899 A Long History
The old locust tree was delighted when he saw Ye Qiu’s convinced gaze. “There seems to be a chance?” It seemed like its image could be saved for the time being. Immediately, it pretended to be deep in thought and said, “The enemy outside this mountain is called the Strange Corpse Ancestor.”
In that case, the old locust tree’s deep voice was slightly profound. “When I was in the Immortal Ancient, I once swam through the Burial Sea and met him among a million blood corpses. At that time, he was still young and relied on devouring the death energy in the corpses to grow.
“The chaos in the Immortal Ancient was dyed in blood and corpses were everywhere. It could be said to be tragic. It was also because of this that it gave him a heaven-sent opportunity.
“This Blood Corpse Clan comes from a Strange branch. Their methods are cruel and inhumane. In just ten thousand years, he actually grew into a powerhouse and became one of the few ancestors of the Strange Otherworld. Back then, there were even rumors that wherever the Corpse Ancestor pa.s.sed, not a blade of gra.s.s grew.”
The old locust tree muttered to itself and talked about the past of the Corpse Ancestor.
!!Ye Qiu was shocked when he heard this. As expected, this senior had a powerful background. From its tone, it seemed to be even older than the Corpse Ancestor. It was no wonder that it did not make a move in this chaos. After all, when it was in chaos back then, the Corpse Ancestor was still a small fry.
There was no need for it to attack an opponent of this level. It even disdained to bother.
“Mm,”
Although he still felt that it was a little strange, at least it could be seen that the old locust tree had lived for a long time. To be able to live from that era until now, they more or less had some life in their hands. Otherwise, how could they have lived for so long?
However, he did not know what kind of extraordinary methods it had.
Curious, Ye Qiu smiled and said, “Haha, Senior is omnipotent. Junior admires you. Since Senior is here, I think you can protect our Heaven Mending. The next time the Corpse Ancestor comes, we won’t have to face him in such a panic.”
Ye Qiu was polite. Who would have thought that the old locust tree’s heart would skip a beat when it heard this?
d.a.m.n, again? That’s impossible, right? You’re lying to me, right?
The old locust tree was stunned. Wasn’t the Corpse Ancestor chased away? It had seen it with its own eyes just now. Otherwise, it would have already begun to pretend to be dead and sleep.
It originally wanted to show off, but who would have thought that Ye Qiu would suddenly say this to it? It immediately couldn’t sleep. Others might not know the cruelty of the Corpse Ancestor, but it had seen it with its own eyes, although it really did not take the Corpse Ancestor seriously at its peak back then.
But now, wasn’t it like a tiger that had fallen from grace?
Difficult…
“No, no. Looks like this is a troublesome place. I can’t stay long.”
This time, the Corpse Ancestor did not gain anything. With his vengeful temper, he would definitely flatten the entire divine mountain next time. At that time, it would not be able to avoid it even if it pretended to be dead. It seemed like it really had to carry the bucket and run.
“Hmm?” Ye Qiu vaguely sensed that something was wrong. Why did it feel like the Ancestral Guardian Spirit was very afraid of the Corpse Ancestor? Was it an illusion? “Senior, what are you doing?”
“Ah… Haha, what’s wrong?” The old locust tree was shocked when it realized that Ye Qiu was looking at it. It smiled awkwardly. As long as it wasn’t embarra.s.sed, Ye Qiu would be the one embarra.s.sed.
It was quite thick-skinned and calm.
“Senior’s divine techniques are peerless and your Dharmic powers are boundless. How can a mere Corpse Ancestor enter Senior’s Dharma Eyes? How can I suspect Senior? I’m really inhumane.”
Ye Qiu looked like he was blaming himself, but he wanted to laugh in his heart. He seemed to have seen something. Unexpectedly, Ye Qiu’s bragging made the old locust tree feel comfortable. It suddenly felt embarra.s.sed.
It was still thinking about whether it should lay its cards on the table with Ye Qiu. In any case, it was going to carry the bucket and run. Was reputation important?
Being a coward is the way to go. However, after Ye Qiu bragged, it suddenly felt a little embarra.s.sed. After all, it was quite comfortable. It enjoyed the awesome process as if it was such an awesome expert. “Ah… comfortable.”
Suddenly, it didn’t want to leave. Are you willing to be a coward for the rest of your life, or a hero for an instant?
This was a difficult choice.
“Haha, that’s right, that’s right.”
Be it being a hero or a coward, the old locust tree didn’t care. In any case, it enjoyed it.
“A mere Little Corpse Ancestor is not qualified to challenge me in terms of seniority. Back then, I fought a b.l.o.o.d.y battle in the Immortal Ancient and fought my way to the peak of the sky to discuss the Dao with the Ten Fiends. It could be said to be glorious. If I weren’t seriously injured, even ten Corpse Ancestors wouldn’t be enough for me to fight.”
Speaking of its heroic deeds, the old locust tree was filled with confidence. That was the truth. Its past was its greatest confidence. It was not bragging at all. However, it was also a fact that it was injured. Ye Qiu heard a different meaning.
Low EQ reply: I can’t defeat him.
Its advanced EQ replied: I’m injured now. Otherwise, even ten of him wouldn’t be my match.
“Good lord, are you bragging to me?” Ye Qiu was numb. At the very least, he could now confirm that this was an unreliable Ancestral Guardian Spirit.
Oh no! He probably couldn’t count on it. But then again, this old locust tree was really quite awesome in the past. It could actually discuss the Dao with the Ten Fiends in that era?
This was no longer ordinary awesome, but rather quite awesome.
From the looks of it, it should have belonged to a giant figure during that glorious period. However, for some reason, it was seriously injured and retired to recuperate.
Ye Qiu was really curious about that history. Then, he asked, “Senior, I heard you say that you once discussed the Dao with the Ten Fiends. Is that true?”
“Of course. I never lie.” The old locust tree said solemnly, “At the beginning of the Immortal Ancient, the chaos opened. As the first living being to awaken under the chaos, I naturally had a trace of the fortune of heaven and earth.
“After the highland expert died, he blessed the ground with his body and pushed the order of the world again. All things revived and the primordial spirit grew. With the appearance of order, the world also underwent a huge change. Under the nurturing of the world, the first batch of living beings to grow had intelligence.
“It rose extremely quickly and ruled this world in just ten thousand years. Its most famous representative is the Ten Fiends who had absolute authority during the years of proficiency. In the vast world, there are only a handful of people who can compete with them. I also grew up in that era and was also one of the first living beings to awaken intelligence.”
Hearing its words, Ye Qiu was even more shocked. It was as if he had heard an ancient record of the origin of life.
In that case, the beginning of all of this still traced back to that highland expert. Then the question was, how did he get here? His existence directly affected the entire Immortal Realm and could be considered to have established this world.
However, no one had ever known why he came and why he died on that plateau.
This was a long history.