Gou Zai Fei Men made up myths

The story of "Star River Ruler" and "Star River Taoist" can also be explained by "capturing scattered fragments of ancient information".

Therefore, the high degree of consistency between the Taoist name "Qingyunzi," his achievements, his magical artifacts, and even specific place names such as "Meteor Cliff" and "Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Laws" completely exceeds the scope of "coincidence" or "fragment capture"!

In particular, the Taoist name "Qingyunzi" was never clearly recorded in the old documents of the Qingyun Sect before he compiled "The Travels of Master Liuyun"!

He racked his brains to come up with a Taoist name for his patriarch that was both catchy and fitting to the image of "flowing clouds"!

Is there really such a thing as destiny?

The "Qingyunzi" he painstakingly came up with happens to share the same name and title as a real, ancient, and powerful being whose achievements were comparable to those of creation? Even their deeds are similar?

No! Shen Mo absolutely refused to believe such an absurd "coincidence"! There must be some connection behind this that he had not yet understood, one that transcended ordinary causal logic!

His hand unconsciously went to his chest, and through his clothes, he could feel the rough edges and cold texture of the jade slip.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the unparalleled resonance between the Myriad Laws Source Pearl and the residual fluctuations of the jade slip silently spoke of the extraordinary relationship between the two.

The Pearl of Myriad Laws… Qingyunzi… Jade Slip…

A vague yet startling conjecture gradually took shape in Shen Mo's mind, which had become somewhat numb from the impact of various clues: perhaps it wasn't that his "fabricated" story just happened to stumble upon ancient reality.

Rather... because he refined the Myriad Laws Source Pearl, and unconsciously became some kind of "carrier" or "medium"?

Perhaps within the Myriad Laws Source Pearl, there remain some of the inheritance, memories, and even... causal imprints belonging to the ancient "Qingyunzi"?

When he attempted to "create" a glorious patriarch for the needs of his sect, the Myriad Laws Source Pearl quietly infused his thoughts with the true imprints of "Qingyunzi" that had been settled deep in time, in the form of "inspiration" and "intuition," making him "believe" that he had fabricated all of this.

In other words, the prototype of "Master Qingyunzi of Liuyun" in his writing is very likely this ancient great power "Qingyunzi"!

He was not "fabricating" anything, but rather, under the guidance of some force, he unknowingly "reproduced" or "reconstructed" a buried history!

This conjecture both chilled Shen Mo to the bone and gave him a vague sense of sudden enlightenment.

If that's the case, then the connection between Qingyun Sect and this ancient powerful figure might be closer than he imagined.

It was probably no coincidence that the Myriad Laws Source Pearl chose Qingyun Sect and Shen Mo.

However, a new question arises: what was the final fate of this ancient "Qingyunzi"?

The jade slip records that during a time of "turmoil in the Nine Netherworlds and the reverse flow of the Yellow Springs," he "sacrificed himself to guard the Palace of Reincarnation." How exactly did he "sacrifice himself"?

How to "suppress" it? The jade slip was completely damaged at a crucial point, leaving only endless suspense and tragedy.

Did they die from exhaustion? Did they become sealed away? Or... did they use some more unpredictable method to reach some kind of eternal "contract" with this Palace of Reincarnation, and even with this world?

Shen Mo didn't know. But he had a strong intuition that the final fate of this "Qingyunzi" was of paramount importance!

Perhaps it concerns the stability of this Samsara Palace, what exactly is being suppressed in that dark vortex, and even... the Qingyun Sect, and Shen Mo's own future path!

If we could find out where "Qingyunzi" finally went, we might be able to solve many mysteries and even find a way to deal with the current predicament!

However, history has been interrupted, the jade slip is broken, and the truth has been lost to the endless years. How can we know it now?

Just as Shen Mo was racking his brains, a wildly audacious, even insane, idea struck him like a bolt of lightning flashing in the darkness, illuminating an unprecedented realm that sent shivers down his spine—

If... if his "fabrication" was not truly made up out of thin air, but rather, through the mysterious power of the Myriad Laws Source Pearl, it could "resonate" with or even "touch" the real fragments scattered throughout the river of cause and effect...

So, what about the reverse?

Since we can passively "touch" and "reproduce," can we... actively "weave" and "complete" them?

Based on existing, authentic fragmented information (jade slip records, mural clues, other ancient legends), and using his understanding of the Great Dao, cause and effect, and the aura of that "Qingyunzi" as a framework, he attempts to... "deduce" and "restore" that missing history.

To "fabricate" a logical "ending" that can perfectly connect with the existing fragments of reality?

This is no longer just ordinary storytelling, but rather... a "restorative fabrication" that uses "reality" as its bones, "deduction" as its flesh, and "cause and effect" as its thread to go back in time and fill in the gaps!

If he succeeds, he might be able to "know" where "Qingyunzi" ultimately went!

Even if this "knowledge" is based on his fabrication, as long as the fabrication is reasonable enough, "real" enough, and can gain the approval and "blessing" of the Myriad Laws Source Pearl, perhaps... it can, to some extent, touch upon or even "fix" that missing historical cause and effect?

Just as his fabrication of the "Golden Elixir Formula" stirred up the Qi of the Dao of Alchemy, his fabrication of the secrets of the patriarch seems to have begun to have a faint echo in reality!

Just as his fabrication of the "Golden Elixir Formula" stirred up the Qi of the Dao of Alchemy, his fabrication of the secrets of the patriarch seems to have begun to have a faint echo in reality!

The idea was so shocking that even Shen Mo himself was startled, his heart pounding and blood rushing to his head. Reversing cause and effect, mending the flaws in the heavens with a pen?

What an arrogant and unbelievable idea! This is no longer playing by the river, but reaching out to stir up the ever-flowing "river of cause and effect" that carries all the truth and illusion of the past and present!

The risks involved are immeasurable. What will happen if the "fabricated" content seriously contradicts the truth, or if it triggers excessive causal backlash?

The collapse of one's Dao heart? A backlash of destiny? Or the attraction of an unspeakable being from the shadows? Or even... directly causing this "completed" history to undergo some kind of terrifying distortion in reality?

Shen Mo's breathing became heavy, and a fine layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. Reason told him that this was too dangerous and he shouldn't try it.

But another, deeper, more stubborn impulse roared in his heart: The truth is right before his eyes! The fog urgently needs to be cleared! If he doesn't understand the fate of "Qingyunzi", how can he understand his own fate and that of the Qingyun Sect?

How to deal with the current crisis in the Samsara Palace? How to... face that suffocating "coincidence" that seems to have been arranged all along?

He needs an answer! Even if that answer requires him to sacrifice himself, to go to the edge of the river of cause and effect, to gamble everything, and to personally "fish" it out!

"Sect Leader, the time has come." Shi Tie's deep voice broke the almost frozen silence within the formation. He had already picked up his giant axe and was ready to set off.

Zhao Qingyan also put away the array plate and looked at Shen Mo. Su Xiao's figure emerged from the shadows, and A Yuan also woke up rubbing her eyes, looking at everyone with some confusion.