Peerless Dragon Sovereign

Chapter 723 723: Three Sects, Six Academies, Nine Clans, Four Fiends

"You awoke prematurely, and it's true that you can't recover your full strength because of us. But after the two realms split, you hid in this Secret Realm. I doubt you had any good intentions, did you?"

Chu Nan directly retorted, full of disdain in his tone, as if he didn't care about this Martial Artist of the Heavenless Realm at all.

At this moment, the Real Man Tianxuan was only at the pinnacle of the Ninth Heaven; no matter how strong, there was a limit to his power.

Even if Chu Nan was no match for him, he wouldn't be killed by the opponent.

Given that, he had no reason to be afraid at all.

Real Man Tianxuan didn't expect Chu Nan to refute him so readily, so he explained: "The split of the two realms and the Sea of Suffering surging from underground made it difficult to connect the two realms; you and I are both victims."

"I slept in this Secret Realm because I had no choice."

"There's no need to be wary of me. Although I am a Martial Artist from ten thousand years ago, I harbor no hostility towards you."

Real Man Tianxuan proactively released his goodwill. Although he had some guesses about the current situation in the Celestial Crossing Realm, it was impossible for him to grasp the full picture.

He didn't dare to make a direct move, unsure of who exactly Chu Nan and his companions were.

Chu Nianfang and Gu Nianxue were hiding behind Chu Nan. For them, being able to not become Chu Nan's weakness was considered acceptable.

Seeing Real Man Tianxuan genuinely harboring no hostility, Chu Nan said: "Alright, since you claim to have no ill intentions, how about you voluntarily tell us everything you know?"

"I will also tell you everything I know."

At this point, Chu Nan decided to lay all his cards on the table and voice his demands to Real Man Tianxuan.

When it comes to Cultivation Technique and Spirit Martial, Chu Nan has no interest.

He has the True Martial Holy Hall and the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall. With these two heavenly-grade Spirit Martial, they surpass all Supreme Treasures.

With his accumulation of top-tier Spirit Martial and Cultivation Techniques, Chu Nan can be said to surpass all Martial Artists of the Heavenless Realm; even the Heavenless ones don't possess three heavenly-grade Spirit Martial.

What Chu Nan wants most to understand is everything that happened before and after the two realms split.

After the two realms split, how did the powerful Martial Artists leave the Celestial Crossing Realm? If they didn't leave, where did they go?

Why does the Cyan Demon claim the Celestial Crossing Realm as his territory, and why does he not allow Martial Artists to break through the Heavenless Realm?

Chu Nan had a vague sense that a huge secret was hidden therein.

In the world of Martial Artists, secrets are often backed by grand conspiracies long in the making, possibly linked to opportunities beyond imagination!

Chu Nan is determined to go to the Heavenly Balance Realm but before crossing the Sea of Suffering, he must do everything to amass his strength.

Make himself stronger and stronger.

"Since you want to know, I will tell you; after all, this is no secret to us."

For Martial Artists of this era, the split of the two realms has long been a legend.

But to Real Man Tianxuan, it was a fact he personally witnessed.

"The split of the two realms all began with the once-first power of the lower realms, the Endless Sky Sword Sect."

"Originally, there was only one Heavenly Balance Realm in the lower realm. The term Celestial Crossing Realm came after the division."

"The Endless Sky Sword Sect has a deeply rooted legacy, tracing back to ancient times. Its supreme patriarch is said to be among the first to ascend to the middle realm."

Hearing the introduction from Real Man Tianxuan, Chu Nan was secretly shocked. Lu Yao had never told him that the supreme patriarch of the Endless Sky Sword Sect existed as such a terrifying being.

But soon, Chu Nan reconciled with it. Lu Yao, being a disciple of the Endless Sky Sword Sect, naturally revered the patriarch.

Privately, as a Sect disciple, she probably dared not discuss it lightly.

Moreover, since Chu Nan wasn't a disciple of the Endless Sky Sword Sect, not being told was also considered normal.

"The so-called three sects and six academies, nine families, and four monsters—such incomparably powerful existences all had to submit under the power of the Endless Sky Sword Sect."

Although Chu Nan was unaware of the three sects, six academies, nine families, and four monsters, he gained a fresh understanding of the Endless Sky Sword Sect.

"The so-called three sects, six academies are the nine once-powerful sect forces, the best left and right arms of the Sword Sect."

"The nine families are nine martial artist families with the longest legacy in the lower realms. Tracing their roots, their ancestors were among the first to ascend to the middle realm."

"As for the four monsters..."

Real Man Tianxuan was uncharacteristically silent for a moment, and then said: "The three sects, six academies, and nine families are all Human Race forces, but the four spirits are neither human nor beast monsters."

"They are born of nature, ranging from strong to weak."

"Among them, the strong ones can rival the Heavenless Realm, while the weak ones are even less than the Heavenless Realm."

His subsequent words once again left Chu Nan shocked.

"These four monsters are Black Slaughter, Purple Spirit, Red Ghost, and Cyan Demon..."

"Among them, Black Slaughter is the strongest and once had a terrifying record of slaying Heavenless Realm Martial Artists, while the weakest is Purple Spirit, which ordinary Heavenless Realm can slay."

"But the definition of the four monsters isn't about strength or weakness; they all possess immortality. Being born of nature, even if killed, they will resurrect after a century, truly undying and immortal!"

Among the four monsters, there was the Cyan Demon!

Chu Nan's pupils shrank; the Cyan Demon's might left a very severe impact on him.

Its strength defied reason, even Heavenless Realm Martial Artists were absolutely not its match.

Most terrifyingly, Lu Yao once admitted that even at her peak, she could do nothing against the Cyan Demon.

The Cyan Demon is an undisputed terror above the Heavenless Realm, with an unknowable cultivation level, and is now the invisible controller of the Celestial Crossing Realm, preventing Martial Artists from breaking through the Heavenless Realm.

Few people know about this. If word got out, it would cause endless chaos across the entire Celestial Crossing Realm.

"Do you know that the Cyan Demon now controls the Celestial Crossing Realm, preventing breakthroughs to the Heavenless Realm?" Chu Nan immediately inquired about Real Man Tianxuan, with a hint of questioning in his tone.

Chu Nan thought Real Man Tianxuan would still argue a bit, but he was surprised when he candidly said: "Of course I know this; it is a consensus among the strong ones remaining in the Celestial Crossing Realm that the Cyan Demon controls it!"

"Even the array suppressing the Martial Artists' cultivation was constructed by the powerful ones forced to remain in the Celestial Crossing Realm."

"These Secret Realms left in the Celestial Crossing Realm are essentially parts of the Grand Array!"

Crash!

In an instant, Chu Nan's mind felt like a thunderclap of shock, for everything Real Man Tianxuan said seemed unfathomable to him.

He once thought the Cyan Demon took advantage of the two realms splitting, with Human Race Martial Artists being helpless in the Celestial Crossing Realm, to secretly build arrays and control the Celestial Crossing Realm.

But unexpectedly, it was all done with the active cooperation of the Human Race's strong ones.

In a sense, this behavior of the Human Race's strong ones was outright aiding the enemy!

Thus, Chu Nan asked in a questioning tone: "Why do this? This almost breaks off the Martial Dao after the Cloud Sea Realm in the Celestial Crossing Realm!"

In Chu Nan's tone, there was a hint of anger; it seemed there were indeed Human Race's strong ones who betrayed the Human Race.

Hearing Chu Nan's words, Real Man Tianxuan hurriedly explained: "All this was done as a last resort."