Chapter 469 - The Truth of the Dark Ages
Chapter 469 of "Red Heart Patrols the Sky" kicks off with thrilling moments: Guan Yan informed Xiaofan that the source of Yan Xiaoâs power was resentment, and to... Read more!
Guan Yan informed Xiaofan that the source of Yan Xiaoâs power was resentment, and to weaken Yan Xiao, the heads it devoured couldnât carry any resentment.The dead needed to be calm and indifferent, but how was that easy to achieve?
Throughout the ages, death has been the one great difficulty; the fear of death and clinging to life are human nature, which is why those who face death with composure are celebrated.
Sacrifice, after all, is rare.
However, the âOfferingâ of the Senhai Holy Clan was precisely the reason why Yan Xiao grew so quickly in reality.
Because the âOfferingâ of the Senhai Holy Clan was never a voluntary sacrifice, it was always an âoffering of someone elseâs head.â
Through Xiaofan, Guan Yan suggested that the Senhai Holy Clan stop the offerings and choose to defend their ancestral lands, using the long passage of time to weaken Yan Xiao.
This plan was feasible.
The entire Senhai Holy Clan could retreat to the Divine Shade Land, and once Yan Xiao knocked on their door, they would only defend and not counterattack.
Even though casualties were inevitable, Yan Xiao might not be able to persist for long.
Moreover, once the loss of power began, the losses each year would decrease.
It was foreseeable that such a choice would result in severe casualties for the Holy Tribe, but the outcome was clearâthey would surely move towards the light.
In fact, if the Senhai Holy Clan had some understanding of Yan Xiao from the beginning and hadnât hurriedly killed it, perhaps everything would have been different.
But things had developed to this point.
Under his Divine Skills, Jiang Wang and the others moved calmly through Guan Yanâs memories, leafing through the Forest Sea Source Realm of that periodâŚ
At that time, the Senhai Holy Clan still operated under an elder council system, with a group of seven elders deciding on the tribeâs major affairs.
After confirming the authenticity of the message conveyed by Xiaofan using their own methods, the elders made a choice that completely exceeded Guan Yanâs imagination!
The elder council of the Senhai Holy Clan believed that stopping the offerings could possibly lead to Yan Xiaoâs uncontrolled rampage in anger, and the Holy Tribe could not bear such losses.
As long as the offerings didnât stop, Yan Xiao couldnât harm the members of the Holy Tribe without reason due to the requirements of the ritual.
Since Yan Xiao needed to devour resentment to grow, they decided to let those offering their heads die without any awareness.
Without any awareness, naturally, there would be no resentment.
After all, it wasnât the people of the Senhai Holy Clan who were dying.
The elder council of the Senhai Holy Clan used forbidden methods, borrowing the power of the Dragon God to create the âNight Attack.â
Su Qiyun had always been seeking the truth about the âNight Attack,â and only in Guan Yanâs memories did she see its origin.
The process that formed âNight Attackâ was complex and hard to replicate.
But its essence was the leakage of the âworld sourceâ and the invasion of Chaos.
In the nights of the Forest Sea Source Realm, without the protection of the Divine dragon woodâs Divine Power, everyone would fall into a deep sleep.
Those who fell asleep would succumb to Chaos unless they were linked to someone awake.
(A gaze is one form of âlink.â)
In the sudden occurrence of the âNight Attack,â massive numbers of the Human Race perished.
This was the true reason for the near-extinction of the other tribes in the Forest Sea Source Realm!
The reason ânearâ is used is simply because no one has ever reached the end of the Forest Sea Source Realm, so it cannot be completely confirmed.
Those empty wooden houses and cave dwellings silently speak volumes.
Such a scene of horror was palpable, even to Jiang Wang and the others, from such a transcendent perspective, they could feel Guan Yanâs trembling at that timeâŚ
It was Xiaofan who risked sneaking out of the tribal lands and ignited the heart of the Divine dragon wood, allowing Guan Yan to escape from sleep.
After experiencing the âNight Attack,â Guan Yan finally understood.
The dark period of the Forest Sea Source Realm appeared to be caused by Yan Xiao on the surface, but essentially, it was due to the evil thoughts of the Senhai Holy Clan.
Upon reviewing history, it turned out that Divine Shade Land was not exclusively owned by the Senhai Holy Clan but was a sacred land shared by many tribes.
In ancient times, the Senhai Holy Clan was just a powerful tribe.
It was by expelling all other tribes that they came to possess the Divine Shade Land exclusively.
Later, they even claimed the most ancient Divine Shade Land as their ancestral land and called themselves the Holy Tribe.
They assumed a fundamentally different nature, born to be above all other tribes.
In the dark era, the Senhai Holy Clan had already twisted their thoughts and hearts into darkness.
They worshipped brutality and bloodshed, plundering freely, and killing had become their nature.
He harbored illusions about this group of people because of Xiao Fan, but Xiao Fan was the only exception in the Senhai Holy ClanâŚ
Buddha has a heart of compassion, yet also the fierce eyes of Vajra when enraged.
The angry Guan Yan burned the relics, manifested Vajra, and attained God Arrives.
Alone, he killed the Senhai Holy Clanâs Elder Council, and almost wiped out all the Holy Tribe warriors who had acted as willing tools for the tyrants at the time.
In the final moments of exhaustion, he supported Xiao Fan to become the sole priest of the Holy Tribe.
He revised the Senhai Holy Clanâs history and guided them to form the tradition of âhunting each otherâ.
Over the course of more than five hundred years, he weakened Yan Xiao, and also ingrained honor and sacrifice into the Senhai Holy Clanâs very bones.
And he himself, the Divine Coming Body decayed, his lifespan exhausted.
Only a speck of True Spirit remained.
Unable to exist in Chaos yet trapped in this realm, he could not be reborn and could only drift through the cracks of the world.
Having withdrawn from the thought connection, Jiang Wang and the others felt mixed emotions, but all were deeply shaken.
In Jiang Wangâs view, the most admirable aspect of Guan Yanâs actions was not the weakening of Yan Xiao or orchestrating his death five hundred years later, but his teaching of the Senhai Holy Clan.
He transformed the Divine Shade Land, which had once bred darkness and bloodshed, into the now serene and peaceful land.
The fact that the Senhai Holy Clan now had people like Qing Qishu, who dared to take on responsibility and make sacrifices, was a testament to Guan Yanâs educational achievements.
It was truly an immeasurable merit!
Guan Yan, who possessed his thought connection, could naturally sense Jiang Wangâs thoughts.
âBuddha is merciful, and there is retribution in cause and effect.
Perhaps it is this small amount of merit that has allowed my True Spirit to endure for five hundred years.
I have also groped for some cultivation methods based on True Spirit.â
With just a speck of True Spirit, he was still able to explore cultivation and even made some real progress!
Guan Yan seemed unaware of his own astonishing achievements and looked at Su Qiyun with a gentle expression, âThat is why I was able to borrow your God-Hosting Jade and temporarily manifest a form.â
Thatâs not all, you can still use Divine Skills.
Wu Quji silently lamented in his heart, but quickly realized that in front of Guan Yan, thinking this was as good as saying it out loud.
To cover himself, he deliberately let his thoughts wander.
Guan Yan gave him a look that was both absent and knowing, finding the thoughts he sensed somewhat amusing and sad.
Su Qiyun opened her mouth, âThose recordsâŚâ
Guan Yan met her gaze seriously, bowed slightly, and apologized to her.
âI compiled those records, intentionally leaving clues for future arrivals to target Yan Xiao and avoid any unexpected developments.
For my presumptuousness, I apologize to you, Miss.â
The records in the Holy Tribeâs library were also part of Guan Yanâs âlegacyâ.
Not only did he âremoldâ the history of the Holy Tribe, but he also left such arrangements, so calling him exceedingly thorough would not be an exaggeration.
Jiang Wang had some doubts back then, but could never trace them back to this.
Who knows, if Zhongxuan Sheng had been there, he might have discovered something sooner.
At this moment, Su Qiyunâs feelings were incredibly complex.
Having been led by Guan Yanâs past schemes, she had reason to be unsatisfied, but she did not harbor resentment.
She had sought the truth behind the Night Attack, and now that it had been revealed, her target for revenge had already been erased by Guan Yan over five hundred years ago, leaving her feeling a sense of aimless loss.
âTo show my apologyâŚâ Guan Yan said to her, âI preserved a speck of your friendâs True Spirit in ChaosâŚâ