Chapter 625: Heaven and Earth as a Cage (13)

In ancient times, the ancient Heavenly Court suppressed the universe.

All living beings knew that the Heavenly Court had a Heavenly Emperor, who was the head of all Immortals.

But mortals did not know that the Heavenly Court also had an ancestor of all demons, revered and worshipped by all demons.

His honorable name was—the Demon God!

……

After a ground-shaking entrance, Sikong Yu retracted his divine ability, and the Qingzhuan Dojo, and even the entire Divine Path Sect, returned to tranquility.

Then, Sikong Yu slowly told Ren Yidao a story that might have left others dumbfounded.

In ancient times, the Heavenly Court was actually jointly governed by the Human Race and the Demon Race.

But for practitioners, this world was still vast, yet they knew of the Four Great Divine Continents and fantasized about one day being able to go overseas to search for Immortal islands.

【"But once we truly reached our realm, who would care about those external things? Whether it be the Heavenly Emperor or the Demon God, they were all just empty titles. We were all more focused on our own cultivation rather than the conquest and rule of the world."】

"Hey! Wake up, stop thinking, it's time to come back to your senses."

*Cough! *

Ren Yidao coughed twice, interrupting this guy's complaining, and instead asked: "Cough, so that means, if everything is true, then you and the Heavenly Emperor were actually the two masters of the Heavenly Court?"

The Human Race could have Demon Beast mounts, and the Demon Race could have Human Race servants.

It was just that at the time, Ren Yidao thought it was the despair before the disaster that made everyone cast aside their prejudices and no longer be constrained by those minor details.

Generation after generation, acting like they were in a life-or-death feud... come to think of it, thinking about it this way, did this old guy go to the Southern Border to bully people back then?

I know what I am reminiscing about, but what exactly are you, old man, reminiscing about?

It is hard for me to say.

A single thought sweeping across the land of One Divine Continent, crossing hundreds of millions of miles in an instant.

The "good times" you speak of and the "good times" I speak of don't seem to mean the same thing, right?

He had long since witnessed the precedent of humans and demons coexisting in harmony.

"……"

That is truly not authentic.

But looking at it now, perhaps they had long been accustomed to the coexistence of humans and demons, and had merely set aside the opposition between righteous and demon.

Ren Yidao:?

Hmm, so the things I, Huhu, did before were all influenced by the sect, all polluted by them!

Cultivators have the ability to venture out, so for them, the world is limited.

【"It's a pity, I, Huhu, wasn't born in a good time."】

Even the matter of intermarriage, which would be shouted at and killed today, was quite common back then. Human-demon hybrids were quite frequent; for example, the source of the dragon bloodline of the Northern Qian Imperial Family was those hybrids from back then.

The Divine Soul manifested by Sikong Yu stared at Ren Yidao and said earnestly: 【"This world is too small."】

The Human Race and the Demon Race were once close comrades-in-arms who conquered this world together and governed the world together.

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll take your word for it."

The two stood side by side and coexisted, with no distinction between superior and inferior.

【"Hmm, that is what is said, but actually, the facts are not quite like that; I'm afraid there will be some discrepancies with what you think."】

The emotion flowing from Ren Yidao's mouth resonated with Sikong Yu, and he couldn't help but sigh:

Ren Yidao interrupted Sikong Yu's reverie with a blank face and asked: "So, according to what you said earlier, you are actually that Demon God?"

【"If it were that time, I wouldn't have to deliberately hide, and I could show off my tail openly."】

For Immortal Gods, everything has a limit.

This world is the cradle that nurtures everything.

Sikong Yu answered with certainty and naturalness, but Ren Yidao still couldn't help but remain skeptical.

However, for true Immortal Gods, this world seems a bit too small.

Yeah... is that for real?

I'm really not looking down on you, old man, it's just... ah, hmm, uh, you know what I mean?

Who has a dignified Demon God shrinking on a hilltop playing as a stone statue!

【"That little waist, so slender it could be held in one hand! It's really something to reminisce about..."】

Such a handsome big tail, but not being able to let others see it—isn't that a pity?

Regarding the truth of the story, Ren Yidao did not doubt it; on one hand, it was the most basic trust in the old guy, and on the other hand, it was because he had once seen the scenery of the previous epoch with his own eyes.

"Oh, that's true too."

Ren Yidao thought for a moment and found that the facts were indeed as he said.

To this day, there are still a bunch of people in the Southern Border remembering the grudges he forged back then.

Knowing how deep the earth is, and after digging how deep one will encounter resistance that makes it difficult to go further down.

This world is very large.

Upon hearing this, Ren Yidao narrowed his eyes, somewhat understanding the meaning of Sikong Yu's words.

【"What 'take your word for it'? If you don't believe me, I can tell you more details! Back then, I..."】

Ren Yidao felt quite emotional about the ancient times described by Sikong Yu, and his heart was filled with emotion.

Sikong Yu pondered for a moment and explained: 【"In name, the two of us jointly held the authority of the Heavenly Court; the Immortals were under his command, and the Demon Gods were under my leadership."】

They are forever bound in a limited and narrow cage.

Knowing how high the sky is, and after flying how high one can touch the dome.

【"Sigh, you don't know, ever since demon cultivators couldn't walk around freely, this old man hasn't seen a female cultivator with her belly exposed for many years; only some female cultivators of the demonic path can still be pleasing to the eye."】

For mortals, this place is too big, too big; they might never be able to leave the small town where they grew up in their entire lives.

【"It really is too small."】

Where did your dignity as an Immortal God go?

Where did it fall off to?

【"Hmph, what kind of look is that in your eyes, you brat?"】

By the stream in that peach forest, the righteous and the Demon sat side by side, human and monster drinking immortal brew together.

"What a good time..."

【"Could this be fake? It is naturally true; why would this old man pretend to be this for no reason?"】

Seemingly annoyed by the overly obvious suspicion in Ren Yidao's eyes, Sikong Yu snorted coldly and complained: 【"Besides, this old man was not like this back in the day; I also once traveled and adventured in the outside world."】

Compared to the water-colored planet of his past life, this world is far, far larger, easily spanning thousands or tens of thousands of miles.

For the Immortal Gods who possess long lifespans and possess all Chang Sheng...

They know where the end of the world is, and they know the end of the great sea is an impassable barrier.

A dignified Immortal God, yet he specifically ran to the Southern Border to show off in front of a bunch of little kids.

For them, they can only explore that one acre and three fen of land; the rest of the world is endless.

This Heaven and Earth is limited.

After becoming Sikong Yu from an Immortal God, he was not this much of a shut-in from the beginning; he also once made a name for himself at the mountain gate and adventured outside!

【"Mm! You are right, what a good time! The atmosphere back then was indeed quite good, and the hostility between humans and monsters was much smaller than it is now."】

But at the same time, it is also an unbreakable cage, binding and locking everything away.

Unable to jump out, unable to escape, one can only honestly wait for the arrival of the final destruction.

All living beings are birds in a cage.