The Imperial Tutor did not answer him.
He was completely immersed in the horror that the scene had brought him, which still hadn't dissipated.
He said, "Those human faces have not seen the light for a long time. Even if it was just the moonlight at night, they could not stand it.
I suddenly took the mask away. They seemed to be shocked. They all narrowed their eyes and did not speak. But after a while, they saw that it was me.
They began to... shout my name.
"I was shocked. As I said before,
I have never seen a more terrifying scene than tens of thousands of people falling from the sky and burning to death in a sea of fire.
But the scene in front of me at that time was a million times more terrifying than that!
"My hand holding the mask could not stop trembling.
If not for the fact that my entire body was already stiff,
The mask would have fallen and woken up the Crown Prince. And those three human faces seemed to be eager to say something to me. Their mouths opened and closed even more violently.
But then they lowered their voices.
It was as if they were afraid of waking up the Crown Prince.
"I saw their appearance and was disgusted and afraid, but I could not help but want to know what they wanted to tell me.
So I bent down and held my breath.
I leaned close to the Crown Prince's face to listen.
"I was too close. I could smell the strong smell of herbs that could not cover the smell of blood and rot. I heard them say,
Let me run,
The Crown Prince had gone crazy!
"It turned out that after the other three left, they were still worried.
They sneaked back to find the Crown Prince. Who knew that they bumped into the Crown Prince and a lot of people rushing to the copper furnace.
"Only then did they know that the Crown Prince had not given up on using human sacrifices. They were shocked and angry. They came out to stop him and fought with the Crown Prince. Who knew that the Crown Prince would kill them and throw the three of them, along with hundreds of people, into the copper furnace!
"Of course, the rest of the commoners would be turned to ashes after being thrown in, but the three of them had cultivations and were killed by His Highness the Crown Prince. Their resentment was extremely deep, and their souls actually used this kind of method to parasitize his body. Every day, they angrily chattered at him, wanting to stop his actions.
"I listened, feeling terrified and confused. I did not know what to do. What was terrifying? I couldn't tell if it was the crown prince or the three things on his face that were scarier!
"At this time, I felt a hand on my head.
My scalp went numb. I slowly raised my head and saw the Crown Prince.
"I don't know when he woke up. He and the three faces on his face, a total of four pairs of eyes, were all looking at me!
"The expressions of the human faces changed even more, twisting and tearing the wounds on his face. A lot of blood flowed down.
"He stared at me for a long time. Then, he sighed and said, 'Didn't I tell you not to come in?'
"I suddenly understood what was going on with all the abnormalities these days.
"When His Highness discovered that these three things had grown on his face, he couldn't accept it. He couldn't bear to see himself in the mirror that was neither human nor ghost, so he smashed all the mirrors. The bleeding is because he wants to cut them off with a knife, and the rotten smell is because the wounds never heal, but no matter how many times he cuts them off, they will grow back! "
The Imperial Tutor covered half of his face, his pupils constricting violently.
He said, "I … knelt down by his bedside.
"His Highness the Crown Prince slowly sat up in bed, and said, 'Do not be afraid. They became like this because they betrayed me. As long as you don't do this, I will still treat you the same as before. You will still be my most loyal servant, nothing will change. '
"How could I not be afraid? How could there not be any changes? Everything has changed!
"His Highness the Crown Prince is very smart. He never knew how to read people's expressions before, but after he was demoted, he learned to read people's expressions. He saw what I was thinking, and slowly asked, 'You also want to leave, right?'
"To be honest, I don't know. If he only threw the 'evil people' into the copper furnace, I can pretend that nothing happened. I said I would really understand.
"But he killed our best friend for so many years and threw him into the furnace. We depend on each other! This was truly … deranged. I … can't accept it.
"His Highness the Crown Prince said to himself. It doesn't matter, I already expected that no one will stay after I become like this. I can be alone. I understand, I have always been alone! I don't need anyone else!
"His face suddenly became extremely ferocious. He grabbed me by the neck with one hand and stared at me. He kept repeating, 'I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I can be alone, I
"His Highness is very strong. If he really wanted to kill me, my neck would have been broken in an instant. I wouldn't even be able to make a sound, but I didn't die immediately. And when he did, our three friends cried out in his face, as if they had done something to him, so that he cried out with a headache, and so did I. The five of us were shouting wildly, as if we had gone mad. The Crown Prince held his head with one hand and squeezed harder with the other. My vision darkened, and I felt like I couldn't take it anymore. At that moment … I saw something under his pillow.
"He has a sword under his pillow, and he sleeps on it. This is a habit he developed after he was demoted. I grabbed the hilt and pulled the sword out. A cold light flickered as His Highness laughed heartily. His eyes were bloodshot as he said, "You want to kill me too?" Come on! Stab me! " "Stab my heart!" "I don't care about you!" "I want to see who will die in the end!" "Who will die, you or me!"
"Of course I didn't stab him. I held the sword in front of him and shouted at the top of my voice, 'Your Highness! Your Highness! Come back, look at yourself! Look at what you've become! '"
"He broke all the mirrors, and he hasn't looked at himself in a mirror for a long time. The blade of the sword was bright, and it suddenly reflected his current appearance. He also saw his own face.
"When he saw himself in the mirror, he suddenly froze.
"His Highness's grip on me didn't lessen, but after a long time, as he looked at himself, a stream of tears flowed from his eyes.
"Looking at his tears, I couldn't help but cry too. The reflection on the sword was so ugly! I felt disgusted just by looking at it. Why did I let him see me like this, and remind him that he was such an ugly monster now?
"I couldn't bear it, and the sword fell to the ground.
"In the end, His Highness threw me out and said, 'Get lost.'
"I ran away on all fours."
Hearing this, Xie Lian's heart finally relaxed a little.
Master Teacher put down his hand and said, "I escaped far away, out of the Wuyong Kingdom. Not long after, the Bronze Furnace Volcano erupted again.
"This time, the entire Wuyong Kingdom was buried. Almost no one was spared. A kingdom disappeared just like that.
"I escaped, and I never heard any news about His Highness again. He seemed to have been buried with the Wuyong Kingdom.
"I went to the Heavenly Realm, and I also cultivated. I had some small achievements, but I maintained the state of my body and wandered aimlessly in the human world. I served His Highness since I was young, but now that I didn't have to serve him, I didn't know what to do.
"His Highness was gone, and my three friends were also dead. I made three empty shell dummies, and let the dummies use their tone to chat with me, and occasionally play cards. "
Hearing the words "empty shell dummies," Xie Lian's expression darkened. Master Teacher said, "Later, my magic improved, and I imparted the skills of my three friends to them."
Xie Lian whispered, "Was it the other three Master Teachers?"
No wonder he always felt that the other three Master Teachers were a bit strange. They never acted alone, nor did they communicate with him alone. They were dummies, and once they left the Master Teacher's side, they would be exposed. Master Teacher said, "It was them. So, speaking of which, you can also be considered my three friends' disciple. Unfortunately, I wasn't them, and the skills I could impart to the dummies were only twenty to thirty percent of their skills, so I couldn't teach you much. The three dummies that accompanied me for a long time were also destroyed by him. "
"After another one or two hundred years, the Heavenly Realm changed generations, and the original Heavenly Officials all fell. Gradually, a new batch of Heavenly Officials was replaced. But none of this had anything to do with me, and I just ate and waited for death to come.
"Until one day, in a certain country, there was a Crown Prince who was born on the day that Mars guarded his heart.
"It was you, the Crown Prince of Xian Le Kingdom.
Finally, it's here. Xie Lian's hand on his leg slightly tightened.
Master Teacher sat cross-legged, crossed his arms, and said, "I felt that it was a coincidence, a lot of fate. But in fact, at that time, Wu Yong had already been destroyed for many, many years. In several hundred years, there would always be one or two encounters, so it couldn't be called a coincidence. But I carried a feeling that even I don't understand, so I casually made up a name and became Xian Le Kingdom's Master Teacher. "
Xie Lian said in his heart, "I knew the name was just randomly made up … …"
Master Teacher said, "It's not that I despise your Xian Le Kingdom, but wanting to become a Master Teacher there was too easy for me. There was only one problem, and that was that people always felt that those who didn't have hair on their mouths weren't reliable, and those who were young definitely didn't have any qualifications or skills, so they would be looked down upon. If I went to take the exam with this face, I might not be able to pass. So I changed my face a bit, and with ten or twenty years older, sure enough, I quickly mixed in. But as a Master Teacher, I had to directly talk to the Heavenly Officials of Heaven.
"Thus, I met Jun Wu.
"Jun Wu's appearance was completely different from the Crown Prince I was familiar with. However, I was too familiar with him, so after talking to him a few times, I became a bit suspicious. But it was only suspicion.
"Moreover, even if I was suspicious, I didn't want to say anything.
"He had already become a completely different person, and the human face on his face had also disappeared. I thought it was because the resentment of my three friends had dissipated. Since that was the case, there was no need to bring up old matters and break this peace. We all pretended not to recognize each other, isn't that also good? "
Xie Lian said, "If it was me, I would probably do the same."
Master Teacher said, "But we still weren't able to pretend to the end. That's because we all saw you.
"Your Highness, you should have guessed why I placed such high hopes on you. You are very similar to him. So, I hope that you can become a person or a god that he wanted to become. You can do what he couldn't do, you can use your perfection to make up for the regrets that he and I had. "
However, Hua Cheng indifferently said, "From the beginning, you were wrong. You don't resemble him at all. "
Master Teacher glanced at him and said, "Now, of course you can say that you don't resemble him. But in the past, you were very similar. Moreover, the bad thing is that you are too similar. "
He turned back to Xie Lian and said, "Crown Prince, that time when you saved that child who fell from the city wall, I wasn't too happy. Not only was it because of that incident, but it was also because you were too eye-catching. You attracted Jun Wu's attention.
"Jun Wu began to mention you to me. He was very fond of you. Every time we talked about you, I faintly felt that something was wrong. But I could see that he really liked you. It was the joy of finding a good seedling that he liked. Moreover, he wanted to pick you up, but every time, I would use all sorts of reasons to persuade him to go back. "
Xie Lian wasn't too willing to believe that Jun Wu's attitude towards him was all fake, but after hearing Master Teacher say this, he felt complicated and indescribable.
Master Teacher said, "The turning point was at the One Thought Bridge."
Hearing these three words, Xie Lian came back to his senses. Master Teacher said, "Do you still remember the ghost at the One Thought Bridge?"
Xie Lian said in a low voice, "That was the opportunity for me to ascend. Of course I remember."
Master Teacher said, "When you met that ghost, I already felt that something was wrong. This ghost haunted the broken bridge in the wilderness. He was wearing broken armor, stepping on fire, covered in blood and swords. Every step he took left a trail of blood and fire behind him. And the three questions he asked you — — all of them made me very concerned and uneasy, but I couldn't tell what was wrong. And after you defeated the ghost at the bridgehead, you quickly ascended. I didn't even have time to think about it.
"Fortunately, after you ascended, Jun Wu's attitude towards you was as good as ever. He was very fond of you, as if nothing had changed. I also told myself not to think too much.
"Then, there was the drought of Xian Le and the chaos of Yong An. And the appearance of that thing, Bai WuXiang. "
Xie Lian held his breath. Master Teacher said, "As I said, I didn't know what that thing was at first. Even after the appearance of the Human Face Plague, I only suspected it. But because Vengeful Spirit Parasites weren't that rare, it just didn't spread so widely. In addition, I had some resentment towards the so-called Heavenly Dao. At first, I thought that Bai WuXiang might be born of nature and that the Heavens wanted to punish you.
"But as you came in contact with that thing more and more, the Human Face Plague became more and more rampant. Many things made me think of the worst possibility."
Xie Lian said, "Many things. What do you mean specifically? For example? "
Master Teacher said, "The family of three that fell to their deaths at the gates of Xian Le Imperial City."
Xie Lian choked and said, "That … … is … …?"
Master Teacher said, "Later, I examined the corpses of those three people and discovered that they weren't three people at all, but three empty shells."
Xie Lian said, "But empty shells are hollow. They don't have internal organs, so they won't bleed?!"
Master Teacher said, "There's no need for internal organs. Falling from such a high place, the internal organs would have long been smashed. As long as the empty shell is stuffed with rotten meat and filled with blood, it'll be fine. Among those three friends of mine, one of them was the best at making these kinds of strange things. Things like empty shell dummies were first made by him. He only taught us, and at that time, the method of making empty shell dummies wasn't as widespread as it is now. They're dead, so who else can make empty shell dummies and make them so lifelike besides me? "
Xie Lian lowered his head, his pupils contracting.
That family of three that fell to their deaths at the gates of Xian Le Imperial City had directly ignited the flames of war. However, those few people's lives were simply fake. It was a trap!
Xie Lian said, "Then you … … why didn't you tell me at that time?"
Master Teacher said, "I didn't dare. If it really was him and I told you, with your temperament at that time, wouldn't you have directly rushed up to settle accounts with him? That wouldn't have been able to save you and Xian Le Country. It would only hasten your destruction. Moreover, even if there weren't those three empty shells, sooner or later … … "
Sooner or later, something else would ignite the flames of war. Just like that missing dog in Xian Le Imperial City.
"In the end, you were defeated. Xian Le was also defeated.
"I really couldn't bear it anymore. So, I first dismissed everyone from Huang Ji Monastery and invited him to descend to the Divine Martial Palace. Then, I directly tore apart his identity."
This was also what Jun Wu had said, the one they had met eight hundred years ago. Master Teacher said, "I questioned him about many things, but he didn't admit or deny it. In the end, I asked him, 'Your Highness, what do you want?'
"He finally replied. He said that he wanted you to become his most perfect successor.
"If there was one person in this world who could completely understand him, it would be you. As long as you succeed, you would never betray him! "
"I understood what he meant. In the heat of the argument, we started to fight again. I couldn't fight at all. If I fought, I would undoubtedly die. He didn't even need to move a finger to crush me to death. However, at this time, his expression suddenly changed and he covered his face.
"I was startled. Only then did I realize that on his face, those three faces had once again appeared!
"Turns out they didn't disappear. He had only been using his powers to suppress them! And now, I don't know if it was because of his emotions or because of me, but they ran out again!
"Just like that, my three friends came out to cause trouble. They caused him to have a splitting headache and his expression was very scary. Then, I took the opportunity to escape.
"Once again, I began to wander the world. This time, I had to hide from place to place. I thought, what happened to the Wu Yong Country of the past? So, I went back to take a look.
"What I didn't expect was that when I went back that time, I made another big discovery.
"I don't know why, but the land of the Wu Yong Country was completely sealed off and isolated from the outside world. I walked there for a long time, and met my three friends again.
Xie Lian said, "Are those three mountain monsters, old, sick, and dead?"
Master Teacher said, "Yes.
"The copper furnace swallowed their bodies. Their ashes, which were almost burned until they disappeared, mixed with the volcanic ash and erupted. As time passed, more and more of them accumulated. After hundreds and thousands of years, they finally became three large mountains, housing a part of their souls."
"Finding a way to communicate with them, who had turned into mountain monsters, took me a long time. But after I succeeded, I learned a lot of things.
"It turned out that the previous generation of Heavenly Officials didn't fall naturally. Instead, they were slowly killed by him one by one. He … … massacred the entire Heavenly Court, leaving not a single one alive!
"After washing Heaven with blood, he returned to the human world and patiently waited for a period of time. He made up a new name and fabricated a new identity. As a 'human', he once again 'ascended'. All the previous Heavenly Officials of the entire Heaven Realm died. No one knew who he was, and no one knew what he was like in the past. Right now, the widely circulated background, anecdotes, appearance, and temperament of the 'Divine Martial Emperor' … … were all fake. They were all lies woven by him!
"This Immortal Capital was a new Heaven Realm that he established with his own hands. And the corpses and ashes of the previous Heavenly Officials were all mixed in the soil of this Immortal Capital. Every day, they were trampled by him. Right now, you might be stepping on someone's ashes. "
"… …"
The State Preceptor continued, "Right now, he is the number one Martial God in Heaven Realm. On the surface, he is brilliant, but in his heart, he is suppressing boundless darkness. Resentment, pain, anger, hatred … … these things need to be released. Only in this way could he maintain balance and continue to be the number one Martial God in the three realms, instead of going on a killing spree.
"The former Wuyong Country has already become hell. The copper furnace has been fed to countless living people and three Quasi Heavenly Officials, who have already recognized him as their master. Periodically, he released these dark emotions into the copper furnace. With the help of the millions of Wuyong people's souls, he ignited the Fire of Karma and refined many evil things.
Xie Lian said, "The refining method of these things is different from 'Absolute', right?"
The State Preceptor said, "It is indeed different. 'Absolute' came later, because he … changed the method of refinement. "
Xie Lian asked, "What is the refining method?"
The State Preceptor said, "'Quality' and 'quantity'."
He glanced at Hua Cheng again and said, "You must know that 'Absolute' is only born once in a hundred or even a few hundred years. There can only be one at a time, so it is extremely rare and difficult. Moreover, the predecessor of 'Absolute' was an independent existence. The copper furnace merely provided an environment that accelerated the process of their eruption. Those who can become 'Absolute' can become 'Absolute' anywhere. Sooner or later, they will become 'Absolute'.
"In fact, the term 'Absolute' is derived from the meaning of 'peerless' and 'supreme'. It doesn't have much to do with whether or not one has been refined in the copper furnace. However, to be able to endure the refinement of the copper furnace, one can indeed be called 'Absolute'. This is because not many people can endure it. So far, haven't there only been three? "
Xie Lian glanced at Hua Cheng beside him. Coincidentally, Hua Cheng was also looking at him. Although he didn't know why he was looking at him, he still faintly smiled.
The State Preceptor continued, "However, the early production of the copper furnace wasn't like this. In the early years, it would occur once every few years. Each time, it would range from a few hundred to a few dozen. Batch after batch would surge out. This might be related to his unstable emotions at that time. What was produced were all monsters condensed from his hatred and resentment. I'm afraid there is no lack of things that you are familiar with. For example — — vernacular true immortals. "
Xie Lian said, "Vernacular true immortals are also things born from the copper furnace?!"
The State Preceptor said, "Exactly. These things, some have their own consciousness and are no longer related to him. Some don't, and can be considered as his clones. Vernacular true immortals have their own consciousness. After they go out, they even split into many smaller clones. My three friends stayed behind in the Wuyong Country to prevent these monsters from leaving the country. I, on the other hand, have been searching for these things in the outside world all year round, trying to salvage the situation. "
Xie Lian suddenly remembered the strange attitude of the State Preceptor when he saw Shi Qing Xuan before he came up. He said, "Master! Master Feng … … Back then, the expert who told Qing Xuan's fortune and told them not to hold a grand wedding, was it you? "
The State Preceptor said, "Nonsense. Other than me, which expert could tell so accurately? Which expert still has so much free time? Just a bowl of porridge and you can tell? "
"… …"
The State Preceptor said, "That vernacular true immortal originally wanted to try and swallow the young Shi Wudu, but Shi Wudu was too ruthless. He was not easy to deal with at such a young age. He was invulnerable and had a tough life. If he tried to bite him, his teeth would break and his mouth would be full of blood. Thus, he could only turn to his mediocre but wealthy younger brother. Although he did not manage to bite him, he made the two brothers restless. He even bit someone who originally had the fate of ascension. No matter what, it wasn't a loss. I really can't accept it if I didn't kill this thing. "
Hua Cheng said, "He's already dead."
The State Preceptor said, "He Xuan swallowed him instead, right? I've heard about it. I originally wanted to keep an eye on the Shi brothers until I confirmed that they were fine. But at that time, the copper furnace was about to open and I couldn't follow closely. So, I went to the copper furnace first. By the time I got back, things were a mess. Shi Wudu had evil thoughts and caused a huge mess. There was no way to clean it up! My head hurt so badly that I couldn't do anything even if I wanted to. "
Then he really couldn't do anything even if he wanted to. The State Preceptor continued, "But to be honest, the vernacular true immortal is not considered powerful. He just likes to go out and cause trouble. Strictly speaking, this thing can only be considered a defective product. Also, for example … "
Xie Lian said in a low voice, "For example … One Thought Bridge, fighting the soul of death?"
The State Preceptor took a deep breath and said, "… It's him.
"Otherwise, why do you think I said that everything was because of a sentence from you? Because that ghost at the bridgehead is a black clone that he refined in the copper furnace. Every many years, it will come out to cause trouble and kill people to vent its anger. But, it just had to be you, who defeated that monster!
"He felt that the ghost at the bridgehead had been killed and immediately went down to investigate. He saw you. And you, you just had to say that sentence in front of him — 'Body in the void, heart in the land of peach'. This was simply a crazy mockery to him, touching his reverse scale …
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