Jia Shisi gathered with the Resistance Army.
At the same time, he found Yu Ziqing and his group, who were resting and preparing to head to Dingmao City in their peak state.
In the wilderness, Jia Shisi and Yu Ziqing walked, avoiding the crowd.
"So, you casually killed two people?"
"Yeah, casually did it, but the rest, they might all be in Dingmao City."
"At the end of Dadui, where did such a powerful Blade Dao cultivator like you come from?" Yu Ziqing felt a headache.
No wonder they wanted to seal him. This guy, even at the end of Dadui, reached the Third Tribulation realm, and was still a pure Blade Dao cultivator.
With this kind of strength, he could indeed walk unhindered at the end of Dadui.
"The Emperor Dui released me on his own." Jia Shisi suddenly spoke.
"Yeah, I guessed it. If he didn't release you personally, no one could save you."
"I guess he has already become the Earth Devil Venerate and doesn't care if I'm sealed or not. He let me out, with only two outcomes: either he kills me, or I kill him."
"Earth Devil Venerate? Wait a minute, isn't he supposed to become a deity?" Yu Ziqing was shocked.
"The Earth Deity Origin is also the Earth Devil Source. If he becomes the Earth Devil Venerate, he's completely different from an Earth Deity. Using methods against Earth Deities won't work anymore; only brute force can."
"Don't panic, what Earth Deity Origin? Start from the beginning."
"Hmm? You don't know?" Jia Shisi was also a bit shocked.
The two talked for a while and then understood that the message Jia Shisi had spread back then never actually got out. The secret was sealed along with it.
Up until now, no one knew about the Earth Devil Source.
Even less did they know that the Earth Devil's Dao was based on Dadui's disasters, needing to devour their power of calamity.
Yu Ziqing, hearing these things for the first time, had countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
Yu Ziqing was utterly astonished.
"He is not trying to resolve Dadui's long-standing accumulated woes in this way, is he?
Rooted in the Abyss Devil's Dao, is he really not afraid of losing control entirely?"
However, looking at Jia Shisi, Yu Ziqing suddenly felt his scalp tingle.
Looking at himself again, a thought abruptly emerged in Yu Ziqing's mind.
"You just mentioned that Emperor Dui once made a great vow, isn't it to resolve Dadui's long-standing accumulated woes?"
"That's right, Emperor Dui, at the beginning of employing the Earth Deities, said he wanted to transform everything, cleanse all of Dadui's accumulated woes. Unfortunately, the Earth Deity Dao equally turned into a world filled with evil gods."
There was a trace of shock in Yu Ziqing's eyes.
No way, this guy, is he really playing it this big?
If Emperor Dui achieved the position of Earth Devil Venerate, he would be both Emperor Dui and the Earth Devil.
By then, all the power of calamity accumulated over countless years would have been devoured by him, turning into his strength.
If he could control it, stay true to his heart, and not lose himself in the Devil Dao, then he indeed would fulfill his great vow.
If he couldn't control it, and there was a risk of losing control, Jia Shisi was also released.
So, if he died at Jia Shisi's hands, then that power of calamity accumulated over countless years, unable to be resolved, would also dissipate.
Thus, if Emperor Dui's original intention hadn't changed from beginning to end, it was to prevent the destined destruction of Dadui, to resolve the accumulated woes.
In this situation, Emperor Dui's purpose could be achieved no matter what.
"Lou Huai, come out, I have a question for you, do you know about the Earth Devils?"
"Earth Devils?" Lou Huai thought for a moment, "There is indeed some mention in my legacy, but the information is scarce. There is only one Earth Devil, that is the Earth Devil Venerate, born from disasters, calamities, and tribulations, undying and immortal."
"In other words, as long as there are enough disasters, calamities, and tribulations, the Earth Devil Venerate will inevitably be born."
"It seems so. It's said the Earth Devil Venerate cannot be completely killed."
Yu Ziqing waved his hand for Lou Huai to return, and he looked at Jia Shisi. Jia Shisi reacted quickly, no longer caring that Lou Huai was a devil. His eyes also held a trace of shock.
"When the stele of the Earth Deity Origin appeared back then, it was actually the beginning of the Earth Devil's conception, about to descend?!"
"So, His Majesty released me just to ensure that, if necessary, I would kill him?"
"I believe that's indeed the case. Otherwise, letting you out doesn't affect him; why bother?"
There was another thing Yu Ziqing didn't say.
He estimated that Emperor Dui might have already learned about Jinlan Mountain and the hungry ghosts from those foreign cultivators.
Because under normal development, Emperor Dui shouldn't have done these things at this time.
If these guesses were true, then Emperor Dui must be very certain that he would win either way.
Yu Ziqing could hardly believe that Dadui had become this dilapidated; was Emperor Dui really ?
Could it be that when he heavily utilized Earth Deities back then, he indeed thought that such a transformative method could resolve the accumulated woes?
Or, right from the start, did he never expect the Earth Deity Path to save Dadui?
For a moment, Yu Ziqing couldn't understand. He saw that the Dingmao Era was rotten to the core, and the national fate of the Dingmao Era was inherently extremely weak and was still deteriorating. He also saw this.
But the key figure, Emperor Dui, was he really a fatuous and incapable ruler who just followed the whims of powerful ministers, or was he enduring hardships for the sake of saving Dadui?
Or, perhaps he was foolish before, but eventually awakened.
Yu Ziqing was utterly uncertain about who this Emperor Dui truly was or what he wanted to do.