Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 349: The Truth (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 349: Chapter 349: The Truth (Please Subscribe)

"The Elixir of Immortality?"

"Is it true or false, wasn’t the War of the Holy Grail already a failure?"

...

A buzz swept through the spectating councilors.

Many gazes, either surprised or avaricious, were fixed on Zhong Shenxiu.

That pure malevolence, within the Spirit Realm, nearly overflowed and transformed into vile creatures.

Leon’s lips moved but he didn’t speak.

"But... the Elixir of Immortality could at most create one longevity, it’s hardly related to the apocalypse coming early, right..." Rodrisge sighed with a wise look sweeping across the crowd.

"But... the only recent event connected to this is that one, I demand Mr. Li Wei hand over the Elixir of Immortality and the Holy Grail for the Golden Tower to scrutinize carefully!" Lady Serpiano exclaimed sharply.

"I second that!"

"I second! It’s for the safety of the Federation!"

"Not only that, I also want to initiate an impeachment against Li Wei... he’s not a hero at all, all his actions are a hoax, all for the sole possession of the Holy Grail!"

"Put him on trial!"

Many councilors spoke out in succession.

Among them, there were those who had met Zhong Shenxiu several times and had pleasant conversations.

But at this moment, without exception, all showed a greedy demeanor.

Even if the Elixir of Immortality had nothing to do with the apocalyptic scale, who would think the items handed over for research would be returned?

That was the hope of becoming a longevity!

Even Rodrisge couldn’t help but covet such a rare treasure!

"Really... are you tearing off the mask?"

Zhong Shenxiu scoffed coldly, looking at Rodrisge, "Mr. Speaker, what do you have to say?"

"According to the rules of the Sage’s Council, it’s passed by an overwhelming majority!"

Rodrisge stated expressionlessly, "Li Wei Mojito, you are judged guilty. Please hand over the Elixir of Immortality and cooperate with the investigation!"

"You... aren’t you afraid of death?"

Zhong Shenxiu scoffed coldly, his gaze sweeping over Leon, Rodrisge, and others, seeing them somewhat ashamedly lower their heads.

Whereas Serpiano scoffed coldly, "I know your strength as the Serpent Charmer is formidable, capable of consecutively destroying ’the perfect ones,’ but can you target so many councilors at the same time? Don’t think about escaping; since preparing for the meeting, I have already set up the space here, preventing the return to reality."

"Therefore..."

Zhong Shenxiu chuckled lightly, touched his armband, and took a cup out of the Three-eyed Feathered Serpent’s mouth.

Instantly, many avaricious eyes were fixed upon it, "The Elixir of Immortality is only one portion, how do you plan to share it?"

"Don’t try to sow discord; it’s useless."

Serpiano said, "The trial of Sky hasn’t been found, the best destination for the Elixir of Immortality is naturally for the collective research of the Federation, to extract the mystery of immortality from it, or to use it as a key to pinpoint the location of the Sky trial."

"The location of the trial of Sky, I know it."

Zhong Shenxiu suddenly spoke up.

"Are you joking? Do you think you can outmatch the entire Federation?" Serpiano scoffed coldly, "Delays will not bring anyone to rescue you."

"No, I truly know it." Zhong Shenxiu answered earnestly.

"Let him continue."

Several councilors hastily said.

There was only one cup of the Elixir of Immortality, but if the location of the trial of Sky was known, there was always hope of getting through!

Everyone’s eyes were intently fixed on Zhong Shenxiu.

"As for the clues to the trial of Sky, I found them in the messages of Isreal..." Zhong Shenxiu’s lips curled into a slight smile, looking at Rodrisge, "Has the great Sage ever said... ’to seek within one’s own heart’? And all the scriptures are tremendously discreet about this, not even the great Sage has taught you?"

"Yes..." Rodrisge felt an ominous premonition but still answered truthfully because, at this moment, all the members sided with Zhong Shenxiu.

"Not telling you was a form of protection!" Zhong Shenxiu’s smile at the corner of his mouth grew even wider, "Because the truth of the trial by the heavens is that once you know it, it begins!"

"The Golden Sky Tower, why is it called a sky-reaching tower? Because climbing to the top of the Sky-reaching Tower brings you to the heavens! Our current location is, in fact, the heavens!"

"The deepest part of the Spirit Realm, the very last dimension, is the heavens!"

"Just by knowing this, the trial by the heavens begins!"

"We have always been, standing in the heavens!"

Why, when concocting the Elixir of Immortality, would one have the illusion of standing atop the Golden Tower?

Because that is the reality!

"We ascend to the heavens and then fall from the heavens—that is the ’trial by the heavens’!" Zhong Shenxiu uttered these devilish words, "If you don’t know, ’realization’ can keep us living deep within the Spirit Realm indefinitely. But once you know, the trial begins immediately!"

"That’s why no scriptures or elders teach this mystery, because once it’s known, when an ’ascender’ becomes a ’perfect being,’ the ’trial by the heavens’ begins instantly, a certain death!"

"Even if a ’perfect being’ knew, they would fall immediately. Therefore, unless absolutely prepared, the longevity would not impart this knowledge, of course, your ’longevity’ has disappeared..."

Sometimes, not knowing is a blessing!

And at that moment, the ’unknown’ that maintained safety abruptly collapsed.

The cruel truth emerged in an instant.

"No!"

"Stop him!"

"Devil! Demon!"

A cacophony of shrill screams arose.

"I also had a vague intuition about this just now, but it was sealed on the goblet. Just now, by the chance of retrieving the goblet, all the clues came together, and the vague truth began to emerge! I could hardly wait to share it with you!"

"Now... join me in accepting the ’trial by the heavens’! Are you... ready?"

Zhong Shenxiu roared with laughter and poured the Elixir of Immortality down his throat.

It was too late for all the perfect beings to do anything else.

Even if they sealed away their memories, so many others around them kept reminding them!

As if in a trance, everyone seemed to see the majestic Golden Sky Tower.

"So it turns out... we’ve always been at the top of the tower, and the tip of the tower is an entire world... and once known, the fall is certain!"

A moment of realization dawned on everyone.

A sensation of weightlessness struck with force.

It was the height of the entire Sky-reaching Tower, perhaps even adding the dimensions of the Scarlet River, the Pure White Wilderness, the Black Door!

The trial by the heavens was to make ’perfect beings’ fall from the tower like mortals!

The higher one had climbed initially, the more devastating the fall!

Without full preparation, death was all but certain!

This was not simply the impact of falling but could be seen as a kind of—’dimensional strike’!

Falling!

Falling!

Everyone was falling, those ’perfect beings’ and council members who used to be ’above’ all, now let out the screams like little girls.

Zhong Shenxiu saw the contorted face of Lady Serpiano, the bitter smile on Rodrisk, and the calm and curious Leon...

But almost incapable of thought.

Because a crimson color suddenly enveloped him completely.

— The Elixir of Immortality!