All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 89

“You… who are you?” Zhanyue was not overly excited after reaching the end, but rather extremely nervous as he looked at Baizhi. Baizhi’s final performance was simply too shocking – where did that terrifying power come from?

The woman snorted coldly, “You’re asking who I am?”

“Are… are you still Baizhi?” Zhanyue asked uncertainly.

The woman looked at Zhanyue with a complex expression. “I cultivated the ‘Three Lives Reincarnation Art’. I am the first life, Baizhi is the third life. As for the memories of the second life, they have not yet awakened. How you view it is up to you. As for whether I am Baizhi, I don’t know either. But in the end, we will possess the same memories and the same loves and hates. Even with split personalities or a second persona, there wouldn’t be such harmonious unity, because we are fundamentally the same person, just with different experiences and memories. The merging of memories should have taken a long time, but ‘I’ forced myself to wake up early, and all of this was for you. I don’t know if the ‘Three Lives Reincarnation Art’ will cause any problems. Forget it, after all, this was my own choice.”

“By the way, my Heavenly King Bronze Furnace requires the ultimate power of thunder to unseal it. You figure it out, hmph.” The woman snorted coldly one last time, and then her eyes became hazy. Baizhi looked dazed for a moment, seeing Zhanyue’s worried expression, and asked, “What’s wrong? Did we pass the trial?”

Zhanyue nodded. This girl’s obsession was too deep. She had forcefully awakened the memories and power of her previous lives to help him pass the trial. Zhanyue had long sensed that Baizhi was not simple. Now it seemed she was indeed the reincarnation of some great being, but what were that great being’s intentions?

“We will eventually possess the same memories and the same loves and hates? Does that mean, if Baizhi likes me, then she also likes me?” Zhanyue thought with some trepidation. He didn’t want Baizhi to suddenly become a different person. However, this great being was indeed quite tsundere, very similar to the previous Baizhi.

Putting aside these thoughts, Zhanyue looked at the large door in front of them, not knowing if there were any other trials beyond it. However, no matter how hard Zhanyue tried, he couldn’t push the door open.

“Idiots, each of you put one hand on either side of this door and push together,” a divine sense transmission arrived again.

The two illusory figures observing the trial no longer hid behind them. Although they couldn’t hear Zhanyue and Baizhi’s conversation, they could guess that in the end, Baizhi had awakened the power in her bloodline and passed the trial in one go.

Zhanyue and Baizhi looked at each other, then each placed a hand on the door and pushed together. The door that couldn’t be opened no matter what before now opened easily.

After the door opened, the two were surprised to find that a mysterious golden mark simultaneously appeared on Zhanyue’s right hand and Baizhi’s left hand. The mark was like the character “又”, emitting a strange light. When the two marks were branded on their palms, the two illusory figures became even more blurry, as if they would dissipate at any moment. The inheritance was complete and they didn’t have much power left.

After entering the hall behind the door, the two blurry figures sat above, too indistinct to make out their features, only able to distinguish the outlines of a man and a woman.

“Greetings, Seniors,” Zhanyue said politely. This kind of scene wasn’t the first time he had seen it. In the previous Scarlet Lotus Trial, there was also the remnant image of that old man.

“Good, good, good. Sure enough, heroes emerge from the young. You’ve both done well. It’s just a pity we don’t have much time left, otherwise we’d definitely have a good chat with you,” the man’s voice rang out. “If you have anything to ask, hurry up and ask.”

“Is this the inheritance?” Zhanyue extended his hand, pointing to the mark on his palm.

“That’s right. Those two marks are our inherited Space Divine Art – Heavenly Hand Link. You will gradually uncover its marvelous uses. Make good use of it,” the woman explained, but did not elaborate on the art’s functions. This divine art of theirs was a secret that had perplexed countless generations.

“Seniors, what exactly is this secret realm?” Zhanyue asked again.

“This place is called the ‘Human Heritage Realm’. It was jointly created by the nine Divine Emperors of the Human Race’s Void Heaven. It is the inheritance ground of the Human Race. Many great beings have left inheritances here, including us, in order to continue the Human Race’s civilization and leave behind power for the Human Race’s later generations to resist the Crimson Tide,” the man explained.

“Crimson Tide? What is that?” Zhanyue asked curiously.

“It can’t be explained in a single sentence. Just know they are enemies from beyond the heavens and will visit periodically,” the man said. His words contained another layer of meaning – the Crimson Tide would come again in the future.

Zhanyue furrowed his brows slightly. Was the Crimson Tide referring to the Nightmares? It seemed not quite the same.

“Senior, do you know of the Ghost Shark clan? They are currently occupying the Human Heritage Realm and have divided it into the Azure Sky and Blue Sky secret realms, restricting the Human Race’s access,” Zhanyue said.

“Ghost Shark clan? That clan of cowards? With their bit of strength, they dare to occupy the Human Heritage Realm? It seems the strength of the Human Race is but a shadow of its former self,” the man’s tone was a bit melancholic, but alas, there was nothing he could do. “This Human Heritage Realm is the Human Race’s hidden treasure. I’m afraid you’ll have to seize it back yourselves.”

“Actually, besides the Human Race, the other races have also left inheritance grounds to a greater or lesser extent. The Crimson Tide is a calamity targeting the entire Myriad Spirit World, not just the Human Race,” the man said, his figure becoming increasingly blurry.

“Stone, we don’t have much time left. Say the key points,” the woman reminded.

“Mm. Lad, make good use of the power we’ve left behind. You just need to find the inheritances of the Nine Emperors of the Void Heaven. Find any of the nine keys and you can freely enter and exit the Human Heritage Realm from anywhere. Their inheritances are scattered throughout the Myriad Spirit World. That’s all I know,” the man said.

“Thank you Senior, I’ll remember that,” Zhanyue’s expression brightened. He had been racking his brains over this issue. However, the Human Race hadn’t heard any information about the Nine Emperors of the Void Heaven for so many years. In this era of cultural decline, the difficulty of finding their inheritances was imaginable.

“Alright, you’ve asked us so much. Before we disappear, we have a question we want to ask you,” the two seniors were both very curious. “How did you pass the second trial? I clearly saw you refining pills the whole time.”

Baizhi revealed a hint of proud delight and explained the principle of using the Alchemy Daoist to pass the trial.

The two suddenly understood and clicked their tongues in amazement, seeming to have no more regrets.

“Lad, remember our title ‘Jade and Stone Sages’. Your existence is proof that we once came. You must live on,” not long after, the two illusory figures intertwined and finally dissipated into nothingness. The inheritance had been passed on, they no longer had the power to maintain their own existence.

“Thank you Seniors, I will remember,” Zhanyue nodded.

“Big Brother Zhan? They’re gone?” Baizhi looked at the dispersing figures and asked.

“Not gone, they were people from the previous civilization era. In all likelihood, they are no longer around. That’s why they said our existence is proof they once came,” Zhanyue said with some emotion. The previous civilization era was an era that even the illumination Goddess knew little about. But Zhanyue knew it must have been an era full of geniuses, where the Human Race prospered and flourished. It was a pity it had already come to an end.

“Let’s not talk about that. Let’s see what divine art they left us,” Zhanyue said with great curiosity. He used his mind to sense the mark on his palm.

He then took out a demon pellet. With a thought, the demon pellet disappeared, entering a mysterious space.

“Hm? A space storage divine art?” Zhanyue was surprised. In that case, he wouldn’t need any storage rings in the future. This mysterious space divine art could store any non-living object, including all storage tools.

Baizhi revealed a strange expression, then stretched out her hand. With a flash of divine light, that demon pellet appeared in her hand.

“Eh? The Heavenly Hand Link is a shared space?” Zhanyue was stunned, suddenly realizing how terrifying this divine art was. The two shared a storage space and could each store and take out items, ignoring distance limitations.

“Um… Girl, why don’t we go open a courier service?” Zhanyue joked. Zhanyue was in the Eastern Kingdom and Baizhi was in the Thousand Charms Empire. If someone wanted to send something from the Eastern Kingdom to the Thousand Charms Empire, they just needed to hand it to Zhanyue. Zhanyue could directly put it into the space and Baizhi could take it out in the Thousand Charms Empire. What could be more convenient?

“What courier service?” Baizhi was a bit exasperated, but she thought of something. “Big Brother Zhan, then in the future, no matter what pills I refine, no matter where I am, I can directly give them to you.”

Zhanyue slapped his thigh. “That’s right.” From now on, Baizhi would be his pill repository. He also thought that if they put Sound Transmission Jades or letters inside, the other person would immediately notice. No matter how far apart they were, they could communicate without hindrance. This Heavenly Hand Link divine art was truly an extremely powerful two-person divine art. At this moment, Zhanyue felt all his previous efforts had been worth it. Moreover, Zhanyue felt this divine art likely still had room for improvement. After all, this was the Sages’ most prized divine ability.

Thinking of this, Zhanyue also put his two storage rings inside. Suddenly thinking of something, he immediately took out the one the Holy Maiden gave him. Some things shouldn’t see the light of day. Baizhi sensed his actions but didn’t give it much thought.

“Girl, you go out first. I’ll use my Earth Traversal skills to get some more good stuff,” Zhanyue said.

Baizhi didn’t object and directly used a Transmission Jade Talisman to teleport to Ghost Island. In the following days, she could sense Zhanyue constantly throwing things into their “couple’s space” – demon pellets, spirit fruits, and even various scrap metal and broken weapons. (Wow, a God’s Space. Can it fit people in the future?)