Chapter 589: Chapter 589

A broken Golden Tree stood tall in the world between the sea and sky, its golden radiance illuminating two towering silhouettes.

One wore an ebony mask, the other a crimson mask.

Their towering figures were so immense, they seemed to blot out the sun and moon.

Tiny humans knelt trembling on the shore in worship.

Gu Jianlin found it incredulous. He gazed at the murals, attempting to use his profiling ability.

A blood-stained sea, shattered islands, and a scorched sky.

Two Gods gazing at each other beneath the massive Golden Tree.

A man's frenzied laughter.

A girl's stunning beauty, captivating all creation.

Su Youzhu stared at the dome and softly said, "The Qilin Clan and the Candle Dragon Clan—this records an ancient war. Dragons and Qilin clashed over the Azure Sea, their blood staining the entire ocean. Countless islands sank, and tsunamis engulfed the vast ocean. The strength of the Gods flowed from the Ancient Gods, even affecting reality." Google seaʀᴄh 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵

"Oh, you could understand all that?"

Lu Zijin grinned and said, "You're truly my little lifesaver."

"The murals of the Ancient God Clan have a certain logic, since much of their writing is composed of lines hidden amidst the details of the murals. This depicts a history of glorious war—how the Candle Dragon Clan defeated the Qilin Clan and seized the Divine Tree."

Su Youzhu tilted her head, her gaze confused. "Why the sun?"

Lu Zijin clasped her hands behind her back and curiously asked, "The sun?"

Su Youzhu thought carefully and whispered, "I heard my teacher mention before that the Candle Dragon Venerable symbolizes the Netherworld's sun, while the Vermilion Bird Venerate symbolizes the Human World's sun. Both Supremes were born bathed in the radiance of the sun, so in the Ancient God Clan's original creation myth, their origins are tied to Zhu Zhao, the Candle Light God!"

She added, "In the oldest myths, Zhu Zhao was the holy deity born at the creation of heaven and earth, the master of the sun. Opposite of it is You Ying, the You Ying God; Xuanming Venerable, and Bai Ze Venerable, who were born bathed in moonlight."

Lu Zijin fell into deep thought and asked, "What about the Qilin Venerable?"

Su Youzhu shook her head and softly said, "I don't know."

Lu Zijin looked puzzled. "And the broken Divine Tree—what is that? The Golden Tree?"

Su Youzhu nodded. "Yes, that tree."

Gu Jianlin rubbed his forehead with his hand; he knew what the Golden Tree was.

Back in the Destiny Mud Tablet, he had once seen this ancient Golden Tree.

But it was different from the one depicted in the murals.

In the murals, the Golden Tree was incomplete, standing in the world between sea and sky.

But on the Destiny Mud Tablet, the Golden Tree pierced heaven and earth, seemingly extending into the boundless depths of the universe.

"According to the teacher's conjecture, two Supremes were born bathed in sunlight, and two were born bathed in moonlight. So what about the final Supreme? The Qilin Venerable must have an origin as well—we just don't know it yet."

Su Youzhu tried to continue interpreting, but unfortunately, there were no further clues.

"So, this creepy place is actually a tomb built by the Candle Dragon Clan?"

Lu Zijin tilted her charming face upward and analyzed, "Wait, I just realized—why hasn't the Qilin Clan's Ancient Gods appeared in the Qilin Immortal Palace up until now? Could they all be asleep here?"

The possibility of this hypothesis was high.

But there was no need to panic excessively.

For some reason, the area was enveloped by the power of the Heavenly Person Realm, which suppressed the Ancient God Clan.

Gu Jianlin listened to their conversation, but his thoughts wandered further.

Because back then, he had glimpsed the process of the birth of the Ancient Supremes in the history of the Ancient God Clan.

The Ancient Supremes were far more than five in number.

And the Qilin Venerable was the last Supreme to be born.

If the Candle Dragon and Vermilion Bird symbolize the sun and Bai Ze and Xuanming symbolize the moon,

then perhaps what he once saw—endless radiance and profound darkness—might correspond to this.

So what power did the Qilin Venerable and those unhatched planets represent?

Could this be the reason the Qilin Venerable was feared?

"I originally thought the Candle Dragon Venerable came to the East Sea to seize the Dragon Bone, but now it seems that's not the case."

Gu Jianlin softly said, "What the Candle Dragon Venerable wanted was that tree, yet she didn't take it away but left it on the East Sea. If my guess is correct, she did so to let it grow in the Qilin Immortal Palace."

He continuously tried using his profiling ability, feeling his head splitting with pain.

Su Youzhu turned her head to look at him, tiptoed closer, and reached out to massage his temples. "Feeling better now?"

Gu Jianlin nodded slightly.

Lu Zijin rolled her eyes, too lazy to deal with them.

When she passed through the wide Divine Path, three tightly shut Stone Gates appeared before her.

Engraved upon the stone walls was a line of text:

"Beware—they are about to awaken!"

The carving marks, made by a sword's edge, were even more hasty and reckless this time.

Gu Jianlin thought that the one who left these words was likely the previous strategist.

Although they hadn't succeeded, they kept warning those who came after.

"Who's about to awaken?"

Lu Zijin pouted. "The Ancient God Clan?"

Su Youzhu remained silent, walking back and forth between the three Stone Gates.

"What are you doing?"

Gu Jianlin asked curiously.

Su Youzhu casually pointed to the middle Stone Gate and said, "Picking at random. My teacher once told me that when you don't know where to go in the Ancient God Realm, just pick at random. Wherever you choose, leave it to fate."