Within the space vortex, a frigid aura was quickly flying through the air.
At a certain point.
Shroud abruptly appeared and looked forward.
The Fruit of Fate was riding the wind, continuously flying through the void.
"Good thing I didn't lose you!"
Shroud sighed in relief and hurriedly caught up.
He was flying next to the Fruit of Fate, his gaze focused on the fruit and carefully observed it.
The current him had come from the future.
At the time, he had obtained the complete power of the frozen corpse, so his strength had completely surpassed his past self.
— — -his understanding of everything was also greater than before.
"So you were afraid of affecting the normal timeline, so you purposely left and waited for me in the void?" Shroud asked in surprise.
The fruit hovered in mid-air, circled around him once, then abruptly gave off a burst of light that manifested layers upon layers of images.
Within the images, a certain scene from the past appeared — — -
Rhode arrived in front of the Twin Tree of Fate, discarded the [Wings of the Angel of Condemnation] Card, and used it to save the dying Little Dusk.
Shroud watched this in shock, then muttered: "So you did this to repay him …"
The fruit moved up and down, expressing its affirmation.
"What do you want to do?" Shroud asked.
The fruit paused for a few moments, then abruptly gave off another image.
Within that image, Gu Qing Shan was standing on the deck of a void ship, grabbing at the void of space with her wooden arm — — -
Suddenly, a man was dragged out and fell unconscious on the spaceship.
"Ah, yes, he saved me, we're mutual rescuers — — so you also want me to participate and do something?"
Shroud asked.
Hearing him say that, the fruit instantly withdrew all the images, turned into a streak of light, and flew away.
Shroud loudly called out: "Hey, we've only just started talking, why are you running away already?"
He hurriedly chased after it.
While flying through the void of space, the fruit was constantly trembling, then finally plunged into a bright river of light.
— — the River of Time!
"I didn't think you could travel through time!"
Shroud's body trembled, then exploded with countless secret runes.
These runes opened the barrier of time, allowing him to also enter the River of Time, flying together with the fruit.
After an unknown amount of time, the fruit's speed slowly slowed down, then descended towards a certain image of history.
Shroud took a look and exclaimed in shock:
"This is … the end of that era … it's that dream!"
His expression became a little more cautious.
The man and the fruit slowly descended.
Soon, they entered the specific historical fragment.
…
A large river with several peaks on it.
Shroud and the fruit stood on one side with two completely different Mystery runes drifting around their bodies.
This would make it impossible for anyone to detect their presence.
Not far away.
Xie Gu Hong was saying goodbye to Gu Qing Shan.
"I'm about to wake up from my dream. Unfortunately, I can't wait for her."
Xie Gu Hong sighed, for the first time in his carefree tone, there was a hint of regret in it.
Gu Qing Shan said, "Don't worry, she lived a good life and even took in a few disciples. She was like a family with us disciples."
Xie Gu Hong smiled with a comforted expression.
"That's good."
After saying that, he completely disappeared from Gu Qing Shan's sight.
The fruit suddenly shook and pierced through the void.
Shroud immediately followed.
In the void of space, the fruit followed closely behind an afterimage.
— — Xie Gu Hong!
Shroud was a bit surprised.
He had heard about this from Gu Qing Shan, as well as personally witnessed this period of history. In fact, it was during this period of history that he and Reneedol parted ways.
So he didn't know that Xie Gu Hong was still alive!
Flying.
Constantly flying.
They flew through the darkness, then through the flickering of time, flying through the countless fragmented worlds.
Finally — –
The fruit slowed down.
Shroud also stopped.
A world made entirely out of murky yellow river water appeared in front of them.
— — -a broken Samsara world.
There were no signs of human reproduction.
There was a lot of spirit energy in this world, but even more of it was the presence of death and decay.
Huang Quan!
This was a broken world of Huang Quan!
Shroud followed the fruit down. Only to see that the entire world was a vast river that stretched as far as the eye could see.
In the middle of the river, there was a lone mountain.
This mountain was almost completely submerged, only the top of the mountain was still visible above the river.
The fruit circled around for a bit before descending towards the mountain.
It landed on a stone table at the top of the mountain and stopped moving.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
The fruit was picked up by a hand.
Xie Gu Hong.
He stared blankly at the fruit, then slowly moved his gaze towards Shroud.
"This fruit carries Gu Qing Shan's presence" Xie Gu Hong said.
"Indeed, the tree it was growing on had recorded Gu Qing Shan's presence. To repay the debt of gratitude, the tree bore this fruit and brought me to you" Shroud replied.
— — to avoid any misunderstandings, he explained everything in the simplest way possible.
Hearing that, Xie Gu Hong didn't say anything, nor did his expression change.
Shroud cleared his throat and asked: "You are — — are Gu Qing Shan's master?"
"Yes" Xie Gu Hong replied.
"But, who exactly are you?" Shroud asked again.
Xie Gu Hong's gaze became blank as he replied in a low voice: "I don't know who I am either, I can't remember, I can't remember anything at all"
He put the fruit down, picked up a cup from the stone table, and drank the water inside.
Shroud's eyes narrowed a bit and muttered: "This is water from the Forgetting River …"
He carefully observed Xie Gu Hong, only to see that Xie Gu Hong's body was bound by metal chains that were engraved with intricate runes that completely isolated his presence.
Xie Gu Hong.
— — -he had been chained to the center of the Forgetting River this entire time.
"Indeed, I had to drink a cup of water from the Forgetting River every two hours to avoid being found by the evil fiends' unique techniques" Xie Gu Hong replied.
"But you've always known that you had a disciple called Gu Qing Shan, and you even remember his presence" Shroud said.
"Indeed, I remember everything from the era of the twin swords Heaven and Earth" Xie Gu Hong admitted.
"Then what exactly did you forget?" Shroud asked.
"Of course it's something that I have to forget" Xie Gu Hong replied.
Shroud lowered his gaze, thought for a few moments, then slowly said: "I've seen too many things in the infinite worlds, only the most crucial secrets are worth protecting like this"
"What kind of secret do you think I'm protecting?" Xie Gu Hong asked.
"There are still secrets … in this era of the twin swords Heaven and Earth?" Shroud tried asking.
Xie Gu Hong chuckled and replied: "The twin swords Heaven and Earth are your secret, not mine"
"Then, since the fruit has arrived in your hands, it might be able to bring about some changes to everything?" Shroud continued to probe.
Xie Gu Hong looked at the fruit in his hand, pondered for a few moments, then asked: "What's the current situation?"
Shroud then told him everything that happened in the future.
Xie Gu Hong silently listened, then muttered: "Is that so? The Six Saints of the Samsara have all gathered, and the evil fiends are also preparing for the decisive battle … "
"Indeed, you are Gu Qing Shan's master, so I should address you as sir — — sir, I don't know why I'm here, but since the fruit led me here, it must be trying to tell me something. Is there something you want to tell me, sir?" Shroud asked.
Xie Gu Hong replied: "This fruit wants me to recall the past, to recall the secret that I'm protecting … but it doesn't need to do that, because the time isn't right yet"
"What time?" Shroud asked.
"Now isn't the time for that" Xie Gu Hong replied.
"Then — — did I come here for nothing?" Shroud asked.
Xie Gu Hong thought for a bit, then took out a grey talisman from his chest pocket and placed it on the stone table together with the fruit.
Shroud looked at the stone table. Only to see that the entire stone table was carved from celestial jade that exuded spirit energy, filled with all sorts of strange plants and flowers. At the center of these plants and flowers, a peerless flower was in full bloom, revealing a throne at the center of the flower.
For some reason, Shroud felt like he'd seen this kind of carving somewhere before.
Xie Gu Hong raised his hand and put up three fingers.
"I'm protecting three secrets, two of which aren't yet time to be told, and one of which I can never tell you" he said.
"Three secrets — — two of which can't be told, so there's one left" Shroud replied.
"Yes" Xie Gu Hong replied.
"Sir, please tell me the last one" Shroud respectfully said.
He picked up the fruit and presented it to Xie Gu Hong with both hands.
The fruit gave off a strange fragrance, as if sending some sort of signal.
Xie Gu Hong sighed, but still accepted the fruit and ate it.
A few moments later.
A reminiscent look appeared in his eyes as he muttered: "That secret that can be told … I remember now, it's related to my identity"
"If I may ask, who exactly are you, sir?" Shroud immediately asked.
Xie Gu Hong picked up the grey talisman and lightly placed it in Shroud's hand, then replied:
"During the Age of Desolation, all living beings and evil creatures called me — —"
"Saint of the Seven Swords"
As soon as he said so, the grey talisman abruptly lit up and gave off the sound of a sword clattering through the clouds.
(End of this chapter)
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