I more or less understood my identity, or rather my identity in my previous life.
Nan Gong had told me about his experience in the Yinshang Royal Tomb and hinted at many things. According to the God statue in the Fox King Palace, it was possible to say that I was the Fox King, but God's Servant … It was obvious that the old fox had some misunderstanding.
I naturally didn't need to tell him that. I thought for a while and changed the topic. I pointed at the little fox that was still unconscious on the praying mat and asked the High Priest, "What's going on with Yaoyao? Why must you use the Tushan fox as a sacrifice to the Fox King?"
After a series of questions, the black cloaked High Priest seemed to be in a daze. After staying silent for a while, he looked at me and answered, "The Tushan fox as a sacrifice to the Fox King is the tradition of the Qing Qiu tribe.
In ancient times, the Tushan family's daughter betrayed the Monster race. After marrying Yu the Great, they joined hands to exterminate the Monster race. At that time, there weren't many survivors of the Monster race. After that calamity, the entire race was almost wiped out. Until now, the Tushan fox has become a synonym for betrayal in the Monster race.
As for using the Tushan fox as a sacrifice to the Fox King, it's because the Tushan fox has a special innate skill. After it is sacrificed to the Fox King, the Fox King can use its innate skill to transmit information. "
His words were very messy. After thinking for a while, I finally understood what he meant. I was confused and asked, "Could it be that the Fox King is still alive?
If he's still alive, why does he need to use the sacrificial method to transmit information?
Also, with the innate skill of the Tushan fox, the Fox King can use it after it is sacrificed. It sounds too unbelievable. "
After hearing my question, the black cloaked High Priest looked at me strangely. He didn't reply and instead asked, "The Fox King is naturally still alive. Otherwise, why would he send the God's Envoy?"
I currently controlled absolute power, so I didn't need to feign civility with him. I shook my head and denied the fatty and I's God's Envoy's and said, "The two of us aren't God's Servants. Our trip here has nothing to do with the Fox King. We're just escorting Yaoyao and trying to obtain the Seven Star Mugwort."
Although I rejected him, the black cloaked High Priest didn't agree. He smiled and shook his head. "It seems that the God's Envoy hasn't awakened and doesn't know his identity. It doesn't matter. One day, the God's Envoy will realize it."
I didn't want to argue with him, so I just shook my head.
The priest continued, "Fox King's power is beyond our imagination. At first, sacrificing Tushan foxes was only a punishment for Tushan foxes' betrayal. Later on, we accidentally received the message from Fox King. That was how Qing Qiu Clan inherited it, and it has been passed down generation after generation for thousands of years.
As for how the fox king made use of Tushan's special talent, I don't know. "
The cunning old fox looked very honest. It could be said that he didn't hide anything from me. However, he didn't answer my question clearly. After he finished speaking, an image appeared in my mind.
That was the scene when I entered the illusion in the Yinshang Royal Mausoleum.
Back then, I was sitting in a temple, and countless people were worshipping me. There were even many people holding children of seven or eight years old, offering them to me. I picked up these children and stuffed them into my mouth, as if they were living people's food.
If that illusion was real, I would be a man-eating beast.
Comparing the ritual that happened in the dreamland to the Qing Qiu Clan, the priest in the black robe offered Tushan fox to the fox king. If the fox king could swallow Tushan fox and borrow the power of the fox king, it wasn't hard to understand.
I turned to look at Yao Yao and asked again, "What is that puddle of liquid? Why is Yao Yao still in a coma?"
The black cloaked High Priest shook his head. "I don't know. That puddle of liquid is Fox King's power. Every time Tushan foxes need to be worshipped, that puddle of liquid will appear in front of the statue of Fox King. We will follow the instruction and put Tushan foxes into that puddle of liquid.
After putting them in, Tushan foxes will pass out. I don't know why. "
I frowned. At first, Yao Yao's breathing was smooth and it didn't look serious. I didn't pay much attention to it, as I thought she would get better after resting for a while. However, according to the black cloaked High Priest, that puddle of liquid wasn't simple. Yao Yao's situation might be much more complicated than I had imagined.
However, before I could think further, the black cloaked High Priest showed a confused face. He looked at Yao Yao, who was sleeping soundly not far from me, and frowned. "I've been a High Priest for over one hundred years. Every time I offer Tushan foxes to Fox King, after the ritual, the puddle of liquid and Tushan foxes will disappear … Why is she still here this time?"
Disappear?
I recalled what had happened earlier. Instinctively, I asked, "Did you not finish the ritual?"
The black cloaked High Priest shook his head. "Impossible. Worshipping Fox King is the most important thing in our clan. I'm a High Priest for this. Just now, when you two barged in, because the ritual wasn't finished yet, I didn't pay attention to you. Until the ritual was finished, I started to talk to you two."
After explaining, he didn't wait for me to reply. He seemed to have made up his mind and said to me, "Although I don't know why, Fox King definitely needs Tushan foxes. We can't waste any more time. We have to put Tushan foxes back into that puddle of liquid and start the ritual again!"
After said, he lifted his leg to walk toward Yao Yao.
I was startled and hurried to stop him. With a strange face, I said to him, "I came back in a hurry to save Yao Yao. Do you think I will let you sacrifice her again?"
The priest in black didn't answer my question. Instead, he tried to persuade me. He told me that sacrificing Tushan fox was very important to the Fox King, and that I didn't know who I was yet. If I tried to stop him, I would regret it when I found out who I was.
There was no need to argue with a fanatic like him. I didn't pay attention to his words. After thinking for a while, I asked a very important question, "You said that the Fox King still exists in this world. Do you know where the Fox King is?"
If this Nine-tailed Fox King was the same person I had seen in the Yinshang Royal Mausoleum, then that person was most likely my previous incarnation.
It was impossible for my previous incarnation and my current incarnation to appear at the same time. Since I was here, my previous incarnation must have disappeared. This contradicted what the black cloaked High Priest said about Fox King still existing in this world. That's why I asked this question.
The black cloaked High Priest was silent for a while before answering, "In ancient times, when Fox King was conquering the human world, he was plotted against. The entire Monster race was trapped in the Mountain and Sea Realm and they still haven't escaped. Naturally, Fox King is there."
I frowned. The Mountain and Sea Realm? When Nangong gave me the Xuan-Yuan Sword, he had said the same thing.
According to him, in the Mountain and Sea Realm, Shennong had transformed into a dense fog and sealed the world wall, trapping the Monster race. But later, Monster Emperor Jun had borrowed the bloodline of Shennong's daughter and escaped alone. He had killed Xuan-Yuan and then perished together with Gao Xin.
I had thought that Monster Emperor Jun and Gao Xin were my previous incarnations, so I had equated this Fox King with Monster Emperor Jun. But the black-robed High Priest's words seemed to contradict.
Could it be that Fox King and Monster Emperor Jun weren't the same person?
I asked the black cloaked High Priest, "When Fox King conquered the human world, did he lead the Fox race or the Monster race?"
He told me with certainty that Fox King led the entire Monster race. He wasn't just the king of the Nine-tailed High Priest, but the king of the entire Monster race. He was known as the Monster Emperor.
Demon Thearch … this was almost equivalent to Demon Thearch Chi.
I thought about it for a moment, then asked him, "If the entire Monster race had been trapped in the Mountain and Sea Realm, then why is the Nine-tailed High Priest still alive?"
The Green Hill Clan hadn't left the Mountain and Sea Realm. Some of them had remained in the Nine-tailed High Priest's country. The current Nine-tailed High Priest was the descendant of the remnants of the original tribe.
Combining all the information he had provided me, the only reasonable explanation was that the Nine-tailed High Priest didn't know what had happened after the Monster race was trapped in the Mountain and Sea Realm. They believed that Monster Emperor Jun had led the entire Monster race and was still in the Mountain and Sea Realm.