” “Hmph!” Running her slender fingers across the ancient tome, Xun’er bit her lip in a slight fit of pique.
Her father had settled her in the Xiao Clan to grow up, telling the clan it was to find an opportunity to retrieve the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
But in truth, he could have sent any random Dou Ling to achieve that goal—why send her?
He simply wanted to give her a childhood like an ordinary girl, allowing her to slowly fuse with the sub-flame of the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame in a pressure-free environment.
He wanted to use the power of the Heavenly Flame to burn away the impurities in her bloodline, raising its grade.
She hadn’t intended to invest too much emotion in the Xiao Clan, knowing she would eventually leave and never return; this was merely a temporary stop.
But life always has surprises, and Chu Xiao was her “unexpected encounter.” He always had novel ideas, a talent for spinning and telling stories, and more than that—he could cook.
Over the past ten years, her stomach had been captured by Chu Xiao, and her heart by those stories.
Coupled with the bits and pieces of their daily lives together, it had become very difficult to let him go.
Yet she also knew the clan would never agree to her being with Chu Xiao.
Thus, she had recently decided to return to the clan, grow strong enough that no one could control her, and then bring Chu Xiao back to the clan to live together forever.
She hadn’t expected that before she could act, she would receive this diary copy and learn of Chu Xiao’s “exciting” future.
“Let me see, Brother Chu Xiao, just how much luck you have with women in the future.” Xun’er’s gaze sharpened.
Holding the diary copy, she continued reading.
[One really shouldn’t set “FLAGS.” Before the great war, I promised them that when the battle ended, I would take them to travel the Great Thousand World.
In the end, I fell.] “Flag?” The women holding the diary copies were all puzzled.
This was a word they had never seen before.
Had he learned it in the future?
“Brother Chu Xiao and his strange words again,” Xun’er muttered, being the only one accustomed to it.
[The Heavenly Evil God was strong beyond imagination.
I sacrificed my True Spirit, burning my Original Law Body to reach the ultimate sublimation, just to barely contend with him in his Eight-Eyed state.
But against his Nine-Eyed state, I was no match at all.
I couldn’t even manage to take him down with me.] Heavenly Evil God, Original Law Body, Eight-Eyed, Nine-Eyed…
The women etched these terms into their hearts; perhaps they would be useful one day.
[At that time, I was already a Saint-grade Peak Heavenly Sovereign.
I had mastered multiple Peerless Divine Abilities and reconstructed the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
To think it would end like this!] “Heavenly Sovereign?
Saint-grade Peak?” The women murmured these unfamiliar cultivation terms.
Except for Xun’er, the others guessed these might be titles for Dou Zun-level experts.
Was the owner of this journal, Chu Xiao, destined to become a peak expert of the Dou Qi Continent in the future?
“Heavenly Sovereign…
perhaps it’s a title like the ‘Great Heavenly Sovereign’ of the Hall of Souls.
Saint-grade Peak…
could it be that Brother Chu Xiao’s strength reaches the peak of the Dou Sheng level?” Xun’er was both distressed and happy.
Distressed because there might be enemies in the future that even a Peak Dou Sheng couldn’t handle—it was incredibly dangerous.
Happy because if Chu Xiao possessed such strength, the clan would certainly agree to them being together.
No wonder he had more than one woman in the future; having several wives and concubines was one of the standard marks of the strong.
[But then again, I sacrificed my True Spirit.
How did I not perish and instead get reincarnated?] [Could it be that my sacrifice to protect the Great Thousand World was recognized by the Heavenly Ranking, and it gave me a second chance?] Great Thousand World?
Recognized by the Heavenly Ranking?
The women were impressed, though they didn’t quite understand.
Was “Great Thousand World” another name for the Dou Qi Continent?
Could the Heavenly Ranking actually possess the power to interfere with time?
[A Saint-grade Peak Heavenly Sovereign can barely glimpse a corner of the River of Time, but one cannot set foot in it or influence it at all.] [Unless…
it’s the legendary Ruler Realm, which one only has a chance to enter after being recognized by the Heavenly Ranking!?] The women: ?
What kind of realm was the “Ruler Realm”?
At this moment, Chu Xiao paused slightly to organize his thoughts.
Writing a story is like acting: first, you must fool yourself, and you must give people a sense of immersion for them to believe it.
Little Yan was still here, but he was no longer the “9-year compulsory education” version of Xiao Yan.
Instead, he was more like Lin Dong from the “beast-teaching” version.
With Chu Xiao’s own presence, it was hard to say how the future would develop.
He simply took Xiao Yan’s story, added bits of Mu Chen’s and Lin Dong’s stories, combined them with details he liked, and called it the “Future.” Since the diary would be seen, he had to consider the identities of the readers, so he deliberately mentioned the Heavenly Evil God who threatened the Great Thousand World to craft a heroic image for himself.
But that wasn’t enough.
[I don’t know the truth for now.
The shattering of my True Spirit has left my memories of the future incomplete.] [Fortunately, I have this journal I obtained after rebirth.
I only need to record my daily life to recover some of those memories.
Perhaps it was this object that brought me back?] [Memories of the future will be an unimaginably precious treasure.
Those Heaven-rank Dou Techniques, cultivation methods, Heavenly Flames, and various precious natural treasures of the Dou Qi Continent…
they are nothing in comparison.] Hiss!
The women were all shaken to their cores.
Regardless of their status or strength, they were very clear on the cultivation ranks and the grades of techniques on the Dou Qi Continent.
One cultivates Dou Zhi Qi, condenses a cyclone to become a Dou Zhe, then Dou Shi, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Huang, Dou Zong, Dou Zun, Dou Sheng, and finally Dou Di.
A Dou Huang is already a rare existence in the Jia Ma Empire.
A Dou Zong is enough to roam the continent.
A Dou Zun is mysterious and elusive.
As for a Dou Sheng, they have become legends—let alone a Dou Di.
As for techniques, the entire Jia Ma Empire might not even be able to scrape together a single Low-rank Earth-grade technique.
Even Dou Huangs used High-rank Black-grade techniques.
Heavenly Flames were treasures that every alchemist on the continent scrambled for, and alchemists held an incredibly transcendent status.
Yet now, Chu Xiao said that Heaven-rank techniques and Heavenly Flames were “nothing.” Was he having a delusional episode, or had he reached a height in the future that surpassed their wildest imaginations?
In the next moment, they found the answer in the journal—assuming the content wasn’t faked.
[The Great Thousand World is where myriad planes converge and thousands of races stand.
It was originally composed of thousands of continents.
Now, only a thousand remain in the main plane, known as ‘The Great Thousand.’] [The main plane connects to endless lower planes, of which the Dou Qi Continent is one.
Ten thousand years ago, during its peak, Dou Dis appeared frequently, but its foundation was only comparable to a medium-sized continent.
It couldn’t even give birth to an Earthly Sovereign—let alone now, shattered as it is by the war against the Fiend Clans.
It can’t even give birth to a Dou Di, which is comparable to a Sovereign Realm.] [In the future, I successfully broke through to become a Dou Di.
After going to the Great Thousand World, I led the entire plane to ascend.
I became the first Earthly Sovereign, then a Heavenly Sovereign, and even reached the Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign level.
I reconstructed the Ancient Heavenly Palace and guarded a territory adjacent to the Fiend Clans.] [As long as I recover those memories, I can become a Dou Di even faster, open the plane portal, and march all the way to Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign.
I could even carve my true name on the Heavenly Ranking and become the first Immortal expert of the Ruler Realm!] [If the memories before my death weren’t so vivid, and if the trump card I only gained upon becoming a Dou Di wasn’t still with me, I wouldn’t dare believe this was real.] The women: !!!
Terrifying as this!?