Chapter 927 - 863: Those Expelled by the Heavenly Dao

The old Taoist wasn’t exactly lying; the things he could access were actually from before he cultivated the power of words following actions.

That was back when he was still astonishingly talented.

At that time, the Four Extremes Hall didn’t even exist, there were only four failures whom he had beaten up.

Regarding the layout of the Celestial Dao Sect, it was merely in its infancy back then, and he didn’t know much.

And after he cultivated the power of words following actions, he fell silent and was even excluded from the higher realms, turning to live unnoticed in a small world.

Naturally, it was even more impossible for him to access those things.

So his first sentence was to give Han Yu a heads-up, to avoid him holding too much expectation.

Han Yu nodded heavily, it didn’t matter, knowing as much as he could was enough.

Even just lifting that mysterious veil of the Celestial Dao Sect was a remarkable thing for him.

Thus, the old Taoist’s second sentence immediately revitalized Han Yu and Mu Zili, both looking intent on listening.

"Do you want to know the origin of the Celestial Dao Sect and Yama Hall?"

The two nodded furiously; this was already a big secret, wasn’t it?

"Actually, it’s not such a big secret, just not many people know about it anymore."

The old Taoist suddenly sighed; in the later wars against the Yama Hall, the previous batch of people mostly died out.

"First of all, whether it’s the Celestial Dao Sect or Yama Hall, they both originated in the Central Continent; this is quite thrilling, right?"

The first sentence left Han Yu and Mu Zili dumbfounded; it was more than thrilling, it was terrifying.

Like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, the two were already horrified on their faces.

This matter was too explosive.

"Actually, they all said the Central Continent was barren, but in some way, we are just the cultivators driven away from this barren land."

So, whether it’s the cultivators of the Celestial Dao Sect or Yama Hall on the land of Central Continent, they were not protected, nor would they have Qi Fortune.

"Not only in the Central Continent is there no Qi Fortune, even in the small world there won’t be; those Qi Fortunes would rather attach to broken stones than be born in the bodies of the cultivators."

This is what the old Taoist said.

So, it’s no wonder there are so many Inquiry Stones in the small world; it turned out that these were meant to be inside cultivators, but they didn’t want to give those Qi Fortunes, thus attaching to stones instead.

This way, Han Yu finally understood the source of the Inquiry Stones.

Likewise, the Artifact Spirit echoed loudly in his Sea of Consciousness, "So, it’s the same with Yama Hall, they also have Qi Fortune but cannot use it, then it attaches to other objects?"

Almost certainly.

"The origin of Celestial Dao Sect and Yama Hall is actually the first step of you Central Continent cultivators, breaking the Celestial Being!"

The old Taoist continued to narrate.

Ten thousand years ago, it happened to be a period when life in the Central Continent reached its peak; at that time, people did not need to cultivate but could possess Spiritual Qi.

Looking at it with today’s perspective, one might say that group of people was all prodigies, and there wouldn’t be any mistake in saying that.

After all, they were the best products of that era.

"Two people emerged from among them, my master and my martial uncle, who were not content with this state; instead, they pondered whether they could more effectively utilize this power within their bodies, breaking the shackles of the human body."

"This is the origin of breaking the Celestial Being; people of that era all considered themselves as Celestial Beings, believing that the heavens were above them, the earth below, and they occupied the middle, being just under the Heavenly Dao."

The following events need not be elaborated; the two explored through the ages, gradually finding the path of cultivation, breaking the Celestial Being - Opening the Divine Spring - Building the Divine Bridge - Reaching the Other Shore - Beholding Myself - Divine Gaze - Transcendent - Sitting on the Divine Platform - Cultivating the Divine Dao!

The nine major realms took thousands of years to be explored and discovered by them.

"In exploring themselves, they were also exploring the heavens and the earth, especially... the Heavenly Dao!"

The climax should come next, shouldn’t it?

Han Yu and Mu Zili exchanged a glance, both even lightened their breathing, the silence was eerie.

"You must know, sometimes curiosity is quite terrifying, especially if you have the ability to support it, because you might discover many deadly things."

The two most powerful Celestial Beings gradually began to sense the presence of the Heavenly Dao during their exploration and attempted to communicate with it.

"In the end, did they succeed?"

Han Yu couldn’t help but speak.

"Probably they did; if they hadn’t communicated, it might have been another story,"

Mu Zili couldn’t help but respond.

The old Taoist nodded; indeed, they communicated. Precisely because the Heavenly Dao was willing to communicate with these two most powerful people, there were later developments.

The details of which the old Taoist knew very little, but he knew two things.

"They got the Celestial River and the millstone from the Heavenly Dao, seemingly reaching some agreement, and thereafter, the Celestial Dao Sect appeared, starting to pass the methods of cultivation to other Celestial Beings."

"Secondly, in less than a thousand years, things changed after the two successively gained power from the Heavenly Dao; they seemed to increasingly understand it, and then they discovered a fact..."

Here the old Taoist suddenly sighed, lamenting.

"The Heavenly Dao isn’t actually that strong!"

This point was even illustrated by an example from the Central Continent by the old Taoist.

"In your mundane Imperial Court, if the Emperor is just a child and two powerful ministers appear, both capable and influential, what do you say would happen?"

"Naturally, rebellion,"

Han Yu replied without hesitation. It’s too tempting, after all.

"The Heavenly Dao is like this; facing two of the mightiest Celestial Beings, deceived of much power, it had no way to deal with them just then."

"Everyone wants to take its place; however, before a battle with the Heavenly Dao could unfold, a fight broke out between the two Celestial Beings first."

Since the Heavenly Dao was a soft target, they both wanted to take its place for sure. There was only one position, but two people; fighting was not surprising.

The result seemed foreseeable; neither benefited from the fight; otherwise, there wouldn’t still be so many things unresolved.

Han Yu and Mu Zili thought simultaneously in their minds.

Just as they imagined, with the old Taoist’s narrative.

That battle almost wiped out the Central Continent; those untrained in cultivation mostly perished in the aftermath.

The remaining Celestial Beings split into two factions, and later the Yama Hall existed.

After the battle, both sides ended up in tatters; even most of the first batch of Celestial Beings died, and finally, the Heavenly Dao had had enough and intervened.

"They were expelled, but also severed two sources of Spiritual Qi from the Central Continent; thus the Central Continent became barren."

The old Taoist said this while glancing at Mu Zili, slowly speaking.

"Actually, you and I are descendants of those Celestial Beings who were taken away; ultimately, we are also Central Continent people, only the Heavenly Dao no longer recognizes us."

Mu Zili’s face turned iron blue; so all along, they had been slaughtering their own clansmen, right?

Including those overseas, everyone was actually born in the Central Continent, from the same origin.

"Not willing?"

The old Taoist suddenly cracked a smile, ambiguous, for back when he knew these, he fell into the same confusion.

Mu Zili shook his head; it wasn’t unwillingness, but it was discomforting all the same.

Especially knowing they were not different and were also Central Continent people.

For the desires of two supreme powers, such massacre was conducted.

"The path of Dao contention has always been ruthless, and there will inevitably be countless skeletons along the way, especially when there’s only one position left, and moreover... after the Divine Dao Realm, the only ascent path is the Heavenly Dao."

The old Taoist exploded another thunder, the Divine Dao Realm does not lack an endpoint; it’s just that there’s only one endpoint!

"Then what about passing down the way?"

Han Yu had heard the old Taoist mention the passing down of the way several times; since they were driven out, why would they be so kind as to pass down the cultivation way?

The old Taoist displayed pity, but Mu Zili had already guessed it immediately.

"Yama Hall needs souls, and the Celestial Dao Sect needs vitality; there is nothing more suitable for providing these than cultivators."

Mu Zili finished in one breath and slowly let out a turbid breath.

So, did both sides regard Central Continent cultivators as cattle and sheep for farming?

A stagnant air of resentment built up in Han Yu’s chest; he wanted to vent but couldn’t.

He had further questions.

"What exactly are the Celestial River and the millstone for?"

Since both sides took these away when they were expelled and are still trying to bring them back, they must not be simple, right?

To this, the old Taoist shook his head.

"This is a secret between the two strongest ones, almost no one can know, not even a disciple of a supreme power."

"But these two items both came from the Heavenly Dao, they are surely of great use, possibly also capable of completely balancing the Heavenly Dao."