Chapter 3999: Ten Million Cultivators All Perished in Battle
Watching this scene, Lin Moyu felt a surge of emotion.
Once, there had been a hundred top experts here, leading their world wills into battle. When they returned, all that was left were the ruined, dead worlds; the cultivators themselves never came back.
"When did this battle happen?"
Lin Moyu could faintly sense that all these world wills had reached the eternal level, with unmatched combat power. For them to all die together like this how powerful must those giant beasts they fought have been? Most crucially, was this battle part of this world, or did it belong to another? That remained a mystery.
There was too little information to be gleaned here. Lin Moyu looked around the Star Spirit Hall once more, and when he found nothing new, he exited from the back and headed to other areas.
The Star Spirit Hall was the main hall of the Myriad Spirits Pavilion, and behind it were four roads, each leading to a different region. In front of the roads stood a stone sign, its writing still clear despite countless ages.
From left to right, the four roads were: Spirit Nurturing Road, Spirit Cultivating Road, Spirit Treasure Road, and Spirit Battle Road.
Lin Moyu analyzed the names and could roughly guess the function of each area. Just as he was about to proceed, the sign glowed faintly and a middle aged man appeared from the light. The sign was a magical artifact with a spirit, which surprised Lin Moyu.
"Who would have thought, after so many years, someone would come here again," the artifact spirit said with a sigh, tinged with emotion. Although artifact spirits are not limited by lifespan and can live as long as their artifact remains intact, time leaves little mark on them. Yet this spirit, "Old Road," bore a sense of age and weariness, evidence that more time had passed here than Lin Moyu had imagined.
Lin Moyu greeted him politely, "Lin Moyu greets Senior." No matter the other's strength, he showed due respect especially since Old Road took human form.
Old Road looked Lin Moyu over and smiled, "Youth is a fine thing. No need to call me senior everyone here just calls me Old Road."
Lin Moyu asked, "Senior Old Road, what exactly is this place?"
Old Road replied with a strange look, "This is the Myriad Spirits Pavilion. Didn't you see the big characters on the stone stele by the bridge?"
Lin Moyu clarified, "I know this is the Myriad Spirits Pavilion, but what kind of place is it?"
Old Road seemed even more puzzled, "The Myriad Spirits Pavilion is the Myriad Spirits Pavilion. What else could it be?" Whether he truly didn't know or was simply old and forgetful, Lin Moyu couldn't tell.
Changing the topic, Lin Moyu asked, "Senior Old Road, do you know where all the people here went?"
Old Road sighed, "All dead. They all died in battle. The Myriad Spirits Pavilion had sixteen million seven hundred and twenty thousand cultivators none survived."
Lin Moyu was shocked over sixteen million cultivators! No wonder there were so many immortal palaces; they had to house so many people.
He quickly asked, "What were their cultivation levels?"
Old Road looked at Lin Moyu and slowly explained, "The cultivators of the Myriad Spirits Pavilion were divided into four levels. The weakest, the outer pavilion disciples, were about your level. The inner pavilion disciples were a bit stronger, the hall masters stronger still, and the pavilion master was a supreme being."
Lin Moyu chatted with Old Road for a while, asking about cultivation realms. Old Road's knowledge was limited he was just a sign's spirit but one thing was clear: as a Dao Lord, Lin Moyu was equivalent to the weakest outer pavilion disciple, who were also the most numerous. Inner pavilion disciples were likely eternal beings. Hall masters had likely taken the final step, or at least a half step, and the pavilion master was an existence beyond supreme, one who had fully taken that last step.
People say eternal beings cannot die, and those beyond eternity even less so, but Lin Moyu saw otherwise. Even eternal beings are not truly detached; they still depend on the world. Eternity means only that one cannot die within the world but if the world itself collapses, even eternals die. Not only eternals even those who have taken the final step, like the pavilion master, would perish.
Thinking of what the figure on the steps had said who can truly attain freedom?
Lin Moyu asked, "Old Road, what are the purposes of those four roads?"
As the artifact spirit of the sign, Old Road was very familiar with this. He replied, "The Spirit Nurturing Road leads to the worlds of the heavens. Disciples allowed to enter can choose a world to nurture its spirit. The Spirit Cultivating Road is for cultivating world spirits; disciples can nurture their world spirits there, and the pavilion master set up some wondrous arrangements there for greater efficiency. The Spirit Treasure Road is the pavilion's treasure vault, full of useful items for nurturing world spirits, but only approved disciples can enter. The Spirit Battle Road is where disciples practice and learn to command world spirits in battle."
Each road led to a different area after becoming a disciple, one would first choose a world to nurture its spirit. This was not easy, as it meant taking control of a world, which often led to conflict. Some chose powerful worlds, which meant fighting strong beings for control; others chose weaker worlds, but those spirits would be weaker and limited in growth.
The Spirit Cultivating Road was for those who already had a world spirit, to nurture it further. The Spirit Treasure Road was the treasure house, containing treasures for nurturing world spirits and other items. The Spirit Battle Road was the place for training and duels.
Lin Moyu made up his mind. "I want to go to the Spirit Treasure Road. Is there anything I should watch out for?"
Old Road replied, "Not really. The Spirit Nurturing Road has long been abandoned I don't know what it's like now. The Spirit Cultivating Road hasn't been used in ages; the pavilion master's arrangements may no longer work, as there are no hall masters to maintain them. The Spirit Treasure Road used to have restrictions only the approved could enter, but now those are gone. As for the Spirit Battle Road, it may be dangerous. I remember something escaped from there ten or twenty million years ago."
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