Chapter 2148 - 1: Lord of Cold Food, Unveiling Past Mysteries

Chapter 2148: Chapter 1: Lord of Cold Food, Unveiling Past Mysteries

Zhao Xing finally understood why Old Qing had not shown up at this time; it was because after becoming a god, he still had to work.

As for what he was doing, Zhao Xing could guess.

Because Guluo River had mentioned that Qing Yu Zi occupied the Origin of the Great Dao, which the East Extending Ancient Clan had originally stolen using the Yanshen Stele.

If you consider this as money, it would be illegal gains, resources for ’illegally becoming a god.’

However, Qing Yu Zi was not an unknown figure; he was also a member of the Reincarnation Temple, so they couldn’t just kill Old Qing to make an offering to heaven.

What is the philosophy of the Reincarnation Temple?

Balance!

Since that’s the case, the resources that were lost should be retrieved by Qing Yu Zi.

Zhao Xing speculated that the task given to Qing Yu Zi by the temple was probably to go back in time to seize resources and restore balance to the cosmos.

With this in mind, Zhao Xing seemed to have thought of something: "Senior, does it mean that people from the Desolate Domain Era also send individuals to the past proactively?"

"Yes." Guluo River nodded, "Where there are those who flee, there are those who save."

"The God Realm staying in the Desolate Domain Era are those who believe in the universe’s future and go to actively solve problems."

"This is the moral principle upheld by the God Realm remaining in the Desolate Domain Era."

"Bo Wei said all gods should die, and Wei Tianchen viewed gods as parasites. In theory, neither is wrong, but both are too extreme. They only represent a part of the God Realm, not all."

"As long as one believes in this, even if it’s not the Heaven and Earth Dao path, there is an opportunity to become part of the God Realm in the Desolate Domain Era."

"The Reincarnation Temple, Ancient Hill, Primordial Heavenly Palace, and the Empire all provide opportunities for the most dazzling geniuses within an epoch to become gods."

"Of course, reaching this height also comes with responsibility. Having used resources to become a god, one must also consider the future of their group and seize back resources from the past."

Zhao Xing nodded; he could roughly imagine such a scene.

Two groups of gods with different philosophies, using the Desolate Domain Era as a spacetime point, built spacetime walls.

Gods downstream were thus protected from being harmed by upstream gods, and these walls aren’t completely closed; they have passageways that can now lead to the past, as well as allow the past to descend into the present.

Perhaps the five divine wars of the Five Emperors Era unfolded this way, just on a smaller scale in the present.

As for Bo Wei’s question of ’Where did Qing Yu Zi go,’ Zhao Xing also found the answer from Guluo River.

Old Qing became a god, but the way he became a god was not very legitimate; he needs to ’restore the Dao,’ which is almost like repaying a debt, to fight for survival resources for this spacetime.

"Then why would gods upstream in the Space-Time River come back?" Zhao Xing asked.

"The first reason is for self-protection," Guluo River explained, "You can imagine that different eras have constructed many spacetime walls. Suppose your point of becoming a god is within a certain spacetime wall. When you secretly take away resources and escape to the past."

"Once discovered, the faction maintaining balance will try every means to kill you—in the spacetime before you’ve grown."

"Time and cause and effect are two-in-one, and both could be threatened."

"Secondly, swimming against the Time River, the universe’s space-time law operation has costs for individuals."

"Many weak Free Gods have to rely on the protection of Divine Generals and Divine Kings to survive in the past."

"And to get this protection, they have no choice but to work for these Evil God Lords."

Zhao Xing was speechless, realizing that retreating to the past wasn’t necessarily a good thing. Weak gods still had to be forced to work.

It might be better to be a boss in the Desolate Domain Era rather than return to the past and wash dishes! Were they enticed by the ’ancient dream’?

From Guluo River’s words, Zhao Xing learned that there are both active and passive aspects to this descent.

"The one released by Bo Wei, having become a Divine King, what’s he doing in the Desolate Domain Era?"

For self-protection, weak gods need to jump repeatedly. A strong entity like a Divine King should have moved their foundation out of all time streams, and shouldn’t be hunted anymore. So why send an avatar?"

Guluo River mused, "Resource plundering, preaching deception, revenge... There are too many reasons; I can’t say for certain."

"All I know is that this Divine King’s name is the Lord of Cold Food."

Lord of Cold Food? Zhao Xing murmured, his eyes becoming clear.

Could the Ice River Era version that appears in the Desolate Third Epoch be due to the Lord of Cold Food?

"Sounds like a Heavenly Time Sect Divine King..." Zhao Xing speculated.

This name is distinctive; the Cold Food Festival easily conjures associations.

"Let’s not discuss this matter for now; if the Palace Master chases after him, it probably won’t stir up much trouble." Guluo River said, "Let’s return to the initial question."

"After the Yuanhai incident, Qing Yu Zi became a god, paying the necessary price, and his path to godhood will naturally be explored by various forces."

Zhao Xing thought of Wei Tianchen, who was trying to retrace Qing Yu Zi’s path to godhood, leading him to the Chenluo Wasteland, though he hadn’t definitively found the Xuanhuang Realm.

Guluo River pondered, "There are many investigators, openly the Empire, Ancient Hill, Primordial Heavenly Palace... secretly, also the Shadow Temple, Demon Race."

"However, we’ve all come up empty-handed."

Zhao Xing was startled; it turns out the Empire had been investigating the Xuanhuang Realm so early on, no wonder Old Qing advised him not to return too soon.

But... no results?

Could it be that the Hidden Breaking Illusion of the Xuanhuang Realm has deceived all these forces?