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"How dare you! You think you can influence my way of thinking?"

Zhang Haoran roared, unleashing his mental power to protect his sea of ​​consciousness. A small crystal sword appeared above his head; it was an immortal sword soul that had reached the mid-stage of the sixth rank.

"Zheng!"

A crisp sword cry rang out as the Immortal Sword Soul slashed towards the void, where the spiritual energy fluctuations were strongest.

A crisp snapping sound.
Something seemed to have been cleaved open, the surrounding scenery shattered, and his consciousness returned to his body. He immediately looked up and saw a sword mark on the mural, which was breaking apart, and he could vaguely hear a sigh.

Upon seeing this, Daoshu immediately asked in alarm, "Master, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this mural?"

"That shouldn't be the case. I've looked at this mural many times and never noticed the trap."

Zhang Haoran did not answer, but said with a gloomy expression, "Tell me how you drove Mo Wenjian insane back then."

I don't believe it. He'll go crazy just from seeing some of the truth!

No matter what, Mo Wenjian was a pseudo-chosen one, so his willpower wouldn't be too weak. Even if he really saw some earth-shattering conspiracy, he would at most be shocked, but not to the point of going crazy. After all, those were things that happened ten thousand years ago.

Dao Shu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no intention to pursue the matter. He thought about it carefully for a while, and then said with some doubt, "Actually, I didn't do anything. I just followed the God Emperor's instructions and fed Mo Wenjian some negative energy to fill his heart with hatred and make him seek revenge on those enemies."

He was merely a pawn, used to warn various forces that the great tide had not yet begun, and it was not yet time for the Three Realms War.

At the time, I didn't do much. I just suppressed his mental power when he was trapped in the illusion and instilled a thought in him, making him target Fengtian Island for revenge.

I'm also very curious about why he went crazy later.

After all, the difference in strength was too great. Mo Wenjian couldn't sense my presence at all, so there was no need to kill me to silence me. What good would driving him crazy do for the plan?

A madman can't complete the mission!

The facts were indeed different. After returning to the Three Realms, Mo Wenjian did not seek revenge on Fengtian Island. Instead, he went on a rampage in the underground cave, which inadvertently brought out all the hidden ancient artifacts.

The last group fought a chaotic battle near Zigai Mountain, and even created an imperial tomb.

This can be considered as achieving the goal, but it deviates greatly from the God Emperor's plan.

It should be understood that the God Emperor does not want too many powerful beings in the Three Realms to die. It doesn't matter if the True Gods and Emperors die, but Saints and Heavenly Kings should not perish. They all have the hope of attaining the Dao in the future, and even if they cannot attain the Dao, they can still become food for others.

Zhang Haoran nodded and said confidently, "That's right!"
I felt before that it was completely unnecessary to drive Mo Wenjian mad. No one can predict how a madman will act, and he is too difficult to control!
The God-Emperor's methods shouldn't be so crude. It seems you've been made a scapegoat.

"Am I being blamed?"

Daoshu said with a surprised look, "Please enlighten me, my lord."

Zhang Haoran sneered and said, "Hehe, back then Mo Wenjian was also considered a prodigy. He usurped Gong Juanzi's fortune and became the chosen one of the sect's era. He was a rising star that everyone had high hopes for."

Even though the battlefield was a bloodbath that led to the destruction of the sect era, he did not lose heart or give up. Instead, he led the remaining masters of the human world back to the underground cave.

This leader-like figure went to Tianfen and went mad after returning!
If you say there's no problem here, who would believe you?
Rumors are circulating that he saw some truths he shouldn't have known and went mad because he couldn't accept them, but that's just the opinion of ordinary people.

Would someone who becomes a leader of an era go mad after learning about secrets from ten thousand years ago?
This is clearly something someone did, and who else besides you has the ability to do this within the boundary?

Therefore, everyone believes that this was the work of you and the God Emperor.

Even I thought so before I saw these murals.

I think you didn't control your strength well and accidentally drove Mo Wenjian crazy.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all. Someone was secretly manipulating things and making you and the God Emperor take the blame. And that person is the one who painted the mural, the Heavenly Emperor!

He left his spiritual energy in these murals; I almost fell for it just now.

"How can this be?"

Dao Shu looked incredulous and muttered, "The Heavenly Emperor isn't that kind of person. Why would he scheme against someone as insignificant as me? Could these fragments of time and space be fake, not the true history of the Three Realms?"

Zhang Haoran sneered and said, "Heh! You said it yourself, these murals were left by the Heavenly Emperor."

If you were to paint these murals, would you include your own dark history in them?

Can't I just draw however I want?
You really think this is a fragment of time and space?

Who has the ability to capture fragments of time and space? Probably not even a seed can do that.

If the Heavenly Emperor had the ability to travel through time and space and capture fragments of time and space, then why would he need to create the Immortal Source to plug the hole in the Source Land?
Why not simply return to the time before the original star shattered and warn your past self? Or, after the original star shattered, perform a time reversal to repair it.

These so-called time-space fragments were merely fabricated by the Heavenly Emperor to mislead later generations, making everyone believe that the mastermind was one of the emperors, while ignoring him as the culprit.

Moreover, he left a backup plan inside; I almost got ambushed just now.

Those who manage to get here and see the murals are the most promising geniuses in the Three Realms. If they believe the contents of these murals like you do, they will definitely seek revenge against the emperor in the future, and the Heavenly Emperor can reap the benefits.

"The one who should take the blame for Mo Wenjian's madness isn't you, but the God Emperor behind you, who is the greatest threat to the Heavenly Emperor."

Although he wasn't good at scheming, he already had the answer in his mind and could still work backwards.

Seeing that Dao Shu still looked incredulous, he immediately understood what was going on. The other party had been here for 100,000 years, studying the murals all the time, and had been completely brainwashed by the Heavenly Emperor, believing in their contents without a doubt.

Now that I've heard these murals are all fake, it's hard to accept.

It's estimated that if it weren't for the contract binding the Myriad Realms Tower, Dao Tree would have attacked regardless of the difference in strength.

So he explained, "Hehe, Mo Wenjian's strength is a few levels weaker, so you can change his perception."

Have you ever considered how vast the gap is between your strength and that of the Heavenly Emperor? If he wanted to change your perception, wouldn't it be just as easy for him?

Perhaps you did nothing back then, and everything was manipulated by the Heavenly Emperor behind the scenes. He just made you feel that it was your mistake that drove Mo Wenjian mad.

Actually, you and Mo Wenjian are both just tools.

At this point, Zhang Haoran had figured out many things. "Now I finally understand why the emperor can't enter this place."

It's not that their strength is too great, causing this small world to collapse. My current strength is no weaker than that of an emperor. You felt the aura I unleashed earlier, didn't you? Has the space here collapsed?
The Heavenly Emperor did not want the emperor to see these murals; being ridiculed was a minor matter, as it would disrupt his plans.

As for those emperor projections that came here, it's estimated that they didn't see the same things.

Perhaps what they see is the actual footage from back then, while what we see is just the edited version.

Unless one's spiritual power reaches the level of an emperor, one cannot see through the traps. And since emperors cannot enter, and with no one to refute this, this is the true history of the Three Realms.

Because of the contract signed with the Myriad Realms Tower, the Heavenly Emperor's influence on the Dao Tree is weakening, which has led him to discover some traces. He said somewhat dejectedly, "With me guarding this place, those Emperor projections and clones cannot enter this hall. After all, no matter how strong an Emperor clone is, it is impossible for them to reach the peak of Breaking the Ninth Level. Moreover, I can stop them from teleporting over."

"hehe!"

Zhang Haoran sneered, "That's even more correct! Actually, you're not guarding the last gate for the God Emperor, but rather watching over the Heavenly Emperor's house."

As long as those emperors' clones and projections cannot enter, the contents of this mural will not be revealed, and he can say whatever he wants.

If the Heavenly Emperor were truly as tall and majestic as depicted in the murals, would he have caused the Nine Emperors such a terrible ordeal?
You must know that those emperors were disciples of the Heavenly Emperor.

How is it now?

They all became inhuman, ghostly beings, corrupted by negative energy and turned into madmen.

In fact, all of this is because the Heavenly Emperor was greedy and insisted on breaking away from the original universe!

If he hadn't shattered the original star, none of these things would have happened.
You keep saying that although the Heavenly Emperor made a mistake, he made amends, but did he really make amends?

Can you guarantee that filling the source with immortal energy will plug the hole in the source land?

What if it's not possible?
Perhaps that was another conspiracy by the Heavenly Emperor!
Although the God Emperor's character is questionable, his intelligence is definitely not low.

If the Immortal Origin Project is truly reliable, why are they unwilling to cooperate? Do they not want to extricate themselves and are willing to suppress the source land rift for the rest of their lives?

Dao Shu was speechless upon hearing this, but having stayed here for 100,000 years, he had been thoroughly brainwashed.

Even knowing that the Heavenly Emperor is the culprit behind all this, one cannot feel hatred; this is the terrifying aspect of having one's perception altered.

Zhang Haoran was quite aware of this, and he didn't want to say anything more. Anyway, the Dao Tree was now his demon pet, and it had signed a contract with the Myriad Realms Tower. Its altered perception would gradually return. For now, it was enough to leave behind the seed of doubt.

He got up and walked deeper into the palace, not glancing at the murals around him again. He didn't know what hidden tricks the Heavenly Emperor had left in them, and destroying them directly might cause unpredictable consequences.

Improving his own strength is more important now. Once he can suppress the Heavenly Emperor, these murals will be of no use.

He said calmly, "Never mind those murals! In the future, these will all be evidence of the Heavenly Emperor's crimes against the Three Realms. Come on, take me to see the Heavenly Gate."

Upon hearing the words "Heavenly Gate," Dao Shu trembled, regained his senses, and after hesitating for a moment, said, "My lord! The Heavenly Gate is just at the end of the palace; it's just an ordinary teleportation portal."

However, the passage ahead is quite dangerous. With my current strength, I can only pass through one-third of it. I hope my lord will reconsider.

Why don't you cultivate here for a while, forge your jade bones, and then go over?"

"Time is running out!"

Zhang Haoran said in a low voice, "This place is only separated from the Heavenly Palace by a passage. The seed won't let me cultivate here in peace. If I stay too long, it might cause some trouble."

Let's go there now.

After thinking for a moment, Dao Shu gritted his teeth and said, "I know that there was another powerful person who came with the master. He was also at the peak of the eighth level when he came in, and now he has reached the ninth level."

Moreover, this person is no ordinary individual. I sensed another Breaking Ninth Rank aura emanating from him, seemingly that of a beginner martial artist. If we could have his assistance, with the three of us Breaking Ninth Rank cultivators leading the way and summoning some Emperor-level projections, we should be confident in weakening the power of the rules within the passage…”

Dao Shu still paid close attention to Zhen Tianwang. To be precise, he focused most of his energy on Zhen Tianwang. After all, a beginner martial artist who had broken through to the ninth level was his hope for proving the Dao. How could he not value him?
In fact, this was a deliberate act by the Heavenly King to let the initial martial body reveal its aura and attract the attention of the Dao Tree, so that his original body could secretly make some plans.

"The power of the rules here will take a month to recover."

At that time, the master could easily cross the passage and compete for the seed projection at full power.

He said to compete, not challenge, which made it clear that there was a formidable enemy behind the passage, vying with him for the seed projection.

Although the murals made him reluctant to mention the name, he still felt obligated to offer a reminder out of loyalty.

Zhang Haoran knew, of course, that there was a projection of the Heavenly Emperor there. He wasn't too worried about it. In the original story, Fang Ping, with a group of people who had broken through to the eighth or ninth level, was able to kill the projection of the Heavenly Emperor. No matter how strong the opponent was, it was limited. As long as it wasn't the Heavenly Emperor himself, it would be fine.

Will the Heavenly Emperor himself be here?
It's unlikely!
The God Emperor and others, having suffered the misery of suppressing the source land, already hated the Heavenly Emperor to the core. It was estimated that even a yawn or a stretch from him would alert all the emperors, making it virtually impossible for him to substitute for someone else and quietly appear within the boundary.

Zhang Haoran waved his hand, rejecting Dao Shu's suggestion. He didn't want the Heavenly King to be cannon fodder, and those imperial projections were unreliable.

Once he is summoned, the checkpoint he guards will collapse, and then how will anyone else be able to pass through it?
He intended to preserve this small world intact and turn it into a sacred place for cultivation.

Besides, shouldn't we repay the favors we owe the War Emperor and the Overlord Emperor?

"Don't even think about those royal projections anymore."

He glanced at Dao Shu with amusement, and said meaningfully, "Even a being like the Spirit Emperor, who is at the bottom of the power among the emperors, can send an avatar to replace the projections here. How many of the remaining projections do you think will still obey your summons?"

Dao Shu's face darkened. He knew that some emperor clones had replaced the projections here, but he didn't really know which ones. He only knew that there was a problem with the God Emperor's level and that the Human Emperor's projection had been replaced by clones. He was not clear about the situation in the other levels.

That was, after all, an avatar of the emperor; it would be easy for him to deceive the Dao Tree.

Zhang Haoran knew that apart from the brainless Beast King and the problematic Earth King, the other King projections were not very safe.

Of course, the projections of the Three Heavenly Emperors are an exception; their true forms have long since perished, so they certainly cannot send in their clones.

In other words, apart from these five levels, the other projections may all have problems.

Ah!
The Emperor's realm can also be ruled out; the clone there has already been killed, and it's impossible for them to send another one down in such a short time. (End of Chapter)