Get back what you deserve?
Sword Demon's simple words revealed a message that wasn't simple at all.
What was deserved? Sword Demon was obviously the reincarnation of the primordial spirit of the Sword God of Bai Li, a usurper who was contaminated by the demonic creature. Shouldn't his fate be crushed by justice and crushed to pieces?
Why did he say that?
However, when Sword Demon indifferently said those words, Wang Lu felt that he was not very surprised.
Because before this, he had already vaguely noticed it.
He just felt that, compared to the Sword Demon who stood in the position of usurper, the Sword God beside Zhu Shiyao seemed to be too weak.
From the beginning to the end, what exactly did the Sword God do?
It was nothing more than snatching Big Sister Zhu Shiyao as his follower and successor. After that, it was almost a failure. It was really difficult to connect him with the Sword God who was unhindered in the Nine Regions ten thousand years ago.
On the contrary, Sword Demon really had the style of a peerless old devil. He hid behind the scenes, and with a few words, he provoked the people of the four sects to dance in his palm. He opened the gates one after another. First, he defeated the guardian who suppressed the Sword Demon, then he released a lot of negative emotions for his use before the trial of the eight gates, and then he simply ran down to be his fighter.
Finally, he defeated the combination of the Sword God and Zhu Shiyao. During this period, every step seemed like a miracle, and the difficulty was far higher than that of the Sword God.
Compared to the legitimate successor, the realm of this usurper was higher. Moreover, when he thought about it carefully, the behavior of the Sword God was quite difficult to justify. For example, why did he deliberately conceal the relationship between him and Big Sister? Even when they fought for the first time, Big Sister couldn't recognize him. In addition to the Sword Demon's demonic energy, could it be that the Sword God also played a part in it?
How did Big Sister's glasses break...
After that, why did he suddenly choose to seize her body? Moreover, wasn't the act of seizing someone's body similar to that of a devil?
Now, it seemed that Sword Demon gave an excellent answer.
Sword Demon tilted his head and looked at Wang Lu. "You guessed right, the so-called Sword God is just a usurper."
Wang Lu sighed. This was completely different from what he said before...
"What I said earlier was not a lie." Sword Demon said, "Indeed, he is the one who inherited Zhong Shengming's lineage, while I am just a devil."
After a pause, Sword Demon looked at Wang Lu with some rumination and said, "But this doesn't change the fact that he is a usurper. So, can you guess the truth of the matter?"
Wang Lu thought for a moment and gave an answer, "Did he usurp the throne ten thousand years ago?"
"Very good." Sword Demon nodded, "Go on."
Sword Demon's attitude proved Wang Lu's conjecture. However, this idea was somewhat unbelievable to Wang Lu, so he slowed down his speech.
"It's just like the change of a dynasty. The original emperor is overthrown, and the leader of the rebel army ascends the throne, worships the heavens and earth, and controls the Dragon Vein. To the common people, it's the same as the dynasty changing. But to the original emperor, rebellion is always rebellion. Then, you are the original emperor, and the Sword God is the rebel who usurped the throne? "
At this point, it seemed that things had been straightened out, but Wang Lu felt that there were more things that didn't make sense.
"You were overthrown by that kind of trash? This doesn't make sense. Moreover, you were able to resist the four in nine heavenly tribulations when you were alive. It's impossible for you to accomplish such a feat under the condition of a split personality. It can even be said that your Primal Chaos Heaven Splitting Sword Qi is most particular about advancing courageously. You shouldn't have been eroded by the heart demon and become a split personality. This doesn't make sense. "
Seeing that Wang Lu's reasoning was difficult to continue, Sword Demon opened his mouth and said, "The Sword God's birth was an accident."
"Wait, the amount of information in this sentence is a bit too much!"
Sword Demon said again, "It's not strange that you can't infer the truth, because your understanding of Zhong Shengming is wrong. Wrong information naturally can't infer the correct result … The Sword God of Bai Li is a non-existent existence. If you carefully recall, you will find that I never took the initiative to mention this word."
Non-existent!? Where did this come from?
"Your understanding of the Sword God of Bai Li Zhong Shengming comes from historical records — this is a matter of course. You are not someone who lived ten thousand years ago, so naturally you can only understand from books. But if you were lucky enough to be born ten thousand years ago, you should have heard of another name, the Sword Demon of Bai Li. "
"The Sword Demon of Bai Li?"
"Zhong Shengming was undefeated throughout his life. He was happy to repay kindness and enmity, but he never considered himself to be righteous. If he saw something pleasing to the eye, he would rob it, and if he saw something not pleasing to the eye, he would kill it. The Immortal Dao that he cultivated could not even be restrained by the firmament of the nine heavens, not to mention the ethics and morals of the world. A person who despises ethics and morals is naturally a demon. The Sword Demon of Bai Li is infamous. When Zhong Shengming was alive, who knows how many people would endlessly tremble because of his name. "
Wang Lu was simply flabbergasted. This was completely different from the record of the Legend of Bai Li's Ascension. It was even completely opposite! Although there would inevitably be omissions in the history books after tens of thousands of years, this kind of principled error was really rare! A peerless demon whose ominous name covered the entire Nine Regions was actually not recorded in the history books, this …
"Zhong Shengming did whatever he wanted in his life, but his desires were almost all concentrated on the way of the sword. He did not have much interest in anything in the secular world, so whether it was good or evil, he did not do much. At least, he did not have the qualifications to stay in the history books."
Wang Lu nodded, indicating that he understood. The Legend of Bai Li's Ascension recorded the deeds of many cultivators who had ascended, as well as those who were close to ascending, in the last ten thousand years. It was a thick book, and when it was spread over every cultivator's head, the space was actually very limited. Moreover, most of the ink and brushstrokes were spent on the cultivators' cultivation methods. As for their life deeds, naturally, only one or two were chosen to represent them.
As for Zhong Shengming … in fact, there was almost no mention of his life deeds in the original text. Apart from spending a lot of space to describe the various kinds of inconceivable power of the Primal Chaos Heaven Splitting Sword, most of it was about Zhong Shengming's magnificent feat of creating a new world for the Bai Li Region and piercing through the heavenly tribulation. As for his thousands of years of cultivation, regardless of whether it was good or evil, compared to the world-shaking battle during his lifetime, all of it was not worth mentioning …
Wait, in other words …
Thinking of this, Wang Lu finally had an inspiration, "Could it be that the so-called Sword God of Bai Li is just a rumor?"
Sword Demon faintly smiled, "Compared to the great merits of opening the Path of Ascension, everything in Zhong Shengming's life is insignificant. In terms of merits, it's not strange that there are more gods than devils."
Wang Lu said, "So that's how it is, but that's just a misunderstanding of the world. Zhong Shengming himself shouldn't be affected by external things. Regardless of whether the world has a good reputation or not, it has nothing to do with him. After all, he can't suddenly become a moral saint just because people say that he has great merits."
"Wouldn't he be condemned by thousands of people and die of no disease? The hearts of the people in the world have power. Perhaps the power of mortals in the world of mortals is still very weak, but it is different for cultivators who have embarked on the Path of Immortality. A tyrannical monarch can allow millions of people to curse him and still sit firmly on the throne, but no cultivator can withstand the unanimous rebuke of millions of cultivators. Similarly, when all the cultivators believe that a person who has blessed the people of Bai Li is the Sword God, whether he is a god or a devil is no longer important. "
Sword Demon's smile was somewhat mocking, "Zhong Shengming broke through the Four in Nine Heavenly Tribulations, but he suffered a backlash from it. His primordial spirit collapsed, and his sword lost its sharpness. The power of hope of all living beings in the world contaminated his body, and he unexpectedly had no choice but to become a god. When Zhong Shengming chose to resist the Heavenly Tribulations, he disregarded life and death, but he didn't want to die in such an obscure way. "
Wang Lu nodded, expressing his deep understanding, "At least when he died, his body was clean."
"But at that time, he was already seriously injured and on the verge of death, unable to cut off the power of hope. Instead, he was constantly eroded by the power of hope, and gradually, something that didn't belong to him appeared in his primordial spirit …"
At this point, the truth seemed to have been revealed. Wang Lu continued, "So he scattered his primordial spirit and set up the method of dividing Yin and Yang by the sword. After ten thousand years, he experienced the transformation between life and death, filtered and purified his primordial spirit, and then reconstructed the body of god and devil, tracing back to the source?"
This reason seemed to be a lot smoother. Although Wang Lu still vaguely felt that there was an obstacle somewhere, the original mystery in his heart had been mostly solved.
The only problem was …
"You can resurrect yourself, why do you need to involve outsiders? At least, there is no need for the Sword God to bring in external help. After ten thousand years, he has already occupied the orthodox position, firmly suppressing you. Why do you need to bring in uncertain factors to find trouble for yourself? "
Sword Demon said, "As early as ten thousand years ago, Zhong Shengming had already foreseen the possible changes that might happen. Before his death, his primordial spirit was eroded by more than half by the power of hope, and the position of host and guest had long since changed. If this development continues, ten thousand years later, of course, the Sword God will be stronger. That's why there is a rule that the body of god and devil can't directly contact each other. Even if I want to kill the other, I have to rely on the hands of outsiders, because this is my only chance. "
"I believe you have also seen that apart from the power of the primordial spirit, there is nothing special about the Sword God. If I directly confront him, of course, I am not his opponent, but once more variables are introduced, his chances of winning will plummet."
Wang Lu said, "Yes, I feel that every move of his is very clumsy."
"Because he is just a child." Sword Demon said coldly, "Before Zhong Shengming died, he was born after being contaminated by the power of hope. The time of his consciousness is less than a month, so naturally, he is clumsy."
"… In other words, we are fighting to the death with a baby?"
"Although he is a baby, after all, he has inherited Zhong Shengming's memory and more than half of his primordial spirit. Although he is clumsy when dealing with people, he is not an idiot. Given time, he will be even more difficult to deal with."
"If that's the case … Then, can you answer me a question? Since he is not an idiot, how do you explain the possession of Zhu Shiyao? Even deliberately damaging her glasses and blinding her vision, what is the reason for this? "
"Well, we finally got to the point."
Sword Demon nodded, then stood up.
"Because possession is something that is bound to happen, and if we don't remove her glasses at the first moment, she will soon see through it, and then we can't use her as a chess piece to control."
"Then, I believe you have also guessed that it is not only the Sword God who needs possession, I also need it. Now, after the battle between the gods and devils, my primordial spirit is almost complete, and the next step is to find a body that can bear the primordial spirit, and you, are the target I have chosen."
Wang Lu was silent for a while, "Didn't you say that after the Unity Realm, the primordial spirit and the body can be mutually transformed? Is there no need for possession? "
"Indeed, there is no need, but to not use the unprecedented Void Spirit Root, and instead use the poor quality of the primordial spirit, isn't it a waste?"
As Sword Demon spoke, his whole body overflowed with devil qi, and his killing intent was no longer restrained!
Sword Demon Zhong Shengming was a person who did whatever he wanted. If he saw something pleasing to the eye, he would rob it, and if he saw something unpleasant, he would kill it!
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