novelapdf Chapter 114 The Truth of the Past
Chapter 114 The Truth of the Past
Chapter 114 The Truth of the Past
At this moment, Master Xuehai was bewildered.
[The one who clearly led me out of the secret realm was a low-level Qi Refining cultivator.]
How come, in the blink of an eye, the one squatting outside is a Golden Core cultivator?
Although Blood Sea Immortal was reduced to a remnant soul and was extremely weak,
[But it's not that you've completely lost your senses about the outside world. Just by standing there, the suffocating aura you exude is something only a Golden Core cultivator could achieve.]
"Who is this fellow Daoist?"
After a moment of silence, Master Xuehai finally mustered the courage to ask.
In the current situation, Blood Sea Master is at a complete disadvantage.
Having been sealed for hundreds of years, the power of the Blood Sea Undying Body had long been exhausted.
Now, if he were to encounter another Golden Core cultivator, Blood Sea True Man would be utterly powerless to resist.
As you examine the Blood Sea Immortal at this moment, you can't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings).
Once upon a time, Blood Sea Immortal was an insurmountable mountain in your heart.
[Leaving aside the second simulation, you were manipulated by Blood Sea True Man from beginning to end. If he hadn't revealed his true purpose at the end, you would never have known until your death that you were merely a vessel for possession.]
[In the third simulation, although you had the upper hand, to be on the safe side, you still sealed Blood Sea True Man in the sealing jade box for decades before daring to release him.]
[The oppressive power emanating from the Blood Sea Immortal is evident.]
This was once a Golden Core cultivator.
But now, the once towering mountain, when you look down upon it, feels not only trembling with fear, but also uneasy.
"Who I am is none of your concern, Fellow Daoist Blood Sea."
You looked down at the Mountain and Sea Ring and said calmly.
"How do you know me...?"
Blood Sea Master's expression shifted in shock, utterly incredulous.
[Then, as if remembering something, Master Xuehai tentatively asked, "Are you my senior brother?"]
After the initial panic, Master Xuehai vaguely realized that the aura you were emanating was very similar to the Mountain and Sea Magic Power at the Golden Core level.
[The Blood Sea Immortal is very familiar with the Mountain and Sea lineage. The Blood Sea Great Art he cultivates is a less common branch of the Mountain and Sea lineage.]
A Golden Core cultivator from the Mountain and Sea lineage?
[She seemed to know him very well, and was waiting for him outside early in the morning?]
[Isn't that my senior brother?]
"Senior brother?"
A strange feeling arises in your mind.
He simply shook his head and said, "I'm not your senior brother."
[You naturally know Blood Sea True Man, so why would you speculate that you are the True Man Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect?]
Unfortunately, you haven't searched the soul of that True Sect Master, so you can't impersonate him at all.
There's no need to pretend.
"I have obtained some of the Mountain and Sea inheritance, and I know many things about you, Fellow Daoist Blood Sea."
[You said it directly]
[Rationalizing one's cultivation level]
【"I see."】
Blood Sea Immortal's thoughts raced, guessing that the Mountain and Sea inheritance you obtained was very likely left behind by his senior brother.
After his senior brother sealed him within the secret realm, his injuries became irreversible, and he was on the verge of death. He then left the secret realm with all the precious treasures.
"I don't know what my friend should do with me..."
]
[Blood Sea Immortal composed himself and asked.]
"Actually, Fellow Daoist Xuehai and I share a common goal..."
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You slowly opened your mouth.
"A common goal?"
[Blood Sea Immortal's tone hardened.]
"That Azure Moon Demoness has now established an immortal city in the Taiyuan Domain, and her fame has spread far and wide. Fellow Daoist Blood Sea probably doesn't know about her yet, does she?"
You said with a smile
"The Jade Moon Demoness?"
[Blood Sea Immortal immediately reacted, and the crimson glow on the Mountain and Sea Ring surged, reflecting the turmoil in Blood Sea Immortal's heart.]
"Back then, if it weren't for that vixen, how could my senior brother and I have ever turned against each other..."
[Blood Sea Immortal's tone was filled with resentment]
Having been sealed in the secret realm for over two hundred years, many things that he couldn't understand back then, after calming down, finally made sense to True Person Blood Sea.
"What do you want to do?"
[The Blood Sea Immortal Asks the Way]
"I can help you deal with that Azure Moon Demoness, but Fellow Daoist Blood Sea, you can't just do nothing, can you?"
If you have any suggestions...
[In the third simulation, after you let Xuehai Zhenren go, only one or two decades later, Xuehai Zhenren recovered to the combat strength of the early Golden Core stage. He must have used a backup plan he had prepared for himself.]
[For example, a cave dwelling filled with cultivation resources?]
"That's natural."
[Blood Sea Immortal nodded, "I left behind three cave dwellings containing many cultivation resources, which you can give to you, fellow Daoist..."]
"I also know the locations of some medicinal herbs, which I can share with my friends..."
[Blood Sea Master added]
"Perhaps Fellow Daoist Xuehai didn't understand what I meant..."
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You shook your head slightly, "I'm very interested in Fellow Daoist Xuehai's memories, and I plan to search his soul..."
[Blood Sea Master's condition is extremely poor. With your current strength, you could forcibly search his soul.]
However, if the Blood Sea Immortal fiercely resists, the memories obtained through soul searching will be fragmented and damaged.
Only if the Blood Sea Immortal gives up resistance and allows you to search his soul can you obtain all and complete memories.
[After all, Blood Sea Immortal is a Golden Core Immortal; the obstacles he would face when searching the souls of cultivators at the same level would be ridiculously great.]
[And in the memories of Blood Sea Immortal, there are many things you want to know.]
For example, what is the current status of the Shan Hai lineage ruins that originally inherited the Shan Hai legacy?
[For example, what other details about Master Biyue? What exactly happened back then that caused the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect to turn against Master Xuehai, etc.]
Indeed, you can ask Master Xuehai about these things and have him tell you.
But who knows if they might be hiding or falsifying information?
You prefer soul searching to questioning.
Upon hearing this, Master Xuehai fell silent.
You gaze upon the Mountain and Sea Ring.
In the current situation, whether or not to search the soul is not something that Master Xuehai can decide.
Even if Blood Sea Immortal refuses, you can still forcibly search his soul; the only problem is that the memories obtained will be much more fragmented.
"Fellow Daoist, are you truly also going to deal with that Azure Moon Demoness?"
[Blood Sea Immortal spoke again, wanting to confirm]
"That's natural!"
Your expression was solemn.
For that Heavenly Infant Fruit
You will definitely make a move against the Jade Moon Demoness in the future.
This is a golden opportunity to condense your Nascent Soul stage; you certainly wouldn't miss it.
"In that case... fellow Daoist, please perform a soul search."
Blood Sea Immortal sighed inwardly, knowing that even if he refused, he would still face a soul search.
If one voluntarily agrees and gives up resistance, even if their soul is searched, the damage afterward will not be significant, and recovery is possible.
[And in the current situation, you are the butcher and he is the fish on the chopping block, so there's no point in resisting.]
Now that he has learned that his enemy is still alive, Blood Sea Immortal also longs to live and take revenge on Azure Moon Demoness.
[You felt a slight sense of relief when you saw that Master Xuehai had finally agreed.]
The reason you mentioned Master Biyue was to revitalize Master Xuehai's will to live.
Normally, a Core Formation cultivator would absolutely not want their soul searched, as that would mean all their secrets would be exposed to others.
[Furthermore, your mention that you are also a cultivator of the Mountain and Sea lineage reduced Xuehai Zhenren's initial rejection, as you are ultimately one of your own from the same lineage.]
"Hahaha, since that's the case, fellow Daoist, please don't resist..."
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[You extended your divine sense and merged it with the Mountain and Sea Ring, quickly locking onto the remnant soul of the Blood Sea Immortal]
[Thanks to the cooperation of the Blood Sea Immortal, your soul search went exceptionally smoothly.]
During the soul-searching process, you have roughly browsed through the first half of Blood Sea Immortal's life.
[The Blood Sea Immortal is not a cultivator from the Taiyuan Domain, but rather comes from the Zixiao Domain, which is adjacent to the Taiyuan Domain.]
[The Blood Sea True Man possesses the innate talent of a spirit root and has been a disciple of a Core Formation sect in the Purple Cloud Domain since childhood.]
[Later, during a journey, the Blood Sea Immortal fell into the ruins of the Mountain and Sea lineage.]
Here, he met the sect leader of the Mountain and Sea Sect, who had also fallen to this location.
The two explored the ruins together, eventually obtaining a portion of the Mountain and Sea lineage's inheritance and leaving the ruins.
However, more than ten years after falling into the ruins, when True Immortal Blood Sea emerged, he discovered that his sect was wanted by the Purple Cloud Domain for colluding with the Nine Nether Domain.
[Even their own master has fled to the Nine Netherworld.]
[Therefore, True Immortal Xuehai, together with the later Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect, went to the Nine Nether Domain, hoping to find his master and get some answers.]
Later, in the Nine Netherworld, the two encountered the Jade Moon Immortal who was being hunted down.
At that time, True Person Biyue had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage and was extremely beautiful. According to her, she was kidnapped by demonic cultivators from the Nine Nether Domain and escaped after going through countless hardships.
Although Blood Sea Immortal and the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect had their doubts, they still believed it.
In the aftermath, while evading the pursuit of the demonic cultivators of the Nine Netherworld, True Person Blood Sea and the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect fled together with True Person Azure Moon.
The three eventually escaped to the Taiyuan Domain.
During their years of escape, Xuehai Zhenren, who was still in the Foundation Establishment stage, and his senior brother naturally fell in love with Biyue Zhenren.
[Princess Biyue did not reject the two, and the three maintained a complicated relationship.]
During this period, all the resources needed for Master Biyue's cultivation were naturally provided by the two of them.
[Until the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect and True Man Blood Sea successively entered the Core Formation stage and established the Mountain and Sea Sect in the Taiyuan Domain]
Not long after, True Person Biyue also successfully entered the Core Formation stage.
One day, True Person Biyue suddenly found True Person Xuehai and said that the sect leader of the Mountain and Sea Sect had forcibly taken away her primordial yin.
[The Blood Sea Immediately felt his blood boil and charged directly into the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm]
The final result was basically the same as what you expected.
[The Blood Sea Immortal was sealed away by the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect]
"The massacre of the Mountain and Sea Sect... must have been done by True Person Biyue..."
You secretly thought to yourself, "I didn't see any scenes of Blood Sea Immortal attacking the Mountain and Sea Sect in his memories."
The Mountain and Sea Sect is the Mountain and Sea Sect, and the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm is the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm.
The latter is the main base of the Mountain and Sea Sect. As for the former? This is where the sect is located, where a large number of Mountain and Sea Sect cultivators gather.
[Based on the intelligence you gathered in previous simulations, the Mountain and Sea Sect was massacred by a True Person, and the traces left behind indicate that it was the work of True Person Blood Sea.]
After reading about the life of Xue Hai Zhenren, you can't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep emotion/reflection).
[Truly magnificent!]
[Bearing the reputation of a genius with an Earth-grade spiritual root since childhood, he then traveled and fell into the ruins of the Mountain and Sea lineage. Finally, with only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, he traversed the vast wilderness and even survived the extremely dangerous Nine Nether Domain...]
[Finally, he returned to the Taiyuan Domain, reached the Core Formation stage, and founded his own sect...]
To some extent, even the Blood Sea Immortal possesses a certain kind of fortune.
[If it were an ordinary cultivator, they would have died eight hundred times over by now.]
Putting aside other factors, just traversing the desolate wilderness alone results in a mortality rate exceeding 80% for Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"My senior brother and I were constantly being influenced by that demoness's secret techniques, becoming completely subservient to her... In the end, I even turned against my senior brother to the death because of her..."
At that moment, Blood Sea Immortal slowly spoke.
Because he had willingly cooperated with the soul search, Master Xuehai was not unconscious and still retained some rationality. "Indeed."
You nodded slightly.
After browsing through Xuehai Zhenren's memories, you also discovered that both Xuehai Zhenren and his senior brother were extremely kind to Biyue Zhenren.
Demonic cultivation techniques are extremely strange and unpredictable; it's not surprising that they affect one's mind.
Of course, not just anything can influence it. First and foremost, Blood Sea Immortal and his senior brother must have a very good impression of Azure Moon Demoness.
Secondly, it requires a long period of time and a gradual, subtle influence.
[Once things stop for a while, those affected will realize what's happening.]
[For example, the Blood Sea Immortal, who had been sealed away for less than ten years, reacted immediately.]
[You even suspect that the reason why True Immortal Blood Sea and the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect were able to return alive from the Nine Nether Domain was because of True Immortal Azure Moon.]
[The Nine Nether Domain hopes to place True Person Azure Moon in the Taiyuan Domain through the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect and True Person Blood Sea.]
[There's a powerful figure from the Demonic Sect behind this... at least a high-ranking master in the later stages of the sect orchestrating it.]
Otherwise, how could Xue Hai Zhenren, who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage back then, and his senior brother have escaped from the Nine Netherworld?
[And the secret technique that can affect the mind of a Core Formation cultivator... even if it started from the Foundation Establishment stage and has been influenced over a long period of time, it is something that cultivators of the same level would find very difficult to achieve.]
Even with Biyue Zhenren alone, it would be impossible to drive two Zhenren of the same level to face each other in life and death.
There must be other powerful cultivators involved.
With the help of the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect and True Person Blood Sea to cover things up, True Person Azure Moon quickly integrated into the Taiyuan Domain.
[Later, fearing that the sect leader of the Mountain and Sea Sect and the Blood Sea True Man were making progress in their cultivation, and realizing that his mind was being affected, he then caused the mysterious demise of the Mountain and Sea Sect.]
Of course, these are all your speculations. Even Blood Sea Master, who is directly involved in the situation, doesn't know the truth.
[You only have this idea because you have experienced the next hundred years, know what True Person Biyue did later, and know the Seven Fiends Demon Lord who devoured all the cultivators in the city.]
Why would a dignified Demonic Lord make a deal with True Person Biyue? Isn't he afraid it's a trap?
[Or rather, what gives Biyue Zhenren the right to make a deal with the Demonic Dao True Lord? Isn't she worried about being swallowed up along with all the cultivators in the city?]
The three cave dwellings that Master Xuehai prepared for himself...
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Your thoughts are flowing, and you're in a good mood.
With the memories of the Blood Sea Immortal, you naturally know what treasures and resources are contained in those three caves. Back then, when they fell into the ruins of the Mountain and Sea lineage, both the Blood Sea Immortal and the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect obtained a large number of treasures.
[The sect leader of the Mountain and Sea Sect used these treasures to establish the sect, while True Person Blood Sea left these treasures and resources in those three cave dwellings.]