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Chapter 338, The Struggle for Destiny

With the discovery of the Xuanyuan Token, it was confirmed that the area Hua Changxi and his group had entered was indeed the Xuanyuan City Lord's Mansion.

The city lord's mansion of the largest cultivation city in the Central Continent was not as magnificent and spectacular as everyone had imagined. Instead, it resembled a battlefield ruin, desolate and bleak.

The broken walls and ruins scattered everywhere indicate that a fierce and tragic world-destroying war had taken place here before it was sealed away.

Looking at these, Hua Changxi thought of when Dan Yuan Peak appeared, it was just like this, with traces of battle everywhere: "The invasion battle before the ancient spiritual energy was extinguished must have been unimaginably brutal."

Yan Zhenzhen nodded. The Artifact Saint Palace was the best example; there was hardly a single intact palace there.

If even the Holy Land suffered devastating damage, other places could only be worse off.

Hua Changxi and his group of five passed through the spatial rift and arrived at the plaza. After obtaining the Xuanyuan Token and being able to move freely, Hua Changxi and Yan Zhenzhen walked around the plaza together. At what appeared to be a gate in the south of the plaza, they saw a plaque that had fallen to the ground and was broken into several pieces.

Hua Changxi and Yan Zhenzhen exchanged a glance, then stepped forward to piece together the plaque.

"Xuan~"

Yan Zhenzhen pieced together the character "轩" (Xuān), but as soon as she looked at it, her vision went black, and she staggered and fell to the ground.

Hua Changxi was almost finished piecing together the character '辕' when Yan Zhenzhen startled him. He quickly stepped forward to help her up and discovered that there was blood flowing from the corner of Yan Zhenzhen's eye: "How could this happen?"

Yan Zhenzhen was not only experiencing stinging eyes, but also dizziness: "Don't look at the words on the plaque, there's something strange about them."

"What happen to you guys?"

At this moment, Jing also found the Xuanyuan Token and hurriedly came over.

Yan Zhenzhen still didn't dare to open her eyes. Hua Changxi supported her with one hand and pointed to the fragments of the plaque with the other: "We wanted to piece the plaque back together, but Zhenzhen's eyes started bleeding after she looked at the words on it."

After cleaning up, he walked towards the plaque and saw the pieced-together character '轩'. His eyes stung a little, but he could still bear it.

Seeing that Jing had squatted down and continued piecing together the plaque, Hua Changxi helped Yan Zhenzhen sit down to the side and went over to help as well: "You've seen the words on the plaque, are you alright?"

Jingliao: "It's alright, I can still handle it."

Hua Changxi didn't look directly at the words on the plaque, but only scanned them with the corner of her eye. Even so, she felt a stinging pain in her eyes: "These aren't simple words, are they?"

Jing nodded and quickly pieced together the plaque: "I saw a record in an ancient book that said the central cities of the Five Continents were all named by the Four Spirit Emperors."

"The names of the four continents of the east, west, south, and north, namely Vermilion Bird City, Black Tortoise City, Azure Dragon City, and White Tiger City, as well as the plaques of their city lords' mansions, were undoubtedly bestowed by the Four Spirit Emperors themselves."

"I suspect that the Central Continent is no exception. The inscription on the plaque of the City Lord's Mansion in Xuanyuan City should also be the work of an emperor."

“Even after countless years, the Emperor’s handwriting is not something we Nascent Soul cultivators can look at directly.”

Hua Changxi nodded after hearing this.

With their combined efforts, the plaque was pieced together—Xuanyuan Mansion!

Having learned from Yan Zhenzhen's lesson, Hua Changxi was very careful not to look directly at the three words. However, Jing Le looked at them without any restraint, and not only looked, but also carefully observed them.

Hua Changxi loudly reminded him, "Your eyes are bleeding, stop looking."

Her mind was completely occupied by the three words 'Xuanyuan Mansion', so she couldn't hear Hua Changxi's voice and was completely unaware of her bleeding eyes.

At that moment, what he saw was not just three words.

The three words transformed into a series of golden runes, which twisted and changed in the air before finally coalescing into an earth-yellow Qilin.

However, the qilin was in very bad shape. Not only was it in a deep slumber, but it was also withered and emaciated, looking like it was about to perish at any moment. Seeing Jing's reckless behavior, Hua Changxi had no choice but to intervene physically. With a chop to the neck, he knocked Jing to the ground and forcibly pulled his gaze away from the plaque.

"Don't you want your eyes anymore?"

"Sigh~"

Only after cleaning up did I realize that my eyes were hurting terribly.

Seeing him writhing in pain, Hua Changxi found it both amusing and speechless. She took out three top-grade third-rank vitality pills and gave them to him.

The effects of Grade Three Pills on Nascent Soul cultivators are already quite limited; they can only take a few more to alleviate the pain.

"Zhenzhen, Jingle, what's wrong with you two?"

Tong Yao and Hua Liulang finally found the Xuanyuan Token. When they arrived, they were shocked to see Yan Zhenzhen and Jing with blood streaming from their eyes.

Yan Zhenzhen was able to open her eyes by then: "I'm fine."

Jing didn't speak, but closed her eyes to rest and relieve the pain in them.

Hua Changxi spoke to Tong Yao and Hua Liulang about the plaque, instructing them not to look directly at the three characters 'Xuanyuan Mansion'.

After Tong Yao and the others had cleansed themselves and were able to slightly open their eyes, they asked, "What did you see? How did it get like this?"

Jing did not answer directly, but said: "In ancient times, the human race flourished, and the central cities of the five continents were all controlled by the human race. There is a saying that each central city actually carries the fortune of the human race."

Tong Yao nodded: "I've seen this saying in ancient books too, what's wrong with it?"

Jingliao: "The Central Continent is located in the center of the four continents, representing the Earth element. The 'virtuous governance totem' of the Earth element is the auspicious Qilin beast."

"I saw that the three characters on the plaque transformed into the auspicious Qilin beast."

"However, the Qilin auspicious beast is in very bad condition."

Hua Changxi could understand every word Jingle said, but when put together, it was a bit confusing. She looked at Tong Yao, waiting for him to clarify.

Tong Yao then began to explain: "Xuanyuan Mansion is the center of Xuanyuan City, which in turn is the center of the Central Continent. Protected by the five holy lands, Xuanyuan City bears a very important responsibility in the struggle between humans and demons because it suppresses the Demon Prison."

"The auspicious Qilin beast is not in good condition."

"It must be that after the Great Annihilation of antiquity, the system of virtuous governance built on the foundation of humanity is crumbling and weakening!"

Hua Changxi was completely confused: "What are you talking about?"

Tong Yao looked at her solemnly: "The conflict between humans and demons continues. It did not disappear because of the Great Annihilation. On the contrary, it has sounded the horn again because of the revival of spiritual energy."

"On an interface, resources are limited. If humans occupy more, the demon race will naturally occupy less."

"In the Four Spirit Realms, either the human race will prosper or the demon race will prosper."

Hua Changxi frowned: "Can't we maintain a balance?"

Tong Yao shook his head: "The demon race is bloodthirsty, and fighting and expansion are in their nature. They will never stop, and this is something that cannot be changed by human power."

"The conflict between humans and demons, to put it bluntly, is a struggle between the human race and the demon race for the destiny of the realm."

"The Qilin, a mythical beast that the Xuanyuan Mansion houses, to a certain extent represents the fortune of the human race. The poor condition of the Qilin means that the Four Spirit Realms after the revival of spiritual energy have not favored the human race, and the future of the human race is still unknown."

(End of this chapter)