Journey to the End of the Night-Chapter 1368 - 874: No One Knows Him Better Than I Do (Part 2)

Chapter 1368: Chapter 874: No One Knows Him Better Than I Do (Part 2)

At this moment, Baili An uttered softly, "Empty talk and wild theories, I only assume that you all are painting plums to quell your thirst."

Shen Tu responded with innate authority, "Your repeated slander against the Crown Prince of Central Netherworld seems a bit excessive, doesn’t it?"

Baili An stared straight at Ying Xiu, "You say you wish to oversee the realm, but how do you plan to do so?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

His gaze pierced through Ying Xiu, looking at the disciples of the Wandao Immortal Alliance behind him, and suddenly he laughed:

"Negotiating with a tiger for its skin, how could there be any profit? It’s merely drinking poison to stop thirst, ultimately devoured by the tiger. The Wandao Immortal Alliance gathers power from all directions, wishing to assist you in ascending the throne.

Even going to great lengths to seek the Six Path Spirit Roots to boost your aura and raise your prestige, such a grand gesture possibly can only be accomplished by the ancient Hierarch of the Wandao Immortal Alliance. Thus, what kind of return did Ying Xiu promise the Wandao Immortal Alliance?"

"Nonsense!" The single phrase instantly stirred a tempest in Ying Xiu’s eyes.

"Stop splashing dirty water here! These Six Path Spirit Roots were awakened by myself, born as one of the Heavenly Dao’s three offspring alongside Su Jingyin Bai Shuang. Why would I need to take such shortcuts!"

Shen Tu’s expression grew unsightly, "Perhaps you are unaware, though the Wandao Immortal Alliance created the Void Spirit Root.

Yet, the Void Spirit Root cannot compare to the Six Path Spirit Roots. Such extraordinary spirit roots in the world can never be used as a bargaining chip for exchange."

If any sect within the domain possessed such rare and precious spirit roots, they would be hidden and kept for the most valued disciples within the inner sect.

After all, keeping the Six Path Spirit Roots for its own people is far safer and more profitable than strengthening other forces.

If the Wandao Immortal Alliance indeed had designs on Central Netherworld, the price would be too great.

"Ying Xiu might have forgotten one thing."

Baili An’s eyes were calm and inscrutable, "In this world, there are low-grade spirit roots, mid-grade spirit roots, top-grade spirit roots, and supreme spirit roots. Beyond these four types, there are exotic spirit roots, not controlled by the power of the Five Elements, known to the world as special spirit roots.

The documented exotic spirit roots passed down from ancient times are: Two Elements Spirit Root, Four Direction Spirit Root, Five Luminaries Spiritual Root, Seven Stars Spirit Root, Nine Vein Spirit Root.

And these Six Path Spirit Roots are merely rumors handed down orally from ancient ancestors, never documented, simply because the Six Path Spirit Roots, from the beginning, had an uncanny resemblance with the Wandao Immortal Alliance’s Void Spirit Root.

They are not innate spirit roots but rather artificially created after acquired spirit roots."

The hall was instantly in an uproar, the faces of Central Netherworld officials turned grave.

Ying Xiu’s face turned red, eyes seeming ready to devour, "Lies! Baseless words!"

Baili An said, "It’s unfortunate, but the Wandao Immortal Alliance excels among the Hundred Immortal Sects by quantity, even surpassing the combined immortals of the Three Sects in tribulation realm immortals.

Yet, the Wandao Immortal Alliance has never been able to rank among the Three Sects, remaining at the pinnacle of first-rate Immortal Sects, because seven-tenths of its members possess Void Spirit Roots.

And the side effects brought by the Void Spirit Root are extremely terrifying, requiring cultivators to burn their Essence Blood, forcibly condensing spirit roots to obtain powerful strength, life fundamentally cannot last long."

The Void Spirit Root is an acquired spirit root, although its intensity can compete with innate spirit roots, no shortcut in the world is taken without a cost.

In the Wandao Immortal Alliance, cultivators generally do not live long, a universally known fact in the Mortal World.

Yet, despite this, humanity’s desire for pursuing power and supreme status remains insatiable, for ordinary people only live a hundred years.

If they can obtain Void Spirit Roots to embark on cultivation, they might not live as long as other cultivators, but their life span would definitely exceed a hundred years.

Ying Xiu, as the Crown Prince of Central Netherworld, does not lack innate spirit roots. Even if his spirit root is only mid-grade, with his talent in Deceitful Dao and the bloodline of Central Netherworld, he can live for thousands of years.

Does he have the necessity to abandon his Longevity Dao in such an extreme manner to chase a mirage?"

Their Crown Prince is no fool.

Everyone still felt that Baili An’s explanation was somewhat far-fetched.

Shen Tu said, "Just because the book doesn’t officially record it, doesn’t mean the Six Paths Spirit Root isn’t an innate spirit root. What you cannot achieve doesn’t mean our Prince cannot.

Besides, no historical record can prove that the Six Paths Spirit Root is an acquired artificial spirit root. No one in the world knows the origin of these Six Paths Spirit Roots. Relying on just a few words from you to convict His Highness seems overly simplistic."

Baili An raised his eyes to meet them, saying, "How coincidental, I happen to know the origin of the Six Paths Spirit Root."

Shen Tu, seeing his relentless persistence, felt deeply annoyed: "If you can’t provide a reasonable explanation, slandering the Crown Prince is a crime punishable by law, regardless of whether you hail from Nine Nethers or not, and this hall can use punishment against you!"

Baili An remained unafraid, speaking calmly: "The Void Spirit Root was originally a failed product of an acquired spirit root, deriving from Crown Prince Shen Jibai of the Ancient Guyin Country during his youth, created in the Royal Palace of the Country of Qin, the first self-created method of pulse transformation regarding spirit roots.

This work was too immature and full of loopholes, discarded by Shen Jibai who pursued perfection, and later acquired by the Wandao Immortal Alliance.

Two hundred years ago, Crown Prince Shen Jibai proclaimed his identity to the world, becoming quite profound in the path of spirit roots.

He attempted to delve into the unrecorded Six Paths Spirit Root. Once crafted, he discovered the Six Paths Spirit Root parasitized human spiritual veins, marking it an extraordinary path.

He ordered palace officials to destroy this spirit root. I believe, above and below the heavens, there is likely only this one Six Paths Spirit Root?

Since it was not destroyed but appeared here due to some fortuitous mistake, I suppose the Immortal Alliance had long devised means to acquire that spirit root at a high price from some high-ranking official in the Immortal Country."

Ying Xiu could no longer hold back: "Utter nonsense, you yourself said there was no documentation of the Six Paths Spirit Root earlier, but now claim it was created by Crown Prince of the Ancient Guyin Country, did you witness this with your own eyes?

Do you think that in the immortal path spanning millennia, you can simply twist facts with bare assertions? And you claim to know the constitution of the Six Paths Spirit Root better than me?!"

Ying Xiu’s words were forceful, closing off Baili An completely, his rhetoric sharp, giving Baili An no room to respond; Shen Tu silently praised the great wisdom.

Regardless of whether the spirit root originated from Shen Jibai, even if it were true, does this youth really expect to summon the Crown Prince of the Ancient Guyin Country to debate for him?!

Without evidence, since the Six Paths Spirit Root has acknowledged a master, how could others easily judge it?

No matter how much he speaks, it’s unlikely to shake the ministers’ hearts.

Baili An looked down at the green lamp in his hand, smiled faintly, slightly tilting his head, and said, "Why wouldn’t I? Keep your ears clean and listen well; in this world, aside from Shen Jibai, no one knows the Six Paths Spirit Root better than I."

Ying Xiu’s face turned iron-blue with anger, deeming him to be irrationally arguing, entirely unable to calm his own heart, and shouted, "You are being unreasonable! What meaning is there in continuing such a baseless argument for mere verbal satisfaction!"

"Then let us do something meaningful."

Baili An smiled faintly, but there was no mirth in his eyes. The ghostly flame under the green lamp suddenly swayed violently as if pulled and torn by some intense elemental force.

The left hand hanging by Baili An’s side fluttered without wind, rising and falling. Underneath the voluminous sleeve, a faintly glowing, frosty fingertip appeared intermittently.

Under the fingertip swirled a white wind, rising like spider silk, thin and light, like intangible strands of smoky wisps, or silver threads of a puppet manipulated on stage.

Ying Xiu had yet to discern the source of that eerie aura when his heart suddenly seized with pain, as if carved by a knife.

His heart jolted fiercely, and as he looked down, he saw several strands of white threads indistinguishable to the naked eye rooted into his chest like tendrils. With Baili An’s finger gently folding and unfolding from within his sleeve, the gently floating threads in the air suddenly tightened!

A radiant, multicolored spirit root was torn from his body, dazzlingly bright, with a gem-like splendor at its heart, a small silver fish-shaped mark flickering incessantly.

With those enshrouding and cyclical white wind lines, the Six Paths Spirit Root that the world praised as mysterious and formidable was thus stripped bare before everyone’s eyes, gently falling to float above the green lamp in Baili An’s hand.

Witnessing this shocking scene, the crowd was in uproar, Lord Shen Tu’s eyes widened with disbelief!