"Second Brother, do you know why the Inner World was sealed by the Cage Array?"
Shen Anning took out another steamed bun and savored it before speaking.
"Of course I do."
Chen Lin nodded immediately.
"To prevent a bizarre creature from reviving, the Purple Emperor sacrificed himself to set up the Cage Array."
"The Purple Emperor wasn't that noble."
Shen Anning curled her lip.
"What, is there more to the story?"
Chen Lin grew interested.
"Not really."
Shen Anning straightened up.
After eating another steamed bun, she continued.
"After the Ancient Eternal Great Tribulation, the Rainbow Realm's vitality was severely depleted, making it difficult for anyone to reach the Eternal Realm. By the Recent Antiquity Era, even those at true realm completion were few and far between."
"To break through to the Eternal Realm, the Purple Emperor used an evil art to contact the Otherworld, drawing a powerful bizarre creature here."
"The Purple Emperor brought that bizarre creature here?"
Chen Lin was stunned.
This information came as quite a surprise.
All along, the legends in the Inner World had portrayed the Purple Emperor as a savior who sacrificed himself to fight the bizarre creature.
He had never expected this to be the truth.
The Crape Myrtle Palace had probably suppressed the news. After all, the Purple Emperor was Mingyue Shuanghua's father, and the Crape Myrtle Palace controlled the Inner World.
"Yes."
Shen Anning hummed in affirmation.
She continued explaining.
"The Purple Emperor wanted to refine this bizarre creature to gain an opportunity to break beyond eternity and enter the next realm, becoming the first person in all history to do so."
"Instead, the bizarre creature turned on him. To save his life, he used a secret method to escape into samsara, sealing the bizarre creature inside the Rainbow Realm with