Chapter 2070: Chapter 1599: The Other Shore Is Within Sight
The people of the [Hua] Dynasty have long become indifferent to life and death. For the future of the dynasty, they can resolutely sacrifice themselves at any time, whether as individuals or as a collective across the Mountain and Sea.
Because of this, in the past, the Mountain Sea Ceremony had the confidence to undertake a seemingly illusory plan at the cost of the lives of all the living beings of the dynasty. They knew that even if there was only one person left from the [Hua] Dynasty, as long as they waited for the Stare of the Stars to descend and successfully complete the transcendence, the [Hua] Dynasty could be rebuilt beyond the Mountain and Sea!
What they didn’t expect was that the catastrophe would come so quickly and so fiercely.
The plan had just begun, when the Tao Yan Tide engulfed everything in the dynasty like a tsunami.
“The Mountain and Sea seem to have noticed our actions, specially adding obstruction…”
Even if only a fragment remained, the Mountain Sea Ceremony remained resentful of the dynasty’s downfall that year. He said this solemnly to Li Fan.
Moreover, he repeatedly detailed the timing and scale of the disaster, how incredibly unreasonable it was.
Initially, Li Fan thought this was just a distorted account caused by the Mountain Sea Ceremony’s unwillingness to accept the dynasty’s demise. However, as he listened more closely, he also sensed something amiss.
The path-obliterating calamity, in essence, is the melding of the mountain and sea.
This also predestined that the initially birthed scale of Dao Yan in the early stages of the Mountain Sea Meld should be far smaller than it is now.
Yet the catastrophe that swallowed the [Hua] Dynasty at that time…
“Back then the [Hua] Dynasty was spread across the Mountain and Sea, and the Dao Yan should only have occurred in the area where the Mountain and Sea initially melded.”
Li Fan’s expression became somewhat grave.
In the countless years of survival after the calamity, existing only in a fragmentary state, the Mountain Sea Ceremony used its remaining consciousness to ponder the cause of all this. Ultimately, it came to the conclusion that it was the consciousness of the Mountain and Sea that sensed the plan of the [Hua] Dynasty’s living beings to transcend.
In the eyes of the Mountain and Sea, this was no different from outright betrayal.
Thus, it imposed a punishment. This was one explanation.
This was also the reason why Li Fan felt an extremely strong urge to devour the mountain and sea the first time he came into contact with the fragment.
Even though the living beings of the [Hua] Dynasty seemed so innocent at a glance, upon closer examination, the people of the [Hua] Dynasty were originally born from the mountain and sea. Now that the mountain and sea are in a catastrophe, instead of offering support or making any contributions, their first thought was to surrender to some unknown presence beyond the mountain and sea…
Though Mountain and Sea are not a match for the [Star], can’t they still deal with you parasites?
“It can be understood.” After changing his thought process, Li Fan secretly nodded in agreement.
“If this speculation is true, it does serve as a reminder to me. The Infinite Sea, the Upper Mountain, are all great existences with their own will, and not just passively subjected to manipulation. If I act to burn mountains and boil seas in the future, I might need to beware of the Mountain and Sea’s retaliation.”
Although he thought this inwardly, Li Fan didn’t show it outwardly. Instead, he posed a question to the Mountain Sea Ceremony. [Hua] Dynasty perished due to Dao Yan, yet Dao Yan is a force that even the Mountain and Sea cannot control. If the Mountain and Sea wanted to punish the [Hua] Dynasty, there are countless different methods it could use. Why specifically choose one that would injure itself?
The Mountain Sea Ceremony’s constant babbling suddenly stopped upon hearing this, followed by prolonged silence.
In the end, it had ruled out all possible culprits, leaving the Mountain and Sea as the only option. In fact, there wasn’t any substantial reasonable basis.
“My brother, in my humble opinion, perhaps the demise of the [Hua] Dynasty was merely an accident.” Li Fan sighed lightly.
“Such a large-scale path-obliterating calamity, which could even shake the foundations of the Mountain and Sea, must involve existences equal to the Mountain and Sea, or even the [Star] beyond it. The Mountain and Sea plunged into turmoil for a time, though it ultimately withstood the catastrophe with its profound foundation. Yet, the [Hua] Dynasty, as a floating boat amidst the Mountain and Sea, couldn’t endure it…”
“Since then, the Mountain and Sea has deteriorated, and the melding situation accelerated rapidly.” Li Fan began to narrate his conjectures.
The Mountain Sea Ceremony of the [Hua] Dynasty listened in silence.
Clearly, compared to its original deductions, Li Fan’s conjecture was more reasonable.
But for a moment, he found it difficult to accept that the death of his dynasty and the fall of countless living beings was merely an accident.
“Or rather, it was not an accident, but an inevitability.”
“The Mountain and Sea can barely protect itself, let alone the Mountain and Sea as a whole?”
“The deceased are gone, my brother, you should let go and look to the future as soon as possible.”
“By a twist of fate, you survived to this day and happened to be saved by me. Is this not due to some fate? Perhaps you bear the mission of restoring and rebuilding the [Hua] Dynasty.”
“Summon the Stare of the Stars, complete the unfinished business of the past, transcend beyond the Mountain and Sea…”
The Mountain Sea Ceremony, spending its days in scrutiny of the Mountain and Sea, had little experience with scheming. Based on the trust built with Li Fan, it was subtly swayed by Li Fan’s rhetoric.
“Even if, my brother, you see the Mountain and Sea as an enemy… open your eyes and look at the surrounding Mountain and Sea. Dao Yan’s erosion is everywhere, the Mountain and Sea has reached a precarious state. Isn’t this the settling of old scores?”
From the change in the Mountain Sea Ceremony’s emotions, Li Fan sensed that the other party was somehow convinced by him to an extent.
However, concepts accumulated over countless years are not readily overturned.
Fortunately, Li Fan persisted tirelessly.
While intermittently irrigating with the Power of Immortality to aid its recovery, he continuously engaged in indoctrination, persuading it to forsake unnecessary hatred and to focus on the future.