Summit Farmer
Chapter 345 - 344: The Truth

Chapter 345: Chapter 344: The Truth

The moon hung high, and the five people sat in a circle telling stories, which seemed a bit strange in any case, but they all sat quietly.

Peter Brown thought for a moment, took out a small table from his Ring and placed it in the middle, then took out a teapot and other items. He used True Qi to heat the water, and then brewed a few cups of tea, saying, "Let’s eat and chat."

"Hehe, Peter is a man who knows how to enjoy himself. It’s nice to drink tea and chat like this."

At this moment, Jack Thompson also took out a gem from his storage bag and placed it on the table.

As the gem appeared, the surroundings suddenly became brighter.

Seth Wilson laughed and said, "You better put away the gem, everyone can see us here."

Jack Thompson laughed and then put it away.

For these cultivators, even the darkest place was clearly visible, and they could see the situation across the table perfectly.

Taking a sip of tea, Seth Wilson said, "You asked a good question: why the spiritual energy on Earth has disappeared and why cultivators and spirit beasts have vanished. This is actually a series of events that have occurred in several stages. In ancient times, cultivators were incredibly powerful, and spirit beasts and the Demon Clan were suppressed. They could never turn the tide. However, as time went by, some spirit beasts and demons became stronger. The Dragon Clan, Kunpeng, River Lord, Blessed Fusion, Gong Labourers in the stories are actually formidable leaders of the Demon Clan. As they developed, they clearly felt the power of cultivators and started to engage in continuous battles with them."

At this time, Peter Brown was already astonished, never expecting to hear such statements.

"They are all from the Demon Clan?"

"Exactly, how else would they be so powerful? Many myths and legends still record some true events. But as time went on, people believed less and less, especially with the emergence of atheism. Now, not many people consider these stories as true!"

Peter Brown nodded and said, "If you think about it seriously, many things can indeed be explained from a cultivator’s perspective."

Seth Wilson looked at Peter Brown and said, "Unbelievable, right? But that’s the truth. Between the continuous battles, cultivators were too powerful and suppressed them to the point that they could not survive. Gong Labourers and others came up with an idea: to break the connection between Earth and the Heavenly Dao where cultivators resided. They believed that only by doing so could they stop the cultivators’ reinforcements. So, Gong Labourers collided with Mount Buzhou to death and broke the Heavenly Ladder. As Mount Buzhou collapsed, the connection between Earth and the Heavenly Dao was severed, but the powerful cultivators still had ways to mend the Heavenly Dao. Around it, both parties launched another fierce battle. That battle had far-reaching impacts, and many masters from both sides died."

Logan Anderson said, "Actually, both the Human Clan and the Demon Clan have the same goal – to achieve immortality. To achieve immortality, they must first enter the Cultivation World. Unfortunately, at that time, with the existence of Heavenly Dao on Earth, both parties would almost always launch a fight, with the Human Clan’s masters coming to help. The Demon Clan weakened even more as a result. Breaking the Heavenly Dao was the only chance for the Demon Clan’s survival, which is why they broke Mount Buzhou."

"That would mean that neither side could cultivate!"

"In fact, the Demon Clan did have their own calculations. Let me tell you, the Demon Clan had its own Heavenly Dao that led to the Demon Realm, but the path was one-way. They could only leave Earth but not come back. Cutting off the Heavenly Dao was devastating for the Human Clan but beneficial for the Demon Clan."

"Really?"

"Yes, the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Clan was deep in the ocean, heavily guarded by the Demon Clan, while the Human Clan’s Heavenly Dao was on land. All they had to do was cut off the Heavenly Dao of the Human Clan. Without the cultivators from the Cultivation World coming to help, the number of cultivators on Earth would decrease. Don’t you think this would be to the advantage of the Demon Clan?"

"Is this the reason for the disappearance of Earth’s spiritual energy?" Peter Brown asked.

"Indeed, this is not the root cause of the loss of spiritual energy. The exhaustion of spiritual energy is due to another conspiracy. The Demon Clan and Dragon Clan teamed up to set up a Nine-Curve Energy Draining Formation. Once the formation was set up, floods ravaged everywhere. That disaster not only affected our land but also the entire world. There’s the story of an ark saving people in foreign countries, right? They all faced the same situation. The Earth was affected by the formation, spiritual veins were destroyed, and spiritual energy was greatly scattered. Since then, Earth became a planet unsuitable for cultivation."

Logan Anderson said, "After losing the spiritual veins on land, it became increasingly difficult to cultivate. The Demon Clan, however, could acquire resources from the deep ocean, and more and more of them entered the Demon Realm."

Peter Brown curiously asked, "If they were so powerful, why didn’t they come to land?"

"Who says they haven’t come? Do you know how many times the Human Clan and the Demon Clan have fought in that vast ocean?"

Sighing, Seth Wilson said: "Nowadays, our Human Tribe still has some means to prevent them from invading the land. As the human experts die, they will eventually invade on a large scale."

"Weren’t there any countermeasures in ancient times?" Peter Brown asked.

Jack Thompson sighed: "After Mount Buzhou was broken, under those circumstances, the Emperor ascended first with his people. It’s not actually called ascending, but going to the Cultivation World. They knew that staying on Earth had no more potential for development. At that time, many cultivation experts went together in groups. From then on, Earth was plunged into chaos. By the time of the Shang and Zhou periods, both sides suddenly found that the Heavenly Dao that appeared after Mount Buzhou collapsed had problems again. At that time, they couldn’t all leave. So, the cultivators, the Demon Clan, and the Spirit Beasts built formations around the disputes between the Shang and Zhou states. Both sides negotiated, and only those who survived this battle could ascend Heaven and enter the Cultivation World."

"So this is the so-called Investiture of the Gods?" Peter Brown widened his eyes, feeling like he was really listening to a myth.

Nodding, Seth Wilson said: "Yes, that’s the content of The Investiture of the Gods. The experts from both sides went all out, showing their skills there. In the end, a large number of experts perished. After the list was published, those who made it onto the list could ascend Heaven. For a time, cultivation experts ascended Heaven one after another, making Earth lose a group of experts yet again."

Davey Coleman continued: "With their large number of experts ascending Heaven, the Heavenly Dao broke again, and with their departure, there was only enough room on the path for one person to pass, and that person had to be above the Foundation Establishment stage. For ordinary cultivators, this almost meant cutting off their immortal fate."

Peter Brown asked puzzledly, "The Demon Clan has Heavenly Dao, why should they fight for the position?"

Shaking his head, Seth Wilson said: "There are only ten slots in the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Dao every year, and there are so many cultivators in the Demon Clan, so they naturally need to fight for the path on land. You should know that during the hundred years of the battle, the winning side would have a large quota to enter. Even if the Heavenly Dao is no longer viable, there are still a few quotas, and they have to fight for them!"

The four people sighed again.

Logan Anderson said: "If it were only this bad, there would still be a glimmer of hope. But the situation has become even more severe afterwards. The spiritual energy on Earth has become so thin that it can no longer support the cultivation of experts. With the influence of the huge formation on Earth, the difficulty of obtaining spiritual energy from the sky has increased. Some experts have made no progress for many years. By the time of the Qin Dynasty, the King built a formation with twelve copper men to gather the resources of the world to help the Winchester clan cultivate. The E Fang Palace was filled with a huge Spirit Formation, constantly absorbing spiritual energy. Everything was supposed to go by the King’s will, and the Winchester people should have been able to enter the Foundation Establishment stage and then the Cultivation World. However, the ancient inherited Family of Liu-Xiang Alliance broke the Winchester’s formation in one stroke and caused issues in the King’s cultivation. The Winchester’s Second Generation had the same cultivation issues as well, and with that, the powerful Qin Dynasty was destroyed."

"Really?!"

Peter Brown could only stare at the four people in a daze. If it wasn’t apparent that they were clear-minded people, and if he didn’t know the depth of their cultivation, Peter Brown would really think they were crazy.

"An absurd story, right?" Seth Wilson said with a smile, looking at Peter Brown.

Peter Brown also smiled and said, "Indeed, this story is quite absurd. I guess not many people would believe it."

"We don’t need anyone to believe this. All you need to know is the truth."

Peter Brown thought about it and agreed; they wouldn’t be so bored as to come and tell him stories for no reason.

Logan Anderson continued: "The impact of that battle lasted till the end of the Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, before there were any results. Many cultivation experts died due to life extension issues, after all, they could not reach Foundation Establishment, and they could only live for a few hundred years!"

Peter Brown secretly nodded, as those below Foundation Establishment only had a life expectancy of two hundred years, so their death was normal.

Sighing, Seth Wilson said: "Both cultivation experts and Demon Clan experts have a limit to their life extension, and they die one by one over time."

Peter Brown asked, "Is the Heavenly Dao still there?"

Seth Wilson sighed: "This is the main reason why we need your help. Speaking of this matter, we must mention a famous person in history, Jiang Shang, also known as Sean Jones!"

"What does this have to do with him?" Peter Brown was getting more and more puzzled as he listened.