Chapter 1379: The Whereabouts of the True Body
Chapter 1379: The Whereabouts of the True Body
After leaving St. York, Qi Xuansu’s true body and Liberation Incarnation did not reunite. From capturing Ape God to overseeing intelligence operations, everything was handled by his Liberation Incarnation. His true body never made an appearance.Qi Xuansu’s true body went to New Paititi, traveling incognito to observe the land. His purpose was similar to his trip to St. York, to understand the situation directly. Though the Daoist archives contained detailed records, knowledge gained from books could not compare to those that were gained firsthand. Thus, it was better to travel far and see for oneself.
Preventing the Western Daoist Order from escalating the conflict and ending the Northern and Southern War was only a temporary solution. His deeper mission was to reconcile the situation across the Southern Continent.
Frankly speaking, this task was extremely difficult for Qi Xuansu. It was a responsibility suited to a Virtuous Great Sage. If a Daoist Immortal were to mediate, pulling Gong Fu with one hand and Tantai Zhenxiao with the other to reconcile them, or casually converse with the ancient gods of the Southern Continent, it would seem entirely reasonable. After all, mediation depended heavily on status and strength.
But due to various circumstances, this task fell to Qi Xuansu, which made things seem rather awkward. There was a clear gap in status between him and those Immortals. Asking him to mediate between Gong Fu and Tantai Zhenxiao was like a child trying to pull apart two grown men. He lacked the authority to do so, so it was a naturally difficult task.
Yet no matter how difficult it was, Qi Xuansu had no choice but to carry it out.
Thus, Qi Xuansu operated on two fronts. On one side, his Liberation Incarnation worked with Huangfu Ji on covert operations. On the other side, his true body went to New Paititi.
On his journey to New Paititi, what Qi Xuansu saw most were temples, referred to here as pyramids. However, unlike the triangular pyramids of Misir, these were more like stepped trapezoids, with flat tops where the temples were constructed.
Most of the temples he encountered were abandoned, decayed, and covered in dust. The ancient gods associated with them had likely met misfortune, either entering the first or second stage of death or had fallen into deep slumber.
This was not surprising. When the Holy Court invaded the New Continent, in addition to conventional warfare, there were also divine wars targeting the native gods.
The three Holy-rank apostles—Seraphim, Taurinus, and Cherubim—supported by the Son-rank apostles and Spirit-rank apostles, launched a full-scale war on these ancient gods, who belonged to different pantheons across three empires. Even within the same pantheon, they fought among themselves, so they were ultimately defeated, and many of them perished.
Qi Xuansu merely scanned these temple ruins before departing and continuing his journey.