CHAPTER 828: CHAPTER 375: THE DAOIST’S DECISIVENESS

Outside, it looked splendid, filled with artistic grandeur;

Inside, however, it was a minimalistic layout.

The smooth floor had no seams, as if carved from a single rock, and the series of purple jade pillars were etched with auspicious clouds and Immortal Cranes. The drapes hanging everywhere gently swayed with the passing breeze.

Wang Jixuan walked through here.

He felt inexplicably familiar with the place, yet had no memory related to it.

Looking up, directly in front was a giant "Tao" character, above which a natural light source was introduced, casting the lower part of the character into shadow.

A lone cushion lay there.

On the cushion rested a crystal ball, inside of which was a faint black silhouette.

Wang Jixuan strolled forward, reaching the cushion.

He initially thought this would be the Magic Artifact that carried his last memory, but upon closer inspection, he found it indeed contained a part of his Mahayana Soul.

However, this part did not carry any memory.

Wang Jixuan pressed his finger against the crystal ball; without any excessive action, the faint black silhouette inside shattered on its own, transforming into bits of azure light, which merged into Wang Jixuan’s finger.

If he had brought the Mahayana Soul here, there’s a high probability he would have gained many benefits now.

Though it was impossible to complete the Residual Soul;

The power of the Residual Soul could increase by five or sixfold.

The crystal ball completely lost its brightness.

The palace seemed to die just like that.

Wang Jixuan stood still for a long time.

No one knew what he was thinking, nor what he was doing.

At the entrance of the hall, Nierdamon folded his arms, leaned against the door frame, and glanced at Amina, who seemed a little dazed, asking softly:

"If I’m not mistaken, Hei Yao is your..."

"Except he gave me the original gene, there’s no other relationship between us."

Amina pursed her lips.

"We’ve all been toyed with by those guys.

"Beginning over six thousand years ago, entering here once every millennium thereafter, taking away a large amount of technology, Jile Sky is just the tip of the iceberg.

"The creation and out-of-control incidents of the Blade Beast likely involved their participation."

Nierdamon sighed: "Previously, I felt the existence of this force, but I didn’t expect their energy to be this enormous."

Amina asked: "Have you thought about how to counterattack?"

"Counterattack? Consider the issue of survival first."

Nierdamon said softly:

"Arriving here solved many of my doubts but also made me more pessimistic.

"Although on the current Earth’s civilization, or the planets we once shepherded, we are dictators and standard villains, we still have a sense of belonging to our own civilization.

"It’s just unfortunate, looking at it now, there’s not much hope left for saving our civilization or ourselves."

Amina said: "I am the opposite."

"Why?"

Amina nodded her chin towards Wang Jixuan’s back.

She said softly: "The Source of Spiritual Power is now our partner."

Nierdamon was dumbfounded and laughed.

He shook his head lightly, saying nothing more.

Wang Jixuan stood in the hall for half an hour, facing the Tao character, then let out a slow sigh and turned to leave.

Moments ago, the vanished Ancient Remnant Spirit He Ruli appeared again.

She gently saluted Wang Jixuan: "Great Pioneer, now, can you negotiate with me?"

"Negotiate what?"

Wang Jixuan’s voice suddenly rose:

"What is there to negotiate? What do you intend to use to repay what your civilization owes me?"

"This..."

He Ruli was evidently at a loss.

Wang Jixuan spoke quickly: "Never mind anything else, I contributed so much technology to you, and you toppled my statue. Don’t you realize how insulting that was to me? Did I force you to learn these techniques? My Cultivation Techniques, didn’t you think they were amazing and begged me to pass them on? I surely helped you resist outside enemies and maybe even rescued you from life-and-death crises, didn’t I? The downfall of your civilization happened only after my second attempt at overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation failed, which says a lot."

Amina slightly opened her mouth, her mind not turning a corner yet.

Nierdamon, on the other hand, seemed like he was meeting Wang Jixuan for the first time.

He initially thought this guy would put on airs and say something with a far-reaching vision.

Unexpected!

This guy almost wore his demands for compensation and benefits on his face!

Wang Jixuan snorted coldly: "What? Not talking? Do you know you’re in the wrong? You’re even scheming against me. Is this how you treat the Great Pioneer?"

He Ruli frowned: "I am an opposition member."

"Ha, you destroyed your own civilization, and you’re proud of it?"

Wang Jixuan stared at He Ruli:

"Colluding with foreign enemies, destroying your own civilization, no matter what you say, you are the criminal of civilization!"

He Ruli tightly pressed her lips.

Wang Jixuan calmly walked out, saying, "You just said you wanted to negotiate. What qualifications do you have to negotiate? What standpoint do you have to negotiate from? Who can you represent? The culprit of civilization’s destruction, a traitor to your own people."

Wang Jixuan’s eyes were incredibly sharp, his entire being seemingly suppressing a kind of anger that seemed ready to erupt like a volcano at any moment.

He Ruli frowned tightly, instinctively stepping back two paces.

Wang Jixuan’s expression softened slightly, and he said in a low voice, "The past is the past, I don’t want to play the role of a Pioneer with you, so, what do you want to do?"

He Ruli said: "I want to try and see if I can revive the civilization."

"How?"

"Gao Huating has awakened; she can be the core of the civilization."

He Ruli said:

"The Spirit Cultivator known as Hei Yao and his partners have already betrayed me.