Chapter 919: Human Gate

Chapter 920 The Human Gate (Ten-Thousand-Word Update, Please Subscribe)

Su Yu was curious about the Great Zhou King, curious about the stars, and curious about how the copy of the Time Book had merged into him back then.

Now, he wanted to go chat with the Great Zhou King.

But after thinking it over, he decided to wait.

Wait for Wen Yu to produce results!

There were many loose cultivators over there; he wanted to see when they could be completely cleaned out.

At this moment, after fully merging with heaven and earth, he let everyone disperse, leaving only a few people, along with Sun and Moon, Black Moon, and Fa.

To understand the specifics of the Human Gate and the Heavenly Gate.

In truth, the Immortal Ancestor and Curse probably knew more, but such strong beings could only be killed; capturing them alive was too difficult.

...

In the great hall.

Su Yu sipped tea, not drinking wine. The tea leaves he used were always from the tea tree, and he had nearly stripped it bare.

He wondered if Wen Yu still remembered the tea tree, and if she did, would she come to claim it?

Su Yu wasn't keen on giving it back anyway.

The tea tree was with him now.

At this moment, Wan Tiansheng was also present. Seeing Su Yu leisurely drinking tea, he couldn't help but smile, not disturbing him, his smile bright as he looked at Black Moon.

Sun and Moon and Fa would be interrogated later.

"Your name is Black Moon?"

Wan Tiansheng looked at Black Moon, who was trembling all over. Even though he had cultivated to the 28th path and was an extremely powerful being, he still couldn't help shaking before Su Yu. "Yes, I am Black Moon! I come from the City of Wrongful Death..."

Su Yu yawned. "City of Wrongful Death? When I asked you last time, didn't you say you didn't know?"

"Milord..."

Black Moon hurriedly said, "Before, I truly didn't know..."

Boom!

Thunder struck,

carrying a fierce yang energy, striking Black Moon until he cried out in pain, a wisp of black smoke escaping. Su Yu smiled. "After combining yin and yang, I discovered a problem. You people from the past actually fear true yang energy. For instance, this thunder power, when unleashed with the full force of myriad realm rules, harms you greatly, even able to scatter your origin!"

Black Moon trembled. "Milord, I speak no lies! I was originally a loose cultivator, later taken in by a mysterious figure. At first, I truly didn't know Curse was the envoy of the Human Gate within the Heavenly Gate. It was only after you killed Curse, Milord, that I found out..."

Su Yu smiled. "So you're just a small fry?"

Black Moon showed fear. "Milord, I know many things. Back then, to win us over, the master of the Human Gate appeared in person, though only as a projection, yet still immensely powerful! I have some understanding of the Human Gate. To recruit us, that one wouldn't withhold all information about the Human Gate... Of course, it was all said by that one; I can't confirm the truth or falsehood!"

"Speak then!"

Su Yu smiled. "Stop trembling. Come, sit, and chat. Have some tea. A top-tier powerhouse of the 28th path, unmatched by few in this myriad realm, such a formidable figure, yet you act so pitiful before me... What, putting on a show of misery?"

"..."

Black Moon was helpless. But it depended on who he faced—someone who had slain multiple lords of forbidden lands. Yet since Su Yu said so, he dared not refute.

Nervously, he sat down, picked up the teacup, and for a long while didn't dare drink. Finally, he said, "Milord, if I tell you everything I know, might you spare my life?"

Su Yu smiled. "Hard to say. Depends on whether it's useful to me. If not, then break your path, merge into another's dao, and vanish into nothing! Toward enemies... I show no mercy! If it's useful, I might spare you. I'm not one for much else, but I keep my word... Mm, the myriad realm knows this. Do you want to test it?"

Black Moon was utterly resigned. He lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then said, "I have always been a loose cultivator within the Heavenly Gate, with no allegiance to any forbidden land. I was born at the end of the Opening Heaven era and later sealed. About eight thousand years ago, I was still on the 24th path, fairly well-known among loose cultivators—those above the 25th path were rare among us."

"At that time, I encountered a crisis and was hunted. I didn't know who it was then, but now I realize it must have been Curse!"

Black Moon explained. "Back then, he could have killed me, but he didn't. Instead, he imprisoned me. Later, I learned it was to recruit me to work for him."

Su Yu said flatly, "Enough with the fabrications!"

Su Yu said impatiently, "You just wouldn't speak before, but do you think I don't know? Would Curse go through so much trouble to recruit you? He could have found you, said he was Curse, a 34-path lord of a forbidden land. I know how those within the Heavenly Gate are—they'd immediately bow and call him 'father, take me in!' As for colluding with the Human Gate, in your eyes, as long as you can grow strong and survive, who cares who you collude with?"

Su Yu snorted, his gaze sharp. "You refused to speak before, showing some stubbornness, enduring days of torture without yielding. That was because you had faith in Curse and the master of the Human Gate. Only after you saw Curse killed did you cave!"

"Black Moon, if you think I, Su Yu, am an idiot, go ahead and keep spinning your tales! If I believe a single word of yours, call me a fool! I'll also make you taste what it means to wish you were dead!"

A single snort shattered Black Moon's eardrums, blood streaming from his seven orifices!

Black Moon's face changed drastically. At this moment, he finally seemed defeated. "Yes, Milord, you are right. It was... it was because I wanted to live! Earlier, I knew Curse was too strong. Even though you were powerful, Milord, I thought... I thought you weren't his match. If I betrayed him, they would know, and I'd be in trouble!"

Su Yu said no more, leaning back in his chair, continuing to listen.

He sighed. "A long time ago, Curse defected to the Human Gate. I truly saw that Human Gate powerhouse once. I vaguely heard Curse call him by a name—it should be Ji Tian."

Su Yu's brow twitched, but he said nothing.

The name Ji was rarely used.

He only knew one: Zhou Ji!

Ji Tian?

Ji Tian the Great Sage?

Another Great Sage?

This was something Su Yu had only recently learned—that the top beings within the Human Gate were called Great Sages.

Was Zhou Ji his man, or was Zhou Ji his avatar?

Had the Human Gate, through Zhou Ji, long since taken over his body?

Zhou Ji himself had said he was born to guide someone—was it to guide the Human Ancestor, or this Ji Tian the Great Sage?

Was there a connection between the two?

One doubt after another surfaced in Su Yu's mind, but he didn't interrupt, continuing to listen.

Black Moon, unaware of Su Yu's thoughts, went on. "Within the Human Gate, I once overheard Curse and that one talking. The Human Gate is different from the other two gates. Inside, the Human Gate itself is the true master! Beneath this master are the Great Sages, the level of Ji Tian. The Human Gate has rules and is unified, though those Great Sages might compete among themselves and have their own tasks..."

Su Yu interrupted him this time. "You mean the will of the Human Gate is awake and unifies the Human Gate?"

"Yes, of course, but I only heard this..."

Black Moon dared not be certain and quickly added, "Once, Ji Tian spoke with Curse. Whether to intimidate us or Curse, he said that the Human Gate should be a super-powerful being from the era of the Lord of Time... The Human Gate once contended with the Lord of Time but failed and was suppressed. However, now that the Lord of Time has vanished, the Human Gate is the strongest in the current age! In earlier years, it slept, but in this era, the Human Gate will awaken! Fully awaken! Once again sweep through heaven and earth, to find the Lord of Time..."

Black Moon continued, "Also, the Human Gate might be connected to the Locust Plague!"

Su Yu was startled. The Locust Plague?

That world-destroying monster?

What the hell?

Black Moon explained, "Curse mentioned this unintentionally. Once, we killed some Locust Plague creatures, and Curse casually said that the Human Gate might truly be fully awakening... The Locust Plague could be a manifestation of the Human Gate's will..."

Su Yu's eyes flickered. "A manifestation of will, the Locust Plague, world-destruction, annihilation... Does the Human Gate represent destruction and world-ending?"

He frowned slightly. "Did the Human Gate initiate the world-ending?"

Soon, he suppressed these thoughts.

Su Yu was in no hurry. He gathered intelligence bit by bit, reconstructing the facts. When he had enough information, he could deduce the outcome he wanted. The only reason he couldn't deduce was that he didn't have enough information.

Black Moon continued, "As for the intelligence on the Human Gate, aside from this, there's also... there's the so-called Great Sage, who might be an existence on the level of Kong and the others!"

Su Yu stirred slightly. "Above 36 Paths?"

"Very likely!"

Black Moon quickly added, "I don't know the specifics, actually, but once, when Zhou mentioned Qiong, Ji Tian said not to provoke him. Unless his true self descended, even he couldn't do anything to an existence of that level. So I deduce that his true self must also have such strength!"

Above 36 Paths, one becomes a Great Sage.

"How many Great Sages are there?"

"This humble one truly doesn't know!"

Black Moon shook his head. "But there must be few, because Ji Tian once said that those few also had their schemes... 'those few,' not 'those many' or 'over a dozen'... So I think there should be no more than ten!"

That made some sense.

Su Yu thought it over. Among the Three Gates, who were at the 36-Path level?

Kong, Shi, Qiong, the Lord of the Dead, the Heaven Gate, the Earth Gate...

As far as he knew, these six were all at that level.

The Heaven Gate and Earth Gate definitely were!

As for the rest, the Human Ancestor and the Lord of Chaos were uncertain. The Human Ancestor might be, or might not. As for the Lord of Chaos, the only top existence in the Earth Gate, it was said that King Wen had been repelled by him, so he couldn't be weak.

If the Human Emperor could fully recover now and had opened up a new world, he still had hope of entering that level soon—it all depended on how he recovered.

King Wen had merged the two heavens—the heaven of all realms. He originally had the power of 32 Paths, but he had only just opened the heaven within the gate, so he might reach 34 Paths. Whether he could reach 35 Paths was uncertain.

And then there was the Prison King!

Su Yu thought of him. He was also a formidable figure among the Four Pole Human Kings. He had studied the Time Traveler's path of ten thousand laws and had even considered opening a world.

King Wen and the Human Emperor had been trapped in trouble all these years. What about her?

If she had been smooth sailing all the way, perhaps... she was also terrifying!

Prison was ruthless enough!

According to the Martial King's description of Prison, she was a remarkably calm and venomous woman with her own agenda. In those days, she might not have been as strong as King Wen, but now, it was hard to say.

Thoughts surfaced one after another.

Counting these people, the Heaven Gate, Earth Gate, and the 36-Path beings from the outside world added up to fewer than ten.

Between 36 Paths and 35 Paths, there wasn't really a qualitative change.

But a 36-Path powerhouse, in line with the number of the Heavenly Stems, formed a stable closed loop of great path power. Su Yu had seen them fight—their great path and physical body were almost completely fused, truly achieving unity of body and path.

Such people were hard to kill!

But the Lord of the Dead was also very powerful. This time, if he succeeded in merging heaven and earth, he might enter the 39-Path level. Su Yu felt that even within the Human Gate, he would be hard to match!

Su Yu wasn't entirely clear on the specific strength of the Three Gates, but the Earth Gate was nearby. Perhaps he could probe it, or ask, to see if he could get an answer.

The Lord of the Dead...

Su Yu sighed again. He was still a formidable character!

Formidable wherever he went!

From the myriad realms to the Heaven Gate, from the Heaven Gate to the Earth Gate, even when all Three Gates emerged together, he was still the top existence. Su Yu had always ranked him as second in the myriad realms back then—there was some truth to that!

His judgment was quite good!

Su Yu praised himself a little. His judgment was indeed excellent.

Black Moon saw Su Yu lost in thought. After a while, when Su Yu looked at him, he continued, "Back then, the matter of Wen Yu being trapped was actually the scheme of that one! He contacted Fa, and also contacted the Heaven Gate. He had a lot of intelligence—intelligence on the myriad realms!"

"He knew that on the myriad realms side, King Wen had great talent, and he also knew Wen Yu's specific identity. He even knew that Wen Yu was seeking to open a world... So, at that time, he reached an agreement with the Heaven Gate to weaken the power of the myriad realms! He lured Wen Yu to explore the River of Time, the Heaven Gate was responsible for setting the trap, and Fa was responsible for using his Ten Thousand Laws Path to lure Wen Yu... Wen Yu, in her desire to open a world and grow stronger, would definitely take the bait!"

"And indeed, Wen Yu eventually took the bait. While wandering the River of Time, she was actively sucked into the gate by the Heaven Gate. After that, she was trapped by Fa. But Wen Yu was also very decisive. At that moment, she chose to open a world instantly! It became entangled with Fa's Ten Thousand Laws Domain. Fa had no choice but to open a world, trying to devour her, but the result was that he was countered!"

Su Yu smiled. "To scheme against Wen Yu, you really spared no expense. The Heaven Gate, Fa, and Ji Tian all mobilized. Since you lured King Wen and the Martial King there, why didn't Zhou, for instance, go and kill King Wen?"

Black Moon said sheepishly, "To restrain Fa! To prevent Fa from truly devouring Wen Yu and successfully advancing. In fact, this kind of cooperation is very complicated! On one hand, we wanted to restrain the power of the myriad realms, but on the other hand, we didn't want the Heaven Gate's side—the Sacred Land of Humanity—to become too strong! So, regarding Fa, everyone was watching and waiting, just hoping that Fa wouldn't fully succeed and become the fourth 36-Path powerhouse behind the gate!"

Su Yu rubbed his chin, looked at the silent Sun and Moon, and laughed, "Then why didn't the Heaven Gate side help Fa resolve King Wen's interference? Dao, Wu, Sun, Moon—four top existences. If just one of them acted, they could have dealt with King Wen!"

Sun and Moon didn't respond. At that moment, from a corner, Fa's phantom appeared and said calmly, "Why else? They were afraid I'd become too powerful to control! The Human Ancestor hasn't fully awakened yet. I'm at 32 Paths. Sun and Moon can still deal with me. But if I truly reached 36 Paths, how could they fight me? On one hand, they want their subordinates to be strong; on the other hand, they fear us surpassing them. If I really reached 36 Paths, Sun and Moon couldn't stop me, and I might counter the Human Ancestor. Could he allow that?"

"The art of controlling subordinates!"

Su Yu laughed. "Ah, interesting. Even at this point, they still remember to control their subordinates to prevent insubordination."

Fa was calm. "That's normal! It's become routine. Just like the Forbidden Lands—why doesn't a second Lord of the Forbidden Land appear? Is it really impossible to advance? Some powerhouses who reached 30 Paths sometimes vanished without a trace... In most cases, the Lord of the Forbidden Land did it himself! Among the scattered cultivators, why hasn't a Lord of the Forbidden Land appeared? Why hasn't anyone opened a new Forbidden Land? It's the same!"

Su Yu smiled. "Why bother?"

"Why bother?"

Fa smiled. "Su Yu, at our level, there are some things you still haven't seen through. No, I should say you're too young... Behind the gate, it's an apocalypse!"

Su Yu was slightly startled.

"Apocalypse, the end of the law!"

Fa said flatly, "You don't really think that we cultivate completely without external things, do you? What about the power of rules? Many Forbidden Lands cultivate almost the same path. Though not identical, their great paths are almost adjacent. If you advance, what do I do? Can I still cultivate? Originally, there was only enough for one to merge and cultivate. Now you also want to incorporate the path into your body, tempering yourself with the path. What do I do? There's a conflict!"

Su Yu thought for a moment and nodded. "That's true... I hadn't paid attention to that. Mainly because when I cultivate now, I don't use those things much. I mainly rely on plundering, on depriving others of their great paths. That's right, most of you rely on the power of rules!"

"..."

That was the harshest statement!

He didn't rely on those things; he relied on what he plundered and killed for.

Seeing Fa speak voluntarily, Su Yu smiled and said, "Fa, since you've spoken up, and Sun and Moon don't want to say much, why don't you tell me what the situation is on the Heaven Gate side?"

Fa said calmly, "Don't you already know? The Human Ancestor has four disciples, and eight tribal chiefs pledge allegiance! Dao, Wu, and I are all disciples. Actually, there was another, but he died back then. The Human Ancestor's disciples were all in the shadows, while the chiefs were in the light! Among the eight tribal chiefs, Zhou betrayed him and even replaced his title of Human Ancestor. From this, you can see a thing or two... The Human Ancestor—except for the founder of a clan, who later dared to call himself Ancestor?"

"Chen also died in battle back then. Sun, Moon, Wen, and Xing are all in the Sacred Land of Humanity, inside the gate. Tian and Ming didn't die; they might be in the Earth Gate."

Su Yu nodded slightly. "You are his disciple, so you should know that he opened a world, right?"

"Yes!"

Fa nodded slightly. "He opened a world back then, and his strength was immense. Of course, he was very low-key... But it was useless! The Human Gate had long known his strength. Back then, we faced the same crisis of annihilation as you did. At that time, it wasn't the Three Gates opening, but the Human Gate and the Earth Gate opening... But the Human Gate was extremely mysterious and low-key, while the Earth Gate was the vanguard back then... The Earth Gate was much stronger then than it is now!"

Fa said with self-mockery, "In that era, our main opponent was the Earth Gate, which was the previous era—the Chaos Era! In the era of world-opening, there were truly many powerhouses. But in the Chaos Era, what was sealed were the ancient beasts that roamed heaven and earth back then... What you see now as weak is because most of the strong ones from back then were killed by us!"

"Many powerhouses died in that era! Most of the founders of the myriad races died in that period! For example, I remember the Five Elements Spirits that roamed heaven and earth back then! Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—five people, extremely powerful, all died in that era!"

"The Yin and Yang Elders also died in that era!"

"..."

Fa sighed. "As for us, in that era, we were actually second-tier. The first tier were beings like the Human Ancestor, Qiong, Shi, and Kong—all with great backgrounds! Among them, the Human Ancestor was even a top existence!"

Su Yu smiled. "Then why did they fail? According to you, they were indeed very powerful!"

"Because the Earth Gate and the Human Gate joined forces. The Human Gate secretly intervened. Otherwise, the Earth Gate alone might not have been able to defeat us!"

Fa said calmly, "Also, don't underestimate the Earth Gate! I see you all seem to think the Earth Gate isn't much... That's ridiculous! The Earth Gate was a true top powerhouse of that period. In the era of world-opening, most of the fallen powerhouses were killed by him! He was too heavily injured, and also because he had to kill too many people... In the end, he was defeated by the combined forces, his gate was shattered, and he had to retreat!"

Su Yu raised an eyebrow: "The Earth Gate is stronger than the Human Gate?"

"That was the case back then, but now he's injured. Even after all these years, he probably hasn't fully recovered!"

Su Yu grew interested: "He's that strong? Then how many Dao forces does he have, do you know?"

"More than 36, but exactly how many more, I'm not sure."

He continued, "Now, the strongest Lord of the Dead might be a bit weaker than him, but back in that era... the Human Gate was probably on par with the current Lord of the Dead!"

Su Yu chuckled: "That weak?"

"..."

He was stunned!

Fa was truly stunned, suddenly staring at Su Yu. What did he mean?

Su Yu coughed lightly: "Sorry, I didn't mean it that way. I mean, the Three Gates are so formidable... and they're only about as strong as the Lord of the Dead?"

"..."

Fa was dazed for a moment, then said: "The Human Gate... might have around 40 Dao forces."

Weak?

I don't think so!

Really weak?

I'm baffled!

And, are you implying the Lord of the Dead isn't strong?

But... that guy is really powerful now!

He probably has around 38 or 39 Dao forces, right?

He might be the strongest active being right now!

Su Yu smiled: "So, the Heaven Gate might have 40 Dao forces, the Earth Gate is stronger than him, and the Human Gate might be the strongest, is that right?"

"Probably... yes?"

Fa was thrown off by Su Yu's words!

Su Yu laughed again: "Don't misunderstand—they are strong, but it's not beyond what I imagined! In my mind, the Three Gates were incredibly mighty, but now that you say they're only about as strong as the Lord of the Dead, and I've dealt with him so much... I always felt he was just so-so. Hearing this, I'm suddenly relieved!"

So, the old Dead is really formidable after all!

Alright!

Fa didn't feel like saying much.

The Lord of the Dead—if he weren't strong, would he dare to be so arrogant?

Would he dare to provoke the Heaven Gate?

But he does!

Because he has merged the two heavens. Even if he hasn't comprehended the Dao of Life and Death this time, with the merger, a complete fusion might push him into 38 Dao forces, surpassing the First Beast, First Stone, and First Sword of the myriad realms!

"I see!"

Su Yu nodded and continued: "Are there any other strong beings in the Human Gate's sacred land?"

"No... unless some descendants have risen, but that's unlikely. In this end of the Dharma, this final era, there's no future. Apart from the old relics, no newcomers can emerge."

These words carried a hint of self-mockery!

And it was true!

Among the Three Gates, the truly powerful were all ancient relics. Almost none of the new generation had reached the First Rank, even more pitiful than the myriad realms. Over there, the Human Emperor and the others counted as the new generation, and the myriad races were also new, yet quite a few First Rank had emerged.

In the forbidden lands, the active strong beings were all from the era of the Heaven-Opening, sealed away. Unless they inherited the Dao of the previous generation, almost no one rose. Even someone like Jian Kong, a second-generation, had only reached 22 Dao forces.

"And the Heaven Gate... oh, the Human Gate—how was he ultimately schemed against? I heard he wanted to sacrifice everyone, but failed, and instead was tricked into sealing the era himself?"

Fa thought for a moment before saying: "That was near the end of the war. The Human Gate was injured—badly wounded in a battle with the Earth Gate. In the last large-scale war, both sides suffered heavily. The so-called sacrifice, as you know from opening the heavens and earth, was actually about incorporating others into the heavens to strengthen himself. It wasn't necessarily about killing them—it could have been mutually beneficial. But Zhou betrayed him, leaking the information ahead of time and exaggerating it, saying he would directly kill everyone and sacrifice them all."

"This led several strong beings to strike a fatal blow against the Human Gate at a critical moment."

"Finally, to protect himself and survive, the Human Gate chose to seal the era."

Su Yu was puzzled: "Why would sealing the era allow him to survive?"

He was very curious about this!

Fa explained: "Because you haven't truly felt the arrival of the apocalypse here. Back then, even the River of Time was collapsing. Everyone's origin was dissipating. There were two choices at that time: first, to completely destroy the Earth Gate and eliminate the spreading aura of doom within it; second, to sever the river—cut off a segment of the River of Time and seal it within the heavens and earth, preventing the river's origin from leaking further."

"The Human Gate chose the second option, directly severing the river of that era and sealing it within the heavens and earth. At that point, everyone had no other choice but to protect themselves, consolidate the Dark River, and keep it from collapsing."

Su Yu seemed to understand but was still confused: "Was it that easy to sever the River of Time?"

It was incredibly powerful!

Not to mention Su Yu, even the current Lord of the Dead couldn't sever it, could he?

"It's different—the apocalypse then was not like now!"

Fa sighed: "You'll understand when you reach that point. The river was turbulent, on the verge of collapse at any moment. So-called severing the river was just cutting off the segment we were in, isolating it from the past... This was something only Heaven-Opening beings could do. In fact, the Lord of the Dead's Heaven-Opening was also related to that period. With the river in turmoil and death energy spreading, he had the capital to open the Dead Heaven during that era."

So that was it!

Thus, the Lord of the Dead succeeded in opening the heavens only later, near the end of the war.

He had also taken advantage of the times.

"And Zhou—he was the Human Gate's pawn?"

"Yes."

Su Yu rubbed his chin: "Then in the later period, he was still active in the new era. Why did he run away later? If he hadn't fled and stayed until now, he might have been the number one figure, directly controlling the era, calmly waiting for the Human Gate to descend!"

Since he was the Human Gate's pawn, why bother running? Just wait, until now, not giving the Human Emperor and the others a chance—how could the myriad realms be what they are today?

Fa smiled: "No one wants to be a pawn forever!"

Su Yu was taken aback, then laughed.

"So... Zhou might have had his own ideas?"

"Yes!"

Fa wasn't surprised at all: "If you were Zhou, would you be content? If you started as the Human Gate's pawn, once you became strong, would you be willing to keep waiting for the Human Gate to descend, praise you with a 'well done,' and then... continue being a lackey?"

"Zhou likely also opened a heaven. How many Heaven-Opening beings are willing to serve under others? In that era, after the Lord of the Dead left, he was the number one in the heavens. In this era, he even led the human race to rise—he is the Human Ancestor! So why wouldn't he become the overlord of this era and completely resolve the Three Gates?"

Su Yu was startled: "You mean... Zhou might also be protecting this era?"

"Why not?"

Fa smiled: "This is your era, and also his era! He wasn't sealed; his Dao might still be here. He can return just like the Lord of the Dead. So why would he want to destroy this era and become a subordinate of the Human Gate's era?"

Su Yu thought about it—that made sense!

Before this, he had regarded Zhou, the Human Ancestor, as a hypothetical enemy!

But hearing Fa say this... maybe not!

Zhou might also want to resolve the Three Gates!

Su Yu grew interested: “Hearing you say that, it’s all quite intriguing! But… forget it, even if he wants to protect this era, he might still be my enemy—I’ve killed quite a few of his descendants!”

Su Yu chuckled, then added: “Anything else to say?”

“No more. The rest you already know.”

Fa remained calm: “Oh, one last thing—the Human Gate may have truly awakened, fully awakened! Perhaps… even right beside you! The Human Gate’s state might be peculiar; anyone near you could be the Human Gate incarnate!”

Su Yu smiled: “Sowing discord?”

“No, just the truth.”

Fa had no interest in sowing discord, utterly serene: “The Human Emperor’s severe injury might be linked to the Human Gate! Yes, someone once attacked from the Heavenly Gate and wounded the Human Emperor, but the period of weakness doesn’t come arbitrarily. The future’s origin is actually tied to the Human Gate! Every cultivator who practices the Three-Body Method could have their body seized by the Human Gate… And the Human Gate can also control when you enter your weakness period—otherwise, how could it be so coincidental? The weakness period arrives just in time, the Human Emperor’s Heavenly Gate is attacked just in time, and everything happens to the Human Emperor just in time?”

Fa smiled: “These are my own judgments, but the Three-Body Method is definitely linked to the Human Gate! The Heavenly Gate once circulated the Three-Body Method, but it was later erased. Those of us know the method has flaws… And its origin is unknown, likely passed down from the Human Gate!”

Su Yu stroked his chin: “You mean the future’s origin power isn’t borrowed from the River of Time, but from the Human Gate! The Human Gate controls the future river, so the future body actually borrows power from it?”

“Yes!”

Su Yu immediately laughed: “Impressive! If that’s true… the Human Emperor’s defeat wasn’t unjust! He was already trapped the moment he drew on the future body’s power!”

This was quite crucial.

Su Yu still needed to ask if King Wen and the others had drawn on the future body’s power.

Su Yu had done so too, but he quickly resolved his future body, gaining only a slight boost, then soon entered a weakness period, effectively returning it.

But others—he didn’t know if they had encountered a weakness period.

If not, once they faced the Human Gate, major trouble could arise!

“Anything else?”

“No.”

Su Yu nodded.

“The Human Gate is connected to Destruction, Annihilation, and the Future Body—it’s from the same generation as the Lord of Time, even contending with him… Inside the gate, there are multiple Great Sage-level beings!”

This was his understanding of the Human Gate, still not detailed, but far more than before.

Su Yu turned to Black Moon, who quickly shook his head: “This humble one knows nothing else…”

Su Yu looked at Sun-Moon, who wore a face of dejection and despair. Seeing Su Yu’s gaze, he sighed helplessly and said softly: “Why does the Calamity Lord still look at me? I told you everything I knew that day!”

That day, I treated you as my lifeline, only to realize I was a fool!

Now, I’ve ruined myself, ruined Fa, ruined many others. Fa’s gaze at me is ice-cold, and Sun-Moon is equally helpless—I truly thought a hundred years had passed!

Su Yu smiled: “Are you really the descendant of Sun and Moon?”

Before Sun-Moon could speak, Fa said flatly: “Barely counts!”

What does “barely” mean?

Su Yu was puzzled.

How could it be “barely”?

Fa gave a faint smile: “Sun and Moon often cultivated together. During cultivation, their paths of Sun and Moon intertwined—even the Great Dao could become sentient, let alone this! Over time, the Dao paths conjoined, giving birth to a new being—this person! Calling him a descendant of Sun and Moon isn’t wrong, but he’s not a descendant of physical union, but a being born from Dao union.”

Su Yu’s interest piqued: “That works? Sun-Moon, you’re somewhat like a Dao spirit! So, you’re not human?”

“…”

Sun-Moon was silent, then said after a long pause: “It’s the same!”

Su Yu laughed: “But… why haven’t you mastered the Sun-Moon Dao?”

Fa said calmly: “He was born from the union of the Sun and Moon Daos. If he cultivates the Sun-Moon Dao, in the later stages, would he master the Sun-Moon Dao, or would Sun and Moon master him? So, even if he could cultivate, they wouldn’t let him. Sun and Moon aren’t fools—inside the gate, who doesn’t guard against others?”

Sun-Moon said coldly: “My father and mother aren’t as scheming as you! It’s just that my cultivation of the Sun-Moon Dao has never been smooth!”

Fa sneered: “Of course it’s not smooth. I told you, you were born from the union of the Sun and Moon Daos, so you must cultivate the fusion path. If you cultivate a single path, either the Great Sun Dao is too intense, causing you to self-destruct, or the Cold Moon Dao is too frigid, freezing you to death! Only by cultivating the Sun-Moon fusion path can you cultivate smoothly—don’t you understand this? I understand, and Sun and Moon naturally do too, but have you ever cultivated the Sun-Moon fusion path?”

“It’s the same as the Life-Death Dao!”

Fa, an expert in the myriad Daos, said with a faint, eerie smile: “When Life and Death merge, a Dao spirit is born. If you make it cultivate only the Life Dao or the Death Dao, it can’t. But cultivating the fusion path is no problem, and it progresses extremely fast! Understand?”

Sun-Moon’s face darkened, and he said nothing.

Su Yu, however, grew interested and laughed: “Sun-Moon, how about we try later? I’ll create a Sun-Moon fusion path for you to cultivate?”

Sun-Moon remained silent!

Su Yu laughed again: “Interesting! Inside the gate, it’s truly… ruthless!”

Sun-Moon closed his eyes, saying nothing.

“Alright, that’s about it!”

Su Yu stopped asking. The three had told him all they knew; the Heavenly Gate held few secrets now.

As for the Human Gate, these fellows probably couldn’t provide more intelligence.

Su Yu stood up. Wan Tiansheng, seeing this, said: “Going out?”

“Yes!”

“To find King Wen and the others?”

“Mm, what’s wrong?”

Su Yu was puzzled—was there a problem?

Wan Tiansheng said after a long pause: “You… only left a day ago!”

Didn’t you say not to bother you even if the sky fell, that you were going into seclusion?

So, your seclusion lasted just one day?

I suspect that if Su Yu suddenly appears now, those few will be utterly speechless!

Su Yu said oddly: “Isn’t one day of seclusion enough?”

“…”

Fine, you’re right about everything!

Su Yu burst into laughter, then suddenly grabbed at the void, pulling out a figure. He looked at the Marquis of Monitoring Heaven with some displeasure: “I’ve risen to 35 Daos, while you sit here and rise to 28 Daos, still climbing fast—am I working for you, or are you working for me?”

“…”

The Marquis of Monitoring Heaven was also… quite speechless!

After a moment of silence, he said: “I am formed from Your Majesty’s fortune, and Your Majesty’s fortune… grows ever more prosperous!”

I don’t want this either!

How was I to know your fortune would become so abundant?

Su Yu raised an eyebrow: “You’re rising too fast—it doesn’t sit well with me! It’s uncomfortable. If you’re shattered, I think I’ll be in trouble. Go, scatter some of your fortune to replenish the Human Emperor and the others! Fortune concentrated in one person isn’t good. Besides, if my fortune is abundant but those around me are all unlucky wretches, what use is abundance?”

The Marquis of Monitoring Heaven found it bizarre—someone actually resented having too much fortune!

Su Yu thought for a moment and said: “Give each of those unlucky wretches one-tenth of your fortune power! I strongly suspect someone deliberately stripped their fortune and gathered it on me, aiming to break me and doom everyone. Scatter it!”

Alright!

Sky Marquis truly felt that Su Yu... was too formidable!

Wasn't that a good thing?

And at that moment, Fa seemed somewhat off, and after a long while said: "You are the one with the strongest fortune power I've ever seen, and also... the most daring—no one would ever disperse their own fortune power!"

Wasn't that just asking for trouble?

Su Yu sneered: "Gain and loss go hand in hand, what do you know! So, you are a loser, and I am a winner! When your fortune flourishes to its peak and then declines from its zenith, you'll know what it's like to be betrayed by a bunch of pig teammates!"

A crowd of jinxes surrounds you—you'll be unlucky even if you don't want to be!

The fortune of the Human Emperor and the others must have been tampered with, likely by the Human Gate.

And as for me, my fortune is too strong—there's no need for that!

Fa said no more, and Sky Marquis remained silent. He was the one who had gathered Su Yu's fortune, and if Su Yu wanted to disperse it, he had no choice. He just felt that after finally reaching twenty-eight strands, to scatter them all at once was truly a pity!

"Your Majesty, then disperse it to the Human Emperor?"

"To the Human Emperor, King Wen, Wen Yu, King Wu, and the Lord of the Dead—one tenth each!"

Su Yu said indifferently: "Just leave half for myself! These few are all jinxes!"

Half!

What a sacrifice!

At this moment, even Wan Tiansheng was taken aback—this kid, when he did things, he really didn't hold back!

(End of chapter)