Twilight Boundary-Chapter 814 - 802: We Are Gods (Part 2)

"What the hell?"

Tieguanyin's words almost made everyone at the table jump up.

No one knows how many Reincarnators, even after living in this world for decades, have had only one thought in mind, which is to return.

It is precisely this thought that supports them, making them cautiously dormant, and always existing as Reincarnators.

Now you're saying that the original world is already gone?

They can't even imagine the blow this realization would inflict on all Reincarnators. All their freedom and ease, all their closeness, would vanish. It's entirely different to have roots compared to having none.

And you say that this terrifying, even despairing news is still the lightest of it?

"How... how could it be gone?"

Perhaps it was the weight of this news itself that was too heavy, leading to a sense of delayed collapse. Er Guotou trembled as he asked.

"I don't know."

Tieguanyin gave Er Guotou a slight glance and said, "Beings of our level can't glimpse the whole process."

"For us, we only remember one moment living well, and the next, suddenly waking up in this world to mysterious voices, at most some with strong willpower remember the scene of their own death."

"And between the closing eyes of the past life and the opening of the eyes in this life, we struggled and suffered in the Tai Sui."

"It's just that we don't remember."

"..."

She spoke these words so calmly that no one could respond.

And as if expected, Tieguanyin lightly began, "Perhaps, we can describe it to you like this."

"The Tai Sui, in this world, according to the records of the Daluo Dharma Sect, is an ancient Evil God, existing before the heaven and earth were formed, wandering around and collecting offerings."

"Of course, from the perspective of our world, it can be understood as a kind of high-dimensional and unconscious life form in the universe, feeding on mature civilizations, devouring all active matter in the universe as its nourishment."

"Our world was one targeted by the Tai Sui."

"Perhaps our world went through fierce resistance, perhaps we fought for many years, but ultimately, we failed, our civilization, race, and even we ourselves were devoured by the Tai Sui, becoming part of it."

"Originally, our world had already vanished and ceased to exist."

"Like the disappearance of a bubble."

"And the change, however, came from this world, from an unforeseen sacrificial ceremony."

"..."

She spoke fluently, as if preparing these words countless times in her heart for those who would hear them afterward: "This world is strange, in many ways more backward than ours, but it has more ancient ceremonies and rules than our world."

"Those ceremonies and rules have similarities in our world, but this world might be closer to the Tai Sui, so they are more effective."

"The change occurred two hundred and forty years ago, during a grand sacrifice held when Douyi raised an army, following ancient traditions to summon the Tai Sui to strengthen their forces."

"For them, this was very familiar, it would be effective, but not strong, more like a habit. Yet they didn't expect that sacrificial ritual to be so successful and the effect far beyond their imagination."

"The Tai Sui really responded to them and turned its gaze upon them."

"..."

"Thinking back now, it seems Douyi was having a beautiful dream. Under the blessing of the Tai Sui, their soldiers were unstoppable and they took control of the world, becoming emperors."

"For Douyi, the offerings to the Tai Sui after every great victory, the many evil spirits accompanying the Tai Sui's rule, what did that matter?"

"So everything happened naturally."

While speaking of these, Tieguanyin seemed to smile: "Until, Douyi had stabilized their rule, ready to enjoy."

"Having emerged from chaos and stabilized their rule, they began to detest the chaos in the world."

"But by this time, they realized that they had invited Tai Sui but could not send it away..."

"This sacrificial ritual was started by them, but its end was not up to them."

"..."

Hu Ma also sat at the table, listening carefully. What Tieguanyin described matched what he had learned before.

"It was also at this time that the Daluo Dharma Sect descended from the mountains."

Tieguanyin slowly looked at Hu Ma and softly said: "They were originally the oldest servitors of the Tai Sui, with records of its worship and manifestations throughout history."

"Even in their records, there is a calculation of the lifespan of heaven and earth; when the lifespan ends, it is when the Tai Sui descends. They just didn't expect the lifespan of this heaven and earth to be shorter."

"Before the Tai Sui arrives, they serve it; when the Tai Sui descends, they want to extend the life of this world."

"Thus, there was the Great Sacrifice to Heaven, and the collapse of the ancestral altar..."

"..."

Hearing this, Hu Ma couldn't help but squint his eyes: "So, was it truly the Reincarnator, as one of the Five Evils, that descended and destroyed the ancestral altar of this world, fighting against its oldest Hall God, leading to the world's loss of protection?"

Listening, Tieguanyin did not comment, only calmly gave him a look and said, "Who said that?"

Hu Ma's voice was slightly deep as he said, "Every single one."

He had discussed this matter with the mountain lord, with the Dongzi Li Family, and the State Preceptor had also inadvertently mentioned these things.

They all thought the same way.

"If they think so, it means the Daluo Dharma Sect's plan was successful."

Tieguanyin said indifferently, "Because the real reason we came over was that we were invited by the Daluo Dharma Sect."

"In theory, we should actually be considered a group of fugitives."

"..."

"What?"

Hearing this, not only did Hu Ma's face show a look of astonishment, but Er Guotou and Miss White Wine also looked up in surprise.

Tieguanyin glanced at Hu Ma and said softly, "You should know the origin of the Twelve Ghost Altars."

Hu Ma nodded and slowly said, "That was the Holy Object used by Duyi when they sacrificed to Tai Sui. In theory, it is also the source of all calamity."

"Correct."

Tieguanyin nodded and said, "The Twelve Ghost Altars are the objects used to invite Tai Sui. Of course, it was also through communicating with Tai Sui that the Duyi royal family of the time realized that Tai Sui could not be sent away. They actually had a thought then, which was:"

"Since it cannot be sent away, why not use the people of this world to exchange with Tai Sui for something even more precious, just like the Longevity Palace, which their family had dreamed of day and night."

The statement was absurd, yet those present were not surprised.

An emperor wanting to become immortal seemed to be a justified, though despicable, phenomenon that had always existed.

"So, at that time, Duyi invited the Daluo Dharma Sect. Firstly, to figure out why Tai Sui didn't want to leave and to see if there were any other ways, and secondly, to let the Daluo Dharma Sect see the feasibility of realizing their desire to become immortal."

Tieguanyin sighed lightly and said, "These two matters were fully understood by the first generation of the Daluo Dharma Sect's Main Sacrificial."

"That grand sacrificial ceremony to the heavens, which people now consider a failure, was actually successful."

"The Daluo Dharma Sect discovered the reason Tai Sui couldn't be sent away, which, frankly, sounded like a joke."

Her voice seemed to carry a bit of sarcasm: "Why couldn't it be sent away? Because when Duyi was sacrificing to the heavens with blood and bone to invite Tai Sui, they said something like offering my heart, offering my bones, offering my soul. I will give the heavens and earth to Tai Sui, only wishing to protect my family from warfare..."

"Such spells, passed down from Duyi's ancestors, were useless when Tai Sui ignored them, but when Tai Sui truly became interested..."

"Those words became a Contract, and since you sacrificed everything, of course, Tai Sui would take everything."

"..."

"And the most terrifying thing was that the Daluo Dharma Sect found that Emperor Duyi's ambition could indeed be realized."

Tieguanyin said, "Emperor Duyi's extravagant wish to become immortal could also be achieved because he truly didn't care about this world. Not only was it feasible, but by then, he was secretly building the Longevity Palace. As an emperor, he was the one mandated by heaven and closest to Tai Sui. He knew his ambition could be realized, so he didn't hesitate to pay the price and wanted to go further."

"And when discovering this problem, the one who was most terrified was the Daluo Dharma Sect."

"..."

At this point, Tieguanyin laughed: "The old man had the funniest expression when he talked about these things back then."

"It was like staying on the mountain for generations, waiting for the destined time to fulfill their mission..."

"And then coming down the mountain, only to find they couldn't solve it at all."

"..."

"Then..."

The voices of those around the table also carried a trace of trembling: "What happened next?"

"What else could happen? Everyone went mad!"

Tieguanyin chuckled and said, "Duyi went mad, causing a disaster that the entire world could not withstand."

"Heaven and earth also went mad, infiltrated by Tai Sui, breeding endless evil spirits."

"So, the people of the Daluo Dharma Sect went mad too."

"After discovering that this problem was essentially unsolvable, the first generation of the Daluo Dharma Sect's Main Sacrificial prayed to the ancestral altar and even the Hall God, and then the second generation of the Main Sacrificial personally stepped in. They secretly modified the Twelve Ghost Altars, and then, through the grand sacrificial ceremony to the heavens, they invited something else down."

"And that was us."

"..."

Tieguanyin looked at Er Guotou and the others solemnly and slowly said, "When the Daluo Dharma Sect realized that Tai Sui was invincible, whether it was the ancestral altar or the Heavenly Pond God, they couldn't resist it. So they decided to ask for help."

"They borrowed the Twelve Ghost Altars and sensed within Tai Sui there were still some consciousnesses struggling and resisting. Therefore, through the sacrifice within the sacrifice, they invited those consciousnesses down to the human world."

"And that was us."

"We were invited into this world by the Daluo Dharma Sect, existing as saviors."

"Haven't you ever wondered why our Lifebound Spirit Temples resemble this world both inside and out?"

"Because this was originally given to us by this world."

She slowly began to speak: "For this world, Tai Sui is a god, and so are we, coming from outer heaven to save the human world."