320: Chapter 320 The Great Wilderness Domain, The Theory of the Chosen One

Jiuer knelt before the skeleton, her head bowed, her voice slightly choked.

"Unfilial descendant Wan Jiuer, along with my husband Chu Sheng, pays respects to Great-Grandmother."

Her voice was not loud, but in this silent stone chamber, it was exceptionally clear.

Chu Sheng stood behind her and also knelt down.

He did not know how to address this Old Ancestor, so he simply followed Jiuer and called out: "Junior Chu Sheng, greets Senior."

The skeleton did not move.

But in the stone chamber, that faint wisp of foxfire suddenly flickered.

A warm aura rose from the skeleton, transforming into a transparent phantom.

It was the appearance of an old woman, with a kind face and a hint of a smile in her eyes.

She looked at Jiuer, then at Chu Sheng, a glimmer of light flashing in her cloudy eyes.

"Divine Ability Realm..." Her voice was very light, like wind blowing through withered leaves, "Little Jiuer, you have achieved a Breakthrough to the Divine Ability Realm."

Jiuer's eyes turned red, and she kowtowed heavily.

"Yes, Great-Grandmother."

The old woman nodded, her gaze falling on Chu Sheng, lingering for a moment.

Her gaze became somewhat profound, as if she were trying to identify something.

"This Human Race, is not simple," she said.

Chu Sheng's heart stirred slightly, but he did not speak.

The old woman began to recount the origin of the Fox Race.

Her voice was very light, as if it were drifting from a very distant place.

"Since you have achieved a Divine Ability, there are some things you should know."

"Our Fox Race originated a very, very long time ago. Even earlier than the era of Feng Xian."

"At that time, the Five Regions had not yet separated, and the entire land was called the Great Wilderness Domain."

"The Human Race had not yet risen, the Yao Race's power was the greatest, and the ancient Demon Race also rampaged across this land."

"Later, the Human Race produced several super Cultivators in succession, and the Yao Race's power grew weaker day by day."

"After that, a giant axe flew in from outside the sky, splitting the Great Wilderness into five."

"That axe was so large that it covered the entire sky."

"When that axe fell, the earth split open, mountains and rivers shifted, and rivers flowed backward."

"The Northern Domain, Central Domain, Western Domain, Southern Domain, and Eastern Domain were thus formed."

Hearing this, Chu Sheng's heart surged.

He had heard this myth and had seen similar records in the classics of Wendao Palace.

But those records were vague, as if they had been deliberately blurred.

He had always thought it was the imagination of the ancients.

But now, hearing it from the mouth of this old fox who had lived for who knows how many ten-thousands of years, it felt completely different.

He thought: What kind of immense power would that take? The Guiyi Realm could not possibly achieve that. What kind of existence was that exactly?

He did not ask out loud, but the old woman seemed to see through his thoughts.

She looked at him, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned: "That power is not something your Realm can understand."

Chu Sheng nodded and did not pursue the question further.

The old woman turned her head to look at Jiuer, her gaze gentle.

"Little Jiuer, you are very good. You have achieved a Divine Ability Breakthrough, and you are the hope of our Fox Race's generation."

Then she looked at Chu Sheng again, her gaze becoming even deeper.

"But the hope of this generation is not you, it is him."

Jiuer was stunned for a moment.

Chu Sheng was also stunned for a moment.

The old woman looked at Chu Sheng, her voice very light, but every word nailed into his ears like a spike.

"I can feel that on your body, there are extraordinary things."

"Each of these things is enough to make a person the focus of the era."

"And you, have gathered them all."

She paused, as if expressing emotion.

"It seems that every ten thousand years, an arrogant, world-defying existence will appear."

"Feng Xian from twenty thousand years ago, Heavenly Demon Ancestor from ten thousand years ago."

"They were both invincible in their respective eras."

"It might not be accurate, but I call them the Children of the Era."

"But they have all disappeared."

"No one knows where they went."

Chu Sheng's heart jumped violently.

He had also been thinking about this question.

Feng Xian had achieved Ascension, but what happened after Ascension?

Heavenly Demon Ancestor was severely injured and on the verge of death, then disappeared.

Where did they go?

He did not know.

The old woman seemed to know what he wanted to ask, but she did not answer.

Her gaze became somewhat unfocused, as if she could no longer hold on.

Jiuer hurriedly asked: "Great-Grandmother, who destroyed Qingqiu?"

The old woman's lips moved, wanting to say something.

But her phantom began to fade, like a lamp about to burn out.

Her eyes closed.

Her last breath dissipated.

In the stone chamber, that faint wisp of foxfire was completely extinguished.

The skeleton returned to silence, like a sleeping statue.

Jiuer knelt on the ground, looking at the skeleton, her eyes red, but she did not cry.

She just knelt there, head bowed, silent for a long time.

Chu Sheng stood beside her and patted her shoulder.

After a while, Jiuer stood up, her voice slightly hoarse.

"Great-Grandmother is gone."

Chu Sheng sighed: "Why did she run out of breath just at the critical moment..."

Jiuer turned to look at him, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

"It was already not easy for Great-Grandmother's remnant soul to hold on until now."

Chu Sheng said: "I know. It's just a pity, we were so close to knowing who the culprit was."

Jiuer was silent for a moment, then said: "Actually, we already know who to look for."

Chu Sheng looked at her: "Who?"

Jiuer said: "King Peng."

"King Peng is known as 'Ten Thousand Mile Connection', and his information is extremely well-informed. Any movement in the Western Domain cannot escape his eyes and ears."

"This generation's King Peng does not have a good relationship with that old Dragon."

"If anyone in the Western Domain possesses the truth of what happened back then, it must be him."

Chu Sheng nodded: "Then we will go to the Peng Race territory."

Jiuer glanced at him, a complex light flashing in her eyes.

"The Peng Race has always been arrogant; wanting to get information out of King Peng is not that easy."

Chu Sheng said: "It's still better than guessing here."

Jiuer did not speak again.

She took one last look at the skeleton, then turned and walked toward the outside of the stone door.

Chu Sheng followed behind her and walked out of the stone door.

The stone door behind them slowly closed, emitting a dull sound.

As if bidding farewell to the past.

The two walked out of the Holy Land and returned to the ruins.

Moonlight shone on the ruins of Qingqiu, as if draping a layer of silver gauze over this dead, silent land.

Jiuer looked into the distance, her gaze firm.