Chapter 4250: The Greatest Secret
After chatting with Heavenly Void Son (Tianxuzi) for a while, Lin Moyu began asking about things he hadn't understood before Heavenly Void Son answered each question in detail, showing not the slightest impatience. The two conversed like longtime friends.
As their discussion went on, Lin Moyu even developed the illusion that Heavenly Void Son held a degree of respect for him. For someone perfected at the Chaos Realm to treat a yet untranscended being as an equal was already remarkable if such a being even showed Lin Moyu genuine respect, it truly defied explanation.
Lin Moyu instinctively thought of the Immortality Great Dao. He recalled how Heavenly Void Son had waited for lifetimes, seemingly for that very Dao. Even the green robed elder, who had originally planned to wipe out the world, changed his mind the instant the Immortality Great Dao appeared. All of it made Lin Moyu wonder if he was the reincarnation of some great figure.
That great figure must have been a Supreme a Dazun only someone on the same level as the green robed elder could earn such treatment from Heavenly Void Son, could command such special attention from the green robed elder.
From these speculations, the words "Calamity Supreme" (Tianzai Dazun) boldly appeared in his mind.
Lin Moyu couldn't help doubting was he truly the reincarnation of the Calamity Supreme?
If so, a lot made sense. It would explain why the green robed elder acted as he did.
But even if he guessed right, that was something he could never utter aloud.
Because he had seen how the Calamity Supreme fell to his demise fighting his way to the uttermost limits of chaos, encountering some unimaginable existence, and dying on the spot. If such a being truly existed, Lin Moyu had every reason to believe it was all knowing. That would also explain why Heavenly Void Son spoke so circumspectly, why he left so much unsaid.
Heavenly Void Son had told Lin Moyu that "the human heart is unfathomable, and if you speak a thing aloud, even with no living soul to hear, still heaven and earth may know." The green robed elder was also extremely careful, once saying "walls have ears." At the time, Lin Moyu thought the green robe was simply wary of enemies and unnecessarily cautious, but now he understood. Perhaps they didn't fear a tangible rival, but some nameless presence even one whose form they themselves could not grasp possessing omniscience.
Seeing Lin Moyu suddenly fall silent, Heavenly Void Son wore a knowing smile. Evidently, all their previous conversation had its deeper intent, and now Lin Moyu finally grasped it.
Lin Moyu sketched out a divine rune a complex, three dimensional sigil, more like a picture than a formation and serving no practical function. Only one deeply versed in the Dao of Divine Runes could understand its meaning. Lin Moyu believed Heavenly Void Son would certainly understand the Fifth Generation Palace Master's mastery of runes had, after all, come from Heavenly Void Son.
Lin Moyu felt Heavenly Void Son's divine rune skills were at least equal to or stronger than his own he would surely be able to read it.
The rune was perfectly round, layered over itself some ten times, each layer with a single purpose: to screen, to block perception, to block spying, to block auras with the exception of what the naked eye could see.
Lin Moyu had no idea if his method would really work, but it gave him peace of mind to try.
At the center of the rune, a divine symbol was shattered into hundreds of fragments, the pieces all still connected by faint strands.
These fragments could be assembled into many different runes, but in truth there was only one real answer.
Heavenly Void Son saw through Lin Moyu's technique. "You understand now."
Lin Moyu nodded, tapping his head. "It's all in here."
Heavenly Void Son nodded as well. "Knowing is enough."
Lin Moyu asked, "It's hard, isn't it?"
Heavenly Void Son's expression grew three parts grave, but the answer was unexpected. "I do not know."
After thinking for a second, Lin Moyu understood. What he meant was not that he didn't know how hard it was, but that he didn't know the depth of the adversary, nor their true strength it was beyond even the concept of difficulty.
Lin Moyu erased the rune. Everything was clear there was nothing more to discuss.
Many answers were now kept safely in Lin Moyu's heart, never to be known by outsiders.
"Heavenly Void Daoist, what comes next?" Lin Moyu knew that now Heavenly Void Son was awake, there must be something more ahead.
Heavenly Void Son looked all around: "With five domains evolved from this place, plus the Heavenly Void Land, this makes it possible to evolve a sixth domain here."
As he spoke, his third eye in the center of his brow slowly opened, clearly passing the answer to Lin Moyu.
Lin Moyu immediately understood, bowed, and said, "Thank you, Daoist."
Heavenly Void Son shook his head. "This is simply what I ought to do. Besides, I have my own motives; no need for such courtesy, Daoist."
Lin Moyu replied, "If all goes as hoped, whatever Heavenly Void Daoist asks of me in the future, so long as it's in my power, I vow to help."
Heavenly Void Son chuckled, "Very well."
The Ferry of Tribulation departed the First Generation Palace and headed back for the Fifth Palace.
Inside the ferry, Lin Moyu was left deeply unsettled.
On the surface, this journey didn't seem to yield much, but in fact, he had unveiled a piece of the greatest secret in all of chaos.
There was a nineteen in twenty chance he was the reincarnation of the Calamity Supreme, and the reason for the Supreme's demise was precisely this secret.
The secret was so immense that even Supremes like the green robed elder didn't dare to speak of it openly.
But maybe it wasn't a matter of daring not "afraid to speak," but "cannot speak."
Lin Moyu revised his thinking. He realized the green robe was probably arranging an undertaking of staggering scale. Until it was completed, nothing could be said any premature slip would ruin the whole scheme.
And the entire secret was coded into the divine rune he had just drawn.
Within Lin Moyu's own mind resided that very divine rune the one he'd shown Heavenly Void Son. The difference was, in his own mind the rune was whole, the one true answer.
The meaning it represented was very simple a single word: Dao!
By synthesizing all his analysis, he arrived at this ultimate answer: At the end of chaos, the thing that destroyed the Calamity Supreme was the Dao.
As for what the Dao truly was other than Calamity Supreme himself, perhaps no one else knew.
It was something nameless, something omniscient a being wholly all knowing. Speak of it, and it would know. A word uttered even a hundred million years ago could be plucked from the flow of time by such an existence.
With an entity like that, all plans and stratagems were just child's play. The only thing it could not penetrate was the human heart. Thus, speak nothing, hint nothing, do nothing to catch its attention everything must be silent, secret, until the very end.
That was the final answer Lin Moyu arrived at, once all things made sense.
At last, he had a clear goal. He must transcend not ordinary transcendence, but something greater.
If he only achieved ordinary transcendence, even if he regained the Calamity Supreme's place, nothing would change.
The Calamity Supreme was obliterated in an instant; the gulf between the adversaries was obvious.
And the key to everything was hidden in Heavenly Void Son's last words.
Within the Heavenly Void Land, five domain worlds had formed; together with the Void Land itself, that made six.
Lin Moyu possessed three domains already: the Vast World, the Spirit Marvel Domain (though damaged, it was healing), and the Ke Dao Domain (科道界), which also counted.
With the six domains of the Void Land, if he succeeded, he could have nine domains in total.
And nine is the number of ultimate extremity a mystical, transcendent number, both a limit and the foundation for surpassing all limits.
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