Su Yu took his Mark of Civilization and considered using the book as the bridge instead. But just as he was about to do it, the furious Heavenbridge Marquis said, "Why aren't you saying anything, Emperor Yu? Are you not going to make me an offer for my service?"

"..."

Su Yu blanked out.

Heavenbridge Marquis blanked out as well. "Why aren't you making an offer, Emperor Yu?"

"..."

Making an offer? What offer?

With a tired tone, Heavenbridge Marquis said, "Emperor Yu, I have served you with full devotion. Even if I haven't contributed much, my hard work should be recognized. Now that you're going to step over me, well...I can consider saying yes if you offer me the title of a king as payment."

Was this so hard to understand? He was still a marquis. If he were offered a promotion, he would gladly accept the task. But instead, Su Yu had not bothered to bargain. This was unacceptable!

Heavenbridge Marquis continued earnestly, "In the future, Emperor Yu's Court will need a proper gate as well. Why don't you appoint me as the Heavenbridge King? With this, I can serve you with renewed motivation."

Su Yu chuckled and said, "Why do you want to be a king? You are the only person in your entire race. What does your position matter?"

"Of course it matters." Heavenbridge Marquis said, "Look at me, Emperor Yu. I am a marquis. A marquis personally appointed by Culture King. I have a high status. I don't even need to show any respect to Stable Army Marquis and the others. They are not as important as I!

"You might die many years in the future. As an undying existence, I might be the only king in the new era after this! As a king of the New Domain Era, I don't need to show those future juniors any respect!"

What bullshit was this fellow spouting?

"At that time, I can say that I am a king of the New Domain Era, appointed by the Emperor of the myriad races. Before me, they are all inferior beings. Wouldn't that be cool, Emperor Yu?" He said joyfully, "Imagine if I could claim that I am a king appointed by the Human Emperor, wouldn't that make me very cool in this era?"

Su Yu nodded. That made a lot of sense. As a king, he would have a high status. But...why was he planning for the future where the New Domain Era was no more? Why was he overthinking so much?

Heavenbridge Marquis sighed and said, "In truth, I wish to be like the Heaven Gate and Hell Gate, become a gate sealing an entire era, becoming the symbol of that era."

Su Yu blanked out. Suddenly, an intense headache assaulted him.

All his hair stood on end.

What the hell was this?

As Su Yu's head snapped toward Heavenbridge Marquis, Heavenbridge Marquis' expression changed. He hurriedly lay down and said, "Emperor Yu, let's go..."

Su Yu's face fell as he said, "What did you say earlier? Repeat it."

"Nothing..."

"Heavenbridge!" Su Yu coldly said, "I heard it."

"Nope. You must have heard wrongly." Heavenbridge hurriedly denied, "Yes, that must be the case!"

Su Yu's scalp grew numb as he gnashed his teeth and said, "Heaven Gate and Hell Gate...Hell Gate exists for real, while Heaven Gate is something we obtain through cultivation. But you're saying that Heaven Gate is a gate sealing an entire era. What is the meaning of that?"

"Nope, there is no such thing! You must have heard wrongly, Emperor Yu!"

Heavenbridge Marquis denied desperately, "I'm speaking the truth! Really!"

But Su Yu did not relent. He said, "If the Hell Gate and Heaven Gate both exist for real, and the Hell Gate is the seal of the Chaos Era...what about the Heaven Gate? Which era has it sealed?

"If...the era behind the Hell Gate is the era of the primal chaos, the era before creation, an era followed by the primordial past and ancient past...but the ancient past has not ended. The primordial past has not fully ended either. Some of its traces are still around, such as the primordial giant race and Martial Emperor. Only the Creation Era is fully gone...

"The master of the River of Time sealed the Chaos Era. In that case, who ended the Creation Era? Where is the master of the River of Time? Where is the master of the death spirit dao?"

Su Yu continued, "According to the legends, Human Ancestor ended the Creation Era. In that case, where is the Human Ancestor? Why are there no traces of Creation Era left behind? There aren't even any stories of that era remaining in this era. Heaven Gate is probably the only remnant of that era. When did the first Heaven Gate appear?"

A random remark of Heavenbridge Marquis had caused numerous thoughts to appear in Su Yu's mind.

Heavenbridge Marquis felt like dying. He denied vehemently, "Nope, no such thing. This is all a misunderstanding. You must have heard wrongly."

"You said that you wish to become the third era-sealing gate, becoming the symbol of the era." Su Yu said, "I heard it loud and clear. I wonder. Many years in the future, would people start opening Heavenbridge Gates? Just like how I opened the Heaven Gate and how the chaos lineage opened the Hell Gate? Just what are these gates? Are they simply gates and nothing more?"

Heavenbridge Marquis was on the verge of losing his mind. He said with desperation, "Emperor Yu, please stop! We can't say more! We can't!"

"Hmph!" Su Yu snorted coldly and said, "According to the legends, when the Heaven Gate appears, saints and great ones will emerge. Just what is this Heaven Gate mentioned in the legends? Is it the same Heaven Gate we form, or is it something else? The Hell Gate is connected to chaos. What about the Heaven Gate? Where is it? What is it connected to?"

Su Yu's eyes flickered as he muttered, "No, where are Culture King and the others?"

A sudden thought emerged in his mind.

He exclaimed with shock, "I know that Human Emperor is somewhere in the River of Time. The ancient chaos beasts are locked behind the Hell Gate. This is my speculation. I even wondered if Culture King is behind that gate. After all, the Myriad Realms aren't big enough for him to stay hidden for so long.

"But you...you said something about the Heaven Gate. Culture King, Martial King, and Time Sage must have opened the Heaven Gate as well. Where are they? What were they looking for? Who did they encounter? Are they in the Creation Era behind the Heaven Gate?"

"..."

Heavenbridge Marquis was sinking into despair. It was only a single random remark. A remark he had made accidentally in his excitement. But the new Emperor of the era had speculated numerous things from that single remark like a madman. How did this brain work?

Heavenbridge Marquis said sorrowfully, "Stop...stop guessing. If you continue, a calamity will befall me."

Su Yu asked coldly, "Why?"

Why would a calamity befall him?

Heavenbridge Marquis said, "Emperor Yu...there is a race of gates. The gate race. I don't have a high status in this race. There are bigger guys above me. I will suffer for saying what I shouldn't.

"I will only be qualified to face the big guys when I become a gate that seals an era. Emperor Yu, please stop. Don't harm me. I can't say more. I really can't."

Su Yu breathed to calm himself. After a long while, he smiled, "Interesting. If I'm guessing correctly, there is really a Heaven Gate somewhere, and there is indeed an era behind it. The Creation Era, to be precise. Meanwhile, the Hell Gate has the Chaos Era behind it.

"As for the primordial past, ancient past, and the present, all three are actually a part of the same era. Continuation remains. The same races have continued to exist since the primordial past until now. In other words, you, Heavenbridge Marquis, are meant to be the ender of this era, the gate that seals this era away. Is that so?"

With a pitiful expression, Heavenbridge Marquis said, "I apply for a lock. Please lock me up."

He had decided that it was still better to lock himself up. He had the tendency to blabber on, and unfortunately, Su Yu was a monster capable of deriving numerous things from a single remark. He didn't even know what to say about that anymore.

He started repenting. He should cease being such a talkative person.

Su Yu sneered and said, "Cut the nonsense. I will ask, and you will reply with yes or no. Is Culture King's group behind the Heaven Gate? Yes or no?"

Heavenbridge Marquis kept his mouth shut.

"Sure. Silence is yes. Understood."

Su Yu nodded and continued, "Is Control King behind the Hell Gate?"

Silence.

Su Yu nodded. "Well, this is harder to guess. Maybe Control King is with Human Emperor..."

Heavenbridge Marquis was losing his mind. How did this guy come out with two answers from the same reaction?

How did his brain work?

"Gate..."

Su Yu grinned, his previous nervousness gone. "What a surprise. I have discovered Culture King's whereabouts by complete accident."

Heavenbridge Marquis swore that he had said nothing. He felt like dying. He had not said anything! He had merely made a random remark, and he hadn't even mentioned Culture King!

Su Yu looked at him and smiled again. "Are you keeping silent because you're scared of the Heaven Gate? Or did Culture King tell you to shut your mouth? How odd. Are you here because of Culture King? Or are you here because of Heaven Gate? Or perhaps you're on the same side as the Hell Gate."

In his immense sorrow, Heavenbridge Marquis flipped around to face upward and said pitifully, "Back then, Culture King visited me and promised to make me the symbol of an era. According to him, the end of each era is symbolized by a gate. Behind the gate, countless stories and legends are held."

"He said that he and his companions had opened a new era. When the end arrives, I can be the seal, turning the era into a legend.

"But the era persists until now! The end is still nowhere in sight! Looks like I won't be the symbol of an era, after all. I thought that you would be the one to end an era and start a new era. In that situation, I might finally become the gate of an era."

Su Yu laughed and said, "Why are you finally willing to speak?"

Heavenbridge Marquis said pitifully, "I was worried that you would break me apart."

Su Yu said, "Looks like you're not that stupid, after all. What is the end of an era? The death of everyone from that era?"

"There is no definitive way to end an era." Heavenbridge Marquis said, "I don't know how the end actually happens as well. Perhaps it is something heralded by a major incident, or perhaps it requires something else. I only know that the current era is a continuation of the primordial past." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Su Yu grinned, "Things are getting more and more interesting. This world we live in is truly mysterious. So there might really be a Heaven Gate out there? I suppose I need to start exploring the Heaven Gate to look for more functions. At the moment, I'm only using it to observe the myriad daos. Even the Hell Gate feels more useful. When the chaos lineage used the Hell Gate, they managed to seal even Culture King's shoe with it."

Heavenbridge Marquis had a look of despair. He felt like everything was over for him. He swore he hadn't said anything important to Su Yu. This monster had deduced everything himself.

O heavens, please smite this monster down!

Su Yu said nothing else and stepped onto the gate. It felt as though he was stepping on Heavenbridge Marquis' face, but that wasn't actually the case. How could a gate have a proper face?

But even so, Heavenbridge Marquis' twisted his expression, as though he was telling Su Yu how helpful he was for staying silent even when his face was being stepped upon.

Noticing what Heavenbridge Marquis was doing, Su Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry. We'll take things slow. When we finally end the primordial and ancient pasts, I will make you the symbol of the past, becoming the Heavenbridge Gate. In the coming era, everyone will open the Heavenbridge Gate instead of the Heaven Gate and Hell Gate."

That was enough to stir Heavenbridge Marquis' imagination. Just then, Su Yu said, "This gate won't be opened on their forehead. Rather, it will open on their arse. Wouldn't that be nice?"

"..."

Heavenbridge Marquis was rendered speechless. Something felt off about that.

Su Yu continued stepping forward with Xing Yu's token in hand, suppressing the human dao as he advanced. The moment he stepped into the dao, he saw numerous things.

This was a dao pioneered by Wan Tiansheng. It was a relatively new dao, and it had been in active use until recently.

Su Yu saw numerous Wan Tianshengs. Reading Wan Tianshengs, teaching Wan Tianshengs, experimenting Wan Tianshengs...

Which among them was the remnant will of Wan Tiansheng?

Su Yu continued looking around. Just as he was about to try shouting Wan Tiansheng's name, he blanked out as his gaze landed on a sorrowful Wan Tiansheng, a weeping Wan Tiansheng, and a Wan Tiansheng who was...doing something intimate with a beautiful lady.

Su Yu's eyes widened.

Holy shit!

What the hell was this?

Old Wan was actually not a virgin!

Holy shit! So he was no longer pure! No wonder he had been growing weaker as of late! He could no longer go far in cultivation.

"My eyes have been sullied."

Suddenly, Su Yu muttered, "Wait, was that woman...Lan Tian? How terrifying."

As Su Yu shivered, he hurriedly looked away.

A demonic Wan Tiansheng. A genial Wan Tiansheng.

What was this?

Why was this dao like this?

"The expressions of life?"