Master of Strange Dao

Yu Ziqing could have directly contacted the Mountain Lord from afar, but he worried that might not be safe, so he decided to speak in the earth cave. At least there, the Mountain Lord could ensure every word Yu Ziqing uttered would leave no trace.

Upon once again reaching the Mountain Abyss and yet to arrive at the earth cave, Yu Ziqing frowned slightly.

The Yang God suddenly opened his eyes, the twin blood-flame eyes reflecting the world's varying colors.

Yu Ziqing saw some remnants here on the verge of fading—someone had been here before, with considerable power, just leaving no more than two hours ago.

But the other party only wandered around here, not coming close to the earth cave's location, and quickly left.

Yu Ziqing raised his head to look at the sky, calculating time—it was broad daylight.

Never mind, he noted the trace of Qi and planned to deal with it later.

Reaching the edge of the earth cave, Yu Ziqing sat there, calling downwards.

"Brother, I need to consult you on something right now."

Yu Ziqing's voice fell, drawn like it was pulled down, and even the vibrations were all caught by the Mountain Lord deep in the cave, without a trace left behind.

The Mountain Lord's voice quickly echoed in Yu Ziqing's mind.

"What's the matter? Ask away."

Yu Ziqing recounted the matter of the Evil Dao, bringing up the Great Mistake, and how it involved a deity who ranked among All Gods, along with a series of issues.

"That's basically it. From the Yang-destroying Devil, I obtained a list, and I've already ruled out most. Only a few remain.

But to be safe, I still wish to ask brother for your assistance.

To see if we can further narrow down the list, to finally identify who it truly is."

"Don't read their names aloud."

"Actually, most here don't have names—they were destroyed, leaving only an introduction and code..."

"Oh, right, I forgot."

Yu Ziqing silently recited the list, directly handing it to the Mountain Lord, who recalled and verified it one by one.

"Back then, there weren't many deities among All Gods, only a handful reaching the peak.

The Heavenly Devil King and King Jiunian just received a harsh beating a few days ago, definitely not them.

Seven Yin King escaped, Earth Devil Venerate passed away, Cliff Divine King is in the Void.

Yang Devil is nearly useless...

The God of Slaying is dead, this I can confirm.

Add it all up, only the Human Devil King and Divine King Chawang remain whom I'm unsure whether they're fully obliterated.

They are the only two."

Yu Ziqing's thoughts stirred, hearing the Mountain Lord, it was clear he ruled out significantly more than Yu Ziqing.

This means the Mountain Lord at least knew the whereabouts and states of all others.

Only these two were uncertain if they had been fully obliterated and their current status.

"Can you tell me about these two?"

"The Human Devil King has nothing special—he was crushed out of his True Form in the past.

His rank shattered, his position forced down from deity of All Gods to Great Devil.

No matter how his death might seem.

In reality, his rank was utterly ruined, willingly burned, aided by a group of snitch human scum cooperating.

The rank itself thoroughly merged into all human bloodlines.

This is actually why human cultivators easily become devilic.

Thus, whether he's completely Fallen or not, I'm unsure.

Even now, the Human Devil hasn't disappeared.

It's foreseeable that as long as there are cultivators, the Heart Demon will never vanish.

Human cultivators are immortal, and so the Human Devil likewise will never be extinct.

As for Divine King Chawang, belongs to the troublesome kind.

Someone who could match Wen Jun evenly back then; I find Divine King Chawang to be more problematic than that one in Void.

He too was crushed out of True Form, rank shattered, disappearing due to a scroll by Wen Jun.

That scroll was named "Righteous Qi Heavenly Book," effectively dissipating him.

Whether he's fully obliterated, I cannot confirm."

"That scroll is definitely gone, right?"

"Yes, it's used up naturally, not a Magical Treasure.

Unfortunately, even Wen Jun himself couldn't replicate that scroll identically.

Time, place, harmony with people, alongside his abundant and unstoppable spirit, made that scroll possible.

It's an unparalleled transcendence of limits.

Otherwise, it couldn't have caused Chawang's ultimate disappearance.

I'm telling you everything I know on this, you decide for yourself, don't ask me who between them."

The Mountain Lord offered additional information about these two deities from the past.

Yu Ziqing quietly contemplated, his brow furrowed.

"Actually, there's a question I wanted to ask for a long time.

Now, from what I know, several once-ranked among All Gods exist.

But after revealing themselves, they didn't seem eager to do anything.

This time one suddenly emerged; I feel like, perhaps this is the first step.

Are they returning merely, or is it also for revenge?"

The Mountain Lord paused briefly, then spoke.

"A bit of both, so collecting a few deities outside of All Gods is fine.

Even some among them aren't a problem, like the already crazed Yang-destroying Devil.

But for the rest, there is bound to be a side that falls between us, there's no third path.

It's a lesson summarized from countless years.