Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 98 Reversing Fate
The world was in turmoil, and all sorts of rumors were circulating throughout the Eastern Wilderness, with countless cultivators discussing various prodigies.

People were immersed in this atmosphere, and regardless of their strength, they all yearned for it and were driven by the urge to fight for their lives.

But truly rational people have long since fallen silent, knowing that the greater the era, the more cruel it will be, and the road to the pinnacle will inevitably be stained with blood.

However, all this turmoil was temporarily irrelevant to Qi Zhe, who had already moved on to his next destination, an oasis.

This is a small oasis near Zishan Mountain, only a dozen miles in circumference, where only one stone village has taken root and survived.

Several small sects have taken root within a few hundred miles, and their strength is about the same as, or even less than, that of Lingxu Cave Heaven.

Duan De, who had been making a fuss for a long time, arrived with Qi Zhe and settled in the wilderness of this oasis, setting up two sheepskin tents.

Whether day or night, Qi Zhe stared at Zishan in a daze, wanting to enter but hesitant, unable to make up his mind for a long time.

Duan De looked at Qi Zhe with great confusion, somewhat puzzled by his behavior.

Less than three days after arriving at Zishan, Duan De asked suspiciously, "I've noticed you've been acting strangely these past few days!"

Qi Zhe did not refute this. He had indeed been having some problems these past few days because he had discovered a big secret that he had not told Duan De.

A few days ago, he monopolized the gourd vine and soil, and these past few days he has been secretly studying it, but the more he studies it, the more surprised he becomes.

On that withered gourd vine was a shriveled gourd the size of a broad bean, which he once thought was a worthless and useless thing.

But upon closer inspection, it was discovered that a seed was hidden inside the small gourd, concealing an astonishing vitality; it was not simply a dead gourd.

He has some guesses now, but ultimately he dares not be sure.

After thinking for three days, Qi Zhe was somewhat tempted when Duan De asked him about it. He wanted to find out Duan De's thoughts and, incidentally, trick him into going to Purple Mountain to retrieve the Source Book.

Qi Zhe sat on a wooden stake in the wilderness, looking at Duan De with a strange expression, and whispered, "Master Duan, do you know about Yuan Tianshi?"

"Huh?" Duan De was taken aback. He naturally knew about the Source Master. In all these years, only five extraordinary people in the Source Arts had emerged in the Eastern Wilderness. Everyone knew that.

"Speak up, kid!" Duan De raised an eyebrow, not wanting to play games with Qi Zhe.

Qi Zhe smiled upon hearing this, then pulled out the withered gourd vine and asked directly, "Do you know who planted this gourd vine?"

Qi Zhe took the withered vine alone underground, and Duan De did not see the inscription on the stone pillar. Now that Qi Zhe mentioned it, he immediately realized what had happened.

"You mean this gourd vine was planted by the ancient Celestial Master? Not by the ancient royal family?" Duan De was shocked.

Duan De had always believed that the gourd vine was planted by the ancient royal family. Ten thousand years ago, when that person arrived there, the gourd had already died, so he left it until the two of them arrived.

But Qi Zhe's lips twitched upon hearing this, and he couldn't help but retort:
"Master Duan, you made a mistake despite your careful planning! This gourd vine isn't an elixir of immortality. How could a withered vine exist for millions of years without the protection of the source block?!"

Upon hearing Qi Zhe's words, Duan Decai realized what was happening and couldn't help but shake his head violently, cursing, "This old man's brain has been a bit fuzzy from all the tricks you've been up to lately!"

He then realized that the person who went deep into the underground space ten thousand years ago must be the Yuan Tianshi that Qi Zhe had mentioned, and the gourd seed that he had replanted there.

However, he suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "If it were a Source Master who had set up a Source Technique array, how could the gourd vine have withered and died? That shouldn't be the case!"

In this life, Duan De doesn't really understand Origin Techniques. Even though he created the Origin Techniques path as the Underworld Lord in his previous lives, it has nothing to do with him now.

Even so, he knew that Master Yuan had amazing methods. The Yuan Heaven Book had seized all the creation of heaven and earth, and the backup plan was enough to ensure that the gourd vine would last forever.

It might even produce a real purple-gold gourd. Qi Zhe shook his head and said, "There's a message on the stone pillar. He wasn't a Source Master back then, just a disciple. It would be a miracle if he could set up a Source Technique array!"

At this point, Qi Zhe stopped being coy and directly told Duan De his thoughts.

“My initial idea was wrong. I thought the fifth generation Yuan Tian Master wanted to cultivate the complete Purple Gold Gourd, but I only realized it in the last few days.”

"Back then, as a disciple of the Source Celestial Master, how could he have such thoughts? He simply wanted to use the seed to breed again!"

As he spoke, Qi Zhe took out the deflated gourd he had previously removed, held it between his fingertips, and whispered:

"It is born never to grow up, and its entire life is dedicated to producing a single seed, hoping to reverse its innate nature and become a mother species."

"Perhaps this is the true arrangement of the fifth generation Source Master. He used a seed to cultivate a new seed, leaving an amazing legacy for future generations!"

This is Qi Zhe's conjecture: when the fifth-generation Source Master's Source Technique was not yet complete, he did not choose to cultivate the Purple Gold Gourd because he could not do all of this with the seed.

But he chose a different approach. He nurtured a second seed from the seed, and although there was only one, it was a thousand times better than the first seed.

Now, what Qi Zhe holds in his hands is his legacy, a gourd seed with boundless potential, perhaps comparable to the mother seed from ancient times.

As Duan De listened to Qi Zhe's story, his calm expression gradually changed. By the time Qi Zhe finished speaking, Duan De was drooling and looked dazed.

"If what you say is true, then wouldn't this empty gourd contain an unparalleled treasure? Comparable to the ancient black gourd?"

Duan De got so excited that he couldn't help but lunge forward, wanting to snatch the little gourd from Qi Zhe, whom he knew well.

In ancient times, there was a divine weapon made from a black gourd. Its origins are unknown, but it is known that it slew supreme beings.

Ye Fan snatched it from the Holy Son of the Purple Mansion. Back in the Purple Star Ancient Star, the Old Madman had used the Black Gourd to kill the Great Sage. With a turn of the gourd's mouth, the Great Sage's head fell to the ground.

The green gourd also has an amazing legend: the ancestor of the Primitive Lake, Emperor Yuan, once forged an imperial weapon from the green gourd. After Emperor Yuan passed away, it attracted the covetous eyes of two perfect holy spirits.

All these legends are astonishing. If this purple gourd could reappear in the world, it might be a divine material comparable to celestial gold, enough to forge a divine weapon.

"Damn it!" Qi Zhe cursed under his breath, dodging Duan De's attack and rolling his eyes to the side.

The only difference between Duan De and Hei Huang is that they are different species; they are both tasteless and professional at preying on acquaintances and disgusting people.

Seeing that Qi Zhe had dodged, Duan De returned to his original state and shouted, "This gourd should be mine! You little brat, you want to steal my treasure, don't you?"

Qi Zhe grinned and said, "Duan Dechang is in such a hurry. You can't even get the gourd seeds out, so there's no use for you holding them!"

Qi Zhe had already discovered that the gourd seed had somehow merged with the shriveled gourd, and that forcibly taking it would inevitably destroy it.

Qi Zhe guessed that it must be a method left behind by the fifth generation Yuan Tianshi, a backup plan he had to prevent the gourd seed from being taken away so easily.

“In the past, Master Yuan left behind a method to interfere with the growth of the gourd seed. I suspect that without his backup plan, the seed might not have been able to be cultivated.”

After Qi Zhe finished speaking, he added, "I suspect that method might be recorded in the Book of Origin Heaven, and only it can unlock the secrets of this seed!"

"Master Duan, do you know the whereabouts of the Origin Heavenly Book?"

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