<h4>Chapter 1482 The Elegy of The Divine n</h4>
The atmosphere after that became even more harmonious. Everyone chatted idly about everything under the sun. Gu Yigu would casually narrate some interesting anecdotes of the martial world and Chu Yang and the others would listen with great interest.As they chatted, Chu Yang suddenly thought of something. “Elder Gu, there’s something I don’t understand.”
Gu Yigu smiled and replied, “Tell me.”
“This is not the first time I’m taking this route. But thest time I came, I didn’t see youe out to buy over horses,” said Chu Yang.
Gu Yigu was taken aback for a moment. “Thest time? You passed by this area? Were you riding a horse then?”
Chu Yang was taken aback too. “No.”
A contemptuous Gu Yigu replied, “Since you weren’t riding a horse, what am I supposed toe out to buy over from you?”
Chu Yang was stunned.
“Everyone who passes by this ce must leave their horses behind as long as they are riding them!” Gu Yigu said, “Fiverge ns had passed by this ce of mine to head in that direction. And now, the horses of four of those ns have already been disposed of by me.”
Chu Yang smiled wryly. This old fellow was truly intense.
“The Chen n’s Wind-Chasing Beasts were the only ones that I didn’t ask for when they passed by this ce thest time.” Gu Yigu snorted and said, “The blood of those Wind-Chasing Beasts stink!”
Mo Qingwu shivered.
Mo Tianji’s brows drew together. “What Elder means is... All those horses have been eaten by you?”
The corners of Gu Yigu’s lips spasmed. “No. I was injured and needed blood essence to nourish my body. War horses have a staunch enough nature and they are out in battles all the time. Thus, their bodies naturally contain a fierce and raging aura and their blood essence is also easier to absorb... After the horsese into my ownership, I would use a secret art to extract half their blood essence for my consumption. I sell the horses away after that.”
“All the money I get is exchanged into daily necessities and resources. Once every two years, I send them directly to the northeast wastnds from here as supplies for my nsmen.” There was sorrow in his eyes. “The ce where we live is covered in perennial ice and snow... It’s not so bad for the adults but for the children and the elderly, as well as some women... All of them can’t...”
Chu Yang nodded solemnly and sighed.
“Thesest 30,000 years, I’ve already sent resources worth a total of 70 million Purple Crystals back...” The corners of Gu Yigu’s lips spasmed a little. “At the same time while I maintained my own consumption at the minimum threshold, I alsomitted arson, murder and robbery, and did a lot of wicked things... All the money and Purple Crystals I got were used to fill in this huge hole... At this point, other than having my cultivation and a few taels of silver, this ninth-grade peak-level Supreme Martial Artist here is but a pauper!”
70 million Purple Crystals worth of resources!
This colossal number gave everyone a huge shock!
One must understand that 70 million Purple Crystals were not as simple as 70 million taels of silver. Moreover, all of those daily necessities that Gu Yigu spoke of were things that could be bought with gold and silver.
A Purple Crystal was worth as much as a million taels of silver!
Doing a calction based on that rate, the amount of resources that Gu Yigu had sent back was practically beyond estimation!
“Why do they need that much?” asked a surprised Chu Yang. “Some things can be used for quite a number of years...”
The corners of Gu Yigu’s lips spasmed again. “Over at where we are... Most things only have the lifespan of a year! Things like cotton nkets can’t be used anymore after just three months...”
He said somberly, “As for us... Back when the world hadn’t changed, there were two billion of us. After the change, the survivors didn’t even make up 200 million. In addition, we were imprisoned in the Ice Wastnds. 80,000 years ago, the poption decreased drastically to 150 million. 50,000 years ago, it had be less than 100 million. 30,000 years ago, there were still 70 million people while 20,000 years ago, we were left with only 40 million people. And now... we barely make up 10 million!”
Chu Yang and the others couldn’t help exchanging looks of horror.
What a high mortality rate! If this were to continue at such a rate... The Three Stars Divine n wouldn’t be far from extinction.
“Every time the Nine Tribtions Sword Master emerges into the world, the Ice Wastnds would open. The openingsts for only a day before it shuts. Within those few days, the n must select experts and quickly send them out. Then, those people must do everything they can and work hard to earn money so that they can buy resources and send them back...”
When he reached this part, Mo Tianji raised his hand. “Elder, there’s something I don’t understand.”
Gu Yigu asked, “What is it?”
“Since there’s only a day’s time, this means that there are very few people who cane out. In that case, how do all of you send the resources back after gathering them? If things can be sent in, can’t peoplee out then?” asked Mo Tianji.
Gu Yigu smiled tragically. “We’ve been sealed inside. As long as a door of life doesn’t appear, living people cannote out. However, they can receive things sent in from the outside... which is to say, inanimate objects can be sent in and out usually. What that door restricts is just life and souls.”
Mo Tianji went ‘oh’ and fell silent.
Inwardly, he secretly wondered just what kind of door that was? To think it was this domineering to actually be able to restrict souls.
“And once we, the ones whoe out, have our identities exposed, it would incite a mass attack by the entire continent on us... All these years, other than this old man, there hasn’t been any Three Stars Divine n expert who couldst until the next Nine Tribtions Sword Master emerged...”
“In my batch, 400 people came out. All of us were elites but... by now, this old man is the only one who’s still alive in this world. Everyone else had already died a long time ago, 20,000 years back...”
“It was only three years ago when thetest generation of the Nine Tribtions Sword Master emerged that that hateful door finally opened once more. But... my nsmen are already...”
Gu Yigu heaved a heavy sigh. “Over all these years, I’ve robbed good people and killed bad people. I’ve honestly killed a lot of people but I don’t dare to die. I don’t fear death but I cannot die... Hurhur... Brother Chu, you should also know that for people who can attain a cultivation level like mine, how many of us actually fear death...? Yet I had to beg for mercy in front of that big brother of yours. Let’s not even talk about just a promise and a few Heavenly Treasures; even if he were to demand that I get on my knees and call him ‘grandpa’, I must also retain my life...”
“If even I die too... The Divine n would really have no one on the outside anymore... Their supply of resources would also be cut off...”
When he reached this part, Gu Yigu sighed and stopped talking.
Chu Yang and the others were also silent.
What were they supposed to say?
None of them knew what they should say to this. They couldn’t help but feel a heaviness in their hearts.
When Gu Yigu had ryed what happened back then, they had already found it strange. Wasn’t this ninth-grade Supreme Martial Artista little too fearful of death...? To actually beg for mercy?
But it was only now that they knew and also understood the reason why. Looking at Gu Yigu, a sense of respect suddenly welled up within them.
Dying nobly for the sake of righteousness wasn’t difficult. What was truly challenging was to endure humiliation and cling on to life for the sake of their n.
After a long while, Chu Yang asked tentatively, “This... Is it possible for the Three Stars Divine n to co-exist peacefully alongside humans?”
Gu Yigu was terribly enraged!
Even his eyes were bulging. He snapped furiously, “What do you mean by that?”
Chu Yang was startled. “...?” A raging Gu Yigu questioned, “What do you mean by whether the Three Stars Divine n can co-exist peacefully alongside humans? Are the Three Stars Divine n not humans?”
Chu Yang nearly fainted.
Wasn’t that obvious? In this legend that had been passed down for 90,000 years, who had ever said that people of the Three Stars Divine n were also humans? The Three Stars Divine n stood alongside the Dragon, Phoenix and Fairy races. When were they actually... human?
Gu Yigu’s fury hadn’t subsided. “The Three Stars Divine n is just a little special. Which part of us don’t look human? 100,000 years ago when the Three Stars Divine n had ruled the world, did they ever drive the so-called humans into a corner and wipe them out?”
“At that time, wasn’t people of the Three Stars Divine n uniting in matrimony with the humans you speak of something very normal? Why is it that when these so-called humans rule the world, they instead kill all the descendants of interracial marriage? Is it really the Three Stars Divine n that is cruel or is it these so-called humans in this current continent who are cruel?”
“Other than putting on the pelt of a human, which part of these so-called humans in this continent now can you say is really human? Are they even worthy of being called humans? What the hell!”
Lord Gu Yigu spat viciously.
Mo Tianji lowered his head and thought about it for a while. Then, he said, “From the point they are born till they mature to adulthood, people of the Three Stars Divine n are indeed the same as humans. The only difference is that their meridians are slightly different. In addition, the bloodline of the Three Stars Divine n can also be awakened; this aspect seems to differ from regr humans. The next thing is that their forehead carries the symbol of the n from the moment they are born... They are regarded as a different existence and isted because of this.”
“But if one returns to the origin and looks at it from that perspective... There is nothing wrong with saying that people of the Three Stars Divine n are humans. However... there is also nothing in saying that they are not.”
Mo Tianji’s statement was extremely fair and just. Chu Yang nodded slowly.
He finally understood why Du Shiqing’s guard whom he had encountered when he went to Iron Cloud back then could wield the Three Stars Divine n’s fire control technique. That must be some kind of bloodline awakening?
The Three Stars Divine n had already suffered for 100,000 years. Should he be able to unite the Nine Heavens, was it also time that he returned them some justice?
However, Chu Yang didn’t say this out loud. In fact, this was something that he also needed to discuss properly with the brothers. He would also need to consult Moon Breeze and the others ande up with a safe and foolproof n.
Otherwise, should he recklessly make a decision, the day he united the Nine Heavens would also be the start of a great interracial war!
The cruel consequences resulting from that were something that nobody could afford.
This was also the true reason why Chu Yang didn’t dare to agree to Young Master Yu’s request back then.
Musing, Mo Tianji nced at Chu Yang. From Chu Yang’s tightly knitted brows, Mo Tianjipletely understood what this Boss of his was thinking about.
A hint of worry couldn’t help but sh across his eyes.
This topic was too heavy. Chu Yang decided to just skip over it and push it down to the bottom of his heart. Then, he started to talk about interesting stories of the martial world again. Dong Wushang and the others also took the opportunity to rest during this break that didn’te easy.
Mo Qingwu rested in Chu Yang’s arms, nodding off in a half-awake manner.
“This... Elder Gu, ording to what I know, there are three people who left their mark on this ck Blood token back then. Does Elder Gu know who the other two are?” asked Chu Yang seriously.
“This... I am indeed unaware.” There was embarrassment on Gu Yigu’s face as he said, “After all, this matter is ultimately not something glorious. Nobody would spread it around...”
Chu Yang said impassively, “That’s not necessarily true. Does Elder Gu know this? If the other party isn’t a rare expert... That big brother of mine wouldn’t have allowed them to leave their mark on this thing... Every one of those who was able to leave their mark on this is a rare ultimate expert in this world!”
Gu Yigu’s face turned as red as a monkey’s butt immediately.