Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

"You mean..." The Holy One of Vajrabhairava's expression turned solemn.

"In the next attack, the enemy will either not fight us, or they will definitely come out in full force and crush our Hongmeng Town in one fell swoop with their strongest power," Ying Zheng said.

"Having witnessed our strength, we are now a thorn in the side of the enemy. Anyone who wants to touch us must risk being wounded."

"Moreover, from their perspective, if they don't use enough force, pulling out the nail will inevitably result in greater losses. In comparison, pulling the nail out in one go will incur the least cost."

"Hmm!" The Great Vajra Deity nodded involuntarily.

"If we fight again, I'm afraid our Hongmeng Town will be stained with blood." Emperor Wuxuan sighed with emotion.

No one was killed in the night raid on Hongmeng Town. Only a few people were seriously injured and had to return to the Hongmeng Universe to recuperate. The rest were mostly fine.

"There's nothing we can do. The enemy is determined to fight, so we have no choice but to fight back!" Ying Zheng sighed as well.

"No, there is actually another way," Binghan suddenly said, "that can save the Hongmeng Universe from bloodshed."

"What method?" Ying Zheng was taken aback.

"Don't tell me this is surrender." Ying Zheng's tone was somewhat strange.

“Of course not,” Ice Cold Supreme replied.

Then, she stopped being mysterious and continued, "Our location when we enter the Canglan Illusionary Realm from the outside is not random, but determined by the Canglan Illusionary Realm based on the position of our Hongmeng Universe within the Canglan Universe."

“We know that,” the Great Lord of Might and Virtue nodded in agreement.

Ying Zheng had mentioned this point before.

Therefore, concealing the initial location of the primordial universe is of paramount importance.

Even if Hongmeng Town is destroyed, as long as their initial location is not exposed, they will still have a chance to make a comeback in the future.

However, once the initial location is known to the enemy, they only need to defend that area, and it will be extremely difficult for them to enter the Canglan Illusionary Realm again.

“Since the enemy’s stronghold is near us in the Canglan Illusionary Realm, I think the enemy outside must also be a cosmic civilization near our Hongmeng Universe,” Binghan continued to analyze.

"What do you mean?" Ying Zheng's heart stirred.

"Launch an attack from the outside!" Binghan said.

"Difficult," Ying Zheng shook his head.

"I've thought about that too. First, we don't know their background or which cosmic civilization they come from; second, they are most likely also members of the Cosmic Alliance. If we rashly attack their universe, it would be a violation of the Alliance's rules and would inevitably invite punishment from the Alliance. This would undoubtedly be courting death."

"It's not actually that difficult," Binghan said.

"It's easy to find out what the other side is up to. Just use the old method. We pretend to seek peace, and we can naturally find out which universe civilization they come from."

"As for what happens next, we don't even need to lift a finger; we can just hire people! The enemy is most likely just a level three cosmic civilization. In the void, there are plenty of homeless wanderers and cosmic thieves who have been left homeless after the destruction of their universe! We can easily send a few level four cosmic beings, or even a level five cosmic being, to severely damage them, or even wipe out their entire cosmic civilization, before the Alliance even realizes it!"

"Hiss!" Upon hearing this, all the Venerable Ones gasped in shock.

Their eyes were filled with astonishment as they looked at Binghan.

Even Ying Zheng was secretly astonished; Bing Han's methods were always ruthless.

Moreover, this wasn't the first time. The plan to assassinate the Dark Lord of the Spirit God Universe was proposed by her, and all of them were ruthless tactics that directly targeted the enemy's vitals.

“A level 5 assassin of the cosmic level is hard to find,” Ying Zheng said after a moment of thought.

But in the end, he made up his mind: "Okay! Let's do it this way! I'll go ask my friends!"

Just as Ying Zheng and his men were discussing the matter, the people responsible for cleaning up the battlefield arrived, carrying armor and weapons that they had stripped from the enemy corpses.

"Look at these, they all have this pattern engraved on them."

Ying Zheng and his men went over to take a look and saw that the armor and leather armor they had brought out indeed had two strange patterns that looked like ghost talismans.

Ying Zheng immediately understood the meaning of the two patterns.

“It’s Fire Jade! It’s the Fire Jade Cosmic Civilization!” he exclaimed.

"The Fire Jade Universe Civilization is also a member of the Universe Alliance. It belongs to the third-level universe civilization. About two hundred billion years ago, it successfully survived the second cosmic transformation. Among the third-level universe civilizations, it is considered quite good," Binghan introduced.

She has an excellent grasp of the information about various cosmic civilizations within the Canglan Universe Circle, all of which comes from the memories of the Ice Empress.

The Ice Empress has lived for countless trillions of years, so she naturally knows everything about the Canglan Universe.

Moreover, when the Qingling Universe encountered a crisis 500 billion years ago, the Ice Empress, while preparing her backup plan, specifically investigated the situation near the Hongmeng Universe and confirmed that there were no advanced cosmic civilizations in the vicinity of the Hongmeng Universe.

"Knowing the enemy's details saves us a lot of trouble," Ying Zheng couldn't help but say.

"It seems even the heavens intend to destroy this Fire Jade Universe," the Great Mighty Saint Venerable sighed.

"Alright, once I know the enemy's details, I'll go out and find someone to take action!" Ying Zheng said.

After reaching an agreement, Ying Zheng immediately left the Canglan Illusionary Realm.

Upon returning to the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, Ying Zheng immediately retrieved the Celestial Foundation Tower from Nuwa.

Through the Celestial Tower, Ying Zheng made contact with Gu Si.

Gu Si is a dimensional merchant with extensive connections, and naturally knows many cosmic wanderers.

"Brother, what made you think of contacting me? Is there something you need?" In the illusory image, Gu Si sat in a forest of steles, surrounded by celestial steles engraved with runes.

“I do need your help, brother,” Ying Zheng nodded and said.

"Brother, do you know any experts who can do dirty work? They should at least be at the fourth level of the universe level." Ying Zheng said, and then recounted the situation he encountered in the Hongmeng Universe.

"You're going to hire someone to take down the Fire Jade Universe?!" Gu Si was slightly surprised.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "If the people of your Hongmeng Universe and the people of the Huoyu Universe meet, they probably won't let you off easily. In that case, striking first is a last resort."

“Brother Ying Zheng, I do know quite a few cosmic wanderers, some of whom are willing to do dirty work. However, you know the price.”

“I know,” Ying Zheng nodded.

The Fire Jade Universe is a member of the Azure Universe Alliance. Attacking the Fire Jade Universe is tantamount to declaring war on the alliance, something that not just anyone would dare to do.

Ying Zheng dared to act, but he couldn't do it himself. He was the Great Emperor of the Hongmeng Universe, and if he acted personally, it would surely implicate the Hongmeng Universe.

"This kind of shady work requires people who have severed all ties with the world. They either have no homeland, or they've committed heinous crimes and are wanted by the Alliance. Only they are willing to do this kind of work. However, the prices are incredibly high," Gu Si said. "Brother, are you sure you can afford it?"

Ying Zheng felt a little embarrassed by Gu Si's words. Clearly, Gu Si was worried that he was short of money.

"Brother, to be honest, I already have a suitable candidate in mind. However, to get him to help, I estimate it will cost at least 200,000 Canglan Points."

Two hundred thousand Canglan Points is indeed no small amount.

An eternal universe like the Azure Spirit Universe was initially bid at only eight million Azure Points.

"Two hundred thousand..." Ying Zheng pondered for a moment.

Finally, he spoke up and asked, "Brother, how much do you think this is worth?" Ying Zheng stretched out his hand, and a small star shuttle appeared in his palm. It was the Cosmic Star Shuttle that Bing Han had given him.

“This is… a space shuttle?!” Gu Si blurted out.

"That's right." Ying Zheng nodded in confirmation.

"Brother, I wonder if I can use this as collateral to borrow some funds for emergency use. Once I get through this difficult time and have more money, I'll redeem it."

“Of course.” Gu Si nodded with a smile. “The value of a single Space Shuttle is more than enough to pawn 200,000 Canglan Points.”

"As for the interest..." Gu Si continued.

"What my brother says goes," Ying Zheng replied.

“I can waive interest.” Gu Si smiled, and in the illusory image of the Heavenly Base Tower, his smile seemed somewhat meaningful.

"No interest..." Ying Zheng was also taken aback. Two hundred thousand was not a small amount; he had originally thought that even if he mortgaged the Space Shuttle, the interest would not be small.

"Brother, I genuinely want to be friends with you," Gu Si said earnestly.

Then he added, "Besides that, I won't lie to you, there is something I really want to ask you for help with."

“Please speak, brother,” Ying Zheng replied earnestly.

“Since Brother Ying Zheng possesses the Space Shuttle, he must have some understanding of the extradimensional world,” Gu Si said.

"Yes." Ying Zheng nodded. "A superdimensional is a dimension that transcends our own."

“That’s right.” Gu Si nodded. “The world we usually live in is actually four-dimensional. And above the four dimensions, there are other dimensions.”

"There are two other known dimensions: hyperspace and hypertime."

"The Space Shuttle utilizes hyperspace. By traveling through hyperspace, which is higher than four dimensions, it can freely traverse the universe and even jump over causality and destiny."

"Hmm." Ying Zheng nodded again.

He knew all of this; the method for making the Space Shuttle was obtained by the Ice Empress from the Heavenly Cauldron Universe.

She spent a great deal of effort to gather all the materials and finally built four space shuttles.

"And what I want to emphasize is the trans-temporal dimension," Gu Si said, letting out a long sigh, his brows furrowed with regret.

“Brother, please speak freely,” Ying Zheng said.

He understood the hyperspace dimension, but he knew nothing about the hypertime dimension, and Binghan had never mentioned it.

"Hyperspace is about jumping freely in space, while hypertime is about jumping in time and can go back in time."

"What?!" Ying Zheng was somewhat astonished.

Time is irreversible; this is a profound truth he has understood since attaining enlightenment and sainthood.

But now, Gu Si suddenly told him this, which shocked him greatly.

"Brother Ying Zheng, do you know where I come from?" Looking at Ying Zheng's astonished expression, Gu Si smiled and asked again.

Ying Zheng shook his head.

“I am not from the Canglan Universe Circle,” Gu Si said.

"I was born in the Taidian Cosmic Civilization in the Mingguang Cosmic Circle, which is a Level 9 Cosmic Civilization."

"Hiss!" Ying Zheng gasped.

His gaze toward Gu Si was filled with shock.

The ninth level of cosmic civilization is rumored to be the endpoint of the evolution of all cosmic civilizations.

Eternal, supreme, and infinitely bright are all terms used to describe a Level 9 cosmic civilization.

When a cosmic civilization evolves to that level, it no longer needs to worry about any calamities. No means can threaten a Level 9 cosmic civilization, not even those of equal standing.

"Actually, the ninth-level cosmic civilization is not the end." Gu Si sighed and dropped another bombshell.

"Only after transcending time can a Level 9 cosmic civilization truly reach its final peak. At that time, all life in this universe will be sublimated and reach the other shore..." Gu Si said, his expression filled with sorrow.

"That's what we originally thought."

"However, we took the wrong path, so the entire universe of civilization was destroyed!"

At this moment, Gu Si's expression was filled with regret.

Seeing Gu Si's appearance, Ying Zheng was shocked but didn't know what to say.

"But all hope is not lost! I'm still alive," Gu Si said. "We still have hope!"

"Brother, do you know why I came to the Canglan Universe Circle?" Gu Si looked at Ying Zheng, a deep smile in his eyes.

Ying Zheng shook his head subconsciously.

“I didn’t understand before either,” Gu Si said.

"I came to the Canglan Universe Circle simply to follow a prophecy, and have been wandering here for trillions of years! During this time, I have been living as a dimensional merchant."

"Until I met you."

"At that time, I vaguely understood that I had come here probably to wait for you."

Upon hearing Gu Si's words, Ying Zheng was deeply shaken!
"Go to the Canglan Universe Circle. There, you will meet someone from the other side. Only he has the ability to change the past and save the Taidian Universe, which is lost in the past!" Gu Si said, word by word.

As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on Ying Zheng.

Under his gaze, Ying Zheng felt as if Gu Si had seen through all his secrets.

What exactly is the other shore? Why did Gu Yi say he came from the other shore? Is he really the person Gu Yi prophesied?
Countless thoughts flashed through Ying Zheng's mind.

At this moment, Gu Si said again, "Brother Ying Zheng, don't think too much. I'm just letting you know first."

"And whether you are the person predicted or not, I'm not sure either. Anyway, if there's an opportunity in the future, I hope you can help me out."

Ying Zheng nodded solemnly: "Ying Zheng will never forget your kindness, brother! If that time ever comes, I will naturally do my best to help you."

"Your words are enough, brother," Gu Si replied with a smile.

"I'll contact them for you right away about what my brother entrusted to me. I'm sure I'll get back to you soon," Gu Si said.

"Alright," Ying Zheng replied.

"Universe Star Shuttle, shall I use the Universe Celestial Tower to teleport you?" Ying Zheng said to Gu Si.

"No need." Gu Si raised his hand to signal them to stop.

A slight smile played on his lips. "A verbal pledge will suffice. Let's agree on a timeframe: 10 billion years. If you haven't repaid those 200,000 Azure Points within 10 billion years, this Space Shuttle is mine; if you have, then we're even." (End of Chapter)