"Senior, what exactly happened back then?" After pondering for a long time, Shen Luo finally asked.
"What are you referring to? The outbreak of the Demonic Calamity, or the destruction of the Heavenly Court... in the end, they were really one and the same." Li Jing paused midway through his words, then gave a bitter smile.
"Then please tell me the details of the Demonic Calamity back then, Senior," Shen Luo said, his brows furrowing.
What he currently knew about the Demonic Calamity was extremely limited. Most of it came from a legend that had yet to come true in reality. If he could learn exactly how the Demonic Calamity had unfolded ahead of time, perhaps he might be able to prevent it once he returned to reality.
At that thought, Shen Luo himself began to believe that he really was the person the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King's Divine Soul had been waiting for.
"My memories are incomplete, so I can only tell you what little I know. As for the truth behind it all, you will have to explore and piece it together yourself," Li Jing said after a brief moment of thought.
"Please go ahead, Senior," Shen Luo said quickly.
"In ancient times, a great war that swept across the Three Realms came to an end. Chi You, lord of the Demon Clan, was defeated. His head was severed, his limbs cut off, and his Demon Soul sealed away. After that, the Three Realms enjoyed a relatively peaceful stretch of years. But the demons and fiends never abandoned their desire to wreak havoc across the Three Realms. Some members of the Demon Clan even sought to break the seal and bring Chi You back into the Mortal Realm," Li Jing said.
Shen Luo knew something of these matters, but