Ye Xiwen's face showed a trace of astonishment. Naturally, he knew that ever since his rise to prominence, many people had harbored faint, barely perceptible hostility toward him. Much of it he understood, born of direct conflicts, while some hostility had seemed utterly inexplicable. Only now did he learn that its source had actually been here.
"With this Creation Key, everyone could occasionally use it to open a small part of the Creation Land and obtain some replenishment of Creation Qi. But after the Creation Key was seized, that opportunity vanished. Many people chose to enter the Creation Road in search of the legendary creation, only to disappear without a trace afterward. But from what I know, they do not seem to be doing well. Others remained behind, and they formed the current structure of the Creation Realm, including the Four Great Celestial Venerables of the Southeast, Northwest, and so on!" Xuan Yuan continued. "Countless years ago, the Four Great Celestial Venerables of the Southeast, Northwest, together with the Time and Space Celestial Venerable, joined forces to gather all kinds of supreme materials in an attempt to reforge the Creation Key. It should have been a wonderful thing, but in truth, it was not. Those fellows wanted to monopolize it. They only wanted the Creation Qi to shine into the Creation Divine Capital. Then they could all undergo the cleansing of Creation Qi and greatly advance their cultivation. Meanwhile, if our cultivation did not improve, we would eventually all have to submit to the Creation God Dynasty and be driven by them!"
"So you understand now. This was bound to provoke public outrage. Not only were those from the outer regions furious, but even within the Creation God Dynasty, there were many who were beside themselves with rage. They are