Chapter 275 - 175: Youwan Will Be Very Obedient

Chapter 275: Chapter 175: Youwan Will Be Very Obedient

Su Youwan said softly, "The Qingcao Sword Sect... is quite magnanimous."

Lu Changyuan chuckled. "They’ve always been like that."

Every Cultivator in the White Realm knew the score. If you were being hunted by a Cultivator who had Fallen into Demon, seeking help from the Righteous Dao was no guarantee of aid. Conversely, seeking help from the Demon Dao didn’t mean you *wouldn’t* be helped.

But if you asked for help from a Cultivator of the Daoist Sect or the Qingcao Sword Sect, they would certainly help.

The people from the Daoist Sect would thoroughly inquire about the Demon’s origins and Cultivation, report to their Sect, and then formulate a plan to slay it.

The drunkards of the Qingcao Sword Sect wouldn’t say a word; they’d just grab their wine gourds and go with you to slay the Demon.

As a consequence, these two sects had the fewest disciples among the Nine Gates and Twelve Palaces.

"How are you feeling?"

Su Youwan nodded. "I’m fine. Nothing’s wrong, I’m just a little dizzy still."

Lu Changyuan knew that Su Youwan hadn’t suffered any serious injuries, which was why he had felt at ease letting the young woman rest on the bed.

Qiu Yuehan said, "The Black Dragon should be completely dead."

Its last drop of essence blood had become the Foundation Establishment material for Lu Changyuan’s Fifth Realm.

It couldn’t be more dead.

Lu Changyuan had just been discussing this very matter with Qiu Yuehan.

The Black Dragon’s failure and fall... This was clearly not referring to the same Black Dragon that Qiu Yuehan had faced.

Su Youwan closed her eyes, and it was as if she could once again see that ferocious Black Dragon.

"Young Master Lu, Miss Qiu, did something happen?"

Lu Changyuan had no choice but to recount everything that had happened in the Blood Demon Dao to the Silver-haired Maiden.

Su Youwan was silent for a moment.

"The Blood Demon Lord turned into the Black Dragon?"

Qiu Yuehan, pulling her robes closed, said, "Yes, but that wasn’t the real Black Dragon. The real one should have been knocked into a volcano by the Nether Monarch during the war of the Ancient Ten Thousand Races, its blood and flesh obliterated."

A portion of the Desire Demon was the Black Dragon’s blood and flesh.

But this was extremely strange.

The text Lu Changyuan had seen stated clearly that the Black Dragon had failed and sank *before* the war of the Ten Thousand Races... ’Ah, right,’ he thought. ’"Failed and sank" isn’t the same as "died."’

Su Youwan’s ethereal voice pulled Lu Changyuan from his thoughts. "Miss Qiu, perhaps the one the Nether Monarch killed wasn’t the complete Black Dragon. That particular dragon may have already been gravely injured long before that. The one the Nether Monarch killed was likely a dragon that had just recovered from severe injuries."

Qiu Yuehan paused, carefully searching her memories.

That Black Dragon had been incomparably powerful.

But in the end, it was still only at the Yao Guang Realm, not beyond it. In terms of strength, it was probably on par with the Chang’an Daoist and the Nether Monarch.

Ultimately, it was not above the Yao Guang Realm.

But if they were to speculate based on Su Youwan’s words, then the Black Dragon at its peak must have been even stronger, perhaps even reaching a Realm above Yao Guang.

Su Youwan added, "The Nether Monarch defeated the Black Dragon’s blood and flesh, but its Spirit and soul may have already been shattered by some other power long ago."

The Black Dragon’s resurgence might have been an attempt to steal the fruits of the war of the Ten Thousand Races and achieve a full resurrection.

Qiu Yuehan’s memories hadn’t fully returned, but seeing that what Su Youwan said seemed to make sense, she asked, "So, you have some connection to that Black Dragon as well?"

The Silver-haired Maiden shook her head. "I’m not sure. Perhaps it’s just because I cultivate the Destined Celestial Dao that I can see the past. I saw that the Black Dragon seemed to want to shatter the heavens."

Dragons are noble by birth. They command the clouds and rain, soaring through the heavens.

But wanting to shatter the heavens was a bit outrageous.

Lu Changyuan said, "Why would it want to shatter the heavens with nothing better to do? It’s not Jian Guyang."

"I can’t see much either. My Cultivation is insufficient," the Silver-haired Maiden murmured. "If I could ascend to the Yao Guang Realm, perhaps I could follow the threads of fate to see what happened back then."

’Why make it so complicated?’ Lu Changyuan thought.

’Once the Little Fairy recovers her Yao Guang Cultivation, couldn’t we just go look in the river of time...? Hmm, maybe not. Prying into the past of a Yao Guang expert would probably cause a backlash.’

’Forget it.’

’We’ll find out eventually.’

Su Youwan suddenly hugged Lu Changyuan’s arm tightly. "Young Master Lu, didn’t you also swing your sword at the heavens back then? Everyone in the world said you ascended. Youwan wants to know why you swung your sword at the heavens that year."

Qiu Yuehan didn’t mind the Silver-haired Maiden’s improper behavior and also grew curious.

That year, just as the Daoist Sect Master had Ascended to Yao Guang, the Chang’an Daoist swung his sword and ascended.

Everyone guessed that the Chang’an Daoist could no longer suppress his Power, so he left behind a Stabilizing Needle for the Cultivation Realm to maintain order before he ascended.

But of course, that wasn’t the real reason.

"On one hand, I was trying to break through the realm above Yao Guang. On the other..." Lu Changyuan sighed. "The Celestial Dao was acting strangely back then. The punishments were too severe, and the Thunder Tribulations came too frequently. Moreover, these punishments were only aimed at the Human Race, not the other Ten Thousand Races. I couldn’t just stand by and watch."

The Chang’an Daoist was the Chang’an Daoist *of the Human Race*.

The Celestial Dao was the Celestial Dao of all Ten Thousand Races and should have been fair and impartial, but at that time, it was especially strict with the Human Race.

Watching Lu Changyuan, Qiu Yuehan couldn’t help but smile.

The cool and distant Moon Fairy was once the Nether Monarch, and the Nether Monarch had also been willing to defy the Celestial Dao for the sake of the Human Race.

’Just like the Chang’an Daoist.’

’Truly, a Lifebound Spirit takes after its master, just as a disciple takes after their own.’

Lu Changyuan recalled many things.

In Ancient Times, the Celestial Dao didn’t interfere with the world’s cycles, nor did it send down Thunder Tribulations. It was only after the Human Race came to dominate the world that the Thunder Tribulations began to appear ceaselessly.

At first, Lu Changyuan thought it was because the Human Race was more easily corrupted by the Desire Demon, and so the Celestial Dao was stricter. But he later discovered that wasn’t the case, because the punishments grew even more severe after he began standing guard over the Celestial Mountain.

When Lu Changyuan himself was cultivating, even when he proved his Dao in two paths simultaneously, the Celestial Dao didn’t send down a crimson death-tribulation.

That was why he had said back then that he accepted it—that he had broken the rules.