The weakest martial artist? One punch and he's leveled up a whole realm!

The true purpose of the nine-tiered palace was never to be a city.

The city was just a cover.

From the day the first piece of spirit jade was laid out, Xuan Yuancang's plan was already set.

The nine-tiered palace was his ladder to immortality!

Each palace is a huge array node.

The nine layers overlap to form a "Celestial Spirit Array" covering the entire imperial capital.

This formation can draw upon the earth's spiritual energy and transform it into "celestial spiritual power".

At the same time, it slowly cleanses the physical body and soul of the cultivators in the formation, slowing down aging, purifying the turbid energy, and increasing lifespan.

The center of the formation is located on the dome of the ninth palace.

That was the "Palace of Destiny" established by Xuanyuan Cang.

The price is that the spiritual energy of the earth's veins in the entire capital city is continuously drained.

Even the spiritual energy of the earth veins in the entire Dragon Kingdom and even the human world is being continuously extracted!

Those cultivators living at the bottom of society are absorbing increasingly less spiritual energy, and their cultivation is becoming increasingly slow.

They didn't know the reason, and only thought it was because they weren't talented enough.

The higher-ups of the Human Alliance can freely enter and exit palaces below the ninth level to absorb the purest spiritual energy.

The souls buried in the foundation continue to burn.

Whenever the spiritual energy of the Nine Palaces is depleted, the array on the foundation will automatically extract the remaining energy of these souls, draining them until they completely dissipate.

.......

For some reason, Ye Xiao couldn't sit still any longer.

He stood up and stood by the bed in the teahouse, with the wide "Road to Heaven" right in front of him.

When he realized that beneath every brick of this "road to heaven"...

Each one contains the remains and soul of a dead person.

This feeling is terrifying!

Who would have thought.

This nine-tiered palace, seemingly a paradise on earth, is a celestial city!

It was all because of the selfish desires of one person five hundred years ago.

One was pursuing personal desires on the field.

He placed his dream of becoming an immortal on these nine heavens.

It is placed upon the resources of the entire human world and the 300,000 dead and withered bones!

Ye Xiao clenched his fists, his worldview severely shaken.

The old man in black standing to the side was already used to the wind and rain.

He still remembered when he was young and learned this secret.

The feeling of his worldview collapsing is still fresh in his memory.

And that's why Old Man Hei never wanted to collude with those people!

Every extraordinary individual who joins the Human Alliance.

They must all submit pledges of allegiance to other members of the human alliance.

And the so-called pledge of allegiance.

The goal is to ensure that one has the same experiences and has done the same things as other human alliance superhumans.

In short, you have to get your hands stained with the blood of innocent people!

"Old man Black..."

Why did you tell me all this at this time?

Ye Xiao looked at the old man in black.

Grandpa Hei also got up and went to the window on the second floor of the teahouse. He stood beside Ye Xiao and looked out at the "Fairy City" that was a paradise on earth with him.

"Soon, we will go to meet the current owner of this nine-layered palace. Although you met him last night, today will be the official meeting."

"At that time, you will encounter all sorts of complicated things, and even unprecedented temptations of profit."

"Those people will stop at nothing to drag others down with them and make them their accomplices."

"I'm telling you all this at this time only in the hope that you can stay true to yourself."

"Of course, it's up to you to make any choice—whether you stay or leave, join them or what?"

"That was your own decision, and I can't force you to."

Ye Xiao gave Old Man Hei a deep look.

"Uncle Hei, did you also encounter these temptations back then?"

The old man nodded.

"right."

Ye Xiao said, "But you refused?"

The old man smiled and said, "The temptation is great, and it's hard to refuse. I just want to be a good person."

"Even the principal is included."

Ye Xiao asked curiously, "The principal? What kind of temptations did those people offer him?"

"That's what the old man in the black coat replied."

"We promised the principal that he would become the leader of the Human Alliance for a term of fifty years, with the option to be re-elected."

These words were spoken.

Ye Xiao was startled: "The leader of the Human Alliance?"

Ye Xiao already knows.

What kind of entity is this so-called "Human Alliance"?

The Human Alliance is composed of extraordinary individuals from all over the world.

Because this organization only contains extraordinary individuals.

This led to the Human Alliance's power and status in the human world.

They are all far above all countries and individuals.

It can be said.

A single word from the Human Alliance can destroy or bankrupt a nation.

So, when Ye Xiao heard the conditions that Uncle Hei had stated...

That's why he reacted with surprise.

"Why didn't the principal agree in the first place?"

Old Man Hei smiled, recalling the past, which filled his laughter with sarcasm.

"Because, those people demanded that if the principal wanted to become the leader of the Human Alliance, he had to do one thing."

"What's wrong?"

"Personally kill ten children under the age of five in front of other members of the Human Alliance!"

The words fell.

Ye Xiao's eyes widened instantly.

"Are you crazy? What's the difference between these people from the Human Alliance and murderous maniacs?"

Why force others to kill children under five?

The old man grinned.

"That's easy, every one of these people has innocent blood on their hands."

"They must be afraid of having a perfectly innocent and good person among them!"

"If the principal has no stain on his record, what means will they use to control him and force him to collude with them in the future?"

At that moment, Ye Xiao clenched his fist.

I already have some understanding of the true evil in this world.

But Ye Xiao knew.

What Grandpa Hei said is definitely just the tip of the iceberg.

At this moment, Old Man Hei noticed that Ye Xiao's reaction was quite intense.

He could understand how Ye Xiao felt when he first heard those words.

then.

The old man stopped talking and didn't continue.

Instead, they changed the subject, diverting Ye Xiao's attention to something else and reducing his psychological pressure.

"Ye Xiao, look at every well-dressed pedestrian in this capital city."

"Those old men playing chess by the spirit tea stalls, those cultivators selecting equipment in the spirit weapon shops, those geniuses chatting and laughing in the guesthouse—no one knows what this city is made of."

"But they could sense a vague, indescribable heaviness. The people of the capital rarely laughed or cried. Their eyes always carried a weariness, as if weighed down by something."

"That's not a psychological effect. It's the wailing of the souls in the foundation that is transmitted to the surface through spiritual power, creating a subtle sense of oppression in everyone's subconscious."