Chapter 2668: A Stronger Fourth Universal Deity
“A pitch-black world, white light...” Zu An was at a loss. He had never heard of such a deity. He hurriedly asked, “What were the circumstances leading to that encounter?”
Yan Xuehen pondered it. “I was flipping through an ancient notebook in our sect’s library, searching for a way to save Chuyan, when I was transported into that pitch-black world. I felt unprecedented, immense pressure weighing down on me, making me shudder. I also felt a void that could make a person forget everything... It’s hard to describe that sensation with words.”
Zu An continued asking, “What was the ancient record you were reading?”
“The notebook contains the insights of an elder from history whose identity is unknown. Its contents are all over the place, mentioning an even higher level than Absolute Dispassion. That book has been shrugged off as nonsense, left in a corner to collect dust. While searching for a way to save Chuyan, I couldn’t leave a single stone unturned, so I browsed through it too.”
The daoist sects had always thought that the highest level achievable was Absolute Dispassion, but that unknown author claimed there was a higher level. Unsurprisingly, his words were shrugged off as nonsense.
As Yan Xuehen shared the notebook’s contents, Zu An frowned. The details were all over the place, sounding like a lunatic’s ramblings. It was understandable why the text had been so poorly regarded across the generations.
The past Zu An might have shrugged it off as a lunatic’s delusion as well, but now that he had more information about higher levels, he thought about another possibility. “That unknown elder might have unknowingly caught a universal deity’s attention, but the universal deity didn’t favor him and chose not to bestow him power.
“His mind and cultivation weren't strong enough to withstand the universal deity’s pressure, causing him to go insane. That could be why his notebook resembles a madman’s ramblings.”
Yan Xuehen was taken aback. “Is catching a universal deity’s attention that dangerous?”
“That’s also what I’m perplexed about.” Zu An assessed Yan Xuehen. “You might have caught that universal deity’s attention after reading that notebook because your daos are aligned, but you fared much better than that elder—you didn’t lose your mind. However, I don’t sense special powers within you either. It doesn’t seem as if that universal deity bestowed you with power.”