Parting Is for a Better Reunion!

[Watching the Xiaoyao God close his eyes and calmly accept his execution, you were instead puzzled.]

[Is he really not the Black Hand?]

He's even admitted to being a remnant of the Desolate Ancient Remnant People. Why wouldn't he admit he's the Black Hand?

[He frankly admitted that he was a remnant of the fallen dynasty and that he was already doomed.]

[Although the Human World hasn't conducted a large-scale investigation or purge of those remnants, if they are indeed discovered, they will still be killed without exception.]

[You're going to die anyway, so why not tell the truth even on your deathbed?]

[If the Xiaoyao God wasn't the Black Hand, why doesn't this guy have any inner thoughts?]

[He doesn't look like a dead person, does he?]

[You've thought of another question: will he tell you the truth?]

Where is the Heaven and Earth Sword?

"The Heaven and Earth Sword is the most destructive of the Five Elements Root Artifact in the Human World. It has been controlled by the Desolate Ancient Secret Realm since ancient times as a last resort."

Therefore, the Heaven and Earth Sword has always been intact and has never been persecuted.

However, the whereabouts of the Heaven and Earth Sword became unknown approximately three thousand years ago.

[Even though you can't hear the thoughts of the Xiaoyao God right now.]

[But with your ability to judge people honed through countless lifetimes, you can tell that the Xiaoyao God is not lying.]

[Is he really not the Black Hand?]

[Your body has become slightly transparent.]

[You know you don't have much time left in the Human World.]

[Looking at the Xiaoyao God, you seem to be pondering a question.]

To kill or not to kill?

[The surrounding air grew quiet, so quiet that only the sound of the sea breeze between the two of you could be heard.]

In the end, you left.

[The suspicious points about the Xiaoyao God are clues you painstakingly discovered, which may be related to the Black Hand.]

[If we kill him now, the trail will go cold, and those mysteries will remain unsolved.]

[Keep him alive, let Chen Liu keep an eye on him, and prevent him from entering the Ascension Path again. Keep an eye on him for a hundred or two hundred years, maybe even several hundred years. Perhaps we can still make some discoveries.]

[If he really is the Black Hand, keeping him around is indeed a potential threat.]

[But this is just a simulation; it's more meaningful to uncover more clues and intelligence.]

[The Xiaoyao God turned around and found you were gone.]

He sat somewhat dejectedly on the deserted island, gazing at the surging sea, and let out a long sigh.

[You returned to White Cloud County and dragged Chen Liu out of the Chen Family Cemetery.]

"Alright, stop crying at the grave! Here's another task for you: keep a close eye on the Xiaoyao God and record his every move!"

[Afterwards, you head to the Divine Weapon Pavilion to complete the main quest of this "descent to the mortal realm" and take away the eldest prince of the Star Ape clan, the Fire-Eyed Golden Monkey.]

["Hopefully, in this life's simulation, Old Six can find evidence that Xiaoyao God is the Black Hand..."]

[To achieve this goal, you feel you'd better live as long as possible in this lifetime.]

[Otherwise, you'll die before the Black Hand can hold back any longer, and the trail will go cold again.]

[Upon returning to the Real Realm, just like in the last simulation, Sun Xiaosheng presented you with a black stone as a token of his gratitude.]

[Just like last time, the righteous Fire-Eyed Golden Monkey saw that the old folks were just going to give you a broken stone and send you away, shouting that he would definitely repay their kindness in the future.]

[On the planet Vermilion Purple Star, in the Ji Family Ancestral Land, Sun Xiaosheng and other Star Ape surrounded the Fire-Eyed Golden Monkey, preparing to take him away.]

"Your Highness, it's time for us to go."

[Then you thought of something and pulled Black Wind over.]

["Wait a minute! Gentlemen, uh... fellow Monkey Brother! I have something else I'd like to ask."]

Sun Xiaosheng raised his chin.

"Ask away, ask away."

"Are you familiar with the Dragon Scale Horse clan?"

["Not bad, not bad. You Humanoid Race consider us one of the Three Great Ancient Divine Beasts, hahaha! You're really ignorant. If we're Ancient Divine Beast, then there are countless Ancient Divine Beast in this universe! Hahaha!"]

"Do you think there's anything special about this horse?"

[You've brought the Black Wind to the forefront.]

Black Wind seemed a little embarrassed, pacing back and forth, his horse's head bowed.

[Sun Xiaosheng and several high-ranking officials from the Star Ape clan circled Black Wind a few times, then exchanged glances, smiled, and pointed at each other, as if they had reached some kind of consensus.]

["Your friend is indeed from the Dragon Scale Horse clan, but we can't tell which specific branch he belongs to, or whether his Bloodline is noble. Is that what you wanted to ask? Haha, sorry to disappoint you!"]

"I believe his Bloodline must be noble."

"What evidence do you have?"

"No, I was wondering if you could deliver it to him in the Dragon Horse Star System on your way back?"

Sun Xiaosheng waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, no! Going to the Dragon Horse Star System is too far a detour. We need to hurry and send the eldest prince back to usurp... to ascend the throne!"

[Sun Xiaosheng rejected you, but the Fire-Eyed Golden Monkey is not happy.]

"What nonsense are you spouting, Minister Sun! Your benefactor didn't ask for your gold or silver, he just wanted you to take a friend home. What's wrong with that?"

"Prince, your memory hasn't returned yet, so you don't know. If your brother is found by another team, and we're even a step late, it'll all be over!"

"My four-eyed junior brother is decades ahead of me, what's the use of your anxiety now!"

[Sun Xiaosheng and the others wanted to help the Fire-Eyed Golden Monkey ascend to the throne, so they could only adhere to their duties as ruler and subject.]

[Since the Fire-Eyed Golden Monkey insisted on helping you, they could only grit their teeth and agree to send Black Wind back to his hometown.]

Black Wind was somewhat reluctant to part.

"Boss, can I stay?"

You patted Black Wind's strong neck.

"Parting is for a better reunion. You're sure to have a great fortuitous opportunity in the Dragon Horse Star System. Those monkeys might even be trying to curry favor with you then."

"Black Wind doesn't want any fortuitous opportunity; Black Wind just wants to stay by his boss's side and serve him faithfully."

"Black Wind, what the boss is about to do will inevitably be very dangerous. I don't ask you to lend me a hand, but I hope you can protect yourself. Otherwise, when I'm about to do something big, for your safety, I won't keep you by my side."

[Black Wind was successfully persuaded by you and agreed to leave with Sun Xiaosheng and the others to travel to the Dragon Horse Star System in search of the Dragon Scale Horse Clan.]

"By the way, do you guys recognize this one?"

[You pulled out another lightning bolt-shaped horn and showed it to Sun Xiaosheng.]

[This horn was taken from the head of Niu Sanjiao, the leader of the Iron Blood Sect on Blaze Star.]

[Sun Xiaosheng looked closely and his eyes widened instantly.]

"That's the horn of the Thunder Beast!"

[You have a sudden inspiration.]

"I bet this Thunder Beast is the last of the Three Great Ancient Divine Beasts, right?"

"Not bad! But the Thunder Beast is even more special than us and the Dragon Scale Horse."

How special is it?

"Their population is extremely small, less than a hundred in the entire Thunder Star System!"

"That's too few, they're almost extinct!"

"No, they've always been this few, but they're born with the combat power of Immortal Lord!"

"Holy crap!"