Taiyi frowned and said, "Offending him this time will likely not end well." Upon hearing this, Dijun's expression became even more unpleasant.
After letting out a furious roar, Xuan Tian probably vented some of his anger. He ordered Zhu Ling Shi Zhong to close the island and forbid anyone from leaving. Then, he moved swiftly and arrived at the human settlement.
With eyes wide open, a thousand miles away, cries of agony filled the air, corpses were scattered everywhere, and the surrounding area was a scene of ruins and devastation. Nine out of ten houses were empty, with not a single survivor or injured person. Looking at these dilapidated houses, one could imagine the prosperity of the human race at that time, and also the extent of the damage they had suffered.
Xuan Tian's lips twitched, his face turning ashen. He raised his hand and pinched something, suddenly sensing that the secrets of heaven had become chaotic again, no longer indicating the location of the human race. He knew that someone must be concealing the secrets of heaven once more. He roared and released his divine sense. In an instant, all the beings of the primordial world felt a cold intent sliding through their bodies. Under that intent, they felt as if they had no secrets left, and they were all greatly shocked.
Xuan Tian knew that someone was concealing the secrets of heaven, preventing him from finding the current location of humans. He simply released his divine sense. With his current cultivation level, everything in the primordial world could not be hidden from his divine sense. He was like a saint, knowing everything within the Three Realms in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, he realized that the human race was heading towards Kunlun Mountain, pursued by demons. Xuan Tian immediately understood: this heavenly secret was being concealed by the Three Pure Ones!
It turns out that Laozi, one of the Three Pure Ones, possessed profound cultivation and foresaw that his path to sainthood lay in educating humanity. However, Xuantian had taken all humans away after their birth and, together with Nuwa, monopolized humanity's destiny. Laozi established the Human Religion to link his own destiny with that of humanity, but at that time, all humans worshipped Nuwa and Xuantian, leaving Laozi with no choice but to find another way. Later, upon learning of the demon race's massacre of humanity, he secretly thought his opportunity had arrived. He planned to wait until the demon race had severely weakened humanity before the Three Pure Ones intervened, ensuring success. However, Xuantian broke through the heavenly secrets and learned of this. Laozi's original plan was to wait until humanity was nearly wiped out before intervening, both to reduce Xuantian's influence on humanity and to give them a legitimate reason to intervene. Now, if Xuantian intervened, how could their plans continue?
Originally, when the Three Pure Ones joined forces to reveal the secrets of heaven, even Xuantian could not be considered the place of the human race. However, they did not expect that after Xuantian went into seclusion this time, he had completely severed his three corpses and his cultivation was close to that of a saint. With a single probe of his divine sense, he could know the affairs of all living beings in the three realms. How could he possibly cover it up?
Nie Feng was discussing a crucial matter with three elders in the main tent. Of the six elders remaining after Xiong Li's self-destruction, all had chosen to sacrifice themselves in several battles to allow the human race to escape, holding off the Lich Kings. Now only three remained, and it was uncertain how much longer they would survive. Outside the tent, a scene of devastation unfolded: banners were torn, and the wounded were everywhere. Under the onslaught of the Lich Kings, the human tribes had largely relied on their elite warriors to hold off the attacks, resorting to suicidal self-destruction to escape the Lich King's assault. The human race now numbered only a few hundred thousand, far fewer than its initial population, and almost all of its elite warriors were dead. It seemed the next Lich King attack would be the end of humanity. This was a critical moment for the human race, yet the elders were utterly helpless, unable to come up with a good solution after much discussion.
"Fourth Elder, what should we do now? The Lich offensive is getting fiercer and fiercer, and our human race can no longer withstand it." Nie Feng asked. The Fourth Elder he was referring to was the most senior member of the clan at present.
"Alas, the human race is truly plagued by disasters. In the past, the Holy Father was able to lend a helping hand, but now the Holy Father has not appeared. Some time ago, I discovered that the Holy Father's Daoist temple is on Penglai Island in the East Sea. I have already sent ten thousand men to search for it in the East Sea. I believe we should have a report soon." This Fourth Elder is currently the most powerful and senior member of the human race. Now that the human race is in danger, he is in charge of most of the affairs of the race.
Just as the Fourth Elder finished speaking, a soldier suddenly entered the tent and shouted, "Report!! Reporting to the Fourth Elder, the 10,000 troops who went to the East Sea have sent someone to bring back a message. The messenger is outside."
The Fourth Elder hurriedly stood up. This was humanity's last hope. He said urgently, "Quickly, let him in!"
The soldier immediately went out and helped the man in. Seeing that the man's face was covered in blood and he was seriously injured, the Fourth Elder was shocked and knew something was wrong. He hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the man, and asked, "What news do you have? Speak quickly."
The soldier said haltingly, “Elder, our army was ordered to head to the East Sea. We were cautious all the way and did not encounter any demons... Just as we were about to reach the East Sea, a large group of witches suddenly appeared. We were no match for them and fought a bloody battle. Our commander fought desperately to hold off the witches and ordered me to return and tell you, Elder, that he has failed you and has no face to see the elders of the human race again…” After saying this, the soldier fell dead.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Elder felt the world spin. He slumped down, his eyes glazed over, speechless, his entire being like a walking corpse...
The others were also stunned by the shock, as if struck by lightning. Now, the human race had lost another 10,000 men, which was nearly half of their current fighting strength. All their hopes rested on these 10,000 men. The hundreds of thousands outside were mostly the elderly, weak, women, and children, who were no match for them. Was the human race really going to be wiped out this time?
Just as everyone was feeling heartbroken and desperate, a soldier outside suddenly called out that he had something important to report.
Nie Feng, the youngest of the three, was steady and composed, with considerable cultivation. His numerous battles had honed a decisive and ruthless character, and his cultivation level was also impressive, reaching that of a Celestial Immortal. During this great calamity for the human race, it was his Nine Dragons Star Crown that repeatedly led the people to safety. He was, besides the Fourth Elder, the most prestigious figure among the human race. Nie Feng composed himself. With the human race in such dire straits, as the current leader, he could not afford to fall.
"Report!! Someone in the clan has discovered that the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain are the transformations of Pangu's primordial spirit, possessing great magical power, and can save our human race from peril."
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