Ding Ning suddenly thought of a possibility. Master Jingxin had said that the stone man could only be opened by someone with Chiyou's blood. Could it be that Xuan Ji couldn't open Chiyou's blood seal, so she set up this trap and waited thousands of years to use his blood to open the stone man?
Thinking of this, his hair stood on end. His face paled and he broke out in a cold sweat. He involuntarily retreated and his eyes darted around, thinking of how to escape.
But right now, he was just an ordinary person with no cultivation. Even though Xuan Ji looked to be on the verge of death, she was still an ancient goddess. Her cultivation was unfathomable and she could destroy his soul with one blow.
"Don't be afraid, I mean you no harm."
Xuan Ji's clear eyes seemed to see through all his thoughts. She said indifferently, "If I wanted to harm you, you wouldn't have any room to resist."
Ding Ning knew she was speaking the truth. Perhaps it was because she had the same face as the demoness that he couldn't feel any hostility towards her. He also subconsciously felt that she wouldn't hurt him.
Since he couldn't escape, he might as well be a bit more straightforward and not let others look down on him. He coughed dryly. "Senior Xuan Ji, tell me, why were you waiting for me?"
"I'll tell you a story, just listen."
Xuan Ji's face revealed a complex expression of guilt, self-blame, and self-mockery. "The Xuan Nv Tribe is the descendant of the Goddess of War, the Xuan Nv of the Ninth Heaven. We are also a tribe that protects the human world on behalf of the gods. We kill demons and prevent them from causing trouble. We never participate in the human world's wars."
"Then why did you help the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor kill Chiyou?"
Ding Ning asked, puzzled.
"This is what I want to tell you. Back then …"
Xuan Ji sank deep into her memories and told Ding Ning her story. She also told him the truth about Chiyou's death.
It turned out that after the gods left this world, the Xuan Nv Tribe protected the human world on behalf of the gods. Logically, they shouldn't participate in the change of the human world's dynasties. The reason why they agreed to the Yan and Huang tribes' request to kill Chiyou was because they were tricked by the Yan Emperor.
Like the Divine Farmer Clan, the Nüwa Clan, and the Fuxi Clan, the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens was a general name for a clan. It did not refer to a single person. Thus, when Xuan Ji was the clan leader, she was also called the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens.
The Yan Emperor found Xuan Ji and said that Chiyou had obtained the inheritance of a demon stone man. He had been bewitched by the demon and wanted to conquer the world. The Yan and Huang tribal alliance could not be defeated, so he asked the Fairy of Jiutian to help.
As the protector of the human world, Xuan Ji naturally would not sit back and watch as the demons wreaked havoc. However, she would not easily believe the Yan Emperor's one-sided story either. After all, she had to report this matter to the Immortal Realm. Thus, she went to the Jiuli Tribe to investigate.
Unexpectedly, Chi You had already transformed himself into a monster. When Xuan Ji saw this, she naturally thought that he had really obtained the demon's inheritance.
Although the Xuan Nv tribe was the descendant of the Goddess of War, they loved peace in their bones and could not bear to see the world plunged into misery and suffering. Xuan Ji decided to give Chi You a chance. As long as he handed over the stone man and stopped cultivating the demonic methods, she would let him live.
Chi You had always been an arrogant and unruly person. He also loved to fight. In addition, he had just refined himself into his strongest weapon state. He wanted to test his combat ability and so he challenged Xuan Ji, the number one person in the world.
Chi You's bronze skin and iron bones were invincible in defense. He could also control the five elements, expel ghosts and spirits, and use the energy of heaven and earth. Xuan Ji could not withstand a single blow from him and was defeated.
As the protector of the human world, Xuan Ji was proud and arrogant. She was also someone who cared about her face. Being defeated by Chi You made her feel deeply humiliated. She left in shame and anger.
Although she had already sensed that Chi You did not seem to have any demonic aura on him, out of pride and the sense of loss from being defeated, she grew jealous of Chi You. In a fit of anger, she lied to the gods. She said that Chi You had transformed into a demon and that in time, the world would be plunged into misery and suffering. Even she would not be his match.
The Xuan Nv tribe had always been fair. The gods naturally did not think that Xuan Ji would lie. They specially gave her the demon-sealing chain to help her kill the demon.
Speaking of this, Xuan Ji's face was full of regret and hatred. She admitted that she had joined forces with the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor in a fit of pique. She had used the demon-sealing chain to seal Chi You's spirit when he least expected it. Only then was the Yellow Emperor able to kill him in one strike.
However, she had not thought that after killing Chi You, although the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor had given the stone man to her as promised, in reality, they harbored evil intentions. They turned around and reported Xuan Ji to the immortal world. They said that she coveted Chi You's cultivation method and led the Xuan Nv tribe into the battle of the human world without permission to steal the cultivation method of the Wu tribe.
The gods were furious. They bestowed the Yellow Emperor with the divine weapon Flowing Light and the Yan Emperor with the Fire of the Underworld. They ordered the two of them to kill Xuan Ji and punish the Xuan Nv tribe. Those who participated in the battle were killed and those who did not participate were stripped of their immortal records. Their cultivation could not advance.
In reality, the immortal world was not as peaceful as people imagined. There were struggles for power and influence, mutual deception, and endless disputes.
As the Goddess of War, the Jiutian Xuan Nv had repeatedly performed miraculous deeds in the battle of gods and demons. Only then was she allowed to lead the human world and enjoy the pleasures of the human world. This had long aroused the jealousy and dissatisfaction of the gods.
This time, they had something on her. The gods ganged up on her. The Jiutian Xuan Nv was punished and could no longer protect her tribe.
Unexpectedly, the Yan Emperor paid lip service but secretly opposed her. The Xuan Nv tribe clearly only sent Xuan Ji to battle, but he slaughtered the entire tribe. He wanted to kill them all and forcibly took over the only connection to the immortal world — the Sky Reaching Altar.
The stone man had indeed been taken by Xuan Ji. This made it impossible for her to explain. Only then did she realize Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor's scheme. They had the ambition to rule the world but they did not want the Xuan Nv tribe, a protector of the human world, to ride on their heads. That was why they killed two birds with one stone to get rid of the Jiuli tribe and the Xuan Nv tribe. But by the time she understood, it was too late for regret.
Because of this, the Xuan Nv tribe suffered a fate even worse than the Jiuli tribe. Most of them were killed. Only a few saw the situation and fled into the wilderness. The former protectors became street rats that everyone wanted to beat and lived in constant fear.
Xuan Ji's single mistake caused everlasting sorrow. She watched her tribesmen die because of a moment of anger. She became the main culprit of the tribe's extermination. She was filled with regret and self-blame.
But she was not willing to become a victim of a conspiracy like this. She was also not willing to be tied up like this. Her death was not to be regretted but she did not want to implicate the entire tribe. So she wanted to restore the Xuan Nv tribe's former glory to atone for her sins.
But achieving this goal was easier said than done. There was only one path left for her — to become a god.
The strong were respected. Whether in the immortal realm or the human realm, this was an iron law. Only when she had enough power could she go to the immortal realm and explain the ins and outs of the matter. She would clear the Xuan Nv tribe's grievances.
Xuan Ji hid in the wilderness and wanted to unravel the stone man's secret. This was her only hope of becoming a god. But she did not have Chiyou's blood and could not break the stone man's seal. Only now did she realize how powerful Chiyou was. Given time, he would certainly become the first person to become a god since the ancient times.
Xuan Ji hid in the wilderness and lived the life of a primitive who ate raw meat and drank blood. She focused on studying the demon-sealing chain. After all, the demon-sealing chain was a god-level sealing technique. It was similar to a bloodline seal.
Hard work paid off. During her days of hiding, Xuan Ji finally learned the god-level sealing technique. Unfortunately, Chiyou's seal was supported by shaman power. Even though she had mastered the god-level sealing technique, she could only break a portion of the seal and pry into some of the stone man's secrets. It was impossible for her to become a god.
But she also obtained crucial information from breaking the stone man. Chiyou's true core inheritance was hidden in his resting palace, Wu Shen Palace. The stone man was the key to opening Wu Shen Palace.
Thus, Xuan Ji could only think of a way to find Wu Shen Palace. She wanted to obtain the core inheritance and launch a desperate counterattack. She wanted to become a god and clear her grievances.
Unexpectedly, just as she found a clue to Wu Shen Palace, she was discovered by the Yan and Huang Emperors. They joined forces to hunt her down and the three of them began a shocking battle.
Xuan Ji's skills were profound. Even one against two, she was not at a disadvantage. She also had the demon-sealing chain. She thought that even if she could not win, she would be able to escape.
Unexpectedly, the Yan Emperor suddenly summoned the Flames of the Underworld. This fire was the bane of the demon-sealing chain. Xuan Ji was caught off guard and was injured by the Flames of the Underworld. The Yellow Emperor took the opportunity to use a flowing light to pierce through Xuan Ji's chest.
The Xuan Nv tribe's special skill was formations. Heavily injured, Xuan Ji had no choice but to explode her soul to use a forbidden technique. She escaped into the wilderness and used the transportation formation she had set up beforehand to escape. But her soul was heavily injured and she had no chance of becoming a god.
At this time, her admiration for Chiyou's power had reached its peak. Thus, she came to this secret land with the hope that the core inheritance of Wu Shen Palace could save her.
However, what made her despair was that even with the stone man as the key, the "Wu Shen Palace" could not be opened. Only someone with the bloodline of Chiyou and the nine totems of the Jiuli Tribe could use the stone man to open the ninth floor of the "Wu Shen Palace" and obtain the final inheritance.
Thus, she threw the stone man into the wilderness and left it for the descendants of Chiyou to awaken their bloodline. That way, the inheritance of the Wu tribe would not be cut off. In any case, other than those of Chiyou's bloodline, other than gods, no one could break Chiyou's seal.
"What is a secret land?"
Ding Ning was full of doubts about the words "secret land." He had heard of totems, but he found it difficult to understand. This thing was too fantastical.
Xuan Ji explained patiently, "A secret land is a paradise that is attached to this world but is an independent space. It's like … a mustard seed space."
Ding Ning suddenly understood, but he was very excited. "Mustard seed spaces really exist?"
"Of course, have you never seen one?" Xuan Ji asked with a puzzled expression. "Although space rings made from mustard seed spaces were rare in our time, there were still some. There should be many now."
"I've never even heard of it, much less seen it."
Ding Ning said with a shocked expression, "Space rings only exist in novels. Was technology already so advanced in your time? You can even make space rings. "
"Ah? Technology? What technology? Although space rings are rare, I've never heard of them before, right? As long as your cultivation reaches the Ninth Heaven of Divine Martial Arts and you know how to forge tools, coupled with some space ores, it's not difficult to make a space ring. "
Xuan Ji had been here for four or five thousand years. How would she know what the outside world was like? She thought there were countless strong cultivators in the outside world and that gods and buddhas were everywhere.
Ding Ning's expression was helpless. "Space ores? Forging tools? Please, no one knows how to forge tools now. Space ores are even more unheard of. There's not even much spiritual energy in the world. "
"What? There's no spiritual energy? How can this be? "
Xuan Ji was also completely dumbfounded. She had thought that with Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang ruling the world and with the support of the gods, the outside world would have developed into a world of high martial arts.
"I don't know why it's like this either. Right now, the outside world is following the path of technology. The air is very polluted. Forget spiritual energy, it would be a miracle if there's no smog. Right, we've gone off topic. What is the Ninth Heaven of Divine Martial Arts?"
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