I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

Chapter 264 Changes

Indeed, he was the half-step Great Emperor cultivator that Huang Sheng and the Tree of Time had sensed, and he was also the strongest cultivator on the True Profound Continent besides Huang Quan, whose cultivation had just been strengthened again.

He did not join the True Profound Alliance; he acted according to his own instincts, which is why he appeared here, blocking the way for the two young men.

Clearly, at this moment, the only people standing here are probably Huang Sheng's two disciples, a man and a woman.

The man's name is Huang Xia, and the woman's name is Huang Dong.

Behind the old man of the desolate world was a pitch-black cave.

No one knew what was in the cave, not even the Old Man of the Wasteland, because he had no intention of exploring it himself, nor did he intend to let anyone else, especially the Huang Clan, explore it.

"Get out of the way, I won't kill you," the old man Tianhuang said calmly.

Huang Xia and Huang Dong knew they were no match for the Old Man of the Desolate Heaven, but for the sake of the Huang Clan and for the people of the Heavenly Realm to continue to live, they had no choice but to retreat. So, in the next instant, they resolutely unleashed a fighting spirit.

"Two Heavenly Lords, they're really courting death!" The Old Man of the Desolate Heaven murmured softly, his eyes flickering slightly.

Just as they were about to make their move, Huang Sheng and the Tree of Time arrived at the same time, which surprised Old Man Tianhuang and Huang Xia and Huang Dong.

Huang Sheng ignored the three people and moved very fast, as if he wanted to rush directly into the cave. However, the Tree of Time was not slow either, and even with the advantage of the True Profound Continent, it was faster than Huang Sheng.

Seeing the Tree of Time blocking him as a matter of course, Huang Sheng gritted his teeth, but he could not fight the Tree of Time like this, because their power was too strong. If they used it casually, it would be enough to cause this wasteland to collapse directly, which would lead to a series of troubles and might even damage the basic physical body of the Heavenly God. So now, he had no choice but to retreat.

In the blink of an eye, Huang Sheng stood with Huang Xia and Huang Dong, with him in the middle, looking worried.

The Tree of Time then came to the side of the Old Man of the Desolate Heaven. He knew of the Old Man of the Desolate Heaven's existence because before he chose the Yellow Springs as the medium for the cycle of cause and effect, the person he had chosen was actually the Old Man of the Desolate Heaven. However, the Yellow Springs' conditions were better than his, so he gave up on the Old Man of the Desolate Heaven.

"Long time no see, how are you?" the Tree of Time asked softly.

"It's alright! Having lived this long, I've seen and heard everything I need to see and hear. For an old man like me, being able to contribute something to the True Profound Continent makes me quite happy," the Heavenly Desolate Elder replied, his tone filled with a sense of vicissitude.

"Really?" the Tree of Time exclaimed.

In fact, over the years, the Old Man of the Wasteland has been helping the Tree of Time investigate the sealed location of the God of the Heavenly Realm. This is because when the God of the Heavenly Realm was sealed, he took away a part of the Tree of Time's memories, causing him to accidentally forget where the God of the Heavenly Realm's basic physical body was sealed. Also, because he cannot take physical form during the cycle of cause and effect, he can only rely on others.

Originally, the Tree of Time planned that once he found this place, he would do everything in his power to destroy this basic physical body, and once he succeeded, everything would be settled.

Unfortunately, just as the Old Man of Heavenly Desolation found this place, he encountered the great battle between the Yellow Clan and the True Profound Alliance, which left the Tree of Time with no time to do anything. Fortunately, he had already sensed the change in Huang Quan's cultivation level from the aura just now, which reduced his concerns somewhat.

In short, the Tree of Time only needs to do one thing now: use all its power to prevent Huang Sheng from coming into contact with the basic physical body of the Heavenly Realm God. Although even if Huang Sheng has that basic physical body, he still needs the other four avatars to revive the Heavenly Realm God, it's better to be safe than sorry.

……

A sea, a small island, a lake, two people, two people dressed in gray robes who look exactly alike.

One of them was fishing, and the other was standing next to him.

“Indeed, you awakened the true heaven. You were faster than I expected,” the fisherman said.

"It's all thanks to Tianxie's help. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to sense Zhentian, defeat Tianyuyan, or even come to this place," the second person said.

"Hehehe..." The fisherman chuckled, then said, "Actually, it's not entirely true. You should have noticed it yourself. You almost summoned the True Heaven before."

Upon hearing this, the second person's eyes flickered, but he fell silent.

The fisherman continued to laugh, "Hahaha, don't overthink it. As my reincarnation, it's normal for you to retain some of the power of the True God. Tianxie's True God power is just a way of channeling your True God power out."

"Really? Then what should I do next? Defeat the Heavenly Realm God? Or defeat Xuan Yin? Or... defeat Samsara?" Huang Quan asked, somewhat confused.

But the fisherman replied, "I don't know."

"Don't know?" Huang Quan frowned, puzzled.

“Yes, I just don’t know. If you defeat the Heavenly Realm God, you can guarantee the safety of the True Profound Continent and everyone. If you defeat Xuan Yin, you can transcend his karma. If you defeat Reincarnation…” At this moment, the fisherman paused before continuing, “No matter what, you must be prepared.”

“But I have another question,” Huang Quan suddenly said.

"What's the problem?"

"who are you?"

"um, I?"

“That’s right, it’s you! Reincarnation would never make such a basic mistake as to allow someone like you, who can seize the power of reincarnation, to appear, unless there’s no way to stop your appearance, so… who exactly are you?” Huang Quan said with a slightly serious tone.

"Does it matter?" the fisherman asked rhetorically.

"It may not be important to you, but it is very important to me."

"Hehe, how is it important?" the fisherman asked again with a smile.

"You are the culprit behind the destruction of the universe. Without you, the cycle of the universe would not have been broken. It is clear that you did not care about the life or death of this universe at the beginning, but now you want to save it. This is very contradictory."

"That's all?"

"Correct."

"But it doesn't make any sense."

“How come you see?”

"Even if you take the remaining power of reincarnation from me and give it to reincarnation, reincarnation will not be able to restore the original universe."

"why?"

"Because he can't see through it."

"Can't see through it?" Huang Quan didn't understand.

"To put it simply, he felt that my birth was just an accident for him, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Quan was startled and asked, "Are you saying that he will destroy this universe after obtaining the complete power of reincarnation?"

"No, no, no, he won't destroy this universe, because this universe coexists with him. He will only annihilate all life forms in this universe and cut off their reincarnation, making them truly die. As for why he would do this, you should be able to guess, right?" The fisherman shook his fishing rod and said.

"To prevent people like you from appearing?" Huang Quan guessed.

"That's right. What's worse is that even if you tell him about me, he won't believe you because he feels he's alone and unique. Although that's a universal idea, I have to say he's a bit stuck in his own ways."

Huang Quan's heart skipped a beat; faced with this truth, he was somewhat at a loss.

"Furthermore, after such a long period of reincarnation, my reincarnation power has become increasingly uncontrollable. In at most a month, this power will return to his hands on its own. He doesn't seem to know this yet, otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Tian Yuyan to kill you and forcibly seize your reincarnation power."

The fisherman spoke calmly, but Huang Quan, who was listening, was shocked and exclaimed, "What? According to you, does that mean that no matter what we do, we will all die in the end?"

"No! There's another way to save it, but it depends on whether you can persuade a few key people," the fisherman said again.

"Persuade a few key people? What's the method?" Huang Quan's eyes lit up as he asked.

For the next short while, the fisherman finally told Huang Quan about what he had been planning for countless years.

Upon hearing this, Huang Quan's expression changed repeatedly, and he was filled with a deep disbelief.

"Are you sure this method will work?" Huang Quan asked doubtfully.

“Of course it’s possible, and only you, as my reincarnation, could do it,” the fisherman said with certainty.

"Oh dear, so after all this time, I still can't escape this cause and effect!" Huang Quan said with a wry smile.

“Escape? Why would you escape? From the moment a person is born, they are accompanied by all sorts of causes and effects. As my reincarnation, you bear the responsibility of the True Mystery Lord. Your karmic threads have long been etched into the cycle of reincarnation. No matter how you try to escape, you cannot escape,” the fisherman said.

Huang Quan remained silent, speechless.

"Reincarnation! Cause and effect! These things have no logic whatsoever," the fisherman sighed, as if he had some unknown past.

"Alright, alright! You're right. So, how about I persuade those few people? Or rather, in this karmic situation, which few people can help me?" Huang Quan asked.

……

The desolate region, the central location.

"A good dog doesn't block the way," Huang Sheng said fiercely, staring at the Tree of Time.

"I'm sorry, I am a tree." The Tree of Time looked back at Huang Sheng and said calmly, "If you have the ability, then unleash yourself and fight me. I am not afraid of you."

"You!" Huang Sheng was speechless.

The Tree of Time was certain that Huang Sheng wouldn't dare to make a move, because the Celestial God of the Realm was his only chance now, and he wouldn't allow any unexpected events that could hinder the Celestial God of the Realm's resurrection to happen. However, the Tree of Time, who knew the location of the Celestial God of the Realm's basic physical body, had no such concerns, because he originally wanted to do something.

"Hehe..." Tree of Time chuckled, then said, "Not going to make a move? Then I won't hold back."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Tree of Time straightened his eyes, stretched out his withered left hand, and gently waved it forward!

"Time turns!" As they murmured, a maple bud suddenly appeared in everyone's eyes.

But it didn't appear out of thin air; it broke through the soil and then began to grow rapidly. In less than a breath, it became a towering tree hundreds of feet tall.

However, at this moment, it wasn't just this big tree that was changing; Huang Sheng and his two disciples, who were standing before the Tree of Time, were also changing along with it.

They are also growing up, like an infant growing into a child, a child growing into a teenager, a teenager growing into a young adult, and a young adult growing into middle age...

Huang Sheng was originally middle-aged, but due to the influence of this time-reduction technique, he has aged considerably. Huang Xia and Huang Dong, who were originally young, have directly entered middle age and are still changing rapidly.

"Keep your mind focused. The Time Tree's Time Technique is incredibly powerful, don't underestimate it!" Huang Sheng said through gritted teeth.

His cultivation level was not much different from that of the Tree of Time, so even if he was caught in this technique, he could not possibly be defeated. However, his two disciples were different. They only had the cultivation level of the mid-stage Heavenly Monarch. How could they resist the technique of the Tree of Time?

Before long, Huang Xia showed signs of aging, and Huang Dong's hair turned completely white. They were panting heavily, and their bodies seemed to exude a deathly aura. At that moment, yellow leaves began to fall from the maple tree...

Time is merciless; trees wither and people die.

"Old man!!" Huang Sheng glared at the Tree of Time and cursed, "If you want to fight me, then fight me! Why are you attacking a junior? What kind of senior are you?!"

"Come on! The Huang Clan is now fighting a great battle with the cultivators of my True Profound Continent. On the battlefield, there is no distinction between seniors and juniors. If I can kill two Heavenly Monarchs of your Huang Clan, then the pressure on my True Profound Alliance will be reduced! Isn't that right?" the Tree of Time said coldly.

Huang Sheng remained silent, but as a great emperor, he surely possessed the means to protect others. Therefore, he refrained from further words and activated his cultivation, causing an invisible spherical barrier to appear and envelop the three of them.

With this barrier, the three of them were in a better situation. However, Huang Sheng could not act freely, so he could only choose to defend.

"Hmph! Let's see how long you can hold out! Time is invisible!" The Tree of Time uttered softly, and with its hands clasped together, another maple tree appeared, quickly growing from a bud into a large tree, before beginning to wither.

As he did these actions, the invisible barrier was immediately affected, and began to shake incessantly, as if it were about to disappear.

"If this continues, I'll lose to him sooner or later! Is it really... that there's no way to turn things around?" Huang Sheng thought to himself, his heart filled with despair.

He planned so much and did so much, but now it's all for naught. People who haven't experienced it can't understand this feeling.

But that's the harsh reality! Unless something unexpected happens, at this moment, the only way to describe it is that "the outcome is already decided."

But just as Huang Sheng was lost in thought beneath the pine tree, just as everyone present thought nothing could change, change still came.

Chapter 265 The Great Yellow Beetle

Suddenly, the earth shook, the wind and clouds changed color, and spatial rifts spread out from the cave, spreading throughout the entire desolate region in less than a breath.