Master of Strange Dao

Even just drawing in some minor deities has caused prolonged conflict and bloodshed within humanity.

The era you're in now can be called the weakest era.

Yet, it can also be called the best era.

Because many ideas can now be boldly attempted.

To put it bluntly, if I'd met you when I was young, I'd probably beat you to death first."

Yu Ziqing chuckled awkwardly. He theorized that not much further back in time, even in the early ancient days, he would've likely been categorized into the rebellious Evil Dao.

"Big brother, do you have any information about other people you can give me?

Things are like this now; shouldn't you tell me more?"

The Mountain Lord didn't answer but directly shoved a packet of information into Yu Ziqing's mind, leaving him bewildered.

"That's all for now. I've forgotten much myself, and some have been sealed away. It's been too long; I must slowly search..."

Yu Ziqing didn't answer, his mind buzzing as he slowly absorbed the vast amount of information.

It was only after several days that Yu Ziqing's gaze regained focus. Rubbing his head, he roughly organized things and planned to take a closer look later. The Mountain Lord's methods were genuinely straightforward and crude.

Fortunately, he'd practiced the Dayan Preface, had a high Realm, and a foundation in Refining God; otherwise, he'd have been turned into a fool by now.

There was too much information, which left Yu Ziqing astonished.

While sorting through it, he was most interested in how the Mountain Lord suppressed those individuals below.

This time, the information the Mountain Lord provided included it.

Besides the Heavenly Devil King and King Jiunian, two others who stood among All Gods were also suppressed.

Though there weren't many details of the process, the general story was told.

The most troublesome and annoying ones back then were the Heavenly Devil King and King Jiunian.

Under one of them was the Heavenly Demon, formless and shapeless, whose ability to infiltrate and hide was incredibly strong, bringing down foundations. Even strong individuals would fall victim if careless.

King Jiunian was the Lord of Devils, overseeing the most numerous and diverse kinds of demons.

With such a vast number and variety, and some devils having strong reproductive abilities like cockroaches.

This led to a high rate of new demon types appearing, and just when humanity had researched something, before it expanded its results in war.

The devils would, through a large number of eliminations and evolutions, develop specific types that could resist.

The worst part was that even if the Heavenly Devil King and King Jiunian were truly wiped out, new ones would quickly arise among the Heavenly and Devil races.

Thus, an old man on humanity's side, who didn't want to reveal his name, set up a scheme.

Under undisclosed conditions, he lured several deities, including the then Heavenly Devil King, to sign an ancient contract and placed a wager.

Though there were some accidents along the way, the mastermind was willing to die to win the wager.

How it was managed had already been explained to the Mountain Lord.

Ultimately, not surprisingly, those petty tricks from the Heavenly Devil King lost the wager and wanted to renege.

Unfortunately, the mastermind had already prepared contingency plans for any change.

When the wager was signed back then, if they lost and didn't honor the wager, the cost was to be abandoned by the Sun, Moon, and Star Radiance; from then on, they would no longer qualify to bask in the glory.

The Heavenly Devil King and three other former deities faced backlash, together with their command, the then strongest Great Devil, and a massive number of elites, fell into the pitch-dark Abyss.

The strongest demon armies, including the most Strange Heavenly Demon army, were effectively destroyed on the spot.

Other solutions were considered at the time, but both Heavenly and swiftly evolving demons proved to be endless.

The power of the contract could ensure they had no backup, forcibly dragging all their forces, thoughts, and incarnations into darkness.

Once dragged into the darkness, it wouldn't be impossible for them to attempt to emerge again.

This is why the Mountain Lord suppresses them here.

As for the other two deities aside from the Heavenly Devil King and King Jiunian, they were purely incidental, thinking more captives meant more profit.

The fewer top-tier powerhouses on the other side, the easier the war would be.

The strategic action back then laid the critical foundation for ultimate victory.

Yu Ziqing wanted to find the name of that aged mastermind, but regrettably, the key details weren't given in the Mountain Lord's information, nor was that mastermind's name.

All that could be confirmed was that this was definitely a "Lord" level master unknown to him.

"Because if it was someone he knew, the Mountain Lord wouldn't need to hide the name.

Possibly, the name itself held special significance, hence it wasn't mentioned.

On the way back from the Mountain Abyss, Yu Ziqing reviewed the Mountain Lord's provided information; it was extensive and chaotic, without organization.

Just like the Mountain Lord said, there was so much information that even he needed to organize it to understand clearly.

After reviewing the related information, Yu Ziqing surmised, mostly certain, that the target was Cha Wang.

Of course, this confirmation didn't mean Cha Wang was the only suspect; all other possibilities had been eliminated, leaving only him.

The Human Devil King was unlikely, Lou Huai had been by his side for a long time, even with the Heart Demon consumed by the hungry ghost there'd been several cycles, and Yu Ziqing was quite aware of the Human Devil King's foundation.

Conservatively estimated, the Human Devil King also had a more than ninety-five percent likelihood of having no relation to the current Great Mistake.

Moreover, the Mountain Lord implied that Cha Wang was among the more troublesome gods not due to strength, but due to outsmarting fools like the Yang Devil with strategic wit.

This made Yu Ziqing understand why disturbances spurred by the Evil Dao occurred immediately upon Dadui's return.

Perhaps it wasn't just because the timing was right, but only possible at that time.

Though the exact reason was unclear.

Projecting further, Dadui's numerous tribulations could easily be manipulated.

Yu Ziqing suddenly opened his eyes, recalling something.

An History Book.

Upon Dadui's return, the sealing hasn't been fully unraveled yet.

Yu Ziqing pondered for a while, eventually finding a connection; those people might not know he was the Emperor Dui but still wanted to use decayed power to force him to accomplish the task.

For if they knew he was Emperor Dui, their attempts would inevitably fail.

But if solely targeting his identity as a Jinlan Mountain native, pulling old strings and having him alone able to do, while the Evil Dao could not achieve.

The most likely was the seizing within An History Book.

Yu Ziqing scratched his head and suddenly burst out laughing.

Perhaps he had been observed long ago.

But those people, with all their imagination, probably would never have predicted someone from Jinlan Mountain would become the newly resurfaced Emperor of an ancient lineage.

Yu Ziqing quietly reflected, admitting he might have indeed been jumping a bit excessively, especially when feuding and bonding with deities. According to his former ways, not being the Emperor Dui, responsible for Dadui's people, he might truly have stirred things up, not necessarily seeking success but causing havoc for its own sake.

As long as he watched them fail, he'd be quite pleased.

Now, that certainly wouldn't do; he had to consider the multitude of Dadui's believing populace who trusted him.

Yu Ziqing grinned widely, realizing the opponent calculated well, but their misstep was when he became Emperor Dui.

This made an immense difference.

No matter how long the opponent had planned or what they aimed to do, he'd go back and ask directly.

Returning to Dadui, Yu Ziqing made his way to the dungeon, unlocking the sealing of the Evil Dao child, using him as a lure to connect to the Blood Sea.

He returned to that decayed Blood Sea, scanning around.

Sure enough, the young girl's form appeared instantly, not even attempting to conceal herself.

Yu Ziqing looked at her, directly asking.

"Are you Cha Wang?"