Chapter 617 - 616: Nuwa Slays the Black Tortoise, Lin Heng Bids Farewell to Return to the Future [Second Update]
Chapter 617 - 616: Nuwa Slays the Black Tortoise, Lin Heng Bids Farewell to Return to the Future [Second Update]
As for the later pilgrimage to the Western Heaven.
Lin Heng speculated that this was also to quell the anger of all parties without offending Lady Nuwa, and thus was a kind of punishment given to Sun Wukong on the surface.
And the reason for the later incident of the true and false Monkey King was probably because it was detected that Nuwa had already reincarnated and cultivated again.
Only then did the Western Heaven dare to act against Sun Wukong.
Of course, the reason for using the Six-Eared Macaque to impersonate him was probably also for the Heaven Repairing Merit left for Sun Wukong by Nuwa.
And that Heaven Repairing Merit was in the custody of Bodhisattva Guanyin.
Bodhisattva Guanyin later became estranged from the Tathagata Buddha, so much that even the Buddha’s Fruit Position was not achieved, probably because she was unwilling to give that merit to the fake Sun Wukong.
"In this way, Nuwa and Bodhisattva Guanyin are indeed connected..."
Lin Heng muttered to himself.
This journey through the downstream of time allowed him to witness some history and understand some truths.
But a greater discovery.
Is in this era, there were indeed strong ones who did not walk the path of proving the Dao yet were able to approach the Saints!
So.
The so-called walk of another path by himself in later generations, as well as Yang Jian, Ying Zheng, Wutian, and others, was actually just discovering a path buried in ancient history.
From the beginning.
Practitioners did not necessarily have to prove the Dao to become a Saint!
It was just that later on, this path was cut off by someone with an agenda.
And that person with an agenda, most probably, could only be that ’Heaven’.
"Speaking of which, why did this ancient mine forbidden zone disappear and become the East Pole Continent later?"
"Could it be that it was swept away by someone?"
Lin Heng speculated silently but did not dwell on it excessively. Compared to delving into ancient history, he now wanted to return to the future.
He had come to this era on a whim, and the reason for his extended stay was merely to admire Lady Nuwa’s Heaven Repairing grace.
And now that it is complete, he should indeed leave.
Just as Lin Heng was heading to the downstream waves of the great river of time.
An earth-shattering battle made him stop involuntarily.
It was Lady Nuwa.
She was in the extreme north, engaged in a battle with the legendary Black Tortoise.
This was the true peak period of the Black Tortoise; it dominated the polar world, turning hundreds of thousands of miles of sea domain into a forbidden zone, with aura so powerful that it could crush the Celestial Domain.
After the collapse of Buzhou Mountain.
The land tilted, and countless lives flowed northwest.
Black Tortoise, without fearing causality, took the opportunity to feed on the spirits of all beings, intending to advance further and equal the Saints.
This act incited Nuwa’s fury.
Already pondering on what to support the four poles of heaven, Nuwa decisively decided to slay the Black Tortoise and use its four legs to support the sky.
An earth-shattering battle erupted from this.
Lin Heng, who was originally prepared to leave, couldn’t help but stop to watch this battle.
Subsequently, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
"It turns out that the peak Black Tortoise Armor can indeed withstand a Saint... " Lin Heng remarked seriously.
This battle had already lasted over fifty days.
Actually, as early as a month ago, Lady Nuwa had suppressed the Black Tortoise with absolute power, displaying the majesty of a Saint.
But the Black Tortoise, relying on the ultimate defense of the world, had stubbornly resisted all of Nuwa’s lethal attacks.
Nuwa, already severely weakened from repairing heaven, appeared increasingly frail after continued battle, and what was once stable suppression began to show signs of exhaustion after prolonged delay.
And the Black Tortoise, clearly aware of this fact.
It hid within its shell, its face full of ferocity.
"Nuwa, you cannot kill me."
"Repairing the sky has exhausted your Divine Power, you were already at the end of your strength, and not long after, when you are completely exhausted, it will be my moment to display Divine prowess."
"You shall become the first Saint to fall in this world!"
"And I, shall be the only existence in history to have slain a Saint single-handedly!"
"Hahaha!"
The Black Tortoise laughed heartily, extremely excited, it was not indulging in delusions.
Its power was already close to a Saint, and had Nuwa been in a state of Perfection it might have been different, but when weakened, it was not without a chance to counter.
And Nuwa was also aware of this, her expression worried, hesitating to withdraw.
Unexpectedly at this time, someone transmitted a message, teaching her the method to break the armor.
Hmm?
Nuwa was startled, looking towards the future Daoist who had stayed in this world for quite a long time.
Indeed, it was Lin Heng.
He revealed to Nuwa all the construction of the Black Tortoise Armor, as well as its only easy-to-break weak point.
Why did Lin Heng know this so well?
Of course, because he had owned the Black Tortoise Armor.
And had also had the Black Tortoise Armor shattered.
Nuwa struck again, and this time was no longer in vain, directly piercing through its defense under Black Tortoise’s incredulous gaze.
The Four Great Ancient Holy Beasts, the Black Tortoise boasting invincible defense, finally fell!
"Thank you, Daoist friend."
Having battled for many days and finally slain the Black Tortoise, Nuwa expressed gratitude towards Lin Heng.
Lin Heng smiled slightly, "Lady Nuwa’s Heaven Repairing saved the world, everyone should actually be thanking you."
Nuwa suddenly said, "Do fellow Daoist and I have connections in future generations?"
She had guessed something.
But after all, without checking downstream, could not be certain.
"I suppose so, but rather than saying with Lady, it’s more that I share a deep friendship with a Miss Xiaoqian."
Lin Heng replied truthfully, then smiled again, "This journey has allowed me to witness Lady’s grace, I have urgent matters in the future, I won’t disturb you any further."
He bid farewell to Nuwa.
Nuwa hesitated to speak, finally saying, "Having been able to slay Black Tortoise today is wholly reliant on Daoist friend’s guidance, I will use its four legs to support the sky, and when repaired, I shall through Secret Technique cast it into time and space, gifting it to Daoist friend as thanks."
Lin Heng was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, muttering, "Could it be, this is why I drew the Black Tortoise Armor in a lottery in the future?"
In later generations.
The disappearance of the Black Tortoise Armor had puzzled many strong individuals.
Hearing Nuwa’s intention to use Secret Technique to gift it, inevitably led Lin Heng to draw connections here.
"Daoist friend, what’s wrong?" Nuwa suddenly asked, bringing Lin Heng back to his senses.
"No...nothing."
"Alright, I have urgent matters, I shall bid farewell."
Lin Heng said, and without lingering any longer, his form and the great river of time disappeared from this world.
Nuwa seemed to be in thought, finally murmuring in a low voice a name, Xiaoqian, secretly thinking, "This name, isn’t bad."
...
After leaving Nuwa’s Heaven Repairing era, Lin Heng inadvertently entered other eras.
Although having mastered Space-Time Rules, after all, it involved two of the most mysterious powers, so Lin Heng could not enter and exit at will, only traversing through the waves raised in the great river of time.
Like those calm river surfaces, he actually couldn’t enter.
This wasn’t because the rules were not mastered well enough.
But because his strength had not truly reached a level where he could act at will.
"This is the era after the collapse of the Celestial Court and the rise of the Buddha Country..."
"So, the next wave should allow me to return to the present."
Coming from the end era of Journey to the West, Lin Heng moved towards the next era.
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