Chapter 344: Memories of a Past Life, A Shocking Truth

The memory fragments of the three kept emerging, gradually piecing together a shocking truth.

"The Guardians foresaw all of this long ago..." Lin Xuan's expression was grave, "The so-called End of Dharma Era is not a natural decline of the world's rules at all!"

Li Yan took up the thread: "It is that the power of an extraterrestrial civilization has begun to influence our world!"

"No wonder..." Ling Bo said thoughtfully, "The talismans in the hands of the Mysterious Organization and the Green-Robed Person would give people such an eerie feeling."

The three looked at each other, seeing gravity in each other's eyes. Those so-called Outer Heaven Magic Artifacts were the best evidence!

"We must find more clues." Lin Xuan said decisively, "There must still be records left by the Guardians on Xuanwu Island."

The three began to search carefully in the Qi Yun Dian. Sure enough, in a hidden corner, they discovered traces of a mechanism.

"Here..." Lin Xuan placed his palm against the wall, inputting a trace of Qi Luck Power.

"Crack!"

The stone wall moved slowly, revealing a downward passage. The three cautiously proceeded along the steps and soon arrived at a spacious secret chamber.

"This is..." Li Yan gasped.

The four walls of the secret chamber were covered with murals, recording an astonishing story. It was the process of the extraterrestrial civilization first making contact with this world during the ancient era.

"So that's how it is..." Lin Xuan observed the murals carefully, "The reason the Guardians split was because of their differing attitudes toward the extraterrestrial civilization."

Ling Bo pointed at a mural: "These Guardians who advocated reform wanted to use the power of the extraterrestrial civilization to strengthen the world. Others, however, firmly opposed it, believing it would bring disaster."

"The results proved that the Guardians who held the opposing view were right." Li Yan said in a deep voice, "The power of the extraterrestrial civilization is too strong; once introduced, it will completely alter the foundations of the world."

The three continued forward and discovered more astonishing records. At the end of the secret chamber, a primitive Jade Slip was placed.

"This is..." Lin Xuan picked up the Jade Slip and injected a trace of Qi Luck Power.

Instantly, an image emerged in the air. It was important information left behind by the Guardians.

"Successors of later generations..." a refined Guardian began, "If you are seeing this image, it means the invasion of the extraterrestrial civilization has already begun."

"We have done our best to Seal those powers, but in the end, we could not withstand the erosion of time. The arrival of the End of Dharma Era is actually a sign that the Seal is beginning to loosen."

"You must grow up as quickly as possible!" another Guardian said with a grave expression, "Otherwise, once those existences descend completely, it will be too late for everything."

The image cut off suddenly here, but the shock left for the three could not be calmed for a long time.

"Things are even more serious than we imagined." Lin Xuan's eyes were grave, "No wonder the Mysterious Organization and the Green-Robed Person are so obsessed with Qi Luck Power."

"They must have discovered the truth as well." Li Yan analyzed, "They just chose different ways to respond."

Ling Bo looked at the various records in the secret chamber: "Now we finally understand why the Guardians made so many preparations."

The three fell into deep thought. They had originally thought they were only facing the End of Dharma Era; they had not expected such a shocking truth to be hidden behind it.

"But at least we have found the right direction." Lin Xuan clenched his fists, "The fusion of Qi Luck Power, the evolution of the Guardian Spirit Beasts—these are all trump cards left for us by the Guardians!"

Li Yan and Ling Bo nodded heavily. Although the pressure was immense, they became even more determined instead.

"Since we already know the truth..." Lin Xuan's gaze was resolute, "then we must seize the time to improve our strength even more."

The phantoms of the three great Guardian Spirit Beasts shimmered in the air, as if responding to their master's determination.

Although the battle on Xuanwu Island had come to a temporary end, the entire cultivation world had fallen into an even more complex situation.

"Black-Clothed Persons have appeared again." Li Yan looked at the intelligence in his hand, his brows tightly furrowed, "This time it is in the southwest region."

Lin Xuan took the intelligence and checked it carefully: "They seem to be looking for something, and their actions are quite cautious."

Ling Bo was thoughtful: "Could it be related to the extraterrestrial civilization?"

Ever since discovering the shocking truth in the Xuanwu Island secret chamber, the three had paid extra attention to every move of the Mysterious Organization. Although those Black-Clothed Persons scattered across various places were secretive in their movements, they all seemed to be acting according to a certain specific trajectory.

"Something has happened at the Xuanji Pavilion side too." Xiao Qing suddenly sent word, "Zhang Tianfeng has led members of the Reformist Faction to defect from the sect!"

"What?" The three were shocked simultaneously.

The news was soon confirmed. The internal conflicts within the Xuanji Pavilion finally erupted; the Reformist Faction, led by Zhang Tianfeng, could no longer endure the constraints of the Conservative Faction and simply took a large number of elites to defect to the Mysterious Organization.

"The Xuanji Pavilion is going to suffer a major blow this time." Huo Fenghuang let out a soft sigh, "The Reformist Faction holds quite a few Core inheritances."

Sure enough, the Xuanji Pavilion was severely weakened and had to seek support from other sects. However, this instead gave some forces an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"The Kunlun Sect has proposed to share the Scripture Repository of the Xuanji Pavilion." Li Yan looked at the latest news, "The Shushan Sect is even more ruthless, directly demanding to merge some of their industries."

Lin Xuan sneered: "Just looting a burning house."

However, what was even more unexpected was that some ancient sects that had been hidden from the world for a long time had also begun to appear. Several sects with long-standing inheritances, such as the Taixu Temple, Qingcheng Mountain, and the Maoshan Sect, emerged simultaneously, as if they had long anticipated this change.

"Interesting." Ling Bo noticed a detail, "The timing of these sects' emergence is too coincidental."

Lin Xuan nodded in agreement: "And they began actively preparing for war as soon as they emerged; clearly, they knew something long ago."

Just at this moment, the three great Guardian Spirit Beasts issued a warning simultaneously. The Qingbai Jushe slithered restlessly, Huo Fenghuang spread its wings and circled, and the Xuanwu phantom also began to fluctuate.

"Do you feel it?" Lin Xuan closed his eyes to perceive, "The Qi Luck of the entire cultivation world is changing."

Li Yan and Ling Bo also sensed this abnormality. The originally stable Qi Luck pattern began to fluctuate, and the connections between various nodes became chaotic.

"The arrangements left from the ancient era are beginning to manifest." The Qingbai Jushe said in a deep voice, "The Guardians had long anticipated that this day would come."

The three looked at each other, all thinking of the records in the Xuanwu Island secret chamber. The various arrangements left by those Guardians now appeared to be for the purpose of dealing with the impending great change.

"All parties are repositioning themselves." Li Yan analyzed, "Even those hidden sects can no longer sit still."

Ling Bo added: "They must have discovered some clues as well, otherwise they wouldn't be preparing so urgently."

Just then, the Xuanwu phantom suddenly transmitted a special sensation.

"In that direction..." Ling Bo pointed into the distance, "there seems to be an ancient aura fluctuating."