Dao Arts!
Atop the cliffs of Black Tide, Chu Xi told Lin Bai about the origins of Dao Arts.
"As for Dao Arts above the fifth grade, I have never seen one in my life. I've only read a few scattered words about them in ancient texts."
A trace of reminiscence showed in her eyes as she said, "There is an ancient text in the Tianshui Sect that records the battle from one hundred thousand years ago, when the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace was destroyed!"
"It was said that during that great battle, the Chu Emperor of the Chu Kingdom led an army into the mountain gate of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. At the time, the Demon Emperor of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace led tens of thousands of disciples into battle!"
"On that day, several million martial artists gathered within the mountain gate of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. Their cries of slaughter shook the heavens! Corpses lay strewn across the land, and blood flowed like rivers!"
"Just as the battle had reached an impasse, the heavens and earth were suddenly torn apart by a magnificent force. Countless dazzling rays of light shot down from the clouds, seemingly transforming into countless radiant swords that slashed into the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace!"
"At the same time, the earth split apart. Billowing smoke poured out from the cracks, falling to the ground and transforming into hideous ghosts that charged at those radiant swords!"
"When the radiant swords and the ghosts collided, a blinding white light swept across the heavens and earth. Afterward, the world fell silent. The mountain gate of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace had been reduced to ruins, and of the several million martial artists within it, only a pitiful few had survived!"
"Only later did people learn