"As long as they wake up, they'll have to fight, slaughter, and suffer grievous injuries … But as long as they can protect mankind, they're willing to give up everything they have!"
Heung Kensei's eyes reddened as well. "It's precisely because of their protection that mankind has been able to develop peacefully and live peacefully in the major cities.
"Based on what I know, there was an Ancient Sage who was only five hundred years old back then. He still had a thousand years left to live, and more importantly, he had just become the companion of another Ancient Sage. However, after learning that Ancient Sages would never appear on the Master Teacher Continent again, he made up his mind to use a secret art to enter a hibernation!
"For the next ten thousand years, he was only able to meet his wife after every major war, and he didn't even manage to exchange a single word with her. What was even more heartbreaking was that in a war five thousand years ago, his companion was besieged by three Otherworldly Demon Emperors and died. In order to save her, he sacrificed his life force and left with his beloved!
"If he hadn't chosen to do so, he would have been able to live a carefree life with a thousand years of his lifespan. In fact, he would have been able to groom a large batch of disciples as well. However, it's a pity that he chose to give up everything so that mankind could persevere a little longer!
"There was another Ancient Sage whose daughter had just been born when he made that decision. His daughter's talent wasn't too high, not even reaching Saint realm. She was severely injured in a battle, and she died before reaching a hundred years old. However, there was no war during this period of time, so the Ancient Sage remained in a hibernation. Even after his daughter's death, he didn't get to see her at all!
"When he finally woke up, he found out that his daughter had already been dead for several decades. Without saying a single word, he charged into the battlefield once more. However, it's a pity that he didn't return either …"
Veins popped on Heung Kensei's knuckles as he recalled the sacrifices of his predecessors for mankind, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Xuan asked, "Does the secret art of the Ancient Sages allow them to continue living, or do they age as well?"
The secret art of the Ancient Sages was similar to that of the Frozen Man in his previous life. While it allowed them to live longer, it also inflicted irreparable damage to their lives.
Even if they were to come back to life in the future, they wouldn't be able to live the same way as before.
"The secret art of the Ancient Sages allows them to extend their lifespan, but their lifespan is still limited. It was just that they aged a little slower. Actually, these secret techniques were very simple to explain even though they were complicated to explain. That is … the place where they hibernate, the flow of time is different from here. It's slower! "
"One year inside is ten years outside!"
"Just that … even if it's a ratio of one to ten, one's lifespan will still continue to age. Ten thousand years is equivalent to a thousand years of lifespan … The young man who was in hibernation back then should have already reached his old age by now. Not to mention, the frenzied killing intent of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe has seeped into his body, causing him to age even faster!"
Heung Kensei continued. "As such, most of the Ancient Sages who survived back then were already nearing the end of their lifespans. While the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe is still unable to breach the seal in the near future, once they lose the strength of the Ancient Sages, mankind could very well be wiped out!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
In truth, Ancient Sages were similar to the atomic bombs in his previous life. Even if they did not appear, they would still be a symbol of their strength and strength. Without them, they would only be waiting for destruction.
The Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had been eyeing the Master Teacher Continent for a very long time, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
After all, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe was born with a longer lifespan than humans. Even if they did not hibernate, they could easily outlive the sleeping human Ancient Sages to death.
This was the difference between the two races, and there was no way to make up for it.
"Twenty years ago, Qufu was in turmoil, and the appearance of the Temple of Confucius caused a huge commotion among the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. They threatened to launch an attack at any moment, and war broke out all over the Subterranean Gallery.
"The last Ancient Sage of our Zhang clan has entered the battlefield!" Heung Kensei continued.
"The last Ancient Sage of our Zhang clan?" "How many Ancient Sages are there in the Zhang clan?"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"There were a total of nine Ancient Sages, but over the years of war, one after another, they either fell into hibernation, never to wake up again. Now, there's only one left, and he's the 27th clan head of our Zhang clan, Zhang Hongtian!"
"Only one?" Zhang Xuan nodded.
Of the nine Ancient Sages, only one was left. The Zhang clan had indeed made a huge contribution to mankind.
"Indeed. The war twenty years ago was extremely tragic. Ancestor Zhang Hongtian sustained severe injuries, and he could have died at any moment. In order to ensure his survival and fight for mankind, there was only one way … and that was to imbue him with a purer Zhang clan bloodline!"
At this point, Heung Kensei's facial muscles tensed up, and his eyes reddened. "Back then, the bloodline of everyone in the clan was insufficient. Only you, who was still in your mother's womb, managed to clear the test!"
"Me?"
Zhang Xuan's body jolted. He finally understood why Zhang Xuan had brought him here.
"Back then, there were two options. First, if you didn't use your bloodline, Ancestor Zhang Hongtian would have died, and mankind would have lost a pillar to fend off the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. Second, if you used your bloodline to save him … before he was even born, his life was already in danger, and he could have died at any moment … "
At this point, Heung Kensei paused for a long time before sighing deeply, "Thus, I chose the second option."
"This …"
Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan fell silent.
This was indeed the most difficult problem to resolve.
This was especially so for a father like Heung Kensei who had just given birth to a child.
If he chose the first option, mankind would lose an Ancient Sage, and mankind could very well be wiped out at any moment. How could there be an egg in a nest that could remain intact?
With mankind gone, it went without saying that the Zhang clan would cease to exist as well.
But if he chose the second option, it would be equivalent to strangling his unborn child to death with his own hands … It was not hard to imagine how much grief he would feel.
Nevertheless, even though this father whom he had just acknowledged was unreliable in his words, unreliable in his naming, and a little afraid of his wife, there was really nothing he could say about the way he handled matters.
"There's only one path for a person who has their bloodline stripped away, and that's death … But I couldn't accept that! I sought out Yang shi, and through a legendary secret art, he had a poison master plant a lethal poison in your mother's womb. Through the poison, I was able to use it to mimic one's bloodline, thus ensuring that even if one's bloodline were to be stripped away, one would still be able to survive …
"After you were born, Yang shi personally made a move. In the end, he succeeded. Ancestor Zhang Hongtian was finally saved, and he fell into a deep slumber once more. However, you were severely injured, and you were on the verge of death. In order to ensure your survival, he had no choice but to use a Teleportation Formation to send you to an unknown ancient land, hoping that your bloodline would be reborn one day … "
At this point, Heung Kensei suddenly turned to Zhang Xuan with an apologetic look on his face. "From the looks of it … it seems like he has succeeded!"
"Child … It's all because of my incompetence that you have suffered!"
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