Wizards chase the truth

The Desert of Death vanished; the high-level power of the Qiongyun Beast erased—no, it should be said—assimilated everything and everyone.

All sources of cause and effect, of intertwined fate, become part of the Qiongyun Beast.

It can be called energy, or matter, or even a theorem at a higher level.

Only a small number of people, through the power of possessing the same rank, managed to buy some time to sever ties, seal their memories, and die in silence, thus ensuring the safety of their true selves.

White light particles drifted continuously towards the sky, carrying the majestic and ferocious beastly shadow towards the unknown border.

Beyond the Death Desert, and even in other regions of the Frosty Lands, and in more distant, bitterly cold lands, creatures look up at this magnificent spectacle.

"What happened? Where did this spectacular sight originate? Are the five major powers of the Frostland doing something? It's truly magnificent!"

"It's too exaggerated. It can probably be seen throughout the entire Frostland. From those white light particles, I saw the derivation of countless worlds and the interpretation of spatial perspectives. It seems to contain an alternative truth, which is fascinating and has given me a lot of inspiration for witchcraft creation."

"What a joke! All I see is terror. Every particle of light is like the gaping maw of a ferocious beast, ready to swallow you whole at any moment. Don't look at it, don't think about it, or it will be imprinted deep in your mind."

Many living beings, whether powerful or weak, were discussing the strange phenomenon in the sky.

The more powerful one is, the more one fears and dares not touch, speak of, or confine one's extraordinary perception.

Like a powerful beast passing through a forest, the weak, like ants, can only bury their heads in the soil to try and be ignored.

What they are doing now is entrusting their own fate to a more powerful being.

"They've vanished. The seven forbidden zones that existed in the Frosty Land have simply disappeared. What kind of immense power could possibly defy the laws of nature and completely erase that part of the matter, making it impossible for it to reappear? This has already touched upon the forbidden realm."

Some ancient beings of the Radiant Moon were plunged into a state of constant fear and anxiety.

For someone at their level, this is considered a forbidden power.

There is only one possibility.

That is the legendary power of rules.

"The Frosty Lands hold such a great secret that no one throughout history has ever known. The five major powers must have discovered the existence of the power of rules and wanted to seize it, but judging from the situation, they have failed."

"The disappearance of the Death Desert and several other forbidden areas is inextricably linked to the census and that blood-red figure. Could it be that he has control over the forbidden power?"

The scene of white light particles flying into the sky has been ongoing and cannot be ignored. Weak creatures can draw inspiration from it and benefit greatly from it; powerful creatures, on the other hand, fear the nature of its power and are afraid of being tainted.

"What will be the fate of the five major forces that have been tainted by forbidden power? And what will be the final outcome of the Death Desert?"

Some insightful individuals, realizing this, became excited, thinking, "The future landscape of the Frosty Land will undergo earth-shattering changes; this may be our opportunity."

Ascending the stairway to the stars, Andersen rode the Cloud Beast, following the connections along the timeline, and found the precise destination.

As he detached himself from the material world, his eyes swept over some rather unique places in the Frosty Land.

The area above is shrouded in white mist. The interior is obscured, and tiny microbial spores devour everything.

The mountains and marshes were pitch black, with surging waves, and there were unknown and intangible things that were subdued within them.

The 'thing' buried deep underground is filled with the aura of death and has a terrifying, suppressed malevolent energy. Once it erupts, it will surely cause an earth-shattering event.

Hans Christian Andersen chuckled softly, “Even after so many years, the secrets of our home planet’s existence have not been fully explored. It’s a pity we don’t have any familiar old friends. These arrangements and backup plans are quite unfamiliar, and they even carry the feeling of an alien civilization.”

Perhaps it was during the Great Expedition that some participants, having divided up the spoils, innovated their own paths as wizards.

This situation is very common.

That's what he did back then.

Existing knowledge can no longer propel the path of wizardry forward, generate new ideas, or create a sufficiently excellent lineage.

The Great Expedition was also driven by high-ranking wizards for their own benefit.

If it weren't for some concerns about causing further complications, Andersen would have wanted to satisfy his curiosity and see what was hidden beneath the fog of mystery.

"Our home planet is indeed blessed with outstanding people and abundant resources. I'm afraid that other regions of the Wizarding Continent also have many similar hidden plans."

"What a pity!"

Hans Christian Andersen was confident that the many contingency plans he left behind were undoubtedly the best.

They are also confident that they can dig up other people's graves without being killed by the grave guards' traps.

His only concern was that his plans would be affected.

At the grand gathering of stars, the battle between Wang Ya and Xi Ya continues.

The great wizards of the Sun looked grim as they gazed at the white light that flowed backward along the timeline. Within it was a ferocious Qiongyun Beast, its gaping maw like a jumble of spatial angles. Andersen coexisted on the Qiongyun Beast's head, his blood-red hair flying wildly, and a strange smile curving his lips.

"Hello you all."

Hans Christian Andersen raised his hand humorously and waved it, "I'm back again. I hope you won't refuse my uninvited visit."

“What you want to do is not something that your personal power can achieve.” The High Wizard of Tide frowned. “Facing just a few of us, you are not capable of doing so with your current strength.”

Hans Christian Andersen made no attempt to hide his intentions: "Yes, if we really fight, I will die at your hands and fall into a state of confusion once again."

"However, my purpose has never been to fight you, but to enter the net, become a part of the net, and see and learn something."

The Grand Wizard of Judgment was astonished, "If you want to join us, you only need to reveal your status. The administrators of the Free Star Council will review you, and if you meet the requirements, your existence as a person with a status will naturally allow you to join smoothly."

Hans Christian Andersen smiled but said nothing.

The Great Wizard of Red Leaf narrowed his eyes. "The answer is simple. Since he did all that, it proves that he doesn't meet the qualifications or conditions. He has a significant secret. He is suspected to be an ancient being who has returned from some point in the past."

"Those secrets are unknown to us, but some of the ancient beings of the Council of Stars may well know them."

The black and white wizards held their left hands behind their backs, protecting the Starry Space Battlefield of Wang Ya and Xi Ya, while their right hands were held vertically in front of them. Their eyes were cold and filled with killing intent. "What are you waiting for? Anyone who interferes with the Starry Gathering is our enemy."

"Dissolve his physical form, dispel his status, and seal his consciousness, spirit, and soul. If the higher-ups of the Star Council descend, they can use this to deal with him without affecting us."

Andersen looked at the Great Wizard Yuan Gu, who immediately took action, unfolding the domain behind him and unleashing an endless torrent of metallic energy, and said, "Don't be in such a hurry. Hitting me is fine, but destroying the convergence point of this network of timelines will cause the entire primordial minor heavens to completely turn into a state of chaotic turbulence."

"The one who will take responsibility then won't be me, who hasn't even joined the Stars yet."

Upon hearing this, the great wizard Yuan Gu's expression immediately turned ugly. "You are disgusting. You have no manners or face that a wizard of your rank should have."

I subconsciously stopped what I was doing, hesitant to act for fear of causing harm.

"When did wizards start caring about these things?"

Hans Christian Andersen chuckled. His greatest confidence came from the timeline he held in his hands.

Although not all worlds, but still about two or three tenths of the universe's timeline, with his power, he could break, banish, and reverse the original timeline of these source worlds, people, and things in the minor heavens.

"That's why I said that the existence of the web is wrong, and the web should not exist. The path of the wizarding world has seriously deviated, and it must be corrected."

The Grand Wizard of Judgment glared coldly, "Arrogant!"

The High Wizard of Tides remained calm. "Nonsense!"

"I must say, it's a very far-fetched idea." The Great Wizard of Red Leaf smiled, without any strong emotional reaction. "Even among the wizards who have repeatedly stirred up rebellions in the past history of the wizarding world, your idea is the most dangerous."

"Other wizards, at best, cause significant disruptions within the wizarding world for their own benefit. At worst, they may cooperate with other legendary civilizations, harboring ideas to overthrow wizarding civilization, and thus disrupt the network's plans, temporarily rendering it ineffective to achieve their goals."

"You are the first being to want to completely destroy the Net and make it disappear. I must say, the very existence of this idea makes you the most dangerous person, and you also have the ability to do it."

Hans Christian Andersen remained noncommittal, crossing his arms and a slight smile playing on his lips. "So, how do you plan to deal with me? Will you fight me, or will you stand by and watch?"

“You seem quite confident that we can’t do anything to you.” The Great Wizard of Red Leaf clenched his fist, which was hidden in his sleeve.

"It depends on you, not me. I am passive."

Hans Christian Andersen said with a smile, "If you don't care about the disorder of the timeline, you can naturally take action to suppress me. I only have the ability to resist, not to take action."

Suddenly, black and white replaced the brilliance of the stars, and an incomparably magnificent ancient realm descended with overwhelming force. Vast and profound energy and matter continuously poured out from it, serving as the energy consumption for the black and white great wizards to unleash their power.

The power of rules can be built up by quantity, provided that one possesses the necessary status to leverage it; and the required quantity is terrifyingly large.

Energy is a quantity.

Matter is a quantity.

The illusory spirit is a quantity.

Mind and will are both forms of quantity.

Of course, the very existence of a rule wizard, even the amount it inhales and exhales in a single breath, is extremely terrifying.

The existence of realms is more like their essence.

The human form we see now is merely a superficial manifestation.

The black and white wizards then made their move, using their free hand to suppress Andersen and the Qiongyun Beast. The originally dazzling white light, due to the refraction of space and angle, showed signs of weakness under the shadow of the black and white.

Hans Christian Andersen understood that fighting five against one was not advisable, but the bargaining chips for negotiation and compromise also needed to be won through strength.

There's a difference between words and actions. He didn't actually take any destructive actions against the network, leading to the complete failure of the Stars Festival.

Everything is still negotiable.

Even rule-based wizards are still only concerned with their own interests.

What timeline? What ordinary people? There are plenty of high-ranking wizards who don't care. The more powerful they are, the more indifferent they are to life and the less empathy they feel.

At the species level, they are no longer the same.

Creating species is an easy task for rule-based wizards.

What will restrain them is only a higher level of power and the need to bear unequal costs and damage their own interests.

The rule of the Sun Wizard, who acts impulsively, is rare. Andersen encountered half of one today. He gave the black and white great wizard a deep look with his blood-red eyes, and then glanced thoughtfully at the battlefield of heaven and earth that was being protected by one hand.

Hans Christian Andersen snorted, "Young people these days are really impatient."

"But if you want to play, then I'll play with you."

Hans Christian Andersen lay back, his body completely merging into the body of the Qiongyun Beast. The power of the rules of angle and space, under the influence of his own position, further consumed the vast energy brought by the seven witch bodies from the Frost and Snow Land.

And permanently strip away some of the material rules of the seven forbidden no-man's-lands of the Frost and Snow Land, as the largest source of driving energy.

Even if someone were to later fill the void with matter, it would never be able to return to its original state; it would remain a desolate and barren wasteland, unchanged for millions of years.
Unless life and nutrition are continuously supplied.

Only a wizard who focuses on the rules of life and vitality can repair and fill the missing material rules.

Material rules, wind, water, fire, rain, thunder, lightning, and land—tangible matter, not intangible definitions.

The latter belongs to the category of illusory rules.

The power of rules derived from extraordinary life lies between the two, first matter, then illusion, a new path beginning from the level of the sun.

That is, relying on matter, yet detaching from matter, seeking external reality, and internal illusion.

That is, the ultimate path to creating something from nothing.

Even at the peak of his career, Hans Christian Andersen only reached the very end of the fifth-level wizard level; he had not yet fully crossed over.

His greatest rival in this life, the Deep Blue Wizard, seemed to have already crossed over into that realm when they fought each other.

After a long period of time, he returned. Is the Great Wizard of Deep Blue alive or dead? If he is still alive, what level of power has he reached?

Hans Christian Andersen felt a sense of urgency. Time was running out, and he needed to act quickly, understand everything clearly, and regain his lost status and the power of the rules.

"Roar!"

The Qiongyun Beast roared, and the spatial fluctuations, reflected by the white light, continuously scattered, clashing with and annihilating the black and white shadow forces.

For a time, they actually managed to achieve a balance of power.

The scattered aftershocks descended into the dark void, creating ripples like those of a black river. Zooming in further, one could see that, due to the concentrated timeline, the numerous universes and galaxies belonging to the primordial minor heavens were constantly being destroyed and disappearing.

Even some voids, stars, and celestial bodies near the original mother planet in the universe were affected by an invisible force and directly erased.

The center of the homeworld is the primordial ancient star. In essence, even any region on the Wizarding Continent is tens or hundreds of times larger in mass and energy than ordinary star systems in the universe.

The extraordinary system that can support wizards, even wizards at the level of the Sun Rule, can support a small number of beings.

Of course, if the galaxies and vast planetary worlds in the void can also support the extraordinary system, then that's another story.

"Shall we continue?"

At the top of the Qiongyun Beast's head, Hans Christian Andersen's face appeared, calmly exchanging glances with several Sun Wizards.

The black and white wizards unconsciously frowned.

The aftershocks of his power shouldn't have reached the primordial ancient star; it was just a hair's breadth away from directly striking the mother planet's initial location.

The Black and White Wizards subconsciously slowed down the output of power from the Black and White Boundary.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

The Tide Wizard glanced at the Black and White Wizard, clearly having noticed something amiss, then looked at Andersen, "The Ninety-Nine Tribulations Locking Void Wizard Array, even if you are a Sun Rule Wizard, you have no power to shake it. Don't just spout empty words and reveal your true purpose."

Hans Christian Andersen said seriously, "I've just been asleep for a long time and don't quite understand the changes in the world. I just wanted to go online to take a look. The world outside the internet and the world inside the internet are completely different."

The Tide Wizard said, "You want us to use our authority to banish you from the primordial universe."

Hans Christian Andersen smiled. “Of course not. I want to go to places further away, beyond the civilization of wizarding legends. I also want to enter the web and witness a brand new wizarding world from another perspective.”

The Tide Wizard frowned again. "Impossible. You're thinking of something out of the blue."

The Great Wizard of Red Leaf, with one hand behind his back and his right hand raised, interjected, “The Council of Stars has different authorities. We are merely regional authorities of the Primordial Great Heavens. There are unfamiliar rules here, so we need to report to the Crimson Council of the Crimson Realm to confirm your identity. If there are no problems, there is hope that you can become one of us. You just need to fulfill some duties and obligations.”

"We also lack the capacity to interfere in matters beyond the Primordial Great Heavens, especially since you intend to leave the Crimson Realm and even the Wizarding Legend Civilization."

Grand Wizard Yuan Gu sneered, "If you're so good at this, why don't you just use the Altar of All Realms witchcraft to contact the vast void and chaos, spend a few thousand or tens of thousands of years, and maybe you'll get a response. Then you can use the phase spacetime channel to leave the Wizard Legend Civilization on your own."

Hans Christian Andersen smiled without saying a word; the fact that they were able to converse proved that these people were already willing to compromise.

His demonstration of power was acknowledged.

Sensing the state of the seven witch bodies, after only a moment of fighting, three of the witch bodies were no longer able to use their abilities, including the accumulated material rules and massive amounts of energy, all of which had been exhausted.

If the core of the world possesses a sublime essence of material rules, then...

Hans Christian Andersen dug out seven forbidden zones from the Frosty Lands, equivalent to the burning of thousands, even tens of thousands, of world cores.

This is the price that must be paid to drive the Qiongyun Beast.

The Qiongyun Beast's rule-based nature is already close to surpassing the level of material rules, and the price it will pay will only be greater.

In his prime, Andersen would not have compromised in this way; instead, he would have taken direct action, banishing these younger generations and sending them away for countless years before their return.

"I just want to open my eyes and see the world," Andersen said with a sad expression. "Can't even such a small request be granted to me?"

The high priests remained expressionless, clearly having never believed his words from beginning to end.

Hans Christian Andersen was also aware of this; their true intentions were both hidden, and they were also gathering more useful information.

The premise for maintaining this strange state is that both sides have their own concerns.

Finally, the High Wizard of Tides broke the oppressive atmosphere, saying, "I can send you away from the Primordial Great Heavens, provided that you release the anchor of the timeline now."

"No problem, as a sign of sincerity, you can judge for yourselves."

Hans Christian Andersen spread his hands, exuding a casual air.

Even the Black and White Wizards showed a hint of surprise in their eyes.

'They actually let it go! The timeline has returned to normal, and thanks to the network's organization, it has regained its original order.'

'What is the purpose of this old man whose identity we don't know? He let go so easily; does he trust us that much? Isn't he afraid we'll change our minds halfway through?'

'Or perhaps he has other plans, which is why he doesn't care, or maybe it's some kind of conspiracy?'

The several high-ranking wizards of the day exchanged mental messages, all filled with doubt.

The only thing that's certain is that things are definitely not that simple; there must be something fishy going on.

The High Wizard of the Tides: 'Send him away. What does it matter what his identity, purpose, or what era he's from? As long as he doesn't cause trouble in the Primordial Great Heavens and doesn't affect the opening and closing of this Star Gathering as scheduled, nothing else matters.'

Even if something really happens, it won't be their fault.

These are the things that those with authority over the other great heavens need to think about and do.

The High Wizard of Tides did not reveal all the information, but everyone else understood what he meant.

Grand Wizard Yuan Gu: 'I agree. I'm here to recruit new blood, not to fight and take responsibility. Once this is over, I'm going back to the Supreme Empire and won't be out for tens of thousands of years. More and more of the old guys are coming back, and we don't know their stance, whether they're good or bad. They're all acting mysteriously, as if they're afraid that we, the privileged ones, will be devoured by them.'

They've been hiding and causing trouble all day, and we haven't really paid them any attention. This guy isn't hiding anymore; he can face us directly. He shouldn't be a big problem. The power of those at the higher levels is enough to suppress these old fogies who can't recover their peak strength.

The Grand Wizard of Juefa and the Grand Wizard of Hongye exchanged a glance, both agreeing with the meaning of the Grand Wizard of Yuangu.

No one is foolish enough to do something that brings only responsibility and no benefit.

If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

If you want them to take charge, first issue the task instructions from within the network.

The group looked at the black and white great wizard.

The Black and White Wizards glanced discreetly at the Star Battlefield they were protecting, and the battle between Wang Ya and Xi Ya was nearing its end.

The final battle is about to begin. (End of Chapter)