Lin Yi took a sharp breath: "The answer the Principal is seeking out at sea will become the cornerstone for the return of 'Supreme Heaven'?"

"Naturally it will," Tian Bufan continued, "The Principal once heard a call from the depths of the Grey Mist Sea, a call that is likely from 'Supreme Heaven', though it could also be a summoning from the 'Original Apostles'."

"Previously, every group of 'Original Apostles' that ventured out to sea saw one or two become lost in the Grey Mist Sea. They exist eternally, not extinguished by time, and if they can be summoned back to the present, theoretically, they would be a major force on the human side."

"Comparable to the forefathers of a sect?!" Lin Yi exclaimed.

Tian Bufan squinted, the lines of his eyes carrying a significant meaning: "Theoretically, yes. With the Grey Mist invasion threatening the entire globe, being able to summon back the strongest people from ancient times would undoubtedly be massively beneficial."

"Night Watchman -03, you know, the one standing on the cliff holding the 'Ancient Lamp' with 'Netherworld Light'."

Lin Yi's heart stirred: "What's going on with it?"

"It stands over there as a lighthouse in the night, the anchor point for Black Moon Outpost. Since ancient times, it, its predecessor, and the predecessor before that... countless Mourner inheritors of 'Ancient Lamp' with 'Netherworld Light', bearing the title 'Night Watchman', had a responsibility to respond to the call from the depths of the Grey Mist Sea, attempting to summon back the 'Original Apostles' from ancient times."

"In the Grey Mist Sea, lost souls eventually become phantoms."

"Yet phantoms have a way home."

"The 'Night Watchman', guarding through endless and long nights, protecting the Black Moon Outpost, also like a lighthouse, guiding the apostles on their way home."

Lin Yi was lost in thought: "So this is the true meaning of the 'Night Watchman'..."

Tian Bufan slowly said: "Indeed."

Lin Yi added: "Then if that's the case, isn't the Principal's expedition a double-edged sword?"

"What calls him might not be just 'Supreme Heaven'; it could also be those 'Original Apostles'. If the Principal finds nor summons back the 'Original Apostles', wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Reacting to this statement, Tian Bufan couldn't help but show a cold smile: "Old Lin, one cannot think too simply about things."

"A youth left home returning as the boss—such a thing can bring earth-shattering changes. What's more, people lost in the Grey Mist Sea? Are you sure those 'Original Apostles' are still as they once were?"

[ Young slayers of dragons may end up becoming the dragons themselves; those dragons living to the end may become the saviors. ]

Could it be Liangzi's saying will come to pass?!

"Are these words from Liangzi to the Principal?" he asked.

"Yes, but the Principal won't listen," Tian Bufan said, "Humanity's last arc of light, the iron will, how could 'Fortune Life Wei Liang the Celestial' persuade him with a few words? Not every virtue is a benefit, and that's exactly the case in this scenario with the Principal."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yi asked: "When Liangzi made this prediction, how often did reality align with it?"

Tian Bufan replied: "About ninety-nine percent."

"Only ninety-nine... no, it's quite precise?!" Lin Yi's voice rose by eight degrees, "What do you mean 'only'?"

"Fortune Life Wei Liang the Celestial is rather meticulous. Unless it's completely accurate, he can only say 'about'," Tian Bufan explained, "But his predictions have never been wrong, and his logic has been tested by 'time'."

"He leaves a 0.1 percent margin for error as a fallback for himself."

"Alright... truly remarkable, Liangzi." Lin Yi felt helpless yet somewhat admiring, "So your point is, those 'Original Apostles' have long fallen into despair, yet the Principal, who either doesn't know or fully believes, and the Night Watchmen have been lighting the path for their return as well as the return of 'Supreme Heaven' generation after generation?"

Tian Bufan said coldly: "That's exactly why it's so infinitely sorrowful, isn't it?"

Generations exhaust their entire strength to achieve a goal that ultimately led to destruction.

The existence they wish to summon is one that would bring "Divine Creation World", destroying humanity and perhaps all life, that is the God of Mortals 'Supreme Heaven', along with that batch of 'Original Apostles' no one has the qualification or capability to counteract.

Far more despair and belief collapse than the sorrow brought by directly causing destruction, perhaps was that someone once warned them, yet they did not believe.

The pain of having once lightly held the "Emergency Stop" button only to let it go is the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Lin Yi's mood suddenly grew heavy.

At that moment, the constantly distorting and vibrating image layers around them gradually began to calm down…

"Let's hold off any discussions for now; we're almost there," Tian Bufan reminded.

Lin Yi's spirits rose as he quickly scanned the surroundings.

As the layers stabilized, the chaotic dimensional rift shrank and cracked like a dry riverbed, while Lin Yi's Will Body seeped out from those cracks like wisps of smoke, then condensed into a translucent form resembling a human body with a smoke-like tail akin to a Magic Lamp Spirit.

On him, stardust seemed to float and mist wafted around, remnants of the Bird Nest Lamp and 'Star Dream Crystal' material lingering on him.

When the last ghostly figure squeezed out of the rift, the dimensional rift disappeared completely, leaving no trace. The ghostly Lin Yi suddenly felt gravity's pull, leading to a downward trend. Fortunately, after falling for a while, he promptly floated back up.

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