Chapter 1467 - 62: Irrational
"Three times traversing space-time? Just him?" Long Ben couldn’t help but scrutinize Lu Hong again, then clicked his tongue and remarked, "Tsk tsk tsk, I didn’t realize you look so ordinary yet can travel through space-time three times. Tell me specifically; I’m really curious. Given the current level of suppression by Taichu, such a thing is altogether impossible. Even Taichu cannot travel through space-time, so how did you manage it?"
Faced with Long Ben’s inquiry, Lu Hong glanced at the High Priest and said, "Hasn’t he already seen my entire life through my soul? Let him speak, as I’m within it and cannot see the full picture."
Upon hearing this, the High Priest chuckled, "Every one of your journeys is filled with many questionable points; this statement is spot on, and I very much agree."
Hearing the High Priest’s teasing, Lu Hong suddenly became curious as well. He had personally experienced everything and hadn’t detected many issues, so why did the High Priest describe it as filled with questions? He spoke, "I would appreciate the High Priest’s guidance."
"Alright, let me briefly sort out your life trajectory, so our Clan Leader can also have a good laugh. Moreover, that thing you call a system is really fascinating to me," the High Priest laughed heartily then began his narrative.
"Your first traversal wasn’t direct; though you crossed over from another world to our Taichu World, you did not awaken directly within that beastman. In fact, there was a gap of at least 800,000 years."
The High Priest’s words left Lu Hong stunned: "Eight hundred thousand years?!"
"Yes, which is almost equivalent to the time from the origin of Taichu to the fall of the Titan Tribe. Due to your soul being asleep, you were unable to perceive the passage of time, which is why you’re unaware that you had been asleep for those 800,000 years. Through your soul, I’ve seen this obliterated area of darkness. So, that was why I detected questionable points from your first crossover."
Listening to the High Priest’s words, Long Ben and the Netherworld God were both attentively listening, very eager to know what further strange things would happen to this human being before them.
"Additionally, your second traversal crossed over to the Continent of God’s Grace during the Era of the Gods, right? There are indeed problems with this crossover," the High Priest again spoke astonishingly.
Lu Hong frowned and questioned, "What problem? This crossover was orchestrated by the God of Time, and later confirmed by her."
"Haha, if the God of Time could arbitrarily allow someone to traverse time, she would become the master of this Taichu World, controlling everything instead of being imprisoned by the Taichu Evil Thought in the Hanqiu Mountain Realm, unable to escape. What she explained to you is that you inherently possess past time markers, which allowed for such easy time traversal. But since you have past time markers, the traversal nodes shouldn’t be restricted to that specific moment. Or, the solution close to the current Taichu Evil Thought issue might not lie in the present but in the past. Be aware that the past Taichu Evil Thought didn’t possess such exaggerated power, making resolution very simple, even if she claimed that you have past time markers. But from whence came these markers? Time-space traversal is a false proposition in this world. In your eyes, the God of Time indeed possesses the highest time laws of the Taichu World, but are you aware that these time laws were repeatedly plundered by Taichu Evil Thought? Even the remaining clan members of my Nie Long Clan possess time laws that are several times more powerful than the God of Time. None of us could make someone traverse time-space, much less that fragile God of Time. To speak of past time coordinates, us beings born from the creation of Taichu should also possess them like you. What qualifies you to become the most unique existence in the unseen realms?"
After hearing the High Priest’s explanation, Lu Hong remained silent: "So, my traversals are fake?"
"No!" the High Priest shook his head, "The most suspicious part is that your traversals indeed exist and genuinely affect subsequent world developments significantly. The second traversal left behind legends of the War God and the warrior’s heritage. The third teaches Sword Dao, establishes the Great Qin Empire - none of them serves to prove the authenticity of your traversals. But from all angles, these should not happen, and the time loop the God of Time explained to you is merely an excuse to fool you. For my part, I don’t believe it."
Listening to the High Priest’s words, Lu Hong was rendered speechless. After a long while, he finally said: "What does the High Priest think then?"
Hearing this, the High Priest cracked a smile: "You ask me, whom shall I ask? Although I’ve seen your entire life’s experiences, to me, it’s just like a movie playing out, skimming through. The real experience lies with you, not me."
"Uhhh//////" Lu Hong was choked by the High Priest’s response. It was understandable that the other party did not help him; maybe, the High Priest had already seen those black hands behind the scenes but didn’t want to offend that behind-the-scenes hand, maybe.
"Alright, I’d like to ask the High Priest for a prophecy about the whereabouts of the Star Sky Alliance army. I would be most grateful,"
Lu Hong didn’t continue to get entangled in these questions. Compared to the issues on himself, what Lu Hong was more concerned about now was the whereabouts of Nuoshan and the rest.
In response, the High Priest looked at Lu Hong calmly and said, "Don’t you understand yet?"
"Understand what?"
"Their disappearance is intricately linked to your inexplicable mystical traversal."
"Does the High Priest mean that they, too, have traversed?"
"Haha, you still don’t understand; in the Taichu World, there’s no such thing as traversal. All traversals, I tell you, are false, including your first crossing!"
"Impossible, if my first traversal was false, then where do I come from?"
"That’s a question you should ask yourself," the High Priest spoke subtly. "The soldiers and army under your command are simply wholly erased from this world, entirely disappearing individuals. From where could I prophesize about them?"
"So, are they dead?"
"They are not dead, nor do they exist; you could consider them as never having appeared. How could one speak of birth and death?"
The High Priest’s words grew increasingly mysterious, directly entangling Lu Hong.
The Netherworld God’s expression also turned sulky at this moment.
Long Ben grinned: "Old fool, earlier I promised them to help, and now you’re backing down? Even Taichu Evil Thought didn’t scare you; who else in this world do you fear?"
Long Ben’s words were meant to support Lu Hong and provoke the High Priest.
And regarding Long Ben’s provocation, the High Priest was not swayed at all. He lightly glance at Long Ben and said, "You know nothing, so don’t blabber around; the matters of young Lu Hong friend are not those we can speculate or infer. I have no clue whatsoever, and neither have I predicted anything from his presence. In my eyes, he just appeared out of nowhere and will eventually vanish into nothingness, an aimless wandering spirit."
Speaking, the High Priest suddenly lost interest, waved his hand, and turned to leave: "Old man, I’m tired, chat among yourselves."
Facing the High Priest’s departure, Long Ben did not try to stop him, instead, he turned to Lu Hong and said: "Now then, since things are unresolved, shall we still engage in our manly duel?"
Hearing this, the Netherworld God immediately responded, "Since the promised matter is unaccomplished, do you still dare duel my husband?"
Long Ben smirked: "That’s due to the lack of options, said to help, my Nie Long Clan surely didn’t fail its word. Helping is helping; accomplishing is accomplishing; you can’t conflate the two. Let’s be reasonable."
"I don’t care; anyway, the matter’s unaccomplished, so you can forget about it!"
While the Netherworld God and Long Ben argued, Lu Hong, at this moment, was deeply immersed in profound thought.
He began to review everything he had experienced like passing through a flower garden, from the earliest traversal to the Continent of God’s Grace, experiencing the friction between Divine Grace and Hell, experiencing the war between the Snowy Region/beastmen and Sacred Empire, infiltrating the Eagle Alliance, dismantling the threat to the Sacred Empire from within, then waging war against the Naga, rescuing the common people, traversing past, achieving the War God’s name, entering the Star Domain, consolidating the four corners of the Star Domain, stepping out of the Star Sea, witnessing All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, one scene after another slowly emerged within his mind.