In the end, Shen Yuan forcibly suppressed his impulse to question Kuang Tianjie.
If Shen Yuan were to voice his question, he would undoubtedly reveal his own secrets.
Having managed to extract information from Kuang Tianjie just now, Shen Yuan didn’t want to lose this great opportunity to learn about the golden age of cultivation ten thousand years ago.
Thinking about this, Shen Yuan couldn’t help but glance at the kitten beside him who’d wiped away all the words she wrote and pretended to play dumb.
Bai Xue detected Kuang Tianjie’s presence much earlier than Shen Yuan, hence, she guided Shen Yuan to Aman when he first entered Yunfu Mountains.
If it was about this incident only, one might consider it a coincidence. However, the matter of “Demon Transformation” can’t be explained as a mere coincidence.
Since Bai Xue knew about Kuang Tianjie and was afraid of him, it was enough proof that Bai Xue’s background was extraordinary and she was certainly not as simple as the kitten who was only interested in catching fish.
In spite of stroking Bai Xue who was trying to act cute, Shen Yuan did not choose to continue asking. Instead, he shifted his focus to Kuang Tianjie.
Hearing Kuang Tianjie casually guess his identity brought up more doubts in Shen Yuan, particularly because it was far beyond his expectation.
“I can dismiss the Yunmeng Dragon Sovereign as coincidence.
But how is it possible that apart from myself, all these old guys from tens of thousands of years ago seem to be far more familiar with my identity as the Immortal-ascending Taoist?
Kuang Tianjie’s statement revealing Shen Yuan’s identity, coupled with his connections to several Taoists, immortals, and divinities, has already revealed a significant amount of information.
Shen Yuan was almost certain that this old devil survived from the era of cultivation brilliance ten thousand years ago and might even have been a prominent figure in the Demon Path back then.
For Shen Yuan, this was undoubtedly exciting news.
Ten thousand years ago, a prominent figure of the Demon Path, with his remaining spirit sealed in a ring – what does all this information mean to Shen Yuan?
“Hidden Achievements!”
By now, Shen Yuan has a deep understanding of hidden achievements – as long as you do something spectacular, you will gain them.
Killing an infamous figure of the Demon Path from tens of thousands of years ago would undoubtedly be worthy of a hidden achievement, the value of which might be no less than the achievement reward for tyrannizing Yunmeng.
“This means that the old devil represents at least one of the top ten Earthly Destroyer Divine Skills. Once obtained, it will bring unimaginable improvements!”
Thinking of this, Shen Yuan even had the impulse to silence Kuang Tianjie immediately.
But since Kuang Tianjie only had a remnant soul left, which was hidden in the Blood Sea Ring, Shen Yuan was not in a hurry. He still had many questions to ask Kuang Tianjie.
After composing himself, Shen Yuan said in a voice full of intrigue:
“The second!” Kuang Tianjie’s spirit soul trembled involuntarily, and he instinctively asked, “Then who was the first?”
Shen Yuan’s voice dropped a few notches, and he said word by word, “Yunmeng Dragon Sovereign.”
“The Mirage Dragon who was schemed against by the River Ji Dragon Palace? He’s still alive?”
Instead of answering Kuang Tianjie’s question directly, Shen Yuan went on to say:
“Despite the River Ji Dragon Palace’s meticulous schemes, they lost the River Ji Dragon Seal and even the First Prince, who was about to ascend the throne, was banished from the Dragon Palace and eventually met his untimely end.
How could you judge such a True Dragon by common sense?”
With Shen Yuan’s few words, he fully convinced Kuang Tianjie that the person before him was the Immortal-ascending Taoist from ten thousand years ago.
In fear, Kuang Tianjie murmured to himself:
“I should have known. Although the space inside the sleeve is not powerful, the divine skill of creating space at will only exists in the Pot’s Heaven Divine Skill in this world.
And this Pot’s Heaven Divine Skill is the signature divine skill of your sect, it even gave birth to an Earth Immortal.”
“I should have guessed the existence of Pot’s Heaven Divine Skill when you randomly took out so many Storage Rings. Especially considering that the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge has just returned.
Even a Hidden Sect of Immortals would not be able to casually take out so many Void Stones to produce Storage Rings.
I regret that the passage of ten thousand years has indeed made me dull, and failed to see the truth behind it.”
Shen Yuan remained nonchalant, wholly unimpressed by Kuang Tianjie’s words.
At this point, Kuang Tianjie heaved a long sigh.
“I, Kuang Tianjie, have reigned over the Blood River Slaughter Dao for thousands of years, slaying all living beings in anger, and even used the Blood River to kill a Human Immortal, earning the respect of the Demon Path.
I used to believe that I could live forever and roam the world freely, but time has worn me down after Spirit Energy depletion.”
“I thought I would perish at the hands of some young cultivator after these ten thousand years, and no one would remember the name of Blood River Slaughter Dao.
But who would have thought that in this barren era, I would meet an old acquaintance from tens of thousands of years ago.
To fall at the hands of you, Immortal-ascending Taoist, is indeed not unjust.”
Carrying an ancient and weary voice, Kuang Tianjie sounded as if he was corroding away with time.
Yet, upon hearing Kuang Tianjie’s words, Shen Yuan didn’t grace the flattery with so much as a hint of a smile.
Because upon hearing that name, Shen Yuan had instantly been put on edge.
“Slaughter Dao Master Kuang Tianjie from the Blood River Yuan Slaughter Path! It’s actually this old demon!”
Although Shen Yuan was lacking in general knowledge of the cultivation world and was not familiar with many historical events of that world, the name Kuang Tianjie was one he knew like the back of his hand.
Shen Yuan’s understanding of Kuang Tianjie came entirely from the Immortal Inquiry forum.
On that forum, comprised of the pride of Great Xia, numerous hidden sects, and imperial forces, half of the requests for help regarding the Demon Path were related to Kuang Tianjie.
At first, when Kuang Tianjie was mentioned in the forum, half a month after the forum’s establishment, it didn’t cause much of a sensation.
The first post mentioning Kuang Tianjie was a sect scandal leaked by one of the sect’s long-standing elders during casual conversation.
During the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge three thousand years ago, a Magic Cultivator stole the identity of a true disciple of the sect, seized the sect’s resources and the Cult-suppression Secret Tome, and almost married the Sect Master’s daughter, thus becoming the successor of the Sect Master.
However, due to power disputes amongst the sect’s other true disciples, the infiltrator’s identity was exposed, and they fled from the sect.
Initially, this story was only considered an insider secret of the sect, especially since it had occurred over three thousand years ago. The present Sect Master had long since passed away, and the younger generation of disciples didn’t really regard it as a pressing matter.
However, as soon as the news spread, other sects began to notice that something was amiss.
More and more people began to expose that something similar had happened to their sects, with disciples’ identities being stolen and their sects being sabotaged by Magic Cultivators.
From the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge three thousand years ago to the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge six thousand years ago, and even during the prosperous era of cultivation ten thousand years past, similar incidents had almost always occurred.
This even involved several grotto heavens sacred lands.
These were only the cases that were disclosed. There were undoubtedly a number of sects that chose not to disclose such incidents for fear of their negative impact.
Once they compiled all their findings, all the sects were alarmed and immediately began investigating information about the Magic Cultivator from all angles.
After intense cooperation between major sects, they finally targeted the Demon Path leader from ten thousand years ago, Blood River Yuan Slaughter Path’s Master Kuang Tianjie.
Kuang Tianjie had already reached the realm of Immortals. His cultivation method, “Blood God Child,” allowed him to transform into thousands of demons using his blood, and his best technique was causing chaos in the world by replacing others with the Blood God Child.
Everyone had thought Kuang Tianjie had completely fallen due to the Spirit Energy depletion, but who would have thought he was still active in the world and had even survived through two Spirit Energy Tidal Surges completely intact.
If everything went as expected, Kuang Tianjie could even survive through the Spirit Energy depletion period of three thousand years and arrive at the present.
When word got out, numerous Hidden Sects conducted strict internal investigations trying to locate Kuang Tianjie’s whereabouts.
This matter has been dragging on until now, and currently, to enter the grotto heavens sacred land, true disciples of the major sects must prove their identity through a blood test.
Meanwhile, in the communication area of the Immortal Inquiry forum, thanks to the relentless efforts of the top students of all the major sects and noble families of Great Xia, a great deal of information about Old Demon Kuang was unearthed.
Information from ten thousand years ago was scarce due to its age and the problem of Spirit Energy depletion.
But during the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge three thousand years ago, every detail about Old Demon Kuang, every identity he assumed, every sect he infiltrated was thoroughly uncovered.
As for the rest of the problems, they were mostly posted in the help section of the Immortal Inquiry forum, reminding of the cunning and treacherous nature of Old Demon Kuang at all times.
Having such an understanding of Kuang Tianjie and hearing his tone of sighing regret, Shen Yuan would not believe a single word of his.
Although Kuang Tianjie was indeed a well-known figure in the Demon Path, he was also the kind of person who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He would never say something like “It wouldn’t be unjust if I died at your hands.” This could only mean that Kuang Tianjie was deliberately showing weakness to Shen Yuan or, perhaps, testing Shen Yuan in another manner.
Shen Yuan’s gaze gradually became stern, and he said coldly:
“Old Demon Kuang, do you think you can continue testing me by pretending even now?
A lot of chaos was caused by you during the last two Spirit Energy Tidal Surges; there are numerous people who still hold resentment toward you in the cultivation world.”
Upon hearing this, Kuang Tianjie was taken aback.
“What do you mean by that?”
Shen Yuan scoffed:
“During the last Spirit Energy Tidal Surge, you infiltrated more than ten sects and sacred lands, such as Cloud Dragon Mountain, and Spirit Pill Sect, including one of the 36 Little Grotto Heavens, Mount Dan-Chishui Grotto Heavens, under the disguise of a Blood God Child.
You might have deceived the people of those sects with such tricks, but you could not possibly deceive all cultivators, could you?”
Kuang Tianjie’s expression changed drastically.
Three thousand years ago, he had indeed invaded various sects under disguise, using his controlled flesh puppets to find a grotto heavens sacred land that could help him survive the Spirit Energy depletion period.
However, the strict inspection by the major sects had exposed him. Even so, he had never let his identity be exposed. How did Shen Yuan find out?
“Could it be that he had planned for this a long time ago?”
Under no circumstances could Kuang Tianjie have imagined that the development of technology thus far had broken the communication barriers between people with the use of the internet.
Even his deepest secrets had been thoroughly exposed on the forum by a group of victims over the past few months.

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