Mozu continued:
"You have been with Brother Zhuang for a long time, and he has no reservations about you. Not only has he taught you everything he has learned in his life, but he has also told you about his life experience. Brother Zhuang is Yingzhou. Monk, you should probably know that the 'Millennium War' and the 'Cross-Sea War' that took place in our Central Continent are both related to Yingzhou. These two wars were almost initiated by Yingzhou monks in order to capture us. Central Continent is their foundation. However, whether it is the Millennium War or the cross-sea battle, there are demon cultivators involved in it. I’m afraid you don’t know much about this, right?”
Qian Chao replied:
"I heard that we in Central Continent only had the practice of sword cultivation after the Thousand Years War. According to what my friend Li Jian from Mu Xiufeng told me, sword cultivation was actually born out of demonic cultivation. It is said that it was the practice of sword cultivation during the Thousand Years. During the war, our Central Continent monks captured their demonic cultivators and only then obtained their cultivation method. After a long period of improvement, the sword cultivation method was formed. In addition, juniors, regarding the demonic cultivators’ participation in these two wars, Very little is known.”
"Yes, this is indeed how sword cultivators come from. Because they are born out of demon cultivators, although their practice methods have been improved by their ancestors over the past generations, they still have hidden worries. They must always be on guard against the risk of becoming demons. Therefore, in addition to our Five Spirit Sect, Apart from Mu Xiufeng, the other five major sword cultivating sects also prioritize the character of their disciples when selecting their disciples, and they all choose those who are determined and determined. The Millennium War was indeed the first time that Central Continent monks came into contact with demonic cultivators. , Well, you have less exposure to classics in this area, so let me tell you that during the Thousand Years War, between the Yingzhou monks and the demon cultivators, the Yingzhou monks were the main ones, and the demon cultivators were more like Yingzhou cultivators. The servants of the monks appeared. But when it came to the cross-sea battle, according to the records in the classics, a great change occurred between the two. The number of demon cultivators increased greatly, although they had not yet taken the lead in that battle. Right, but according to records, the demonic cultivators no longer follow the orders of the Yingzhou monks, and they even vaguely take some initiative, such as the ancient ferocious beasts headed by Chaos that you see in the illusion. Those cannot be What the Yingzhou monks can also order is to send surprise troops to the rear to attack the five major sects and force them to make peace with the monks from outside the territory. It is said that these are also the ideas that those demonic cultivators came up with."
When he said this, Mo Zu looked at Qian Chao's expression and nodded:
"It seems that you also understand the problem. When the Thousand Years War happened, I don't know how long it had been since the last battle between immortals and demons. There are two kinds of immortals and demons. The immortals are missing, and the demon cultivators have been lingering. Recuperate and recuperate. It can be seen from these two wars that the demon cultivator seems to have recovered a lot of vitality. From the perspective of ordinary people, there was a very long gap between the Thousand Years War and the Battle across the Sea, but from the perspective of a monk Look, the interval between the two wars was not a long time, and the demonic cultivators seemed to have recovered very quickly during this period. This is what is worrying. If this continues, maybe those demonic cultivators will drive them away next time. The Yingzhou monks have come to attack our Central Continent."
"During the cross-sea battle, most of the ancient ferocious beasts brought by the demon cultivators were captured by us, and a few escaped. This was actually a big blow to the demon cultivators. The ancient ferocious beasts were definitely a threat to them. Powerful combat power. It should be the experience of the cross-sea battle that made the demon cultivators deeply fearful of the ancient true spirits participating in the war in Central Continent. On the one hand, they must try their best to rescue those banned ancient beasts, and on the other hand, they must try their best to rescue the banned ancient beasts. On the one hand, they also want to attack the ancient true spirits of Central Continent..."
Qian Chao interjected here:
"Mr. Mo, it is understandable that the Yingzhou monks are attacking our Zhongzhou. According to Mr. Zhuang, the Yingzhou area has been slowly drifting to the north. Although the speed is slow, it will one day enter the extremely cold sea. In that case The Yingzhou monks must find another place to establish their roots, but what does this have to do with those demonic cultivators? Why do they want to take advantage of our Central Continent? If the First Thousand Years War is said to be the first thousand-year war, they were forced to come to Central Continent to fight and fight as slaves. If so, then why do they want to participate in the second cross-sea battle and bring ancient ferocious beasts to help?"
Mozu smiled and said:
"Well, you can see this, it's good. The ancestors are also confused about this. Regarding this issue, we only have guesses but no conclusions, and that guess is related to Demon Lord Shen Shen!"
"Demon Lord Shencan?"
"Yes, during the two wars, especially the later cross-sea battle, we captured a lot of demon cultivators, but those who were caught were all small characters. They only knew how to act according to orders, but they didn't know why they were doing this. There were also Demon General-level figures among the demon cultivators who participated in the war. Unfortunately, those people were too powerful, even stronger than the ancient ferocious beasts. It was difficult to defeat them, and it was even more difficult to capture them. Well, although I later captured a demon general named Tao Jing, if a being of his level was to be interrogated with the Mind-Searching Technique, the cultivation level of the person using the Mind-Searching Technique must be higher than that of Tao Jing, otherwise not only would everything be lost If you don't ask, you will get backlash from Tao Jing, and catching Tao Jing is not something that can be done by one person. It took the masters of the six major sects in Central Continent to come together and pay a huge price to do it, so only Once we can ban it, we can find a way. Regarding why the demonic cultivators attacked our Central Continent, our ancestors had a bad guess, that is, our Central Continent is likely to be the key to the resurrection of Demon Lord Shen Shen!"
"Resurrection... Demon Lord Shen Can is resurrected?"
"Yes, the only reason why those demonic cultivators come to Central Continent to cause trouble one after another is the resurrection of Demon Lord Shen Shen. Otherwise, it cannot be explained that the demonic cultivators are causing trouble in Central Continent one after another."
Qian Chao couldn't understand it for a moment, and after a while he asked again:
"What is there in our Central Continent that is worth applying for?"
"Haha, don't say you don't understand, the ancestors of all generations don't understand, our Central Continent is actually not a good place for cultivation. Our spiritual veins and spiritual energy are relatively poor, and we can't even be ranked among the ten continents and three islands."
"Ten continents and three islands, what are those?"
"The Ten Continents and Three Islands refer to the thirteen blessed places in this vast sea. They are full of spiritual energy and full of treasures. They are good places for monks to practice. Well, the Yingzhou where Brother Zhuang was born is one of the ten continents, and our Zhongzhou is also This is a large piece of land in the vast ocean, but it just doesn’t rank among the ten continents and three islands.”
Seeing Qian Chao nodding in reverie, Mo Zu continued:
"But there is one thing about our Central Continent that is incomparable to the Ten Continents and Three Islands or other landmasses in the sea."
"Oh, what is that?" Qian Chao asked curiously.
"During your second illusion, how many ancient true spirits did you see appear in total?"
Qian Chao thought back and said:
"Well, there are Xianglong, Ruifeng, Qingluan, White Crane, Nine-tailed Sky Fox, White Tiger, and Golden Ape. Alas, this junior only saw these. The illusion disappeared too quickly. It's a pity."
"What a pity. You have finally seen that scene. I have only seen the portrait of Patriarch Zhang Xuanling, but you have seen his true style in the illusion. Alas, it is enviable! Well, according to records At that time, when the demon cultivators and Yingzhou cultivators attacked, they summoned a total of thirteen ancient ferocious beasts, and there were a total of sixteen ancient true spirits on our side who showed up to help in the battle. Based on the battle situation at that time, it can be said that without these ten The emergence of the six ancient true spirits, if only the coalition of monks here can resist, our Central Continent will inevitably fall, and it is their efforts that have preserved the roots of our Central Continent monks' practice."
Qian Chao nodded when he heard this.
"Although you nod, you actually still don't understand the importance of the ancient true spirits to our Central Continent. Let's put it this way, it is said that traces of immortals can still be seen in this world in the ancient times, but since the last war between immortals and demons, those immortals The traces are elusive and can no longer be found. I don’t know what happened. Since then, in this world, only those ancient true spirits are the ones whose power is closest to that of immortals. Well, they are ancient true spirits, not real spirits. This There is still a big gap between the two. I know that you have encountered a Qingluan and are looking for its eggs, but that Qingluan can only be said to be an existence very close to the true spirit level, which is better than the ancient ones. The true spirit is far from perfect, but of course, it is still an extremely powerful existence. You said earlier that the two major disasters in Central Continent were the 'Thousand-Year War' and the 'Cross-Sea War'. It seems that only the Cross-Sea War is It was with the help of the ancient true spirits that we finally won, but in fact, in the earlier 'Millennium War', the ancient true spirits of Central Continent also appeared. If it weren't for them, Central Continent would have fallen since then. It’s just that there are few records handed down, and coupled with the role of the ancient true spirits in the cross-sea battle, it can be said that our ancient true spirits in Central Continent are actually the guardians of the entire Central Continent. Normally, monks in Central Continent come and fight. No matter how aggressive the people are, they will ignore it, and once Central Continent is invaded by some powerful foreign enemy, that's when they will show up."
This was the first time Qian Chao heard this statement. It was both novel and shocking, and he kept nodding his head.
But Mo Zu said:
"But one thing is very strange. Whether it is based on the records left in the past, or my personal experience, or what other Nascent Soul monks on Yuhu Mountain saw and heard when they traveled overseas, except for Zhongzhou In other places, including the ten continents and three islands, no matter how rich or poor the spiritual energy is on each piece of land, basically there is only one ancient true spirit. Well, some places are really not suitable for practice. There are no true spirits, and some places, no matter how good they are, only have two ancient true spirits. However, in our Central Continent, a land that is not very good for monks and true spirits, there are at least sixteen ancient true spirits. True spirits exist. The sixteen who participated in the cross-sea battle are not all the ancient true spirits in Central Continent. In addition to them, there are others. It is said that the total number is more than twenty, but they just did not appear at the time. Qian Chao, right Don’t you think this is a little strange?”
This is the first time Qian Chao has heard this. Zhongzhou is not a blessed place for monks to practice. He has long known this from Mr. Zhuang. Whether it is a true spirit or an ancient true spirit, they are the same as the monks. In a place full of spiritual energy, why are there only two ancient true spirits at most in each of the ten continents and three islands, but there are more than twenty ancient true spirits in the land of Central Continent?
"This..." Qian Chao suddenly had a thought in his mind. He looked at Mo Zu and said eagerly, "Is it also related to Demon Lord Shen Shen? All of this... was... arranged by the immortals?"
Mo Zu smiled and said:
"This can only be a guess. So many ancient true spirits seem to be guarding something in Central Continent. Of course, they may be guarding something, but we monks have never found the real reason. If you are interested, you can also pay attention to it in the future. Maybe the answer will be found by you five little guys."
In response, Qian Chao could only nod, and then he heard Mo Zu continue:
"But, do you know how many of the sixteen ancient true spirits that appeared in the cross-sea battle are still left?"
Qian Chao shook his head. He didn't even realize why Mo Zu asked this.
"Not many anymore! Of the sixteen ancient true spirits back then, except for those who ascended later, there are only eight left today. Our Wuling Sect supports two on Yuhu Mountain, and the Muyang Sect also supports two. Each of the remaining four sects supports one, and in addition, there are four ancient true spirits that were later killed!"
Qian Chao was immediately surprised when he heard this and asked hurriedly:
"What! Mr. Mo, the ancient true spirits are so powerful, how could they be... killed? Chaos has been banned for so long, so how can they be killed?"
Mr. Mo did not answer Qian Chao in a hurry, but looked at him. Qian Chao thought about it for a moment and then understood and said:
"Could it be that...the one who killed those four ancient true spirits...was the Chongling Blood Cultivator?"
"Exactly, but in fact the crimes they have committed are far more than that!"
