Only after hearing this did Wang Miaojun understand Xiao Mo's ultimate purpose.
"So you mean that king had no intention of helping us."
"He even wanted to keep both of us there for good."
Xiao Mo nodded. "That's right. That's exactly what I mean."
Wang Miaojun shuddered with lingering fear at his words!
"Then can you tell me what that world really was?"
Xiao Mo's expression was grave. "Actually, I've been even more conflicted about it than you."
"Let me tell you the truth about that Tianyuan Secret Realm!"
"Countless nations once stood side by side on that continent."
"And there were many sects, too. But why is there nothing left now? That's your question, right?"
Confusion filled Wang Miaojun's angelic face. She really did want to know the answer.
"Can you tell me the truth?"
Xiao Mo said bluntly, "Actually, those sects and empires never disappeared in the first place."
Wang Miaojun exclaimed in surprise, "How is that possible?"
"I'm certain countless nations once stood side by side there."
"Countless nations standing side by side?"
"How could a single Southern Continent have enough land to sustain so many nations?"
"And there were many sects, too. That alone makes no sense."
Xiao Mo had realized how serious the problem was.
"So I was already beating the retreat drum back then..."
"We couldn't stake our lives on it, no matter what. Right?"
Wang Miaojun was earnest about precisely that point. "Right. That's the crux of the problem."
"I was always afraid the two of us would die in that space."
Xiao Mo nodded. "Let me tell you what was really going on."
"Actually, those so-called countless nations and sects were yin in nature."
Xiao Mo continued.
Wang Miaojun did not understand what he meant, so she asked, "I don't follow."
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