CHAPTER 826: CHAPTER 374: CASE SOLVED

"That was a deception and betrayal."

The Ancient Remnant Spirit He Ruli sighed softly:

"No conscious being can resist the erosion of time; where there is birth, there will be an end.

"After that great war, I was the only one left, watching this withering city, bodies strewn everywhere, two thoroughly collapsed civilizations..."

Wang Jixuan suddenly asked, "Two?"

"Yes, that powerful civilization beyond the Star Domain also suffered great losses from this invasion, heading towards their end."

Upon hearing this, Master Wang suddenly laughed.

Wang Jixuan gazed at this He Ruli and said slowly:

"You know, deceit comes in many forms, but even telling the truth can convey incorrect information, like speaking only half the story.

"The downfall of this ancient civilization seems not merely due to foreign invasions and opposition coups.

"Let me think... this is your mother star during your prime, where you were eventually forced to hide Cloud City... were there rebel armies?

"At your civilization’s peak, there were only a few million of you, and with that population, it’s impossible to rule such a vast territory. You did the same as the Spirit Cultivation Civilization, herding planets and ruling weaker civilizations.

"Your eventual decline was due to being severely weakened in the war with the opposition and foreign invasions, then various groups seized the opportunity to revolt.

"I’ve read the history of the Spirit Cultivation Civilization; their development also spans tens of thousands of years. Initially, those spirit cultivators madly retaliated against various civilizations, probably as revenge for your downfall.

"Am I wrong?"

He Ruli nodded slowly, "The Pioneer is not wrong, but attributing the collapse of the civilization to that decisive battle isn’t wrong either."

"Such a civilization cannot be considered advanced."

Wang Jixuan shook his head, his expression seemingly tinged with regret.

He Ruli’s expression visibly darkened.

"Angering me brings you no benefit," He Ruli said in a low voice.

Wang Jixuan smiled without a word.

His gaze flickered slightly.

The war initiated by foreign enemies and the opposition seemed to have ended in victory for the opposition. So what became of this Pioneer?

It appears the toppled statue outside, without anyone to support it, explains everything.

Wang Jixuan simply said, "You carefully plotted and patiently explained these things to us, surely you have something to gain from me; attempting to make me understand you... Angering me, brings you no benefit either."

He Ruli showed a bit of helplessness in her eyes: "Every conversation with you is so frustrating."

"Thanks to you," Wang Jixuan pointed to his forehead, "Originally, I was just a naïve little cultivator who believed in love and justice, but you forced me into becoming this Great Demon Venerable."

He Ruli’s mouth twitched repeatedly: "But in the records and memories of civilization that I know, it seems this is your true nature."

"Impossible, I am a Righteous Cultivator."

"You, who failed to transcend the Heavenly Tribulation, have had a period of outrageous experiences."

He Ruli couldn’t help but laugh:

"At that time, to please you, we prepared for you the most beautiful and pure women from dozens of races, and you spent a wonderful decade with them, gradually regaining your spirit.

"Your name then was Three Realms Wanderer, later you named yourself Wang Jixuan."

Amina turned her head and glared at Wang Jixuan.

Master Wang raised his hand and scratched his forehead.

No wonder;

Lingtong, a girl from the Fortress Era, was surprised by how many tricks he knew.

"Continue with the main point," Wang Jixuan said, "start from their first contact with you, did you give them the Blissful Sky Curtain Technology?"

He Ruli shook her head.

She sighed softly, her entire demeanor becoming somewhat dejected, and said in a low voice:

"Our civilization was more than just Cloud City as a relic.

"Back then, the Rebel Army plundered this beautiful planet, and our outposts on other planets were also ransacked.

"Only tens of thousands retreated to Cloud City, and only women at that, for the Rebel Army killed all our men.

"We tried to reproduce through asexual reproduction, but the genes were collapsing, and we induced male reproductive cells, but the civilization was withering.

"We struggled to survive in Cloud City for thousands of years. At that time, the Core Circuit we released had yet to fully function, the Spirit Cultivation Civilization was still in its embryonic stage, and we could no longer sustain ourselves.

"I held on until the end, using every method I could think of, including creating a male, but the final outcome was still extinction.

"I sacrificed my soul to this eternally existing city."

Amina asked, "You mastered the power of time, but still couldn’t achieve single-sex reproduction?"

"It wasn’t us who mastered the power of time," He Ruli looked at Wang Jixuan, "It was the Pioneer, the Pioneer didn’t share the principles of this part of the technology with us."

Wang Jixuan leaned back.

Not;

Am I this powerful?

Isn’t Time Dao something only an Immortal can comprehend?

He Ruli finally got to the main point.

She spoke in a low voice:

"After I sacrificed myself, my consciousness was always in a state of chaos, on the verge of collapse at any moment, until one day... based on the surface human civilization’s calculation method, it was probably over seven thousand years ago, I heard a call, it was the call of the Core Circuit.

"I thought it was the spirit cultivators we created finally discovering this place.

"After learning that our civilization couldn’t survive, we hoped to transform spirit cultivators into our own kind.

"I responded to the call of this spirit cultivator, gave him guidance, allowing him to reach this place, he took some technologies, and promised to take the revival of civilization as his mission.