Chapter 34 You Have Been Set Up

The Dao Master of the Earth Sect lived up to her reputation, silencing everyone with just a few words, and winning their heartfelt admiration.

Chen Xiao could see that Dao Master Ziwei was not suppressing the crowd with her authority.

From the looks in their eyes, it was clear they genuinely believed her words.

This woman was truly extraordinary. Not only was she bewitchingly beautiful, but her words were also so persuasive… Of course, it was undeniable that she was speaking the truth.

Just as Chen Xiao was wondering what would happen next, Dao Master Ziwei waved her water sleeves, and a wave of cyan light spread out.

Then, the cyan light covered everyone present, except for Chen Xiao.

Next, before Chen Xiao's eyes, they fell to the ground one after another, unconscious.

"Uh… what's this?"

Chen Xiao was puzzled. What was this woman doing?

At this moment, he heard Dao Master Ziwei say in a lazy voice, "They've fallen asleep. Now we can have an open and honest conversation… owner of the Sacred Relic!"

Chen Xiao was slightly startled. As expected, the other party had already guessed his identity.

In fact, his identity wasn't difficult to guess. The reason others hadn't thought of it was because they had been misled by the Seven Gods, so they thought in terms of demon cultivators.

Therefore, Chen Xiao wasn't surprised. He smiled faintly and swept his gaze over the people lying on the ground. "Hehe, the southern region of the Immortal Hidden World is led by the Earth Sect, and you are the Dao Master of the Earth Sect. Aren't you afraid of arousing their dissatisfaction by treating them like this?"

Dao Master Ziwei smiled charmingly and said, "In fact, when they wake up, they will forget everything. They will only remember suffering a huge blow and then falling unconscious… Yes, everything, including your identity and your existence."

Chen Xiao was stunned again. Was this a method to erase human memories?

But considering the other party's identity, it didn't seem too excessive to possess such heaven-defying means.

"What about Xu Weizhou? How will you explain that his Dao intent has dissipated? This kind of blow is probably fatal for a Harmony Realm cultivator, will he forget too?"

Chen Xiao's perception was sharp, so he naturally couldn't hide the fact that Xu Weizhou's Dao intent had dissipated from him.

"I only said to conceal your identity, not to conceal the identity of the Earth Devil… Although Elder Xu is powerful, it's reasonable for him to be defeated by the Earth Devil."

Dao Master Ziwei's tone was unwavering. The moment she learned the truth, she had already figured out all the subsequent issues.

However, Chen Xiao still didn't understand one thing. He asked flippantly, "Then why are you helping me so much? Could it be that the dignified Dao Master of the Earth Sect has taken a fancy to me?"

Chen Xiao looked provocatively at the alluring woman across from him, as if staring at a ripe peach.

"Yes, I've taken a fancy to you, is there a problem with that?"

Dao Master Ziwei responded boldly.

This time, Chen Xiao was caught off guard. He scratched his nose awkwardly and muttered, "It's no use even if you take a fancy to me, I'm already a married man."

'Being married' was of course just an excuse, he just felt that this woman had ulterior motives.

Come to think of it, a mature woman who had lived for at least five hundred years said she had taken a fancy to you… What would you think? Something strange must be afoot!

"Giggle~~~"

Dao Master Ziwei let out a series of delicate laughs, laughing so hard that her body trembled, which was exceptionally vivid.

"I'm not teasing you anymore, little guy. So the Soul Crystal of that Earth Devil has already been collected by you?"

Although she said she wouldn't tease him anymore, Ziwei's tone was still as flippant as ever, her eyes were captivating, and unrestrained. There was no dignity or solemnity of the Earth Sect’s Dao Master at all.

Chen Xiao was shocked once again. How could this woman know everything?

That's right, after the Earth Devil was killed by Chen Xiao using the Seven Gods, the other party didn't die, but turned into a brick-like Soul Crystal.

Chen Xiao quietly pocketed the Soul Crystal while everyone hadn't reacted yet, and then pretended that nothing had happened.

"What, do you want to take it back?"

Chen Xiao said vigilantly, "It's hard to make me spit out something that's already in my bag!"

"If we wanted that Soul Crystal, we wouldn't have sealed it here five hundred years ago."

Dao Master Ziwei shook her head and said, "Just do whatever you want with the Earth Devil's Soul Crystal. Whether you refine it or absorb it, just don't throw it away and let it come out to harm people again."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but frown, "This Soul Crystal can be called a treasure of heaven and earth, why didn't you absorb and refine it? Instead, you sealed it here?"

Chen Xiao could refine this Soul Crystal, so naturally, the people of the Earth Sect could too, so Chen Xiao was very puzzled why they only sealed the Earth Devil's Soul Crystal, and as a result, this guy came out again after five hundred years.

Fortunately, he was here today, otherwise this group of people would have been eaten by the Earth Devil… Of course, if he hadn't been here, the Earth Devil might not have been able to come out either.

"We have concerns, but you don't, so we can only seal it here."

Dao Master Ziwei explained, but her words were equivalent to no explanation.

"What concerns?"

Chen Xiao asked.

Dao Master Ziwei took a deep look at Chen Xiao, "Haven't you ever suspected the Earth Devil's identity? I think you've already guessed that he's just a remnant soul, right?"

Chen Xiao frowned slightly, "I thought of a possibility, but I'm not sure, because it's too outrageous."

"You might as well say it."

Dao Master Ziwei's beautiful eyes flashed, looking at Chen Xiao expectantly.

"The Earth Devil is a wisp of remnant soul of the Eternal Immortal Emperor, right?"

Chen Xiao tentatively said his guess. In fact, he wasn't sure, and even felt that this guess was too absurd.

The Eternal Immortal Emperor had already fallen long ago, even if there were remnant souls in the world, they shouldn't be as evil as the Earth Devil!

However, Chen Xiao just had such a feeling in his heart…

However, the next moment, his guess was actually confirmed.

Dao Master Ziwei sighed softly, and said with some helplessness, "As expected of you, you can even guess this. No wonder you can always make the right choice."

"I guessed right? The Earth Devil is really the Eternal Immortal Emperor?"

Chen Xiao's eyes widened. Although he didn't say the above sentence, his shock and surprise were all written on his face.

At this time, Dao Master Ziwei added, "You guessed the identity of the Earth Devil, but you didn't guess everything. Let me tell you in detail."

Dao Master Ziwei looked like a 'big sister teaching you', which made Chen Xiao prick up his ears and cup his fist and said, "I'm all ears."

"In fact, to be precise, the Earth Devil is not a remnant soul of the Eternal Immortal Emperor."

Dao Master Ziwei started with this sentence, and then continued, "But the Earth Devil has inextricably linked relationship with the Eternal Immortal Emperor."

"In fact, the Earth Devil is a wisp of distracting thought left in the world by the Eternal Immortal Emperor before he ascended, greed, hatred, delusion, and arrogance. As the Eternal Immortal Emperor's strength increased, this wisp of distracting thought became stronger and stronger, and finally became the Earth Devil, causing disaster."

"So later, the Eternal Immortal Emperor exiled the Earth Devil here."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao was directly stunned, "Wait, do you mean that the Immortal Hidden World is just the Earth Devil's place of exile?"

Dao Master Ziwei nodded, "This world is the domain space of the Eternal Immortal Emperor. He exiled the Earth Devil here to avoid harming the world. As for the human cultivators stationing here later and renaming it the Immortal Hidden World, that's another story."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao was even more stunned, "So, you guys just occupied the Earth Devil's territory, so the Earth Devil called you despicable villains, right?"

Dao Master Ziwei's pretty face darkened, and she coughed lightly twice, "Cough cough, not entirely."

"Forget it, since I've already told you so much, then there's no harm in saying a little more."

Dao Master Ziwei inexplicably had a posture of breaking the pot, "In fact, when we first entered the Immortal Hidden World, we didn't intend to seal this local tyrant. We had to rely on him and offer humans for him to absorb."

"Later, our strength grew stronger and stronger, and the Earth Devil's greed had reached the point where we couldn't bear it, so we joined forces to seal him."

"However, the Earth Devil was born from the Eternal Immortal Emperor after all, so with our identity as disciples of the Earth Sect, we can't absorb and refine his Soul Crystal."

Chen Xiao was speechless for a while.

No wonder the Earth Devil would say that the Earth Sect were all despicable villains. From his perspective, the Earth Sect were purely despicable villains!

When their strength was weak, they relied on him and offered humans to him. When their wings hardened, they rebelled and sealed him up!

This Earth Sect was simply…

Chen Xiao was too lazy to complain about these things. He was more interested in what Dao Master Ziwei said later, "What do you mean by with your identity as disciples of the Earth Sect, you can't absorb and refine his Soul Crystal? Does your Earth Sect really treat him as an ancestor?"

"You little devil, you speak so harshly!"

Dao Master Ziwei scolded, "The Earth Devil is not our ancestor, but the Eternal Immortal Emperor is!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiao was a little confused, "Are you saying that your Earth Sect is a descendant of the Eternal Immortal Emperor?"

"Yes, is that hard to understand?"

Dao Master Ziwei asked rhetorically, "Otherwise, why do you think our Heaven, Earth, and Human Sects would become super sects in the Immortal Hidden World!"

"So that's how it is, no wonder…"

Chen Xiao murmured.

Dao Master Ziwei didn't seem to have said enough, and continued, "Moreover, before entering the Immortal Hidden World, our Heaven, Earth, and Human Sects were not independent."

"Before ascending, the Eternal Immortal Emperor founded a sect and established the Immortal Sect. After he ascended and transformed into three pure energies, the Immortal Sect was also divided into three different forces."

"At first, the three forces only had different cultivation concepts and focuses, but as time went by, the three cultivation directions developed and grew stronger, and by the time of the Heavenly Tribulation five hundred years ago, the three forces completely fell apart due to disagreements, and after entering the Immortal Hidden World, they were divided into the Heaven, Earth, and Human Sects!"