Chapter 158: Kunlun Mountains

Jiang Chen's eyes were filled with shock as he said, "Doesn't this mean having absolute control over all things and everything in the universe? Does such a powerful supreme divine artifact really exist, and surprisingly, on Earth?"

Long Chengfeng said in a deep voice, "My Lord, you must not underestimate Earth. Its predecessor was once an Earth-Immortals Realm. An unspeakable supreme mighty figure once established an orthodoxy here, and the Book of Earth was personally wielded by that supreme mighty figure."

Jiang Chen asked, "So, the Book of Earth was left on Earth by that mighty figure?"

"Not exactly," Long Chengfeng replied. "That mighty figure created countless Earth-Immortals Realms across the universe, and Earth is merely one of them. Back in the ancient times, during the Borderland Great War, many supreme mighty figures in the universe perished or underwent sword-dissolution and reincarnation, and that supreme mighty figure was among them. Following his demise, the Book of Earth, as his natal supreme artifact, fractured and scattered to various corners of the universe, primarily distributed across the various Earth-Immortals Realms. Given that Earth was a place where that mighty figure personally established an orthodoxy, it undoubtedly possesses fragments of the Book of Earth."

Jiang Chen said somewhat disappointedly, "It's just fragments!"

Long Chengfeng said, "My Lord must not think lightly of fragments. Those are fragments of the Book of Earth, pieces of the supreme artifact of the entire universe, objects of incomparable preciousness and the most valuable existence on Earth today. Those fragments are destined to belong to you, my Lord. However, because they are so immensely precious, once they manifest in the world, they will inevitably cause a massive sensation. Countless powerful cultivators from both the Tianyuan Realm and the wider universe will come to snatch them. This is why I had to wait until that body double's momentum reached its absolute peak before daring to take you to Mount Kunlun. Without that body double bearing the karmic backlash for you, even as the Child of Earth's Destiny, I could not guarantee that we would successfully seize the Book of Earth. Therefore, my Lord must never underestimate the fragments of the Book of Earth; they will be the foundation upon which you traverse and dominate the universe."

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and said, "I understand. Elder Long, you can rest assured."

Long Chengfeng nodded.

Jiang Chen asked again, "Then, Elder Long, what if Gu Sha doesn't go to Mount Kunlun?"

"He will," Long Chengfeng said. "The mission of a false son is precisely to bear the karmic backlash and fend off disasters and trials for the true son. This is his responsibility and his destiny. When the true son needs him, fate will arrange for him to appear."

Jiang Chen nodded, a trace of smugness flashing in his eyes, as he silently sighed to himself, "Gu Sha, oh Gu Sha, you have always been so high and mighty, but have you ever imagined that you are merely a substitute for me?"

He had met Gu Sha before—and quite a long time ago, on more than one occasion.

The first time was inside the C-City barrier. He had witnessed with his own eyes how Han Ze, a big shot he once looked up to with reverence, chased after Gu Sha like a subservient dog. Yet he himself was merely a subordinate of a subordinate to Han Ze, possessing no qualification whatsoever to speak to Han Ze, let alone Gu Sha. He had appeared before Gu Sha many times, but Gu Sha had never once cast a glance in his direction.

Back then, he was filled with envy and even jealousy toward Gu Sha. It was precisely Gu Sha's existence that made him increasingly unwilling to remain ordinary. He had sworn a silent oath in his heart that one day he would stand before Gu Sha, converse with him on equal terms, and let him know that there was another mighty figure in this world named Jiang Chen.

However, as time went on, Gu Sha grew stronger and stronger, eventually becoming a myth-like figure and the undisputed strongest expert globally. Only then did he realize how ridiculous his notion of chasing after Gu Sha's footsteps had been.

Yet, never in his wildest dreams had he expected the tables to turn so dramatically. Gu Sha turned out to be nothing more than a body double for him—a false son meant to shield him from disasters and trials.

When he first learned of this truth, he suddenly felt like a true crown prince raised among the commoners, looking down with amusement upon a loyal servant sent out by the Eastern Palace to search the mortal realm for him.

As it turned out, the person he had envied to the point of obsession was merely his own servant, and everything Gu Sha possessed was built upon his foundation.

At that moment, his heart achieved a supreme sense of fulfillment. He had already planned it out: when Gu Sha eventually learned the truth, he would walk up to Gu Sha and, like a god looking down from the heavens, gaze condescendingly upon the man who was once considered a deity. He would bestow grace upon him, recruit him into his ranks, and watch as Gu Sha witnessed him step by step ascend to become a supreme and mighty figure.

...

Within a blessed paradise in Longzhou.

Terrifying energy surged like a white waterfall before pausing briefly, then reversing its flow and rushing upward, enveloped by patches of golden energy like a divine river.

A terrifying coercion churned frantically, terrifying the exotic beasts and mutated creatures in the great mountain to the point of trembling in utter terror, causing countless wild beasts to flee frantically out of the mountains.

That energy raged like a tornado. In the eyes of those exotic beasts, this was a miracle; the entire sky was dyed gold, with energy interweaving and branding the void, looking unimaginably radiant and divine!

Right in the center of that energy storm was Gu Sha.

After seizing the resources of the three major factions, Gu Sha had been cultivating and breaking through within the mountains, directly advancing to the Third-Tier Realm Master realm, and was not far from the Fourth-Tier Realm Master realm.

Gu Sha had directly charged into the mountain gates of several upper-realm factions, pillaging one after another, and then went on to plunder two more blessed paradises to rapidly advance his cultivation.

After back-and-forth efforts spanning several days, today, he had finally successfully broken through to the Fourth-Tier Realm Master realm.

The terrifying coercion filling the mountains was the commotion brought about by this breakthrough to the Fourth-Tier Realm Master realm.

After a long while, Gu Sha reined in his cultivation, and the terrifying energy fluctuations finally gradually subsided.

Golden light permeated Gu Sha's eyes. He took a deep breath, picked up his phone to check the time, and his brow instantly furrowed.

The natural disasters seemed not far off.

From his previous premonitions of the future, he knew that a variety of terrifying natural disasters would erupt frequently on Earth in the near future, and before long, the Tianyuan Realm would launch a frenzied invasion.

However, what also puzzled Gu Sha was that during the Tianyuan Realm's invasion following the natural disasters, both the Tianyuan Realm and Earth seemed to have spawned many powerful cultivators who had surpassed the Realm Master realm.

"In my last premonition of the future, I was being hunted down by Long Bei and several other factions. Did I miss something?"

Without hesitation, Gu Sha once again activated his future premonition.

Wisps of temporal energy suddenly permeated the air. Gu Sha closed his eyes slightly.

After quite a while, Gu Sha abruptly opened his eyes; he had already received the memories of the future.

Sure enough, in his previous premonition, because he was being hunted down, he had missed a great fortuitous encounter.

In that future memory, he learned during his escape that while many large blessed paradises had manifested across Earth, an even more terrifying storm had erupted on Mount Kunlun!

Within the future memories, Gu Sha learned that Mount Kunlun was the number one blessed paradise on Earth. It was precisely within Mount Kunlun that the supreme mighty figure who had created the Earth-Immortals Realm had established his Dao arena, making it the location with the greatest fortuitous opportunities amidst Earth's ongoing spiritual recovery!