All Realms and Worlds: The Lost Home

A moment later, the four of them finally rushed into the cave.

The female cultivator quickly set up a simple spiritual energy barrier, shutting out the shouts of battle and the stench of blood from outside.

He breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and looked at Shi Si and the other two with a look of doubt and inquiry in his eyes.

"Which era did you time travelers come from?" the female cultivator asked first, her tone urgent.

"Is it a soul transfer? A body transfer? Or a reincarnation?"

"Huh? A time traveler?" Lin Nannan looked blankly at Shi Si and Shen Jianxin.

He asked in a low voice, "Brother Shi Si, Brother Jian Xin, what does she mean? What do you mean by soul-swapping or body-swapping?"

Shi Si and Shen Jianxin also looked puzzled.

Shi Si frowned, looked at the female cultivator, and said in a deep voice, "Miss, we don't understand what you're saying."

"We are not time travelers, but disciples of the Qingyun Sect who have stumbled upon this place by mistake."

Shen Jianxin added, "We were teleported here by a ripple from the stone tablet in the sect's secret realm."

"I don't know what kind of place this is, nor do I know what you mean by 'time traveler'."

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator's face flashed with understanding, and then she sighed softly.

His eyes held a complex expression: "It seems that the three of you are reincarnations."

"No wonder you couldn't understand what I was saying, or what the meaning of 'time traveler' was."

She walked to a corner of the cave, sat down cross-legged, and slowly began to speak, her tone tinged with a sense of vicissitude.

"My name is Su Qingyuan, and I have been trapped in this battlefield remnant soul space for three hundred years."

"I arrived here by accident, but I never expected to be trapped here so soon."

"Day after day, watching this endless slaughter, unable to escape."

Su Qingyuan raised her hand to brush the dust off her sleeves, her gaze drifting towards the outside of the cave.

His tone was full of melancholy and emotion as he slowly began to speak: "Three hundred thousand epochs ago, Earth launched a divine war that shocked all of time and space."

"Sigh... I wish my world's will could be like the Earth's will."

She paused, a hint of awe flashing in her eyes, and her voice lowered slightly.

"The will of Earth, in order to protect its children—the beings of Earth—resolutely launched a divine war against the supreme Origin Realm."

"This battle was far too brutal, forcibly dragging countless worlds into the conflict."

"Powerful beings from various times and worlds were either swept into the divine war by the temporal turbulence, or they came to support the Earth's will after hearing of its heroic deeds."

"To protect Earth, we fought to the death against the powerful beings of the Origin Realm."

"The Origin Realm? A war of gods?" Shi Si frowned even more deeply and subconsciously asked.

"Girl, what exactly are these things you're talking about: Earth, the Origin Realm, and the World Will? We've never heard of them before."

Su Qingyuan snapped out of her daze, looked at the three people's blank expressions, and gently shook her head.

"It's no wonder you don't know. You are reincarnated, and your memories of your past lives have long been erased, so naturally you don't know these secrets that transcend time and space."

"Earth is a high-level world; while the Origin Realm is the source of all worlds, controlling the order of spacetime, and has always been high above, not allowing any world to resist."

Su Qingyuan's tone grew increasingly heavy, a hint of resentment and helplessness flashing in her eyes.

"The Origin Realm may seem supreme, but it is actually brutal and greedy. It controls the order of spacetime, but it is not satisfied with its own power."

Instead, they plunder geniuses, chosen ones, and children of destiny from all over the world.

"These plundered people are the hope of their respective worlds, possessing special talents and fortunes."

"The Origin Realm forcibly abducted them, extracted their talents, fortune, and essence, and integrated them into its own will."

"It makes its own world will incredibly powerful, while at the same time constantly weakening the will of other worlds."

"Let those worlds lose their vitality and ultimately perish."

Upon hearing this, Shi Si, Shen Jianxin, and Lin Nannan were filled with shock and disbelief.

Lin Nannan couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Sister Su, that...that Origin Realm is too terrifying."

"Isn't there anyone who can resist?"

Su Qingyuan shook her head slightly, her eyes filled with helplessness: "How easy is it to resist? The power of the Origin Realm is too great; a single world simply cannot contend with it."

"In recent years, the Earth's will has launched a war of gods, exhausting the power of the entire world. Even so, it can only barely hold its own against them."

She changed the subject, her gaze returning to the three of them, and her tone became serious.

"And people like you who are subject to reincarnation do not appear by chance; they are generally divided into two types."

"One type is secretly sent out by the will of each world, carrying the hopes of that world, reincarnating in the next life, and concealing their own destiny."

"To evade the plundering of the Source Realm, to grow stronger, and to one day protect their own world;"

"The other type is those who are completely plundered by the Origin Realm, have their memories erased, are forcibly reincarnated, and become pawns of the Origin Realm."

"Subtly and gradually, it continues to transmit fortune and origin to the Source Realm."

As soon as Su Qingyuan finished speaking, Shi Si frowned and asked the first question.

His tone held a hint of doubt and disbelief: "You mean we're time travelers too?"

"But we were born in this cultivation world and have never been to other worlds, let alone know anything about time travel."

Shen Jianxin nodded in agreement, his eyes full of confusion: "Yes, the three of us are all native to the vicinity of Qingyun Sect."

"Having been exposed to the path of cultivation since childhood and having no memory of other worlds, how could they be a reincarnated transmigrator?"

Lin Nannan also gripped Shi Si's sleeve tightly, her face full of confusion.

He added quietly, "Sister Su, we're really not time travelers. Are you sure you haven't mistaken us for someone else?"

Su Qingyuan looked at the three people's blank and anxious faces and gently shook her head.

His tone carried a hint of helplessness, yet also a deeper meaning: "You don't understand yet."

"When you are strong enough, or when you encounter an opportunity to awaken your past life memories, you will naturally understand."

As soon as she finished speaking, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the cave.

A gruff male voice called out urgently, "Su Qingyuan! Come out now! The battle is critical. The captain wants you back with the team immediately. There's no time to lose!"

Su Qingyuan's expression changed, and she quickly got up, walked to the entrance of the cave, and removed the spiritual energy barrier.

A cultivator dressed in heavy black armor, covered in blood, stood anxiously at the cave entrance.

He exuded an aura of the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his body still carried the lingering murderous intent.

"I understand, I'm coming right now." Su Qingyuan said urgently, turning to look at Shi Si and the other two.

His eyes held a hint of apology and a plea for help: "I'm sorry, I have to go back to the war."

"The three of you are newcomers and have no fighting ability. I originally wanted to protect you for a while, but now the battle situation is critical and I am powerless to help you."

Before the three could speak, the armored cultivator glanced at them and frowned.

He addressed Su Qingyuan sternly, "Who are these three? On the battlefield, harboring unauthorized individuals is strictly prohibited!"

"With manpower scarce at the front lines, since they are also cultivators, they should be directly incorporated into combat teams and sent to fight alongside us. How can they hide here and slack off!"

"They are not from here; they just wandered into this place by mistake. Their cultivation is too shallow to participate in the battle!" Su Qingyuan quickly explained, her tone urgent.

"Please be lenient and let them stay in this cave. I'll find a way to settle them once the fighting subsides."

"Make an exception?" The armored cultivator sneered, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"The situation is critical. Every extra person adds to our strength. Whoever they are, as long as they can pick up a weapon, they must fight!"

"The captain has ordered that all cultivators capable of circulating spiritual energy must be assigned to combat teams, without exception!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward, stretched out his rough, large hand, and tried to pull Shi Si and the other two.

His spiritual energy radiated outwards slightly, carrying an irresistible pressure.

Shen Jianxin's eyes turned cold, and he subconsciously stepped in front of Shi Si and Lin Nannan.

As his sword energy began to gather, he was about to resist, but Su Qingyuan quickly pulled him back.

"Don't resist!" Su Qingyuan said in a low, urgent voice.

"He's a trusted confidant of the captain, stronger than me. Resisting him will only lead to disaster!"

"Besides, the battle situation is chaotic right now. Even if you manage to break free, you won't be able to escape this battlefield."

"On the contrary, they would be regarded as deserters and hunted down by all the cultivators on the battlefield!"

Shi Si also pulled Shen Jianxin back, gently shaking his head with a serious look in his eyes: "Jianxin, don't be impulsive."

"Miss Su is right. Our situation is unclear right now, so it is not advisable to resist rashly."

"First, pretend to join the combat squad, then find a way to escape and figure out the situation on this battlefield."

Shen Jianxin gritted his teeth, suppressed the murderous intent in his heart, and concealed the sword energy around him.

He knew that Shi Si was right; they were now trapped on this unfamiliar battlefield, isolated and helpless.

Resistance will only lead to certain death; only by temporarily compromising can one find a glimmer of hope.

Seeing that they no longer resisted, the armored monk nodded in satisfaction and said sternly, "You're smart to know what's good for you!"

"Stay with me, no tricks allowed. If you dare to desert, you will be executed without mercy!"

Su Qingyuan gave Shi Si and the other two a reassuring look and said softly, "Don't worry, I will do my best to protect you."

"Stay by my side and remember not to act on your own. On the battlefield, a slight mistake can cost you your life."

After saying that, she took the lead and followed the armored cultivator out of the cave.

Shi Si, Shen Jianxin, and Lin Nannan exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with seriousness.

They could only follow closely behind, step by step, out of the cave and back into the battlefield where shouts shook the heavens and corpses littered the ground.

Forced into a makeshift combat squad, they are about to be drawn into this endless battle.