The Prodigies War

Standing on the river of his past, Lin Xun watched the scenes playing with indescribable sentiments. Who had not made mistakes in their youth? Who had not fumbled their way through storm and hardship? However, it was those experiences that shaped and tempered him into the person he was today!

Looking back at the past from his current perspective, he clearly noticed many things he had not done well enough. In fact, he had even made quite many mistakes that had resulted in regrettable shortcomings. However, they added vivid colors to his life, as how real ‘living’ was supposed to be.

The reason why life was so wonderful lay in all the ups and downs. Those flaws were an indispensable part of his life, and as such, Lin Xun had no intention of fixing anything in this long river of his past.

“The past cannot be chased or fixed, or else my fate and karma will also be altered along with my memories. At that point...it'd no longer be the life that belongs to me,” Lin Xun murmured.

Like Xia Zhi, he made this trip only to take a look at his past self and relive his life. When one's memories overlapped with the scenes of the past, the feelings and tastes they got would naturally be different.

A long time later, Lin Xun was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something, and he redirected his gaze at the river.

“My life was involved in all sorts of karma that steered my future course even before I was born. Tracing back to the source, what initially affected my destiny was the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent in my Origin Aeth Artery.” Something flickered in Lin Xun's eyes.

The karma affecting a person's destiny was numerous and intricate. A trivial matter or a thought in passing could change one's life.

Pushing aside all those intricately intertwined threads and carefully tracking the origin, one would find the first moment a karma was born determined the direction of their inceptive fate .

If fate was a tree, then the beginning of fate was the roots. The way one’s fate manifested under various influences was represented by the branches and leaves, which seemed luxuriantly chaotic but ultimately began from the roots. The karma that influenced the roots structured and upheld the whole tree like a sturdy trunk.

For Lin Xun, the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent was undoubtedly the greatest karma that determined his inceptive fate. His Origin Aeth Artery had been ripped from him at birth because of it. His cultivation path had also always been under its influence.

The five lesser realms, the Longevity King Stage, the Saint Stage, the Emperor Stage, and finally his Immortal path until now... His entire cultivation base was inextricably connected to the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer!

This talent provided him with a far greater potential and power than normal people, allowing him to awaken all sorts of natural abilities such as Time Stopping, Gate of Exile, Seal of Temporal Restriction, Blade of Time...

This moment, however, a question hit Lin Xun. Where did the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent come from?

He sank into silence as many past events surfaced in his mind.

It was true that the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer was a talent that he was born with, and it was something only the direct bloodline of the Luo Clan's could possess. However, he had later learned that this talent had only begun with Omega Lord Luo Tongtian.

In other words, it should not be something initially owned by the Luo Clan at all! Because Lin Xun knew that Luo Tongtian had obtained it from the Boat of Eternity while exploring the Fortune Dominion! It was also then that Luo Tongtian had taken away this supreme artifact that had originally belonged to the Eternal Night Divine Emperor!

As for the Omega Secret-Realm, it was the secret key to open the Boat of Eternity. During his youth, Lin Xun had reacquired the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent through the Omega Secret-Realm, thus gaining the opportunity to change his fate, a deed that defied the heavens!

In the final analysis, the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer came from the Boat of Eternity. The reason why Lin Xun suddenly wondered about its origin was because it had affected his very inceptive fate! Since the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer came from the Boat of Eternity, it meant what actually influenced his inceptive fate was this boat!

This was something that had never occurred to him before. Now, standing on this river reviewing his past and tracing back the karmic threads, he suddenly realized that he had never really investigated something so important that had shaped his life. What was the origin of the Boat of Eternity?

This question inexplicably gave him strange emotions.

Past Retracing Zone...

It allowed cultivators to trace their origins by sending them back to the past, allowing them to remedy the flaws in life. Once they did so, it was the same as trying to alter their fate and karma, which would lead to a series of unpredictable changes in their past.

This could end up being a blessing or a curse. Some had died as a result, while some had welcomed a whole new, improved destiny.

Lin Xun had originally thought he had nothing he wanted to make up for or do about his past, but after having noticed the karma tied to the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer, he realized that he had been wrong.

If he didn't find the true origin of the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer, anything that might happen to it in the future could well deal a deadly blow to everything he had today! Because it was the most crucial first karma that steered his life, the roots of countless later karmas!

The realization sent chills down his spine. Taking a deep breath, Lin Xun cleared his thoughts and began to ponder, “The Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer came from the Boat of Eternity, while the Boat of Eternity came from the Eternal Night Divine Emperor, but where did she get it from?”

Quickly, Lin Xun thought of a possibility. Without hesitation, he left the river’s realm.

......

In the courtyard, Lin Xun, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes.

Su Wanjun noticed it right away and asked, “Back already, Young Friend? I suppose you didn't do anything to your past’s trajectory either, huh?”

Lin Xun thought briefly and replied, “No, but I actually discovered a problem I've never thought of before, and it may well be the most deeply hidden danger on my path.”

He then looked at Xia Zhi. “Xia Zhi, are you able to recall the origin of the Boat of Eternity?”

Having refined the dao left by the Eternal Night Divine Emperor into her own, Xia Zhi had also gained insight into some of the latter's experiences and memories. Upon hearing the question, she searched her memory for a moment and replied, “This treasure came from inside the Eternity Door. The Eternal Night Divine Emperor brought it out very far back ago.”

“Just as I've thought.” Lin Xun's eyes gleamed meaningfully. Back on that river of the past, he had surmised this answer. Furthermore, he still remembered clearly how the Omega Lord had traveled to the Eternity Door and encountered a life-threatening disaster!

At the time, a terrifyingly powerful golden figure had emerged from inside the Eternity Door, followed by a bell draped in chaos qi that had heavily injured him in one strike! How could Lin Xun not recognize it to be the Alpha Origin Bell from the Alpha Origin Master?

My Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent came from the Boat of Eternity, and the Boat of Eternity came from the Eternity Door. Behind the Eternity Door, there was a treasure from the Alpha Origin Master...

Lin Xun's heart shuddered. There must be some deeper mystery behind this! If he hadn’t decided to take a look at his past on the long river of life, if he hadn't thought of deducing the first karma of his fate on a whim...then how could he possibly have noticed this?

If this mystery of his karma was left unsolved, then one day when he met the Alpha Origin Master, even if his cultivation base was at the other party's level, he would probably face unexpected changes due to this karma!

The more Lin Xun thought about it, the more grave his expression became. Only after a long silence did he ask, “Xia Zhi, can you find any information on the Eternity Door from the Eternal Night Divine Emperor's memories?”

Xia Zhi pondered so hard that her brows scrunched up. “I never really cared about this before, but now that you've asked... I've just tried to recall and found out that the memories around the Eternity Door are as if erased. I can't retrieve anything on it at all.”

From her answer, Lin Xun concluded with certainty that this matter was not simple.

“Young Friend, what exactly happened?” Su Wanjun couldn't help but ask, keenly realizing the turbulence in Lin Xun’s state of mind.

“I originally thought that my fate had always been in my hand, but just now, I realized that I might have been tainted with a huge karma as early as when I was born.” Lin Xun took a deep breath and began to elaborate on his Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer’s background.

After hearing the whole thing, Su Wanjun's eyes also took on a serious look. “You suspect that your Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer is related to the Alpha Origin Master?”

“Hard to say, but it's certain that he has extensive knowledge of this talent. Otherwise, why would the Alpha Origin Bell end up inside the Eternity Door?” As Lin Xun's feelings were a little complicated at the moment, his voice became heavy.

“If you ask me, this matter can be quite simple.” Su Wanjun said, “Your talent came from the Boat of Eternity, which came from the Eternity Door, so if you want to find out the whole truth, take another trip to the river of the past. Through it, you may be able to enter the Eternity Door!”

Lin Xun had also considered this option, but he had his concerns. He said, “The Alpha Origin Master also once came to the Past Retracing Zone. Surely he knows it allows cultivators to return to their past and make changes.

“So to speak, how could he not have guessed that I might notice the hidden danger in the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer and try to change it all by entering the Eternity Door via the river of the past?”

Su Wanjun's expression changed slightly as she agreed, “That is indeed a possibility.”

Lin Xun said, “If he had guessed it long ago, how could he not have prepared for it? For example, there might be a trap waiting for me in there if I decide to make an alteration?”

“Well...” Su Wanjun was also unsure. The karma involved was too complicated. Besides, this problem was merely Lin Xun's speculation. No one knew what the hidden danger actually was. Not only her, even Lin Xu hadn't been able to calm down even now. Who would have thought that he would uncover such a threat when retracing his past?

Every sip of water and every bite of food one took carried karma. If something had a cause, there must be an effect.

With Lin Xun's current cultivation level and his mastery of the law of fate, it was impossible for him not to understand that once something happened to his talent, the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer, it would definitely be a lethal blow!