The region he was currently in had reached the deepest part of the river of time, yet... was it still not the end?
"My past, after all..."
Su Changqing was pondering something, but suddenly...
Bang!
The once calm river of time stirred up massive waves.
Endless darkness emerged, and a towering figure stood within it, gazing at Su Changqing.
Su Changqing couldn’t see through that darkness; he could only see a pair of indifferent and ruthless eyes looking down at him.
Neither side spoke, both observing each other.
After quite a while, Su Changqing couldn’t help but ask, "Are you... me?"
The figure did not answer, but the gaze toward Su Changqing was contemplative, with a bit of confusion and doubt.
He did not make a move but slowly dissipated.
Just as the figure dissipated, the river of time suddenly stirred up again with massive waves.
Countless threads of causality, densely obscuring the entire river, rushed towards Su Changqing like endless shackles.
"This..."
Su Changqing’s expression turned horrified, without any hesitation, he instantly severed his thread of divine consciousness.
Strangely enough, as his divine consciousness vanished, the endless causality also gradually dissipated.
At this moment, the disappeared dark figure once again stood at the upper stream of the river of time, looking in the direction Su Changqing had left,
"The will of all beings..."
Accompanied by indistinct words, the river of time returned to tranquility once more.
The river of time churned with waves, yet not a single drop of water could break through the dark blockade...
...
"Who was that?"
"Why did the endless threads of causality suddenly surge?"
"Why does my past involve so much causality..."
The returned Su Changqing was pale, still unable to recover from the scene just now.
Until this moment, he suddenly recalled what Amitabha Buddha had said before leaving.
"This Secret Technique, you can only use half of it."
"Because you... have no past..."
Su Changqing’s expression changed unpredictably, countless thoughts interwoven in his mind.
In this world, even a piece of stone can find its way back to where it came from.
But he... cannot!
Was his past erased by someone, or... is his present truly the beginning of everything?
Su Changqing couldn’t comprehend it, nor could he guess it.
He only felt a blockage in his heart, unable to release or swallow it.
Also, due to this disastrous experience, Su Changqing temporarily gave up on the experiment to connect with the future.
The magical nature of his involvement was too strange; no one knew what might ultimately come of it.
Moreover, the consumption of this technique was too great, and even the current Su Changqing could only maintain it for a moment, unable to sustain it for long.
He still planned to wait until his strength was stronger before attempting the experiment again.
"The gestation of life still requires some time, might as well..."
Su Changqing was contemplating, intending to go and see those legendary beings.
But suddenly, a wave of sensation suddenly came from his once calm mind.
Su Changqing was stunned, and then his face lit up with joy.
After months of fusion, the Celestial Doctor’s miraculous scroll had finally completed its transformation.
In his mind, the miraculous scroll and the pill record had disappeared, replaced by a... ruler.
It was a ruler, about the length of a forearm, with a pale yellow color, engraved with complex patterns, resembling a ruler used for discipline.
At the end of this ruler, there were two mysterious innate Dao patterns, Shennong!
"The Shennong Ruler!"
Su Changqing’s pupils contracted sharply, suddenly realizing.
Upon seeing this ruler, he immediately understood who the Celestial Doctor and Yan truly were!
The Celestial Doctor and Yan are the same person!
And this person is the legendary Great Emperor of Longevity of the Southern Pole Heavenly Court, the Human Emperor following Fuxi, the Yan Emperor!
"Yan is not from this world!"
"He... comes from the primordial land!"
Su Changqing’s longstanding confusion was instantly resolved.
Why does this world have so many shadows of the primordial region?
Why is his inheritance associated with the Heaven-Opening Axe and the Chaos Pearl?
Behind him is Yan, this Shennong figure!
"To emulate Pan Gu, to open a new world, leading to the manifestation of my lineage."
"So, does the emergence of this world resemble the primordial realm?"
Thinking this way, Su Changqing felt a bit puzzled again.
Within this, what role do Wuzu and Daoist Venerable play?
Disciples of the Yan Emperor? Or also great beings from the primordial land?
"Why do beings from the primordial realm appear in this world?"
"What kind of existence in this world caused the Yan Emperor to fall to this point?"
Once his inner doubts were resolved, they were followed by even more confusion.
But Su Changqing understood, he was very close to the truth.
As long as he continues forward, constantly growing stronger, everything will eventually come to light.
Thinking of this, Su Changqing focused on the Shennong Ruler in his hand.
This ruler was condensed from the mysterious jade of the Nine Earths, feeling warm and delicate, with a pale yellow hue, and the complex engravings on it emitted a dangerous green glow.
The engravings represented the true inheritance of the Celestial Doctor after its transformation.
This inheritance was simple, with only two techniques.
Decomposition and Fusion.
"This..."
Su Changqing fixed his gaze, and after a quick glance, his forehead was immediately drenched in cold sweat.
The medical art taken to the extreme was even more formidable than he had imagined.
This inheritance had only two techniques, but their terrifying effects were spine-chilling!
Decomposition: Laws, bloodlines, roots, true spirits, origins, genes... everything in the world can be decomposed, extracting its essence.
Fusion: Laws, bloodlines, roots, true spirits, origins, genes... everything in the world can be fused, creating new species or energies.
The Celestial Doctor’s final inheritance was an extremely concise introduction.
However, the profound significance it contained was enough to shock anyone to their core.
Capable of decomposing everything, capable of fusing everything, this is a terrifying method that almost breaks the rules of the world!
For example, take Wu Yong currently in Su Changqing’s internal world.
He could entirely change Wu Yong’s genes, bloodlines, even true spirit, without harming his life!
If he wanted, he could even transform Wu Yong into a fierce beast, a tree, or even... a stone with intelligence!
Shennong’s medical art, not merely reaching perfection, but to an unbelievably extraordinary extent.
The fusion of dead and living entities, the creation between different species.
Everything can be fused, and with just this one sentence, endless ideas can be derived.
But likewise, this sentence could also lead to tremendous disaster.
Because not even Shennong, master of the Celestial Doctor, would know what kind of monstrosity he might create.
Realizing this, Su Changqing suddenly froze, then drew a deep breath.
He gazed into the distance, murmuring, "The Heavenly Dao sent down several world-ending tribulations, all targeting the Celestial Doctor’s inheritance."
"Could it be that the Yan Emperor back then... created something that led to such actions by the Heavenly Dao?"
"If that’s the case..."
Su Changqing didn’t utter his last sentence, but in his heart, he understood.
Those rampaging demons across the worlds, causing mountains of foreign corpses and seas of blood, leaving countless people homeless...
They are likely creations of the Yan Emperor!
But evidently, what the Yan Emperor created exceeded his control, leading to a situation spiraling out of control.
Now Su Changqing understood the meaning of that sigh from Daoist Venerable back then.
"You should think of it as... atonement for your sins."
Sins?
Billions of creatures died, countless were left homeless, even this world teetered on the brink of collapse.
This is far more than sin; it’s karma that cannot be cleansed even through countless lifetimes of reincarnation.
"Was I... also created by the Yan Emperor?"
Su Changqing fell silent, looking at his own hands, eyes filled with bewilderment.
Could it be that the endless causality entwined around him was the Yan Emperor’s mistake imposed upon him?
And he himself was created by the Yan Emperor, a pawn to rescue all beings, to bridge causality?
If so, then it makes sense, every experience he went through, and being ensnared by countless karmic ties with no past.
But there’s one thing Su Changqing couldn’t understand.
The Yan Emperor laid out plans for endless ages, waiting for him to descend in these times of battle, having prepared everything, paving his path forward.
With him here, darkness could end, life could continue, even the shattered worlds could be reopened.
But...
Su Changqing’s gaze turned towards the distance, murmuring to himself,
"You created me to atone, but on what basis do you believe..."
"I won’t become another uncontrollable..."
"Demon?!"