"That was a deception and a betrayal."
The Ancient Remnant Spirit, He Ruli, sighed softly.
"No Consciousness Entity can resist the erosion of time. Where there is birth, there will be an end.
"After that great war, I was the only one left. I watched this decaying city, the corpses covering the ground, and two civilizations that had completely collapsed..."
Wang Jixuan suddenly asked, "Two?"
"Yes. That powerful civilization from beyond the Star Domain also suffered immense losses from this invasion and headed toward its end."
Upon hearing that answer, Daoist Wang suddenly smiled.
Wang Jixuan looked at He Ruli and slowly said:
"You know, there are many forms of lying. But telling the truth can also convey false information, such as saying only half of it.
"The fall of this Ancient Civilization apparently wasn't caused solely by an external invasion and the Opposition Faction's coup.
"Let me think... This was your home planet during your civilization's prime. In the end, you were forced to hide the City in the Clouds... Were there rebel armies?
"At your civilization's peak, you only had a few million people. With such a population, it would have been impossible for you to rule such vast territory. You did the same thing as the Spiritual Cultivation Civilization—farmed planets and ruled over other, weaker civilizations.
"Your final decline came after the war against the Opposition Faction and the external invaders severely drained your strength, after which the various races seized the chance to revolt.
"I have read the history of the Spiritual Cultivation Civilization. They also had a development history spanning hundreds of thousands of years. The earliest Spiritual Practitioners went on a mad campaign of revenge against civilizations everywhere, most likely avenging your destruction.
"Am I wrong?"
He Ruli slowly nodded. "What the Great Pioneer