newbobooks Chapter 252 Ancient Secrets
Chapter 252 Ancient Secrets
Chapter 252 Ancient Secrets
"Brother Xuanyuan! Brother Xuanyuan!" Suddenly, a person ran in from outside the cave. This person was extremely handsome and dressed in a Taoist robe. He ran to Lin Fei's side and said, "Brother Xuanyuan, my sister has sent someone again, wanting me to go to the Heavenly Court with her to demand an explanation. What should we do?"
Before Lin Fei could react, his body spoke, saying, "Brother Fuxi, the world is currently undergoing a great calamity, and demonic energy is increasing. It is precisely the time when the Heavenly Court needs to uphold the rules of heaven and earth. Haven't we already agreed that after this calamity, we will go to the Heavenly Court together to demand an explanation?"
Lin Fei was very familiar with the voice—wasn't it the voice of Emperor Xuanyuan who had spoken to him in the Fire Cloud Cave?
"What's going on? Could it be that I've become Emperor Xuanyuan?" Lin Fei was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.
His consciousness entered the body of Emperor Xuanyuan, but this body did not obey his commands at all. Everything seemed to be developing naturally according to the plot, and Lin Fei was just an observer in all of this.
They could only watch, but could not speak or change the situation.
Lin Fei calmed down and guessed that this strange scene was most likely related to the two beams of white light that had emanated from Emperor Xuanyuan's eyes earlier, which had shone on him.
It seemed that the scene before him was what Emperor Xuanyuan wanted him to see. And the matter he wanted to entrust to him was probably related to this scene. Thinking of this, Lin Fei concentrated intently on what was about to happen, not wanting to miss a single detail.
The person in front of them, dressed in a Taoist robe, was referred to as "Brother Fuxi" by Emperor Xuanyuan. He should be Fuxi, the Human Emperor, one of the Three Sovereigns of ancient times.
Emperor Fuxi looked anxious and continued, "That's what I told her too. But she's been influenced by someone's instigation lately. She actually thinks that we and the Heavenly Court have secretly made a deal. She even said that if I don't help her, she will sever our sibling relationship and lead the Great Sage of the Demon Clan to attack the Heavenly Court and demand an explanation."
"Has the situation gotten this serious?" Emperor Xuanyuan frowned. "You should calm your sister down first. I'll have Shennong and his brother come back right away, and the three of us can discuss a foolproof plan."
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Lin Fei watched these scenes unfold like an observer. Another day quickly passed. Both the Heavenly Emperor Xuanyuan and the Earthly Emperor Shennong were inside the Fire Cloud Cave. And from outside the cave, another person entered.
The man was barefoot and dressed in hemp clothing, looking exactly like an old farmer from the fields—this man was Shennong, the last of the Three Sovereigns of antiquity.
Upon seeing Shennong enter, Xuanyuan stood up, walked over, and asked, "Brother Shennong, how is the situation outside?"
Shennong frowned, looking deeply troubled. He shook his head and sighed, "Difficult, very difficult. It seems the demonic energy is already spiraling out of control. Not only are large numbers of demons being corrupted and losing their minds, but many humans are also being infected. The outside world is in chaos. Demons roam the land, and bandits are rampant. It seems we cannot escape this calamity."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan frowned: "The demonic gate hasn't even fully opened yet, and the demonic energy's influence is already so powerful. What will happen when the demonic energy is fully unleashed?"
"Isn't that right?" Shennong sighed. "The three on Kunlun Mountain have been in seclusion for a long time, trying to figure out a way to deal with this. The Heavenly Court and the Buddhist sect also seem to be helpless. I'm afraid that once the Demon Fruit is born, this world will inevitably be plunged into chaos and bloodshed!"
“There’s something even more troublesome, Brother Shennong!” Just then, Emperor Fuxi chimed in, explaining to Shennong in detail why he had been summoned back.
Shennong frowned even more deeply after hearing this: "She is not unreasonable. Does she not know the current situation? At this time, we should be working together to prevent the birth of the demonic fruit. How can she go and cause trouble for the Heavenly Court at this time?"
Because it concerned his closest relatives, Fuxi couldn't directly criticize them like Shennong did. He could only stand aside and smile wryly.
However, Xuanyuan said at this moment, "We can't blame her. With demonic energy causing havoc, the first to suffer are the demons who haven't shed their bestial nature. As the Holy Mother of the Demon Clan, she must be very anxious in this situation."
“Then we must stop her. In the current situation, we can’t let her fight with the Heavenly Court again,” Shennong immediately said.
"We can't stop her!" Fuxi shook his head with a wry smile. "As her elder brother, I know her temper best. Even if those three from Kunlun Mountain came down, they probably couldn't stop her. She's already declared that if I don't help her, she'll sever our sibling relationship. It seems this time, she's serious!"
“In that case, it seems we have no choice but to take action this time.” Shennong frowned and thought for a long time before saying, “At least we must ensure that the demon race does not start fighting with the Heavenly Court before the calamity descends.”
"This is also why we summoned Shennong Brothers back this time." Xuanyuan nodded and said, "This time, Shennong Brothers, you went deep into the Demonic Sect. Did you find a way to temporarily stop the spread of demonic energy? At least we need to suppress the spreading demonic energy before those three on Kunlun Mountain emerge from seclusion. Otherwise, even if those three come out of seclusion, the land of Shenzhou will probably already be a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. If we can temporarily suppress the Demonic Sect, I believe the Heavenly Court will give us face and won't really fight with Nuwa."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult!" Shennong sighed. "This time, when I went deep into the Demonic Sect, I discovered that the power within is completely different from any power we've ever seen before. To stop the spread of demonic energy, unless..."
Shennong paused here, prompting Fuxi to press, "Unless what? Brother Shennong, just tell us! Don't keep us in suspense!"
"Unless we use the power of merit we've accumulated over the years, perhaps we can give it a try." Shennong sighed and said, "But the three of us have all followed the path of merit and virtue. The power of merit we've accumulated over the years is truly hard-won. I wonder if you two brothers are willing to give up the power you've painstakingly accumulated over so many years?"
"The power of merit?" Lin Fei, an observer, immediately perked up upon hearing these four words. He was extremely familiar with the power of merit, as his system was also closely related to it.
Could it be that the system within me is somehow connected to the Three Sovereigns of antiquity?