Chapter 901 - 349: The Chronicle Standing Above Time
Walking along the Wenxin Corridor, Guan Xin described the situation with the Wenxin History Book,
"I tried to open the Wenxin History Book, but found that it wasn’t wrapped by any power, nor did it possess the self-will that other innate treasures have. However, I just couldn’t open it. Moreover, it felt even more powerless than trying to grasp the moon in the water."
She looked at Fan Wubing,
"Perhaps, this is telling me that I’m simply not the one qualified to open it."
"Has the Wenxin History Book ever been like this before?" Fan Wubing asked.
Guan Xin shook her head, "Since its birth, never. I think you should know, the original name of the Wenxin History Book is the Chronicles of Time, which records without omission the people and events of this world at any point in time. It was only after being controlled by Wenxin Heaven that it was renamed Wenxin History Book."
Fan Wubing nodded, "The Chronicles of Time. If it truly has this capability, it surpasses all daos, including the Eternal Cosmos Dao that governs time."
Guan Xin asked, "What kind of existence could stand above the Eternal Cosmos Dao?"
Fan Wubing had a guess, but didn’t answer; instead, he asked,
"What was the Wenxin History Book doing before it fell into the hands of Wenxin Heaven?"
Guan Xin shook her head, "People only know the rumors of the Chronicles of Time, but when they actually saw it, it was already under the control of Master. Since Master renamed it the Wenxin History Book, it has always been open to the public. Anyone who could withstand the torrents of time could read it. But ever since the end of the Heaven-Human War, after the Master returned to heaven, it has been closed."
She sighed, "After that, to prevent people from thinking that Wenxin Heaven lost its legitimacy, the access to the Wenxin History Book was closed off to the public. After all, the Wenxin History Book to Wenxin Heaven is like the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device to the White Jade Capital."
"The Heaven-Human War..."
Fan Wubing thought of Haotian. Back then, he had asked what the Heaven-Human War was all about, but Haotian said it was a force from the Great Thousand Worlds, beyond his ability and right to trace.
Bixi once said that the Heaven-Humans were transformed from the first group of people in this world to reach for the stars. But even so, no one really knows why that group of people transformed into Heaven-Humans.
The two walked through the Wenxin Corridor and saw the Wenxin Stele at the end of Wenxin Heaven.
The tall and ancient Wenxin Stele had three dim stars and one bright star at its topmost point.
The three dim stars respectively represent Confucian Ancestor Master, Jade Ancestor Zuo Yu, and Ancestor Du Changge.
The bright star, naturally, is Ming Ancestor Guan Xin.
For this Wenxin Heaven, for this world, the future holds a long time for testing whether Guan Xin has the ability to undertake the position of Literary Ancestor, whether her "star" can remain high above the Wenxin Stele on this monument’s peak before it dims.
Below are the Great Saints and Saints of various ages.
Their Saints’ Monument is only acknowledged as such by the Wenxin Stele, making them deserve the title of Confucian Saints and Great Saints.
Guan Xin came to the lower part of the Wenxin Stele, a wisp of literary energy overflowed from her fingertips, and the heavy and ancient stele opened a door for them. A warm white light shone from inside.
Fan Wubing squinted slightly and walked in together with Guan Xin.
Inside was a vast expanse of white, with only a simple and ordinary desk and a chair. On the desk was a book with a blue cover, thin, looking no different from a child’s primer.
"This is the Wenxin History Book."
Fan Wubing laughed, "It’s not like I imagined."
Guan Xin smiled and asked, "Can’t you just know what the Wenxin History Book looks like with a small thought? Why bother imagining?"
This was indeed true. Fan Wubing, being the master of all beings, with the Bones of Time, and the lusts of the tongue, heart, eyes, and ears, could easily see through everything under the heavens. But when facing this question, he shook his head,
"Imagination is a unique quality of being human and mustn’t be lost."
Guan Xin seemed lost in thought.
Fan Wubing came to the desk, took the Wenxin History Book in his hands, and sat down.
Guan Xin stood silently by. As the Literary Ancestor, no matter what happened next, she needed to witness it here. As she saw Fan Wubing holding the book, she suddenly felt a fleeting illusion, as if he was meant to sit there reading. Everything seemed very harmonious.
However, this harmony instinctively repelled her.
Because the term "harmony" itself seemed to belong to the domain of fate.
Fan Wubing attempted to open the Wenxin History Book, but no matter how he exerted himself, the page wouldn’t budge. He could immediately feel that no huge power could make even a corner of this book lift.
It simply wasn’t within the scope of this Small Thousand World!
In short, it was never an innate treasure from the beginning!
Fan Wubing suddenly looked at Guan Xin, "Is this really the Chronicles of Time?"
"You’re asking like that..." Guan Xin paused, "It has been here from the very beginning. Since the existence of Wenxin Heaven."
"Before, you said the Chronicles of Time had never appeared until Master found it and renamed it the Wenxin History Book. On the Wenxin Stele, there are only four ancestral stars in total, which means, before the Jade Ancestor, Wenxin Heaven had always been under Master’s tenure as Literary Ancestor for hundreds of thousands of years. But why did Master stay in the world and not ascend?"
The original literary energy in Guan Xin’s soul was circulating as she tried to grasp the essence of this matter. Yet, faced with such a secret, wisdom seemed somewhat inadequate.
She had to shake her head.
Fan Wubing’s eyes were sharp,