Decaying World

Chapter 152 The Truth Part Two (Thanks to tbfw, Alliance Leader)

Thirty sticks! This trip alone cost 1500 million yuan, and we still haven't found out the truth.
"Bro."

Standing at the entrance of the passage, just as Lin Hui was about to leave the food area, he suddenly heard a sound as faint as a mosquito buzzing in his ear.

"Hey buddy, over here." The voice seemed to be coming from the lower right.

Lin Hui looked in the direction of the sound.

But then he saw a sparrow-like figure, only as tall as his calf, wearing a hat and looking up at him.

This sparrow-like creature was round and plump, with grayish-brown feathers, two black, pea-like eyes, a dark yellow beak, and dark yellow claws. It also carried a crossbody bag.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you at first. Dragon Princess said you were coming, and I looked around but couldn't find you. Turns out you're even fatter than in the portrait," the sparrow man said apologetically, wiping his greasy lips.

“I wasn’t like this just half a day ago,” Lin Hui said speechlessly.

"Really? Well then. Looks like you couldn't resist eating too much too." The sparrow-man stretched out a wing-like hand. "Let's get acquainted. My name is Tianlong."

“Lin Hui.” Lin Hui reached out and touched hands with the other person.

"Shall we find a place to talk?" Tianlong said in a deep voice.

"Okay," Lin Hui nodded.

Sparrow Man led the way, and the two left the food area and returned to the wine area. They found a bench outside a somewhat secluded tavern and sat down.

"Sigh, this place is actually not suitable for us non-humans. But I just can't help it, sigh, this rotten mouth." Sparrow-man Tianlong sighed and slapped his bird beak hard.

"Is there something you need? And where is the truth you mentioned?" Lin Hui transmitted his voice, sitting down next to him on the stool.

"The truth? Oh, you mean that? Now that you've explored the Deep Realm, you must be wondering why the Primal Blood would build such a place of pleasure, right?" Tianlong said.

"Mm." Lin Hui nodded.

“You’ll only understand this by following me. Come with me.” Tianlong jumped off the stool, flapped his wings and flew up, heading towards the outside of the deep realm.

Lin Hui followed closely behind.

The two retraced their steps along the inner wall of the road they had initially entered, exiting the deep realm and emerging from the silvery waters.

Tianlong didn't stop, but led Lin Hui around the Moon Tower for a short while, and soon found an inconspicuous crack in the tower and crawled inside.

Lin Hui glanced at the Undead guards patrolling the stone bridge in the distance and hesitated for a moment.

"Come in quickly, I've applied a layer of disguise and sleeping potion to you, they can't see you for now," Tianlong's voice came from the crack.

Lin Hui circulated his internal energy, examined the crack, and then jumped in.

The crack was more than two meters high and one meter wide. As soon as he entered, the crack quickly shrank, becoming thinner and narrower until it almost disappeared.

It was pitch black in the gap, with only the faint white fluorescent glow of Tianlong's crossbody bag in front of him.

"Come with me. I worked here for thirteen years and I know this place very well," Tianlong transmitted his voice.

"Where is this place?" Lin Hui asked warily.

"Didn't you want to see the truth? This is the path to the truth." Tianlong smiled.

Lin Hui remained silent, then followed. He was confident that even if there were problems, he could escape quickly with incredible speed.

The two walked one after the other in the darkness for a few minutes, when they gradually heard a series of rustling sounds coming from ahead.

The sound was like the sharp, tearing sound of a weapon cutting through a large piece of pork.

Lin Hui paused in his steps.

"What's ahead?" he asked.

"You'll see part of the truth when you see it." Tianlong spread his hands. "To be honest, I don't understand why Longji values ​​you so much, but since she asked me to, I'll show you around. Many stubborn people at first will become even more determined after seeing the truth. Consider this a lesson in ideology."

Lin Hui watched him continue walking forward, showing no concern that he might run away.

After thinking about it, I followed.

The crack ahead slowly began to narrow, and the sound of flesh being cut grew louder and louder.

gradually.

A pale, white halo appeared from the front.

The halo started out as small as a bean, then quickly grew to the size of a fist, and then to the size of a washbasin.

It eventually turned into an oval-shaped hole the size of a bathtub.

The white light was shining in from outside the cave entrance.

“Come on, come over here and take a look. See the truth about this Moon Tower, the core of everything.” Tianlong stuck out his fat butt and lay down at the cave entrance, flapping his wings on the ground to signal Lin Hui to lie down with him.

Lin Hui, puzzled, bent down, crawled on the ground, moved closer, and peered into the cave entrance. Outside was a vast, dark cave.

Inside the cave, in the very center, stands a giant, dark red wheel that resembles a Ferris wheel.

The wheel was made entirely of countless pieces of flesh and blood, half of it sunk into the ground and the other half leaning outwards.

The surface of the wheel was covered with countless dark red flesh and blood, which continued to beat and writhe like a heart.

Upon closer inspection, countless tiny black mouths grew on top of this flesh. The scene was bizarre and absurd.

Beneath the giant ship, countless undead guards were wielding long swords, cutting flesh and blood off the ship.

These guards, each at least 1.8 meters tall, looked like swarms of tiny white ants next to an aircraft carrier beneath the giant ship—extremely small and inconspicuous.

But they moved quickly, leaping and darting about, using various blades, and soon cut off large chunks of flesh, like small mountains, and placed them onto large carts that had been prepared beforehand.

"This is... Wanfu Meat!?" Lin Hui suddenly recalled the scene he had seen outside the South Ninth Gate.

“That’s right. The Wanfu Meat comes from here. Look at the top of your head again,” Tianlong reminded him.

Lin Hui quickly looked up at the top of the giant ship.

Above is a circular ceiling.

At this moment, countless tiny, eerie blue fluorescent threads were hanging down from the cave ceiling, as if transmitting something to the giant ship here.

These fine threads, like the countless aerial roots of a banyan tree or countless luminous hairs, did not connect directly to the giant wheel of flesh and blood. Instead, they faded and disappeared some distance away from the wheel, as if merging into the space itself.

"What is that?" Lin Hui asked softly, his voice very low, unconsciously worried about disturbing the undead race and the giant ship here.

“That’s recycled living spirits,” Tianlong yawned and explained. “You think Wanfu Meat is given away for free? Dream on. This kind of meat can cure all diseases and fill your stomach. It has many benefits. Why would the inner city go to the trouble of transporting it so far to various places to feed people? Why don’t they keep such a good thing for themselves and instead give it away? There must be a reason why they have to give it away.”

"What reason?" Lin Hui had some vague associations and guesses.

"The Thousand Blessings Meat is actually a part of the Longevity Wheel. Or rather, a part of Tu Yue, the master of the Longevity Wheel," Tianlong said in a deep voice.

"What do you mean? This giant wheel is the Evil Weapon Longevity Wheel?!" Lin Hui exclaimed in astonishment, pointing to the flesh-and-blood giant wheel that was at least over a hundred meters tall.

“Yes, this is the Wheel of Immortality.” Tianlong nodded.

“But shouldn’t the Longevity Wheel be a weapon? Shouldn’t it be made of metal or something else hard?” Lin Hui paused halfway through his sentence.

"It seems you've realized it too. Who says the Evil Weapon Longevity Wheel has to be a weapon you can hold in your hand? Right?" Tianlong smiled. "Tu Yue, the owner of the Longevity Wheel, after years of research, developed a method to combat the decaying mist. That is, to separate his own flesh and blood and integrate it into the bodies of countless living beings. Then, with the help of special means, he distributed the massive decaying mist to all the living beings who had eaten the Thousand Blessing Flesh, thereby maintaining his own state."

"Tu Yue. The lord of Tu Yue City?" Lin Hui asked.

“Yes. After creating this technique, Tu Yue quickly established Tu Yue City, which continued to grow and eventually became one of the many cities in the Tai Su Federation. This is the true origin of Tu Yue City.” Tianlong nodded.

"What is the Mist Corruption?" Lin Hui asked again, staring at the enormous flesh and blood wheel.

"Everything will eventually decay. But the Mist People face a much greater degree of decay than ordinary people. This is the nature of this world; no matter who you are, you will eventually decay and become something like a Mist Monster. It's just that the Mist People are unwilling to accept this, so they transfer their pressure to everyone through the Myriad Blessing Flesh," Tianlong explained.

"If you eat the Blessed Flesh, you'll automatically become part of its decaying power. If you don't, you'll face various pressures, dangers, and upheavals, ultimately disappearing mysteriously, becoming a test subject for some powerful clan, or being used as food by the Primal Blood to drain your lifespan, captured and brought back to the Moon Tower to die of exhaustion. Even if you don't encounter any of these, many madmen and psychopaths in the inner city, seeking to vent their stress, will primarily target people like you. It's only a matter of time before something bad happens." Tianlong sighed, saying, "Actually, you're already being watched. We've noticed you, and others have noticed you too."

"Who?" Lin Hui asked quickly, startled.

“I don’t know, but whenever we observe you, we always find another pair of eyes watching you,” Tianlong said in a low voice. “But don’t worry, once you join us, we have plenty of experience with this kind of thing.”

Looking at the enormous, fleshy mass inside the cave, Lin Hui felt somewhat bewildered.

He wasn't sure if what the Good Heart Sect said was entirely true, but at least what he had seen with his own eyes didn't seem fake.

The other party will definitely only say what is in their favor.

Seeing his hesitation, Tianlong spoke again.

"Let's go, let's find another place first. My ability won't last much longer, and it will be troublesome if we are discovered."

"it is good."

The two retraced their steps and soon returned to the entrance of the crevice.

Sitting at the mouth of the crevice, Tianlong looked at Lin Hui, whose face was solemn.

"Think about it carefully. Our Good Heart Sect was actually founded by people like you who have come to their senses. There was no coercion or constraint among us. It was only because of a common goal and a common aspiration that we gradually grew and developed."

"What if I join one of the three major powers? What if I become part of the inner city?" Lin Hui suddenly asked. "Wouldn't there be no more danger then?"

"You think the Three Greats are absolutely safe? Have you ever seen the Original Blood?" Tianlong chuckled.

"I've seen one."

“That means you haven’t seen enough.” Tianlong stood up, dusted off his backside, and shook his feathers. “Come with me, I’ll show you what real original blood looks like.”

He stepped out of the crevice.

(End of this chapter)