196: Chapter 196 Time-Space Seal, Using One's Body as an Array

The space-time ark sailed through the sea of stars, heading towards the direction where the Void Abyss once existed.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood in front of the porthole, holding that transparent crystal in his hand.

The points of light inside the crystal were still flowing slowly, resembling a miniature Universe.

Those were the remains of worlds devoured by the Mother of Evil Spirits, memories of hundreds of millions of years, and the traces of countless Life.

He had promised them that he would bring them back to the sea of stars so that future generations would remember them.

But he knew that mere remembrance was not enough.

Those worlds had vanished, and that Life had passed away; he could not make them return.

But he could prevent the same tragedy from happening again.

The space-time ark crossed the edge of the sea of stars, passing through that completely empty Void Realm.

After the Mother of Evil Spirits dissipated, there was nothing left here.

There was no grayish-black mist, no wandering black shadows, and no floating fragments.

There was only endless darkness and boundless nothingness.

Guardian Lin Jingyun made the space-time ark stop, stepped out of the cabin door, and hovered in the Void Realm.

He closed his eyes, and the Chaos Origin surged out from within his body, transforming into a golden curtain of light that spread in all directions.

Wherever the light curtain passed, everything in the Void Realm was perceived by him—residual energy, shattered timelines, collapsed spatial barriers, and dissipated lines of Karma.

He perceived for a long time, so long that he forgot the time.

Finally, he opened his eyes, a trace of enlightenment flashing through them.

Although the Mother of Evil Spirits had dissipated, the traces it left behind were still there.

Those worlds devoured by it, those civilizations destroyed by it, and that Life erased by it had all left marks in the Void Realm.

Those marks were very faint, so faint as to be almost imperceptible, but they truly existed.

Guardian Lin Jingyun raised his hand, and the Chaos Origin transformed into countless fine golden threads, collecting those marks one by one.

The threads grew more and more numerous and dense, finally condensing into a huge curtain of light in front of him.

On the light curtain, countless images were flowing—the birth and destruction of stars, the rise and fall of civilizations, the reproduction and extinction of Life.

That was the memory of the Universe, the history of hundreds of millions of years, and the elegy of countless worlds.

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at those images, an unspeakable emotion surging in his heart.

These worlds, these civilizations, and this Life had all existed before.

They had their own languages, their own cultures, and their own beliefs.

They had loved, hated, cried, and laughed.

Then, they were devoured, destroyed, and forgotten.

But today, he was going to find them back.

He raised his hand, carefully storing those marks into the transparent crystal.

The points of light inside the crystal grew more and more numerous and dense, eventually turning into a brilliant sea of stars.

Those forgotten worlds finally had a place to rest in peace.

Guardian Lin Jingyun put the crystal into his bosom and turned back to the space-time ark.

But he did not leave; instead, he stood in front of the porthole, gazing at that Void Realm, remaining silent for a long time.

The Mother of Evil Spirits had dissipated, and the Void Abyss had collapsed, but new threats would still appear.

The Universe was both being born and being destroyed.

Creation and destruction were inherently two sides of the same coin.

He could not stop destruction, but he could delay it.

He could not save all worlds, but he could guard the sea of stars.

He took a deep breath and made a decision.

He walked out of the space-time ark and hovered in the Void Realm.

The Chaos Origin, space-time crystal, and karma crystal—three forces surged out from his body simultaneously, condensing into a huge magic array in front of him.

The array was circular, fully a thousand miles in diameter, and entirely intertwined with golden, silver, and cyan runes.

Those runes flowed slowly, emitting a palpitating coercion.

This was the ultimate Seal left by the Three Great Spirits—the space-time Seal.

Back then, the Three Great Spirits used this Seal to trap the Mother of Evil Spirits in the Void Abyss for hundreds of millions of years.

Now, Guardian Lin Jingyun was going to use it to completely Seal off the entrance of the Void Abyss.

Not to Seal the Mother of Evil Spirits—it was no longer there—but to Seal this Void Realm, preventing any new threats from descending from the depths of Chaos.

The array rotated slowly, pressing towards the location where the Void Abyss once existed.

At the very moment when the array was about to fall, a faint light lit up from the Void Realm.

That light was very faint, so faint as to be almost imperceptible, yet it truly existed, like a lonely star in a patch of darkness, emitting a faint golden color.

Guardian Lin Jingyun was stunned.

That was the aura of the Chaos Origin, the power of the Three Great Spirits, the power of the Progenitor?

He gazed intently, the light piercing through layers of darkness, finally seeing the true face of that thing clearly.

That was a jade talisman, a jade talisman green all over, with a lifelike green lotus carved on its surface.

The jade talisman was very old, so old that the runes on it were somewhat blurred.

But it was still glowing, still throbbing, like a heartbeat.

The green lotus jade talisman.

The green lotus jade talisman left by Progenitor Bai Yunzhou.

The one Ling Shuang had given him, he had always kept close to his body.

But this one was not his.

It was larger, older, and more weathered.

The green lotus on it was not carved, but grew out from the jade talisman, just like a real lotus flower.

Guardian Lin Jingyun reached out and gently touched the green lotus jade talisman.

The moment his fingertips touched the jade talisman, a familiar voice sounded in his mind.

"Latercomer... You have finally come..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun trembled all over.

That was the voice of the Progenitor, the voice of Bai Yunzhou.

"Progenitor? You... Why are you here?"

That voice smiled, smiling with matchless relief.

"This seat... has always been here... at the edge of the Void Abyss... at the end of the sea of stars... in the depths of Chaos..."

"This seat has waited for hundreds of millions of years... and finally waited for you..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun felt an unspeakable emotion surge in his heart.

The Progenitor had actually been here all along.

Not in his era, not in the sea of stars, but in this Void Realm.

At the end of time, at the edge of the Universe.

"Back then... This seat fought a decisive battle with the Ash-Eater Clan... burned the Origin... and perished together..."

"But this seat's Origin... did not completely dissipate... A wisp of it... drifted here... drifted to the edge of the Void Abyss..."

"This seat here... saw the Mother of Evil Spirits... saw those devoured worlds... saw the destruction and rebirth of the Universe..."

"This seat wants to go back... wants to return to the sea of stars... wants to return to Yongning City... wants to return to the Monument of Heroes... But this seat cannot go back..."

"This seat's Origin is too weak... too weak to Transmigrate through time and space... This seat can only stay here... waiting... waiting for someone fated..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun's tears streamed down.

The Progenitor had actually been waiting for him all along.

Not in his era, not in the sea of stars, but in this Void Realm.

At the end of time, at the edge of the Universe.

"Progenitor, I have come. I have come to take you home."

That voice fell silent for a long time.

"Home... Can this seat still go home..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded solemnly: "Yes. I will definitely take you home."

He raised his hand, gently holding that green lotus jade talisman in the palm of his hand.

The green lotus on the jade talisman lit up, and a soft glow enveloped him.

Within that light, it contained the Progenitor's insights of hundreds of millions of years, the original aspiration of the Guardian, and the attachment to the sea of stars.

"Latercomer... Thank you... This seat has waited for hundreds of millions of years... and finally waited for this day..."

That voice grew weaker and farther away, "This seat is leaving... This seat can finally... leave in peace..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun gripped the jade talisman tightly, his tears blurring his vision.

"Progenitor, rest assured. I will guard the sea of stars well."

That voice smiled at last, smiling with matchless relief.

"Good... Good child..."

As the voice fell, the green lotus on the jade talisman slowly bloomed, transforming into countless tiny specks of light that drifted in the Void Realm.

Among those specks of light were the Progenitor's memories, the Progenitor's insights, and the Progenitor's Dao Heart.

They drifted towards the sea of stars, towards Yongning City, towards the Monument of Heroes, achieving Fusion with that eternal Chaos light.

Guardian Lin Jingyun knelt in the Void Realm, kowtowing deeply towards that dissipating light.

"Progenitor, have a safe journey."

He got up, wiped away his tears, and turned to face the space-time Seal.

The array was still rotating, still waiting for his command.

He took a deep breath and raised his hand.

"Space-Time Seal, rise!"

The golden, silver, and cyan lights lit up simultaneously, and the array slowly descended, completely sealing off the entrance of the Void Abyss.

Those runes embedded themselves into the Void Realm, achieving perfect Fusion with the surrounding space-time nodes, forming an eternal barrier.

From then on, nothing could descend from the depths of Chaos into the sea of stars.

The sea of stars was safe.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood in front of the Seal, watching those runes flow slowly, an unprecedented peace surging in his heart.

He turned around and returned to the space-time ark.

The silvery-white light lit up, and the space-time ark changed direction, flying towards Yongning City.

Three days later, the space-time ark landed on the square of Yongning City.

Ling Shuang was already waiting, leaning on a cane, her white hair fluttering.

Seeing him walk out from the cabin door, a flash of pleasant surprise crossed her eyes.

"Jingyun, you..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun walked up to her, took out the green lotus jade talisman from his bosom, and handed it to her.

"Teacher, I have found the Progenitor."

Ling Shuang was stunned: "Found the Progenitor? Wasn't the Progenitor..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head and told her about the matters at the edge of the Void Abyss.

After listening, Ling Shuang fell silent for a long time, her tears sliding down silently.

"The Progenitor... was actually there all along... waiting for us all along..."

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded, gently placing the jade talisman into the palm of her hand.

"Teacher, the Progenitor said that he can finally leave in peace."

Ling Shuang gripped the jade talisman tightly, feeling that faint warmth.

She closed her eyes and said softly: "Progenitor, have a safe journey."

She opened her eyes, wiped away her tears, and put the jade talisman into her bosom.

"Jingyun, from now on, the sea of stars is entrusted to you."

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded solemnly: "Teacher, rest assured, I will definitely guard the sea of stars well."

The two stood side by side in front of the Monument of Heroes, gazing at the distant skyline.

There, the lights of various domains in the sea of stars were like countless stars, brilliant and warm.

The Chaos-colored light on top of the Monument of Heroes shone brilliantly under the sunlight.

That was the power of the Progenitor, the original aspiration of the Guardian, and the eternal protection.

Ling Shuang took a deep breath and said softly: "Progenitor, did you see it? The sea of stars is getting better and better."

That light twitched gently, as if responding to her.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood by her side, gazing at that light, an unprecedented determination surging in his heart.

From now on, he was the Guardian of the sea of stars.

He would use the power of the Three Great Spirits to guard this sea of stars and protect everyone who needed protection.

Forever.