Chapter 209: Explaining Xinhuo's Confusion

Fuxi!

Hearing Xinhuo's exclamation, Zhongyue's mind and spirit were greatly shaken, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

The youth before him was not the descendant of the Fuxi Divine Clan he had guessed, but the ancestor of the Fuxi clan, that legendary Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor, Xihuang?

How is that possible?

Isn't Xihuang a figure from hundreds of thousands of years ago?

Can he still be alive today?

Zhongyue momentarily doubted whether he had misheard.

At the moment Zhongyue's mind was still shaking, Xinhuo's fiery red hair, like flames, swayed slightly, and he spoke somewhat confusedly: "No, Fuxi has already died after his lifespan was exhausted, and his Imperial Spirit has entered the Void Realm; how could he possibly appear again!"

Xinhuo could confirm that the person before him was Fuxi, the inheritor he had once chosen, the founder of the Fuxi Divine Clan.

But he is not an Innate God and Demon; his physical body's lifespan has long been exhausted—how could he still be alive?

This completely contradicted its understanding.

The black-robed youth in the small courtyard was Fengyi; hearing Xinhuo's words, he smiled and said: "You can understand it as my Imperial Spirit choosing reincarnation."

"Imperial Spirit?"

Xinhuo froze, then said: "You mean the Imperial Spirit in the Void Realm chose reincarnation?"

"Hmm."

Fengyi nodded and said: "Now in the universe there are the Six Paths of Reincarnation; souls in the Void Realm can undergo reincarnation."

Although not a true reincarnation, this body of his is very similar to reincarnation and also carries no cultivation at all.

In this universe, perhaps due to the influence of the Great Dao's laws, or perhaps because the Totem System created by Dassui has limitations, the lifespan of acquired beings is limited.

Even if one attains the Emperor Realm and dominates the universe, the soul's lifespan is normally only 120,000 years.

Once the soul's lifespan is exhausted, it will return to the heaven-earth universe.

More importantly, the Totem System created by Dassui only includes the Five Great Secret Realms, and the lifespans of the soul and physical body are also different.

Normally, the soul's lifespan is five to six times that of the physical body.

In other words, if a cultivator reaches the Emperor Realm, although the soul possesses 120,000 years of lifespan, the physical body itself only has about 20,000 years.

After the physical body's lifespan is exhausted, the Primordial Spirit, lacking reliance, likewise cannot remain for a long time.

That is precisely why Dassui, with the help of the Red Spider Lily, one of the Nine Great Spiritual Roots born at the universe's inception, opened up the Void Realm, giving cultivators' souls a place to dwell.

When a cultivator reaches the God Emperor Realm, the Primordial Spirit links to the Void Realm, allowing the soul to enter the Void Realm after the physical body's lifespan is exhausted.

With the protection of the Void Realm's special laws, plus the sacrificial power of later generations, the cultivator's Primordial Spirit can endure forever in the Void Realm, undoubtedly achieving immortality.

Dassui's intention was precisely to hope that later generations could open a new secret realm, allowing the physical body and soul's lifespans to interconnect, so that the Imperial Spirits in the Void Realm could live another life.

His expectation was fulfilled a hundred thousand years ago by a single person: the foremost person of that era's universe, the last Earth Emperor Heavenly Emperor of the Earth Age, Fumin Dao Venerable.

Fumin Dao Venerable gathered all the sentient beings of the universe, and based on Dassui's established Five Paths of Reincarnation, they jointly deduced the path to the Sixth Great Secret Realm, finally opening up the Bloodline Secret Realm.

As long as the Bloodline Secret Realm is opened, a cultivator can make his physical body and Primordial Spirit intercommunicate, granting the physical body a lifespan like that of the Primordial Spirit.

At the same time, Fumin Dao Venerable also constructed the Six Paths of Reincarnation System, allowing the cultivator's Primordial Spirit to undergo reincarnation.

Of course, even after reincarnation, the Primordial Spirit's lifespan does not increase; it remains 120,000 years.

Thus, the Great Emperors born after a hundred thousand years ago normally possess a lifespan of 120,000 years.

And once their lifespan is exhausted, that means both the Primordial Spirit and the physical body have used up their lifespans.

Fengyi's incarnation in this world cultivates the Five Paths of Reincarnation System established by Dassui; the Primordial Spirit and physical body lifespans are not interconnected. Although his physical body's lifespan has long been exhausted, his Primordial Spirit still has lifespan and can choose reincarnation.

Of course, his current state differs somewhat from reincarnation because his Imperial Spirit still exists in the Void Realm.

However, there's no need to tell Xinhuo about these.

"Six Paths of Reincarnation."

After hearing Fengyi's explanation, Xinhuo was somewhat dazed.

Just how long have I been asleep?

How could I have missed such a grand event?

Beside him, Zhongyue looked blankly at the youth's figure before him, feeling somewhat dazed.

Although he couldn't understand much of what the other said, one thing he was certain of.

That is, the youth before him is the reincarnation of Xihuang; in a sense, he truly is the family's ancient ancestor, Fuxi.

Thinking of this, Zhongyue's gaze instantly changed, carrying a hint of respect, yet also some curiosity.

He had just finished listening to Xinhuo recount the glorious past of that ancient ancestor who once dominated an era; he never expected that, in the blink of an eye, he would actually see the ancestor himself.

The ancient ancestor from hundreds of thousands of years ago suddenly appeared before him.

This is really too exciting!

After a long while, Xinhuo suddenly raised his head, eager to ask: "Right, Fuxi, why did the Fuxi Divine Clan become human, and moreover seem to have been sealed? Who did this? What exactly happened during the years I slept? Why does it seem that not even a pure-blooded Fuxi exists on the Ancestral Star now? Who is the Heavenly Emperor nowadays?"

One question after another was raised by Xinhuo.

Upon waking, it seemed as if the heavens and earth had completely changed before him, and Xinhuo's heart also accumulated many doubts.

Now, having finally encountered this familiar person, Fuxi, its mood is naturally excited, eager to know the changes after its slumber.

"Xinhuo, don't rush; let's take one question at a time."

Fengyi slightly raised his hand, organized his thoughts, and said: "The most important factor behind the Fuxi clan's transformation into humanity, related to many existences, is the Primordial Divine Kings and Heaven."

In this universe, besides acquired beings, there is also a special kind of life: the Innate Gods and Demons.

They are conceived by the universe, formed in accordance with the Great Dao's laws, possessing great strength and endless lifespan.

More importantly, as long as the Innate Sacred Ground where they were born is not destroyed, even if they perish, they can be reborn within that Innate Sacred Ground, almost equivalent to immortality.

To some extent, these Innate Gods and Demons are somewhat similar to the Main Gods of the world after ascension, only without the Main Gods' great limitations.

But, except for a few innate gods and demons such as Lei Ze and Hua Xu, the majority of innate gods and demons are cold-hearted and ruthless, regarding acquired beings as ants, enslaving acquired beings, and even treating acquired beings as food, devouring them at will.

And among these innate gods and demons, the most powerful primordial god kings are even stronger than the topmost emperor-realm experts of the totem system.

However, where there is gain there is loss; innate gods and demons are born in accordance with the Great Dao, each innately commanding a certain Great Dao, making them powerful, but thus they are restricted and cannot control other Great Daos.

Conversely, acquired beings, though weak, have fewer restrictions, strong plasticity, and creativity that cannot be compared to that of innate gods and demons.

To enhance their own power, these innate gods and demons regard acquired beings as fish, waiting until they attain the emperor realm, then devouring them and absorbing their insights into the Great Dao.

One could say these innate gods and demons are equivalent to the root of the dark turmoil in this universe.

The era of fire inaugurated by Da Sui and the downfall of the Yanzi clan are related to these innate gods and demons.

They have endless lifespans; when they encounter powerful foes they cannot defeat, they choose to go into hiding.

When those powerful beings' lifespans near their end and their strength wanes, they emerge again, devouring their Dao fruits.

Even an emperor who dominates an era may, in his later years, be devoured by a primordial god king.

One hundred thousand years ago, the Fuxi clan produced an earthly sovereign emperor of extreme power, Fuxi Daozun.

He opened the sixth great secret realm, established the six paths of reincarnation system, and pushed the Fuxi clan to an era of unparalleled prosperity.

However, prosperity inevitably leads to decline.

Although Fuxi Daozun was powerful, he was still an acquired being, with a limited lifespan.

While alive, he could suppress the entire universe, overawe all tribes, and prevent the primordial god kings from daring to show their heads.

But after his death, all kinds of demons and monsters sprang forth.

The entire Fuxi clan was targeted by countless powerful enemies, including the primordial god kings.

The Fuxi clan was too strong; they feared that the clan would again produce a supreme being like Fuxi Daozun.

And they placed a curse on the Fuxi clan, sealing its bloodline, turning the clan into what is now the human race; this was done by a member of the primordial god kings, the innate Dark Emperor.

He is an innate god and demon born of the Great Dao of Darkness; his strength is among the greatest even among the primordial god kings, second only to a true Dao god.

Moreover, behind the scenes there exists a true Dao god, secretly driving all of this.

"Even if the primordial god kings take action, the Fuxi divine clan should not have fallen to such a state!"

Listening to Fengyi's account, Xinhuo suddenly spoke in a low voice.

In the era of earth, the Fuxi divine clan produced dozens of emperors; their imperial spirits should all be in the void realm, and together with ordinary emperor-realm beings, there are at least hundreds of imperial spirits.

The imperial spirits of the Yanzi clan of the fire era also exist in the void realm and can descend in response to later generations' sacrifices.

Furthermore, with the aid of the Leize and Huaxu clans, even after Fuxi Daozun's demise and subsequent targeting, they should not have fallen to such a state.

Moreover, the Fuxi clan had produced the supreme being Fuxi Daozun; it should have flourished even more, so how could it decline straight to near extinction after his death?

Thinking thus, Xinhuo raised his own question.

After hearing Xinhuo's words, Fengyi turned his gaze to the distance and spoke calmly: "Because Fuxi not only faced external enemies, but also suffered internal collapse; one could say the Fuxi clan perished at its own hands, and this is all due to Fuxi's son, a sinner of the Fuxi clan, Fuxiu!"

"Fuxiu!"

Xinhuo looked at Fengyi with doubt, a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.

How mighty was the Fuxi divine clan at its peak—could it really fall because of a single person?

(End of chapter)