Lin Beifan thought for a moment and took out the blood-stained sheepskin scroll.
I learned about it from this. Its a relic of Zhao the Invincible from 5,000 years ago!
Zhao the Invincible! Li Tianchengs face changed, and he hurriedly took it over, concentrating on reading it.
There werent many words on the sheepskin scroll, but he read it for a good half an incense sticks time before he sighed, Indeed, it is really so!
Lin Beifan raised his eyebrows: Senior, it seems you know quite a bit about this matter!
Li Tiancheng shook his head: I dont know much more than you, just a little. It iss a taboo! However, lets have a good talk and exchange information since you already know about it.
Please, have a seat, senior! Lin Beifan invited the other party to sit down.
Li Tiancheng took another look at the sheepskin scroll, memorized the information on it, and then returned it to Lin Beifan.
As for the origin of the sheepskin scroll and the secrets behind it, he didnt ask further.
This involved the other partys fate, and cultivators are very taboo about such matters.
The fact that the other party was willing to show it to him was already quite generous.
Li Tiancheng thought for a moment and then said to Yaoyao, who was behind him, Yaoyao, you go out first!
Yaoyao was confused: Grand-master, why? (TLN: Grand-master here is masters master. Is there a more suitable word for term?)
Because you are still young, knowing this matter is not good for you. It will affect your cultivation! Li Tiancheng said earnestly.
Then why can he? Yaoyao pointed at Lin Beifan.
Li Tiancheng explained: This matter wont affect him because His Majesty is not a martial artist. On the contrary, it might be somewhat beneficial for Great Xia!
With such secrecy, Yaoyaos curiosity was piqued even more, and she wanted to know what it was about.
She pleaded, Grand-master, just let me stay and listen. I wont lose a piece of flesh after hearing it!
No, we can discuss other matters, but this one is not negotiable! Li Tiancheng was resolute.
Yaoyao, you go out first, dont make it difficult for your master! Zi Liuli said sternly with a hint of anger.
Yaoyao shrank her little head: Alright then Ill go out!
Reluctantly, she left.
Li Tiancheng smiled and said, This matter involves the secrets of heaven and earth, and it contains great terror. The fewer people who know about it, the better, especially young martial artists. It could dampen their enthusiasm for cultivation!
Lin Beifan nodded in agreement.
He also waved his hand, signaling everyone around to leave, leaving just the three of them.
The room was so quiet that you could even hear a pin drop.
Li Tiancheng pondered as if recalling and organizing his thoughts.
After half a cup of teas time, he began to speak: The information about the Four Holy Beasts of Heaven and Earth can be traced back to the founder of the Demon Sect, the Demon Emperor! He was an incredibly stunning figure who established the Demon Sect and brought it to its peak!
In terms of cultivation, he was exceptionally talented. At 14, he was Innate. At 32, he was a Grandmaster. At 89, a Great Grandmaster. And by the age of 200, he became a Supreme Grandmaster, unrivaled in the world!
In terms of cultivation talent, only Zhao the Invincible from 5,000 years ago could be considered his equal!
Lin Beifan nodded approvingly.
The founder of the Demon Sect, the Demon Emperor, was indeed an astonishing character.
In the annals of martial arts history, there were no more than ten people who could be compared to him.
Because the founders talent was rare through the ages and he was invincible in his time, he was a very proud and arrogant person! He believed that he could take another step forward and become an existence akin to an Earthly Immortal!
So, he resigned from the position of sect leader shortly after he became a Supreme Grandmaster and went alone overseas in search of opportunities! And after he left, he never returned!
It wasnt until seven years later that a senior member of my Demon Sect found traces left by our ancestor on a huge rock on a certain deserted island! They were written with fingers, stroke by stroke, stained with blood, and consisted of only a few simple sentences
What were the words? Lin Beifan pressed on.
The world has four holy beasts. Do not break through to the supreme, its dangerous! Li Tiancheng spoke slowly, enunciating each word.
Lin Beifan glanced at the sheepskin scroll in his hand, marveling at the coincidence.
This is the earliest record of the four holy beasts in our sect, originating from the founder, the Demon Emperor! Although the seniors of the Demon Sect at the time did not understand the meaning of these words, they recorded them!
Then, after a tranquil millennium, another extraordinary senior emerged from our Demon Sect!
Demon Lord Qingtian? Lin Beifan said.
Yes, him. The reviver of our Demon Sect, his cultivation talent was on par with the Demon Emperor! He became a Supreme Grandmaster at the age of 250, one of the mightiest beings in the world! Li Tianchengs tone was filled with admiration.
After he became the strongest in the world, he too became dissatisfied, longing to go further. So, he followed in the footsteps of our ancestors and went out to sea! However, he never returned.
Seventy years later, our Demon Sect found the remains of the Demon Lord overseas! His flesh had not yet decayed, and on it were eight words carved out by the Demon Lords own fingers!
What were the words? Lin Beifan asked again.
Do not break through to the supreme. Its dangerous! Li Tiancheng said gravely.
Lin Beifan fell silent.
This was a warning sent by the Demon Lord Qingtian with his life. When the seniors of the Demon Sect saw these words, they were reminded of the blood-written message left by the ancestor a thousand years ago. Both seniors encountered misfortune at sea, and the warnings they issued were strikingly similar, hinting at a great terror. Thus, they began a secret investigation!
In the end, they discovered that the Taoist Sect and Buddhist Sect had similar experiences! Their Supreme Grandmasters also met with misfortune, leaving behind similar warnings! So, our three sects exchanged information and came to a creepy conclusion!
What conclusion? Lin Beifan asked.
There are four great holy beasts in this world: the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Tortoise! They are naturally born and raised, with long lifespans and unfathomable strength, invisible to anyone but Supreme Grandmasters!
However, once a Supreme Grandmaster encounters them, its essentially the end!
They seem to have a heavy responsibility, specifically to hunt down Supreme Grandmasters!
They are too strong, despairingly so. Not a single Supreme Grandmaster has escaped their clutches! Therefore, we can almost be certain that those Supreme Grandmasters who have vanished over the generations have all died at their hands!
Li Tianchengs voice was filled with pessimism and sighs.
Everyone wants to break through and become a Supreme Grandmaster, to be the strongest in the world!
But who knows that this is a dead end?
The faster you break through, the sooner you die!
Lin Beifan felt a chill in his limbs. This path was truly one of despair!
Especially now that he himself had become a Supreme Grandmaster, wouldnt he also have to face those four monsters?
Since then, our Demon Sect seniors have stopped at the Great Grandmaster level and have not taken a step further! Because that step is a dead end! No one wants to die!
At that moment, Lin Beifan began to understand why the Demon Sect had not produced a Supreme Grandmaster in 3,000 years.
It wasnt that they couldnt cultivate one, but that they deliberately chose not to break through.
The same was true for the other two sects.
They were afraid that once they broke through, they would be hunted by those four holy beasts!
Even ants cherish their lives, let alone them!
Is there really no senior who has survived their hunt? Lin Beifan asked unwillingly.
Li Tiancheng shook his head: Never. Even hiding is useless. One of our Supreme Grandmasters tried it! That was the illustrious senior from 4,000 years ago. We informed him of the situation behind this and advised him to hide and not to display his cultivation. He did as told, but within seven days, he disappeared without a trace!
There was another senior 3,500 years ago who did the same, but he too did not survive. It is said that three days before he vanished, he felt that he was being targeted by four powerful wills. No matter how he hid, in the end, he couldnt escape these four wills and disappeared!
So, from these two incidents, we infer that the four holy beasts may have the ability to detect Supreme Grandmasters. As soon as someone breaks through to the supreme, they will inevitably be targeted and soon after meet their demise!
After hearing this, Lin Beifans heart couldnt calm down for a long time.
He was filled with a sense of crisis!
There are four holy beasts in the world, specifically hunting Supreme Grandmasters. Theres no escaping them, and soon ones life would come to an end!
Now that hes also ascended to Supreme Grandmaster, isnt he going to end up like those predecessors?
However, he felt something unusual about the situation.
If what Li Tiancheng said was true, and those four holy beasts had the ability to detect supreme, why havent they discovered him yet?
Although he wasnt a Supreme Grandmaster before, with the power of the Empire Sandbox, he had already possessed the strength of a Supreme Grandmaster within his own territory!
So why hadnt they come looking for him?
Could it be because the essence of my life back then has not changed?
But now Ive also broken through to the supreme level, so why is there still no sign of them?
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