Chapter 1 Missing

"Gu Changfeng..."

As An Qisheng squinted slightly, familiar words gradually appeared in his field of vision:

Gu Changfeng, born in Kaiyuan 9460, died in 9496..."

Kaiyuan is the era name of the first emperor of the Da Xuan Dynasty, which gradually became universal throughout the world as Da Xuan came into contact with various countries.

Now, it is Kaiyuan 9819.

An Qisheng didn't know if he could trace back to the history of three hundred years ago, when that Mr. Gu passed away, but he had to try.

Because, so far, this legendary Mr. Gu of Da Xuan is his only hope.

Buzz~

With a thought from An Qisheng, the panel recording all the information about Gu Changfeng shattered into countless points of light before his eyes.

The light flashed before his eyes.

An Qisheng's vision blurred, as if the starry sky unfolded before him.

Immediately, the countless stars moved closer to him, each star representing a scene, as if recording the legendary life of Mr. Gu.

"That is Mr. Gu's past?"

An Qisheng's heart swayed.

Gu Changfeng was the most legendary Quan Shi (martial artist) of Da Xuan, and even the world, for the past three hundred years. He was regarded as a god by countless martial arts practitioners, and some even set up memorial tablets and cast statues for him.

Being able to witness his legendary deeds made even An Qisheng, with his calm temperament, couldn't help but feel expectant.

Buzz~

But at this moment, the sea of stars composed of countless "stars" suddenly shook, began to twist, and disappeared.

It seemed that an invisible chasm lay in front, cutting off the path forward.

"Not good!"

An Qisheng felt alert and decisively cut off the connection.

Poof~

An Qisheng felt a trance and almost fainted. He felt as if a tire had been punctured in the depths of his mind, and he was leaking air.

His spirit suddenly became weak, and it took a long time to recover:

"Is it because my physical and mental strength is not enough to support me seeing three hundred years ago, or is it because Mr. Gu is no longer alive? Or both..."

"Little brother? Are you okay?"

The middle-aged man turned off his phone and frowned slightly.

Opposite him, Wang Anfeng and Li Yan exchanged glances but remained silent.

An Qisheng's condition was very frightening at this time, looking like he was having a heart attack, his face as pale as paper.

"I'm fine."

An Qisheng exhaled a long breath, his brows furrowed, and his spirit extremely exhausted.

There was no reason why the young Taoist could see it, but he couldn't see Gu Changfeng.

"Fine?"

Seeing that An Qisheng didn't want to say more, the middle-aged man shook his head, assuming he had some unspeakable secret, and didn't ask further.

He understood the principle of not speaking deeply when acquaintances are shallow.

"What is the reason? What is that chasm? What is missing..."

An Qisheng leaned back in his chair, slowly closed his eyes, and relaxed his mind.

An Qisheng only had a half-baked understanding of the ability he had awakened. His body was not strong enough to allow him to experiment too much, so at this time, he could only guess.

But he vaguely felt that he could not see Gu Changfeng's past not only because his mental and physical strength could not support it, but also because he seemed to be lacking some necessary medium.

What exactly was missing?

.......

Time moved back half a day.

December 24, 9819 of Kaiyuan calendar, Golden Eagle Country time, 9:23 PM.

A helicopter circled over, escorting several dignitaries to Liberty Island, above the Hudson River estuary.

Under the night, beams of snow-white searchlights tore through the night like sharp swords, illuminating the dark sea surface and the warships that resembled steel beasts.

"Colonel Williams, tell me, where is our goddess statue, that goddess statue that symbolizes the noble ideals of my Golden Eagle Empire people in striving for democracy and yearning for freedom, which was still holding a torch high and standing there more than an hour ago?!"

In the helicopter, a balding, obese old white man looked at the huge pit where the goddess statue was originally placed and asked coldly:

"Who exactly is challenging the great Golden Eagle Empire?!"

God knows how much effort he had put in to suppress this news that was enough to shock the world.

Just a little bit, and the great Golden Eagle Empire would become the laughing stock of the world.

"Councilor Davis..."

The tall white man in a neat military uniform looked solemn, his forehead covered in sweat:

"Our warships have blocked all nearby sea exits. Even if Satan stole the goddess statue, it would be impossible to escape!"

"The President is very angry about this matter. If the goddess statue is not found, you will see your ass! I swear!"

Davis was expressionless.

He didn't believe that anyone or any force in this world could steal the goddess statue from the great Golden Eagle Empire, but someone had to be responsible.

But someone had to take the responsibility.

"I will definitely find the goddess statue!"

Williams felt cold sweat dripping down, not doubting for a moment that the fat white man in front of him had such power.

"Councilor, look what I found, oh, this is incredible!"

At this moment, an exclamation sounded.

"Dr. Jones."

Davis ignored Williams and asked Jones, who was operating the computer in front of him, in a soft voice:

"What did you find?"

"Oh, God, this is incredible!"

Dr. Jones, who was full of surprise, tapped the keyboard and turned the computer screen towards Davis:

"Take a look, Councilor, this is the footage taken by the satellite when the goddess statue disappeared!"

Davis and Williams turned their heads at the same time and looked at the computer screen.

On the small screen, it showed Liberty Harbor more than an hour ago, when the sky had not completely darkened.

The afterglow of the day was draped over the goddess statue wearing a radiant crown and holding a torch of freedom high, casting a long shadow.

"Oh, this is impossible!"

"God! What happened? Are those aliens?!"

As the second hand jumped, Davis and the two exclaimed in unison, almost unable to believe their eyes!

In their sight, the goddess statue, which was still standing tall the second before, disappeared without a trace in the next second!

Like a bubble in the sun, it disappeared completely and cleanly, leaving only a pit dozens of meters deep in place!

What replaced it was a black-clothed man who suddenly appeared!

The black-clothed man had his eyes closed, and a hideous wound between his chest and abdomen almost split him in half. Davis could even see the wriggling internal organs in his chest cavity!

In a flash, the black-clothed man fell into the pit in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Click!

Dr. Jones gently pressed a button, and the picture rewound to the previous second, while slowing down the speed by hundreds of times to replay the scene.

However, even if the speed was slowed down hundreds of times, they did not see how the goddess statue disappeared, or how the mysterious man appeared!

"Councilor, General! In that one microsecond, the void above Liberty Harbor wrinkled, and a very strange magnetic field covered the Statue of Liberty..."

Listening to the string of professional terms that Jones was spouting, a trace of annoyance flashed across Davis's fat face:

"Dr. Jones, this is not your laboratory, and I am not your assistant or student. You just need to tell me what happened! Is that person an alien?"

"Space-time changed in that 1 microsecond. It seems that another space-time overlapped with the space-time above Liberty Harbor..."

Dr. Jones still wanted to explain, but stopped his long speech when he saw Davis's impatient expression:

"Another space-time made an exchange with this space-time, exchanging our goddess statue for that alien who is suspected to be dead!"

Davis and the two seemed to understand:

"The Earth exchanged the goddess statue for that alien?"

"No, it could also be the universe."

Dr. Jones pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, his expression somewhat morbidly fanatical:

"I guess that alien must have a mass that is extremely close to, or even equal to, the entire goddess statue! This is my guess. Specifically, we need to find the body of the mysterious person to draw a conclusion."

"Your guess must be wrong! The goddess statue, including the base, weighs more than two hundred tons. Even if it is an alien, a normal person's body cannot have such a mass!"

Davis returned to his expressionless state, but a glint of greed flashed in his eyes:

"Descend, descend! We must find the body of that alien!"

Under the dark moonless night, in a pit dozens of meters deep.

A low whisper was barely audible in the huge roar of the helicopter:

"Huangjue Temple, Wangquan Tao, you still didn't kill me, Tong Zhengyang!"