Chapter 1241: What You Never Knew, Changle Weiyang!
Su's Restaurant.
When Little Changle was almost a month old, he was already able to sit and play with toys.
Xiaoqi looked at the little brother with black hair, black eyes, and snow-white skin, and said to the tiny human-formed Little Dot, "Sit next to him."
Little Dot sat obediently, "What's the matter, Sister Xiaoqi?"
"Mom, Little Brother is hungry," Xiaoqi shouted.
Sally held a milk bottle in her hand, "Coming."
Xiaoqi took the bottle from her hand and fed it to Little Changle.
Little Changle immediately smiled happily, his eyes curved into little crescents, cute and heartwarming, "Qi... Qi..."
"It's Sister Qi," Xiaoqi corrected his pronunciation and then said to Sally, "Mom, don't you think Little Dot looks a lot like Little Changle?"
"Both take after their mom, how could they not look alike?" Sally laughed.
Yi came from Yunjian Mountain Dragon Mansion to see Little Changle, holding a handful of Little Storage Bags, one of which was red, and the rest were gold.
He handed the Little Storage Bags to Sally, "Gifts for the children, the red one is for Little Changle."
"Thank you." Sally took the red one and handed the rest to Xiaoqi to distribute.
Xiaoqi happily took the Little Storage Bags and left, with Little Dot running after her.
Sally hung the red Little Storage Bag around Little Changle's neck, "How did you find the time to come over?"
"I have time all day," Yi replied, "I'm quite idle."
Sally: "…Have you met his father, Jun?"
Yi nodded, "Of course. The moment I was born, I saw Jun."
"What is Jun's true form?"
"You don't know?"
"I don't know, and Xiaomei doesn't have the related data. Jian ran off after my Tribulation, saying he had something to do and hasn't come back yet."
"If you speak from his true form, you can understand it as a Law Body," Yi responded.
"A Law Body?" Sally looked at Little Changle, "What about him?"
"He's yet to awaken, we don't know what he is," Yi replied. "Since the beginning of Hongmeng when Heaven and Earth were formed, there are only three such beings, Jun being one of them."
Zi Qi and Rong Ruo also arrived, intending to greet but, upon hearing Yi speak, remained silent and simply found seats to sit down.
Noticing the two, Yi continued speaking since they seemed to be listening attentively.
"Though my Realm in the Primordial Beast World could be considered the highest—Peak of Palace Emperor Realm, Half-step Void Permanence. The Heavenly Dao is also at the Palace Emperor Realm, but he carries an additional title of Dominator, responsible for governing the Primordial Beast World. Jian is at the Main God Realm, different from your Main God Realm, he accumulated that from the Ancient times, a genuine peak of the Main God Realm. If he hadn't lost two heads during the God and Demon Period, he would've long reached the Palace Emperor Realm. Huan loves sleeping and not cultivating, so he's only at the peak of the Transcendence Realm, not yet at the Main God Realm."
"I've never heard of this," Sally was full of awe, "Above God Rank, there are so many realms? What about my master, Qing?"
"He's at the Transcendence Realm." Yi picked up Little Changle, who was chubby all over, well-fed by Sally.
"Then… speaking of realms, what realm is Jun in?" Sally asked.
Yi replied, "Law Bodies are all at the Xuanhun Realm, above the Void Permanence Realm. As far as I know, that's the highest. Whether there's anything beyond Xuanhun, no one knows. Perhaps Jun could be asked."
"He's been sacrificed five times, why?" Sally asked.
Yi replied, "This relates to the Era Time Wheel. When an era ends, the Era Time Wheel turns, requiring a Holy Sacrifice. It's a Holy Sacrifice, not a sacrifice, and must be of his own volition. Without reaching that realm, one won't understand the Dao of the Holy Sacrifice. Since the opening of Heaven and Earth by the Hongmeng, there have been six eras. During five of these, Jun sacrificed his own Law Body."
"He, willingly?" Sally found it hard to believe.
"Yes." Yi's gaze lowered to the ever-smiling Little Changle he cradled, "I remember the first time I saw Jun, he had a gentle smile, and bestowed upon me the Hongmeng Law. Later… when we met again, he was different. Perhaps he knew he'd been chosen by the Era Time Wheel then."
The room's atmosphere became instantly tense and oppressive.
"When Jun sacrificed his most powerful heart to achieve the vast heavens now, he was bound to disappear. Such a Holy Sacrifice carries no karma, so the Primordial Beast World doesn't owe Jun."
"Then why did the Heavenly Dao say sacrifice?" Sally sighed.
Yi continued, "This should start from Jian. The current Heavenly Dao emerged from the Divine Demon Ancient. Jian discovered him, which is why, to this day, Heavenly Dao harbors both love and hate for Jian. Their ties run deep.
Later when the Era Time Wheel turned, Jian informed Jun, who had already lost his five senses, to conduct the Holy Sacrifice. However, when Jian told the Heavenly Dao, the Holy Sacrifice was miscommunicated as a sacrifice. Thus everyone misunderstood till now."
"Jian..." Sally was speechless, facepalming, knowing he was full of tricks since a child.
"So the Primordial Beast World doesn't have a disaster?" Zi Qi asked.
"No," Yi replied.
"Then what is the Tribulation Record?" Sally inquired, having seen the Light Book in Heavenly Dao's hand.
Yi replied, "The timing of eras isn't measured by ordinary years but by tribulations, each era has different numbers of tribulations.
From Hongmeng to Ancient times, there were nine tribulations.
From Ancient times to Primordial Ancient, six hundred fifty tribulations. From Primordial to Far Ancient, one thousand nine hundred eighty tribulations. From Far Ancient to Divine Demon Ancient, two thousand six hundred fifty-four tribulations. From Ancient to the formation of the Primordial Beast World, five thousand nine hundred tribulations. This was also when Jian lost two heads and the Heavenly Dao emerged. From the Primordial Beast World to the vast heavens now, three thousand eight hundred ninety-nine tribulations. Currently none have ended, it's a long way to go before the Void Tribulation to the next era."
"These matters should be shared at Divine Beast University, allowing all Divine Clan to know," Rong Ruo spoke, looking expectantly at Yi.
Yi replied, "Don't look at me, I most fear trouble."
Little Chang Le smacked his tiny lips, glancing at Sally and humming twice.
Sally smiled, "Hungry~"
Then she took out a bottle from the System Space and handed it to the little one.
The little one immediately hugged the bottle and gulped it down.
Zi Qi asked, "What do you mean when you say the Ancient Divine Beast shares the lifespan of heaven and earth?"
"What you're talking about, sharing the lifespan of heaven and earth, refers to beings with the Seed Earth Bloodline. As long as they have offspring with the Seed Earth Bloodline, they can basically live for at least ten eras. The more Seed Earth Bloodline, the longer they live.
From the time Hongmeng opened the heavens and the earth until now, it's only been six eras, almost equivalent to sharing the lifespan of heaven and earth, but not truly sharing it. Everything has a beginning and an end, it just depends on how long.
Also, as cultivation increases, lifespan can similarly be extended, but to reach the lifespan of an era, the minimum standard is the Transcendence Realm. As long as you can enter the Transcendence Realm, you'll get ten eras. Main Gods have a hundred eras. I have a thousand eras."
Sally raised her hand, "You just said the Heavenly Dao is at the Palace Emperor Realm? What's his lifespan?"
"The same as mine." Yi Hui replied.
"Then why did the Heavenly Dao tell me he can only last for a few thousand years?" Sally asked.
Yi looked at her with a genuine expression.
Zi Qi coughed lightly but said nothing.
Rong Ruo walked over and hugged Sally, "Don't be angry!"
How could Sally not be angry, her eyes turned red with rage, "No wonder the Heavenly Dao could be favored by Jian, those two are simply in cahoots, birds of a feather, all of a kind! I'm not done with them!"
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For Little Chang Le's one-month celebration, Sally initially wanted a simple affair and hadn't even summoned the children back.
Unexpectedly, all the children returned.
Some Ancient Divine Beasts who had long hidden from the world also emerged, personally coming to congratulate Little Chang Le on his month-old celebration.
Moreover, after giving their gifts, none of them left; they all stayed at the Dingshi Building.
Zulu was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground. If it were just busyness, that would be fine, but he was mostly nervous; when had he ever seen so many Ancient Divine Clan members?
Pan Huang, holding Little Beibei, led Yangyang and Xiaoxiao around greeting old friends. The children earned quite a bit in meeting gifts, and she received countless envious glances, leaving her completely satisfied.
Jian sneaked back but didn't dare make a fuss, finding a secluded corner to catch up with a few old buddies.
Welly also came to the Divine Realm, holding Little Chang Le, and said to Sally, "This child takes after me, doesn't he?"
"Yes, just like you." Sally laughed.
Welly kissed Little Chang Le and gave him a Little Storage Bag, on it written 'Changle Weiyang', "I'm Uncle Welly, come play in the Asura Realm often."
Little Chang Le giggled cheerfully, "Bu... Bu..."
"Is it uncle?" Welly asked Sally.
Sally smiled, "He can call him anything. We just had a child, but we aren't contractual partners."
"Contract now!" Suddenly, a figure appeared next to Sally, bowing to kiss her lips directly, completely ignoring the eyes upon them.
Sally hurried to push him away, but found she couldn't at all.
In the end, a twin lotus mark appeared at the corner of her eye, but quickly disappeared again.
"How about now?" Jun looked at her.
Looking at him, Sally suddenly remembered that he had performed a Holy Sacrifice for her five times... she couldn't hold back her tears, and started crying!
If the Heavenly Dao hadn't plotted against her, if she hadn't descended to the Lower Realm, and hadn't experienced the Childbirth Tribulation, would he have truly disappeared...
Jun panicked all of a sudden, "I, I should ask you."
Sally shook her head, "It's not about the mark, I'm going to touch up my makeup." With that, she teleported away.
Jun was stunned, at a loss.
He acted so domineeringly and marked her because Yangyang and Xiaoba had taught him, told him that sometimes she might say one thing and mean another, verbally refusing but inwardly willing. So, don't listen to what she says, instead, observe if she's truly angry after what's done. If she's angry, she has all kinds of ways to torment someone!
He wasn't afraid of being tormented, hence he forcibly marked her.
Welly laughed, "The child is born, marking is necessary."
Then he handed Little Chang Le to Jun, "Here, his name is Little Chang Le, and he's a baby boy."
Jun finally saw this child once more, exactly as he remembered.
His gaze almost went blank, "He truly exists!"
Time had passed for so long, he nearly thought it was just a beautiful dream. Unlike Sally, who had briefly undergone a Childbirth Tribulation.
Yet he, from Ancient times to now, had never ceased his longing.
He agreed to perform the Holy Sacrifice time and again, just to ensure the birth of this vast universe because she was from this era!
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