Above The Sky

Chapter 2148 - 59: Great Tranquility (Part 1)

It can even be said that the reason the Four Great Cults have been able to maintain an unbroken lineage of powerful figures across generations is perhaps due to the mutual reflection of the Domain of Void and reality—not only humans individually, but a sufficiently determined collective human organization can also bind humans together, transforming into an immortal essence.

According to their theory, if all humans possess independent will, yet adhere to the same consensus, the same perception, holding the same beliefs, and become ’fellow travelers’ of a certain Path of the Dao, then at the end of this pathway, it might give rise to a ’Saint’ who transcends the Fifth Energy Level.

These paths currently have various obstacles, various shortcomings.

But in essence, they indeed offer significant assistance to immortal essence.

Disseminate their doctrine.

Establish their Divine Kingdom.

Lay down ethics, laws, or beliefs.

Create a hierarchy unique to themselves, even their own pathway, ideology.

And the further along this road they walk, the more silent the mighty beings of Terra become.

Because they have discovered something.

That is, no matter how many attempts they make, they absolutely cannot surpass one person.

A person who has disseminated their knowledge, order, and ideology... the founder of the Arcane Pathway, Ian Silverpeak.

If their path provides a certain level of assistance to immortality, then Ian’s Arcane Pathway has now spread worldwide, not just among humans, but even among Magical Beasts who are practicing it.

To what terrifying extent is his immortality supposed to be?

Indeed the first contemporary Saint to attempt Ascension... everyone greatly admired him, but still could not accept the triumphant outcome of Ian.

However, they also found out that Ian hasn’t appeared these years.

The Supreme Spirit Sect Ian established, with its Holy Light Priests and Guardian Paladins, has already spread its faith across half of The Empire, this enormous sect combined with the Domain of Void of Silverpeak Domain has even formed embryonic projections that only the other Four Great Cults possess.

Some followers of the Supreme Spirit Sect even claim they’ve seen the image of a Deity—the face identical to Ian’s!

In a certain sense, Ian has indeed already become a Deity walking in the present world.

But that Deity is not Ian.

Ian has disappeared—or rather, he’s asleep.

Initially, some people could still communicate with Ian, such as Yisen Gard, Sio, and Anfa. Brother Alan and Elder Prude could freely converse as well.

But as Ian delved deeper into the Great Aether Sea - the stream of time, continuously retrospected, he has ventured into depths of space-time that others could scarcely imagine.

Recently, only Ian’s Brother Alan could still attempt to communicate with Ian through his Spirit Energy.

But as Ian continues deepening, even Alan struggles to ascertain Ian’s current situation.

"Brother is currently... located in an extremely peaceful... almost completely empty area?"

With the support of the Heart of Terra, Alan wholeheartedly enhanced his Spirit Energy. He has grown, appearing almost as tall as his brother, perhaps even taller than Ian in the future.

Yet even with Alan having gained significant growth from ’Retrospective Vision’ and support from the Heart of Terra, he is surrounded by the Spirit Energy Radiance, only able to glean some very vague shadows: "He’s still exploring... hmm, emotions are very stable. He sensed my exploration and gave a certain response, but I can’t hear clearly..."

"It’s okay."

Upon hearing this news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Yisen Gard felt quite gratified: "As long as we know he’s okay... exploration has always been Ian’s most beloved activity, perhaps we shouldn’t disturb him frequently."

"No."

But Alan gently shook his head, still linked to the Heart of Terra, he softly said: "Brother really likes us communicating with him... he loves exploring, but he also loves us."

"As long as we call out to him, as long as Terra still needs him, he will return."

"...Ah?"

Mid-sentence, Alan suddenly raised his head in shock, violet radiance flowing in his eyes: "I hear Brother’s voice!"

"What!" Everyone was stunned: "What did he say?"

"He said..."

Alan frowned, discerning the meaning behind Ian’s voice: "He said..."

[——The time has come]

[I have discovered part of the cosmic truth, but one-third exists in the past, one-third exists in the future, one-third exists now]

[Now I will return with the past and proceed towards the future]

[However, before this, I need to conduct another experiment—a crucial experiment, concerning The End]

[And regardless of the outcome of this experiment... there is something I must do]

[I need, to make the entire Terra civilization ’silent’, with only one voice]

[My voice]