Chapter 843 - 327: Because I Am the Lord of All Beings (3)
"I thought this would be a test where we compete with each other, a struggle to move forward. But the result was beyond my expectation. The test ended before it even began. You never needed to prove your worth to anyone. Because..."
Fan Wubing smiled,
"Because?"
Jiang Xuan took a deep breath, not minding saying the words,
"Because you have long existed in the hearts of all beings."
Fan Wubing’s gaze was gentle, "Thank you."
Jiang Xuan took a step forward, "But... I want to know, why? Why can you do it?"
Fan Wubing softly said,
"Because I am the Lord of All Beings."
The Lord of All Beings, the Bone of Time.
Fan Wubing, long ago in that long river of time, witnessed how the Great Wilderness Cyan Dragon benefited the world and how people have strived until now. He bears dragon horns atop his head, dragon blood within, and irrigates his body with the obsession of heaven and earth from the Fallen Immortal Land. He has felt the obsession of countless people and is the only one who knows what everyone wants.
This is the Lord of All Beings.
Jiang Xuan felt as if he understood, but on second thought, he completely did not comprehend.
He smiled bitterly and said,
"Indeed, I cannot represent the world."
Fan Wubing said,
"It’s not that you can’t represent the world, but there is an insurmountable chasm between heaven and the world."
"What you have to do is to cross the chasm?"
Fan Wubing laughed,
"What I want to do is not to cross but to make it no longer exist."
Jiang Xuan took a deep breath, clearing away the shadow of failure in his heart. He realized that he was not the enemy of Fan Wubing, that there had been no contest between them, so there was no difference between failure and victory.
He asked,
"Is there still a need for the Immortal Dynasty to exist?"
Fan Wubing said,
"There is a need for the Immortal Dynasty to exist, but an Immortal Dynasty that begs heaven in exchange for the will of the true dragon has no need to exist."
Jiang Xuan paused,
"What do you mean?"
Fan Wubing looked toward the night sky,
"When the Immortal Dynasty Gate opened, what exactly did heaven take away from this world? This question plagued Jiang Sha. She doesn’t know what it was, but understands it must be very important, so she spent the latter half of her life striving to retrieve what was lost to the world, to the extent of completely losing herself. I didn’t know either, until just now."
He looked at Jiang Xuan,
"But just now I suddenly realized. What heaven took away was the will of the true dragon. The Great Wilderness Azure Dragon Flesh created the bodies of all beings, and the will created their souls. Because of this will, all beings have continually fought forward, opened up the human path, established a hundred schools of thought, spurred the development of order and civilization, immortality, literature, Dao, Buddhism, martial, agriculture, craftsmanship, Divine Dao, arts... all roads lead to the heavens. So we often said it was the best of times because it was full of hope.
"Until the Immortal Path collapsed, until the will of the true dragon was taken away. The worst of times arrived."
Jiang Xuan blankly asked,
"What exactly is the will of the true dragon?"
Fan Wubing said,
"I want to know what exactly the will of the true dragon is too. So, I must go and seize it back, so that I can feel it, so you can feel it, so everyone can feel it."
"The Seven Luminaries Dragon Performance Skill can only simulate and evolve the will of the true dragon, but it is not the true will of the true dragon."
So, Fan Wubing also had no way of knowing what the will of the true dragon really was.
The only certainty is that it was very important to the world, yet very threatening to heaven, so it was taken away.
Jiang Xuan turned back to look at the Immortal Palace, representing the supreme power and status of the Shangjing Immortal Dynasty. The national fate was collapsing, the dragon veins already shattered.
This was inevitable, irretrievable.
Because the foundation upon which this great Immortal Dynasty stood no longer existed.
The Shangjing Immortal Dynasty could no longer maintain heaven’s interests and naturally was unworthy of being the Immortal Dynasty appointed by heaven.
Jiang Xuan said in a daze,
"This towering building, on the verge of collapse, finally fell."
Fan Wubing said,
"If the perilous building doesn’t fall, how can you build anew?"
Jiang Xuan was greatly shocked, looking into Fan Wubing’s eyes, which were filled with unwavering light. He trembled and murmured,
"Yes, you’re right... even if the Immortal Dynasty is no more, the Shangjing, even as just an Imperial Dynasty, will surely... surely become a great tree providing shade for everyone!"
Fan Wubing laughed,
"And the more such great trees, the better."
The dragon veins of the fragmented Immortal Dynasty extended from the Central Spirit Mountain through the main veins of each continental realm, reaching every corner of the world.
The collapsing national fate returned to the myriad nations of the world, back to all beings.
It transformed once more into a part of all beings’ will.
As the Lord of All Beings, Fan Wubing at this moment truly grasped the will of the Immortal Dynasty.
[The Lord of All Beings: Fullness 100%]
[You are all beings, and all beings are you]
[The Bone of Time: Fullness 99%]
[Until you glimpse the true secrets of time]
A long-missed notification appeared in his mind.
Since his cultivation had reached consummation, Fan Wubing had not seen any notification from the system.
Seeing the notification after such a long time, he couldn’t help but smile knowingly.
The meaning contained in that smile left Jiang Xuan unable to regain his senses for a long time, also making him feel that Fan Wubing was not distant, never unreachable, so close that he could touch him with an outstretched hand.
He could not help but ask in his heart,
Is Fan Wubing a great person?
Yes, because he can do what no one else can.
And yet, no, because he is no different from us, just a living, breathing human being.
Jiang Xuan was completely relieved, laughed and said,
"Fan Wubing, you! You are the true great person!"
Fan Wubing said,
"If I can represent all beings, then everyone is the great person in their own hearts, the master of their own fate."
Jiang Xuan’s eyes flickered with a strange light,
"This is what sets you apart from others."
Fan Wubing smiled faintly,
"I actually hope this is not my distinguishing feature."
"Why?"
"If everyone possessed this trait, it would no longer be unique."
Jiang Xuan trembled and said,
"And you, you are my emperor."
Finished, he took a deep breath, turned and walked away nonchalantly.
The rain had long stopped, and in the distant sky, a ray of dawn appeared.
The bloody mist shrouding Changning City was slowly dissipating.
The Destiny Dao seemed to give up on punishing Fan Wubing.
Beneath his feet was a smooth path.
What he needed to do now was to wait for Jiang Sha to deliver the rest of the Demon Dao, to achieve the Celestial Demon’s will, and with such a great Dao,
reach the heavens!