Chapter 239: The Truth of the Past

Infinite possibilities exist within the Multiverse.

Just as the Zongwang Prompt contains Succubus Holy Warrior, Brutal Martial Monk, Melee Mage… and other oddities that transcend nature and faction.

Mountain spirits, wild monsters, and the chimeric specters—these Jiuzhou‑specific beings cannot be dismissed outright.

Some among them still harbor benevolence, accumulating merit to become immortals.

The earliest Jia Xian were a certain kind of being—some enlightened by masters, others accumulating merit and being worshipped—gradually forming a system.

But once the system formed, problems emerged; the notion that one person attains the Dao and his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven holds true for any such existence.

Although the family‑bound Jia Xian can keep to themselves, their offspring and clans cannot; their wild nature is hard to quell, and they easily go astray.

Originally, with the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities suppressing them, they could not become a climate; after all, mistakes would be judged by the Heavenly Gods and shadow deities.

But in this world, the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities have severed their connection, and these Jia Xian were mindlessly ennobled by the Qing Court, resulting in virtue mismatched with position; although nominally made gods, they bear no godly bearing.

"Has the situation become this dire?" Mu Yi felt a weight settle in his mind.

"They all seem to be sealed within stone statues by some spell?" Lily said suddenly.

Mu Yi scratched his head; due to changes in power and status, the mission he inherited from the previous expedition had also altered.

The mission difficulty suddenly jumped a great notch, but its high risk and high reward made Mu Yi look forward to the reward.

Destroy Jia Xian Temple (0/5) Kill Jia Xian Clan Leader (0/5)

The entire sequence just concluded, and those whose faces were indistinct vanished on the spot.

"Zongwang Prompt: The hidden mission 【Eliminate the Five Evils】 you inherited has been updated; please check it!"

Nevertheless, the bold and daring, Mu Yi and his companions only felt disgust, showing no sign of fear.

Just as when Mu Yi first entered the White Lotus world and slew those Jia Xian, there is essentially no difference.

The previous task only required killing the low‑tier Jia Xian species, but now the target is the greatest Jia Xian.

The skirmish was merely a bout; those present, even the little fox, were not afraid to fight.

"Pretending to be divine!"

"The exiled Military Strategist descendants, it's time to resume the old trade, start breaking mountains and razing temples, and bring everything back to order."

The Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities are constrained by the Absolute Realm Heavenly Passage limit, unable to personally destroy demons, and the True Gods do not incarnate, likewise unable to clear them through faithful divine messengers.

Without the suppression of the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities, this world's demons run rampant, heralding a repeat of destruction.

As a Heavenly God or Earth Deity, you are responsible for setting things right, while those who usurp divine seats must pay with blood.

Nothing happened along the way, except the gazes cast at them grew increasingly dense, reaching a spine‑chilling degree.

"There's no longer just incense offerings, so they've started entertaining themselves?" Mu Yi said coldly, looking at the snake‑headed, human‑bodied statue.

When Mu Yi and his group entered, these people had just begun the ceremony.

He could sense a strong danger from the statue; without doubt, the target was his mission objective.

First came recitation, then incense burning, finally a bow.

Mu Yi was somewhat surprised; even though the statues cast greedy, brutal gazes at him, they made no move.

In the end, the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities grew weary of this realm, and countless of them severed ties with this land.

"Let's go, see inside; our doubts will surely be answered there!" Mu Yi, weapon in hand, strode toward the center.

Based on this world's ceiling, even if not a Legend, leveraging divine seat incense would make one at least a half‑step Legend.

A massive snake‑headed, human‑bodied statue stood in the temple's center.

They seemed to be enveloped in a dream illusion.

Even these Jia Xian who already have temples and are worshipped as statues, Mu Yi could only sense greed and brutality in their gazes at this moment.

"…" The other side said nothing, but the scene inside the temple suddenly changed.

"【Eliminate the Five Evils】:"

As the sun and moon revolve and dynasties change, after the Qing Court seized the Central Plains, it ceased to honor the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities, elevating certain demons to be worshipped day and night as celestial families, even substituting these Wild Gods for the Heavenly Court's true gods.

A group of people with indistinct faces knelt, devoutly praying and offering worship; it appeared to be a standard ritual.

Just as Mu Yi drew his weapon to unleash a slaughter, nothing happened.

Although his task was to eliminate these Jia Xian who stole divine seats, it was certain that they were now assisting the Qing Court in sealing the great boss He Luo God.

After this, the various Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities almost all vanished.

When they entered the innermost temple, it seemed they entered another world, and the resentful gazes instantly faded.

Mu Yi sneered; his Thousand-mile Eye had already seen through all illusion, and those with indistinct faces were merely phantasmal afterimages conjured by the opponent's power.

The situation remained unclear, and they dared not act rashly.

Mission Info:

Although called a seal, given that He Luo God can already freely project attacks, the seal is likely nominal at best.

"Awaken!" Mu Yi shouted, the war decree activating instantly, yet the few exchanged glances, seemingly unaffected.

Mission Reward: Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities faction reputation, Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities exclusive treasure, Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities exclusive boon.

The other side merely released an illusion, seemingly to convey something.

"First, let's see!" Mu Yi hurled burning ash at them; the situation was so strange that they had to be cautious.

Within the dream illusion, the scene seemed to revert to years ago.

An indistinct‑faced middle‑aged man wielded four divine swords, sealing a massive evil god with the aid of four companions.

"Is this the sealing of He Luo God? But…"

Mu Yi squinted; this scene seemed unrelated to the Jia Xian at all.

Whether it was the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise swords in the man's hands, or the pig, crane, turtle, tiger silhouettes behind his companions representing status, none seemed connected to the snake or the Jia Xian.

However, Mu Yi's doubt was soon answered: the middle‑aged man founded a dynasty called Dragon, his companions established the four great families of Pig, Crane, Turtle, and Tiger, and they have sealed the massive evil god through their bloodlines for generations.

Yet in a certain era, the Pig family plotted rebellion, sending their sister to the palace to become empress, then a raccoon cat swapped the crown prince, replacing the Dragon bloodline with the Pig bloodline.

As a result, unexpectedly at the same time, the He family, which had been responsible for guarding the Evil God, fell under the Evil God's deception.

When the reigning Dragon Emperor grew old and intended to abdicate, White Lotus broke through the seal, causing chaos throughout the world.

The four great families and the Dragon Emperor tried to reinforce the seal, but because the head of the He family had already been deceived by the Evil God, the seal failed.

Originally the Dragon Emperor planned to pass the throne to the Crown Prince, letting the Crown Prince reseal the Evil God with his bloodline, but that naturally failed, and in the end the Dragon Emperor could only use himself to fill the seal.

While the Dragon Emperor slept sealed, the Zhu family rebelled amid the chaos, recruiting the five families' Jia Xian from beyond the passes to assist them, defeating the Hu family, He family, and Gui family, and establishing the Qing Court.

With the Hu, He, and Gui families gone to maintain the seal, the Zhu family devised a method, using the five families' Jia Xian to replace the four families and perform a new bloodline seal.

Originally, with the help of the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities, the seal was quite solid.

Unfortunately, the Qing Court and the Jia Xian, greedy for immortality, began to bring about their own ruin, attempting to artificially create a god, and as a result the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities abandoned this world, leaving a flaw in the seal.

Thus He Luo God broke the seal again, which marks the beginning of Mu Yi's participation in the Dungeon, the Bai Lian Descent.

The Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities who had not fully departed, together with the Jia Xian, acted again to reseal He Luo God, but unfortunately this only treated the symptom, not the cause, and even the Bai Lian was not eradicated.

When the Qing Court went completely mad, using all temples to worship the Jia Xian, the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities, lacking incense offerings, could not even protect their followers; ultimately the living were tormented, and then all the Heavenly Gods and Earth Deities severed their connections.

After Mu Yi left, the Rebellion Army gained power from the Buddhist Bodhisattvas; the Dragon Emperor's bloodline, once swapped by a raccoon for the Crown Prince, was passed down and replaced Mu Yi as the leader of the Rebellion Army.

The leader, bearing the power of seven divine Buddhas, with the help of the five families' Jia Xian, entered the bottom of the Imperial City to battle He Luo God; the outcome was unknown, only that the Bai Lian never vanished and the wind and snow grew ever stronger.

But after about ten years of calm, recent events have begun to turn turbulent again.

The Jia Xian used a bloodline seal to seal He Luo God, and now He Luo God, through the seal, is beginning to affect the Jia Xian's bloodlines in return.

What Mu Yi had previously seen outside were Jia Xian mutated by the influence, and to eradicate this phenomenon, all Jia Xian chose to merge with statues, using the statues to prevent bloodline mutations.

"Zongwang Prompt: You have unlocked an achievement, the truth of the past!"

Mu Yi glanced at the achievement, somewhat surprised that the information he sought appeared so easily.

Having received Zongwang's verification, this piece of history should be true, right?

"Honorable Supreme Deity, we have sealed the Evil God; though we have no merit, we have endured hardship, please grant us a way of life!"

All the phantasms vanished with the wind, and the snake-headed human-bodied statue spoke in human words, addressing Mu Yi in an almost pleading, extremely humble tone.

Mu Yi let out a mute laugh; he almost forgot that he himself was a bona fide Seventh‑rank Yin Spirit, and for these knock‑offs, it was essentially a dimensional downgrade.

However, despite the opponent's lowly posture, past sins could not be erased.

The evil detection inherent in his holy sword had long been activated; throughout the Temple complex, almost everything glowed with red light.

But thinking about it, even those who did no evil still bear the sin of the living being tormented; they are accomplices regardless and cannot escape punishment.

"Merit is merit, fault is fault; your usurpation of the divine seat has nullified your merits. Now that the world's living are tormented, you cannot escape blame; go into reincarnation!"

"After reincarnation, cause and effect are erased; you will be liberated!"

Mu Yi spoke slowly; if the Snake Immortal were truly innocent, he would certainly spare it, but unfortunately the Snake Immortal has not realized its own error—it simply fears death and dreads being judged by it.

"It seems an encounter is unavoidable!"

The snake-headed human-bodied statue trembled, shards of stone continuously falling, as the Snake Immortal began to reveal its true form; at the same time, the malicious gaze previously felt refocused on Mu Yi and his companions.

"Mere Yin Spirit, you will regret your decision!"

The Snake Immortal revealed its true form: a massive black serpent that seemed to possess some ancient bloodline, though its exact species was unknown.

Accompanied by the Snake Immortal's hiss, countless Snake Demons swarmed from all directions around Mu Yi and his group, a dense tide of serpents that was terribly oppressive.

"Six Paths Reincarnation!"

Mu Yi naturally could not watch a group of Snake Immortals fighting him on his own territory, so he immediately opened a barrier, pulling everyone inside.

"Hell Path!"

Flames rose from the ground, and the massive serpent tide instantly fell into chaos.

The weak Snake Demons were instantly ignited by the flames, howling as their twisted bodies were burned.

The powerful Snake Demons waded through the sea of fire, lunging at Mu Yi and his party.

"All troops charge!"

Chang Haoran roared, leading heavily‑armored iron cavalry to break through; amid the roar, he was like a gigantic meat‑grinder, reaping slaughter within the serpent tide.

The Asura warriors surged forth like a flood, following numerous elite corps, slashing the surrounding serpent tide with their weapons; crimson light flickered on them, and with each act of killing the crimson glow grew brighter, as if a tangible shroud wrapped all the soldiers.

"If I awaken the army's talent, it would probably be on the slaughter side..." Mu Yi watched the Asura fighting within the serpent tide with a detached air.

At first, Guan Linglong and the others were still normal people, but after several great battles, they seemed gradually tainted by the Asura Path.

Almost all the soldiers began to awaken the Iron-blooded Slaughter talent, and this made Mu Yi truly understand why even Bai Qi could be proud of it; it offers easy entry, explosive combat power, and no lingering concerns.

Especially since Mu Yi had received the complete true transmission of Bai Qi, he reflected these advantages through the Asura Path into every aspect, giving this wolf‑like, tiger‑like troop an extra pair of wings.

"Hiss!" the Snake Immortal hissed, no longer waiting; the massive serpent tide could not restrain the slaughtering Asura, allowing the Asura warriors to keep killing, even if it could kill Mu Yi and his companions.

Without these Snake Immortals and their hordes sharing the burden, He Luo God might even be able to cause mutations in him as well.

Once mutated, it means the soul is controlled by the opponent, which is no different from death.

The disaster itself was brewed by their greed for immortality, so how could they possibly abandon the immortality they have grasped?

The massive Snake Immortal, like a runaway train, charged straight at the slaughtering army.

"Immovable as a mountain!" Zhou Zhengye shouted, leading his bodyguards to expand the vortex stance to its maximum.

The Snake Immortal's massive head, at the moment it struck the vortex stance, was deflected by the rotating force, and the unstoppable charge was oddly redirected by the stance.

The heavy‑armored cavalry's charge, led by Chang Haoran, collided head‑on with the opposing force.

Dozens of heavy‑armored riders were hurled, man and horse together, high into the air before crashing to the ground, while the Snake Immortal's charge was halted; dozens of long spears pierced the Snake Immortal's head.