novelraw Chapter 2249 - 2216: The Sparrow Sleeping in the River of Time
Chapter 2249 - 2216: The Sparrow Sleeping in the River of Time
"Ten years aren’t enough."
"We need to find another way to delay True Phoenix discovering the true time..."
Jiang Ding murmured to himself.
His hand, at some point, had found its way to the sword hilt.
How to delay time?
Nothing more than wielding the sword and charging into the True Phoenix Star Domains, using battle to distract the Divine Soul computational power of True Phoenix, not engaging directly, fighting while retreating, thus delaying the discovery of the Locking Spirit Element.
This, of course, increases the risk, but there’s no alternative.
Jiang Ding’s gaze repeatedly swept over the Locking Spirit Elements in the True Phoenix Star Domains.
These Locking Spirit Elements born from the Destruction Dao have already spread throughout the True Phoenix Star Domains, constantly being born and disappearing, because the starry sky is in perpetual dynamic change, matter and energy always cycling, nothing can be eternal.
The source of these Locking Spirit Elements is the support of the Destruction Dao, the calibration of the Immortal Dao Universe Constant of Supreme Great Sun Sword Fairy.
"In history, there have been True Immortals, Human Emperors who must have reached such heights, greatly influencing the starry sky, many worlds, but now they’re all gone."
"Time passes, it can change everything."
"It can wither and disperse the Dao of True Immortals."
Jiang Ding silently contemplated, gradually uncovering many things: "However, there must be lingering traces left by the Human Emperor in the starry sky, where are these stubborn traces?"
His thoughts dispersed, yet he was pondering how to delay True Phoenix from spying on the true time.
The battle of Sword Cultivators is a combination of intellect and strength, a clash of Great Dao, not simply wielding a sword in brute combat, delaying True Phoenix’s discovery of the true time with crude battle is not beautiful, not the greatest sword art form.
Jiang Ding’s pupils dispersed.
He seemed to be gazing into darkness, but in truth, with the Locking Spirit Elements spread across the True Phoenix Star Domains as his perspective, he looked at each Great Thousand World and many worlds, gazing at many beings.
Can these beings more fiercely disrupt the True Phoenix Immortal Dao Universe Constant?
The development of the True Phoenix Immortal Dao System relies on the life, death, ascension, reincarnation, and alternation of many beings in the True Phoenix Star Domains, observing nature, influencing nature, ultimately to spy on the True Original Ancient Talisman.
So, can these beings be used as pawns, actively misjudging to disrupt the True Phoenix Immortal Dao Universe Constant?
Jiang Ding’s gaze fell on each living being, seeking suitable pawns.
In a valley, a white crane with a broken wing, just an ordinary crane, hardly noticeable, yet in future destiny, it might become strong, possibly reaching Quasi-Emperor status.
This is one of the core experimental projects of the True Phoenix System, if this ordinary crane succeeds, it will lead the True Phoenix Immortal Dao Universe Constant towards a branch.
In a mud pit, a black pig was rolling in the mud, this black pig might awaken the Gluttonous Beast bloodline, becoming a Quasi-Emperor, of course, all of this is premised on the success of the True Phoenix System experiment.
And a sparrow in magma...
If only examining the potential for Quasi-Emperor, there are many such potent beings, numbering in the thousands, after all, one in ten thousand chance is still a chance, still potential.
Which one can truly become reality, which one is true and correct, this is the way the True Phoenix System conducts experimental research on the Immortal Dao Universe Constant.
These beings of varying strengths are the experimental subjects of True Phoenix, the heavens and earth are her experimental stage.
Jiang Ding’s gaze fell upon each being, finally focusing on the ten thousand races’ supreme beings, these supremes are beings that can exert influence in the near term.
"Induce, cause experimental subjects to produce erroneous experimental results, thereby triggering further chaos in the True Phoenix System..."
Jiang Ding murmured.
He successfully selected a Supreme with Gluttonous Beast bloodline, a Golden Crow Venerable, exerting influence.
"Eh?"
"What is this?"
Jiang Ding suddenly froze.
His gaze abruptly shifted from the Supremes of Ten Thousand Races to a sparrow by a stream.
"Chirp chirp!"
"Chirp chirp! Chirp chirp chirp chirp..."
This sparrow had just eaten its fill, happily chirping atop the treetops.
This was quite normal.
The birds, beasts, and insect calls present in this stream and forest were countless, emitting myriad sounds.
What does a sparrow chirping after a meal count for?
However...
Chirp chirp, chirp chirp.
These chirps seem to follow a familiar pattern?
Jiang Ding’s expression turned somber.
A very familiar sense of déjà vu emerged in his mind, a past memory surfaced, appearing in the Divine Soul.
Chirp chirp.
"Greetings,"
Chirp chirp.
"Heavenly Monarch."
Chirp chirp chirp chirp...
"Junior Great Love, pays respects to Heavenly Monarch..."
Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp...
"Greetings..."
The scene in front of him began to overlap with a scene in his memory.
Sparrow’s chirps and Human Race beings’ speech, two entirely different things at this moment seemed to converge, although the sounds were different, the rhythm of the pronunciation was identical, no difference at all.
"Ah,"
"Truly a surprise, Fellow Daoist."
Jiang Ding suddenly laughed.
His gaze fell upon this sparrow, numerous Locking Spirit Elements began to trace back, in an instant, myriad causes and effects, destiny connections, events from various worlds emerged in his mind.
One thousand five hundred and ninety-seven years ago, in a pond within the Green Fire Grand Thousand World of Vermilion Bird Star Realm, a carp was blowing bubbles, and the rhythm of blowing bubbles was the same as this sparrow, no deviation.
Three thousand one hundred and twelve years ago, in a Minor Thousand World within the Yangfeng Grand Thousand World of the Heavenly Wind Star Domain, a butterfly flapped its wings, with a rhythm identical to this sparrow.
Four thousand two hundred years ago...
Jiang Ding’s gaze was cold as he slowly traced back the historical cause and effect.
Basically, every interval of over a thousand years, such a creature would appear in this starry sky, whether sparrow, butterfly, carp, completely random in location, entirely random in species.
They were basically life forms short-lived and mundane, these beings would emit such rhythmic action or sound at a stage in their life.
In his heart, at this moment, the familiar imagery surfaced again.
Jiang Ding slightly closed his eyes.
Over a million years ago, in the mountain forests near Liudao Sect in Beiyuan Small Realm, a handsome young man bowed towards a direction, saying, "Junior Great Love, pays respects to Heavenly Monarch!"
He maintained his posture unchanged for a few hours.
A few hours later, he changed direction and continued, "Junior Great Love, pays respects to Heavenly Monarch!"
Again and again.
Until, he truly arrived.
This time, it’s the same.
"Oh, time..."
"Time, is time, Fellow Daoist."
Jiang Ding murmured.
His gaze fell on that sparrow chirping happily, finally seeing a layer of time mist on it.
Under this mist of time, a shadowy figure was sleeping, sleeping, unaware of how many years, always waiting for someone to awaken him, stepping onto the path of Quasi-Emperor.