Chapter 431: Secret History of the Past

Shi Huang's anger intensified, and he shouted, "Nonsense! My Shi Family has been loyal for generations. What immense contributions have we made to the Great Xia Immortal Dynasty? Your Wang Family are the true traitors, daring to cry 'thief' while being the thief yourself!"

Wang Mu stood with his hands behind his back, a playful smile on his face. "You and the Saint Advent Society must be quite close, right?"

Shi Huang frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Wang Mu said calmly, "On the seventh day of the first lunar month in the 109,872nd year of the Great Xia calendar, the Martial King Mansion colluded with the Saint Advent Society, intending to enter the palace to perform Possession on the young Emperor, manipulate him into abdicating to the Martial King, and seize the foundation of the Immortal Dynasty!"

"In exchange, after the Martial King ascended the throne, he would need to establish the Saint Advent Society as the state religion, build exactly 128,000 blood sacrifice altars within the Northern Territory, and perform daily blood sacrifices using the Human Race to worship the Holy God!"

"The Prince Wei Mansion uncovered the conspiracy, stopped it in time, and suppressed and killed all the rebellious scoundrels! The entire Martial King Mansion was executed for the crime of treason!"

This was a piece of history.

Very few people knew the truth.

When the entire Martial King Mansion was executed back then, it was announced to the world that they had committed treason, but almost no one believed it.

This was only because the Martial King, the Prince Wei, and the late Emperor of the Immortal Dynasty were like brothers, sleeping in the same bed.

The Martial King had even once blocked a fatal tribulation for the late Emperor, leaving behind a Dao injury that could never be healed.

How could such a person rebel? How could he plot to usurp the throne?

Furthermore, shortly after this incident, the Prince Wei carried out sweeping purges in the court, killing countless ministers, firmly securing the position of Regent, and holding the Emperor hostage to command the vassals.

All these actions, when linked together, made people inevitably suspect the truth behind it all. Indeed.

After hearing these words.

Shi Huang's pupils turned blood-red, and he nearly roared, "Nonsense! My grandfather was such a loyal subject! Would he rebel? This is clearly just dirty water that your treacherous grandfather splashed onto my Shi Family!"

Wang Mu was very calm. He said, "If the late Emperor were still here, all of this naturally would not have happened."

Shi Huang pressed, "What do you mean?"

Wang Mu said, "The new Emperor ascended the throne, young and vigorous, wanting to achieve great things. Unfortunately, he was too young and too eager for success!"

"Your grandfather and my grandfather, both serving as regents, naturally could not watch him act recklessly! He was angry, and with malicious people instigating from within… it was normal for him to commit some irrational acts."

Shi Huang was not a fool. When the conversation reached this point, he instantly guessed Wang Mu's meaning. "Are you saying that Your Majesty wanted to take action against my Martial King Mansion?"

Wang Mu nodded and said, "Three years after the new Emperor ascended the throne, he issued seven consecutive decrees, reducing the power of the Martial King Mansion and the Prince Wei Mansion in the court from every angle. The intention was too obvious."

Shi Huang shook his head and said, "Even so, my grandfather did not covet power. How could he possibly develop thoughts of usurping the throne?"

Upon hearing this, the corners of Wang Mu's mouth curled slightly. "But what if Your Majesty wanted your Martial King Mansion to die?"

Shi Huang's pupils constricted. "What did you say?"

Wang Mu's smile deepened as he looked at him. "Whether it was the Prince Wei or the Martial King, they both understood the new Emperor's intent. As the master of the Immortal Dynasty, wanting to hold all power in his own hands is something that can be understood!"

"Given their relationship with the late Emperor, they would never take things to the extreme and cause chaos in the world… But as Luck would have it, in those years, the direct Bloodlines of the Prince Wei Mansion and the Martial King Mansion successively gave birth to offspring!"

"One carried a mysterious curse; even after exhausting the resources of the Family and the Holy Land, it could not be healed, and he was unable to engage in cultivation for his entire life. The other was a Qilin child possessing the Supreme bone. His birth immediately attracted the attention of the world, and he was destined to become a Supreme in the future! How could the new Emperor not be afraid?"

Hearing this, Shi Huang fell silent instantly. What Wang Mu said was certainly unheard of, even somewhat bizarre, but when thought about carefully, it made a lot of sense and was completely logical.

Even in the Immortal Dynasty, where imperial power was Supreme, it was still in the world of cultivation, where everything relied on strength. The Immortal Dynasty had its foundation, but it was not enough to completely suppress the two major forces of the Prince Wei Mansion and the Martial King Mansion.

Now that an offspring with peerless talent had appeared in the Martial King Mansion, who would likely be invincible in the world in the future, how could the new Emperor, who had just ascended the throne and tasted the flavor of power, not be nervous?

Moreover, this was happening right after he had issued multiple orders to reduce the power of the Martial King Mansion. How could he dare to guarantee that the Martial King held no resentment in his heart?

The human heart is complex. At that time, the new Emperor was just a young man in his twenties; how could he see through it? Once nervous, it was easy to make hasty decisions. Coupled with people instigating from within, he began to look for some trumped-up charges to crazily suppress the Martial King Mansion.

As time passed, the Martial King Mansion naturally could no longer endure it. They had a Qilin child, destined to dominate a region in the future, and their position as overlords was as stable as Mount Tai. Of course, they had the capital to fight. Thus, a catastrophe unfolded.

Shi Huang's state of mind began to become somewhat unstable. His Qi was chaotic. His brows were tightly furrowed. The demonic shadow behind him flickered in and out of existence, becoming increasingly ferocious.

"Something is wrong. My grandfather was not such an impulsive person. You are lying…"

"Under normal circumstances, that is indeed true." Wang Mu nodded and said, "But what if someone was constantly whispering in your grandfather's ear?"

"Who are you talking about?"

"The Saint Advent Society." Wang Mu said calmly.

"…"

"The one who instigated the new Emperor to take action against your Martial King Mansion was the Saint Advent Society. The one who kept advising your grandfather to go all the way was also the Saint Advent Society…" Wang Mu said.

"Why would my grandfather listen to the Saint Advent Society?" Shi Huang still did not believe it.

"Because the Supreme bone in your body was gifted to you by the Saint Advent Society!" Wang Mu's expression was calm, but the words he spoke were like Mount Tai collapsing, instantly causing Shi Huang's pupils to shrink sharply.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shi Huang finally changed his expression; Wang Mu's words were too shocking.

"Whether I am talking nonsense, don't you know yourself?" Wang Mu stared at Shi Huang, saying word by word, "Over these years, haven't you noticed that the bone in your body, besides bringing you powerful strength and talent, has also been subtly influencing your Heart-Nature?"

Speaking of this, Shi Huang's expression changed slightly and imperceptibly. Had he not noticed? That was self-deception.

It was just that in the past, he had never thought about it carefully. He only felt that it was a natural change in his Heart-Nature after experiencing so many things and going through life and death on the battlefield countless times. He had become increasingly violent and bloodthirsty. Sometimes, he could even not control his desire to kill. Although that situation was rare, it did exist after all.

"It is precisely because your grandfather knew the methods of the Saint Advent Society that he chose to cooperate with the Saint Advent Society! To gamble for a bright future of becoming the Supreme of the Northern Territory…"

"It is just a pity that he did not know that even without the Saint Advent Society, you would still be you!"

"And, you would only be stronger and freer than you are now!"

Wang Mu sighed, "Because your talent and your Luck were already powerful to begin with; the appearance of the Saint Advent Society cannot even be called icing on the cake… Your grandfather and the others were all deceived by the Saint Advent Society!"