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Chapter 667 - 28: Southern Sea God Mother【Vote for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 667: Chapter 28: Southern Sea God Mother【Vote for Monthly Tickets!】_1

"This is the Statue of the South Sea Goddess."

Yuan Zhuo, with his serious and resolute face, carefully looked at it for a long time before calmly announcing his conclusion.

Earlier, Chu Liang and Wen Yulong were happily exploring Xuan Yinzi’s secret realm, only to find barely any treasures. When they later unfolded a scroll painting, Chu Liang felt dizzy, and Wen Yulong fainted on the spot.

He immediately closed the scroll and woke up Wen Yulong.

Fortunately, Wen Yulong was fine. He said that he had had a dream in which he met his mother...

However, he didn’t recognize the lady in the painting. Therefore, he visited the Law Protection Hall with Chu Liang to seek recognition from Yuan Zhuo.

If one spoke of broad knowledge, none could surpass Shu Mountain, for Yuan, a senior brother, had a mind filled with information about the Four Seas and Nine Continents.

Yuan Zhuo recognized the woman in the painting at a single glance. He scrutinized it for so long because this portrait was extraordinary.

"Where did you get this painting?" He asked, "The spirituality emanating from it is unique, and it could likely have originated from the Ruins Shenxu."

Chu Liang briefly explained their encounter with Xuan Yinzi and wondered, "I know about the Ruins, but what is this Ruins Shenxu?"

It is said that Shenxu is a celestial treasure trove, and Ruins are the underwater treasury.

Both are places filled with treasures cultivating cultivators yearn for, but they are also full of countless dangers. Many strong cultivators, lured by the treasures of the Ruins, have perished forever in the vast Southern Sea.

"Well..." After some hesitation, Yuan Zhuo said, "We must start with the South Sea Goddess."

Since Chu Liang and Wen Yulong had no knowledge about this, they sat down obediently beside a large pile of books, listening to their Senior Brother Yuan spinning ancient tales.

"The South Sea Goddess of the legends was a Ninth Realm Tongxuan from the distant ancient times. Some say she was from the Human Clan, others claim she was a Sea Demon, and there are even rumors of her being a Godly Being sent from heaven. The time is so far gone that it’s impossible to verify. It’s even unclear whether she truly existed."

"In ancient records, it is written that a great disaster once befell the Mortal Realm, with sky and earth shaking, mountains collapsing, floods surging, and meteors showering from the sky..."

"The South Sea Goddess used her immense power to ’swallow the sky with the sea’. She encapsulated the entire world within the ocean, providing shelter for the beings living there. This way, they managed to escape the disaster."

"The terrestrial beings in the sea during that time built a survival zone, which is now known as the Ruins."

While Yuan Zhuo was narrating the story, the other two were engrossed, yet not completely convinced.

These ancient tales are always mysterious, especially when they are associated with religion. Exaggerative storytelling is commonplace.

"What happened next is not clear. But if the Goddess truly existed, she would have been before the Dragon God because there are also legends from the Dragon Race that suggest that humans, a weak race at the time, originated from the sea. Combining this with human historical legends, it’s possible that during the human’s existence in the underwater Ruins, the Dragon Race became the master of the world."

"But if the subsequent Dragon God and other godly beings could appear, this indicates that even if the South Sea Goddess existed, she must have perished," Yuan Zhuo continued, "However, some people do not believe this."

"They are the followers of the Ruins Shenxu and consider themselves the South Sea Goddess’s children. They firmly believe that one day the Goddess will return and they must protect the treasures of the Ruins for her."

"These people show no mercy to cultivators who attempt to enter the Ruins for treasures and even once massacred an entire island nation that offended the South Sea Goddess."

"This behavior aroused the displeasure of the Immortal Sects. They have initiated several raids, but it only made these people more covert. They could never be completely eliminated."

"Every dynasty has labeled the Ruins Shenxu as heresy and strictly prohibited them from preaching in the Four Seas and Nine Continents."

"According to sporadic records in ancient books, the South Sea Goddess was very fond of blood sacrifice when she was around. The Ruins Shenxu that followed also inherited this tradition, resorting to bloodthirsty sacrifice of beings at will. This is the main reason they were suppressed."

In conclusion, Yuan Zhuo pondered, "Also, if the South Sea Goddess truly existed, then the Ruins Shenxu has its legitimacy; the people who enter the Ruins for treasure are indeed greedy. Therefore, even for the sake of those treasures, the Immortal Sects must deny the existence of the South Sea Goddess. Over the years, fewer and fewer people became aware of her."

Chu Liang was deep in thought after hearing this.

He felt that there might be more than just these two reasons.

As he learned more and more, he felt that a force in the world seemed to be deliberately erasing all traces left by the Ninth Realms, unwilling to let their influence persist.

Apart from Saint Li and Saint Yang of the Human Clan and the most recent Demon God, the rest of Ninth Realm beings seemed like characters from ancient legends, elusive and untraceable.

If it was due to the passage of time...

You should know that Saint Li of the Human Clan was the first in this world to reach the Ninth Realm of Tongxuan. He was the one who broke the shackles of the Mortal Realm and paved the way for those who came later.

Yet, while the stories of this oldest being were widely spread, those who came after him became elusive legends.

Chu Liang always felt hints of deliberate erasure.

Who has such immense power to control this, and what is their purpose?

......

Blood and fire, cries and roars hung in the starry wilderness, making the distant scene look like hell.

This is Mang Mountain, located on the southern frontier of the Yu Dynasty, a land that is poor but thriving.

When the Demon God descended years ago, the first to fall was the northwest. There, it would be at one point under the rule of thousands of demons. Later, when the Demonic Clan retreated to the Far West, the former Xizhou was left with many humans carrying the blood of the demons.

These people, with half-demon bloodlines, are like ticking time bombs, making the people in other places unwilling to make contact with them. If left unchecked, it would be the same as pushing them toward the Demonic Clan.

Hence, the royal dynasty of the Mortal Realm at that time carried out a large-scale migration plan, moving a large number of Xizhou people to the Southern Region. Although it was just a migration from one frontier to another, it was only by leaving their old habitat that they could have new hope.

Of course, a significant reason was the fear that they might reconnect with the Demonic Clan in the Far West.

At that time, the whole of Xizhou was almost emptied. After a large number of people came to the Southern Region, many couldn’t adapt to life here and died in the south. The remaining people, after thousands of years of multiplication, had made this place the most chaotic region in the Yu Dynasty.

Successive dynasties have tried various ways to manage this place, but the South is not like Xizhou. It has towering mountains and overlapping ridges, and once one slips into the mountains after committing a crime, it is very difficult to track them down.

After many years of governance, a large number of heroes had surfaced in these mountains instead. They had countless connections with the people outside, they were never entirely wiped out, but grew stronger instead.

Because of the imperial court’s brutal and hard-handed tactics, the people had a better relationship with the heroes in Mang Mountain than with the government office.

But no matter what, there were still more law-abiding citizens.

However, in recent years, earthquakes have been frequent in Mang Mountain, there’s a prevalence of pests, and the people have little to no harvest. There have also been consecutive floods and heavy snow disasters, drowning and freezing a large number of displaced people.

It can be said that disasters have been continuous.

The people in Mang Mountain killed and came out, beginning to raid and rob all over the state offices. They then distributed the stolen goods back to the surrounding displaced people.

After frequent occurrences, the imperial court’s troops finally arrived here for suppression.

In the darkness of night, beast cavalry filled the sky like a moon-blocking black cloud, casting an intimidating presence. On the ground, there were countless military armors arranged in battle, surrounding the entire forest.

Its might was as towering as a mountain.

On the peak of the mountain on the opposite side, stood a young man in ragged clothes. He was skinny and bony but had a confident expression, "If you dog soldiers dare, come into the mountain!"

The soldiers on the other side unanimously admonished, "Surrender and live! Surrender and live!"

"Surrender your granny!" the young man loudly retorted, "We can’t survive either way, we’d rather die standing!"

Boom——

Along with his shout, a heavy footstep rang out as if a small mountain-like colossal beast was approaching from the depths of Mang Mountain.

The field fell silent, and a big flag fell in the army opposite.

Then the whole army roared, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

...

Not far from another forest, two figures stood quietly, looking at the blood and fire in the distance.

The beautiful woman draped in a cloak seemed unbearable and slightly furrowed her brows.

Next to her, a rebellious-looking young man gave a cruel smile, "It’s really nice to see these humans killing each other. It’s really refreshing. I just wish I could do it myself."

He had long hair scattered about, and there were three purple scale-like stripes on his left face.

The woman glanced at him with a look of disgust on her face.

"Don’t always make that face, Cai Yi." The man laughed, "You contribute more to this current situation than I do. Helping those people, I didn’t want to do it at first, but you agreed."

"As long as I can find the Demon God, I can do anything." Cai Yi said.

"Is it to find Lord Demon God or your human lover?" The man smirked.

"Changfeng." Cai Yi’s voice suddenly cooled down, looking into the eyes of the man opposite her, she sternly said, "Don’t force me to kill you."