296: Secrets of Heaven and Earth

Watching Ditian, who was still in a daze, the red-robed youth flipped his hand and put away the golden gong:

"It's just that our other Holy Lands haven't encountered the disaster of extermination, so these methods are not known to the world."

"In fact, apart from the Holy Lands of Eastern Continent, the Holy Lands of the other Five Continents are largely similar."

As he spoke, the red-robed youth's eyes gradually became distant, as if recalling something, and he slowly began:

"In ancient times, humans and celestials coexisted, and there was a Tongtian Jianmu that reached directly to the Heavens Beyond Heavens."

"This Jianmu was also the only passage to the Immortal Realm."

"Ancient Great Divine Power practitioners often preached in the human world and established their teachings. Our Holy Lands were founded in that era."

"Later, the Jianmu disappeared, and heaven and humanity were separated."

"With the disappearance of the Jianmu, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth began to thin, and Lightning Tribulations also appeared in the human world."

"In the Middle Ages, a great catastrophe befell heaven and earth again. For unknown reasons, Ancient Immortals fell, and the Nine Provinces were in turmoil, causing the world to be shattered into countless pieces."

"It is precisely because of this that books about the ancient times were also fragmented into countless copies, making it difficult for all beings to understand what happened in the ancient times."

"The Five Continents where we are located were formed from one of the larger fragments."

"Before it shattered, this place was called Kong Sang, hence the name Kong Sang Realm."

After he finished speaking, not only Ditian, but the other Elders beside him also showed expressions of surprise.

Clearly, this was the first time they had heard this information.

It turned out that the world they were in was merely a fragment of a larger world!

The red-robed youth continued:

"After that catastrophe, Ancient Immortals fell, and later, those who achieved Ascension engaged in continuous conquest. Finally, four great powers emerged, occupying the east, west, south, and north, four larger fragments of the Immortal Realm, forming the Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern Immortal Courts."

"Our Kong Sang Realm is subordinate to the Eastern Immortal Court."

As he spoke, the red-robed youth sighed leisurely:

"Ditian, if you were the current Immortal Emperor and encountered the descendants of former imperial officials, what would you do?"

Ditian was startled, but still answered truthfully: "Kill them all!"

The red-robed youth nodded, looking up at the sky:

"Occasionally, I hear that Old Ancestors from those Hidden Families descend to the Lower Realm, but our Holy Land has never had anything similar happen..."

Before the red-robed youth finished speaking, everyone felt a chill rise from their hearts.

So, did all the ancestors who ascended die?

"It is precisely because of this that in the recent ancient times, we, led by Tai Shang Sect, united the Four Great Holy Lands as one."

"At that time, the Tai Shang Sect's idea was to unify the world, establish an Imperial Dynasty, achieve Ascension for the entire realm, and jointly resist the Eastern Immortal Court!"

"However, the people of the Eastern Immortal Court were not fools. They arranged for Loose Immortals to descend to the Lower Realm, assisting the Three Great Dynasties in their unification, causing the Tai Shang Sect's plan to die in its infancy."

"Our Taiyi Old Ancestor repeatedly advised the Tai Shang Old Ancestor to accumulate strength and advance by retreating."

"But the Tai Shang Old Ancestor at that time was too ambitious, too impatient, and too arrogant. He did not listen to the words of our Taiyi Old Ancestor."

"Later, our Taiyi Old Ancestor resolutely left."

"You know what happened later. Tai Shang was defeated and retreated to Eastern Continent."

"And the Tai Shang Old Ancestor blamed all of this on our Taiyi's withdrawal, believing that perhaps they would not have lost otherwise."

"Actually, Taiyi initially just didn't want to offend Ancient Mo, so they became a bit closer to Ancient Mo, just enough to maintain Face."

"But the next generation's Taiyi Sacred Lord was impulsive. After the Old Ancestor died, listening to the Tai Shang Sect's sarcastic remarks, this generation's Sacred Lord, in a fit of anger, directly allied with Ancient Mo, which led to the current situation."

Everyone listened to these old stories, sighing endlessly.

The red-robed youth then said:

"I estimate that all those in the Tai Shang Sect who knew these past events have died out, and I don't know if that old fellow Due is still around."

"I'm telling you this today because I want you to know that after so many years, although the hatred between the two families is difficult to resolve, look further ahead. Don't just be fixated on this small world in front of you."

"Let the Tai Shang Sect go and seek the limelight if they want to. If they can truly break this curse, it would also be a good thing."

"What you did before was good. What you need to do next is also to try your best to preserve all the power of the Taiyi Holy Land. It's better to remain still than to move."

"Look tens of millions of years into the future. The honor and disgrace of this moment, even the Three Great Dynasties, are nothing."

Listening to the red-robed youth's words, Ditian felt as if he had grasped something.

But upon careful thought, he couldn't fully comprehend it.

In the end, he bowed respectfully:

"Ditian accepts your teaching!"

With that, he turned and left, no longer mentioning the matter of asking the Old Ancestor to come out of seclusion.

After Ditian left, the great formation returned to tranquility.

Only the molten lava beneath them remained unchanged through the ages, rolling day after day.

A long time passed.

One of the Taiyi Elders finally couldn't help but ask:

"Yan Ancestor, is everything you said true?"

Yan Ancestor suddenly burst into laughter:

"It's just nine parts truth and one part falsehood. According to what Ditian said, this Gu Liangyuan is so formidable. Just in case, I need to leave a fallback for our Taiyi Holy Land."

"Anyway, everyone in Tai Shang Sect who knows the truth is dead. If I say Taiyi didn't actively betray them back then, who has evidence to refute it?"

The few of them smiled knowingly:

"Good!"

Only Ditian's Ancestral Master looked at a small pebble in the corner, and as if by accident, nudged it into the lava below.

On the other side of the great formation, Ditian, who was secretly eavesdropping through the disguised pebble, suddenly heard the sound of lava churning, and then he couldn't hear anything else.

He knew that this was his Master's Master's Master acting to help him destroy the evidence.

He stroked his chin, and then carefully recalled Yan Ancestor's words again.

He felt that he had sublimated once more!

His gaze was no longer limited to the Kong Sang Realm, but looked across the ages, embracing the Universe!

After thinking for a moment, he immediately returned to Fusang Palace, took out three Incarnations, and headed straight for the Taiyi Holy Land's mountain gate.

The first Incarnation arrived at the mountain gate, looked left and right, performed the Golden Crow Transformation, and swiftly moved towards Ancient Mo's direction.

The Devil Emperor, who had been secretly watching, saw this and a flicker of excitement flashed in his eyes:

"Old fellow, I finally waited for you!"

With that, he leaped up and chased after Ditian:

"Ditian, return my son's life!"

Seeing that the Devil Emperor had been lured away, the second Incarnation appeared out of thin air, clutching his chest, feigning lingering fear:

"Fortunately, fortunately, I held back a move."

With that, this Incarnation leisurely headed towards Chen Kingdom.

After walking several hundred li, a woman suddenly blocked his path:

"Ditian, hand over the Gold-Devouring Beast!"

Ditian was so scared that he took to his heels and ran, with the woman in hot pursuit.

And the third Incarnation took this opportunity to quietly leave the mountain gate and head straight towards the Tai Shang Sect.

This time, Ditian had gone all out. The three Incarnations had cost him countless resources.

The purpose of his actions was to convey the information he had learned today to Gu Liangyuan.

Ditian knew Gu Liangyuan too well. He knew that once Gu Liangyuan learned this information, he would definitely emulate the Tai Shang Ancestors and break through the demonic obstacles.

Thus, Gu Liangyuan's attention would shift from Eastern Continent to the entire world.

He didn't know if Gu Liangyuan would succeed, but he did know that once Gu Liangyuan truly confronted other forces, Taiyi would gain a period of respite.

At the very least, he could use this to test Gu Liangyuan's attitude. If necessary, he could even abandon his position as Sacred Lord and travel far away.

Yes, Ditian was a bit cowardly.

Facing the increasingly powerful Gu Liangyuan, he had less and less confidence in avenging his son.