[END] Will Eternal

Chapter 842: I'm Not Really Extraordinary ….

Shocked, Bai Xiaochun received the command medal. As soon as it touched his skin, an intense coldness invaded him. Obviously, it's some kind of precious thing. Bai Xiaochun had heard of Deadmire before. There were even some people who called it Emptymire, as it was a location between the Heavenspan and Wildlands regions that was completely empty of all life.

There are only four areas where Deadmire is accessible, all of which are near the Great Wall. With the command medal he now had, he could enter it, and thus leave the Wildlands. Furthermore, it would actually hasten its journey back to the River Suppression Sect. After all, his original plan was to cross the Great Wall, which would eventually require him to travel back to the Sky Dao Polarity Sect by boat.

The fact that the gravekeeper treated him so well was on the move. Clearly, the command medal was not fake; if the gravekeeper wanted to get rid of him, he would not need to use traps to do so.

“Great grandfather .. You really are like my own great-grandfather…. Well, I guess I'll go now! ” With that, he's preparing to leave. After all, the Wildlands was a dangerous place, and given that everyone was currently somewhat stunned by who Master Bai Xiaochun was, it seemed like this was the perfect time to escape.

Of course, his Heavenly attitude gave him pause. But given that he was a very insignificant person in the grand scheme of things, it seemed unlikely that important people like Celestial would notice him. Moreover, he did nothing to offend the Celestial directly.

"If I sneak back quietly, it'll be fine." Although he felt somewhat hesitant, now that his identity had been revealed, the Wildlands were clearly much more dangerous than the River Suppression Sect.

However, just as he made his decision, the gravekeeper suddenly started talking again. He stood there on the bank of the Underworld River, his hands clasping behind his back as he said, "Do you remember how I answered you all those years ago when you asked me my name …?"

"Huh?" Bai Xiaochun said, stopping in place and looking back.

"This world is essentially a huge tomb, buried within it a sovereign one known as the Arch-Lord …. I'm the one watching over his grave. Gravekeeper. " For some reason, the gravekeeper looked older than before as he spoke.

"After the sultan's death, he closed the Worldgate and left instructions that only someone who cultivated his inheritance up to the Mahayana Realm, a celestial, could open the gate. Until then, no one was allowed to leave this world! " He spoke softly, an ancient gleam in his eyes as if he was contemplating the past.

"A tomb?" Bai Xiaochun said while gasping. Although he had learned quite a bit about the world in scattered pieces throughout the year, this was the first time he had gotten such a detailed explanation. The fact that the world he lived in was actually a tomb caused his eyes to widen, and his heart to thump.

"His descendant became an imperial clan," the gravekeeper continued. "And that is the origin of the Arch-Emperors, and also why its real name in this world is .. Arch-Emperor Realm!" The Gravekeeper did not look at Bai Xiaochun, which made it seem like he was talking to himself as he pondered over the ancient times.

"If not for certain unexpected events, this world should have long seen an emperor rising from the Demigod Realm to the Mahayana Realm …. Unfortunately, unexpected events do happen. A cultivator with spectacular talent created a new technique, a kind of heavenly magic. He forged his own cultivation path, and finally subverted the Arch-Emperor Dynasty! ” Although Gravekeeper was talking very quietly at this moment, Bai Xiaochun could tell that there was a touch of praise in his voice when he mentioned this particular cultivator. Clearly, the cultivator was so spectacular that he was worthy of being praised by the gravekeeper. Furthermore, Bai Xiaochun knew exactly who he was.

“I can't interfere with this issue. Actually, there are a lot of things I can't bother with. I'm just a gravity supervisor anyway. I watch over the tomb of the ruler, I tend to the cycle of reincarnation, and I defend Worldgate. The first time I took action at all was to ensure that the imperial clan was not annihilated, and that the Fire Joss world continued to burn here in the Wildlands. However, the price I paid for intervening was the time my existence was cut in half.

“Cultivators I mentioned over the years are trying to find me. When he did, he asked me to open Worldgate. He was illegitimate, so of course I refused, but I told him the right method to achieve his goal!

"However, the Arch-Lord's legacy was no match for him. He came to me repeatedly, and tried many ways to convince me. But in the end, he finally came to the conclusion that the only way to leave this place was to kill me.

“Forwardly, you know who that cultivator is. He was Daoist Heavenspan, also known as the Heavenly. " At this point, the gravekeeper turned around and looked at Bai Xiaochun.

The words of the gravekeeper had already made Bai Xiaochun stagger in astonishment, however, the astonishment grew even more intense when Bai Xiaochun saw the gravekeeper's face.

"Great grandfather, you …."

"I am very old …. I've been around too long. I suspect that when the ruler created me, he did not expect me to exist all this time. My original fate was perishing along with the opening of Worldgate. ” Looks like the gravekeeper doesn't mind the fact that he's getting older once.

“I don't have much time left, so I decided to take action early. Unfortunately ... Not even summoning the forbidden magic is that I can kill him.

“Acting like I did reduce my time even further…. Moreover, the injuries caused by forbidden magic had pushed the world closer to the abyss of destruction. ” Gravekeeper shook his head, regret shone in his eyes.

At this point, Bai Xiaochun felt like he understood everything. The Gravekeeper not only regretted having failed to kill the Celestial in the recent battle. He regretted not doing it before. Due to the various limitations he faced, he had allowed Heaven to stay alive and grow into what it is today.

In fact, he had taken action today in hopes of making amends for some of the mistakes in the past!

“I knew from the beginning that I might fail to kill him. But I decided to keep trying …. The truth is, even before you came to the Wildlands, I had already started making arrangements for what happened after I died. ” The Gravekeeper sighed and looked at Bai Xiaochun.

"The Emperor of Hell?" Bai Xiaochun asked doubtfully, his heart started pounding. The Gravekeeper nodded, causing Bai Xiaochun's heartbeat to increase even more. As far as Bai Xiaochun was concerned, if he was unable to put the puzzle pieces together, it would mean that he was truly an idiot. After all, it seemed clear that the gravekeeper had noticed how extraordinary he was, and that he wanted him to accept his legacy and become the next Emperors!

The mere thought of becoming an Hell-Emperor made Bai Xiaochun very excited. However, he cleared his throat and humbly said, "Um .. Great-grandfather, I'm actually not that outstanding …. But I can say I am ready! Uh right. What exactly should the successor of the Emperor of Hell do? ”

The Gravekeeper stared intently into Bai Xiaochun's eyes and said, "He will enter the Underworld River, and hand his soul over to the Underworld Palace. He would guard the sultan's tomb and oversee the reincarnation cycle. He will defend Worldgate, and refuse to open it to anyone who is illegitimate! ”

Bai Xiaochun was somewhat surprised. The last part of what the gravekeeper said seemed interesting, but there was something rather disturbing about the first part.

"Great-grandfather, what do you mean by ‘giving his soul to Under’ World Palace? If his soul goes to the Underworld River, doesn't that mean ... that he must die? ” When he saw the gravekeeper nod in response, he gasped, and his face became as white as a sheet.

"Great grandfather, er …. Look, I'm really not that amazing. I'm just an ordinary person! I get nervous easily, and have a lot of mistakes. If I were in charge of the Underworld River, bad things might happen. It's too much responsibility for a kid like me. Um ... Why don't you pick someone else? I'll see you, great-grandfather! ” He took a step back, but before he could do anything else, the gravekeeper's hand shot towards him as if it wanted to grab him.

Bai Xiaochun screamed.

“I'm really not the best choice, Great Grandpa! Wherever I go, I accidentally cause a major disaster! I'm not trying to cause a disaster for you! I'M-"

"Shut up! I'm not so stupid that I chose you to be my successor! ” Turns out, what the gravekeeper had taken was not Bai Xiaochun, but his bag that was held. Suddenly, Bai Hao's soulhoarding pagoda flew out into the open and came to rest in the gravekeeper's palm.

"The person I chose to be my successor is not you," he said coldly, "it's Bai Hao."

"Huh?" Bai Xiaochun replied, looking stunned.