The Past

The full moon hangs high in the sky, and the snow-covered mountains and forests are serene.

"Young Xu, are you saying that the true power of the Charm God Cherry Tree for a sect lies in its ability to grant enlightenment through its inscription?"

"Old Man Luo, how come you don't know anything?"

"What do you mean you know nothing? The Charm God Cherry Tree hasn't appeared in the world for so long, isn't it normal that I don't know anything about it?"

The soft sounds of conversation grew closer, accompanied by the gentle crunching of footsteps on the snow, drifting across the snow-covered, dense winter forest.

The moonlight was serene.

Xu Yuan glanced sideways at the Saint's Remnant Soul floating in mid-air and patiently explained:

"Heh, you're right. The Charm God Cherry Tree can indeed help people comprehend the Dao. Even a mediocre fourth-grade Nascent Soul Body Fusion can comprehend the unique Dao essence of the Charm God Cherry Tree through it. Back then, after the Qionghua Sect sacrificed Yuchu and Jing He, they were able to break through to the third-grade Grandmaster level every year. That's why they were able to prosper."

At this point, Xu Yuan gave a meaningful grin.

The world is so big that it is never short of geniuses.

There are many fourth-grade Body Fusion under the age of twenty in this vast world, but very few of these fourth-grade Body Fusion Soul geniuses can break through to the third-grade Grandmaster in a short period of time.

Below the third rank, although there are bottlenecks, these bottlenecks are only at the level of the body and the Will Soul. As long as the meridians are spacious enough, the Will Soul is solid enough, the Cultivation Method is powerful enough, and there are enough pills, one can almost cultivate to the fourth Body Fusion without any obstacles.

The Dao is something profound and mysterious.

Even if someone teaches you, if you can't grasp it, you'll never understand it in your entire life.

The Charm God Cherry Tree allows one to directly comprehend the Dao.

Thinking about it, Xu Yuan gently shook his head:

"However, this Charm God Cherry Tree can only be comprehended by one person at a time. Simultaneous comprehension of its Dao essence will cause interference, but even so, it still attracts people from all over the world."

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The Saint's Remnant Soul remained silent for a moment, then suddenly grinned, his eyes filled with amusement:

"So, you had Ran Qingmo kill the treasure of your Prime Minister's Estate, tsk tsk. I really want to know the expressions on your family's faces when they find out. At least one Grandmaster every year, even the Imperial Heavenly Oversight Pavilion back in the day didn't have that kind of confidence."

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Xu Yuan's cheek twitched.

If this gets back, not only Xu Changge, but even his father would probably take action himself.

With a soft hum, Xu Yuan said in a low voice without changing his expression:

"Old Man Luo, how do you think the once-prosperous Qionghua Sect was destroyed?"

In order to hear the information, the Saint's Remnant Soul cooperated by playing the straight man:

"How?"

Xu Yuan recalled those somewhat hazy "dream" memories in his mind, and suddenly laughed:

"Old Man Luo, you were wrong about one thing before."

"What?" The Saint's Remnant Soul frowned.

"My Prime Minister's Estate is no match for the Qionghua Sect," Xu Yuan said, lowering his eyes.

"Oh?" The Saint's Remnant Soul narrowed his eyes.

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Ran Qingmo's beautiful, dark, and bright eyes also held a curious look as she awaited the story to come.

Xu Yuan gently shook his head and said softly:

"Yuchu did this during the millennium celebration held by the Qionghua Sect."

"After nearly two centuries of development since acquiring the Charm God Cherry Tree, the Qionghua Sect has reached its zenith. On the day of the millennium celebration, all the powerful figures of the Qionghua Sect returned to the Qionghua Realm. Major sects such as the Taiqing Dao Palace and the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion were almost all led by their sect leaders, accompanied by several sages, as well as disciples from all walks of life, to offer their congratulations. The entire Qionghua Realm was filled with joy."

"Wait a minute." The Saint's Remnant Soul frowned and interrupted.

Xu Yuan glanced at him; "What's wrong?"

The Saint's Remnant Soul looked at Xu Yuan and said, "No matter how powerful the Qionghua Sect is, the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion Master Heavenly Oversight Tower cannot easily leave. Even if he wants to express his importance, he will at most send one or two Saint Venerable."

Xu Yuan shrugged. "I'm pretty sure that person is the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion Master."

Because that person was Tianrui.

Unlike him and Tianyan, Jing He only severed one of the Holy Son's arms back then, the arm that was carrying the Sumeru Ring. This is one of the reasons why Qionghua Sect was able to protect Jing He despite the pressure.

The Saint's Remnant Soul's eyes flickered uncertainly, but then he sighed and whispered:

"Okay, please continue."

Xu Yuan coughed lightly:

"In short, the celebration went smoothly. Just as that brat Tang Jiuqing... cough, just as the Qionghua Sect was announcing the start of the millennium celebration in front of the hall, Yuchu made her move."

At this point, Xu Yuan recalled the scene from back then, his eyes filled with a strange and complex expression:

"Yuchu's method was simple: use the poison of the Charm God Flower."

"The Poison of the Charm God Flower?"

The Saint's Remnant Soul had a strange expression. "There were so many powerful figures in the Qionghua Realm back then, how could this be?"

Xu Yuan ignored his words and simply said:

"It's impossible for Yuchu to do it alone. The moment she made her move, those powerful individuals who had comprehended the Charm God Dao Rhyme instantly became the source of the Enchantress Charm God Flower poison!"

"..." The Saint's Remnant Soul.

Ran Qingmo's mouth formed an "o" shape.

Xu Yuan glanced at the two of them:

"Almost instantly, the entire Qionghua Realm was enveloped by Charm God Flower, and the hundreds of thousands of cultivators who came to celebrate were all trapped in an illusion."

Speaking of this,

Xu Yuan paused for a moment, then said:

"Old Man Luo, you should know how powerful that sea of cherry blossoms that Yuchu created through her self-destruction was, right? That sea of blossoms from ten thousand years ago was several levels stronger than the bewitching effect of Yuchu's self-destruction."

"Well, Tianrui, that is, the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion Master, was barely conscious and tried to escape, but he was beaten to death by the other saints under Yuchu's control."

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Upon hearing this, the Saint's Remnant Soul fell silent, his eyes flickered for a moment, then his pupils suddenly contracted, and he let out a long sigh:

"So that's how it is."

"What?" Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow, wondering what this Old Man Luo knew.

"The great calamity that occurred twenty thousand years ago," said the Saint's Remnant Soul.

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Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow. "What great calamity? The Strange Ghost?"

"The Great Calamity isn't limited to the Strange Ghost."

The Saint's Remnant Soul shook his head. "No wonder the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion Master went there in person back then. He probably wanted to use this celebration as an opportunity to inform the world and gather our fighting strength."

As he spoke, the Saint's Remnant Soul revealed a playful expression:

"As a result, they were all wiped out during the celebration."

Xu Yuan understood upon hearing this, enveloped his palm with Source Qi, patted the Saint's Remnant Soul on the shoulder, and said:

"So, the Charm God Cherry Tree is a double-edged sword; if you're not careful, it can backfire. My father and the others won't blame me."

The Saint's Remnant Soul shook his head, then suddenly said:

"Then why is that illusionary space you mentioned so vast? It's almost half the world."

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Upon hearing this,

Xu Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks on the snow, glancing at the Saint's Remnant Soul with a slight smile.

"..." The Saint's Remnant Soul.

The Saint's Remnant Soul twitched at the corner of its mouth:

"Young Xu, I'll tell you whatever you want to know, don't try to play these tricks on me."

"Puff"

Xu Yuan couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

After laughing enough, Xu Yuan suddenly sighed softly:

"Don't be nervous. Actually, Tian and I were also very curious about this at first."

"Later, I learned from Yuchu's own explanation that the illusion was formed by the collection of Soul Trace of those who died at the Millennium Celebration."

"The Soul Trace of hundreds of thousands of cultivators, and most of the world's strongest beings, converged to form that illusory world!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Xu Yuan was about to grin when Ran Qingmo raised her hand to cover his mouth.

The next moment,

A tremendous surge of Source Qi swept past from afar, startling Xu Yuan into silence.

It is the Tianyan.

They have been in the Wanxing Mountain Range for four days now, thanks to the secret teleportation array that Tianrui used back then.

The fluctuation of Tianyan's Source Qi appeared on the second day.

This washboard saint,

I've been frantically searching for someone all over the Wanxing Mountain Range for the past few days.

It's a bit late.