Chapter 392 Secrets
Li Guan and Luo Tang welcomed them from high above.
“I didn’t disappoint you,” said Qin Wu with a smile. “I’ve already brought the Eon Sea Sect back.” With that said, he opened his palm. There were three grotto-heaven beads in his palm.
The three mysterious beads were three small grotto-heavens. They contained everything the Eon Sea Sect had acc.u.mulated. They were priceless.
“Finally, the 12 cornerstone treasures have been reunited again,” said Li Guan wistfully. “Since I, Li Guan, have seen all of this before I die, I can really rest in peace. Meng Chuan, thank you.”
“It was also a fortuitous opportunity for me,” said Meng Chuan. He could sense Li Guan’s deep feelings for Archean Mountain.
After managing a sect for so long, how could they not have deep feelings for it after putting in so much heart and effort into it?
“Meng Chuan, it’s only right for you to encounter the Eon Sea Sect that’s hidden in the world. This might be fate,” said Qin Wu. “Fate destined it to be in your hands, allowing the Eon Sea Sect to return.” “Let’s go. Let’s quickly set up the cornerstone treasures,” said Li Guan.
“This is a catalog.” Meng Chuan immediately flipped his hand and took out a book. “It simply records the treasures the Eon Sea Sect possesses. Apart from the three cornerstone treasures, there are also five Tribulation treasures…” Meng Chuan handed it over.
Li Guan flipped through it briefly and nodded in approval. “The Eon Sea Sect has acc.u.mulated quite a lot.”
“I’ve already taken one of the Imperial Lord-level treasures,” said Meng Chuan. “I’ve already made a list of the treasures I have taken at the back.”
“There’s no need to inform us about taking an Imperial Lord-level treasure,” said Li Guan with a smile. “These are originally yours. There’s no need to mention which ones you took.”
After flipping through the book, Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luo Tang brought Meng Chuan into Archean Eon Sect’s painting and entered the hall.
After exiting the hall, they found themselves in a square.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three buildings landed one after another. The Star Cl.u.s.ter Building, the Heart Sea Palace, and the Battle G.o.d PaG.o.da surrounded the central hall.
“They’re back.” Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luo Tang watched excitedly.
“It’s said that the Star Cl.u.s.ter Building has 98 ultimate technique manuals.” Luo Tang’s eyes burned as she stared at it. “They are mainly Imperial Lord and Tribulation-level ultimate techniques. Very few of them are Creation-level ultimate techniques. They were all selected by Ancestral Master Archean Eon before he placed them inside.”
“In history, only two seniors have managed to master one of these ultimate techniques completely. Only then did they record them down in a Black Metal Sutra,” said Li Guan. “Therefore, other than two Creation-level ultimate techniques, the rest have been lost. Us humans were greatly lacking in top-level ultimate techniques until now.”
Meng Chuan couldn’t help but say, “According to what I know, when the Archean Eon Sect split up, Ancestral Master Archean had already become an Imperial Lord. He held an absolute advantage. Why did he allow Ancestral Master Eon Sea to choose three of the nine cornerstone treasures? Star Cl.u.s.ter Building has all the manuals, and the Heart Sea Palace also has Essence Soul mystic techniques. They are very important.”
“There are some secrets behind it.” Li Guan said, “Meng Chuan, can you imagine a sect that has ruled the world for hundreds of thousands of years? The world will forever be ruled by this sect. To become a G.o.dfiend, one has to become a disciple of this sect.”
Meng Chuan was slightly stunned.
“The Archean Eon Sect was too powerful,” said Li Guan. “When Ancestral Master Archean Eon was around, he could still control the overall situation so that the sect wouldn’t be too corrupted. After Ancestral Master Archean Eon pa.s.sed away, the Archean Eon Sect couldn’t be dealt with. Without any external threats, the disciple spots didn’t have to be given to the best. Instead, they were given to the ones the powerful G.o.dfiends favored. Even if you were extremely talented, you wouldn’t become a G.o.dfiend if you didn’t obtain a spot,” said Li Guan.
Qin Wu said, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely. The debauchery brought about was shocking. Although generations of experts wanted to change this, the hearts of people were ultimately immutable. Without external threats, Archean Eon Sect began having internal strife. The internal strife was terrifying. In history, many Supremacies died because of it. Some disciples even betrayed the sect, hoping to exact revenge on the Archean Eon Sect.
“Among the various factions, some believed in meritocracy, hoping to teach the best. Some advocated the nurturing of G.o.dfiend clansmen. Some wanted to plunder the world and make the entire world serve the G.o.dfiends’ whims… The compet.i.tion between factions and the struggle for power pushed the Archean Eon Sect to the edge of destruction several times. This continued until Ancestral Master Archean’s era.
“Ancestral Master Archean understood that his influence over the sect would only last as long as he was alive. However, once he died, Archean Eon Sect would still face the same predicaments it did in the past,” said Li Guan. “Therefore, Ancestral Master Archean made up his mind and deliberately announced his beliefs, causing objections to arise in the sect. He split off the opposing factions. He was worried that he had done something wrong. Therefore, he offered nine cornerstone treasures for his opposition to choose from. This resulted in the Eon Sea Sect.
“Ancestral Master Archean felt that he was right, but he also believed that no one is omnipotent and omniscient. Therefore, he believed that there should be two lineages. Any of the two sects that thrives will also lead to the Archean Eon Sect thriving.” Li Guan said, “And history has proven that the Ancestral Master’s choice was right.
“Faced with external threats, our Archean Mountain needed to fight with other sects. In history, we fought with the Eon Sea Sect, the Myriad Sword Sect, and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven… This resulted in us being very united,” said Li Guan. “Furthermore, we have nine cornerstone treasures. Even if the other factions have an Imperial Lord, we can hide in Archean Mountain and secretly select disciples from the world to continue the legacy.
“From generation to generation, despite the rise and fall of other sects, Archean Mountain has always been one of the top sects in each era,” said Li Guan. “Actually, we have had many opportunities to unify the world. However, we have always followed the rules set by Ancestral Master Archean. We allowed other sects to rise to prominence.”
Meng Chuan asked, “The battles between sects were very tragic, right?”
“Those below the Creation realm were allowed to kill as they wished,” said Li Guan. “At the Creation realm, all the major sects’ experts became restrained. Most of them chose to explore the outer realm and the River of s.p.a.cetime. We are G.o.dfiends from the same world. When we travel the River of s.p.a.cetime, we will be companions.”
“Sometimes, because of deep hatred, Supremacies will kill each other,” said Luo Tang. “However, most of them are very rational. They know that they only have a chance of improving after traveling the River of s.p.a.cetime. Therefore, in human history, it’s relatively peaceful when one is at the Creation realm. This continues until one faction has the strength to dominate the world. When that happens, our Archean Mountain will be willing to hold back temporarily.” Meng Chuan nodded. “Even if they had to split the several factions, there was no need to hand over the Battle G.o.d PaG.o.da, the Star Cl.u.s.ter Building, and the Heart Sea Palace.”
“The Ancestral Master did it on purpose.” Li Guan said, “Firstly, for the splintered branch to establish a foothold and have a long heritage, they had to have enough cornerstone treasures. Therefore, Ancestral Master took out nine treasures for Senior Eon Sea to choose from.
“Secondly, the most important thing is that Archean Mountain had already taken away the important items. The remaining nine treasures were things that Ancestral Master believed could be handed over to the other party. Losing the Battle G.o.d PaG.o.da, the Star Cl.u.s.ter Building, and the Heart Sea Palace was within his expectations.”
Meng Chuan was puzzled. “It was within expectations? But wouldn’t that mean Archean Mountain would lose the best ultimate techniques and best Essence Soul mystic techniques?”
“The Battle G.o.d PaG.o.da has the strength to kill ordinary Imperial Lords. The Heart Sea Palace can also attack an enemy’s Essence Soul. Only with these two can the Eon Sea Sect gain a stable footing,” said Li Guan. “As for the losses? Ancestral Master once told us that it’s good to have some ultimate technique manuals once we reach the Creation realm. However, those that are truly accomplished will find their own paths and create their own ultimate techniques. “That’s what Ancestral Master saw in the River of s.p.a.cetime. Without top-grade ultimate techniques, it will force Archean Mountain Supremacies to create their own ultimate techniques,” said Li Guan. “As for one’s cultivation direction, one can refer to the Tribulation and Imperial Lord-level treasures since they contain runes. They contain the directions one can head in during the Imperial Lord realm and the Tribulation realm.”
“With a direction laid out and treasures to protect ourselves, we are to create ultimate techniques ourselves. This is the path Ancestral Master Archean set for Archean Mountain.”
Meng Chuan jolted. Yes. He had studied the Bloodblade Disc’s runic patterns before improving his Infinite Saber Art and Cloud Dragon Snake Movement Technique.
Qin Wu added, “It was very painful to lose the Star Cl.u.s.ter Building, the Heart Sea Palace, and the Battle G.o.d PaG.o.da. However, for the Archean Eon Sect of that era, it was probably more advantageous for it to split into two different sects-Archean Mountain and Eon Sea Sect.”