Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 228

Gu Shihan pulled Yu Tong back from her outburst and asked, "Jinwu, tell me, why?!"

Jinwu looked at Xingbai and Yutong and said calmly, "Hundreds of thousands of years ago, a catastrophe occurred in the Immortal Realm. Humans, demons, and monsters were all forced into the water. This catastrophe lasted for a full thousand years, and it was extremely tragic, with countless deaths and injuries."

Later, humans, demons, and monsters joined forces. In order to save this world, meritorious cultivators self-destructed most of their magical treasures. The ancestors of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox of the demon race were born and raised by nature. They sacrificed themselves, along with high-ranking demons, true demons, and meritorious cultivators of various races.

Only then was the invasion from the outer realms suppressed, the loopholes repaired, the Immortal Realm preserved, and the immortal beings protected, including my Golden Crow clan.

"So that's how it is! Golden Crow, why was it our race that was wiped out?" Xingbai asked.

Jinwu thought for a moment and said, "It can't be said that they were extinct. At that time, the situation was urgent, and the ancestor of the Tianhu clan, Jiujiang, proposed the method of dissolving blood in the sea to preserve the bloodline of the race."

"Stop! Golden Crow, what does 'blood dissolves in the sea' mean? Preserving the bloodline of the race?" Yu Tong asked urgently.

"This is a long story. Because of the calamity, a large number of cultivators, great demons, and true demons perished. As everyone should know, it is not easy for the demon race and the demon race to reproduce."

The method of dissolving blood in the sea is to allow people in the clan who are fertile to marry on their own, although it is basically still within the same clan.

The fox clan is a large group with diverse talents. The most noble bloodline of the fox clan in the Immortal Realm is the nine-tailed fox. They can be said to be the closest descendants of the celestial fox clan, inheriting most of the abilities of the nine-tailed celestial fox, only lacking the nine-tailed celestial fire.

The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Flame is the natal flame of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, ranking among the top three on the list of extraordinary flames. Without the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Flame, a Nine-Tailed Fox can no longer be considered a Celestial Fox, and the Celestial Fox would become extinct.

"I see, Golden Crow. Is it the same for our Fire Phoenix clan?"

"That's true. The Fire Phoenix Clan no longer has any pure fire phoenixes. It's just that the Phoenix Fire has survived." Jinwu said in a somewhat dejected tone.

"Well, let's not talk about that. Golden Crow, the Heart of the World has been corrupted. What should we do?" Xingbai asked.

"How do we do it? There are only two methods: one is to replace the Heart of the World, and the other is to purify the Heart of the World!" Jinwu said earnestly.

"Replace the Heart of the World? How is that possible? Where are we supposed to conjure up a Heart of the World? That's impossible. As for the second one, purifying the Heart of the World, our abilities are limited, I'm afraid we can't do that either!" Gu Jiahui said with a defeated expression.

An eerie silence fell over them. Xingbai listened to Jinwu's words and his expression turned solemn.

He used his supernatural powers to carefully observe the black silk, and murmured, "My ancestors sacrificed themselves, they certainly didn't want to see the Immortal Realm in this state."

Gu Shihan stepped forward. "Xingbai, do you have a solution?" Xingbai turned her head. "My blood might be able to temporarily suppress these black threads, but to completely remove them, I'm afraid it's impossible."

“It’s definitely impossible. Others have tried methods that only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. Once the suppression period is over, the rebound will be even stronger than before, which is why no one dares to try it again,” Jinwu sighed.

"What should we do then?" Yu Tong asked anxiously.

"The best way to solve this once and for all is to replace the Heart of the World. It's a pity that the divine artifact is no longer here!" Jinwu said with a look of melancholy.

Xingbai stepped forward and asked eagerly, "Golden Crow, tell us, what kind of divine object is it?" "That's a long story," Golden Crow said in a low voice. "There was a female immortal in the human race named Qingchen. She had such an object. If it were still here, perhaps the Heart of the World would have already grown inside it. However, when Fairy Qingchen perished, this divine object disappeared."

"Moonlight Bracelet?!" Xingbai blurted out.

"How do you know it's the Moon Bracelet? Who are you? And is Fairy Qingchen still alive?" Jinwu's series of questions brought Xingbai back to her senses.

Xingbai returned to his senses and said, "We once saw a wisp of Qingchen Fairy's soul in a secret place."

Everyone retreated, firstly to wait for Mo Yu and the others to arrive, and secondly to consider a countermeasure.

"Hanhan, I have examined the Moonbracelet. It does indeed contain the Heart of the World, but it is still somewhat immature. Taking it out is not impossible, but the grade of the Moonbracelet will probably be downgraded again, and I will fall into a deep sleep."

“Xingbai, isn’t there any other way? Since it’s a replacement, can’t the replaced World Heart be put into the Moon Bracelet? You know, the Moon Bracelet itself has a purifying effect, and a World Heart that has been corroded over time can definitely be purified.” Gu Shihan said thoughtfully.

"This... Hanhan, the risk of doing this is too great. Back then, Fairy Qingchen was besieged because someone knew that the Moon Bracelet was actually a small world, which is why it was coveted and ended up like this... Hanhan, we can't take the risk! There are many people with profound cultivation in the Immortal Realm, and they have many ways to investigate. We need to be very careful."

“Xingbai, you’re right. Even if we’re going to use the Heart of the World from the Moon Bracelet, we need to do it perfectly so that no one notices anything unusual!” Gu Shihan nodded.

"Xingbai, what are you whispering about?" Jinwu strolled over.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about how to remove the black threads from the Heart of the World. Golden Crow, do you know what those black threads are?" Xingbai asked, her eyes darting around.

"You don't even know what it is, yet you're thinking about how to get rid of it? You're all too..." Jinwu exclaimed in surprise.

Gu Shihan chuckled and said, "Golden Crow, of course we don't know anything about it! You've been guarding this place, you should know quite a bit. Since we need to think of a solution, why don't you tell us about its origins!"

The Golden Crow shook off its few remaining feathers and said arrogantly, "Of course, those black threads... those black threads are a kind of dark silk thread, which is said to connect to some place outside, which is why it can continue to exist and grow."

Perhaps the connected area was too far and too small, which is why it grew so slowly; otherwise, the Immortal Realm would have ceased to exist long ago.

"So, does that mean that if its supply is cut off, it can't grow?" Yu Tong asked.

“Theoretically it’s possible, but how do we block it? The only place in the world that can block it is probably the Moon Bracelet, but it doesn’t exist anymore, does it?” Jinwu rolled his eyes at Yutong and poured cold water on her enthusiasm.

"So there's no way to do that? You said that people have tried to suppress the Heart of the World before. How did they do it?" Yu Tong asked.

"What can we do? It's just drawing our blood, the blood of the Golden Crow, the Phoenix, the Qilin, the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, the Black Tortoise, the Bai Ze, the Azure Luan, and other great demons with divine bloodlines, and it has to be the kind where nine numbers are combined into one. Over the years, I've already drawn blood twice, but it can only suppress it, not cure it completely. The main reason is probably that we can't cut off its supply." The Golden Crow said dejectedly.

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(End of this chapter)