Lin Yu never expected that there was a hidden story behind the truth.
Faced with Lin Yu's question, the Longevity Daoist did not offer much explanation, but simply gazed at him with a gentle and kind look.
Although the Daoist of Longevity didn't say anything, it seemed to make it clear that Lin Yu had already seen the demon itself.
It turns out that the entire Twelve True Palaces was a prison built by twelve cultivators to specifically imprison an extremely important demon.
This demon, perhaps out of jealousy, or perhaps to escape from prison, used its abilities to lure countless cultivators.
Those so-called Lineage were perhaps the initial victims.
Perhaps that demon had wanted to find a way to escape by relying on the power of the Lineage, but who could have known that the Lineage, having lived in the Twelve True Palaces for so long, had gradually become tainted by the demon's evil attributes?
Because this evil attribute is highly addictive, cultivators who become tainted will be imprisoned here and never be able to leave.
Therefore, to that demon, the four incompetent Lineage quickly became expendable pawns, and could only continue to expand their influence and attract more cultivators.
The Lineage, however, were the first to realize that staying in the Twelve True Palaces for too long would make it impossible to leave this land. Therefore, after creating the puppets, they would send them to the outside world.
This is done primarily to prevent the puppet from being tainted by the evil energy emanating from the demon. If not handled carefully, the puppet could be permanently trapped there, never to leave again.
"Ordinary people simply couldn't possibly know the location of this magic gate; even the cultivators from the Lineage outside probably wouldn't know."
"There's no such thing as restarting the Twelve True Palaces. That demon simply wanted to escape this world. After hundreds of years of exploration, it discovered that only exceptionally gifted cultivators have the opportunity to do so."
"To imprison that monster, a full twelve powerful cultivators sacrificed their lives, their flesh, blood, and even their spiritual power."
"They used all their energy to create a cage, condensing into twelve iron chains, firmly sealing the demon within. Even with immense power, it could not unleash its power outside."
The Daoist priest recounted this history in an extremely calm tone, yet he clearly explained the bloody turmoil behind it all.
Without needing the Longevity Daoist to say anything more, Lin Yu knew that he had been used.
That so-called peerless Daoist must be the incarnation of a demon.
"I imagine that demon must have been quite surprised to see you. For a thousand years, ordinary cultivators couldn't have detected its presence. You're the first cultivator to do so, and perhaps that's why it placed such high hopes on you."
The Longevity Daoist said calmly, without blaming Lin Yu too much in his tone.
After all, in his eyes, Lin Yu was just a child who was bound to make mistakes, but fortunately, he hadn't caused any major disaster yet.
But Lin Yu fell silent. When everything was revealed to him, it was utterly shocking.
It turns out that the "Peerless Daoist" himself possessed evil power, which is why he attracted cultivators with evil intentions.
Just as the Longevity Daoist said, because they were tainted by the evil aura of the Peerless Daoist, the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces were even more unable to leave this place.
Ultimately, the root of all this lies with "Peerless Daoist"!
He harmed the cultivators of several major Lineage, and he also handed over his crooked and evil methods to these Lineage, allowing them to exploit them.
No wonder Lin Yu had a strange feeling ever since he first met the "Peerless Daoist".
At first, Lin Yu couldn't explain why he had this feeling; he simply assumed the other person was a strong individual of similar strength to himself!
However, it turns out that "Peerless Daoist" was indeed a "strong person," but not a powerful cultivator; rather, he was a powerful demon!
The difference was huge, leaving Lin Yu feeling both amused and exasperated.
Fortunately, Lin Yu was vigilant enough at the time. Faced with the "Peerless Daoist's" aggressive questioning, he did not reveal everything about the Hongmeng System. Otherwise, whether Lin Yu could have come out of the Twelve True Palaces would have been another matter.
Moreover, these two Twelve Palaces are clearly prisons representing Yin and Yang, and are not the earthly paradise created by the "Peerless Daoist".
It's absurd that this monster had the audacity to tell Lin Yu that it created this world itself.
However, perhaps for the "Peerless Daoist," such a world could be considered a paradise on earth.
Looking back now, perhaps it wasn't that "Peerless Daoist" wasn't interested in the other Twelve True Palaces, but simply that he couldn't leave the prison!
When Lin Yu asked "Peerless Daoist," the other party actually pretended to be an immortal and detached person, without any desires or wants.
"I was completely blinded by greed!" Lin Yu lamented.
If it weren't for meeting the Longevity Daoist before setting off, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Thinking back a hundred years, twelve powerful cultivators were willing to sacrifice their lives to seal that demon in this place. One can imagine how much influence this demon would have on the entire fantasy world.
"I was just one step away from personally releasing such a scourge!" Lin Yu was sweating profusely.
Lin Yu had long known that the world of fantasy contained countless secrets, but he never imagined that he would be able to face such a spy-like situation even in the Dao Qi era.
"Why me of all people? Surely I'm not the only cultivator in this entire fantasy world capable of doing something like this."
Lin Yu suddenly had a question: why was this Daoist of Longevity able to appear in front of him in time to stop his actions, as if he had foreseen Lin Yu's arrival?
It's not like the Longevity Daoist has been waiting here all this time for my arrival!
Just as the Longevity Daoist said before, if you stay in the land of the Twelve True Palaces for too long, you will be affected by the evil aura of the Peerless Daoist and become unable to leave.
However, Lin Yu observed that the aura emanating from the Longevity Daoist was pure and did not appear to be corrupted, unlike the other cultivators outside.
When the Longevity Daoist spoke to him, his tone was certain, without the slightest uncertainty, as if he had known all along that he would come to restart the Twelve True Palaces.
Faced with Lin Yu's persistent questioning, the Longevity Daoist did not continue to keep him in suspense, but instead revealed the whole story.