Chapter 1171 - Grand Derivation patches the mountains (1/2)

Chapter 1171 – Grand Derivation patches the mountains

The dragon qilin, Yan’er and Tiny Earth Court turned their heads back simultaneously. They saw an elder dressed in simple clothing walking over with a small metal bucket; the bucket contained a small willow branch and was filled with water.

The dragon qilin looked around in astonishment. The 28 heavens of the Glassy Sky Pagoda were still around, and they were still guarding this place. It wasn’t easy to pass through the heavens of the number one treasure in the world!

In that case, where did this elder come from?

That elder came to the top of the black mountain that had split open and put down the small iron bucket. He took out the willow branch inside and swirled the water in the bucket. Panting, he said, “I’m already old, are you fellows not coming to help?”

The dragon qilin immediately transformed into a qilin-headed human and landed on the mountain. Yan’er transformed into a young girl and also came to the side of the elder. Tiny Earth Count had a solemn expression and planned to transform as well; he gave two snorts but was unable to transform. He could only walk over dejectedly.

The elder handed the willow branch to the dragon qilin and let Yan’er carry the small metal bucket. “Use the willow branch to stir the water and sprinkle it on the crack. Sprinkle all the cracks once so that the thing from the past doesn’t come here.”

The dragon qilin complied and used the willow branch to sweep the water in the bucket. He pulled out the willow branch and sprinkled the water on the crack in the mountain.

“Xia?” Tiny Earth Count raised his head and asked solemnly at the ordinary-looking elder.

“I’ve always been staying here. I didn’t barge in.”

That elder had a kind expression and seemed to understand what it was asking. He smiled and said, “I’m not an invader, you people are the invaders. You barged into my home, built a house, and even attracted a void beasts.”

The tiny Earth Count was puzzled, “Moo?”

The elder sat beside it and supervised the dragon qilin and Yan’er. He said loudly, “Be careful, don’t waste all the water. This water isn’t easy to find.”

He said to Tiny Earth Count, “I could have left here but I’m not welcomed elsewhere. Furthermore, this tree is dead and some people want to use this tree to crawl to the present from the past. I can only stay and guard this place. I can’t let any of them climb out.”

The tiny Earth Count revealed a puzzled expression and pointed down the mountain, “Moo?”

“Correct.”

The elder nodded. “They live below, but they have been dead for a long time. Or rather, they died before this universe was born.”

The tiny Earth Count was even more puzzled and scratched his head, “Xia?”

“You can say that.”

That elder thought for a moment and said, “The boundary between life and death isn’t that strict. Life and death are just two different states of matter. They seem to have died when the universe was destroyed, but they were still alive before its destruction. As long as they can seize the chance and crawl from the past to the present before the universe is destroyed, they can indeed survive.”

The tiny Earth Count scratched his head, still puzzled.

That elder had a good temper and continued to explain, “Why did the corpse of these void beasts disappear? It is because they were pulled into the past, and now that there’s an additional part of this universe in the universe of the past, they can take the chance to replace it here. This is the reason behind their ability to crawl out.”

“Moo?”

“There’s no need to doubt it. It’s very simple. This big black tree is actually still alive. Its roots are deeply connected to the previous sixteen Universe Eras. One Universe Era is one year. It has lasted for a countless duration of time.”

The elder explained patiently, “Some terrifying lifeforms had the idea to crawl along its roots form the past to the present. It’s fine if you don’t understand. Think back to that Celestial Venerable Mu who created you; he brought you back to the past the ghost ship.”