As the Universe Turns - Chapter 466
Chapter 466 Six Great Aristocratic Families
When he recalled everything, Xiao Chen felt a mixed feeling in his heart. His heart, which had gradually cooled down over the years, felt as if it had been pulled up by something again.
Master … Master did not hesitate to expend Xianyuan’s cultivation to help her transform Three Corpse Demon. No wonder she had just been in Purple Night Peak for three years. At that time, she was just a little naughty boy, running around everywhere all day. Master strictly forbade herself from going down the mountain. Because during those three years, every night, she helped her dissolve Three Corpse Demon.
No wonder … No wonder during those three years, when he was in a daze every night, his body felt cold, but he couldn’t wake up anyway. So it was Master who was helping him resolve Three Corpse Demon.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen felt as if his heart had been stabbed by needles. One needle after another, he recalled the day of the trial of Xuan Qing. Master Ning had risked the world’s condemnation and wanted to protect him in every way, but … he had actually severed all his meridians in front of her and jumped down the Immortal Burying Cliff.
That day, the person who felt the most heartache … shouldn’t it be Master?
However, Master, she never spoke. No matter what, she always put it in her heart. She did not cry nor laugh. She did not tell anyone.
“Master … Master …”
Xiao Chen’s heart ached. At this moment, tears began to slowly gather in his eyes. Over the years, he had been more ruthless and indifferent than anyone else. It was rare for a man to feel so sad. There were tears in a man’s eyes that did not flick lightly, but it was just that he did not feel sad at all.
Every time he thought of Ling Yin, he didn’t know why he felt so heartache, just like in his previous life, even in his next life, he could not help but chop off the relationship between his master and disciple. It was as if he had forgotten about the devil in front of him at this moment.
Suddenly, he recalled something. That day in the Heart Demon Illusion, he saw Master appear in Ning Village. He saw Master dressed in demonic energy. His appearance had never been more terrifying. Why was it like this? Why was it like this …
The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. It wasn’t until the Great Devil slowly arrived in front of him that he came back to his senses. He remembered that he was still in the Great Devil’s Divine Hall at this moment, and his life and death were undecided. He could only think about these things after he left.
Immediately, he forcefully suppressed his emotions. With a stroke of luck, he turned away the tears in his eyes. He looked at the Great Devil in front of him and asked, “Why … did you capture me here?”
“I feel a different aura from you.” The Great Devil said slowly.
Xiao Chen’s gaze narrowed. He didn’t know what the Great Devil meant by different auras. He only knew that his background was too vague. He asked, “What did you just say about the Xiao Clan …?”
The Great Devil turned around and slowly said, “It has been a long time since the Six Great Clans of the Ancient Era. There should already be no Six Great Clans in this world.”
“The six great aristocratic families …”
Xiao Chen frowned. He couldn’t help but recall the ancient ruins he had seen beneath the Desert of Death. Two peerless experts were fighting for a strange hexagonal stone plate even before their deaths. There were six strange symbols carved on it. They asked, “What are the six great ancient families?”
The Great Devil turned around and his gaze narrowed. He looked at him and said, “The Xiao Clan of the Central Plains, the Chen Clan of the East China Sea, the Su Clan of Runan, the Mo Clan of Ji Bei, the Northern Palace of Xi Kun, and the Murong Clan of Hidden World … These are the six great ancient clans, have you ever heard of them?”
“Xiao Clan, Su Clan” Xiao Chen slowly loosened his eyebrows. He had never seen any of these six great clans before in some ancient books, nor had he heard anyone mention them in recent years.
However, he vaguely felt that these things weren’t simple. The six great clans seemed to have disappeared, but they still seemed to exist in the world, just that the world couldn’t see them.
Seeing his current expression, the Great Devil continued, “The six great clans have an ancient formation that can break through the restrictions of heaven and earth, open up heaven and earth, and shift the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers. This formation can be called the first ancient formation, and it is called the ‘Ten Directions’.”
“Ten Directions Ancient Array …”
Xiao Chen’s expression froze slightly. He remembered that day when he had formed a connection with the ancient god of the Myriad Bone Formation. He vaguely saw an ancient formation. Furthermore, he heard the ancient god say something like “the heart of the formation has been lost”. Could it be that it was the Ten Directions Ancient Formation? And this demon in front of him …
“You are … Duodenal Heart Demon?”
This time, Xiao Chen had already vaguely confirmed the identity of the devil in front of him. If his guess was correct, it should be the twelve-fingered inner devil recorded on the ancient tomb wall. At first, it was sealed here by a god in the Heaven Realm, but later, it was thrown into the Ruins by the High God. However, there was still a soul left outside. This devil in front of him was formed by that devil.
“You … recognize me?”
The Great Devil seemed to be a little strange. Xiao Chen said, “In the past, you were sealed here by the High God, but later, you were beaten into the ruins by the High God. In the end, a soul was left outside. Is that so?”
“Return to the Ruins … Nine Directors High God … Ugh!”
Suddenly, the Great Devil’s eyes glowed with blood. It was as if he had heard the words “Gui Xu, Shang Shen”, causing his consciousness to be confused. His appearance also became extremely painful. He hugged his head with both hands and muttered to himself, “Gui Xu … I … my soul … Jiu Si! Ugh! I want to come out … Ah!”
Seeing that he had lost consciousness, Xiao Chen hurriedly leapt backwards to prevent him from hurting others. Looking at his current situation, it seemed that he had guessed correctly. The records on the stone wall in the tomb were also correct. It was just unimaginable that a soul could remain in the world for so long and so powerful. He even wanted to rescue his true self from the ruins.
After a long time, the twelve-fingered Heart Demon slowly regained consciousness. The bloody light in his eyes gradually dissipated and he said, “The Ruins Returning Realm is the place where the Fiendgods and Demons were banished. There has always been no exit or entry. Only the Ten Directions Ancient Array can open a crack in the Ruins Returning Realm … But back then, the array heart had already been lost. We must find the array heart and find the reincarnated person in the array heart.”
“Formation Heart … Reincarnation …”
Xiao Chen slightly focused his gaze. What was the core of the formation? Could it be that they could also be transformed into humans? This was simply too unimaginable, but even if the heart of the Ten Directions Ancient Array had transformed into a human, who would be able to find it now? It seemed that the twelve-fingered Heart Demon’s soul was still too obsessed, so the reincarnated person might not really exist in this world.
The Duozhi Heart Demon closed its eyes and slowly said, “I … have been silent for a long time, unable to leave this place. It was not until more than 3,000 years ago that I slowly woke up … When I was asleep, someone told me … that I need to find a reincarnated person … to be able to open the Ruins …”
Three thousand years ago?
Xiao Chen’s expression froze as he carefully thought back. If it was more than 3,000 years ago, then why was it left on the stone wall of the tomb an ancient script? At first glance, it seemed that it was at least an ancient script from 10,000 years ago.
It was already mentioned in the text that the twelve-fingered heart demon was looking for a reincarnated person. That was enough to show that the twelve-fingered heart demon had already woken up once ten thousand years ago. Furthermore, the search for the reincarnated person had failed. Later, for some reason, it fell into silence again. It should be like this. There was no mistake.