Chapter 1004: Chapter 1004

Yu Ziqing received the Mountain Lord's message and felt satisfied.

The Mountain Lord didn't speak directly, but between the lines, he conveyed to Yu Ziqing that the things he asked about were beyond human capability.

The Dharma Methods of cultivators, full of wonders, require a tremendous price, be it time or power, to materialize from nothing — this is generally the case.

Even in unconventional situations like the Dayan Preface, one needs top-tier innate talent and to burn mental effort, and what one ultimately gains is just a method, not immediate wonder.

Despite this, the Dayan Preface has seven Great Realms in total, and the first three only provide effects similar to general Refining God methods, which most iconic Divine Temples possess.

This Grotto Heaven, inherently possessing wonder, indeed cannot be achieved by mere human force.

Yu Ziqing thought of the juice at home and approximately understood; either it's truly the mystic marvel of Creation, naturally evolving — this makes the most sense, given that even Living Beings can naturally be born. What then is impossible?

Therefore, this possibility is the greatest.

Another possibility is because of the Immortal Herb.

It also holds the mystic marvel of Creation.

For now, there doesn't seem to be a third possibility.

The Mountain Lord didn't explicitly state these, but Yu Ziqing roughly guessed, mostly because there was just one Immortal Herb being nurtured at home.

And the Mountain Lord's silence suggests that this matter likely involves much, making it unspeakable, or rather, unspeakable for now.

Then there were some directions the Mountain Lord specifically mentioned, which were incorrect ones noted by the Evil Lord.

But even this was sufficient.

Research direction is the most crucial thing; choosing a wrong direction costs a lot of time and resources to only face a dead end.

People have long gotten used to this, mostly trial and error.

Sometimes when researching something, some material, if the ultimate goal is ten, there's none that reaches ten, but three to seven might have a heap.

Those released for circulation in the market are basically three to seven.

Yu Ziqing politely stood at the edge of the ground pit to express thanks, recalling things about the Evil Lord in his mind.

Previously, the Mountain Lord wouldn't specifically mention the Evil Lord. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⟡𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚⟡𝘯𝘦𝘵

Moreover, when he first encountered the Evil Lord, he really didn't think about what the title 'Lord' represented, nor did he consider the Evil Lord's former self.

Just thinking about how the Evil Lord fell into the seal, one could roughly guess that by then, the Evil Lord was already out of fortune, fallen into dust.

Even so, they had to toil extensively for quite some time to finally seal the core consciousness of the Evil Lord.

By the information now received, the Evil Lord may have long been perceived as non-threatening, and the title 'Evil Lord' no longer had anything to do with its former renown.

Because, if regarded as a threat, the name 'Evil Lord' would not have been passed down.

Now, the Evil Lord actually being able to provide suggestions, with a clear consciousness, shows that the Evil Lord has turned misfortune into a blessing.

Thinking about how the Evil Lord was sealed in a gemstone form, Yu Ziqing found it quite normal — that was a state of fall to the point of no further fall, with his power having completely collapsed to the lowest point.

Perhaps losing power instead made his consciousness clear.

In other words, the Evil Lord's fall into dust was directly related to his power?

Reflecting on the current state of the Evil Dao resembling street rats, founded on alien power, Yu Ziqing suddenly understood.

The entire path of the Evil Dao had gone wrong.

The Refining God Dao already had issues, previously, the Evil Dao was completely destroyed, turning into the current trailing Evil Dao.

Unknown conflicts have always been happening, never ceasing.

Yu Ziqing sighed silently, speculating that although the war that overthrew the deities was won back then, it cost a great deal, leaving behind significant hidden dangers.

Thinking about it, this is also right — for such a level of war, how could it be accomplished at one go, resolving all hidden dangers?

If it really achieved that, it would have been a one-sided crush, leaving no room for retaliation, otherwise, post-war there would still be numerous issues.

When Yu Ziqing wanted to ask the Mountain Lord again, the Mountain Lord's accented voice rang in his mind.

"Rest assured, though the Evil Lord's consciousness is indeed clear, I will not let him out."

Who said they wanted to release the Evil Lord?

Such a dangerous element, without assurance to completely solve the hidden dangers, naturally must be kept there quietly.

Not directly killing him was due to past lack of capability, now it's out of regard for the name 'Lord'.

Before thoroughly understanding why the Evil Lord became , Yu Ziqing definitely wouldn't lower his guard because of a titular 'Lord'.

The Mountain Lord likely thinks the same.

Yu Ziqing erased his own traces and checked the setup within the cave, confirming there were no issues, then quietly left.

Since the absence of the Dadui Seal, this place had been completely forsaken by visitors.

Once Yu Ziqing departed, amid the darkness below the ground pit, the Mountain Lord glanced sideways at the Evil Lord, mimicking a new tea-making method taught in the Jade Tablet.

"It seems he has guessed some things, even able to inquire about you.

This young one does not seem like someone from this era but rather from our own.

From what I've heard and read in the Jade Tablet, people of this era would likely wish to completely eradicate you.

Spare no wrong, tolerate none.

Sometimes such decisiveness is excellent, especially when facing crisis, you cannot gamble.