Chapter 1234 - 315: The Immortal Venerate Banquet—Jiu Shui and Ning Zheng Take the Stage

Chapter 1234: Chapter 315: The Immortal Venerate Banquet—Jiu Shui and Ning Zheng Take the Stage

Clatter.

By the riverside pavilion, several Immortal Venerates took their seats.

"Friends, the Immortal’s feast is about to begin, won’t you join?" A voice filled with lighthearted ease spread through time and space, echoing throughout the past.

It was observed that from within the river, figures emerged from the River of Time, transcending time, and flew into the pavilion: the Ten River Emperor, the Ninth-Stream Monarch, venerable elders from all sides, celestial deities, all gathered here.

Clatter!

As the water ripples swayed, everyone saw a new era’s Immortal Venerate appearing before them.

"Ring Immortal Venerate."

"Ring Immortal Venerate."

"Finally willing to show up."

Everyone turned their heads, visibly moved.

Those ancient deities, high-dimensional True Immortals with ancient titles, all showed a hint of jealousy and longing.

These high-dimensional True Immortals, many of whom had been following the Celestial Phenomenon Immortal Venerate since prehistoric times, had made great contributions but had not attained the Dao.

Before them, a junior, unknown in fame, from the future, had validated this Dao, and naturally made them a bit envious.

But many could only sigh that such was Celestial Destiny, the times create heroes, even born ancient, they lacked that opportunity.

"Reincarnation cycle."

"Rein-carnation, cyc-le, these need to be articulated separately."

Sitting high above, the Time Immortal Venerate smiled at everyone and said, "Gentlemen, if not for this Ring Immortal Venerate, the countercurrent of reincarnation before us couldn’t have formed, much of the cycle would have stagnated."

The Time Immortal Venerate paused, his gaze falling on Jiu Shui,

"Ring Immortal Venerate, you bear the traces of that person, he must have raised you from childhood, turned into some hero, and orchestrated a Chapter of history."

"I’ve seen many such things, other Immortal Venerates under him did the same, instilling heroic thoughts from childhood, influencing your youth."

"He always says we manipulate lives, but there’s no difference between him and us." The Time Immortal Venerate struck a nerve, smiling to sow discord:

"Your life from the beginning was born for validating the Dao of the cycle, otherwise how could you quickly validate it, become a True Immortal as soon as you returned to the past through his guidance? In the vast sea of people, the River of Time is so immense that even we find it hard to accurately pinpoint, how could he coincidentally meet you and teach you?"

"He orchestrated for too long in the future, setting a pasture for a circulating civilization, using fifteen million years, letting generation after generation of talents create a circulating civilization, ultimately validating the Dao cycle, raising you until your return, and you are not unique."

"You should be the king among the gu nurtured by this civilization."

Jiu Shui remained silent.

"He has a stubborn temperament, always self-pitying, detaching from our seats to do some trivial things against us."

"But engaging in a battle counts as fun too, making our lives a bit more exciting, cutting us in the past, flipping open a new Chapter for the future."

The true visage of the Time Immortal Venerate manifested at this moment, his face shifting unpredictably, gender indistinguishable, a mass of flowing time current converging.

Upon closer inspection, his body was composed of the same material as the River of Time below.

"Ring Immortal Venerate, standing against us was influenced by him, claiming we aren’t good people, but some things require witnessing firsthand to be truth; you’re now standing with that stubborn person, we won’t blame you much, youth can’t discern the truth, thanks for the tempering."

The Life Immortal Venerate also elaborated, "Moreover, your Dao is unique, that person’s strategy over fifteen million years in the future gives it immense strategic significance."

"Your law connects and flows all our isolated laws, turning into a broker."

The Life Immortal Venerate’s voice seemed to contain countless old, young, children, buzzing insects, and chirping of birds, a vast mingling of countless life sounds.

He himself was formless and bodiless, with endless transformations, possessing countless visages in an instant.

"It’s no wonder we have much to say; it’s your prolonged absence prompting this occasion."

The Space Immortal Venerate also addressed, "Ring Immortal Venerate, feel free to take a seat."

The Space Immortal Venerate, formless and without image, upheld the concept of "space," his voice heard but his form unseen.

At this time, the arrangement of the seats had significance.

Four supreme venerable positions.

Thirteen Immortal Venerate secondary seats, reserved for Jiumu, newly appointed Ring Immortal Venerate, Shadow Calamity Immortal Venerate, and others.

The most surprising was that of the four supreme seats, two were left vacant; Xian Venerate never attended, and the Space Immortal Venerate’s seat was perpetually vacant.

Jiu Shui sat down, unreservedly eating and drinking tea, occasionally listening to the Jiumu Immortal Venerate and Lunmu Immortal Venerate talk about prehistoric historical anecdotes.

"Just missing one Immortal Venerate."

"Why has the future’s Shadow Calamity Immortal Venerate not arrived yet?"

"This time, Xi Rong under him is one of the main characters."

Everyone was in heated discussion.

At that moment, rolling movements in the River of Time brought a figure to the surface.

This person was shrouded in shadows, it was a mere avatar of the Shadow Calamity Immortal Venerate, though this avatar seemed extraordinarily weak, exuding an eerie sensation.

"Surely something’s amiss." Jiumu Immortal Venerate, in a maternal guise, voluptuous, wearing a golden hairpin and jeweled crown, clad in a golden-threaded robe, silently remarked,

"Even though we Celestial Phenomenons long ceased having true bodies, the Celestial Phenomenon is our true form; the avatars attending this feast are all mere manifestations, yet his avatar seems rather incomplete, too feeble."

Many Immortal Venerates also noted this, keeping their doubts to themselves.

But regardless of strength, once a Celestial Phenomenon, eternally undying, perpetually undestructible, even knowing issues with the counterpart, the true form couldn’t be seized.

Prehistoric times didn’t favor divination, and with the Celestial Phenomenon omnipresent, truly intending to hide away, how could one find the true self?

"Shadow Calamity, indeed calamitous."

At this, the Time Immortal Venerate gave an introduction, authoritative yet fair, conveying justice, "Disasters already existed in the world, merely unmanifested in rules, now supplemented with the Shadow Calamity Venerate assuming and mastering this masterless rule."

The Life Immortal Venerate scanned the audience, "Disaster is among the greatest forces of the world, originally, commoners labeled us participating Immortal Venerates as the largest disasters, the greatest murderers in the world."

"Each one of us has hands stained with infinite blood, while we entertain guests now, concurrently, we kill unceasingly: old age, earthquakes, burns, drowning in water..."

"Yet now, the Shadow Calamity Venerate has validated this Dao, bearing the immense slaughters caused by our Immortal Venerates, embracing all sentient suffering."

The three Immortal Venerates took turns speaking; other Venerates concurred, as customary, extolling the Shadow Calamity Immortal Venerate’s might and compassion.

Ning Zheng took his seat, listening to their discussion, inwardly musing that he too had come this far.

However, there was always a lack of realism: his True Immortal form felt like a husky sneaking into the big dogs’ circle of Immortal Venerates while the holy spirits from the Immortal Realm, Jiumu Qing, Zhongluan, and these Immortal Venerates, could only remain at the lower end of the seats.

After some chatter, the Time Immortal Venerate’s gaze fell on the Shadow Calamity Immortal Venerate, "The duel can commence, embracing peace."

"Naturally," Ning Zheng smiled.

The Life Immortal Venerate sighed, "Victory or defeat means little to beings like us, we are eternally intact, unaltered forever; since you’ve entered our ranks, you too can eternally enjoy immortal blessing."

The implication was overt.

It told Ning Zheng, now being the Shadow Calamity Immortal Venerate, and part of us, gifting resources from your forces would be best. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

This way, the past flourishes, and you benefit.

When the past is depleted, you’ll have nowhere to escape; seated in one position should make you ponder your gains and losses, rather than aiding the enemy [future], being a traitorous insider.

Ning Zheng didn’t respond directly, seated as an amalgamation of innumerable shadows into a singular black shadow, "So, indeed, it’s time for us to begin."

"Good!"

The three Immortal Venerates nodded.

At that moment, to everyone’s astonishment, in the distant future, a Time Ancient Tomb— the Water Dragon’s head, suddenly opened the sluice, releasing water.

The Time Ancient Tomb’s Water Dragon’s head unleashed an overwhelming surge of water.

In the future, an artist painted in the void, unfurling a historical scroll, filled with shadowy figures of his drawing, infused with past materials.

With the torrent flowing, his sketch lines of virtual black and white illustrations turned into splendid colorful entities.

The artist in the future looked back at the audience of the past: "Since warfare begins, how can there not be a stage? Perhaps I shall paint a parallel world line of the future as the stage."

The Immortal Venerates slightly frowned, what mischief did he intend again?