daoist priest who first received him when he entered this ancient land.

However, this figure was no longer in his youth, but in his prime. He was no longer wearing a Daoist robe, but a white gown, with a gentle temperament, like a cultured gentleman, quietly looking at Qin Jin.

Seeing this scene, Qin Jin immediately reacted.

He spoke, “Everything here, is it all left behind by Senior Su’s arrangements?”

“Naturally.”

“What about those two Ancestral Masters and other disciples?”

“Those were indeed my former Ancestral Masters who taught me cultivation.”

Su Changqing, with his extraordinary demeanor, said calmly, “I cultivated in Green Wood Temple and achieved enlightenment in Green Wood Temple. This ancient land can also be considered a place of inheritance left by my Green Wood Temple.”

“Therefore, I borrowed the appearances of two Ancestral Masters to recreate the Ancestral Master’s Game.”

“As for the others…”

He paused, a nostalgic look flashing in his eyes, and continued, “They were all my fellow disciples when I cultivated in Green Wood Temple, or true Heavenly Talents of the human race who participated in the Ancestral Master’s Game.”

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Hearing his words, a look of realization flashed in Qin Jin’s eyes.

From the moment he ascended to this Green Wood Temple, the only one he truly interacted with was Su Changqing. The other figures, and even some people’s faces, were somewhat blurry, all indicating some information.

“Young friend Qin.”

In front of him, he changed his address, his expression peaceful: “I didn’t expect that when I saw the light of day again, I would see a young Heavenly Talent from [Heavenly Vault].”

“Observing your cultivation, it seems to have the shadow of an old friend.”

“Since you have passed the Longevity Game, you have passed the test of Green Wood Temple.”

As he spoke, behind him, the divine tree swayed, and black and white colors surged out, gathering in the crown of the tree.

Amidst the gathering of the vast black and white colors, a round pearl, no larger than a palm, was formed. Inside, black and white colors surged, and mysterious runes rose above it.

Su Changqing flicked his sleeve, and the round pearl flew towards Qin Jin, stopping in front of him.

When he first entered this ancient land, Su Changqing, who was still a young Daoist priest, had stated that after passing the third game, he would receive a gift from the Ancestral Master.

Now, with the precious pearl spinning in front of him, Qin Jin clearly felt a sense of longing from his life origin. He fixed his gaze and asked, “Senior, what is this…?”

“Longevity Seed.”

Su Changqing softly replied, looking back at the black and white divine tree behind him: “When it was planted in the past, it was only an inch tall, but today it reaches the sky.”

“Mountains and rivers change, years flow by, indeed a long time has passed.”

He sighed with emotion, looking at Qin Jin: “Take it into your Spirit Ruins, and you will see the changes.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Jin no longer hesitated, his spirit touching the [Longevity Seed], his Spirit Ruins opened, and a flash of light swept away, as it had already entered the Spirit Ruins.

“Pass the Longevity Game, obtain the Longevity Seed.”

“Named after longevity, it must contain a myriad of wonders.”

Thoughts flashed through his mind. The Longevity Seed entered the Spirit Ruins, traversed through the spiritual energy, and then chose one end of the Spirit Ruins, suddenly falling.

Observing its falling position, it surprisingly formed a certain formation with Qin Jin’s three Grotto-Heavens.

If it was a tripod with three legs before, now it was the four cardinal points of heaven and earth.

As the precious seed fell, in that instant, complex information surged into Qin Jin’s mind. Without any hesitation, Qin Jin directly activated the Enlightenment Grotto-Heaven to provide a boost at the level of comprehension. After the complex information was summarized, Qin Jin saw its name.

This was indeed a true scripture.

Moreover, it was highly likely to be the true scripture inherited within this Green Wood Temple.

Its name… [Planet Azure Law Heavenly Book]

As he saw the name of the scripture, more information flowed through Qin Jin’s mind. He began to learn, and the Longevity Seed truly took root within the Spirit Ruins, transforming from a seed into a sapling, settling in the Spirit Ruins, with black and white colors surging around it.

At the same time, Qin Jin sensed that a supportive power was coming from the outside, accelerating his comprehension and learning.

At this moment, there were only two people on this Green Wood Temple, so the source of the supportive power was clear at a glance.

Realizing that this was the reward for the Ancestral Master’s third game, Qin Jin directly immersed himself in cultivation and began to learn.

Outside, the moment the Longevity Seed vanished into the Spirit Ruins, branches extended from the black and white divine tree behind Su Changqing, reaching beneath Qin Jin, gently lifting him, and providing the supportive power, which originated from it.

He stepped forward, ascending to the top of the divine tree, his gaze overlooking all directions, as if seeing through the divine light to the outside world, and muttered to himself, “Indeed, a long time has passed.”

“It seems that the world’s advancement was successful, otherwise all these arrangements would not have been able to reappear.”

“I just don’t know… what happens next?”

As he spoke, his gaze shifted, as if looking through the divine light to the extreme reaches of the sky, to the southwestern border of the Great Wilderness.

His gaze lingered on that abyss.

“This power was left by a cultivator who received the inheritance of my lineage.”

“Green Wood Temple is located here, it seems it was attracted by it.”

With a soft murmur, his gaze returned and fell upon Qin Jin.

Within the Spirit Ruins, Qin Jin’s cultivation continued.

His comprehension was already excellent, and after receiving the blessing of the black and white divine tree, his understanding speed was even more astonishing. He diligently comprehended and cultivated this true scripture.

The spiritual energy within the entire Spirit Ruins was mobilized, surging in. The sapling formed by the Longevity Seed gradually shed its initial tenderness and began to grow steadily.

It rooted itself in the Spirit Ruins, its root system spreading, not in a material form, but in an illusory state. It did not merely draw from the Spirit Ruins, but acted like a transfer station for spiritual energy. Spiritual energy surged into it, aiding its growth, and after flowing out, it surprisingly underwent a change, seeming to be tinged with a hint of black and white.

This was not ordinary refining.

In Qin Jin’s perception, if he were to make an analogy, it would be gradually imbuing the spiritual energy with a certain characteristic.

White represented vitality, black represented decay.

Initially, the Longevity Divine Tree born from this Longevity Seed only interacted with spiritual energy. As cultivation deepened, it began to interact with other elements within the Spirit Ruins. Grotto-Heavens and wondrous lands all became connected, and each Grotto-Heaven frequently displayed unusual phenomena.

The Spirit Ruins nourished the Dao Foundation, and the Dao Foundation influenced the physical body. In the cultivation of the Heavenly Azure Method, each breakthrough also increased lifespan. However, perhaps due to Qin Jin’s current cultivation level not being high enough, he was still unable to determine the specific number of years his lifespan increased.

But now, the Longevity Divine Tree had a great impact on the physical body. Through the Dao Foundation, it also affected the essence of life. Qin Jin clearly felt his lifespan increasing.

The deeper the cultivation, the greater the lifespan.

The name Longevity was truly well-deserved.

Everything proceeded smoothly.

Just as the Longevity Divine Tree interacted with the Spirit Ruins’ Thunder Marsh, an anomaly suddenly occurred.

In Qin Jin’s perception, the character [Calamity], which was usually in a dormant state, now shone brightly. The power from the Longevity Divine Tree’s interaction was rapidly absorbed by it, and it was still not satisfied, still trembling.

Seeing this, Qin Jin multitasked, controlling the divine tree and the Thunder Marsh to continue interacting. During the interaction, he pondered for a moment and had already found the answer.

The Thunder Marsh Calamity character was derived from the planetary marvel of Lei Yu Star, which could be called a Heavenly Calamity.

However, life was hidden within the calamity. After that comprehension and imitation, he had only completed the calamity aspect within the Thunder Marsh, because he did not have the soil that matched [Life], and thus did not fully imitate the planetary marvel.

Now, the appearance of the Longevity Divine Tree makes up for this. The combination of the two allows the character 'Jie' to contain vitality, fully activating it and making it reappear within the Spirit Ruins.

The cultivation continued.

After a long time.

Within the Spirit Ruins, the surging spiritual energy slowed down. At a glance, three Grotto-Heavens stood in various places, and corresponding to the four cardinal directions, a black and white divine tree, over ten meters tall, stood in the Spirit Ruins. In terms of size, it was much smaller than the other Grotto-Heavens, but in terms of aura, it was equally extraordinary.

Qin Jin's cultivation gradually ceased.

The Sui Star Green Law Heavenly Book.

Longevity Seed.

After truly cultivating this Law and comprehending the information it contained, Qin Jin learned more. This Longevity Seed, combined with this true scripture, was the Green Wood Temple's foundational true scripture. This Longevity Divine Tree was not only a unique place within the Spirit Ruins but also, like the Fire God Law, a choice for a Grotto-Heaven Divine Object!

More precisely, its appearance was originally meant to allow the Green Wood Temple's most outstanding disciples to first establish a Grotto-Heaven.

The Fire God Law still needed to nurture the Fire God so that it would be even more extraordinary when it transformed into a Grotto-Heaven Divine Object. The Longevity Divine Tree derived from the Longevity Seed, however, did not need to be like this, because the two characters 'Longevity' already represented one of the most extraordinary existences in the world.

Longevity Seed, one name, two meanings.

Thoughts flowed through his mind.

Qin Jin completely stopped his cultivation and opened his eyes.

At this moment, he exuded an extremely unique aura that made people involuntarily feel close to him. After opening his eyes, the divine tree branches beneath him retracted. Qin Jin raised his head, looking upwards, towards the white-robed figure.

If one were to say...

The young Su Changqing he saw when he first entered this ancient land was lively and cheerful, then... the Su Changqing before him, appearing as a young man of unknown age, was serene. He seemed to have seen too much and experienced too much, hence his calm demeanor.

With a glance.

Su Changqing's figure flashed from the divine tree and appeared before him.

Qin Jin looked at him and bowed solemnly: "Thank you, Senior, for the gift."

"Since you passed the Longevity Game, this is what you deserve."

"In the future..."

Su Changqing smiled gently: "If you are fated to encounter the Green Wood Temple's lineage, just lend a hand or two."

"I will remember that, Senior."

Qin Jin responded.

If everything before was an evolution of the divine tree, a re-enactment of a scene from countless years ago, presented today, reconstructing the Ancestral Master's Game...

Then the person before him, this Senior of unknown realm and age, was a 'person of ancient times' in the true sense.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Jin decisively asked: "Senior, is this also a state of 'Heaven and Earth Leaving Traces' now?"

"It seems you know quite a bit."

Su Changqing's voice sounded: "Have you seen traces left by other fellow Daoists?"

Hearing the question, Qin Jin's thoughts raced. He considered that the ancient land where the other party was located had fallen from the divine cauldron into the present world, and he also remembered that the other party had specifically mentioned the words 'Heavenly Vault'. He did not hide anything and said: "I was once fortunate enough to meet a Princess of the Tiancang Immortal Dynasty, her name is Ji Lianxing."

"The true scripture I cultivate, the path I am on, is all thanks to her help."

"Ji Lianxing."

Su Changqing uttered the name, thoughtfully: "So it's that one from the Heavenly Vault, no wonder."

He clearly knew, or even was acquainted with her. His gaze fell on Qin Jin, and he smiled slightly: "It seems you have many questions in your heart."

"Since you have obtained the Green Wood Temple's Law from me, I can also be considered your teacher. It is a teacher's duty to answer questions."

"If you have any questions, just ask directly."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jin's heart became solemn.

A few days ago, he had seen the Horse-bodied Human-faced God, but the other party clearly did not want to reveal too much. He said little, only leaving a phrase 'cannot be spoken' before directly departing.

Now, the 'Heaven and Earth Leaving Traces' of this ancient powerful figure before him seemed to have fewer reservations.

His thoughts turned, recalling everything that had evolved within this ancient land. He vaguely understood that even though both were 'Heaven and Earth Leaving Traces', Senior Su's traces seemed to be different from Senior Ji Lianxing's traces.

Moreover... the other party's cultivation must also have involved the Longevity Seed.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and said: "After I received the ancient human race Law inheritance, I tried to understand and piece together the past of this world through various methods."

"To this day, I have understood much, but some questions remain unknown, their causes unclear."

"In ancient times, Heaven and Earth were incomplete. The Immortal Dynasty gathered its strength to build a divine cauldron to mend the sky, and even had the idea of using this power to advance Heaven and Earth..."

Under Su Changqing's gaze, Qin Jin earnestly recounted everything he knew.

Then.

He asked: "The matter of mending the sky and advancing, from today's perspective, has succeeded."

"Then..."

"What about the human race ancestors who mended the sky back then?"

"The current human race, protected by the divine cauldron, lives in the Great Wilderness, no longer having the glory of being the Lord of Heaven and Earth, and can be said to be in decline. Those ancestors, in that battle..."

He did not continue, but the meaning was self-evident.

After speaking, he continued: "This divine cauldron's restriction, covering the Great Wilderness, why was it triggered?"

"Now, the divine cauldron's restriction has undergone an anomaly, the Great Wilderness Heaven and Earth have changed, and ancient lands have reappeared in the human world. Is this everything arranged by that Immortal Dynasty Emperor, gradually revealing itself?"

After asking his questions, Qin Jin stopped and looked at the other party.

These were his biggest doubts.

How tragic must that sky-mending event have been to cause the human race to decline so completely?

The divine cauldron's restriction had also always held his attention.

His gaze focused.

Su Changqing's white robes fluttered. He did not conceal his thoughts, and a look of contemplation appeared on his face.

He seemed to be talking to himself, and yet also to Qin Jin: "Having seen Ji Lianxing's traces, yet still having such doubts."

"So that's how it is."

"The Heavenly Vault Princess indeed has great magnanimity, leaving no retreat for herself, giving her all."

He understood something and pondered: "Little friend."

"Do you know the reason why Heaven and Earth were incomplete in ancient times?"

Qin Jin shook his head: "Senior Ji's projection did not tell me the exact reason."

"It seems the time she left that projection was even earlier."

Su Changqing suddenly realized, his voice calm: "There are two reasons why Heaven and Earth were incomplete."

"Firstly, it was due to the influence of our human race's Law."

"Among human cultivators, more and more supreme powerful individuals appeared, and Heaven and Earth were nourished in return, becoming even more extraordinary, reaching a limit."

"Living beings cultivate, and there is also a limit. To advance further, one needs to break through."

"Heaven and Earth are also like this; to advance further, they need to ascend."

"However, how difficult is it for Heaven and Earth to ascend? Looking across the vast world, there is no precedent."

"Under the premise of not finding a path to ascension and continuing to improve, it reached its peak and then declined. Heaven and Earth themselves became incomplete, which was the initial origin of that anomaly."

"As for the second point..."

Su Changqing's tone remained unchanged, but a coldness flashed in his eyes: "It was the enemy from beyond the domain."

Qin Jin's gaze narrowed.

"In ancient times, Heaven and Earth were domains, referred to as such. There was more than one domain in the world, and there were also foreign domains."

His voice was long: "After Heaven and Earth became incomplete, the enemy from beyond the domain seized the opportunity, employed treacherous methods, and caused it to fully erupt."

Speaking of this, he turned his gaze back to Qin Jin: "Little friend Qin, since you have cultivated the Spirit Ruins Law, you should know what our human cultivators' Spirit Ruins will transform into as they continue to cultivate."

"Heaven and Earth."

Qin Jin replied.

"That's right."

"Heaven and Earth."

"The Spirit Ruins are Heaven and Earth. Our human cultivators understand Heaven and Earth best. If it was just about mending Heaven and Earth, although the consumption would be immense, with the human race's flourishing state at that time, it was not an impossible task. The human race's glorious era was inseparable from the help of Heaven and Earth; no human Heavenly Monarch would refuse this matter."

Qin Jin's expression became even more serious.

The other party mentioned 'Heavenly Monarch'.

This was precisely the highest realm written in Ji Lianxing's notes.

"Mending the sky was not an unsolvable problem, but changing the sky was immeasurable in difficulty. Until Heaven and Earth became incomplete, although it was a crisis, it was instead an opportunity."

"That Emperor of the Tiancang Immortal Dynasty, during the Heaven and Earth crisis, gathered the human race's powerful individuals for a discussion."

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, looking at Qin Jin, his voice calm, but the content was earth-shattering.

"After casting the divine cauldron with the full strength of the Immortal Dynasty, the human race at that time did three things."

"Mending the incompleteness of Heaven and Earth."

"Helping Heaven and Earth ascend."

"And..."

"Striking against the enemy from beyond the domain."]}