After Xuan Miao questioned him, Han Quan looked at her deeply and said, "Little girl, whether you believe it or not, we didn't know about this before.
If you hadn't found that senior, we wouldn't have known there were divine beasts left from the Distant Past era in this world. "
Han Quan's answer stunned Xuan Miao. "This … You even know about the sacrificial temple. How could you not know …"
Han Quan waved his hand. "You're from the Qilin Clan, so I'll let your ancestor explain these things to you!"
Xuan Miao knew there were ancestors in her clan who broke through to the tenth rank, but that was only a family legend and had no proof.
Moreover, for some reason, after the breakthrough, these ancestors no longer stayed in the clan and disappeared from the world.
Now, she had a chance to see them. Could it be that these ancestors had always been there, but they just didn't want to meet them?
Just what kind of secret were these Soul Formation cultivators hiding by doing this?
Han Quan didn't say anything more. A spiritual light gathered between his fingers, and he casually pointed to the side. A door emitting mist appeared. "Go in. You'll be able to see your ancestor once you go in."
"Huh?"
This kind of magical spell only existed in legends. Xuan Miao regained her composure after a while and respectfully saluted Han Quan. "Senior, please forgive me if I offended you just now.
Junior can't thank Senior enough for your kindness. "
Han Quan waved his hand carelessly. "Go in."
Xuan Miao led the beast cultivators to salute him again then walked towards the door.
The beast cultivators entered the door and disappeared. Han Quan waved his hand gently, and the door also disappeared.
It looked like a Transporting Formation, but it was much more casual. The divine power of Deification cultivators was too magical.
"And you two."
Han Quan's gaze fell on Mo Tiange and Qin Xi. He smiled faintly. "You two are old friends with the other two, so …"
"Senior, do you also want to send us away?" Mo Tiange asked.
Han Quan nodded. "Of course."
Mo Tiange turned to look at him. "What about them?"
Han Quan said, "Don't worry. Deification cultivators don't kill people.
Since they're fated to meet me, it must be a fated chance. "
Mo Tiange looked happy and sincerely thanked him. "Thank you, Senior."
Han Quan nodded and pointed again, forming a teleportation door.
Mo Tiange and Qin Xi stood up, bid farewell to the others and stepped through the door.
The white light around them gathered and dispersed. In the blink of an eye, Mo Tiange and Qin Xi were already standing on the white clouds.
"Yo, you're out. You're pretty fast!" A slightly frivolous voice sounded in his ear.
The two of them turned around and saw a young man sitting across from each other on the white cloud.
The one who spoke was naturally Yuan Bao. He leaned against the cloud chair in a very rude manner and looked at Qin Xi with a grin. "Brat, how does it feel to be a Human Furnace?"
Qin Xi was stunned. He recalled how he was deceived by Mo Tiange back then. He thought he really wanted to cultivate Mo Tiange into Mo Tiange's Human Furnace, and in the end, he struggled with this matter for several years.
His face was slightly red and his voice was stiff. "Thank you for your kindness, Senior. You don't have to worry about this kind of thing!"
"…" Seeing that Yuan Bao still wanted to tease him, Zhong Muling cleared his throat and gave him a warning look.
Ingot raised his hand in surrender.
Mo Tiange brushed her robes and knelt down. "Tiange greets Great Ancestor.
After we parted that year, I finally see Great Ancestor again. I wonder if Great Ancestor has been well for more than two hundred years? "
Zhong Muling nodded lightly. His gaze was gratified, and a faint smile appeared on his face. "I'm very good.
You're also not bad. The fated chance I gave you back then wasn't in vain for your achievements today. "
Mo Tiange said, "I haven't advanced to the Deification realm yet, so I don't deserve Great Ancestor's praise."
Zhong Muling's smile deepened. "Deification?
Deification is a hundred times more difficult than Nascent Soul. It's good that you have this ambition, but you mustn't be impatient.
When I advanced to the Deification realm, I was already more than a thousand years old. Even someone as talented as Yuan couldn't advance to the Deification realm within a thousand years. You still have a long way to go. "
"Yes, I'll sincerely follow Great Ancestor's teachings."
Zhong Muling shifted his gaze. Qin Xi also kowtowed. "Greetings, Senior."
Seeing that he was a bit reserved, Zhong Muling smiled. "No need to be so polite. Just call me Great Ancestor like Tiange does."
Zhong Muling's acknowledgment made Qin Xi sigh in relief. "Yes, Great Ancestor."
"Sit down." Zhong Muling gently waved his hand. Two cloud chairs floated beside the table.
After bowing to the two of them again, the two of them finally stood up and sat down on the cloud chairs.
"You being able to reach this point is somewhat beyond my expectations," Zhong Muling said.
"Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Qilin … Originally, we old guys didn't think anyone would have such a fated chance to gather the five spirits. I didn't expect you to succeed."
Mo Tiange was full of questions when she saw Han Quan. Even Deification cultivators knew about the Five Spirits Sacrificial Temples. Could it be that all of this was planned by them?
"Great Ancestor, do you actually know about these sacrificial temples?"
Zhong Muling nodded. "I do."
Seeing that the doubts on her face deepened, he waved his hand. "It's not what you think. We didn't deliberately plan anything."
Since she really couldn't guess what was going on, Mo Tiange said, "Great Ancestor, please explain."
Zhong Muling heaved a long sigh and lightly tapped the table with his fingers.
After a long time, he finally said, "The existence of the Five Spirits Sacrificial Temples is actually related to an ancient gambling game. It's related to the truth of this world's existence and even the existence of God.
I have to tell you that if you know about this, your beliefs might suffer an unprecedented impact. You might lose the meaning of cultivating and even doubt your own existence. "
His expression was solemn, and his words were frightening. This couldn't help but make Mo Tiange and Qin Xi feel somewhat uneasy. They looked at each other and clasped their hands. They felt that no matter what it was, they had the courage to face it.
Mo Tiange nodded firmly. "Great Ancestor, whether we know about it or not, this matter already exists. Even if we don't know about it, what can we do?
Great Ancestor, please speak frankly! "
"Alright." Zhong Muling showed a faint smile. He was very satisfied with them.
He thought for a while then slowly began to narrate his story. "This story has to start from God.
In your hearts, what kind of existence are God? "
He only paused for a moment. Without waiting for them to answer, he continued, "In people's eyes, God is the creator and ruler of the world. They are benevolent, fair, powerful, and omnipotent. However, they obviously overlooked one thing — as creators, they might be fair, but they definitely can't be benevolent!" His last sentence was resolute and decisive.
"The world is heartless, treating all living things as straw dogs.
The Daoist scriptures say that all living things in the world are the same to God. He created all living things and let them grow, treating them the same.
In this kind of situation, how could he be benevolent?
Cattle and sheep eat grass, how could they be benevolent to grass?
Lions and tigers eat sheep, how could they be benevolent to sheep?
The world doesn't need benevolence, and the God who created the world also isn't benevolent — for them, the most important thing is to establish rules and act naturally. "
Mo Tiange was silent for a long time before she slowly nodded.
"Therefore, for God, they don't care about the destruction of the world — if there's life, there's death; if there's creation, there's destruction."
Zhong Muling said in an almost indifferent tone, "They create the world and set the rules. Once they discover that the world isn't to their liking, it's not a pity to destroy it."
Mo Tiange suddenly remembered what her master, Lord Daoist Jinghe, said to her many years ago. It was so similar to what Zhong Muling said. For a moment, she actually trembled a little. "When the world is established, once it's not to their liking, it'll be destroyed and rebuilt. We … are all God's puppets …"
"Yes!
That's exactly it! "
Zhong Muling's gaze gradually became fierce. "We're all God's puppets. They create us, watch us live, cultivate, and even change the world. But as long as they're dissatisfied, they can erase us!"
Zhong Muling closed his eyes and said with a calm tone, "Our world is also like this.
The end of the Distant Past era was destruction and reconstruction.
The separation of immortals and devils, and the separation of demons and spirits — all of these were God's slowly adjusting the rules.
Therefore, the Distant Past era is different from the Middle Ages era, and the present era is also different from the Middle Ages era. Not only are the spiritual aura and resources different, but even the beliefs of cultivators are also different … "
"… Maybe you don't know, but our world isn't the only human world created by God.
They were able to create a human world, so naturally, they could create thousands of them. In the Distant Past era, this world was already abandoned once, but there was a God who fought for a slim chance of survival for us. "Zhong Muling suddenly changed the topic." You've been to the Fallen God Abyss, right? "
Mo Tiange nodded. She didn't understand what this had to do with it.
"The Fallen God Abyss is actually a trace left behind by the battle between two Gods."
"Ah!"
Mo Tiange cried out in alarm. At first, they thought it was a trace left behind by the battle between immortals, but it turned out it was actually a trace left behind by the battle between Gods. It was no wonder there was Primal Chaos Aura. It was also no wonder Qin Xi said that place was too clean — presumably, a Deification cultivator had already been there.
"Two Heavenly Deities fought each other. One Heavenly Deity stopped the other from destroying the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms. Hence, our world is able to exist."
Mo Tiange asked hesitantly, "Why did the two Gods fight each other?"
"Gods are also different," Zhong Muling said, "They have different personalities and different preferences.
One God thought this world should be destroyed, while the other thought it could exist. In the end, the latter won. "
"… Maybe it was out of pity, or maybe it was out of love, but he stopped the destruction of the Distant Past era and made a bet with the other God."
Mo Tiange's heart skipped a beat. She recalled how Hu Po said this was a gamble, an unprecedented gamble. If they won, the human world would have a chance of survival.
"What was it?"
"The gamble was whether living beings could save themselves. If they could, they would never take the initiative to destroy this world." Zhong Muling said this calmly. His tone didn't change in the slightest.
"In order to leave behind a chance of survival and win the gamble, that God used human hands to build the Five Spirits Sacrificial Temple.
He sealed this matter in the Sacrificial Temple, leaving the Breath of the Five Spirits in the Sacrificial Temple as well as the Devil Cultivation Method. He wanted to see if anyone could find out the truth.
If someone found it, whether they were Daoists, Confucians, Buddhists or devils, they would gain something. "
Zhong Muling stared at them and said, "Therefore, obtaining the inheritance of the Five Spirits Sacrificial Temple or the Primordial Devil Cultivation Technique is the Great Way to Heaven!"
This seemed to be good news, but Zhong Muling and Yuan Bao didn't have any smiles on their faces. This made them feel that the aftermath wasn't as good as they thought.
Qin Xi asked, "But since the Deification seniors knew about the existence of the Five Spirits Sacrificial Temple, how could it still be our turn?
Why are the others still intact except for the Qilin Sacrificial Temple? "
Zhong Muling smiled and shook his head. His smile was bleak. "Because it was too late. We discovered it too late. This gamble ended a long time ago … If we were cultivators from the Distant Past era, this would indeed be the Great Way to Heaven. But we were born in this world. The Distant Past era was destroyed, and the Great Way to Heaven was severed!"