Myth Beyond Heaven

Chapter 1173 End Of Duty

"Do you know her? A character like her should be very rare, right?" Yun Lintian asked.

"Rare indeed, but not entirely. There are a few people who could do such a feat. The previous Beyond Heaven King is one of them." Hongyue replied. "However, most of them have disappeared for a long time."

She glanced at the empty room that still had a trace of coldness and said further. "Although I didn't see it myself, her residual soul should have been left behind more than five thousand years ago. At that time, her true strength had already reached the Divine Emperor Realm at the very least."

"Despite having that kind of strength, she actually failed to change the so-called fate of this world. Don't you think it's strange?"

Yun Lintian frowned slightly. He didn't think about it earlier as he was immersed in the joy of gaining strength, but now, what Hongyue said made sense. Since she had such power, how could she fail?

"There are two possibilities," Hongyue suddenly said. "One is that her strength at that time is not as powerful as we think, and this residual soul is something she left behind much later. The reason she couldn't interfere with what happened in this world was because of the restriction."

"Take Yun Xia for example. She is a genuine Divine Emperor, but she cannot use her full power here. Otherwise, she will be expelled by the lower plane's laws. At most, she could display the peak of the Divine Foundation Realm's strength. And, of course, she would face the Heavenly Tribulation if she did so. Just like that man from the Earth Temple you faced last time."

"Another possibility lies in the spatial tunnels she talked about. Since she told you that you need to master the spatial laws in order to destroy the tunnels completely. Obviously, there's something more than that behind those tunnels that even the Divine Emperor like her cannot destroy it."

She paused for a moment and said further. "First, that strange repeating event, and now this mysterious woman. I'm really wondering now what kind of secret is hiding in this tiny world."

Yun Lintian nodded slowly and asked. "Didn't you tell me that this world is special? It's not about this?"

Hongyue shook her head. "I didn't mean this."

"Forget it. We will eventually know it later." Yun Lintian put this matter aside and planned to go down. "By the way, how long has it passed?"

"One month," Hongyue replied.

"One month? I thought it was a day." Yun Lintian muttered in surprise and turned around, walking down the stair.

When Yun Lintian arrived at the sixth floor, he saw Shen Liqiu standing there as if she was waiting for him. However, her temperament seemed to change a bit. She had become a little more mature compared to before.

"Your strength… Congratulations." Yun Lintian smiled faintly. Shen Liqiu had finally stepped into the Monarch Profound Realm and already reached the third level.

"I should say that to you." Shen Liqiu could see that Yun Lintian's strength had increased drastically.

Yun Lintian glanced at the crystal ball and asked. "Your great-grandfather?"

"He's gone." Shen Liqiu replied calmly. There was no trace of sadness in her eyes. It seemed she had completely accepted it.

Yun Lintian nodded slightly and said. "We should leave."

"Alright." Shen Liqiu glanced at the crystal ball one last time and followed Yun Lintian behind.

At this moment, Yun Qianxue and the others had already gathered in front of the library building. However, Shen Ning's power was still there. They couldn't enter the building, no matter how they tried.

"Uncle Ning?" Shen Mingjun asked cautiously. He wanted to know how his daughter was right now.

"They are out." Shen Ning's voice fell, and the barrier around the building dispersed.

At the same time, Yun Lintian and Shen Liqiu had already arrived on the first floor.

"Senior." Yun Lintian greeted Shen Ning politely.

Shen Ning smiled and said. "My duty here is done."

He glanced at Shen Liqiu. "You don't have to be bound by the Shen Clan. Just follow your heart."

"Grandpa Ning…" Shen Liqiu was about to say something. Suddenly, Shen Ning's body began to wilt. His vitality left his body at an extremely fast rate.

"This…" Yun Lintian was shocked and quickly sent the vines out, trying to rescue Shen Ning.

However, he saw Shen Ning look at him. "Don't waste your power. I have long ceased to exist... The future is yours. Do your best."

As his voice fell, his eyes drooped slightly, and his wilted body slowly leaned against the chair, motionless.

Yun Lintian opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. He could only look at Shen Ning blankly.

On the side, Shen Liqiu seemed to understand everything. She closed her eyes gently and sighed.

"He has existed until now because of the power of time." Hongyue's voice resounded in Yun Lintian's mind. "His duty is to guard this place and wait for you to come."

Yun Lintian took a deep breath and remained silent.

At this moment, Shen Mingjun and the others walked into the building.

"Uncle Ning?" When Shen Mingjun saw Shen Ning's lifeless body, his face was full of shock, and he quickly arrived by the latter's side.

A moment later, he let out a long sigh and muttered. "No wonder…"

He still remembered the day his grandfather died. Shen Ning didn't even come out of the library to attend the funeral. At that time, he didn't think about it much, but now, it seemed there was something about this place.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at his daughter and asked softly. "Do you know something?"

Shen Liqiu opened her eyes and replied calmly. "Grandpa Ning's lifespan has long been exhausted. The reason he could stay until now was because of forbidden art. He was waiting for Lintian to appear."

She obviously wanted to avoid exposing the secret of the power of time to everyone here.

Shen Mingjun and the others were surprised and subconsciously glanced at Yun Lintian.

However, no one asked anything about what happened on the sixth floor.

Yun Lintian stepped forward and bowed his head toward Shen Ning. "Thank you, Senior. Please rest well."

He raised his head slightly and turned to Yun Qianxue. "We will leave in a while."