I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 333 - 192: When Heaven and Earth Reach Their Limit, Respond to the Catastrophe_2

Chapter 333: Chapter 192: When Heaven and Earth Reach Their Limit, Respond to the Catastrophe_2

Of course, they were actually on a task now, just a rather leisurely and boring one.

"If you’re really that idle with nothing to do, why don’t you go mining or chopping wood instead of fooling mortals for no reason? Do you really think mortals are excited because of your eloquence? It’s purely because of the aura of your identities," Gu Shanhai commented. When immortals descended to inspire, ordinary mortals would naturally be thrilled.

"We can’t just do nothing; you should find us something to pass the time."

"You aren’t afraid of the Sect Leader finding out? He’s always looking for an excuse to reprimand you and take the opportunity to gloat in front of you." Gu Shanhai found this group truly peculiar.

"It’s no big deal as long as he doesn’t catch us. It’s not like the worst he can do is scold us a bit and then strut around, acting all high and mighty."

"If you’re not scared, why should I be? But it’ll have to wait until I’m free." Gu Shanhai wasn’t concerned either. In fact, it was a good opportunity to win some favor by gifting them some trinkets.

For someone like Gu Shanhai who was quite resourceful, it was enough to engage them with board games, like chess or Go.

He’d deal with it for now, but Gu Shanhai could already imagine them playing, moving so quickly that their actions were imperceptible. With the capabilities of the Peeping Dao Stage and the Magic Awakening Stage, their brains had evolved to a superhuman level. The games were more about strategizing and conjecturing rather than following the rules of the pieces, and that’s exactly what could bring them some enjoyment.

"Now that you’re in the late-stage Qi Refinement, have you considered what essence of all things you will use for your Foundation Establishment? You previously used Yin and Yang energies to condense your Qi seed. For Foundation Establishment, why not consider using Great Sun True Fire and Taiyin Moonlight? Not only do they contain both Yin and Yang, they’re also a blend of water and fire, and they can help you cultivate the divine powers of the True Sun and Moon Eyes. Combined with your Yin and Yang energies, it would indeed be excellent."

It was unclear which Supreme Elder spoke up, giving Gu Shanhai a suggestion.

The late-stage of Qi Refinement was approaching. It would only be a matter of three to five years. Deciding now would save the hassle later on.

After all, gathering Great Sun True Fire and Taiyin Moonlight would take time. Although the Chengyun Sect possessed them, they felt those versions were not worthy of Gu Shanhai. Only the highest grade would do, which would require several years to gather.

"I was actually thinking about using the Five Elements..." Gu Shanhai rejected the suggestion. The True Sun and Moon Eyes were indeed powerful divine powers, they just didn’t suit him well.

"Yin and Yang Five Elements would indeed be a good fit, but not as much as the Great Sun True Fire and the Taiyin Moonlight."

"It’s not impossible. If you use the essences achieved through the Yin Five Elements and Yang Five Elements, it can also work. However, there is no corresponding method or divine power to match them with Absolute Nothingness."

"The Feather Transformation Sect and Juxia Sect might have something. Send Yun Yu to ask, and perhaps you can obtain it."

"It’s easy to obtain the Five Elements, but the essences derived from the combined Yin Five Elements and Yang Five Elements are rare."

"Rare doesn’t mean non-existent. With the influence of our Chengyun Sect, are we afraid we can’t get ahold of it?"

The rustling conversation started and stopped intermittently, creating some confusion.

Gu Shanhai also pondered that if it were just the pure essences of the Five Elements used for foundation establishment, neither the divine powers nor the cultivation base would be a problem. However, to match his Yin and Yang Qi seeds, he needed the Yin Five Elements and Yang Five Elements. It wasn’t that there was no precedent for this, but cultivators who established their foundation in this way lacked corresponding divine powers.

He certainly didn’t want to miss out on a divine power.

So, to have both, he would have to pay a price.

Exactly, he had to research it himself, otherwise, what could he do? He certainly couldn’t give up.

Finding a test subject wouldn’t be easy; the only option might be to clone a few versions of himself to explore.

Using disciples from the Chengyun Sect probably wouldn’t work, and loose cultivators were even less reliable.

"By the way, how were the cultivation techniques and divine powers we practice discovered? Does anyone know?" Gu Shanhai suddenly thought of this.

As soon as he mentioned it, the previously muddled voices came to a halt.

"This... we really don’t know. The history of the three sects is extensive. By the time we became Supreme Elders, countless years had already passed. The records say the ancestral master passed down the techniques, but there is no detailed account beyond that," a Supreme Elder said somewhat helplessly.

Gu Shanhai also realized that the historical records in this world were very weak. Most of history was actually recorded in some cultivation techniques as annotations or warnings for future generations, and only a small fraction of cultivators wrote personal travelogues.

These kinds of travelogues also had many problems—the records were not rigorous at all.

Even the cities of mere mortals were in a similar situation, and the reason was simple: first, people were occupied, and second, there were still many living fossils, so there was no necessity.

"History is long but without records; if there were some, maybe we could find the root of the ’Recognition Calamity.’" The 36 Transformations and 72 Transformations created by Gu Shanhai could only deal with external and internal calamities, but they were useless against the cognitive calamities of Recognition.

He was unable to correct the cognitive shackles of the whole world.

If he reached the Peeping Dao Stage, maybe there would be some possibilities, but he wouldn’t stay in this world for so long. He would leave by the Spirit Origin Stage at the latest.

Growing stronger couldn’t be limited to one world, even if he did have an advantage in this one.

"It’s not so easy; the emergence of the Recognition Calamity is likely related to the sealing of the ascension gateway back then, and even our three major sects do not know the underlying secrets."

"In that case, how can we even talk about tracing it back?"

Hearing this explanation, Gu Shanhai felt puzzled as well. He knew that the disappearance of the ascension gateway and the impossibility of ascending were issues from hundreds of thousands of years ago, and even if he wanted to investigate, there were no leads.

There was a way, though: ’Find the protagonist, and that’s the solution!’ Gu Shanhai did not voice this thought; it was too crazy and easy to go off track.

At this thought, he suddenly remembered something, the condition of that protagonist. It had been almost half a year, and there had been no news from there.

So he asked, "Does anyone remember that flamboyant young master from before? What’s his situation now? Didn’t we arrange for an Elder to supervise him?"

"The flamboyant young master? Which one?" Someone asked in confusion.

"I don’t remember such a person, and besides, why would an Elder from the Peeping Dao Stage be arranged to supervise someone in the Qi Refinement Realm, wait, how do I know he is in the Qi Refinement Realm?" At this point, someone noticed the issue.

"Something is not right; we indeed are missing someone. Xi Huan is gone; could he be the one designated to supervise?"

"It’s him; Yan Du died at the hands of that flamboyant young master, right?"

With each comment, everyone present recovered their corresponding memories, which they had previously subconsciously overlooked.

A heavy feeling settled in Gu Shanhai’s heart; he hadn’t been affected, but now there was a big problem.

"Don’t you all feel that this cognitive issue seems familiar?" Gu Shanhai said gravely.

"Recognition Calamity!" The people present reacted quickly, immediately realizing the problem.

At this point, no one underestimated the other party anymore.

"Do you have any thoughts on this?" At this time, wild guesses were useless, and they were ready to ask Gu Shanhai.

Gu Shanhai quickly spoke: "I suspect his emergence is a sign that the heavens and earth are preparing to nurture a fourth type of calamity, one that poses a threat to all of us."

External calamities were nothing more than wind, rain, thunder, and lightning; internal calamities were emotional Heart Demons; and now, adding a Recognition Calamity that restricted cognition, but none of the calamities would effectively obliterate cultivators when facing a relatively vast number of them.

To truly obliterate, it would have to be either the end of the law period or the calamity of slaughter.

With a protagonist now present, the end of the law period was certainly not likely, so it must be the calamity of slaughter.

His arrival signaled the launch of the calamity of slaughter, and his Golden Finger was his reliance.

Most worlds have such a type of calamity as the calamity of slaughter; this world currently does not, but now it might have evolved one, only because it was in its early stages, so it still needed a person to cope with the calamity to assist from the sidelines.

"Therefore, we cannot sit and wait for death, but we shouldn’t act against him directly either, as it would only backfire."

"The most important thing now is to check on Elder Xi Huan’s safety."

Gu Shanhai continued.