Ye Xuan and Qin Guan exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised.
The Sin King surrendering?
That truly was something they had not expected.
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then asked, “Where is your sincerity?”
The Sin King said in a deep voice, “Very soon, a big shot will come to find you.”
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. “A big shot?”
The Sin King nodded.
Ye Xuan said calmly, “How does he compare to the Cang God Spirit I just killed?”
The Sin King shook his head. “There is absolutely no comparison.”
Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes a little. “No comparison at all?”
The Sin King nodded. “Do you know how vast the True Realm is?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
The Sin King said gravely, “Once I tell you, it may completely overturn your view of the world.”
Ye Xuan nodded. “I am all ears.”
The Sin King glanced at Ye Xuan, then said, “The Xuzhen World, do you know who gave it that name?”
Ye Xuan answered, “The owner of the Great Dao Brush?”
The Sin King nodded. “He used ‘Xuzhen World’ to describe the relationship between our world and yours. It is actually very apt, because in our eyes, your world is not truly real.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “You mean we are all fictional?”
The Sin King shook his head. “I used to think so, but later I discovered that is not the case. You all genuinely exist. The difference is that the civilisation of our world is far more advanced than yours. There are two main points. First, we can forcibly enter your universe through certain mediums, but you cannot enter our world. It is like…”
At this point, he suddenly looked at Qin Guan. “This young lady should understand.”
Qin Guan gave a slight nod. “I understand what you mean.”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Naturally, he understood too.
Qin Guan had explained it to him before.
Ye Xuan looked at the Sin King. “My sword can kill your true bodies. What do you make of that?”
The Sin King said gravely, “My view is that you are cheating.”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The Sin King gave a wry smile. “Young Master Ye, I am not mocking you. You really are cheating. Your cultivation speed, and that sword in your hand, are truly abnormal. Do you not feel it yourself?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Compared to you lot having undying bodies, what does mine count for?”
The Sin King sighed softly. “The second point is that your world is still pursuing the Martial Path, while we pursue the Divine Path.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “The Divine Path?”
The Sin King nodded. “People in our world have already, through special methods, achieved true eternal life.”
Eternal life.
At those words, Ye Xuan’s expression changed.
Even at his current level, he could not claim eternal life, only an extremely long lifespan.
Qin Guan suddenly said, “Your so-called eternal life, does it mean sealing your true body and transferring your consciousness into another consciousness realm?”
Hearing this, the Sin King looked at Qin Guan, his face filled with disbelief. “How do you know that?”
Qin Guan said softly, “I once considered the possibility.”
The Sin King’s expression shook, inwardly overwhelmed with shock.
This woman is utterly terrifying.
Qin Guan shook her head. “However, the difficulty is enormous, and for our world there is temporarily no need to do it, so the plan was never carried out. I never imagined your world had already mastered it.”
The Sin King looked deeply at Qin Guan, then said, “Very, very long ago, our world entered the Divine Path civilisation. Later we discovered that the universe restarts itself after certain periods of time, wiping out all living beings. Then it recuperates. In order to protect the resources of our world, we seal our true bodies to prevent our universe’s spiritual energy from being depleted. We then invade other universes in a special way to plunder resources. Of course, we do not go too far. We only turn the stronger beings into spirit essence, then return after a few hundred thousand years. We repeat the process…
Ye Xuan said in a deep voice, “You said earlier that the universe restarts itself after certain periods. What does that mean?”
The Sin King replied gravely, “The universe’s self-protection.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “The universe’s self-protection?”
The Sin King nodded. “This boundless universe actually possesses its own spirit. However, almost no one can sense their existence at present. They watch everything from somewhere. While you absorb its spiritual energy, it also uses you to grow stronger, then devours other universes. When it reaches a certain level, it devours all living beings within itself, then enters deep slumber to cultivate itself. After some time, new beings are born in this universe, and the cycle repeats. In truth, the ultimate winner is the universe itself.”
Ye Xuan turned to look at Qin Guan. Qin Guan remained silent.
Clearly, even she had not considered this possibility.
Qin Guan suddenly said, “Those three should know.”
At that moment, the little pagoda suddenly spoke. “Little Lord, I just remembered something.”
Ye Xuan asked, “What is it?”
The little pagoda said gravely, “Back then, Sister Tianming once threatened the vast starry sky of the universe. She said that if anything happened to you, she would shatter this universe with one sword. At the time I was puzzled. Who was she threatening? With her strength, if she wanted to kill someone, why bother with threats? Now it seems she was threatening the universe itself. But she could not act because you are guarding the beings in this universe, and you yourself are still inside it.”
Ye Xuan slowly raised his head and looked into the depths of the starry sky, somewhat lost.
If that were true, it would mean Qing’er had already reached an unimaginable height countless years ago.
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile.
Break through to godhood?
Damn it.
The more he learned about Qing’er, the more despair he felt.
Of course, the arrow was already on the string, he could not retreat now.
Because he knew that if he retreated this time, he would never again have the chance to reach the height of Qing’er and the others.
He had already boasted. If he did not break through to godhood now, where would he put his old face?
Sometimes a man has to save face.
The Sin King continued, “To prevent our universe from restarting, we can only keep plundering other universes. While strengthening ourselves, we also feed back into our own universe. The stronger we become, the stronger it becomes. More than a dozen cycles have passed, and our universe has not restarted. Through this method we achieve eternal life.”
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Is there a possibility that your universe is also raising you, and once you are all fattened up, it will devour you?”
After a moment of silence, the Sin King said, “We have considered that, but most people have no choice. Only the very top gods can make their true bodies escape our universe. Therefore, the ultimate goal of the gods in our world is to keep growing stronger, return to their true bodies, return to our real world, and finally escape our own universe. Of course, it is extremely difficult, just like trying to reach the level of the mysterious expert who forged your sword in this world.”
Reach Qing’er’s height?
Ye Xuan shook his head. That really was difficult.
The Sin King looked at Ye Xuan. “Because I failed my mission twice in a row, this time one of the God Lords of our Spirit Kingdom is coming personally. That person is extremely cruel. Once he arrives, I am finished. Therefore, I have decided to abandon the dark and seek the light.”
Qin Guan suddenly asked, “Can he not kill your true body from your own world?”
The Sin King said gravely, “When I failed the first time, my true body had already fled. I originally wanted to redeem myself through meritorious service, but later I discovered you are not easy to deal with, and you have a very powerful backer. So I decided to change strategy and follow a new boss.”
Ye Xuan asked, “In your world, what level is my strength?”
The Sin King thought for a moment, then said, “That sword-cultivator big brother of yours, the one who appears the moment someone shouts ‘invincible’, he is very strong.”
Ye Xuan frowned. “???”
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