The old man laid on the ground, moaning in pain from being pierced by the Devil King Warden Rod.
He tried his best to control his voice and spoke:
"You want to know the secret of the twin swords Heaven and Earth?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Of course, that's exactly why I'm here"
The old man stared closely at Gu Qing Shan and gritted his teeth: "The Eternal True God had planned for a very long time to reach this point, yet you want to ruin it in my hands? I'll definitely be devoured by the True God after this"
"If you don't tell me, then die right now" Gu Qing Shan said without hesitation.
The Devil King Warden Rod glowed with crimson and darkness. They weaved together to form a strange cluster of light that slowly spread towards the old man's body through the rod.
This was the scepter's soul dissipation ability.
Dead people who were devoured by the Devil King Warden Rod would only become nutrients for the Devil King Warden Rod, unable to revive.
Kekeke — — -
A series of noises came from inside the Devil King Warden Rod, as if it was preparing to eat.
The old man trembled uncontrollably.
As a dead person, he couldn't suppress the fear he felt when facing the Devil King Warden Rod.
All of a sudden, the old man broke down and cried: "I'm only a minion, how could I possibly know what the True God wants to do? I beg you, spare my life, I'll even become your servant from now on!"
Gu Qing Shan replied without changing her expression: "I can tell that the Soul Shrieker is taking this matter very seriously"
"That martial cultivator's job was only to stall me, the one who initiated this entire matter was you — — - a minion wouldn't receive that much trust from the higher-ups, nor would they be assigned such an important task"
"That's why you're not a minion, don't try to lie to me"
The old man froze.
"I don't accept any begging" Gu Qing Shan coldly said: "One last time, tell me, or die"
His killing intent became even heavier.
The old man stared at her emotionless eyes, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but he couldn't think of any way for himself to survive.
He sighed and couldn't help but say: "First tell me, how did you discover the truth, only then will I dare to tell you about the twin swords Heaven and Earth"
Gu Qing Shan asked, "Is this a deal?"
"That's right, if the reason we failed was because of the True God's own arrangements, it wouldn't have easily eaten us subordinates" the old man said.
"I have to ensure that I can survive before I can tell you what you want to know. Otherwise, why would I do this?"
Gu Qing Shan pondered for a moment and said, "A deal is a rule that I recognize. Fine, I can tell you, but if you go back on your word, I'll make you disappear forever."
"It's a deal," the old man said.
Gu Qing Shan shook her head and said: "Actually, this matter is too simple, so I didn't even think about it before I found your flaw."
The old man could not help but ask, "What do you mean?"
Gu Qing Shan said slowly,
"Because I was stopped as soon as I came to this world. Your god is still in another world and is being held back by my people. But he is afraid that I will ruin his plan, so he sent someone to wait for me, hoping to stall me for a while."
"If he wants to stall me, it must be because his plan in this world is still in progress"
"After getting rid of the person who tried to stop me, I caught up to you and Xie Gu Hong"
"The simplest method of elimination: Between the two of you, one of you must be preparing to do something. In short, either you or Xie Gu Hong has an issue"
"I only need to follow and watch"
"After you died, the only one who has an issue is Xie Gu Hong"
"But at this point, I can't be sure if you're truly dead or if you're faking your death due to the Soul Shrieker's resurrection property"
"At this point, to find the crux of the issue, I only need to perform a simple screening"
"— — -to see if you're truly dead or not"
"So you're faking your death, then the issue lies in what you've done"
"From start to finish, you've only done a single thing: You told Xie Gu Hong how important the twin swords Heaven and Earth are to humanity's fate"
"If there's an issue with you, then there's also an issue with what you've done"
"Because of that, there must be an issue with the twin swords Heaven and Earth"
Gu Qing Shan sighed: "I'm too lazy to repeat this kind of childish deduction a second time"
The white-haired old man froze briefly.
After a bit of thought, he couldn't help but ask: "Are you also an entity from the Eternal Abyss?"
Gu Qing Shan didn't answer.
His voice became cold and emotionless: "Don't worry about my identity, it's time for you to complete our deal"
"I'll ask you one last time, why did you purposely give the jade tag for the twin swords Heaven and Earth to Xie Gu Hong?"
The old man looked at Gu Qing Shan, then at the Devil King Rod, recalling what she said just now, his expression slowly became dejected.
The old man sighed: "A True God needs a weapon"
"A weapon?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The old man replied: "Yes, I don't know the specifics, but it requires the most precious materials of the Eternal Abyss to forge the twin swords Heaven and Earth — — - for humanity, although these two swords can be used as swords, they are only important components of that weapon"
Gu Qing Shan asked: "At the time, you had Xie Gu Hong fuse the two jade tags into the twin swords Heaven and Earth because the jade tags themselves were materials from the Eternal Abyss?"
"That is indeed the case, you reacted too quickly" the old man sighed.
"Why didn't the Soul Shrieker forge it itself?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The old man hesitated a bit, then gritted his teeth: "The twin swords Heaven and Earth must be forged using extremely precise techniques for several years in order to complete"
"The True God's main body is still in slumber, only a split body has awoken"
"The purpose of the split body's existence is to provide nutrients for the main body, it's proficient in combat, but not weaponsmithing"
"Because of that, the split body must rely on the power of an intelligent race to forge the twin swords"
"The split body believes that cultivators are very weak, they have the wisdom and skill to forge weapons, but they aren't a threat, so it decided to make arrangements"
Gu Qing Shan silently listened to him and asked: "Why is its main body in a slumber state?"
"I'm not sure about that" the old man replied.
"Did the split body say why it wanted to forge the twin swords Heaven and Earth?" Gu Qing Shan asked again.
"To complete that weapon, I really don't know the specifics" the old man replied.
Gu Qing Shan threw out another question: "Didn't you rely on it? Why didn't you just find someone to help it forge it? "
"That won't do" the old man smiled bitterly, "to forge the twin swords Heaven and Earth requires at least 5-10 3000 Worlds level Combatants"
The old man continued: "Combatants of that level might not be able to win against the split body, but they wouldn't be controlled by it either — — after all, it couldn't enter the Primordial Heaven Realm"
Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise: "You said it couldn't enter the Primordial Heaven Realm?"
"Indeed, during the Bygone Era, the Primordial Heaven Realm was protected by a unique defensive mechanism. As soon as a True God appeared inside, they would be transported out" the old man replied.
"But as the Lord of Desolation, it could enter" Gu Qing Shan commented.
"It could only stay for a short while, once the time was up, it would still be discovered and transported out" the white-haired old man replied.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
No wonder the Lord of Desolation left so quickly after killing the Divine King during the last war.
It turns out it couldn't stay for too long.
The old man continued: "More importantly, although the True God provided the main material and method to forge the twin swords Heaven and Earth, he didn't provide the other materials"
"The other materials?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Indeed, these two swords require the combined strength of both the Divine race and humanity, as well as all of the Primordial Heaven Realm's resources. Even the bodies and souls of a few Divine race and humans would be required to truly forge them" the old man replied.
Gu Qing Shan muttered: "If that's the case, both the Divine race and humanity would rather die in battle to protect themselves than to forge the twin swords Heaven and Earth"
The old man continued: "Because of that, the best solution would be to set up a trap and deceive humanity"
Hearing that, Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Indeed, when humanity is in deep despair, they would sacrifice all of their resources and even their souls, placing the hope of humanity on these two swords"
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