Chapter 592 Traitor is a Traditional Art (5200, Small Chapter)

April 25, 2019, the spring breeze in Qingzhou was somewhat bleak.

In the chilly wind, the solemn Zheng country army in front of the space-time gate received the spirited Righteous Army of the Nine Xuan Realms.

The surrendered side was radiant and full of joy, while the accepting side looked depressed and bewildered.

The expressions of the two sides made it seem as if Zheng country was the one surrendering, a reversal that made one feel the world was indeed complex and bizarre.

As for why Zheng country's side all wore long faces... the reason was simple.

——What about the promised chance to train troops?

This was the bewilderment of the army commanders.

——What about the new battlefield that had been anticipated for decades, the source of new military merit?

This was the disappointment of the army officers.

——What happened to the collective first-class merit that the superiors promised as soon as the war started?

This was the confusion of the grassroots soldiers.

With such complex emotions, everyone stared at the jubilant Nine Xuan Realm Righteous Army as they were disarmed and sent to a hastily constructed prisoner-of-war camp.

"...Name?"

Under the watchful eye of Dao Sheng, Tang Yuan, looking disgruntled, unwillingly sat in the seat of the interrogator. He forced himself to put on a rational and objective expression and began to interrogate the leader of the Righteous Army, who was theoretically responsible: "Age? Place of birth? Cultivation level? Reason for surrender?"

Although his speech was a bit fast, Tang Yuan was asking seriously. He looked up, earnestly looking at the four-armed Nine Xuan person in front of him, who had a clear reaction to a Great Existence, looking around with a happy expression: "Also, why were you 'Righteous Army' able to break through the Nine Xuan Realm army's blockade and reach the other side of the space-time gate?"

This question was crucial, because through the reconnaissance of the Kun scouts from the Beast God Realm, Zheng country was very clear that the other side of the space-time gate was a dense cluster of Nine Xuan Grand Arrays. Not even a single unknown bacterium could pass through, let alone such a large group of Nine Xuan Righteous Army.

Neither Tang Yuan nor Dao Sheng believed that the Nine Xuan people were so kind-hearted that they would actively release the Righteous Army to aid the enemy.

"Zhu Jixin! Thirty-one years old! From Xuan Tian Territory, cultivation level is mid-stage Human Immortal, but I have a secret technique that can temporarily boost it to the peak!"

"The reason for surrendering is because I thought surrendering was interesting, and I wanted to see if there were any new camp quests on the Xian Tian side!"

No longer looking around, reluctantly withdrawing his gaze, although this Nine Xuan friend named Zhu Jixin answered loudly, no one said he was full of spirit.

But obviously, he didn't care: "As for why we were able to come over... that's because Xuan Di (Mystic Emperor) personally let us through!"

The amount of information was overwhelming.

For a moment, not only Tang Yuan was stunned, but Dao Sheng, who was watching coldly from the side, and other Saint Seats who were watching the interrogation live, all expressed their doubts: "What?"

"Interesting? Camp quests?"

Dao Sheng, who had returned to his middle-aged appearance, no longer the old man of the past, stroked his beard. He suspected he had misheard: "Also, Xuan Di actively let you come over?"

"How is that possible!"

At this time, Dao Sheng finally understood what Su Zhou meant when he said that 'most believers of Ancient Venerable Ones are a bit sick' when he communicated with him some time ago.

So these pioneer explorers are all joyful freaks of this kind!

"Yes."

The leader of the Nine Xuan Righteous Army, pioneer space explorer, Zhu Jixin answered so crisply. His tone was filled with excitement at seeing something new: "No one has ever stipulated that surrender needs a reason, right? Everyone just wants to see new scenes, new things, and open up a new map."

"Xian Tian is indeed very interesting. Those Daoist armor equipment are very advanced. It seems that Xian Tian is more than one step ahead of our Nine Xuan Realm in terms of technology. It's really interesting!"

"As for why Xuan Di allowed us to surrender, it's very simple, because as long as we surrender, we can delay the time of your Xian Tian side while opening the space-time gate—you need time to receive and interrogate us, right? That's Xuan Di's purpose."

Hearing this, everyone was relieved a little.

——Sure enough, there is still a purpose. This makes sense.

"...Then what is His purpose?"

Tang Yuan coughed and asked seriously, continuing, "There are no traps or ambushes on your bodies, and no movements have been detected at the other end of the space-time gate... Could it be that you want to seal off space-time and seal the space-time gate?"

Although it sounded reasonable at first, on closer inspection, it was not the case. Currently, it was the Nine Xuan Realm that insisted on invading Xian Tian, while the Earth side possessed hundreds of space-time gates and time at the other end, and did not care about a world with no special resources and a native civilization.

Even if the Heavenly Venerable Palace was precious, it was not precious enough to be indispensable.

"I don't know, but I think..."

Just as Zhu Jixin was about to answer without hesitation, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy came from the vicinity of the space-time gate, interrupting his narrative.

The spiritual wave, like a monstrous wave, even overloaded all the operating spiritual machines around the Qingzhou space-time gate in a short period of time, temporarily rendering them unusable.

"What's going on?!"

"Here it comes again? Could it be that they want to launch a surprise attack?"

"Indeed."

In the gaze of Tang Yuan and Dao Sheng, who were once again on guard and solemn, Zhu Jixin shrugged and smiled: "I think Xuan Di's purpose is not difficult to guess—He just wants energy, a very, very large amount of energy."

"Therefore, the space-time gate on the Nine Xuan Realm side has been transformed into a giant spiritual energy tide reactor."

At this moment, violent spiritual energy surged at the intersection of the two realms.

A gust of wind swept across, instantly stirring up a monstrous wave in the spiritual realm. For a time, even a giant spiritual energy vortex visible from space formed above Qingzhou. A large amount of otherworld spiritual energy poured into the Earth universe, and a large amount of Earth universe spiritual energy poured into the Nine Xuan Realm.

[Miss Yingxue, what's going on?]

In the Qingzhou Security Bureau, Bai Yingxue, who was watching this scene in real time, was contacted by Yan Sheng with a dazed look: [Have similar situations occurred in your previous life?]

"I, I don't know..."

In response, the reborn girl was also bewildered. She whispered to herself, "In my previous life, Xuan Di never came to Earth. At most, he sent kings to lead their guards on expeditions."

"After we first wiped out the Xuan Demon base in Qingzhou, we formed an expeditionary force and broke into the Xuan Demon Realm—at that time, no one knew that Xuan Di existed. Everyone thought that Human Immortal Kings were the strongest in the Nine Xuan Realm... At that time, there were no Earth Immortals on Earth, so everyone thought it was normal."

Speaking of this, Bai Yingxue closed her eyes. Her tone, in addition to confusion, was also filled with anger: "Then, the expeditionary force, which gathered a large number of elites, was wiped out by Xuan Di alone, who suddenly appeared and whose strength had reached the Earth Immortal Realm."

"The losses were too heavy, and none of the eyewitnesses survived. Many Saint Seats fell, so there are not many records in later generations—at that time, we all thought that Earth was about to fall, after all, there was not a single Earth Immortal on Earth at that time. Even if a Human Immortal Peak expert broke through, it would not be possible to defeat Xuan Di, whose strength was at least in the middle or high stages of the Earth Immortal Realm."

"But strangely, Xuan Di never came to Earth—until six or seven years later, Su Devil King... Minister Su advanced to Heavenly Immortal. After stabilizing his strength, Earth formed another expeditionary force, defeated Xuan Di, and destroyed more than a dozen cities in the Xuan Demon Realm."

——Xuan Di never came to Earth?

Hearing this news, Yan Sheng couldn't help but be slightly stunned: [Was it because He couldn't come, or didn't want to come?]

The answer was of course that He couldn't come.

Above the space-time gate in the Nine Xuan Realm, a huge, incomparably huge array shining with intense white light was in operation. It ran silently, but it stirred up the spiritual energy of half the world. Layer upon layer, like dozens of gears inlaid together, the Daoist rune array was drawing in the abundant tidal energy generated by the interaction of spiritual energy between the two realms, and then inputting it deep into the ground along an incomparably bright beam of light.

The torrential rain generated by the agitation of spiritual energy beat against the ground. Thirteen kings and their guards were stationed around this 'Two Realms Tide Surge Array', faithfully serving as components and maintaining the operation of the entire array.

If any king dared to order his guards in such a way, he would be met with opposition, even if it was not voiced directly… But now, everyone obeyed that person's orders without any complaints, even full of anticipation.

Because that person was the Nine Xuan Emperor, the nominal and actual ruler of the Nine Xuan Realm.

Standing at the very top of the array and the light beam, Xuan Di, whose face and body were shrouded in an incomparably bright light of wish power, stared at the other end of the space-time gate.

At the other end of that door, there was everything the Nine Xuan Realm craved—abundant resources, a bright future, and endless new lands.

However, even if anyone could pass, Xuan Di could not.

Because of wish power.

Originating from the sentient beings of the entire Nine Xuan Realm, the endless wish power of the hearts of the people, which had been condensed since the first generation of Xuan Di thousands of years ago, while giving the Xuan Emperors of past generations endless divine power, also locked them in the Nine Xuan Realm.

Wish power was like a chain, entrusting the power of the entire world and civilization. It was because of this almost human-pillar-like entrustment that Xuan Di was able to break through from the acquired realm to Earth Immortal in just five years and achieve immortality.

But in reality, generally speaking, no matter how powerful wish power was, it would not be able to lock an Earth Immortal.

After all, with the updating and changing of the Xuan Emperors, because of the replacement of the entrusted targets, wish power would also weaken. After the spiritual energy was cut off, the Nine Xuan Realm had more than a hundred generations of Xuan Emperors in its thousands of years of history. No matter how vast wish power was, it should have been scattered in pieces, and even a Human Immortal might not be able to restrain it.

However, that was only in general circumstances.

Because, Xuan Di, from beginning to end, was 'one person'.

[War is a means of politics.]

The man shrouded in the light of wish power whispered to himself and sighed: [And politics is the demand of society.]

[Means are to achieve a purpose… And my purpose, from beginning to end, is to end this desperate situation in the Nine Xuan Realm.]

The Nine Xuan Realm itself was a manufactured world created by Immortals and Gods.

Thousands of years ago, spiritual energy was cut off, all the stars in the Nine Xuan Realm were extinguished, and the surface ecology collapsed. The first generation of Xuan Di led the survivors deep underground, into the 'Star Extremes Fiery Fusion Activation Grand Array' that the former Red Emperor had left underground to transform the star's core. They built the first underground shelter, allowing the Nine Xuan beings to survive and recover their vitality.

However, the harsh ecological conditions underground caused the conflict between cultivators and commoners to emerge at that time—the former cultivators who still held some power oppressed the powerless commoners, took food from their mouths, and considered themselves to be the superior species that should continue to exist and should receive all resource supplies.

When the first generation of Xuan Di was alive, he could barely suppress this conflict with his prestige, but when the first generation of Xuan Di was aging, he found that if he really died, then the remaining cultivators would not only not oppress the commoners, they might even fight for his position as Xuan Di and completely destroy the last hope of the Nine Xuan Realm.

There were no other options.

In despair, the first generation of Xuan Di created his own clones. He passed on his knowledge, memories, and all his power to his clones.

In the era of spiritual energy being cut off and no souls, such a transfer was essentially suicide, and then letting a brand new physical body with his memories come to life.

But that was enough.

The Nine Xuan people needed a Xuan Di.

So he would do it.

In short.

When the 'Xuan Di' who had regained his youth reappeared, it shocked all the cultivators at that time.

And under the suppression of Xuan Di, the order of the Nine Xuan Realm gradually took shape.

The people revered this leader who had been resurrected from the dead and worshiped him as an immortal god in the world.

Then, time passed.

With the third generation, the third generation, and even more generations of Xuan Di, cloning themselves generation after generation, passing on their power, knowledge, and wish power, Xuan Di's prestige was unshakable, and rules and order were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Using the starting point of the 'Star Extremes Fiery Fusion Activation Grand Array', the underground fortress cities continued to increase, and the number of kings also gradually increased. It seemed that everything was on the right track.

The Nine Xuan civilization should be able to maintain itself for a long time without any accidents.

However, spiritual energy was restored.

Even though the wish power inherited from hundreds of generations of Xuan Di allowed him to achieve immortality in a short period of time.

Even though he had obtained a soul and could live forever without creating clones.

Even though he had heard the voices in the dark and received favor and new power from the unknowable Great Existence.

But this generation of Xuan Di did not show any excitement or joy.

On the surface of the Nine Xuan Realm, because there was no sunlight for a long time, the ocean had been frozen for thousands of years. In just five years, only the outermost layer of the ocean melted, and more than ninety-five percent of the ocean was still frozen. The entire surface water cycle had long been destroyed beyond recognition.

Not only that, because there had been no rainfall for thousands of years, the soil in various places had become sandy, and many originally fertile areas had become hardened deadlands, which were completely uninhabitable, let alone planting crops.

The conflict between transcendents and ordinary people was actually a trivial matter. War was just a way to divert attention, a small means.

Without solving the ecological problems of the Nine Xuan Realm, the Nine Xuan civilization would not be able to end its current state and enter a new era.

"Your Majesty… the array has been activated. What should we do next?"

Above the array, a white-haired cultivator came to Xuan Di. Chen Wang lowered his head to the Earth Immortal. The old man respectfully asked: "Is it to accumulate power, and then open the space-time gate to give the enemy on the other side a head-on blow?"

"When those 'Righteous Army' went to the other side before, I took the opportunity to record the location of the Xian Tian side's fortifications. I have handed it over to my subordinates to guide them, and it will surely severely damage the Xian Tian army!"

[If they take the initiative to invade, then do that.]

Xuan Di turned his head slightly and looked at Chen Wang, who was very respectful on the surface. Xuan Di replied calmly: [But if Xian Tian does not take the initiative to invade, then we will not move.]

"Not move?"

Hearing this, Chen Wang couldn't help but raise his head. His face was shocked: "Your Majesty, we have poured almost half the world's power into this to complete the Two Realms Tide Surge Array within a month… How can we not move!"

"Such a huge amount of power, if we accumulate it for a while longer, even a Heavenly Immortal will not be able to match it!"

[Heavenly Immortal… is far from enough.]

However, Xuan Di shook his head: [If we want to change the world, such power is only the foundation.]

[In the past, the Heavenly Venerables used their own power to create the Nine Xuan Realm from the dead darkness, and hung the stars high, turning it into a paradise-like world.]

Closing his eyes, sensing the unstoppable spiritual energy in the two-realm array, the tone of the man shrouded in the light of wish power became solemn: [As descendants, even if we cannot create a new world… At least, we should try.]

[Try to end the old world and replace it with a new world.]

[I will input all the power of this Two Realms Tide Surge Array into the 'Starting Point', and use this as the source to restart the 'Star Extremes Fiery Fusion Activation Grand Array', creating crustal movements and volcanic eruptions throughout the Nine Xuan Realm, melting the ice all over the world and activating the surface ecology.]

[At that time, the thirty-three territories located underground will be unharmed, but the entire Nine Xuan Realm will be transformed into a hell on earth in a short period of time, and the people of Xian Tian will not be able to invade… And I will lead all the cultivators to continue to use the power of the Two Realms Tide Surge Array to correct the entire world.]

At this time, Xuan Di's meaning was very clear—if the war was launched, it might not be a bad thing. He had a way to consume the excess unstable power within the civilization.

But if there was no war, He had now found a new way to correct the entire world… Although it might be more dangerous and more difficult, and the people would almost certainly not support this grand move that might destroy the entire world.

But if it was Xuan Di's will, it would be another matter.

One person for a hundred generations, such wish power and prestige were concentrated in one person. Even if there were those who coveted this supreme position, even if there were those with ulterior motives, no one dared to rebel against His will when the current Xuan Di was at his peak.

"I respectfully obey Your Majesty's decree!"

Now that things had come to this, Chen Wang could only continue to bow his head and say yes in a low voice.

Although, he said so.

However, even Xuan Di did not notice that this Nine Xuan King had a trace of an aura that was extremely similar to Him, but was definitely not the same.

That was… the aura of the眷族 (juànzú, favored subordinates) of a Great Existence.

"A new world… meaningless."

Respectfully bowing to Xuan Di, Chen Wang's heart was a dead silence, without any emotion. He calmly said: "In the final analysis, it is just something that is destined to dissipate like smoke."

"The two-realm war did not succeed in provoking, and Xuan Di is unwilling to use divine weapons. In this way, it is difficult to intensify the situation… Within the Nine Xuan Realm, there is no way to continue the plan, and I cannot take advantage of the situation to infiltrate Xian Tian and try to find the 'Myriad Realms Fragment' that the ancient Venerable Ones left behind in Xian Tian in the legends."

"It seems that I can only seek help from the cult."

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