The tomb keeper nodded.
Wu Dao's true body and Die Yue exchanged glances. They could see the shock in each other's eyes.
Back then, the Empyrean Emperor used his flesh and blood to transform into the Avici Hell. Together with the Hell Suppressing Cauldron, he actually suppressed two Emperors for an era until this era!
One of them came from the Heavenly Court and the other from Hell!
However, at the same time, an even greater doubt surged in their hearts.
Since the Empyrean Emperor was so strong and could suppress two Emperors, why didn't he kill them completely?
It was understandable that he conquered the Nine Heavens and suppressed the Flame Heaven Emperor.
But why did he suppress the Lord of Hell at the same time?
What happened back then?
According to the Fiend Master, he had been working together with the Emperors of Old to fight against the Heavenly Court for several eras.
Now that the Heavenly Court still existed, it meant that the heaven-defying war back then had all failed.
Every Emperor of Old who conquered the Nine Heavens did not have a good ending and died in defeat. How could the Fiend Master live until this era?
Just how powerful was the Heavenly Court?
Wu Dao's true body said, "If I'm not wrong, the Lord of Hell should be on your side."
"Yes."
The tomb keeper nodded.
Wu Dao's true body continued, "If that's the case, why did the Empyrean Emperor suppress the Emperor of the Heavenly Court and the Lord of Hell?"
The Nine Heavens as the court, enslaving all living beings.
Wu Dao's true body believed that the Empyrean Emperor would definitely choose to conquer the Nine Heavens and destroy the Heavenly Court if he knew the goal of the Nine Heavens!
That was because the Heavenly Court should not exist.
"That monk …"
At the mention of the Empyrean Emperor, the tomb keeper suddenly paused and revealed a look of reminiscence. After a while, he revealed a complicated smile.
It was hard for Wu Dao's true body to say what emotions were mixed in that smile.
However, he could vaguely sense that the tomb keeper might have a trace of admiration for the Empyrean Emperor.
The tomb keeper said slowly, "He's a conflicted person."
"After knowing the origin and goal of the Heavenly Court, he decided to join forces with us to conquer the Nine Heavens and break the rule of the Nine Heavens over the living beings of the Middle Worlds."
"The Nine Heavens are independent but also interconnected, forming a Nine Heavens Formation. Unless we break the formation, there's no way to kill our way into the Nine Heavens. "
Hearing this, Wu Dao's main body suddenly understood.
If the Devil Master and the Evil Emperor wanted to conquer the Nine Heavens, the first step would be to descend upon the Middle World.
And in order to prevent the Devil Masters and the rest from attacking the Nine Heavens Great Array, the Heavenly Court would definitely lead an army to descend!
Wu Dao said, "In other words, once this war breaks out, the middle world will become the battlefield of the Heavenly Court and the Underworld!"
"Not bad."
The tomb keeper nodded.
It was precisely because of this that the three thousand worlds were swept into the war, and the living beings of the myriad races were unable to escape.
It was because the three thousand worlds was the center of the battle, the final battlefield!
The so-called calamity that swept through the three thousand realms was because of this battle.
"Actually, it's because of the Nine Heavens Great Array that the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi in the Three Thousand Worlds is so thin."
The tomb keeper said, "The Genesis Qi of the Great Thousand World sinks and passes through the barrier between the Great Thousand World and the Middle Thousand World. Much of the energy is absorbed by the barrier, and what settles down is the Origin Qi of Heaven and Earth."
"And most of the rich and pure Heaven Earth Yuan Qi is sealed by the Nine Heavens Great Array and controlled by the living beings of the Heavenly Court."
"If not for this, the cultivation of the living beings of the myriad races here wouldn't be so difficult, and their cultivation speed would be much faster."
Hearing this, Wu Dao's main body couldn't help but recall the time when Qinglian's main body had just ascended to the Middle World and descended upon the Dragon Abyss Planet.
The Heaven Earth Yuan Qi on the Dragon Abyss Planet was thin.
It was the same for most of the regions in the vast starry sky.
Only some powerful realms relied on all kinds of natural treasures, immortal herbs, and trees to gather as much Heaven Earth Yuan Qi as possible.
"Every War of the Heavens is extremely tragic," the tomb keeper said.
"For several eras, the Heavenly Court has set up the Heaven Realm in the Middle World to monitor and patrol the three thousand worlds, and established the Nine Sinful Grounds to intimidate the living beings of the myriad races."
"Even if some realms and races know of the evil of the Heavenly Court, they don't dare to resist. Some choose to be neutral, some follow us to conquer the Nine Heavens, but most of them will stand on the side of the Heavenly Court."
Wu Dao's main body had a deep understanding of this point.
For several eras, countless races and realms had chosen to conquer the Nine Heavens back then. After their defeat, they were annihilated in the long river of time, and their bloodlines were cut off.
After the Dark Emperor was defeated, the entire Dark World completely disappeared.
Under such circumstances, how many realms dared to resist the Heavenly Court?
Moreover, there was the years of intimidation and subtle influence of the Heaven Realm.
Every time the War of the Heavens ended, the Devil Master's side would be defeated, and the Heavenly Court would win. The truth of the War of the Heavens would be buried and erased.
As time passed, in the hearts of the myriad races, the evil demons were the main culprits behind the catastrophe.
Killing the evil demons was a matter of course!
The Heaven Realm even set up the Evil Demon Battlefield, encouraging the geniuses of the myriad races to enter and kill the evil demons in exchange for treasures.
Sword cultivators like the Eight Peak Masters of the Sword World were righteous and straightforward, but when they heard about the evil demons and sinful spirits, they would still be filled with killing intent.
Even the Iron Crown Elder of the Sword World, who knew that the sword cultivators of the Nine Great Sins were not evil, did not dare to tell the people of the Sword World about this matter.
In the current three thousand realms, other than a few Imperial Emperor powerhouses, no one knew about the existence of the Heavenly Court!
Even he and Die Yue had just found out that the Heavenly Court not only blocked the path of ascension for the myriad races, but also sealed off a large amount of Heaven Earth Essence Qi!
The tomb keeper continued, "Most realms stood on the side of the Heavenly Court. Under the instigation of the Heaven Realm, they would definitely fight with us.
"In the era of the Avici, the Lord of Hell's hell army was blinded by bloodlust. The flames of war burned some neutral realms and races, causing the deaths of countless innocent beings …"
At this point, the tomb keeper paused for a moment before continuing, "Avici took action."
The tomb keeper did not say much about this battle, only a few words.
However, Wu Dao's main body could still imagine the grief and indignation of the Avici Emperor as he watched countless innocent beings struggle in the flames of war, running, crying for help, and dying!
"When the Avici took action to suppress the Lord of Hell, those from the Heavenly Court were rather surprised and excited. They thought that the Avici Emperor had suddenly switched sides and joined their side."
The tomb keeper continued, "But soon after, the Avici Emperor took action again, severely injuring Yan Tian. He killed the four Imperial Emperor powerhouses of the Firmament, Yan Tian, White Tian, and Black Tian Tian, taking their bloodlines and souls to refine the Hell Suppressing Cauldron!"
"After that, he refined himself, using his flesh and blood to transform into the Avici Hell, suppressing the Lord of Hell and Yan Tian within. The Hell Suppressing Cauldron descended, completely sealing the Lord of Hell and Yan Tian … until today."
From the beginning to the end, Die Yue had been quietly listening to the tomb keeper's recount of the past, not saying a word.
Only now did she suddenly speak, "The Avici Emperor was not a conflicted person."
"Oh?"
The tomb keeper raised his eyebrows slightly.
Die Yue said, "The Avici Emperor took action to suppress the Lord of Hell because he could not bear to see so many innocent beings being implicated in the flames of war."
"He took action to suppress Yan Tian Emperor because he wanted to break through the Nine Heavens and fight for a chance for the myriad races of the Middle Thousand Realms to ascend."
"The Avici Emperor took action twice because of the mercy in his heart."
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