Chapter 517: Why Is She So Good at Calculating?

"Lord Shen, I hope you can consider this carefully!"

Even while under Shen Yu's absolute suppression, Qing Han still struggled to lift her head, quietly looking at the other party.

"Lord Shen, I know you are the same kind of person as Mu Zishan. You must have also heard about what happens after a Spiritual Qi Surge; that will be an unavoidable catastrophe!"

"Only by suppressing the Spiritual Qi Surge, preventing it from erupting—or at least preventing the spiritual Qi from surging suddenly!"

"That way, those sleeping old monsters won't easily awaken, which will also give this world a bit more breathing room, allow more experts to emerge, and provide a bit more power for self-preservation."

Qing Han spoke very sincerely, without a shred of falsehood. From the moment she said she had not wantonly killed the innocent, Shen Yu knew she was not lying.

Actually, considering suppressing the Forbidden Land was not impossible. Possessing the ability of an External Incarnation, he could split off an incarnation to go there, though the consumption might be a bit high.

It was just that in his heart, there remained some doubts.

"I am very curious. In this vast world, having passed through countless years, apart from head-on clashes, has no one ever thought of using other methods to deal with the Spiritual Qi Surge?"

"For example, one could have the heaven-gifted prodigies of an era hide themselves with all their might."

"As long as they endure several Spiritual Qi Surges, their strength could undergo earth-shattering changes, even reaching parity with those old monsters."

"In this way, they would only need to silently accumulate strength, effort after effort, generation after generation. One day, they could rise up and resist, wiping out all those murderous old monsters."

"But why is it that generation after generation, people only think of exhausting their strength to perish together with them, and no one has ever thought of preserving themselves for the sake of the future?"

"This, this..." Shen Yu's words left Qing Han momentarily unsure of how to answer.

When it came down to it, she actually didn't care much about these things. From beginning to end, she only thought of one thing: finding someone strong enough to replace Mu Zishan in the Forbidden Land.

Over a hundred years had passed, yet the sights and sounds of the person from the past remained vivid in her mind; she had waited until she was nearly mad. No matter what, she could not let Mu Zishan just die like that.

"I have heard Mu Zishan mention these things; he once had the same questions as you."

After thinking for a moment, Qing Han said, "We only know that after every Spiritual Qi Surge, those awakening old monsters stir up bloody storms."

"They are ruthless and heartless, trampling on the people of the world as if they were ants. In every generation, there have been countless heaven-gifted prodigies who hoped that through their own efforts, they could stop all of this."

"But no matter how talented these heaven-gifted prodigies are, they ultimately lack the accumulation of time. In front of these old monsters, they are often fragile."

"Even a desperate final strike can at most cause them a tiny bit of impact."

Speaking to this point, Qing Han fell somewhat silent. There had been countless experts throughout the ages, and heaven-gifted prodigies were as numerous as carp crossing a river, too many to count.

Although those who could be like Mu Zishan or Shen Yu were few and far between, it was likely not the case that there had been none.

Such peak prodigies might have had different performances after a Spiritual Qi Surge. But the result was the same; they all eventually sank into the passage of time.

Which is to say, when facing those old monsters, they ultimately failed to hold on.

Sighing, Qing Han then said, "I once heard Mu Zishan mention that there was actually one thing he could never understand."

"That is, those heaven-gifted prodigies who originally resisted the awakening old monsters, even if they were lucky enough to survive, would eventually become just like those old monsters, becoming bloodthirsty and cruel."

"After experiencing a long slumber, upon waking in the next era, they would begin endless slaughter, turning into the very thing they once hated most."

"It is precisely because of this that those sleeping old monsters are becoming more numerous and stronger, while the struggles and resistance of each generation are becoming weaker."

"The common people of the world are slaughtered until not one in a hundred, or even one in a thousand, remains; the thousand mountains are all white bones, and the ten thousand miles are stained with blood."

"Perhaps the truly loyal and righteous of each generation all died while resisting the repeated slaughters. As for those who could survive, they were merely those who clung to life; how much integrity could one expect from them!"

"Perhaps!" Sighing, Shen Yu shook his head and stopped discussing this matter.

He could also sense that the old woman before him didn't care about anything at all; everything she knew was heard from Mu Zishan.

If this hadn't come from Mu Zishan's mouth, she probably wouldn't even be willing to keep it in her heart.

A love-struck fool; he really didn't know how this old woman had grown step by step to the level of a True Soul Realm expert.

Could it be that she relied on clinging to Mu Zishan's thigh? That didn't seem impossible.

Perhaps if Shen Yu wanted to know more, he would need to ask someone else, or he would just have to go and discuss it with Mu Zishan face-to-face.

"Qing Han, where is the Forbidden Land that Mu Zishan is suppressing?"

"You've agreed to go?" The surprise on her face flashed and vanished; Qing Han muttered excitedly, "That's great, Mu Zishan doesn't have to die!"

"I'm going!" He couldn't help but roll his eyes. He found that communicating with this old woman was truly exhausting; what else was in her brain besides Mu Zishan?

"I am only asking where the Forbidden Land is, but I haven't necessarily decided to go!"

"Understood, understood, but I don't know where the Forbidden Land is right now!"

"You don't know? You don't know, yet you're trying to trick me into going?"

"Lord Shen, please don't be agitated. In reality, the so-called Forbidden Land is just an outlet for the Spiritual Qi Surge to vent."

Taking a deep breath, Qing Han poured out everything she knew.

"Legend has it that every Spiritual Qi Surge starts from there. Only when the Spiritual Qi Surge occurs does the Forbidden Land suddenly appear."

"Moreover, the Forbidden Land is hidden within space, shifting at any time, making it impossible to determine its exact location. Only after the Spiritual Qi Surge occurs and the spiritual Qi begins to vent from there does its location become fixed."

"Back when the Spiritual Qi Surge happened, Mu Zishan entered the Forbidden Land alone, and then the space closed, and the location of the Forbidden Land was lost once again."

"In other words, I can only find its location when the Spiritual Qi Surge happens?"

"Correct, that is how it is!" Nodding at Shen Yu, Qing Han then spoke eloquently: "Although Mu Zishan is currently suppressing the Forbidden Land, he can no longer hold on, and the spiritual Qi will leak out sooner or later."

"When Mu Zishan is about to reach his limit, a small amount of spiritual Qi will inevitably leak out. And as soon as it starts to leak, the location of the Forbidden Land can be fixed."

"And at that moment, Lord Shen can replace Mu Zishan at top speed, so that Mu Zishan will not be drowned and killed in the torrent of spiritual Qi."

"And when the next time comes and Lord Shen can no longer hold on, Mu Zishan, having rested and recovered, will go to replace you."

"In this cycle, not only will the Spiritual Qi Surge be stopped, but both you and he can preserve yourselves!"

"Clap, clap!" Qing Han spoke with such animation that Shen Yu couldn't help but applaud her; what a hell of a calculation.

"Well said, a truly perfect plan, but I have one more question!"

Speaking to this point, Shen Yu looked at the other party with burning eyes, "That is to say, even if I could replace Mu Zishan this time, it is actually impossible for Mu Zishan to easily find the Forbidden Land to replace me again."

"So what if I can't hold on? What if Mu Zishan doesn't replace me in time, and I can't come back?"

"This, this..."

Her expression gradually turned ugly, and Shen Yu understood the other party's meaning at once, "If I can't come back, does that mean I don't need to come back? Did you never even think about letting him replace me?"

"After all, you only need to let your sweetheart do a suicide mission once. Next time, you will definitely try your best to stop him, right?"

"Can I take it that I have replaced Mu Zishan? That way you two can fly off together, and you won't care whether I live or die."

"No, no, Lord Shen, how could I do that? Absolutely not. Rest assured, when the time comes, I will definitely persuade Mu Zishan to replace you!"

"You wouldn't? Why do I feel like you absolutely would?" Looking at the other person, Shen Yu's eyes were full of suspicion. No, it should be said that he was already certain.

Perhaps this old woman before him had never slaughtered the innocent, but that was not because she did not want to kill, but because Mu Zishan did not want her to, which was why she had not killed; it was not that her own moral standards were particularly high.

Moreover, this old woman was completely selfish; she was a woman who could do anything and sacrifice everything for Mu Zishan, so it would not be strange for her to do anything.

Her plan seemed perfect, but if one thought about it carefully, wasn't this just sacrificing him alone to make their family happy?

The way she calculated this, it was truly loud and clear—how could she be so good at scheming!

With her mouth shouting that she would spare no effort to sacrifice for the sake of the world's righteousness, the result was, damn it, just sacrificing him alone.