Chapter 4089: Time Reversal
The undead servants endured the backlash of the Great Dao, maintaining the time reversal through cycles of death and rebirth without interruption. At last, the undead managed to survive the great battle, rewinding to the very beginning of the conflict.
Now came the most critical step: how to bring objects from the reversed time into the present. Everything existed in the past, and the past existed within the river of time.
The Time Great Dao continued to operate. Tens of thousands of undead servants exerted their full strength, pushing the Time Great Dao to its limit, summoning the river of time. The river of time appeared Lin Moyu had visited it before and was familiar with the Spirit of Time.
Lin Moyu suddenly asked, "Senior An, is the Eye of Time still asleep?"
An Yuyan gave a definite answer, "Still asleep."
Lin Moyu grinned, "Good, I'll be right back."
He flew into the river of time, where the Spirit of Time appeared. Lin Moyu greeted him with a smile, "Spirit of Time, I'm back again."
The Spirit of Time asked, "What do you want this time?"
Lin Moyu replied, "Of course I need your help. I'm doing a time reversal here."
The Spirit of Time glanced at Burial Dao Valley and asked, "How large is the area?"
Lin Moyu said, "It's quite large, but there's no other way. Please help me, Spirit of Time."
The Spirit of Time was clearly troubled. "You're not the Lord of Time. While I control the river of time, there are many things I'm restricted from doing. If the Lord of Time were doing this, it would be much easier."
Lin Moyu said, "If you have any requests, I'll do my best to fulfill them."
The Spirit of Time thought for a moment. "There is something. If you agree, I'll help you."
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At this moment, An Yuyan was surprised Lin Moyu could actually converse with the Spirit of Time, and it seemed they already knew each other. Among all the Great Daos, the Time Great Dao was unique. Beyond the Time Great Dao was the river of time; the Lord of Time controlled the Time Great Dao and, through it, the river of time. But within the river itself was the Spirit of Time, who, in theory, was under the Lord of Time's control but only in theory. The Spirit of Time was not completely subordinate and clearly had his own will. If displeased, he could simply refuse to cooperate. However, the Spirit of Time could not control the Time Great Dao, so there were things he could not do either.
Lin Moyu and the Spirit of Time seemed to be negotiating something; An Yuyan couldn't hear, but she knew it must be important.
After a moment's thought, Lin Moyu agreed to the Spirit of Time's request.
He then left the river of time. The Spirit of Time waved his hand, and the river of time flowed down, thick mist enveloping Burial Dao Valley.
At this moment, time flowing in reverse froze. The destroyed Great Dao Flowers reappeared, the ruined Origin Mountains were restored. In just moments, everything in Burial Dao Valley returned to its original state.
The Spirit of Time said quietly, "Don't forget your promise."
Lin Moyu replied, "Rest assured, I will keep my word."
The river of time slowly faded. Both Lin Moyu and An Yuyan could sense that after completing the time reversal, the Spirit of Time was clearly weakened. Without the Lord of Time's support, it was difficult for the Spirit of Time to accomplish such a feat alone; he paid a significant price.
An Yuyan smiled, "Daoist Lin, for doing this, you'll surely be rewarded in the future."
Lin Moyu said, "I don't seek rewards, only a clear conscience." As he spoke, he began drawing divine runes, preparing a new formation.
An Yuyan asked, puzzled, "Daoist Lin, what are you doing now?"
Lin Moyu replied, "I want to take a look at the filth pool."
During the time reversal, he had made some small moves not only did Burial Dao Valley experience time reversal, but so did the filth pool. However, because the Great Dao origin energy was too strong and the Dao impurities too filthy, the river of time might not be able to bear it, so it might not work.
The formation in Burial Dao Valley was activated again, the ground split open, and the filth pool appeared.
Sure enough, the filth pool no longer contained Great Dao origin energy; it had returned to its original state. However, the new seal the Sword Emperor had placed was gone, replaced by the ancient seal he had set millions of years ago. This seal had a back door, secretly left by Xuan Zhenzi, which Lin Moyu could use to enter the pool.
At this moment, the filth pool was exactly as Lin Moyu wanted.
"I'll go take a look." Lin Moyu flew toward the pool, and An Yuyan followed, smiling, "I'll come too."
She knew exactly what Lin Moyu wanted to see the so called essence of filth. In other pools, the Dao impurities, though strong, would eventually form the bodies of Dao Wild Beasts. Only this pool was unique; unable to produce Dao Wild Beasts, all the impurities accumulated over billions of years, eventually forming the essence of filth.
Lin Moyu opened a passage through the formation and entered the pool, diving deeper and deeper.
He had already dispersed the Great Dao origin energy in the pool, so he had some understanding of the situation inside. At the time, he had avoided the filth, only dispersing the origin energy; the Sword Emperor had not noticed his small trick.
The two continued to descend until they reached the bottom of the pool. There was another seal here, newly placed by the Sword Emperor. The pool was so deep that it had not been affected by the time reversal. This seal blocked new Dao impurities from entering the pool, but Lin Moyu thought it wouldn't last long eventually, the impurities would contaminate the seal. While the seal wouldn't be destroyed, once polluted, the filth could seep in. So the Sword Emperor's seal was of limited use at most, it would last a few thousand or ten thousand years, which is nothing on a cosmic scale.
This also showed the Sword Emperor's overconfidence.
Visibility in the pool was poor; even Lin Moyu and An Yuyan couldn't see far. Chaotic forces filled the space, greatly hindering their senses.
Lin Moyu sent out countless undead servants in all directions to search for the essence of filth, greatly increasing efficiency.
After just half an hour, an undead servant reported back.
"Found it." Lin Moyu immediately brought An Yuyan over.
In an inconspicuous corner, amid countless Dao impurities, a lump the size of a baby's fist rolled about. It emitted a faint light and a chaotic aura. All the filth in the pool converged on it, but it had not yet reached the point of transformation; instead, it exuded an indescribable sense of disgust.
Even at their cultivation level, Lin Moyu and An Yuyan felt uncomfortable just looking at it.
An Yuyan said, "This thing is even filthier than a Beast Emperor."
That was natural; it was the dirtiest thing she had ever seen.
It seemed capable of polluting not just Daos, but even the world itself.
Lin Moyu said, "It's certainly filthy, but if it could surpass its limits, it might become the purest thing in existence."
When filth reaches the extreme and then surpasses it, its nature can flip to the opposite extreme.
Lin Moyu pondered, "I have an idea, but I don't know if it's possible."
An Yuyan asked, "What idea?"
Lin Moyu said, "I want to push it past its limits and nurture a new lifeform from it."
An Yuyan's face changed dramatically. "You want to do that kind of thing too?"
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