Chapter 748 - - 551 Asking with one’s mouth to sever the foundations of a Saint (An additional update for Alliance Hierarch the brave big brother and fellow sports fan)_2

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Qinghe wanted to speak, but Qing Shan stopped him, asking, “Junior brother, what do you want us to help you with?”

“In Master’s name, draw the other Four Great Emperors of the east, west, north, and central regions, and the Demon Clan into the game.” Duge said, “A million years ago, the Human Race Dao Lineage was extinguished; in the war between immortals and evil demons, the Demon Clan were cast down to the Mortal Realm. The Demon Clan and the Human Race are natural allies. Now that the Human Race is weak, we should ally with the Demon Clan to jointly resist the Immortal Realm.”

“Junior brother…” Qing Shan frowned.

“Senior brother, everyone in New Moon Country is already aware that Master and Emperor Donghua are supporting the Human Race.” Duge took out the token of the South Peak Emperor, “Master has been in seclusion and has never spoken to clarify, and New Moon Country is within Master’s jurisdiction, so Master can no longer clear his name.”

Qing Shan and Qinghe were both shocked and frightened.

The matter of Daoist Rhyme only caused them psychological imbalance, but after all, Master was still Master; how could thousands of years of affection be discarded so easily?

What’s more, with South Peak’s foundation destroyed, those who depended on the South Peak Emperor were probably going to die without a place to be buried.

“Junior brother, Master treated you well, even giving you the token. Before descending the mountain, senior brother also gave you elixirs and Magical Treasures, why do you treat us like this?” Qing Shan’s face was particularly ugly as he asked angrily.

“Senior brother, I have no one else to rely on.” Duge looked at his two senior brothers, speaking bitterly, “I am an Innate Water Spirit, born of the wilds; you are the only family I have in this world.”

“If we’re family, why would you still trick us?” Qinghe said with an angry laugh.

“Senior brother, the Human Emperor is as renowned as the Immortal Emperor; within his Dao lineage are not only the Literary and Martial Hearts but also many exquisite Cultivation Methods and Innate Magical Treasures.”

Duge looked at the two of them seriously, “When my strength improves in the future and I recover more memories, I can find these things. In ancient times, whether it was Cultivation Techniques or Magical Treasures, they could easily allow senior brother to advance to the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal.”

He paused, “Senior brother, in ancient times, Golden Immortals were no better than dogs, and Great Luo could be found everywhere. Cultivators defy the heavens to tread the path, and only then can they witness the Great Dao. Are you content spending your lifetimes hovering in the realm of True Immortals?”

“Even if we don’t hover around, what can we do?” Qinghe said, “Let alone whether you can unite the Demon Clan, even if you convinced the Five Peak Emperors to join you in reviving the Human Race, you still couldn’t rival the Immortal Realm. Moreover, Emperor Donghua is in the Mortal Realm, if he becomes aware of this matter, you probably won’t even have a chance to escape.”

“The Immortal Emperor and the Daoist Ancestor are both in a period of weakness,” Duge said.

“What?” Qinghe asked in astonishment.

“The Daoist Ancestor is a Saint, and the Immortal Emperor is a Quasi-Saint; reaching their realm, they share longevity with heaven and earth.” Duge looked up at the sky, his face calm as he said, “But whether they’re Quasi-Saints or Saints, none can escape the final calamity, known as the Twilight Calamity.”

“What is the Twilight Calamity?” Qing Shan asked.

“When Saints appear, great evils arise; without the death of Saints, great evils will never cease.” Duge’s expression was indifferent but carried a hint of mockery. After acquiring the ability of ‘Contain the Heavenly Statutes in Mouth,’ he could strenuously invent stories to weaken his enemies, the most potent Crow’s Mouth Technique.

“What does that mean?” Qinghe asked.

“Saints are born by stealing the luck of heaven and earth; the stronger the Saint, the more fortune they steal, which will, in time, provoke a backlash from heaven and earth. As heaven and earth attempt to reclaim their fortune to maintain the operation of the world, the Twilight Calamity will occur. If they pass through it, they remain unscathed; if not, they will suffer the five decays of heaven and man, and Saints will fall,” Duge explained.

“Is there really such a thing?” Qing Shan asked incredulously.

“Otherwise, with the Daoist Ancestor’s abilities, why doesn’t he intervene in the chaotic world of evil demons? Why does he rely on the Mortal Realm to find evil demons instead?” Duge said with a cold smile, “Otherwise, why does the Immortal Emperor gradually lose control over the Heavenly Court? Even though he knows the Demon Clan is a hidden danger, he just drives them into the Mortal Realm without taking action to eliminate them. Is it reluctance? No, it’s incapacity. During the Twilight Calamity, their magic power is at its lowest point.”

“Really?” Qinghe swallowed hard, asking.

“Could the inheritance of the Human Emperor be fake?” Duge looked at him and said, “Twilight Calamity involves the greatest secrets of all the Saints and was originally not to be announced. But with the Human Race Dao Lineage extinguished, I cannot manage that much anymore.

That’s why the Human Emperor’s Inheritance has chosen this time to emerge in the world. Now is the best opportunity for the rise of the Human Race, and the best chance for the Demon Clan’s counterattack, after all, the Demon Emperor is also privy to this matter.”

Gulp!

Qinghe and Qing Shan looked at each other, both seeing the shock in each other’s eyes—clearly, the news had left them stunned.

“Junior brother, can Saints really fall?” Qing Shan asked with disbelief.

“Yes,” Duge affirmed with a nod, “What true coexistence with heaven and earth? It’s all deception; if heaven and earth have their cycles of calamity, what about Saints?”

“What is the cycle of calamity?” Qing Shan asked.

“The destruction of an old era and the birth of a new one is the cycle of calamity,” Duge explained, “Once the cycle of calamity begins, all life from the old era will be annihilated, except for Saints who may use great means to obscure destinies or find a chance to escape into the new era. Below the Saints, all are utterly wiped out. This is the ultimate goal of cultivation.”

Qing Shan and Qinghe’s heads buzzed with noise; all this time, their cultivation had been in pursuit of Longevity, of living longer. They had never imagined that behind cultivation lay so many secrets they didn’t know.

“Junior brother…” Qing Shan looked at Duge, his voice strangely weak when he called him junior brother again, “Are there really Saints who can survive into the next era?”

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