Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 90 The Truth
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Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Darklord Beast!
Destiny Spirit Master!
As the most powerful and mysterious existence on the Spirit Continent, the birth of darkness and the origin of destiny have always been a mystery, at least to ordinary people.

But mysteries will eventually be solved, and so will secrets. Some things, if kept secret for too long, cease to be secrets at all.

and so……

"You don't want to talk?"

"Then I'll speak!"

Seeing the silent crowd, Shen He smiled, stood up, and began to speak.

"About ten thousand years ago, or even further back in time, a power called 'Elemental Spirit' was born in this world."

“The primordial spirit exists between heaven and earth and can be absorbed by all things in heaven and earth. Therefore, gradually, things in this world began to become different from others.”

"Spirit beasts, spirit crystals, spirit veins, and all sorts of spiritual objects were born in this way!"

"Humans are also among them, and have been affected by this primordial power. However, unlike the ignorant beasts and the unconscious plants, humans, as the most intelligent beings, have embarked on a different path."

"Nourished by the primordial spirit, although the human body did not improve significantly, the soul underwent a miraculous change, possessing powerful and incredible strength, like furnaces or even miniature suns."

"The human soul can generate unique spiritual energy, which can help spirit beasts awaken their intelligence, absorb spiritual energy more efficiently, and achieve advancement in rank and evolution in species."

"Therefore, the profession of Spirit Master naturally emerged, and humans, with the power of Spirit Masters, became the most powerful race on the Spirit Master Continent."

"but……"

Shen He changed the subject and looked at the silent crowd: "Everything has its advantages and disadvantages, and this power of spirit control is no exception. Each person's soul is like a burning furnace, constantly releasing power."

"But this power is not entirely positive; it also has negative aspects. It changes because of human emotions, such as pain, hatred, and resentment. These negative emotions alter the nature of the human soul, making the spiritual power within it violent, crazy, uncontrollable, and even hateful of life."

"These negative spiritual energies do not dissipate with the death of humans. Instead, they concentrate in a certain place after the death of humans, accumulate continuously until they change in quantity and eventually become the source of darkness, creating the Dark Demon King Beast."

Shen He looked at everyone and revealed the truth of history: "This is why the Dark Demon King Beast was born in the ninety-ninth year of the Spirit Control Calendar, after humans had come to rule the continent."

"Humans created the darkness, that insane, violent, and uncontrollable Dark Demon Beast that is extremely hostile to life, and the Dark Beast Tide it infected and stirred up!"

The moment the sentence hit the mark, the entire room fell silent.

The crowd remained silent, clearly already aware of this.

Perhaps, among the eighteen Spirit Masters of these two generations of destiny, only one is completely unaware of this.

Shen He didn't mind and continued his story.

"But where there is light, there is darkness; where there is darkness, there is light."

"Human darkness created the Dark Demon Beast, but human light also created light, which is the Destiny Spirit Master."

"The Nine Mandates of Heaven: Courage, Friendship, Wisdom, Innocence, Kindness, Hope, Light, Justice, and Protection are the most brilliant lights in humanity, like the source of darkness, gathered somewhere in the world and in the hearts of every person."

"But unlike the uncontrollable source of darkness, these nine Heavenly Mandate powers can be guided and even controlled to be born into a particular person." "This is why the Holy City of Spirit Control and the three great kingdoms can search for Heavenly Mandate Spirit Masters. In fact, it's not a search, but a designation; they designate the birth of the Heavenly Mandate Spirit Master!"

As Shen He spoke, the expressions of the previous generation of Heavenly Mandate Spirit Masters, such as Zhong Qingcang, turned ugly, while the expressions of the successors of Heavenly Mandate, such as Dongfang Bai, showed surprise.

Although the origins of the Dark Demon Beast and the Fate Spirit Master are no longer an absolute secret, many people are still unaware of the birth of the Fate Spirit Master, such as Dongfang Bai and the Dongfang family behind him.

After all, even among nobles, there are different ranks. The matter of designating destiny is unknown to anyone except the Holy City of Spirits and the royal families of the Three Kingdoms, including the Eastern family.

Therefore, at this moment, the expressions of Dongfang Bai and the others were quite interesting, while only Jun Cangming, Yin Nianyun, and other heirs of the royal families of the Three Kingdoms remained relatively calm.

However, Shen He's words did not end there. He looked at Zhong Qingcang and the group of previous Heavenly Mandates, and his words were like swords, piercing to the heart of the matter.

"So, what are the criteria for selecting Destiny Spirit Masters by the Holy City of Spirit Control and the three great kingdoms? Why are most of the nine Destiny Masters throughout history from noble birth, with only a few from commoner backgrounds, yet there is always one Destiny Spirit Master from a commoner background?"

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His words struck at the heart of the matter, leaving everyone speechless.

Shen He ignored this and continued to uncover the truth.

"It's simple, because it's necessary!"

"The reason for choosing the chosen Spirit Masters who are from the royal families and noble families of the Three Kingdoms is to maintain our rule."

"After all, the power of the Heavenly Mandate Spirit Master is too great. If an uncontrollable person becomes the Heavenly Mandate, such as an enemy of the royal families of the three kingdoms or even the Holy City of Spirit Master, it is very likely to cause an impact on the three kingdoms and the Holy City of Spirit Master, or even overthrow them."

"Therefore, the vast majority of those chosen by destiny are Spirit Masters who come from the royal families and noble families of the Three Kingdoms."

"However, we cannot completely disregard the common people, because the power and guidance of destiny depend entirely on the hearts of the people. It can be said that nobles become Destiny Spirit Masters because of their birth and upbringing, but Destiny cannot be held by nobles generation after generation. That would cause all sorts of conspiracy theories among the people, create a sense of alienation in their hearts, and ultimately weaken the power of destiny."

"Therefore, there must be a Fated Spirit Master who comes from a commoner background, and this Fated Spirit Master who comes from a commoner background will gather a lot of popular support, thus becoming the strongest Fated Spirit Master in history, like you—Zhong Qingcang!"

Having said that, he raised his hand and pointed directly at the silent Zhong Qingcang.

Zhong Qingcang remained silent and did not respond.

Shen He didn't care and continued talking to himself: "Why didn't you teach Li Taiyi any advanced secret techniques as his teacher? One reason is to activate the power of destiny, but more importantly, you noticed that Li Taiyi was out of control."

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Zhong Qingcang's pupils shrank, and he looked at Shen He with a mixture of shock and anger.

Shen He ignored him: "When Li Taiyi was growing up and needed to master advanced secret techniques, he disregarded your advice and warnings as his teacher and forcibly killed some nobles, and even some members of the royal family of the three kingdoms and high-ranking officials of the Holy City of Spirit Control."

"It was at that time that you, along with the three great kingdoms and the Holy City of Spirit Control, realized that Li Taiyi had lost control!"

"This hero of destiny, who came from humble origins, posed a threat to you, but at that time you could no longer find a replacement, so you could only use other methods to weaken his power as much as possible without affecting destiny."

"Therefore, as Li Taiyi's teacher, you did not teach him any advanced secret techniques or advanced combat skills, and you did not even allow him to learn advanced secret techniques and advanced combat skills through other channels."

Shen He looked at him, each word like a sword piercing his heart: "You, Zhong Qingcang—betrayed your own origins!"

(End of this chapter)