It turned out that our world had once possessed Spiritual Energy, with gods protecting it. But when the Heavenly Venerable came to our world, he destroyed the gods and sealed away the Spiritual Energy. That was why we had become so weak.
"No wonder. So that's how it was." I exclaimed in admiration, then looked at it and said, "Since you know so much, why do you still go around harming people?"
"Because the path of Spiritual Energy has already been cut off. But you humans are naturally the spirits of all things. Therefore, Spiritual Energy exists in both your bodies and your souls."
"I can only survive by eating you. I have to say, you humans truly gave us a second chance at life."
My expression darkened, but I understood much more now. Humans themselves possessed Spiritual Energy. It was just that the world lacked Spiritual Energy, making it impossible to practice qi and thus impossible to resist ghosts and gods.
"You humans truly are the spirits of Heaven and Earth. The human body is also the most suitable vessel for cultivating Spiritual Energy. In that era, powerful Qi Refiners could even move mountains and fill seas, wielding methods that seemed just like those of gods and demons."
"It's a pity that, precisely because you were too powerful and possessed such tremendous potential, you were struck down. The ancient Qi Refiners had nearly gone extinct. Otherwise, how could there have been room for us to live?"
"Now, your second apocalypse is about to arrive. But someone apparently doesn't want you to go extinct, so they opened up the Spirit Realm."
"But even here, you aren't the true masters. The true masters of the Spirit Realm belong to us."
"Killer of gods, you possess enough power to kill deities. Therefore,