The Records of the Human Emperor

Chapter 1545: The Golden Seed!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

In the past, all the Origin Immortal Lord had were the speculations and conjectures from his divinations, but from Wang Chong's reaction, he was now certain.

Wang Chong said nothing, but lowered his head, his chest heaving as he loudly inhaled and exhaled. He appeared to be caught in the worst nightmare of all, and tears had begun to pour from his eyes.

How could he forget?

How could he possibly forget?!

He thought that he had learned to be indifferent, to hide things deep down, but when those memories reemerged, he felt a pain that cut to his bones and made his soul tremble.

"What's going on? How do you know this?!" Wang Chong hoarsely cried out.

"What you have seen was my vision from more than one thousand years ago when I was observing the stars one night. Cultures come and go, and one dynasty replaces another. This is human history and has never changed. But this time will be different. There will be no replacement, no continuation. No other culture will appear on this continent and even the earth itself will crumble to nothing, destroyed! This will be the final calamity."

The Origin Immortal Lord's voice seemed to come from far away and was tinged with indescribable bleakness. For a moment, even the light around him seemed to twist.

"I used every method at my disposal but still failed to find a way to resolve this danger. I continued to pry into the secrets of the heavens, which caused my soul to wither. At the final moment, I glimpsed a ray of hope.

"I saw that after one thousand years, a human would be born. His destiny would be different from anyone else's. He was not within the five elements nor without, had no origin or destination. I could not gather any information about him through my divinations. All I was sure about was that one day, one thousand years from then, he would pull out a sword and lead all the humans of this world in fighting for that one last sliver of hope!

"Thus, starting from that moment, I began to travel the world, inspecting every hill and mountain. After thirty years, I finally found that sword. I then established the Origin Immortal Sect and had Yuan Feng construct the Origin Immortal Cave deep underground, where I placed that sword."

The Origin Immortal Sword!

Wang Chong suddenly thought of the sword he was holding, and the realization left him stunned. The Origin Immortal Lord had said that he had been waiting for him all this time, but Wang Chong had never imagined that he would have even established the Origin Immortal Sect, the underground palace, and even found the Origin Immortal Sword…

All of this existed in preparation for his arrival!

This was simply too unbelievable!

Wang Chong found it impossible to calm down.

"…The mysteries of destiny had me wait more than one thousand years, but in the end, I truly did manage to meet you. Now, I can finally give you that object."

The Origin Immortal Lord gave a long sigh of relief.

Wang Chong's heart thumped and he raised his head in shock.

Object?

What object?!

As numerous thoughts flew through Wang Chong's mind, the Origin Immortal Lord exploded with golden light, the almost tangible energy of the Subtle realm gathering at the tip of his finger.

Soon after, a tiny golden seed the size of a fingernail but brighter than the sun had gathered at the tip of the Origin Immortal Lord's finger. If one looked carefully, one could see that this seed had several strange patterns on its surface.

These patterns had a life of their own, crawling across the surface of the seed like waves.

"!!!"

Wang Chong's eyes flew open. Though there was nothing too impressive about the seed's appearance, Wang Chong could sense boundless power within it. This was only a small portion of its power, but it was enough to leave Wang Chong stupefied.

"This is an extremely important 'World Seed', a seed that I have expended all my life's efforts on and have guarded for more than one thousand years. From the moment I realized that an unprecedented disaster was lurking beneath the surface of this calm world, I thought of every method to find a way to save the world. In the end, I managed to condense this seed. This seed is the world's sole hope.

"This seed is still incomplete. My attempts to glimpse the secrets of the heavens expended too much of my essence blood and soul for me to complete this seed. I can only leave that task to you. You have things that I do not, so perhaps you can complete what I could not!"

The Origin Immortal Lord slowly offered the golden seed to Wang Chong.

Wang Chong glanced at the Origin Immortal Lord and saw an unprecedented solemnity on his face. It was obvious that this seed occupied a position of paramount importance in the Origin Immortal Lord's mind.

Sensing the weight of this seed, Wang Chong also turned solemn.

"Senior… in that danger you saw, just how much hope does the Central Plains have of surviving?"

Wang Chong did not immediately take the Origin Immortal Lord's seed.

"The hope of the Central Plains does not rest on me, but on you. No one can be sure of the future. All I can do is struggle with all my strength!" the Origin Immortal Lord sternly said, his eyes brightly shining.

Wang Chong fell silent, a thoughtful look in his eyes. After a long while, he extended his hand and took the golden seed.

Buzz!

He immediately felt an icy sensation at his fingertips like he had been stabbed with a needle. But a moment later, Wang Chong realized that this had been no illusion. The golden seed really had stabbed his finger, extracting and absorbing a drop of blood.

The golden seed immediately became immaterial, transforming into a streak of light that vanished into Wang Chong's body.

"This!"

Wang Chong's face froze in shock.

The golden seed had seemed to completely vanish for a moment, but he soon felt a strange sensation. In a flash of light, the golden seed appeared in his mind, where it began to slowly turn.

Before Wang Chong could react, he felt a tide of information coming from the golden seed.

"This is… the Origin Immortal Art!"

Wang Chong was startled when he realized what was contained in this information. This was a difficult and abstruse mantra, the Origin Immortal Art that he and the Demonic Emperor Old Man had so desperately sought.

Even though Wang Chong and his master had expended a great deal of energy to overcome the first-generation successor and Bagushidu, they had still not obtained the Origin Immortal Art.

He had never imagined that this was how he would obtain the world's number one art.

Wang Chong felt the blood rush to his head in excitement. This mantra was complete, even including the method for the Trayastrimsa Heaven. With this number one art, Wang Chong could solve the flaw of the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art once and for all.

"Notice: an unknown object has been discovered in user's body! Inspecting…"

The familiar voice of the Stone of Destiny rang out in Wang Chong's mind.

"An unknown energy has been discovered. This energy is related to user's mission. Notice: user has unexpectedly received an important object. This object is an unknown variable that could lead to an alteration in the world's progress and user's ultimate mission.

"Special Event! User's rewards and penalties unknown! Analyzing…

"Initial Analysis: Seed (Unknown Object). User has been rewarded with 300,000 points of Destiny Energy. Notice: the final judgment has not been determined. User could possibly suffer a massive penalty, resulting in a large deduction of Destiny Energy! Notice: because user has triggered a special event, the Stone of Destiny has begun to unlock a special ability. Time to unlock: unknown!"

A string of messages resounded in Wang Chong's mind.

How could this be?

Wang Chong was stunned. This was the first time something like this had ever happened, the first time the Stone of Destiny had not been able to determine what an object was. Moreover, this seed had also been able to trigger a new ability of the Stone of Destiny, but at the same time, the time until this ability was available to him was unknown.

At this moment, the Origin Immortal Lord spoke, his voice now rather tired. "The Origin Immortal Art inside the seed can resolve the problems with your body. As for the seed itself… it will be the last hope for this world. I hope that it can assist you in saving the world from its destiny of destruction. This is all I can do to help you."

The Origin Immortal Lord looked at Wang Chong, entrusting all his hopes with a single glance.

"Many thanks, Senior!"

Wang Chong deeply bowed to the Origin Immortal Lord. His harvest from this journey to the northwest had gone far beyond his expectations.

As for the Origin Immortal Lord's hopes… this had always been what Wang Chong intended to do, and he would have done it even without the Origin Immortal Lord's request.

"Disasters are lined with blessings and blessings conceal disasters. This seed is extremely important, and while it can provide you certain benefits, it will also bring disadvantages. Countless people desired this seed in the past, and though I managed to defeat them and push them back, the matter was far from settled. Remember, you cannot let anyone know that you have obtained this seed, not even those closest to you!" the Origin Immortal Lord sternly warned.