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Chapter 235: It Might Be a Scam

Chapter 235: Chapter 235: It Might Be a Scam

At this moment, Wu Xia finally understood that Xuanwu was the heart of the entire Formation.

All of it, all centered on this Xuanwu.

"You don’t have to worry!"

Before Wu Xia could speak, Xuanwu continued, "We just want to clarify the truth of the matter, and perhaps this is also helping you!"

"Before you speak, let me tell you a story," Xuanwu said.

At this point, Xuanwu seemed like a kind old grandfather, a complete change from his previous demeanor.

Wu Xia knew that the other was employing a strategy of courtesy before force; if he did not read the situation correctly, what waited for him would be an encirclement by the Four Great Divine Beasts.

"Tens of thousands of years ago..."

Xuanwu slowly began, relating to Wu Xia an earth-shaking, vast story.

Before the age of eternity, when heaven and earth first unfolded, Ten Thousand Gods stood tall.

The various deities sought to prove their Dao, and to secure their God Tao status, they treated all beings as if they were worthless, leading to widespread suffering and desolation.

It was a creation war, fought in chaos, turning the sky dark and the earth ashen.

In the end, it caused a collapse of Spiritual Power in the heavens and earth, creating void rifts, which formed the Void Realm, also known as the Upper Realm we speak of now.

Within the Void Realm, immense Spiritual Power and various divine Magic Treasures existed, attracting these cultivators to flock there and enter the Void Realm.

But once these deities entered, they could not return here, irretrievably sealed within that dark Void Realm without light.

They tried everything they could, wanting to come back.

For this world, is the true paradise.

However, because of their egregious deeds, they could only remain in the Void Realm to suffer their punishment.

Strangely enough, these beings who fought each other to the death, united in an unlikely alliance.

They spared no cost in opposing the Heavenly Dao, trying to break through the rifts and return from the Upper Realm.

But, while it’s easy to ascend from the Lower Realm to the Upper Realm, descending back to the Lower Realm is harder than reaching the heavens.

Yet how could these presumptuous beings give up easily?

They were willing to destroy their physical forms, allowing their souls to escape the confines of the world, and return to the Lower Realm, seeking to inhabit hosts, to cultivate their own puppets, and once again open the path.

However, their souls were damaged after their return, leaving their memories unclear, only to be restored as the cultivator’s strength improved, enabling them to remember who they were.

The Ancient Martial families, Emperor Qing, were all a product of those souls that had returned.

Wu Xia shivered, knowing that he too was a product of Yaoji.

But he couldn’t bring himself to believe that Yaoji, so kind and lovely, and who always had the best interests of those around her at heart, could be evil!

"Young man, I know you don’t believe, and Emperor Qing is the most telling example," Xuanwu continued.

"When he first learned of it, he couldn’t believe it either, but when the other party started to use his loved ones, luring him to work for them, and then preparing to take over his body, that’s when he realized it!"

"Had it not been for his resolute determination, combined with our cooperation, we barely managed to seal that evil soul!"

"Fortunately, before that, we disrupted the Cultivation Technique of the Ancient Martial families, or else the whole world would have been in chaos by now!"

Boom!

Wu Xia’s head buzzed loudly.

If what Xuanwu said was true, then everything he’d been doing was orchestrated by some unseen mastermind.

Now, on his own strength, he had shattered their years of effort.

He not only allowed Spiritual Power to recover but also taught the Cultivation Technique to everyone.

Yet Wu Xia still dared not believe that all this was a plot devised by Yaoji.

"Elder Xuanwu, are all the beings from the Upper Realm evil and bad?" Wu Xia asked somberly.

He refused to believe that Yaoji was evil.

Xuanwu looked deeply at Wu Xia without speaking, his eyes flickered with complex light.

After a long while, Xuanwu finally spoke slowly, "Young man, your nature is not bad, your soul is pure, I cannot lie to you."

"The Upper Realm, known as the Void Realm, is because it is a hell; all those who enter are unforgivable sinners!"

"You must have already witnessed the Heavenly Tribulation some time ago,"

Xuanwu continued, "That is the passage to the Upper Realm, and only those with pure souls can avoid the Heavenly Tribulation."

"But it is precisely because your soul is too pure that you are the most dangerous of purities—one thought can turn you into a Buddha, one thought can turn you into a demon,"

Boom!

Wu Xia’s whole body trembled.

He understood what Xuanwu meant.

And he knew why the elder of the Inner Court had said that he resembled Emperor Qing before.

None of this was without basis.

Because there were many things about him that were too similar to Emperor Qing.

Moreover, his initial contact with the Painting Spirit and his dreadful feeling towards the Upper Realm had validated Xuanwu’s words.

But could Yaoji truly be malevolent?

Wu Xia still found it hard to believe.

"Xuanwu, stop wasting words on him!"

Azure Dragon said darkly, "Now that the Spiritual Energy is reviving, who knows how many of those evil spirits will appear. We don’t have much time left."

"Do you really want to let things be, risking the emergence of another terrifying existence like Emperor Qing?"

White Tiger also said gravely, "Xuanwu, we no longer have the power to confront such an existence!"

Vermilion Bird radiated flames, and although she didn’t speak, her gaze towards Wu Xia said it all.

She would never tolerate any of this happening.

Wu Xia furrowed his brows, adopting a defensive stance, ready to strike without hesitation the moment the other party made a move.

Even putting himself in their place, he knew that he would choose to mistakenly kill one rather than allow such a crisis to continue.

Everyone was on edge, and a battle was about to break out at any moment.

"Ah!"

Xuanwu sighed mournfully, his deep voice causing the earth to tremble.

He took a step forward, and the world around him changed, with the Eight Diagrams Array and the Void Realm beginning to merge and slowly transform.

Just as everyone thought Xuanwu was about to attack,

he retracted the foot he had raised.

The Void Realm once again covered the Eight Diagrams Array.

"No, something’s wrong!"

Xuanwu murmured to himself, his large eyes flickering with colorful lights.

Wu Xia was astonished to see that inside Xuanwu’s pupils was indeed a formation, spinning madly as if making some sort of prediction.

Suddenly, a burst of light erupted from Xuanwu’s eyes.

His whole demeanor became one of excitement.

"So that’s it, that’s it!"

"Xuanwu, what’s going on?"

Everyone looked at Xuanwu with confusion.

The usually composed and steady Xuanwu had never been this agitated.

Xuanwu managed to control his emotions, but his voice still trembled, "He is the opportunity, the key to a brand new world, to breaking the deadlock."

"This is the opportunity arranged by the forces of evil in line with the Heavenly Dao, to follow their path and let them destroy themselves!"

Everyone looked puzzled, but Xuanwu waved his hand and continued, "The workings of fate must not be revealed."

"Vermilion Bird, give him your Essence Blood. It’s the arrangement destined by your fate!"

Boom!

"What?"

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