Chapter 3683: Chapter 3683: Replenish

Upon hearing what the Monkey Spirit King said, Zen became a bit confused.

He furrowed his brows in confusion. “I thought the Four Spirits Sect was invincible in the main world. If it were, why did you hide in the chaos?”

According to the Monkey Spirit King's words, Zen suspected that there might have been some sort of crisis in the main world.

Before the said crisis came, the Monkey Spirit King realized he and his subordinates couldn't survive it. This left him with no choice. He had to retreat with the Monkey Spirit Sect into another world until it was safe for them to come back.

They did all they could before they went into hiding. One of the projects they did before leaving was the Ghost Mountain, which they built to thrust out all sorts of creatures from the main world.

But who or what was threatening enough to cause the Four Spirits Sect to act in this manner? Who or what held that much power?

The Monkey Spirit King let out a loud huff, almost as if he did not want to answer Zen's question. “A disaster,” he said, deciding to reveal the truth. “A great disaster happened.”

“What disaster?” Zen asked.

Under his breath, the Monkey Spirit King

replied to him with something in Sanskrit, his voice fluctuating in a rhythmic pattern.

“It is...” the Monkey Spirit King paused, trying to find the accurate words to fit his description. “It is a type of calamity. At least that is how we refer to it in the main world. I do not know how to explain what it is in your language,” he admitted.

“Hmm,” Zen said, lowering his head in careful thought. For a short while, he seemed to be meditating, and then he slowly raised his head to address the Monkey Spirit King. "The Sanskrit words you said mean the Space and Time Calamity, right? A calamity that crosses space and time?'' he said.

When the Monkey Spirit King heard this, he snapped his head towards Zen's direction, looking at him with a confused yet curious expression.

In his position as a leader of the Four Spirits Sect, he had had several odd encounters. Because of this, it was very difficult to surprise him, but Zen managed to do so twice in a row.

Without the aid of the Four Spirits Sect, he knew people from the secondary worlds like Zen were not literate in Sanskrit, but somehow, he was able to understand him.

“Young man,” the Monkey Spirit King said, “you are a creature from the chaos, aren't you?” Zen nodded his head in response. “How then are you able to understand Sanskrit?” The Monkey Spirit King followed up.

"Well, '' Zen replied, ''for starters, I do not understand Sanskrit, at least not with my own abilities. It is being translated to me in the language I speak.''

Shortly after he said this, he bowed his head again, meditating. He called onto the Heavenly Obsession Civilization, kindly requesting it to decipher the rest of the Monkey Spirit King's words. 𝘳А𐌽ỒΒƐȿ

This piqued the curiosity of the Monkey Spirit King. “How exactly is it being translated to you?” he asked, interest evident in his tone.

Zen smiled softly. “Well,” he began.

He did not expect the Monkey Spirit King to ask about his mental translation process, what more be interested in it.

Despite this, he began to explain to the Monkey Spirit King how it worked, going into as much detail as possible to avoid any cause of confusion.

As soon as he finished, the Monkey Spirit King flashed him a big grin.

For the first time, he found out that the secondary world had its share of intelligence, and that it had its method of calculation and translation. He made a mental note that if he had an opportunity, he would go to the chaos to experience it for himself.

Putting these thoughts aside, the Monkey Spirit King readied himself to discuss the subject in depth. He took a large breath then began to speak, “Although citizens from this secondary world refer to it as the Space and Time Calamity, this 'Space and Time' is far different from the one you are acquainted with. Space and time in the secondary world are completely different from the ones in the main world. Those who do not inhabit the latter are unable to fully grasp its scope; therefore, they are unable to understand the severity of the disaster. This is why I brought the Monkey Spirit Sect to Ghost Mountain. We needed to avoid the damage it was to bring.”

Zen stayed silent, egging the Monkey Spirit King to go on.

Even though this was all happening within the Monkey Spirit Sect, he knew human spirits were also involved, which meant he had to pay attention very closely.

Adding to this was the fact he, out of everyone, had obtained the ancestry-level bloodline. To him, this meant that he was important in the grand scheme of it all, and that not only the chaos was involved.

He continued to listen attentively.

“The Space and Time Calamity has been wreaking its havoc upon the main world for a long time,” the Monkey Spirit King said. He turned his eyes upon the “starry sky” and continued, “The space and time in the chaos are linear—from near to distant, from past to future. But in the main world, they are completely different...”

Zen knew what the Monkey Spirit King was talking about.

He experienced the complexity of space and time himself when he entered the Abstruse Energy World for the first time.

Similar to what the Monkey Spirit King mentioned, he was not able to determine how far he had been pacing or how long he had been staying within its domains.

Space and time in the Abstruse Energy World were far different from the ones he had familiarized himself with.

The Monkey Spirit King went on, “Most of the time, the sequence of space and time in the main world follows a rule; however, now and then, glitches will happen, eventually leading to disasters.” He paused, trying to compose himself. “Those disasters are very strong, strong enough to devour anything that crosses their paths. Unfortunately, many members of the Four Spirits Sect were devoured. But the coverage of the disasters is actually very small.”

In the past, however, a particular Space and Time Calamity affected a large area, instilling a great deal of panic within the Four Spirits Sect.

When the Snake Spirit King Cornelius heard of this, he made a judgment. He claimed the Space and Time Calamity would hover over the main world like a dark plague, annihilating those who inhabited it. This caused the Four Spirits Sect to worry even more.

He also claimed the only way to avoid the destruction was to find solace in the secondary worlds.

He explained this by mentioning the difference of space and time between the two kinds of worlds. He said that since space and time of the secondary worlds were different from the main world's, then they would be safe from the latter's disaster.

However, as the Monkey Spirit King was telling this story, he began to feel his blood beginning to boil.

“That particular Space and Time Calamity,” Zen said, ''did it ever happen?'' Zen asked.

The Monkey Spirit King simply laughed. He laughed not in a way that showed amusement but in a way that warned rage was coming. “No,” he said, shaking his head. “It didn't. That was how I knew it was all orchestrated by Cornelius. That vicious snake set up a trap in the chaos to destroy the Monkey Spirit Sect!” the Monkey Spirit King growled, his eyes fuming with anger.

During the years he was trapped within his dream, he felt his hatred for Cornelius grow more fervent as the days went on.

He couldn't deny the fact that the four sects couldn't stand each other. They couldn't get along, but they still managed to respect each other enough as not to cause any major tensions.

If there were any sects that bonded well together, it would be the Snake Spirit Sect and the Human Spirit Sect.

At first, the Monkey Spirit King did not doubt that Cornelius had the intention to annihilate his sect.

However, the Snake Spirit Sect made its first move after the Monkey Spirit Sect brought the Ghost Mountain into the chaos.

The Monkey Spirit King did all that he could to fight off the attacks, but he could not defeat the treacherous Cornelius, who ended up biting him into a deathlike slumber.

Even the Monkey Spirit King's nobility was no match for the Snake Spirit King's poison.

As the poison entrapped him within his dream, the rest of the monkey spirits were led to death too, having no time to resist.

The Monkey Spirit King did not wake up as a Treacherous Being until now.

''The sad thing is, I still have no idea what Cornelius' motive for doing all this is," the Monkey Spirit King admitted, bitterness evident in his voice.

Before the attacks happened, the Monkey Spirit Sect used to be the most powerful sect in the Four Spirits Sect in terms of brute strength.

However, they were wiped off the face of their world without even knowing why. It was a truth they found hard to face.

''Do you know what happened to the other three sects?'' Zen asked.

The Monkey Spirit King shook his head. ''No, I do not, but as I reckon it, it did not end well for the Bird Spirit King, not even the Human Spirit King.''

Within the Four Spirits Sect, it was the Monkey Spirit Sect to be attacked first, and among the four kings, it was the Monkey Spirit King who first bit the dust.

Because of this, he had no idea what happened to the main world and the chaos. This left him plenty of room to suspect.

After answering Zen's question, he raised his finger to point at the surface of the Ghost Mountain, tapping on it ever so slightly. By the touch of his skin, a huge door emerged from the mountain. He then stepped inside the door with Zen still on his palm.

The upper half of the Ghost Mountain was reserved for the Monkey Spirit King, which was the space large enough to accommodate someone of his stature.

After entering the mountain, the Monkey Spirit King gently placed Zen on the ground. He then took off the Thirteen Teeth Necklace from his broad neck.

With a slight wave of his hand, the necklace began to tremble. After a few seconds, thirteen bloodline powers from the necklace began to release their auras.

''Look here, '' the Monkey Spirit King said, calling Zen's attention. ''These thirteen bloodline powers all came from the ancestry-level bloodline. However, there are still nine wolf teeth which need revitalizing. Now, you have the ancestry-level bloodline with you. Tell me, can you replenish the nine wolf teeth?''

As soon as he said this, the Monkey Spirit King tapped the ground with his hand, as if he were asking it to do something.

Soon enough, the ground answered, caving in to reveal the nine wolf teeth.

This set of teeth could easily be paralleled to those on the necklace, but unlike the latter, these teeth had nothing inside of them.

Not everything could bear the power of the ancestry-level bloodline. These nine wolf teeth once belonged to the most powerful wolf king in the main world.

The wolf king was more than capable of fighting against all the leaders of the Four Spirits Sect.

After the Monkey Spirit King had defeated the wolf king, he pulled out his teeth—all twenty-two of them. With the ancestry-level bloodline, he was able to obtain thirteen bloodline powers.

He had brought Zen into the Ghost Mountain because he hoped that Zen would be able to help him obtain new blended bloodlines from the ancestry-level bloodline and injecting them into the nine wolf teeth.