Zuan was taken aback: "Isn't he after the inheritance of the Candle Dragon?"

Wu Xian shook his head: "At first we also thought so, until he killed Bao Jiang and took the elixir of immortality, then we realized his true intentions."

Zuan was puzzled: "That doesn't make sense. Logically speaking, since he is the son of the God of Candle Dragon and the only heir, why would he want to fight for the elixir of immortality?"

Wu Xian gave him a deep look: "Even gods are not immortal. With the elixir of immortality, one can live another lifetime."

Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. So this was what the so-called elixir of immortality was all about. However, being able to live an extra life was still very precious, since lifespans varied, and some powerful beings could live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

Living another lifetime would mean thousands or tens of thousands of years!

“Of course, lifespan will increase significantly after becoming an immortal, and the craving for the elixir of immortality will not be so great in the short term,” Wu Xian explained, “simply because Gu can no longer become an immortal.”

"Why?" Zuan and the others asked in surprise. They knew that as the son and only successor of a great god like Zhulong, it was unimaginable that he could not become an immortal in this era.

Wu Xian hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "I shouldn't have told you this, but since you saved Ya Yu, you are a destined person, so it's alright to tell you."

"It was only because the Heavenly Emperor Zhuanxu severed the path between the celestial beings and humans."

Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue seemed to be deep in thought, while Zu An and Yu Yanluo were completely bewildered: "What does 'severing the path between heaven and man' mean?"

Wu Xian explained, "A long time ago, there was actually a passage between the heavens and the human world. Although crossing those paths was extremely difficult, it was not impossible for some powerful individuals."

"After Zhuanxu became the Heavenly Emperor, he felt that the passage between the Heavenly Realm and the Human Realm was too dangerous. Firstly, people from the Heavenly Realm often caused great disasters when they descended to the mortal realm; secondly, various races on the human realm would go to the Heavenly Realm whenever something happened, disturbing the peace of the Heavenly Realm. Therefore, he sent the great gods Chongyu and Li to sever the road between the Heavenly Realm and the Human Realm."

"From then on, the celestial beings and the immortals were forever separated, and those in the mortal realm lost all hope of becoming immortals."

Zuan and his companions were shocked, especially Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen. So that's how it is. No wonder that in the cultivation world over the past thousands of years, although there have been countless people with extraordinary talents, no one has ever been able to truly become an immortal. As a result, more and more people think that the so-called immortality is just a scam.

So it turns out the path to immortality was cut off by the Heavenly Court in ancient times!

Zu An thought to himself that Zhuanxu was really unkind. No wonder the world smeared him, treating his son as all sorts of evil spirits and monsters, or ferocious beasts. In short, they labeled him as evil and villainous.

At first, I thought it was just a struggle between the Xuan Emperor and the White Emperor lineages, but now I think it's probably because Zhuanxu's actions have thoroughly enraged all the races in the human world. Unfortunately, all they can do is rage helplessly and smear Zhuanxu's descendants, but Zhuanxu in the Heavenly Court doesn't care and is completely unaware of all this.

After the group had digested the astonishing news, Wu Xian continued, "Zhulong is indeed a great god of extraordinary status, but his son Gu is still young. When the path between heaven and man was severed, he had not yet become an immortal, and he would not be able to become an immortal in the future. So he set his sights on the elixir of immortality."

"I see. So he succeeded later?" Zu'an asked hurriedly.

"He plotted against Baojiang and successfully stole the elixir of immortality, but unfortunately, he was exposed before he could consume it. After all, the elixir of immortality is of great importance, and later the Heavenly Emperor was furious and executed him." Wu Xian held a green snake in one hand and a red snake in the other. His expression was unreadable as he spoke, and it was impossible to know what he was really thinking.

"But what does all this have to do with the Golden Crow and the Nüba?" Yu Yanluo asked, puzzled.

“Because Nüba is the mother of the drum.” Wu Xian sighed deeply.

The Zuan group: "???"

I never expected there to be this kind of relationship. This entertainment circle is really messy.

Wu Xian continued, "Back then, Nüba helped the Yellow Emperor defeat Chiyou, but unfortunately, due to the great loss, she could not return to the heavens and could only remain in the human world. Wherever she appeared, there would be a great drought, so the people were not grateful for her contribution in defeating Chiyou, but instead were driven away wherever she went."

"The Heavenly Emperor took pity on her and arranged for her to stay north of the Red River, which is close to Zhongshan. Zhulong stayed at Zhongshan during that time."

"As the saying goes, familiarity breeds affection..."

Zu An's expression was strange: "Feelings develop over time?"

"What's wrong?" Wu Xian looked at him with some confusion.

"It's nothing, please continue, senior." Zu An's face flushed. If they knew what kind of nonsense he was thinking, wouldn't they be so angry they'd tear him apart?

"The Candle Dragon and the Nüba got together and even had a son named Gu," Wu Xian said.

Zuan secretly marveled, "A master is a master indeed; he can even enter a nuclear reactor without getting burned."

"Aren't Yayu and Erfu her children?" Several women were more concerned with other questions.

“No, we don’t even know who Yayu and Erfu’s mother is.” Wu Xian shook his head.

Zu An thought to himself, no wonder Gu would incite the two brothers to kill each other; they didn't have the same mother.

"I understand now. The Heavenly Emperor who killed the drum was Di Jun. So, Nüba loved her son dearly and hated Di Jun and his son Jinwu. She wanted to take revenge but was accidentally killed instead?" Zu An suddenly realized.

The other wizards looked at each other strangely and shook their heads in unison, saying, "That's not the case. The Heavenly Emperor who killed the drum was Zhuanxu."

Zuan: "???"

Was this female demon out of her mind? Instead of going after the real culprit, she went after the Golden Crow for revenge?

Wu Xian hesitated for a moment before saying, "What I'm about to say is just speculation. We have no evidence, so just take it as a story."

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