Chapter 385: An Unchanged Past, Changed for You

Chen Xiao effortlessly reassembled the shattered Gate of Wonders, returning it to Shentian. This Gate of Wonders was originally Shentian’s instrument for attaining enlightenment, embodying her understanding of the Dao and its essence. It could be said that only in her hands could this gate exert its greatest power.
Yet now, Chen Xiao asked Shentian to use the Gate of Wonders to determine the origin of Wuhen, which left everyone puzzled.
“What difference does it make if a person dies and then revives?”
Shentian murmured to herself, but she did not use the Gate of Wonders to investigate Wuhen’s origins as Chen Xiao had suggested. Just as Chen Xiao trusted Mo Xian, she… also trusted Wuhen.
Under the sacred light of the Heavenly Book, Wuhen’s form gradually solidified, eventually taking on a real body rather than just a projection. With a wave of his hand, he summoned the Heavenly Book to his grasp, a calm smile on his face.
“Chen Xiao, then tell me, what changes will occur when a person dies and is reborn?” Wuhen had completely lost his earlier ferocity and murderous intent, replaced by calmness and serenity.
Now, holding the Heavenly Book and clad in a white robe, bathed in golden sacred light, Wuhen inspired awe in those who saw him.
“And do you know that Mo Xian has also died once and been reborn?” Before Chen Xiao could respond, Wuhen spoke again.
Hearing Wuhen’s words, Mo Xian, who had just calmed down, trembled violently once more. She certainly knew what changes occurred to those who died completely and were revived through the laws of life and death—this was something she and Chen Xiao had deduced together.
Mo Xian’s method of deriving from the Dao, along with Chen Xiao’s humanistic calculation techniques, each had their merits. The sound derived from the Dao originated at the moment the Dao gave birth to everything; in terms of status, it even surpassed the Dao itself, allowing it to stand on par with the Dao.
Chen Xiao’s humanistic calculation method was not merely a simple use of the Gate of Wonders. The mysterious realms within the Gate of Wonders only purified wisdom, making one’s soul clearer so they could better receive the messages conveyed by the Dao and sense its workings more accurately. Chen Xiao’s method, however, was a true means of calculation, revealing the past.
The past was unchanging; traces of what had happened remained, and as long as those traces existed, Chen Xiao could deduce them.
If Chen Xiao’s and Mo Xian’s calculation methods were truly combined, their terrifying power could even surpass that of the Dao. Only with absolute trust in one another, without any reservations, and with minds attaining a state of emptiness could they merge these two methods to calculate everything in the heavens and worlds.
This was why, when Chen Xiao established the humanistic principle and Mo Xian sensed an ominous sign, they simultaneously initiated calculations, accidentally combining them to uncover the source of this ominous sign.
However, the combined power of the two was too great, exceeding what the Dao could tolerate. Their methods merged for just a moment before being forcibly separated by the Dao.

Yet the two of them still noticed some signs—changes that occurred in the deceased after being revived by the laws of life and death. But something happened that even the Way could not intervene in. Chen Xiao comprehended the Way of the Instant and integrated it into the Way of Humanity. The instant is eternity; the Way itself exists within countless instants, constantly emerging and disappearing without cease. It can be said that this Way of the Instant is a great path that has never been perceived by anyone throughout history. At this moment, the Way of the Instant has truly become Chen Xiao’s fundamental principle, surpassing the Way of Humanity he established. Just now, Chen Xiao and Mo Xian hid within an instant, continuously tracking Shen Tian and Luan Feng, which allowed Chen Xiao to suddenly comprehend another level of the instant—eternity. The instant is eternity! This is not eternity within an instant, but rather… the eternity of the instant itself! In an instant, Chen Xiao’s thoughts pierced through countless eternal instants and retrieved the calculation method that had been created when his mind was united with Mo Xian’s. Though this existence, which surpassed the Way, could not endure even for a moment and was shattered, it still existed, however briefly. Chen Xiao, having comprehended the Way of the Instant’s eternity, was able to retrieve it and use it for his own purposes! Even the Way could no longer intervene. “The past, though unchangeable, cannot be altered by any existence… But before the past occurs, everything in the past can still be changed.” Chen Xiao raised his head, his gaze deep and profound. “Before the past happens?” Now, the powerful beings of the Way Realm and the ancient entities around him all wore amused smiles. These people, whether so-called rebels against the Way or those who had comprehended the Way, could not escape the control of the Way. And they all knew, or even understood, the overwhelming power of such a Way. “King Somenro, do you still remember what happened when you killed Xianxian and seized her imprint of the Way of Humanity?” Chen Xiao’s expression remained calm as he turned to look at King Somenro, who had been plotting to devour him. “Hm?” King Somenro held a high status in the Way Realm, one of the supreme beings there. Yet in the eyes of others, he was merely a worthless person who had risen through status, even considered the weakest in strength. But in reality, that was not the case. King Somenro’s profundity was beyond ordinary comprehension, and his ambition was enough to make anyone tremble. With the Heavenly Way and the Earthly Way already established, his goal was to achieve the Way of Humanity, then devour heaven and earth, reuniting the three ways into one—becoming a Way with consciousness and personality. What would happen then? To achieve this goal, he directly killed Mo Xian, who originally held the Way of Humanity, or her past life, and seized her imprint of the Way of Humanity.

“She… is she that woman? The daughter of the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao?” King Solomon finally noticed Mo Xian by Chen Xiao’s side. “Though her appearance and temperament have changed, she is indeed the one I completely killed—originally the one destined by the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao to establish the Human Dao.”
King Solomon nodded. “As for what happened when I killed her… a despicabledespicable fellow suddenly appeared, attacked me from behind, leaving me severely injured, and stole the foundation needed to establish the Human Dao.”
As he spoke, King Solomon’s face was filled with rage, his teeth gritted. His cultivation had allowed him to perceive the flow of the Dao and sense the existence of the Human Dao. But without that foundation, he couldn’t establish his own Dao—after all, he wasn’t… human.
So, all this time, King Solomon had endured in secret, recovering from his injuries while searching for the one who had stolen the foundation for establishing the Human Dao. At the same time, he was also looking for a genius who could sense the flow of the Dao through a human body and establish the Human Dao.
“But anyway, the woman beside you is indeed dead—completely killed by me. Now she’s revived. Someone must have used the rules of life and death. How ridiculous! The rules of life and death are merely a means of reincarnation—using them to break the cycle of life and death and bring the dead back to life. Or perhaps directly understanding those rules… Such fools have never existed in the world of the Dao.”
A mocking smile appeared on King Solomon’s face.
Hearing King Solomon’s words, Wu Hen also smiled and said, “Actually, this woman you hold so dear is the same as me.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Tian’s face showed a hint of despair. Though she didn’t understand what was going on, from Chen Xiao and King Solomon’s words, she could tell that when a dead person revives, something bad would happen.
Previously, she hadn’t tried to revive Mingye Divine Lord because at that time, all her focus was on finding Wu Hen, leaving no time for anything else.
Mo Xian’s face turned pale.
“Xianxian, do you remember what I just said? In that moment before everything happened in the past…”
Chen Xiao looked at Mo Xian seriously and spoke softly.
Mo Xian’s eyes were vacant as she shook her head blankly. At this moment, it seemed she couldn’t hear anything. Her mind was filled only with the fact that she had died and been revived.
“King Solomon,” Chen Xiao waved his hand, sending a clear sound technique into Mo Xian’s mind to extinguish the rising anger in her heart. Then, he turned to King Solomon and said, “Actually, if that strike had hit you now, you would have been completely dead… But I can’t change the past, can’t change every moment when you were alive. So, you’re still alive.”
“Hm?”
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, everyone was stunned, confused.
“You mean it was you who left me severely injured?” King Solomon’s expression changed.
“Yes. Because you were alive in the past, I couldn’t kill you then… But Mo Xian in the past was also alive. Your attempt to kill her never happened because I stopped it.”

“Xiao…” A faint glimmer appeared in Mo Xian’s originally lifeless gray eyes. But the others were completely confused. “Chen Xiao, if you want to defend this woman, think of some other way. This joke isn’t funny at all,” Wu Hen said with a cold laugh. “When the way of the instant reaches perfection, it becomes the way of eternity. Eternity exists in contrast, but the instant is absolute. It’s just like the ways of movement and stillness, or yin and yang—instant and eternity are inseparable.” Chen Xiao ignored their words and continued on his own, “When the way of instant and eternity reaches perfection, I truly become the eternal instant. Well, from that moment on, I stepped beyond all categories. Past, present, future—all aspects of me become one. In other words, I become the only existence in infinite time, infinite space, and infinite dimensions—the only me. Time has completely lost its meaning in my eyes.” Chen Xiao’s expression was deeply mysterious. A person’s fate lies in the changes that will occur to them in the future, and those changes in the future will also affect the present, leaving behind traces. If such a trace is seized by a powerful being, it can change that person’s fate. Yet, the future is unpredictable; no one knows what will happen next. Relying solely on such a trace can influence the future, which is what’s meant by fate, but it cannot be truly controlled. But now, Chen Xiao’s past, present, and future have all merged, making him the only Chen Xiao that exists. The past and future are no longer concepts to him; if he wishes, he can travel through them freely. So, in that brief instant, Chen Xiao returned to the past. “Because I have become the only existence, I can return to the past and change the fate of that person from back then!” Chen Xiao took a deep breath. “Starting from the moment you killed Xianxian, I will change everything about her fate in the infinite future that follows—that moment! Including the fact that you only injured Xianxian and didn’t kill her.” A tired smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s lips. To change someone’s fate trajectory from a certain point in the past, using the past as the present, and thus profoundly affecting the present and future, requires immense mental effort. Even the slightest mistake would not only fail to change Mo Xian’s fate but could also affect Chen Xiao himself, sending him back into reincarnation. “Changing the present by altering the past? How ridiculous! Who would believe it? Hmph, you’re the only one, so if you become the past, the present, and the future—all of you—would this woman around you still meet you in the past? Would you still be able to determine human destiny?” Wu Hen laughed heartily. Not only him but also the others refused to believe it. Chen Xiao shook his head. “Human destiny is established in the present. With me, it is also unique—past, present, future, human destiny is all unique. As for Xianxian, she too will become the only one that exists.” …

“This kid is really something—going over there to force a change in someone’s future fate. Good heavens, what kind of courage does that take? Even I wouldn’t dare do such a thing so easily.”
In the void, Yu Shi Mo Li swallowed hard. “But then again, it’s your good luck. Every time something unique appears, the past and future get disrupted. Everyone’s fate changes because of your existence, even an unchanging past can be altered. Hehehe.”
In other words, the past and future would adjust due to Chen Xiao’s sudden disappearance.
Muttering to himself, Yu Shi Mo Li smirked. “You really do have the leisure to think like that. The moment you became independent, the past and future were already in turmoil. You could have simply saved Mo Xian without going to such lengths to change her fate.”
After all, Yu Shi Mo Li understood the affairs of existence better than Chen Xiao. Since Chen Xiao had only just become independent, he subconsciously believed the past was unchangeable. That’s why he went to such trouble to alter the past and future.
However, the disruption in the past was just a momentary thing, and even Chen Xiao, who understood the art of the instant, couldn’t retrieve it—it vanished completely into the flow of time.
It was because of Chen Xiao’s ignorance that he missed that moment and focused all his efforts on changing Mo Xian’s fate. As a result, after saving Mo Xian, he couldn’t kill Solomon.
……
“Amazing, truly amazing.”
Wu Hen shook his head. “And then? Does this woman now called Mo Xian get to live by your side comfortably, becoming the only one in existence with you?”
Though he said this, Wu Hen’s eyes were filled with disdain.
But Solomon’s face showed panic.
“That’s right, it’s you who hurt me… But you don’t have the strength to do that. Even though you now possess strength comparable to that of a Dao Lord, you’re still no match for me. I’ve been watching you—what’s going on here?”
Solomon was terrified. He had always kept a low profile, pretending such expressions countless times, always in control of the situation. But now, he was truly panicked.
“For you, it was a long time ago, even back when the First Origin World still existed. But for me, it just happened recently.”
“Zha Zha, thank you for your hard work just now.”
As he spoke, Chen Xiao raised his hand, and a little girl dressed in a green shirt, looking like a delicate porcelain doll, jumped out—Zha Zha, transformed from the supreme wood element treasure.
“Um, big brother… You already ate Wan Wan’s body. You won’t eat Zha Zha, right?” Zha Zha looked at Chen Xiao anxiously.
“Um…”
Chen Xiao was at a loss for words. He had only used calculation methods to figure out how to refine the main divine entity, but in Zha Zha’s eyes, it seemed he had eaten Wan Wan’s body.
“And Sister? You should thank Zha Zha. It took her a lot of effort to save her.”

Zha Zha said with a smile, seemingly having forgotten about Chen Xiao.
The Five Elements’ Ultimate Treasure is also the only one that exists! And Zha Zha’s powerful life force can completely bring those on the brink of death back to life.
Only upon seeing Zha Zha did Mo Xian truly feel at ease. Her fate had already been changed in the past, so she hadn’t really died—she was still herself.
When he saw Zha Zha, a hint of confusion flashed in Shen Tian’s eyes, but it disappeared quickly, replaced by endless sorrow.
Wu Hen… he truly rose from the dead! The original Wu Hen had truly died, his soul dissipating and returning to nothingness. The Wu Hen who rose now, though still Wu Hen, carried some thoughts he couldn’t accept.
Or rather, all those who rise from death have an extra thought in their souls; the stronger their power, the deeper the influence of this thought.
“Suo Monro… now, I will avenge Xian Xian and reclaim what belongs to her.”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s body swayed slightly as she threw a punch at Suo Monro’s body.
No fancy moves, no rules, no principles—just a simple punch!
“A being independent of existence… then I will use a treasure independent of existence to confront you… because it is unique in existence. I didn’t have it in the past… but now, I control it!”
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a yellowish glow rushed toward Chen Xiao’s fist.
“Tantant!” Zha Zha screamed upon seeing the yellow glow.
Immediately, her body transformed into a green light and charged headlong at that yellow glow.
Bang!
After a loud explosion, Suo Monro spat blood and flew backward. Chen Xiao also stopped.
In the void, a towering ancient tree stood high, reaching into the heavens and earth. No one could see how big or how tall it really was. All time and space were penetrated by it, connecting the past and the future.
Beneath this tree was a massive mound of earth, yellowish in color, emitting terrifying earth-based power.
“The Earth Element’s Ultimate Treasure! The Wood Element’s Ultimate Treasure!” Wu Hen’s expression hardened. He ignored Mo Xian’s matter and flew straight toward the mound and the ancient tree.
At the same time, the Heavenly Book in his hand emitted golden light, shining directly at those two supreme treasures.
“I created the Humanity’s Lamp, which guides the way, and you possess the Humanity’s Book, which records civilization. Evil Heavenly Lord, today, it’s time for you to return these to their rightful owners!”
Chen Xiao moved and appeared right in front of the ancient tree. A fierce flame of humanity emerged, blocking the golden light of the Heavenly Book.
“My opponent is me,” Chen Xiao said calmly as she looked at Wu Hen. At the same time, with her will, a sharp blade appeared out of thin air, stopping Suo Monro from escaping.
This blade was none other than Qi Tian Kuo—the merciless blade fused with the Bronze Ancient Lamp.
But the Bronze Ancient Lamp symbolized humanity and guided the path. How could a mere fragment of a deity crafted by a mere Dao Lord possibly support the true body of the ancient lamp?
This blade named Qi Tian Kuo was clearly the Gold Element’s Ultimate Treasure!

And the Human Flame—the original source of that fire-based primordial spirit flame that Yu Shi Huan gave to Chen Xiao… Yu Shi Huan’s own primordial essence. Although Yu Shi Huan was not the reincarnation of a water-based supreme treasure, he was indeed a genuine fire-based supreme treasure! In other words, unbeknownst to him, the five-element supreme treasures had already gathered around Chen Xiao long ago. “You actually used the five-element supreme treasures as a framework to create the Human Ancient Lamp? Madman, you truly are a madman!” Wu Hen realized everything only after seeing the ancient lamp in Chen Xiao’s hands. “Yes, I never expected that some of my casual actions back then would actually hinder you,” Chen Xiao said with a smile. “Then I’ll take away your Human Ancient Lamp and utterly destroy humanity.” The next moment, Wu Hen calmed down. “Originally, I just wanted to seize humanity and then devour the realms of heaven and earth to achieve my own goals. But since the Human Ancient Lamp has already been formed using the five-element supreme treasures, I no longer need to worry about such things. After all, as long as I obtain the Source Sound of the Dao and the five-element supreme treasures, the rewards I’ll get will be enough for me to transform into the Dao itself!”