Yinshan Record

Chapter 583 Why Did Heaven and Earth Abandon Us? (Part 2)
I never expected there to be such a section.

Su Che looked at the Northern Mang Ghost Ancestor beside him. It turned out that this person was also once a disciple of the Black Emperor, but he had achieved immortality in another world.

Perhaps before the ancient Heavenly Court perished, powerful beings like the Black Emperor sensed something and thus left behind many contingency plans.

Sending the Ghost Ancestor to other worlds to attain immortality might just be one of the reasons.

Su Che's cultivation level was not high at this time, but he had some understanding of the Nine Laws of Heaven and Man.

When a cultivator uses their magical power, they still need something to rely on. That reliance is the various laws of heaven and earth. If magical power is the power itself, then the laws are the fulcrum for exerting that power.

When a person moves a heavy object, their magic power is the lever, while the law is the fulcrum.

When ancient demon gods were alive, their path of annihilation corrupted or altered this fulcrum. Although the deepest level of laws could not be affected by these demon gods, their other outward manifestations might not be.

Under this premise, all the cultivation practices of cultivators have been "contaminated" by the ancient demon gods, and to use supernatural powers, one must contend with the demon gods who govern the laws.

From this perspective, the conflict between demon gods and cultivators is a struggle over the Great Dao. If this law falls into the hands of demon gods, then others must obtain their consent before they can use it, or even if they can use it, it will be corrupted by them and they will not be able to see the truth.

It will be a fight to the death between them; cultivators will fight for a way out, and demon gods will try to bring these guys back under their command. The Path of Annihilation devours the primordial energy between heaven and earth and steals the laws that lead to the Great Dao.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction.

However, now that the demon god has been defeated, cultivators have more options for the future.

Su Che always felt that cultivation was a very private matter.

The insights gained are one's own, as is the cultivation one possesses. Because magical power can move stars and change the moon, one must also bear many responsibilities...

Some spiritual practitioners can accept this, while others may not.

Is the purpose of immortality to serve mortals like beasts of burden?

Su Che knew that his cultivation was still shallow and that he still had many attachments to the mortal world.

However, for many other practitioners and even great beings, everything they love and hate has actually vanished with the passage of time. They can do good or evil.

Because good and evil are both perceptions built upon a consensus. What a spiritual practitioner must preserve is their own self, a self that cannot be bound by good or evil.

A single thought can make one a saint, saving countless lives. A year can make one a demon, committing boundless atrocities.

For spiritual practitioners, there is only one kind of "demon": the inner and outer demons that hinder their path to enlightenment.

The existence of the ancient Heavenly Court was tantamount to adding an extra layer of obligation to cultivators.

Suche believed that some would gladly accept this and compassionately save all beings in this world. But Suche also believed that some yearned for true liberation, to transcend all bondage.

Regardless of whether this constraint comes from heaven and earth or from an organization composed of cultivators.

This is also the moral law among the nine laws of heaven and man.

For a spiritual practitioner to roam the world freely, fists alone are not enough; they also need skill and strategy.

This approach is also a manifestation of moral principles.

"If that supreme treasure had been successfully refined back then, the Nine Laws of Heaven and Man could have been restored to perfect harmony, and the laws within could have been deployed according to the will of the Heavenly Court. It could even have been added to or altered some of the secondary laws."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King continued, "Back then, the five emperors had grand plans, referencing many different worlds. The Black Emperor once saw a world created by a great supernatural being, transformed nine times, with vast and boundless ley lines. Although that great being was corrupted by demons, a later sage took up the seal and raised the banner, chasing stars and the sun in the void."

"Although this world is small, with some adjustments, it may well achieve that kind of structure."

"The Xuandu Palace had the same idea back then. This world and we cultivators are bound by karma, and it is impossible to abandon it and become a rootless duckweed."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King glanced at Su Che as he spoke.

"There is another faction that advocates transcendence and building a small world, using the sect as a giant ship, and relocating together to some other world where we can survive. These are the two factions: those who stay and those who leave."

"Although the two factions have different views, there is no contradiction between them. Back then, the emperors also believed that it was most appropriate for the beings of this world to adopt both approaches."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King finally shook his head and said, "However, in the end, it all fell short. I don't know why, but something went wrong just as the treasure was about to be successfully refined. At the same time, the Lord of the End of Dharma came to attack from both sides. Under the pressure of internal and external forces, a great mistake was made." "The secret treasure originally intended to adjust the laws of heaven and earth vanished, and the rejection from heaven and earth immediately followed. We Xuanmen cultivators were not on the path of annihilation. Even the ancient demon gods had limited influence over their areas and the laws they could affect. At that time, the power equivalent to the rupture of the Nine Laws of Heaven and Man came at once. That was the true arrival of the end times."

Recalling the tragedy of that year, the Yin-Yang Dharma King couldn't help but sigh.

"With the Lord of the End of Dharma leading countless heretical demons to attack from the outside, and the end of fortune descending upon us, rejecting us from heaven and earth, how could even the Five Emperors of the Five Directions, who are all first-rate figures, escape death and annihilation in such a great calamity?"

"The sky collapsed and the earth cracked."

The Ghost Ancestor sighed deeply: "I don't know how many fellow disciples perished at that moment. I wasn't in this realm at the time; I only heard about the fallen Earth Immortals..."

"Almost all the once-thriving sects have been wiped out, and few remain."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at Su Che and said, "Even within your Yellow Heaven Dao, besides that Dao leader, who else is a terrestrial immortal who attained enlightenment before the Middle Ages?"

"Even though I escaped this great calamity by sheer luck, I am still rejected by Heaven and Earth, and it is difficult for me to make any further progress in the laws. All my cultivation has been in vain. Therefore, I was disheartened and spent many years in the Yin-Yang Realm."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King sighed and shook his head.

"Young Su, do you even know what the Yin-Yang Realm is?"

"That is a tomb, the tomb that His Majesty the Black Emperor left for himself. Inside are the remains of his fellow disciples who perished in the calamity when the ancient Heavenly Court was destroyed."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at the various furnishings inside the Eastern Palace.

"They too could have lived a life of unparalleled glory, carefree and at ease, watching the flowers bloom and fade in the courtyard, appreciating the changing times. But for the sake of a single obsession with mending the heavens, they were all reduced to nothing, even becoming eternal sinners of this world. Because of us, the heavens and earth have cracked even more, to the point that the Xuandu Palace had no choice but to bring out those demon gods..."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at Su Che with a knowing gaze: "This is not fair to them."

That's why we're coming back.

Beimang Ghost Ancestor added, "We must prove that we were not wrong back then."

"that is you!"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King spoke in a low voice to the Ghost Ancestor.

"You're angry because you missed that opportunity, and you wish you could have died with your fellow disciples back then. But it's pointless, because we were wrong. We couldn't do what we did back then, and we certainly can't do it now!"

"Brother!"

"Where are you going to find Ling Weiyang, Chi Biao Nu, Han Shuji, and Bai Zhaoju! Where are you going to look for her..."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King shook his head, as if even recalling that name drained the vital energy from his body.

"It won't happen again, it will never happen again. What are you and I today compared to those people back then?"

He glanced at Kong Kong'er beside him with a cold smile, then looked at Su Che beside him with an almost pitiful expression.

"If you feel you've died too late, go to the outer realms and fight a Lord of the End of Dharma to the death. Before you get corrupted by his demons, remember to kill yourself quickly, so you won't have to be killed again when you meet him in the future. Don't drag innocent people into this. This is our grudge, not theirs."

"Senior brother."

The Ghost Ancestor looked at the Yin-Yang Dharma King and said, "You have worked hard all these years, but as long as our spirit remains unbroken, we have not lost this round. Until the heavens and earth collapse and all things cease to exist, how can we possibly admit defeat?"

"That's why you can achieve immortality while I can't."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at him and said, "Junior brother, that's enough. This game was never ours to play, and we have no right to continue on His Majesty's behalf."

“Sometimes I think, there’s no need to fix this problem. Everyone can always find a way out. Why pay such a high price?”

"What about Juntian? Those Dharma Lords who stormed in, you too..."

“I am just a Bu Xu, and you are just a Chang Sheng now. Let’s not think about so many distant things. There is no way out of the Demonic Sect. Even if it is Jun Tian, ​​what can he do? Can he find a way out? For people like them, this is already the most tragic ending.”

The Yin-Yang Dharma King shook his head as he spoke: "Back then, it wasn't the Dharma Lords who laid the groundwork and made the moves. Do you think you can find them all? We lost that game back then. Since we lost back then, whatever we do now is useless."

(End of this chapter)