Chapter 363 A Great Demon Sage Once Rebelled Against the Heaven Courtyard (1/2)
Shen Lian asked, ”Declining after prosperity is inevitable, but how did the Heaven Courtyard collapse?”
Ziling glanced at Shen Lian and answered, ”The Emperor wanted to rule the heavens and dominate all living creatures, so naturally people revolted against him. In the human world, it's like people would rise up for a revolution. Besides the Buddhist and Dao sects, the demon clans have never stopped rebelling against the Heaven Courtyard since day one. In fact, a Great Demon Sage actually made it deep into the Heaven Courtyard.”
Shen Lian then asked, ”If the emperor was unbeatable, and the Great Demon Sage was about the level of a Tian Xian or deity, it shouldn't be hard for the subordinate of the Emperor to defeat the Great Demon Sage. But how did he manage to attack deep into the Heaven Courtyard?”
Ziling smiled and answered, ”The Great Demon Sage was a supreme demon and when they entered this state, their mana and supernatural powers would improve greatly without any limits. In fact, the strongest Great Demon Sage could actually challenge a Daoist Master or Buddha as their levels of cultivation are endless.”
Moreover, the Great Saint of the demon clan were of noble blood and had gifted potential. He once became the apprentice of a Daoist Master, learned about the ways of Dao and became the head of Dao and Buddhism. It was rare to find someone like that in the entire universe. Even if the Heaven Courtyard was filled with talented people, they could not do much about him. On top of that, he had six sworn brothers who were also Great Demon Sages and each of them was as strong as him. Although they did not attack the Heaven Courtyard together, the Heaven Courtyard was still fearful of them. They had to bring in a military of soldiers to ease the commotion.”
Shen Lian responded, ”Presumably the Great Demon Sage didn't overturn the Heaven Courtyard, so what happened after that?”
Ziling sighed, ”That Great Demon Sage was suppressed but it wasn't the work of the Emperor. I don't know who did it but since then, the reputation of the Heaven Courtyard was badly damaged and its ruling power declined gradually. One day, the Emperor went missing and a civil strife broke out. That was the fall of the Heaven Courtyard that once dominated the heaven.”
Shen Lian had one more doubt and asked, ”Was the Heavenly Script the reason behind the civil strife?”
Ziling replied, ”You're right. The Heavenly Script was the source of the disintegration of the Heaven Courtyard. The Emperor named the heavenly script as Jinque Jade Booklet and used it to create many different magic talismans. The Jinque Jade Booklet was said to be the core of the Heaven Courtyard. Whoever obtained it could be the next Emperor. It's an irresistible temptation and that was why it triggered such a catastrophe. You might not know this but the Heaven Courtyard that we're standing in is actually one of many Heaven Courtyards.”
Shen Lian was stunned, ”One of many?”
Ziling smiled, ”This is not the only place where living creatures would appear. Within the Milky Way, there are countless places similar to where we are. Many strong living creatures are born in these places and they have incomparably long lifespans. The Emperor was unimaginably ambitious and he spread out his influence to these places.”
Shen Lian nodded.
Ziling added, ”Nobody knew how big the Emperor's territory was. In other to protect his sovereignty, he replicated the design of the original Heaven Courtyard. He used up an uncountable amount of spiritual material to make the magic talisman known as the Heaven Courtyard. He made one after another and then projected the Jinque Jade Booklet on it and used it as the core of the Heaven Courtyard.”
The Milky Way was the channel of communication between the Heaven Courtyards. It was visible to the naked eye but hard to enter as the Milky Way is on the fence between fantasy and reality. As the Emperor's mana increased, the Milky Way too enlarged concurrently to the point where it reached every corner of the universe and expanded the influence of the Heaven Courtyard.