Shan Jun opened his eyes and looked calmly at Su Bai.
"So, you might suspect that I, and even the God of Chuan, have been bewitched by the Celestial Palaces, or that we have all been manipulated by them?"
Su Bai remained silent, and his sword aura erupted from his body in an instant.
The Human Emperor's Sword, carrying the righteous and mighty spirit of the human race, pierced through the air at this moment and hung on the Mountain Lord's neck in the blink of an eye.
But the mountain lord, faced with such a sharp and terrifying sword aura, and even the vastness of the human race, did not change in the slightest; not even the expression on his face changed.
Upon seeing this, Su Bai's sword aura dissipated.
But at that moment, the long sword held across the mountain king's neck tightened its grip.
"If they haven't been subjected to any methods by the Celestial Palaces, why are they doing this?"
"No, you guessed right. We were indeed misled by them, and we did indeed let many people into the Heavenly Realm."
The mountain king nodded calmly.
He pointed to the group of Qingfeng bamboos beside him, a smile appearing on his lips.
"Look, this is the evidence that I released them."
“Each section of Qingfeng Bamboo represents a person’s passage. Over hundreds of thousands of years, I have collected nearly three million Qingfeng Bamboo, which means that I have released more than three million people into and out of the Heavenly Path Realm.”
"Me too."
At this time.
The river god emerged from beside the mountain god.
With a flick of his finger, the storage ring in his hand flew to Su Bai's side.
"This storage ring contains over three million Heaven-rank magic treasures. If you don't believe me, you are welcome to open it and take a look."
"So you... are you feigning cooperation with the Celestial Palaces to collect enough magical treasures for our human race?"
Su Bai, with his clear mind, could discern the intentions of the two from their actions.
"Truly exceptionally intelligent."
Kawakami sighed.
"But you've only guessed one thing. There are two reasons why we let people go to the Heavenly Realm."
"First, it was because of the threat from the Celestial Palace. At that time, Wu Xian, one of the nine immortals of the Celestial Palace, personally descended to this place. She told us that we must cooperate with the Celestial Palace to release the people. Otherwise, the Celestial Palace would take action and annihilate all humans in the Celestial Realm. They would even send out an unparalleled expert to annihilate all humans on the ancestral star of the human race, completely severing the foundation of our human race!"
"Secondly, it is because the human race is weak in the Heavenly Realm. If we do not replenish our strength from the lower realms, I am afraid that our human race will not be able to resist this decline and will be annihilated by the other races!"
"Thirdly, it's because we received a prophecy. This prophecy contains only one sentence: 'When rivers and lakes are covered in blood, an unparalleled human emperor will emerge.' Therefore, the reason we seized this opportunity to obtain the treasure is to prepare for the revival of the human race. Now you understand, although the foreign races are the mortal enemies of our human race, the Celestial Palaces of the Heavens are an even sharper sword hanging over our human race's head. Compared to the foreign races, they are far more terrifying!"
"As for the Sea Venerable, he is a remnant soul of an ancient powerhouse who comprehended the Dao at the Endless Sea Daoist Temple. He was originally planning for the revival of the human race, just like us, but the Immortal Lord of the Celestial Palace used supreme means to erase his consciousness and placed several mind-testing methods on his body."
"Before this, if you had accepted the source of the sea he handed you, you would probably have already been turned upside down and captured by him, taken to the Celestial Palace!"
That's all.
The old man stroked his beard, a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Fortunately, you possess an invincible heart, and your swordsmanship is pure and flawless, so you have not been misled by this person."
"Otherwise, the last hope of our human race will probably be completely annihilated by the Celestial Palaces of the Heavens."
Upon hearing this, Su Bai frowned, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes.
"Since the Celestial Palaces of the Heavens can use methods to control the Sea Lord, why can't they use methods to control you?"
"Good question."
The mountain king rarely showed a slight smile.
"The reason he didn't deal with us wasn't because he didn't want to, but because his law could only deal with one person."
"The laws you're talking about, are they laws that only True Saint-level experts can comprehend?"
“Not bad.” Mountain Lord nodded.
"The Palace Master of the Celestial Palace... also known as the Celestial Lord, is a person whose cultivation level is at the Ninth Tribulation True Saint Realm, so he has mastered a total of nine laws."
"And the law he used to deal with the Sea Lord was the Law of Questioning the Heart."
"The Law of Inquiry into One's Heart can easily test a person's inner demons and use this to set up a scenario for inquiring into one's heart. Once triggered, even people of the same realm will find it difficult to escape the fate of being erased by the laws of heaven and earth."
"With this law, he can be said to be invincible, and this is also the reason why he was able to become the Immortal Lord of the Celestial Palace."
"However, although he foresaw this scene, he did not expect that you are a person with an invincible heart. Therefore, it can be said that his Heart-Questioning Law will not have much effect on you."
"But when he realized this, he was also very clever. Instead of launching an attack with his inner demons, he used the name of the human race and the human emperor to lure you into a trap."
"But he didn't expect that you wouldn't fall for it."
"As for why he chose the Sea Lord, it's simply because you need to take a ferry to leave the Endless Sea, and you spend the most time on the ferry, giving him more room to maneuver."
As Shan Jun finished speaking, his expression suddenly turned serious as he looked at Su Bai.
"If I'm not mistaken, you've come here to use the nine Daoist temples of the human race to establish your reputation, thereby breaking through the pseudo-saint realm, and to seek the Dao of the Divine Soul from me."
Su Bai nodded, without denying it.
“Since I said I would tell you, I will not go back on my word. But I must tell you first that if the person you resurrect is related to your invincible heart, you should still be cautious.”
"Because this Law of Questioning the Heart, created by the Immortal Lord of the Celestial Palace, is extremely terrifying and almost an unsolvable law."
"Once your invincible heart is shattered because of the resurrected one, he will surely be able to use the laws to find your inner demons and thus annihilate you!"
"Moreover, even if your invincible heart is not shattered, he can still use this law to affect the person closest to you, thereby causing your mind to break and then eliminating you!"
"Please inform me, Lord Mountain." Su Bai calmly clasped his hands in a fist salute.
"Sigh, that's what sword cultivators are like. Once they've made up their minds, no amount of persuasion from others can change their minds."
Kawakami sighed helplessly.
But beneath his eyes lay a deep sense of admiration.
"To resurrect someone who wishes to be resurrected, the power of the laws must be used."
Seemingly having discerned Su Bai's resolve, Shan Jun sighed and then spoke in a deep voice.
"What law?" Su Bai asked.
"The Law of Reincarnation".
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