Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter 279 The Destiny of the Mountain and Sea Realm

Chapter 279 The Destiny of the Mountain and Sea Realm

This sigh seemed to transcend the vast and endless starry sky, passing through the ancient and long years, striking heavily into the hearts of everyone!

Everyone felt the emotion represented by that sigh... it was despair, the despair of someone whose life is about to end!

"My son," the embodiment of the world's pillar slowly spoke.

Everyone heard it! That familiar voice, like a mother's whisper... reaching straight to the very core of the soul!

Overwhelmed with emotion, they burst into tears and prostrated themselves in response to the call of the planet's primordial mother.

“My source power is exhausted... I can no longer protect you.”

"I will remember your determination to protect our homeland to the death."

"After this battle, I will no longer be able to regenerate the Heavenly Dao... This world will ultimately be trapped by me!"

"Beyond the Heavenly Bridge lies the Burial Ground of Heaven's Dao, where a great opportunity still lies hidden. To seize it is to reverse the course of heaven and earth and break the shackles."

"I have said all I have to say. In the end... I wish to give up all my wisdom to help my sons one last time."

"From now on, it is up to you all to do your own best..."

The pillar of the world, embodied in a voice as vast as the heavens, resonated with every word, each utterance shaking the very fabric of the world, deeply etched into the minds of all, echoing ever onward…

The Four-Sealing Formation has been activated to its limit. At this moment, it has used the power of the remnants of the Heavenly Dao to weave a series of black net-like barriers on the outside of the planet in the Mountain and Sea Realm, but it is still incomplete and extremely unstable.

The World Pillar incarnation slowly dissipated the law runes that enveloped its entire body, returning them to the Sealing Four Absolute Array.

The more ethereal the World Pillar avatar became, the more solid the mesh barrier became. But even when the World Pillar avatar regressed to its state when it first emerged from the planet, the mesh barrier was still incomplete; it wasn't enough...

Finally, the golden humanoid phantom, the embodiment of the world's pillar, disintegrated, turning into a shower of golden rain that fell upon the Sealing Four Absolute Formation without complaint or regret...

The mesh barrier eventually transformed into an airtight spherical barrier, enveloping the entire planet of the Mountain and Sea Realm, and the artificial boundary wall was finally completed.

Ning Fengyi took a deep breath and then let out a long sigh.

"After that, the world's pillar lost its intelligence and fell into eternal slumber inside the planet."

"At this point, the Heavenly Dao completely collapsed. The laws of the Mountain and Sea Realm shattered, and the world was imprisoned. No one could break through the Mahayana stage and ascend to the True Immortal realm anymore."

"The Heavenly Dao Nirvana Project has come to an end, and no one dares to record these events in books. As time goes by, only the four major sects and some ancient traditions know the details."

"The artificial boundary is maintained by the Four Absolute Formations. For thousands of years, the four major sects have each guarded the key points of the formation, while also constantly searching for a way to force their way across the Immortal Bridge."

"Until one time, when the representative of the Tide Gate crossed the Immortal Bridge, he borrowed a trace of the power of the Four-Sealing Absolute Formation without authorization, causing a loophole in the formation of the sea area. The Tide Gate had no choice but to move its guard post to the seabed."

"It was also because of this incident that the entire Tide Sect felt guilty and decided to go into seclusion to focus on suppressing the seal..."

Bai Ke was listening with great interest when Ning Fengyi suddenly stopped.

"Sect Master Uncle, and then what?"

"Then came the present era, which we now call the Dark Ages."

"The Dark Ages? I've never heard of that."

"This is something jointly designated by the four major sects, and only those at the Returning Void Realm are qualified to know about it."

Bai Ke savored the vast world's plot and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. He never expected that the current Shan Hai Realm was a ticking time bomb. Who knows when the man-made barrier would break and everyone in the Shan Hai Realm would die.

He then recalled what Ning Fengyi had mentioned at the beginning, about the Tide Sect sending people to attend the Heavenly Strategy Saint Son's Hall, and couldn't help but ask:

"Since the Tide Sect has been in seclusion for so many years, why would they send someone to participate in our sect's Heavenly Strategy Saint Son Ceremony?"

Ning Fengyi's eyes showed some worry, and she frowned as she replied, "The fundamental purpose of the various sect inheritance ceremonies is to exchange information with each other, explain the status of their respective positions, and secondly, to observe the aptitude of the successors of each sect."

"When the four major sects jointly investigated the Sky Bridge last time, the Tide Sect's leader, the Tide Emperor, told us about the situation regarding the defensive positions they were responsible for guarding in the sea area..."

"After the Tide Emperor returned injured, the loopholes and hidden dangers from many years ago have likely expanded again. The Tide Sect sent people here this time probably to convey the specific situation of the positions they are responsible for guarding..."

"The situation in the sea is probably really critical, which is why they had no choice but to emerge. I guess the Tide Gate came to the ceremony to ask for help."

Bai Ke nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "I wonder what I can do for the sect?"

"You only need to demonstrate your strength to the three major sects." Ning Fengyi smiled meaningfully, her eyes deep and unfathomable, as if she could see right through Bai Ke.

"At eighteen, you're in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, your escape techniques are comparable to those of the Void Returning realm, and you possess an incomparably powerful physical body! Only the prodigy of the Heavenly Strategy Sect back then could surpass you, but unfortunately he..."

Ning Fengyi showed an expression of extreme regret and sighed softly, "He was the one who had the best chance of crossing the Heavenly Bridge and breaking the shackles of this world. In the end, he was trapped by love and ended up like this."

"Even if you gain two thousand years of lifespan, what then? In the end, you'll still live a life of mediocre seclusion, filled with immense guilt and sorrow..."

Seeing Ning Fengyi's heartbroken expression, Bai Ke felt a pang of sympathy. He sighed softly and changed the subject:

"Sect Master, rest assured, I will definitely work harder to cultivate and fight for the destiny of Tian Ce Palace and the Mountain and Sea Realm! In the near future, I will definitely cross that broken Heavenly Bridge and break the shackles of this world!"

“I am pleased that you have this awareness. Your talent and ambition certainly qualify you to know the secrets and past events of the four major sects.”

Ning Fengyi waved to Bai Ke and then said, "I've said everything I needed to say. Go back and prepare well for the Holy Son's coronation ceremony. Don't let Tian Ce Palace lose face in front of the other three sects. Make sure you perform well."

Bai Ke bowed and took his leave, transforming into a rainbow of light and disappearing.

Bai Yan, who had been silent all along, also let out a long sigh, filled with emotion.

Seeing this, Ning Fengyi patted his shoulder and said, "Junior brother, don't blame me. These are things he must know as the successor of Tian Ce Palace, and this is also his responsibility."

"I don't blame my senior brother, I'm just feeling a bit sentimental," Bai Yan replied somewhat dejectedly.

"Junior Brother, you are truly righteous," Ning Fengyi said with a slight smile. She then led Bai Yan towards a small pavilion.

Amidst the misty clouds atop Tian Ce Peak, a pair of middle-aged men warmed wine and played chess in an unnamed pavilion.

It's as if I've returned to my youthful days...