Chapter 1372: Chapter 1248: The Quiet One Is Not Quiet

It has been a long, long time.

The waves of the Nether Oblivion Sea, crashing against the dam.

The corpse lying on the dam suddenly twitched a finger.

Ao Wushuang opened his eyes with difficulty, he sat up, a sense of bewilderment filled his gaze.

“Is this the world after death…”

He murmured, saying:

“After complete obliteration, why do I still have consciousness… Where is the Little Monkey?”

“Is she also in this world after death?”

But, at this moment, an old voice had already sounded, saying:

“Don’t be stupid, you aren’t dead.”

It was the voice of the Divine Jumper.

Ao Wushuang raised his eyes, only to see the Divine Jumper sitting on a chair, gazing at the scenery beyond the dam, his legs crossed, with the Water Emperor obediently half-kneeling in front of him, massaging his feet, and the Thunder Emperor respectfully rubbing his shoulders.

He was enjoying it, feeling very relaxed.

“What… I’m not dead?”

Ao Wushuang inexplicably got up, a thought struck him, and he was stunned.

Because he found that he really wasn’t dead…

Moreover, inside him, in the Path-Scenic Land… a new power had emerged.

It was… the power of the Fundamental Law.

At this moment, he had a feeling that with just a thought, he could perceive everything in the world, reach anywhere in the world, destroy anything he wished to destroy!

“I… have proven the Fundamental Law?!”

Ao Wushuang was shocked, then immensely delighted, saying:

“I have become the Fundamental Law bearer… Where is The Quiet One? I want to kill him!”

The Divine Jumper said instead:

“No need for you to kill, he is already dead.”

“He gave all his Fundamental Law and Cultivation Level to you.”

“Congratulations, Ao Paopao got mixed into being number one in the world, the biggest winner in history.”

The Divine Jumper spoke, his words tinged with a hint of sentiment.

Ao Wushuang was even more stunned.

Is The Quiet One dead?

He gave all his Cultivation Level to himself…

“No… This is impossible!”

He did not want to believe it, he closed his eyes, at this moment, he activated the power to perceive everything, and suddenly sensed the scene after his death…

The Quiet One infused all his Fundamental Law and Cultivation Level into the Dark Rose.

And then gave it to Ao Wushuang.

Ao Wushuang was completely dumbfounded.

“No… Why is this?”

In his heart, there were countless questions.

“I thought you were Little Li’s hidden chess piece; unexpectedly, you turned out to be The Quiet One’s piece. Little Li merely played you as a spare piece to help The Quiet One fulfill his wish.”

The Divine Jumper spoke, saying:

“The Quiet One’s heart was not entirely dead, but it was controlled by the Fundamental Law, forever making him cold, ruthless, and cruel… Once he deviated from the Fundamental Law, he would suffer extreme punishment, those human emotions being destroyed time and time again.”

“He was tired, so he wanted to find a replacement, a scapegoat.”

The Divine Jumper seemed to have figured everything out, saying:

“You were originally chosen by him as the scapegoat, the Lone One… hehe, most likely to become The Quiet One.”

“But he didn’t want you to become as miserable as him, so he gave you another path.”

“Do you think when you annihilated the Divine Path Space-Time, the Little Monkey you encountered was truly accidental? Can’t you think? Your unrivaled path of the Lone One destroyed the entire Divine Path civilization, why was a Little Monkey able to survive and even approach you…”

As the Divine Jumper spoke, Ao Wushuang recalled a scene.

It was in his past life, he was ordered to annihilate the Divine Path civilization.

However, at the end, there was grief in his heart.

He sat trembling with sorrow on the steps of time, a Little Monkey fleeing from disaster, dragging him away together…

So, he escaped.

…

Now recalling, was that Little Monkey, the former Heart Ape, arranged by The Quiet One…

Impossible…

Ao Wushuang was unwilling to accept…

The Quiet One was clearly ruthless, clearly cold to the extreme…

And the Divine Jumper had already continued to speak, saying:

“He wanted you to become The Quiet One so he could be freed, but he didn’t want you to become as cold as him.”

“Thus, he gave you a path, the Lone One not lonely, The Quiet One not quiet.”

“He let you find your anchor, pursue the meaning of your existence.”

Ao Wushuang said:

“No… He killed the Little Monkey, he destroyed everything of mine!”

The Divine Jumper glanced at him, saying:

“Why don’t you use your ability to see everything and check whether the Little Monkey truly died?”

“You did indeed see him kill the Little Monkey, yet you didn’t know that it was merely a misleading illusion.”

Ao Wushuang was stunned.

Because, his Fundamental Law moved…

He already knew everything.

The Little Monkey really did not die.

“Flower-Fruit Mountain, Water Curtain Cave…”

He murmured.

The Little Monkey… is still in the Water Curtain Cave!

Has not died.

“You’re much luckier, someone paved the way for you, someone chose for you.”

The Divine Jumper seemed to be looking to the end of time, deeply sighing:

“But The Quiet One, fell on the dam, with no one ahead, he had to carry everything alone, without choice… a pitiable man indeed.”

“He was a qualified mentor, allowed you to obtain the Dao Fruit of Quietness, yet protected your anchor, kept your heart from truly entering quietness… With a master like this, what more could you wish for, he certainly has done right by you.”

The Divine Jumper’s words were slow and calm.

But Ao Wushuang’s body, started trembling lightly.

At this moment, he understood everything…

In his past life, being able to meet Heart Ape, was already a setup by The Quiet One.

The Quiet One wanted to make his mind chaotic, for him to chase for a lifetime and, amidst the chaos of fleeing through life, find his anchor.

So, the Lone One wouldn’t be lonely.

A Lone One not lonely, upon entering the path of quietness, can retain that unquiet heart; otherwise, despite obtaining the Dao Fruit of Quietness, it would ultimately result in eternal solitude, pain, loneliness, coldness…

Now, he has become The Quiet One.

The Quiet One who didn’t lose his beloved.

The Quiet One protected him well, gave him the path of Quietness, and also gave him happiness.

While The Quiet One… died.

Up to his death, The Quiet One never told Ao Wushuang the truth, allowing Ao Wushuang, his former eldest disciple, to harbor hatred and murderous intent towards him.

He merely completed everything silently and then passed away.

“Master…”

“Master!”

At this moment, Ao Wushuang suddenly felt his emotions stir, tears in his eyes, gazing toward the end of time, that untouchable lone grave.

His heart was filled with endless regret and guilt, he took steps toward the frontier of time’s end.

“He was tired, endured eternity, finally gained eternal peace, don’t go disturbing him anymore.”

The Divine Jumper spoke, blocking Ao Wushuang.

Ao Wushuang stood still, gazing farther toward the lone grave at the end of time.

The Divine Jumper poured a cup of wine, drank, finding it bitter, as bitter as a song.

“A thousand autumns of life and death, unthinkable yet unforgettable, thousand Li alone grave, nowhere to speak of desolation… hehe, people only know he was number one in the world, only know he was extinct cold, who knows between the dam and vast sea, but a pitiful man trapped…”

Pouring another cup of wine, he scattered it toward the heavens, saying:

“Here’s to all sentimental kinds, pitiable souls.”

…

Goodnight.