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"Mother, Gaia!" Mu Qingfeng glanced around the crowd and said that as clearly as possible in a serious tone.

"Mother Gaia?!"

"What? That's…"

"How could there be a record about Mother Gaia?"

Even though they had mentally prepared themselves when Mu Qingfeng mentioned 'Archean Miraculous Ruin', everyone was still dumbfounded when he brought up 'Mother Gaia'.

That was because Miraculous Ruin and Mother Gaia were completely unrelated.

Everyone knew what Mother Gaia meant, just like how they knew their mothers' names.

However, knowing about it was different from finding a record, because Mother Gaia existed in a time period that dated back tens of thousands of years ago.

An 'Archean Miraculous Ruin' that recorded what had happened tens of thousands of years ago?

How was that possible!

No one could believe it, but they had to, because Mu Qingfeng was the one who announced the news.

"I know that you may know believe me, but I am honestly telling the truth. Mother Gaia's name was mentioned multiple times in the Archean scripture, and that is why I have determined that it's an Archean Miraculous Ruin!" Mu Qingfeng exclaimed firmly.

"Leader, could you tell us the exact contents of the scripture?"

"Ok. Since it's an Archean Scripture, I couldn't comprehend it entirely due to my lack of knowledge, so I had to deduce part of the content. Furthermore, since the scripture was written on a rock, I wasn't able to bring it out. I could only figure out the rough content."

"Leader, I'm afraid that no one in the Holy Region would be better than you in the field of Archean language study. Please don't be so humble."

"Alright. Since everyone is willing to trust me, I would announce its contents so that we can make a decision together."

"Leader, please!"

"There are three parts to the scripture. The first part was mainly talking about the time when Heaven and Earth had just been created. The turmoil and unrest resulted in the instability of Heaven and Earth, and it led to a massive disaster!"

"A massive disaster?"

"That's right. It lasted for a long time. Flames fell from the sky and lightning struck the earth relentlessly. Sometimes, even meteorites would come crashing down on earth." Mu Qingfeng took a break at this moment and gazed towards the sky as if he was picturing the disaster in his mind.

Everyone went silent as well. Falling flames, nonstop lighting, and even meteorites. They could almost imagine how much pain and suffering the living things went through during that period.

"The second part was a little messy, or it might have been due to my limited knowledge that I could only decipher a small part of it. It talked about how Mother Gaia led the humans to find the source of the disaster, and eventually discovered that they were Heavenly Condemnations. That was she began 'amending the heaven'."

"Amending the heaven?"

"That's right. Amending the heaven!"

"What happened next?"

"I couldn't figure out the remaining content, but if I had to make an educated guess, I believe that the remaining content of the second part was talking about how Mother Gaia amended the heaven." Mu Qingfeng shook his head and replied.

"Leader, that is exactly what we are thinking!" Everyone nodded softly when they heard him. They had agreed with his deduction.

"The third part was difficult to understand. With my limited knowledge, I could only figure out a few phrases after several months, even with the help of Guyan."

"Phrases? Leader, please enlighten me!"

"The first phrase was 'closure'. Based on the previous parts, I believe that it was referring to the fact that the heaven was amended, and the Heavenly Condemnations had disappeared. However, it could also refer to the closure of a path, or even a… Door. That's right, a door was closed!"

"A door?" Everyone stared at each other. They wanted to say something, but they didn't know how they should start the conversation.

"I arrived at that conclusion because the second phrase was 'Gate of God'. This phrase… Had appeared multiple times as well!"

"Gate of God?!"

"The third phrase was the reason that I have gathered all of you here, because it was 'Heaven Zen Mountain'!" Mu Qingfeng continued after taking a deep breath.

"Heaven Zen Mountain? The first phrase is 'closure', the second phrase is 'Gate of God', and the third phrase is 'Heaven Zen Mountain'?"

"Is Heaven Zen Mountain the Gate of God that was closed?"

"I doubt it's that simple?"

Everyone was guessing what the phrases meant, but no one could prove anything because there was too little information.

"Leader Mu!" Someone from Fu Xi Valley stood up. His beard was white, and he wore a grey and white long robe embroidered with two ancient words, 'Fu Xi'.

He was Fu Xi Valley's elder, Gu Yuan.

"Elder Gu, please speak your mind." Mu Qingfeng obviously knew that Gu Yuan had something to say, so he nodded and gestured at him.

"Leader Mu, I don't think that you've gathered us solely for the discussion about the Archean scripture, right? Leader Mu could have simply sent us a letter if you wanted to discuss about the scripture. So, why did you go through the trouble of gathering everyone here?" Gu Yuan's lips curled into a smile and he paid his respect to Mu Qingfeng.

"Elder Gu is right!"

"Leader Mu, why did you organize the Heaven Alliance Meeting?"

Everyone nodded when they heard Gu Yuan, because they also realized that the content of the Archean scripture was just an initiator.

"Haha, Elder Gu is right. I've invited everyone here for two reasons. The first reason is to share the news of the Archean scripture, and the second reason, is to draw a connection between the scripture and the bizarre changes in the world." Mu Qingfeng smiled and nodded at Gu Yuan before he continued.

"Are you saying that they are related?"

"I've forgotten to bring this up just now. The bizarre changes in the world only started occurring after I found the Archean Miraculous Ruin beneath Heaven Dao Pavilion. Furthermore, I am certain that all the bizarre changes started from the location of the Miraculous Ruin, and gradually extended outwards!" Mu Qingfeng sounded affirmative.

"What?! It began after the Archean Miraculous Ruin has appeared?"

"And you are even saying that it started spreading outwards with the Miraculous Ruin as the epicenter?"

"How… How is that possible?"

Everyone was filled with disbelief. However, Mu Qingfeng was obviously telling the truth, since he had no reasons to lie to them.

Silence ensued, because everyone had finally realized why Mu Qingfeng was in a hurry to gather them for the Heaven Alliance Meeting.

Mu Qingfeng continued after everyone had quietened down, "I have two conjectures. Firstly, if we look on the bright side, there might be great opportunities at the places where weird phenomenon has occurred. There might even be extraordinary Archean treasures!"

"Wonderful Archean treasures?!"

"That's right. Since the Archean Miraculous Ruin and the Archean scripture had appeared, it is possible that Archean treasures might appear at the locations struck by bizarre changes!"

"Yeah, it is very likely!"

Everyone's expression changed once again, and their silence was replaced by a pleasant surprise. After all, everyone wanted an extraordinary treasure, not to mention an extraordinary Archean treasure. A normal disciple might able to create his own sect if he could even come across one of these treasures.

"I know that everyone wants a shot at the extraordinary treasures and opportunities. However, there are two sides to every story. My second conjecture is regarding the potential disaster. In the worst-case scenario, it might be related to the Heavenly Condemnations mentioned in the Archean scripture!" Mu Qingfeng knew that everyone was excited from their expressions.

"Heavenly Condemnations?!"

"Would it befall us again?"

"That's impossible, right?"

Everyone turned grim, because it was impossible for them to be unworried even if they didn't believe that it would happen again.

After all, just as Mu Qingfeng had stated, all the bizarre changes occurred after the Archean Miraculous Ruin had appeared. Why did it appear? Was it a prophecy, or a warning?

No one knew the answer.

"Although I believe that it is unlikely, it isn't entirely impossible. Therefore, we need to be prepared against it!"

"Leader, what's your plan?"

"I feel that we need to act upon a set of rules regardless of the outcome. That's the only way we could minimize unnecessary death and destruction and prevent chaos and turmoil from getting out of hand!" Mu Qingfeng sounded extremely serious when he said that.

"Leader Mu is right!"

"Yes, we must come up with a set of rules. Otherwise, the situation would definitely become chaotic once the treasures appeared!"

"What if it's the Heavenly Condemnations?"

"Then it would be all the more important to come up with a set of rules!"

Everyone nodded since they agreed with Mu Qingfeng's suggestion. After all, nothing could be achieved without a set of rules. This was definitely their top priority since bizarre changes were occurring all around the world.

"Leader Mu, what do you have in mind?" Gu Yuan nodded and raised another question.

"Initially, I thought that the five sects should discuss the rules together and establish our territories clearly. However, that would lead to other problems. For example, if extraordinary treasures constantly appeared in one of the regions, would that disrupt the Holy Region's balance? On the other hand, if Heavenly Condemnations befell a region constantly, should the other sects provide help?" Mu Qingfeng continued after a brief pause.

Everyone glanced at each other intuitively. No one said a word because they knew that Mu Qingfeng was right.

Ambitions!

That had never changed since the beginning of time!

If one of the five sects became powerful enough to take down all the other sects, it would definitely destroy the balance. At that point, no one would care about the rules.

"I believe that everyone knows what I'm trying to say. Since the treasures wouldn't appear in every region, the problems that I've talked about would surely arise. At that point. The rules would become useless because someone would definitely disregard the rules. In that case, there would still be chaos."

Everyone remained silent. No one disagreed with Mu Qingfeng because they knew that he was right. The treasures couldn't possibly distribute themselves evenly to all the regions. Even if they assumed that the treasures were split up evenly amongst different regions, the value of the treasures would still differ, and that would disrupt the balance of power.

"Leader Mu, are you saying that we should establish a hierarchy in the Holy Region?" A voice came from Fu Xi Valley's direction, but it wasn't Gu Yuan.

It was a skinny and short old man with a face full of wrinkles. His silvery brows were so long that they reached his waist.

This man didn't stand out from the crowd, but he was sitting at the front of Fu Xi Valley's designated spot.

He was Mo Shanshi, Fu Xi Valley's current leader, also known as the best clairvoyant in the Holy Region.

Everyone quickly understood what Mo Shanshi was trying to say, and they felt conflicted.

If the five sects of the Holy Region established a hierarchy, it could actually prevent any conflicts that might arise due to the uneven distribution of treasures.

However, that only would only solve the problems amongst the five sects.

As the saying went, 'A soldier who doesn't want to become a general is not a good soldier'.

No one was willing to be a soldier for life.

Furthermore, amidst a time filled with massive opportunities, no one would willingly obey another person's order and be a 'good boy'.

Most importantly, everyone knew that they were as insignificant as ants in the eyes of the five sects. No one would care about their life or death.

"Leader Mo is right. That's actually my intention. However, there are some differences. If the five sects continue to protect their individual interests like before, the amount of conflict would only increase. Hence, there must be a hierarchy for so that rules can be established. However, I intend to include the four great dynasties and all the other sects as well!" Mu Qingfeng said firmly as he glanced around.

"Include the four great dynasties and all the other sects as well?!"

"How would that work?"

"There are so many people here. We can't possibly settle this through a war, can we? Is it a test of intelligence? That wouldn't make sense either, because each sect and each dynasty cultivated differently. A test of intelligence is impractical!"

Everyone became more conflicted when they heard Mu Qingfeng's suggestion, because they couldn't think of a possible way of establishing a hierarchy when everyone was involved.