Chapter 1381, A Place Named Prosperous Dao; I’ll Keep Him Company

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

The war between the Heavenslayers Alliance and the Righteous Alliance caught the attention of the whole Boundless Expanse.

 

Forces that had yet to choose sides were now hesitating.

 

Previously, they had considered joining the Righteous Alliance. But now, the Righteous Alliance could not protect itself, so how could it protect them?

 

After the war ended, the Righteous Alliance might not even survive. Moreover, dark beings were now ferociously attacking different embankments of the Righteous Alliance. This transformed the Righteous Alliance’s natural advantage into nothingness.

 

On the other hand, even dark beings were wary of the Heavenslayers Alliance and dared not offend them.

 

Even though joining the Heavenslayers Alliance meant they would be restricted by its rules, it was better than losing their lives. Thus, many Civilisations and True Worlds chose to submit to the Heavenslayers Alliance.

 

Of course, there were still fence sitters. Forces such as the Whirling Sanctuary and the Imperial South Kingdom, which had decided to join the Righteous Alliance previously, were now hesitant.

 

At this critical moment, the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty made a decision that surprised many Civilisations.

 

The orders given by the Main Happiness Emperor left the Capital and broke through Spacetimes before arriving at different territories. They then opened up a stable Spacetime portal and sent armies of powerful experts, ancient battleships, and chariots to support the Righteous Alliance.

 

Soldiers of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty rose into the air. Their ancient battleships and chariots caused Star Territories to tremble. Their war drums were deafening as they traversed across universe Spacetime.

 

Countless people found this to be inconceivable.

 

Just as everyone felt that the Righteous Alliance was going to lose, the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty made such a decision that surprised everyone.

 

They could not help but wonder, what were they trying to achieve?

 

After the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty made a move, allied Forces went to the battlefield as well. It was as though they had gotten some kind of assurance. They too sent plenty of experts to support the Righteous Alliance.

 

“Those from the Heavenslayers Alliance sure are ambitious. They’ve seized the chance to change the status quo. If we let the Righteous Alliance fall apart, no Force in the world will be able to counter the Heavenslayers Alliance.”

 

In short, regardless of the reason, they could not allow the Heavenslayers Alliance to continue to expand. Moreover, why did those dark beings refuse to attack the Heavenslayers Alliance? Was it merely because they were wary of the Heavenslayers Alliance Leader?.

 

“The background of the Heavenslayers Alliance is unclear, and the Heavenslayers Alliance Leader is suspect. I’m worried he has some connections with those dark beings.”

 

“Those from the Heavenslayers Alliance are aggressive and vicious. They’re our enemies. We have to join forces to fend them off.”

 

Many people knew that if they did not make a move to counter the Heavenslayers Alliance at this point, no Force in the Boundless Expanse would be able to restrain them after the destruction of the Righteous Alliance.

 

By then, all of them would be enslaved by the Heavenslayers Alliance.

 

Moreover, they did not know the Heavenslayers Alliance as well as they understood the Righteous Alliance. Its existence was strange. In just a few thousand years, it grew to be a juggernaut that no one in the Boundless Expanse dared to underestimate.

 

This was unprecedented in the history of the Boundless Expanse. No Force could gain such a footing without going through eons of hardship and challenges.

 

The Heavenslayers Alliance was definitely an unpredictable outlier, worse, no one knew or could look into its background.

 

The Heavenslayers Alliance Leader was especially mysterious. It could even be said that he had appeared out of nowhere.

 

When one looked at the River of Time, from the birth of Heaven and Earth to the current era, that person seemed to be shrouded in mist. It was as though he never existed. His strength was especially horrifying. No one in the Boundless Expanse could match him.

 

This allowed those from the Heavenslayers Alliance to be increasingly reckless. They did not hold any regard for Ancient Civilisations with ample power.

 

The Heavenslayers Alliance could easily come up with an excuse to launch an attack against the Righteous Alliance. In the future, would they even need a reason to deal with other Forces that stood against them?

 

If this continued, those Forces would be forced to continuously give up on their territories, and just as they thought they could take a breather, those from the Heavenslayers Alliance would knock at their doors again.

 

After the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty sent reinforcements, many Hidden Clans in the Boundless Expanse chose to join the war as well.

 

Unlike those famous Civilisations and True Worlds, there were some Hidden Clans that had existed as long as, and were as powerful as, those Supreme Civilisations. It was just that they kept a low profile and were unwilling to come into contact with outside karmic connections.

 

The situation in the Boundless Expanse was chaotic. It was like water in a glass tank. It was initially calm, but as ripples spread, those Hidden Clans had no choice but to make an appearance. Otherwise, if the glass tank was destroyed, no Forces could survive.

 

The existence of the Heavenslayers Alliance was the heterogeneity that had disrupted the peace.

 

…

 

In the depths of the Purple Sky Mountain in the Primary Hope Civilisation, Zi Wanhe, who was seated cross-legged in his palace, suddenly opened his eyes. He looked ahead while feeling shocked and doubtful as his expression turned solemn.

 

“This is…” A streak of strange light spread across the void in front of him like a mist.

 

His skull glowed and became translucent. A purple mark that looked like a drop of water was burning. It was like a candlelight that was giving him an instruction.

 

“Damn it! Those guys had left a mark on me. I should never have made agreed to their proposal. Those cunning foxes will never let anyone take advantage of them without a cost.” Zi Wanhe donned a dark expression when he noticed an anomaly with himself.

 

When Gu Changge arrived at the Purple Sky Mountain back then, he told Zi Wanhe to prepare a gift for Chu Gucheng.

 

After some consideration, Zi Wanhe decided to make a deal with those mysterious people. Thus, he had owed them a favour.

 

Those people got him a birthday gift for Chu Gucheng. It was that copy of the World Burying Coffin’s copy, which carried something that resembled Dark Concentrate.

 

After the demise of Land of Celestial Suffering, those people contacted him again. This time, they wanted him to look into Gu Changge’s background.

 

Although Zi Wanhe had agreed to it at that time, he knew that no one in the Boundless Expanse was capable of doing it.

 

Even though he had submitted to the Heavenslayers Alliance and had to obey Gu Changge’s orders, even he never dared to cross this line. As such, he directly cut off that part of his memory and erased all traces of the request.

 

Although he did not think Gu Changge would be interested in looking into his mind, he would suffer terribly if Gu Changge suddenly wanted to do so one day.

 

“I didn’t expect that mark to still be around after I cut off that part of my memory and karma. How relentless. It’s difficult to deal with those legendary Dream Ghosts.”

 

Zi Wanhe’s expression was gloomy as he felt the burning mark. He wondered why those Dream Ghosts were coming to see him again.

 

Dream Ghosts were legendary beings, who existed in a dimension ordinary people could not perceive. One would be able to make a deal with them by acquiring their token.

 

Dream Ghosts could do anything. As long as the deal was reasonable, they could fulfil the wish of the other party.

 

Zi Wanhe was looking for a way to break the Entanglement Immortal Spell when he accidentally found a Dream Ghosts’ token.

 

Rumours had it that Dream Ghosts evolved from the dead Dream Clan members. Because of some particular power of the Dream Clan, they could travel between illusion and reality.

 

Zi Wanhe had been alive for countless years, but he had never come across any Dream Clan member, nor did he know whether the Clan still existed. He had read some records in Purple Sky Mountain, that there were Cloud Dream Lake and White Dream Lake. White Dream Lake was where Dream Ghosts resided.

 

However, no one knew where the real Cloud Dream Lake was, and no one could reach it through ordinary means. Perhaps, only if one entered it in a dream.

 

A beautiful purple aura spread across the place in front of Zi Wanhe. Ripples spread from the void like a stone dropped into a still lake. Vague figures that looked like they were calm, indifferent, arrogant, or disdainful appeared on the other side.

 

“We’ve met again, Master of Purple Sky Mountain. It seems like you have yet to meet the demand of our previous deal. Still, you need not worry. We’re not here to punish you because you’ve gone back on your word.” A surreal and bizarre voice was heard coming from the ripples. It was as though it passed through layers of Spacetimes and sounded like it came from a different dimension. No one could tell where the speaker was.

 

A gloomy Zi Wanhe did not respond to him.

 

Dream Ghosts were daring enough to show up in the Heavenslayers Alliance’s territory. In this regard, they were much braver than countless Forces.

 

“Since time immemorial, no one has dared to not fulfil their promise to us. However, I’ve made an exception for you this time.” The voice still sounded from the ripples. Some figures were heard chuckling from over there.

 

“What do you want me to do this time?” Zi Wanhe asked with a dark expression. He knew the consequences of going back on his word. If he had a choice, he wouldn’t have forcefully cut off that part of his memory.

 

Now that the Dream Ghosts appeared, the karmic connection of that memory was re-established.

 

“We need you to help us find a place called Prosperous Dao.” The Dream Ghost’s voice sounded from the ripples again.

 

“Prosperous Dao?” Zi Wanhe was startled. It was his first time hearing the name.

 

Was it a place name or the name of a force or a Civilisation or a True World? How was he supposed to find it in the endnless Boundless Expanse? Even the almighty Dream Ghosts could not do that. So, what was so special about the place called Prosperous Dao?

 

Before Zi Wanhe could ask any questions, the purple aura that was as beautiful as a nebula vanished. It was as though everything he had seen was merely a hallucination.

 

He frowned, not knowing why the Dream Ghosts wanted to find that place.

 

[Did they make a deal with someone else? Or, did they have a different goal in mind? Since they want me to do this, it surely isn’t simple. I’d better be careful. Just by thinking about the words ‘Prosperous Dao’, I feel like I am being watched. As expected, any task assigned by the Dream Ghosts is not easy to complete.] Zi Wanhe secretly cursed.

 

Although he felt helpless, the new task did indeed sound easier than the previous one. The task felt more reasonable and it should be safer to complete.

 

…

 

On the edge of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty, there was a world called the Vast Pathed Plains.

 

Pegasi was rapidly traversing across the Star Territory. A young man who looked like the coachman was holding the reins with one hand and a whip with the other. He was instructing them to run faster.

 

[Didn’t Father tell me to leave the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty and stay away from the Righteous Alliance? Why did he chose to help the Righteous Alliance then? Is he being forced to?] Inside the carriage, when Jiang Weiyang learned from her maidservant about some news, and she could hardly conceal the shock on her face behind the veil.

 

Although she had been running away from the pursuers of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty during this period, she had told her maidservants to gather some information. She was paying close attention to the situation in the Boundless Expanse.

 

When she learned that the Heavenslayers Alliance had waged a war against the Righteous Alliance over something that seemed like a fabricated excuse, she was astounded.

 

No one had expected that a violent war would erupt at this point.

 

Certainly, those from the Heavenslayers Alliance could easily come up with a pretext. The reason was not important, not if their main goal this whole time was to deal with the Righteous Alliance.

 

Jiang Weiyang was never fond of the Righteous Alliance, but she did not find it repulsive either.

 

If not for her Father’s warning, she would have admired the Alliance.

 

“Princess, after passing through that Star Territory, we’ll leave the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty’s territory.” The maidservant’s voice made Jiang Weiyang snap back to reality. She shook her head and smiled helplessly. Why would she overthink things at this point? She was supposed to be worried about the safety of the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty and herself.

 

“I’m worried some powerful experts are waiting at the boundary. So, I’ve intentionally chosen a path no one is aware of. If we open up a Spacetime portal here, those experts will notice the space fluctuations. Once we leave this Star Territory, we should be able to hide among merchants transversing the Boundless Expanse.”

 

“Also, since we have to stay away from the Righteous Alliance and the Main Happiness Celestial Dynasty, we have to head to the end of Heaven and Earth.” Jiang Weiyang said gently. She had come up with a plan.

 

The end of Heaven and Earth was darkness. That was where even the Sun sank. It was a land of eternal desolateness. Before they reached their destination, she had no idea what awaited them in the path ahead of them.

 

…

 

Meanwhile, in a remote area where there were beautiful mountains and lakes, it was covered in light.

 

Emerald lakes dotted around the area. All the beasts and insects had powerful auras. There were all sorts of rare plants and trees. Even the weeds grown between the rocks radiated a celestial glow. Everything here was extraordinary.

 

On the highest peak in this area, there was a massive cave. A boy and a girl, both around ten years old, stood on each side of the entrance.

 

In front of the cave stood a green stone tablet.

 

It was around three metres tall and two metres wide. The words ‘Ardent Ruins Cave’ were beautifully engraved on it. It was full of Dao Energy. In the light, scenes such as the evolution of thousands of Dao were enacted.

 

These two kids stood respectfully there. It seemed that they were waiting for something. They looked solemnly in the Supreme Cave’s direction.

 

“Pu’er and Ti’er, send my order to the Righteous Alliance and pass it to the Universe Destroyer Residence Master in the Radiant Yang True World.” A neutral and soft voice was heard coming from the cave.

 

At the same time, light beamed from the cave. A wisp of smoke billowed from it and turned into an ancient Daoist with an average build.

 

There was a scroll in his hand. He waved his hand and tossed it at one of the kids.

 

The Daoist’s hair had been tied into a bun and fixed with a simple wooden hairpin. He looked like a gentle and ordinary Daoist, not so different from those Daoists one could see anywhere else. Nevertheless, his gaze was deep as though it could accommodate countless living beings, that nothing in the world could be kept hidden from him.

 

“Old Master, are you leaving Ardent Ruins Cave?” The two kids were shocked upon hearing that. One of them couldn’t help but ask that question.

 

“The Heavenslayers Alliance Leader has taken notice of me. Since he wants to play a game of chess, I’ll keep him company.” The Daoist spoke gently. His gaze looked like a pond of clear water, though it also looked like a bottomless abyss.