Chapter 292: The Patriarch of the Wang Family Appears, the Root Cause of the Conflict Between the Upper and Lower Realms
Upon hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, the patriarch of the Wang family fell silent for a moment before speaking.
“Ask away, I can tell you anything I know.”
“I heard that after the Emperor Huangtian came to the Upper Realm, some forces joined hands to attempt to k*ll him.”
“It is so.”
“Furthermore, your Wang family seemed to be part of that force.”
“That’s correct, I personally ambushed him and broke three of his ribs, nearly crushing his heart.”
“What happened then?”
“The Emperor Huangtian flew into a rage and chased me for two hundred thousand miles, severely injuring eighteen experts along the way.”
“He also managed to cut me down in the void.”
“Luckily, other cultivators came to my rescue, allowing me to retain a fragment of my soul to bring my body back to the Wang family.”
“Due to this, I was unable to participate in the battle on the Ascension Road over three thousand years ago; otherwise, you wouldn’t have been able to come up so easily.”
Seeing the patriarch of the Wang family calmly recounting his past defeats, Chen Changsheng smiled.
“I really don’t understand how you think.”
“There’s no enmity between the Lower Realm and your Upper Realm, so why do you always try to stop people from the Lower Realm from ascending?”
“Don’t tell me that preventing the Ascension Road from being completed is because you fear the Unlucky invading the entire world.”
“If that were the case, then why did you still try to suppress the Emperor Huangtian?”
“At that time, he had already come up, so attacking the Ascension Road had nothing to do with him anymore.”
Hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, the patriarch of the Wang family glanced at him and said calmly.
“The issue of the Unlucky is indeed a concern for some people, but it’s not what worries me.”
“I don’t know why the Upper and Lower Realms are separated, nor do I wish to delve into it.”
“My sole purpose is to prevent all people from the Lower Realm from ascending.”
“Why?”
A hint of confusion flashed in Chen Changsheng’s eyes.
Seeing this, the patriarch of the Wang family replied irrelevantly, “May I ask the Imperial Tutor, how many places have you visited in the Upper Realm?”
“Not much, I only toured one or two continents.”
“In that case, you must take the time to thoroughly explore the Upper Realm.”
“The Upper Realm has three thousand great continents, and its vastness far exceeds that of the Lower Realm.”
“Although the Upper Realm is wider and more powerful, the balance among the three thousand states has been maintained for a long time, and everyone wishes to preserve this equilibrium.”
“To be honest, there isn’t much difference between cultivators from the Upper and Lower Realms, and I don’t harbor deep hatred towards cultivators from the Lower Realm either.”
“But there is one problem that cannot be avoided, which is that cultivators from the Lower Realm will occupy territories when they ascend.”
“All three thousand states are already occupied, so cultivators from the Lower Realm can only seize territories.”
“However, the competition for resources is not the most intense issue in the Upper Realm. The real problem is that once people from the Lower Realm settle down, they will form networks.”
“For example, I once suppressed the Emperor Huangtian, and now you have come to the Upper Realm.”
“If you were to seek revenge against the Wang family, you would inevitably rally the enemies of the Wang family, and at that time, the Wang family would also call upon allies.”
“A shocking battle would immediately unfold.”
“In that case, if one day you were to rally the Wang family to deal with our enemies, I might not be able to refuse you.”
“This is the reason why the Upper Realm does not want the Ascension Road to be completed—it is because you are destined to cause a bloody storm.”
Facing the patriarch of the Wang family, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and said.
“You’re right. When strong individuals from the Lower Realm come to the Upper Realm, it will indeed cause a bloody storm, which is an unchangeable fact.”
“But you should also understand that there is nothing eternal in the world.”
“The balance in the Upper Realm will eventually change.”
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“Indeed.”
“But everyone hopes that this change will come later and slower.”
“It’s like knowing that everyone will d*e, but everyone wants to live a few more days before d*ath.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Changsheng nodded and said, “This explanation is reasonable.”
“Alright, let’s end the small talk and get to the point.”
“Where did the Emperor Huangtian and the others go? Why aren’t they seen in the Upper Realm?”
“I don’t know, I don’t pay attention to these matters.”
“The forces in the Upper Realm are relatively friendly towards the Lower Realm.”
“I won’t tell you, because after solving the problems of the Wang family, I still need to continue targeting the Lower Realm.”
In response to these two questions, the patriarch of the Wang family adopted a very passive attitude.
Faced with such a situation, Chen Changsheng narrowed his eyes.
“Originally, I came to the Wang family to take revenge for your actions against the Emperor Huangtian.”
“But seeing that you are preoccupied with your own troubles, I’ve also given up on causing trouble.”
“I don’t want to push you to the brink, nor do I want to clash with you to the d*ath.”
“But your attitude makes me angry. If you anger the Emperor Huangtian, he will scatter your soul.”
“If you anger me, be careful—I might uproot you completely.”
Hearing Chen Changsheng’s threat, the patriarch of the Wang family looked at him coldly.
“The Wang family has many enemies in the Upper Realm, and all of them want to see me completely eliminated, but none of them have succeeded.”
“So why do you think you can succeed?”
“Huh!”
“Bloodline Longevity is indeed troublesome, but it’s not invincible.”
“As long as I want to, I can always find a way to destroy you.”
“Your reliance is merely on the bloodline of the Wang family, which has spread widely.”
“The Wang family has stood firm in the Upper Realm for tens of thousands of years, and even you may not know where the bloodline of the Wang family has spread.”
“No matter how thin the bloodline of the Wang family is within living beings, as long as there is a day of returning to one’s ancestral roots, you can use the bloodline to regenerate.”
“You are confident that no one dares to launch a massacre, wiping out several continents or even dozens of continents of living beings in one fell swoop.”
“This is your biggest flaw, but it cannot become your arrogance in front of me.”
After hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, the patriarch of the Wang family nodded and said.
“Yes, I have relied on this to stand firm in the Upper Realm for a long time.”
“As I said before, others can’t do it, so why do you think you can?”
“Just because I know where the inspiration for your Bloodline Longevity came from.”
“Whoosh!”
At these words, the patriarch of the Wang family’s gaze turned icy.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng grinned and said, “Don’t look at me like that; blame yourself for not handling things properly.”
“At the peak of your career, you killed a powerful demon cultivator and obtained a cultivation technique from him.”
“The inspiration for your Bloodline Longevity came from this technique.”
“At the same time, to show off your achievements, you used his brow bone as a decoration, embedding it in the box containing your battle trophies.”
“But no matter how many calculations you made, you never thought that he would have a fragment of his soul hidden in that bone.”
“Three thousand years ago, you were killed by the Emperor Huangtian and had to find a new body.”
“That fragment of his soul took the opportunity to run out and hijacked the body you had prepared.”
“I think if I teamed up with him, we could find the weakness of your Bloodline Longevity. Shall we give it a try?”
