Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 251 - 250 Reason

Just then, Lin Muqing seemed to have regained her senses too, standing up, her Primordial Spirit power sweeping towards the eight directions to the west, immediately understanding the current situation.

She quickly formed a hand seal and activated the Heavenly Gate Giant Spirit Array she had previously set up.

In an instant, numerous giant spirit hands of a blue hue materialized in the air, grabbing hold of Jiang Mei and also pulling up Jiang Dong from the downstairs.

Even after being seized, the two continued to struggle and roar, but they were utterly incapable of breaking free from the grasp of the giant hands.

Zhou Bai shook his head and said, "To think that both have undergone mutation and demonization. What on earth happened?"

"Is this the divinatory symbol that triggered the incident?" Lin Muqing looked at the necklace in Zhou Bai’s hand and said, "This symbol should be able to reproduce past scenes, and might even provide a glimpse into the future."

Thinking of this, Lin Muqing’s expression changed slightly as she said, "On my way here, I saw many past images of this house, and finally, on the attic, I glimpsed a bit of the future..."

As Lin Muqing spoke, Zhou Bai had already activated his Primordial Spirit power, immersing himself within the divinatory symbol. Suddenly, information about the symbol flooded into his mind, informing him of how it operated.

"Don’t!" Lin Muqing mobilized her Primordial Spirit power, snatching the necklace from Zhou Bai’s hand, and said to him, "Don’t use the divinatory symbol rashly! Especially not knowing the side effects beforehand, it’s too dangerous!"

Zhou Bai smiled sheepishly. Of course, he wouldn’t admit that he was taking advantage of his ability to reverse time, deliberately wanting to test the functions of the symbol.

After all, once he handed this contraption to the Sky Flipping Sect, he might never know its use again.

While Lin Muqing was talking, the light and shadows in front of them began to shift.

Suddenly, the light and shadow changed subtly, and a man appeared at the staircase entrance. It was Jiang Dong, who looked in Jiang Mei’s direction and said, "Meimei, I forbid you from cultivating the Dao."

A female voice responded from across him, "Why not?! Why can everyone else cultivate, but not me?"

...

Zhou Bai thought to himself, "So it can be activated with Primordial Spirit power after all, but what period is this scene from? It seems like neither of them had mutated yet?"

...

The suddenly appearing Jiang Dong shouted, "No, cultivating the Dao is too dangerous."

"Dangerous? Ever since the Heavenly Demons appeared, humanity has been struggling to survive until now. What isn’t dangerous?" Jiang Mei shouted, "Everyone is fighting for humanity! Why should I hide behind?"

"Because you’re my daughter! My only daughter," Jiang Dong shouted back. "I don’t care if others are fighting to their deaths, making sacrifices, but you can’t!"

"You coward," Jiang Mei looked at Jiang Dong and said. "When mom died on the battlefield, you broke your own legs and fled back home. Were you as cowardly then?"

"Do you know what people outside say about you? About me? The deserter’s daughter," Jiang Mei said coldly. "I will definitely cultivate the Dao. I’ve already found a teacher, and have enrolled in the next entrance exam for Dao School. I’ll go to the battlefield like mom did, and I won’t be useless like you."

...

Zhou Bai thought to himself, ’So that’s how it is. No wonder the graffiti I saw said not to let Jiang Mei cultivate the Dao.’

...

"You stop right there," Jiang Dong said. "Before your mother died, she asked me to take good care of you. I indeed was afraid on the battlefield, afraid that I would never return home, so I crushed my own legs. I can’t let you be left without anyone to look after you."

"Jiang Mei, cultivation isn’t as simple as you think, and fighting the Heavenly Demon isn’t as easy as you imagine," he said. "It’s built on the sacrifices of countless people, on the tragedies of countless shattered families."

"You are my daughter, I just want to see you live a safe and peaceful life forever..."

Jiang Mei replied, "I know what cultivation means. Do you think all we do in school is read and write every day? Our entire class will apply to the Dao School. Everyone wants to contribute to the continuation of human civilization. Why should we hide in the back? If everyone thought like you, humanity would have been extinct long ago!"

Jiang Dong looked at his daughter with a bitter smile, seemingly seeing himself in the past, his wife in the past.

But he still activated his Primordial Spirit power and reached for his daughter: "I won’t let you go."

"You coward, Jiang Dong!" Jiang Mei grabbed the necklace around her neck, and to her surprise, Primordial Spirit power extended from her body and entered the gemstone. "Stepping onto the battlefield, fighting for humanity, and ultimately sacrificing myself – that’s my fate! Why can’t you understand that?"

"If you don’t understand, then let me show you!"

The next moment, Jiang Dong fell into a daze. He directly saw his daughter going to the battlefield, fighting the Heavenly Demon, and finally being sacrificed, torn to pieces.

Then he saw the flesh on Jiang Dong’s body starting to swell and beginning to mutate.

At this point, all the images broke off.

Lin Muqing shook her head, "It seems Jiang Dong, due to long-term grief over the loss of his wife and conflicts with his daughter, never managed to emerge from his emotional shadow. Instead, his mental problems became more severe until finally, under the stimulation of the divination, he mutated."

Zhou Bai looked at the also mutated Jiang Mei and shook his head, "Did Jiang Mei witness her father’s mutation and then, herself stimulated, fall prey to spiritual contamination and transform into a monster?

Logically speaking, neither had entered the path of cultivation, their Dao Cultivation Degree was 0%, and even if they had some Primordial Spirit value, under the protection of the great arrays of Donghua City, with the regulation of Primordial Spirits and vaccines available, the possibility of such mutation should be very low."

Lin Muqing responded, "This just shows she was never suited for cultivation. Some people are not resolute in character; a little stimulation can easily lead to changes in personality, objectives, and habits. Such people are the most prone to mutation or becoming monsters when trying to cultivate, and usually, Dao School would eliminate them at the entrance exams."

Zhou Bai remarked, "But the future they saw through the divination..."

"Is only a possibility, I guess," Lin Muqing seemed to be explaining but also seemed to be comforting herself, "If this divination’s future were absolutely correct, then Jiang Mei wouldn’t have turned into a monster." She recalled the future she had seen, telling herself silently, ’It can’t be that way; the Sect Hierarch is bound to succeed.’

Zhou Bai frowned and said, "Could it be a side effect of the divination?"

"Increasing the chances of mutation and becoming monsters?" Lin Muqing nodded, "We can’t rule out that possibility."

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She then sighed and said, "They are the tragedy of war. If there hadn’t been the grand war with the Heavenly Demon, none of this would have happened. Let’s hope for peace to come soon."

Shaking her head, she continued, "I’ll take responsibility for what happened to Jiang Dong. It’ll be as if I discovered their mutation and then killed Jiang Dong. We don’t need to report the divination."

Zhou Bai glanced at the screaming Jiang Mei, "Her..."

Lin Muqing assured, "Don’t worry, no one will believe the words of a monster."

Zhou Bai said, "Oh, there’s something that’s been bothering me."

Zhou Bai thought to himself, ’That thing that hit the water supply system, it’s been bothering me, perhaps I should check it out.’

So Zhou Bai mentioned the blueprint he saw on Jiang Dong’s desk: "I always thought that thing looked strange. When you have time, you should investigate it."

But when they got to the desk, they found that the blueprint had disappeared.