"That's right, desire, will forever be this world's most terrifying thing, it can make brothers turn against each other, husband and wife become enemies, brothers and sisters kill each other. The human heart, will slowly rot and change in desire, becoming unbearably ugly … Shui Yunlan and I were born only a few days apart, and we looked astonishingly alike. And because of this heavenly coincidence, he and I have always been the best of companions, growing up together. His innate talent was very high, and he also had great ambitions. From a very young age, he had always put in much more effort than normal people. Originally, in every generation of Nanhuangzong, the strongest would all possess the pure blood of the Southern Emperor, destined to become the head of Nanhuangzong. And in my generation, no matter in literature or martial arts, he far surpassed me. The people of the sect all praised him, even my father and grandfather praised him. And as his companion, I never felt jealous, but instead admired him from the bottom of my heart, proud of him. "
Shui Yuntian's voice paused slightly, his thoughts returning to the source of that nightmare: "In our youth, he and I both liked your mother, and sister Fu also favored me from a very young age. After we got together, I felt Shui Yunlan's estrangement, and when I turned my back to him, the deep hatred hidden in the gaze behind my back. Only, I was still too naive at that time, and couldn't completely understand how terrifying a person filled with hatred and jealousy would become. I didn't blame him, and instead felt apologetic towards him. And at the same time, the discordant voices in the sect grew louder and louder. A portion of people insisted on remembering the mission left behind by their ancestors, that those who go against the heavens will be punished by the heavens. And another portion of people insisted that Nanhuangzong no longer hide from the world, and instead control the political power of the world like the Northern Emperor Sect wants to do. At that time, the Skystar continent didn't know that the entire Sunflower Dew Country had actually already fallen into the hands of the Northern Emperor Sect. The several generations of monarchs of Sunflower Dew Country, were all but puppets of the Northern Emperor Sect. "
Shui Mengchan nodded lightly, her heart tightening. She could already more or less guess what happened next. Evil, was born from this kind of lust, greed, jealousy, and hatred towards power.
"After that, everything suddenly returned to peace, and no one mentioned this matter again. This made his father and grandfather very worried. It was more like they had already discussed it and were hiding, waiting for the right time to explode. But the situation at that time was too complicated. There were far too few who followed the words of their ancestors. After all, other than those who possessed the pure blood of the Southern Emperor, those who were eternally loyal to their ancestors, and those who were loyal to my grandfather and father, how many of them were willing to work for a sword for their entire lives? This was also the reason for the change in the Northern Emperor Sect. Even though no one knew the process of that strange change in the Northern Emperor Sect, what could be confirmed was that the true sect master of the Northern Emperor Sect had died, and those who stood on the same side as him had also died … Because after that strange change, the Northern Emperor Sect hadn't regrouped for long before extending its claws towards Sunflower Dew Country. This action was enough to explain everything. The deadlock situation in Nanhuangzong at that time was very similar. This, is the human heart. Humans, after all, are not 'saints' who have no desires and no deceit … "
"My father and grandfather worried every day that the same strange change as the Northern Emperor Sect would occur in the sect, but even if they were worried, they couldn't really turn the situation around and pacify it. That peace lasted for a few years, and also during that time, sister Fu and I got married, and we had you … Two years after you were born, sister Fu was pregnant again. My mother said that sister Fu was pregnant with a boy this time … Being able to have a son and a daughter, I firmly believed that I was the happiest father in the world at that time, but I didn't expect … that was actually the beautiful and short dusk before my dark night. "
"Father." Shui Mengchan called softly, "Tell me, what was born afterwards …"
"Afterwards, hehehehe …" Shui Yuntian laughed bitterly, "That day, was Shui Yunlan's twenty-fifth birthday. Compared to me, who was about to have a second son, he was still alone. Everyone in the sect knew why, and it also made my guilt towards him deepen year by year. A birthday, but I don't know why a birthday banquet was held. I, sister Fu, and my father who was the sect master at that time, my mother, were all invited by Shui Yunlan's father, Shui Xuanfeng, to attend this somewhat strange birthday banquet. My grandfather's seventieth birthday was three days later, and he had already gone to the secret room in the sect to prepare to pass on his skills, so he didn't go … Chan 'er, can you guess, why they chose this day … "
Shui Mengchan's eyes fluctuated intensely, and she bit her lips tightly.
In Nanhuangzong, when one reached the age of seventy, the cultivation of the Water Jade Technique would automatically regress. Therefore, in order to let the descendants of Nanhuangzong continue to be strong, the possessor of the direct bloodline of the Southern Emperor had to pass on all his cultivation to his grandson with the Heaven and Earth Rolling Technique at the age of seventy, and help him to directly step into the realm of divinity. For the people of Nanhuangzong, cultivating to the Heaven Realm was many times easier than ordinary people, but the gap between the Heaven Realm and the God Realm was huge. Even if one reached the Heaven Realm when he was young, it was extremely difficult to find the path to the God Realm. And every generation of sect master of Nanhuangzong relied on this method to step into the God Realm when he was young. It was the same for the Northern Emperor Sect. The Southern Emperor and the Northern Emperor were old enemies who had fought for countless years, but the things they left behind were so similar.
They had chosen that day, so it was clear that …
"That birthday banquet, other than us, there were more than thirty people … It was these thirty people, even if I turned into ashes, I would not forget them. Except for you, our family fell into their trap so easily. My father and I had sensed that something was amiss. These thirty or so people were all people who wielded great power in the Southern Emperor Sect or had extremely high cultivations. They were also the people who had been the most determined to take over the world. They could be said to be the representatives of those people. Although my father, mother and I were vigilant and secretly guarded against it, we still fell into their trap. That was poison, a poison that could not be guarded against. Me, Sister Fu, and my parents were all poisoned, and so were the two Ziye elders who were always by my parents' side. "
Thinking of that scene, Shui Yuntian clenched his fists tightly.
"Poison? Impossible … the Water Jade Technique could obviously make us immune to all poisons … wait, could it be … "Thinking of that possibility, Shui Mengchan's face instantly turned pale, and the doubt that had persisted for a long time was finally solved.
"That's right … it was the Water Flame Freedom Powder. After the Water Jade Technique entered the Spirit Level, it was not afraid of any poisons, but it was afraid of the Water Flame Freedom Powder which was not a poison, but was even stronger than poison!! During the few peaceful years, those people had secretly made an agreement with the North Thearch Sect. They combined the Water Jade Technique and the Flame Soul Art to form the Water Flame Unfettered Powder, which could neutralize the effects of the Water Jade Technique for a long time. Without the Water Jade Technique, we were all captured, and I watched my parents die tragically … "
"I see … no wonder, twenty-three years ago, Nanhuangzong and the Northern Emperor Sect put on a show to conceal themselves from the world. No wonder that agreement could be reached so smoothly, it turns out that they had colluded with each other long ago." Shui Mengchan suddenly came to a realization. Because of that show, Nanhuangzong could openly enter Sky Dragon City, and the Northern Emperor Sect turned to secretly control it. Although Nanhuangzong and the Northern Emperor Sect were strong and had a lot of experts, they did not have an army, and their numbers were far from a real army. If they only relied on the ability of one of them, it would take many years to achieve the goal of dominating the world, and perhaps the people of that generation would not be able to see it until they died. Therefore, the people of the Northern Emperor Sect reached an agreement with the disloyal people of Nanhuangzong, to help them get rid of the "stubborn" Sect Master, and after it was done, the two sects would each take control of half of the world. In this way, the time and effort spent would be saved by more than half.
And in the end … although both sides did not mention it, they were well aware of it. Two tigers cannot live on the same mountain, after achieving their respective goals, they could not avoid the day when they had to fight to the death.
Shui Yuntian did not seem to hear his daughter's murmur, and continued to say with hatred, "Those crazy people all took off their usual disguise, and showed their ugly side. They humiliated my father in every way possible, and in the end, they forced a kind of poison into his mouth. My father who had lost his Water Jade Technique could not resist this kind of poison, and in a short while, he died. Before he died, he told me that I must live on, no matter how much pain and humiliation I had to bear, I must live on. Only by living on can I take revenge, and not let the blood of the Southern Emperor be cut off. The moment my father died, my mother bit her tongue to commit suicide, and she also used her eyes to tell me that I must live on … Every scene at that time, every ugly face and ugly voice, I remember it clearly. I thought about it for more than twenty years, and hated it for more than twenty years. I still remember Shui Yunlan's ferocious expression, and the punches and kicks he kept on punching and kicking me … "
"I did not die … Because of Sister Fu, I did not die. If I die, Sister Fu will definitely follow me, just like my mother followed my father. As for Shui Yunlan, although he hated me to the core, he was even more unwilling to see Sister Fu die for love. In order to let me live, and for the child in my womb, Sister Fu agreed to stay by Shui Yunlan's side, and to protect everything for them, but no one could take my life, and no one could harm her and my child … They all agreed, and this was the result they had agreed on. Shui Yunlan was the most important person in their plan, so naturally, he would not force Sister Fu to die and cause his heart to be in chaos, and thus mess up the entire plan. At the same time, Sister Fu's existence would also become a cover for them. "
"Therefore, Shui Yunlan and I, who was already on the verge of death, changed clothes. At that moment, he became 'Shui Yuntian', and I, became 'Shui Yunlan'. With only a breath left, I, who could not even speak, was dragged to the sect, and in front of the hurried people of the sect, my 'crimes' were displayed. They said that I, 'Shui Yunlan', had colluded with the Northern Emperor Sect to poison the sect leader's family, and that the sect leader had already been poisoned to death, and the sect leader's wife had died for love. More than thirty people present were all poisoned by the 'Unfettered Water Flame Powder', except for 'Shui Yunlan's' father, Shui Xuanfeng. The one who beat 'Shui Yunlan' to the verge of death, and saved the others, was also Shui Xuanfeng."
Shui Yuntian's voice became distorted. Thinking back to their almost perfect acting skills back then, and the scene that had clearly been rehearsed many times, he wanted to laugh sorrowfully once more. The dignified people of Nanhuangzong, for the sake of selfishness, after using deranged and malicious methods, had actually sadly become such a clown. Everything that happened afterwards was logical, and with more than thirty people of virtue and prestige as witnesses, how many people would doubt the authenticity of it? Who would even think that Shui Yunlan was actually Shui Yuntian, and Shui Yuntian was actually Shui Yunlan? Under the bitter begging of Shui Xuanfeng, who 'placed righteousness before family', and the magnanimity of 'Shui Yuntian', who remembered their old friendship, 'Shui Yunlan' was not sentenced to death, but had his tongue cut off, and was sealed by the Devil Sealing Chain, never to see the light of day again, so that he could atone for his crimes to the dead sect leader and the sect leader's wife in the dark torment.
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