There was no need for Jianchen to waste any more energy on the journey back. Under the Heartless Child's power, he hurried towards the passageway between the two worlds with astonishing speed. However, Jianchen became suspicious as he sensed the surrounding space rapidly recede. He felt like the Heartless Child had not come to the Sacred Immortals' World because of Saint Yi's death. The main reason was still him.
"The Heartless Child seems to place a little too much importance on me," Jian Chen thought. Although the Heartless Child had personally escorted him to the Sacred Immortals' World before, it was different that time. This was because the Heartless Child needed Jian Chen's power to destroy the grand ceremony of the Darkstar race. If anything happened to Jian Chen along the way, it would definitely affect the Heartless Child's plans.
However, the situation was completely different now. The grand ceremony of the Darkstar race had been completely destroyed. Logically speaking, Jian Chen should have lost all value to the Heartless Child. Although he had received Tian Sheng's promise from the Darkstar race that he would send the Myriad Bone Guild's power to the Sacred Immortals' World to protect him, there was no need for him to do so. However, there was no need for someone as esteemed as the Heartless Child to personally appear for such a small matter.
However, in the end, not only had the Heartless Child personally come, but he had even found Jian Chen in outer space after using everything he had to hide. It went without saying that the Heartless Child had expended a great deal of effort.
"Do I still have value to the Myriad Bone Guild?" Jianchen wondered. Of course, he could not eliminate the possibility that the Myriad Bone Guild had seen through his potential and wanted to establish a good relationship with him beforehand.
"Jianchen, can you let me take a good look at your mask?" Suddenly, the Heartless Child's voice rang out. He was very short, only reaching Jianchen's chest. He raised his head slightly and stared at Jianchen's face curiously.
Even though the Heartless Child seemed extremely like a child asking for a present from an adult, Jianchen knew just how terrifying this' child 'beside him was. As a result, he did not dare to reveal any abnormalities.
Jianchen did not hesitate. He immediately took off his mask and handed it to the Heartless Child.
The Heartless Child held the mask in his hand and studied it carefully. He studied it seriously, and a thoughtful and bewildered look appeared in his eyes from time to time. He seemed to have vaguely understood something.
"That should be it. No wonder its concealment effect is so heaven-defying … But this is also reasonable." A while later, the Heartless Child sighed softly. A sliver of mixed feelings appeared on his face as he handed the mask back to Jianchen. At the same time, he said, "The effects of this mask should not be limited to this. You can study it more. Perhaps you will be able to discover even more of its effects."
"Senior, what is the origin of this mask?" Jianchen couldn't help but ask curiously.
The Heartless Child pondered for a moment and said slowly, "This mask should have come from the Demon Realm. When the Demon Realm still existed, there was an extremely special clan called the Illusory Demon Clan. The Illusory Demon Clan's battle prowess was extremely weak. Let alone those of the same level, the Illusory Demon Clan might not even be able to defeat an opponent of a lower level. "
"However, the heavens are fair. Although the Illusory Demon Clan was stripped of their battle prowess, they were bestowed with an extremely good life-saving divine ability. Not only does this divine ability allow the Illusory Demon Clan to have the ability to change their aura and appearance at will, it also allows them to perfectly conceal themselves in the void. This concealment ability allows them to evade all detection methods of experts of the same level. Even if it is an enemy of a higher level, it would be extremely difficult for them to find the hidden Illusory Demon Clan members."
"As for the mask in your hand, if I'm not wrong, it should be the remains of a supreme expert of the Illusory Demon Clan after his death. After being refined by someone, it finally took the form of a mask, a special item that can be brought into the Dark Star World."
"Illusory Demon Clan?" The light in Jianchen's eyes flickered. This was the first time he had learned of the origins of the mask since he had obtained it.
However, when he remembered that the mask was the remains of a supreme expert of the Illusory Demon Clan, he felt an indescribable sense of awkwardness.
"It's just a pity that the Illusory Demon Clan was completely exterminated before the Demon Realm shattered. In the current six realms, there are very few people who know of the existence of the Illusory Demon Clan," the Heartless Child sighed softly. His face was filled with melancholy. He could not help but think of the Dark Star Clan. If it were not for the existence of the World of the Fallen Beast, the current Dark Star Clan would probably have followed in the footsteps of the Illusory Demon Clan.
"Senior, there's still something that this junior does not understand."
"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask. I will naturally tell you what I can," the Heartless Child seemed to be in a good mood as he spoke in an extremely straightforward manner.
After a moment of hesitation, Jianchen asked, "Junior is curious as to why senior wants to destroy the great ceremony of the Darkstar Clan."
The Heartless Child did not seem surprised by Jianchen's question at all. He chuckled and said, "I was expecting you to ask something like that, but this matter is no longer a secret. Some of the great figures who stand at the very apex of the Saints' World know about us, so there's no harm in telling you."
"Jianchen, you must have learnt a lot about the Saints of the World from my brother, right? However, what my brother said that day was only on the surface. Beneath the Saints' Hall's glorious appearance is a slave imprint that comes from the depths of one's bloodline and soul."
"In the past, when my brother and I were sent out through a special method by the Darkstar Clan, they planted an unerasable slave imprint in us. Even after thousands of reincarnations, the power of the slave imprint has not decreased at all. This is because it comes from the power of a Grand Exalt. Even with my brother and I's current level of cultivation, we can't do anything about the slave imprint. Unless we can break through to Grand Exalt. "
"It's exactly because of the existence of the slave imprint that my brother and I have to yield to every emperor of the Darkstar Clan. Even if these emperors are extremely weak, they can still directly give orders to me and my brother. We're basically powerless against the orders of the emperors. We can only follow them … "
"It's exactly because of this that we want to stop the great ceremony of the Darkstar Clan. This is because once the ceremony succeeds, the strength of the entire clan will definitely increase. As their strength increases, they'll have more tricks up their sleeves. There will be a day when they think of a way to break free … "
"Once they break free, my brother and I will be under the control of the Darkstar Emperor. We won't be able to resist any of his orders. If the Darkstar Emperor encounters any danger, the two of us will do everything we can to protect him and fend off all the disasters that will come from all directions."
"At that time, the Darkstar Emperor's life will be above the two of us …"
When he reached there, the Heartless Child's emotions fluctuated. He clenched his fists tightly and felt extremely humiliated, "Jianchen, think about it. With your current strength and authority, if there's a day when you have to listen to the orders of a mortal, and not only that, but all the organisations you've established will have to listen to the orders of that mortal as well. Anyone in your organisation will live or die as that mortal wants them to. What will you do? Will you yield or resist? "
"Naturally, I'll resist." Jianchen did not agree with the Heartless Child's point of view, but he had to answer according to the Heartless Child's wishes. This was because he knew that if the Darkstar Clan had not sent the Sage of the Universe away at such a great price, the Sage of the Universe would never have attained his current glory.
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