Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 595 Are they all 'time travelers'?
Mission World 5.

A tall and upright figure dressed in a blue robe with wide sleeves sat in the void.

But it was Gao Wuwang from Jishi Valley.

He was staring intently at the three-legged cauldron in front of him.

Inside the cauldron, a fierce fire blazed, and amidst the surging flames, countless stars seemed to flicker and dart, with specks of light like stardust constantly shifting and turning.

for a long time……

Gao Wuwang changed the hand seals and gave a soft shout.

"Come!"

raging!

The true fire, overflowing with the brilliance of stardust, suddenly rose and surged, directly 'throwing' out the stardust-like specks of light from the true fire of the cauldron.

The true flames extinguished.

A fine, dense glimmer of light floated silently in front of Gao Wuwang, like a projection of a galaxy, flickering and changing.

Each glimmer of light is so tiny that one must use supernatural powers to observe it carefully in order to see its true form.

These tiny glimmers of light were clearly tiny, perfectly round, crystalline, pale blue pills that shimmered with a dazzling brilliance, as if they were breathing.

"Phew~" Gao Wuwang let out a long breath.

He raised his right hand and drew one from the countless pills in front of him, which resembled a projection of a galaxy, and held it on the tip of his index finger.

After observing carefully for a while, a smile finally appeared on his face.

"The Heart-Severing Pill... it's finally done."

Immediately, he released the Heart-Severing Pill that was hovering at his fingertips and then waved his hand to put away the cauldron in front of him.

After doing all this, I finally looked ahead at the vast and boundless continent.

A pale golden ring surrounded the entire continent, radiating an invisible power that compressed and pieced the entire continent together.

The mainland is covered by thick clouds, containing fierce winds and divine thunder, which act as a natural shield, isolating it from the outside world.

The moment Gao Wuwang's gaze pierced through the clouds!
The clouds and mist churned, as if stirred by a pair of invisible giant hands.

It was as if all living beings on the continent were looking up at him, converging into a colossal, sinister, and terrifying twisted consciousness.

He stared intently at Gao Wuwang with boundless malice.

Despite this chilling feeling, Gao Wuwang remained calm.

after all……

This isn't the first time we've dealt with each other.

"The dark side of consciousness..."

When he first arrived in this world, due to some misjudgments, he was almost taken away by the 'United Consciousness Entity' of this world...

(ーー゛)-
Fortunately, I reacted in time and escaped a disaster.

Later, while evading the unified consciousness, he sought a solution.

Initially, he used the auxiliary module to separate some sub-bodies from the unified consciousness, but those sub-bodies had a very strong tendency to self-destruct.

Before Gao Wuwang could help them restore their physical forms, they perished.

There was no other way; in order to complete the task, he had to think of another solution.

After a period of observation, he finally discovered the weaknesses of the unified consciousness.

Negative emotions, or rather, 'desires'.

In order to maintain its own existence, the unified consciousness will actively release any negative emotions it generates.

In other words, the existence of 'desire' will affect the existence of the unified consciousness itself.

Therefore, he secretly concealed himself through the auxiliary module, quietly collected the negative emotions released by the unified consciousness, and selected a portion of them—

The elixir is made primarily from desires such as greed, anger, and ignorance.

After a long period of time and numerous arrangements, the entire unified consciousness was finally brought to a standstill.

After that, he traveled the world, gathering the fragments of stars and cosmic dust destroyed by the unified consciousness, forging this continent before him, and making it habitable through ecological transformation technology.

After all the preparations were completed, the shaping pills were finally used to reshape their bodies.

By the way.

This shaping pill can sculpt the most suitable body according to the true nature of the soul.

It is the most cost-effective option for many cultivators whose bodies have collapsed due to failure in breakthroughs, accidents during explorations, or other reasons, leaving only a remnant soul, when they need to rebuild their bodies.

The higher one's cultivation level, the higher the price of the Shaping Pill.

It has only been developed to the stage of becoming a deity.

After all, advancing from the Void Returning stage to the Dao Integration stage involves 'Dao injury,' which cannot be resolved by pills of the Shaping Pill level.

Of course, the Shaping Pill is best taken by humans.

However, it's not that other races can't take it, but the effects will be less...

Back to the main topic!

After expending great effort to reshape the human race in this world, Gao Wuwang thought he could begin to spread the Dharma and let them cultivate.

As a result, the reshaped human race was so deeply influenced by the elixir that almost every one of them became greedy, lewd, murderous, and tyrannical.

Having no other choice, he had to collect the positive emotions that had been released when the unified consciousness collapsed and refine them into pills for them to take.

This allowed the positive and negative emotions of the reshaped human race to reach a balance.

Just when he thought everything was over, yet another unexpected event occurred!
Because of the balance between positive and negative emotions, memories from before becoming a 'United Consciousness Entity' surfaced, leading each reshaped human to believe they were a 'transmigrator'.

Moreover, the already collapsed unified consciousness has shown signs of revival.

Limited by the fact that the reshaped human race has become independent individuals with their own thoughts, He can no longer encompass all consciousness, understand everything, or manipulate the rules of the world as He did before.

It can only become the consciousness that reshapes the dark side of humanity, peering into the real world when human consciousness is at its most blurred.

In order to restore its former glory.

He lurks deep within the consciousness of every human being who has been reshaped, weaving their dreams to construct an immense network of consciousness.

Then, capture the moment when a human's spirit is extremely tense, or their body is on the verge of death, and their consciousness is at its weakest, and drag their consciousness into the consciousness network.

Then let those people's consciousness experience all kinds of horrors, and when their psychological defenses collapse, swallow their consciousness.

Moreover, the dark side of consciousness is hidden deep within the consciousness of every human being, and even Gao Wuwang couldn't think of a good way to stop it.

Transmitting the Dharma is useless; the dark side of consciousness will use methods such as 'psychological suggestion' to make the reshaped human race subconsciously disbelieve in the existence of cultivation methods.

He couldn't just extract and refine everyone's souls...

Thus, after years of painstaking research, Gao Wuwang finally developed the 'Heart-Severing Pill'.

The reason why the 'dark side consciousness' exists is that the reconstructed human race is now part of the former 'unified consciousness body'.

Although they have become independent individuals, they still have a weak connection with each other, and their souls also have a trace of the characteristics of a 'united consciousness'.

Therefore, as long as the connection is severed and that trace of characteristic is extinguished, the dark consciousness will be divided into countless parts and naturally perish.

"go with!"

With a flick of his hand, the 'Heart-Severing Pill,' which resembled a starry river projection, was swept away by his magic power and fell towards a distant continent.

From a distance, it looks like a meteor shower streaking across the clouds.

Rumble~!

Thunder roared, and clouds swirled, as if a colossal creature was howling.

However, it was the dark side of consciousness that wanted to prevent the 'Heart-Severing Pill' from falling onto the continent.

Having consumed a great deal of consciousness during this period, it is now able to interfere with reality again!
But...

It had no effect on the falling "heart-breaking pill" rain.

The complete 'United Consciousness Entity' of Gao Wuwang is indeed no match for him.

But a dark consciousness that has just gained the ability to interfere with reality can still be easily manipulated!
And so, Gao Wuwang watched as the elixir fell into the continent.

"at last……"

A flick of the finger sent a spark flying, following the countless Heart-Severing Pills that rained down. A fierce roar!

The flames rapidly expanded, piercing through the clouds, and in an instant, they grew into a star radiating endless light and heat, bringing light and life to the earth.

【Seeking Truth】Flagship Series, Sun, Moon and Star Component Combination Set.

When he made the purchase, [Qiuzhen] was engaged in a price war with [Jingyue], offering a 15% discount!

That's quite a bargain.

As the continent was gradually illuminated by the starlight, Gao Wuwang couldn't help but sigh again.

"It's really not easy..."

Twenty years!
A full twenty years!
He never rests for a single moment!

His skill level is almost on par with that of the sect leader!
Fortunately, there were nine others who were on the same mission as him.

Whenever he thinks of this, he feels much more at ease.

Finally, Gao Wuwang glanced at his personal profile.

After confirming that he had collected all the Ascension Points, he raised his hand and threw the Ascension Platform, silently saying "Settlement" in his mind.

The instant his figure disappeared.

The Ascension Platform resonates with Mission World 5...

The familiar golden clouds rapidly expanded across the continent.

……

……

A new continent.

Inside a city that had only been built a few years ago, and looked very primitive and rugged.

Inside a dilapidated wooden house on the outskirts of the city.

A thin boy, dressed in coarse cloth clothes that could barely be considered clothing, lay on a bed that consisted of only a wooden plank.

His face was pale, cold sweat poured down his forehead, and his body twitched from time to time, as if he were experiencing something extremely terrible.

"what--!"

With a scream, he opened his eyes abruptly, his gaze still filled with lingering fear.

After he saw the scene before him clearly, he struggled to raise his hands and touched his body.

After confirming that I was alright, I finally felt much more at ease.

The fear in his eyes faded, replaced by an irrepressible joy.

'The Dark Thief! I've finally become a Dark Thief!'

Feeling a chill surging in his mind, he was overjoyed, but he suppressed himself and did not make a sound.

She slowly moved her body, took a pancake that had been prepared in advance from the bedside, and ate it in small bites.

The new continent is rich in resources, so there is absolutely no need to worry about food.

He starved himself for three days in preparation for this 'secret theft'!

As the food was consumed, the slight chill in my mind gradually flowed downwards.

It seemed to connect to some mysterious entity, endless and flowing through every part of my body.

The food was quickly digested, and the weakened body gradually recovered.

Even at the very end, a slight tingling sensation emanated from between the flesh and bones, and a crackling sound came from within the body.

He ate twelve flatbreads and drank two cans of water before finally stopping.

Feeling his body, which was much stronger than before, the boy clenched his fist tightly, took a deep breath, got out of bed, and walked to the window.

The words I heard that day are deeply etched in my heart and I can never forget them.

When the body reaches its limit, the trajectory of the soul becomes exceptionally clear.

Death will follow its path, dragging souls into hell...

If a soul can endure the trials of the eighteen levels of hell, it can steal a sliver of divine glory and return from the depths of hell.

In this world devoid of light, there are only 'Dark Thieves'!
They can control the real discourse!
Having been in this dark and hopeless world for so long, he has finally taken the first step!

Just as he was envisioning his future, a tiny glimmer of light pierced through the wooden house and drifted down before his eyes.

Before he could react, that incredibly tiny speck of light stopped at the tip of his nose and slowly seeped into his skin.

Ok? !

I was shocked!
Soon, something even more frightening happened.

The once inexhaustible power of 'Darkness' flowing throughout the body suddenly began to weaken.

The power of 'stealing darkness' no longer flowed from the depths of their minds, as if the spring had lost its source, and they, the 'thieves of darkness,' had become rootless duckweed...

"No! No—! I clearly passed! I clearly..."

The sound stopped abruptly.

Outside the window, the blinding light, like sharp swords, brutally tore through the clouds and descended upon the world!
This is……

Sunlight?

Even though it was the first time they had seen it, a sense of enlightenment arose in everyone's hearts.

Distant memories now appear before my eyes with unparalleled clarity.

Along with these, numerous cultivation methods also emerged.

……

……

Tai Xuan Realm, inner sect of the Sword Sect.

Having just gone through a trip with Jie Ye and recorded the "Heart-Piercing Sword Chapter" with him in the Inheritance Hall, Xu Xing has just returned to the outside of the Sword Ancestor Hall.

Xu Xing, realizing the situation, paused and looked back down the mountain.

In the end, it was indeed that junior from Jishi Valley who got the highest score.

Xiao Yu and Gao Wuwang chose to settle the score at almost the same time.

The final result was that Xiaoyu had 198 Ascension Points.

Gao Wuwang, on the other hand, received all the rewards, totaling 201 Ascension Points.

He was also the person with the highest number of Ascension Points among the first batch of Ascension Messengers.

The last place naturally belongs to Chen Xuanqing with 149 points, and the second to last place belongs to Zhou Kongming with 159 points.

"good."

The test results met expectations, and he was also quite satisfied with how the younger generation handled the problems.

At least……

They each have their own style!
Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Xing turned and continued walking towards the Sword Ancestor's Hall.

As he walked inside, he took out his phone and opened the group chat for the gang leaders.

Because of Bie Xuening's seclusion, the group is much quieter than before.

When Meizu heard about Bie Xuening's seclusion, he smugly declared that she had gone into seclusion because she had been discouraged by him.

As a result, many people in the group were also discouraged...

Xu Xing scrolled through the chat history, thinking about how the first batch of Ascension Messengers had all completed their missions.

The sect leader should have already started making arrangements, so there's no need for him to worry.

Once the details of this mission have been compiled, they can be released for others to refer to.

After all, only by recognizing our own shortcomings and the strengths of others can we make progress more quickly.

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