268: The way of heaven destroys the world?

"Since it has already happened, it must be fated."

"It is already excellent that Senior could awaken; there is no need for such polite words."

Xia Fan saw Azure Water's sincere expression, which seemed to genuinely thank him, indicating that this person's character was indeed good. However, he did not relax just because of the other party's words.

After all, it was possible that the other party might turn against him in the next moment, thereby threatening him.

And those words just now might all be Azure Water's delaying tactic, intended to make him drop his guard.

He had not forgotten that the Severed Arm, separated from Azure Water's corpse, posed a great danger, and its brutal appearance was still vivid in his memory to this day.

Although this was due to Azure Water's severed body being suppressed for many years, leading to each part developing independent consciousness, it was still hard to guarantee that Azure Water did not harbor intense malevolence deep within his heart.

After all, they were from the same body.

"Indeed, I am truly fated with Little Friend!"

Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, seeing him speak these words, nodded slightly and revealed a smile, "This Lord still remembers that it was Little Friend who brought me out of the Rain Immortal Realm, and after a series of twists and turns, I arrived at this Southernmost Land, where I felt Frost's presence, which finally allowed my consciousness to fully awaken."

"If not for Little Friend, I don't know when I would have awakened, or perhaps... been delayed by other accidents and truly vanished into thin air."

"Little Friend, thank you very much."

From the moment his consciousness revived until now, he had always greeted Xia Fan with a smile, appearing like a refined gentleman, which was quite different from what Xia Fan had witnessed firsthand or what Frost had described.

It seemed... Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, had never shown hostility from beginning to end, nor did he mind Xia Fan taking his head.

However, Xia Fan was full of vigilance, and at this moment, he was even more surprised, muttering to himself, "Even though this person's head was sealed within the eastern emperor bell, he could still know about the outside world?"

"Such a method must be due to his formidable strength in life, and he must have had some mastery in spatial techniques to achieve it."

The eastern emperor bell was an existence that could even suppress space!

So far, Xia Fan had only encountered one situation—the Descendant of the Earth Mother, who could ignore the eastern emperor bell's spatial suppression and move freely. Now, there was also Azure Water, the Immortal Lord.

Didn't that mean... everything that happened to him along the way was under this person's surveillance?

Xia Fan's heart pounded as he thought of this!

He carried a great secret, and if it was as he thought, he wondered how much Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, knew.

Although Xia Fan thought this in his heart, he maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.

After a moment of thought, he said in a deep voice, "Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, could you tell me something about the ancient times?"

"After all... I am very interested in these matters, especially wanting to know what happened in the ancient times."

He knew in his heart that this person in front of him likely knew all the secrets of the decline of the Immortal Realm in ancient times, and even the sealing of the world. If he could glean one or two things from him, it would be extremely beneficial.

"All of this originated from a war between Immortals and Demons!"

Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, heard these words and answered without hesitation.

As he spoke, a hint of regret and recollection appeared in his eyes, "That war led to widespread suffering and chaos in the world."

"At that time, countless powerhouses on both sides of the Immortals and Demons fell. God knows that later, when the extraterrestrial powerhouses invaded, the Immortal race, due to this war between Immortals and Demons, could not send many strong individuals to respond, thus leading to their defeat."

Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, said here, his expression deeply saddened, "In those years, I regretted my weak strength and could not join the top battlefield to make a proper contribution to my Immortal race. So, I used the demonic race's devouring methods to quickly improve my cultivation."

"At that time, I grew stronger with each battle on the battlefield, showing signs of becoming the Immortal race's top war general."

"It's just a pity..."

At this point, Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, suddenly paused, his expression filled with apprehension, "It's just a pity that so many lives were lost, causing great chaos in the world, and finally attracting the dissatisfaction of the Heavenly Dao!"

"Because of the Heavenly Dao's dissatisfaction, neither the Immortals and Demons nor the extraterrestrial powerhouses could escape."

"Heavenly Dao?"

Hearing this, Xia Fan frowned tightly, his expression full of confusion, "It's the Heavenly Dao again?"

He had heard of the Heavenly Dao's existence more than once. Previously, the Descendant of the Earth Mother believed that his method of devouring other fierce beasts to grow stronger was against the Heavenly Dao and would ultimately incur the Heavenly Dao's punishment.

Now, Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, also said that acting in such a way would definitely invite the Heavenly Dao's wrath. Could it be that this method of cultivation was truly not the right path?

And this thing, did it really exist, and was not just a fabrication?

Just as Xia Fan's heart stirred, Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, continued to recall, "At that time, the Heavenly Dao was furious and personally drove away all extraterrestrial powerhouses. It also took this opportunity to reshape the world, wiping out all living beings between heaven and earth to start anew."

"This was the calamity we faced back then, and we had no choice but to use various means to protect ourselves."

"So, the ancient era where Immortals and Demons coexisted was actually destroyed by the Heavenly Dao!"

Xia Fan was deeply shocked by what he heard and couldn't help but exclaim this. Even the Black Dragon King and the Magic Cat were stunned by Azure Water, the Immortal Lord's words, their faces filled with disbelief.

For them, the impact of such a secret was simply too great.

"One cannot believe everything people say."

After the shock, Xia Fan quickly regained his composure and began to ponder the veracity of Azure Water, the Immortal Lord's words, "After all... these things were not witnessed by me personally, and I don't know what kind of person Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, is."

"And even if he were to speak nonsense, I wouldn't be able to verify it."

Seeing Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, fall silent in reminiscence, Xia Fan curiously asked, "So, was the dismemberment and separate burial of your body a means to awaken in this life?"

"Mm."

Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, nodded slightly, "If not for that... with the slaughter I caused in that great war back then, the Heavenly Dao would have crushed me long ago."

"Whenever I think of this, my heart is still filled with shock, and I feel that I had fallen into a dead end back then."

"Fortunately, I have awakened in this life, and I still have a chance to make amends."

While Azure Water, the Immortal Lord, was sighing, Xia Fan asked again, "Does that Heavenly Dao... have a physical form? Or is the Heavenly Dao just a conceptual, invisible and intangible existence?"

In Xia Fan's view, if the Heavenly Dao truly had a physical form, it would be nothing more than a powerful dictator!

Any powerhouse, upon reaching the peak, could establish their own set of rules with their immense strength, but something like the Heavenly Dao was far too autocratic.

He was even more convinced in his heart that anything that did not develop according to the Heavenly Dao's set rules would be obliterated.