(Thanks to DreuxX for the gift.)
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“You’re asking about Death Reverence?”
“Is that his name?” commented Wang Wei. The Corpse Selling Sect’s founder was a mystery because no one knows where the original sect started. Two branches claimed to be the main one and where the founder originated: from the Soul Sublimation World and the Underworld Yin World.
The Corpse Selling Sect in both these Heaven WIll World has cultivated 5 Great Emperors and is the branch with the highest number.
“Do you want to deal with the Corpse Selling Sect?” asked Wu Hong, somewhat worried.
“Yes. I feel their faction’s Qi Luck is worth the trouble. But I want to know your opinion.”
“I don’t know.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m somewhat conflicted,” reiterated Wu Hong. “Part of me wants you to deal with them as this might be the only chance. However, I also don’t want you to have anything to do with Death Reverence, especially early in your cultivation journey.”
“So, who is this person that even makes you hesitate?”
“Death Reverence was a Boundless Paragon on par with me and your ancestor; he played a significant role in all major events. However, we did not like him since we were always wary of him.”
“Wary of what?”
“Of his ambitions, ideals, goals,” stated Wu Hong. “When he was young, he became obsessed with death. He believed death was a beautiful thing that all things in existence should experience.”
“That’s dangerous.”
“Yes, with his unparallel talent, it was a recipe for disaster.”
“So, what exactly did he do?”
“We originally thought he spread the Corpse Selling Sect throughout the Endless Void to gather more Luck and stuff. However, something he did during the Second War of Origin made us realize his real intention.”
Wu Hong paused to recollect, and Wang Wei became intrigued.
“There was this one particular Source Chaos World that was troublesome to conquer. Some unknown power isolated it, and we could not directly descend. We infiltrated it by sending clones, hoping for them to cultivate and rise to the top before taking it down from the inside.
“Unfortunately, this method failed–until Death Reverence showed up. The main issue with this Source Chaos World was that our clones would be discovered and destroyed when we tried to break the Empyrean Realm.”
“Was it different for Death Reverence?” asked Wang Wei.
“A little. After proving the Dao, he spread the Corpse Selling Sect throughout the All Savant World while his clone hid and did not continue to cultivate. After countless Yuan Epochs, once it had spread in every corner of the world, he gathered the power of all the sects to instantly return to the Paragon Realm.”
Wu Hong squinted her eyes. “We thought we had finally succeeded. But that’s when he showed his fang. The Corpse Selling Sects were some sort of ceremony where he turned the entire All Savant World into a world of death, killing all sentient beings–no matter the realm.”
Wang Wei had a severe look on his face. “Why would he do that since it would reveal his plans for the Eternal Ascension World?”
“We don’t know exactly. The best guess we had was something precious was inside the All Savant World. The very thing probably responsible for preventing us from entering and restricting our development.”
Wang Wei caressed his temple as he felt things were more complicated than he previously thought. He was only greedy for their sect’s Qi Luck; he did not expect to be dealing with a powerful secret boss.
“What happened next?”
“We did not hesitate to besiege him. After all, we did not want our home to suffer the same fate.”
“And he survived?” asked Wang Wei in shock.
“Yes. Not only that, he ran away with only severe injuries.” She remembered that battle. Countless Peak Boundless Paragons tried their best to eliminate Death Reverence, but he still escaped. Later on, he even participated in the Ultimate Taboo after the All Savant World suddenly disappeared from the face of the universe.
“That’s scary to think. In that case, what about the Corpse Selling Sect? Why didn’t you guys remove them?”
“We tried but failed because of too many restrictions.”
“What do you mean?”
“Great Emperors cannot intervene whatsoever in the lower dimensions after the ascension. Empyreans can be sent a projection, but they can only attack if willing to receive punishment from Heavenly Dao. And their attacks also have limits. Paragons can also send projections and attacks. But there is a limit and the level of the attack.
“We tried to eradicate the Corpse Selling Sect by sending projections. However, Death Reverence will always appear and expel us, resulting in us only capable of destroying a few branches that recover after some time.”
“Things are not adding up,” said Wang Wei. “How is this man so capable?”
“That’s the odd thing about him. After turning on him, we realized many of his methods were odd and had this incongruence or incompatibility to them. Moreover, in addition to his hiding ability, he was a master of the Order and Disorder Dao.”
“What do you mean?”
“He knew how to bend the rules of Heavenly Dao to his advantage,” explained Wu Hong. “For example, the model of spreading to other World Communities was not invented by the Corpse Selling Sect. Before the Null Era, this tactic was more common to ensure the spread of some factions and prevent them from destruction.
“However, True Heavenly Dao’s Balance System activated and banned this method afterward. Any factions who tried this method were guaranteed to be schemed against, resulting in the destruction of the branches.”
“Yet, the Corpse Selling Sect is intact.”
“To this day, I do not know how he did it.”
Wang Wei sighed deeply, feeling things were too complicated.
“What about his homeworld? Is he from the Soul Sublimation or Underworld Yin World? Did you guys at least find something from there?”
“None. In fact, no one truly knows the first branch since he made sure to erase it from his history. I even suspect he personally hides the first branch, completely isolating them from the outside.
“We also search his homeworld, the Spirit Central World. But we found nothing.”
“I remember the Spirit Central World is a rare world dominated by the Spirit Race. Is Death Reverence one of them?”
“Yes. To be exact, he is a tomb that gained sentience.”
“Well, it fits with his name and motif,” replied Wang Wei as he walked back and forth, pondering deeply. “What about the two suns? Why don’t they do anything about Death Reverence?”
Wu Hong suddenly realized something now that he had mentioned it. “Both Maitreya and he know Death Reverence’s weirdness and the potential danger he poses. However, since both his [Existence] and [History] have not been erased, it means even those two could not find him.”
“In that case, why haven’t they eradicated the Corpse Selling Sect?”
“That, I don’t know,” she replied, shaking her head. “However, you don’t have to worry about the Death Ceremony; Death Reverence is the problem.”
“Did you guys solve the ceremony problem?”
“Yes. After failing to eradicate his sect, we left formations in the upper dimension to counter the ceremony. However, it would be ideal if the last worry was removed.” She looked at him. “What are you going to do?”
“What do you think?”
“With your plans, you will be in a unique position in the Endless Void. So, dealing with the Corpse Selling Sect should not be a problem. However, I don’t want you to deal with Death Reverence so early. This man gives me a bad vibe.”
Wang Wei understood her hesitation. Death Reverence is talented, extremely powerful, cunning, and has many weird methods that even the two suns cannot detect—dealing with such an opponent at the current stage of his cultivation path.
Of course, he had some advantages. But the cards were not stacked in his favor.
“Is he in Limbo like the others?”
“Yes.”
“That’s good news for me. However, it might not be enough.”
“So, what are you going to do?”
“I’ll decide after proving the Dao.”
Too many things could happen from now until then, and Wang Wei wanted to watch the situation. As of now, he was leaning toward eradicating the Corpse Selling Sect. And it was not because of their Qi Luck but because his intuition told him that Death Reverence might be a problem for him in his later years of cultivation.
And if he can damage him in anyways possible, he would take the opportunity. Simultaneously, he did not have to eradicate them now or doing himself. He could leave the means for others to do it and give the order after he ascends and reaches a certain cultivation level. It will all depend on the situation after proving the Dao.
After chatting with Wu Hong and planning ahead, he went to check on his Science and Technology World while waiting for news from his Ancestors.