'' Ziyun, you seem tired. Do you want to take a nap? I can finish later. ''
Ziyun responded by hugging him and saying :
" I don't need a nap. I'm fully awake. You can keep going. ''
'' Ziyun, are you alright? Do you have problems assimilating those memories? Do you need help? I am sure talking about it can help you. ''
Ziyun then seemed to ponder for a few seconds before asking :
'' Why did you have to leave WeiWei? Where did you go? "
" I am sorry that I have cut ties due to a little conflict but I assure you that I have always kept looking after you and Ning'er. We may have not interacted much in those past years but I always cared about the both of you. ''
'' I am not talking about this life. ''
'' Wait. Did I exist in your previous life? "
" Of course. You were also one of my best friends with Ning'er but you abandoned me after your father's death. You left Glory City and no one saw you afterwards. How could you leave me? How could the both of you leave me? I was all alone for 7 years surrounded by greedy people only befriending me for benefits. My father was really severe and wasn't even satisfied with my Gold's Rank. You two betrayed me and I can't even blame you for it. I just hope this isn't a dream. I don't want to wake up from it. Please don't abandon me again. I don't want to be alone anymore. ''
Ning'er lowered her head and bit her lips. Ziyun's words made her feel very guilty. She couldn't refute her claims but she would do everything the same way if she had to. Wang Wei tried to cheer his friend up :
'' Things won't be the same this time. I and Ning'er are here and I assure you that it will remain as long as you want to. Don't also forget that things weren't all that bad, you got to meet Nie Li so it was meaningful in the end. ''
Ziyun sighed before responding
'' Nie Li... He was so caring, so thoughtful, so considerate, gentle and good natured. Just like you WeiWei. ''
'' See? Meeting him couldn't have happened under others circumstances so it was a blessing in disguise, right? "
Ziyun then glared hardly at Wang Wei while using a hard tone :
" He was but why is he so different now? Why did he become arrogant? Why is he condescendant? Why does he have to show himself and lecture others? Why is he so full of himself? Does he really think he's better than everyone else?"
Wang Wei turned to Ning'er asking her :
" Isn't she describing me? "
Ning'er laughed hard. Ziyun got red from embarrassment but she still said :
" It's not the same. He may have reminded me of you at first but you two are very different. I'm sure that you, WeiWei have a good heart and I thought Nie Li was the same but I am not sure anymore. ''
Wang Wei turned then to Ning'er trying to change the subject :
" What about you Ning'er? Are there things you want to correct about your past life?"
" I don't really know. I don't think about going to the black forest again. I nearly lost my life there and without your intervention, Wei'er, I wouldn't have survived. ''
'' What do you mean? "
" There is a powerful treasure in the black forest. I tried to claim it but it only led to me sustaining injuries and without you showing up in time and bringing me outside I would have certainly died. ''
'' This treasure. What did it look like? "
" Its surrounding were blurry so I couldn't see it clearly but I think it had the appearance of a box. Can't say if the box is the treasure itself or its container. All I know that when I tried approaching it I was attacked by a powerful acid. ''
'' What happened afterwards? "
" You left me with the instructions of going to The Draconic Ruins Realm as apparently you had other things to do first. ''
'' What was it? "
" You had to go to a prison to get rid of traitors. ''
'' Those developments are unexpected but it does not matter. Things are different from what they should have been. I guess the Emperors couldn't perform a perfect technique and there is many differences with how the story should be. The other possibility is that the calamity bringer modified the contents in his story. ''
Ziyun asked with hesitation :
" Does your story say what happened between me and.... ''
'' How you finally became a woman? Unfortunately it wasn't detailed. Can you give some more details to a loyal fan? Did you scream? Did you scratch his back while doing it? Was it in missionary?"
Ziyun got her face red from both embarrassment and anger. As she was still hugging Wang Wei she grabbed him by the hair and the neck by her hands.
'' Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill you? That is shameful enough, don't push it. ''
'' Like how he pushed his... ''
'' One more word and you will know lose what makes you a man. Don't make things weird while Ning'er is here. ''
'' Sorry I forgot she was with us. ''
Ziyun was relieved hearing his words. She was uncomfortable and was still wondering if she regret or not her one night with Nie Li, she would just have to ponder over it.
'' So Ning'er, how was your experience with Nie Li? Didn't you also share his bed? Maybe you can share your thoughts with your sister-wife Ziyun. It will probably be helpful in the future. ''
Ziyun opened her eyes widely at Ning'er hearing Wang Wei's words. She uttered :
" Ning'er, you... ''
'' I didn't share his bed or anything. I did meet him afterwards but only took care of him as he was the only possible acquaintance still alive. Nothing happened between us and it never will. ''
'' Really? It's probably a misunderstanding. It wasn't really told in the story I just assumed it. I am wrong so stop pinching me so hard Nin'ger. ''
The atmosphere became tense and mostly awkward.
'' Don't give up Ning'er! You will be probably be a sister-wife with Ziyun in this life so keep it up! "
He was once again beaten up by 2 furious girls. The awkward atmosphere has finally disappeared replaced by the laughing of two girls at Wang Wei's disheveled appearance.
'' Let's get back to the story. ''
'' You must know that the Earth at that time had approximately 7 billions people scattered among more than a hundred countries. Although peace reigned in most parts of the world, people and countries were using many means to gain resources and riches. ''
'' The rise of cultivators disrupted the fragile peace. As superhumans appeared around the world, chaos spread. The new cultivators abused with their powers to take the control of cities and countries. As their number continues increasing, conflicts for supremacy were held all over the world. ''
'' Wisdom and science that were so valued were thrown out and humanity over the span of a few hundred years discarded it and regressed to what they were a thousand year before. Gone was the use of knowledge to improve one's life. Gone was the use of wisdom to overcome obstacles. Gone was the concept of society. Everything was ruled by strength. Everything required cultivation. What has made humanity thrive was discarded and what remained was a bunch of power hungry people in a world that only promoted strength.''
'' Over those hundred of years, humans lost gradually their knowledge as they stopped using it. Only warlords remained and all concept of civilization was lost. It had become even less evolved from what we have now. ''
'' When chaos and destruction started on Earth, the 9 Emperors were elated. Although they were at their weakest from the technique's backlash, conquering a world were the cultivators were only at the Earthen Fate was very easy. Their plan of overthrowing God was getting close and they salivate at the prospect of becoming the true rulers. ''
Ye Ziyun was having problems comprehending these informations. She asked what was unknown to her :
" WeiWei, you keep talking about God but who is he? Why didn't he stop them?"
" I forget to explain it. For most human from Earth, God was the supreme existence that have been the creator of everything. For the 9 Emperors, God was the ultimate cultivator that had refined the previous domains and created new ones to rule over them. ''
'' As the reasons why God didn't intervene, that's beyond my knowledge. From what I understood from the angels, 'God doesn't need to intervene'. ''
Ning'er asked then :
" Who are those angels?"
" They are God's first creations. They are the ones currently protecting this world. ''
'' You see angels consider human as God's most beloved creations. As the Emperors were on the verge of raiding Earth, they were the one to intervene and seal it from them. They could not let a foreign existence wipe out humans. They had to protect them during God's absence. Deep down, they were also infuriated with the Emperors that seek to overthrow God, although they couldn't interfere directly they had to somehow give support to the humans. ''
'' They started by sealing Earth, making it impossible for anyone's not born here to come. They hoped that with time humanity could rise up once again and stop those lowly beasts. ''
'' After few thousands years, humanity finally adopted a new way of living. They had finally rebuild a semblance to what could be called society and it was then that angels decided to bring a few of them to a higher domain. ''
'' As Earth don't have any sort of heavenly energy, if humans were to cultivate more, they needed a better environment. They took many of them to the Draconic Realm Ruins. They helped them develop and settle so they could finally challenge the Emperors. ''
'' As time passed and with the angel's guidance, the human had to step into an even higher realm, the highest possible but they were denied access. It was then that the angels took actions for the first time. They had only been playing the role of a guide but inaccessibility to the highest realm disrupted their plans. ''
'' You have to know that cultivation can be divided into 4 categories : The Earthern Fate, The Celestial Fate, The Heavenly Dao and Godhood. ''
As Wang Wei said the last word the cave started shaking, there was an intense pressure felt by everyone. Wang Wei hastily tried to correct his words.
'' There are only 3 categories, the last one doesn't exist, I think, maybe, not sure. You can stop now. ''
Everything returned to normal after his sentence. He continued :
" The angels are pretty sensitive about it as you can see. So as I was saying, as humans were stuck and couldn't access the highest realm, they could not step into the third step of cultivation. The angels then finally acted. You must know before that angels follow God's will by not intervening and applying the concept of free-will. This intervention brought discord between them but they still did it as there was no other choice. ''
'' Being caugh off from the highest realm denied humanity access to the purest heavenly energy that could allow them to breakthrough. The angels decision was to bring them the most powerful and pure heavenly energy they could get. They decided to perform what few of them saw as a sin. They stole a piece of heaven. ''
'' The most powerful angels, know as the archangels, got what they needed. With great difficulties, they cut off a tiny bit, no more bigger than a nail, of heaven and used it to create a special place for cultivation know as The Ancestor God Land. In this land as the heavenly energy was abundant, there was finally a chance to go against The Emperors. ''
'' During this time, conflict was also happening between The 9 Emperors. As they were at their weakest, they tried to kill each other. Only one was left alive when the humans finally intended to face them. He was the youngest and weakest of the initial 9 Emperors and that was the reason why he was the less affected by the technique's backlash. He refined all his 8 previous allies and remained the only beast at the Emperor level, he would be known afterwards as The Sage Emperor or the demon beast's Ancestral God. ''
'' The fight was difficult for the human's side. Although many have reached The Heavenly Dao, they were still outnumbered greatly by the beast's under The Sage Emperor's rule.
As they kept struggling, the most powerful artifact made its appearance : The Temporal Demon Spirit Book. ''
As the book was mentioned, Yu Yan finally decided to intervene. Her sudden appearance surprised the girls. She had kept listening, thinking that the story was interesting although not real but at the mention of the book she had finally decided to step in, hoping to get information about it :
" Young man, do you know where this book is? It was the greatest treasure that the most elusive and mysterious Time and Space Spiritual God had. He entered the vast river of space and time to give our human tribe a fighting chance. Did he sent you here? We have to find that book quickly, the human's tribe fate depends on it. ''
'' Do you really think a human can achieve a level of knowledge to control Space and Time? Don't be stupid. Do you know how stupid does it sound? Don't worry, I'll show you how stupid it is to think something like that. ''
Spiritual Godess Yu Yan was infuriated. It was the second time that this impudent young man was insulting her.
'' I am a Spiritual Godess. Many fellow humans have worshipped the existence of we, the Spiritual Gods. We have reached this level of power and brought faith to humanity by comprehending laws. Show me some respect you lowly creature. ''
'' Hahahahahahahaha! Who do you think you are? You didn't comprehend shit! What you're currently cultivating isn't law energy, don't be stupid. One can only comprehend and wield a law in the Ancestral Land. What you're cultivating is some bullshit understanding based on Inscription put up by angels on our world so that later on it could help them in the Ancestral Lands. It's more like a wooden sword used for practice before the learning the real thing. None of your stupid Spiritual God comprehended shit and don't get me started on something as complex as Time and Space.''
'' If it wasn't one person of our human tribe, is it you supposed angels? "
" Of course not. They're not powerful enough. I'll give you a clue. It's in the title of the book. ''