âThey canât be mentioned?â Su Ping raised his eyebrows. He remembered that the Golden Crowsâ Chief Elder said that they could be detected when speaking of the Heavens if they werenât strong enough.
However, Elder Chanâs reaction suggested that he was aware of the Heavens.
âSo, youâve seen them, Elder Chan? Were they the enemies that the Heaven Path Institute fought against in the war?â asked Su Ping.
Slightly dazed, Elder Chan said, âWhat are you talking about? This is the second time you mention something about a war. There have been a lot of wars in the world as of late; some even involve different continents. But, which war are you talking about? Also, has the Heaven Path Institute fought anyone in a war?â
Feeling surprised, Su Ping said, âYou donât know, Elder Chan? Wasnât the Heaven Path Institute rebuilt? The director led the students to fight in the wilderness when the war took place; it was on such a grand scale that the world nearly fell apart. Is it a secret that we canât talk about it, or do you really not know?â
Su Ping had heard about the war and the Heaven Path Instituteâs deeds from Joanna. He knew that she wasnât a liar; besides, the existence of the Demigod Burial was evidence of the war.
The Demigod Burial was almost the size of half a continent.
How could the continent have broken loose without a terrifying war?
âYouâŠâ Elder Chan was dazed for a long time. He then said, âI donât know what youâre talking about, but Iâve truly never heard about it. Did you hear some rumors elsewhere? Itâs impossible for that to have happened. The world is protected by the Ancestral Gods who in turn restrain each other. There were only three wars in the history of gods where Ancestral Gods participated.
âThey would only participate if their clans ever faced the threat of extinction. The wars caused by frictions and competition for resources could only involve God Emperors at most.
âAlthough God Emperors are strong, they cannot tear the world apart. Thatâs too crazy.â
Su Ping was stunned for a moment. Judging by Elder Chanâs look, there was no reluctance to tell the truth. He truly didnât know.
He asked, âThen, in the three wars that the Ancestral Gods took part in, did they break the world?â
âOf course not. Every clan has an Ancestral God, and they keep each other in check. They wonât fight unless itâs necessary; after all, the Ancestral Gods are too terrifying. They can truly cause irreversible damage to the world if they fight. However, only some continents were razed when the Ancestral Gods fought in those wars. In retrospect, the destruction was shocking enough.â
Elder Chan looked at Su Ping and continued, âAs to the Heaven Path Instituteâs participation in a war, thatâs even less likely. The Institute has a superior status; nobody dares to mess with us. Of course, we wonât provoke others, either.â
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Su Ping was confused.
He felt that his information didnât add up
But he didnât think that Joanna was lying; was her level too low and she had a misunderstanding back then?
After giving it some thought, Su Ping asked, âThen, senior, how did you know about the thing I mentioned just now? Are they stationed in our world?â
Elder Chan slightly changed his expression and glanced at Su Ping. âYouâd better not know these things, unless youâre as strong as us. Even so, you must not bring them up easily!
âEven Ancestral Gods are reluctant to talk about them. Youâre a Dao Child now, but I canât reveal too much. All in all, thatâs too far away into the future; you wonât be detected as long as you donât investigate or think about them. What you need to do right now is cultivate!â
Su Ping fell silent, noticing how vigilant Elder Chan was. He didnât ask further; after all, the Golden Crows had decided to live in seclusion to avoid the Heavens.
If the all-powerful ancestor of the Golden Crows chose to hide from the enemy, it was certainly not something he could talk about at the moment.
Even God Emperors were insignificant in front of the Heavens.
âWhen do you plan to go to the Ancestral Godâs Mysterious Realm?â Elder Chan changed the subject, not wanting to talk about the taboo anymore.
âLetâs wait until Iâm better prepared,â said Su Ping.
âAll right. Thatâs for the best; the opportunity to enter the Ancestral Godâs Mysterious Realm is rare. Considering your current situation, if youâre inspired and awaken your Dao Heart, you will directly become a God Emperor,â said Elder Chan.
Su Ping nodded. Actually, he wasnât that eager about going to the Ancestral Godâs Mysterious Realm. He had shared the Golden Crow ancestorâs experiences and seen the three unparalleled Dao Hearts. He was no longer as aimless as before in the pursuit of his Dao Heart. He would have already become a God Emperor had he taken one of the Dao Hearts from the ancestor.
However, he preferred to walk a path of his
own.
After saying goodbye to Elder Chan, he went to the library and searched through the books. He didnât find anything related to the Heavens; he only found some rumors in the records.
The powerless, normal books made of ordinary matter wonât be detected even if they describe the Heavens? So, nothing happens to mortals even if they talk about the Heavens all the time. Only us cultivators whose words carry the power of laws will be detected. Su Pingâs eyes glittered.
All the records he found concerning the Heavens were on regular books. That was why he came with that theory.
The people in the books led ordinary lives too.
Su Ping suddenly had a dreadful speculation, Judging from Elder Chanâs reaction, the Heavens must exist in this world; the Heavenly Fire of the Red Dome Realm is the best evidence. This means that the Heavens once descended to this world and even waged a war. Itâs just that the incident was buried. Joanna didnât lie to me. So⊠Maybe the Heavens cut off the river of time and removed the memories of every god.
That could explain why Elder Chanâs information didnât match his.
Having experienced the Golden Crow ancestorâs world and witnessed the pinnacle of power, Su Ping made him come to that conclusion. It wasnât entirely impossible to cut the river of time and wipe out memories.
Someone as strong as the Golden Crow ancestor could easily do that.
In that case, further investigation is pointless. Elder Chan is right; cultivating is the most important thing to me right now.
Su Ping left the library and found Elder Chan again.
âWhat is it this time?â Elder Chan was surprised to see Su Ping again. He could see some traces that nobody else could see using his secret technique. The traces suggested that Su Ping had just returned from the
library.
He instantly realized that the boy was probably still looking into the taboo.
âIf itâs the same matter we spoke of, donât mention it again,â said Elder Chan solemnly.
Su Ping shook his head. âSenior, youâre overthinking. Iâm here to ask how to remotely control a God King without affecting their strength and ensuring their loyalty.â
âHuh?â Stunned, Elder Chan was greatly relieved. âItâs easy to enslave one; there are at least a dozen soul control techniques on the libraryâs top floor. Some were created by other clans, while others were created by God Emperors of our institute. I know seven of them; I can teach you three of them, considering your conditions.â
âThank you very much, elder,â said Su Ping quickly.
Elder Chan pointed toward Su Pingâs head, and a tremendous amount of information instantly flooded the latterâs mind, which was related to the three divine skills.
Su Ping browsed through them and found that they were exactly what he needed. The Archean Divinity was truly a prosperous cultivation site; such divine skills were usually difficult to find, but they were everywhere to be found in that world.
âElder, do you have any skills that can kill someone remotely?â Su Ping asked again.