Chapter 1449: The Unique Nature of the Mortal World
This discovery filled Xiao Dongxu with worry.
Ever since he first began looking into the Taotie, its very existence had baffled him—a mystery that remained unsolved to this day.
If this world had no gods, ghosts, immortals, or Buddhas, no Spiritual Energy, and none of these countless rules, would it truly become a better place?
This question had always haunted him.
It tied directly to the very meaning of a cultivator's existence.
Such profound uncertainty was something Xiao Dongxu had never entertained throughout his long years of life.
Seeing him lost in thought, Kong Ru asked, "Do you know about this?"
Xiao Dongxu snapped out of his thoughts. He shook his head and said, "It is the first I've heard of it."
Kong Ru's gaze fell upon the books resting on his desk. "I heard that for the past two years, you have been investigating an ancient ferocious beast named Taotie."