Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 80 What you can't have, you can't keep

The vast and boundless Ruthless Man's Dojo seemed like an independent world. Looking up, one couldn't tell how high the sky was, and looking down, one couldn't tell if the earth was boundless.

Here, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and in the distant sky, there is a great sun that never sets, making this space forever remain at dusk on a certain day.

At the very center of this vast land lies a range of low mountain peaks, ordinary in shape and unremarkable in scenery, with no fairy islands or divine cities suspended in the sky.

There were only about twenty low-lying thatched cottages and huts, and the surrounding fields were overgrown with weeds, making it look like a long-abandoned village.

Qi Zhe and Duan De walked through the fields, marveling at every scene, but their thoughts and ideas differed.

Duan De walked slowly through the fields, looking at the wasteland overgrown with weeds and asked in confusion, "Why is it like this? I thought there were endless imperial palaces."

The ancient emperors are unattainable in people's hearts, and the legacy they left behind stands high above the heavens, so there should be vast palaces and buildings.

This place was supposed to be the training ground of a ruthless master, so its ordinariness and normalcy seemed illogical. Duan De suspected something was amiss.

But Qi Zhe remained silent for a long time, looking at the fields and houses before him, and finally said with a sigh:
"The ruthless woman was born in a small mountain village. She and her brother relied on each other for survival in the village when she was young. Perhaps that village is the place she most wants to preserve in her memory."

Few people in the world know about the origins of this ruthless woman. People only remember that she once killed all the kings and ravaged the world, but they do not know that she also had a difficult childhood.

Even though the White-Clad Empress possessed unparalleled beauty and was unmatched throughout history, she still had a brother she could not hold onto and time that could never be retrieved.

She did not seek immortality, but only waited for one person to return in the mortal world. For this, she killed so many that the heavens fell silent for an era, and lived in reverse for more than 200,000 years in the human world.

"Sigh," Qi Zhe sighed deeply.

Duan De stood there, his expression somewhat strange. He looked at Qi Zhe's expression, then turned to look at the village ahead, muttering to himself:

"Something's fishy. Where did you get all this information from?!"

He was somewhat surprised and suspicious of Qi Zhe's words, and couldn't help but wonder if Qi Zhe had ever touched upon the true inheritance of the ruthless man, and even knew such a secret.

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhe grinned and said with a smirk, "Alas, I only found this in an ancient book, and now it's been confirmed!"

Upon hearing this, Duan De's expression became even stranger, and he pressed on, unwilling to give up, asking, "What kind of ancient book is it, and who forged it?"

Qi Zhe was somewhat speechless at his words and replied perfunctorily, "I don't remember, I just remember that the person who cast the book called himself Red Hair and said that his later years were uncertain."

Upon hearing this, Duan De's mouth twisted, thinking that Qi Zhe was just fooling him. After thinking for a moment, his eyes suddenly widened, and he touched his chin, beginning to savor Qi Zhe's words.

Seeing this, Qi Zhe ignored him and walked towards the village, soon standing at the village entrance.

The houses in the village were dilapidated, mostly thatched huts, seemingly so fragile that a gust of wind could blow them down, and their layout was also haphazard.

After a brief look, Qi Zhe discovered that there was no danger here, and that no one had set foot here for a long time; some of the houses had already collapsed.

“This place is very strange. The era of the Ruthless Great Emperor was more than 200,000 years ago. If these thatched huts were built back then, it would be impossible for them to have survived to this day,” Duan De said from behind Qi Zhe.

He caught up with them, and a quick glance around the village told him instinctively that something was wrong with this village, that there might be unknown dangers.

"It must be the Emperor's divine power that has kept it preserved to this day, but some houses have collapsed over the long years," Qi Zhe nodded slightly upon hearing this.

As the two were talking, the village inexplicably began to change, and a strange light began to flicker deep within it.

"chichichi"

As the light flickered, boundless strange power emerged, followed by a soft light that spread outwards. The collapsed houses, illuminated by the light, were instantly restored.

Duan De looked at the sudden burst of light and said with a puzzled and solemn expression, "Does this involve time? Everything is being restored; it's not as simple as reforging."

Qi Zhe also sensed that this light was not simple; perhaps it reacted because of their approach. However, this light was harmless to humans and animals, and after sweeping across the village, it dispersed into the air, turning into dazzling specks of light.

"Let's go in and take a look!" Qi Zhe said in a deep voice as he stepped into the village.

Just as he set foot in the village, strange creatures appeared out of nowhere, and the villagers seemed to be returning from working in the fields, creating an extremely eerie scene.

"Sigh, this winter is going to be tough." Several villagers carrying farm tools passed by Qi Zhe and surprisingly avoided him.

"What the hell!" Qi Zhe was startled by the sight and stared at the few people passing by with a look of surprise and doubt.

Duan De's hair stood on end as he looked out of the village. He saw that the fields, which had been overgrown with weeds, were now full of withered, yellow wheat.

"My God, is this a replay of a past time?" Duan De exclaimed in surprise and quickly went to Qi Zhe's side.

Just then, a child's voice suddenly came from afar, and a boy of eleven or twelve years old appeared abruptly, saying to Qi Zhe and the other person:
"Big brother, are you an immortal from the Feathered Divine Dynasty?"

The boy was extremely thin, his clothes were patched and faded from washing, and he wore a pair of straw sandals made of withered yellow grass.

However, his eyes were quite special, carrying an indescribable indomitable spirit and determination, with an unspoken hope hidden deep within them, as if he had always been waiting for the immortals of the Feathered Divine Dynasty.

Duan De stood beside Qi Zhe, looking at the boy with a surprised expression. He quickly whispered, "How is this possible? He looks so much like that brat!"

Duan De was surprised to find that this boy was very similar to the boy he had met outside the Demon Emperor's tomb. Both were eleven or twelve years old and were identical except for their size.

However, he didn't dare to say anything more at this moment, and directly said to Qi Zhe, "Something's wrong with him! Don't pay any attention to him! I've seen this kind of thing in the tomb; if you answer it, it will turn into a demon!"

However, Qi Zhe looked at the boy thoughtfully at this moment. This boy should be the ruthless man's older brother, so it is normal for him to appear in this illusion.

However, while he thought this way, it was absolutely impossible to get him to answer the other party's question. If he did answer, things might change.

"Sigh," the young man sighed as he turned and left after seeing Qi Zhe remain silent for a long time. His eyes, which had been full of expectation, dimmed.

"I promised my sister I would take her out of the mountains."

The words carried on the wind carried the bitterness of youth, like a final farewell, as if the brother and sister could no longer survive this winter.

Qi Zhe stood there, watching the boy's lonely figure, knowing that it wouldn't be long before the boy embarked on a path of no return.

"Sigh," Qi Zhe sighed, pointing a finger at the boy's back, a golden wisp of divine consciousness about to enter the back of his head.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain. The boy was swept away by a ripple of light, and living in the past, he could not accept Qi Zhe's gift.

"boom!!!"

At that moment, the world seemed to change. Terrifying thunder roared across the sky, and everything in the village changed as a torrential downpour descended from the heavens.

Heaven and earth seemed to turn upside down, the sun and moon were reversed in an instant, and the village was silent in the rainy night, except for a young girl who staggered away in the rain.

"This is her story! She is that girl, that boy's sister!!!" Duan De shouted in the rain.

Qi Zhe stood in the rain, watching the girl rush out of the mountain village in the rainy night, and couldn't help but mutter, "Those who live forever are not necessarily immortals."

"If what you desire cannot be obtained, if what you cannot hold onto, what good is eternal life?"

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