"I understand a little bit."
Xiao Wenbing stopped and looked around. The light barrier passage was still endless. He wondered if there would be an end if he kept going. He solemnly decided to rest for a while, sat down cross-legged, and entered the Heavenly Void Ring with his mind. He commanded the condensed water of the Immortal Realm to transform into his image and sit opposite the Mirror God.
"Why did you send so many messages without even saying hello?"
"It's too late. That greatsword is a product of the divine realm. If you don't use divine language, you're no match for it. If you get killed by it in one strike, everything else will be for nothing."
"You only learned about the origin of this place after you saw this greatsword?"
"yes."
"Alright then, where exactly is this place? Is it the villa of the gods? Or their battlefield? Hmm... could it be the ruins of the gods?"
Xiao Wenbing asked several questions in succession, but the Mirror God remained silent, only shaking his head quietly. He frowned and said, "I don't want to guess anymore, just tell me directly."
"Fine, I'll tell you." The Mirror God seemed to have made a momentous decision, and said fiercely, "Where is this...?"
"Hmm?" After waiting for a long time, the Mirror God was still in that half-dead state. Xiao Wenbing said angrily, "Are you going to talk or not?"
The Mirror God's lips moved, but no sound came out.
“I know, but you don’t actually know either,” Xiao Wenbing suddenly said sarcastically.
"Nonsense..." Mirror God shouted angrily, "I know you're trying to provoke me, but... well, fine, I'll tell you then, maybe we've come to the junkyard."
"Wh...what?" Xiao Wenbing shook his head, wondering if he had misheard.
“Garbage…dump…” Mirror God said, word by word, “Suddenly, it burst into tears, its voice filled with deep emotion, making all who heard it feel heartbroken. I never thought that my dignified first-grade divine artifact would one day be reduced to garbage.”
Xiao Wenbing stared at its spectacular performance, dumbfounded. After a long while, he finally asked, "You, you're sure you didn't see wrong?"
"Yes, you saw the pattern on that sword too. Do you know what it means?"
After pondering for a while, Xiao Wenbing compared the patterns with the divine language in his mind, and finally said, "I understand."
"Okay, I understand."
"But...I feel it's not living up to its name?"
"Not living up to its name? Nonsense, this is absolutely true. Otherwise, how could a mere divine word freeze a real artifact?"
"?" Xiao Wenbing tilted his head, deep in thought, his eyes filled with confusion. After a long while, he finally understood what the Mirror God meant. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Could it be that the greatsword is not a true divine artifact?"
"Of course not, didn't you understand the divine language?"
"Well... but... that divine language one is more complicated. The patterns all look pretty much the same. I think the pattern looks more like the words 'exquisite'."
“Excellent…product?” The Mirror God rolled its eyes as it tried to do so. It said helplessly, “Those two words mean scrap, understand? Scrap.”
"Yes, I understand now." Xiao Wenbing muttered to himself. These so-called gods are also idiots. The two completely opposite meanings of "fine product" and "scrap product" are actually depicted in almost the same pattern. Isn't this just pure misleading?
After Xiao Wenbing took human form, the Mirror God obviously didn't pay attention to his thoughts anymore, and simply said, "Since he's a piece of junk, you should know what to do with him, right?"
"Oh, so you're throwing it in the landfill?"
"Exactly, so you understand now, this is the legendary junkyard."
Volume 4: The Artifacts, Chapter 179: The Ring of Order
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Xiao Wenbing suddenly stood up, his eyes lighting up instantly. His anger was like that of someone who had suddenly stumbled upon a treasure trove, his eyebrows practically jumping with excitement.
"What are you doing?" Mirror God was greatly surprised. What was wrong with him? He glared at him and asked suspiciously.
"Good, good timing!" Xiao Wenbing clapped his hands and said excitedly.
"Come on... okay?" Mirror God opened his mouth wide in an unseemly manner and asked, "Do you like trash?"
"Of course I like it, I love it so much..." Huh? Xiao Wenbing was taken aback. What did he just say? Pah pah pah... You're the one who likes trash.
"So you like trash, huh? I never would have guessed. Indeed, there are different kinds of people. Someone as noble as me is truly exceptional." Mirror God glanced sideways at his companion with slight disdain, and solemnly declared, "As a member of the divine artifacts, I absolutely do not like trash."
Xiao Wenbing's face darkened, his earlier excitement vanishing. He angrily retorted, "Only a fool would like trash."
"Hey...didn't you say you liked trash?" Mirror God accused.
"I don't like ordinary trash," Xiao Wenbing said with a proud smile.
"Ah, trash is trash. Is there any such thing as ordinary or extraordinary?"
"Of course, even if the things here are trash, they are still things that the gods have abandoned, do you understand? The things of the gods, like that greatsword, are indeed rare weapons. If used properly, well... not good." Xiao Wenbing jumped up, his face instantly turning deathly pale.
"What's wrong now?"
"Yaqi, Baiyi. They're also using this passage. How should we defend ourselves?" Xiao Wenbing murmured to himself. His heart pounded as he thought of the greatsword's power.
Xiao Wenbing knew all too well that although the greatsword was a broken divine artifact, a divine artifact was still a divine artifact. Its power was definitely no less than that of a cultivator in the Separation and Union stage.
If it were based on my own skill, I would be far inferior. To be honest, being able to successfully subdue the prisoners was almost a miracle.
At that crucial moment, he only uttered one sentence, and that single sentence rendered the greatsword powerless. Thinking back on it now, it feels like a dream.
"Don't worry, if they are the ones overseeing these broken artifacts, then they will definitely not have any accidents. The one who should really worry is you."
"Why?" Xiao Wenbing inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't know the reason. But he still believed the Mirror God's words.
"Because of divinity and rank."
Xiao Wenbing chuckled, revealing a genuine smile, and said, "Sorry, I don't understand..."
"..."
"Alright, cheer up. Don't look so heartbroken. Your dad didn't die... um. cough cough. You haven't encountered anything serious. It's not worth taking your own life," Xiao Wenbing comforted him.
"You're the one who's trying to kill yourself," the Mirror God replied through gritted teeth. "You ignorant fool, in the world of gods, there's a strict hierarchy, unlike this chaotic world. Do you understand?"
"Rank? What does that have to do with Yaqi and Baiyi? They're not gods."
"No, those two, one of them can use the power of heavenly lightning, a powerful force belonging to chaos, which is unique. As long as it is a divine artifact, no, as long as it is a broken divine artifact, it has no chance of resisting in the face of that power."
"Oh." Xiao Wenbing was not surprised by this explanation. As soon as he saw those old guys in the Tribulation Transcending stage in the cultivation world avoiding Feng Baiyi like the plague, he knew that this Heavenly Thunder Power was definitely not something to be trifled with.
"As for the other one who uses the Qiankun Ring, with that treasure in hand, he can buy up as many of these broken secondhand items as he wants, and they pose absolutely no threat."
"Secondhand goods?" Xiao Wenbing's expression was quite strange. The Mirror God's words were also interesting: "Mirror God, every time I asked you what kind of treasure the Universe Ring was, you always gave me the runaround. Now I at least understand some divine language, so I can be considered half a god..."
"A demigod?" The Mirror God wiped away a cold sweat from his ethereal body. It had been a long time since he had seen such an arrogant fellow. If he was considered a demigod, then what was he, the one who taught him the divine language? The ancestor of gods?
"Yes, since everyone is now associated with God, you don't need to worry anymore. Just tell me what it is."
After careful consideration, the Mirror God finally said, "That is the Ring of Order."
"A ring?" Xiao Wenbing asked in surprise, "You mean that thing, it's a ring?"
"Indeed, it is the only absolute power among the gods that can be compared with Chaos and Creation."
"Is it that impressive?" Xiao Wenbing asked, his eyes shining.
“Very impressive,” Mirror God said seriously.
"How awesome is it?"
"To form a new world, three energies are needed: the power of creation that creates all things, the power of chaos that destroys all things, and the power of order that maintains the rules."
"Okay, I understand."
Xiao Wenbing smiled and was about to speak when suddenly his mind became blurred, as if something had crawled out of his head. His consciousness gradually sank, and he lost control of his body.
He panicked and tried to shout for help, but he couldn't make a sound.
However, he felt it; his body stood up, under the control of that strange power, and from his mouth came words that horrified him: "So I'm the one who's powerful."
"What?" Mirror God was greatly puzzled and reflected on what he had just said, but he couldn't figure out how it had anything to do with Xiao Wenbing.
"To create a new world, the first thing needed is the power of creation that can create all things. Without the power of creation, there is no point in talking about anything else. Therefore..." Xiao Wenbing concluded: "I am the greatest."
The Mirror God stared in disbelief as the humanoid figure before him vanished back into a cloud of mist. Xiao Wenbing's consciousness had already exited the Heavenly Void Ring after he finished speaking.
He didn't give the Mirror God a chance to refute him at all. However, the Mirror God clearly held a completely opposite view on his words, and a series of rapid sounds rang out in Xiao Wenbing's mind without warning.
With a disdainful smile, Xiao Wenbing slowly uttered a few strange syllables, and the various chaotic sounds in his mind instantly vanished without a trace, leaving no further sound.
Ah... peace and quiet, the world is finally at peace... finally we can get away from Tang Sanzang's harassment.
"Divine language is truly a wonderful thing," he exclaimed sincerely.
He raised his chest and head, looking ahead with boundless confidence, and strode forward with firm steps.
Inside the Heavenly Void Ring, the Mirror God was stunned. It clutched its head in frustration, constantly blaming itself: "I was out of my mind! I completely forgot that he possessed divine power, and I actually taught him the language of the gods! Heavens above, may the gods forgive me..."
"Sigh... why does this road seem to have no end?"
A faint sound came from the light wall. The passage was so long that even the patient Zhang Yaqi found it unbearable. In her heart, she even wondered if this passage would never end.
However, her perseverance was unparalleled. Although she had doubts in her heart, she did not stop moving forward.
On his wrist, the Qiankun Ring faintly emitted a faint light.
Within the circle, beneath the swirling clouds, a massive log, hundreds of feet long, began to move. Its enormous body began to levitate, quickly landing on a large stone slab.
The large stone slab seemed to sense something was wrong; it suddenly stood up, emitting a buzzing sound from within.
The big log opened its mouth, and the hissing sound was deafening, even causing the clouds in the air to churn slightly.
The large stone slab seemed to understand what the other party meant, but it clearly disagreed, shaking its body incessantly to express its strong dissatisfaction.
A faint green light emanated from the large log and gradually moved toward the large stone slab.
The large stone slab, emitting a yellow light, resisted the attack while continuously retreating.
However, the yellow light immediately crumbled upon the emerald green light, as if it had encountered its nemesis and was completely swallowed up.
Finally, the large stone slab succumbed to the tyranny of the powerful wood and uttered a plea for peace.
However, Qiang Yaqi was completely unaware of what was happening inside the Qiankun Circle, and she continued to move forward at the same speed.
"Huh?" Zhang Yaqi asked curiously. "Earth Spirit, what are you doing out here?"
"Buzz buzz buzz..." The Earth Spirit hopped around Zhang Yaqi, making monosyllables that no one could understand.