Chapter 1436

Although that was said, He Lingchuan saw her eyes lowered and her brows slightly furrowed. She would have this action when she asked difficult questions in the past, so He Lingchuan immediately interrupted: "Mr. Xin, Nightmare Qi!" "Right, let's continue." Xin Yi scraped his eyebrows with his index and middle fingers and pulled the topic back, "Originally, the upper immortals estimated that with the world's self-recovery, in as short as fifty or sixty years, or as long as one or two hundred years, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth would recover. They also made preparations for this. But—"

"As later generations, we all know that it didn't. In the hundreds of years after the Great Catastrophe, this world failed to recover its vitality." He sighed, "Spiritual energy was even thinner than after the catastrophe. The immortals and demons who once fought side by side against the Heavenly Demons began to fight for the remaining heavenly materials, earthly treasures, cave heavens, and even a few magic treasures and pieces of profound crystals. The number of immortals and demons who fell for this was countless, almost comparable to the war against the Heavenly Demons."

He Lingchuan and Sun Fuling looked at each other. The fewer the resources, the more intense the competition. Immortals were also very competitive.

"The struggle between immortal sects, and between immortal sects and demons, became increasingly heated, so they ignored that humans were gradually flourishing and also ignored that the Heavenly Demons were re-infiltrating the human world under the name of 'Gods'."

"About three hundred years later, the first human country appeared in the world. The immortal sects and demons suddenly discovered that another inexplicable and powerful force had appeared."

He Lingchuan understood: "Yuan power?"

"Correct. Yuan power showed its power as soon as it appeared, and human countries used it to kill many demons. The demons were furious and attacked in groups, forcibly destroying it. But the secret of Yuan power had already spread, and human countries appeared one after another in the world like mushrooms after rain."

Sun Fuling understood: "The war never stopped in the hundreds of years after the Great Catastrophe?"

"Never. Human countries gradually became powerful. Besides fighting against immortals and demons, they were also killing each other. That situation was just like the Flash Gold Plain today." Xin Yi shook his head, "Even without the Heavenly Demon invasion, this world would still have wars, large and small, endless."

"No wonder the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is so hard to recover."

"Yes, the Nightmare Qi transformed after the deaths of immortals, demons, and humans was all sucked away by the Tianluo Star and sent to another world. The more young and strong people who died, the more Nightmare Qi the Heavenly Demons obtained." Xin Yi sighed, "Unfortunately, it took another two hundred years for the immortal sects to discover this fact."

"How did they discover it?"

"Perhaps some wild god revealed the secret; I don't know the specifics." Xin Yi pointed to the sky, "There are one hundred thousand Heavenly Gods up there, each with their own thoughts; how could every one of them keep their mouths shut?"

"But by then, it was already the mid-medieval period. Most immortals couldn't survive the environment and had long since passed away, and the demons and immortal sects had also gradually declined. Even if they wanted to reverse the Heavenly Gods' conspiracy, the situation was already too deep-rooted to change. Later, the world evolved step by step into what it is today."

"The Heavenly Gods are vicious and cunning, playing with this world in the palm of their hands. The goals they failed to achieve with a full-scale attack three thousand years ago were later achieved by retreating to advance, with the help of the Tianluo Star." He looked at He Lingchuan and said solemnly, "Those who are not of our race must have a different heart. General He, I say this to you, and I also say it to Commander Zhong: the Heavenly Gods are absolutely not to be trusted!"

He Lingchuan knew he was referring to Mitian: "I think Commander Zhong has his own plans."

"Commander Zhong is a hero of the age; we all believe he can make the right choice."

He Lingchuan noticed that he said "we."

Besides him, who else? Lingshan?

Sun Fuling also asked curiously: "Mr. Xin, did you receive personal instruction from True Person Wuhuan?"

"Yes, I was sent to the old ancestor's side when I was young. My clansmen envied me for such a blessing."

He Lingchuan immediately asked: "Are there many disciples from the Xin family sent into the mountains?"

This was a restaurant, so he used "mountains" to refer to Lingshan, and Xin Yi of course understood: "Because of talent, and also because of the rules in the mountains, in our generation, there is only me."

His dozens of cousins couldn't enter Lingshan, and the Xin family itself was still a traditional immortal descendant family.

It showed how strict the selection criteria of Lingshan and True Person Wuhuan were.

He Lingchuan gave a long "Oh," and secretly confirmed one thing:

This guy should be the brother of the later Emperor Mu Xin Haiping, Xin Haining! According to the information he obtained, Xin Haining joined a Daoist sect and spent his life in secrecy, leaving behind very few clues. Since Xin Yi just said that he was the only one in his generation to join the mountains, then he was most likely Xin Haining.

Sun Fuling continued to ask: "As an immortal from the ancient era, how did True Person Wuhuan survive to this day?"

"My ancestor was among the first batch of immortals to enter the cave heavens after the world's catastrophe. They originally only intended to retreat for two hundred years, but they didn't expect that the spiritual energy of the world would be slow to recover, and it would be difficult for them to re-emerge."

He and Sun looked at each other; sure enough, Xin Wuhuan had burrowed into a cave heaven to avoid the catastrophe.

In the ancient era, immortals were also divided into different ranks, and those who could catch up with the first batch of retreats were not ordinary players.

Sun Fuling asked: "Spiritual energy has never been great, but True Person Wuhuan finally came out, right?"

Xin Yi said softly, "After figuring out the reason, they established an organization in the mountains, with upper immortals taking turns to govern."

"I was born at the right time, just in time for my ancestor True Person Wuhuan's turn to govern, so I entered the mountains to serve him. This is a great opportunity." If it had been another upper immortal coming out of the mountains to stand guard, Xin Yi would definitely not have had this opportunity.

Sun Fuling asked him: "Is True Person Wuhuan still on duty now?"

Xin Yi smiled: "Sorry, it's not convenient to say."

He Lingchuan followed up on Sun Fuling's question: "Mr. Xin, there is one thing I have been unclear about for many years."

"Oh? Please speak."

"What kind of existence is a cave heaven?"

"Some are in this realm, some are in small worlds; they are places where spiritual energy is rich. Some are naturally formed, and some are man-made."

"Can the spiritual energy of a cave heaven support the consumption of an immortal?"

Xin Yi picked up a piece of tender lotus root: "Not necessarily, it depends on the concentration and quantity of spiritual energy in the cave heaven itself."

He Lingchuan remembered True Person Dongli.

Didn't he die because of the exhaustion of spiritual energy while retreating in an underwater cave by the County Magistrate Lake?

It showed that "retreating" wasn't a panacea.

"Immortals have a high demand for spiritual energy, so the key lies in spiritual energy?" He Lingchuan leaned forward slightly, "But I heard that there are still a few immortals hiding in cave heavens. In these three thousand years, where did the spiritual energy they consumed come from?"

This was the question he most wanted to ask Xin Yi today!

Even if the spiritual energy of a cave heaven didn't expand outward, the quantity was ultimately limited, right? Once it was used up, how could it be replenished?

Hearing this question, Xin Yi subconsciously looked at him more, only to see curiosity on He Lingchuan's face.

(End of chapter)