Mad God Evolution-Chapter 1606 - 1496: The Difficulty of Ascension!

Lv Zhong was perplexed, his face full of curiosity: "What is the War of Positive and Negative? I’ve never heard of it."

Yangmei Old Ancestor chuckled and nodded: "It seems your strength has advanced too quickly, Taoist Friend Hong Jun hasn’t mentioned it to you yet."

Unrestrained, Lv Zhong sipped his tea while saying to Yangmei Old Ancestor, "If that’s the case, may I humbly ask you to explain it to me?"

Yangmei Old Ancestor pondered for a moment and said, "Are you aware that the human body possesses yin and yang, and that the cosmos has positive and negative?"

"That, I know. Everything is composed of opposites that are unified. Just as there is light, there is darkness; if there is a positive universe, naturally there exists a negative universe as well," Lv Zhong expressed his understanding.

Lv Zhong came from Earth, and even though Earth’s level of technology was relatively primitive, he greatly admired the thought processes of many Earth scientists.

Back on Earth, Lv Zhong had read various science journals and understood that matter and antimatter were akin to positive and negative numbers, or yang and yin—they coexisted simultaneously and represented opposing unities. Consequently, humanity had theorized that within the cosmos existed a negative universe, and within matter existed antimatter, both antagonistic yet unified.

Thus, if there’s a positive universe, naturally there also exists a negative universe—or what’s referred to as the anti-universe.

A cosmos composed of antimatter is called an anti-universe. When antiprotons, antineutrons, and positrons bind together as protons, neutrons, and electrons do, they form antiatoms. Antiatoms then constitute the antimatter. For example, if when looking in a mirror the reflection of yourself truly existed and appeared before you, what would happen then? Scientists have already contemplated this question, referring to your mirror image as "the anti-you." Scientists have imagined a far-off world much like our own, a world entirely built of antimatter—comprised of antistars, antihouses, antifood, and other anti-material forming an anti-world. Antimatter directly opposes regular matter, which itself constitutes the primary fabric of the universe.

And Lv Sheng, since embarking on cultivation, not only ascended to the Immortal Realm but has now become a Level 7 Sage, deepening his understanding of matter and antimatter.

Lv Zhong, having employed the high-quality upper-tier Space Dao Sacred Patterns, faintly sensed a space he found extremely disconcerting.

After hearing Yangmei Old Ancestor’s elaboration on the positive and negative universe, he became certain that a distant region indeed harbors an anti-universe.

Seeing that Lv Zhong grasped this concept, Yangmei Old Ancestor gave him a look of approval and said, "Precisely. The War of Positive and Negative is essentially the battle between the positive universe and the anti-universe. Our Cosmic Alliance regards itself as the positive universe, while the opposing Cosmic Alliance sees us as inhabitants of the anti-universe. Since neither side could accept the other, conflict inevitably arose, leading to the so-called ’War of Positive and Negative.’"

Lv Zhong nodded, finally understanding the origin of the War of Positive and Negative.

Even as he understood, Lv Zhong still found it puzzling and disagreed: "Honestly, isn’t it unnecessary to fight this way? Doesn’t it seem childish and pointless? Why not focus on cultivation instead..."

As these words left his mouth, Yangmei Old Ancestor instantly fell silent and gave Lv Zhong a wry smile, saying, "If you were to look in a mirror and the reflection of ’you’ claimed you were the shadow, while he was the true self, what would you do? And if the anti-universe produced another version of you, how would you handle that?"

Indeed, if the "you" in the mirror could argue that it was the genuine being while you were merely the shadow, what would you do?

Arguments would yield no conclusion—only battle remains.

Lv Zhong suddenly let out a bitter laugh; until now, he hadn’t truly considered this issue.

"So this war really is unavoidable, then?" Lv Zhong said bitterly, seeking confirmation.

Yangmei Old Ancestor shook his head, his face twitching: "As long as you remain tethered to this world, upon reaching the Sage Realm, you cannot avoid the War of Positive and Negative."

"Could ascension to the Sacred God Realm resolve it?" Lv Zhong’s eyes lit up instantly.

Yangmei Old Ancestor emphatically nodded: "Indeed. Ascending to the Sacred God Realm transcends the Great Path and Chaos alike. At that stage, your internal properties will naturally achieve light and dark unity, with space and time convergence. No longer will the anti-universe version of yourself trouble you. However, achieving ascension to the Sacred God Realm is exceedingly difficult. As such, whether from the positive universe or the anti-universe, Sages are driven to devour their counterparts to attain the light and dark unity needed for ascension—this is considered a shortcut to the Sacred God Realm."

What?

Lv Zhong’s heart was visibly shaken, his expression darkened with frustration.

So, this War of Positive and Negative, at its core, turns out to be so bloody—ultimately driven by the urge to devour another version of oneself?

It was no surprise the combatants were so exhilarated to engage in such battles.

Ultimately, they were all fighting for opportunities—for the chance at ascension to the Sacred God Realm!

Yet, didn’t these Sages ever realize they had gone astray?

If they had the ability, they should simply cultivate themselves toward light and dark unity and achieve space and time convergence to ascend!

Why go and devour the anti-universe version of oneself?

What kind of shortcut was that?

"Old Ancestor, are you intending to use the War of Positive and Negative to devour the anti-universe version of yourself to confirm your path and ascend?" Lv Zhong’s face grew solemn as he asked.

If this were indeed the case, Lv Zhong’s impression of Yangmei Old Ancestor would certainly diminish considerably.

Yangmei Old Ancestor let out a bitter laugh: "On Earth, you have a saying: ’In Jianghu, one is not always free to act.’ That sentiment applies to us as well. Taoist Friend Hong Jun, Lotus Master Dao Ancestor, and I do not wish to partake in the War of Positive and Negative, but the anti-universe version of oneself is inherently antagonistic and will never understand us—only attacking with full force. Thus..."

Yangmei Old Ancestor didn’t finish his sentence, but Lv Zhong understood implicitly.

Indeed, in Jianghu, one is not always free to act.

"Is there truly no alternative to breaking free of this vicious cycle, other than confirming the path and ascending?" Lv Zhong asked curiously.

Now that he was a Sage himself, moreover a Level 7 Sage, any eventual War of Positive and Negative would almost certainly involve him. Naturally, he wanted to probe deeper.

Yangmei Old Ancestor pondered for a while before finally replying: "Unless you can achieve light and dark unity and space and time Dao convergence before reaching the Venerable Sage Realm, there’s no solution."

"Could you elaborate for me?" Lv Zhong asked, now giving the matter his utmost attention.

"That involves synchronizing the gathered light and dark Sacred Patterns within your body, simultaneously advancing them to the top-notch boundaries. Pair them with similarly top-notch space and time Sacred Patterns, then summon the shadow of your true self, merging the true self and shadow into perfect unity!" Yangmei Old Ancestor explained briefly, then immediately shook his head. "Though this method is far more difficult than forcefully ascending to the Sacred God Realm..."

Lv Zhong was rendered speechless!

He promptly reached out mentally, connecting with the spirit entities of his three Tao Artifacts: "Little Silence, Little Ice, Little Knife, you’ve heard my conversation with Yangmei Old Ancestor. Do any of you know about the War of Positive and Negative? And is it really that difficult to ascend to the Sacred God Realm?"

"Don’t know—" Little Princess Silence shook her head clumsily. She hadn’t fully recovered her strength or rank, and details of certain secrets pertaining to the higher realms seemed faintly familiar to her, but she couldn’t fully articulate them.

Though she didn’t know, the Nine Xuan Cold Dragon Ice Coffin remained silent, while the spirit of the Gu Long Knife—Little Knife—boasted with smug confidence, "Haha, this I know clearly..." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit [qidian.com](qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit [m.qidian.com](m.qidian.com) to read.) ƒгeewebnovёl_com