The three elders lowered their eyes and fell silent when they heard the question.
The fat old man also stopped smiling and fell silent.
The atmosphere in the hall became somewhat oppressive.
After a while, Lu Yun couldn't help but ask, "Brother Su once asked one of the sword cultivators inside. His surname is Luo. Is that a coincidence?"
The three old men remained silent.
Su Zimo and the others had an answer when they saw this reaction.
However, they still didn't want to believe it.
He didn't seem to want to give up. "Swordmasters, is the sword cultivator inside really related to Great Emperor Luo Tian?"
"Heh."
The old man with the iron crown stood up and tilted his head back with a smile.
There was a trace of helplessness, bitterness, sadness, and desolation in his smile.
The fat and thin elders also had complicated expressions.
"This matter is taboo in the world of sword. Only great emperors are allowed to know."
The old man with the iron crown said faintly, "Since you've asked, I'll tell you."
"The sword cultivators in the Fiendish Battlefield are indeed descendants of Great Emperor Luo Tian."
The old man continued, "It's said that he was bewitched by evil demons and became enemies with all races. He committed a heinous crime and was ultimately executed by the Celestial Bestowment World.
"His descendants were imprisoned in the Sinful Land of the Sword as sinful spirits. Generations of them had to atone for their ancestors' sins.
"That's why the world of sword completely declined after the Allheaven Epoch. After an epoch of recuperation, it gradually rose again."
Was there such a thing?
This was too much of an impact on the eight peak masters!
Even the concept of good and evil that they had built up over the years was shaken.
The eight peak masters frowned and clenched their fists. They couldn't accept this for the time being.
"How can this be?"
Yu Lan was a little dazed. "How could Great Emperor Luo Tian commit such a crime and ally himself with evil demons …"
Every sword cultivator viewed Great Emperor Luo Tian as their pride.
Now, even the eight Peak Leaders found it hard to accept the truth after hearing the secret.
Lu Yun said, "After the Allheaven Era, the Sword World suffered a calamity that must've originated from this."
The old man with the iron crown nodded and said, "It is said that the Great Emperor of the Allheaven still retained a trace of rationality and did not implicate the Sword World. He only took away his clan members."
Lu Yun asked, "Why didn't you tell us about this earlier and tell the others in the Sword World?"
The old man fell silent again.
"I'm guessing that this is just one of the rumors."
Su Zimo suddenly spoke. He looked at the old man and asked in a deep voice, "Senior, you should know of other rumors, right?"
The old man with the iron crown was expressionless as he asked, "What rumors do you know?"
"I don't know."
Su Zimo shook his head.
He really did not know much about the Great Emperor of Allheaven.
However, Su Zimo changed the topic and said, "However, the rumor that you mentioned just now is really full of loopholes and can't stand up to scrutiny."
"Senior Allheaven has already cultivated to the peak of a medium-class world and become a great emperor. I really can't think of any evil demon that could bewitch a great emperor who founded an era."
"If Senior Allheaven was so easily bewitched by evil demons, it would've been difficult for him to become a great emperor with his dao heart. This statement is self-contradictory to begin with. "
The fat and skinny old men looked at Su Zimo deeply with complicated gazes.
The old man with the iron crown didn't explain or refute. He only asked, "Is there anything else?"
Su Zimo continued, "If Senior Allheaven wasn't bewitched by evil demons and has already become a great emperor, why would he be an enemy of all races? This rumor lacks a convincing reason. "
"Not to mention, who among the Myriad Races can defeat him?"
"This rumor has intentionally or unintentionally obscured an existence. He could be a single person or a faction, but one thing is certain. This existence's strength is enough to oppose or even suppress a great emperor who founded an era! "
Hearing this, the eight Peak Masters were shocked and subconsciously looked at the three Sword Realm Lords.
The three Peak Masters remained silent and didn't refute.
This attitude could already prove many things!
"How is that possible?"
Yu Lan still couldn't understand and asked, "A great emperor is one and only, respected in the universe. He is an invincible existence. Since ancient times, only one great emperor can be born in every era. Who can suppress a great emperor? "
"Of course."
Su Zimo said, "A great emperor is one and only in a medium-class world, within the three thousand worlds. What about outside the three thousand worlds?"
"Outside the three thousand worlds?"
The eight Peak Masters were stunned.
The medium-class world was too big and boundless. With their cultivation realm, it would be difficult for them to step into half of the medium-class world in their lifetime, let alone go outside the three thousand worlds.
Su Zimo had been to the Netherworld, and Wu Dao's original body had been to hell and the ghost world.
He was certain that outside the medium-class world, there were some special worlds that existed side by side with the medium-class world.
In these worlds, great emperors could also be born!
For example, there was currently a great emperor in the ghost world — the Nirvana Ghost Mother!
Actually, Su Zimo had some guesses after he escaped from the Nine Underworlds Sinned Ground.
If the Nirvana Ghost Mother was a great emperor, a drop of her blood could break the shackles of the Hadal Sinned Grounds. Why would she need his help?
Why didn't she come to the medium-class world and destroy the ten great sinned grounds?
No great emperor had been born in the medium-class world in this era.
In that case, what was the Nirvana Ghost Mother afraid of?
"The Celestial Bestowment World …" Lu Yun hesitated.
"Is it the Celestial Bestowment World?"
Su Zimo shook his head. "The Celestial Bestowment World is still in the medium-class world. It hasn't reached the level where it can stand side by side with the medium-class world."
"Could we have been wrong from the start?"
Something occurred to him and he murmured, "Celestial Bestowment, Celestial Bestowment … the 'heaven' they worship, worship, and worship may not refer to the heavenly dao or the mandate of heaven, but … a person, or perhaps a faction!"
"Ai."
The old man with the iron crown sighed heavily.
The old man with the iron crown looked at Su Zimo and finally nodded. "You're right. Everything about the Great Emperor of Allheaven is indeed just a rumor."
"Moreover, it's the most common rumor in the three thousand worlds that came from the Celestial Bestowment World.
"But in the world of sword, there's another rumor passed down by word of mouth between each generation of swordmasters."
The expressions of the eight Peak Masters froze as they listened attentively.
"Ironhead, you …"
The thin old man frowned and wanted to stop the old man.
The old man waved a hand. "They've already guessed some things. Even if we don't say anything, they'll still be conflicted. If we keep probing, it might lead to disaster."
After a short pause, the old man continued slowly, "You guessed right just now. There is indeed an unimaginable colossus behind the Celestial Bestowment World.
"We don't know what this faction is called. All records of it have been erased, and no one is allowed to mention it.
"Even the previous swordmasters didn't know, or perhaps they didn't dare mention it for fear of bringing disaster to the world of sword.
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