Lu Qing's heart stirred when he heard the words "another secret is involved." He hurriedly asked, "Master, what is this other secret? Please enlighten me."
Guixu Daoist looked at him, his gaze profound, as though recalling that long-buried past.
His illusory figure drifted slightly, and a complicated expression appeared in his eyes—reverence, sorrow, and a weight that was difficult to put into words.
Only after a moment did he slowly speak.
"Child, you just asked me why there are now so few records in the Starry Sky concerning those ancient great experts.
"I will tell you now. It was not because the years had passed, the ancient texts had been lost, nor because later generations had forgotten.
"It was because those great experts personally erased that part of history."
Lu Qing froze. "They erased it themselves?"
Guixu Daoist nodded, his tone solemn. "The sliver of intent left behind by Great Expert Xuanhua told me everything.
"Those matters were hidden in the deepest part of his corpse. Unless one was fated, it was impossible to reach them.
"It was only when my incarnation entered the Dark Demon Abyss that, by a fortunate coincidence, I sensed the existence of that sliver of intent."
He paused before continuing. "Back then, when that group of great experts who had set out for the Otherworld searched the souls of those first invading evil creatures, they already learned how terrifying the enemy on the other side was.
"They were dreadful existences that even they could not afford to underestimate in the slightest. Their numbers and strength far exceeded anything they had imagined.
"Those evil creatures were not ordinary demons, but an entire civilization—a civilization that survived by devouring World Origin."
"Their world was broader and older than our Starry Sky.
"Their history was longer than ours.