Chapter 260: The Secret of the Destruction of the Past Dynasties! The Seventy-two Holy Oaths! Just when Chu Ge and others were searching for treasures in the ruins deep in Yunze. The outside world in the Great Zhou is in turmoil, and greater chaos has occurred in various places. After the original demon lord attacked the Great Zhou Palace, the twelve sects of the Zhanzhou Demon Sect took the lead again. The Moon Demon Sect and other eleven sects, led by the Original Demon Sect, launched invasions towards Mingzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou along the southeast, northwest and northeast directions of Zhanzhou respectively. Wherever the Twelve Demon Sects passed, they were like a swarm of locusts, causing great suffering to all living beings. A large number of driven monsters acted as the vanguard, invincible and killing anyone who stood in their way. The disciples of the Demon Sect followed closely behind, conquering cities, seizing land, setting up camps, and following the principle of "those who rebel will die". They built human flesh demon altars and corpse mountain altars along the way, in preparation for the cultivation of demon soldiers and the arrival of more incarnations of the Demon Lord. In addition to the three states invaded by the Demon Sect, the Tiandi Incense Sect also used the magical weapon, the Tiandi Incense Pillar, to summon the foreign Incense Godmother to come to the Wilderness State, enslaved the Wilderness State, and enclosed an area for themselves, refusing to accept the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou and isolating themselves from the world. In Jizhou, King Zhenye, who had been keeping a low profile for many years, suddenly took action for the first time.

With one move, he defeated the powerful Chen Jiankai who had made a new breakthrough, and seized the Moyu City for himself. He then personally led all the masters of the Qishi Mansion and pointed their swords at Hengzhou. In the end, he fought with the Ji family's Jishen ancestor at Wudao Mountain in Hengzhou, and the outcome is unknown. From then on, Wudao Mountain became the watershed of Hengzhou. The territories of the two prefectures outside Wudao Mountain all fell into the hands of King Zhenye. The territory of Neijiang City in Wudao Mountain is still controlled by the Yellow Turban Sect. For a time, the entire territory of the Great Zhou was in chaos. Anyone who has the ability can get a piece of the pie. Not only did the Twelve Demon Sects, the Heaven and Earth Incense Sect, the True Wild King, the Ji Family and other top forces invade and plunder the resources of the Great Zhou on a large scale. Even the Fengxue family and the Huyan family, who had helped the Great Zhou regain its lost territory, used Niuzhou in the north as their base, controlling both sides of the Luo River, or Mozhou and Dingzhou as their strongholds, and their influence covered and controlled the western border of the Great Zhou. However, no matter how these forces invaded and attacked, they seemed to be just testing the bottom line of the Great Zhou, and did not directly attack the Lingzhou Imperial City like the Twelve Sects of the Demon Sect. This attempt now seems to have paid off. At least it has been proven that the Great Zhou is really on the verge of death. Faced with such a chaotic situation on all sides, apart from some insignificant condemnations launched by many loyal officials of the Great Zhou, the Emperor of the Great Zhou in the Great Zhou Palace did not order the mobilization of the Divine Power Army and the local Suppression of Evil Offices to form an effective counterattack. On the contrary, at this critical moment, a large number of soldiers from the Western Iron Army and the Southern Fire Army began to flee and rebel, making it difficult to dispatch the armies. It was like the collapse of the building, with internal and external troubles, and no way to save the situation. At this moment, inside the Lingzhou Palace. The imperial study looks like a palace. An old man in his sixties with a stern face and waist-length beard leaned forward, pressing a pair of palms and fingers on the table. The fingers turned white due to the force, and the table creaked. He looked forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the words you said when you ascended the throne? Do you still remember the end of Dayun? Do you still want to watch the Great Zhou you built with your own hands repeat the mistakes of Dayun?" As he spoke these words, he gnashed his teeth and his eyes spitted fire. His voice echoed throughout the spacious imperial study, and frightened the young eunuchs waiting around him so much that they fell silent and dared not look up.

But opposite this old man, separated by a long hanging bamboo, there was a vague figure sitting at a large south-facing desk. This man had a majestic figure, wearing a light crimson robe embroidered with nine golden dragons and a tall crown on his head. He had a kingly aura that intimidated everyone. However, at this moment, the king ignored the mountains of documents and memorials around him, held the full glass of wine in one hand, with an indifferent expression. He raised his head and the wine shot into his throat like an arrow, as if a raging fire burned away all the eternal sorrow. No matter how the old man opposite tried to persuade him, his face remained as solid as an ancient rock and he did not show any emotion at all. He let the wine spill onto his dragon robe without wiping it off. The old man opposite is the famous Ning Feng, the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At this moment, Prime Minister Ning spoke out all the depression that had been accumulating in his heart for these years in one breath. After venting his emotions, he seemed to gradually calm down. He knew that at this point in time, any strategies of forming alliances would have little effect. If we cannot restore the heroic spirit of the great leader of the Great Zhou, there will be no hope for the Great Zhou. Before this, he had tried his best to persuade the Xuefeng Family and the Huyan Family to assist His Majesty in recovering the lost territory. If the Original Demon Lord had not suddenly visited the palace, the Great Zhou Dynasty would have reversed its decline. Seeing that Zhou Wu opposite him was still drinking by himself and seemed to be completely unable to hear what he said, Ning Feng stood up, walked around the table, and knelt on the ground. "His Majesty!" Behind the bamboo curtain, Zhou Wu put down his wine glass, shook his head and sighed, "It's too late. It's already too late since the moment I knew the truth, but no one was willing to believe it at that time." "the truth?" Ning Feng looked up in astonishment, "What's the truth? Why is it so late?" Zhou Wu said calmly, "The truth is that no matter whether it is Emperor Yun, Yun Qi, or me or any other new emperor who ascends the throne, it will be difficult for them to hold on to this position for long. No dynasty can last for more than three hundred years, and even every hundred years there will be a hurdle!" "Is there a hurdle every hundred years?" Ning Feng was puzzled. "Why is it so?" Zhou Wu said in a deep voice, "The reason for this can be traced back to the era of the top sects before the Yun Dynasty. As everyone knows, my Zhou family, Yun Lin's Yun family, the Xuefeng family, the Huyan family, the Ji family and those families that have been destroyed, all originated from the Huangji Ten Illusion Mountains in the past. At that time, several top sects worked together to resist foreign enemies and contained the danger of the continent's destruction outside the Rinhai. Among them, the Seventy-Two Sacred Mountains contributed the most and made the greatest sacrifices, simply because among the top sects at that time, the Seventy-Two Sacred Mountains were the most powerful and had the most powerful people. The seventy-two saints are all extraordinary heroes. Originally, after the war, the Seventy-two Sacred Mountains should have taken the lead and would not necessarily have entered an imperial era. but……" Zhou Wu showed a trace of self-mockery and helplessness on his face, "But there are only so many resources and interests in this world. Where there are interests, there will be disputes, and there will be people who disagree. The Emperor's Ten Illusions Mountain had other ideas in mind during the war that they united against the enemy. They had already thought of a way out before the war was over, and even resorted to dishonorable means to frame the Seventy-Two Saints. " "Dishonourable means?" Ning Feng was surprised. In fact, he had heard some corresponding information through some secret channels. But after all, this matter involves some scandals of the royal family's predecessor, and the information we can hear is not detailed enough.

Zhou Wu said in a deep voice, "They took advantage of the overly kind heart of the Seventy-Two Saints to help the world, the arrogance of the Seventy-Two Saints who regarded themselves as the world's number one force, and the responsibility of the Seventy-Two Saints to trick them into the horrific battlefield where the Cold Sea meets the outside world, and then cut off the way back, leaving them there forever, to perish together with the enemy from the outside world - the existence called the Heavenly Demon." "They are so selfish!" Ning Feng took a deep breath, imagining the anger, fear, and resentment of the seventy-two saints at that time. "When it comes to the allocation and game of resources in the whole world, and the power of the world, who can be unselfish?" Zhou Wu's self-mockery became even stronger, and he said calmly, "Their goal was achieved, but not completely. The foreign enemies had indeed been almost completely wiped out, with only one foreign demon surviving. Something they did not expect happened. Not all of the seventy-two saints died together with the foreign enemies; some of them survived. Those who survived made a deal with the demons from the outer realm." Ning Feng had already learned this part of the information, but he still couldn't hide his shock at this time, and said, "The original Demon Lord is the original Holy Lord of the Seventy-two Holy Mountains in the past. I already knew this. So, the original demon lord is blaming your majesty for the past grievances with the Imperial Ten Illusionary Mountains?" Zhou Wu picked up the wine glass and played with it in his hand, saying, "It's not just the original demon lord who attributes this grudge to me. When the seventy-two saints were in despair and on the verge of death, they swore an oath together. Whoever eventually gains the world must bear the oath and curse of the seventy-two saints and will not be able to rule for long. Among the Ten Fantasy Mountains in the past, the Yunhuan Mountain lineage represented by the Yun family was the most powerful, and the events of that year were also planned by Yunhuan Mountain. Therefore, although the Yun family later established the Yun Dynasty, they were also cursed. It’s just that the Yun family’s foundation is too strong. Yun Lin carried the oath curse to keep the Yun family going for more than three hundred years, but because of this, he completely ruined the opportunity to break through to the Yang God and died because of the curse. Zhou Wu paused, his eyes sparkling as he said, "After Yun Lin, Yun Qi is also a genius of his generation, and the last hope of Yunhuan Mountain. However, he was too competitive and too proud, and wanted to use the Destiny Compass of the Destiny Sect to change his fate, lift the oath, and ask the heavens for another 500 years! " Ning Feng shook his head, "But he failed in the end!" "Not bad!" Zhou Wu was thankful and exclaimed, "It is fortunate that he failed, so I was able to stand out in the end. But unfortunately, both I and the other two families learned the final truth after the Yun family was destroyed and I took this position. I didn't believe it at the time, and Feng Xuemeisha, Hu Yanbo, and Ji Chang didn't believe it at all either. But now that I believe it, they should believe it too. No, they should have believed it a long time ago." Ning Feng said bluntly, "They believed it only when Your Majesty was known to be incompetent by the world?" Zhou Wu shook his head and smiled, "My dear Ning, you don't have to give me face. It's not that people say that, but I was indeed stupid during that time." Ning Feng was shocked. "That's the result of the oath taking effect? ​​The once-mighty Yun Lin was like this, and the later-born Yun Qi was also like this?" Zhou Wu nodded and shook his head, "Half of it is due to the influence of the oath, and half is due to the bad roots in human nature. Human beings have seven emotions and six desires. If one has no desires, he will be strong. However, even saints can hardly be said to be without desires, let alone ordinary people. Although I am the Son of Heaven, I am also a mortal. I was bewitched by the oath curse back then, and the main cause of the evil was the Lord of Desire. That demon is like a flying flower, beautiful when you first see it, but when you see it again, it has turned into a poisonous arrow, shooting into the heart, hitting the back of the head, tempting you to sink into it! " Hearing Zhou Wu say this, Ning Feng couldn't help but burst into tears, knowing that he had misunderstood His Majesty back then.

"Your Majesty, since it is a curse, there must be a way to save it. There must be a way. You can't give up now!" "late." Zhou Wu sighed, drank again, and said, "The Zhou family was a part of the Imperial Ten Illusionary Mountains in the past, and a lineage of Mount Buzhou. The debts owed in the past must be repaid. In fact, it is not just me who is paying off the debt. The whole world, including the Fengxue family, the Huyan family, and the Ji family, are also paying off the debt. The world's vitality has declined because of that war. The sea and sky curtain have blocked the vitality of the outside world, and the heaven and earth are also gradually declining. I'm afraid that even powerful Yin gods will find it difficult to appear in the future." "One of the four old ghosts from the Fengxue and Huyan families was cursed to death 20 years ago, and the other three who are still alive dare not show themselves, fearing that the curse will bring disaster or catastrophe. Even the Ji family is just barely surviving." Zhou Wu laughed sarcastically, "We are all struggling to survive." Rumble! The sound of a stone mill rolling on the ground slowly spread out. Deep in the Yunze ruins. Chu Ge and the others continued to go deeper into the downward passage. A strange formation mechanism was activated at the rear, closing the door. The passage was dark and even a little stuffy. However, everyone is the strongest among the strong, and these slight darkness and stuffiness have little impact. Chu Ge knocked twice on the stone walls around him and found that the stone walls were extremely hard, even harder than the original stone ore. Even with 50% of his claw strength, he could only leave a few shallow marks. The deeper he dug, the more he felt a powerful force surging from the stone wall, trying to push his hand away. Dongfang Qiling, who was walking in front, said, "The entire ruins are filled with the ancient Yunmeng Sect formation, and that Yuan ore vein is the core of its operation. Therefore, it is difficult for us to destroy the structure of the ruins. If the noise is too loud, it will trigger a new situation!" Chu Ge frowned and withdrew his hand, saying, "Since that vein of ore has become the core of the formation, how can we take it away?" Dongfang Qiling burst out laughing, "Brother Li, you are too greedy, you actually want to take over the entire mineral vein? An entire vein of Yuan ore is probably more than ten miles long. Even if you work yourself to death, you may not be able to carry it away, let alone being protected by a formation? I thought you were just knocking off some of the scraps." Bian Du laughed, "Brother Li, we should quit while we are ahead when we enter the ruins. Even if you only take away some scraps of the Yuan Mineral Vein, it should be worth at least thousands of Alien Force Crystals. After all, they are all Yuan Force Crystals, or even Crystal Essence. If we only pry away a little, even if it disturbs the formation, it won't cause too much danger!" "So that's it!" Chu Ge agreed on the surface, but he had other thoughts in his heart. He has Long Zhong, and with Uncle Zhong's appetite, as long as he can control the Yuan ore vein, what can't he take away? However, the situation is indeed dangerous, and we have to be on guard in this regard. "If you want to get the benefits, you have to pass the second level first!" The Corpse King said coldly. Everyone stopped communicating immediately. The further down you go, the more you can feel gusts of icy cold wind blowing in your face. The temperature has begun to drop rapidly, and the stone steps on the ground have condensed into a thin layer of ice, making them extremely slippery. A faint, oppressive pressure, accompanied by the whistling sound of wind like low gasps, came from deep below.

Obviously, they were getting close to the extremely powerful Ice Qilin. (End of this chapter)