Chapter 225 The truth about the so-called sacrifice

Yin Tianzi watched Xiaobai crush the last Netherworld Pearl into powder, and the Demon Lord's final roar dissipated into nothingness, with a hint of relief in his eyes.

"His true body and all his soul fragments have been completely annihilated. Don't worry, there is no possibility of his resurrection."

He walked slowly down from the throne, his black robe fluttering in the wind, carrying a sense of eternal calm.

"The matter of the Demon Lord is over, but I still have many doubts." Xiaobai raised her little face, her purple eyes clear, looking directly at Yin Tianzi, "About my previous life, the Goddess Baili."

Yin Tianzi nodded slightly: "I will tell you everything you want to know."

He paused, as if organizing his words, and his voice became distant: "A long time ago, when the world was first created, chaos was born, just like Tao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things."

"Afterwards, the pure air rose to form the sky, and the turbid air sank to form the earth. Countless worlds evolved from nothingness."

"Initially, these newly born worlds were directly under the control of 'Heaven', which was the original will of creation, and the 'Heavenly Way' derived from 'Heaven'.

Xiaobai blinked, trying hard to digest these ancient secrets.

"However, as each race absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, gradually cultivated and became stronger, and gained their own wisdom and power, 'Heaven' felt that it was too cumbersome to take care of everything himself."

"So, 'Heaven' delegated most of its authority to 'Heavenly Dao', which governs the order of the universe."

"In order to manage more effectively, the 'Way of Heaven' created the Gods according to the will of 'Heaven' to serve as its spokespersons in various realms to maintain balance."

"What a pity," Yin Tianzi sighed, "Power breeds desire, and the Protoss is not united. Disputes gradually arose, and eventually evolved into a war between gods and demons that swept across the heavens and myriad worlds, affecting innocent lives."

Xiaobai frowned: "Then my sacrifice..."

"You, the goddess Baili, are the first batch of innate gods transformed from the essence and blood of the great god Pangu after he created the world, and you are also the biological daughter of the great god Pangu." A complex emotion flashed in Yin Tianzi's eyes.

"You are born with the power of creation and protection. You practice the 'Way of the Common People', which is selfless and dedicated to protecting the common people."

"The war has reached its most tragic moment. All things are withering and all lives are suffering. Only by activating a long-forgotten ancient formation and sacrificing a supreme soul with Pangu's bloodline who is willing to sacrifice can the situation be reversed and the myriad worlds be given a chance to breathe."

"And at that critical moment, you resolutely chose to step onto the altar and sacrifice yourself, which put an end to the protracted war and laid the foundation for the subsequent situation in which the five tribes were generally peaceful despite some frictions."

Xiao Bai felt heavy-hearted when he heard this, but he was puzzled again: "But Ai Ye once told me personally that she also had a 'contribution' to my death."

"If I volunteered to sacrifice myself, how can he say that he 'participated' in it? Isn't this clearly a cover-up?"

Yin Tianzi's eyes were slightly cold: "Alas, the depth of human heart, even the heart of God, is hard to fathom."

"That ancient formation is called the 'Returning Ruins Silence Formation'. In theory, any deity with a sufficiently powerful soul can be used as a sacrifice, but the sacrificer must be a descendant of Pangu. Moreover, the price is the true annihilation of the soul and the eternal fall into nothingness, without even the chance of reincarnation."

"Let me ask you, which god is willing to endure such an outcome? Gods also have selfish desires."

"Ai Ye has seen through this. She has coveted your throne and power for a long time, but she is afraid of your Pangu divine power, and she is even more unwilling to die."

"So, she secretly instigated other gods who were jealous or dissatisfied with you to put pressure on you, saying that you are the daughter of the great god Pangu and are born to bear this responsibility."

"They are using the excuse of sharing your worries, but in reality, it is a naked moral kidnapping to force you to submit."

Xiao Bai was so angry that his face puffed up: "Moral kidnapping? Ha, I'm familiar with this term. Isn't this what was left over from the cultivation world back then?"

She then asked in confusion, "Does the Way of the Common People require self-sacrifice to achieve perfection? Is there no other way?"

Yin Tianzi shook his head: "The Way of the Common People emphasizes protection, not sacrifice. But the 'Returning to the Ruins of Silence Formation' has a crucial characteristic, which is that the sacrificer must be willing and without any resentment, so that the formation can be perfectly activated and exert the greatest power of purification and protection."

"You did volunteer at the time. You were already prepared to sacrifice yourself in order to end the war."

"Sadly, except for the few people closest to you, almost no one knows this, or no one is willing to believe it."

"Under the instigation of gods like Ai Ye, many gods, and even some races that have received your kindness, feel that since you carry the blood of Pangu and have enjoyed supreme glory, you should die for this world."

"They envy your noble birth as a god, and resent you for not satisfying all their greedy demands, and take your mercy and help for granted."

Xiaobai nodded thoughtfully and said like a little adult: "I understand."

"It's like I'm standing on the top of a mountain. I can see the road below the mountain clearly at a glance, and I can easily stir up a gust of wind to blow away the fog in the mountain."

"So, those who are struggling halfway up the mountain or at the foot of the mountain will feel that since I have this ability, I should help them find the way, clear the obstacles for them, and even carry them to the top of the mountain one by one."

"If I don't do that, or if I don't do enough to satisfy them, I'm selfish, callous, and unworthy of my position."

Yin Tianzi showed a hint of admiration in his eyes: "That's right. You are as insightful as ever."

He continued, "After you made the sacrifice, Heaven saw through everything and was extremely disappointed."

"He never expected that even the 'Heavenly Dao' that he had supported and entrusted with important tasks would become unable to distinguish right from wrong and become obsessed with profit and greed after being eroded by power for countless years, and even secretly nurture the ambition to replace 'Heaven'."

"It was the 'Way of Heaven' that acquiesced and even condoned the despicable actions of Ai Ye and others, which ultimately led to your tragedy. It also intensified the war that could have ended earlier, almost destroying all life."

“So, ‘Heaven’ finally took action.”

"He used lightning-fast means to dethrone the already corrupt 'Heavenly Way' and took back all its authority."

"As for Ai Ye and his followers, they were thrown into the darkest cage of time and space by Heaven himself, and will never be able to escape."

Xiao Bai asked: "Then how did I manage to retain a trace of my soul and eventually reincarnate? Since my soul and spirit were destroyed..."

There was a hint of warmth in Yin Tianzi's eyes: "Although 'Heaven' is disappointed, it does not mean that all hope is lost."

"He condoned the actions of those who were always grateful for your kindness, who were heartbroken after your sacrifice, and who tried to save your old subordinates and friends."

"At the moment when your last wisp of soul was about to completely dissipate between heaven and earth, it was their combined efforts, aided by several innate treasures, and the trace of Pangu's original power quietly left by 'Heaven' at the last moment, that barely gathered a faint trace of true spirit for you."

"After that, an extremely long time passed. Your best friend Bai Ze used up his life's cultivation to deduce the chance of reincarnation for you. The former Meng Po also mediated and looked after you in the place of reincarnation."